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FFA Movie Poll - 1971 It's Countdown Monday! (1 Viewer)
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Don Quixote
Footballguy
I’ve got my list still to come in. I started Get Carter, but then my son woke up from his nap halfway through, and I had to record the rest. Will try to finish that one up today.Looks like I am sitting at only 13 lists.
Thought there were more old farts than that 'round these parts.
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El Floppo
Footballguy
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Sounds good. I haven't seen Krista's yet either, so I assume that one is coming in too.
Is this the first time there aren't enough trashy teen comedies or subpar movies for by_the_sea to give a list?
El Floppo
Footballguy
Same as I've done every time.
Add points to Wonka if I didn't hit 20 picks or if something isn't deemed 1971
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
my guess:Is this the first time there aren't enough trashy teen comedies or subpar movies for by_the_sea to give a list?
1. Billy Jack
2. Harold and Muade
3. Willard
4.The Barefoot Executive
5. Evel Knievel
6. French Connection
7. Cold Turkey
8. Escape From the Planet of the Apes
9.Diamonds Are Forever
10, Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
11. I Eat Your Skin
12. Summer of '42
13. Support Your Local Gunfighter
14. Let's Scare Jessica to Death
15. Plaza Suite
16. Bananas
17. Duel
18. Play Misty For Me
19. Dollars
20. The Million-dollar Duck
krista4
Footballguy
I hate you all.I watched a couple from the 50s, and one I really didn't dig at all, but I will wait to talk about it more in a couple days when we fire that thread up.
Is it too soon to start talking '84, @krista4?
I’m still going to send a list. I’m hoping to watch The Go-Between first.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
I know, it was more anSame as I've done every time.
Add points to Wonka if I didn't hit 20 picks or if something isn't deemed 1971
because I always forget what the point distribution is b/c I think you are the only one that does it that way. I will add 3 more points to Wonka.
Don Quixote
Footballguy
I could do 1930s as well, and went through a silent movie era phase in college. So, I could come up with a list for that as well (and think that one would be a decent amount of fun, as I used to love talking about that, and is probably why my college years were also known as my single years).
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Don Quixote
Footballguy
PM sent. Here's where I ended up. Still some I haven't gotten the chance to watch. Set the DVR to record "Fiddler on the Roof" on TCM in a few days, and never got around to Harold & Maude on my watch list. Not sure if that would impact things.
A Clockwork Orange 30
The Last Picture Show 30
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory 26
Bananas 21
Get Carter 17
The French Connection 16
McCabe & Mrs. Miller 14
Death in Venice 12
And Now for Something Completely Different 12
Play Misty for Me 9
Dirty Harry 8
Diamonds are Forever 5
The Last Picture Show 30
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory 26
Bananas 21
Get Carter 17
The French Connection 16
McCabe & Mrs. Miller 14
Death in Venice 12
And Now for Something Completely Different 12
Play Misty for Me 9
Dirty Harry 8
Diamonds are Forever 5
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KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Up to 16 lists and krista said she was submitting one too. Still have one movie that has been on all the lists.
3 over 300pts, 1 more at 200-299pts, and two others from 100-199pts. If I do my usual 50pt cutoff, we have 16 movies right now, but 3-4 are at 45+, so if we get another list or two we might have closer to 20 for the countdown.
3 over 300pts, 1 more at 200-299pts, and two others from 100-199pts. If I do my usual 50pt cutoff, we have 16 movies right now, but 3-4 are at 45+, so if we get another list or two we might have closer to 20 for the countdown.
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
just verifying that you have mine.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
@Binky The Doormat -
This is twice now, are you just trolling me?
Here is who I have lists from (16):
Mr. Mojo, Todem, Shuke, Dr. Oct, Keith R, Sullie, Simey, Wikkid, Yankee23, Ilov80s, Cold Dead Hands, Eephus, El Floppo, Don Q, Landrys Hat, Me.
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
It's nice to know the special care you take to read, caress, and keep my lists.@Binky The Doormat -
This is twice now, are you just trolling me?
