My intro to Kurosawa came via Zatoichi meets Yojimbo - which given how revered Toshiro Mifune is and how brilliant Katsu portrays the blind swordsman, is actually a bit of a let down. I have only seen a couple of his films and although I like them, I probably need to spend more time exploring his filmography. However doing stuff like is always fraught with danger as I, like yourself have a tendency to become obsessed. I remember you telling me you saw this, I am glad you are exploring Japanese cinema and it's great that it's kind of out of your comfort zone. As always, your videos are a pleasure to watch.
@paulthomas3247Күн бұрын
My two strengths in Japanese cinema are actually Kurosawa and Godzilla. I can't believe it's taken me this long to get to Drunken Angel, which is really amazing. Throne of Blood will follow fairly soon... You know my Shakespeare addiction. But following Drunken Angel, Naked Island and Dead End Drive-In, I am overdue for some lighter content, first.
@AlexZamudio-p3r3 күн бұрын
IWhy was cantinflas cast in the movie? I believe they needed funds for the movie, so theya asked Cantinflas to invest money in the movie. They offered him a less important role in the movie but he did not accept but after he was given the role of paspartout.
@jannalopez41764 күн бұрын
Hi Paul. I'm only recently curious about Fred & Ginger. I'm 57 and I feel like I've just been asleep at the wheel. But they are indeed fascinating and what talent! I just wanted to say thanks for your fun and informative video. I appreciated the time and thought put into this. 🙂
@paulthomas32473 күн бұрын
Hey, thanks for watching! I had the advantage of living in the middle of nowhere with only one TV channel as a kid, and for some reason the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Network) decided we needed to see all 10 Fred & Ginger movies over a couple weeks. I was 9 and impressionable. Obviously, they haven't become any less exciting to me over the past 40+ years!
@VonWenk7 күн бұрын
Thanks for showing the ending. I thought the brother had died at the end of the first Zatoichi movie, and yet, he's alive in the third movie.
@paulthomas32477 күн бұрын
Sorry, I hope that wasn't an ugly spoiler. I figure the movie works on a character level so well that plot twists aren't really an issue.
@VonWenk7 күн бұрын
@@paulthomas3247 No, I meant that as a compliment, because when I watched the third movie, I wondered if I had misremembered the brother drowning at the end of the first movie.
@Ayum-r9z9 күн бұрын
Full xdak ka kayu
@NicholasJovian11 күн бұрын
How did I miss this one?
@paulthomas32478 күн бұрын
Australia was prolific in the 80s. I bet you never realized that Race for the Yankee Zephyr (starring Donald Pleasance and Leslie Ann-Warren) was an Ozzie film as well.
@NicholasJovian7 күн бұрын
@@paulthomas3247 Oddly, I did know that one, but definitely a "just happen to have read" kind of fact.
@robmac650812 күн бұрын
Michelle Picoli as the Artist puts in a mighty performance also.
@paulthomas324712 күн бұрын
That's for sure. But I'd known Picoli as a strong actor for years before seeing this, and sadly knew Beart mostly as a beautiful woman before she knocked me over in this. Frenhofer is a GREAT performance.
@robmac650812 күн бұрын
Brilliant movie i first saw in the early 90s here in Australia on SBS tv
@paulthomas324712 күн бұрын
Ah, Australia. If you showed this on mainstream American TV it'd be only an hour long!
@mitchsfridaynightsongclub259414 күн бұрын
Ha ha ha, BMX Bandits, now there is a film I've not seen in yonks. You also made me laugh when you spoke about "There were some people already living there, but whatever" 😂 I just don't have the time I need to track down all the films I need to watch, but always enjoy hearing what you have got to say Paul.
@paulthomas324714 күн бұрын
Thanks as always! I quote Grandpa from "Lost Boys": "If you read the TV Guide, you don't NEED a tv." Consider me your tv guide.
@paulthomas324714 күн бұрын
I would seriously recommend Not Quite Hollywood though, if you can find it. The first chapter on raunchy comedies gets old (but is necessary background) but the second and third sections on horror and action are fantastic. If, for nothing else, the behind the scenes stuff about The Man from Hong Kong.
@SheldonT.14 күн бұрын
Great review, definitely going to give this one a watch.
@paulthomas324714 күн бұрын
Thanks for checking out another video! much appreciated!
@michaelgarcia297317 күн бұрын
It was a joy to watch Jane Birkin and Emanuelle Beart in The Film in the South of France and the total nudity of the Beautiful Emanuelle Beart great Film review of La Belle Noiseuse
@paulthomas324717 күн бұрын
@@michaelgarcia2973 thanks! I do love this movie for so many reasons
@mitchsfridaynightsongclub259420 күн бұрын
Never underestimate the power of silence. This looks great, I love any form of art with what I clumsily refer to as self imposed restrictions because I think it yields better creativity. Added to my list, thank you again Paul.
