Movies you've just seen (Pt. II) [Archive]

Rosie Gamgee

08-09-2006, 06:43 AM

Sleepy Hollow Creepy and funny at the same time. the the parts I laughed at involved Johnny Depp fainting or look as if he was going to upchuck. :rolleyes:
"He was a headless horseman I tell you!! Headless! And he was a horseman, and he had no head! Headless, man: a headless horseman!" *swoon* LOL!!!!

The Best Years of Our Lives. Delightful old film about three soldiers trying to adjust after WWII. Loved it.

Beren3000

08-09-2006, 07:03 AM

The Forgotten; very strange movie :confused: but still worth watching.

Rosie Gamgee

08-09-2006, 01:44 PM

I didn't like The Forgotten much. The ending was too dumb. But I will always take my hat off to that magnificently done T-bone; when they're driving along and suddenly WHAM that car crashes into them. It's so amazing because you see it coming, and it still flips you out. Again, I take my hat off to the makers of the moment. Brilliant.

Gwaimir Windgem

08-09-2006, 03:11 PM

The Grudge. I liked it, but am keen on getting hold of the japanese original. Plus, watching me deer ole Buffy gettin' haunted is kinda getting old. She's a sweet gal, but maybe someone else would have been better for the film.

I think my bro and I watched the Japanese original on Russian TV (how's that for ya? ;) ); it scared the hell outa him. :eek: :eek: :(

Recently seen: American Beauty and Silence of the Lambs. Both very, very good movies.

Beren3000

08-09-2006, 06:19 PM

It's so amazing because you see it coming, and it still flips you out
Those were my exact feelings while watching it! Another moment that got me jumping in my seat was when that detective woman was saying to Telly (telling Telly :p ) that she believed her, and out of nowhere she gets blown off into space: freaky.

Rosie Gamgee

08-10-2006, 06:53 AM

Those were my exact feelings while watching it! Another moment that got me jumping in my seat was when that detective woman was saying to Telly (telling Telly :p ) that she believed her, and out of nowhere she gets blown off into space: freaky.
Yeah, that made me jump. And it is weird because it's such a dumb stunt, really (what, she gets sucked up into the sky? Like an invisible vaccuum-cleaner?), and yet instead of making you smirk or laugh, you get creeped out.
The two things that really, really, creeped me out were that weird contortion of the bad guy's face near the end; and when the police officer is shooting him and nothing happens. That was so creepy!

durinsbane2244

08-10-2006, 03:27 PM

V For Vendetta! Finally! Amazing! :D

Gwaimir Windgem

08-10-2006, 06:58 PM

Aw, hell yeah! :D

Whispering Willow

08-10-2006, 08:54 PM

The Forgotten; very strange movie :confused: but still worth watching.Yeah, just saw it the other day. It was ok. My fav scene was when the cop was gonna tell them that.. *wham* Where's the roof?!?

katya

08-10-2006, 11:08 PM

Today I watched Kitano "Beat" Takeshi's movie "Hanabi" ("Fireworks"). Personally I really liked it but I can see how it wouldn't be for everyone. It's reeeeally slow moving and not a lot of action, and also it's kinda depressing. But if you're willing to sit down and watch and pay attention I thought it was pretty decent. There were some scenes that I don't know if they were supposed to be funny, but just hit me in a spot I didn't even know existed in my sense of humour and made me laugh. If you didn't know, it's a Japanese ganster movie about this cop who kinda starts going over the edge when his friend is shot, and his wife is sick. I really liked the side story about the friend and his painting hobby too.

Meriadoc Brandybuck

08-10-2006, 11:26 PM

Journey to the Far Side of the Sun Strange....
Benedict Arnorld: A Question of Honor History.
Auqamarine Neato.
She's the Man AWSOME!
John Tucker Must Die Disgusting.

Beren3000

08-11-2006, 03:57 AM

Watched Miami Vice yesterday. To say that it bored me, would be giving it credit! The action was very slow and the storyline not interesting. Guys, do yourselves a favor and don't watch this movie.

jammi567

08-12-2006, 05:00 PM

Saw a bit of 'The Green Mile' on TV, and it shocked me of the indecency and the crulty Texans put their prisoners though on Death Row. :eek: :mad:

Nerdanel

08-12-2006, 06:43 PM

Saw V for Vendetta again.. I really like the language they use, and how they use it. And even the violent scenes were quite beautifully done. It's also quite hilarious at times, for the references it makes to our world..

Curubethion

08-14-2006, 05:55 PM

The Lifeboat, by Alfred Hitchcock. Wow...it was based on a story by John Steinbeck, and I can really tell! Very interesting examination of human nature...especially with that lingering last question.

Rosie Gamgee

08-15-2006, 01:32 PM

Inside Man. Not bad. I think that the ending was badly handled and that the story-behind-the-story thing with Plummer was poor. I was expecting a sort of smart, Robert-Redford-Paul-Newman-in-The Sting kind of ending, but it just dragged toward the conclusion. But the makers assembled an amazing cast, and most of it was well done. Bravo.

hectorberlioz

08-15-2006, 01:57 PM

Watched Miami Vice yesterday. To say that it bored me, would be giving it credit! The action was very slow and the storyline not interesting. Guys, do yourselves a favor and don't watch this movie.

Coli Farrell is in it, that's reason enough not to see it:p..for me anyways.

tolkienfan

08-15-2006, 03:00 PM

Oddly enough, I also just watched Lifeboat by Alfred Hitchcock. I thought it was really good.
I also just watched Eight Below, kind of disappointing IMO. I thought it was sort of boring, but the animal actors were great.

Sam

08-15-2006, 04:12 PM

saw world trade center on saturday.

it was in short an excellent movie, definently a candidate for best picture. you could feel the emotion from start to finish.

Rosie Gamgee

08-15-2006, 08:40 PM

Coli Farrell is in it, that's reason enough not to see it:p..for me anyways.
Ditto. That man creeps me out.
Actually, I did rather like him when he killed that old lady in Daredevil--with a peanut!

hectorberlioz

08-15-2006, 09:03 PM

Ditto. That man creeps me out.
Actually, I did rather like him when he killed that old lady in Daredevil--with a peanut!
He does! Did you know he spent two hours at Judi Dench's door convincing her to sleep with him? And suceeded...evidence that he is Beelzebub.

Sam

08-16-2006, 12:27 AM

He does! Did you know he spent two hours at Judi Dench's door convincing her to sleep with him? And suceeded
:eek: :eek: !!!what!!! :eek: :eek:

colin farrell is my hero!!! :D :p :D

Gwaimir Windgem

08-16-2006, 03:21 PM

Oh, sounds like someone's got the hots for Judi Dench (http://www.herefordcathedral.org/news/Judi_Dench.jpg)...

Yeah, hot stuff. ;)

b.banner

08-16-2006, 04:52 PM

i have been watching alot of Harrison Ford movies lately Air Force One, Regarding Henry, The Fugitive and Witness all really good movies :D

Sam

08-17-2006, 02:27 AM

Yeah, hot stuff. ;)
my post was but a joke, gwai :rolleyes: but wait a second. hectorberlioz, were you being serious or sarcastic, because it's kindda hard to tell unless you put in some smilies :confused:

Rosie Gamgee

08-17-2006, 06:51 AM

Grey_Wolf

08-17-2006, 10:22 AM

i have been watching alot of Harrison Ford movies lately Air Force One, Regarding Henry, The Fugitive and Witness all really good movies :D

I can understand u dont liking AFO and Regarding Henry but Witness and The Fugitive - which are the best of HF's.

hectorberlioz

08-18-2006, 05:10 PM

my post was but a joke, gwai :rolleyes: but wait a second. hectorberlioz, were you being serious or sarcastic, because it's kindda hard to tell unless you put in some smilies :confused:

I'm not kidding. I read it in either a Time/Newsweek magazine, or else it was a newspaper.

