movie reco

[monet]

I watched Charly and thanks again for the reco Monet. It was good to see Dick Van Patten in the movie even though he had a minor role. Boarding houses are rare these days and so it was good to be reminded of what was normal back then. Apart from that, I felt that the movie was a decent adaptation of the book - you could definitely see the psychedelic influence on the movie reflective of the time period.

Decent enough movie.
Better than most of what they produce these days.

As I stated before I got Sorcerer and Man on Fire recently.
I only got through half of the original Man on Fire and its much slower.

I watched Sorcerer though.
Really Good Movie for Guys who like Movies.
It seems Star Wars actually killed the movie Sorcerer and Steve McQueen turned down the role.
They lost over 10 million on the movie but damn the scenes in that movie are amazing.
Just the crossing of the suspension bridge is worth multiple viewings.
I also liked how they gave you the backstory of how the American and Frenchman ended up in South America.
The first 5 to 10 minutes you think you are watching a French Movie.
Hilarious line how his wife is griping about the lobster totally oblivious to her husbands troubles.
I'm pretty sure I have seen this movie long ago but didn't appreciate it.
Many times the Blu Ray transfer is horrible but this one is worth the price.
The very long Trivia post on imdb for the movie is amazing.
A long read, for film buffs, after they watch the movie.
It took them almost a year to film it in the jungle with many injuries, malaria and other problems.
They actually assembled the bridge at a cost of 1 million dollars and had the first river dry up on them.
So they found another river and packed up the bridge which cost another million to transport and set it back up.
Of course the second river dried up on them as well but they improvised with hoses.
You can't tell.
Damn Movie is real and looks real unlike CGI.
And of course you have the Tangerine Dream Soundtrack... enough said.