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A Movie A Day: Quint on Hopkins in THE GOOD FATHER (1985)
If I ever let myself get angry I could do some real damage.

DAMN YOU M NIGHT SHYAMALAN! by --- Emperor ---	Jul 1st, 2008 12:48:51 AM
Damn you to hell!
Godfather: You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry by Jubba	Jul 1st, 2008 12:48:54 AM
i was confused :P
Soylent by Quint	Jul 1st, 2008 01:11:16 AM
I have and it is indeed awesome.
Nobody does "angry" like Hopkins by BenBraddock	Jul 1st, 2008 01:47:11 AM
He was for me at his peak in the mid-eighties, into the early 90s. Ever see "The Bounty"? He plays Captain Bligh, of course, but gives him a humanity that no previous actor did. He didn't even get an Oscar nomination - I think he should've won it! He also blows his top a few times in that movie, with great authenticity. I think I read him say he was an angry man back then, battling booze and so on, and I think it helped his work. Great actor!
shock treatment by long live the new chris	Jul 1st, 2008 02:00:24 AM
is shit.
whaa you coulda reviewed hopkins movie nobody seen ever ya didnt by Groothewarrior	Jul 1st, 2008 02:13:51 AM

didnt review Freejack??? by Groothewarrior	Jul 1st, 2008 02:14:26 AM

Quint, by Lukecash	Jul 1st, 2008 02:32:24 AM
Has there ever been a movie where the acting pretty much saved the picture?. I kind of feel that way with "The Libertine" and Johnny Depp. Great job at the acting, but the story itself was lacking.
quint finally got to a movie i have never seen by bacci40	Jul 1st, 2008 02:46:11 AM
nor do i want to, despite the fact that i adore sir anthony...cant wait till he reviews klute... and if he hasnt seen shock treatment, he definitely has never seen phantom of the paradise...shock treatment was an attempt by the makers of rocky horror to catch lightning in a bottle for a second time...but they miss...come on quint, admit you have never seen phantom of the paradise...i remember dragging all my friends to that movie, and them almost crucifying me for doing so...fucking idiots didnt get it...one of the most brilliant flicks ever made...but awful marketing campaign....
Sands of Iwo Jima - 1949 by Prossor	Jul 1st, 2008 02:53:04 AM
where do you get your year releases from cripes.
its not angry that sir anthony does, its menacing by bacci40	Jul 1st, 2008 02:54:33 AM
watch silence of the lambs again...he never raises his voice...he never looks angry...but you know that if he isnt shackled and gagged, he will rip your tongue out and eat it right on the spot...and in mutiny, he plays bligh to perfection, to the point where you actually feel sorry for him
Why? by INDIETHIS	Jul 1st, 2008 03:59:17 AM
Quint - why-o-why did you pick this movie in the first place to watch... I'll admit I agree with your review - the movie was not bad - not good - it just kinda laid flat - stagnant plot I thought... but - for real - what made you pick this movie...?
bacci, indiethis and prosser by Quint	Jul 1st, 2008 04:40:39 AM
Hate to disappoint you, bacci, but I've seen Phantom of the Paradise many, many times. Did you not see my little note at the end talking about tomorrow's movie and how much I crush on that era Jessica Harper? That's where I got my crush from. Sure, she's hot in Suspiria, too, but there isn't anything like Phantom of the Paradise. Prosser... probably same place you do, but instead of looking at the big number next to the title on IMDB I actually look at the release date. Sands of Iwo Jima released March 1st, 1950. Indiethis, I picked it because I had it. Simple as that. I was on HVE's mailing list for a while, so I got a bunch of their stuff... I had this in the stacks, I hadn't seen it, so here it is.
Quint, here's an underrated gem by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Jul 1st, 2008 06:52:54 AM