However, perhaps I was mistaken about the gal being Judi Dench. It might have been Hellen Mirren...

Sam

08-20-2006, 04:41 PM

Wow!

jammi567

08-21-2006, 09:13 AM

Saw 'Snakes on a Plane'. Wow! It'll freak you out for the rest of the day, as well as put you off snakes for life.

hectorberlioz

08-21-2006, 12:27 PM

Wow!

Wow? :p I'd say, "Chow; I'm never watching another Colin Farrel movie" out of spite.

Saw 'Snakes on a Plane'. Wow! It'll freak you out for the rest of the day, as well as put you off snakes for life.

Was it what they said it was? :p ;)

jammi567

08-21-2006, 01:08 PM

Yep.

hectorberlioz

08-21-2006, 01:30 PM

http://www.moviesvideos.com/showpost.php?p=25106&postcount=2

Hmmm...it was Dame Eileen Atkins. Wrong dame... :p
and wrong story from me. I had thought that when she said "it was pure bliss" she had given in to him, but this source has it different. Why would you end a Time article about this with "It was pure bliss", which implies something quite contrary to the truth?

Gwaimir Windgem

08-21-2006, 04:19 PM

Saw 'Snakes on a Plane'. Wow! It'll freak you out for the rest of the day, as well as put you off snakes for life.

Oh, gods...I'm don't remember EVER seeing a movie with a cheesier title. Or premise. Or tag line. "Sit Back. Relax. Enjoy the Fright." :rolleyes: I hear that the producers are playing this out intentionally to be absurd. Apparently, when the director wanted to change it, they told him, "Hell no, we only bought it because of the title!"

Butterbeer

08-21-2006, 05:53 PM

your experiences, prey, Good sir?

Gwaimir Windgem

08-21-2006, 06:05 PM

Oh, no, my experiences are preying again? :eek: I hope it's not on the weak and helpless, like last time. :o

Acalewia

08-21-2006, 06:25 PM

A History of Violence kept me guessing

Cheaper by the Dozen 2 Funny. Very funny.

Acalewia

08-29-2006, 10:38 AM

I saw World Trade Center yesterday. Title says it all

Mercutio

08-29-2006, 02:22 PM

I saw Over the Hedge a few days ago. It was pleasant :)

Mercutio

09-03-2006, 11:45 PM

And now Emma (Paltrow/Northam) and An Ideal Husband.

I thoroughly enjoyed both :)

katya

09-04-2006, 11:30 PM

Clerks. Very funny. :cool:

Rosie Gamgee

09-05-2006, 08:59 PM

And now Emma (Paltrow/Northam) and An Ideal Husband.

I thoroughly enjoyed both :)
An Ideal Husband.. cute, huh? Rupert Everett is just to die for; his delivery is fantastic. Have you ever seen The Importance of Being Earnest? He and Colin Firth are perfect!

hectorberlioz

09-05-2006, 09:11 PM

two of my elder sisters watched Pride and Pejudice (the new one) in a college theatre showing...they said it was, actually hilarious. They said if it hadn't been so entertaining, it would be simply bad; that at least it was funny...and it all comes down to, of course, that actress of recent sucess: Keira Knightly....

half-pursing those lips, half opening them...."Oh Jack....I mean, Darcy ole' boy..." :p

Meanwhile: I'll have to see for myself...not because I don't believe my sis', but because I DO. ;)

Rosie Gamgee

09-06-2006, 01:45 PM

Spock

09-06-2006, 02:22 PM

I watched "The Engagement Ring". Anyone who loved "Moonstruck" will like this movie, starring Patricia Heaton (Debra of E.L.R. fame). It was a gentle and loving movie.

Gwaimir Windgem

09-06-2006, 02:23 PM

An Ideal Husband.. cute, huh? Rupert Everett is just to die for; his delivery is fantastic. Have you ever seen The Importance of Being Earnest? He and Colin Firth are perfect!

Rupert's in An Ideal Husband? What's with him an' Wilde? I guess Everett's got good taste. :D

I have seen the Importance of Being Earnest; it's probably the only play for which I can boast having read it, seen a live production, and seen a film production. :D

Rosie Gamgee

09-06-2006, 03:39 PM

Yeah; he's in An Ideal Husband. Very, very witty and funny. Oscar Wilde was brilliant!!

Sam

09-06-2006, 08:16 PM

saw invincible starring mark whallburg(sp?),
way too short!!!!! dissappointing

Gwaimir Windgem

09-06-2006, 08:30 PM

Yeah; he's in An Ideal Husband. Very, very witty and funny. Oscar Wilde was brilliant!!

Indeed, the man's wit was amazing, his skill with words astounding. His plays are great, and Dorian Gray spectacular.

*sings the praises of the Dandy*

Rosie Gamgee

09-07-2006, 06:36 AM

Indeed, the man's wit was amazing, his skill with words astounding. His plays are great, and Dorian Gray spectacular.

*sings the praises of the Dandy*
I've actually never read Dorian Gray, but I want to one of these days.

Gwaimir Windgem

09-07-2006, 11:49 AM

Awesome, awesome book. I'm pushing it on everyone I can. ;)

Thain Peregrin Took I

09-08-2006, 09:46 PM

The Devil Wears Prada - Hilarious! Really great movie! :cool:

hectorberlioz

09-11-2006, 05:18 PM

Down with Keira Knightly! Down I say! En Garde you fools!

Gwaimir Windgem

09-11-2006, 06:21 PM

What's that? Avant Garde? I always took you for a conservative, Hekky! :p

hectorberlioz

09-11-2006, 06:24 PM

What's that? Avant Garde? I always took you for a conservative, Hekky! :p

Well, I dabble in Avant Gardism, but mostly I'm conservative. The inversus of you, who are Avant Garde all the way, and you dabble in conservatism ;)

Gwaimir Windgem

09-11-2006, 07:03 PM

Pah. Clear evidence you don't know me. :p

hectorberlioz

09-11-2006, 09:06 PM

Pah. Clear evidence you don't know me. :p

Oh, you mean, you're really really REALLY radical? So radical that you love Keira Knightly and Natalie Portman to the point of sacrificing your shoes on hot pavement for their sakes?...not me, Pal :p ...

(actually, I would, for chauvinistic reasons...for the sake of common decency...but after that, I'd demand a refund or something)

Gwaimir Windgem

09-11-2006, 11:37 PM

Hmm...it seems that we are talking about different kinds of avant garde/conservative...

:rolleyes:

Rosie Gamgee

09-18-2006, 02:01 PM

The Devil Wears Prada - Hilarious! Really great movie! :cool:
I've got to see that! I love Stanley Tucci. :D

Gwaimir Windgem

09-18-2006, 03:22 PM

I love Meryl Streep, so I'd liked to see it, too. :)

Meriadoc Brandybuck

09-18-2006, 10:15 PM

Just Like Heaven and Just My Luck. Both good.

hectorberlioz

09-19-2006, 11:26 PM

I can't stand Meryl Streep...overrated. Anyone seen The Hours? Yeah, sounded real interesting at first...

Gwaimir Windgem

09-20-2006, 12:28 AM

It was interesting.

Anyone ever seen Death Becomes Her? :D

hectorberlioz

09-20-2006, 12:55 PM

It was a pity party.

Gwaimir Windgem

09-20-2006, 01:49 PM

No, it wasn't, it was a dark comedy about the thirst for eternal life. :p

Arien the Maia

09-20-2006, 01:51 PM

It was interesting.

Anyone ever seen Death Becomes Her? :D

oh my, I LOVE that movie! I used to watch it like every weekend when I was about 13! I still watch it every time it's on TV too!

Spock

09-20-2006, 02:01 PM

"Death Becomes Her" is a cute movie, I've seen a few times. How about a vote for "Princess Bride"? :D

Gwaimir Windgem

09-20-2006, 02:21 PM

I love it. It's just so funny!

"Don't you see? It's a miracle!"

