Movie Discussion Thread - Page 455

holt_bruce81 · 01-22-2009, 07:40 PM

Everything Malcolm McDowell says in CWO is freaking awesome.

fischbowl · 01-22-2009, 07:44 PM

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Everything Malcolm McDowell says in CWO is freaking awesome.

Gonna do the ol' in n' out. Real Savage

comahan · 01-22-2009, 08:01 PM

Brodeur is going to stab me for thinking this, but I have the Reader as my 3rd favorite movie of 2008 behind Button and Wrestler.

Brodeur · 01-22-2009, 08:25 PM

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Brodeur is going to stab me for thinking this, but I have the Reader as my 3rd favorite movie of 2008 behind Button and Wrestler.

You are Vincent in this scenario.

Boston · 01-22-2009, 09:59 PM

The Dark Knight could have been so much better if they just ended it at the scene where Batman finally catches the Joker, and he's hanging from the top of the building. It leave Two-Face alive and on the loose, assuming they take out that stupid phone call to Gordon, and gets rid of that entire end scene, which was pretty bad.

d34ng3l021 · 01-22-2009, 10:08 PM

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The Dark Knight could have been so much better if they just ended it at the scene where Batman finally catches the Joker, and he's hanging from the top of the building. It leave Two-Face alive and on the loose, assuming they take out that stupid phone call to Gordon, and gets rid of that entire end scene, which was pretty bad.

I liked the last scene (except two-face's death). It made a lot of sense (about Joker taking the best of them).

Harvey Dent is the ****. I liked him in the comic books and movie a ton.

Primetime21 · 01-22-2009, 10:19 PM

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I liked the last scene (except two-face's death). It made a lot of sense (about Joker taking the best of them).

Harvey Dent is the ****. I liked him in the comic books and movie a ton.

The Gary Oldman's speech at the end is probably my favorite part.(That doesnt include the joker)

fenikz · 01-22-2009, 10:34 PM

I have watched, Choke, Let The Right One In, Slumdog Millionaire, The Wackness, & RocknRolla in the last couple of nights

Let The Right One In, is my favorite of these, followed by RocknRolla then the other 3 are basically tied

Paul · 01-22-2009, 10:52 PM

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FMJ is great for the first half, the second half is less extraordinary, Clockwork to me a is a better movie from start to finish and I love what Kubrik was going for.

No doubt, CWO is a great film there is no denying that. "Intense" would be an understatement when it to comes to the describing that movie for me. But on a slow day I would probably pop in FMJ over CWO.

cdub11 · 01-23-2009, 12:15 AM

just saw Defiance, excellent movie! Daniel Craig is one of my favorite actors.

A Perfect Score · 01-23-2009, 12:39 AM

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just saw Defiance, excellent movie! Daniel Craig is one of my favorite actors.

i heard it was the equivalent of green runny doggy poop.

cdub11 · 01-23-2009, 12:55 AM

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i heard it was the equivalent of green runny doggy poop.

there were some parts that could have been better and it was a little bit misrepresented as far as the story line but overall i liked it

locseti · 01-23-2009, 01:34 AM

I literally just got done watching the wrestler. I thought, much like the Dark Knight, that there was no way it could live up to all the hype. I was wrong. It is one of the greatest films I have ever seen. Mickey Rourke is so freaking talented, just think of all the other epic movies he could have starred in if greedy studio execs weren't such shallow money-grubbers installing actors who they deem "marketable" ... I almost wish it was still an indy and none of the big studios had picked it up, then it would be all mine. Im selfish like that. I don't want all these stupid mass-media-fed wannabes trying to talk to me about how amazing Mickey Rourke is when I bet they can't even name another film he is in without consulting imdb.

nrk · 01-23-2009, 02:38 AM

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Probably my favorite Kubrik right there, even though it's not as grotesque now as it was back then, still fun to read reviews from that era that couldn't get past the violence and sadism of Alexander De Large

Both Clockwork Orange and Full Metal Jackets are tops in my list but my favorite Kubrick film has to be The Shining.

d34ng3l021 · 01-23-2009, 02:39 AM

Augh. I still need to watch Full Metal Jacket.

I own The Shining, A Clockwork Orange, and Dr. Strangelove and love all of them.

Jvig43 · 01-23-2009, 06:48 AM

Oscar noms suck this year.

Paul · 01-23-2009, 08:27 AM

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You guys like some fruity movies! The Reader lol? Defiance blew. RockNRolla you gotta be kidding me. I could tell rocknrolla sucked just by the title...

Anyways going to watch this flick with the extremely hot kate beckinsale in it. Nothing but the TRUFF.

Yes, if we were all really manly men we should of all watched Serendipity or cinema classics such as Pearl Harbor and Van Helsing.

