Speak up, damn you!!!

[MommaSquid]

hmmm...

Serenity (and the Firefly DVD's)  

Love, love, love the Firefly series!  Too bad it was so short-lived.

I've said it before and I'll say it again...Joss Whedon is a genius.

BTW, welcome back MikeyV.  Where've you been?

[MikeyV]

Hey Momma!

Joss got the shaft as per usual from FOX. The ratings for Firefly were lukewarm because Fox kept changing its time slot and days that it was on. They sabotaged it. Too bad...it was one of the best shows to have ever come down the pipe.

As to where I've been...work, twins, injured wife, web site development, and a sense of utter futility fighting fundies left me with a much needed break from forums.

I should be checking in a bit more often =)

[SteveS]

I saw "Once Were Warriors".  I liked it - it was intense.  Man, that guy drank enough for the two of us....

When I saw the new Star Wars movies I kept thinking I remembered Jango Fett's face from something else I saw.  Turns out it was "Once Were Warriors".

[MikeyV]

Yeah...Jango....Jake

Both violent men. Coincidence? I think not!

[SteveS]

True, true --- at least Jango was sober (or, more sober than Jake anyhow)...

[MommaSquid]

As to where I've been...work, twins, injured wife, web site development, and a sense of utter futility fighting fundies left me with a much needed break from forums.  

Those are some damn good reasons for not being around.  I hope the family is well.  And I'm glad to see you're back with us.


And now, back on the movie topic...I've never seen "Once Were Warriors" but now I'm curious.  I hope Netflix has it.

[MikeyV]

And now, back on the movie topic...I've never seen "Once Were Warriors" but now I'm curious.  I hope Netflix has it.

I think they do. It was on Bravo or A&E last week, so I set up the DVR to record it.

EDIT: Just checked. They have it here.

Let me know when you see it, I'm interested in your critique.

[tigerlily46514]

Hacking Democracy
Why We Fight
Farenheit 911
Sicko
Iraq for Sale

oh, and Casablanca...

LOVE THE DAILY SHOW  with Jon Stewart
and REALTIME with Bill Mahar......

[rlrose328]

Oh my goodness!  How did I miss this thread?  

Here are my must-watch/multiple times movies...

Lord of the Rings trilogy (just watched these again this past weekend)
Beaches
Love Actually
The Lost Boys
Goodbye Girl
1776
Godspell (what can I say, I love a good musical... and I was in a production in high school, so it's near and dear to my heart)
Dogma
Clerks II (watch at least once a month)
Steal Magnolias
Stealing Home
Office Space
Armageddon
All the Santa Clause movies
Shawn of the Dead (NEVER laughed so hard!)


New to the list:
Hot Fuzz (love the agnostic line from Simon Pegg to the priest!)


Television:
Friends (ah... the show that never had a "very special episode" in its entire run... but was more funny than ALL that do)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (have the "Once More With Feeling" musical episode on my MP3 so I can watch it anytime I want!)
Futurama
Wonderfalls (great show, never got a real chance)
Freaks and Geeks
Arrested Development

[take2gemini]

I don't do movies.

I'm a music girl...

[Mister Joy]

I don't do movies.

I'm a music girl...

But you'll be missing out on some great original soundtracks.


Peter Greenaway's films are fantastic. Especially The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (revenger/drama/cannibalistic mayhem) and Drowning By Numbers (don't really know quite how to describe this one).

Otherwise, here's a list of my favourites:

A Clockwork Orange
The Long Good Friday
The Krays
Get Carter (original)
The Italian Job (original, again)
Pulp Fiction
Reservoir Dogs
Silence of the Lambs
Hannibal
Shaun of the Dead
Love, Honour & Obey
Alien (this film is very nostalgic for me, though I don't like any of the sequels)
Straw Dogs
One Hour Photo
Akira
Takashi Miike's Ichi the Killer
Quadrophenia

and it goes on.

[MommaSquid]

I know it's been a while, but I finally watched that movie MikeyV and SteveS recommended--Once Were Warriors.  

It was great...intense, sad, disturbing, thought-provoking, and very real.  I related to the characters on many levels.  Thanks for recommending it.

[Kona]

Wow Tom62, you are showing your age..and mine.  I liked "Brazil", too!

My list:

The Princess Bride--saw about 5 times in the theatre
Monty Python: The Meaning of Life
Bladerunner
Indiana Jones Series
Dune--Best sci-fi of all time
King Kong (1975)
Full Metal Jacket
Apocalypse Now
Dirty Harry Series
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
High Plains Drifter
Tombstone
Unforgiven
Milliondollar Baby
Deckchair Danny--unexpectedly funny
Muriel's Wedding
A Fish Called Wanda
Gladiator--superb cinematography
Fifth Element
2001: A Space Odyssey
Sense and Sensibility--love period flicks
12 Monkeys
The Terminator
The Matrix
Pulp Fiction
The Professional
Planet Terror (Robert Rodriguez)
Starship Troopers
Star Wars (1977)--a new era in special effects
Dances With Wolves
Braveheart
Castaway
The Green Mile
Forrest Gump (did you know that Dave Chappelle turned down 'Bubba'?)
Hopscotch (Walter Matthau)
Grumpy Old Men--Burgess Meredith was terrific!


....and more than that....gotta stop somewhere!

TV

Seinfeld
Six Feet Under
The Sopranos
Curb Your Enthusiasm (best comedy on now)
Lost
Law and Order
Boston Legal


....as soon as I submit this I will think of a dozen more things I should've listed!


 

[jcm]

Star wars, all of them
Lord of the rings, all of them
Magnolia
As good as it gets
Sixteen candles
Napoleon Dynamite
Nacho Libre
Dogma
Clerks 1 & II
A fish called wanda
Starman
What bleep do we know?
Eternal Sunshine
The Truman Show
The fifth element
Dances with wolves
T2
The Lion King
The incredibles
Finding Nemo
Hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy (original)
The professional
300
American beauty
Castaway
Weekend at Bernies
The Money Pit
Independence Day

[maielle]

I love movies! They are my passion
Vertigo
To catch a thief

TV:
Heroes
X files (last year i accidently bought the first season on dvd and fell in love)
Lost
Prison break

As you can see most of the movies and tv programs are from.... USA. Finnish movies are boring...