TonyDown Posted November 7 Posted November 7 I watched Titanic today for the first time. It won 11 Oscars. Yeah, I didn't love it. Call Me By Your Name. Was a smash hit at Sundance. For an indie film, it made a lot of money. I wanted to love it, but I did not love Call Me By Your Name.
mtaabq Posted November 8 Posted November 8 15 hours ago, TonyDown said: I watched Titanic today for the first time. It won 11 Oscars. Yeah, I didn't love it. Call Me By Your Name. Was a smash hit at Sundance. For an indie film, it made a lot of money. I wanted to love it, but I did not love Call Me By Your Name. I , too, did not love Titanic. As soon as it hit the iceberg I was, “Oh, for shit’s sake just sink already!” CMBYN, however, spoke to the 17 year-old me and the then-50+ year-old me. If you didn’t love it I can respect that. mike carey, + MikeThomas and Danny-Darko 2 1
TonyDown Posted November 8 Posted November 8 5 hours ago, mtaabq said: I , too, did not love Titanic. As soon as it hit the iceberg I was, “Oh, for shit’s sake just sink already!” CMBYN, however, spoke to the 17 year-old me and the then-50+ year-old me. If you didn’t love it I can respect that. It was the book CMBYN that I connected with. I remember being 17, and pining for a new, young, Italian adonis social studies teacher. I could imagine spending the summer at a villa with him. 🙂 Unlike the book, the movie didn't move me. Yes. To each his own. Rod Hagen 1
samhexum Posted November 14 Author Posted November 14 On 10/7/2025 at 8:13 AM, jackcali said: I hate Richard Dreyfuss in everything he's in. I didn't like Jaws mostly because the shark didn't eat him. It would have been a much more satisfying movie if Dreyfuss's character had been chewed to pieces. I figured you'd want to see this... Steven Spielberg, Richard Dreyfuss and John Williams Have a Rare “Jaws” Reunion 50 Years Later https://www.aol.com/articles/steven-spielberg-richard-dreyfuss-john-221251581.html jackcali and Danny-Darko 1 1
+ MikeThomas Posted November 15 Posted November 15 Citizen Kane. To many, the best movie ever made. I’ve tried watching this movie numerous times and just can’t make it through to the end. + EVdude 1
jackcali Posted November 15 Posted November 15 15 hours ago, samhexum said: I figured you'd want to see this... Steven Spielberg, Richard Dreyfuss and John Williams Have a Rare “Jaws” Reunion 50 Years Later https://www.aol.com/articles/steven-spielberg-richard-dreyfuss-john-221251581.html Haha, thanks! There's a play written by Robert Shaw's son, Ian (who also played his father on the London stage), about the making of Jaws. It's called The Shark Is Broken, and depicts the three stars sitting on the set of the boat while the crew is repairing the mechanical shark. It is pretty clear that his son thought that Robert Shaw hated Richard Dreyfuss. It also revealed (which was news to me) that Shaw completely rewrote the "Indianapolis" monolog because he didn't like the Benchley draft.
samhexum Posted November 15 Author Posted November 15 7 hours ago, MikeThomas said: Citizen Kane. To many, the best movie ever made. I’ve tried watching this movie numerous times and just can’t make it through to the end. ROSEBUD (never saw the movie, but know the word's significance in it) Danny-Darko 1
Danny-Darko Posted November 16 Posted November 16 For those that don't get Citizen Kane, may I suggest then the movie "RKO 281" (1999) which revolves around the controversy of the making and showing of "Citizen Cane" (1941). RKO 281 (TV Movie 1999) - IMDb Rod Hagen, thomas, + MikeThomas and 1 other 2 2
samhexum Posted November 20 Author Posted November 20 On 10/7/2025 at 8:13 AM, jackcali said: I hate Richard Dreyfuss in everything he's in. I didn't like Jaws mostly because the shark didn't eat him. It would have been a much more satisfying movie if Dreyfuss's character had been chewed to pieces. you ain't the only one... Richard Dreyfuss' son says he's estranged from 'Jaws' star, shares alleged 'long and pathetic' last email exchange APPLE.NEWS "I think you miss me—I hope you do at least—and that you're mad and waiting for me to say something that solves it all," Ben Dreyfuss...
+ MikeThomas Posted November 20 Posted November 20 2 hours ago, samhexum said: you ain't the only one... Richard Dreyfuss' son says he's estranged from 'Jaws' star, shares alleged 'long and pathetic' last email exchange APPLE.NEWS "I think you miss me—I hope you do at least—and that you're mad and waiting for me to say something that solves it all," Ben Dreyfuss... The son sounds dreadful... releasing private emails, yelling at his father in a restaurant... samhexum 1
jackcali Posted Saturday at 01:40 PM Posted Saturday at 01:40 PM On 11/20/2025 at 9:09 AM, MikeThomas said: The son sounds dreadful... releasing private emails, yelling at his father in a restaurant... I think there's plenty of awfulness to go around. I've heard the son on podcasts. He's very funny and very nasty and cruel (but still funny) when he talks about his father. If half of what he says about his childhood is true, he had a truly abusive upbringing.
+ poolboy48220 Posted 12 hours ago Posted 12 hours ago I'm having some friends over to see Galaxy Quest next week, they've never seen it. I hope I haven't hyped it up too much.
samhexum Posted 11 hours ago Author Posted 11 hours ago 1 hour ago, poolboy48220 said: I'm having some friends over to see Galaxy Quest next week, they've never seen it. I hope I haven't hyped it up too much. I adore that movie.
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