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What’s the greatest western ever made? More times than not, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly will be near the top of that list. It is heralded as one of the greatest, if not the greatest western of all-time. So what happens when a Korean film-maker decides to remake the film and change some things around? We get The Good, The Bad, The Weird. Let us get our ringside seats and watch a shoot-out, knock-down, good ol’ western brawl.
- In: Reel Rumbles
- Tags: Clint Eastwood, Dalparan, Elli Wallach, Ennio Morricone, Jung Woo-sung, Kim Ji-woon, Korean films, Lee Byung-hun, Lee Van Cleef, Once Upon a Time in the West, Quentin Tarantino, Sergio Leone, Song Kang-ho, spaghetti western, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, The Good The Bad The Weird, Yoon Tae-goo
by Dan
As of today’s post (my 100th on Flickchart!), I’ve now been using Flickchart for 555 days, watched 756 movies (I keep a movie diary), ranked 1900 movies 50000 times and generally had a swell time. If there was a Flickchart for websites, I’d click on Flickchart’s “poster” every time.
Rank the week of January 11th’s Blu-ray and DVD new releases against the best movies ever made:
The Social Network (DVD and Blu-ray | PG-13 | 2010)
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Rank it amongst the best biopics of all time.
Flickchart Ranking: #27
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The Story of Facebook’s origins is brilliant director David Fincher’s latest. It’s ranked number two on Flickchart’s list of the best movies of 2010.
Piranha 3D (DVD and 2D/3D Blu-ray | R | 2010)
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Rank it amongst the best horror comedy movies of all time.
Flickchart Ranking: #2563
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Killer fish, gore and copious nudity. If you’re into that type of thing (and really, who isn’t?), Piranha should go over very well with you.
Louis C.K.: Hilarious (DVD | NR | 2010)
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Rank it amongst the best concert movies of all time.
Flickchart Ranking: #5172
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Louis C.K. is without a doubt the best comedian working right now. His stand-up is brilliant, his new TV show is brilliant and his first directorial effort, Pootie Tang, is brilliant.
Alpha and Omega (Blu-ray and DVD | PG | 2010)
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Rank it amongst the best animated movies of all time.
Flickchart Ranking: #13911
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Featuring the vocal talents of: Justin Long, Hayden Panettiere, Dennis Hopper and Danny Glover.
DTV and Misc DVD releases:
- My One and Only (2009) – Renee Zellweger, Kevin Bacon
- Love Hurts (2009) – Carrie-Anne Moss, Jenna Elfman
- Magic Man (2010) – Billy Zane, Robert Davi
- The Freebie (2010) – Dax Shepard, Katie Aselton
- In: New Releases
- Tags: A Long Ride from Hell, Adam West, Alicia Silverstone, Alpha and Omega, Amber Heard, Benicio Del Toro, Best Movies of 2010, Billy Zane, Burt Young, Carrie-Anne Moss, Christopher Walken, Colin Farrell, Corey Feldman, Criterion, Dances With Wolves, Danny Glover, david fincher, Dax Shepard, Dennis Hopper, Excess Baggage, ExTerminators, Hayden Panettiere, Heather Graham, Hercules, Jenna Elfman, Joe Pesci, Justin Long, Katie Aselton, Kevin Bacon, kevin costner, Lost Boys: The Thirst, Louis C.K., Love Hurts, Magic Man, Matin Scorsese, My One and Only, Once Upon a Time in America, Paz Vega, piranha 3d, Raging Bull, Renee Zellweger, Robert Davi, Robert De Niro, Robinson Crusoe on Mars, Sergio Leone, Steve Reeves, The Freebie, The Social Network, Triage
In This Corner…
Since the early twentieth century, greed has been a subject to fascinate filmmakers and movie audiences alike. It is a vice that can turn normal men into monsters. Like a plague, it spreads ever so easily to destroy the Host and the Innocent. The most notable starting point of greed on film is in Erich von Stroheim’s silent work Greed (1924). Famous for its original ten-hour length, which was obliterated much to the director’s chagrin by over seven hours worth of cuts, Greed explored in much detail how destructive the abstract can be. In this week’s Reel Rumbles, the wages of greed are examined further by two modern classics, adaptations of the literary works of Upton Sinclair (Oil!) and Cormac McCarthy. Lie to friends, horde your wealth, and steal from family members – it’s time for No Country for Old Men vs. There Will Be Blood.
- In: Reel Rumbles
- Tags: 2008, adaptation, Barry Corbin, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director, Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Beth Grant, Blood Simple, Coen Brothers, Cormac McCarthy, Daniel Day-Lewis, ending, Erich von Stroheim, Fargo, Faustian, Greed, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Kelly Macdonald, Margaret Bowman, Miller's Crossing, No Country For Old Men, novel, Oil!, Once Upon a Time in the West, originality, Oscar winner, Paul Dano, Paul Thomas Anderson, Reel Rumbles, Sergio Leone, Tess Harper, There Will Be Blood, thriller, Tommy Lee Jones, Upton Sinclair, violence, Woody Harrelson