Author Topic: pick my MOVIE OF THE NIGHT (Read 5185 times)

TVC15 · « **on:** March 01, 2008, 02:52:12 AM »

You have until approximately 11PM

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #1 on:** March 01, 2008, 02:53:38 AM »

What's if?

Ichirou · « **Reply #2 on:** March 01, 2008, 02:56:46 AM »

Go over to MAF's place and watch LXG with him.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #3 on:** March 01, 2008, 03:02:11 AM »

30 days of night, do it

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #4 on:** March 01, 2008, 03:05:11 AM »

Quote from: Blanka Face on March 01, 2008, 03:02:11 AM

30 days of night, do it

Did you get it on Blu-ray? I might get that tomorrow.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #5 on:** March 01, 2008, 03:06:29 AM »

The Last Emperor

I hope you weren't planning on sleeping tonight.

Enl · « **Reply #6 on:** March 01, 2008, 03:14:33 AM »

I chose if... just because early Malcolm McDowell is so fucking awesome. Plus it's a good movie and has a really good transfer (if you're watching the Criterion version). Also which Insomnia (and Vanishing) are you referring too?

Ichirou · « **Reply #7 on:** March 01, 2008, 03:21:48 AM »

This is TVC, he is doubtlessly referring to the original versions.

TVC15 · « **Reply #8 on:** March 01, 2008, 03:22:27 AM »

Quote from: Ichi on March 01, 2008, 03:21:48 AM

This is TVC, he is doubtlessly referring to the original versions.

yes, also the good version of Casino Royale is the original.

Ichirou · « **Reply #9 on:** March 01, 2008, 03:24:15 AM »

Somewhere, Solo is crying into his pillow.

TVC15 · « **Reply #10 on:** March 01, 2008, 03:25:23 AM »

Just look at that cast list!

Ichirou · « **Reply #11 on:** March 01, 2008, 03:26:39 AM »

Have you ever seen it before?

TVC15 · « **Reply #12 on:** March 01, 2008, 03:28:48 AM »

Quote from: Ichi on March 01, 2008, 03:26:39 AM

Have you ever seen it before?

On TNT or TCM or something several years ago. Probably like a decade ago, actually. I found it cheap at a used shop the other week and I nabbed it.

Ichirou · « **Reply #13 on:** March 01, 2008, 03:29:34 AM »

Do you honestly think that train wreck of a movie is better than the Daniel Craig version, or are you just being facetious?

TVC15 · « **Reply #14 on:** March 01, 2008, 03:32:04 AM »

Quote from: Ichi on March 01, 2008, 03:29:34 AM

Do you honestly think that train wreck of a movie is better than the Daniel Cragi version, or are you just being facetious?

I remember thinking it was pretty hilarious at the time (now that I think about it, I probably saw it at the height of Austin Powers-mania).

Ichirou · « **Reply #15 on:** March 01, 2008, 03:33:32 AM »

If we're talking about jokey spy movies, I prefer those movies James Coburn did...I think he played a spy named Flint. In Like Flint, maybe? They are good, you should check those out.

Eric P · « **Reply #16 on:** March 01, 2008, 08:41:44 AM »

Quote from: Ichi on March 01, 2008, 03:33:32 AM

If we're talking about jokey spy movies, I prefer those movies James Coburn did...I think he played a spy named Flint. In Like Flint, maybe? They are good, you should check those out.

if you like coburn, check out The President's Analyst!

Quote

Dr. Sidney Schaefer (James Coburn), a psychiatrist, is chosen by the U.S. Government to act as the President’s top-secret personal psychoanalyst, against the advice of Henry Lux, the director of the all-male-under-5'6" Federal Bureau of Regulation (FBR). Dr. Schaefer is given a home in affluent Georgetown and assigned a comfortable office connected to the White House by underground tunnel. From these locations he is to be on-call at any/all hours to fit the President's hectic schedule. However, the President's Analyst has one problem: there is no one he can talk to about the president's ultra-top-secret and personal problems. As he steadily becomes overwhelmed by stress, Schaefer begins to feel that he is being watched everywhere (which is actually true) until he becomes clinically paranoid; he even suspects his sweet girlfriend Nan (Joan Delaney) of spying on him, which she is, as an agent of the Central Enquiries Agency (CEA).

Solo · « **Reply #17 on:** March 01, 2008, 02:36:32 PM »

Quote from: Ichi on March 01, 2008, 03:24:15 AM

Somewhere, Solo is crying into his pillow.

Not really. Casino Royale '67 is one of the worst "spoofs" ever. Terrible movie. Now, if CR67 were legitimately awesome, then perhaps you would be right.