@paulthomas324720 күн бұрын
This is an arty one, not for everyone, but beautiful. But it's pretty short so hopefully no one will blame me for wasting their time.
@charlesrdewitt287420 күн бұрын
Butch was good when he left on Zeds chopper he was totally free of his sins so to speak by doing a good deed. Forgive me I just literally saved your ice.
@charlesrdewitt287420 күн бұрын
It's the 💎 from Reservoir Dogs
@paulthomas324720 күн бұрын
I like that. But wouldn't Ringo have said "they're beautiful" instead of "it's beautiful"? Great fun theory though!
@GBBIII25 күн бұрын
I saw this movie with my English History class when I was 12. The scene with Phillipe and Richard changed my life. I'm now 66 and I watch it every Christmas.
@tinyfishhobby313825 күн бұрын
Saw this in theaters and got the dvd as soon as it came out. Really great film.
@muleteam6627 күн бұрын
My favorite Shane Black movie
@paulthomas324727 күн бұрын
Mine too!
@rtt196128 күн бұрын
Yes, very nice overview/analysis of this classic.
@SheldonT.29 күн бұрын
I louvre'd it!
@davezenz29 күн бұрын
Excellent film
@CoinOpTV29 күн бұрын
Seems fun - haven’t seen it yet - doesn’t seem to be on any streamers 😮
@paulthomas324729 күн бұрын
@@CoinOpTV LA County Library has it.
@CoinOpTV29 күн бұрын
@@paulthomas3247 ‘what’s a book?’ 😂
@ChristopherHatcher29 күн бұрын
I love this movie! It's atmosphere was phenomenal!
@waynemcauliffe-fv5yf29 күн бұрын
Both great films thanks mate
@paulthomas324729 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@Drie11.1129 күн бұрын
I watched this movie as a young child. Ordered a VHS copy off eBay in the 90s just to watch it again. Disappointing to watch as an adult (like you said it doesn’t hit the same way, and the production and acting was so bad). But I didn’t know about the original novel. Thank you for this review. (I’m downsizing my media collections and came across my copy.) Speaking of scary movies for kids, Monster House and Coraline come to mind. I watched them with my girls and thought they were rather disturbing- especially some scenes in Monster House.
@paulthomas324729 күн бұрын
I loved Monster House. Thought it was a perfect blend of scary and very funny.
@mitchsfridaynightsongclub259429 күн бұрын
When I saw the notification about your video I actually thought it was a James Bond film I was unaware of. From memory and an old Geoff Love and his orchestra album, Kiss kiss bang bang was a theme song used in Thunderball? I could be wrong on this. Robert was Downey Jr, I really love, him portraying Tony Stark /Ironman is actually genius and this film is something I have added to my list, so once again, thank you. As for Usual suspects, I am agreeing with you because I thought it was toilet.
@paulthomas324729 күн бұрын
Anyone who hates The Usual Suspects has my respect... You're sort of right about the song. It was meant to be the theme for Thunderball and they kept instrumental bits of it in the film. I have it on the Thunderball soundtrack as an extra.
@paulthomas324729 күн бұрын
Oh, and the only Bond film you maybe shouldn't have heard of is the black and white TV version of Casino Royale.
@mitchsfridaynightsongclub259429 күн бұрын
@@paulthomas3247 my old driving instructor was in the David Nivon Casino Royale. When she was younger she was very beautiful. Honestly, Usual suspects just baffles me, it really is puppy toilet and everyone I knew at the time loved it. Shark sandwich mate.
@michaelmayoАй бұрын
I actually saw it first in a theater and was sold from the opening shot. I know the slo-mo fight scene was mostly bullshit, but it was too cool not to go along with it. And it was personally cool to learn the story of the Beast and find out we still don't know what it was to this day. We know it was big, smart, and vicious but no one could agree on what it might be from the few descriptions they had of it. They killed some things they thought might be it, but no one really knew. It's an odd little prequel of sorts to the explosion that was getting ready to wipe out all the elites' charmed lives. Good video...
@paulthomas3247Ай бұрын
Thanks for checking it out! I am happy to see this movie has so many other fans.
@c.augustedupin8860Ай бұрын
the best way to view last year of Marienbad is to interpret ij the line wit the novel "the invention of morel"...the plot matches the novel. though resnaise cleaverly masked it.
