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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Himu on December 19, 2006, 07:26:29 PM

Title: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Himu on December 19, 2006, 07:26:29 PM: I've wanted to get more into movies lately but I don't know where to start. After seeing that top American movies list PD posted in Cheebs' thread I realized I had more catching up to do than I thought.

I'm going to set up a Netflix account and rent a few movies suggested from that list and from certain people on this forum who obviously know a bit about movies (Willco, Cheebs, Triumph, Solo, Mupepe).

The time period the movie was made really shouldn't matter, should it? I still enjoy really old movies. In fact, just a month ago I saw Singing in the Rain for the first time and absolutely loved it. I am also an avid John Wayne fan, so I 'm used to old movies.

It'd be nice to broaden my horizons in terms of movies I think. Let a rip, people!
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment on December 19, 2006, 07:31:08 PM: Anything by (in no order):

Akira Kurosawa
Martin Scorsese
Orson Welles
Sam Peckenpah
Chan-wook Park
Quentin Tarantino
Terry Gilliam

:-*

Those are my favorite directors, in any case.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Himu on December 19, 2006, 07:32:46 PM: I've seen everything by Quentin with the exception of Jackie Brown and I've loved every one of them.

I have wanted to see Seven Samurai for awhile. Hmm.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: CajoleJuice on December 19, 2006, 07:33:29 PM: Snatch is pretty awesome... :-[
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment on December 19, 2006, 07:33:47 PM: Quote from: Himuro on December 19, 2006, 07:32:46 PM
I've seen everything by Quentin with the exception of Jackie Brown and I've loved every one of them.

I have wanted to see Seven Samurai for awhile. Hmm.

Jackie Brown is an incredible film, and Seven Samurai... words can't describe it, so... :hyper

Just be prepared for the nearly four hour runtime.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Cheebs on December 19, 2006, 07:37:04 PM: Quote from: The Dark Shake on December 19, 2006, 07:31:08 PM
Anything by (in no order):

Akira Kurosawa
Martin Scorsese
Orson Welles
Sam Peckenpah
Chan-wook Park
Quentin Tarantino
Terry Gilliam

:-*

Those are my favorite directors, in any case.

Good choices. For Kurosawa check out:
Seven Samurai
Rashomon
Ikiru
Ran
Yojimbo/Sanjuro

Gilliam:
Brazil
Twelve Monkeys
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Time Bandits
All the Monty Python films

Scorsese:
Taxi Driver
Raging Bull
Goodfellas
Casino
The Last Temptation of Christ
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Himu on December 19, 2006, 07:37:51 PM: Only seen one film out of that list Cheebs, and that's the almighty Goodfellas. :badass
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment on December 19, 2006, 07:37:56 PM: Having good taste is awesome. :-[
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: CajoleJuice on December 19, 2006, 07:38:10 PM: I've seen a whopping five of those movies. That's pretty good for me! :P

Fear and Loathing
12 Monkeys (own it)
Taxi Driver
Raging Bull
Goodfellas

Also have seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail while drunk and not really paying attention.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Himu on December 19, 2006, 07:39:44 PM: Making my netflix account right now. 8)
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Cheebs on December 19, 2006, 07:41:12 PM: Quote from: CajoleJuice on December 19, 2006, 07:38:10 PM
Also have seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail while drunk and not really paying attention.
Watch Life of Brian. Brian is the only one of the 4 python films that has a coherent plot and feels like a real movie.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: CajoleJuice on December 19, 2006, 07:42:40 PM: Quote from: Cheebs on December 19, 2006, 07:41:12 PM
Quote from: CajoleJuice on December 19, 2006, 07:38:10 PM
Also have seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail while drunk and not really paying attention.
Watch Life of Brian. Brian is the only one of the 4 python films that has a coherent plot and feels like a real movie.

But my dad says its sacrilegious.

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Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Cheebs on December 19, 2006, 07:43:52 PM: Quote from: CajoleJuice on December 19, 2006, 07:42:40 PM
Quote from: Cheebs on December 19, 2006, 07:41:12 PM
Quote from: CajoleJuice on December 19, 2006, 07:38:10 PM
Also have seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail while drunk and not really paying attention.
Watch Life of Brian. Brian is the only one of the 4 python films that has a coherent plot and feels like a real movie.

But my dad says its sacrilegious.

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I never understood that. Just because it takes place during the times of Jesus it is anti-Christian? :lol Jesus only has a small cameo in it and his only line is from the bible.

