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Socar MYLES · Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2001 11:31 pm

I went to see a movie the other day. (Yeah? So what?) Well, I only go to the movies once or twice a year, if that, so it's something of an event for me. Last year, I saw The Sixth Sense and American Psycho....

And my first movie for this year was...Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. What a film.... Gorgeous camera work. Made me want to run off somewhere and steal all the ideas. (Not, of course, that I would).

So I'm in a good mood because I saw a movie. Yee-ha. I need to see more movies. (I've hardly seen any). Which ones are good?

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Guy · Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2001 12:05 am

the latest movie ive seen is fight club. i thought it was really good.

gladiator is another one of my favorites and so is american beauty. If you like sci fi and dont mind movies that move a little slow, gattaca is a good one... oh and ronin is another one of my favorite movies too

FaithInChaos · member Member # Joined: 27 Aug 2000 Posts: 183

to help narrow it down heres a list of recent movies that sucked.

hannibal
o brother where art thou
save the last dance
snatch
left behind
dude wheres my car

Giant Hamster · member Member # Joined: 22 Oct 1999 Posts: 1782

ohyeah. dude wheres my car...its funny only if you didnt pay to get in.

A.Buttle · member Member # Joined: 20 Mar 2000 Posts: 1724

But, Giant Hamster, what about Plan 9 From Outer Space?

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Freddio · Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2001 10:29 pm

How can you say Snatch is a bad movie?

Its one of the best Movies iver seen..

Giant Hamster · member Member # Joined: 22 Oct 1999 Posts: 1782

Gooood Movies:

Crouching Tiger-hidden dragon(crouching hobo-hidden fetus as I call it)
Pulp Fiction
American Beauty
Plan 10 From outer Space!

then the rest is probally anime.

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SlightlyTwisted · Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2001 4:24 am

Snatch is a fantastic film. I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of the DVD, which is winging it's way to my post box even as we speak.

But that said, Socar, if CT,HD was the last film you saw, it, pretty much goes downhill from there on in.

schabe · Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2001 4:48 am

quite great films:

fargo
twelve monkeys
fight club
the exorcist
terminator 2

Affected · Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2001 4:57 am

Well, I recently saw a Japanese film called Kamikaze Taxi. It's not quite what the name might imply. One of the few movies that actually deserve the 5-star reviews quoted on the video cover.

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Count Zero · Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2001 5:35 am

O Brother Where Art Thou is a hilarious movie. Especially if you've read the Odyssey. Anything else by the Coen bros. rule as well.

the_monkey · Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2001 3:45 pm

apocalypse now
tarzan (disney one..lol)
monty python and the holy grail
unbreakable
ummm the iron giant was cool too

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Giant Hamster · member Member # Joined: 22 Oct 1999 Posts: 1782

a. buttle- shut up! i know the secret of the bees!!

i liked 10 better.

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Spooky · Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2001 9:05 pm

Do yourself and huge favor and see The Iron Giant, one of the best animated films and films in general. A wonderful story and a great character. Based on a book and play. Really, really well done and fun for adults adn children alike.

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FaithInChaos · member Member # Joined: 27 Aug 2000 Posts: 183

snatch was a giant comerical (a movie preview made into a movie), im still waiting for the actual movie part to be released. i guess if i had to watch it again, i would watch lock stock and two smoking barrels instead.

having read homer's the odyssey, and seeing the movie oh brother where art thou...i dont really understand the relation people make between the two. for fuck's sake, old disney cartoons make a better comparision. what says even more, is the fact that neither coen has even read the odyssey. parts of the movie were funny, but it dragged on and on...and on. just because the queer's guide to artsy films says the name coen is greater than god, doesnt make every movie stamped "coen brothers" a masterpiece.

SlightlyTwisted · Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2001 3:08 am

I'm a big fan of Lock Stock, but Snatch was a better film by far. The story had a much smoother pace to it, the humour was more pronounced, it had lots of little artistic touches to it, it wasn't afraid of it's own style, and the cast and crew were far more confident in what they were doing, resulting in a much more solid film. Can't wait for Ritchie's next one.

Count Zero · Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2001 9:09 am

FaithInChaos, opinions are like...

Just watch Raising Arizona or The Big Lebowski. Then, and only then pass judgement on the Coen brothers in general.

And duh! It wasn't a remake or a raping (like Disney's Hercules or Poke-a-hot-ass) but more a subtle reference, you can watch the movie and not get the references and still enjoy the movie.

I, having seen all (shy one) the Coens' movies, can actually say they are good movies. Why be so aggressive, I just happen to disagree with you.

