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post #51 of 97
10/3/08 at 2:57pm
Some good suggestions in this thread:

Obscure Films Everyone Should See....
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post #52 of 97
10/3/08 at 4:34pm
I'll toss in Lantana and what's quickly becoming the Coen's 'forgotten' film, The Man Who Wasn't There.
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post #53 of 97
10/7/08 at 1:09pm
I wanna keep this thread going simply because it fills up my Netflix queue with great movies.

From that thread someone posted above, I will definitely agree with Picnic at Hanging Rock...amazing, strange and disturbing film.

Also, Night Moves with Gene Hackman. Not a film you see on TV a lot anymore or hear anyone talk about. Great film, plus naked young Melanie Griffith and a young, mercifully clothed James Woods. Shows what a great and underrated director Arthur Penn was.

Bad Company with Jeff Bridges. They don't make movies like that anymore.
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post #54 of 97
10/7/08 at 1:25pm
Bad Company with Laurence Fishburne. The don't make TV movie-looking movies like that anymore, but Frank Langella and (an especially sizzlin' hot) Ellen Barkin fire up the screen like there's no tomorrow.

Not much love for Schumacher's Bad Company though. Save for Trevor Rabin's score and the hotel shootout.
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post #55 of 97
10/7/08 at 1:30pm
Thread Starter 
Love Bad Company. Great choice.

Along the same vein as Night Moves, let me recommend Hustle. A 1975 film directed by Robert Aldrich starring Burt Reynolds and Catherine Deneuve. Moody. With a great ending.

I'll also echo the shout out for Prime Cut. Lee Marvin at his peak, in all his glory. All kinds of great. Kickass final showdown.
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post #56 of 97
10/7/08 at 1:34pm
Saw it in a second hand store recently, but Soderbergh's The Underneath seems to get skipped over when people talk about his flicks.
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post #57 of 97
10/7/08 at 3:24pm
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Saw it in a second hand store recently, but Soderbergh's The Underneath seems to get skipped over when people talk about his flicks.
Probably because Soderbergh badmouths the fuck out of this flick in interviews. He said it was the moment he realized his career hadn't turned out at all like he'd wanted it to, and the film was him hitting rock bottom creatively. It's almost like a footnote on Schizopolis, the way he tells it, as the shitty movie that made him freak out and run back down to Baton Rouge to make a crazy no-budget movie.
But I'm glad to hear it's not as bad as he says it is, I see it in $5 bins all the time, I need to pick it up.
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post #58 of 97
10/8/08 at 7:34am
The Hot Rock. I caught this on TV a few years ago, it's a top notch heist film. It has Robert Redford at his most charismatic and some great supporting turns from George Segal, it's one of the better Westlake adaptations but it barely get's mentioned.

Johnny Guitar. A unique and interesting western where two women drive the story and not the men. Joan Crawford powers her way through the film. Sterling Hayden provides great support as the mysterious stranger.
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post #59 of 97
11/6/08 at 9:28pm
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Anybody have the Sundance Channel? Tomorrow at 6, they're showing The Seven Percent Solution. A great take on Sherlock Holmes with Nicol Williamson, Robert Duvall, Alan Arkin, & Laurence Olivier. I'm willing to bet Guy Richie's flick will try for a similar feel. It's really quite fun.

Also, for Netflix subscribers, they have Still of the Night & Farewell, My Lovely available for instant view.
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post #60 of 97
11/6/08 at 9:52pm
I'd go with The King of Marvin Gardens,its a film with two great performances from Jacky-boy (anyone that thinks Nicholson just repeats himself should be shown this film!) and Bruce Dern.A very strong character piece directed by Bob Rafelson.
The Passenger should be mentioned too.

Totally agree with TravMcGee on Straight Time, excellent film,i think that was slated when it was released so it gained a bad rep which it does not deserve at all.

I think Jeff Bridges early stuff is greatly overlooked,the man has been in no end of gems.John Huston's Fat City is another honourable film that doesn't get enough mention.