I mean come on this is EASILY one of the top film moments in history:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=1loyjm4SOa0
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: CajoleJuice on December 19, 2006, 07:46:15 PM: Quote from: Cheebs on December 19, 2006, 07:43:52 PM
Quote from: CajoleJuice on December 19, 2006, 07:42:40 PM
Quote from: Cheebs on December 19, 2006, 07:41:12 PM
Quote from: CajoleJuice on December 19, 2006, 07:38:10 PM
Also have seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail while drunk and not really paying attention.
Watch Life of Brian. Brian is the only one of the 4 python films that has a coherent plot and feels like a real movie.

But my dad says its sacrilegious.

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lol
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I never understood that. Just because it takes place during the times of Jesus it is anti-Christian? :lol Jesus only has a small cameo in it and his only line is from the bible.

Well, I haven't seen it, so I can't say. My dad says the same about The Last Temptation of Christ. Basically if the movie has any religious themes to it and it's not based on scripture it's sacrilegious.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment on December 19, 2006, 07:48:09 PM: Well then, pocky to religion. :-*
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Cheebs on December 19, 2006, 07:48:26 PM: Go see it. Its a CRITERION. That means its good
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: CajoleJuice on December 19, 2006, 07:49:21 PM: Come on, I'm joking. I'm going to see the movies.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment on December 19, 2006, 07:50:25 PM: Quote from: Cheebs on December 19, 2006, 07:48:26 PM
Go see it. Its a CRITERION. That means its good

So are THE ROCK and ARMAGEDDON. :lol
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Himu on December 19, 2006, 07:53:12 PM: Less rabble, more suggestions.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: CajoleJuice on December 19, 2006, 07:53:46 PM: Quote from: The Dark Shake on December 19, 2006, 07:50:25 PM
Quote from: Cheebs on December 19, 2006, 07:48:26 PM
Go see it. Its a CRITERION. That means its good

So are THE ROCK and ARMAGEDDON. :lol

The Rock is pretty freaking awesome.

And you know what, Armageddon is a guilty pleasure of mine...

:(
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Cheebs on December 19, 2006, 07:56:00 PM: Quote from: The Dark Shake on December 19, 2006, 07:50:25 PM
Quote from: Cheebs on December 19, 2006, 07:48:26 PM
Go see it. Its a CRITERION. That means its good

So are THE ROCK and ARMAGEDDON. :lol
Know what movie should be a criterion? Clifford staring Martin Short. He played a CHILD in it, that takes some acting chops.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Himu on December 19, 2006, 07:57:47 PM: Quote from: Cheebs on December 19, 2006, 07:56:00 PM
Quote from: The Dark Shake on December 19, 2006, 07:50:25 PM
Quote from: Cheebs on December 19, 2006, 07:48:26 PM
Go see it. Its a CRITERION. That means its good

So are THE ROCK and ARMAGEDDON. :lol
Know what movie should be a criterion? Clifford staring Martin Short. He played a CHILD in it, that takes some acting chops.

So what you're saying is that one of the Wayans brothers should get similar nods for that recent movie?
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Cheebs on December 19, 2006, 07:58:41 PM: Short did it without CGI nonsense though
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: The Fake Shemp on December 19, 2006, 08:09:44 PM: Clifford was one of the most obnoxious films I ever was witness to.

Film is very subjective. Your best shot is to try a smorgasboard, see what genres and directors you like best and then go on an all-out splurge once you realize what genre/directors your tastes cater to. Film is too large and too broad to simply try everything simply because people call them classics. It'd be a waste of your time when you could be watching stuff you'd like to see rather than watching stuff everyone likes to see.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Himu on December 19, 2006, 08:14:12 PM: I can already tell you that my favorite part of movies are the drama, the characters, their relationships. I'd say Drama is my favorite genre, although that genre is too broad and covers many sub genres I'd imagine. If a movie has good characterization, I am able to look past most of it's flaws.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Cyanista on December 19, 2006, 08:15:18 PM: Quote from: Willco on December 19, 2006, 08:09:44 PM
Clifford was one of the most obnoxious films I ever was witness to.

That had to be a fucking JOKE, no one could have liked Clifford.

