Serpico
10-15-05, 10:24 PM
Hit Me | Steven Shainberg
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Serpico
10-16-05, 06:13 AM
The Dreamers | Bernardo Bertolucci
Serpico
10-16-05, 11:53 PM
Crash | Paul Haggis
Serpico
10-17-05, 02:57 AM
Morvern Callar | Lynne Ramsay
Stacey
10-18-05, 05:48 AM
Watched Willard last night (the remake), man that thing sucked so bad I give it ***** on the Hoover rating!
dora
10-19-05, 03:39 AM
wicker park and the day after tomorrow
Serpico
10-19-05, 05:30 PM
The Virgin Suicides | Sofia Coppola
Sofia is brilliant--she understands how to bring everything together--a 'director' in the truest sense of the word. And she understands art and music, modernity, etc (although High Octane was somewhat of an immature show, you could tell at the time [ten years ago] that she was paying attention to the right designers/artists/musicians/etc.).
The 'score' from Air (which is better than Talkie Walkie, imho), perfect visual aesthetic, a story based on Eugenides' book.--Brilliant film, I liked it much better than the first time I saw it (but since then I've seen Lost in Translation, so maybe I simply paid more attention). I've got Eugenides' new book Middlesex, should be good.
:beer: sofia
Sofia is brilliant--she understands how to bring everything together--a 'director' in the truest sense of the word. And she understands art and music, modernity, etc (although High Octane was somewhat of an immature show, you could tell at the time [ten years ago] that she was paying attention to the right designers/artists/musicians/etc.).
The 'score' from Air (which is better than Talkie Walkie, imho), perfect visual aesthetic, a story based on Eugenides' book.--Brilliant film, I liked it much better than the first time I saw it (but since then I've seen Lost in Translation, so maybe I simply paid more attention). I've got Eugenides' new book Middlesex, should be good.
:beer: sofia
Rev.Chuck
10-19-05, 08:41 PM
Shaolin Soccer
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286112/
More comic than KungFu Hustle, if a little lower in budget.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286112/
More comic than KungFu Hustle, if a little lower in budget.
Rev.Chuck
10-19-05, 08:46 PM
Legend of Drunken Master
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111512/
Some good drunken style boxing
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111512/
Some good drunken style boxing
Serpico
10-20-05, 02:18 AM
Batman Begins | Christopher Nolan
One word? Wow. I have so many thoughts on this right now--might write something up later. Completely makes the embarassment of the Schumacher films irrelevant, and avoids many of the Burton films' faults (ie turning comedic camp into serious camp, 'bat-everything' iconography, carciatured characters (Pfeiffer, Walken, Nicholson, DeVito, etc). Not quite 'Batman cinema verite'--but about as close as you can get with the genre. Krylon Batman--RAWR!!
One word? Wow. I have so many thoughts on this right now--might write something up later. Completely makes the embarassment of the Schumacher films irrelevant, and avoids many of the Burton films' faults (ie turning comedic camp into serious camp, 'bat-everything' iconography, carciatured characters (Pfeiffer, Walken, Nicholson, DeVito, etc). Not quite 'Batman cinema verite'--but about as close as you can get with the genre. Krylon Batman--RAWR!!
[bEn]
10-20-05, 03:25 AM
Open Water - Based on a true story. Throughout the whole movie you see two people left stranded in the middle of no-where in the pacific ocean by accident and left to die. It the end it was too late to save them. The sharks got them.
Serpico
10-23-05, 03:16 AM
Audition | Takashi Miike
auk
10-23-05, 07:58 PM
Million Dollar Baby
Serpico
10-23-05, 10:04 PM
Intermission | John Crowley
Serpico
10-24-05, 01:02 AM
Happy Times | Zhang Yimou
bikemonton
11-01-05, 07:56 PM
My two favorite movies I watch them about once a year are" Mister India"and The "Rustlers Rhapsody"
TheDTrain
11-02-05, 02:44 PM
I recently began getting into Jean luc Godard, the legendary French New Wave innovator, 80+ years and still going. I experimented with some of his major films from different periods, most noticably, his New Wave period, his divergent Maoist period, his reimmersion experimental period, and his recent philosophical based period.
