I didn't realize it was that soon, I am hyped

that could be cool, but I'd like to see a movie featuring Chang Apana--the guy Charlie Chan was based on.

Bruce Lee. His first two movies were The Big Boss and Fist of Fury. Both of them broke box office records in Hong Kong when they were released and they are considered Kung Fu classics

The Last Duel

the "hooker with a heart of gold is an old trope.... so i can see where you might not look beyond that.

but I think.Thematically she represents true love.

The movie is all about undermining the perceptions. the rich are vain and greedy and cruel untrusting and untrustworthy. Penelope without even bothering to listen to the man "she loves" just condemns him and casts him aside.

In a world full of people who are shallow, fakes, liars, and cruel, despite the wealth and power to do good. It is Ophelia, at the very bottom of the society, who is the best, most altruistic character.

She is the only one who never betrays her ideologies, never takes advantage, never hurts anyone, she only helps and supports and and heals.

when we meet her Ophelia is hiding her true self behind her wigs and fake voice, playing a joke she thinks. but when she sees the real harm she caused she can't just walk away. she HELPS.

at first she is distant and cold and seems to want to keep her costume and her adopted "hooker" persona. a cash transaction. But why? because she is "responsible" for some of Louis' plight and she can't just walk away....as she learns Louis' story she opens up more and more...and when she takes her disguises off, along with her bra ironically, she begins to show her true self as a smart capable women with a plan. and even begins to be vulnerable.

then they grow and become friends and ultimately they fall in love. truelove that isn't hindered by her status or her past or the class divide between them...in the end after all the hijinks and gaffs and jokes and the revenge they take......she is the love of Louis' life. and they "live happily ever after" on the giant pile of money they made.

Ok I really am missing out, I'll be sure to watch this immediately. Second recommendation for it. Thank you!!

I haven't heard of it! I love watching a movie with no trailer/context so I'm excited

It’s the Rashimon effect essentially

Classic example to recommend here is Rashomon, by Kurosawa.

>the God that is James Cameron

<hands you a tissue>

I was trying to remember Freaky Friday. Wrong movie lol

They were some cracking knockers though , up there with Red Witch from GOT as some of the best onscreen

I think that idea would work if it was Javier Bardem's character finally getting out of prison and wants revenge. Since Jada Pinkett Smith doesn't die and Jamie Foxx is a witness / knows about the contract, there's a good chance that he ended up going to jail.

I guess the twist on the old formula would be that they kidnap Jada Pinkett Smith and force Jamie Foxx to carry out assassinations in one night.

Edit: also they probably still don’t know that he isn’t actually Vincent. Vincent is a “ghost” and no one would know about his death, especially with the whole “no one noticed a corpse on the train” bit.

2011 was such a great year. Another wonderful film from that season was Beginners, which won Christopher Plummer his only Oscar, and Fincher’s version of Girl With the Dragon Tattoo remains one of my favourites.

Personally, I wonder what on Earth convinced anyone to give Meryl Streep Best Actress that year - I really love Meryl, but that was so far from her best performance, and leagues below the other nominees.

Alien ? well his portrayal as David is the best part of the new alien saga stuff by some way

Xmen ? hes a very very good magneto

Steve Jobs? hes great

I agree, I didn't find it necessarily a deal breaker, and I liked the story.

but those couple of parts... I remember thinking to myself "yeah, OK, sure, he is going to just go back there alone"

but I thought similar as you, maybe that's how a small Korean village operates. and really most all horror requires you to "suspend some disbelief".

Dont worry i will be there to look out for Alicia ;)

Casey>>>>> Ben

No, thank you.

Why does being heavy handed and not being subtle mean the film is pretentious? If you namecheck Trier then for somebody who is heavy handed plenty of people argue about what he actually meant with his films, look at The House That Jack Built for example.

LMAO! They couldn't do justice for the Manga with Anime. So what make them think they can translate this into live action?

>People basically just say this word to sound smart

Which is, itself, pretentious. I've always thought that was hilarious.

Aside from what others have said, Ophelia was also the counterpart to Coleman: both of them help the two main characters navigate the very different worlds they’ve been thrust into. They’re also the only ones who treat their respective charges with basic decency and respect - Ophelia shelters Louis when his fiancée and conceited friends have abandoned him, while Coleman offers actual encouragement and support to Billy Ray whom the racist Dukes see as just a pawn in their experiment.

She is a very important character to Winthorps plot along with developing the revenge at the end, not to mention hugely important to JLC’s career as it was her breakout non Horror role that showed how talented and fun she was

I took an apocalypse to show her that John Cusack wasn't a deadbeat dad.