Psst, watch Memento.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: The Fake Shemp on December 19, 2006, 08:15:46 PM: The obvious recommendation is BATMAN BEGINS.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: The Fake Shemp on December 19, 2006, 08:16:17 PM: Haha, Cyanista and I both recommend Christopher Nolan flicks. But, yeah, go watch Memento... and then Batman Begins!
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Himu on December 19, 2006, 08:17:01 PM: Who the fuck hasn't seen Batman Begins?
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Cyanista on December 19, 2006, 08:17:47 PM: Mmm, Batman. :drool
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Human Snorenado on December 19, 2006, 08:23:57 PM: Rocky IV
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment on December 19, 2006, 10:23:32 PM: Sin City, it will make you say WOW.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Mupepe on December 19, 2006, 10:30:52 PM: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Vanilla Sky
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment on December 19, 2006, 10:36:46 PM: Anything written by Charlie Kaufman.

Also, more choice directors:

Hitchcock
Michael Mann

:-*
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Flannel Boy on December 19, 2006, 10:37:50 PM: The Third Man and the sequal the Fourth Man
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment on December 19, 2006, 10:39:30 PM: Quote from: malek4980 on December 19, 2006, 10:37:50 PM
The Third Man and the sequal the Fourth Man

Wait... there was a Fourth Man? o_O
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Cheebs on December 19, 2006, 10:39:56 PM: Quote from: The Dark Shake on December 19, 2006, 10:36:46 PM

Michael Mann

:-*
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cb/Latakedown.jpg)
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment on December 19, 2006, 10:43:17 PM: :-\

I was thinking more along the lines of the Heat, Collateral, Manhunter, etc...
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Phoenix Dark on December 19, 2006, 10:45:53 PM: If you like John Wayne movies I suggest The Cowboys. Very good western, and it's very different than Wayne's other movies
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Mupepe on December 19, 2006, 10:46:36 PM: The Cowboys is awesome and drives that crazy Russian fuck insane in Running Scared.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment on December 19, 2006, 10:46:55 PM: And on that note, the obligatory Peckenpah JERK OFF SESSION will commence.

The Wild Bunch is a flawless masterpiece. :-*
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Cyanista on December 19, 2006, 10:47:31 PM: Fight Club, The Borne Identity
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Flannel Boy on December 19, 2006, 10:48:33 PM: Quote from: The Dark Shake on December 19, 2006, 10:39:30 PM
Quote from: malek4980 on December 19, 2006, 10:37:50 PM
The Third Man and the sequal the Fourth Man

Wait... there was a Fourth Man? o_O
Yeah, the franchise got tired by the 13th man when they were using a CGI Wells.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment on December 19, 2006, 10:48:53 PM: Damn, Himu must be overloaded by now. :lol
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Flannel Boy on December 19, 2006, 10:49:18 PM: Quote from: The Dark Shake on December 19, 2006, 10:48:53 PM
Damn, Himu must be overloaded by now. :lol
He'll probbly just watch some stupid Anime.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Cheebs on December 19, 2006, 10:50:55 PM: The Martin Short Trilogy:
(http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000065V3P.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_V1056711326_.jpg)
(http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00015HVK6.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_V1073411827_.jpg)
(http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B0009KA7AO.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_V60534784_.jpg)
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment on December 19, 2006, 10:53:16 PM: Fucking christ is Clifford a terrible film. :lol
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Flannel Boy on December 19, 2006, 10:53:31 PM: Martin short is the second worst Canadian ever. Pierre Trudeau has #1 locked up.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Cheebs on December 19, 2006, 10:53:52 PM: Charles Grodin deserved a oscar
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Cheebs on December 19, 2006, 10:56:39 PM: Quote from: malek4980 on December 19, 2006, 10:53:31 PM
Martin short is the second worst Canadian ever. Pierre Trudeau has #1 locked up.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/w00t0pia/mart.jpg)
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Flannel Boy on December 19, 2006, 11:01:34 PM: Quote from: Cheebs on December 19, 2006, 10:56:39 PM
Quote from: malek4980 on December 19, 2006, 10:53:31 PM
Martin short is the second worst Canadian ever. Pierre Trudeau has #1 locked up.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/w00t0pia/mart.jpg)
Makes sense. Now John Candy was a real Canadian! (http://opa-ages.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/canada.gif)
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Cheebs on December 19, 2006, 11:03:58 PM: Quote from: malek4980 on December 19, 2006, 11:01:34 PM
Quote from: Cheebs on December 19, 2006, 10:56:39 PM
Quote from: malek4980 on December 19, 2006, 10:53:31 PM
Martin short is the second worst Canadian ever. Pierre Trudeau has #1 locked up.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/w00t0pia/mart.jpg)
Makes sense. Now John Candy was a real Canadian! (http://opa-ages.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/canada.gif)
But Candy and Short were friends and often worked together. :-\
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Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Flannel Boy on December 19, 2006, 11:05:28 PM: Nobody is perfect. Not even John Lennon.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Saint Cornelius on December 19, 2006, 11:28:09 PM: (http://www.marymaclane.com/earthdiary/2003/bettyblue.jpg)
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Phoenix Dark on December 19, 2006, 11:32:13 PM: Quote from: malek4980 on December 19, 2006, 11:05:28 PM
Nobody is perfect. Not even John Lennon.