Arien the Maia

09-20-2006, 03:11 PM

I love it. It's just so funny!

"Don't you see? It's a miracle!"

lol! I know! It's probably the only movie with Bruce Willis that I actually like! And he's dressed up as a nerd in this one....probably explains why I like it so much! heheh!

Gwaimir Windgem

09-20-2006, 04:29 PM

I know, he is just the polar opposite of the typical Bruce Willis character. I would NEVER have recognised him, if I didn't already know it was him.

Arien the Maia

09-20-2006, 04:44 PM

I know, he is just the polar opposite of the typical Bruce Willis character. I would NEVER have recognised him, if I didn't already know it was him.

yes that is so true!

Grey_Wolf

09-27-2006, 03:39 PM

Saw Sahara and Constantine (the beginnings of them at least) - 90 SEK down the drain - MMs clowning around in Sahara got on my nerves and Keenu's mumbling voice was difficult to hear. So all in all a lousy pair of renteds. :eek:

Gwaimir Windgem

09-27-2006, 04:53 PM

Sahara was absurd, and Constantine was too 'pulp' for my taste.

Grey_Wolf

09-27-2006, 11:28 PM

Sahara was absurd, and Constantine was too 'pulp' for my taste.

I N D E E D!

Nerdanel

09-28-2006, 08:17 AM

I watched Amélie for the second time.. It's a piece of art.

I also checked out Big Fish: it was okay, but nothing special, IMO.

Gwaimir Windgem

09-28-2006, 07:01 PM

I've seen Big Fish; it was okay.

I almost watched Amelie, but at the last minute didn't get to.

b.banner

09-28-2006, 08:55 PM

I love Big Fish! one of the greatest movies of all time!

Nerdanel

09-28-2006, 08:59 PM

I love Big Fish! one of the greatest movies of all time!
That's what they said, but I didn't see that part.. X)

hectorberlioz

09-28-2006, 09:16 PM

Nerdanel

09-28-2006, 09:25 PM

What? How can that be deemed NOT a good movie? Ok, so we hated the son...check.

Amelie...haven't seen it, but my sisters say it's rubbish. Just another excuse for french actresses to take their clothing off...
It's not a bad movie at all, but after all I had heard about it, it wasn't as good as I expected.

*laughs* I guess you can look at it that way also.. It gives me a great feeling, though. Don't kmow why nudity is that horrible.^^

hectorberlioz

09-28-2006, 09:32 PM

Well, I guess it depends on what "not that horrible" means :p ...as Bill Clinton once said "It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is". :p ....ok, I'm just spewing nonsense.

But it comes down to this: I have not seen it, and if it is one of those movies where the sole character is pretty much only a nude mademoiselle, it aint worth seeing ;) ...Nudity in movies is distracting, I can't believe you don't know that already... :p

Gwaimir Windgem

09-28-2006, 09:41 PM

hectorberlioz

09-28-2006, 09:44 PM

Is is said in many ways.

I don't think there is anything necessarily immoral about nudity in movies. Although in some cases, I can see that it would be distracting.

Like in Airplane. Nyeh nyeh nyeh. :D

But seriously, it can be done artistically, and to good effect.
Well that's what I meant, how well done ( :eek: ) was the nudity?...was it the focal point, does it consume a lot of screen time?

Gwaimir Windgem

09-28-2006, 09:57 PM

Can't say, haven't seen it.

hectorberlioz

09-28-2006, 10:10 PM

Can't say, haven't seen it.

Neither have I ;)

Nerdanel

09-29-2006, 11:00 AM

Well that's what I meant, how well done ( :eek: ) was the nudity?...was it the focal point, does it consume a lot of screen time?
There wasn't much nudity at all, and it's not distacting, IMO. :)

Yeah, I guess nudity can be distracting.. But you need to be strong, and try to focus on what's essential..;) Though, in some movies, the nudity is the essential part.. X)

Mercutio

09-30-2006, 07:10 PM

Frequency

mind boggling

Gwaimir Windgem

10-01-2006, 11:40 PM

Pretty interesting movie. I liked it.

Rosie Gamgee

10-02-2006, 02:20 PM

The Guardian. Well done! I didn't think Ashton Kutcher had it in him, really. He and Costner played off of each other really well, and the story was well-told. I really enjoyed it.

The Crucible. Wow! The acting in this movie was amazing; the way the actors carried off the dialogue was wonderful! And speaking of the dialogue, the writing was amazing! Hats off to Arthur Miller. I really enjoyed it for the writing and the acting, even if the story was a little.. different. Real good.

Nerdanel

10-02-2006, 07:58 PM

Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl

Nope, hadn't seen it before.. Decided I'd take the chance to watch it when it was on TV. It was really quite alright, funny. I'm not sure if it was a good idea to make another one, though..

Gwaimir Windgem

10-02-2006, 09:56 PM

I haven't seen the nother one yet. I thoroughly enjoyed the first, though, so I hope it's good.

Rosie Gamgee

10-03-2006, 01:15 PM

I haven't seen the nother one yet. I thoroughly enjoyed the first, though, so I hope it's good.
No spoiling or anything; just friendly advice: don't get your hopes up. A lot of people liked it, because the things that they liked in the first were perpetuated in the second. Personally, the things I liked about the first made very rare appearences in the second.

hectorberlioz

10-03-2006, 01:22 PM

No spoiling or anything; just friendly advice: don't get your hopes up. A lot of people liked it, because the things that they liked in the first were perpetuated in the second. Personally, the things I liked about the first made very rare appearences in the second.
Yeah, like Keira's constant fish-breathing... :p far more prominent in the first film.

Rosie Gamgee

10-03-2006, 03:57 PM

Yeah, like Keira's constant fish-breathing... :p far more prominent in the first film.
*Hefts massive brandy-bottle overhead, brings it down squarely on Hector's head* :p ;)

katya

10-03-2006, 04:32 PM

It was over a month ago but, Clerks! That's a great movie. I am reminded of it so much by real life- I know someone who does work as a Clerk at a gas station, or when I go to Family Video, or whatever. I was kinda worried today would turn into a Clerks day. It was the whole "Let's go to lunch [at 12]" and the relief didn't show up until 2.

Nerdanel

10-05-2006, 04:50 PM

Snakes on a plane.. *laughs and shakes head* It's just.. wrong. XD

Gwaimir Windgem

10-05-2006, 06:36 PM

I think I've already commented on that here; if not:

That must seriously be the most retarded combined title and premise for a movie I have ever heard of.

Nerdanel

10-05-2006, 06:52 PM

XD and it's the most retarded movie i've ever seen..

Gwaimir Windgem

10-05-2006, 06:55 PM

I've seen some pretty retarded movies, but not that one, so I can't comment on the relative retardedity.

hectorberlioz

10-05-2006, 08:46 PM

The title basically sold the movie to an audience... ;) Neat trick, but unsucessful.

Imagine if "Schindler's List" was called "One day, Schindler decided to write on a piece of paper, all the jews and poles he was going to save." :p

I've seen some pretty retarded movies
Oh, that was never in doubt... ;)

Gwaimir Windgem

10-05-2006, 08:49 PM

Apparently, Samuel L. Jackson only signed on because of the title, and threatened to leave when they wanted to change it.

hectorberlioz

10-05-2006, 09:23 PM

Yeah, because he knew the title was the only thing that was going to attract box office green stuff. :D

Did you know there's a new dramatization of the Bible, and he voices God? Strange pick IMO, surely James Earl Jones isn't out of the job yet...

Gwaimir Windgem

10-05-2006, 09:39 PM

At least it's not Chris Rock.

"Build an ark, yo!"

jammi567

10-08-2006, 12:38 PM

"World Trade Centre". it was really emotional *starts crying*. :(

Nerdanel

10-09-2006, 03:22 PM

An Inconvenient Truth. Please, if you get the chance, see it.