Here is who I have lists from (16):
Mr. Mojo, Todem, Shuke, Dr. Oct, Keith R, Sullie, Simey, Wikkid, Yankee23, Ilov80s, Cold Dead Hands, Eephus, El Floppo, Don Q, Landrys Hat, Me.
A simple scroll back will remind you. Use the one with A Clockwork Orange.
ETA: It's a 4.5 page thread dude. Geez.
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KarmaPolice
Footballguy
The first rule of FFA Movie Poll, is we don't follow rule #1.It's nice to know the special care you take to read, caress, and keep my lists.
A simple scroll back will remind you. Use the one with A Clockwork Orange.
ETA: It's a 4.5 page thread dude. Geez.
The second rule of FFA Movie Poll is.... WE DON'T FOLLOW RULE #1.
Found it - and added you in.
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
schmanks.The first rule of FFA Movie Poll, is we don't follow rule #1.
The second rule of FFA Movie Poll is.... WE DON'T FOLLOW RULE #1.
Found it - and added you in.
krista4
Footballguy
Am I the only person who has to look up the rules on max # of points, max # of movies, and # of points to be distributed every time?
Ugh, probably.
This might be the first time I didn't have a full 20 movies, not sure. I just didn't have time to get to some (e.g., The Go-Between) or capability to get to some others (I will pay Amazon fee for rental, but many of the recommended movies didn't even come in that format).
Ugh, probably.
This might be the first time I didn't have a full 20 movies, not sure. I just didn't have time to get to some (e.g., The Go-Between) or capability to get to some others (I will pay Amazon fee for rental, but many of the recommended movies didn't even come in that format).
Tier 1 - these three movies are just standouts to me for the year, and probably the first time I've given 30 points only because I have fewer movies to distribute my points to this time - 30 points each
A Clockwork Orange
Harold and Maude
The Last Picture Show
Tier 2 - If I had more time or energy or inclination, I'd make some more distinctions among these, but they're all great movies and the distinctions would be small anyway - 11 points each
McCabe and Mrs. Miller
Bananas
Straw Dogs
Walkabout
Dirty Harry
Willy Wonka
Fiddler on the Roof
Klute
Brian’s Song
Death in Venice
A Clockwork Orange
Harold and Maude
The Last Picture Show
Tier 2 - If I had more time or energy or inclination, I'd make some more distinctions among these, but they're all great movies and the distinctions would be small anyway - 11 points each
McCabe and Mrs. Miller
Bananas
Straw Dogs
Walkabout
Dirty Harry
Willy Wonka
Fiddler on the Roof
Klute
Brian’s Song
Death in Venice
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Keith R
The Don
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Alright. Using the 50pt cutoff requirement, we had 19 movies for the countdown.
18 lists, very clear top 5 (5 was almost double the points 6 had), and not nearly as many different movies submitted as I have had previously.
And away we go...
18 lists, very clear top 5 (5 was almost double the points 6 had), and not nearly as many different movies submitted as I have had previously.
And away we go...
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Despite having 3 weeks, I noticed that I never got around to updating all the links on page 1.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
#19 51pts
5/-
Would rather be at the zoo watching apes...
After watching this film, I would rather watch apes at the zoo than to watch this again. They're much more interesting than this film. Trust me. It is rare that a sequel to a popular film is ever good anyway, and this is not the exception to that rule.
'Escape from Planet of the Apes' is a film about three apes who land in present day (1970s) America and become the victim of much political and ethical dispute. The surviving apes band with humans who are sensitive to their cause. Like 'Planet of the Apes', this film has a twist, but this is not as powerful as the original movie's ending.
This film has some 1970s-style chase scenes and some very cheesy dialog and explanations. I wouldn't recommend it. Watch the original 'Planet of the Apes' instead.
ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APES
5/-
Would rather be at the zoo watching apes...
