As a huge fan of Delmer Daves I have to say that the remake is leagues better than the original if just due to the casting.

I usually hate the big fight at the end type things, but I was laughing my ass off at the stupid Pepper stuff in the climax so point?

I thought it also handled its internal politics far better than most serious films have in recent years.

Yeah I'll maintain that it is the best American Superhero adaptation since Batman Returns.

I had to double check the header. Dowd's not usually this excited especially over back to basics type blockbusters which I assume this is based on the review and director.

I suspect it is one of those titles which has no critical or Internet popularity, but is extremely attractive to a usual type of person that makes up the majority of the purchasing crowd.

I've tried to kill Disqus, but it's only made me get the Bogart treatment. I get what you're saying now though.

Out of curiosity is your complaint that the conceit of the story can't be translated to cinema or that the film doesn't bother to try to translate? I'm asking because this is reminding me of Perfume which is a novel entirely built around the form and yet the film I thought perfectly translated that to cinema showing…

Oh, I was agreeing wholeheartily with your review of this film. I was just reminded of that article which annoys me to high heavens.

Naw, that's a great film by one of the most important Italian filmmakers of the last sixty years.

That's the core of what I meant. F&A is a pretty good film, but in either cut it is fairly pedestrian compared with the stuff that made Bergman popular.

I actually find Ozu to be shocking in his own little way. I'm not even limiting this to his weird films like A Hen in the Wind either. Something as quiet and wispy as Late Autumn has the strength to truly awaken at least myself with its steady points on family and society. Not to mention how much I love and am…

Your not really making a good argument in that first paragraph I feel. Certainly there are some great films there, but none of them are as daring a choice as even The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie. They''re all about relatively safe topics told in relatively safe ways. Just in the year when Feast won they had the…

To be fair Ran really isn't for you claim. Hell it probably isn't amongst the best ten Japanese films of its year. I prefer the Marker doc on the movie instead. (for the record and I realize it is a cheat, but I'd say Schrader's Mishima is the best Japanese film of that year)

Yeah, Wings of Desire should have gotten the lock and it's a bit strange considering Falk's involvement and that Hollywood loved Wenders at the time that it didn't make the short list.

I thought it was a little Miramaxy actually. I far prefer it when Malle just went crazy with an idea like with his Gregory/ Shawn collabs.

The I Am Curious movies are great. That said Border Radio sort of has to be their worst film.

The '80s weren't trying very hard.

Twixt is actually a pretty great movie. I watched it with my sister last night and while I would be more interested in seeing the theatrical version as is it's pretty fascinating even if not on the level of Youth Without Youth which is probably his best film since The Conversation.

Is Babette's Feast really a sacred cow on that level? I thought by D'Angelo terms this was rather soft ball.