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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: eagleclaw on September 14, 2004, 05:22:07 pm

Title: What is your favorite movie?
Post by: eagleclaw on September 14, 2004, 05:22:07 pm
Mine is Jaws
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Post by: Clave on September 14, 2004, 05:23:53 pm
Right now? Shaun of the Dead

Last week it was Kill Bill 1 & 2.....
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Post by: Taristin on September 14, 2004, 05:34:38 pm
*awaits the 'plushy freak' insults...*

Lion King

Best. Movie. Evar.
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Post by: Carl on September 14, 2004, 05:41:08 pm
Beauty and the Beast, or The Time Machine.
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Post by: Ford Prefect on September 14, 2004, 05:50:25 pm
Amélie, AI: Artificial Intelligence, and 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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Post by: GoulMeister on September 14, 2004, 05:54:15 pm
All rubbish, the best film ever was aliens, the second one if you dont know.
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Post by: JR2000Z on September 14, 2004, 06:04:00 pm
The Matrix.
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Post by: Jetmech Jr. on September 14, 2004, 06:20:46 pm
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Originally posted by GoulMeister
All rubbish, the best film ever was aliens, the second one if you dont know.
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Post by: Aggressor_Squad on September 14, 2004, 06:29:03 pm
Independence Day.
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Post by: MatthewPapa on September 14, 2004, 06:36:52 pm
The Matrix, Star Wars, Starship Troopers and Super Troopers.
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Post by: Blitzerland on September 14, 2004, 07:27:27 pm
My favorite has to be 2001: Space Odyssey. I loved how when thet were in the space, there was no sound, save the frightened breathing of the astronauts.

That, and HAL 9000 scared the crap out of me. Never went near my CPU for quite some time. :nervous:
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Post by: Deepblue on September 14, 2004, 07:32:07 pm
Independence day was crap. AI was crap. The Beauty and the Beast? Whaa....
Oh and Ra may be a "pluchy freak" but Lion King was an excelently executed movie. It's Hamlet with a happy ending.

Fav comedy: The Princess Bride.

Fav drama/action: Not sure about this, but judging by the music (havn't seen the movie) Gladiator (Hans Zimmer OwNs).
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Post by: Taristin on September 14, 2004, 07:33:21 pm
Oops. Didn't catch that typo...
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Post by: Mongoose on September 14, 2004, 07:34:28 pm
Lord of the Rings.  'Nuff said :D.
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Post by: Deepblue on September 14, 2004, 07:37:49 pm
I was strangely unmoved by LOTR

Only movie I've ever come close to crying in was CTHD. Another excellent movie.
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Post by: Rictor on September 14, 2004, 07:44:28 pm
actually, too many to name. The funny thing is, I just saw 2001: A Space Oddysey for the first time like a week ago. I mean the full thing, start to finish. That man was not sane. He might have been a genius (or maybe not) but he was not normal, that much is lcear.

hmm, Atlantis and Big Blue...Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barells and Snatch...Gladiator...K2...Trplets of Beliville...White Men Can't Jump (shut up)...many more.
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Post by: Martinus on September 14, 2004, 08:03:01 pm
[color=66ff00]Read the book Rictor? It makes a lot more sense and you see that Kubrick was trying to convey imagery more than storyline particulars.

I have too many favourites. Delicatessen and Hero spring to mind as recently ones. I've always had a special place in my heart for the Bill and Ted movies and The Last Starfighter.
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Post by: eagleclaw on September 14, 2004, 08:22:41 pm
Thank you for your replies. I like all the movies you guys like. Please contiune if you wanted....
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Post by: Ford Prefect on September 14, 2004, 08:42:59 pm
Kubric was both a genius and off his rocker. His style is magnificent, which is probably why AI was a masterpiece.
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Post by: mrfun on September 14, 2004, 08:46:46 pm
Good one Raa, I'd forgot that one.  Lion King is definately one of the finest movies ever made, even if it is Disney :p

My all time favorite is Hero.  Used to be Crouching Tiger, but it was recently supplanted by a narrow margin.
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Post by: an0n on September 14, 2004, 08:50:47 pm
Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey.
Dark City.
Lost In Translation.
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Post by: Rictor on September 14, 2004, 09:01:30 pm
AI was, as far as I know, mostly Speilberg's thing. Its had Speilberg's "spin" to it rather than Kubrick's. And anyway, not to rain on your parade, but I thought it was awful. I mean, c'mon, "please make me a real boy" for like literally 15 minutes straight. Maybe its just the fact that I can't stand that little kid.