Couldn't sing lol
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Himu on December 20, 2006, 12:35:52 AM: I've seen Vanilla Sky and Sin City, Fight Club, The Borne Identity. Awesome flicks.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: CajoleJuice on December 20, 2006, 01:04:24 AM: Example of why I never get around to watching movies:

I've been hearing tons of good shit about The Wire (HBO show) and I've been thinking about picking it up or downloading it. I talked to my friend tonight and he was like, "Yea, it's my favorite show, I watched the last two seasons." So I'm like fuck it, let's have a Wire marathon or something, I'll buy the first season. BAM, I bought the first season and we watched 2 episodes tonight and will watched a shitload more tomorrow. I'm pretty addicted after just two episodes.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Mupepe on December 20, 2006, 01:08:49 AM: TV shows on DVD >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> TV shows on TV. Fuck, I hate having to wait til the next week.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Himu on December 20, 2006, 01:11:37 AM: Quote from: Mupepe on December 20, 2006, 01:08:49 AM
TV shows on DVD >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> TV shows on TV. Fuck, I hate having to wait til the next week.

I see it as a double edged sword. Waiting till the next increases excitement and makes watching the shows much funner I think, however, I do think that waiting for the next episode can be torture in of itself.

I watch my favorite shows on tv, buy the dvds when they're out, and rent shows I missed the previous season, and if I like them I continue to watch the next season.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: CajoleJuice on December 20, 2006, 01:17:02 AM: Quote from: Himuro on December 20, 2006, 01:11:37 AM
Quote from: Mupepe on December 20, 2006, 01:08:49 AM
TV shows on DVD >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> TV shows on TV. Fuck, I hate having to wait til the next week.

I see it as a double edged sword. Waiting till the next increases excitement and makes watching the shows much funner I think, however, I do think that waiting for the next episode can be torture in of itself.

I think watching TV shows over time gives you more overall satisfaction. With shows on DVD, you can just rip through a season in a few days and forget about it. When you watch a season over its entire run on television, you think about it, you can talk about it with other people - it's fun. The only good reasons I watch 24 anymore are because a lot of my friends watch it and the weekly threads in GAF are always entertaining.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Himu on December 20, 2006, 01:18:31 AM: Yeah, actually engaging with people watching the same show at the same time is apart of half the fun. You don't get that with dvd releases.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: The Black Stallion on December 20, 2006, 01:18:40 AM: Sniper starring Tom Berenger and Billy Zane. Best movie made in the 20th century, hands down.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Cyanista on December 20, 2006, 01:19:21 AM: Quote from: The Black Stallion on December 20, 2006, 01:18:40 AM
Sniper starring Tom Berenger and Billy Zane. Best movie made in the 20th century, hands down.

Ahahahah what?

Watch Bubba Ho-Tep!
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: The Sceneman on December 20, 2006, 02:41:01 AM: Quote from: Mupepe on December 20, 2006, 01:08:49 AM
TV shows on DVD >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> TV shows on TV. Fuck, I hate having to wait til the next week.

(http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005JKES.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg)
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Mupepe on December 20, 2006, 02:49:28 AM: What's that? She looks hot
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Solo on December 20, 2006, 08:16:02 AM: Im hardly gonna recommend EVERY movie you should see according to me, because my life would be over by the time I finished. What I will do is list 10 of my favorite directors and 3 films you NEED to see from them. So 30 recommendations, including my top 5 movies.