I began with Bande a Part, Band of Outsiders and Breathless. Saw Alphaville. Then Weekend, Made in USA, and Tout Va Bien. Then Numero Duex. Now I'm plan to buy Notre Musique.
That's a pretty good course for Godard, of course you need much more to really study this unique visionary. I would recommend, though have not seen, Pierrot Le Fou, Hail Mary, Contempt, and La Chinoise.
I began with Bande a Part, Band of Outsiders and Breathless. Saw Alphaville. Then Weekend, Made in USA, and Tout Va Bien. Then Numero Duex. Now I'm plan to buy Notre Musique.
That's a pretty good course for Godard, of course you need much more to really study this unique visionary. I would recommend, though have not seen, Pierrot Le Fou, Hail Mary, Contempt, and La Chinoise.
TheDTrain
11-02-05, 02:46 PM
I bought the requiem for a dream and pi dvd pack from best buy last month, both really different but good movies. Directed by Darren Aronofsky. Check out ur local best buy, it's only 16 bucks I think.
Requiem is intense though. Real intense.
Requiem is intense though. Real intense.
Rev.Chuck
11-02-05, 11:09 PM
OK. Make up time, been busy doing, uh, stuff
Heist
This was great, quality Hackman
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0252503/
The Score
Decent. Best thing is it has two guys that won oscars for playing the same guy. Brando, Deniro playing Don Corleone
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0227445/
Layer Cake
Didn't see to much about it, but pretty good Brit style gangster flick.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0375912/
Sahara
Break out some cold beer and popcorn with lots of salt for this one
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318649/
Grosse Point Blank
A John Hughes style film for adults
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119229/
Heist
This was great, quality Hackman
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0252503/
The Score
Decent. Best thing is it has two guys that won oscars for playing the same guy. Brando, Deniro playing Don Corleone
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0227445/
Layer Cake
Didn't see to much about it, but pretty good Brit style gangster flick.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0375912/
Sahara
Break out some cold beer and popcorn with lots of salt for this one
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318649/
Grosse Point Blank
A John Hughes style film for adults
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119229/
Rev.Chuck
11-05-05, 10:37 PM
House of Flying Daggers
Great fight choreography, the Echo Game is great.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385004/
Great fight choreography, the Echo Game is great.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385004/
Serpico
11-05-05, 11:01 PM
House of Flying Daggers
Great fight choreography, the Echo Game is great.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385004/
bamboo forest scene :beer:
Great fight choreography, the Echo Game is great.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385004/
bamboo forest scene :beer:
trayer350
11-05-05, 11:29 PM
Criss Cross DVD
Working man Steve (Burt Lancaster) can't get his ex-wife out of his system, even though she is no good.
This black-and-white film was shot in Los Angeles about 1949. It's a great story about a nice guy who can't let go of a bad girl.
In the opening credits, they do an aerial shot of Los Angeles from a helicopter, back when a shot like this was cutting edge. The film shows shots of the original Los Angeles Bunker Hill residential community and East Los Angeles.
East Los Angeles was once a heavily Jewish community. "Who could believe it? Such things. You never know," to put it in the vernacular. The movie also shows a shot of downtown Los Angeles when the traffic was almost non-existent. What happened?
Besides that, the film has a great story for those old enough to wonder about the desire a man has for a woman who is the worst possible choice. So, this isn't for the young--but maybe it should be.
Working man Steve (Burt Lancaster) can't get his ex-wife out of his system, even though she is no good.
This black-and-white film was shot in Los Angeles about 1949. It's a great story about a nice guy who can't let go of a bad girl.
In the opening credits, they do an aerial shot of Los Angeles from a helicopter, back when a shot like this was cutting edge. The film shows shots of the original Los Angeles Bunker Hill residential community and East Los Angeles.
East Los Angeles was once a heavily Jewish community. "Who could believe it? Such things. You never know," to put it in the vernacular. The movie also shows a shot of downtown Los Angeles when the traffic was almost non-existent. What happened?
