What are your top films, and why? :D
Some of mine (Not all by any means) are:
Anchorman
In Bruges
Iron Man
500 Days of Summer
The Battle of Algiers
The Ladykillers (1955)
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Snatch
Inglorious Bastards
and Anything with Liam Neeson ;D
Layer Cake
Back to the Future
Blade Runner
A Room for Romeo Brass
Nil by Mouth
Black Swan
Requiem for a Dream
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
Amelia
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
A Single Man
Fargo
Paris Je T'Aime
The Lives of Others
Four Lions
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
Tony Takitani
Sympathy for Mr Vengeance
I Am Love
Do the Right Thing
The Grifters
Crooklyn
City of God
Secretary*
Donnie Darko*
*added in edit
Wall-E
Up!
Where Eagles Dare
Blade Runner
Star Trek (2009)
Avatar
As good as it gets
Secretary
Bound
Liar Liar
Starship Troopers
All three LotR
Star wars
Terminator I & II
American Beauty
K-Pax
Pulp Fiction
The Matrix
Apocalypse Now
Full Metal Jacket
The Deer Hunter
Das Boot (TV series was better)
Alien
Rambo 4
Rambo
Diehard
Shawshank Redemption
Bad Taste
Aliens
Aliens II
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
ET
Firestarter
Back to the Future
Highlander
The Matrix
Terminator
Rambo 2
Wolverine
Cocoon
Lady Hawke
My list changes with my mood, but the current looks something like this:
K-PAX, because I find it strangely appealing pretty much regardless of the mood.
Donnie Darko, because it's slightly mad and kind of heavy.
A.I - Artificial Intelligence, for being nicely made with a decent story, for once NOT ruined by a kid actor in the lead role.
Die Hard 4.0, despite Willis ruining every evil tech geek's wet dream.
Le Professionnel, the ending featuring Ennio Morricone's Chi Mai (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbdPUiih020) in particular.
The Wall, Pink Floyd.
Das Boot, the theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snnwjoToN-8) of which I can play.
Quote from: Tank on March 21, 2012, 11:32:21 PM
Secretary
Such a good film I'm going to have to watch that now.
Quote from: Crow on March 21, 2012, 11:17:55 PM
Black Swan
For those who have seen it, what did you think? There were a lot of mixed opinions in my Film class. Personally i think it did the psychological aspects brilliantly although it seemed to end without tying up a lot of the loose ends. Would definitely recommend a watch though :)
Quote from: Augustus on March 21, 2012, 11:43:44 PM
Quote from: Crow on March 21, 2012, 11:17:55 PM
Black Swan
For those who have seen it, what did you think? There were a lot of mixed opinions in my Film class. Personally i think it did the psychological aspects brilliantly although it seemed to end without tying up a lot of the loose ends. Would definitely recommend a watch though :)
Very on-topic for me at the moment. I've just got back from the Royal Opera House to see Romeo & Juliet (date night with wife). Absolutely stunning. And all the more impressive (having seen Black Swan last week) to understand something of the dancers lives.
As for the film, well not enough spaceships for my liking, but gripping and good suspense. It's a fairly simple story but spun well and told with interesting insight into the mysterious world of ballet. Definitely worth a watch... once.
Quote from: Augustus on March 21, 2012, 11:43:44 PM
Quote from: Crow on March 21, 2012, 11:17:55 PM
Black Swan
For those who have seen it, what did you think? There were a lot of mixed opinions in my Film class. Personally i think it did the psychological aspects brilliantly although it seemed to end without tying up a lot of the loose ends. Would definitely recommend a watch though :)
I love it but I like the majority of Darren Aronofsky movies. What loose ends do you think didn't get tied up? I cant think of any as its a character story, so *SPOILER* she dies *SPOILER* therefore no loose ends.
Quote from: Augustus on March 21, 2012, 11:43:44 PM
Quote from: Crow on March 21, 2012, 11:17:55 PM
Black Swan
For those who have seen it, what did you think? There were a lot of mixed opinions in my Film class. Personally i think it did the psychological aspects brilliantly although it seemed to end without tying up a lot of the loose ends. Would definitely recommend a watch though :)
I watched it all the way to the end, but I didn't like it, found it quite boring. I guess I just didn't "get it".
