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jamesenstein31		#121	[-]
Apr 16 12 6:20 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I just watched PLAY DIRTY, which is another Michael Caine film, this one like THE DIRTY DOZEN, and that has a VERY depressing ending. In fact, do does a similar film called THE SECRET INVASION.
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Grant		#122	[-]
Apr 17 12 8:31 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Play Dirty must have nearly the most un-romanticized "good guys" of any WWII film. I've never seen either "Inglorious Basterds" but it's hard to imagine those two outdoing it. Or The Dirty Dozen, which I have seen.
jamesenstein31		#123	[-]
Apr 17 12 8:55 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Grant wrote: Play Dirty must have nearly the most un-romanticized "good guys" of any WWII film. I've never seen either "Inglorious Basterds" but it's hard to imagine those two outdoing it. Or The Dirty Dozen, which I have seen. I actually think that it's almost TOO nihilistic, offering really no one to root for. However, regarding the year it was made(1968) and the political climate, alot can be forgiven. It's still a must-see for the World War 2/Action buff and has some great moments. I watched this back to back with another gritty one, DOGS OF WAR, which is highly underrated. I have always enjoyed the group action movies, even though quite a few have downbeat endings. Even THE DIRTY DOZEN ended with nearly everybody getting knocked off!
Liz.stoogeworld		#124	[-]
Apr 17 12 1:45 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	James, I understand that ethnic comedy was a commodity of the day, but the way it was done in HAUNTED SPOOKS went overboard. At least the LAUREL & HARDY MURDER CASE managed to pull off funny and scary at the same time. Lloyd, as great a comedian as he is, just could not do it. Why don't you do something to help me? The Psycho Ward's Classic Film Reviews - request a film to be reviewed!
Mora		#125	[-]
Apr 17 12 2:20 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	So many war films had downer endings: "Wake Island", "Bataan", The Bridges at Toko-ri", moving onward to Gallipoli" and "Breaker Morant". The weird thing is I have 'em all in my DVD collection.
jamesenstein31		#126	[-]
Apr 17 12 4:58 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Liz wrote: James, I understand that ethnic comedy was a commodity of the day, but the way it was done in HAUNTED SPOOKS went overboard. At least the LAUREL & HARDY MURDER CASE managed to pull off funny and scary at the same time. Lloyd, as great a comedian as he is, just could not do it. The LAUREL AND HARDY MURDER CASE was much more successful with a larger emphasis on atmosphere, especially if you catch the Spanish-version which is now on the new Laurel and Hardy DVD set. I'm glad that you like alot of these classic slapstick comedies, because they are pretty awesome. As a kid, I always tried to find the "spooky" films of all these guys, being a monster kid, but growing up, I just started to love all the stuff they made. Do you like Buster Keaton, too? I think he made the most insane and over the top silent movies!
jamesenstein31		#127	[-]
Apr 17 12 5:02 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Mora wrote: So many war films had downer endings: "Wake Island", "Bataan", The Bridges at Toko-ri", moving onward to Gallipoli" and "Breaker Morant". The weird thing is I have 'em all in my DVD collection. War movies have some of the best. BATAAN is one of the most tough and mean of all those World War-2 era films. That ending was ripped off by so many others, itself borrowed from THE LOST PATROL. GALLIPOLI is a tear-jerker for many and all the others mentioned, are pretty great.
Liz.stoogeworld		#128	[-]
Apr 18 12 12:24 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	jamesenstein31 wrote: Liz wrote: James, I understand that ethnic comedy was a commodity of the day, but the way it was done in HAUNTED SPOOKS went overboard. At least the LAUREL & HARDY MURDER CASE managed to pull off funny and scary at the same time. Lloyd, as great a comedian as he is, just could not do it. The LAUREL AND HARDY MURDER CASE was much more successful with a larger emphasis on atmosphere, especially if you catch the Spanish-version which is now on the new Laurel and Hardy DVD set. I'm glad that you like alot of these classic slapstick comedies, because they are pretty awesome. As a kid, I always tried to find the "spooky" films of all these guys, being a monster kid, but growing up, I just started to love all the stuff they made. Do you like Buster Keaton, too? I think he made the most insane and over the top silent movies! Keaton is terrific, but emotion-display wise, I prefer Lloyd. Why don't you do something to help me? The Psycho Ward's Classic Film Reviews - request a film to be reviewed!