After watching this film, I would rather watch apes at the zoo than to watch this again. They're much more interesting than this film. Trust me. It is rare that a sequel to a popular film is ever good anyway, and this is not the exception to that rule.
'Escape from Planet of the Apes' is a film about three apes who land in present day (1970s) America and become the victim of much political and ethical dispute. The surviving apes band with humans who are sensitive to their cause. Like 'Planet of the Apes', this film has a twist, but this is not as powerful as the original movie's ending.
This film has some 1970s-style chase scenes and some very cheesy dialog and explanations. I wouldn't recommend it. Watch the original 'Planet of the Apes' instead.
ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APES
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Just one tie on the countdown..
#18 / #17 57pts
6/-
Unbelievably lousy
I'm an old man of 58 who saw this when it first came out. I think I remember thinking it was OK. I watched it and other Bond film again because I could see them in HD. I'm sort of amazed at how weak and lazy this film was, just a fraction of the creativity of the first four Bond films (Dr. No, Goldfinger, From Russia With Love and Thunderball). When I say "fraction," I mean about a tenth as good. In those earlier films, you could have some success jumping into fantasy land and imagining being part of the action and suspense, so to speak. In this film, you'd fall asleep even trying! Connery had gain so much weight and looked so old that he is unbelievable as a carrier of "00" designation.
All I can say is, gee, I wish I could have make as much money in my life as Connery did here and give almost nothing to customer to earn it.
Finally, I liked seeing Jill St. John in high def, actually my main reason to watch this. She is extremely attractive here. She's about 68 years now. I wonder if she is still a "10" for that age category.
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
6/-
Incomprehensible and pointless
Apparently I watched this movie with a distinct disadvantage: I wasn't stoned.
I can come up with plenty of adjectives to explain my dislike for it: incoherent, random, plot less, exploitative, amateurish.
I have questions too:
How did the car get to what looks like outback Northern Territory or Western Australia from Sydney with the lunch still packed and fresh and the two children still dressed in pristine school uniforms.
Why are the children dressed in pristine school uniforms when they've accompanied weird old' dad to the outback??
Why are we okay with the child nudity and sexual content in this film? Is it because it's "art"? Or because it's a "classic"?
Why is every single white person in it weird or sociopathic?
Why do random characters like the weather research people appear for no other reason than to release a balloon?
How did this movie attract funding?
WALKABOUT
#18 / #17 57pts
6/-
Unbelievably lousy
I'm an old man of 58 who saw this when it first came out. I think I remember thinking it was OK. I watched it and other Bond film again because I could see them in HD. I'm sort of amazed at how weak and lazy this film was, just a fraction of the creativity of the first four Bond films (Dr. No, Goldfinger, From Russia With Love and Thunderball). When I say "fraction," I mean about a tenth as good. In those earlier films, you could have some success jumping into fantasy land and imagining being part of the action and suspense, so to speak. In this film, you'd fall asleep even trying! Connery had gain so much weight and looked so old that he is unbelievable as a carrier of "00" designation.
All I can say is, gee, I wish I could have make as much money in my life as Connery did here and give almost nothing to customer to earn it.
Finally, I liked seeing Jill St. John in high def, actually my main reason to watch this. She is extremely attractive here. She's about 68 years now. I wonder if she is still a "10" for that age category.
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
6/-
Incomprehensible and pointless
Apparently I watched this movie with a distinct disadvantage: I wasn't stoned.
I can come up with plenty of adjectives to explain my dislike for it: incoherent, random, plot less, exploitative, amateurish.
I have questions too:
How did the car get to what looks like outback Northern Territory or Western Australia from Sydney with the lunch still packed and fresh and the two children still dressed in pristine school uniforms.
Why are the children dressed in pristine school uniforms when they've accompanied weird old' dad to the outback??
Why are we okay with the child nudity and sexual content in this film? Is it because it's "art"? Or because it's a "classic"?
Why is every single white person in it weird or sociopathic?
Why do random characters like the weather research people appear for no other reason than to release a balloon?
How did this movie attract funding?