Quote from: Augustus on March 21, 2012, 10:28:19 PM
What are your top films, and why? :D
. . .
and Anything with Liam Neeson ;D
Hear, hear. Also loved
Inglourius Basterds, tho don't usually care for Tarantino's movies. Brad Pitt, however, was hilarious and Christoph Waltz was amazing. I'll give this to Tarantino -- he knows how to pick the right actor for any role.
84 Charing Cross Road. The ultimate book lovers movie, plus Anne Bancroft and Anthony Hopkins.
Paradise Road. My idea of a chick flick. Assorted European women held captive by the Japanese during WWII, and how they kept it together with song.
12 Angry Men. This is the movie that started my love of courtroom dramas, altho it's technically a jury room drama.
Anatomy of a Murder. The coolest I've ever seen Jimmy Stewart, and plenty of good acting. And speaking of good acting --
To Kill a Mockingbird. Ultimately a feel-good movie for me, despite the subject matter. And Atticus Finch reminds me of my Dad.
Monty Pyhon and The Holy Grail. Do I even have to explain why I like this?
The Court Jester. One of Danny Kaye's least known but funniest movies. A take-off on Robin Hood with derring-do, fighting and singing, plus circus folk.
The Creature from the Black Lagoon. My favorite monster flick.
Million Dollar Baby. Is it going too far to call this a classic father/daughter movie? Probably, but that's what it is to me.
Radio Days. Woody Allen's fictionalized childhood at the beginning a WWII, with lots of great actors and fantastic dialog.
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House. Cary Grant and Myrna Loy leave crowded NY to build a house in Connecticut, back in the days when $13.5K to build a house was considered a huge expense.
Citizen X. The story of the hunt for, and capture of, the first serial killer the USSR admitted to having. Aside from wonderful performances by Stephen Rea and Donald Sutherland as the two official in charge of the hunt (they are refered to by another character as making one interesting person) the glimpse it gives of the red tape and politics involved in Soviet civil service is just stunning. As a civil servant myself, I'm both sympathetic and horrified on that level alone. And then there's the serial killer.
What films are you all looking forward to this year? It's looking like it will be a pretty good year for films. I'm looking forward to Avengers, Prometheus, The Hobbit and TDKR (I'm not that into the batman films but i have a bet with my friend that he dies at the end). Also Iron Sky because space Nazi's from the moon... seems legit ;)
-Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind
- Love Actually
- Hot Fuzz
- The Last Unicorn
- Serenity (probably only because I love the Firefly series so much)
no order:
A Room for Romeo Brass
Straw Dogs
There Will be Blood
The Day of the Jackal
Oh Brother Where Art Thou
Tekkon Kinkreet
Network
In Bruges
Happiness
A Fistful of Dynamite
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
Get Carter (original)
My Own Private Idaho
Watership Down
American Psycho
Richard III (1995)
Old Boy
12 Angry Men
Star Wars
Terminator 1-2
Alien/Aliens
Lethal Weapon
Serenity
Ghost in the shell
Appleseed
Avatar
X-men
Anything made by Mel Brooks.
Quote from: Guardian85 on March 23, 2012, 09:04:29 AM
Anything made by Mel Brooks.
"We're men -- manly men! -- we're men in tights. Yeath!" I don't generally go for slapstick humor that much, but I loved
Robin Hood: Men in Tights. I must have seen Cary Elwes in half a dozen things before but had no idea he could be so funny. Mel Brooks got me with that one. He was also the producer of my beloved
84 Charing Cross Road, which really surprised me since at the time I didn't know he was married to Anne Bancroft.
I'm also happy to see other
Serenity fans. I'm so tired of mentioning
Serenity or
Firefly and being met with blank looks.
I didn't watch Firefly but one day they had the whole series on DVD for about £12, so I bought it and watched the whole series back-to-back and really loved it. Great shame it never got another series. Serenity tied up the lose ends well.
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on March 23, 2012, 04:22:17 PM
I'm also happy to see other Serenity fans. I'm so tired of mentioning Serenity or Firefly and being met with blank looks.
Firefly is ace.
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Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on March 23, 2012, 04:22:17 PM
I'm also happy to see other Serenity fans. I'm so tired of mentioning Serenity or Firefly and being met with blank looks.
Firefly is ace.
Quote from: Tank on March 23, 2012, 04:25:58 PM
I didn't watch Firefly but one day they had the whole series on DVD for about £12, so I bought it and watched the whole series back-to-back and really loved it. Great shame it never got another series. Serenity tied up the lose ends well.