One of my favourite westerns and another one from John Huston which i adore is The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean starring the late great Paul Newman.I think that and Missouri Breaks(Arthur Penn - Legend!) are just perfect.
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post #61 of 97
11/6/08 at 11:43pm
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Anybody have the Sundance Channel? Tomorrow at 6, they're showing The Seven Percent Solution. A great take on Sherlock Holmes with Nicol Williamson, Robert Duvall, Alan Arkin, & Laurence Olivier. I'm willing to bet Guy Richie's flick will try for a similar feel. It's really quite fun.
Williamson is still my favorite Holmes, even if he is a coke-addled, hyperactive, alternate-universe version of the character. Unfortunately, Duvall just may be my least favorite Watson.
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post #62 of 97
11/7/08 at 2:48am
Just watched Modern Romance the other day and loved it. Kubrick was a huge fan I hear, and no doubt Albert Brooks made one of the past half-century's best romantic comedies. Between all of his lines, the proto-Curb Your Enthusiasm dynamic between Brooks and Kathryn Harrold, and his Quaalude-induced high at the beginning, this is a true classic.

About to start A Perfect World, which I hear is fantastic underrated Eastwood and Costner.
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post #63 of 97
8/5/10 at 2:53pm
This is a really good thread with lots of great recommendations of forgotten films. Didn't want it to "fade away" so I gave it the bump.

I'm going to add one for people who have an interest in financial movies such as WALL STREET and BOILER ROOM. It's a 1981 flick directed by Alan J. Pakula called ROLLOVER. It's pretty relevant to today's global financial crisis and the scenes that deal with that are very strong.

The movie can drag a bit, especially during the romance scenes between Jane Fonda and Kris Kristofferson, but overall I'd say it fits in with many of the films in this thread.
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post #64 of 97
8/5/10 at 4:41pm
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Yeah, it's not up to Pakula's classic 70's work, but the subject matter is intriguing; lingering vapors of the paranoid thriller permeates . An interesting failure.
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post #65 of 97
8/5/10 at 4:50pm
A film I've always had a particular fondness for is PHOENIX with Ray Liotta. It's got a sharp script, killer cast and awesome performances all around. I think I'm the only person I've ever met who's even seen it.
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post #66 of 97
8/5/10 at 5:02pm
I posted this on a different underrated movies thread, but Robert Wise's Blood On The Moon is a great, tight little snow western with a noir edge. Robert Mitchum stars.

Yesterday I caught Le Magnifique, starring Jean Paul Belmondo. He plays a miserable writer churning out pulp spy novels; the movie alternates between scenes of his day-to-day life and the exploits of his character, Bob Saint-Clair (also played by Belmondo.) The movie starts as a crazy proto-Zucker farce, eventually settling into more of a gentle romantic comedy mood, and the tonal shifts work. Very impressive to see grinning, swaggerful Belmondo play such a put-upon, misanthropic role. The spy fantasy stuff, meanwhile, is mostly hilarious, especially when the author tries to loose his frustrations on Saint-Clair. Also surprisingly gory - buckets of blood spewing through some scenes!
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post #67 of 97
8/5/10 at 5:04pm
Just watched The Harder They Come last night. The soundtrack is amazing, obviously, but Jimmy Cliff's performance is wonderfully charismatic, and the filmmaking, while low budget, has a relentless energy to it.
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post #68 of 97
8/5/10 at 5:24pm
Paper Moon, it is probably too well known to be in this thread, but I often find myself amazed at how many film geeks I meet haven't even heard of this gem. Tatum O'Neil is the best damn child actress there ever was.
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post #69 of 97
8/5/10 at 5:29pm
I don't know 100% if this film has been "forgotten" persay, but Full Contact (with Chow Yun-Fat and Simon Yam) is a simply spectacular little revenge epic that often gets lost in the shuffle between his more well-known stuff like Hard-Boiled, etc. Ringo Lam directs the fuck out of the action sequences, and is the only film I know of where the villain keeps on trying to bed the protagonist. Ends with a funny and awesome one-liner.
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post #70 of 97
8/5/10 at 5:32pm
Once Were Warriors from Lee Tamahori is a great, great flick. Maori men in New Zealand trying to come to terms with modern life. When I saw that Temuera Morrison was going to be playing Jango Fett in the prequels, it gave me a lot of false hope that we'd see some badassery. Just check it out. You won't be disappointed.
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post #71 of 97
8/5/10 at 5:53pm
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Yesterday I caught Le Magnifique, starring Jean Paul Belmondo. He plays a miserable writer churning out pulp spy novels; the movie alternates between scenes of his day-to-day life and the exploits of his character, Bob Saint-Clair (also played by Belmondo.) The movie starts as a crazy proto-Zucker farce, eventually settling into more of a gentle romantic comedy mood, and the tonal shifts work. Very impressive to see grinning, swaggerful Belmondo play such a put-upon, misanthropic role. The spy fantasy stuff, meanwhile, is mostly hilarious, especially when the author tries to loose his frustrations on Saint-Clair. Also surprisingly gory - buckets of blood spewing through some scenes!

