Twilight Time Discussion Thread

[bdgking]

Originally Posted by RCRochester

I think the only film with Sean Connery not on bluray already that is owned by a studio Twilight Time deals with is Wrong Is Right, which I think would be a perfect fit for them as it’s quite obscure.

I’m not sure how limited their deal with Universal is but that could also open up the possibility of A Good Man in Africa, but that seems more like a Universal MOD type release to me.

Agree : That does seem like a good title . Hope they will release it .

On another note . I was looking at the SAE site looking at titles to possibly get and I just notices The Twilight Samurai is gone . Looks like it just Sold Out .
Only others I know are low for sure is Guess who's coming to dinner only 11 & Roots of heaven is 18.

I would not be shocked if Stormy Weather , The train & Hawaii , Flaming star & Vanishing sell out as well .

[rvlution]

Just made my first TT order of Cutter's Way, Chilly Scenes of Winter, and Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia. I thought I was going to make it past Christmas but I keep faltering. Really looking forward to seeing these.

[SeanJoyce]

Originally Posted by rvlution

Just made my first TT order of Cutter's Way, Chilly Scenes of Winter, and Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia. I thought I was going to make it past Christmas but I keep faltering. Really looking forward to seeing these.

Haven't seen Chilly Scenes and I wasn't a big fan of Alfredo Garcia, but you'll feel like Christmas all over again when you watch Cutter's Way.

[jmclick]

Originally Posted by Jlouisbarrett

I fully understand pointing out grammar errors is among the lowest type of forum post; however, as I said, just thought I’d throw that out there. It’s probably the easiest grammar mistake to fix.

Also, it’s a shame Twilight Time ended their “encore editions,” because I could really use another print run of Leave Her to Heaven. I’d buy it in an instant.

Since Twilight Time is out of the running, I'm surprised Kino Lorber hasn't contracted to re-release Leave Her to Heaven on blu-ray since they license so many other 20th Century-Fox classics. Maybe the chances of someone jumping on it have improved since it was just accorded the honor of being one of the 25 films added to the National Film Registry in 2018 earlier this month. Fingers crossed!

[mja345]

Originally Posted by SeanJoyce

Haven't seen Chilly Scenes and I wasn't a big fan of Alfredo Garcia, but you'll feel like Christmas all over again when you watch Cutter's Way.

"Chilly Scenes of Winter" is a great film. You don't like "Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia"? Just out of curiosity, why?

[SeanJoyce]

Originally Posted by mja345

You don't like "Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia"? Just out of curiosity, why?

I like to give films a second chance so there's still hope for this one. But I don't know, just didn't do much for me; found it meandering and not terribly exciting.

My reaction was just "meh"; didn't outright hate it like I did The Killer Elite. I'd put it on par with Major Dundee.

Other than that Peckinpah is gold in my book (still need to pick up Cross of Iron, which I haven't seen.)

[mja345]

Originally Posted by SeanJoyce

I like to give films a second chance so there's still hope for this one. But I don't know, just didn't do much for me; found it meandering and not terribly exciting.

My reaction was just "meh"; didn't outright hate it like I did The Killer Elite. I'd put it on par with Major Dundee.

Other than that Peckinpah is gold in my book (still need to pick up Cross of Iron, which I haven't seen.)

"The Killer Elite" is complete shit. I watched it completely stoned/drunk a few months ago and that's the only way to watch it. I think that's how Sam made the film, in a fog. "Cross of Iron" is my favorite Peckinpah film, an absolute masterpiece.

[SeanJoyce]

Originally Posted by mja345

"The Killer Elite" is complete shit. I watched it completely stoned/drunk a few months ago and that's the only way to watch it. I think that's how Sam made the film, in a fog. "Cross of Iron" is my favorite Peckinpah film, an absolute masterpiece.

I could see it actually attaining a level of entertainment when high/drunk, but as I rule I try to go into every movie for the first time stone cold sober and...yeah, an exclamatory "WTF" was my reaction.

Pleased to hear that you're a fan of Cross of Iron; I'm bummed by the reports of an aggressive "green push" on the Blu, but it's probably the best we're going to get for a while.

[koberulz]

Got a cart with Edge of Eternity, Where the Sidewalk Ends, and Don't Bother to Knock. Tossing up whether to add The Hot Rock or remove Don't Bother to Knock and wait for another sale.

$10 shipping per order plus a per-item charge makes these decisions difficult.

[KJones77]

Originally Posted by koberulz

Got a cart with Edge of Eternity, Where the Sidewalk Ends, and Don't Bother to Knock. Tossing up whether to add The Hot Rock or remove Don't Bother to Knock and wait for another sale.

$10 shipping per order plus a per-item charge makes these decisions difficult.

What decision you make, add The Hot Rock.

[koberulz]

It's definitely on my list, the question is whether I wait for a later sale...pretty sure it and Don't Bother are both Fox, so even a Fox sale would do. Just not sure if the price is likely to drop enough to make the extra shipping charge worthwhile.