Yeah... F**K FOX! BRING IT BACK! >:(
(had to be said)
Just off the top of my head, may think of others later...
- O Brother, Where Art Thou
- Dead Poets Society
- Shawshank Redemption
- Wall-E
- Up!
- K-Pax
- La Vita E Bella (Life is Beautiful, in English - A touching, haunting, funny must-see film set in WWII)
- Where the Heart Is (my feel good movie)
- To Kill a Mockingbird (prefer the book, but really like the movie)
- Fried Green Tomatoes (although I love Fannie Flagg's original book the best)
- Love Actually
- Hot Fuzz
- Shaun of the Dead (probably my favourite zombie flick, LOL)
- Frequency (Jim Caviezel and Dennis Quaid solving a murder mystery using HAM radio. What's not to love!)
- Patch Adams (loved this one since the day it came out)
- Heart & Souls (one of my top favourites ever)
- Philadelphia (powerful film)
- A Beautiful Mind (so well done, wow)
- A Little Princess (been one of my favourite children's movies for years, and it's a favourite children's book of mine)
My favorite books are, off the top of my head:
Serpent,(Clive Cussler)
Kokkoro,(Soseki)
The Caine Mutiny,(Some Dude)
Rhapsody Trilogy,(Elizabeth Haydn)
They were all lovely. Thanks for asking.
Quote from: The Semaestro on March 23, 2012, 08:24:58 PM
My favorite books are, off the top of my head:
Serpent,(Clive Cussler)
Kokkoro,(Soseki)
The Caine Mutiny,(Some Dude)
Rhapsody Trilogy,(Elizabeth Haydn)
They were all lovely. Thanks for asking.
Wonderful! Now, what are your favourite films? ;D
The Departed. What else? ;)
Quote from: Guardian85 on March 23, 2012, 04:50:33 PM
(re: Firefly) Yeah... F**K FOX! BRING IT BACK! >:(
(had to be said)
Wasn't FOX also the one that cancelled
Futurama? Bringing
Firefly back now would be bittersweet for me, since
Serenity killed off 2 of my 3 favorite characters.
Quote from: Amicale on March 23, 2012, 06:02:36 PM
- Hot Fuzz
- Shaun of the Dead (probably my favourite zombie flick, LOL)
;D Love Simon Pegg. Thought he was a wonderful choice for Scotty in the revamped
Star Trek.
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on March 23, 2012, 11:44:11 PM
Quote from: Guardian85 on March 23, 2012, 04:50:33 PM
(re: Firefly) Yeah... F**K FOX! BRING IT BACK! >:(
(had to be said)
Wasn't FOX also the one that cancelled Futurama? Bringing Firefly back now would be bittersweet for me, since Serenity killed off 2 of my 3 favorite characters.
I still haven't forgiven Joss Whedon for killing Wash :(
Quote from: Tank on March 23, 2012, 04:25:58 PM
I didn't watch Firefly but one day they had the whole series on DVD for about £12, so I bought it and watched the whole series back-to-back and really loved it. Great shame it never got another series. Serenity tied up the lose ends well.
It took me awhile to get into
Firefly when it originally aired, because I thought it was just going to be space cowboys -- which it was, but it was also so much more than that.
Quote from: DeterminedJuliet on March 23, 2012, 11:46:43 PM
I still haven't forgiven Joss Whedon for killing Wash :(
He was one of my two favorites who died, him and Shepard Book. If Whedon had killed off Jayne Cobb too, I'd have probably attacked the movie screen.
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on March 23, 2012, 11:47:03 PM
He was one of my two favorites who died, him and Shepard Book. If Whedon had killed off Jayne Cobb too, I'd have probably attacked the movie screen.
Jayne is too badass to die :P He, Mal, and Kaylee are my favs. Actually, I named my guitar "Vera" after Jayne's gun!
As for my favorite movies:
Serenity
Empire Strikes Back
Evil Dead 2
Hot Fuzz
Waking Ned Devine
Night of the Living Dead (1990 Remake)
Transformers: The Movie (1980s Animated, no new crap!)
My favourite movies? Here you go:
- The guardian (amazing movie)
- Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (love the music made by Hans Zimmer and sung by Bryan Adams)
- Titanic (if you haven't seen this movie, you should!)