(Alphabetical)

Hitchcock, Alfred:
- Rear Window (1954)
- Vertigo (1958) (my #3 film ever)
- North By Northwest (1959)

Kubrick, Stanley:
- The Killing (1956)
- 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) (my #3 film ever)
- The Shining (1980)

Kurosawa, Akira:
- Seven Samurai (1954)
- Throne Of Blood (1957)
- Ran (1985)

Leone, Sergio: (Solo's fav director)
- For A Few Dollars More (1965)
- The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly (1966) (my #1 film ever)
- Once Upon A Time In The West (1968)

Lumet, Sidney:
- 12 Angry Men (1957)
- Serpico (1973)
- Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

Mann, Michael:
- Heat (1995)
- The Insider (1999)
- Collateral (2004)

Park, Chan-wook:
- Joint Security Area (2000)
- Oldboy (2003) (my #5 film ever)
- Sympathy For Lady Vengeance (2005)

Scorsese, Martin:
- Mean Streets (1974)
- Taxi Driver (1976) (my #4 film ever)
- The Departed (2006)

Scott, Ridley:
- Alien (1979)
- Blade Runner (1982)
- Kingdom Of Heaven DC (2005)

Young, Terence:
- Dr. No (1962)
- From Russia With Love (1963)
- Thunderball (1965)

Definately check out all Leone's films. There will never be another filmmaker like him :'( R.I.P.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment on December 20, 2006, 08:24:59 AM: No Clockwork Orange under Kubrick?! Blasphemy. :'(
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Cheebs on December 20, 2006, 09:11:35 AM: Kingdom of Heaven love from Solo! Everyone needs to see the DC of that. One of the best epics ever.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Solo on December 20, 2006, 09:51:56 AM: Clockwork is possibly my least favorite Kubrick. Well, either that or Eyes Wide Shut.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Himu on December 20, 2006, 11:33:39 AM: Quote from: Solo on December 20, 2006, 08:16:02 AM

- 12 Angry Men (1957)

- Collateral (2004)

The only ones I've seen
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Bacon on December 20, 2006, 11:53:05 AM: Quote from: Solo on December 20, 2006, 09:51:56 AM
Clockwork is possibly my least favorite Kubrick. Well, either that or Eyes Wide Shut.

How the fuck does one not like Clockwork?
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Solo on December 20, 2006, 01:11:11 PM: The same way one doesn't like any piece of art. Like Willco said, its all subjective. Clockwork never connected with me, and it feels almost sophomoric/amateurish for a Kubrick film. I get the feeling its the type of movie film students love to wank over. Which really surprises me, because I consider at least 3-4 of Kubrick's other films undeniable masterpieces.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Bacon on December 20, 2006, 01:14:17 PM: I'm no film student and I don't wack to it. Because MY HEALTH WONT ALOWWWW IT.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment on December 20, 2006, 01:15:54 PM: The Clockwork hate and undying Bond love are really dragging your once pristine views on film down, Solo... :-\
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Solo on December 20, 2006, 01:30:01 PM: Meh, I love Bond, find Clockwork to be utterly pointless, and most importantly, am not here to impress anyone with my tastes.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment on December 20, 2006, 01:31:05 PM: Oh well, there's always OLDBOY... :'(
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Solo on December 20, 2006, 01:35:02 PM: Well, perhaps you folk can enlighten me as to why I am wrong, and why you find Clockwork a great film. Musical selections and Kubrick's unmatched technical prowess aside, I find nothing that resonates with me.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment on December 20, 2006, 01:37:46 PM: Well, the musical selection and Kubrick's technical prowess ARE two very important factors. Other than that, I just love the story, and especially the character of Alex. Its just an extraordinarily imaginative film that was way, way ahead of its time. :-*
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Solo on December 20, 2006, 01:40:11 PM: Well, I shall agree to disagree.

I do enjoy the final line though.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment on December 20, 2006, 01:40:45 PM: "I was cured, all right!"

:D
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Solo on December 20, 2006, 01:41:55 PM: Yeah. I love that final scene. But it still doesn't make the rest of the movie work for me. Ah well. We cant all agree on every film.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Himu on December 21, 2006, 12:11:05 AM: So tonight I went to blockbuster to find Seven Samurai. No dice, they didn't have it. The lady at the register hadn't even fucking heard of it. I went to Best Buy and found a boxset. 40 fucking bucks for one movie. Goddamit.

I ended up with Animaniac's volume 1 instead.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Flannel Boy on December 21, 2006, 12:19:35 AM: Quote from: Himuro on December 21, 2006, 12:11:05 AM
So tonight I went to blockbuster to find Seven Samurai. No dice, they didn't have it. The lady at the register hadn't even fucking heard of it. I went to Best Buy and found a boxset. 40 fucking bucks for one movie. Goddamit.

