tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post5471647141462189970..comments2024-03-22T14:48:09.697-04:00Comments on Dell on Movies: Thursday Movie Picks: Secret Agents and SpiesDellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-46929277811907565382015-11-06T13:14:52.028-05:002015-11-06T13:14:52.028-05:00I get that. It's just that the story demands a...I get that. It's just that the story demands a sequel...and I have seriously been yearning for one since I saw it.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-61597813439108552092015-11-05T22:28:38.056-05:002015-11-05T22:28:38.056-05:00I don't think I'd want a sequel to Salt, a...I don't think I'd want a sequel to Salt, and that's solely based on the fact that Angie does very, very few projects these days. I'd like to see her in something outside of another action flick! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16122486227099423676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-253119113800954832015-11-05T12:53:07.139-05:002015-11-05T12:53:07.139-05:00Totally agreed.Totally agreed.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-18967500247403840932015-11-05T11:19:13.476-05:002015-11-05T11:19:13.476-05:00Love Arnie in True Lies. One of his funniest and m...Love Arnie in True Lies. One of his funniest and most kick-ass performancesKhalidhttp://www.theblazingreel.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-22322201455446601062015-11-05T10:37:02.771-05:002015-11-05T10:37:02.771-05:00I also saw it 40 years ago...and just about every ...I also saw it 40 years ago...and just about every year since. I hope you give Salt a try. I really enjoyed it.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-70758557230671589162015-11-05T10:35:02.656-05:002015-11-05T10:35:02.656-05:00I've often heard that it's great. I just n...I've often heard that it's great. I just need to get to it.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-27028626471566472772015-11-05T10:29:46.637-05:002015-11-05T10:29:46.637-05:00I saw this Bruce Lee film but something like 40 yr...I saw this Bruce Lee film but something like 40 yrs ago and I don't remember much. True Lies is one Arnie flick I really enjoy-funny and full of action. I have come across SALT but when it was part way through and I don't want to see a film unless I can see the beginning. I haven't heard of the rest but Condorman sounds funnyBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-50678286788655091192015-11-05T09:41:30.261-05:002015-11-05T09:41:30.261-05:00Oh Condor is great, a taut story with excellent di...Oh Condor is great, a taut story with excellent direction by Sydney Pollack, as is the novel that was the basis for the film, Six Days of the Condor. I read it in a day.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-12118887227124616762015-11-05T09:13:58.506-05:002015-11-05T09:13:58.506-05:00Of your picks, I've only seen If Looks Could K...Of your picks, I've only seen If Looks Could Kill, but only vaguely remember anything about it. Richard Grieco just never left much of an impression on me. Three Days of the Condor is one of those I have been meaning to see forever. I need to see more Robert Redford in general. The number I have actually watched is woefully low.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-47836125371657435352015-11-05T08:46:52.183-05:002015-11-05T08:46:52.183-05:00I've never thought of Enter the Dragon that wa...I've never thought of Enter the Dragon that way but it certainly fits. I'd agree that True Lies is the last good Arnie flick as Arnie flicks go in terms of quality, glad to see that mention of Jamie Lee Curtis she's terrific in the film. I didn't love Salt as much as you but it was a decent movie and I wouldn't mind seeing a sequel. I watched D.E.B.S. recently based on it being mentioned on a previous Thursday, it was fun in its way while still being pretty lame. Speaking of lame I've seen two of that trifecta of cheesy cinema, Picasso Trigger and Hard Ticket to Hawaii, and they were exactly what they set out to be-silly exploitation fodder but neither encourages me to see out the third! I've heard of Condorman but I've never had the opportunity to see it.<br /><br />I also tried to mix it up a bit this week with a mix of silly and serious, my three plus an extra are:<br /><br />If Looks Could Kill (1991)-High school senior Michael Corben, then hot young actor Richard Grieco, headed to France with the French club is mistaken for international spy Michael Corbin and finds himself, now outfitted with all sorts of spy paraphernalia, pursued by an evil cartel that is planning to take control of the European money markets. Fun spoof on the spy genre with Roger Rees and especially Linda Hunt chewing the high grade ham and Robin Bartlett hysterical as The French Teacher. <br /><br />Three Days of the Condor (1975)-Joe Turner code name Condor (Robert Redford) a CIA reader whose function is to search literature for conspiracy theories works with a small group in a quiet