leonidas1982
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I have both versions. I sometimes watch them back-back. The remake is still my favorite. Having said that, the original is also on of my favorite films.
Favorite Movies of All Time
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I have both versions. I sometimes watch them back-back. The remake is still my favorite. Having said that, the original is also on of my favorite films.
jmsx521
Hall of Fame
Just saw Sicko. Top honors from me. Thank you Michael Moore for exposing those pesticides!
The minuses I give to the movie are for when Moore was acting a bit clueless asking the interviewed people -- ohh, you don't have to pay anything for health care? -- while he had already researched the issue prior to going into their country, and knew what their answer will be.
Another problem I see is that some people see the movie for entertainment purposes... and he made it entertaining, just like he did with the 911 movie. The only reason I see to make a serious movie be entertaining is to sell more movies, because people will be more likely to watch entertaining movies, rather than serious documentaries.... Well, maybe I am wrong... maybe that is actually a way to promote your serious movie... to trick the mass audiences into watching it by making it entertaining... just like the TV News are nowadays.
The minuses I give to the movie are for when Moore was acting a bit clueless asking the interviewed people -- ohh, you don't have to pay anything for health care? -- while he had already researched the issue prior to going into their country, and knew what their answer will be.
Another problem I see is that some people see the movie for entertainment purposes... and he made it entertaining, just like he did with the 911 movie. The only reason I see to make a serious movie be entertaining is to sell more movies, because people will be more likely to watch entertaining movies, rather than serious documentaries.... Well, maybe I am wrong... maybe that is actually a way to promote your serious movie... to trick the mass audiences into watching it by making it entertaining... just like the TV News are nowadays.
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Nuke
Hall of Fame
You know, the studios won't finance his movies if it doesn't put the fannies in the seats. The movie studios don't care about the issues, just profits. If a profitable movie can also promote an important issue, so much the better, but it's not really a requirement. Now, making a film of any sort entertaining definitely does add to the bottom line.
American Pie 1 through 6 (Beta House)
Goodfellas
Lord of the Rings trilogy
Harry Potter series
Matrix trilogy
Godfather
Saving Private Ryan
Hotel Rwanda
Freedom Writers
Fight Club
Monty Phyton and holy grail
40 yr old virgin
superbad
and lets not forget... Mr. Bean's Holiday
Goodfellas
Lord of the Rings trilogy
Harry Potter series
Matrix trilogy
Godfather
Saving Private Ryan
Hotel Rwanda
Freedom Writers
Fight Club
Monty Phyton and holy grail
40 yr old virgin
superbad
and lets not forget... Mr. Bean's Holiday
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maneater
Semi-Pro
All time Films
Gone with the Wind / Calamity Jane
Sequels...
Rocky
Godfather
Xmen
Batman
Chick Flicks-
Selena
Wedding Planner
My Best Friends Wedding
Xmas flicks:
Miracle on 34th Street
Its a wonderful World
Epics:
Ben Hur
10 Commandments ( cos Yul Bryner is amazing)
Quo Vadis ( Peter Ustinov as Nero...Fab!)
I love mainly old films or Tear Jearkers...
Right I'm off to watch Bridget Jones 2
Gone with the Wind / Calamity Jane
Sequels...
Rocky
Godfather
Xmen
Batman
Chick Flicks-
Selena
Wedding Planner
My Best Friends Wedding
Xmas flicks:
Miracle on 34th Street
Its a wonderful World
Epics:
Ben Hur
10 Commandments ( cos Yul Bryner is amazing)
Quo Vadis ( Peter Ustinov as Nero...Fab!)
I love mainly old films or Tear Jearkers...
Right I'm off to watch Bridget Jones 2
DrewRafter8
Professional
My favorites include:
Sergei Eisenstein's classics--
Alexander Nevsky
Ivan Groznyy (Ivan the Terrible) I or II
Dr. Strangelove or How or How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
All the President's Men
New Jack City
ScarFace
Fight Club
Waterboy
King Arthur
Blade Trilogy
Underworld(s)
and of course any Tarantino film but you've got to list here the immortal Pulp Fiction.... Best Movie Ever!
Also need to add,
Do the Right Thing and most of Spike Lee's joints
Sergei Eisenstein's classics--
Alexander Nevsky
Ivan Groznyy (Ivan the Terrible) I or II
Dr. Strangelove or How or How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
All the President's Men
New Jack City
ScarFace
Fight Club
Waterboy
King Arthur
Blade Trilogy
Underworld(s)
and of course any Tarantino film but you've got to list here the immortal Pulp Fiction.... Best Movie Ever!
Also need to add,
Do the Right Thing and most of Spike Lee's joints
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DrewRafter8
Professional
Also add most Monty Python films with my favorite being...
The Quest for the Holy Grail
The Quest for the Holy Grail
Tennis-Chris
Rookie
Casablanca Is First
Followed by Dances With Wolves, Das Boot and Captain Ron. 8)
Followed by Dances With Wolves, Das Boot and Captain Ron. 8)
jmsx521
Hall of Fame
Few days ago I saw The English Patient. I had never seen it before, but it was on my long list of movies to see. I lost sympathy for both main characters right from the beginning when they were starting to develop an affair behind the back of the woman’s husband/boyfriend. At that point to me they both belonged to an episode of the TV show Cheaters.
I recall that movie was big back in the days around 10-15 years ago or so. For me, as epic and emotional the story was, and on the verge of tears, at the end it didn’t fool me into sympathizing for both of them…. Although, I would’ve preferred if both of them remained alive at the end.
I recall that movie was big back in the days around 10-15 years ago or so. For me, as epic and emotional the story was, and on the verge of tears, at the end it didn’t fool me into sympathizing for both of them…. Although, I would’ve preferred if both of them remained alive at the end.
forzainter
Semi-Pro
Im going to add Darjeeling Limited to my early thread list
