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Nov 30, 2005 2:05:15 GMT
Post by Barbarella on Nov 30, 2005 2:05:15 GMT
Think: Memento- One of those movies that you must see more than once. Laugh: Bridget Jones's Diary- I love the book even more, but this movie always makes me laugh. Cry: A Tale of Two Sisters(the Korean movie, not the porn, mind you)- I cried like a baby at the end of this movie, and I can't really explain why. Dancer in the Dark and Monster got to me as well. Scared- Audition .Movies don't really scare me much anymore cuz I watch so many dang horror movies, but I'll have to say that Audition surprised me and made me squirm. Just the scenes where she's literally waiting for the phone to ring, and the slow, creepy smile, and the................needles. (*shivers*) Also Open Water, but that's because I'm terrified of the ocean. Leave- Vampires(John Carpenter)- blah! I'm beginning to hate newer John Carpenter films. Saw this one on my honeymoon and me and my now ex walked out after falling asleep twice. Man, I love Airplane
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Sheila
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Nov 30, 2005 2:22:45 GMT
Post by Sheila on Nov 30, 2005 2:22:45 GMT
Think: Memento- One of those movies that you must see more than once. Laugh: Bridget Jones's Diary- I love the book even more, but this movie always makes me laugh. Cry: A Tale of Two Sisters(the Korean movie, not the porn, mind you)- I cried like a baby at the end of this movie, and I can't really explain why. Dancer in the Dark and Monster got to me as well. Scared- Audition .Movies don't really scare me much anymore cuz I watch so many dang horror movies, but I'll have to say that Audition surprised me and made me squirm. Just the scenes where she's literally waiting for the phone to ring, and the slow, creepy smile, and the................needles. (*shivers*) Also Open Water, but that's because I'm terrified of the ocean. Leave- Vampires(John Carpenter)- blah! I'm beginning to hate newer John Carpenter films. Saw this one on my honeymoon and me and my now ex walked out after falling asleep twice. Man, I love Airplane And not a single mention of the film I'd EXPECT you to mention! "This is much too poetic a way to die."
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Nov 30, 2005 2:27:17 GMT
Post by Barbarella on Nov 30, 2005 2:27:17 GMT
LOL! Of course, Barbarella too
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Gelid
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Dec 5, 2005 4:13:34 GMT
Post by Gelid on Dec 5, 2005 4:13:34 GMT
Don't see too many movies, but here goes:
Think – Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) This story is almost believable. Makes you think of the human spirit, and the knowledge that we aren’t just a collection of parts.
Laugh – Clerks (1994) - The absolute funniest movie I have ever watched! Laughed my arse off!
Cry - Somewhere In Time (1980) - One of the few movies I chose to buy on DVD, this one gets me every time.
Scared - Prince Of Darkness (1987) - Rented this one when I was about 18 and watched it alone (mom & pop were on vacation). When it was over at about midnight, I was so scared that I stayed in the chair for about an hour and a half, and then screamed when my older sister came home!
Leave Before It Was Over - For Keeps (1988) – (I had a ‘thing’ for Molly Ringwald back then…) The only movie I ever walked out on, we didn't make it passed the insemination part at the very beginning; me & my friend immediately got up and went to the next theatre, which was showing Action Jackson. This was also one for the books, as a fight broke out two rows behind us, between the two predominant races in the theatre that night. We stayed to watch the rest of the movie, chaperoned by representatives of the Niagara County Sheriff’s Department.
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Jul 16, 2006 12:40:05 GMT
Post by soundbite on Jul 16, 2006 12:40:05 GMT
1) Supersize Me - Hardly ever touch fast food, but still... 2) The Birdcage - Well, it was a toss up between this and "The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert". 3) Brokeback Mountain - A masterpiece. 4) Nosferatu - Why is it that Black and White films (and silent in this case) generally seem to be scarier? 5) The Mission - Not my cuppa Tea.
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Jul 18, 2006 22:50:20 GMT
Post by Xanadu on Jul 18, 2006 22:50:20 GMT
Cry - Somewhere In Time (1980) - One of the few movies I chose to buy on DVD, this one gets me every time. Can't believe I missed this Grimm. I do watch an amazing amount of films and I'd still have to second this vote... it would probably top my list too, along with Random Harvest (1942). And as for Supersize Me making me think, well, I also don't eat fast food so it supported my theories. Disturbing wasn't it?
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Max
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Nov 24, 2006 16:23:37 GMT
Post by Max on Nov 24, 2006 16:23:37 GMT
Think: The Company of Wolves (1984) One of my favourite all time films based on an Angela Carter novel. It's all about the dark, sexual connotations of fairy tales. The film has so much freudian imagery that It really forces you to think. It's awesome. Laugh: Elvira:Mistress of the Dark (1988)Ok, this one is just so stupid, lots of mindless jokes about breasts and stuff, but I just find it so funny. Cry: Grave of the Fireflies (1988)This one is an anime film that is just heartbreaking. It's all about two children during the second world war in Japan. I think it's amazing how a cartoon can make you feel something just as potently as live action can. I cry EVERY time. Scared: The Exorcist (1973) Just like Adey said, this one really touched a nerve with me. I think the music is so tense and those subliminal flashing images get to me every time. I love it. Leave: Flubber (1997)I probably shouldn't even say anything about this. Just...awful. Max
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Nov 24, 2006 20:23:12 GMT
Post by amy on Nov 24, 2006 20:23:12 GMT
1) Think: Monty Pythons Life of Brian. Possibly the most intelligent comment on religion. 2) Laugh: I just love Bowfinger. Sorry. 3) Cry: Truly, Madly Deeply. Juliet Stevenson is a great actress. (plus the added bonus of Alan Rickman) 4) Scared: The Night of the Hunter. The theatricality of Robert Mitchum is disturbing and sadly the only film directed by Charles Laughton. Poetic and weird. 5) Leave before it was over. Mermaids. What? I know that was 16 years ago but the cinema's so expensive now I wait till the cleaners come in.
