I Feel Myself at the movies!

kronocide · 02-07-06 01:22:10

Burlesque,

It would be mean to my dad to switch now, but GR is cool for sure. Talking of Hammer classics, I of course must sacrifice regularly to Vincent Price. Not very original of me, but hey. I know he planned for the epitaph on his gravestone to be: "I will return." Which was very cool, but I don't know if it came to be that way. ("He's got a snake skin sportshirt, and he looks like Vincent Price, with a little piece of chicken, and he's carving off a slice..." Sorry, my life happens to a soundtrack of Tom Waits quotes.)

Siobhan,

I did notice in Shine. (I think it's even on the poster?) He has the body of a teenager, it's very odd.

Burlesque · 02-07-06 01:23:26

Elfman wrote:

Burlesque wrote:
It's a little funny, though, that you being from the north of England don't mention films such as Trainspotting and The Full Monty
Oh My god! BRASSED OFF!!!! How could I have forgotten!!! Pete Poselthwaite's speach in the Albert Hall at the end of that is one of my favourite speaches in cinema. It always has a very emotional effect on me coming from a Yorkshire mining village and being an ex colliery brass bander (tenor horn).
And yes I love the old Hammer horror films Burlesque. Particularly the Dracula series.
Elfman.

Brassed Off, excellent, good (makes febrile notes in DVD shopping list), I always meant to see that one, and Pete Postletwhaite is never anything short of marvelous.

As for Hammer, I like the Dracula ones, but I'm a Frankenstein man myself, which is hardly odd considering my strange fixation on Peter Cushing.

Burlesque.

Burlesque · 02-07-06 01:27:40

kronocide wrote:

Burlesque,
It would be mean to my dad to switch now, but GR is cool for sure. Talking of Hammer classics, I of course must sacrifice regularly to Vincent Price. Not very original of me, but hey. I know he planned for the epitaph on his gravestone to be: "I will return." Which was very cool, but I don't know if it came to be that way. ("He's got a snake skin sportshirt, and he looks like Vincent Price, with a little piece of chicken, and he's carving off a slice..." Sorry, my life happens to a soundtrack of Tom Waits quotes.)
Siobhan,
I did notice in Shine. (I think it's even on the poster?) He has the body of a teenager, it's very odd.

You like Vincent Price and Tom Waits. You've just won the Burlesque Medal of Honour and a nice Dr. Phibes mask to wear on special occasions. Oh yes, "The man said 'what d'you want that thing to say?' I said 'Just don't mispell her name, cause she's the one that got away".

Burlesque.

kronocide · 02-07-06 01:41:46

*pins his medal to his chest* Thanks! Those would have to be very special occasions. Like when I eventually go mad. It'll happen.

Siobhan · 02-07-06 01:52:18

LOL. and then we'll welcome you to the tribe and hand you your funny suit.

incidentally, since you asked, Burlesque, my date is en route as we speak, seeing as how (despite the wisdom of ATK), my keys have failed to materialize.

I think we'll grill some alaskan salmon in the garden, and play rude Scrabble, and watch my neighbors the firedancers.

ciao for now!

Burlesque · 02-07-06 02:15:29

kronocide wrote:

*pins his medal to his chest* Thanks! Those would have to be very special occasions. Like when I eventually go mad. It'll happen.

Yes, the Phibes mask will make you stand out among the other slobbering lunatics. I usually (but not always!) wear my Mrs. Bates mask when in the rubber room. One shouldn't neglect one's appearance just because one is dragged away screaming by men in white coats.

Grilled salmon. Aaah, that's nice. A date. Aaah that's nice. I wish I had at least one of those things right now, but I'll have to make do with a ham sandwich and an IFM video .

Burlesque.

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LiberalNoob · 02-07-06 04:57:45

My Top 3:
1. The Godfather Part II
2. Full Metal Jacket
3. Patton

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kronocide · 03-07-06 15:47:44

I just finished watching A Bronx Tale. I saw it once before many years ago, but didn't remember much. What a great movie that is. I don't know why these Mafia tales seem to be perfect backdrops for coming-of-age stories. Perhaps because the life of the Wise Guys is one of the best contemporary symbols of temptation and the price you pay if you give in to it. A wonderful movie!

