Super Sweet Movie Discussion Thread

@Ooh-Rah Also - big yes to Bloodsport (the motivator for Mortal Kombat) as well.

To this day I will unironically watch and enjoy that, Kickboxer, Lionheart, and every other variant of his 'man forced into deadly fighting tournament' films.
 
Jaknight said:
No!!! The Bottom one!!!!
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"Very good... but brick not hit back!" - Bolo Yeung (Chong Li) recycling the "boards don't hit back line" that Bruce Lee famously said in the movie they were both in together: Enter the Dragon.
Jaknight said:
Fun fact the actor who played Paradi the one who’s leg Chong Li broke is the same actor who plays Tong Po
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Just saw an old clip. Wow, that really is him. I never would have known that otherwise, but it also makes sense because of this other fun fact that I did know:

JCVD and 'Tong Po' are actually childhood martial arts buddies who emigrated from Belgium together to make it big in Hollywood.

And that hulking beast of a 'big boss' in Lionheart? 'Tong Po's' real life brother. Meanwhile, 'Tong Po' was one of the two Legionnaires sent to return JCVD - that was the one I noticed on my own because the similarity was more obvious (he still resembled 'Sagat' from Street Fighter :ROFLMAO:).
 
Finally a Director's Cut that I am REALLY looking forward to this.

Giving Coppola the opportunity to move scenes around, change music overlays, and from what it sounds like add some additional scenes while deleting others really gets me excited about seeing it.

3 is not a terrible movie, but it certainly does not hold up to the expectations one would have after viewing the first two films.

One of my core issues with 3 was that it had an "80's movie" feel to it, especially the helicopter scene with the machine guns. That scene alone took me out of the film and I was never able to fully engage again.

How The Godfather Coda Fixes Godfather 3's Biggest Problem

Here, Diane Keaton describes her experience of watching the recut film with Coppola, Pacino, etc

 
Ooh-Rah said:
Finally a Director's Cut that I am REALLY looking forward to this.

Giving Coppola the opportunity to move scenes around, change music overlays, and from what it sounds like add some additional scenes while deleting others really gets me excited about seeing it.

3 is not a terrible movie, but it certainly does not hold up to the expectations one would have after viewing the first two films.

One of my core issues with 3 was that it had an "80's movie" feel to it, especially the helicopter scene with the machine guns. That scene alone took me out of the film and I was never able to fully engage again.

How The Godfather Coda Fixes Godfather 3's Biggest Problem

Here, Diane Keaton describes her experience of watching the recut film with Coppola, Pacino, etc

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Originally The producers and Coppola hated Al Pacino’s performance in The Godfather they didn’t like how he played Micheal as being quiet and reserved. They wanted a more aggressive classic gangster and they felt Pacino was not up to it. Francis Coppola even went up to him and said “Kid I had so much faith in you and your just not cutting it” They wouldn’t change their minds about him till they saw the dinner scene and realized they had something special.
 
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He's a BAMF Marine. I expected a little more out of him. But still a fucking classic that I love (even 3 despite its' shortcomings).
Jaknight said:
Originally The producers and Coppola hated Al Pacino’s performance in The Godfather they didn’t like how he played Micheal as being quiet and reserved. They wanted a more aggressive classic gangster and they felt Pacino was not up to it. Francis Coppola even went up to him and said “Kid I had so much faith in you and your just not cutting it” They wouldn’t change their minds about him till they saw the dinner scene and realized they had something special
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Ooh-Rah said:
Finally a Director's Cut that I am REALLY looking forward to this.

Giving Coppola the opportunity to move scenes around, change music overlays, and from what it sounds like add some additional scenes while deleting others really gets me excited about seeing it.

3 is not a terrible movie, but it certainly does not hold up to the expectations one would have after viewing the first two films.

One of my core issues with 3 was that it had an "80's movie" feel to it, especially the helicopter scene with the machine guns. That scene alone took me out of the film and I was never able to fully engage again.

How The Godfather Coda Fixes Godfather 3's Biggest Problem

Here, Diane Keaton describes her experience of watching the recut film with Coppola, Pacino, etc

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How to make me happy: have a back-to-back movie marathon with this trilogy (OK, really just one and two), Goodfellas, and Donnie Brasco...
 
Kraut783 said:
Curious about this one...could be good...in an entertaining way.

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I was certain (from the imagery) that this was a new Neil Blomkamp project. But it's not :(

On that note, if you haven't yet discovered Blomkamp's Oats Studios, then you're missing out.

Here's a a very cool super-short:

And here's a fantasy Vietnam mini-movie:

edit: Here's a link that won't require you to log in
 

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