This is a wonderful movie, so wonderful in fact that I plan on rippin...paying homage to it with an action movie script I've dabbling about with.
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post #72 of 97
8/5/10 at 6:17pm
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The Beast is a great one. Remember that Roger Avary rave!

Speaking of Reynolds I'll throw out Fandango. Very flawed, but funny & charming. Early cool Costner performance is a highlight. Warning: Judd Nelson can be a bit much to take.

Also Big Wednesday-My favorite Milius. Almost a prequel to Apocalypse or companion piece to Graffiti. Think it was Qt who said surfers didn't deserve this movie. Funny. Dramatic. And moving. The cinematography is breathtaking. Non-crazy Busey or fucked up Jan-Michael are highlights. (Contains the definitive William Katt performance!) Used to be a cool one even in the South. Now DVD is strictly bargain bin.
My High School history teacher was a Vietnam vet and said Big Wednesday had the most realistic draft he had ever seen.
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post #73 of 97
8/5/10 at 9:39pm
CONFESSIONS OF AN OPIUM EATER (1962) - Albert Zugsmith's hallucinatory descent into the underworld of San Francisco, with Vincent Price as a seaman and fortune hunter busting a Chinese female slave ring. A lot of silly fortune cookie philosophizing, yet so brilliant and strange it's hard to shake. It inspired John Carpenter to make BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, and is probably the only time you'll see Price as an action hero. One of my personal favorites. It's never been issued on DVD or VHS ... so if you want to see it go to YouTube. Quick.
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post #74 of 97
8/7/10 at 12:53pm
Weir's The Last Wave, and even The Mosquito Coast are worth revisiting.
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post #75 of 97
8/7/10 at 2:47pm
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CONFESSIONS OF AN OPIUM EATER (1962) - probably the only time you'll see Price as an action hero.
Price also gets his action on, in a spoofy way, in His Kind of Woman (1951).

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Weir's The Last Wave, and even The Mosquito Coast are worth revisiting.
Don't forget The Year of Living Dangerously.
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post #76 of 97
8/7/10 at 4:02pm
Mosquito Coast isn't all that interesting outside of getting to see Ford play against type. TYOLD was similarly middle-of-the-road outside of the bizarre Linda Hunt casting that she incredibly pulls off without being upending the whole movie.