- Dear John (<3)
- Pirates og the Caribbean 1, 2, 3 and 4 (Johnny Depp!!!)
- Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks is great as Forrest)
- My neighbour Totoro (So cute)
- A walk to remember
- V for Vendetta
- Dirty Dancing
- North and South (old series)
- House of flying daggers (amazing chineese movie, watch it!)
- Rose :)
Quote from: Yodas_Apprentice on March 24, 2012, 12:22:46 AM
Transformers: The Movie (1980s Animated, no new crap!)
I remember that one...
...And again, true to myself, I prefer the new ones.
Quote from: Piratenerforsej- Titanic (if you haven't seen this movie, you should!)
This (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115392/) one, or the Celine Dion one?
Quote from: Asmodean- This (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115392/) one, or the Celine Dion one?
The Celine Dion one :) With Leoardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet :) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120338/ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120338/)
- Rose :)
Ah..! Didn't like it much.
Quote from: Piratenerforsej on March 24, 2012, 08:52:54 PM
Quote from: Asmodean- This (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115392/) one, or the Celine Dion one?
The Celine Dion one :) With Leoardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet :) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120338/ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120338/)
Saw it. Fell asleep.
May I ask why? :) Too romantic? :D
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Quote from: Yodas_Apprentice on March 24, 2012, 12:22:46 AM
Transformers: The Movie (1980s Animated, no new crap!)
I remember that one...
...And again, true to myself, I prefer the new ones.
Oh no! :'( But the new ones are so ridiculous, Bay-splosiony, and, well, bad!
My wife just took our oldest granddaughter to see "The Hunger Games." She read all the books and said the movie was good. Apparently, it's breaking records. I personally have no desire to see it.
For favorite (USA spelling) films, it depends. If I want pure entertainment, I would have to judge by the number of times I've watched the film. So, my top ones, in no particular order, would be:
1. Monty Python's Holy Grail
2. Braveheart
3. Start Wars (first one)
4. Gladiator
5. Indiana Jones - In Search of the Lost Ark
6. Wizard of Oz (must have watched it a 100 times as a child)
7. All the Pink Panther stuff -
8. The Jason Bourne trilogy.
So I go either for comedy or action.
For pure quality, my top 5, in no particular order, are:
1. In the Heat of the Night
2. Dr. Zhivago
3. Doubt
4. Citizen Kane
5. The Godfather Trilogy
Quote from: Ecurb Noselrub on March 25, 2012, 12:06:12 AM
1. In the Heat of the Night
I saw that as a young kid, it was a formative experience I think for my view of racism.
It has such a cool song too.
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Quote from: Ecurb Noselrub on March 25, 2012, 12:06:12 AM
1. In the Heat of the Night
I saw that as a young kid, it was a formative experience I think for my view of racism.
It has such a cool song too.
Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger put in stellar performances. Now, here's a song from the movie that most people have probably never heard. "Foul Owl on the Prowl."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2LedoHwygE
Quote from: Yodas_Apprentice on March 24, 2012, 11:18:39 PM
Quote from: Asmodean on March 24, 2012, 08:27:09 PM
Quote from: Yodas_Apprentice on March 24, 2012, 12:22:46 AM
Transformers: The Movie (1980s Animated, no new crap!)
I remember that one...
...And again, true to myself, I prefer the new ones.
Oh no! :'( But the new ones are so ridiculous, Bay-splosiony, and, well, bad!
But have you seen those pwetty gwafics?! (https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tahoeforum.com%2Fimages%2Fsmilies%2Fdrool2.gif&hash=87317f81358a54c9484e32e1a61d31612b13340d)
Quote from: Asmodean on March 25, 2012, 09:04:41 AM
But have you seen those pwetty gwafics?! (https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tahoeforum.com%2Fimages%2Fsmilies%2Fdrool2.gif&hash=87317f81358a54c9484e32e1a61d31612b13340d)
I find them too distracting. Michael Bay tries to overcompensate for having no plot and bad acting by making it look busy (and even then, I don't even think it looks good - too confusing). It makes me sad to see how he's bastardized what should by all standards be awesome (I mean, how hard is it to screw up giant, transforming, fight robots? Yet somehow he does it).
