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Year: 1967
Director: Sergio Leone
Plot: By the time Sergio Leone made this film, Italians had already produced about 20 films ironically labelled "spaghetti westerns." Leone approached the genre with great love and humor. Although the plot was admittedly borrowed from Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo (1961), Leone managed to create a work of his own that would serve as a model for many films to come. Clint Eastwood plays a cynical gunfighter who comes to a small border town and offers his services to two rivaling gangs. Neither gang is aware of his double play, and each thinks it is using him, but the stranger will outwit them both. The picture was the first installment in a cycle commonly known as the "Dollars" trilogy. Later, United Artists, who distributed it in the U.S., coined another term for it: the "Man With No Name" trilogy. While not as impressive as its follow-ups For a Few Dollars More (1965) and The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966), A Fistful of Dollars contains all of Leone's eventual trademarks: taciturn characters, precise framing, extreme close-ups, and the haunting music of Ennio Morricone. Not released in the U.S. until 1967 due to copyright problems, the film was decisive in both Clint Eastwood's career and the recognition of the Italian western. ~ Yuri German, All Movie Guide
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]]>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:45:30 GMTA Fistful of Dollars1967Sergio LeoneBy the time <a href="/players/P____99378/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Sergio Leone</a> made this film, Italians had already produced about 20 films ironically labelled "spaghetti westerns." Leone approached the genre with great love and humor. Although the plot was admittedly borrowed from <a href="/players/P____98309/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Akira Kurosawa</a>'s <a href=/films/39264/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Yojimbo</a> (1961), Leone managed to create a work of his own that would serve as a model for many films to come. <a href="/players/P____88601/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Clint Eastwood</a> plays a cynical gunfighter who comes to a small border town and offers his services to two rivaling gangs. Neither gang is aware of his double play, and each thinks it is using him, but the stranger will outwit them both. The picture was the first installment in a cycle commonly known as the "Dollars" trilogy. Later, United Artists, who distributed it in the U.S., coined another term for it: the "Man With No Name" trilogy. While not as impressive as its follow-ups <a href=/films/12167/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>For a Few Dollars More</a> (1965) and The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966), A Fistful of Dollars contains all of Leone's eventual trademarks: taciturn characters, precise framing, extreme close-ups, and the haunting music of <a href="/players/P___103552/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Ennio Morricone</a>. Not released in the U.S. until 1967 due to copyright problems, the film was decisive in both <a href="/players/P____88601/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Clint Eastwood</a>'s career and the recognition of the Italian western. ~ Yuri German, All Movie Guide39Tag Target (>10)335164http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u36227m3rlw.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/A_Fistful_of_Dollars/11801/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/risselada/archive/2009/11/5/44306.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Body: This is the sixth feature length film I've seen by director Sergio Leone. I chose to watch this film based on previous good ratings I've given other films by this director and to better my favorite directors by algorithm listing. Giù la testa (Duck, You Sucker) (A Fistful of Dynamite) Sergio Leone is the author of my very favorite film, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. The similarly styled and A Fistful of Dollars and For a Few Dollars More, both starring Clint Eastwood as essentially the same character were highly enjoyable lead ups. You could see Leone's style developing and improving along the same path. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly was the perfect climax of that style. You could say every single one of his films took place at an era in history bit later than his previous one. His next film Once Upon a Time in the West is also fantastic and shares a lot in style with The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, but there is a definite change in direction as well. I guess he was thinking since he had perfected that style, there was no reason to keep remaking it. Once Upon a Time in the West is slower paced, more brooding, and for the first and only time as a lead role for a woman. Something about the movies seem to be more and more dark and socially and politically conscious. To put it frankly, they are less fun. Since I had already seen his final film Once Upon a Time in America, I can now see that I should have expected what tone Duck, You Sucker would be in. But for some reason I thought I read here that this was Leone's most comical film. That is pretty far from the truth. The two main characters can themselves be comical, but in a way that is covering up or coming out of a lot more sickness and pain. It's a film about revolution, with some of Leone's signature sparse and enigmatic character flashbacks. Yeah it's a great film, but for pure satisfaction, I prefer the dollars trilogy era Leone. Sergio Leone:Total feature length films seen: 6Previous average film score: 9New average film score: 8.8333 Rating: 8/10
