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A Jason Statham throwaway bit of violent fun on Netflix called Parker. JoLo was in it was well.
It's an adaptation of Donald E. Westlake (aka Richard Stark)'s 1962 novel The Hunter, the first in the Parker series.A Jason Statham throwaway bit of violent fun on Netflix called Parker. JoLo was in it was well.
I still picture Marvin as Parker, even though I only saw the movie last year but read the books in the Eighties.It's an adaptation of Donald E. Westlake (aka Richard Stark)'s 1962 novel The Hunter, the first in the Parker series.
I like the 1967 movie adaptation Point Blank starring Lee Marvin as Walker (I don't know why the character was renamed). I didn't watch the one with Statham as the amount of violence, etc. is beyond my personal preference, and besides, I feel that the character should be kept in the sixties.
It's an adaptation of Donald E. Westlake (aka Richard Stark)'s 1962 novel The Hunter, the first in the Parker series.
I like the 1967 movie adaptation Point Blank starring Lee Marvin as Walker (I don't know why the character was renamed). I didn't watch the one with Statham as the amount of violence, etc. is beyond my personal preference, and besides, I feel that the character should be kept in the sixties.
Last night I watched The Woman in the Window (Ed G Robinson and Joan Bennett). I last watched it about 25 years ago and I couldn't remember a jot. Which is good because the ending is a marvellous surprise.
Joan Bennett wears a really nice evening gown about halfway through. She's pretty ravishing all the way through. I'd rather forgotten how good Edward G Robinson is.
We always joke that when we see a movie with a 5 star rating it was probably just one vote and it was probably the director's mother!Don't go by Netflix ratings, those ratings are useless. I don't trust the general public to determine if a film is good or bad: most of them don't have any aesthetics, they only know what they "like"... And what they like is often dreck!
Just this week, Netflix is moving from using multi-star ratings to just thumbs-up or thumbs-down. So they will be even more useless!
To Walk Invisible: The Bronte Sisters.
I was fortunate enough to go to the Bronte Parsonage Museum back in 1995 and walk the moors. It's a beautiful place to ponder and reflect. It's so sad, though, that their lives were cut so short due to illness. I wonder what other great literary masterpieces they would have given us?
Don't go by Netflix ratings, those ratings are useless. I don't trust the general public to determine if a film is good or bad: most of them don't have any aesthetics, they only know what they "like"... And what they like is often dreck!
Just this week, Netflix is moving from using multi-star ratings to just thumbs-up or thumbs-down. So they will be even more useless!
I try not to go too much with ratings either from professional critics or the general public, as neither one aligns with my particular tastes. If I like something, I like it for my own reasons.
I started, but I've only gotten a few minutes in.Inquiring minds want to know - have you watch "The Fountainhead" yet?
I started, but I've only gotten a few minutes in.