WALKABOUT
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
#16 65pts
6/-
Don't Waste Your Time
This low-budget, made-for-television film from the early 70's reminds me again (painfully) why I don't "do" sports movies very often. The characters are little more than clichés in a script that is so loaded with clichés that it is amazing it doesn't sink under its own weight into the oblivion of never-never land. The screenplay by William Blinn is loaded with schmaltzy, corny scenes that are little more than feeble attempts to draw cheap tears from the audience. This type of film might appeal to jocks whose hat size is larger than their IQ, but the thinking person will avoid this movie like the plague and won't wont dare to let it contaminate their DVD. A better bet is the sports movie "Rudy."
BRIAN'S SONG
6/-
Don't Waste Your Time
This low-budget, made-for-television film from the early 70's reminds me again (painfully) why I don't "do" sports movies very often. The characters are little more than clichés in a script that is so loaded with clichés that it is amazing it doesn't sink under its own weight into the oblivion of never-never land. The screenplay by William Blinn is loaded with schmaltzy, corny scenes that are little more than feeble attempts to draw cheap tears from the audience. This type of film might appeal to jocks whose hat size is larger than their IQ, but the thinking person will avoid this movie like the plague and won't wont dare to let it contaminate their DVD. A better bet is the sports movie "Rudy."
BRIAN'S SONG
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
#15 70pts
5/-
THE WORST FILM I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!
The plot is simply all over the place because it has no real plot. The dialog is absolutely awful and the characters behavoir is so absurd you would assume neither could ever have found success in love or career.
The rape scene is simply twisted and disturbing being the wife actually half wants the sex from the first guy and puts up a feeble fight though enjoys it an unbuttons his pants!! ...the second man however undoubtedly rapes her. There really is no point to this scene other than to try to convey a woman can be forced into sex while enjoying it??!? I MEAN WTF IS THAT?!!?!
From this point in the film we go into a tale spin of chaos and nonsense.
There was no point to this film WHATSOEVER!!!!
This is THE worst film I have ever scene.
I am dumbfounded anyone could think tis film brilliant OR entertaining.
What half ###### sicko could like this movie?!
BLAH!
STRAW DOGS
5/-
THE WORST FILM I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!
The plot is simply all over the place because it has no real plot. The dialog is absolutely awful and the characters behavoir is so absurd you would assume neither could ever have found success in love or career.
The rape scene is simply twisted and disturbing being the wife actually half wants the sex from the first guy and puts up a feeble fight though enjoys it an unbuttons his pants!! ...the second man however undoubtedly rapes her. There really is no point to this scene other than to try to convey a woman can be forced into sex while enjoying it??!? I MEAN WTF IS THAT?!!?!
From this point in the film we go into a tale spin of chaos and nonsense.
There was no point to this film WHATSOEVER!!!!
This is THE worst film I have ever scene.
I am dumbfounded anyone could think tis film brilliant OR entertaining.
What half ###### sicko could like this movie?!
BLAH!
STRAW DOGS
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
#14 71pts
4/-
If ever a movie needed the MST3K treatment
Apparently I'm stupid because according to the consensus vote on this movie I should have liked it. This could quite possibly be the worst piece of trash (next to teh Blair Witch Project) that I've forced myself to watch in the history of ever. 20 minutes into the movie I was wanting the lead character to be roadkill. If there ever was a guy who was more than a woman behind the wheel this was the guy. "Oh no, I'm doing 70 on a straight-away in the middle of nowhere!" I strongly advise anyone considering watching this movie to take the 90 minutes or so and spend them doing something wiser which shouldn't be hard to do since anything aside from taking a potato peeler to your own skin would be less painful than watching this big steaming pile.