jamesenstein31		#129	[-]
Apr 18 12 12:40 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Liz wrote: jamesenstein31 wrote: Liz wrote: James, I understand that ethnic comedy was a commodity of the day, but the way it was done in HAUNTED SPOOKS went overboard. At least the LAUREL & HARDY MURDER CASE managed to pull off funny and scary at the same time. Lloyd, as great a comedian as he is, just could not do it. The LAUREL AND HARDY MURDER CASE was much more successful with a larger emphasis on atmosphere, especially if you catch the Spanish-version which is now on the new Laurel and Hardy DVD set. I'm glad that you like alot of these classic slapstick comedies, because they are pretty awesome. As a kid, I always tried to find the "spooky" films of all these guys, being a monster kid, but growing up, I just started to love all the stuff they made. Do you like Buster Keaton, too? I think he made the most insane and over the top silent movies! Keaton is terrific, but emotion-display wise, I prefer Lloyd. Keaton's eyes were amazing, though. Those were like reflections into the soul. Incredibly gifted performer. Lloyd developed the character of the romantic-everyman and I always liked that. Films like FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE and THE KID BROTHER still rank among my favorite movies of all time. Last summer I had this silent movie marathon, where I showed THE FRESHMAN and that has proven itself to be a timeless classic. If you can dig up some college kids that dig that stuff, let em' check it out. The guys I showed it to, loved it.
Liz.stoogeworld		#130	[-]
Apr 19 12 1:04 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I agree, Keaton's eyes held most of his talent. Why don't you do something to help me? The Psycho Ward's Classic Film Reviews - request a film to be reviewed!
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Elisabeth		#131	[-]
Apr 19 12 2:17 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Another film was also extremely depressing. The play from which it was taken was originally titled WAITING... The Playwright knew about "WAITING", he was a wounded Veteran.. The Director also knew about "WAITING". HE'D been a prisoner of war. Practically all the cast members of both stage and screen were also veterans The only non-veteran was the leading man. A young bloke who channeled his frustration, physical pain and rip-roaring stage fright into a performance that made history. The film was painful, and equally depressing, but it made a star of the young leading man and an "Ace" out of the Director. It's name was changed to JOURNEY'S END... "E" Your Signature ... "....I do hope he won't upset Henry..."
Rapfred		#132	[-]
Apr 19 12 11:58 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	1952's CHICAGO CALLING gets my vote.* Shot entirely on location in seedy downtown Los Angeles, it's a slice-of-miserable-life downer cum neo-realist noir with strong echoes of THE BICYCLE THIEF. Dan Duryea, in a warm-up for his Twilight Zone turn as Mr. Denton on Doomsday, plays a gin-soaked war veteran awaiting a life-or-death call from Chicago regarding an injured loved one. Faced with the imminent disconnection of his phone, Duryea spends a frantic night -- and the bulk of the running time -- trying to scrounge up fifty-three bucks to pay the bill and keep his phone working. While relentlessly bleak and despairing, nothing quite prepares the viewer for the film's finale, which is like a knife in the heart. * Until I revisit UMBERTO D, that is.
ejazzyjeff		#133	[-]
Apr 20 12 8:32 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	If not mentioned I would put "The Sand Pebbles" with Steve McQueen as having a depressing ending.
jamesenstein31		#134	[-]
Apr 20 12 11:34 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	ejazzyjeff wrote: If not mentioned I would put "The Sand Pebbles" with Steve McQueen as having a depressing ending. "What the hell happened?"
Mora		#135	[-]
Apr 20 12 4:07 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	SPOILER Cynical loner sailor McQueen sacrifices himself. Similar to his demises in both "Hell is for Heroes" and "The War Lover".
blackbiped		#136	[-]
Apr 20 12 4:47 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I went to see that at the theater by myself when I was a little kid and it had a big effect on me. There were a number of difficult demises in it. Great movie with a haunting Jerry Goldsmith score and one of Steve's best performances. Legend, oh legend, the third wheel legend...always in the way. Porfle's Secret Blog HK and Cult Film News Andersonvision.com
Mora		#137	[-]
Apr 21 12 4:09 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Absolutely. And the scene with Steve watching what is happening to the wonderful actor Mako is really one powerful piece of cinema.
jamesenstein31		#138	[-]
Apr 21 12 4:25 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	THE SAND PEBBLES is one extremely cynical movie, anticipating Vietnam. That final gunfight with Mcqueen and his BAR, is unforgettable. That movie totally freaked me out when I first saw it in High School.
Crow T Robot		#139	[-]
Apr 21 12 6:03 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	How about The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea?
Grant		#140	[-]
Apr 21 12 11:38 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	As far as movies most of us know from MST3K, there's High School Big Shot.
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