Quote from: Yodas_Apprentice on March 25, 2012, 11:31:27 PM
I find them too distracting. Michael Bay tries to overcompensate for having no plot and bad acting by making it look busy (and even then, I don't even think it looks good - too confusing). It makes me sad to see how he's bastardized what should by all standards be awesome (I mean, how hard is it to screw up giant, transforming, fight robots? Yet somehow he does it).
While I find the cast disagreeable, I think the movie was made quite right within its genre, what I call time-wasters. As far as those go, it was one of the best in the past five years. Such movies are not supposed to have a great story to tell - just look good. And, a personal preference, be heavy on CG.
Quote from: Asmodean on March 25, 2012, 11:56:55 PM
Quote from: Yodas_Apprentice on March 25, 2012, 11:31:27 PM
I find them too distracting. Michael Bay tries to overcompensate for having no plot and bad acting by making it look busy (and even then, I don't even think it looks good - too confusing). It makes me sad to see how he's bastardized what should by all standards be awesome (I mean, how hard is it to screw up giant, transforming, fight robots? Yet somehow he does it).
While I find the cast disagreeable, I think the movie was made quite right within its genre, what I call time-wasters. As far as those go, it was one of the best in the past five years. Such movies are not supposed to have a great story to tell - just look good. And, a personal preference, be heavy on CG.
Fair enough. I guess I just take issue with the fact that the continuity was remediated into that genre to begin with.
Quote from: Piratenerforsej on March 24, 2012, 08:58:38 PM
May I ask why? :) Too romantic? :D
To much lovey-dovey stuff. Woke up when it hit the iceberg.
xD
80% of all boys may probably think the same as you :P
In no particular order:
Raise the Red Lantern
The Wizard of Oz
All of the LOTRs
Secretary
Serenity
All the Pirates of the Caribbean movies
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Blade Runner
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
There's more, but it's nearly 4 am here.
Quote from: Guardian85 on March 26, 2012, 08:39:53 AM
Quote from: Piratenerforsej on March 24, 2012, 08:58:38 PM
May I ask why? :) Too romantic? :D
To much lovey-dovey stuff. Woke up when it hit the iceberg.
Which mostly mirrors my opinion of the movie Pearl Harbour.
Quote from: Guardian85 on March 26, 2012, 10:14:11 AM
Quote from: Guardian85 on March 26, 2012, 08:39:53 AM
Quote from: Piratenerforsej on March 24, 2012, 08:58:38 PM
May I ask why? :) Too romantic? :D
To much lovey-dovey stuff. Woke up when it hit the iceberg.
Which mostly mirrors my opinion of the movie Pearl Harbour.
Oh! I forgot! Pearl Harbour is one of my favourite movies too. Such a great film!
Chick flick. >:(
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Quote from: Piratenerforsej on March 24, 2012, 08:58:38 PM
May I ask why? :) Too romantic? :D
To much lovey-dovey stuff. Woke up when it hit the iceberg.
Which mostly mirrors my opinion of the movie Pearl Harbour.
Sorry Rose, but I'm with Guardian85 on these. I've thought that Pearl Harbor and Titanic would have been much better movies without the romantic subplot. They would have been great as dramas/action films, and in fact, the drama/action scenes in both movies are the ones I really paid attention to. There WERE some very worthwhile scenes in both movies, in Titanic the shots of the ship were amazing; in Pearl Harbor, the fight scenes were really well done.
And I'm someone who does like the occasional romantic comedy, too... I guess I just don't like it mixed with my historical action/drama movies. :D
If you like historical action/drama movies, I can recommend this movie, Black Book (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0389557/) :)
Quote from: Piratenerforsej on March 26, 2012, 03:39:26 PM
If you like historical action/drama movies, I can recommend this movie, Black Book (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0389557/) :)
Yes, Black Book IS good! :)
If you like the same type of movie, and you seem to, let me recommend this movie, Life is Beautiful (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118799/) :)
It's not action, if anything, it's drama/human interest set in WWII, and it's a really terrific film. Has humour, as well as love, but has a serious tone too. I absolutely love Roberto Benigni, the actor/writer/director in it.
Quote from: Amicale on March 26, 2012, 03:23:10 PM
Sorry Rose, but I'm with Guardian85 on these. I've thought that Pearl Harbor and Titanic would have been much better movies without the romantic subplot. They would have been great as dramas/action films, and in fact, the drama/action scenes in both movies are the ones I really paid attention to. There WERE some very worthwhile scenes in both movies, in Titanic the shots of the ship were amazing; in Pearl Harbor, the fight scenes were really well done.