Gay Ork Wang · 01-23-2009, 09:03 AM

idk, i read the book to A Clockwork Orange before i saw the movie. I didnt like the movie, the book was just so much better

SuperKevin · 01-23-2009, 09:55 AM

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Yes, if we were all really manly men we should of all watched Serendipity or cinema classics such as Pearl Harbor and Van Helsing.

Don't forget Click. That movie was like Rambo mixed with Rocky with a little bit of Animal House thrown in

SuperKevin · 01-23-2009, 09:57 AM

I went to Best Buy the other day and once again started to get depressed at the thought of having to replace my close to 300 DVDs with bluray someday.

I almost bought some DVDHD/DVD combos for 3.99 though.

mav91 · 01-23-2009, 10:22 AM

i have a film class this semester and this is the screening schedule:

JANUARY 12 ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
19 MLK DAY – NO SCREENING
26 THE GRAPES OF WRATH
FEBRUARY 2 CASABLANCA
9 CITIZEN KANE
16 ON THE WATERFRONT
23 SOME LIKE IT HOT
MARCH 2 THE GRADUATE
9 SPRING BREAK – NO CLASSES
16 DR. STRANGELOVE
23 ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST
30 RAGING BULL
APRIL 6 BLADE RUNNER
13 UNFORGIVEN
20 SCHINDLER’S LIST
27 TBA

i have to say that i am pretty excited about these movies. they all are very highly rated it seems on imdb and sadly i have yet to see any, so any opinions on favorites?

Brent · 01-23-2009, 10:23 AM

everything on that list but Citizen Kane are movies I love

Brodeur · 01-23-2009, 11:50 AM

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everything on that list but Citizen Kane are movies I love

Pretty much the same but I very much respect Citizen Kane and enjoy it to a degree.

A Perfect Score · 01-23-2009, 12:23 PM

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i have a film class this semester and this is the screening schedule:

JANUARY 12 ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
19 MLK DAY – NO SCREENING
26 THE GRAPES OF WRATH
FEBRUARY 2 CASABLANCA
9 CITIZEN KANE
16 ON THE WATERFRONT
23 SOME LIKE IT HOT
MARCH 2 THE GRADUATE
9 SPRING BREAK – NO CLASSES
16 DR. STRANGELOVE
23 ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST
30 RAGING BULL
APRIL 6 BLADE RUNNER
13 UNFORGIVEN
20 SCHINDLER’S LIST
27 TBA

i have to say that i am pretty excited about these movies. they all are very highly rated it seems on imdb and sadly i have yet to see any, so any opinions on favorites?

That is way better then the screenings I got for film this year. I have had to watch some ****** movies this year. But there were some good ones. We got to watch:

Memento
Casablanca
Citizen Kane
It Happened One Night
Rope
Mean Streets
Jaws
Taxi Driver
Knocked Up

but since mine is a full year course, I have had to watch alot of ****** movies in between those good ones.

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Yes, if we were all really manly men we should of all watched Serendipity or cinema classics such as Pearl Harbor and Van Helsing.

Bahahaha pure gold.

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Both Clockwork Orange and Full Metal Jackets are tops in my list but my favorite Kubrick film has to be The Shining.

Dr. Strangelove will always be my favourite Kubrick.

"Gentlemen! You cant fight in here, this is the war room!"

Awesome.

locseti · 01-23-2009, 12:28 PM

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i have a film class this semester and this is the screening schedule:

JANUARY 12 ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
19 MLK DAY – NO SCREENING
26 THE GRAPES OF WRATH
FEBRUARY 2 CASABLANCA
9 CITIZEN KANE
16 ON THE WATERFRONT
23 SOME LIKE IT HOT
MARCH 2 THE GRADUATE
9 SPRING BREAK – NO CLASSES
16 DR. STRANGELOVE
23 ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST
30 RAGING BULL
APRIL 6 BLADE RUNNER
13 UNFORGIVEN
20 SCHINDLER’S LIST
27 TBA

i have to say that i am pretty excited about these movies. they all are very highly rated it seems on imdb and sadly i have yet to see any, so any opinions on favorites?

Usually these classes will open you up to new films you wouldn't have experienced elsewhere, this list is much to mainstream for my liking. In my American Cinema class we focused on genres of film, such as Film Noir, and it really boradened my perspective on film. All of these movies on the list you have probably seen or will see anyway in the future, I don't see any unifying theme within these films, it's just a who's who of historical cinema, films that you can research and break down yourself because there is already so much information on them. Sure the class will be fun because these are great films, but it really won't open you up to new ways of thinking about film. I hadn't even known what film noir was before my american cinema class, now it is my favorite genre.