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In Reply to: What's your opinion on "The Forbidden Games" ? posted by Victor Khomenko on August 02, 1999 at 06:43:05:
Natalie Portman signed her soul over to the Devil (George Lucas) to appear in Star Wars Episodes I-III as Queen Amidala who is mother to Luke and Leia Skywalker. She's the one wearing the weird Kabuki-style makeup and headdress in all the film ads. Oh well, I thought she was going to be the one to pick up roles where Winona Ryder dropped the ball.Of Nabokov, I've only read Bend Sinister, which was very ominous and could apply to both the USSR and USA.
Other Jean Reno films to check out are La Femme Nikita (in which he plays, what else?, a hitman), The Visitors (a time-travel comedy with Reno as a medieval knight transported to the modern world), and The Big Blue (strange film that women tend to rent a lot to swoon at actor Jean Marc Barr; the French release was an hour longer than the US version). You've seen him in Ronin (BTW, the Chushingura/47 Ronin story is explained in the film, and I've got the Mizoguchi-version DVD to check out) and he was pretty forgettable in Mission: Impossible.
I haven't seen many films recently. The Blair Witch Project was wasted on me. I saw an early Kurosawa film called Sanshiro Sugata (The Judo Saga)and it wasn't one of his better efforts, reminiscent of Hiroshi Inagaki's Samurai Trilogy.
I saw a really vulgar comedy called Drop Dead Georgeous which had an inspired moment in which a small-town teenage beauty pageant contestant sings "My Guy" (Mary Wells version) in the talent portion of the competition...while dancing with a life-sized stuffed doll of the crucified Jesus. She wrapped his impaled hands around her waist, smiles, and sings and dances away. Even Pasolini might have been entertained by this sacrilege.
***Natalie Portman signed her soul over to the Devil (George Lucas) to appear in Star Wars Episodes I-III as Queen Amidala who is mother to Luke and Leia Skywalker. She's the one wearing the weird Kabuki-style makeup and headdress in all the film ads. Oh well, I thought she was going to be the one to pick up roles where Winona Ryder dropped the ball.She still might recover.
***Of Nabokov, I've only read Bend Sinister, which was very ominous and could apply to both the USSR and USA.
I have not even heard of this one. I am not his fan, anyway, my wife is, I need to ask her about this one. She is the reader in the family, I hammer nails...
***Other Jean Reno films to check out are La Femme Nikita (in which he plays, what else?, a hitman)Saw it long ago, before I knew about him...
*** The Visitors (a time-travel comedy with Reno as a medieval knight transported to the modern world), and The Big Blue (strange film that women tend to rent a lot to swoon at actor Jean Marc Barr; the French release was an hour longer than the US version). You've seen him in Ronin (BTW, the Chushingura/47 Ronin story is explained in the film, and I've got the Mizoguchi-version DVD to check outWe are still looking for this one - our rental shop doesn't have it.
*** and he was pretty forgettable in Mission: Impossible.
Quite forgettable indeed, as was most of the movie. The only bright spot for me was Sara, too bad she was killed that soon. He also played in the Godzilla flick - I saw most of it on cable. I guess everyone must eat and buy new cars. I remember seeing his face on many billboards in Europe, together with the relatively unknown in the US and always oh-so-disturbed-looking Julie Delphy(sp?)
***I haven't seen many films recently. The Blair Witch Project was wasted on me. I saw an early Kurosawa film called Sanshiro Sugata (The Judo Saga)and it wasn't one of his better efforts, reminiscent of Hiroshi Inagaki's Samurai Trilogy.
Well, it pays to have a dutiful wife like mine - she is under obligation to deliver five good movies every week. So far she has been scoring 3 to 4 good ones out of five, a pretty good record. I think I'll keep her...
***I saw a really vulgar comedy called Drop Dead Georgeous which had an inspired moment in which a small-town teenage beauty pageant contestant sings "My Guy" (Mary Wells version) in the talent portion of the competition...while dancing with a life-sized stuffed doll of the crucified Jesus. She wrapped his impaled hands around her waist, smiles, and sings and dances away. Even Pasolini might have been entertained by this sacrilege.Speaking of which... One day we were reminiscing about the extend of vulgarity in modern movies and whether anything could be shown that was not shown already (given such perls as Caligula, et al), somehting that would shock even an exerienced movie goer. So far the only such thing that I was able to come up with was for someone (I would hope that would be someone of Pasolini's caliber) to make a movie based on the Apuleius's (I am translating here) Golden Ass (Mule?).
Does that mean we are moving in a circle and it is soon to close on us?As far as the Forbidden Games... I still can't stop thinking about it. That doesn't happen often. Both the girl and the boy play exceedingly well and the director knows what he is doing.
Victor.
Not my cup of tea, but once again, when Gene and Roger agree I have to check it out. I watched it late, and became very uncomfortable at how provocative it was, hoping the wife wouldn't pop in on me...Afterwards...stunned! So how do I tell my prim and proper Quaker wife that this is a must-see film...how do I get her to sit thru it. Victor, you know what I mean. I wish I could say more--but for those who haven't seen it yet....
***Not my cup of tea, but once again, when Gene and Roger agree I have to check it out. I watched it late, and became very uncomfortable at how provocative it was, hoping the wife wouldn't pop in on me...
Afterwards...stunned! So how do I tell my prim and proper Quaker wife that this is a must-see film...how do I get her to sit thru it. Victor, you know what I mean. I wish I could say more--but for those who haven't seen it yet....Man, have you lost me on this one... Could you be just a bit less cryptic? You don't mean you watched the Golden Ass, or do you?
Victor.
Please tell us more about what you saw.
...do I have to go on...I don't want to give it away for those who havent seen it...or am I completely off base? Don't tease me Victor. I don't get much sleep with raising these 1 and 3 year-olds and I could easily go nuts right here on line.Isn't that the film? Or did that really happen to me?
No, but your mistake is understadable. There are two movies that I know of with the same title. The one you mentioned is probably the 1995 soft-core flick. How was it?I meant the other Forbidden Games: the 1951 (I believe) movie by Rene Clement starring the five-year-old Brigitte Fossey in an unbelievably good performance. She plays the girl who lost both parents in bombing and find refuge with farmer family. An incredibly fine and subtle movie, easily the best movie that I saw in the last year or more - and I have seem many.
If you get a chance to see it, watch for that look on her face as she sees the priest's cross... She is simply stunning. The boy who plays opposite of her is also very, very good, but she simply dominates. Kudos to the director for such perl.
I am going to rent some of her later movies and will let you know if they make the passing grade - according to the book they were not too good, but I am quite curious as far as what have become of her. She is probably in her late forties now.
Rent it, I am sure your wife will love it too.
Regards,
Victor.
can I let the wife see it?you guys are too good for me. Are you looking in the movie guide? How can you remember all that stuff?
Personally, I don't have many movie guide books. But I grew up immersed in the movie world of Los Angeles and have a modest film library of 1600 laserdiscs, 800 videotapes, and 100 DVDs.
Next you are going to tell us you own more than 5 CD's.At least tell us you are watching those movies on a 17" B&W with rotary selector... have mercy...
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