Nikhil_cric Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 20 hours ago, Vijy said: book is rather boring Really? Thought it was supposed to be a classic ? Thought I'd pick it up but perhaps later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bharathh Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 On 10/22/2022 at 2:06 AM, zen said: Michael Mann is one of directors that is known for his style of filmmaking and experimentation. He is also known to do a lot of research and planning for his films. Some of his films don't do as well as expected at box office but later gain a following like The Keep for example. Below is his filmography: Directed features Year Title 1981 Thief 1983 The Keep 1986 Manhunter 1992 The Last of the Mohicans 1995 Heat 1999 The Insider 2001 Ali 2004 Collateral 2006 Miami Vice 2009 Public Enemies 2015 Blackhat TBA Ferrari Which are your favorite Michael Mann films? Only ones I found decent were Ford vs Ferrari and the Kingdom. Rest are all boring yawnfests Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijy Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 42 minutes ago, Nikhil_cric said: Really? Thought it was supposed to be a classic ? Thought I'd pick it up but perhaps later. Yes, it is a "classic", but not all classics stand up equally well today. Even some of Dickens' books are less appealing (e.g., David copperfield) than some others (e.g., Oliver Twist), to pick just one example Nikhil_cric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikhil_cric Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 1 hour ago, Vijy said: Yes, it is a "classic", but not all classics stand up equally well today. Even some of Dickens' books are less appealing (e.g., David copperfield) than some others (e.g., Oliver Twist), to pick just one example Fair. Dickens is overrated as a writer. Tale of two cities and Oliver Twist are the only ones I liked. Vijy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted May 28 Author Share Posted May 28 1 hour ago, bharathh said: Only ones I found decent were Ford vs Ferrari and the Kingdom. Rest are all boring yawnfests The ones you mentioned are not directed by Mann. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijy Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 (edited) 4 hours ago, Nikhil_cric said: Fair. Dickens is overrated as a writer. Tale of two cities and Oliver Twist are the only ones I liked. he is a grade A whinger in most of his novels. Hugo was just as cumbersome, especially when one reads him in French. they are still great writers, but somewhat overblown reputations Edited May 28 by Vijy Nikhil_cric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bharathh Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 10 hours ago, zen said: The ones you mentioned are not directed by Mann. Then I guess I like a total of 0 of his movies :) Vijy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted May 29 Author Share Posted May 29 4 hours ago, bharathh said: Then I guess I like a total of 0 of his movies :) Thief, The Last of the Mohicans, Heat, Collateral, Miami Vice, … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bharathh Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 35 minutes ago, zen said: Thief, The Last of the Mohicans, Heat, Collateral, Miami Vice, … Nope zen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laaloo Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 Collateral and Public enemies were damn good movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted June 13 Author Share Posted June 13 I like this smuggling sequence in Miami Vice: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravishingravi Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 Mann's top films. Interesting list. zen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 Happened to watch - Manhunter (1986) adapted from the novel Red Dragon . Kind of prequel to Silence of the lambs. Got interested in the first few minutes because of the intro of Hannibal Lecktor (sic) char. That scene reminds so much of SotL scene, they must have been inspired by this scene. Disappointing movie. Too much focus on style and bad soundtrack for a dark theme. Also acting by the lead was incompetent. Ed Norton’s Red Deagon based on the same novel is a better watch. Liked some parts, bad lighting (too much light) for a movie that is tagged as Horror genre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted August 31 Author Share Posted August 31 (edited) 1 hour ago, coffee_rules said: Happened to watch - Manhunter (1986) adapted from the novel Red Dragon. I prefer Red Dragon over Manhunter too. Though both films are not among my favorites from the Hannibal Lecter series. I like the Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal, along with the TV series Hannibal. All three are in my collection: Silence of the Lambs on Criterion Blu-ray, Hannibal on KL 4k Blu-ray, and the Hannibal series on digital. There is Hannibal Rising as well, which I haven’t watched it a long time but I recall that Gong Li is in it. Edited August 31 by zen coffee_rules 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted October 15 Share Posted October 15 More movie recommendations to see with your BFF @Chaos Chaos and zen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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