neighborhood in Washington D.C. One day he slips out the back door for lunch and when he returns finds everyone dead. He phones the agency to be brought in but when he arrives at the rendezvous another attempt is made on his life. A hunted man now he must stay one step ahead of the covert agency within the CIA while trying to solve the puzzle of what the murders mean. <br /><br />Pick-up on South Street (1953)-Small time hood Skip McCoy (Richard Widmark) pickpockets a young woman’s purse on a crowded subway. Unknown to both is that along with the money she was carrying a piece of top secret microfilm planted by her boyfriend, a Communist agent. Under duress the young girl, Candy, contacts Moe Williams (Thelma Ritter) a police informant to discover Skip’s whereabouts and recover the purloined article. She reluctantly attempts to seduce Skip to recover the film but falls for him instead. The agent desperate to get the incriminating item takes extreme measures causing Skip, now determined to stop him, into a confrontation.<br /><br />Honorable Mention- Gotcha! (1985)-Jonathan Moore, played by Anthony Edwards when he had a full head of hair, is a puppyish UCLA college student who is also the reigning champ at “Gotcha!”, a paintball game played throughout campus. On vacation in West Germany with his best friend he’s seduced by the mysterious Sasha (Linda Fiorentino) a sexy slightly older woman who turns out to be an international spy. When she suddenly disappears he finds himself pursued by mysterious men who are trying to kill him for reasons unknown. When he returns home to LA he finds a strange canister of film in his backpack and a team of KGB agents in pursuit. All at once Jonathan is in a real life or death game of “Gotcha!”. As serious as it sounds this is played in a lighthearted vein. It’s fluff but good fluff. <br />joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-18306892910587854452015-11-05T08:08:58.582-05:002015-11-05T08:08:58.582-05:00Please please please see Enter the Dragon.Please please please see Enter the Dragon.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-65304049415318830152015-11-05T08:08:18.414-05:002015-11-05T08:08:18.414-05:00Not good exactly is a great way to describe it.Not good exactly is a great way to describe it.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-78926501779942036822015-11-05T07:46:23.010-05:002015-11-05T07:46:23.010-05:00I've never seen any of these, but I really sho...I've never seen any of these, but I really should see Enter the Dragon, that's such a classic. I have seen bits and pieces of whatever the hell D.E.B.S was supposed to be. lolBrittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-6511029653951832712015-11-05T07:24:13.144-05:002015-11-05T07:24:13.144-05:00D.E.B.S.!!! That movie is not good exactly, but I ...D.E.B.S.!!! That movie is not good exactly, but I still love it so much - surprisingly silly and sweet with so many great one-liners. Weirdly, and unfortunately, that's the only one of these I've seen. That needs must be fixed.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-15386859985595812242015-11-05T06:35:22.526-05:002015-11-05T06:35:22.526-05:00It's loads of fun. I love it!It's loads of fun. I love it!Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-30181055867022457872015-11-05T06:33:20.290-05:002015-11-05T06:33:20.290-05:00Paxton is so great in this, it's probably my f...Paxton is so great in this, it's probably my favorite role of his.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-37224052856009168332015-11-05T06:31:21.678-05:002015-11-05T06:31:21.678-05:00Exactly. Andy Sidaris delivers.Exactly. Andy Sidaris delivers.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-36565103717124964822015-11-05T04:27:10.541-05:002015-11-05T04:27:10.541-05:00Why is this the first time I've heard about Tr...Why is this the first time I've heard about True Lies?! I need to see this, like now. It sounds awesome, ha!<br />- AllieAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938589355281359827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-17021624060723737162015-11-05T04:23:12.508-05:002015-11-05T04:23:12.508-05:00I keep seeing the trailer for D.E.B.S everywhere. ...I keep seeing the trailer for D.E.B.S everywhere. It stalks me on youtube. I kinda want to see it though because it looks a tad silly. I think you need that movie one in a while. True Lie - excellent pick! My favourite is Bill Paxton. He's so ridiculous.<br /><br />Katie - Ever So Ethnically ConfusedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-72294689629498033882015-11-05T01:03:56.211-05:002015-11-05T01:03:56.211-05:00With the exception of D.E.B.S. which I thought was...With the exception of <i>D.E.B.S.</i> which I thought was OK and <i>Condorman</i> (which I haven't seen), I'm totally on board with all of these films. Especially the Andy Sidaris films. Lots of hooters and violence. What more can a guy ask for in a film?thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.com