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[Bullitt68]

Originally Posted by BayAreaGuy

3:10 to Yuma is my all time favorite.


The whole moral aspect along with Bale's character of being a relativily weak guy going against impossible odds is what takes even more touching.


The speech Bale gives to his son and the other guy at the end was touching. The last 20 minutes of that movie is hands down the best ending of any movie ever made.

I agree. Every time a little more was revealed of Bale's motivation to do what it was he was doing, I found myself cheering for him that much harder.

First is when he's talking to his wife before heading out with Crowe, and the whole, "I'm tired of the way the kids look at me, I'm tired of the way you don't" speech was great. Up to that point I was kind of feeling like they were keeping him strapped into the passenger's seat and letting Russell Crowe drive the whole film, but that scene was where he finally got to come out of his shell a little.

Then there's the scene you reference where he's talking to his son and telling him how he's become a great man, and then there's my personal favorite scene of the film where Russell Crowe is choking him and he tells him the story of how he lost his foot and why he was so determined to get him on the train.

3:10 to Yuma was the first time in a long time where a film has exceeded my expectations and pleasantly surprised me as a very good film. Of the hundreds and hundreds of remakes/retellings of the last ten years or so, 3:10 to Yuma is definitely one of the best.

Unfortunately, The Ghost Train was quite a disappointment. Unbeknownst to me, the two stars were to Britain what Abbot and Costello were to the US at that same time, so while the film did have some good moments of suspense, it was, for the most part, a dorky British comedy.

[Sonny]

Originally Posted by Bullitt68

Then there's the scene you reference where he's talking to his son and telling him how he's become a great man, and then there's my personal favorite scene of the film where Russell Crowe is choking him and he tells him the story of how he lost his foot and why he was so determined to get him on the train.

That is a great scene.

[Feb 2007]

Originally Posted by baatar

Hmmm, I know that A LOT of people discredit The Passion because of its violence, but wasn't that the point? If the story is true, then let's not sugar coat it, IMHO. Gibson was not trying to encapsulate Jesus' teachings, but only focus on, well, the passion. AND Monica Bellucci was in it.

I know. But it is a superior Jesus movie if you are interested in his message, or if you just like movies. I am not particularly religious (not a Christian) and I loved this movie.

[BayAreaGuy]

"Just know, that your old man, walked Ben Wade to that station when no one else would".




Hey don't you guys wish there were more movies told in hindsight? Movies like Spy Game or The Prestige, it's intersting to watch stories like that once and a while since there's a little more thinking involved and it kind of forces you to pay attention a little more.

[Three Gun Fish]

Originally Posted by YeahBee

You know what I did recently I watched a whole movie in a langauge I do not comprehend without subtitles

It was 3-iron a korena movie
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Brilliant movie, lots of no verbal communication and you kinda gget the jist of the spoken one

MAgnificent movie

Korea has churned out gret movies for a while now

Great movie. No talking. 3-IRON comes heavily recommended.

Try SPRING SUMMER FALL WINTER . . . SPRING AGAIN, also known as OLD MONK YOUNG MONK. By the same director. Kim Ki Duk, I think.

He's the only Korean I trust outside of Joon Du-Hong, whose action scenes are great: NO BLOOD NO TEARS, CITY OF VIOLENCE. Way different speed than Kim though.

[jjsefton]

Originally Posted by BayAreaGuy

"Just know, that your old man, walked Ben Wade to that station when no one else would".




Hey don't you guys wish there were more movies told in hindsight? Movies like Spy Game or The Prestige, it's intersting to watch stories like that once and a while since there's a little more thinking involved and it kind of forces you to pay attention a little more.

Its a bold statement - but I think The Prestige is one of the 10 best films in recent years.

[HuntersCreed]

I just watched Chaos with Jason Statham, and Wesley Snipes. It's a tad predictable if you know JS movies, but it on the better end of bank heist action flicks.

Neverwas is a movie that not many people have heard of that is pretty good. I watched it because I saw a preview for it in another movie I saw and it's got Aaron Eckhardt in it. It's got Sir Ian McKellan, Brittany Murphy, Aaron Eckardt, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, William Hurt, and Alan Cumming. It's a good watch. It's a bit of a children's fantasy for adults if that makes any sense.

[HuntersCreed]

Originally Posted by jjsefton

Its a bold statement - but I think The Prestige is one of the 10 best films in recent years.

The Prestige is definitely a good flick. It's got to be one of the better movies I've seen in the past few years. Chris Nolan has proven a lot in his limited career.

[Bullitt68]

I'll give this thread a bump with a film I hadn't even heard of until I decided to record and watch it on a whim: November (2004)

It stars Courtney Cox and James Le Gros (the guy who kills Gary Busey and gets shot in the stomach in Point Break). Cox is a photographer who pretty much experiences three different scenarios involving a shooting at a convenience store. Having only seen it once, my brain is still recovering from the David Lynch-style butt-fucking courtesy of editor/director Greg Harrison. The screenplay is very inventive, but the way it was shot and edited really adds to the disorientation you the viewer feel as you're trying to piece together this intricate puzzle of a film (also, the sound design in the first "section" was unbelievable).

My Comcast synopsis described the film as an "involving mindbender" that "unraveled with Rashomon-like intrigue" and I think that is perfectly stated.

If you're in the mood for a good mystery or you just want to see an imaginative story told, I recommend being on the look out for November on IFC sometime in the future.

[YeahBee]

Originally Posted by Three Gun Fish

Great movie. No talking. 3-IRON comes heavily recommended.

Try SPRING SUMMER FALL WINTER . . . SPRING AGAIN, also known as OLD MONK YOUNG MONK. By the same director. Kim Ki Duk, I think.

He's the only Korean I trust outside of Joon Du-Hong, whose action scenes are great: NO BLOOD NO TEARS, CITY OF VIOLENCE. Way different speed than Kim though.

I assume you have seen Bittersweet Life?

one of my top 25 movies tbh