Name that movie....(possible 56K warning)

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 1:17 pm

Correct.

Posting any of the male leads would have given it away in short order.

Moliere · Post by **Moliere** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 1:26 pm

Moliere · Post by **Moliere** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 3:47 pm

Moliere · Post by **Moliere** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 8:21 pm

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 10:53 am

I think we may need more pictures.

Moliere · Post by **Moliere** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 11:05 am

TheMix · Post by **TheMix** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 1:55 pm

My only thought was that it was one of the Django movies. I only recently discovered that apparently there were a bunch of them. I didn't even realize that Django Unchained had a lineage. However, since I have never seen any of them, I have no idea which one it might be. Or whether I'm completely off base.

Moliere · Post by **Moliere** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 2:03 pm

Someone else take it.

TheMix · Post by **TheMix** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 2:04 pm

Wow. That's like the 4th stump since summer started.

I vote Isg. I took one recently. (And I don't have any ideas right now.)

McNutt · Post by **McNutt** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 2:07 pm

Ok, this should be easy. At least this one, unlike the last, has a Wikipedia entry.

McNutt · Post by **McNutt** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 2:47 pm

WarPig · Post by **WarPig** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 2:57 pm

Is that Dragonslayer?

Unagi · Post by **Unagi** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 3:00 pm

...wow, blast from the past. I think you're right.

JetFred · Post by **JetFred** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 3:01 pm

Eww, eww, Peter MacNicol worst casting of all time can't stand it.

McNutt · Post by **McNutt** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 3:05 pm

Dragonslayer it is.

I thought MacNicol was perfectly cast in the movie. The character was supposed to be someone people would not respect due to his poor status and lack of charisma.

JetFred · Post by **JetFred** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 3:09 pm

I get that, but it was like watching Richard Simmons play Conan. At that point you need to reel it back in and try again.

I also don't like Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man, for roughly the same reasons. I like some subtlety in my "art".

The only way it could be worse would be if someone tried casting Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker just because Darth Vader must have been a brat.

McNutt · Post by **McNutt** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 3:19 pm

I see what you mean, but I don't agree with the comparison to Conan or Darth Vader (even though I know you were joking). The wizard's assistant is not supposed to be a tough guy. He's not even ever supposed to grow into a tough guy. He might become some wise old dude decades from now, but that's all he can hope for. However if the actor just grates on you, much like Jim Carrey grates on me, then it goes beyond just being a character issue.

Damn, now I sound like some art professor trying to tell you why you should like something.

JetFred · Post by **JetFred** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 3:26 pm

Maybe I just have trouble with the whole trope. I became a little more aware of it last night as I was rewatching Bastian in The NeverEnding Story. I already know I grew up as a weak, unpopular kid who watched and read fantasy as an escape. Is this movie for me, or about me for other people to watch? It's a part I don't need to be told so heavy-handedly, like Big Bang Theory telling people that nerds say nerdy things. I suspect the same mentality that drives reality TV, appealing to an audience who think they could do better, has actually driven TV and movie producers for the entire last 40 years at least. It takes a more delicate touch to pull it off well.

Same problem, again made worse by casting: The Forbidden Kingdom.

Unagi · Post by **Unagi** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 11:26 pm

JetFred wrote:I get that, but it was like watching Richard Simmons play Conan.

OK, that's actually really amazing pretty spot on, and I'm gonna use that going forward...

I very much glossed over that though because, dragons and glowing crystals and I'm eleven.

WarPig · Post by **WarPig** » Sat Jul 02, 2016 11:53 pm

I can't paste anything of use do Unagi, take my spot.

Vorret · Post by **Vorret** » Wed Jul 06, 2016 4:58 pm

Moliere · Post by **Moliere** » Wed Jul 06, 2016 5:16 pm

WarPig wrote:I can't paste anything of use do Unagi, take my spot.

He must be busy working on strategies in the wolf forum.

Moliere · Post by **Moliere** » Mon Jul 11, 2016 10:40 am

KKBlue · Post by **KKBlue** » Mon Jul 11, 2016 11:22 am

No guess or even a clue but have to say it's a most excellent picture!

Moliere · Post by **Moliere** » Mon Jul 11, 2016 11:27 am

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Mon Jul 11, 2016 4:33 pm

That looks like Sid Haig so....quickly checks Sid's list of IMDB credits.....Bone Tomahawk?

Moliere · Post by **Moliere** » Mon Jul 11, 2016 4:38 pm

Brian wrote:That looks like Sid Haig so....quickly checks Sid's list of IMDB credits.....Bone Tomahawk?

Yes

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Mon Jul 11, 2016 4:40 pm

I just watched House of the Dead II on Saturday so that's why Sid's mug and name were fresh in my mind. Otherwise, I would have been going, "I know that guy. I've seen him in tons of stuff. What was his name again?"

How was Bone Tomahawk? I've not seen it. Is it worth dropping into my Netflix queue?

Moliere · Post by **Moliere** » Mon Jul 11, 2016 4:43 pm

Brian wrote:How was Bone Tomahawk? I've not seen it. Is it worth dropping into my Netflix queue?

Amazon Prime since it's not available via Netflix Instant.

I liked it but had to look away at some of the more gruesome scenes.

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Mon Jul 11, 2016 4:43 pm

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Mon Jul 11, 2016 4:43 pm

Bone Tomahawk is a bit of a slow burn. The dialog is the real star of the film, and the action doesn't really come until the last 20 minutes or so. But I thought it was a fantastic film.

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Mon Jul 11, 2016 4:44 pm

Cool. I'll try to watch it this weekend.

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Mon Jul 11, 2016 8:08 pm

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Tue Jul 12, 2016 10:58 am

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Tue Jul 12, 2016 11:00 am

Spring?

TheMix · Post by **TheMix** » Tue Jul 12, 2016 2:28 pm

Based on the trailer, I'd say you are correct.

That looks really interesting. I know I can generally count on Brian to post something that I've never heard of. But usually it's some B horror type film that I probably don't want to see [/shudder]. But this one looks very interesting...

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Tue Jul 12, 2016 2:45 pm

I watched it last fall on Amazon Prime and really enjoyed it. It's like a love story written by H.P. Lovecraft.

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Tue Jul 12, 2016 3:30 pm

Confirmed, Spring is correct.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Tue Jul 12, 2016 4:09 pm

tgb · Post by **tgb** » Tue Jul 12, 2016 6:35 pm

hepcat wrote:I watched it last fall on Amazon Prime and really enjoyed it. It's like a love story written by H.P. Lovecraft.

You know what has never gotten a proper film treatment? Lovecraft's rom-coms. Someone really needs to make a movie where Meg Ryan and Yog-Sothoth "meet cute".