TVC15 · « **Reply #18 on:** March 01, 2008, 02:51:17 PM »

I'll take even subpar Peter Sellers and Orson Welles over Daniel Craig any day.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #19 on:** March 01, 2008, 03:03:17 PM »

TVC, how's 30 days of night on Blu-ray? Is it worth the $30?

Solo · « **Reply #20 on:** March 01, 2008, 03:04:40 PM »

CR67 should rock, with all the talent. It just doesnt though. And Daniel Craig rocks. I dont mind shots at most of the Bonds (hell, I take tons at Moore and Brosnan all the time), but what has Craig done that is so wrong? Hes the best actor outside Dalton to play the part, and generally rocks all his roles, Bond or no.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #21 on:** March 01, 2008, 03:09:03 PM »

I just bought Casino Royale on BD.

TVC15 · « **Reply #22 on:** March 01, 2008, 03:10:12 PM »

Quote from: Smooth Groove on March 01, 2008, 03:03:17 PM

TVC, how's 30 days of night on Blu-ray? Is it worth the $30?

Nah, get it used. It looks really good if that's what you care about.

Quote from: Solo on March 01, 2008, 03:04:40 PM

but what has Craig done that is so wrong?

He wasn't born as either Orson Welles or Peter Sellers.

I'm just joshing you, btw, I liked the newer Casino Royale.

Solo · « **Reply #23 on:** March 01, 2008, 04:33:30 PM »

Quote from: Willco on March 01, 2008, 03:09:03 PM

I just bought Casino Royale on BD.

Ive been looking for it ever since I bought my PS3 a month or so ago. Im at the point now where Im just going to order it at Deep Discount or Amazon. I swear, no retail outlet in Alberta seems to carry it. Actually, there are 5-10 BDs that I want that I have yet to see in any brick and mortar. I really cant wait until another 1-2 years when BD has a much larger marketshare, and I dont need to feel like its work to try and find a certain disc.

Tauntaun · « **Reply #24 on:** March 02, 2008, 02:26:54 AM »

I need to check out 30 days of night (isn't this movie about black people or something?).

drew · « **Reply #25 on:** March 02, 2008, 02:33:08 AM »

How could you not like the new Casino Royale? That movie fucking rocked.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #26 on:** March 02, 2008, 02:58:24 AM »

Quote from: Tauntaun on March 02, 2008, 02:26:54 AM

I need to check out 30 days of night (isn't this movie about black people or something?).

If by "black people" you mean "vampires".

TVC15 · « **Reply #27 on:** March 02, 2008, 03:00:44 AM »

Ok bishies, what will it be tonight? Updating poll.

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #28 on:** March 02, 2008, 03:05:09 AM »

RENEWAL!

Ichirou · « **Reply #29 on:** March 02, 2008, 03:11:13 AM »

It seems you really want to watch Logan's Run, so I voted for that one.

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #30 on:** March 02, 2008, 03:16:12 AM »

Fresh as harvest day.

TVC15 · « **Reply #31 on:** March 02, 2008, 04:01:24 AM »

Jesus you people are obsessed with 70s boobs. I am going to go and purchase a Slurpee, and when I return I shall decision 2008.

Eric P · « **Reply #32 on:** March 02, 2008, 04:20:49 AM »

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #33 on:** March 02, 2008, 04:43:51 AM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on March 02, 2008, 04:01:24 AM

Jesus you people are obsessed with 70s boobs. I am going to go and purchase a Slurpee, and when I return I shall decision 2008.

Are you just walking there? It must be freezing cold in Seattle.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #34 on:** March 02, 2008, 05:40:38 AM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on March 01, 2008, 03:22:27 AM

Quote from: Ichi on March 01, 2008, 03:21:48 AM
This is TVC, he is doubtlessly referring to the original versions.

yes, also the good version of Casino Royale is the original.

this is true...I really love the original Casino Royale and thought it was way better than the oh-so-serious Daniel Craig snoozefest

TVC15 · « **Reply #35 on:** March 02, 2008, 05:42:08 AM »

Yeah I don't get the obsession with this SO-CALLED Daniel Craig.

Oh, also I have Casablanca here which I have never seen.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #36 on:** March 02, 2008, 05:43:31 AM »

my issue with the modern Casino Royale is that there was all this Sony-fan level hype about how they were REINVENTING THE BOND FRANCHISE and at the end of the day it was just another Bond movie--better acted and shot than most, but still, gadgets, girls, tuxes, martinis, stupid villains, etc.

