tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post7861103857380249666..comments2024-03-29T13:59:31.101-05:00Comments on 1001plus: What I've Caught Up With, April 2022SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-33658233964657088812022-05-08T22:03:01.307-05:002022-05-08T22:03:01.307-05:00I agree Empire of the Sun is longer than it needs ...I agree <i>Empire of the Sun</i> is longer than it needs to be, but it is genuinely well made. I give it some leeway also because I am a fan of Ballard.<br /><br /><i>New Jack City</i> is good, but it doesn't rank in the pantheon of the subgenre. It's no <i>Boyz N the Hood</i>, for instance, but it definitely has its moments.<br /><br />Claude Rains is absolutely the best part of <i>Deception</i>.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-52924062516246296072022-05-07T23:46:26.220-05:002022-05-07T23:46:26.220-05:00I put off watching Empire of the Sun for years bec...I put off watching Empire of the Sun for years because it looked stodgy. I was wrong about that. Once I got caught up in the story the film moved along very well, although it was overlong. <br /><br />Years ago when I saw it I thought Porky's was crap, I'm sure time hasn't improved it! <br /><br />New Jack City is still on my too see list. I'll get to it eventually but it never seemed like an essential. <br /><br />Bette Davis didn't think much of Deception either outside of Claude Rains' performance, she discovered she was pregnant during the filming and referred to it as Conception ever after. I don't think its horrible but agree that with the people involved it should have been better. Bette looks great in it and Claude is having a Jim Dandy time chewing the scenery and stealing the picture but Henreid's character is such an insufferably priggish ass I was at a loss why she was willing to go to such lengths to hold on to him! joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-39380544137558050902022-05-07T20:40:22.432-05:002022-05-07T20:40:22.432-05:00I never really noticed the laughing, but I think y...I never really noticed the laughing, but I think you're probably right about that.<br /><br /><i>Empire of the Sun</i> is good--a surprising cast. Great roles for John Malkovich and Joe Pantoliano, and Bale is really good. I don't know why it's not better known. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-38267222666352540412022-05-07T20:39:03.647-05:002022-05-07T20:39:03.647-05:00My favorite New Jack City quote is, "Sit your...My favorite <i>New Jack City</i> quote is, "Sit your five dollar ass down before I make change."<br /><br />I really wanted <i>Porky's</i> to hold up better than it did.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-71423146947463403492022-05-07T19:41:26.308-05:002022-05-07T19:41:26.308-05:00Empire of the Sun I often feel gets more underrate...<i>Empire of the Sun</i> I often feel gets more underrated when it comes to Spielberg as it's a film that grew on me and Christian Bale was incredible. Who knew this kid would become one of the best actors ever?<br /><br /><i>Crusing</i> was pretty good though I think it's kind of minor film by William Friedkin. <i>New Jack City</i> is a film that I love. It's one of those films I know by quote. "This isn't business bitch! This is personal!!!! I wanna shoot you so bad, my dick's hard". I like Judd Nelson in the film as I really dug his role. <br /><br /><i>Porky's</i>... silly as fuck but I love it. It's one of those films that is so brainless that you could care less about the plot. Seeing a young Kim Cattrall bottom-less... mmm... <br /><br />I'm glad she didn't do that fucking revival for <i>Sex & the City</i>. I read about that show and... no wonder she turned it down. She's got 'tegrity. I respect that. Plus, Samantha was always my favorite character.thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-60448729990275916402022-05-07T17:02:39.150-05:002022-05-07T17:02:39.150-05:00The thing that sticks out to me the most about Por...The thing that sticks out to me the most about Porkys is just how much every single character laughs in that movie. It's such a weird thing to zone in on but if you took a shot every time someone laughed, you'd die. <br /><br />I need to see Empire of the Sun. I've always been curious about baby Bale in action.Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.com