So, I've been watching movies on the CalTrain ride to work, mostly via my Sony PlayStation Portable. I'm trying to stick
with movies I've already seen and enjoy alot, but I also feel like writing about them and why I like them. If you have
NetFlix, put these flicks in your queue. You won't be disappointed. Warning: mostly action flicks. I'm a guy.
First up, "The Thing," 1982, by John Carpenter. A remake of Howard Hawks' 1951 classic "The Thing From Another World."
This is one of the best modern sci-fi/thrillers ever made. Kurt Russell delivers one of his best performances ever as
R.J. MacReady, the copter pilot who is among 12 govt. science types at a snowy outpost in the middle of nowhere. An
alien, having crashed thousands of years earlier and only recently exhumed from the ice by some curious-and-now-dead
Norwegians, is jumping from living host to host and the science guys are trying to evade and evade it. The trick is they
don't totally know when one of their own has been internally invaded by the alien. It's tense and spooky.
_ The special effects stand up solidly 35 years later. It would be impressive even if they released the movie today._ The sense of dread and cold is delivered perfectly through camera angles that don't jump around and confuse you. Long
steady shots of real snow will make you cold. And this movie is perfectly lit throughout. You'll appreciate that nothing
looks phony, like there's 4,000 watts of halogen aimed at it or something._ The voice in the chess machine at the beginning is Adrienne Barbeau, who I believe was dating the director at the time._ The best line in the movie, and delivered perfectly, comes from the character Childs, who is played by Keith David.
he's hunkered down behind a door with some of the other guys, and they are wondering whether a member of their team on
the other side has been compromised by the alien. Childs says they should kill him out of abundance of caution, to which
another character asks him "What if we're wrong?" Childs replies, "Then we're wrong." It's the perfect response of
self-preservation in a time of desperation. The internal tension among the characters is can be condensed to that one
line.
Here's a link to the trailer:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084787/trailers-screenplay-E11602-10-2
with movies I've already seen and enjoy alot, but I also feel like writing about them and why I like them. If you have
NetFlix, put these flicks in your queue. You won't be disappointed. Warning: mostly action flicks. I'm a guy.
First up, "The Thing," 1982, by John Carpenter. A remake of Howard Hawks' 1951 classic "The Thing From Another World."
This is one of the best modern sci-fi/thrillers ever made. Kurt Russell delivers one of his best performances ever as
R.J. MacReady, the copter pilot who is among 12 govt. science types at a snowy outpost in the middle of nowhere. An
alien, having crashed thousands of years earlier and only recently exhumed from the ice by some curious-and-now-dead
Norwegians, is jumping from living host to host and the science guys are trying to evade and evade it. The trick is they
don't totally know when one of their own has been internally invaded by the alien. It's tense and spooky.
_ The special effects stand up solidly 35 years later. It would be impressive even if they released the movie today._ The sense of dread and cold is delivered perfectly through camera angles that don't jump around and confuse you. Long
steady shots of real snow will make you cold. And this movie is perfectly lit throughout. You'll appreciate that nothing
looks phony, like there's 4,000 watts of halogen aimed at it or something._ The voice in the chess machine at the beginning is Adrienne Barbeau, who I believe was dating the director at the time._ The best line in the movie, and delivered perfectly, comes from the character Childs, who is played by Keith David.
he's hunkered down behind a door with some of the other guys, and they are wondering whether a member of their team on
the other side has been compromised by the alien. Childs says they should kill him out of abundance of caution, to which
another character asks him "What if we're wrong?" Childs replies, "Then we're wrong." It's the perfect response of
self-preservation in a time of desperation. The internal tension among the characters is can be condensed to that one
line.
Here's a link to the trailer:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084787/trailers-screenplay-E11602-10-2
-Ron
2 comments:
Great movie suggestions. Can't wait to watch. I miss Caltrain in a weird way.
Hope to see you guys (and Summer!) when I'm back in the US.
Check out Escape from L.A. with Kurt ...
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