]]>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:16:49 GMTRisseladaRisselada Blog11/5/2009 11:16:49 AMThis is the sixth feature length film I've seen by director Sergio Leone. I chose to watch this film based on previous good ratings I've given other films by this director and to better my favorite directors by algorithm listing. Gi&ugrave; la testa (Duck, You Sucker) (A Fistful of Dynamite) Sergio Leone is the author of my very favorite film, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. The similarly styled and A Fistful of Dollars and For a Few Dollars More, both starring Clint Eastwood as essentially the same character were highly enjoyable lead ups. You could see Leone's style developing and improving along the same path. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly was the perfect climax of that style. You could say every single one of his films took place at an era in history bit later than his previous one. His next film Once Upon a Time in the West is also fantastic and shares a lot in style with The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, but there is a definite change in direction as well. I guess he was thinking since he had perfected that style, there was no reason to keep remaking it. Once Upon a Time in the West is slower paced, more brooding, and for the first and only time as a lead role for a woman. Something about the movies seem to be more and more dark and socially and politically conscious. To put it frankly, they are less fun. Since I had already seen his final film Once Upon a Time in America, I can now see that I should have expected what tone Duck, You Sucker would be in. But for some reason I thought I read here that this was Leone's most comical film. That is pretty far from the truth. The two main characters can themselves be comical, but in a way that is covering up or coming out of a lot more sickness and pain. It's a film about revolution, with some of Leone's signature sparse and enigmatic character flashbacks. Yeah it's a great film, but for pure satisfaction, I prefer the dollars trilogy era Leone. Sergio Leone:Total feature length films seen: 6Previous average film score: 9New average film score: 8.8333 Rating: 8/10 http://www.spout.com/blogs/risselada/archive/2009/10/28/44247.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Body: This is the seventh feature length film I've seen by director Quentin Tarantino. I chose to watch this film based on previous good ratings I've given other films by this director and to better my favorite directors by algorithm listing. Inglourious Basterds I've seen all of Tarantino's films. And since I've become a fan I've made to sure to see all of them in the theatre. There are a lot of things that irk me about his style. Some of them irk me while giving me delight at the same time. But I always find the films entertaining. This film starts right out with a scene that was clearly modeled off of one of the very first scenes of my favorite film of all time The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. I know this to be Tarantino's favorite film of all time as well, so I wasn't too surprised. But Tarantino really has me being pulled back and forth violently regarding my admiration for this scene. My joy at wanting to call it a delightful homage and my disgust at what seems almost like straight up plagiarism are constantly at war trough my viewing of this scene. The segment starts out with the subtitle "Once Upon a Time in Nazi Occupied France" which is another in the long line of "Once Upon a Time..." titled films started by The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly director Sergio Leone with such films as Once Upon a Time in the West and Once Upon a Time in America. Then we hear the music of Ennio Morricone who became famous for providing all of the music in all of Leone's films from A Fistful of Dollars onward. Now the scene being referenced is our introduction to Lee Van Cleef's character, or "the bad". In The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, we see him riding up ominously to an isolated farmer's home. The farmer has a long, tense meal with the farmer. It begins with very few words and ends with mass murder by guns. There are endless similarities in structure, character, and tone. Tarantino's use of characters talking about movies is another point of tension for me. It's cool to see references to other films and film personalities of that era, but sometimes it seems a little unrealistic or forced the way these things are discussed. Is Tarantino trying to show us how cool and knowledgeable he is about film, or is he naturally just so that it comes out. Brad Pitt is super fun in this movie and would have been the most memorable character if he wasn't completely blown away by the revelation that is Christoph Waltz. Thank goodness Tarantino brought this guy to my attention. I'd never heard of him before despite the fact that he clearly has tons of talent and experience and a long filmography of European films. Here's hoping this guy will get more worthy parts. Anyone have any suggestions for his older films to see? *What follows may be a spoiler of sorts. There was a while as the plot was building that I felt like there was a lack of tension because what the protagonists were trying to do would alter the outcome of major World War II history was we know it. Since I already knew how the war ended, I felt like I knew if certain aspects of the plot would be successful or not. But as we neared the climax I realized there was no reason to feel like Tarantino of anyone would stick to straight history over his own sense of what would make a film the most exciting. It's an alternate history as a form of exploitation filmmaking that isn't apparent at first. It was a little strange to watch this film right after Mother Night. Although the films are quite different, because they both deal with Nazis and even some on screen representation of real famous Nazis I almost got a few scenes mixed up in my head. At least some of the themes of the two films entwined themselves in my mind. It made an interesting thematic double feature of sorts. Quentin Tarantino:Total feature length films seen: 7Previous average film score: 9New average film score: 9 Rating: 9/10
