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Post by Crypt Keeper on Jun 22, 2020 15:08:56 GMT -8
Joel Schumacher died today at the age of 80 from cancer. R.I.P. I know he was often hated for Batman & Robin (which I'm certainly not a fan of), but he made plenty of other really good movies in his career that made that misstep easily forgivable. Between The Lost Boys, Falling Down, The Client and 8MM, he made his share of good films. Sad he's gone and another victim of this awful year.
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Post by jman723 on Jun 22, 2020 17:18:40 GMT -8
I was just about to post this you beat me to it. Yeah I grew up with a lot of his films. I know most know him for Lost Boys but my favorite film of his is Falling Down. I like Lost Boys but don’t love it. Fright Night and Near Dark are my favorite vampire films. I remember when I was younger my younger sister loved watching St Elmos Fire which was a brat pack 80s movie. Flatliners was pretty good and eerie
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Jun 22, 2020 18:06:28 GMT -8
Forgot about Flatliners, very good movie. Never bothered with the remake.
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Post by jman723 on Jun 22, 2020 18:16:35 GMT -8
The Client and A Time to Kill were also two good John Grisham adaptations he did
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Jun 22, 2020 19:14:05 GMT -8
The Client is a very good film, never saw A Time To Kill. I honestly don't even mind Batman Forever all that much, despite it's problems.
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Post by jman723 on Jun 22, 2020 19:32:19 GMT -8
Batman Forever and Batman and Robin are so campy and ridiculous but in some odd way it’s nostalgic for me. I loved the Burton films because they were dark so I was very disappointed in Forever but I rewatched it a few months ago and enjoyed it even though it’s still pretty bad lol. You should check out A Time to Kill if you get a chance
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Jun 22, 2020 20:36:06 GMT -8
I think you meant Batman & Robin there, Batman Returns was one of the two directed by Burton. Batman Forever has flaws but I've got a lot of nostalgia for it, so it's hard for me to totally dislike.
I'll give ATTK a look, someday. He was a truly good director once you looked past Batman & Robin, which he never quite was able to completely wash the stink away.
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Post by jman723 on Jun 22, 2020 20:57:36 GMT -8
Yes I meant Batman and Robin...been a long day lol.
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Post by ck100 on Jun 23, 2020 5:56:59 GMT -8
Say what you will about his Batman work, Bad Company, etc., but he did have some talent. I liked Falling Down.
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Post by jman723 on Jun 23, 2020 7:13:46 GMT -8
Say what you will about his Batman work, Bad Company, etc., but he did have some talent. I liked Falling Down. . Absolutely. Like I said it’s my favorite film of his. But I also loved his Grisham adaptations. I’m a fan of Lost Boys but don’t love it compared to some other vampire films |
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Jun 23, 2020 13:28:51 GMT -8
It's been so long since I last watched Falling Down but have been meaning to. It's excellent from my memory.
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Post by jman723 on Jun 23, 2020 13:33:07 GMT -8
Yeah I’m gonna rewatch it sometime this week
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Post by gljbradley on Jul 18, 2020 21:52:42 GMT -8
RIP
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