FaithInChaos · member Member # Joined: 27 Aug 2000 Posts: 183

i dont know, i kind of thought i was watching a music video that was trying to sell me something. sure snatch had style and artistic touches, but too much can be a bad thing right? it is my opinion that: that while the story may have had a smooth pace to it, the film did not. the camera panning, title screen shots (with the actors name and pic), and those exit scene warpings (or whatever they were) gave the film a cut and paste attribute. i watch too many movies, and maybe have an overly critical view on them. its just, that after watching the first half of the movie, i half expected to see a tampon comerical pop up between scenes.

i have watched and enjoyed both raising arizona and the big lebowski, but i dont see how it relates to o brother where art thou...
i wasnt implying all their movies are horrible, just that not all their movies are great by defualt because their name is coen.

Count Zero · Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2001 11:05 am

And I was talking on behalf of personal experience, not referring to my "queer's guide to artsy films". Distinct difference.

And yes, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is a far superior film than Snatch.

Count Zero · Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2001 2:18 pm

SlightlyTwisted, who was that aimed at?

Ragnarok, it's Akira Kurosawa, and I suggest watching Yojimbo and The Seven Samurai; his most famous/popular works. Very entertaining. And if you're into Japanese films, after checking out Kurosawa, get your hands on any movie by Takeshi "Beat" Kitano. Sonatine is pure genius from start to finish. Humor doesn't get much darker. Be sure you get something he's directed, not just acted in. I did the mistake of watching a movie in which he is in only as an actor. Don't get me wrong, his performance was brilliant, it's just that the rest of the movie sucked majorly. I think it was called Gonin. Avoid.
And if can get your hands on Samurai Fiction, do so. Also very funny movie. A samurai movie with a rock'n'roll soundtrack. Very groovy.

A.Buttle · member Member # Joined: 20 Mar 2000 Posts: 1724

Bees in the what now?

I really liked Requiem For A Dream. Best movie last year.

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FaithInChaos · member Member # Joined: 27 Aug 2000 Posts: 183

i have a third generation copy of akira kurosawa's dreams on vhs, anyone know if you can buy it on dvd yet?

Ragnarok · Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2001 3:12 pm

I've seen that film and I liked it.
Have you seen Ikiru? It's not a famous film, but it's very deep.

SlightlyTwisted · Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2001 3:51 pm

Count Zero: Anyone who cares to read it, although I thought it was quite obviously a reply to what FilthInChaos said, myself.

As for Kurosawa films, Rhapsody in August, Seven Samurai (which I just ordered), and Yojimbo (aka The Bodyguard) are the only ones available on DVD over here in region 2 land.

the_monkey · Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2001 5:15 pm

i love animation, the emotion captured in a good animated flick, beats out that of a normal movie (imo..)

as i said before, i liked tarzan, and the iron giant, but i also enjoyed ghost in the shell, akira, elf princess rane and princess mononoke

animation not to see
dinosaur, emporors new groove, and titan ae (bleh!)

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SlightlyTwisted · Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2001 12:14 am

Don't assume that just because you've seen a lot of films, the rest of us haven't. I watch many many movies. Far too many. But I don't take that as a lisence to preach my opinion as the only valid one on filmography. So, you've seen a lot of films, eh? Big whoop de fucking doo. There's always someone stood behind you who has seen more.

I'm extremely critical of films. I can't stand most of the bastards. A film has to be seriously doing something right for me to really like it.

Taste in films is like taste in anything. It's totally relative. I can't stand rap music. I can't stand whining, whinging country & western. Does that make it bad music? Hell, no. Lots of people like them, live for them, listen to nothing but them. That I myself do not like them has absolutely nothing at all to do with how good they are. To think otherwise would be pig ignorant. I've seen billions of films, and yet my opinion on whether or not Snatch is a good film is totally irrelivant. As is yours. People will enjoy whatever the hell they want to, whether you like it or not. Accept, move on.

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Ragnarok · Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2001 12:48 am

Socar Myles, you should watch Blade Runner, it's a great movie.

And for all of you who want to watch a really good film:
Ikiru, by Akira Kuroshawa (sp?)

Irulann · Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2001 9:18 am

MooOOooovies

Gattica
Mallrats/Clerks/Dogma/Chasing Amy
Gone in 60 Seconds
Fight Club
*ponders*
yeah, Plan 9 -hehe-
OH! Brazil and Naked Lunch
Farenheit 451-ok ok I'll stop now

*wanders off*

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Irulann · Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2001 9:19 am

ugh oops bad connection made me post twice

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