Besides that, the film has a great story for those old enough to wonder about the desire a man has for a woman who is the worst possible choice. So, this isn't for the young--but maybe it should be.
trayer350
11-06-05, 12:02 AM
Out of the Past DVD
This is the original version of the remake Against All Odds that starred Jeff Bridges and Rachel Ward. But the story line in the original is substantially different. The only part of the script that is the same is that a bad guy gets dumped by a girl he loves and he hires someone to find her.
But this original film, black-and-white, 1947, is much more of what they call le film noire. In this picture, Robert Mitchum finds the right girl, but before he can marry her, he gets dragged back into his past with the wrong girl he was hired to find, a stunningly beautiful Jane Greer. To put it in today's language, Jane is really hot, a real turn on. But don't expect sex shots. They indicate sex happening by a door opening. Everybody must have been acquainted with Freud back then.
But the right girl, played by a sweet Rhonda Fleming, though not as sexy, makes a reformed Mitchum truly happy. Can Mitchum escape his past? The movie also stars a very young Kirk Douglas. This isn't a real violent shoot, 'em up. It's about men and women and good and bad. People used to care about those things, and if you do, you might like the film.
This is the original version of the remake Against All Odds that starred Jeff Bridges and Rachel Ward. But the story line in the original is substantially different. The only part of the script that is the same is that a bad guy gets dumped by a girl he loves and he hires someone to find her.
But this original film, black-and-white, 1947, is much more of what they call le film noire. In this picture, Robert Mitchum finds the right girl, but before he can marry her, he gets dragged back into his past with the wrong girl he was hired to find, a stunningly beautiful Jane Greer. To put it in today's language, Jane is really hot, a real turn on. But don't expect sex shots. They indicate sex happening by a door opening. Everybody must have been acquainted with Freud back then.
But the right girl, played by a sweet Rhonda Fleming, though not as sexy, makes a reformed Mitchum truly happy. Can Mitchum escape his past? The movie also stars a very young Kirk Douglas. This isn't a real violent shoot, 'em up. It's about men and women and good and bad. People used to care about those things, and if you do, you might like the film.
Serpico
11-06-05, 01:18 AM
trayer, you gotta contribute here more often
good posts :beer:
good posts :beer:
Karldar
11-06-05, 03:40 AM
trayer, you gotta contribute here more often
good posts :beer:
Seconded! I know I don't post here much, but I do read it for movies I might watch...eventually.:beer:
good posts :beer:
Seconded! I know I don't post here much, but I do read it for movies I might watch...eventually.:beer:
shikaka
11-07-05, 01:56 AM
you know what the best movie EVER is.... ace venture!!! gets better everytime i watch it :D :p :D
hence name AND the quote below hehehehe :) :)
hence name AND the quote below hehehehe :) :)
Rev.Chuck
11-08-05, 08:26 PM
Jaws
First time I have seen it unedited for television. A big improvement.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073195/
First time I have seen it unedited for television. A big improvement.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073195/
FlatTop
11-09-05, 04:08 AM
The Drunken Dead Guy by John Greff . Hilarious. http://imdb.com/title/tt0482933/
www.cheapjerseyvideo.com
I am the bartender, Jimmy.
Fervently hoping that someone will buy a copy.
www.cheapjerseyvideo.com
I am the bartender, Jimmy.
Fervently hoping that someone will buy a copy.
Karldar
11-09-05, 12:29 PM
Jaws
First time I have seen it unedited for television. A big improvement.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073195/
Is that the 25th anniversary edition? It's pretty nice-me gots it.
First time I have seen it unedited for television. A big improvement.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073195/
Is that the 25th anniversary edition? It's pretty nice-me gots it.
TheDTrain
11-10-05, 05:46 PM
you know what the best movie EVER is.... ace venture!!! gets better everytime i watch it :D :p :D
hence name AND the quote below hehehehe :) :)
Go watch real movies. lol
hence name AND the quote below hehehehe :) :)
Go watch real movies. lol
TheDTrain
11-10-05, 05:47 PM
Today, I had spare time, so I rewatched.....
Weekend by Jean Luc Godard
What fun. The last section wasn't as revolting the second around. My advice. Animal rights activists, never watch this movie.
Nouvelle Vague baby!
Weekend by Jean Luc Godard
What fun. The last section wasn't as revolting the second around. My advice. Animal rights activists, never watch this movie.