]]>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:13:09 GMTRisseladaRisselada Blog10/28/2009 1:13:09 PMThis is the seventh feature length film I've seen by director Quentin Tarantino. I chose to watch this film based on previous good ratings I've given other films by this director and to better my favorite directors by algorithm listing. Inglourious Basterds I've seen all of Tarantino's films. And since I've become a fan I've made to sure to see all of them in the theatre. There are a lot of things that irk me about his style. Some of them irk me while giving me delight at the same time. But I always find the films entertaining. This film starts right out with a scene that was clearly modeled off of one of the very first scenes of my favorite film of all time The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. I know this to be Tarantino's favorite film of all time as well, so I wasn't too surprised. But Tarantino really has me being pulled back and forth violently regarding my admiration for this scene. My joy at wanting to call it a delightful homage and my disgust at what seems almost like straight up plagiarism are constantly at war trough my viewing of this scene. The segment starts out with the subtitle "Once Upon a Time in Nazi Occupied France" which is another in the long line of "Once Upon a Time..." titled films started by The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly director Sergio Leone with such films as Once Upon a Time in the West and Once Upon a Time in America. Then we hear the music of Ennio Morricone who became famous for providing all of the music in all of Leone's films from A Fistful of Dollars onward. Now the scene being referenced is our introduction to Lee Van Cleef's character, or "the bad". In The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, we see him riding up ominously to an isolated farmer's home. The farmer has a long, tense meal with the farmer. It begins with very few words and ends with mass murder by guns. There are endless similarities in structure, character, and tone. Tarantino's use of characters talking about movies is another point of tension for me. It's cool to see references to other films and film personalities of that era, but sometimes it seems a little unrealistic or forced the way these things are discussed. Is Tarantino trying to show us how cool and knowledgeable he is about film, or is he naturally just so that it comes out. Brad Pitt is super fun in this movie and would have been the most memorable character if he wasn't completely blown away by the revelation that is Christoph Waltz. Thank goodness Tarantino brought this guy to my attention. I'd never heard of him before despite the fact that he clearly has tons of talent and experience and a long filmography of European films. Here's hoping this guy will get more worthy parts. Anyone have any suggestions for his older films to see? *What follows may be a spoiler of sorts. There was a while as the plot was building that I felt like there was a lack of tension because what the protagonists were trying to do would alter the outcome of major World War II history was we know it. Since I already knew how the war ended, I felt like I knew if certain aspects of the plot would be successful or not. But as we neared the climax I realized there was no reason to feel like Tarantino of anyone would stick to straight history over his own sense of what would make a film the most exciting. It's an alternate history as a form of exploitation filmmaking that isn't apparent at first. It was a little strange to watch this film right after Mother Night. Although the films are quite different, because they both deal with Nazis and even some on screen representation of real famous Nazis I almost got a few scenes mixed up in my head. At least some of the themes of the two films entwined themselves in my mind. It made an interesting thematic double feature of sorts. Quentin Tarantino:Total feature length films seen: 7Previous average film score: 9New average film score: 9 Rating: 9/10 http://www.spout.com/groups/Movie_Polls/Re_Which_of_these_films_from_Kevin_Jackson_s_list/657/42597/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Body: Here are some more if anyone cares: 8. Stanley Kubricks's 'Napoleon' Riding high on the critical success of 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Kubrick believed that he had MGM in the palm of his hand, and was finally in a position to make 'the one film I've always wanted to make, the life of Napoleon'. He was almost right: Napoleon came so close to being shot that some filmographies - such as that in Joseph Gelmis's The Film Director as Superstar (1970) - actually list it as a completed work. Cynics were not slow to point out the reasons why Kubrick might have found the Corsican such an appealing subject, but their quips were blunted by the director's own willingness to confess how much he identified with Bonaparte, even down to copying the undiscriminating manner in which Napoleon wolfed his food. Kubrick planned to start shooting in the winter of 1969 - three months on location, four in studio - using as many as 40,000 infantrymen and 10,000 cavalry. Jack Nicholson, still a hungry young actor, was the unconventional choice for the title role. By August 1969, however, corporate changes at MGM meant that Kubrick no longer had approval for his grandiose scheme, and he went on to develop the much more modestly budgeted A Clockwork Orange, from the novella by Anthony Burgess. One of the few concrete survivals from this busy period is Burgess's novel Napoleon Symphony, dedicated to Kubrick. 7. Bernardo Bertolucci's 'Red Harvest' Ever since the late 1960s Bernardo Bertolucci had been telling people that one of his dream projects would be a film based on Dashiell Hammett's 1929 novel. He came closest to achieving the dream in the early 1980s, when Jack Nicholson and Debra Winger were both attached to the project. It soon fell through, partly because of a complication concerning rights to the book. But perhaps it would have been a rather redundant project anyway, since the essential plot of Red Harvest has turned up, only lightly disguised, in everything from Kurosawa's Yojimbo (a samurai version) to A Fistful of Dollars to Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome to Miller's Crossing to Last Man Standing...