P.S.
Not that I advice staying away from temptations in general...

kadok17 · 03-07-06 20:45:59

In theaters I've recently seen An Inconvient Truth and X-Men: The Last Stand.

I thought Gore's slide show was important but not a great or even very good as a movie. It is also marred by blatent Apple product insertion. X3 was terrible.

I just saw DIG!. This documentary follows the Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre over a 7 years. One band becomes almost famous and the other falls into drug addiction and psychosis. Interesting, entertaining and the music is amazing. Everything a documentry should be.

Serenity and A History of Violence are the two best movies I've seen in the past year. Certainly worth a rental if you missed any of them.

Most of my all time favs are allready covered in this thread.

Did anyone include Dr. Stranglove, Cabaret, 1968 version of The Producers or Vertigo?

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The_West_Wind · 03-07-06 23:37:16

Warning!
This post contains a graphic description of the Hollywood film industry. If you have an overactive imagination and are offended by barrels, bondage, lubricant and / or fists - Do not read!

I'm a comic collector. On average I spend close to $50 a month on issues of my favourite series.
I think that the current comic to film trend is fantastic, but I do admit that the film makers dont always hit the nail on the head all the time when it comes to capturing the essence of a character (eg: Vinnie Jones' portrail of Juggernaught was great, but beacuse he didnt have the right costume, he looked ridiculous.)

We also need to remember that these are adaptations based on the characters from the comic series. So naturally Hollywood will tye your favourite character to a barrel, lube up it's fist and try to go for the teeth in an effort to save spending a bit of extra money on Marvel for a more accurate character. That dosent mean that the product Hollywood presents is bad, just a little off.

Right now, I am fighting the urge to turn completely fanboy and tell everyone about how the characters are ment to be portrayed in the comic, compaired to how they are portrayed in the film. I know comic collecting is not for everyone and if I went on my rant most of this stuff would probebly go over your heads, so it's best that I leave it at that.

Kadok: What didnt you like about X3?

aven frey · 04-07-06 02:40:37

Donnie Darko I forgot to give that film an award.
Best Jake Guggiensomthing film ever. Also best animal constume film. Best crying film ever. I loved Donnie Darko!!

Siobhan · 04-07-06 04:08:39

ooooh, i KEEP meaning to rent that one. thanks. it's going into my dayplanned as we speak.

TWW: I was so excited to see X3, as I loved X and X2; I actually walked OUT of x#, though, a little bit after the house from kansas swirled away.

I can't tell you WHY i left. Just nothing was clicking. I could not "feel" anything for any of the characters, even though I'd earlier loved Hugh Jackman's character and Famke Jannsen -- should I give it another go?

Burlesque · 04-07-06 05:02:22

I haven't seen X Men 3, but I think part of the problem may be the new director. Whereas Bryan Singer (X1 and X2) has yet to make a bad film, Brent Ratner has yet to make a good one. I'm sorry to hear this about X3. I'm going to see it anyway, of course, since I want to make up my own mind, but this Ratner thing has worried me all along.

West Wind: hit it! Create your own thread for the comic fanboy thing, and I'll join in the demented ranting. I too have one or two things to say, positive and negative, about the Marvel adaptations (and the DC ones for that matter).

Donnie Darko is a fine film indeed, but I've yet to see the extended edition, since it is said to ruin some of the mysterious qualities that make the original version so atmospheric.

Burlesque.

kronocide · 04-07-06 12:34:52

The_West_Wind wrote:

(eg: Vinnie Jones' portrail of Juggernaught was great, but beacuse he didnt have the right costume, he looked ridiculous.)

Another minor problem was that... Juggernaut is not a mutant! His powers have a magical source. (Yep, you're not the only geek on the block. )

Burlesque · 04-07-06 23:36:47

Kronocide? You're also ... one of us?