Bourne

Bond

TVC15 · « **Reply #37 on:** March 02, 2008, 05:49:13 AM »

Ichirou · « **Reply #38 on:** March 02, 2008, 06:02:29 AM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on March 02, 2008, 05:40:38 AM

Quote from: TVC 15 on March 01, 2008, 03:22:27 AM
Quote from: Ichi on March 01, 2008, 03:21:48 AM
This is TVC, he is doubtlessly referring to the original versions.

yes, also the good version of Casino Royale is the original.

this is true...I really love the original Casino Royale and thought it was way better than the oh-so-serious Daniel Craig snoozefest

If you honestly love the original Casino Royale, you're a moron. If you're just saying it to be contrarian, you're an annoying moron.

TVC15 · « **Reply #39 on:** March 02, 2008, 06:05:59 AM »

Daniel Craig has better 70s boobs than Jenny Craig.

Also, Logan's Run has pretty nice set and boob design.

Eric P · « **Reply #40 on:** March 02, 2008, 11:11:38 AM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on March 02, 2008, 05:42:08 AM

Oh, also I have Casablanca here which I have never seen.

you have just blown my mind

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #41 on:** March 02, 2008, 11:46:51 AM »

my wife's family vastly prefers CR67 to the recent daniel craig movie. come to think of it, i probably do too, although it's more because i hate the stultifyingly awful bond subgenre.

TVC15 · « **Reply #42 on:** March 02, 2008, 02:26:10 PM »

I ended up watching Logan's Run. They sure don't make titties like they used to

or Michael Yorks.

Solo · « **Reply #43 on:** March 02, 2008, 02:29:58 PM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on March 02, 2008, 05:43:31 AM

my issue with the modern Casino Royale is that there was all this Sony-fan level hype about how they were REINVENTING THE BOND FRANCHISE and at the end of the day it was just another Bond movie--better acted and shot than most, but still, gadgets, girls, tuxes, martinis, stupid villains, etc.

Kind of like how Ultimatum was just another Bourne movie?

Mupepe · « **Reply #44 on:** March 02, 2008, 02:47:43 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on March 02, 2008, 05:42:08 AM

Yeah I don't get the obsession with this SO-CALLED Daniel Craig.

Oh, also I have Casablanca here which I have never seen.

WHAT!? WHAT!?

WHAT?!?!? WATCH IT!!!!!!

Solo · « **Reply #45 on:** March 02, 2008, 02:52:17 PM »

Yeah, thats fucked up. Casablanca is one of the few films that truly deserves and lives up to every last bit of its reputation. Probably the best screenplay ever, too. I love all the supporting characters and actors, too. While Bogart is the fucking man and owns the film, I always gravitate towards Calude Rain's pitch perfect performance as Cpt. Renaud. One of the slyest comedic performances ever.

Such a great film though.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #46 on:** March 02, 2008, 02:54:25 PM »

Quote from: Professor Prole on March 02, 2008, 11:46:51 AM

my wife's family vastly prefers CR67 to the recent daniel craig movie. come to think of it, i probably do too, although it's more because i hate the stultifyingly awful bond subgenre.

CR67 is wacky exciting post-modern fun!

CR06 is zzz zzz zzz

The Bond franchise is so formulaic at this point it might as well be published by Nintendo.

Solo · « **Reply #47 on:** March 02, 2008, 02:55:59 PM »

No rebuttle about Ultimatum, which showed that your beloved franchise itself has fallen into its own formula?

TVC15 · « **Reply #48 on:** March 02, 2008, 02:56:20 PM »

I could watch 2 hours of Orson Welles eating something and it would probably be in the top 20 movies ever made.

[youtube=425,350]y9d0xoCRL90[/youtube]

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #49 on:** March 02, 2008, 02:57:32 PM »

Ultimatum was fine! Even if the structure was similar to the other Bourne movies, Bourne's character has an arc across the entire trilogy that makes each movie have a purpose. And in any case, there's a difference between repeating yourself 3 times and repeating yourself 22 times.

Bond

TVC15 · « **Reply #50 on:** March 02, 2008, 02:59:13 PM »

[youtube=425,350]f3B3C5hR1lk[/youtube].

Solo · « **Reply #51 on:** March 02, 2008, 03:02:37 PM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on March 02, 2008, 02:57:32 PM

Ultimatum was fine! Even if the structure was similar to the other Bourne movies, Bourne's character has an arc across the entire trilogy that makes each movie have a purpose. And in any case, there's a difference between repeating yourself 3 times and repeating yourself 22 times.

Bond

Please explain the arc and purpose of Ultimatum to me, good sir! The filmmakers themselves didnt even know when the cameras rolled, and it shows in the form of more of the same. It actually feels like a greatest hits compilation of Identity and Supremacy. If Ultimatum were as fresh and creative as the first two films were, then I wouldnt even be arguing with you. But its not. Its an expertly crafted but creatively bankrupt curtain call.