]]>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:45:30 GMTRisseladaMovie Polls6/10/2009 11:45:30 AMHere are some more if anyone cares: 8. Stanley Kubricks's 'Napoleon' Riding high on the critical success of 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Kubrick believed that he had MGM in the palm of his hand, and was finally in a position to make 'the one film I've always wanted to make, the life of Napoleon'. He was almost right: Napoleon came so close to being shot that some filmographies - such as that in Joseph Gelmis's The Film Director as Superstar (1970) - actually list it as a completed work. Cynics were not slow to point out the reasons why Kubrick might have found the Corsican such an appealing subject, but their quips were blunted by the director's own willingness to confess how much he identified with Bonaparte, even down to copying the undiscriminating manner in which Napoleon wolfed his food. Kubrick planned to start shooting in the winter of 1969 - three months on location, four in studio - using as many as 40,000 infantrymen and 10,000 cavalry. Jack Nicholson, still a hungry young actor, was the unconventional choice for the title role. By August 1969, however, corporate changes at MGM meant that Kubrick no longer had approval for his grandiose scheme, and he went on to develop the much more modestly budgeted A Clockwork Orange, from the novella by Anthony Burgess. One of the few concrete survivals from this busy period is Burgess's novel Napoleon Symphony, dedicated to Kubrick. 7. Bernardo Bertolucci's 'Red Harvest' Ever since the late 1960s Bernardo Bertolucci had been telling people that one of his dream projects would be a film based on Dashiell Hammett's 1929 novel. He came closest to achieving the dream in the early 1980s, when Jack Nicholson and Debra Winger were both attached to the project. It soon fell through, partly because of a complication concerning rights to the book. But perhaps it would have been a rather redundant project anyway, since the essential plot of Red Harvest has turned up, only lightly disguised, in everything from Kurosawa's Yojimbo (a samurai version) to A Fistful of Dollars to Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome to Miller's Crossing to Last Man Standing... http://www.spout.com/groups/Coming_Soon/Holiday_movies_Cartoon_mice_Jim_Carrey_s_face_a/216/38422/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: spout
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Body: WEDNESDAY 12/17 The Wrestler -- Watch the trailer. Read the review. Looks like this is a sports movie with guts. I love Mickey Rourke, and I can't think of anyone who knows more about being called a "beat-up piece of meat." Hey, that makes me think of a list... Art Imitates Life: When Actors Barely Have to Act 5. Reservoir Dogs -- Mr. Blue is played by ex-convict and heist veteran Edward Bunker. 4. Pirates of the Caribbean 3 -- Keith Richards, the pirate of rock, is the perfect choice to play Jack Sparrow's dad. 3. A Scanner Darkly -- Tie for third place: Robert Downey, Jr. and Woody Harrelson, who lend this "drug movie" loads of authenticity. 2. The Wrestler -- I wanted to put it at #1, but I haven't seen it yet. 1. Unforgiven -- Clint's portrayal of a reformed murderer gives me goosebumps. When characters talk about how bad he used to be, I think of the Dollars trilogy, and how different they could've been if he was an outright villain. Another Documentary About an Eccentric Artist, but this one looks worthwhile. Scott Walker: 30 Century Man -- Watch the trailer. I'm a music nut, but I hadn't heard of Scott Walker until today. Considering the musicians he's influenced (David Bowie, Brian Eno, The Smiths, Radiohead), I don't know how he's escaped my attention. He looks intense. "I have a very nightmarish imagination. I've had very bad dreams all my life, so everything in my music is very big." -- S. Walker in Scott Walker: 30 Century Man. FRIDAY 12/19 Nothing But the Truth -- Read the review. Inspired by the Valerie Plame/Scooter Libby CIA leak, Karina said this was the most fun she had at the Toronto Film Festival 2008. Starring Vera Farmiga and featuring Matt Dillon, Alan Alda, Kate Beckinsale, and...