And I'm someone who does like the occasional romantic comedy, too... I guess I just don't like it mixed with my historical action/drama movies. :D
I don't really get your use of "romantic comedy" as a comparison.
A romance done in a corny way tacked onto some great historic story isn't going to be welcomed.
Those two movies were made up, there would be a lot of historic stories where the romance should be portrayed.
Alexander, Antony, Napoleon, Nelson, Elizabeth and Victoria their stories would be lacking without dealing with their loves.
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Quote from: Amicale on March 26, 2012, 03:23:10 PM
Sorry Rose, but I'm with Guardian85 on these. I've thought that Pearl Harbor and Titanic would have been much better movies without the romantic subplot. They would have been great as dramas/action films, and in fact, the drama/action scenes in both movies are the ones I really paid attention to. There WERE some very worthwhile scenes in both movies, in Titanic the shots of the ship were amazing; in Pearl Harbor, the fight scenes were really well done.
And I'm someone who does like the occasional romantic comedy, too... I guess I just don't like it mixed with my historical action/drama movies. :D
I don't really get your use of "romantic comedy" as a comparison.
A romance done in a corny way tacked onto some great historic story isn't going to be welcomed.
Those two movies were made up, there would be a lot of historic stories where the romance should be portrayed.
Alexander, Antony, Napoleon, Nelson, Elizabeth and Victoria their stories would be lacking without dealing with their loves.
Sure, I suppose that was poorly worded. :) I just meant that I'm not at all averse to romance being in films, including romantic comedies or other movies needing a romantic plot -- such as the historical examples you mentioned. :)
Unfortunately, sometimes in Hollywood, they feel the need to tack a romantic plot onto a movie in a corny way. They don't need to. In both Titanic and Pearl Harbor, there were plenty of opportunities to talk about romance that actually happened. In Titanic, they could have used an example from any of the young honeymooning couples aboard the ship that actually existed; I was glad, however, that the movie gave more than a nod to Isador and Ida Straus, the old couple pictured in the movie lying on the bed together (although in real life, they were last seen on deck chairs, holding hands). Now, THAT'S romance -- being married so long that if your partner can't leave a sinking ship, you refuse to as well.
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Quote from: Piratenerforsej on March 24, 2012, 08:58:38 PM
May I ask why? :) Too romantic? :D
To much lovey-dovey stuff. Woke up when it hit the iceberg.
Which mostly mirrors my opinion of the movie Pearl Harbour.
Sorry Rose, but I'm with Guardian85 on these. I've thought that Pearl Harbor and Titanic would have been much better movies without the romantic subplot. They would have been great as dramas/action films, and in fact, the drama/action scenes in both movies are the ones I really paid attention to. There WERE some very worthwhile scenes in both movies, in Titanic the shots of the ship were amazing; in Pearl Harbor, the fight scenes were really well done.
I actually once dated a girl who said that Pearl Harbour would have been a better movie if it wasn't for all the fighting and explosions. Needless to say, that was our last date...
This place really needs a facepalm smilie.
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Quote from: Piratenerforsej on March 24, 2012, 08:58:38 PM
May I ask why? :) Too romantic? :D
To much lovey-dovey stuff. Woke up when it hit the iceberg.
Which mostly mirrors my opinion of the movie Pearl Harbour.
Sorry Rose, but I'm with Guardian85 on these. I've thought that Pearl Harbor and Titanic would have been much better movies without the romantic subplot. They would have been great as dramas/action films, and in fact, the drama/action scenes in both movies are the ones I really paid attention to. There WERE some very worthwhile scenes in both movies, in Titanic the shots of the ship were amazing; in Pearl Harbor, the fight scenes were really well done.
I actually once dated a girl who said that Pearl Harbour would have been a better movie if it wasn't for all the fighting and explosions. Needless to say, that was our last date...
LOL! Oh dear. :D
Quote from: Guardian85 on March 26, 2012, 04:31:10 PM
I actually once dated a girl who said that Pearl Harbour would have been a better movie if it wasn't for all the fighting and explosions. Needless to say, that was our last date...
Maybe she was expecting naked Polynesians diving for oysters.