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #52 on:** March 02, 2008, 03:04:53 PM »

Quote

my issue with the modern Casino Royale is that there was all this Sony-fan level hype about how they were REINVENTING THE BOND FRANCHISE and at the end of the day it was just another Bond movie--better acted and shot than most, but still, gadgets, girls, tuxes, martinis, stupid villains, etc.

kinda like FF12?

I watched 10 minutes of The Breakfast Club on TV last week. pretty lulzy.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #53 on:** March 02, 2008, 03:08:29 PM »

http://www.filmwad.com/why-the-bourne-series-is-the-best-american-film-trilogy-ever-made-4105-p.html

Oscars

The Bourne Ultimatum
Best Achievement in Editing
Best Achievement in Sound
Best Achievement in Sound Editing

Casino Royale '67
Best Music, Original Song (Nominated)

Casino Royale '06
No nominations, no wins

The Bourne Ultimatum > CR67 > CR06

TVC15 · « **Reply #54 on:** March 02, 2008, 03:08:41 PM »

Quote from: recursivelyenumerable on March 02, 2008, 03:04:53 PM

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my issue with the modern Casino Royale is that there was all this Sony-fan level hype about how they were REINVENTING THE BOND FRANCHISE and at the end of the day it was just another Bond movie--better acted and shot than most, but still, gadgets, girls, tuxes, martinis, stupid villains, etc.

kinda like FF12?

I watched 10 minutes of The Breakfast Club on TV last week. pretty lulzy.

The Breakfast Club is the white equivalent Scarface. Terrible movie with an absolutely puzzling following. For this sort of movie, Sixteen Candles is clearly so much superior.

Solo · « **Reply #55 on:** March 02, 2008, 03:13:25 PM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on March 02, 2008, 03:08:29 PM

http://www.filmwad.com/why-the-bourne-series-is-the-best-american-film-trilogy-ever-made-4105-p.html

Oscars

The Bourne Ultimatum
Best Achievement in Editing
Best Achievement in Sound
Best Achievement in Sound Editing

Casino Royale '67
Best Music, Original Song (Nominated)

Casino Royale '06
No nominations, no wins

The Bourne Ultimatum > CR67 > CR06

So basically you don't have an answer, since you're deferring to some shitty article and the Academy awards? And lawlz at that article. How can it be the greatest American film trilogy ever when 1 of the films is a remake of the other 2, and when The Godfather 1 and 2 are each better than the entirety of the Bourne trilogy?

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #56 on:** March 02, 2008, 03:16:06 PM »

I have to go to work today and can't write as much of a rebuttal as I'd like (seriously, I know that sounds like a copout answer).

The short version is that while the structure of the Bourne movies are similar, the character of Jason Bourne actually changes and grows over the course of the trilogy. Bond is Bond is Bond. And Bond is boring.

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #57 on:** March 02, 2008, 03:18:33 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on March 02, 2008, 03:08:41 PM

The Breakfast Club is the white equivalent Scarface. Terrible movie with an absolutely puzzling following. For this sort of movie, Sixteen Candles is clearly so much superior.

I always considered The Boondock Saints to be the worst movie that white people inexplicably love, but hey, most any John Hughes movie would be a fine runner up.

Solo · « **Reply #58 on:** March 02, 2008, 03:23:05 PM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on March 02, 2008, 03:16:06 PM

I have to go to work today and can't write as much of a rebuttal as I'd like (seriously, I know that sounds like a copout answer).

The short version is that while the structure of the Bourne movies are similar, the character of Jason Bourne actually changes and grows over the course of the trilogy. Bond is Bond is Bond. And Bond is boring.

While not totally correct, why didnt you just say this in the first place? I wouldnt have gone on a tangent if you'd said this. I might've argued that CR's Bond changed the stagnant Bond persona quite a bit, but other than that, I would have let it slide, as there is lots of truth in there, amidst some BS.

Basically though, Ill agree to disagree on this one.

Eric P · « **Reply #59 on:** March 02, 2008, 04:09:54 PM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on March 02, 2008, 03:08:29 PM

http://www.filmwad.com/why-the-bourne-series-is-the-best-american-film-trilogy-ever-made-4105-p.html

Oscars

The Bourne Ultimatum
Best Achievement in Editing
Best Achievement in Sound
Best Achievement in Sound Editing

Casino Royale '67
Best Music, Original Song (Nominated)

Casino Royale '06
No nominations, no wins

The Bourne Ultimatum > CR67 > CR06

oh, patel

i thought so much better of you

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Author Topic: pick my MOVIE OF THE NIGHT (Read 5185 times)