(are you ready for this?) David Schwimmer. The Tale of Despereaux -- Watch the trailer. This looks good, but it's getting chilly reviews. I don't know, the mouse is pretty cute... Yes Man -- Watch the trailer. Looks a lot like Liar Liar, but it could be fun. I do have to say though, these days I have a pretty low tolerance for Jim Carrey's facial shenanigans. Seven Pounds -- Watch the trailer. Will Smith is an IRS agent who mysteriously assumes the identity of his younger brother and tries to change the lives of seven strangers. Also starring Rosario Dawson and Woody Harrelson, and from the director of Pursuit of Happyness.
]]>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:02:54 GMTspoutComing Soon12/15/2008 7:02:54 PMWEDNESDAY 12/17 The Wrestler -- Watch the trailer. Read the review. Looks like this is a sports movie with guts. I love Mickey Rourke, and I can't think of anyone who knows more about being called a "beat-up piece of meat." Hey, that makes me think of a list... Art Imitates Life: When Actors Barely Have to Act 5. Reservoir Dogs -- Mr. Blue is played by ex-convict and heist veteran Edward Bunker. 4. Pirates of the Caribbean 3 -- Keith Richards, the pirate of rock, is the perfect choice to play Jack Sparrow's dad. 3. A Scanner Darkly -- Tie for third place: Robert Downey, Jr. and Woody Harrelson, who lend this "drug movie" loads of authenticity. 2. The Wrestler -- I wanted to put it at #1, but I haven't seen it yet. 1. Unforgiven -- Clint's portrayal of a reformed murderer gives me goosebumps. When characters talk about how bad he used to be, I think of the Dollars trilogy, and how different they could've been if he was an outright villain. Another Documentary About an Eccentric Artist, but this one looks worthwhile. Scott Walker: 30 Century Man -- Watch the trailer. I'm a music nut, but I hadn't heard of Scott Walker until today. Considering the musicians he's influenced (David Bowie, Brian Eno, The Smiths, Radiohead), I don't know how he's escaped my attention. He looks intense. "I have a very nightmarish imagination. I've had very bad dreams all my life, so everything in my music is very big." -- S. Walker in Scott Walker: 30 Century Man. FRIDAY 12/19 Nothing But the Truth -- Read the review. Inspired by the Valerie Plame/Scooter Libby CIA leak, Karina said this was the most fun she had at the Toronto Film Festival 2008. Starring Vera Farmiga and featuring Matt Dillon, Alan Alda, Kate Beckinsale, and...(are you ready for this?) David Schwimmer. The Tale of Despereaux -- Watch the trailer. This looks good, but it's getting chilly reviews. I don't know, the mouse is pretty cute... Yes Man -- Watch the trailer. Looks a lot like Liar Liar, but it could be fun. I do have to say though, these days I have a pretty low tolerance for Jim Carrey's facial shenanigans. Seven Pounds -- Watch the trailer. Will Smith is an IRS agent who mysteriously assumes the identity of his younger brother and tries to change the lives of seven strangers. Also starring Rosario Dawson and Woody Harrelson, and from the director of Pursuit of Happyness. http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_December_1_The_Anti_Hero/625/38216/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Body: [quote user="leeroy711"] Oh and you can't forget the western genre. There may have never been a better anti-hero than "Blondie" in the "man with no name" trilogy.[/quote] Yeah and pretty much any subsequent Clint Eastwood western or Spaghetti Western. And yeah Quentin Tarantino pretty much writes all anit-heros. That's because the grindhouse B-movie type of movies that he is inspired by is driven by them. Bonnie and Clyde would be a good major release example though.