No Maeg, I haven't read the book, from what I know it follows the same general premise as the movie, only written by Clarck, right?. I had no real difficulty understanding what he was trying to get across, at least not up until that end bit and perhaps a bit superficially. I think thats its all kind of subjective, but I did ponder it a bit, as well as read some analysis. Its seems to me that it goes from "birth of humanity" to "old age of humanity" and finally death (the white room), and then back to birth in a new and evolved form. The next evolutionary step if you will.
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Post by: aldo_14 on September 15, 2004, 03:41:45 am
The one that plays in my head when I sleep at night
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Post by: Ransom on September 15, 2004, 03:53:15 am
Below
Imposter
The Butterfly Effect
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Post by: mitac on September 15, 2004, 04:11:01 am
Pitch Black, among others. A Beautiful Mind was impressive, as well. Don't have the time to list up any more, got to catch my flight.
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Post by: Stunaep on September 15, 2004, 08:15:39 am
Too many to count, but those that do stand out are

Tarkovsky's Solaris - very ponderous, and thoughtful film, with great actors. Infinitely better than the remake with George Clooney.

Bergman's Saraband - One of the moodiest films I've seen, and very, very sad.

Forman's Amadeus - The music! The actors! The sets! Woof!
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Post by: Janos on September 15, 2004, 08:33:10 am
The Turkish version of Star Wars.

90 minutes of :wtf:
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Post by: an0n on September 15, 2004, 09:05:01 am
I didn't understand Solaris.

It was like "Whee, t3h people, they are not real!", then it was like "T3h people, they are real!" then it was like "OMGOMG! We are not real!.........Oh...no...Wait. We are.....I think."
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Post by: Ford Prefect on September 15, 2004, 01:56:23 pm
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AI was, as far as I know, mostly Speilberg's thing. Its had Speilberg's "spin" to it rather than Kubrick's. And anyway, not to rain on your parade, but I thought it was awful. I mean, c'mon, "please make me a real boy" for like literally 15 minutes straight. Maybe its just the fact that I can't stand that little kid.

I disagree. I saw many aspects of Kubric's style in AI. The dissonant, nightmarish music, the overexposed shots for that surreal "flood" effect, and most of all, the illustrations of humanity's darker, more primal side. The "Flesh Fair" is a case in point; it's sort of an external manifestation of the rabid intolerance that is bottled up inside all of us.

But the movie also shows Spielberg at his best. In addition to the Kubric-esque music, there was also the recurring lullaby theme and the the very moving happy ending that serve to counteract Kubric's nightmare with Spielberg's demonstration that there is also beauty in the human experience. I thought it was a fantastic melding of very different styles.

And Haley Joel Osment is a good actor.
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Post by: an0n on September 15, 2004, 01:57:59 pm
I thought the movie sucked more balls than Jenna Jameson.
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Post by: Nuke on September 15, 2004, 02:02:22 pm
fight club
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Post by: Fergus on September 15, 2004, 02:03:57 pm
Apocalypse Now
"This is the end"
Kilgore-"Charlie don't surf"-"Smells like...victory" wonderfully over the top.
Kutrz-"You're a messenger boy sent by grocery clerks to collect a bill"

Yes I like that film a wee bit too much.
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Post by: Stealth on September 15, 2004, 06:55:08 pm
hey Matthew, when are we going to hit up a few games of SC?
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Post by: Corsair on September 15, 2004, 07:10:04 pm
Remember the Titans, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings
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Post by: Clave on September 16, 2004, 12:23:04 am
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Originally posted by Fergus
Apocalypse Now
"This is the end"


The Doors are supreme....