Spock

10-09-2006, 03:31 PM

Well on a four day free weekend with the STARZ package, only one movie seemed worth my effort to watch; "Sahara". Boy was I wrong. What a lousy, contrived, unbelievable movie. All it did was reinforce the idea that Africa is a dirty dusty place.

...goggling this I see that location shots were done in Morocco, which certainly has beautiful deserts and a couple of really nice cities (which I've visited) and found:
On location in Morocco, the company shot in several locations, including a lake near Marrakech, but most of the desert locations were filmed near Erfoud, a tiny town on the edge of the Sahara, near the Algerian border.

Never the less-the impression of Africa stands.

Grey_Wolf

10-09-2006, 03:39 PM

Spock

10-09-2006, 03:42 PM

Spock, I could have told u that - it was the lousiest piece of faeces Ive ever seen. What annoyed me the most was the incessant sniggering of MM. And the fact that it had no relation to the book at all.
Indeed!

Grey_Wolf

10-09-2006, 03:44 PM

If they're gonna cut'n'slash Cussler's books in this manner they might as well not bother making any movies of them :mad: .

Here is a link to a CC forum which I visit and the first conflagratory post aimed at Sahara...

http://bbs.simonsays.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=008165

hectorberlioz

10-09-2006, 04:02 PM

An Inconvenient Truth. Please, if you get the chance, see it.

The Inconsistent Truth? :p

Nerdanel

10-09-2006, 07:26 PM

The Inconsistent Truth? :p
Is it too inconvenient for you?;)

Acalewia

10-09-2006, 08:04 PM

I saw The Guardian today. Very good movie. I recommend it and there's not many movies I recommend.

Gwaimir Windgem

10-09-2006, 09:04 PM

Friday, the Departed. Pretty impressive. Jack Nicholson rocks.

rohirrim TR

10-10-2006, 09:22 AM

Is it too inconvenient for you?;)
It's also conveniently unscientific. :rolleyes: But we probably don't want to get started on that here. :D

Nerdanel

10-10-2006, 09:34 AM

Oh, so you've also seen it? I'd love to discuss that statement then. :)

rohirrim TR

10-10-2006, 11:38 AM

Oh, so you've also seen it? I'd love to discuss that statement then. :)
No I've not seen that particular film. I am however familiar with its premise and Al Gore's junk science. I find it interesting that you want to discuss my statement and not the issue itself; but either way we're off topic for the "films i've seen thread" :) :p inconvenient edit: heres a little article with some inconvenient truth for Al Gore

http://www.cei.org/gencon/019,05394.cfm

on topic: "The Great Raid" Excellent film I'm going to do some reasearch on it when I have time though.

katya

10-10-2006, 12:26 PM

"I Love Your Works"

It took me a while to get into it but I liked the way the plot was revealed, and the whole ambience.

Narinya_Cocachitawa

10-10-2006, 01:05 PM

"Jack Ass Number Two"

I never saw the first one. My boyfriend talked me into seeing this one. I'm scarred for life. It's worse than the Tortuga Twins (which I am an avid and loyal fan of, btw.).

Save me... *cowers*

Rosie Gamgee

10-10-2006, 01:44 PM

Friday, the Departed. Pretty impressive. Jack Nicholson rocks.
I want to see this one. Anything with Matt Damon with his original Bostonian accent has got to be cool.

Gwaimir Windgem

10-10-2006, 08:51 PM

Have you seen Team America? Matt Damon!

Nerdanel

10-11-2006, 06:05 AM

No I've not seen that particular film. I am however familiar with its premise and Al Gore's junk science. I find it interesting that you want to discuss my statement and not the issue itself; but either way we're off topic for the "films i've seen thread" :) :p inconvenient edit: heres a little article with some inconvenient truth for Al Gore

http://www.cei.org/gencon/019,05394.cfm

on topic: "The Great Raid" Excellent film I'm going to do some reasearch on it when I have time though.
Of course I want to discuss the issue itself also! I guess discussing your statement, in my mind, would involve discussing the issue; if we're discussing how unscientific Al Gore's movie/book are, it involves discussing the controversal works themselves, don't you think?

Oh, and I'd love to discuss that page you linked to aswell. There are good points, but there are also less good points in there.

And, just because I liked the movie and think it might even make people think about what an important issue this is, it does not mean I support it fully. There is something between black and white; there are other alternatives than being with someone and being against.

(Maybe I should just start a thread on this..:D)

Gwaimir Windgem

10-18-2006, 02:31 PM

Night Watch and Day Watch. Me likey. Especially Day Watch. It was funny; when they had Tamerlan and gang talking, the Russian subtitles had absolutely nothing to do with the English ones. Like, the Russian said "The chalk is there!" and the English "Don't do it!"

Grey_Wolf

10-19-2006, 03:03 AM

Yesterday I was forced, due to the fact that one of my guests had hired the movie, to see the lousiest piece of crap movie Swedish movie producers ever made...Sökarna. :eek: :eek: :eek: - And there's even a SECOND one of these G-class movies.

That is the last time I'll ever allow him to chose the movie to rent without me being present at the rental store. The other three guests concurred with my view of the movie.

Gwaimir Windgem

10-19-2006, 11:51 AM

Speaking of Scandinavia, I want to see Star Wreck. :D

Nerdanel

10-19-2006, 12:00 PM

Speaking of Scandinavia, I want to see Star Wreck. :D
One of the few things that makes me proud to be a Finn.:D

Gwaimir Windgem

10-19-2006, 12:30 PM

It sounds just like the sort of thing I'd love. :D Too bad I'm too cheap to buy it... :rolleyes:

Acalewia

10-23-2006, 05:33 PM

Have you seen Team America? Matt Damon!
*does a snort laugh*
That was funny

I saw the Island Kept me on the edge of my seat. It satisfied my action and suspense craving i have everytime I watch a movie

jammi567

10-25-2006, 02:20 AM

I haven't seen much recently. :(

rohirrim TR

10-25-2006, 10:14 AM

*does a snort laugh*
That was funny

I saw the Island Kept me on the edge of my seat. It satisfied my action and suspense craving i have everytime I watch a movie
The Island is awesome plus it has some really funny moments. Is Joe Pantoliano in that movie?

Rosie Gamgee

10-30-2006, 02:47 PM

The Prestige. WOW. :eek: It was amazing! It was not exactly what I expected, but it made me use my brain until the very last minute and beyond. Mind, it wasn't the kind of movie that makes you feel fuzzy about humanity. But it was amazingly acted, written and directed. A masterpiece, IMHO. Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale are wonderful actors, and together they're magnificent.

Acalewia

10-30-2006, 04:17 PM

The Island is awesome plus it has some really funny moments. Is Joe Pantoliano in that movie?
i'm not sure unless he played the guy that kept giving Lincoln the alchol

Gwaimir Windgem

10-31-2006, 12:01 AM

Rosie Gamgee

10-31-2006, 02:59 PM

I think the one in Prague was The Illusionist. I didn't see that one. The Prestige is about two stage magicians in London (and Colorado) in the late 1800s.

rohirrim TR

10-31-2006, 11:51 PM

i'm not sure unless he played the guy that kept giving Lincoln the alchol
yeah I think so, If i'm thinking of the right guy he was also in the first Matrix movie as the traitor.

Gwaimir Windgem

11-02-2006, 11:37 PM

*nods sagely* I knew there was one in Prague, and one not; I really said "in Prague" more to find out if this one was or was not, than from any proclivity to believe it was.

Thain Peregrin Took I

11-03-2006, 01:45 AM

Hoodwinked - Hilarious! Love the squirrel! :D

Arien the Maia

11-03-2006, 11:14 AM

Hoodwinked - Hilarious! Love the squirrel! :D

I LOVE Hoodwinked too! Twitchy is the best!

rohirrim TR

11-03-2006, 11:46 AM

Over the Hedge, great squirrel in that movie too.

Finally saw Troy, Excellent. they tweaked a few things and drastically cut down on the timeline of the trojan war, but it was still awesome.

