2 Of Robert Redford's most under-rated films:SPY GAMES & THE LAST CASTLE!

[Golgo-13]

Robert Redford is an incredible actor ,and like Clint Eastford, the films he's done when he's older (now) are just as awesome, or sometimes even better, than his old flicks. I've been surprised at how people were not very receptive towards :Spy Games and The Last Castle.

The first time i saw Spy Games i thought it was 'Meh' but the more i watched it the more i came to realise how awesome a thriller this movie is. Now the first time i saw The Last Castle-i liked it from jump street! Awesome acting, awesome story. And the chemistry/friction between Redford and James Gandolfini is nothing short of priceless.

If any of you have never seen either of these two Redford flciks i highly recommend owning them. They are a must to any dvd collection!

 

[Mee]

I've seen Spy Games, it was pretty good.

 

[Strange]

What about the The Great Waldo Pepper?

 

[bulok]

I'm surprised nobody ever mentions Sneakers. As far as "hacking" movies go, that's much closer than more popular ones like "The Net" or "Hackers".

I love Sneakers, as a thriller i thought it was top notch.

I agree with you on The Last Castle, though I think its too patriotic for most people's tastes :P

Ive never seen the Spy games myself so cant comment on that.

 

[Erundur]

Robert Redford is an incredible actor ,and like Clint Eastford, the films he's done when he's older (now) are just as awesome, or sometimes even better, than his old flicks. I've been surprised at how people were not very receptive towards :Spy Games and The Last Castle.

The first time i saw Spy Games i thought it was 'Meh' but the more i watched it the more i came to realise how awesome a thriller this movie is. Now the first time i saw The Last Castle-i liked it from jump street! Awesome acting, awesome story. And the chemistry/friction between Redford and James Gandolfini is nothing short of priceless.

If any of you have never seen either of these two Redford flciks i highly recommend owning them. They are a must to any dvd collection!

I thought they were pretty good films but my favorite of his is "The Sting" with Paul Newman, plus its coming on tomorrow night on AMC

psst, by the way its "Eastwood" not "Eastford".

 

[The Kid]

I enjoyed his spy games movie.

 

[cyborg ninja 14]

Had to watch The Great Gatsby in my English class, and Redford is barely in it.

 

[Darthphere]

The Last Castle was good, I really liked it. Mark Ruffalo is great in that one too.

 

[reggiebar]

Robert Redford is an incredible actor ,and like Clint Eastford, the films he's done when he's older (now) are just as awesome, or sometimes even better, than his old flicks. I've been surprised at how people were not very receptive towards :Spy Games and The Last Castle.

The first time i saw Spy Games i thought it was 'Meh' but the more i watched it the more i came to realise how awesome a thriller this movie is. Now the first time i saw The Last Castle-i liked it from jump street! Awesome acting, awesome story. And the chemistry/friction between Redford and James Gandolfini is nothing short of priceless.

If any of you have never seen either of these two Redford flciks i highly recommend owning them. They are a must to any dvd collection!

First of all, the movie is called SPY GAME (Not SPY GAMES) and it is not under-rated. The movie is a mess. Far from a "Redford" caliber movie.

Second, THE LAST CASTLE isn't even Redford's most under-rated prison movie - that honor goes to BRUBAKER. THE LAST CASTLE was a terrible script with two great performances by Redfor and Gandolfini. However, a terrible script.

 

[Mr.Webs]

I don't remember Spy Game, but I must say that The Last Castle is a fantastic film. It's pretty lengthy, but I think it's length works. And the last forty minutes...just pure gold, all of it.

Terrible script? How so?

 

[That-Guy]

I never saw The Last Castle, but Spy Game is a personal favorite of mine. Redford is amazing in it... so cool, so collected. Brad Pitt also does really well, but it's definitely Redford's movie.

 

[aaron]

The last castle rocked, james gandolfini is a good antagonist

 

[R_9]

I've seen both films and i enjoyed them very much

 

[reggiebar]

It has been a long time since I watched the movie, but I found the charcater development to be pretty weak and the portrayal of the prison was not at all accurate. I would have to watch it again to be specific, but it simply wasn't an accurate portrayal of prison or prison life.

 

[reggiebar]

As I said in my first post, the best and most under-rated Redford prison movie is BRUBAKER.

 

[Darthphere]

It has been a long time since I watched the movie, but I found the charcater development to be pretty weak and the portrayal of the prison was not at all accurate. I would have to watch it again to be specific, but it simply wasn't an accurate portrayal of prison or prison life.

Well its a military prison, so its inherently different than a normal detention facility.

 

[reggiebar]

Well its a military prison, so its inherently different than a normal detention facility.

The inmates are still going to behave more like prisoners than in this film. Plus, I HATE movies were bullets fly everywhere, but some how, don't hit one of the main people of the film. What is this the A-Team? Too many liberties for this piece of flag waving propaganda.

 

[Edward Brock]

I haven't watched Spy Game yet but I found The Last Castle to be utterly cliched and predictable.
There was obviously some good acting though.

 

[Golgo-13]

First of all, the movie is called SPY GAME (Not SPY GAMES) and it is not under-rated. The movie is a mess. Far from a "Redford" caliber movie.

Second, THE LAST CASTLE isn't even Redford's most under-rated prison movie - that honor goes to BRUBAKER. THE LAST CASTLE was a terrible script with two great performances by Redfor and Gandolfini. However, a terrible script.

Well excuse me your highness..

 

[Ronny Shade]

Spy Games rules.

I haven't seen The Last Castle

 

[reggiebar]

Well excuse me your highness..

Perhaps you should further acquaint yourself with Redford's work before you start proclaiming what you did in your original post.

You didn't even get the name of one of the films correct - It is SPY GAME and not SPY GAMES - Please.

 

[TheFalcon]

I love Spy Game. It's really good.

I haven't seen The Last Castle.

 

[Movies205]

Perhaps you should further acquaint yourself with Redford's work before you start proclaiming what you did in your original post.

You didn't even get the name of one of the films correct - It is SPY GAME and not SPY GAMES - Please.

That's a poor insult since it's very easy to mix up names it happens all the time. Also your assumption is pretty pompous since how do you know how much Goglo has watched of Redford's work? Because he does not share your opinion, he automatically has not watch a lot of it? But on the flipside Goglo is a *****ebag as his post shown, I Just felt that you could do better in a retort than make broad assumptions.

 

[JackBauer]

yeah, Last Castle isn't entering my favourites list anytime soon, but the uprising was cool, I guess.

as for Spy Game, just watched it again on TV today. pretty damn good, but Tony Scott's "style" was pretty annoying and intrusive.

 

[Darthphere]

Yeah The Last Castle is one of those movies if they were giving it on tv you would sit and watch it.