I ended up with Animaniac's volume 1 instead.
Good choice.

I don't think I've seen an episode in over a decade. I should pick it up too.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: rocketman on December 21, 2006, 12:20:40 AM: Quote from: malek4980 on December 21, 2006, 12:19:35 AM
Quote from: Himuro on December 21, 2006, 12:11:05 AM
So tonight I went to blockbuster to find Seven Samurai. No dice, they didn't have it. The lady at the register hadn't even fucking heard of it. I went to Best Buy and found a boxset. 40 fucking bucks for one movie. Goddamit.

I ended up with Animaniac's volume 1 instead.
Good choice.

I don't think I've seen an episode in over a decade. I should pick it up too.

While you're at it, jump off the highest building you can find. Head first.
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Himu on December 21, 2006, 12:22:20 AM: Quote from: rocketman on December 21, 2006, 12:20:40 AM
Quote from: malek4980 on December 21, 2006, 12:19:35 AM
Quote from: Himuro on December 21, 2006, 12:11:05 AM
So tonight I went to blockbuster to find Seven Samurai. No dice, they didn't have it. The lady at the register hadn't even fucking heard of it. I went to Best Buy and found a boxset. 40 fucking bucks for one movie. Goddamit.

I ended up with Animaniac's volume 1 instead.
Good choice.

I don't think I've seen an episode in over a decade. I should pick it up too.

While you're at it, jump off the highest building you can find. Head first.

Kill yourself. You don't hate on Animaniac's! >:(
Title: Re: Movie suggestions?
Post by: Beezy on December 21, 2006, 12:24:37 AM: Animaniacs was great. I learned to respect burping as an art form thanks to Wacko.
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Post by: rocketman on December 21, 2006, 12:26:11 AM: Quote from: Himuro on December 21, 2006, 12:22:20 AM
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Quote from: Himuro on December 21, 2006, 12:11:05 AM
So tonight I went to blockbuster to find Seven Samurai. No dice, they didn't have it. The lady at the register hadn't even fucking heard of it. I went to Best Buy and found a boxset. 40 fucking bucks for one movie. Goddamit.

I ended up with Animaniac's volume 1 instead.
Good choice.

I don't think I've seen an episode in over a decade. I should pick it up too.

While you're at it, jump off the highest building you can find. Head first.

Kill yourself. You don't hate on Animaniac's! >:(

I loved Animaniacs, distinguished black fellow.

Pinky & The Brain was alright, too.
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Post by: Himu on December 21, 2006, 12:29:33 AM: Ah. I guess I misinterpreted then.

I want Freakazoid and Tiny Toons on dvd dammit. Day one buys for me.
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Post by: rocketman on December 21, 2006, 12:30:59 AM: Quote from: Himuro on December 21, 2006, 12:29:33 AM
Ah. I guess I misinterpreted then.

I want Freakazoid and Tiny Toons on dvd dammit. Day one buys for me.

WHAT WILL COSGROVE DO

WHAT WILL COSGROVE DO
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Post by: Himu on December 21, 2006, 12:31:38 AM: Freakazoid is basically God's gift to mid 90's cartoons.
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Post by: rocketman on December 21, 2006, 12:35:16 AM: You know what would scary? If Sinbad got another TV special.

scream.
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Post by: Solo on December 21, 2006, 07:26:07 AM: Quote from: Himuro on December 21, 2006, 12:11:05 AM
So tonight I went to blockbuster to find Seven Samurai. No dice, they didn't have it. The lady at the register hadn't even fucking heard of it. I went to Best Buy and found a boxset. 40 fucking bucks for one movie. Goddamit.

I ended up with Animaniac's volume 1 instead.

*sigh*
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Post by: The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment on December 21, 2006, 09:31:15 AM: I knew Himuro would end up buying cartoons. What a taco. ::)
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Post by: Himu on December 21, 2006, 01:25:19 PM: :-\

If blockbuster actually had the movies I want there wouldn't be a problem. There's just too many dvds to buy. Whenever I go get a dvd I don't know what the hell I want: a tv series or a movie. It is torture going to Best Buy, I swear.

