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Re: DVDs [writer]
by dukeraoul
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Mar 28, 2008 (12:18 pm)
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Replying to: writer (Mar 14, 2008 7:39 pm)
I also saw Southland Tales recently. It's strange, needs to be seen more than once, but I really enjoyed it. It stars the Rock, but he's actually pretty good! not an action movie either, written/directed by the guy who did Donnie Darko, so it's moody, odd in a David Lynch way, and suspenseful.
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Re: Criterion [dukeraoul]
by writer
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Sep 04, 2008 (8:08 pm)
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Replying to: dukeraoul (Mar 28, 2008 12:14 pm)
Recently "The Magnificent Seven" was on sale cheap. So I bought it. But having seen it, I got the itch to see "The Seven Samurai". Unfortunately, it was not on sale. In fact, the only version available in Canada right now is the Criterion. But I thought about it, and I am getting old, and I help care for someone even a lot older. And I thought, it might be nice for some of the people at a long term care facility I go to, if they could see it before it is too late. I bought it. I am still looking around for a cheap copy. This is not far fetched. As far as I know, Japan is area 1, so a native Japanese version with English subtitles should play on my DVD player, and if some Japanese immigrant trades one in cheap I could pick it up. If not, I might take in my Criterion. (Big groan.)
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Re: Criterion [writer]
by kyfdx HOST
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Sep 12, 2008 (8:00 am)
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Replying to: writer (Sep 04, 2008 8:08 pm)
The Magnificent Seven was on AMC this week..
Not as good as I remembered it... Lots of "cool" actors, though
Brynner
McQueen
Robert Vaughn
Coburn
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Re: Criterion [kyfdx]
by Mr_Shiftright HOST
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Sep 12, 2008 (8:02 am)
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Replying to: kyfdx (Sep 12, 2008 8:00 am)
Yeah, I tuned that in but couldn't even watch it to the end. Not as good as I remember. Pretty corny.
I recently saw "The Wild Bunch" though on a similar theme. That still holds up IMO. Great film.
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Re: Criterion [Mr_Shiftright]
by kyfdx HOST
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Sep 12, 2008 (8:07 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Sep 12, 2008 8:02 am)
Yeah.. I had to bail out, as well..
I did like McQueen asking the little village kid if he had a sister...  
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Re: Criterion [kyfdx]
by Mr_Shiftright HOST
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Sep 12, 2008 (8:18 am)
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Replying to: kyfdx (Sep 12, 2008 8:07 am)
Zee desert, she makes a man lonely....... 
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Re: Magnificent Seven [kyfdx]
by writer
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Sep 20, 2008 (5:48 pm)
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Replying to: kyfdx (Sep 12, 2008 8:00 am)
It is better to see some of these "classics" on DVD. I went through most of the extra material before saw the movie. It gave me a basis to appreciate it. It reminded me of the context. And I found out a lot I did not know before. I never knew that it was, in effect Yul Brenner's film. I just thought that he had been hired for it, but in effect, he was the boss.
Then there was the music. Great stuff!
Unfortunately, no cars.
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Re: Magnificent Seven [writer]
by kyfdx HOST
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Oct 06, 2008 (8:28 am)
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Replying to: writer (Sep 20, 2008 5:48 pm)
Unfortunately, I'm old enough to remember the context, until we get back into the '50s..
I do like DVDs, but I find with all the extras, it takes me about six hours to get through one!
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