The Last Wave, though, is thoroughly creepy and gorgeous.
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post #77 of 97
8/7/10 at 4:13pm
I'm not sure it qualifies since it's on TCM quite a lot, but Gorky Park is a film I perceive as having a bit of "faded charm" about it - although I wasn't very old when it came out so perhaps it was never that famous. It's a cracking thriller, with a great menacing turn by Lee Marvin, a subtler and more intelligent Russian version of the put upon policeman by William Hurt, the Dennehy, and a host of British character actors filling out the requisite Russian accents.
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post #78 of 97
8/7/10 at 6:44pm
Thieves' Highway - One of Dassin's lesser known films. It takes the seemingly simple idea of a man trying to sell apples and ratchets up the tension throughout. It's somewhat similar to Wages of Fear.
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post #79 of 97
8/7/10 at 8:28pm
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I'm not sure it qualifies since it's on TCM quite a lot, but Gorky Park is a film I perceive as having a bit of "faded charm" about it - although I wasn't very old when it came out so perhaps it was never that famous. It's a cracking thriller, with a great menacing turn by Lee Marvin, a subtler and more intelligent Russian version of the put upon policeman by William Hurt, the Dennehy, and a host of British character actors filling out the requisite Russian accents.
That's a great movie(And on Netflix instant) and an even better book.
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post #80 of 97
8/7/10 at 11:34pm
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The Year of Living Dangerously has in my estimation aged into one of the best films of the decade. Golden Age of Hollywood style blended with 70's auteur punch = cinematic cure for 80's hangover

I seem to remember rumors of a longer (director's?) cut of Gorky Park, but obviously nothing has surfaced. What we got is pretty effective, but I agree a lot more layers to the novel.
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post #81 of 97
8/8/10 at 12:04am
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The Year of Living Dangerously has in my estimation aged into one of the best films of the decade. Golden Age of Hollywood style blended with 70's auteur punch = cinematic cure for 80's hangover

I seem to remember rumors of a longer (director's?) cut of Gorky Park, but obviously nothing has surfaced. What we got is pretty effective, but I agree a lot more layers to the novel.
The latest Renko novel(And the first one in a while) Stalin's Ghost, set in modern Russia, could make a cracking sequel.
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post #82 of 97
8/8/10 at 12:08am


I try to push this on as many people as I can. Written and directed by Jake Kasdan, it was his directorial debut. It's a modern take on Sherlock Holmes/Nero Wolfe starring Bill Pullman and Ben Stiller. It starts out funny and quirky and then packs a punch as it gets darker and darker. The central mystery is great and the ending is killer. I'd kill for a better DVD.
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post #83 of 97
8/8/10 at 3:30am
Yeah, that's a great one. One of the great modern detective films.
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post #84 of 97
8/8/10 at 3:36am
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I try to push this on as many people as I can. Written and directed by Jake Kasdan, it was his directorial debut. It's a modern take on Sherlock Holmes/Nero Wolfe starring Bill Pullman and Ben Stiller. It starts out funny and quirky and then packs a punch as it gets darker and darker. The central mystery is great and the ending is killer. I'd kill for a better DVD.
I'm a pretty big fan of this one, too. I'm overdue for a viewing.

You know they shot a pilot with Alan Cumming? I suppose it exists as a bootleg, but I've never seen it.

This post lead me to Google a bit, and I found this Zero Effect fan site. Lots of info here!
http://www.chronologicalsnobbery.com...-of-daryl.html
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post #85 of 97
8/8/10 at 3:47am
A fella mentioned it on page one.

This thread could cover way too many titles, unfortunately. Lots of great films slip through the cracks for one reason or another. A favorite of mine is Patti Rocks, a largely improvised film starring Chris Mulkey. Never released on DVD, the VHS is often on amazon for a penny.

Inexplicably forgotten films include the Pacino/Hackman 1973 drama Scarecrow, featuring both men at the height of their screen power but lacking a rock star director to cement its reputation.
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post #86 of 97
8/8/10 at 4:17am
This thread is fantastic; many thanks.
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post #87 of 97
8/8/10 at 11:36am
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Price also gets his action on, in a spoofy way, in His Kind of Woman (1951).



Don't forget The Year of Living Dangerously.
His Kind Of Woman is great - one of those Hughes-butchered films where it actually seems like everyone knew it was gonna head that way and had fun with it.
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post #88 of 97
8/8/10 at 10:30pm
The Sea is Watching
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0316829/

One of the last screenplays written by Akira Kurosawa, also storyboarded by him. He died before he could direct it and put it into proper production, so Kei Kumai took the job.