DUEL
4/-
If ever a movie needed the MST3K treatment
Apparently I'm stupid because according to the consensus vote on this movie I should have liked it. This could quite possibly be the worst piece of trash (next to teh Blair Witch Project) that I've forced myself to watch in the history of ever. 20 minutes into the movie I was wanting the lead character to be roadkill. If there ever was a guy who was more than a woman behind the wheel this was the guy. "Oh no, I'm doing 70 on a straight-away in the middle of nowhere!" I strongly advise anyone considering watching this movie to take the 90 minutes or so and spend them doing something wiser which shouldn't be hard to do since anything aside from taking a potato peeler to your own skin would be less painful than watching this big steaming pile.
DUEL
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
#13 74pts
7/-
I'd Rather Amputate a Finger With a Cheese Grater Than Watch This Again
After reading the really good book (I am legend), I was expecting a halfway decent adaptation here.
What I got was a mix between "Foxy Brown" and "Dinosaur Island".
Heston can't act his way out of a paper bag, and doesn't really try to in this flick. The other actors really didn't help the situation either.
The plot stripped the best parts from the book, and all that was left was a big pile of 70's B movie cheese. For example, the "Monsters" sometimes break into jive speak, and the soundtrack sounds like a really bad 70s porno.
I want the hour and a half of my life back (I received greater entertainment value from folding socks while watching the movie than I got from the actual movie).
THE OMEGA MAN
7/-
I'd Rather Amputate a Finger With a Cheese Grater Than Watch This Again
After reading the really good book (I am legend), I was expecting a halfway decent adaptation here.
What I got was a mix between "Foxy Brown" and "Dinosaur Island".
Heston can't act his way out of a paper bag, and doesn't really try to in this flick. The other actors really didn't help the situation either.
The plot stripped the best parts from the book, and all that was left was a big pile of 70's B movie cheese. For example, the "Monsters" sometimes break into jive speak, and the soundtrack sounds like a really bad 70s porno.
I want the hour and a half of my life back (I received greater entertainment value from folding socks while watching the movie than I got from the actual movie).
THE OMEGA MAN
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
at finding 2 reviews that advocate taking kitchen utensils to your body instead of watching the movie in back to back reviews. As usual, I will post a few more at lunch time and then finish up tonight.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
I LOVE Countdown Monday!!!!!!
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
What is this even attempting to say?
And the point of the movie is that Mann is emasculated and needs to learn how to stand up for himself. But allegory IS hard for most people.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Yeah and I do like some of his movies. However, they tend to be violent to the point of being almost psychotic. I assume he was a totally crazy guy.
Yankee23Fan
Fair Tax!
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
#12 81pts
7/1
Somebody wake me when this thing is over
Dull, boring, uninteresting moodfest/snore-a-thon. Does for Westerns what "2001" did for Sci-fi. If you like movies for their artistic "vision" then by all means. But if you believe movies should be designed to entertain then you may want to take a pass on this overhyped turkey. Not even Warren Beatty can salvage this anti-movie. I'm sure Fellini would have liked it though. Just plain awful.
MCCABE & MRS. MILLER
7/1
Somebody wake me when this thing is over
Dull, boring, uninteresting moodfest/snore-a-thon. Does for Westerns what "2001" did for Sci-fi. If you like movies for their artistic "vision" then by all means. But if you believe movies should be designed to entertain then you may want to take a pass on this overhyped turkey. Not even Warren Beatty can salvage this anti-movie. I'm sure Fellini would have liked it though. Just plain awful.
MCCABE & MRS. MILLER
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
#11 88pts
7/1
Gateway to understanding a generation
Harold and Maude is a movie that captures the spirit of a generation. It's a movie that crystalizes late 60s and early 70s -- isolated, self-absorbed, self-congratulatory, and condescending.
It's about losses without struggle, preaching without understanding, drawing conclusions without insight. Where the movie claims to be about growth, it is really about shutting down.
Harold is shown as being totally justified in closing off the world -- the world is black and white, with Harold's Mother being totally, irredeemably wrong and Maude being totally, irredeemably right. Harold's world isn't wrong because it's smug, closed-minded, or simple -- it's wrong because it exhibits the wrong kind of smugness, close mindedness, and simplicity.
