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I Recently seen oldboy for the first time couple days ago, brilliant film , great action scenes , funny and had a very good story . some of the scenes in the film were sick though. also one of the best fighting scenes i ever seen , i highly recommend anyone to see oldboy if you havent
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Be sure to check out the other 2 in the trilogy, all 3 are amazing and I happen to like Lady Vengeance the most.richymcdermott wrote: »I Recently seen oldboy for the first time couple days ago, brilliant film , great action scenes , funny and had a very good story . some of the scenes in the film were sick though. also one of the best fighting scenes i ever seen , i highly recommend anyone to see oldboy if you havent 0 -
'American Graffiti'
George Lucas’s harking back to the days of his own youthful years in small town America remains a fascinating look at “cruising” and the American teen “Rock’n’Roll” lifestyles of the late 50’s/early 60’s. Set in the 1960’s, ‘American Graffiti’ is as much about the end of the 50’s as it is about the end of the teenagers school days and their excitement, trepidation and anticipation of the immediate future that awaits them.
Set over the course of a single night, the story focuses on four boys, each of whom was supposed to represent Lucas at different stages in the teen years. Curt (Richard Dreyfuss), Steve (Ron Howard), John (Paul Le Mat) and Terry (Charles Martin Smith) are all friends in the small town of Modesto, California (where Lucas grew up), whose individual stories intertwine throughout the film. Curt is in a dilemma about whether he should or shouldn’t head off to college in the morning, Steve is more interested in getting his leg over his girlfriend Laurie (Cindy Williams) before he goes off to college too, John is facing the fact the he his getting a little too old for his “hotrod king” image and spends the night accidentally cruising around town with a 12 year old teenybopper passenger and Terry, “The Toad”, who has always been unlucky with girls finds that he is in for a night of changes too.
The story, like all of Lucas’s stories, is very simple. But, it’s handled with great care and allows the viewer (even those who have never experienced 50’s America, like me) to become engrossed in the accounts of the young men and how they deal with the evening’s events. Because the story doesn’t include silly 50’s movies cliches, it becomes easier to believe that these people are real people and not some characters in a cheap “Rebel without a cause” knockoff. It’s also helped by the fact that 50’s vehicles and buildings are included in the film too. The Diner where the kids meet was re-opened just for the film (and demolished after it wrapped) and the charming 50’s cars on offer make all the difference. Shot in 1972, it must have been odd for the locals of the town where the film was shot (Petaluma) to see all these 50’s relics rolling up and down the strip, where some of them had 20 years before.
‘American Graffiti’ was a sleeper hit in 1973 when it was released, despite the fact that Lucas had incredible trouble trying to get funding for his film from several different studios. Universal actually wanted to release it as a TV move only. This would have proven to have been a huge mistake as the film went on to be one of the highest gross's ever, in terms of cost to profit. At a cost of about $1½ million to make and market, ‘American Graffiti’ went on to make over $200 million.
Unfortunately, it was also responsible for kick starting the truly awful ‘Happy days’, which marred television with unfunny comedy for the next 10 years.
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'American Graffiti'
George Lucas’s harking back to the days of his own youthful years in small town America remains a fascinating look at “cruising” and the American teen “Rock’n’Roll” lifestyles of the late 50’s/early 60’s. Set in the 1960’s, ‘American Graffiti’ is as much about the end of the 50’s as it is about the end of the teenagers school days and their excitement, trepidation and anticipation of the immediate future that awaits them.
Set over the course of a single night, the story focuses on four boys, each of whom was supposed to represent Lucas at different stages in the teen years. Curt (Richard Dreyfuss), Steve (Ron Howard), John (Paul Le Mat) and Terry (Charles Martin Smith) are all friends in the small town of Modesto, California (where Lucas grew up), whose individual stories intertwine throughout the film. Curt is in a dilemma about whether he should or shouldn’t head off to college in the morning, Steve is more interested in getting his leg over his girlfriend Laurie (Cindy Williams) before he goes off to college too, John is facing the fact the he his getting a little too old for his “hotrod king” image and spends the night accidentally cruising around town with a 12 year old teenybopper passenger and Terry, “The Toad”, who has always been unlucky with girls finds that he is in for a night of changes too.
The story, like all of Lucas’s stories, is very simple. But, it’s handled with great care and allows the viewer (even those who have never experienced 50’s America, like me) to become engrossed in the accounts of the young men and how they deal with the evening’s events. Because the story doesn’t include silly 50’s movies cliches, it becomes easier to believe that these people are real people and not some characters in a cheap “Rebel without a cause” knockoff. It’s also helped by the fact that 50’s vehicles and buildings are included in the film too. The Diner where the kids meet was re-opened just for the film (and demolished after it wrapped) and the charming 50’s cars on offer make all the difference. Shot in 1972, it must have been odd for the locals of the town where the film was shot (Petaluma) to see all these 50’s relics rolling up and down the strip, where some of them had 20 years before.
‘American Graffiti’ was a sleeper hit in 1973 when it was released, despite the fact that Lucas had incredible trouble trying to get funding for his film from several different studios. Universal actually wanted to release it as a TV move only. This would have proven to have been a huge mistake as the film went on to be one of the highest gross's ever, in terms of cost to profit. At a cost of about $1½ million to make and market, ‘American Graffiti’ went on to make over $200 million.
Unfortunately, it was also responsible for kick starting the truly awful ‘Happy days’, which marred television with unfunny comedy for the next 10 years.
if american grafitti had made over 200 million in 1973 , it would have been the most successfull movie ever made at the time , something wrong there0 -
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The Best and the Brightest
It was alright I suppose, nothing ground shaking or life changing in it. I was like a moderately good episode of Frasier, but longer.
Amy Sedaris is morphing into Tracey Ullman! Peter Serafinowicz' was good in it (but he always is). Overall I felt I had seen the characters a million times before. I'd recommend it if you're stuck for something to watch, don't go out of your way!0 -
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wha0brbb_44
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6Jo1gH89VM
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