Who here's a fan of Kathryn Bigelow? - Blu-ray Forum

Groo The Perverted · 12-04-2009, 02:41 AM

She's easily one of my favorite directors. Making action flicks that are more than simply action there's actual emotion and feeling in them.

Since 1990 she's been on a helluva streak of good films.

Blue Steel
Point Break
Strange Days
The Weight of Water
K-19 The Widowmaker (Haven't seen this, although I hear it got bad reviews)
The Hurt Locker (I still have yet to see this)

Those first three are among my favorite action/drama/thrillers.

Rblu-Dblu · 12-04-2009, 02:46 AM

I've only seen Point Break and Strange Days. I liked both but she's pretty hot.

Aerodude73 · 12-04-2009, 03:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Dreaming in Blu

She's easily one of my favorite directors. Making action flicks that are more than simply action there's actual emotion and feeling in them.

Since 1990 she's been on a helluva streak of good films.

Blue Steel
Point Break
Strange Days
The Weight of Water
K-19 The Widowmaker (Haven't seen this, although I hear it got bad reviews)
The Hurt Locker (I still have yet to see this)

Those first three are among my favorite action/drama/thrillers.

The ones in BOLD above I've seen - Point Break is a pretty decent action flick for its' time, Strange Days is underrated a bit IMO, Blue Steel I forget the plot exactly but I'm 99% sure I saw & liked it. K-19 is Not the best or really that good, considering it had Harrison Ford in it. I think it kind of fell short of the mark. It also didn't do much $$$$ when it came out, so i'm not alone in that it appears. But, "THE HURT LOCKER" got Rave Reviews when it was out a few months ago in "Select" theaters, and the "At The Movies" guys tv show Gave it HUGE Marks. It willl be a Day One BLURAY Buy for me, as I Really wanted to see it but it wasn't around here unfortunately.

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Originally Posted by Rblu-Dblu

I've only seen Point Break and Strange Days. I liked both but she's pretty hot.

I concur my friend.

Groo The Perverted · 12-04-2009, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Aerodude73

The ones in BOLD above I've seen - Point Break is a pretty decent action flick for its' time, Strange Days is underrated a bit IMO, Blue Steel I forget the plot exactly but I'm 99% sure I saw & liked it. K-19 is Not the best or really that good, considering it had Harrison Ford in it. I think it kind of fell short of the mark. It also didn't do much $$$$ when it came out, so i'm not alone in that it appears. But, "THE HURT LOCKER" got Rave Reviews when it was out a few months ago in "Select" theaters, and the "At The Movies" guys tv show Gave it HUGE Marks. It willl be a Day One BLURAY Buy for me, as I Really wanted to see it but it wasn't around here unfortunately.

I concur my friend.

Blue Steel was Jamie Lee Curtis as a rookie cop and Ron Silver as the bugnuts crazy Psycho stalker.

I love it, and hope that and Strange Days comes to Blu.

Q? · 12-04-2009, 03:18 AM

Oh yes!
Man I haven't seen Point Break and Strange Days in a long time!
Really looking forward to The Hurtlocker...

DetroitSportsFan · 12-04-2009, 03:28 AM

Don't forget she also directed a real vampire movie, "Near Dark".

Aerodude73 · 12-04-2009, 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Dreaming in Blu

Blue Steel was Jamie Lee Curtis as a rookie cop and Ron Silver as the bugnuts crazy Psycho stalker. I love it, and hope that and Strange Days comes to Blu.

That's right, thanks. I Love that flick. It's also kind of an "underground" well-liked movie. I looked & it's Not on Bluray yet. It would be a cheaply-produced Bluray as it wasn't a huge hit when it was out, Jamie Lee's done acting it seems, Ron Silver just passed away recently, so who knows. If memory serves me right, Jamie Lee did some nudity in that flick & she looked her usual Hot Self at the time! Even without that, the movie was pretty damn good & I always liked pretty much anything Ron Silver did; great actor, too bad he lost a battle to cancer I believe.

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Originally Posted by Q!

Oh yes! Man I haven't seen Point Break and Strange Days in a long time! Really looking forward to The Hurtlocker...

Ditto on POINT BREAK. I just read the Review for the 2008 release & it's only $8.49 now so I just put it in my Cart at AMAZON. It's been Forever since I've seen that flick. I need to find out when "The Hurt Locker" is coming out on Blu.

Q? · 12-04-2009, 03:32 AM

She's 58 years now btw

Aerodude73 · 12-04-2009, 03:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Q!

She's 58 years now btw

No Way!! Really?

Damn, that photo at the top Is a Recent one as you can see "THE HURT LOCKER" stand-up board behind her.

Dang, if that's what 58 looks like, move over Jacqueline Bissett---There's a new Mama in town!

Kryptonic · 12-04-2009, 09:02 AM

I haven't seen Blue Steel, Weight of Water, or Hurt Locker (really want to see this), but Near Dark, Point Break, Strange Days and K-19 are all very good flicks.

awongshing · 12-04-2009, 02:36 PM

Hurt Locker I thought was really good.

mikejet · 12-04-2009, 02:41 PM

The Hurt Locker is my favorite film of 2008.

solarrdadd · 12-04-2009, 02:57 PM

strange days (which i'm waiting for it on blu) was the best, imo. if thats a picture of her within the last 2 years and she's 58 she is sofa king hot!

mikejet · 12-04-2009, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by solarrdadd

strange days (which i'm waiting for it on blu) was the best, imo. if thats a picture of her within the last 2 years and she's 58 she is sofa king hot!

Strange Day's takes a couple of viewings to really wrap your head around how awesome it is. Probably one of the best movies to be made around the cyberpunk era.