Gwaimir Windgem

11-04-2006, 05:37 PM

I'm dubious about Troy, but I still want to see it.

I just saw Amélie. Simply fantastic. It was so charming, and cute, and funny, and well-made; practically a flawless movie. I must get a copy.

rohirrim TR

11-05-2006, 12:31 AM

I'm dubious about Troy, but I still want to see it.

I know how you feel I was very skeptical, but Bana as Hector was good and Pitt actually pulled off a decent Achilles, and my personal favorite Sean Bean as cunning Odysseus.

Arien the Maia

11-05-2006, 01:49 PM

I'm dubious about Troy, but I still want to see it.

I just saw Amélie. Simply fantastic. It was so charming, and cute, and funny, and well-made; practically a flawless movie. I must get a copy.

Troy was pretty decent.

Amélie was great! I bought it without having seen it on the word of my dad, who said it was really good. I love it!

Acalewia

11-06-2006, 07:01 PM

I just saw Hellboy and The Punisher. Hellboy was awesome! The Punisher was pretty good.

Troy was a great movie! I loved it!

hectorberlioz

11-06-2006, 07:10 PM

I'm dubious about Troy, but I still want to see it.
Be dubious...be very dubious. Ok, Bana was a very redeeming element...

I just saw Amélie. Simply fantastic. It was so charming, and cute, and funny, and well-made; practically a flawless movie. I must get a copy.
Blech. What a stupid movie...and I haven't even watched it! :D

It has all the wrong elements for me:

Charming? I'm charming, I don't need movies to be charming for me. I imagine a typical British accent saying "Charming". Charming is overrated.

Cute? Oohh..Snuggly wuggly eh;) ...*honeyed voice*yeah, it's a cute puppie wuppie, yeah...C'est petite!

Funny? Yeah, real funny...that Amelie girl just cracks me up!

Well-made? Stopped being a factor for me. I've seen so many well-made stupid movies...

Flawless? We've already gone over the weaknesses!:p

Guy#1: Ya know that Amelie movie?
Guy#2: Ya?
Guy#1: Relly awesome. Like it has...naked people in it and stuff.
Guy#2: Suite.
Guy#1: Don't you mean, like, Sweet?
Guy#2: You could tell the diff'rence?
Guy#1: Dude, that's why I'm taking french, to be able to tell the difference between "C'est" and "C'est".
Guy#2: Ya know, thats pretty cool because most people will like, you know, they don't care about this kind of stuff any more. They're just dumb and they don't care about culture stuff.
Guy#1: Oh! I totally agree with you.
Guy#2: So the movie's kick-butt eh?
Guy#1: Ohhhhh yeah.

Troy was pretty decent.

Amélie was great! I bought it without having seen it on the word of my dad, who said it was really good. I love it!
I suppose you watched it without looking at it either... :p . Ok, sorry...but sometimes I can't help myself:p

Acalewia

11-06-2006, 09:11 PM

Be dubious...be very dubious. Ok, Bana was a very redeeming element...
Oh come on, Brad Pitt wasn't that bad either ;)

It has all the wrong elements for me: Charming? I'm charming, I don't need movies to be charming for me. Cute? Oohh..Snuggly eh;) Funny? Yeah, real funny...Well-made? Stopped being a factor for me. I've seen so many well-made stupid movies...Flawless? We've already gone over the weaknesses!:p
:D :D :D

hectorberlioz

11-06-2006, 09:22 PM

Oh come on, Brad Pitt wasn't that bad either ;)
Are you kidding? The guy looked like he was about to evolve into a monkey at supersonic speed...:p

:D :D :D
Glad you agree with me;)

Acalewia

11-06-2006, 10:07 PM

who said I was agreeing with you :p

hectorberlioz

11-06-2006, 10:51 PM

who said I was agreeing with you :p
*gasp* Someone DISagrees with me?
:p ...not sure I can take it! :p

Rosie Gamgee

11-07-2006, 02:35 PM

French Kiss. AWWWWW!! It was cute. :) *gets all sappy-chick-flick-y*

Acalewia

11-07-2006, 09:57 PM

*gasp* Someone DISagrees with me?
:p ...not sure I can take it! :p
You'll survive :D :p

Arien the Maia

11-07-2006, 10:38 PM

Marie Antoinette and Employee of the Month. I thougth both were good; the latter one being more funny.

MrBishop

11-08-2006, 02:33 PM

Flushed Away (http://www.flushedaway.com/flash/fa_home.html) - officially a kid's movie (Stop-motion like Wallace and Grommit) but I swear that I laughed harder and longer than my son. :D

Gwaimir Windgem

11-10-2006, 10:27 PM

Blech. What a stupid movie...and I haven't even watched it! :D

It has all the wrong elements for me:

Charming? I'm charming, I don't need movies to be charming for me. I imagine a typical British accent saying "Charming". Charming is overrated.

Cute? Oohh..Snuggly wuggly eh;) ...*honeyed voice*yeah, it's a cute puppie wuppie, yeah...C'est petite!

Funny? Yeah, real funny...that Amelie girl just cracks me up!

Well-made? Stopped being a factor for me. I've seen so many well-made stupid movies...

Flawless? We've already gone over the weaknesses!:p

You're such a sophist, I won't even bother demolishing you. :p

You're also, from what I see here, a prude who automatically decides a movie is bad because it has nudity. The nudity is never done in a way that is 'exciting', as it were.

Acalewia

11-12-2006, 09:00 PM

I saw Flicka today. Very good movie

Grey_Wolf

11-13-2006, 03:47 AM

I saw The Da Vinci Code and Master And Commander this Saturday.

Though I dont quite understand the ending of CaM. Why did he turn about to chase after the French ship again after letting it go? Does anyone know?

HOBBIT

11-13-2006, 04:33 AM

Uh I saw it a long while ago but wasnt it because the French captain had eluded him? Something like that.

Grey_Wolf

11-13-2006, 10:07 AM

That might just be it. Thanks, HOBBIT!::)

hectorberlioz

11-13-2006, 12:25 PM

You're such a sophist, I won't even bother demolishing you. :p

You're also, from what I see here, a prude who automatically decides a movie is bad because it has nudity. The nudity is never done in a way that is 'exciting', as it were.

In a french movie? Of course not. They're so used to it...:p

If there's something I'm good at it's being able to tell if a book stinks just by reading the jacket, dedication and a random passage. I usually apply the same method to movies...:D

Now Gwai, I was really looking forward to an arguement, and I'm truly sad you didn't even try...

Rosie Gamgee

11-14-2006, 02:49 PM

hectorberlioz

11-14-2006, 10:12 PM

A Good Year. Cute, sentimental. Not a great adaption, though the book was hardly a masterpiece itself. Good acting on the part of the principles, a loose plot and an engaging soundtrack. Made me smile, which is worth a few bucks, anyway.

It may have been a good year, but it was a bad movie;)
:p

What the heck is all this using "Cute!" to describe a movie? Does the movie wear a diaper? Is it fuzzy?

Acalewia

11-15-2006, 08:44 PM

*smacks Hector upside the head*
What's with you lately? Be nice!

:D

hectorberlioz

11-15-2006, 09:37 PM

*smacks Hector upside the head*
What's with you lately? Be nice!

:D
You know, I've noticed that "upside the head" seems to be quite a popular phrase here in the south...

Rosie Gamgee

11-17-2006, 02:51 PM

What the heck is all this using "Cute!" to describe a movie? Does the movie wear a diaper? Is it fuzzy?
No diaper. Yes, it was fuzzy; warm, sentimental, and fuzzy. According to the Free Dictionary, the second definition of 'cute' is: "Obviously contrived to charm..." The movie was cute. :p

I second the smacking upside the head. *whacks dear Hector* What, you think you're the only judge of a movie worth watching?? :p :p :)

Acalewia

11-18-2006, 09:45 PM

I have used "cute" to describe a movie before myself.
*sticks tongue out at Hector*
Haha

Curubethion

11-29-2006, 09:32 PM

We're watching Hamlet (the real long one that's set kinda 16th-17th Century-ish...I can't quite pin it down) in English class. Very excellent-it really makes the play that much more enjoyable. There were some very nice touches in it.

hectorberlioz

11-29-2006, 09:37 PM

The Kenneth Branagh one? I started watching his "Henry V" and I liked it as far as I had watched, but I never did get to finish it. Decidedly a big step in keeping the lines like they are in the play.