It's essentially a chick flick about prostitutes (not geisha! but the actual prostitutes) in 19th century Edo. It's a really beautiful, really moving little film. Check it out, please? Please?
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post #89 of 97
8/9/10 at 10:28am
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Zero Effect: awesome work by Bill Pullman and Ben Stiller. Deserves a bigger cult following.

Ace In The Hole: Watched this one in the super-cool Criterion edition. This Billy Wilder classic is pretty relevant in this TMZ/Fox News era of media.

Bugsy Malone: I've been on a Paul Williams kick lately. This would have been something I would have watched on a Saturday afternoon when I was 10.

Local Hero: It has Burt Lancaster AND Peter Riegert. You're welcome.
Watched LOCAL HERO last night and it was spectacular. I'm not sure it is a very obscure film though, as it seems to have a pretty sizable following coupled with a lot of votes on the IMBD rating page (that is usually a key indicator of how well known a movie is).

I thought Burt Lancaster's stole the whole movie. He was hilarious in any scene with that psychiatrist.

Great movie that really gets you into a good mood. Highly recommended.
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post #90 of 97
8/9/10 at 4:56pm
I would hope that Peter Capaldi's resurgence has granted the film a fresh audience.

As long as they're not disappointed that he plays a totally nice guy.
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post #91 of 97
8/9/10 at 10:07pm
I'm about to watch THE GAMBLER with James Caan. I'd say it fits into this thread as it's one that was difficult to track down and also rarely talked about.

I'm hoping for something similar to Altman's CALIFORNIA SPLIT.
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post #92 of 97
8/10/10 at 1:04am
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I'm about to watch THE GAMBLER with James Caan. I'd say it fits into this thread as it's one that was difficult to track down and also rarely talked about.

I'm hoping for something similar to Altman's CALIFORNIA SPLIT.
You're in for a treat. I's argue it's even better. Simply one of the great character pieces of the 70's. My favorite Caan role. There's a five minute scene of no diologue; no sound at all except this slowly building ringing representing the adrenaline of his terror --that is almost a perfect representation of what i love about that era of cinema..

And oh, what an ending!

If u dig it, check out Toback's Fingers.
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post #93 of 97
9/12/10 at 10:35am
The Hospital (1971), starring George C. Scott and Diana Rigg, uses all the intense hospital procedural signifiers (understaffed hospital, overworked staff, lack of funding, cynicism) in the service of an inteligent, macabre comedy. Scott gives a great angry, bitter performance as the suicidal doctor and Rigg is equally great as the young, provocative minx he falls for. The movie's pretty brutal in its criticism of the 70's protest movement (almost all young characters are shown as hypocrites, self-righteous, confused or inconsiderate), but at its core, far from being reactionary, it's a movie that makes a point about what gets lost as soon as any instituition becomes large enough that the human element vanishes. Highly reccomended.
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post #94 of 97
9/13/10 at 5:56am
State of Grace
Gandahar (a.k.a. Light Years)
The Hot Spot
Something Wild
The Bounty
In America
The Last Wave
The Reflecting Skin
Mr. Lonely
Naked
The Funeral
White of the Eye
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post #95 of 97
9/13/10 at 9:27pm
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State of Grace
Gandahar (a.k.a. Light Years)
The Hot Spot
Something Wild
The Bounty
In America
The Last Wave
The Reflecting Skin
Mr. Lonely
Naked
The Funeral
White of the Eye
Love State of Grace. Also like his adaptation of James Lee Burke's Heaven's Prisoners.
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post #96 of 97
9/13/10 at 11:15pm
I thought "A Prayer for the Dying" was not so bad. It has been a while, but as I remember, the performances are great. Hoskins and Bates especially. I don't know if Rourke is totally believable as an I.R.A. assassin, but it took guts to attempt such a heavy accent.
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post #97 of 97
9/14/10 at 2:25am
I've mentioned this film probably a couple of times, but I love love love Round Midnight, which I consider to be pretty forgotten.
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