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Michael Douglas Movies 1978-1989

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Topic: Michael Douglas Movies 1978-1989
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Subject: Michael Douglas Movies 1978-1989
Date Posted: September 14 2023 at 01:53
4 stars 1978: Coma -  http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGWIaa-kLLN5DyvReH1sv-ymDAAGbOlEb" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGWIaa-kLLN5DyvReH1sv-ymDAAGbOlEb
4 stars 1979: The China Syndrome 
3 stars 1979: Running -  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irE4arI-vLU" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irE4arI-vLU
                 1980: It's My Turn 
4 stars 1983: The Star Chamber
4 stars 1984: Romancing the Stone
3 stars 1985: Jewel of the Nile
3 stars 1985: A Chorus Line
5 stars 1987: Fatal Attraction
4 stars 1987: Wall Street
4 stars 1989: Black Rain
4 stars 1989: The War of the Roses

 
Fatal Instinct (1993)




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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: September 20 2023 at 07:08
Black Rain, maybe Ridley Scott's third best film after the obvious ones. Some great atmospheric photography set in most industrialised Japan (Osaka?) and a story involving the Yakusa . I don't want to give a major plot detail away but suffice there is a massive early shock that was truly unexpected when I watched it first time. Even second time it got me it was so unusual! If you've not seen this film then please watch it. A real treat.


Posted By: suitkees
Date Posted: September 20 2023 at 11:51
^ I may follow you on this one. Most of these films are just rather standard Hollywood fare, some above, some below average. Michael Douglas is in that context (standard Hollywood fare) a good actor, but I never found him exceptional, not even in Basic Instinct. Nothing really special in this list, but Black Rain is maybe just above the rest, unless one prefers the soppiness of Fatal Attraction, of course...


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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: September 20 2023 at 12:28
As a political conspiracy thriller fan, probably Star Chamber.   Not my favorite actor.


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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: September 21 2023 at 03:24
Originally posted by suitkees suitkees wrote:

^ I may follow you on this one. Most of these films are just rather standard Hollywood fare, some above, some below average. Michael Douglas is in that context (standard Hollywood fare) a good actor, but I never found him exceptional, not even in Basic Instinct. Nothing really special in this list, but Black Rain is maybe just above the rest, unless one prefers the soppiness of Fatal Attraction, of course...

yeah tend to agree about him as an actor and the films he made. Falling Down and The Game are good films coming later but neither are that great. He was always solid and decent box office so he got cast in a lot of standard thriller type stuff. I doubt he has made a better film than Black Rain though.



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