Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted February 27, 2012 Author Paid Members Share Posted February 27, 2012 I forgot to mention yesterday that for the films I haven't seen, I'd like somebody to do a guest post in the same format I'll be doing this list. Later on I'll do Kelly's Heroes but if anyone wants to volunteer for Scott Pilgrim Versus The World tomorrow, then first come first served. Ta. Â Go on then. When d'you need it? Â Tomorrow! Ta very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted February 27, 2012 Author Paid Members Share Posted February 27, 2012 =46) Kelly's Heroes  What's a bit like? There are not many war films about American troops nicking gold from behind enemy lines, but in terms of quirky and slightly comedic war films I'd say that MASH would be a good fit. Not the same war, obviously, but still wonderfully funny with enough moments of drama, too. The Dirty Dozen doesn't have the comedy, but the settings are similar and the cast of characters just as colourful.  What about the people in it? Well, we all know about Clint's antics, but if you want to see him in a WW2 setting again, then Where Eagles Dare is a brilliant action adventure. Telly Savalas pops up in the aforementioned The Dirty Dozen, of course. Donald Sutherland also popped up in MASH AND The Dirty Dozen too, but The Eagle Has Landed is a nice little war caper, as well.  Has the director done owt else of note? Brian G Hutton was also responsible for the aforementioned Where Eagles Dare - a fabulous one-two that he struggled to match before or after them. He did direct the Frank Sinatra thriller The First Deadly Sin in 1980, which was decent, but not much else is essential in his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Seven Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Lots of Gleeson love in here. He's a hero and a fucking gentleman too. I wonder have any of you guys seen a film called I Went Down? It's from 1997 I think and Gleeson stars as one half of a bumbling crime duo. It just got released on DVD in Ireland for the first time, and I don't think it's out in the UK. Anyway, if you get a chance to see it, do. Â And speaking of good Irish movies - everyone needs to see Intermission. It doesn't have Gleeson but it does have Colin Farrell as a complete scumbag, Cillian Murphy being awesome and a career-best turn from the wonderful Colm Meany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted February 27, 2012 Author Paid Members Share Posted February 27, 2012 Lots of Gleeson love in here. He's a hero and a fucking gentleman too. I wonder have any of you guys seen a film called I Went Down? It's from 1997 I think and Gleeson stars as one half of a bumbling crime duo. It just got released on DVD in Ireland for the first time, and I don't think it's out in the UK. Anyway, if you get a chance to see it, do. And speaking of good Irish movies - everyone needs to see Intermission. It doesn't have Gleeson but it does have Colin Farrell as a complete scumbag, Cillian Murphy being awesome and a career-best turn from the wonderful Colm Meany.  Colm Meanie is a fabulous actor and he was by far the best thing Deep Space Nine, too. I Went Down pops up on BBC2 fairly regularly, actually, but I've not caught it to date.  I first saw Gleeson in Lake Placid. Him and Oliver Platt (another underrated and great actor) totally steal the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobra_gordo Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Can I do one for Empire Strikes Back please Gladders  Edit: Just re-read your post and you said for films you haven't seen. My mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patiirc Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 =46) Kelly's Heroes What's a bit like? There are not many war films about American troops nicking gold from behind enemy lines, but in terms of quirky and slightly comedic war films I'd say that MASH would be a good fit. Not the same war, obviously, but still wonderfully funny with enough moments of drama, too. The Dirty Dozen doesn't have the comedy, but the settings are similar and the cast of characters just as colourful.  What about the people in it? Well, we all know about Clint's antics, but if you want to see him in a WW2 setting again, then Where Eagles Dare is a brilliant action adventure. Telly Savalas pops up in the aforementioned The Dirty Dozen, of course. Donald Sutherland also popped up in MASH AND The Dirty Dozen too, but The Eagle Has Landed is a nice little war caper, as well.  Has the director done owt else of note? Brian G Hutton was also responsible for the aforementioned Where Eagles Dare - a fabulous one-two that he struggled to match before or after them. He did direct the Frank Sinatra thriller The First Deadly Sin in 1980, which was decent, but not much else is essential in his career.   