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Scenes I Love… In Movies I Don’t
1, Dec 2010
by Nigel Druitt
There are some films on my Flickchart that rank higher than they might have, simply because they contain just one scene that held me captivated. Overall, I may not have cared for the movie, but one particular scene or sequence just caught my attention, and I had to admit: I wish the whole movie could have been like that.
Here are a few films that find themselves pulled from the dregs at the bottom of my Flickchart, buoyed in the middling middle on the strength of one or two effective scenes. One is the first R-rated film to win the Best Picture Oscar. One is considered a modern-day masterpiece. One is a mediocre action flick from a director best known for mediocre action flicks. They all have one thing in common: I didn’t love them…but I loved something about them. (Caution to those who might not have seen the films discussed; there may be a few minor spoilers.)
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- Tags: 12 Rounds, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1993, 2004, 2008, Al Pacino, Best Picture, Brian De Palma, Carlito's Way, Cliffhanger, Cutthroat Island, Daniel Day-Lewis, Deep Blue Sea, Fernando Rey, film, films, Flickchart, Gene Hackman, GoodFellas, Inglourious Basterds, Jaws, John Lithgow, Kill Bill Vol. 1, Kill Bill Vol. 2, movies, Paul Thomas Anderson, Peter Jackson, Quentin Tarantino, Renny Harlin, Samuel L. Jackson, Star Wars, Sylvester Stallone, The Departed, The French Connection, The Godfather, The Long Kiss Goodnight, The Lord of the Rings, There Will Be Blood, Uma Thurman
Reel Rumbles #19 – “Jaws” vs. “Predator”
1, Mar 2010
In This Corner…
Just when you thought it was safe to head back to the Flickchart Blog, another Reel Rumbles is here to determine once and for all what is scarier: a murderous great white shark on the loose in a small fishing village or a lone member of a mysterious alien race haunting the jungles of Central America? Separated by twelve years and undeniable advancements in special effects, this looks, on paper, to be a match for the ages. But is it really that close? Does testosterone-fueled action and a Die Hard pedigree trump master filmmaking and deep characterization? Read on and find out in Jaws vs. Predator.
- In: Reel Rumbles
- Tags: 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 2010, 52 Pick-Up, All That Jazz, Apollo Creed, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Blue Thunder, Carl Gottlieb, Carl Weathers, Commando, Die Hard, Elpidia Carrillo, Jaws, Jesse Ventura, Jim Thomas, John McTiernan, John Thomas, John Williams, Kevin Peter Hall, Lethal Weapon, Marathon Man, Moby Dick, monster, Nomads, Peter Benchley, Pierce Brosnan, predator, Reel Rumbles, Richard Chaves, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw, Rocky, Roy Scheider, Shane Black, Sorcerer, Steven Spielberg, Still of the Night, The French Connection, The Seven-Ups
Reel Rumbles #1: “Alien” vs. “Aliens”
19, Sep 2009
In This Corner…
The year is 1979, and film audiences are about to discover that in space, no one can hear you scream. Seven years later, the terror returns, and this time – it’s war.
The two films – Alien and Aliens – were unlike anything audiences had seen before, or were likely to again. Each was groundbreaking to its specific genres – the first to horror, and second to action. While most have been able to agree the two are terrific, the real conflict comes when asked to pick the superior film.
Now in this, the inaugural edition of Flickchart’s newest blog feature, Reel Rumbles, it’s time these titans stepped into the ring and finally decided, once and for all, which is the better film.
- In: Reel Rumbles
- Tags: 1979, action, Albert Finney, Alien, Aliens, Bill Paxton, Carrie Henn, Dan O'Bannon, H.R. Giger, Harry Dean Stanton, Harvey Keitel, horror, Ian Holm, James Cameron, Jenette Goldstein, John Hurt, Keith Carradine, Lance Henriksen, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Reel Rumbles, Ridley Scott, Sigourney Weaver, The Duellists, Tom Skerritt, Yaphet Kotto