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Quote from: Guardian85 on March 26, 2012, 04:31:10 PM
I actually once dated a girl who said that Pearl Harbour would have been a better movie if it wasn't for all the fighting and explosions. Needless to say, that was our last date...
Maybe she was expecting naked Polynesians diving for oysters.
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Quote from: Amicale on March 26, 2012, 03:51:59 PM
Quote from: Piratenerforsej on March 26, 2012, 03:39:26 PM
If you like historical action/drama movies, I can recommend this movie, Black Book (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0389557/) :)
Yes, Black Book IS good! :)
If you like the same type of movie, and you seem to, let me recommend this movie, Life is Beautiful (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118799/) :)
It's not action, if anything, it's drama/human interest set in WWII, and it's a really terrific film. Has humour, as well as love, but has a serious tone too. I absolutely love Roberto Benigni, the actor/writer/director in it.
Okay, I'll watch it :)
Quote from: Guardian85 on March 26, 2012, 04:31:10 PM
Quote from: Guardian85 on March 26, 2012, 08:39:53 AM
I actually once dated a girl who said that Pearl Harbour would have been a better movie if it wasn't for all the fighting and explosions. Needless to say, that was our last date...
... lol!
Okay, I'm almost ashamed to post my list because it shows how completely un-intellectual I am. :D But here we go:
(In no particular order)
Overboard - This one is probably sentimental because my cousins and I used to watch it all of the time when we stayed at my grandma's house. But it just makes me really happy to watch it.
Stepbrothers - gets funnier every single time I watch it
Ron Burgandy - ditto
The Green Mile
The Shawshank Redemption
Back to the Future 1
Heathers
The Princess Bride (also an amazing book)
All of the X Men movies
Planet of the Apes 1-3 (4 and 5 don't really do it for me)
Goonies
Amicale - I might not list it as an all time favorite, but I do agree that "Where the Heart Is" is a lovely little movie.
Quote from: Ali on March 26, 2012, 08:52:31 PM
The Green Mile
Back to the Future 1
All of the X Men movies
Planet of the Apes 1-3 (4 and 5 don't really do it for me)
Good choice! I like these movies, especially The Green Mile- It's fantastic and horrible at the same time. I couldn't stop crying when they told the prisoner (can't remember his name) lies about the mouse :c But it's a good movie.
:)
In random order
The Matrix
The Empire Strikes Back
LOTR (all parts)
Big Fish
The Butterfly Effect
The World according to Garp
Gattaca
Wall-E
Fargo
Life of Brian
Pan's Labyrinth
Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
If I gave a list, it would just go on and on; so many I have liked. Instead, I'll name one which surprised me so much, recently. I used to read lots of reviews to determine what I would see, but now I know which reviewers I trust, and which actors I will watch, no matter what they do, so that I can be completely surprised and immersed by a film without much hint of what will be transpiring. I tend to only complete about half of the movies I begin to watch these days, but when I actually finish one, that is when I read the in depth reviews by the real observers of the film genres.
Leaves of Grass with Edward Norton bowled me over; so many twists and turns. The movie completely captivated me... and no, it is not about Walt Whitman. :P
Quote from: RunFromMyLife on March 29, 2012, 05:38:25 PM
Quote from: Ali on March 26, 2012, 08:52:31 PM
Ron Burgandy - ditto
Will Ferrell was just on Conan O'Brien last night or the night before and announced there will be an Anchorman sequel. ;D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrNA7RjU91I
I heard! Yay!!! (claps) LOL -
Quote from: RunFromMyLife on March 29, 2012, 05:38:25 PM
Quote from: Ali on March 26, 2012, 08:52:31 PM
Ron Burgandy - ditto
Will Ferrell was just on Conan O'Brien last night or the night before and announced there will be an Anchorman sequel. ;D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrNA7RjU91I
I love lamp :D
Dead Poets Society
American Beauty
Scent of a Women
LOTR trilogy
Dr. Zhivago (Russian version was my favorite)
The Last Samurai
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(first one).... :D
The Green Mile
The Stand
Shawshank Redemption
Stand by Me
It......there's a pattern starting....lol
Patch Adams
What Dreams May Come
Fifth Element
Rocky and Rocky Balboa
Seven
Harry Potter films
Dumb and Dumber :D
the Goonies
Forest Gump
Me, Myself, and Irene
Ip Man
Vertigo
The Searchers
Mystic River
The Sandlot
Avatar
The Matix
Gladiator
Cast Away
Young Guns
Family Man
The Karate Kid series
Saving Private Ryan
League of their Own
Grand Torino
A River Runs Through it
Neverending Story.......