Harold and Maude maintains this grim, relentless march toward "Meaning" "Enlightenment" "Life" with barely a glimpse of true humor -- viewing it is as much a cultural artifact as would be a 2 hour film of Yakoff Smirnoff performing his standup act before a Republican crowd in 1987.
"Slouching Toward Bethlehem" by Joan Didion is a perfect counterpoint to Harold and Maude -- read it after you see this movie for a return to sanity.
HAROLD AND MAUDE
7/1
Gateway to understanding a generation
Harold and Maude is a movie that captures the spirit of a generation. It's a movie that crystalizes late 60s and early 70s -- isolated, self-absorbed, self-congratulatory, and condescending.
It's about losses without struggle, preaching without understanding, drawing conclusions without insight. Where the movie claims to be about growth, it is really about shutting down.
Harold is shown as being totally justified in closing off the world -- the world is black and white, with Harold's Mother being totally, irredeemably wrong and Maude being totally, irredeemably right. Harold's world isn't wrong because it's smug, closed-minded, or simple -- it's wrong because it exhibits the wrong kind of smugness, close mindedness, and simplicity.
Harold and Maude maintains this grim, relentless march toward "Meaning" "Enlightenment" "Life" with barely a glimpse of true humor -- viewing it is as much a cultural artifact as would be a 2 hour film of Yakoff Smirnoff performing his standup act before a Republican crowd in 1987.
"Slouching Toward Bethlehem" by Joan Didion is a perfect counterpoint to Harold and Maude -- read it after you see this movie for a return to sanity.
HAROLD AND MAUDE
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
#10 92pts
7/1
Too Long & Generally Overrated
This disappointed me mainly because it looked so promising in the beginning. At first this appeared to be an enormously-entertaining story and solid religious one with the main character talking to God all the time.
However, after 90 minutes of viewing this, I wondered if only God could sustain enough interest to keep going. Man, it was b-o-r-i-n-g!
Since I like Israeli songs with all the violin music - and the title infers that, too - I hoped to at least hear a lot of that. Wrong again. Most of songs didn't feature that and they weren't anything to write home about. When they did have some dance tunes that were lively, they - like the movie - went on forever. To be fair some of the songs were good and a few of them became famous, thanks to this stage play-turned-movie, but not enough of them to suit me.
Another thing that turned me off was the typical '60s-70s youth culture propaganda in which the message here was that the old traditions and the people who believed in them are shown to be of little value while the younger man with his new views is shown to be "enlightened." This is such typical Liberal baloney. However, it was nice to see a made-for- adults early '70s movie that was not sleazy. Hallelujah!
If they had cut this from three to two hours, it might have been a lot more watchable. This is way too long and way too overrated.
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
7/1
Too Long & Generally Overrated
This disappointed me mainly because it looked so promising in the beginning. At first this appeared to be an enormously-entertaining story and solid religious one with the main character talking to God all the time.
However, after 90 minutes of viewing this, I wondered if only God could sustain enough interest to keep going. Man, it was b-o-r-i-n-g!
Since I like Israeli songs with all the violin music - and the title infers that, too - I hoped to at least hear a lot of that. Wrong again. Most of songs didn't feature that and they weren't anything to write home about. When they did have some dance tunes that were lively, they - like the movie - went on forever. To be fair some of the songs were good and a few of them became famous, thanks to this stage play-turned-movie, but not enough of them to suit me.
Another thing that turned me off was the typical '60s-70s youth culture propaganda in which the message here was that the old traditions and the people who believed in them are shown to be of little value while the younger man with his new views is shown to be "enlightened." This is such typical Liberal baloney. However, it was nice to see a made-for- adults early '70s movie that was not sleazy. Hallelujah!
If they had cut this from three to two hours, it might have been a lot more watchable. This is way too long and way too overrated.
