I like Runaway Train too, but. . .

Posted by Chris from Lafayette (A) on March 8, 2025 at 02:20:39

In Reply to: Here's a few posted by pbarach on March 7, 2025 at 04:05:41:

. . . as for Rebecca de Mornay, well, an actress she ain't - at least IMHO. Near the end, when she says, "He knows what he wants to do!" (as her voice trails off unconvincingly) - it never fails to make me wince! In fact, it became a joke over the years at our house - from time to time (and out of the blue), each of us would suddenly deliver the line just as she did - to the amusement of the rest of the family!

But that's OK - I agree with you that it's still a great movie! ;-)

And I love their use of a movement from the Vivaldi Gloria (in a heavy, romantic Russian performance) near the end too - great use of music there, perfect for the scene! Speaking of which, the director, Andrei Konchalovsky, also did a production of Boris Godunov in Italy, using Mussorgsky's original version rather than the more colorful Rimsky-Korsakov version - also available on blu-ray.

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Topic - Now that I have Robbery movies.. - Bill the K 21:43:10 03/04/25 (19)

RE: Now that I have Robbery movies.. - fantja 13:35:48 03/19/25 (0)

RE: Now that I have Robbery movies.. - Bill the K 09:12:44 03/15/25 (0)

Cool Hand Luke. (nt) - reelsmith. 18:21:35 03/11/25 (0)

Started with Alcatraz - Bill the K 00:15:37 03/11/25 (0)

How about "The Getaway"? One of my favorite McQueen flix. nt - Sondek 20:51:49 03/10/25 (0)

A Man Escaped by Robert Bresson. a classic! - PhilJ 16:32:52 03/09/25 (0)

An obvious one: The Great Escape. (nt) - reelsmith. 09:54:30 03/09/25 (3)

Seen it ten times(nt) - Bill the K 23:07:56 03/09/25 (2)

Safe to assume you liked it. (nt) - reelsmith. 18:16:44 03/11/25 (1)

Loved it. - Bill the K 20:10:59 03/11/25 (0)

Here's a few - pbarach 04:05:41 03/07/25 (3)

All great and more recently... Heretic ... N/T - musetap 11:03:24 03/08/25 (1)

I finally watched Heretic and was pleasantly surprised at how compelling it was. thumbs up! nt - PhilJ 12:06:00 03/08/25 (0)

I like Runaway Train too, but. . . - Chris from Lafayette 02:20:39 03/08/25 (0)

Apocalypto - JDK 17:00:00 03/06/25 (4)

The guy who zig-zagged was an absolute genius. * - Billy Wonka 00:01:54 03/11/25 (0)

Love the ending of that movie//nt - MaxwellP 16:47:13 03/10/25 (2)

27 Spanishes... - musetap 19:45:11 03/18/25 (1)

Thanks. Los Lobos always does the trick//nt - MaxwellP 05:04:08 03/19/25 (0)

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I like Runaway Train too, but. . . - Chris from Lafayette 02:20:39 03/08/25 (0)

I like Runaway Train too, but. . .

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