Curubethion

11-30-2006, 06:53 PM

Yep, that one. I love the fact that they use all the lines...that's awesome! It really does help with getting the play.

hectorberlioz

11-30-2006, 07:02 PM

Yeah, I really loved that aspect too. Though I notice that Branagh's Hamlet doesn't get the noise that Henry V does...I remember I was 10 when it came out on video:p, and I saw this huge poster for it in the video store...

btw, have you watched Henry V as well? It has the young Christian Bale.

Curubethion

12-02-2006, 01:53 AM

Nope, just watched most of Hamlet so far. We'll be finishing it up on Monday, I think.

I loved one part of it-when they had Claudius' soliloquy, he delivered it in a confessional, which I thought was a rather brilliant touch, especially when Hamlet showed up on the other side of the screen.

hectorberlioz

12-04-2006, 04:45 PM

Acalewia

12-04-2006, 05:58 PM

Saw Casino Royale yesterday. Very good. I think Daniel Creig will make a good Bond, not to mention he looks good in Speedos :p I'm looking forward to another Bond film with Creig.

hectorberlioz

12-04-2006, 06:01 PM

Saw Casino Royale yesterday. Very good. I think Daniel Creig will make a good Bond, not to mention he looks good in Speedos :p I'm looking forward to another Bond film with Creig.

You know, I have a funny feeling he's a one-timer Bond. I just have this feeling that he'll leave before production for the next one. Clive Owen will most likely be the next pick...

Acalewia

12-04-2006, 06:28 PM

For some reason, I can't see Clive Owen as Bond...

You know, you are such a pessimist

hectorberlioz

12-04-2006, 06:44 PM

For some reason, I can't see Clive Owen as Bond...

You know, you are such a pessimist

you've tagged me that after only one gloomy post?:p :D

rohirrim TR

12-04-2006, 06:46 PM

You know, I have a funny feeling he's a one-timer Bond. I just have this feeling that he'll leave before production for the next one. Clive Owen will most likely be the next pick...
They're gonna make another one? :eek: what twenty five Bond movies aren't enough???

hectorberlioz

12-04-2006, 06:53 PM

They're gonna make another one? :eek: what twenty five Bond movies aren't enough???
More like 21 or 22;)...who says thats enough? If they stop now, they'll be picked up in the future, and those people will say "why did they stop making those cool Bond films?" And they'll make their own, which will stink, because the tradition wasn't carried on continuously;)...

Curubethion

12-04-2006, 08:34 PM

So Branagh also accepts that Shakespeare was Catholic!?:)
Heh, I dunno...but it really was a great touch, putting that part in a confessional. And looking at it, it really makes sense that way.

Just got to Act V today in class, a great scene with Billy Crystal (imagine that...Crystal and Shakespeare! :eek: ), where he played one of the gravediggers.

Thain Peregrin Took I

12-04-2006, 08:49 PM

The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines Great movie! Sort of like a modern Indiana Jones. :cool: Makes me want to see The Librarian (the prequel).

Rosie Gamgee

12-06-2006, 05:39 PM

Deja Vu. Great! I don't care what anyone says: It's a very well put together movie. Good acting, good writing, good editing. The whole thing is a slow boil: the first ten minutes are almost slow-motion, and by the end you're on the edge of your seat. An interesting twist on a car-chase, too, although it does seem like every movie of this genre just has to have a car-chase... Denzel was a lot more interesting and original than he's been lately, as well.

Gwaimir Windgem

12-06-2006, 05:56 PM

Wet Hot American Summer. Funny, but not great.

Troy. I didn't like the movie as the whole, but I approved of some things, such as the depiction of the Hector/Paris dynamic.

The Bishop's Wife. Interesting, cute, but ultimately not that great.

Thumb Wars was funny, though not really a movie.

rohirrim TR

12-07-2006, 11:25 AM

Troy. I didn't like the movie as the whole, but I approved of some things, such as the depiction of the Hector/Paris dynamic.

yeah that part was done well. Hector turned out pretty well.

The Bishop's Wife. Interesting, cute, but ultimately not that great.

Hector, Gwai's describing movies as 'cute' now. *points to above sentence* :eek: :p :D

Gwaimir Windgem

12-08-2006, 06:36 PM

Les Choristes. Superb film. Great story, interesting characters, beautiful music, and (appropriately) ugly background. "Two thumbs up!" in Ebert and Roeper-ese.

hectorberlioz

12-13-2006, 03:38 PM

Superman Returns. Better than I anticipated, but Lois Lane got on my nerves....

Thain Peregrin Took I

12-13-2006, 10:11 PM

Happy Feet - A cute little movie. I love the Amigos!
Elf - Another cute and funny movie.

Lotesse

12-13-2006, 10:22 PM

Peregrin, is that Elf movie the one with Will Ferrell? I love that movie! Hilarious; I thought; 'course I think Will Ferrell is the bomb. He always cracks me up. I loved his movie Anchorman, another great comedy.

Giant - that was an amazing film, really great stuff. Just watched it two times in a row over the last couple days, with my boyfriend. Directed by George Stevens, starring Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean, Rock Hudson, Dennis Hopper - a very long movie, like three-and-a-half hourse long, but you won't be bored. Excellent classic, this... It's so cool to see the young Dennis Hopper, too. They were all so young in this one. Rock Hudson was 28, Dean 23, Taylor 23 or 24, Hopper must've been like 19.

Thain Peregrin Took I

12-13-2006, 10:33 PM

Peregrin, is that Elf movie the one with Will Ferrell? I love that movie! Hilarious; I thought; 'course I think Will Ferrell is the bomb. He always cracks me up. I loved his movie Anchorman, another great comedy.
Yup. ;) I agree that Will Ferrel is very funny, even though I haven't seen many movies with him (mostly because some have innappropriate stuff in them).

Lotesse

12-13-2006, 10:44 PM

I think the word "inappropriate" is absolutely hilarious. Seriously! What does "inappropriate" really even mean? Not appropriate - but why? Ah, well, never mind, don't listen to me...I just always thought that word was funny. :D For real! I'm weird that way.

Watching a documentary about Napoleon tonight. It's very interesting. I love Napoleon.

Rosie Gamgee

12-19-2006, 04:51 PM

Admittedly, 'appropriate' is really a matter of point-of-view in most cases...

The Island. Pretty good, but a little too much in the way of 'special-effect-bonanza'. Just lots of unneeded and--inappropriate ( :p ) --explosions. I liked Ewan McGregor playing two different roles in the same film. It worked really well.

btw, Lotesse, I love your sig. I use that quote all the time!

Thain Peregrin Took I

12-19-2006, 10:12 PM

Men in Black - Oh. My. Gosh. So cool!!! I love the memory eraser thingy! Makes me want to see the second Men in Black movie.
The Mask of Zorro - I finally saw the first Zorro movie and loved it! Quite a few funny parts too, especially the part where Elena is in confession. :p :D

Arien the Maia

12-19-2006, 11:21 PM

The Devil Wears Prada ...it was good but the book was better ;)

Valandil

12-20-2006, 12:09 AM

The Devil Wears Prada ...it was good but the book was better ;)

Oh - my wife and I just saw that last night ourselves!

VERY good... interesting study of how some can get wrapped up in a (demanding, all-encompassing) job! Lots of surprises... probably not what you'll expect! (unless maybe you'd read the book - which I had not. there's a book?)

Arien the Maia

12-20-2006, 12:03 PM

Oh - my wife and I just saw that last night ourselves!