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
#9 96pts
9/-
Pretentious Stinker
Did you ever wonder if there's such a thing as too much Jane Fonda? I though not. As her carear has endured, so has the freshness of this picture. She delivers an endless assault of very dated street talk in this creeper of a film. To make it more pallatable to an audience of faux sophisticates, her character is frequently shown explaining herself to a very cliched Ayan Rand knock-off of a psychiatrist. These scenes push the dialog from a well-intentioned but failed attempt at being hip to an excruciating exercise in pretention. Trust and suspicion, power and dependency, status and lowliness are all thrust in your face in a futile attempt to gain legitimacy. It seems the only point of this film is to offend mores that are already extinct. I have to wonder if it ever worked.
KLUTE
9/-
Pretentious Stinker
Did you ever wonder if there's such a thing as too much Jane Fonda? I though not. As her carear has endured, so has the freshness of this picture. She delivers an endless assault of very dated street talk in this creeper of a film. To make it more pallatable to an audience of faux sophisticates, her character is frequently shown explaining herself to a very cliched Ayan Rand knock-off of a psychiatrist. These scenes push the dialog from a well-intentioned but failed attempt at being hip to an excruciating exercise in pretention. Trust and suspicion, power and dependency, status and lowliness are all thrust in your face in a futile attempt to gain legitimacy. It seems the only point of this film is to offend mores that are already extinct. I have to wonder if it ever worked.
KLUTE
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
#8 101pts
9/-
record breaking silliness
Oh dear me, in 2008, PLAY MISTY like THE EXORCIST is now a campy comedy. What's so funny? ...well just about everything. Lets start with an absolutely terrible script with inane dialog and OBVIOUS characters. There's Mr Eastwood, snarling and muttering about the place with old pals making 'witty' remarks at him as he downs yet 'nother free drink.... then that dame...eyes like saucers and plonking herself anywhere she likes speaking in some Marilyn Monroe gasp until BIG surprise she goes bonkers and slashes up the house, maid and pillow.... yelling obscenities like Beelzebub. The funniest scene is late one night when Clint hops out of bed startled, wearing only his wrinkly Y-fronts and parades about the room pretending to see if SHE really is there. The expression 'put a sock in it' has never been more apt. Jessica Walter as the cartoon fatal attraction of this silly cruel and laughable horror movie has nothing more to do under the woeful direction of Mr Eastwood than babble hiss and talk dolly talk. There's a sloppy sex scene later under a waterfall with pouting sulking Donna Mills whose mullet blonde hairdoooo is scarier than Jessica's gasping of the title. This ridiculously unbalanced movie itself is as stupefying as FATAL ATTRACTION 15 years later and equally as absurd. Horrible and hilarious.
PLAY MISTY FOR ME
9/-
record breaking silliness
Oh dear me, in 2008, PLAY MISTY like THE EXORCIST is now a campy comedy. What's so funny? ...well just about everything. Lets start with an absolutely terrible script with inane dialog and OBVIOUS characters. There's Mr Eastwood, snarling and muttering about the place with old pals making 'witty' remarks at him as he downs yet 'nother free drink.... then that dame...eyes like saucers and plonking herself anywhere she likes speaking in some Marilyn Monroe gasp until BIG surprise she goes bonkers and slashes up the house, maid and pillow.... yelling obscenities like Beelzebub. The funniest scene is late one night when Clint hops out of bed startled, wearing only his wrinkly Y-fronts and parades about the room pretending to see if SHE really is there. The expression 'put a sock in it' has never been more apt. Jessica Walter as the cartoon fatal attraction of this silly cruel and laughable horror movie has nothing more to do under the woeful direction of Mr Eastwood than babble hiss and talk dolly talk. There's a sloppy sex scene later under a waterfall with pouting sulking Donna Mills whose mullet blonde hairdoooo is scarier than Jessica's gasping of the title. This ridiculously unbalanced movie itself is as stupefying as FATAL ATTRACTION 15 years later and equally as absurd. Horrible and hilarious.