All that and no mention of Three Kings which would be kind of the modern equivalent. Kelly's Heroes was John Landis's first film as well iirc. Also has super character actor Harry Dean Stanton in it to boot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted February 27, 2012 Author Paid Members Share Posted February 27, 2012 Haven't seen Three Kings, pat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patiirc Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Haven't seen Three Kings, pat. Â Oh, right my bad... Yeah its kinda a modern day equivalent... but not as good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ShortOrderCook Posted February 27, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted February 27, 2012 You've seen Eternal Sunshine... haven't you Gladwell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted February 27, 2012 Author Paid Members Share Posted February 27, 2012 You've seen Eternal Sunshine... haven't you Gladwell? Â Sure have, it's marvellous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted February 28, 2012 Awards Moderator Share Posted February 28, 2012 =46) Scott Pilgrim vs. The World  What's a bit like?Not a lot, really, it's a whole mish-mash of loads of different things with lots of very swish editing and VFX influence from all over the place. It's definitely a bit like the six Scott Pilgrim comic books by Bryan Lee O'Malley, which are worth reading even if you've seen and liked the film, because they're also a bit different - the ending particularly. They brought out a retro-style game around the time of the film too, the best bit of which is probably the background music. Other than that, it's really Edgar Wright's other stuff, which I'll cover below.  What about the people in it? It's all about the bit-part players who steal the scenes here. Kieran Culkin hasn't been in a lot, but I hear Igby Goes Down is good. Anna Kendrick doesn't get nearly enough attention as Scott's sister Stacy Pilgrim, but watch her in Up In The Air. Brandon Routh shows a sense of comic timing here you don't get from his Superman, but I believe he did a similar kind of thing in Zack And Miri Make A Porno. Mary Elizabeth Winstead is a gorgeous Ramona, she was in the new version of The Thing last year. Jason Schwartzman makes a strangely fun bad guy, so watch some Wes Anderson or Bored To Death for him. And finally, Chris Evans is excellent in his scene as film star Lucas Lee, and seems to be getting better as he goes on - he's very underrated as Captain America.  Has the director done owt else of note? Edgar Wright did Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz, one or both of which will be on one of the ITV channels most weeks. They're good fun if you haven't caught either yet. The connection with Pilgrim is probably slightly more apparent in Spaced, however, but watch Spaced even if you hated Pilgrim, 'cause it's great. He's just signed on to do a film with Johnny Depp, and he co-wrote Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn which is also loads of fun, though I couldn't tell you which bits were Wright and which were Joe Cornish and Steven Moffat. To be honest, I went a bit off Wright when I found out last year he was going out with Anna Kendrick. Not that I'm jealous. The bastard... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Curious Orange Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Scott Pilgrim is probably closest to martial arts comedies more than any other genre, so fairly modern stuff like Kung Fu Hustle and Shaolin Soccer may be worth checking out for fans of this. Shaolin Soccer in particular uses a lot of the Matrix-style CGI effects that Scott Pilgrim uses in a lot of its fight scenes. Â Interesting you didn't mention Michael Cera, but I suppose his work are pretty well known now. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist does tend to get overlooked out of his stuff though - it's nothing earth shattering but I think it finds the middle ground nicely between Superbad and Juno so fans of then will find something to like in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted February 28, 2012 Awards Moderator Share Posted February 28, 2012 Scott Pilgrim is probably closest to martial arts comedies more than any other genre, so fairly modern stuff like Kung Fu Hustle and Shaolin Soccer may be worth checking out for fans of this. Shaolin Soccer in particular uses a lot of the Matrix-style CGI effects that Scott Pilgrim uses in a lot of its fight scenes. Interesting you didn't mention Michael Cera, but I suppose his work are pretty well known now. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist does tend to get overlooked out of his stuff though - it's nothing earth shattering but I think it finds the middle ground nicely between Superbad and Juno so fans of then will find something to like in it.  Haven't seen any of those martial arts comedies, so thanks for that.  Yeah, Cera's pretty well known by now, I think, and quite a few people aren't keen on him so I thought I'd just leave him out. I realise now that I missed an opportunity to tell people to watch Arrested Development again, since he's in that alongside Scott Pilgrim's Roxy Richter, who played his girlfriend Egg in the second season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daaaaaad! Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 FYI, Arrested Development seasons 1-3 is under Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted February 28, 2012 Author Paid Members Share Posted February 28, 2012 Cheers for that, HG! Â On Curious Orange's suggestions, I do have those two Stephen Chow films around here somewhere but haven't watched them. Might dig them out at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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