Somewhere in Time: Christopher Reeve, ageless Jane Seymour, and suave Christopher Plummer quoting Shakespeare in its original Klingon. Just kidding about the last part. This movie blinked in and out of theaters, I want to say 1980. Something about a writers strike or some strike back then led to his movie getting little attention. Check out INSITE on the web,and read the history. I don't think I've ever seen a group of more dedicated fans. They were geeks before geeks were invented.
"Shock Treatment" by 24200124	Jul 1st, 2008 07:07:33 AM
There's a reason "Shock Treatment" was referred to as "the red-headed stepchild" at a few RHPS showings out here in DC a few years ago. Good luck.
THX for the reply by INDIETHIS	Jul 1st, 2008 07:26:08 AM
I see - well I was wondering - mainly because I knew of this movie for a long time - and for some reason I just could not get myself to sit down and watch it - and I love Hopkins - A lot - but something inside kept me from watching this movie - and when I finally did see it - it was because i read somewhere a time ago that Hopkins was very proud of his performance here... anyway - I always wondered if the "what kept me from watching the movie" - effected how much I just could not get around this movie... anyway - look forward to the next movie review
M-o-M I have The Bounty on VHS by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Jul 1st, 2008 07:33:58 AM
Yeah, I caught Neeson too. It was a decent movie, but really doesn't compare to the Clarke Gable/Charles Laughton version. Both Gibson and Hopkins are good in their roles, but they have done so much better. Funny thing is I don't remember the score by Vangelis. Maybe I'll have to dig this out and re-watch it.
It's funny how much pre-Silence Hopkins by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Jul 1st, 2008 07:38:02 AM
stuff gets overlooked until we start digging back and looking at it. At least in the States anyway. Hopkins didn't become A-list here until Lechter. That movie with him and Anne Bancroft was great too. Judi Dench had a small part as well. Again,there's another actress famous in her own country who doesn't hit it huge here until a mainstream part by that I mean M in Goldeneye. That's about the point when Americans started paying attention to her.
A movie a day by Thunderbolt Ross	Jul 1st, 2008 07:45:55 AM
I'm enjoying these; keep up the good work!
You know what's UNDERrated? by theredtoad	Jul 1st, 2008 09:53:07 AM
Gremlins Two.
Hey Mr. Quint, have you seen Inserts? by Darthkrusty	Jul 1st, 2008 12:00:40 PM
I thought it was bad but I believe there's some Jessica Harper nudity to enjoy. 70's flick with Richard Dreyfuss as an old time pono director or producer or something.
Also... by Darthkrusty	Jul 1st, 2008 12:05:18 PM
you inspired me to begin my own movie-a-week thing. My first was Cool Hand Luke which I've never seen until last week, & I thought was awesome. This week it's Cat On A Hot Tin Roof.
Boooooorrrring by Chadley BeBay	Jul 1st, 2008 02:20:08 PM
Brad Gorman will pay...
poor quint by ddog	Jul 1st, 2008 05:16:56 PM
shock treatment ? i really dont like this movie at all. but dude freakin love rocky horror !! (damnit janet, i love you !!) susan sarandon was hot and its just such and fun stupid movie i keep getting lost in when i view it.i caught shock treamtnet hoppping for more but sadly there was none. it was just pretty bad.still love the column though !!!
14 December 1949 by Prossor	Jul 1st, 2008 07:11:29 PM
is what i get when i click on release dates on the imdb page....
Quint, stick a couple of Walter Hill films on your... by Powers Boothe	Jul 2nd, 2008 09:05:45 AM
list! Have you seen underrated gems like Streets of Fire, Johnny Handsome, Southern Comfort or even the fairly recent Undisputed? (which Miramax recut and butchered!). Sorry to sound like a knucklehead but I can't whip up any enthusiasm for The Good Father. I watched it on videocassette back in the late 80s and it made no real impression.
Gremlins 2 by Powers Boothe	Jul 2nd, 2008 09:07:50 AM
Yes, I agree Gremlins 2 is terrific. Didn't it bomb? Man, I miss 80s era Joe Dante.
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If I ever let myself get angry I could do some real damage.