Nouvelle Vague baby!
Rev.Chuck
11-10-05, 06:30 PM
Karldar, I believe it was. The most frustrating thing about catching up on theses older movies is there is no one to talk to about them. I get to work and I am all excited because I saw Jaws(or Seven Samurai, or whatever) and the one guy has no soul(Another story) and the good guy has no idea what I am prattling on about. At least he is good humored about it.
Karldar
11-11-05, 11:04 AM
Might get to watch Saw this weekend. Was gonna borrow it, but might just have to rent it....
Karldar, I believe it was. The most frustrating thing about catching up on theses older movies is there is no one to talk to about them. I get to work and I am all excited because I saw Jaws(or Seven Samurai, or whatever) and the one guy has no soul(Another story) and the good guy has no idea what I am prattling on about. At least he is good humored about it.
Yeah, I am constantly amazed by the guys/girls at work who have no idea what I'm talking about when it comes to music/movies. Most of them are only a few years younger/older than me, too.
Karldar, I believe it was. The most frustrating thing about catching up on theses older movies is there is no one to talk to about them. I get to work and I am all excited because I saw Jaws(or Seven Samurai, or whatever) and the one guy has no soul(Another story) and the good guy has no idea what I am prattling on about. At least he is good humored about it.
Yeah, I am constantly amazed by the guys/girls at work who have no idea what I'm talking about when it comes to music/movies. Most of them are only a few years younger/older than me, too.
pedex
11-12-05, 07:17 PM
saw 2-----definitely worth a look
chicken little---suprisingly good, may beat lion king
two for the money--decent, rent it
doom---rent it
derailed---worth a look, it was entertaining
revolver---worth seeing in a theater
edison---another good morgan freeman movie
for those above talking about jaws, you oughta see the unofficial directors cut they redid a few years ago and released, its way better than the TV or original version, I got it as a promo item from my video store buddy
chicken little---suprisingly good, may beat lion king
two for the money--decent, rent it
doom---rent it
derailed---worth a look, it was entertaining
revolver---worth seeing in a theater
edison---another good morgan freeman movie
for those above talking about jaws, you oughta see the unofficial directors cut they redid a few years ago and released, its way better than the TV or original version, I got it as a promo item from my video store buddy
midgie
11-13-05, 03:04 PM
Just watched "The Notebook" totally a chick flick and definately a tearjerker, but a very good movie.
msviolin57
11-13-05, 03:10 PM
Just watched "The Notebook" totally a chick flick and definately a tearjerker, but a very good movie.
Just a warning: It's not a movie to watch if you have a loved one who suffers from dementia/Alzheimer's. I didn't know that before I saw it. I left the movie sobbing. (Not a pretty sight!) :eek:
Just a warning: It's not a movie to watch if you have a loved one who suffers from dementia/Alzheimer's. I didn't know that before I saw it. I left the movie sobbing. (Not a pretty sight!) :eek:
midgie
11-13-05, 03:10 PM
Is that the 25th anniversary edition? It's pretty nice-me gots it.
"Jaws" is the Greatest movie ever made.
I saw it 3 times in the theater 1975, it took 3 times to finally hear "You're gonna need a bigger boat"
Karldar, How did you do on the trivia? I missed 1.
"Jaws" is the Greatest movie ever made.
I saw it 3 times in the theater 1975, it took 3 times to finally hear "You're gonna need a bigger boat"
Karldar, How did you do on the trivia? I missed 1.
Karldar
11-13-05, 03:57 PM
"Jaws" is the Greatest movie ever made.
I saw it 3 times in the theater 1975, it took 3 times to finally hear "You're gonna need a bigger boat"
Karldar, How did you do on the trivia? I missed 1.
Honestly, I don't even remember. Time to try again, I guess.:D
That movie scared the bejesus out of me, tho. I was only 4 when it came out, but my parents took me to see it at the old drive-in when I was a little older(8-9?). Jaws and Alien. Man, those two inspired some nightmares, lemme tell ya!
I saw it 3 times in the theater 1975, it took 3 times to finally hear "You're gonna need a bigger boat"
Karldar, How did you do on the trivia? I missed 1.
