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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
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 Posted - 12/09/2005 : 08:54:52
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I need some advice. I'm taking a plane next week and I'd like to know when I should take a nap and when I should watch the movie. We're gonna be shown:
- "Surviving Christmas", starring (!) Ben Affleck
- "Sky High", starring Kurt Russell
- "The Island", starring Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson.
Thanks in advance.
Denis
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Broken Face
-= Forum Pistolero =-
USA
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Posted - 12/09/2005 : 09:28:48
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from what i hear denis, sleep the whole flight
-Brian
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HeywoodJablome
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 12/10/2005 : 10:42:09
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Originally posted by Carl
Watched Deep Red tonight, it was the uncut director's cut, and though myself+mates watched it in English, some of it was in Italian with English subtitles, because parts of the original English language track are missing! Anyway, it looked incredible remastered on DVD, really stylish and vibrant! One of my fave Dario Argento films, it stars David Hemmings and Argento's ex-partner, Daria Nicolodi, who is Asia's mother!!
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HeywoodJablome
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 12/11/2005 : 07:13:14
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I watched about half of Killing of a Chinese Bookie last night. John Cassavetes' filming style is pretty strange in an ambling sort of way. The same as A Woman Under the Influence. You could see how most people would lose interest very quickly watching his stuff.
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
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Posted - 12/11/2005 : 10:58:40
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KING KONG last night
felt like a little kid again. i was skeptical going in, but the film kicks serious ass.
i think it's going to make zillions of dollars |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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Posted - 12/11/2005 : 11:18:30
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I saw "The Wiz" last week. It was weird, but I still liked it. It's weird that Richard Pryor (who played the title character) died so soon after I saw the movie, though.
In the same week, I watched "Roger & Me," which was depressing.
"If you doze much longer, then life turns to dreaming. If you doze much longer, then dreams turn to nightmares." |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
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Posted - 12/11/2005 : 11:20:57
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fumanbru
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
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Posted - 12/11/2005 : 18:46:49
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i saw walk the line last night. loved it. joaquin and reece were mighty impressive. and nice commentary kathryn!
finally saw city of god last week. that was great.
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 12/11/2005 : 20:06:35
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Originally posted by floop
KING KONG last night
felt like a little kid again. i was skeptical going in, but the film kicks serious ass.
i think it's going to make zillions of dollars
You went to a preview screening?! It's getting mostly amazing reviews! BTW, floop, are you serious about Michael Moore?
RIP Richard Pryor.
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cassandra is
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
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Posted - 12/12/2005 : 06:21:04
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Originally posted by VoVat
In the same week, I watched "Roger & Me," which was depressing.
"If you doze much longer, then life turns to dreaming. If you doze much longer, then dreams turn to nightmares."
I first read this as "Roger Me", which would surely be in no way depressing.
 I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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floop
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Mexico
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Posted - 12/12/2005 : 08:57:58
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Originally posted by floop
KING KONG last night
felt like a little kid again. i was skeptical going in, but the film kicks serious ass.
i think it's going to make zillions of dollars
You went to a preview screening?! It's getting mostly amazing reviews! BTW, floop, are you serious about Michael Moore?
RIP Richard Pryor.
"Join the Honeycult!"
yeah, got to go to an advance screening. and no, i was kidding about Michael Moore. get it? because VoVat just watched a Michael Moore film.. so like, whenever VoVat watches a film someone from the film dies..
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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Posted - 12/12/2005 : 10:00:26
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I first read this as "Roger Me", which would surely be in no way depressing.
If it were "Roger Wilco," it might be depressing for Floop.
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TRANSMARINE
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 12/13/2005 : 15:50:50
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Billy Wilder's Witness for the Prosecution...Charles Laughton is so dope, yo.
I was alone...in my BIG BED
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
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Posted - 12/13/2005 : 16:19:31
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Oh my fucking god. I just watched "9 Songs" and I can't recall the last time a movie bored me as much. What was the conceit? What was the point? It was three seemingly unrelated plots mooshed together. Plus, the actress totally put me off, what with her fake American accent and boy body.