[SeanJoyce]

Originally Posted by koberulz

It's definitely on my list, the question is whether I wait for a later sale...pretty sure it and Don't Bother are both Fox, so even a Fox sale would do. Just not sure if the price is likely to drop enough to make the extra shipping charge worthwhile.

Don't Bother to Knock (good movie btw) was $15 at the previous sale, so it will almost assuredly be back at that price point in a future sale.

I'd wait and save some money, unless you're dying to see it.

[koberulz]

Originally Posted by SeanJoyce

Don't Bother to Knock (good movie btw) was $15 at the previous sale, so it will almost assuredly be back at that price point in a future sale.

I'd wait and save some money, unless you're dying to see it.

Saving $5 on the movie and paying an extra $10 for shipping isn't saving money though.

With international shipping, there's a $10 fee per order plus a couple of bucks per item.

Edge of Eternity and Where the Sidewalk Ends have been out a while, so I was going to grab them. Figured I might as well get Don't Bother to Knock as unless it hits $9.99 it's cheaper to get it now, and even at that price point it works out even.

Then the discussion about The Hot Rock started up here, and it went on my list. So now it's just a question of the odds of there being a decrease of $11 or more between the two films.

Then again the flat $10 fee for two movies seems bloody high, anyway...

[mja345]

Originally Posted by largo1965

You must have been completely stoned or drunk when you watched Cross of Iron too if you thought that mediocre film was an "absolute masterpiece".

"Cross of Iron" mediocre? You're certainly entitled to your opinion, but it's a great film IMO.

[StingingVelvet]

I remember Cross if Iron being pretty average but then war drama ain't really my thing. I'm sure for those into its setting and themes it works a lot better. That's why film quality is subjective, etc. etc.

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia is Peckinpah's masterpiece for moi, with Straw Dogs right behind it.

[Dailyan]

My personal favorite Peckinpah is “The Ballad of Cable Hogue”.

[hammer99]

Originally Posted by largo1965

"IMO" being the key phrase here. You (and others) may personally think it's great, but it's no "absolute masterpiece". That's a term that gets thrown around far too often. The Wild Bunch is the only one of Peckinpah's films that could reasonably be called a masterpiece. Maybe Straw Dogs. Just because it was overlooked at the time of its release and is offbeat with respect to the norm for Hollywood war movies or Peckinpah's directing career, doesn't make it a masterpiece.

Yeah, I love a lot of Peckinpah's films, but The Wild Bunch is my fav and IMO the greatest by far.

[mja345]

Originally Posted by largo1965

"IMO" being the key phrase here. You (and others) may personally think it's great, but it's no "absolute masterpiece". That's a term that gets thrown around far too often. The Wild Bunch is the only one of Peckinpah's films that could reasonably be called a masterpiece. Maybe Straw Dogs. Just because it was overlooked at the time of its release and is offbeat with respect to the norm for Hollywood war movies or Peckinpah's directing career, doesn't make it a masterpiece.

IMO is indicating that anyone's view on the film is subjective. Your opinion is that the film isn't very good. Fine. My opinion is that the film is a masterpiece. I think "Cross of Iron" is a better film than "The Wild Bunch". But that's my opinion. I really don't care what you define as a "masterpiece". I'm sure there are films that you like that I don't and, obviously, vice versa.

[ddwall]

Originally Posted by Rzzzz

I agree with everything you said. I am one of those that tends to "sit on the fence". When Gator (1975) came out I saw it with some friends (I was 14). It
played on a double bill with Chato's Land (1972). We all loved Gator and thought Chato's Land sucked. Well, I haven't seen it since and I collect Charles Bronson movie's so I figure I will buy it when it comes down to the $10 range ( I paid full price for The Mechanic). I appreciate your updates. Thanks !!!

I think as an adult you will find Chato's land a good film it is defiantly not fun but a serious film about racism and revenge with good performances now if only someone would release Red Sun.

[SeanJoyce]

For anybody on the fence about Chato's Land, here's what I had to say about it in the past:

Chato's Land is an excellent (albeit brutal and unsparing) western that belies Winner's reputation as a hack filmmaker (frankly, one I've never fully gotten.)

Charles Bronson, at the age of 52, is as imposing and implacable as ever as the eponymous half-breed who slowly turns the tables on his bigoted pursuers in a hellish, alien landscape which he's adopted as his home. The posse is led by the inimitable Jack Palance and is a veritable "who's who" of character actors, including Simon Oakland (a real standout as a vile brute who gradually usurps Palance's crumbling command), James Whitmore, Ralph Waite, Richard Jordan and Victor French.

The stark, inhospitable landscape that slowly devours the doomed vigilantes is an impressive character in its own right and there's some standout scenes of carnage, including a live rattlesnake being used as a boomerang to some poor sap's face.

TT's disc contains a nice little interview with Gerald Wilson, the screenwriter whose work would later be echoed in Death Hunt (another awesome Chuck manhunt movie, this time gamely opposed by Lee Marvin in the rugged Yukon) and First Blood.

The TT disc is a massive improvement over MGM's abysmal DVD and is more than worth $15. For my money it's easily one of Chuck's better "late" movies and one of the more standout westerns of the 70s.