Honestly, I don't even remember. Time to try again, I guess.:D
That movie scared the bejesus out of me, tho. I was only 4 when it came out, but my parents took me to see it at the old drive-in when I was a little older(8-9?). Jaws and Alien. Man, those two inspired some nightmares, lemme tell ya!
free_pizza
11-13-05, 04:17 PM
on tuesday after work ill be watching the new U2 dvd :D :D :D
maybe even during work if i can find a dvd player... :D :rolleyes:
maybe even during work if i can find a dvd player... :D :rolleyes:
midgie
11-13-05, 06:56 PM
Honestly, I don't even remember. Time to try again, I guess.:D
That movie scared the bejesus out of me, tho. I was only 4 when it came out, but my parents took me to see it at the old drive-in when I was a little older(8-9?). Jaws and Alien. Man, those two inspired some nightmares, lemme tell ya!
Summer of 76 we went to Daytona Beach. We arrived around midnight.
Pulled up to look at the ocean when we got there. My moms boyfriend carried me over his shoulder and threw me in. :eek: The Ocean... Dark....Sharks..... :eek:
That movie scared the bejesus out of me, tho. I was only 4 when it came out, but my parents took me to see it at the old drive-in when I was a little older(8-9?). Jaws and Alien. Man, those two inspired some nightmares, lemme tell ya!
Summer of 76 we went to Daytona Beach. We arrived around midnight.
Pulled up to look at the ocean when we got there. My moms boyfriend carried me over his shoulder and threw me in. :eek: The Ocean... Dark....Sharks..... :eek:
Serpico
11-21-05, 11:38 PM
Me and You and Everyone We Know | Miranda July :beer:
Uncle Saddam | Joel Soler
Uncle Saddam | Joel Soler
Serpico
11-24-05, 02:19 AM
War of the Worlds | Steven Spielberg
classic1
11-24-05, 05:09 AM
War of the Worlds | Steven Spielberg
DONT DO IT! Oh the humanity.
DONT DO IT! Oh the humanity.
Rev.Chuck
11-24-05, 09:48 AM
Dawn of the Dead, 2004 Great flick for the Zombie movie fan, The Zombies are much faster. :)
The Wizard of Oz: Collector's Edition, 1939 This is one of the must rent movies. To get to see it uninterupted by commercials was great.
The Sixth Sense, 1999 Good movie, in some ways even better if you know the oplot twist.
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story, 2005 For Family Guy fans, if you do not like McFarlanes other work you will not care for this.
Hero, 2002 .I had some trouble following this one, i think I was distracted by something else, good fight scenes.
The Wizard of Oz: Collector's Edition, 1939 This is one of the must rent movies. To get to see it uninterupted by commercials was great.
The Sixth Sense, 1999 Good movie, in some ways even better if you know the oplot twist.
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story, 2005 For Family Guy fans, if you do not like McFarlanes other work you will not care for this.
Hero, 2002 .I had some trouble following this one, i think I was distracted by something else, good fight scenes.
Karldar
11-24-05, 12:05 PM
Saw Van Helsing yesterday. Meh...not so good, tho Kate Beckinsdale is a hottie, fo' sho'. I think they tried to cram way too much into the movie, and I'm not talking about quality....
pedex
11-25-05, 11:01 AM
Lord of War.........killer movie, definitely worth seeing
Serpico
11-25-05, 12:30 PM
The Last Samurai | Ed Zwick
Monster's Ball | Marc Forster
Happy Endings | Don Roos
Gothika | Mathieu Kassovitz
Monster's Ball | Marc Forster
Happy Endings | Don Roos
Gothika | Mathieu Kassovitz
classic1
11-26-05, 05:38 AM
2003 Tour of Flanders - Peter Van Petegem :)
Rev.Chuck
11-26-05, 09:06 AM
Yojimbo, This is a great movie. Based on "Red Harvest" one of my favorite Hammett novels, and the basis for A Fist Full of Dollars on of my favorite spagetti westerns.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055630/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055630/
TheKillerPenguin
11-26-05, 12:56 PM
Lord of War.........killer movie, definitely worth seeing
That's out already?!
That's out already?!
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