VERY good... interesting study of how some can get wrapped up in a (demanding, all-encompassing) job! Lots of surprises... probably not what you'll expect! (unless maybe you'd read the book - which I had not. there's a book?)

I know! the book goes into "the obsession of fashion" better than the movie. It's great!

Valandil

12-26-2006, 10:57 PM

We just saw "My Super Ex-Girlfriend" over the weekend - and were very disappointed.

Great concept, lousy execution.

As if the idea of someone dating - and then breaking up with - a super-heroine wasn't enough... the guy seemed like a total jerk anyway and they tossed in a REAL loser for his best friend. I thought interplay with more normal people would have been more interesting. After all - there was this contrast with "G-Girl" anyway.

Acalewia

12-27-2006, 09:00 PM

Take the Lead Vey good. had me up dancing. Of course I was staring at AB the whole time as well :D

Gwaimir Windgem

12-28-2006, 08:41 PM

Vey good? :p I would elaborate on that, but I can't think of anything that doesn't come out anti-Semite. :eek:

Anyway...

Charlotte's Web: I liked the old cartoon better, but that might just be nostalgia.
Museum: An entertaining little movie; Ben Stiller is funnier than he has been recently.
Apocalypto: Very good. Some historical inaccuracies, but I throughly enjoyed it.
Bells of St. Mary's: Great old movie. Not sure why it was labelled as "Christmas", though. :p

Acalewia

12-30-2006, 08:04 PM

Some of my keys are effed up. Very Good.

mithrand1r

12-31-2006, 01:12 PM

Happy Feet - A cute little movie. I love the Amigos!

Happy Feet
Was a well animated film. The penguins were very cute, especially the eyes. If you can, you should see this film at an IMAX theatre. It is an intense experience.

Some problems I had with the film:

Too long (IMO) for a children's film. (about 100 minutes)
The film seemed to be two films in one - 1st two-thirds primarily about Mumble fitting in with the other penguins, final third with a strong environmental message. A single focus would have been better IMO.
The sea lions were briefly introduced in one scene and never seen again. It would have been more interesting if they appeared again.
The orca whales made an odd appearance as well.
The ending seemed odd and a bit out of place.
Some of the songs did not seem appropriate for younger (and possibly some older) children. Maybe not quite PG-13, but definitely questionable IMO.
It would have been nice to see a wider variety of songs sung by the penguins. They seem to use more pop songs that you would hear in North America. (I guess penguins only listen to songs with English lyrics. ;))

I agree that the amigos were funny. (Made me think of a Cheech(sp?) and Chong(sp?) film.)

b.banner

12-31-2006, 03:50 PM

i saw The Pursuit of Happyness on tuesday and i loved it! i also watched a movie called Colditz that was pretty good it was based on a true story of an escape

Lotesse

01-01-2007, 01:31 AM

btw, Lotesse, I love your sig. I use that quote all the time!

Grazie! Oh, yes I absolutely love that film Kingdom Of Heaven, and the script is just the bomb - so much beautiful quotable stuff there...

What I've seen recently? Lately it's been all about the Italian Masters, antonioni, bertolucci, Rossellini, my favourite was L'Avventura by Antonioni - an absolute masterpiece, uterly peerless poetry on celluloid. A must-see for any true film buff.

Then, Out Of Africa - oh, Must See, Must See!!!! If you're anything like the romantic that I am, you will cry uncontrollably and happily and with such passion, seeing Out Of Africa, and it will cause you to yearn to go there and see it for yourself. Sydney Pollack is a filmmaking and directing genius, total genius. And all you classical music lovers out there will agree, the score by John Barry is phenomenal, and unforgettable...

http://dailynews.sina.com.cn/richtalk/news/movie/oscar/poster/poster-africa.jpg

Curubethion

01-01-2007, 12:24 PM

Just seen FOTR and TTT (extended) with a friend...yeah, pretty cool. I got a running commentary, and it was fairly funny. Especially because I'm introducing my friend to LOTR.

Acalewia

01-01-2007, 08:13 PM

Then, Out Of Africa - oh, Must See, Must See!!!! If you're anything like the romantic that I am, you will cry uncontrollably and happily and with such passion, seeing Out Of Africa, and it will cause you to yearn to go there and see it for yourself. Sydney Pollack is a filmmaking and directing genius, total genius. And all you classical music lovers out there will agree, the score by John Barry is phenomenal, and unforgettable...
Is that the one about the woman and the boat captian trying to get out of Africa without the nais seeing them? Or is that anouther movie?

Lotesse

01-01-2007, 11:47 PM

No, but very cool - sems like you've seen the Katherine Hepburn/ HUmphrey Bogart classic called African Queen, which is a phenomenal piece of filmatic artwork, but no, Out Of Africa comes along much later - it was released in 1985, staring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford, and I very highly recommend it. It - you will not get bored. You will be riveted the whole way through, and - well, it's stunning, and so moving, and if all you puritanical types are worried about possible - what was it called? "inappropriateness," well there's none of that in this film. No swearing, no violence (except when she fights the lioness, which was SO damn cool!!!) and no sex. The beauty of this film is in just the suggestions of what is needed to carry the story along, and in the story itself, written by and describing the experiences of Isak Dinesen, the Danish writer, when she went to Africa in between 1913 and 1920 or so, beautiful breathtaking Kenya and the Ngomo hills, trying to do her coffee plantation and fighting lions and fighting for the people she shared her land with, and fighting to possess (and ultimately losing at this) the one man she really fell in love with, and the scenery and feeling of this film will make you dream, literally dream at night in your sleep, of Africa, Africa, Africa...

Gwaimir Windgem

01-08-2007, 04:39 PM

Pan's Labyrinth - Now that was an AWESOME movie. Plus, by a wierd stroke of fate, they had the director there after the showing! Yay, Guillermo del Toro!

Apocalypto - Also good, not as good as Pan's Labyrinth.

Happy Feet - Meh. It had too much and (as previously noted) too repetitive music for my taste. Also didn't like the whole anti-religion thing.

I saw it with my family, and they grumbled about the environmental message afterwards, making me distinctly uncomfortable. Hey, I'm an environmentalist... :o

Acalewia

01-08-2007, 05:26 PM

Pan's Labyrinth - Now that was an AWESOME movie. Plus, by a wierd stroke of fate, they had the director there after the showing! Yay, Guillermo del Toro!
Ah, you must have went to the showing where GDT made a special appearance. From what I'm hearing at del Toro's Message board, it's fantastic!

Gwaimir Windgem

01-08-2007, 10:06 PM

In Westlake Village, CA. Boo-yah!

gimli7410

01-10-2007, 02:28 AM

just saw children of men. that movies leaves you thinking for a long time, kinda frightens me to think a world like that is a possibility

The Telcontarion

01-11-2007, 12:33 AM

just saw children of men. that movies leaves you thinking for a long time, kinda frightens me to think a world like that is a possibility

Yes it is possible, especially if you still allow your children to be vaccinated; these elites stated that they want the world population to be reduced by 90% eg Dr pianka a UT proffessor. If something like that happens to be sure it was by design buddy.

Pan's labyrinth, OMG; need I say more. Go watch it.

gimli7410

01-11-2007, 03:39 AM

Yes it is possible, especially if you still allow your children to be vaccinated; these elites stated that they want the world population to be reduced by 90% eg Dr pianka a UT proffessor. If something like that happens to be sure it was by design buddy.

Pan's labyrinth, OMG; need I say more. Go watch it.

yea well u can definetley see the direction this world is headed for, i always see signs of like an orwellian society.

i heard about that pans labyrinth, looks insane, its only playing at couple theatres here tho so id have to go far to see it

Gwaimir Windgem

01-13-2007, 05:29 PM

I went some twenty miles away, and it was well worth it.

