I haven't watched The Deer Hunter for a very long time. Vaguely recall enjoying it but having learned more about Michael Cimino in the passing years I don't think I could bring myself to watch it or enjoy it again. Usually I can separate the artist from the art but he seems to be a pretty rotten individual, who wove himself a rather prickly nest of lies trying to insist that the film is autobiographical based on real personal events.That said I do need to watch Heaven's Gate - another of his films which was an epic production (cost $40+mil in 1980) and equally epic box office bomb (earned ~$4mil) but seems to have been re-evaluated in more recent years.
Just checked...... Oh fir Fucks sake
Also, I had always presumed that was what PA looked like, although in hindsight it's pretty unlikely.So a film i had always revered turns out to be a deceitful and produced by a right shit. I blame scragrock for mentioning it.
I have no intention of looking up Cimino, or his flawed personality. What of the Usual Suspects, or Seven; can we still enjoy them. Or should I be driven to distraction by the misdeeds of the protagonists? TUS is a double!
Skandal! - The Wirecard story. Watched last night on NetFlix. Really good.. (story on the book thread).
[quote author=Falling Down link=topic=6004.msg666223#msg6662Just watched Only Lover Left Alive. I thought it was great. If you like weird indie arthouse type shit, then it'll be up your street. Best vampire movie I've ever watched (not gore/scary
Another Round. Danish, Mads Mikkelsen, Now TV. Very good.
If you ignore the reality of the various tanks' capabilities then it is indeed a good (gritty watch).
Explain? All accounts I've read have said the film is pretty accurate. Tigers outclassed Shermans in just about every aspect except speed / maneuverability.