Hype Movie Club

[Spider-Fan]

I am pretty familiar with all of these, though I haven't seen Thelma & Louise in a long time

Gladiator is a masterpiece. Everything in it is amazing. One of my like 10 favorite movies

Blade Runner's Director's/Final Cut also is a masterpiece and probably in my top 10 favorites ever.

Kingdom of Heaven the theatrical Cut is not very good. The Director's Cut however is an amazing movie. That's an underrated historical epic.

For the Hannibal series, I am posting about just Hannibal in this post as that's the one Ridley did. Hannibal is nowhere near the classic of its predecessor. It's not even what I would call good. But it is interesting. I like that art direction and how it looks, but the story is a mess. There's s lot of tonal whiplash. Nothing shows this more than the infamous brain scene. I aint gonna lie, when I saw that the first time, I laughed. It's just an absurd moment they take so far and I started laughing at the sheer insanity. But in the end, the story is very meandering and never comes together.

 

[flickchick85]

Hot Take: I haven’t seen Hannibal Rising, but of the others, Anthony Hopkins is actually my LEAST-favorite Hannibal Lecter. He’s great of course, but the other two make him seem downright campy to me. Mads Mikkelsen from the TV show is actually my favorite, but Brian Cox was fantastic in that role in Manhunter imo.

 

[Spider-Fan]

Hot Take: I haven’t seen Hannibal Rising, but of the others, Anthony Hopkins is actually my LEAST-favorite Hannibal Lecter. He’s great of course, but the other two make him seem downright campy to me. Mads Mikkelsen from the TV show is actually my favorite, but Brian Cox was fantastic in that role in Manhunter imo.

Hopkins is my favorite Hannibal purely if we factor in The Silence of the Lambs. Hannibal he becomes sort of a characature starting there. Brian Cox was great, but Mads I think has best overall body of work

 

[squeekness]

Manhunter is indeed an amazing watch if you are so inclined. I actually haven't watched Hannibal Rising. Maybe I should try.

Yes, for Kingdom of Heaven, watch the Director's Cut! It's the only way that movie should be viewed.

I love Manhunter! It actually took me a while to get used to Hopkins as Lector after Brian Cox. Plus the soundtrack was amazing!

 

[squeekness]

Hopkins is my favorite Hannibal purely if we factor in The Silence of the Lambs. Hannibal he becomes sort of a characature starting there. Brian Cox was great, but Mads I think has best overall body of work

Mads was so good because as a series instead of a movie we got more time to get to know him. The show remains one of my top favorites.

 

[Kane52630]

Michael Mann's Manhunter

/my review (no notes).

 

[ComicChick]

so which version of Blade Runner and Kingdom of Heaven should i watch? never seen either and both have multiple cuts

 

[Spider-Fan]

so which version of Blade Runner and Kingdom of Heaven should i watch? never seen either and both have multiple cuts

Directors Cut for Kingdom of Heaven. The Final Cut and Director's Cut of Blade Runner are more or less the same. Just the Final Cut is remastered and makes small changes. But watch those. Don't watch the theatrical cut of either movie

 

[flickchick85]

so which version of Blade Runner and Kingdom of Heaven should i watch? never seen either and both have multiple cuts

Definitely Final Cut for Blade Runner and Director’s Cut for Kingdom of Heaven.

 

[CaptainWagner]

round-up on last month's Huston flicks:

Moulin Rouge (1952)
Was aware that the Luhrman film had predecessors, but didn't realize this was more of a fictionalized biopic of Toulouse-Lautrec. There's shockingly little Moulin Rouge in the movie at all. The style of technicolor was very cool and the acting mostly good - José Ferrer is criminally underrated among the great actors of this era. (Can you imagine how made the anti-woke crowd would get if he were cast in the role today? ) I was interested in Toulouse-Lautrec's story, but the script was weak and the film's. energy never matched the reputation of the titular cabaret. Overall a good movie but, like with Under the Volcano, I think Huston was the wrong match to elevate the material.


The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Now this is more like it. Justifiably the definitive Film Noir - strange-lookin' character actors playing 4D chess with each other in the seediest parts of town. A wonderful little mystery full of back-stabbing, questionable motives and all sorts of atmosphere. This being Huston's debut is crazy, and he has a style on display here that really fits the genre perfectly. Wish the planned sequel would have panned out.

One trend among the 3 Huston movies I watched this month is that he seems to be at his best when he's writing his own movies (see also: Treasure of the Sierra Madre). The scripts he writes for himself play to his strengths as a director, while he doesn't quite stretch to meet the scripts he's been hired on to direct.

 

[squeekness]

Hannibal Rising. Haven't seen it in a while. The book was better. I think I don't quite like the lead actor, hes very stiff. It was my peeve when i first saw it and i still have it. I had forgotten about Dominic West, him I've always enjoyed.

 

[flickchick85]

Call me Mannhunter because this was somehow my first Michael Mann film, and I'm going to be delving into his filmography with the conviction of a deranged maniac.

OMG, you’re in for some serious gems! Heat, Last of the Mohicans, The Insider and Collateral are all widely and rightfully beloved must-sees, but I will say I am also a major Miami Vice apologist. That film has such a mood.

 

[flickchick85]

Ok y'all time for September's category! In light of Link's recent Michael Mann revelation, it's put me in the mood to bring back a much-loved decade:

The 1990's!

Reminder that our previous 90's selections were Casino, Eyes Wide Shut, Galaxy Quest, and Se7en, so those are now ineligible. Everyone gets up to 5 picks, voting will be open through Friday!​

 

[flickchick85]

My 90's picks this time:

Heat
The Game
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Out of Sight
Drop Dead Gorgeous

Tried to go for variety.

 

[Snow Queen]

Did Thelma and Louise last night, been a while but as good as I remember it. Died laughing over immediately hanging up that one phone call.

 

[blueharvest]

GoodFellas
Magnolia
Twister
Office Space

 

[emielaen]

Drifting Clouds
After Life
Naked
Breaking the Waves

 

[Kane52630]

*checks letterboxd*

I'll just pick 5 that I haven't seen.

Good Will Hunting
Princess Mononoke
Boogie Nights
Ed Wood
Days of Thunder

 

[Spider-Fan]

I really need to try and watch Hannibal Rising before the month is over, lol! Never seen it but I imagine it's abysmal

 

[blueharvest]

*checks letterboxd*

I'll just pick 5 that I haven't seen.

Good Will Hunting
Princess Mononoke
Boogie Nights
Ed Wood
Days of Thunder

I don't think I've seen any of those movies, either.

 

[blueharvest]

I really need to try and watch Hannibal Rising before the month is over, lol! Never seen it but I imagine it's abysmal

Only up to 16% on Rotten Tomatoes, so probably not that great.

 

[Luigi]

From Beijing with Love (Never seen it)
Magnolia (Never seen it)
Mars Attacks! (Some Burton in honor of Beetlejuice)
Perfect Blue
Princess Mononoke

From Beijing with Love:

 

[ComicChick]

my choices:

Can't Hardly Wait
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Good Will Hunting
Maverick
Muriels Wedding

 

[squeekness]

Pulp fiction
Fight club
Green mile
Schindler's list
Sleepers

 

[emielaen]

Drifting Clouds
After Life
Naked
Breaking the Waves

If you needed more reason to watch one of Kore-eda's masterpieces.