Uncle Spielberg's Film Club

[Easy 10]

Rather harsh on Lord of War there Uncle S. I saw that the other week and thoroughly enojoyed it, but then I am a bit of a Cage fan. As for caring for the character - at the end of the day, he's an arms dealer, and the film (rightly) makes no attempt to justify what it is he does, or make him any more likable for it.

8.2. Good solid entertainment with fine performances all round.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

It was rather slow Easy, I needed a bit more to get my teeth into. The guy hads a huge bank account but was morally bankrupt and he lost everything

8.2 is insane my friend, 5.7

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Recent film trips

Chronicles of Narnia 8.7
King Kong 8.2
Ice Age 2 - The Meltdown 7.9
Slither 4.3
Eight Below 7.5

 

[Easy 10]

It was rather slow Easy, I needed a bit more to get my teeth into. The guy hads a huge bank account but was morally bankrupt and he lost everything

8.2 is insane my friend, 5.7

Hmmm....
7.7 then. Thats my final offer.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Uncle Spielberg's Film Recommendation this week

The greatest ensemble cast of acting I have ever seen. Check it out.

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Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
Directed by
James Foley

Genre: Drama (more)

Tagline: The hardest thing in life is sell (more)

Plot Outline: An examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office. (more) (view trailer)

User Rating: 7.8/10 (14,389 votes)

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jack Lemmon .... Shelley Levene
Al Pacino .... Ricky Roma
Ed Harris .... Dave Moss
Alan Arkin .... George Aaronow
Kevin Spacey .... John Williamson
Alec Baldwin .... Blake
Jonathan Pryce .... James Lingk
Bruce Altman .... Mr. Spannel
Jude Ciccolella .... Detective
Paul Butler .... Policeman
Lori Tan Chinn .... Coat check girl
Neal Jones .... Man in donut shop
Barry Rossen .... Assistant detective
Leigh French .... Additional Voices
George Cheung .... Additional Voices
(more)

Runtime: 100 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color
Sound Mix: Dolby
Certification: Canada:18A (Ontario) / Iceland:L / Australia:M / Finland:K-10 / Germany:12 / Spain:13 / Sweden:11 / UK:15 / USA:R

Trivia: During the production, the actors referred to this film as "Death of a Fuckin' Salesman". (more)

Quotes: Blake: You want to know what it takes to sell real estate? It takes BRASS BALLS to sell real estate. (more)

Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations (more)

GLENGARRY GLEN...

Alec Baldwin scorches, 4 May 2001

Author: Adam Malik from Winnipeg, Manitoba
Glengarry Glen Ross contains the greatest performance ever caught on film. Baldwin's role is about six minutes long and you wish it lasted for an hour.

He plays Blake, a job motivator who is asked to motivate the rest of the cast to encourage them to sell real-estate, and his motivations and handling of the dialogue just rip the screen apart cause it's just too small for him.

The rest of the cast is great and David Mamet writes one of his smartest scripts, but besides how great the cast is Alec Baldwin's performance just blows them all away.

 

[Les Biehn]

Rather harsh on Lord of War there Uncle S. I saw that the other week and thoroughly enojoyed it, but then I am a bit of a Cage fan. As for caring for the character - at the end of the day, he's an arms dealer, and the film (rightly) makes no attempt to justify what it is he does, or make him any more likable for it.

8.2. Good solid entertainment with fine performances all round.

I would give it closer to 7.3, but in general I think you are right. The character not being sympothetic allows the audience to think in an unbiased manner about the actions of the arms dealer.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

7.7 then. Thats my final offer.

Thats utter Madness but I think your film awards are always higher than mine

9-10 - brilliant, masterpiece, only Schindler's List, ET and Close Encounters have broken this rating

9+ Brilliant, masterpiece
8 + very good
7 + good worth money
6 + worth checking out
5 + ok , some value but will not watch again
- 5 verying degrees of Ponyness

 

[B.M.F]