Burlesque.

Bishop of Bath & Wells · 04-07-06 23:50:53

Siobhan wrote:

I could not "feel" anything for any of the characters, even though I'd earlier loved Hugh Jackman's character and Famke Jannsen -- should I give it another go?

*swoon*

Even the mere mention of Famke sets my heart aflutter. I've loved her in virtually everything she's appeared in, most especially Nip/Tuck.

Bish

aven frey · 05-07-06 01:17:05

oh oh Trainspotting (great book also) - best intro ever. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pishing your last ina a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, fucked up brats you spawned to replace yourself. Choose your future. Choose life.
Also best use of a Lou Reed song ever.

The_West_Wind · 05-07-06 02:43:26

Siobhan wrote:

ooooh, i KEEP meaning to rent that one. thanks. it's going into my dayplanned as we speak.
TWW: I was so excited to see X3, as I loved X and X2; I actually walked OUT of x#, though, a little bit after the house from kansas swirled away.
I can't tell you WHY i left. Just nothing was clicking. I could not "feel" anything for any of the characters, even though I'd earlier loved Hugh Jackman's character and Famke Jannsen -- should I give it another go?

I'd say wait fot it to come out on DVD, that way you wont waste another $20 if you dont like it.

The_West_Wind · 05-07-06 02:47:04

kronocide wrote:

The_West_Wind wrote:
(eg: Vinnie Jones' portrail of Juggernaught was great, but beacuse he didnt have the right costume, he looked ridiculous.)
Another minor problem was that... Juggernaut is not a mutant! His powers have a magical source. (Yep, you're not the only geek on the block. )

I call that a faux pas on the writers. It's obvious they didnt know what to do with characters like James Maddox aka Multipal Man, or otherwise we would see him more.

I think I'm just blaming the writers because they didnt put Gambit in this film >:(

The_West_Wind · 05-07-06 02:50:44

What did everyone think of Æon Flux?

kadok17 · 05-07-06 19:19:10

The_West_Wind wrote:

Kadok: What didnt you like about X3?

X3 has the hall mark of a really bad movie. Day suddenly becomes night.

I was allready dissapointed far before that happened.
X3 is effects with no substance. The script was full of inconsistancies. It doesn't work for me if characters or objects do things that don't make sense.

kadok17 · 05-07-06 19:20:54

max wrote:

Donnie Darko I forgot to give that film an award.

So did everyone else. Too bad as Donnie Darko deserved far more attention then it received.

Arekay · 06-07-06 03:20:34

Well, many of my top ten have been mentioned (e.g., Godfather I & II, Brazil, Rear Window), but my number one favorite movie has not. If you get a chance to view it on a really big screen, David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia is simply spectacular. The incredible scene where Sherif Ali (Omar Sharif) rides out of the desert caused tears of joy to well up in my eyes the first time I saw it.

-Arekay

Burlesque · 06-07-06 05:25:37

Good choice, Arekay! That is one hell of a film.

Oh, and welcome to the forum!

Burlesque.

Siobhan · 06-07-06 06:34:35

Hi Arekay! welcome.

No problem mentioning films once, twice, a zillion times.

Brazil. Now there's a great movie. In every respect, imo. Oddly, the incrediby sexy Jane Lynch who starred in it does not even put it in her bio anymore, in favor of her whacky comedic roles of the last decade (which I fear may be her true personality (SPEAKING of people you find (or found, in their earlier incarnations) erotically apealling but whose personalities you don't like, urgh.

Did anyone see Omar Sharif in that indy movie he did two years ago as a shopkeeper?

a bit off topic, Max -- I love those lines. Now I have to read the book, which had never been on my list before.

It's fun to think of great openings (and endings) to books.

My two favorite openers are from The Fountainhead: "Howard Roark laughed." (you have to read the book to see why that's great. so i guess that makes it not-so-great, eh?)

and

"Why is the measure of love loss?"

so perfect.

from Jeanette Winterson -- "Written on the Body"

I think I may create a thread with that question.

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