PLAY MISTY FOR ME
Nick Vermeil
Footballguy
Love. This is one of the first movies where I was aware that the cinematography and sound design had a physical effect on me. Vilmos is the man.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
#7 107pts
7/-
Wasn't funny at all! 1/10
Review: This has to be Woody Allens worst film! The storyline is badly written and the jokes were terrible. As usual, Allen seems to get his leg over at some point, which wasn't surprising, but the whole political storyline was all over the place. Personally, I lost interest halfway through the film and I struggled to stay awake. And why doesn't he comb his hair! Anyway, I usually prefer his earlier work to his films during the 90's, but I can't see why anyone would enjoy this film. Judging by the movies taking, it must have gone down well with audiences, which must be down to the period that the movie got released. Terrible!
Round-Up: I don't know what Woody Allen was trying to attempt with this film. Most of his movies have a hidden message, but this film is completely bananas. The commentary from the news cast was also a bad attempt at humour along with the terrible training in the jungle. Basically I found this film a total waste of time and I can't find a good word to say about it.
Budget: $2million Worldwide Gross: $12million
I recommend this movie to people who are into there Woody Allen movies about a product tester who gets kidnapped by rebels. 1/10
BANANAS
7/-
Wasn't funny at all! 1/10
Review: This has to be Woody Allens worst film! The storyline is badly written and the jokes were terrible. As usual, Allen seems to get his leg over at some point, which wasn't surprising, but the whole political storyline was all over the place. Personally, I lost interest halfway through the film and I struggled to stay awake. And why doesn't he comb his hair! Anyway, I usually prefer his earlier work to his films during the 90's, but I can't see why anyone would enjoy this film. Judging by the movies taking, it must have gone down well with audiences, which must be down to the period that the movie got released. Terrible!
Round-Up: I don't know what Woody Allen was trying to attempt with this film. Most of his movies have a hidden message, but this film is completely bananas. The commentary from the news cast was also a bad attempt at humour along with the terrible training in the jungle. Basically I found this film a total waste of time and I can't find a good word to say about it.
Budget: $2million Worldwide Gross: $12million
I recommend this movie to people who are into there Woody Allen movies about a product tester who gets kidnapped by rebels. 1/10
BANANAS
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
#6 115pts
5/3
How is this even remotely good???
The fact that we have taken the time out of our lives to come and slate this "film" says something about how truly awful it must be. This is my first comment of any "film" on IMDb, its a shame it has to be under such sad circumstances. Three out of the four people i watched this with fell asleep! Enough said! And we're film studies students and soon to be graduates! This Film Is Pants! Now I'm just filling up space with a few words and phrases to describe how I/we feel about the "film": boring, poor, waste of time, over-rated, pretentious, poorly acted, badly directed, scripted by a 6 year old, a general cinematic error! We're not being spiteful, just fail to understand why this film is the topic of such praise and note-worthy of study - if not for its unconventional narrative.
THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN
5/3
How is this even remotely good???
The fact that we have taken the time out of our lives to come and slate this "film" says something about how truly awful it must be. This is my first comment of any "film" on IMDb, its a shame it has to be under such sad circumstances. Three out of the four people i watched this with fell asleep! Enough said! And we're film studies students and soon to be graduates! This Film Is Pants! Now I'm just filling up space with a few words and phrases to describe how I/we feel about the "film": boring, poor, waste of time, over-rated, pretentious, poorly acted, badly directed, scripted by a 6 year old, a general cinematic error! We're not being spiteful, just fail to understand why this film is the topic of such praise and note-worthy of study - if not for its unconventional narrative.
THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
I will finish with the top 5 tonight.
Eephus
Footballguy
Allen has some total stinkers among the 400 movies he's directed but I think Bananas is the weakest of his early comedies.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Eephus
Footballguy
It's kind of a polarizing film. Altman loved to upend genre rules and no genre is more convention-bound than the Western. Beatty seems to inhabit 1971 as much as he does 1871 and his character is hardly heroic. But the film looks like how I imagine the West really was a lot more than the idealized vistas of Ford or Leone.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
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