@paulthomas3247Ай бұрын
For a second I thought you had typed "The Invention of More!" which would have been funny. But you got it right and my chuckle was in vain.
@c.augustedupin8860Ай бұрын
@@paulthomas3247 excuse my typo...my keyboard is broken. but on a serious note...i have read the invention of morel...and LYM matches the story,resnain might have the novel in mind while making the film,there is lot of similarities between the themes.
@paulthomas3247Ай бұрын
@@c.augustedupin8860 I actually really appreciate the insight. I *haven't* read the Invention of Morel, so I left that out of the video, but I've heard it's like this Marienbad with more backstory.
@GTH321Ай бұрын
Classic amazing cinema
@johnlopez9014Ай бұрын
Rarely we see this type of movie 😢back then, they never made their money back but throughout the years they became cult classics. Now, there is almost nothing that will become cult classics down the line
@donmcglothlin841Ай бұрын
Love this movie Was furious when Mani died
@martinithechobitАй бұрын
A legendary CLASSIC.
@paulthomas3247Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@isurcantu5560Ай бұрын
I have watched it hundreds of times, and I have forced more than a dozen people to watch it with me. and I don't regret it neither do they.
@ggtjr4Ай бұрын
This movie is a painfully predictable let down.
@maghurtАй бұрын
I saw this in theatres back in...oh, lord, a long time ago, lol. I bought it on DVD as soon as it came out and I rewatch it once a year. I absolutely love it, I foist it on every new unsuspecting vict--I mean, acquaintance I can. I love that you tied it in with Predator, another of my favorite movies. Nice.
@paulthomas3247Ай бұрын
Thanks for the kind words, and for watching!
@jeffgreiner4007Ай бұрын
if you've never seen this movie, it's a MUST!
@ozone5150Ай бұрын
One of the best movies I’ve seen!
@feralartАй бұрын
It's an interesting take on the various stories about the beast of Gevaudan.
@melenatorrАй бұрын
I grew up on G&S: one of my very first LPs from my parents (yes, I'm that old...) was an anthology that included songs from "Mikado", "Penzance" and "Pinafore". My sister acted in and brought home the material from *her* favorite G&S "Patience". We missed out on watching the Papp production in the Park, but we all love the YT clips from it, and the movie is tons of fun -- anything with Kline is great on at least one level. You might want to take a look at "Topsy Turvy", which shows us, more or less, how "Mikado" came together. It features Jim Broadbent as Gilbert, and, in a small role, Gollum himself, Andy Serkis.
@paulthomas3247Ай бұрын
My brother loves Topsy Turvey. I generally avoid "true story" films so I haven't gone there. But I grew up addicted to the Mikado & Pirates, and like Patience because I am a massive Oscar Wilde fan, as you'll notice if you keep watching my videos. (Please do! I am enjoying your commentary.)
@melenatorrАй бұрын
@@paulthomas3247 I'm enjoying your videos and so happy I found them! I love Wilde, too, and was reading him by at least ten years old: "The Selfish Giant", "The Happy Prince", and could quote from the 1952 version from early on - unbeknownst to me, it was my introduction to Joan Greenwood (that and the movie version of "Tom Jones"). I'll definitely be looking for more of your content! (Also, I'd say that "Topsy Turvy" is a fun, touching, sometimes sad ride, with lots of glimpses into life in Victorian England, which is much up my alley. If you ever do want to get into "true history" films, this is a good place to start).
@paulthomas3247Ай бұрын
@@melenatorr Many thanks. I kinda threw down my manifesto about true story films in the one about 1776, Braveheart, & Lawrence of Arabia (a contender for my #1 film of all time) so if you want to look, it's out there,
@Fuck_whoever_took_my_nameАй бұрын
I saw this in a small theatre in Vermont with my aunt when I was staying with her for the summer. I was 15, great movie for a 15 year old kid.
@Pencilman246Ай бұрын
This movie is so fascinating because it released during the animators’ strike which was one of the major factors in ending the “golden age” of Disney. The behind the scenes glimpses we get here are like the last gasp of that collaborative culture (albeit a manufactured look at it). After this, many animators were fired or laid off, the war forced Disney to produce cheap propaganda cartoons, the features failed at the box office, and proper Disney animation really wouldn’t get going again for a whole decade.
@paulthomas3247Ай бұрын
Maybe not *exactly* a decade - 9 years between. this and Cinderella. But your point is well taken. There was some real genius during those 9 years that showed where the studio could go next, even if the output was messy.
@melenatorrАй бұрын
Shame on you! How can you call that gown at the party, or that lovely pants suit, or that wonderful pool robe and bathing suit being saddled? For shame, forsooth (I don't like the library outfit, but Hepburn wears it well).