Homers? Anything to say in defense of this ho-hum abomination?
I got some heaven in my head
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TRANSMARINE
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 12/14/2005 : 10:21:35
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Watched first half of QB VII last night...getting the second disc from NETFLIX today. Very good TV movie from 1973, and what a cast! Ben Gazzara, Tony Hopkins, Leslie Caron, Lee Remick, John Gielgud, Joeseph Wiseman, Julian Glover, Alan Napier...very cool.
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HeywoodJablome
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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floop
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Mexico
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Posted - 12/14/2005 : 20:59:27
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i watched the Scorsese Dylan documentary NO DIRECTION HOME on dvd.
it's hard not to like Dylan, though he seemed kind of like an asshole when he was younger.. it was nice to see him in some present-day interviews seeming like less of an ego-manaical freak. i guess it's hard not to get that way when everyone worships you..
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danjersey
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
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Posted - 12/14/2005 : 22:01:39
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floop
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Mexico
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Posted - 12/14/2005 : 22:03:04
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KONG KONG KONG KONG KONG KONG KONG KONG KONG KONG KONG KONG KONG KONG KONG
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danjersey
> Teenager of the Year <
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2792 Posts |
Posted - 12/14/2005 : 22:07:39
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The King Of Karaoke
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 12/14/2005 : 23:51:24
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Just watched King Kong. The movie is good. Great special effects. Only one real complaint. Some of the scenarios that went down were completely unrealistic. Like the brontosaurus stampede scene, shooting off giant crickets with a out of control machine gun, a chick running around New York in the middle of winter for who knows how long with out a coat on with out a single shiver. Stuff like that.
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dayanara
* Dog in the Sand *
Australia
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Posted - 12/15/2005 : 07:28:23
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oh how i cried like an idiot at king kong. really good movie but the action scenes totally wiped me out. the one with kong fighting 3 t-rexs with one hand - after i thought to myself "well he can't sustain this for another 5 minutes" it went on for 15. maybe jackson felt the need to make up for the slow first hour becase the second one was brutal.
it did have the creepiest "natives" i think i've ever seen in a movie, not to mention the bugs. this is not a movie for people with bug issues. i could hear grunts and moans all over the theater during that part.
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The King Of Karaoke
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
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Posted - 12/15/2005 : 12:23:26
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This review sums up Kong well.
As amazing an achievement as it was in its time, the 1933 "King Kong" can be a challenge to watch today. With issues such as rippling fur on the stop-motion Kong's fur or the attack by the carnivorous brontosaurs, you have to bring a lot of imagination to the epic – and maybe wish for something better. (Something far better than the pedestrian 1976 remake.)
Peter Jackson's "King Kong" is that something better, a lavish reimagination of the RKO original that wraps itself around you as the protagonists travel into the unknown. It's not a perfect movie, but it's an adventure film for people who love adventure films – with plenty of action, romance and tragedy.
Plenty? Maybe too much at times. As with "Revenge of the Sith," seeing the special effects on the big screen is an experience worth paying for theater admission, but some of the sensibility is over the top. It's not just a matter of scale (tiny humans and giant animals), but one of tempo and contrast as brief and intimate moments of character development are followed by minutes-long chase scenes.
One example: When the rescuers try to rest in an ancient ruined alley, they're forced to flee from stampeding brontosaurs and wind up running among the herd of giant beasts, dodging back and force and eventually facing the raptors that triggered the stampede. And I'll avoid spoilers, but the scene takes several additional turns from there.
The scene is one of several that amaze, then please, then require extra suspension of disbelief, and eventually may cause you to think "That's just too much," even for a movie about a mist-shrouded island chock-full of prehistoric creatures. (I'm reminded of the equally fantastic but flawed "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow," in which each act moves on to increasingly implausible developments which eventually derail the plot.)
