But where we would be without Dick is a moot question.
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Youâve actually reminded me that I must watch the remake with Colin Farrel. I enjoyed the original and expect the remake wonât match it but thereâs only one way to find out.
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As @Cary1 reminded me that you can never have too much Dick, tonight will be one of my personal contenders for the best movie ever: Blade Runner - It is certainly battling for its place in my top 3.
There are countless editions and edits, one thing that adds to the mystique of the movie, though I think the Work Print, Final Cut and Directorâs cut are the best in ascending order. I once lived with someone who preferred the original theatrical cut, obviously I instantly refused to add any more drinks to his tab.
Again, there are the sequels in Bladerunner 2049 and Soldier (1998), though only the later is worth a watch.
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The remake is excellent.
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Outstanding movie, and with little to no equals.
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It is glorious and its unfinished nature gives it an extra bit of charm. Itâs probably why I love Alien 3 too when most hate it.
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I loaded up my tank with a brand new recipe right before I went to work this morningâŚ
(The Ghost And The Darkness)
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Tonightâs choice will be Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. Like many horror nuts this is my favourite in the series and it ticks all the boxes for a February film: It is an attempt to reboot the series, a sequel, a partial remake of Dreamscape, the first in a new trilogy, part of the tale in the remake of The Blob, and has a completely unnecessary remake.
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Which one of the NOESs is your personal favourite?
The director of 3 was deliberately chosen due to Dreamscape (a lazy but brilliant executive decision), though Englund and Craven had their own scripts which were, in parts, woven into later movies.
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I did not know those details on the 3rdâs director. I still believe the first one, was the best one.
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It was wonderfully creative and pushed practical effects into a new era. The remakeâs recreation of them in CGI is just a dated mess (I donât mind CGI but when itâs relied on fix things in post, I find it tiring: There is one guy out there who spent many hours adding balls to transformers).
Oddly, the NOES effects were still used as late as Bones (2001) to great effect.
Well, being a film nut is one of my eccentric roles.
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I tried to find the scene to no avail, so hereâs Dead Meatâs summary of it:
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Watching a bit of Gorman and forgot how refreshing his take on internet debate is:
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This is going to be a divisive one but of all the Halloween movies, Iâm going to choose Halloween 3: Season of the Witch. The main reasons I have opted for it are that it avoids the convoluted timelines all the movies generated and, it doesnât include Michael Myers - Who I regard as worst mainstream slasher villain. Frankly, Iâd rate the Gingerdead Man, Jack Frost, and Uncle Sam a better characters.
Instead we have the first, and final, attempt to turn the series into an annual anthology with freestanding tales each year.
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For tonightâs choice, I decided to opt for the best Matrix rip-off: Equilibrium.
Itâs a movie that is often slapped with the âMatrix Rip-offâ label and ignored. Although, I do enjoy the stylised nature of it with the clear 1984 and Fahrenheit 451 threads running through it (Starship Troopers wins out when it comes to steeping a film in Brave New World).
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Funny you posted this one. I just watched it again this weekend after not seeing it since itâs release. While not a blockbuster, I did enjoy it and thought it stood up quite well.
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It is a generally solid action movie and only a few effects look dated.
I remember having to sit down to make a Chinese edit around a decade (probably 12 or 13 years) ago.
Obviously âtank manâ had to be left on the cutting room floor.
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Yeah, I can see that happening.
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Though the FSB agent I spoke to regarding it, thought many wouldnât know the context but Itâd be better to cut it.
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