@paulthomas3247Ай бұрын
I love your passion for this movie. And I love love love Katherine Hepburn. There just seems something artificial about her costuming here, which I wouldn't say about the men or even Dinah. But I love a good debate, especially with someone who loves the same movie as me.
@melenatorrАй бұрын
@@paulthomas3247 I love a great debate, too, and these two movies make for some wonderful ones.
@melenatorrАй бұрын
I will commit blasphemy and confess I'm not always happy watching Gable: there's a certain flavor in his self assurance that sometimes hits me wrong.
@paulthomas3247Ай бұрын
Chacun son gout. I feel like Gable saves most of the movies he's in. But yes, he's definitely cocky. That's why he was a match for Claudette Colbert, Hattie McDaniel, and Vivien Leigh. Seeing him with McDaniel and Colbert makes me happy.
@melenatorrАй бұрын
@@paulthomas3247 He has marvelous moments with McDaniel. I think my favorite movie with him (including "Gone With the Wind" ... I know, more blasphemy) is "Test Pilot", with Myrna Loy (who can give him a run for his money), and Spencer Tracy, who always makes a great partner for Gable.
@paulthomas3247Ай бұрын
@@melenatorr I'd watch Myrna Loy brush her teeth or direct traffic. Sure, she did some lousy pictures when she was young but when they knew what she could do, WOW. Gotta go rewatch Best Years of Our Lives and Thin Man 1-6 immediately.
@melenatorrАй бұрын
@@paulthomas3247 Oh, definitely! "Best Years" has so much, and Loy is fantastic, as always. And of course she's partnered with Frederic March, how can you go wrong? Yep, she started out playing "exotics" and such, but she pulled free of all that. I love her in a very silly movie with Cary Grant and teenaged Shirley Temple, "The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer". It isn't really a good movie, but it's lots of fun, and Temple especially gets to stretch herself a bit.
@melenatorrАй бұрын
Small nerdy point of order: Dexter isn't a writer; he designs boats. He jokes that he always thought writers drank and beat their wives, finishing the taunt by saying that maybe (since he drank and did hit Tracy once) that maybe he secretly wanted to be a writer. But he is not a writer. Mike is the writer, in addition to being a reporter.
@paulthomas3247Ай бұрын
I have clearly met my match. I would swear that Dexter in the original is a writer; that's why he followed Tracy's brother to South America. I am often wrong.
@melenatorrАй бұрын
@@paulthomas3247 It's only because our family loves this movie, have watched it religiously over many years, and is one of the many movies we quote at each other!
@nerfzombie6242Ай бұрын
Don't even remember when I first discovered it, but I loved it from the first watch!
@MapleDogАй бұрын
The movie would have been better,if they did not make it a damn klingon wolf.
@paulthomas3247Ай бұрын
That's more or less what the Bete de Gevaudan expert says in the special features. Didn't bother me but I was new to this story.
@feralartАй бұрын
Not sure where you're getting Klingon wolf from an obvious lion strapped into an intimidating and protective suit of hides and spikes. Which fits with some of the descriptions and theories about the origins of the Beast of Gevaudan.
@N1GHTM4RE84Ай бұрын
Loved this movie, bought it years ago on a whim and it quickly became a go-to favorite.
@gomi182Ай бұрын
Tangent - This was the first movie I recall watching, where I noticed the terrible mid-action, rapid jump-cut editing style. It was really off-putting... And a warning of what was going to become prevalent in most action movies, for decades to come... It ruined a movie that had really great elements, otherwise (for me).
@paulthomas3247Ай бұрын
Decascos is still great in it. Admittedly, this style opened the door for a long history of choppy action editing. (I tend to blame Bourne, which was a much bigger success.)
@kamojetАй бұрын
Great movie. I originally owned it on VHS. About 8 years ago I found it on DVD and added it to my collection. Haven't watched it recently but I've seen it 5 or 6 or more times. And I thought I was the only one that knew about this movie.
@paulthomas3247Ай бұрын
So good. So weird. Did some side-by-side comparisons with the Director's Cut while putting this together and will admit the Director's Cut is more fun.
@kamojetАй бұрын
@@paulthomas3247 Director's Cut. I never thought about that. I guess I considered myself lucky to get the DVD. I'll have to put that on my wish list.
@426makАй бұрын
I remember watching this for the first time and being enthralled by the scene where all the hunters gathered on the hill. That had a lot of Wuxia vibe. Spoiler: The only negative thing to me is the incest plot
@paulthomas3247Ай бұрын
Yeah, that got to me too. In a movie with too much too much, that was actually too much.