Valandil

01-13-2007, 07:59 PM

"North and South" - not the mini-series based on the US Civil War, but a BBC movie adaptation from a novel set in mid 19th century England. Some similarities to "Pride and Prejudice" - but different too - and various other issues included (like the emergence of labor unions in industrialized towns).

Interesting... and quite good. :)

tolkienfan

01-19-2007, 01:12 PM

I watched His Girl Friday last night, it was very good. It's an old movie, with Cary Grant. I also saw Happy Feet not too long ago, I didn't like it. It wasn't very good, except for a few parts.

hectorberlioz

01-19-2007, 01:27 PM

I figured it wouldn't be. It just looked to...happy;). And everyone was saying it was "cute". Can't trust that can we?;)

Acalewia

01-28-2007, 09:31 PM

i heard about that pans labyrinth, looks insane, its only playing at couple theatres here tho so id have to go far to see it
It finally arrived here friday. so I'll been seeing it soon, although its at a theatre i don't usually go to

Gwaimir Windgem

01-28-2007, 11:42 PM

Into Great Silence (http://www.e.bell.ca/filmfest/2005/films_description.asp?id=135)

This movie is basically two hours and fourty-two minutes of silence and stillness. The description in this article doesn't come near to covering it, but . If you have a chance, see it. You'll be confused at first, you'll think it's strange, but if you give it a chance, it will blow your mind.

gimli7410

01-29-2007, 01:59 PM

It finally arrived here friday. so I'll been seeing it soon, although its at a theatre i don't usually go to

yea it just came closer to my area. before it was in vancouver (an hour away from me) but now its about 2 cities over. saw it and liked it. it was good but after all that praise form the media i was expecting it to be something else

Acalewia

01-31-2007, 09:50 PM

The Hitcher. That was freaky and I have to say it had more blood than the American Red Cross. :eek:

Nerdanel

02-04-2007, 06:48 PM

Today I watched Jabberwocky and Oh brother, where art thou?. I liked them both a lot: I was positively surprised by the latter one. It sounded interesting when I heard that it was partially based on The Odyssey, so I had to see it.. Jabberwocky was, of course, great too.:D

Falagar

02-04-2007, 06:57 PM

Pan's Labyrinth - Now that was an AWESOME movie. Plus, by a wierd stroke of fate, they had the director there after the showing! Yay, Guillermo del Toro!
I just saw Pan's Labyrinth, have to agree there. :) Easily one of the best movies ever. Disagree about Happy Feet though, thought it was well done. The message was more anti-dogma than anti-religion.

Also watched The Prestige, The Departed and Perfume not too long ago (The Prestige was great, The Departed good while a bit disappointing, and Perfume was a pretty mixed but all over enjoyable experience).

hectorberlioz

02-05-2007, 10:36 AM

Firewall and Regarding Henry, enjoyable if not entirely original...Harrison Ford is awesome though, so how could they not be enjoyable?;)

Acalewia

02-05-2007, 08:40 PM

Racing Stripes--Funny. Very funny. Of course watching a zebra race thoroughbreds looked funny to begin with.

Dragon Storm-- Fairly good, although i would think if a dragon threw a quill at you, one would duck instead of turning around and starting to run, hmm?

Gryphon-- Very interesting. Kept me hooked long enough to wonder what was going to happen next. Although I think they could have done a hell of a lot better on the gryphon. It looked more like a 2-D drawing than a 3-D gryphon.

Acalewia

02-18-2007, 07:57 PM

Crank-- I have to say it's one of those WTF? movies.

hectorberlioz

02-19-2007, 10:20 AM

Sister Act...awesome:p

Gwaimir Windgem

02-19-2007, 05:15 PM

I just saw Pan's Labyrinth, have to agree there. :) Easily one of the best movies ever. Disagree about Happy Feet though, thought it was well done. The message was more anti-dogma than anti-religion.

A) As I recall, the main character had no religious inclinations, a la Kingdom of Heaven, while the bad guys did. That qualifies as anti-religion. But anyway, religion and dogma are more or less the same thing.

a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.

a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons or sects

B) I approved of the environmental message, but there was way too much music for my taste and the same old misfit-who-finds-his-way story just bores me to tears, these days.

hectorberlioz

02-20-2007, 11:37 AM

I approved of the environmental message, but there was way too much music for my taste and the same old misfit-who-finds-his-way story just bores me to tears, these days.
Gwai! How could you! A movie about a penguin! :( You hate penguins, DON'T YOU?! :mad: You want to murder penguins. Penguin killer!!!

Gwaimir Windgem

02-20-2007, 03:42 PM

Hate penguins? Balderdash. I consider penguins the coolest animals ever.

hectorberlioz

02-20-2007, 05:18 PM

Seriously now, why did you go see Happy Feet?;) Of all the good/bad animated movies, that one surely ranks as one of the worst...

rohirrim TR

02-20-2007, 06:47 PM

Hate penguins? Balderdash. I consider penguins the coolest animals ever.
Coolest animals, oh thats punny my friend. A fowl remark to make about flightless arctic birds indeed. :p ;)

Gwaimir Windgem

02-23-2007, 03:45 PM

Seriously now, why did you go see Happy Feet?;) Of all the good/bad animated movies, that one surely ranks as one of the worst...

I didn't realize how dreadful it would be. :( I'm lucky though, the other people I went with aren't environmentally conscious, shall we say, so at least I got SOMETHING out of it. ;)

Acalewia

02-26-2007, 07:12 PM

Chronicales of Riddick. Like whoa. I want eyes like that.

The first part of Van Helsing. I so have to watch the rest of it

Gwaimir Windgem

02-27-2007, 01:38 PM

Van Helsing...ew...

hectorberlioz

02-27-2007, 01:39 PM

I didn't realize how dreadful it would be. :( I'm lucky though, the other people I went with aren't environmentally conscious,
You mean, they weren't in a constant vegetative state;)

shall we say, so at least I got SOMETHING out of it. ;)
Pleasure out of making them go to an annoying movie?:p

elven dragonrider

02-27-2007, 10:43 PM

Movies I've just seen..........hmmm. I just saw Little Miss Sunshine because it was requested by my teacher, and I saw Eragon the week before that. I wanted to see the one about Miss Potter, but it never came within a three hour drive of us. Irritating! Now we are going to have to wait for it to come out on video/DVD to watch it. :(

elven dragonrider

02-27-2007, 10:51 PM

I defend the penguins! Who else has the sense to meve somewhere where you get to have al the friends of your kind in the world and all you have to do most of the time is either sit around leisurely or dive off iceburgs of slide around on your belly? I wish I could do that.
The dragon's in Eragon had pug noses and short necks. The reason for the short necks is because they could not get Eragon and Saphira's heads close enough to take a reasonablely close up picture. I can see the reasoning, but really! :rolleyes: :)

Acalewia

02-28-2007, 08:54 PM

Van Helsing...ew...
What? Didn't like it?

tolkienfan

03-04-2007, 01:05 AM

Bridge to Terabithia
Memoirs of a Geisha
Little Manhattan

I thought Bridge to Terabithia was pretty good, but not as good as the book. ;)
Memoirs of a Geisha was... interesting? A beautiful movie.
Little Manhattan was, there's no other word for it :rolleyes: : cute. Kind of weird but funny.

Nerdanel

03-04-2007, 05:03 AM

Night At The Museum with Ben Stiller

It was okay, nothing remarkable though. I got some good laughs.. And I especially liked the parody on Bush (the museum director). Most people in the audience understood when he did the 'Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice..' - it was fun.

Jonathan

03-04-2007, 02:03 PM

I saw Night at the Museum recently. I agree that it was a fun movie, but nothing special really.

A couple of days ago I went to see Letters from Iwo Jima which I liked much. Clint Eastwood sure makes good movies. The story of the Japanese soldiers was very well told. I haven't seen Flags of our Fathers but I might just rent it.

A few weeks ago I saw Last King of Scotland. I'm glad Whitaker won an Oscar for his role, he was brilliant. The movie itself was very good and scary.