I got a Blockbuster gift card. I'm HOPING they atleast have fucking Citizen Kane.
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Post by: Cheebs on December 21, 2006, 01:42:11 PM: I don't think most rental chains have criterion's and a good chunk of the classics are criterion dvd's. If you want to be a film buff you gotta just handle having to pay 40-50 for a classic sometimes.
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Post by: Solo on December 21, 2006, 01:45:20 PM: Don't get Citizen Kane. It's a landmark film in terms of technical filmmaking, and its astoundingly ahead of its time in that regard. As entertainment though, its possibly the most disappointing of all the classics Ive seen.

I lump classics into either "lived up/surpassed the hype" or "didnt meet expectations". Kane is one of the ones that falls into the latter category for me. If you want a classic worth its billing from that era, get Casablanca.
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Post by: The Fake Shemp on December 21, 2006, 01:46:23 PM: Citizen Kane sucks.
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Post by: Cheebs on December 21, 2006, 01:54:26 PM: Quote from: Willco on December 21, 2006, 01:46:23 PM
Citizen Kane sucks.
Casablanca vs Spidey 2. Go.
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Post by: The Fake Shemp on December 21, 2006, 01:55:06 PM: Spider-Man 2 wins from an entertainment and spectacle standpoint, that's for damn sure.
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Post by: Solo on December 21, 2006, 01:56:41 PM: Casablanca is much more entertaining and funny, features better writing, acting, and gets where its going faster. Oh, and its routinely near or at the top of "greatest ever" lists. All of which Spidey 2 is not.
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Post by: Himu on December 21, 2006, 01:56:54 PM: Out of all of these movies suggested I don't know which I'd want to rent with this blockbuster gift card. Think I might go with Clockwork Orange, Taxi Driver, Chinatown, or Casablanca.
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Post by: Cheebs on December 21, 2006, 01:57:40 PM: Quote from: Himuro on December 21, 2006, 01:56:54 PM
Out of all of these movies suggested I don't know which I'd want to rent with this blockbuster gift card. Think I might go with Clockwork Orange or Casablanca.
Batman Begins or Three Amigos.
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Post by: Solo on December 21, 2006, 01:58:19 PM: Quote from: Himuro on December 21, 2006, 01:56:54 PM
Out of all of these movies suggested I don't know which I'd want to rent with this blockbuster gift card. Think I might go with Clockwork Orange, Taxi Driver, Chinatown, or Casablanca.

The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly.
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Post by: Himu on December 21, 2006, 01:58:34 PM: Naw it's down to Taxi Driver, Casablanca, Chinatown, or Clockwork Orange.

I've seen both Batman Begins and Three Amigos.

That's a worthy suggestion Solo. I've wanted to see that.
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Post by: The Fake Shemp on December 21, 2006, 02:00:17 PM: I second Solo's nomination of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. It's amazing. I think Taxi Driver and A Clockwork Orange are quite possibly the most overrated films of all-time, but Casablanca lives up to its billing and Chinatown is ace. Easily one of my favorites of all-time.
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Post by: Solo on December 21, 2006, 02:03:05 PM: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly is my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE film of all time Himuro, I cant recommend it strongly enough. Its perfection.
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Post by: Himu on December 21, 2006, 02:03:34 PM: I'll place my bet on it, chief.
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Post by: The Fake Shemp on December 21, 2006, 02:04:27 PM: It's about damn near flawless. My favorite Eli Wallach film too.
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Post by: Solo on December 21, 2006, 02:07:56 PM: For what its worth, I also consider "The Trio" scene, from start to finish, to be the best scene in film history. Everything from the way Leone builds the tension, to the kinetic editing, to the rapid-fire cuts from long shots to extreme close-ups, and especially Morricone's score is absolutely perfect. I watch that scene pretty much weekly.
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Post by: The Fake Shemp on December 21, 2006, 02:11:01 PM: Morricone's score is what sells it.
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Post by: Solo on December 21, 2006, 02:13:41 PM: It's the whole package. But yeah, Morricone's work on Leone's films was godly. Leone's films were godly (save for A Fistful Of Dynamite, and various cuts of Once Upon A Time In America).

