MovieChat Forums > letess > Replies
letess's Replies
And follows her to her apartment and watches her in that big window. In many ways, he’s more dangerous than she is. More dangerous than anybody. He inserts himself in people’s lives, starts a ruckus, and then steps back. Oh, poor me. Look at what I have to deal with.
“I do think she sent all these messages. And I do think that shows that she has an obsessive streak, certainly in relation to Richard Gadd. But I also think, by his own admission, he himself is a pretty damaged individual and he admits to leading her on.” (Piers Morgan)
What is the scariest movie to you?
This movie should have won the Oscar.
Add. Henry and June
Yes, the killing of Ted was by Pacino character, John Lynch. It’s in the novel too and it’s pretty much suggested and understood to be him in the movie without going into an investigation which was never going to happen. It’s also in most of the reviews. It’s kind of confirmed as well when you see Sorvino’s face upon learning that Pacino lived two doors down. You know it will be unfairly pinned on the boyfriend, or as you say, the ROOMMATE. Pacino became more and more conflicted sexually and angrier as time went on. He became more like the killer. And, in turn, you see the killer had become his unloving and authoritative deceased father. But for both the killer and Pacino, the sex act is killing with a knife. Pacino killed off Ted and then goes back to gf, Karen Allen, as a way to kill off his experience being undercover. This movie was heavily edited and deleted scenes burned. You might wonder what Friedkin’s original would actually be. It is however a perfect giallo.
I am interested in where you saw the documentary.
People seem to be able to handle an all black anything of historical plays or movies. Look at The Wiz. Look at Carmen Jones with Dorothy Dandridge and Harry Belafonte - one of my favorite movies. What they can’t handle, apparently, is white and black casting of these or similar productions. A black Juliet in an all black R&J wouldn’t even be discussed. But a black and white casting - well, that’s where we are on this most eloquent and intelligent website called MovieChat, a far cry from IMDB message boards the like we will never see again.
This play is in London in mid-May. It sold out in 2 hours with tickets as high as £275. It’s a limited run of 12 weeks and then on to Broadway. I don’t know how this actress is keeping it together with all this. I recall Daniel Craig going through a similar attack when it was announced he would play Bond. It was much worse because it was global. And then came Casino Royale.
It could be The Thomas Jeffersons.
Pollock.
She’s not trans.
You forgot Pollock. His movie. Great performance and great director.
It’s called suspense. Like in Match Point. You’re wondering if he will get caught not hoping he will. Highsmith’s novel went against the Hollywood moral code that says no crime goes unpunished. But, I can see your point, because of all three Ripleys, he’s the least enchanting and you wonder why anybody would want him around just to talk to. He has absolutely no personality. I did love watching how he outwits and slips through all the local police. There are also the haves and the have nots which is front and center in this and it leans towards the latter which is kind of appealing.
Except, the ending is completely different than the book and the two other Ripleys. Highsmith disapproved of this ending and doing it this way is really unusual for the French. Scorcese, along with Miramax, was responsible for the re-issue of this movie back to the public in 1996. It’s great and it’s very much like La Piscine (The Swimming Pool). Both in the 60s with Alain Delon and the actor who plays Greenleaf. I think all three Ripleys excel in their own right and all are very different. But this one has the two - Greenleaf and Ripley - more aligned. Seeing them together, you can’t tell which is the odd man out. The Marge relationship is more intense. Also the Italian locales and interiors are spectacular. They are the closest to the actual time period as it was shot in 1959.
She’s gorgeous in other photos. She has a remarkable presence in an otherwise unremarkable film, Without Remorse.
You are being too kind.
In the 1999 movie, Dickie (Jude Law) is more of a golden boy. He’s young. He’s an Adonis (think of the bathtub scene) and he’s a heartbreaker. Wasn’t there a local girl that drowned because of him? He has more personality, exudes confidence and is very popular. One of the most compelling scenes is when they went to the jazz club in San Remo. You were in that moment. The other Greenleaf in the series is older because they decided to make the characters older and more desperate. He’s not so insightful. He’s not very good at what he does and is kind of wishy washy. Each of the Marges are a match with each of the Dickies. But one thing is certain, even in Purple Noon, that on that boat, Tom is sickened by Dickie’s criticisms and realizes what his life was going to be like without Dickie and that just couldn’t happen for him. And, as an audience, you are thinking the same thing as Dickie is thinking (and Freddie for that matter). Why do you let this guy hang around? He’s not really even an acquaintance let alone friend. Your family is giving him money. He mimics you in front of the mirror, and he causes problems with Marge.
Still, one of my other favorite scenes in the 1999 movie is Damon in the neon yellow trunks. I think when he was voted People’s sexiest man, Clooney reminded him of that scene in the movie.
The best picture should have been THE INSIDER. Best movie. Best performance from Russell Crowe. Best director Michael Mann. Best writing Eric Roth and Michael Mann. Seven academy award nominations.
Tarantino included The Insider in his list of top 20 films released since 1992.
Tom is a psychopath and he’s a psychopath in the book and a psychopath in this series. In the 1999 film, Damon’s Tom is a naïve love-sick kid and you kind of worry about him but you’re not supposed to. He’s a guy that is guilty and he gets away with it and he’s guilty of other things and he gets away with it and it goes on like that for four more books. He’s always paranoid and you wonder if he’ll ever get caught. You’re nervous watching it all but you’re not rooting for him that way. He wants the lifestyle not the guy. And you can see why. That NYC apartment at his age and at that point in his life was horrible compared to the villa, the palazzo and future chateaus. Btw both series and movie are excellent and so was the first movie in 1960, Purple Noon.
Some people seem to like it. I kept making comparisons to Tarantino and not in a good way. The movie seems very American and not very British - also not in a good way. Seeing Bruckheimer’s name, for me, not a good thing either. Poltergeist is a bad analogy - these were real British soldiers that didn’t make it out of their 20s - which I don’t think they said that at the end when you see the actual bios, but maybe they did and I was just trying to get out of there. If they didn’t say they all died, I would wonder why they didn’t. Are they going to do a sequel? And you’re right a good movie is a good movie. This is an average big-budget American movie. Even though I love the actor who plays Churchill, he was really unrecognizable as Churchill in speech and manner, don’t you think? Compared to other actors’ portrayals like Gary Oldman or those in Peaky Blinders. The standout for me was Hero Fiennes Tiffin.
You probably wrote this before you saw it?
So, Americans according to Airbnb are flocking to Atrani because of this series as if they haven’t already flooded Italy since COVID so much so that the locals don’t know what to do. They are ticketing tourists taking selfies on the Rialto Bridge in Venice because there are just too many people standing around blocking the walkways. And I was just there and there were too many people. But according to travel sources, because of this series, people are going to where Ripley was. And that’s because of this great visual never before seen in this black and white masterpiece.
More spoilers.
You got it - your last paragraph. Ripley manages to evade being caught many times but his paranoia is persistent and real.