Criticize your favorite movies

[Texzilla58 4,735]

Not a criticism of Godfather II but a what if. I’ve read that The original script had no Frank pantangeli  but it was Clemenza originally in that slot.  Richard Castellano made some demands that were rejected and refused, and died offscreen.  I think The pivot to Pantangeli was masterfully written and was perfectly acted.  The scene between him and Tom at the prison was powerful stuff.  But what if it had been Clemenza in those scenes?  Different but I’m doubtful they’re better.

[GoPokes83 2,240]

Andy Dufresne is beating on the giant sewer pipe in time with the thunder and when he breaks through a huge column of shit water shoots up 10 feet in the air, but when he sticks his head in the hole there’s only a few inches of sewage in the pipe that he crawls through until it dumps into that creek. How is an open pipe pressurized?

[GoPokes83 2,240]

Andy Dufresne is beating on the giant sewer pipe in time with the thunder and when he breaks through a huge column of shit water shoots up 10 feet in the air, but when he sticks his head in the hole there’s only a few inches of sewage in the pipe that he crawls through until it dumps into that creek. How is an open pipe pressurized?

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[HornPhD 1,368]

On 11/11/2024 at 7:26 PM, Paco said:

Shawshank, when he busts a hole in the sewer main to escape. Huge geyser of shit water...nope. Sewer main/ building drain is gravity flow. The only way it's pressurized like that is if it's plugged up downstream and holding back 3-4 floors of head.

It was dramatic though.

You seem to know your shit

[Texzilla58 4,735]

The other what if on Godfather was that 3 was supposed to be about jfk and the mob.  Would have been better than a Vatican financial scandal.

[Buzzrock 14,920]

On 11/13/2024 at 7:46 PM, TwiceHorn said:

Assuming we're talking about a 77 T/A.  The 455 was no longer available.  Engine choices were a Pontiac 400 that made 185 and an Olds 403 (the subsequent 6.6) that made 180.  The Pontiac made 325 ft-lbs of torque, though.

The Oldsmobile engines suffered mightily under emission controls, moreso for their displacement than other GM engines.

[High Plains Drifter 11,049]

 

I wouldn't say it was my favorite movie, but that fight at the end of Lethal Weapon between Riggs and Gary Busey's character was stupid. 

[notre dame joe 187]

Jaws' love doesn't make sense without Dolly wearing braces. Although her scenes are better than Dr Goodhead. 

[rage-a-holic 4,398]

4 hours ago, notre dame joe said:

Jaws' love doesn't make sense without Dolly wearing braces. Although her scenes are better than Dr Goodhead. 

Moonraker is your favorite movie?

[Pokoloco 1,281]

In Saving Private Ryan, one of the planes that came in to save the day did an unnecessary barrel roll.

[UTPhil2006 3,807]

4 minutes ago, Pokoloco said:

In Saving Private Ryan, one of the planes that came in to save the day did an unnecessary barrel roll.

[sidis 9,828]

it's by no means my favorite movie but an entertaining as hell one...

but in the updated version of the thomas crown affair with brosnon, the most critical part of the heist of the monet in the first act of the movie is walking out with it in his briefcase that was also the heater to raise the temperature in the impressionism room. the monet did not fit into the transport briefcase and it would have required folding and breaking the stretcher that the canvas was on in order to close the suitcase. the shot of him loading it in the suitcase cuts away right before he goes to close the suitcase and walk out of the room.

always irritated the ever loving shit out of me. the whole god damned movie was predicated on this moment. just make the fictitious painting smaller you assholes.

scene in question...the moment i am talking about is from 1:55-2:00 below.

 

Edited Wednesday at 07:39 PM by sidis

[Texzilla58 4,735]

All I remember of that movie is nekkid Rene russo

[miguelito 11,266]

Barrel rolls are never unnecessary. They are always badass.

[notre dame joe 187]

19 hours ago, rage-a-holic said:

Moonraker is your favorite movie?

Favorite Bond and favorite goon of his era.  And also note the plural in the title.  

 

14 hours ago, Pokoloco said:

In Saving Private Ryan, one of the planes that came in to save the day did an unnecessary barrel roll.

I thought it was a loop the loop.  

['stache 21,815]

At the end of Office Space I get that the fire burned up the confession but it was a computer crime, wouldn’t the evidence still exist and the investigation continue? It can’t be that every balance and electronic record of transfers and deposits just ceased to exist. There was real money at issue.

[Buzzrock 14,920]

Thanos could have just snapped his fingers and doubled or tripled all the available resources. 

['stache 21,815]

29 minutes ago, Buzzrock said:

Thanos could have just snapped his fingers and doubled or tripled all the available resources. 

Which should be unnecessary anyway because the universe is essentially infinite with infinite resources.

[Rimbo 25,935]

7 hours ago, 'stache said:

At the end of Office Space I get that the fire burned up the confession but it was a computer crime, wouldn’t the evidence still exist and the investigation continue? It can’t be that every balance and electronic record of transfers and deposits just ceased to exist. There was real money at issue.

You have to remember how old that movie is. All the servers and data that had the evidence were likely in a small, badly-ventilated closet in that very building. Backups were probably in a drawer in a filling cabinet. Having things on servers in data centers someone else ran wasn't very common for businesses of that size back then.

[Pokoloco 1,281]

When George Bailey finds out Mary is an old maid that never got married.. I think he'd actually be cool with that.