I've seen all these movies numerous times.....WOW where has the time gone...lol
I guess I could keep going, but......:)
Quote from: Jimmy on March 30, 2012, 02:08:04 PM
Dead Poets Society
American Beauty
Scent of a Women
LOTR trilogy
Dr. Zhivago (Russian version was my favorite)
The Last Samurai
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(first one).... :D
The Green Mile
The Stand
Shawshank Redemption
Stand by Me
It......there's a pattern starting....lol
Patch Adams
What Dreams May Come
Fifth Element
Rocky and Rocky Balboa
Seven
Harry Potter films
Dumb and Dumber :D
the Goonies
Forest Gump
Me, Myself, and Irene
Ip Man
Vertigo
The Searchers
Mystic River
The Sandlot
Avatar
The Matix
Gladiator
Cast Away
Young Guns
Family Man
The Karate Kid series
Saving Private Ryan
League of their Own
Grand Torino
A River Runs Through it
Neverending Story.......
I've seen all these movies numerous times.....WOW where has the time gone...lol
I guess I could keep going, but......:)
I've never seen the ones in your list I bolded/underlined. Other than that, wow would you be easy to watch movies with! The rest of the ones you mentioned I've seen, and liked :) some of them would be on my list, just didn't think to -- Family Man, The Stand, Neverending Story, League of their Own....
High five for being cool. ;D
Quote from: Amicale on March 30, 2012, 03:03:54 PM
Neverending Story
Yes, I remember liking that one as a kid. Not the two though - it sort of... Sucked, really.
Quote from: Asmodean on March 30, 2012, 05:45:43 PM
Quote from: Amicale on March 30, 2012, 03:03:54 PM
Neverending Story
Yes, I remember liking that one as a kid. Not the two though - it sort of... Sucked, really.
Oh, I don't like any of the sequels much at ALL, I love the first one. It creeped me out as a little kid, and was just very fun as an older kid. :D
The following are not in any particular order.
Fiddler on the Roof
Cold Comfort Farm
The Englishman Who went Up a Hill but Came Down a Mountain
Alien
Aliens
Robinson Crusoe on Mars
Avatar
Sense and Sensibility
2001: A Space Odyssey
Silverado
El Dorado (animated)
El Dorado (Western)
The Princess Bride
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Haunted
I enjoy plenty of movies, but I think the only ones I can watch all the way through over and over are:
The Princess Bride
Bram Stoker's Dracula (Coppola's version)
Raiders of the Lost Arc
The Last Crusade
Star Wars (the original movies)
There are others that I really enjoyed seeing once or twice, but more than that in the same year would bore me. The English Patient, for example. LOTR also falls into this group just because the films are so long. Maybe if I had a better couch...
Quote from: Tom62 on March 28, 2012, 05:51:40 PM
In random order
... Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain ...
By pure coincidence, my wife and I ended up in front of « Le Café les Deux Moulins » in Montmartre, Paris. We could both hear in our minds the theme song. Beautiful movie.
Other great films:
Master and Commander (2003)
The Matrix (1999)
The Aviator (2004)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Many many more
Miracle Mile
Groundhog Day
Soylent Green
A.I.
The Last Night
Colossus: The Forbin Project
Blade Runner
Easy Rider
Logan's Run
When a Stranger Calls
The Stand
Quote from: mp29 on June 21, 2012, 09:04:41 AM
Miracle Mile
Groundhog Day
Soylent Green
A.I.
The Last Night
Colossus: The Forbin Project
Blade Runner
Easy Rider
Logan's Run
When a Stranger Calls
The Stand
The Stand and Logan's Run are both really cool. I've loved Logan's Run for years, it's a neat story. :) I prefer the book better than the movie in both cases, but both movies were good interpretations, I think.
Yeah, I found Logans Run in a second-hand bookstore along with Make Room! Make Room!(Future inspiration for Soylent Green). The copy of Logans Run I bought had came out after the movie, though it had the original story. It also had a few pages of scenes from the movie as a bonus. If I remember correctly, the characters couldn't live past 21, and Sanctuary was in space. It was a little different from the movie.
Did you read the extended version of The Stand or the original?