]]>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:23:55 GMTRisseladaWeekly Theme12/10/2008 6:23:55 PM[quote user="leeroy711"] Oh and you can't forget the western genre. There may have never been a better anti-hero than "Blondie" in the "man with no name" trilogy.[/quote] Yeah and pretty much any subsequent Clint Eastwood western or Spaghetti Western. And yeah Quentin Tarantino pretty much writes all anit-heros. That's because the grindhouse B-movie type of movies that he is inspired by is driven by them. Bonnie and Clyde would be a good major release example though. http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_December_1_The_Anti_Hero/625/37921/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: leeroy711
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Body: [quote user="mciocco"] Sanjuro in Yojimbo and Sanjuro I totally agree with the previous choice of The Man With No Name, and Sanjuro is basically the same character (after all, A Fistful of Dollars is basically the same as Yojimbo) [/quote] I could have probably done a whole week just on Kurosawa anti-heros. Think of Koichi Nishi in The Bad Sleep Well. Another character completely motivated by revenge.
]]>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:22:26 GMTleeroy711Weekly Theme12/3/2008 10:22:26 PM[quote user="mciocco"] Sanjuro in Yojimbo and Sanjuro I totally agree with the previous choice of The Man With No Name, and Sanjuro is basically the same character (after all, A Fistful of Dollars is basically the same as Yojimbo) [/quote] I could have probably done a whole week just on Kurosawa anti-heros. Think of Koichi Nishi in The Bad Sleep Well. Another character completely motivated by revenge. http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_December_1_The_Anti_Hero/625/37919/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mciocco
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Body: Interesting anime picks:) Here are some others I thought of: Harry Callahan from Dirty Harry He's so likeable that most people probably wouldn't even peg him as an anti-hero, but when you think about it, he really boils down to a vigilante. Indeed, Eastwood took so much crap for it that the sequel had him firmly rebuffing real vigilantes. He's a "the ends justify the means" kinda guy though, which lands him on this list:) 'Mad' Max Rockatansky from Mad Max and The Road Warrior A good guy who is twisted by vengeance, etc... but eventually comes back to do the right thing. Travis Bickle from Taxi Driver Ok, so he's a little weird and some may have trouble relating to him, but he's really just exaggerated for effect. I think there's a little of Travis Bickle in everyone. He's basically a good guy and wants to do good in the world, he just doesn't know how to do that... Henry Hil from Goodfellas You can totally understand and relate to this guy, even though he's clearly a lowlife scumbag gangster:p Sanjuro in Yojimbo and Sanjuro I totally agree with the previous choice of The Man With No Name, and Sanjuro is basically the same character (after all, A Fistful of Dollars is basically the same as Yojimbo) Neil McCauley and for that matter, Lt. Vincent Hanna from Heat Flip sides of a coin, these are both likeable and flawed characters.
]]>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:08:44 GMTmcioccoWeekly Theme12/3/2008 9:08:44 PMInteresting anime picks:) Here are some others I thought of: Harry Callahan from Dirty Harry He's so likeable that most people probably wouldn't even peg him as an anti-hero, but when you think about it, he really boils down to a vigilante. Indeed, Eastwood took so much crap for it that the sequel had him firmly rebuffing real vigilantes. He's a "the ends justify the means" kinda guy though, which lands him on this list:) 'Mad' Max Rockatansky from Mad Max and The Road Warrior A good guy who is twisted by vengeance, etc... but eventually comes back to do the right thing. Travis Bickle from Taxi Driver Ok, so he's a little weird and some may have trouble relating to him, but he's really just exaggerated for effect. I think there's a little of Travis Bickle in everyone. He's basically a good guy and wants to do good in the world, he just doesn't know how to do that... Henry Hil from Goodfellas You can totally understand and relate to this guy, even though he's clearly a lowlife scumbag gangster:p Sanjuro in Yojimbo and Sanjuro I totally agree with the previous choice of The Man With No Name, and Sanjuro is basically the same character (after all, A Fistful of Dollars is basically the same as Yojimbo) Neil McCauley and for that matter, Lt. Vincent Hanna from Heat Flip sides of a coin, these are both likeable and flawed characters. http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Weekly_Theme_for_December_1_The_Anti_Hero/625/37820/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: leeroy711
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Post Date: 12/1/2008 7:30:28 PM
Body: From filmnoirstudies.com Anti-Hero - "The principal protagonist of a film who lacks the attributes or characteristics of a typical hero, but with whom the audience identifies" I just watched Branded to Kill by Seijun Suzuki the other night. It was a really good movie and I realized how much I like the way he writes his characters. This movie was about Hanada, a Japanese hit-man with a rice-sniffing habit. The anti-heroic element is obvious in this one but I also realized how much Story of a Prostitute and Gate of Flesh were anti-hero films as well. You know, the proverbial "hooker with a heart of gold" type of a story. You find this in noir quite a bit. It almost seems manditory that the private eye have some sort of extra-marital affair and/or drinking problem.... or he's just a jerk. Probably my favorite example is Jake Gittes in Chinatown. Oh and you can't forget the western genre. There may have never been a better anti-hero than "Blondie" in the "man with no name" trilogy. Kurt Russel makes a pretty good sci-fi anti-hero. Just think of Snake in Escape from New York or Jack Burton in Big Trouble in Little China. That's all I've got, who's your favorite anti-hero????????? TELL ME NOW!!
