BrianH Posted May 23, 2002 Share Posted May 23, 2002 I finally rented this (and my wife asks "What's that Ghost Dog Samuri one....) What am I in for, B? (I'll let you know what I think later....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianH Posted May 29, 2002 Share Posted May 29, 2002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted June 7, 2002 Share Posted June 7, 2002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypher Posted June 7, 2002 Share Posted June 7, 2002 I saw it the other day. twice. The second time I made my son watch it too... Homero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted June 7, 2002 Share Posted June 7, 2002 Yea, that's making me feel like sticking the disc in my other machine right now. It's great just to have it running while typin' on the forum... The scene where the mob guy (who ordered the hit) has to go in the room behind the restaurant for the "conference" has got to be one of the most hilarious scenes I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianH Posted June 8, 2002 Share Posted June 8, 2002 Yeah. Gave new meaning to the expression "Gangster Rap"...... I think Henry Silva is awsome, ever since I saw "Sharky's Machine".....he really underplayed here..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted June 10, 2002 Share Posted June 10, 2002 Yea, I'm a big Henry Silva fan since Sharkey's Machine as well. What a movie... be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 Wow, and here I thought I was the only guy who liked Sharkey's Machine. My wife watched it and said "What in the world made you buy this movie?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 Off the top of my head - "Maybe he knows more about Zen than you do?" Burt Reynolds Not to mention - Dan Inosanto's big screen appearance! Comon! Classic stuff. be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianH Posted June 12, 2002 Share Posted June 12, 2002 Yeah!!!! Danny! Swingin' the blades....... (Although I don't really see him taking an ass-kicking like that....oh well....just a movie.....) Q: Was that Dar Robinson going out the window at the end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted June 14, 2002 Share Posted June 14, 2002 BrianH, You got me with the Dar thing. I know Henry did a nice swan dive... be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianH Posted June 16, 2002 Share Posted June 16, 2002 Dar Robinson, Burt Reynolds favorite stunt man; white hair, albino eyes.....crazy dude, and no longer with us.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 BrianH, OK. BTW, Just watched Ghost Dog again this weekend... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 "Dar Robinson, Burt Reynolds favorite stunt man; white hair, albino eyes.....crazy dude, and no longer with us...." Is this the guy from Stick who does that incredible fall while shooting toward the end of the movie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 Duane, That would be the one...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm iprod Posted June 29, 2002 Share Posted June 29, 2002 Finally saw Ghost Dog. On TV and uncut. Awesome. At least he knows how to hold a pistol. I now have the urge to go shoot my Ruger 22. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhgtyre Posted July 1, 2002 Share Posted July 1, 2002 I just saw Ghost Dog on DVD. I think Ruger must have sponsored this film I thoroughly enjoyed the interplay between Ghost Dog and the Ice Cream vendor. Their ability to communicate without a common language was moving, hillarious, and thought provoking. The bad guys all watched television and all they watched were cartoons. Parodies of real life that in the context of the film parodied the action. I would have to watch the film a few more times to come up with specific examples but I think there is something there. Maybe the gangsters viewed the world through that filter, followed those rules, just as Ghost Dog viewed the world through the filter of the Hagakure. There are a few deleted scenes on the DVD and a making of documentary that make it a little more fun than just the VHS but not much more. -jhgtyre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3quartertime Posted July 11, 2002 Share Posted July 11, 2002 If you liked the movie ' Sharkey's Machine'. You should read the book!!! My parents bought the hard bound copy in the late 70's. ( They also bought a hard bound copy of 'First Blood', the first Rambo story) I was a teenager when I first read it. To say that it impacted me would be insufficient. I was a fan of 'Nick Carter' and 'James Bond'. That book was so gritty and real I couldn't stand it. I was completely mesmerized by Domino. Probably the age thing. (I WAS married for ten years, I don't use 'mesmerized' about any women except my daughters now!!!) The book was so huge to me many years later when I saw that the movie was being made I was very excited. Unfortunetly as usual the movie was a huge let down from the book. Reynolds was good as Sharkey and the girl that played Domino was good, but so much of the story line was changed that it didn't have the same fire. I still have the book ( lost First Blood ). William Diehl painted an extraodinary tale of action, intrigue and passion that I will always count as one of my favorites. If you consider the movie a classic you should treat yourself to the 'full monte', read the original!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Sweeney Posted February 19, 2003 Author Share Posted February 19, 2003 OK, so asking the question risks my status as a Trivia Master Blaster (one of two at Second Chance, quick, who was the other one?) but; In the movie Ghost Dog, what was the name of the book he read and lived by? I've been racking my brains for days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhgtyre Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 The Hagakure. -ld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 That is correct. Pretty cool book - an interesting mix of the warrior's code and tradition. be And Pat - I can see the guy, but his name isn't surfacing. be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianH Posted February 20, 2003 Share Posted February 20, 2003 It's in the Martial Arts section of Barnes and Noble....I picked it up a while back and gave it a glance.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 Forrest Whittaker? If you're talkin' about the thespian... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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