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Nov 24, 2006 20:34:44 GMT
Post by Adey on Nov 24, 2006 20:34:44 GMT
but the cinema's so expensive now I wait till the cleaners come in. LOL. Good advice too. There seems to be something of trend at the moment to include some plot element after the titles have finished and you're trying to get the car out of the parking area.. For instance, how many people realised that Professor Xavier was reborn into the body of the mental invalid at the end of " X Men 3[/b]"? I didn't, not until I bought the DVD!
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Nov 25, 2006 3:34:26 GMT
Post by Al Truest on Nov 25, 2006 3:34:26 GMT
Hey, I just noticed this is from Grimm. Thanks! I'll post a card soon too.
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Paul
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Nov 25, 2006 7:56:00 GMT
Post by Paul on Nov 25, 2006 7:56:00 GMT
Hey, I just noticed this is from Grimm. Thanks! I'll post a card soon too. Wrong thread! ;D
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Iago
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Nov 25, 2006 19:01:24 GMT
Post by Iago on Nov 25, 2006 19:01:24 GMT
Hey, I just noticed this is from Grimm. Thanks! I'll post a card soon too. Wrong thread! ;D Yeah. He's an idiot!
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Apr 19, 2008 10:14:28 GMT
Post by Barry SR Gowing on Apr 19, 2008 10:14:28 GMT
In this thread post the most representative title that made you: 1) Think 2) Laugh 3) Cry 4) Scared 5) Leave before it was over. 1) 2001: A Space Odyssey (although I also cry a bit at the end too) 2) The first movie that had me in hysterics was Blazing Saddles which my Dad took me to see when it first came out (I pretended not to understand some of the more 'adult' jokes). Dad also thought it was hysterically funny. But, maybe a Monty Python or Woody Allen movie might be even better. I remember Life of Brian being funny even after multiple viewings ... I had to see it twice at the cinema just to catch all the jokes because people were laughing so hard. It was shown with Python shorts before the main feature which also added to the hilarity. Woody Allen's Love and Death is also appealing. Kevin Smith's Clerks is another huge generator of irreverent humour. 3) There's quite a few, but I'm having trouble retrieving them. It must be my masculine defenses. Kevin Smith's Chasing Amy oddly enough does make me cry, particularly when Alyssa rails at Holden for being "unfair" for confessing his love for her. However, I'm sure I could come up with a better example once my defenses go down. 4) The original Alien. In the cinema back in 1979 the entire audience was screaming during "that scene". The suspense in later scenes is worthy of Hitchcock, plus there are many more scary bits. Like Kate, I don't much care for gory slasher type pics; not scary, just ... yuck! 5) I've never been able to sit through Titanic. I was tempted to walk out of Independence Day but I was in a group and it would have been awkward. I generally read the reviews so I usually know to avoid things I'm not going to like. --Paul--
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Apr 19, 2008 13:04:29 GMT
Post by Al Truest on Apr 19, 2008 13:04:29 GMT
In this thread post the most representative title that made you: 1) Think 2) Laugh 3) Cry 4) Scared 5) Leave before it was over. ... maybe a Monty Python or Woody Allen movie might be even better. I remember Life of Brian being funny even after multiple viewings ... Kevin Smith's Clerks is another huge generator of irreverent humour. Yes, yes and yes. Same here. WHY would anyone find that enjoyable?! Near...Far...I'll - be - in - the - car.
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Apr 20, 2008 0:02:40 GMT
Post by rosabelbelieve on Apr 20, 2008 0:02:40 GMT
In this thread post the most representative title that made you: 1) Think 2) Laugh 3) Cry 4) Scared 5) Leave before it was over. I don't watch very many movies at all, but here goes anyway... Think- Princess Mononoke An 'anime' film, but nonetheless very thought provoking. Miyazaki is an amazing director, and I think this is his best- it raises questions about humanity and nature as a whole, and the incredible struggle to find a way to live that wrongs neither. Laugh- Hmm... Juno was pretty funny, though that's all I can think of at the moment. I don't watch a lot of comedies, must admit. Cry- Dancer In The Dark Beautiful film, and so sad. Selma is just a character that you want so much to protect, to have things turn out well for, and the ending is devastating. Did you know that Bjork was very upset with the ending, and would have had Selma still die, but it be almost a beatific death, more like she was rising above all of the troubles of her life into a serener sphere? At least I think that's the gist of it. If you listen to Selmasongs, this is very apparent- "New World" (the ending song) is a peaceful, transcendent song, and seems to me to deal with a spiritual setting-free. And the way Selma uses music to bear the hard parts of her life reminds me a bit of 'Blow Away (for Bill)' and Symphony In Blue. Scared- Honestly can't think of any. Leave before it was over- I almost never go to the theatre, so can't really remember any... But a while ago a friend brought me to see the third Pirates Of The Carribean movie, and I was bored out of my mind. Couldn't leave though, and it probably wasn't that bad a film, I just hadn't seen any of the first or second one.
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