Films/DVD Asylum

• Why can't you like both? - Troy 08:53:57 07/30/02 (1)
  In Reply to: "Our Man Flint", "In Like Flint"," Modesty Blaise" posted by mikenyc on July 29, 2002 at 11:28:13:

  I love those Flint movies. I grew up on that stuff. One of my first theater experiences was seeing the first Flint movie when I was about 6. I still watch it whenever I can. I own the Soundtrack as well. The thing I like the most about Flint vs. all the other movie spies is that he's so . . . American. It adds a different spin to the idea. Yep, a wonderful tongue in cheek genre.

  But

  I love the Austin Powers movies too. I think you guys are missing the boat here. I've had long discussions with others that feel like you guys do about this. The AP flix are totally different than the 60s camp classic spy flix and are not intended to be consumed in the same way.

  The Flint films are incredibly subtle, especially compared with todays non-existent sense of irony. I really see this as an apples and oranges kinda thing. The Flint movies are closing in on 40 years old now. The world was a very different place then. Face it, you're not gonna get an asparagus-pee-smell gag in Flint. Subtle humor is not the stock in trade of AP movies. To me, AP has more in common with "Something About Mary" than Flint.

  The only thing Flint and AP movies have in common is that they are spy movie parodies. That's it. Keep them separate and enjoy them for what they are.
  
  

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  • Re: Why can't you like both? - mikenyc 10:19:12 07/30/02 (0)
    In Reply to: Why can't you like both? posted by Troy on July 30, 2002 at 08:53:57:

    I never got/get the popularity of "Something About Mary" either.

    To me, it's too forced, and too derivitive of much better original movies and comedy.

    Nothing original about it, nor any sense of style.
    
    

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• Re: "Our Man Flint", "In Like Flint"," Modesty Blaise" - gware 22:56:34 07/29/02 (4)
  In Reply to: "Our Man Flint", "In Like Flint"," Modesty Blaise" posted by mikenyc on July 29, 2002 at 11:28:13:

  While Mike Myers takes his theme from 60's pop culture, they're very pale satires indeed compared to James Coburn's "Flint" films, which I can watch and still greatly enjoy. The original "Bedazzled" and almost anything else by that great jewel Blake Edwards are also eminently salvageable 60's brick-a-brack, and are head and shoulders more entertaining than any of the sugary "Austen Powers" formulas.
  I consider Coburns depiction of the battle hardened realist Sgt. Steiner in Peckinpahs "Cross of Iron" to be his greatest role.
  Eric
  Tokyo
  
  
  
  

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  • James Coburn - mikenyc 01:00:28 07/30/02 (3)
    In Reply to: Re: "Our Man Flint", "In Like Flint"," Modesty Blaise" posted by gware on July 29, 2002 at 22:56:34:

    His being a very versatile actor, and able to do drama and comedy, is a proven fact.

    Recently, I enjoyed watching him and Rod Steiger in Sergio Leone's
    "Duck, You Sucker" (aka "Fist Full of Dynamite" in the US). What a pair of actors, to be in one film! See it on FLIX cable movie channel.

    I think we have all loved Coburn's classic, knowing "smirk"/twinkle in the eye expression...that he patented officially,to great effect, in very popular break through film...for him, James Garner, Steve McQueen..."The Great Escape".

    I feel he matured as an actor, gracefully...if that's the word...
    in "Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid"...which as yet to be reproduced for us on DVD. Still waiting, here !!

    I wasn't aware, until recently, that he suffered, and was severely debilitated, by arthritus.
    
    
    

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    • Re: James Coburn - gware 02:34:08 07/30/02 (2)
      In Reply to: James Coburn posted by mikenyc on July 30, 2002 at 01:00:28:

      Don't know how I ever missed that Sergio Leone film, it can't be anything but a winner with those two aboard, I'll have to check it out,thanks for the heads up on that one! No doubt it's outrageous
      Eric
      Tokyo*

      
      
      
      

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      • Great Sergio Leone book - mikenyc 01:24:53 07/31/02 (0)
        In Reply to: Re: James Coburn posted by gware on July 30, 2002 at 02:34:08:

        Check out "Sergio Leone...Something To Do With Death" by Christopher Frayling...It's a long one, but a great, informative read!

        Here's a link that has 57 sample pages to read...

        http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0571164382/qid=1028103677/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1/103-7782809-4748624

        I acquired a DVD, a South American release, of "Once Upon A Time In America", and it's a great movie too!

        Would like "Once Upon A Time In The West", someday !
        
        

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      • "Duck ,You Sucker" - mikenyc 02:53:09 07/30/02 (0)
        In Reply to: Re: James Coburn posted by gware on July 30, 2002 at 02:34:08:

        Here's the allmovieguide link...

        http://allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll

        I think you can still get it on VHS...somewhere !
        
        

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