Which is why it always angers me to see one of these "best trilogy?" threads pop up, because without a doubt, people ALWAYS ignore the BEST one, the Dollars trilogy.
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Post by: The Fake Shemp on December 21, 2006, 02:14:53 PM: I mentioned it last time and people said it wasn't a real trilogy :-\

I think, for pure entertainment, Once Upon a Time in the West is my favorite.
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Post by: Himu on December 21, 2006, 02:15:20 PM: Haven't heard of The Dollars.
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Post by: Solo on December 21, 2006, 02:17:16 PM: You're breaking my heart :'(

A Fistful Of Dollars (1964)
For A Few Dollars More (1965)
The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly (1966)

Its a loose trilogy at best, with Eastwood's character being the only link between films (and even his name changes in each one), and Lee Van Cleef playing a role in 2 different films. All 3 are fuckawesome.
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Post by: The Fake Shemp on December 21, 2006, 02:17:49 PM: He is The Man With No Name, but people creat nicknames for him in each film. I don't think he ever refers to himself.
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Post by: Solo on December 21, 2006, 02:18:26 PM: Yeah, he doesnt have a name, persay. He just randomly gets referred to as Joe, Manco, and Blondie.
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Post by: Himu on December 21, 2006, 02:18:39 PM: Okay. I was worried for a sec there. I was thinking I was going to be watching the last movie of a trilogy and that you were trying to set me up.
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Post by: The Fake Shemp on December 21, 2006, 02:20:04 PM: Eastwood is such a badass in each one. You'll see how a lot of modern directors have aped Leone or lifted entire sequences from the trilogy.
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Post by: Solo on December 21, 2006, 02:20:58 PM: Technically, The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly is a prequel anyways.

And A Fistful Of Dollars is a remake of Kurosawa's Yojimbo. A remake which (calling Willco!) bests the original.
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Post by: The Fake Shemp on December 21, 2006, 02:22:00 PM: I already mentioned that in the other thread, Solo!

And that movie is so awesome.
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Post by: Himu on December 21, 2006, 02:22:53 PM: Well I'm off to get Solo's FAVORITE FILM OF ALL TIME at Blockbuster.

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Hopefully they have it. ::)
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Post by: Solo on December 21, 2006, 02:24:05 PM: And For A Few Dollars More is even better. Really, Leone improves by leaps and bounds in each one.

AFAD: 8/10
FAFDM: 8.5/10
TGTBATU: 10/10

They should have it, I mean, its fucking THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY.
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Post by: The Fake Shemp on December 21, 2006, 02:25:05 PM: Once Upon a Time in the West is more entertaining than all three, in my book, and bested only by The Good, The Bad and The Ugly in terms of filmmaking.
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Post by: CajoleJuice on December 21, 2006, 02:26:17 PM: Quote from: Himuro on December 21, 2006, 02:22:53 PM
Well I'm off to get Solo's FAVORITE FILM OF ALL TIME at Blockbuster.

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Hopefully they have it. ::)
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I hope they have it, or you might walk out with Season 1 of Ducktales.
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Post by: Solo on December 21, 2006, 02:27:54 PM: I have a funny relationship with In The West. I think its Leone's best film, in terms of his craft. Yet I like all 3 of the Dollars films more. I attribute it solely to casting. Bronson, Fonda, and Robards dont hold a candle to Eastwood, Wallach, and my boy "Hawk Eyes" Van Cleef in the western genre.

Also Himuro, when you start the movie and think "damn, Ive heard this music a billion times!", remember that this is the film it was written for.
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Post by: The Fake Shemp on December 21, 2006, 02:29:07 PM: I think Fonda is so awesome in that movie, though.

Harmonica is like a blueprint for the revenge-seeking, mysterious stranger archtype too.
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Post by: Solo on December 21, 2006, 02:32:48 PM: I also think its Morricone's WORST Leone score. I mean, whats there is excellent, but there only seems to be 2 tracks, Cheyenne's theme and Harmonica's theme.
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Post by: The Fake Shemp on December 21, 2006, 02:33:48 PM: All you need is Harmonica's theme.
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Post by: Solo on December 21, 2006, 02:34:51 PM: It gets repetitive after a while. Or course, I shouldnt REALLY say that, since the theme from TGTBATU gets played about 500 times in that film.
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Post by: Bacon on December 21, 2006, 02:50:19 PM: You should probably see Birth of A Nation as well.
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Post by: The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment on December 21, 2006, 09:12:39 PM: Quote from: Solo on December 21, 2006, 01:45:20 PM
Don't get Citizen Kane. It's a landmark film in terms of technical filmmaking, and its astoundingly ahead of its time in that regard. As entertainment though, its possibly the most disappointing of all the classics Ive seen.

qft

Honestly, whenever some stuffy blowhard critic hails Kane as the greatest film ever made, I can't help but take their opinions on films with a grain of salt. :lol