tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post1050508863405703760..comments2024-02-05T03:04:14.407+01:00Comments on A Film A Day: Thursday Movie Picks: Financial WorldSonia Cercahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-63621968072288032802017-09-23T05:16:23.974+02:002017-09-23T05:16:23.974+02:00I love David Cronenberg but.... Cosmopolis is the ...I love David Cronenberg but.... <i>Cosmopolis</i> is the worst film he's done. It's so boring and lifeless. thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-79677846311229148152017-09-21T20:08:15.514+02:002017-09-21T20:08:15.514+02:00Totally did not think of Limitless and Cosmopolis....Totally did not think of Limitless and Cosmopolis.<br /><br />I agree with what you said about Cosmopolis. It just super weird...like people speak in such a weird way. Robert Pattinson was ok...he did what he could with a terrible material.Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-33230360398416015872017-09-15T16:28:11.779+02:002017-09-15T16:28:11.779+02:00Look on the bright side, it's not in my top wo...Look on the bright side, it's not in my top worst 20 of all time xDSonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-77373759173815833852017-09-15T16:25:22.762+02:002017-09-15T16:25:22.762+02:00I feel the same about Cosmopolis ending. I feel the same about Cosmopolis ending. Sonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-57897853453925127152017-09-15T16:24:03.085+02:002017-09-15T16:24:03.085+02:00Finally someone who agrees with me on The Wolf of ...Finally someone who agrees with me on The Wolf of Wall Street! Sonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-42132844304625080392017-09-15T16:23:21.749+02:002017-09-15T16:23:21.749+02:00Your picks sound great. I've been meaning to w...Your picks sound great. I've been meaning to watch Margin Call for ages, now I think I'll finally do it. Sonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-29021829966299712492017-09-15T16:22:10.430+02:002017-09-15T16:22:10.430+02:00I think you'd like that one.I think you'd like that one. Sonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-7969472426690531192017-09-15T15:02:31.975+02:002017-09-15T15:02:31.975+02:00Woah with the Wolf hate :) It's actually in my...Woah with the Wolf hate :) It's actually in my top 20 of all time :)s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-18031529515183661502017-09-15T01:01:34.885+02:002017-09-15T01:01:34.885+02:00Good call on Cosmopolis. That was an od film to si...Good call on Cosmopolis. That was an od film to sit through and I'm still not fully sure about the ending.<br /><br />Did enjoy Wolf of Wall Street but not sure if I could sit through that again.Katie Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01176992567322682222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-71275114672630099932017-09-14T18:38:44.716+02:002017-09-14T18:38:44.716+02:00I might see the first film since I saw Lucy which ...I might see the first film since I saw Lucy which seems full of holes. I think I will skip the 2nd one but we match with the 3rd and I, too, hated this flick. It's ugly and disgustingBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-52799912922149035762017-09-14T16:07:40.724+02:002017-09-14T16:07:40.724+02:00Limitless was recommended to me by a friend and th...Limitless was recommended to me by a friend and though I didn't love it as much as she did I thought it was a decent film with an interesting concept. I haven't seen the other two though I've considered Cosmopolis a couple of times but negative word of mouth has kept me at bay. Your comment about Wolf of Wall Street is exactly why I've shied away from it. I'm in and out on Scorsese anyway and I can't stand movies with excessive swearing. They strike me as lazy screenwriting-can't think of dialogue stick in some vulgarity instead. No thanks.<br /><br />I enjoy films set in this world at times as long as they don't become overly technical. These three fit that category.<br /><br />Margin Call (2011)-When the head of risk management (Stanley Tucci) of a large Wall Street firm is unexpectedly laid off he tries to alert someone in the company of the project he was in the midst of that showed troubling evidence of an incipient mass failing of many money markets. He is met with total indifference so on his way out the door he hands the info to one of his assistants who is staying (Zachary Quinto). Intrigued at first and then dumbfounded by what he discovers he finally manages to attract the attention of the higher ups. As a series of late night conferences take place the dawning revelation becomes apparent that a global financial meltdown is set to occur and there is not a damn thing that can stop it. A well-directed look at the immediate lead up to the 2008 financial crisis.<br /><br />Working Girl (1988)-Mike Nichols directed comedy about ambitious Tess McGill (Melanie Griffith-never more appealing) who despite her college degree and keen intelligence has trouble getting ahead. She goes to work as secretary to Ivy League Katharine Parker (a priceless Sigourney Weaver) in mergers and acquisitions at a large Wall Street investment bank. Lulled into a false sense of security when Katharine seems to extend a helping hand she tells her a provocative idea for a merger that she’s come up with. Katharine without a shred of shame steals the idea behind her back. When circumstances allow Tess to become aware of the duplicity she uses subterfuge teaming with the unaware Jack Trainer (Harrison Ford-sprightly and relaxed) to bring the plan to fruition for herself. All does not go as planned. One of the rare comedies about the financial world that works.<br /><br />The Crash (1932)-Racy pre-code about Geoffrey and Linda Gault (George Brent & Ruth Chatterton-married in real life at the time), a rapacious couple who go to great lengths to accumulate wealth on the stock market up to and including Geoffrey encouraging Linda to pimp herself out for tips that can add to their fortune. She goes along because she can’t bear the thought of returning to the poverty of her youth. However when Geoffrey angers her with a request, she picks the precisely wrong time to hand him bad information and they are wiped out in the stock market crash of ’29. Staying together in name only while he tries to pick up the pieces she, haunted by her fears, continues to have gentleman friends who give her expensive things until a turning point is reached. Brief (only 58 minutes) and candid with a frankness that would vanish for decades with the implementation of the Production Code the next year.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-22354563907791023912017-09-14T14:52:22.194+02:002017-09-14T14:52:22.194+02:00We matched on The Wolf of Wall Street! Like I said...We matched on The Wolf of Wall Street! Like I said in your review, I hated Cosmopolis lol. I never got around to seeing Limitless.Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.com