Which non-Indian film did you watch recently

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Originally Posted by ajithfederer

The Untouchables
Ok good, nothing great but good. I must have been a gangster in my previous birth as i like most gangster films. Sean Connery was a revelation. Expected more meaty content on the life of Al Capone but the film was awfully short. 2 hours for a gangster film is very very less. The showdown at the train station was captured well. De Niro hadn't much to do sadly. Andy Garcia was adequate.

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other than that railway station scene, sean connery's that scene :shaking: and the first Bridge chase scene have taken well.. connery given a enjoyable performance..

The film was elevated by Ennio's score and brought down a bit by Costner's 'performance'. (Would this guy be the most hyped-up actor of all time, especially when I read my good friend Groucho not rating James Stewart in the other htread :shock: ) the only time I've ever seen Costner get half-way into the character is "A perfect world" by Clint Eastwood where he played a deranged criminal (surprise surprise), and possibly "Field of Dreams" and "Bull durham", he cuts it in Baseball related films. But I could never take him seriously (as the subject requires to) in JFK, Untouchables and Dances with Wolves. Maybe it's the preconception.

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Originally Posted by kid-glove

The film was elevated by Ennio's score and brought down a bit by Costner's 'performance'. (Would this guy be the most hyped-up actor of all time, especially when I read my good friend Groucho not rating James Stewart in the other htread :shock: )

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Very, very overrated. Look at his career now :twisted: Afterralll Kurt Russell pwned him as Wyatt Earp (badassery is Kurt's speciality, see the films with Carpenter)

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Originally Posted by kid-glove

the only time I've ever seen Costner get half-way into the character is "A perfect world" by Clint Eastwood where he played a deranged criminal (surprise surprise)

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There we go again, totally agree with this. :D

The Untouchables? Connery and De Niro took turn to chew him up. And yes, Morricone's soundtrack rocked (ARR fans take note :P )

I agree - Kurt russell any day over Kevin Costner. Interesting actor. He played different bad-ass roles, for example the one in "Death Proof" would be much different from Snake.

But Jamie stewart was really a good Good-guy actor. Better than our contemporaries (except maybe Tom hanks?) and his own contemporaries like Cary Grant. Why would you find him to be overrated in Vertigo? I thought he was terrific. :twisted:

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Originally Posted by kid-glove

He played different bad-ass roles, for example the one in "Death Proof" would be much different from Snake.

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Not to forget the dull Soldier, Kurt is the only good thing in that one, pure baddassery.

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Originally Posted by kid-glove

Why would you find him to be overrated in Vertigo? I thought he was terrific. :twisted:

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Not overrated. I said that I cannot take him seriously, cannot buy the "I am obsessed with Kim Novak" thing in the film. Plus Vertigo is not known for the same reason Streetcar is known for Brando. Vertigo is pure Hitchcock. :) as would all his film, I guess :?

I haven't saw The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, maybe he was good in it. Watch How The West Was Won and possibility is his will be the most forgotten episode in it.

And you haven't seen his Capra films? He is just terrific in 'em.

Only It's A Wonderful Life. Like it as a film. Come to think of it, I actually liked him in The Philadelphia Story. Hell, everyone was good in it.

La Vie en rose is in the live streaming list k_g. Have to see it soon.

Must-watch for the actress. :thumbsup:

hope I don't flunk (like I have, time and again, to Venki )

Tropa De Elite 8-) nice crime thriller!