]]>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:30:28 GMTleeroy711Weekly Theme12/1/2008 7:30:28 PMFrom filmnoirstudies.com Anti-Hero - "The principal protagonist of a film who lacks the attributes or characteristics of a typical hero, but with whom the audience identifies" I just watched Branded to Kill by Seijun Suzuki the other night. It was a really good movie and I realized how much I like the way he writes his characters. This movie was about Hanada, a Japanese hit-man with a rice-sniffing habit. The anti-heroic element is obvious in this one but I also realized how much Story of a Prostitute and Gate of Flesh were anti-hero films as well. You know, the proverbial "hooker with a heart of gold" type of a story. You find this in noir quite a bit. It almost seems manditory that the private eye have some sort of extra-marital affair and/or drinking problem.... or he's just a jerk. Probably my favorite example is Jake Gittes in Chinatown. Oh and you can't forget the western genre. There may have never been a better anti-hero than "Blondie" in the "man with no name" trilogy. Kurt Russel makes a pretty good sci-fi anti-hero. Just think of Snake in Escape from New York or Jack Burton in Big Trouble in Little China. That's all I've got, who's your favorite anti-hero????????? TELL ME NOW!! http://www.spout.com/blogs/mercurial/archive/2008/11/20/37518.aspx Post By: mercurial
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Post Date: 11/20/2008 8:18:23 PM
Body: What if ultra-modern, samurai sword wielding Japanese cowboys had participated in the Gold Rush of the mid 19th century in the United States? Sukiyaki Western Django is an anachronistic mishmash that attempts to answer this question by infusing the spaghetti western with traditional Japanese cinema to create a sumptuous feast of the senses made all the more delicious by the random dashes of uncouth American sensibilities thanks in large part to Quentin Tarantino. A story of murder, revenge and redemption; the Japanese love child of A Fistful of Dollars and Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
]]>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:18:23 GMTmercuriala filmblog11/20/2008 8:18:23 PMWhat if ultra-modern, samurai sword wielding Japanese cowboys had participated in the Gold Rush of the mid 19th century in the United States? Sukiyaki Western Django is an anachronistic mishmash that attempts to answer this question by infusing the spaghetti western with traditional Japanese cinema to create a sumptuous feast of the senses made all the more delicious by the random dashes of uncouth American sensibilities thanks in large part to Quentin Tarantino. A story of murder, revenge and redemption; the Japanese love child of A Fistful of Dollars and Monty Python and the Holy Grail. http://www.spout.com/groups/Movie_Games/Re_More_than_one_trilogy/598/29567/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: leeroy711
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Post Date: 5/20/2008 12:33:45 PM
Body: Clint Eastwood in Dirty Harry series and The Man With No Name trilogy, (Fistfull of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, The Good, Bad and Ugly.)
]]>Tue, 20 May 2008 16:33:45 GMTleeroy711Movie Games5/20/2008 12:33:45 PMClint Eastwood in Dirty Harry series and The Man With No Name trilogy, (Fistfull of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, The Good, Bad and Ugly.) http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/action/MemberTagFilms.aspxaction
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