Mahatma · 12-04-2009, 03:05 PM

Only seen 'Point break'.At first I felt it was one of those cheesy action movies with bad acting,and cheesy quasi-philosophy,but I have to admit that it has grown on me.Think it actually is a great movie despite it's flaws-or maybe because of them.Looking beyond them lies a very interesting thematic.

I admit not being the most profoundly deep person on earth,but think it's one of those movies which gives you an experience more than a story

solarrdadd · 12-04-2009, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by mikejet

Strange Day's takes a couple of viewings to really wrap your head around how awesome it is. Probably one of the best movies to be made around the cyberpunk era.

agreed, I think that was also Angela Basset's best performance. Closest she has ever come to being the lead actress in an action flick and she did had out some a-whooping too!
Ralph Fines gave a great performance too!

kinda had a similar tone to "children of man" mood wise.

mikejet · 12-04-2009, 03:09 PM

Yeah it's a surprisingly dark look at humanity. Can't wait for it to hit Blu.

SpotOn · 12-04-2009, 03:13 PM

Here is a quick warning for the grain haters:
I was lucky enough to catch a screening of Strange Days this summer in Hollywood. The print was beautiful, but much grainier than the LD, DVD and broadcast HD versions. When we finally get Strange Days on BD (hope hope hope) be ready for a grainier image.

Personally, I loved the image (and love grainy transfers) but one of my first thoughts was of the "experts" out there crying foul over the inevitable transfer to Blu.

mikejet · 12-04-2009, 03:15 PM

Grain happens like it or not. Like noise in digital cameras. You just have to deal with it sometimes. I'd rather have a sharp grainy picture over a soft touched up one.

SpotOn · 12-04-2009, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by mikejet

Grain happens like it or not. Like noise in digital cameras. You just have to deal with it sometimes. I'd rather have a sharp grainy picture over a soft touched up one.

No kidding. I'm a grain lover, I only want to spread the word before the misinformed start talking louder than us...

12-04-2009, 02:41 AM	#1
Groo The Perverted Blu-ray Champion Member since:Aug 2008 Blu-ray collection:109 DVD collection:8 Trading Score:272	Who here's a fan of Kathryn Bigelow? She's easily one of my favorite directors. Making action flicks that are more than simply action there's actual emotion and feeling in them. Since 1990 she's been on a helluva streak of good films. Blue Steel Point Break Strange Days The Weight of Water K-19 The Widowmaker (Haven't seen this, although I hear it got bad reviews) The Hurt Locker (I still have yet to see this) Those first three are among my favorite action/drama/thrillers.

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12-04-2009, 02:46 AM	#2
Rblu-Dblu Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Trapped on the Death Star 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:483 Trading Score:12	I've only seen Point Break and Strange Days. I liked both but she's pretty hot.

12-04-2009, 03:18 AM	#5
Q? Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Nuuk, Greenland Blu-ray collection:168	Oh yes! Man I haven't seen Point Break and Strange Days in a long time! Really looking forward to The Hurtlocker...

12-04-2009, 03:28 AM	#6
DetroitSportsFan Hot Deals Moderator Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Michigan 4K collection:439 Blu-ray collection:2226 Trading Score:93	Don't forget she also directed a real vampire movie, "Near Dark".

12-04-2009, 03:32 AM	#8
Q? Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Nuuk, Greenland Blu-ray collection:168	She's 58 years now btw

12-04-2009, 09:02 AM	#10
Kryptonic Suspended Member since:Jul 2009 Trading Score:45	I haven't seen Blue Steel, Weight of Water, or Hurt Locker (really want to see this), but Near Dark, Point Break, Strange Days and K-19 are all very good flicks.

12-04-2009, 02:36 PM	#11
awongshing Active Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Philly Home Theater Gallery:15	Hurt Locker I thought was really good.

12-04-2009, 02:41 PM	#12
mikejet Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:29	The Hurt Locker is my favorite film of 2008.

12-04-2009, 02:57 PM	#13
solarrdadd Blu-ray Prince Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Virginia Home Theater Gallery:255 4K collection:209 Blu-ray collection:1344 DVD collection:4 Blu-ray reviews: 42 Trading Score:316	strange days (which i'm waiting for it on blu) was the best, imo. if thats a picture of her within the last 2 years and she's 58 she is sofa king hot!

12-04-2009, 03:05 PM	#15
Mahatma Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2009 Location:A bit off... Home Theater Gallery:5 Blu-ray collection:247 Blu-ray reviews:8	Only seen 'Point break'.At first I felt it was one of those cheesy action movies with bad acting,and cheesy quasi-philosophy,but I have to admit that it has grown on me.Think it actually is a great movie despite it's flaws-or maybe because of them.Looking beyond them lies a very interesting thematic. I admit not being the most profoundly deep person on earth,but think it's one of those movies which gives you an experience more than a story

12-04-2009, 03:09 PM	#17
mikejet Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:29	Yeah it's a surprisingly dark look at humanity. Can't wait for it to hit Blu.

12-04-2009, 03:13 PM	#18
SpotOn Banned Member since:May 2009 Blu-ray collection:117	Here is a quick warning for the grain haters: I was lucky enough to catch a screening of Strange Days this summer in Hollywood. The print was beautiful, but much grainier than the LD, DVD and broadcast HD versions. When we finally get Strange Days on BD (hope hope hope) be ready for a grainier image. Personally, I loved the image (and love grainy transfers) but one of my first thoughts was of the "experts" out there crying foul over the inevitable transfer to Blu.

12-04-2009, 03:15 PM	#19
mikejet Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:29	Grain happens like it or not. Like noise in digital cameras. You just have to deal with it sometimes. I'd rather have a sharp grainy picture over a soft touched up one.

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