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General Discussion => Unwashed Village => Topic started by: Doombot on August 13, 2007, 11:27:03 PM
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List your recommendations!
I just watched: The Five People You Meet in Heaven.
Based on best-selling author Mitch Alborn's book, this moving TV drama centers on Eddie (Steven Grayham and Jon Voight), who dies at the age of 83, uncertain that he was able to save a girl from a horrible accident and doubting that his life had any significance. In heaven, Eddie meets five souls who, through flashbacks, show him how he affected the lives of others in amazing ways
It was a TV movie but it's a very good one. I cried like a Frenchman while watching it.
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It was a TV movie but it's a very good one. I cried like a Frenchman while watching it.
Mon âne est mort.
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I just watched the newer version of Pride and Prejudice again (Keira Knightley, Judi Dench, Donald Sutherland) and it's a very good movie IMO.
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Been watching alot of movies recently, on account of the immobility of course. Here is the best of what I have watched:
Shame - Ingmar Bergman
Brazil - Terry Gilliam
Mystery Train - Jim Jarmusch
Belle de Jour - Luis Bunuel
The King of Comedy - Martin Scorcese (I found this one particularly good)
Nashville - Robert Altman
I have been enjoying a great deal of Fellini as well. Amarcord was fantastic.
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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - dark, funny noir spoof. Lots of people getting shot in the head, Val Kilmer as a private detective named Gay Perry.
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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - dark, funny noir spoof. Lots of people getting shot in the head, Val Kilmer as a private detective named Gay Perry.
Great movie. But Corbin Bernsen was rather weak I thought.
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The only movie that I've seen recently that is worth mentioning was The Rage In Placid Lake (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0305999/). It's a typical, quirky, low budget Aussie flick. It is essentially a teenage angst story that highlights the complete ineptitude of the parents involved. I wasn't really expecting much (Aussie movies tend to be a real hit-or-miss affair) but this one surprised me. Maybe some residual angst from my own teenage years may have something to do with it, but I really enjoyed it.
I've been mildly disappointed in the major cinematic releases of late (transformers, 300, Ghost Rider, etc). I attribute this to some actual quality writing for TV over the last 5 years or so. West Wing, Sopranos, Battlestar Galactica, Dr Who (Tennant even beats Tom Baker imho), Weeds, and now Torchwood. I was also completely smitten by Heroes, however, I wouldn't put it in quite the same class as the others I've mentioned here. Oh, and I'm a complete sucker for the totally forumulaic House and NCIS (Abbey appeals to the most basic of male instincts in me).
Ummmm.... What was I saying again? Oh, that's right.... I haven't been watching many movies lately because I've been trying to keep at least a month ahead of Australian TV's ridiculously lethargic broadcasting schedule for these shows (we only saw the final episode of West Wing in April this year). So, kudos to TV for raising expectations.
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last night i saw Rush Hour 3. same style and everything of the last two, which i found to be meh. it might have just been the big screen, but i liked it alot.
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Been watching alot of movies recently, on account of the immobility of course. Here is the best of what I have watched:
Shame - Ingmar Bergman
Brazil - Terry Gilliam
Mystery Train - Jim Jarmusch
Belle de Jour - Luis Bunuel
The King of Comedy - Martin Scorcese (I found this one particularly good)
Nashville - Robert Altman
I have been enjoying a great deal of Fellini as well. Amarcord was fantastic.
you have good taste.
If you haven't yet, I recommend "The Virgin Spring" and "The Seventh Seal" (both Bergman)
Fellini is exceptional as well. 8 1/2 is probably his best (although a bit surreal.)
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Been watching alot of movies recently, on account of the immobility of course. Here is the best of what I have watched:
Shame - Ingmar Bergman
Brazil - Terry Gilliam
Mystery Train - Jim Jarmusch
Belle de Jour - Luis Bunuel
The King of Comedy - Martin Scorcese (I found this one particularly good)
Nashville - Robert Altman
I have been enjoying a great deal of Fellini as well. Amarcord was fantastic.
you have good taste.
Are you frickin' crazy? Have you seen his avatar??
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Are you frickin' crazy? Have you seen his avatar??
:stunned:
the one you found for him??
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Are you frickin' crazy? Have you seen his avatar??
:stunned:
the one you found for him??
It was a joke! A fucking joke!! And I'm still paying for it!!! :cry:
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See? This is why we can't have anything nice.
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It was a joke! A fucking joke!! And I'm still paying for it!!! :cry:
I just noticed your sig. I don't know whether to be honored, or sue.
Or call Mr. T :Mr-T:
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Just going to go down the list of favorites. I'll let wikipedia do the talking.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldboy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Beauty_%28film%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fight_club
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_illusionist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_history_x
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Royale_%28film%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Max_2:_The_Road_Warrior
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_dead (entire series)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weatherman
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just watched Requiem for a dream and wow that was a good movie. Then i watched 300 and monster squad which i think is a odd assortment to watch :)
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you have good taste.
If you haven't yet, I recommend "The Virgin Spring" and "The Seventh Seal" (both Bergman)
Fellini is exceptional as well. 8 1/2 is probably his best (although a bit surreal.)
Well, yes I do. Thank you.
I haven't seen either of those other Bergman films, he's made so many. The Seventh Seal has been mentioned to me before, so I'm sure I'll get to it.
8 1/2 is by far my favorite Fellini. Mastroianni does a fantastic job in it as well. Not enough movies can be described as Carnivalesque these days...
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omg everyone must go see stardust. best fantasy movie i've seen in a lonnnnnnnng time. i daresay i enjoyed it more than lord of the rings (i know). it's fabulous, and a terrific date movie.
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omg everyone must go see stardust. best fantasy movie i've seen in a lonnnnnnnng time. i daresay i enjoyed it more than lord of the rings (i know). it's fabulous, and a terrific date movie.
I heard a favourable comparison somewhere between Stardust and The Princess Bride (which just happens to be my all-time favourite movie), so I'm cautiously optimistic about this one.
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Neil Gaiman FTW.