What, Glen Garry Glen Ross has a bigger top drawer cast than the player?
Tim Robbins .... Griffin Mill
Greta Scacchi .... June Gudmundsdottir
Fred Ward .... Walter Stuckel
Whoopi Goldberg .... Detective Susan Avery
Peter Gallagher .... Larry Levy
Brion James .... Joel Levison
Cynthia Stevenson .... Bonnie Sherow
Vincent D'Onofrio .... David Kahane
Dean Stockwell .... Andy Civella
Richard E. Grant .... Tom Oakley
Sydney Pollack .... Dick Mellon
Lyle Lovett .... Detective DeLongpre
Dina Merrill .... Celia
Angela Hall .... Jan
Leah Ayres .... Sandy
Paul Hewitt .... Jimmy Chase
Randall Batinkoff .... Reg Goldman
Jeremy Piven .... Steve Reeves
Gina Gershon .... Whitney Gersh
Frank Barhydt .... Frank Murphy
Mike E. Kaplan .... Marty Grossman
Kevin Scannell .... Gar Girard
Margery Bond .... Witness
Susan Emshwiller .... Detective Broom
Brian Brophy .... Phil/Blackmailer (voice)
Michael Tolkin .... Eric Schecter
Stephen Tolkin .... Carl Schecter
Natalie Strong .... Natalie
Peter Koch .... Walter (as Pete Koch)
Pamela Bowen .... Trixie
Jeff Celentano .... Rocco
Steve Allen .... Himself
Richard Anderson .... Himself
Rene Auberjonois .... Himself
Harry Belafonte .... Himself
Shari Belafonte .... Herself
Karen Black .... Herself
Michael Bowen .... Himself
Gary Busey .... Himself
Robert Carradine .... Himself
Charles Champlin .... Himself
Cher .... Herself
James Coburn .... Himself
Cathy Lee Crosby .... Herself
John Cusack .... Himself
Brad Davis .... Himself
Paul Dooley .... Himself
Thereza Ellis .... Herself
Peter Falk .... Himself
Felicia Farr .... Herself
Katarzyna Figura .... Herself (as Kasia Figura)
Louise Fletcher .... Herself
Dennis Franz .... Himself
Teri Garr .... Herself
Leeza Gibbons .... Herself
Scott Glenn .... Himself
Jeff Goldblum .... Himself
Elliott Gould .... Himself
Joel Grey .... Himself
David Alan Grier .... Himself
Buck Henry .... Himself
Anjelica Huston .... Herself (as Angelica Huston)
Kathy Ireland .... Herself
Steve James .... Himself
Maxine John-James .... Herself
Sally Kellerman .... Herself
Sally Kirkland .... Herself
Jack Lemmon .... Himself
Marlee Matlin .... Herself
Andie MacDowell .... Herself
Malcolm McDowell .... Himself
Jayne Meadows .... Herself
Martin Mull .... Himself
Jennifer Nash .... Herself
Nick Nolte .... Himself
Alexandra Powers .... Herself
Bert Remsen .... Himself
Guy Remsen .... Himself
Patricia Resnick .... Herself
Burt Reynolds .... Himself
Jack Riley .... Himself
Mimi Rogers .... Herself
Annie Ross .... Herself
Alan Rudolph .... Himself
Jill St. John .... Herself
Susan Sarandon .... Herself
Adam Simon .... Himself
Rod Steiger .... Himself
Joan Tewkesbury .... Herself
Brian Tochi .... Himself
Lily Tomlin .... Herself
Robert Wagner .... Himself
Ray Walston .... Himself
Bruce Willis .... Himself
Marvin Young .... Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Althea Gibson .... Herself (uncredited)
Ted Hartley .... Party guest (uncredited)
Jack Jason .... Himself (uncredited)
James McLindon .... Jim the writer (uncredited)
Derek Raser .... Studio Mail driver (uncredited)
Julia Roberts .... Herself (uncredited)
Scott Shaw .... Himself (uncredited)
Patrick Swayze .... Himself (uncredited)

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Yes but the player was gash. Glengarry Glen Ross is a superb piece 8.7

 

[Easy 10]

Perhaps I am overly generous at times. But I think Nicolas Cage is always worth an extra point. One of the most consistantly excellent and adaptable actors it has been my pleasure to watch. The words "Typcast" and "Nicolas Cage" are as alien to each other as "Eddie Stobart Haulage " and "faulty food blender".

 

[Les Biehn]

Perhaps I am overly generous at times. But I think Nicolas Cage is always worth an extra point. One of the most consistantly excellent and adaptable actors it has been my pleasure to watch. The words "Typcast" and "Nicolas Cage" are as alien to each other as "Eddie Stobart Haulage " and "faulty food blender".

I love the way Nicolas Cage plays Nicolas Cage in every film he is in.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Easy, I took 0.4 off the mark for the dodgy syrup he was wearing

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

I'm really good to put the cat amoungst the pigeons with this statement

" Tom Cruise is a very underrated actor and always gives a good and reliable performance sometimes reaching excellence ".

 

[B.M.F]

Yes but the player was gash. Glengarry Glen Ross is a superb piece 8.7

That sir I totally agree with

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

The Machinist 8.9

" The greatest film of the last 5 years "

 

[Easy 10]

Well, I don't want to hijack this thread by making it into a Cage fight (do you see what I did there ?), so I'll leave it there.

 

[Les Biehn]

The Machinist 8.9

" The greatest film of the last 5 years "

Thats slightly over the top Unc.

 

[B.M.F]

I'm really good to put the cat amoungst the pigeons with this statement

" Tom Cruise is a very underrated actor and always gives a good and reliable performance sometimes reaching excellence ".

He was good in
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AHHH A few good men. Top gun was class but his acting wasn't.

 

[Easy 10]

I'm really good to put the cat amoungst the pigeons with this statement

" Tom Cruise is a very underrated actor and always gives a good and reliable performance sometimes reaching excellence ".

Loads of people seem to despise him, but I think he is out and out QUALLA. He has one of the most varied and entertaining portfolio of films of ANY actor.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

The Machinist knocked me sideways like no other film has done for 5 years at least. It is an extraordinary piece and certianly in my top 10 films ever made.