But Kong keeps coming back to its core storyline and developing its characters and their relationships – and serving up lavish imagery ranging from Kong himself to the fully-realized island and 1930s New York. Kong may be dwarfed by Manhattan's skyscrapers, but "Kong" will long rule over the genre.
And despite the dangers that abound in Kong's company, you'll probably wish you could spend more time on Skull Island – a feeling that will probably help propel sales of "Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie" (as if there will be unofficial ones) and the "King Kong - Peter Jackson's Production Diaries" behind-the-scenes DVD set already on the shelves.
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 12/16/2005 : 06:48:59
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I saw "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" last night, and it was better than I expected it to be (not that I expected it to be bad). Very faithful to the book, and quite visually appealing. I found this vision of Narnia pretty believable.
I don't really have any desire to see "King Kong," but if I change my mind, I'll probably want to see the original first.
"If you doze much longer, then life turns to dreaming. If you doze much longer, then dreams turn to nightmares." |
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The King Of Karaoke
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
3759 Posts |
Posted - 12/16/2005 : 11:56:09
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I would recommend seeing King Kong. There were scenes in there where I thought "they must be using a real ape here? This isn't CGI?". I mean, what you were dealing with was a giant gorilla. Not some dopey thing that looks like a gorilla, but acts human. On that respect it was done very well. I had this issue with there apparently being only one gorilla on this island, but they even covered that base. Over the top at times but still worth seeing for sure.
So Vovat, go to the movie you... you... little... Vovat.
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TRANSMARINE
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 12/16/2005 : 12:42:44
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Not some dopey thing that looks like a gorilla, but acts human.
Hahahahaha! This sentance cracked me up for some reason! I don't know why but it really made my day! Thanks, KOK. It made my day  !
Hank the 8th was a duplicated man
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Broken Face
-= Forum Pistolero =-
USA
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Posted - 12/17/2005 : 05:24:24
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FEVER PITCH (the American baseball version, not the UK soccer one)
A fucking terrible bastardization of the book.
THREE KINGS
Not quite JARHEAD, but a good film about the 91 Gulf War.
-Brian
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 12/17/2005 : 07:35:39
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Saw King Kong on Thursday. Loved it, except that I kind of wanted more New York action from Kong, but that's just me being hard to satify-Peter Jackson set out to make a straight-forward update of the original, and by cracky, did he ever. The effects are superb, but Kong really stands out, so real!! And I like the way they didn't humanise him, he really is a giant Silverback gorilla, but he falls for Ann Darrow like a pet growing to love it's owner. Action, adventure, romance, chills, thrills, spills, humour, horror, terror, drama, tension, suspense-who could ask for anything more?! Oh, and there's a cool little Braindead in-joke, which I won't spoil for anyone who hasn't seen it yet!
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floop
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Mexico
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Posted - 12/17/2005 : 09:54:48
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Originally posted by The King Of Karaoke
I would recommend seeing King Kong. There were scenes in there where I thought "they must be using a real ape here? This isn't CGI?". I mean, what you were dealing with was a giant gorilla.
or something related to a gorilla. if you know what i mean... |
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
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Posted - 12/17/2005 : 10:02:44
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I don't believe I will bother watching King Kong given the way some of your here are going on about it.
I got some heaven in my head
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 12/17/2005 : 11:31:10
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Actually, it's awful, kathryn! 
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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Posted - 12/18/2005 : 16:17:16
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I saw "Hellraiser IV: Bloodline" on Friday night. It had some corny parts in it (like the whole space station thing), but I liked it better overall than the third one.
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Broken Face
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USA
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Posted - 12/18/2005 : 18:38:58
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WE DON'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE
Pretty good, if you like the type of film that has no real sympathetic characters. Everyone has some fucked up part of them brought to the surface throughout the film. My only real complaint is that i cannot see Peter Krause as anything but Nate Fisher from SIX FEET UNDER. And that is my own fault - he's just so natural of an actor that he seems like he is Nate.
-Brian
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cassandra is
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I just watched... (The Kay edit)
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