Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 16

Gemini Cricket · 05-26-2006, 10:46 AM

Hated 'Titanic'. Loved the sinking scene.

Love 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner', hated 'Guess Who?'. Bleh. (Watched it on a flight from MA to CA. Bleh.)

'Ghost World' is a cool movie. I liked it. I loved the song at the beginning 'Jaan Pechann Ho'. I have it on my iPod.

I loved 'Spiderman 2', 'SW:ANH" and 'Return of the King'. I can't watch 'ET' anymore - burnout. I loved Jennifer Saunders in 'Shrek 2'.

tracilicious · 05-26-2006, 10:46 AM

We watched Shopgirl a few nights ago. I liked it. I'm a big Jason Schwartzman fan, but I've liked him better in other movies. Claire Danes was fine and I've always had a soft spot for Steve Martin. I enjoyed the sparcity of the film. Not spectacular, but good enough.

Ghoulish Delight · 05-26-2006, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

'Ghost World' is a cool movie. I liked it. I loved the song at the beginning 'Jaan Pechann Ho'. I have it on my iPod.

Yeah, that opening scene was great.

Gemini Cricket · 05-26-2006, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Yeah, that opening scene was great.

Except I can't do that head shaking dance thing she does. When I break into her dance moves, I get dizzy spells.

Oh, I love 'Rushmore'. That movie is so much fun. That was Jason Schwartzman, right?

Prudence · 05-26-2006, 11:47 AM

I've never seen Titanic. I have seen Ghost World 'cause I dig Thora Birch.

Cadaverous Pallor · 05-26-2006, 11:53 AM

Ghost World was mostly great. I had a particular interest in how they portrayed her, as I also didn't go to college after high school, didn't get a job right away, and felt rather disaffected for a while. Not to mention feeling completely seperated from the interests of the stupid sheep around me. Spot on.

The relationship was awesome. Buschemi is amazing. I can't imagine making money off of being creepy and not killing myself, but he pulls it off, and well. I love him but I'd never touch him

It was a bit slow in parts but I'd totally recommend it as a great offbeat movie.

innerSpaceman · 05-26-2006, 07:11 PM

I love how the taste of the movie-going public gets so much better if we account for the fact that movies cost $12.50 now vs. $0.50 then. I don't love every movie on the adjusted-for-inflation list, but note how there's not a single sequel or remake in the top ten.

I'm not a hater of Titanic. The story is cornball melodrama, but I just take it as a story in the style of the era being portrayed. I'm too big a Titanic geek to not appreciate the faithful recreation of the ship and the astounding way in which the sinking was portrayed. I've come to love the film more since the recent DVD release, which has some deleted scenes (one big action scene in particular) which I think actually make the film better ... albeit a bit longer.

As bad as Phantom Menace was (and it stank like last year's fish), it was Citizen Kane compared to the horror of Revenge of the Sith.

And Return of the King was a freaking mess. That series let me down so much. If only Fellowship of the Ring would have been the travesty that I expected of it. But, no. It had to go and be the most frelling awesome adaptation of LotR I could conceive. And the films went downhill from there. By the time of the last one, which made the most money and won all the awards, the series had devolved into trash. This might have been expected if the films were lensed consecutively. But bits and pieces of all the films were shot concurrently, and it's a mystery why the first one was so great, the middle was pretty bad, and the third one sucked curdled beans.

My movie pick of the week: A History of Violence. Sheer brilliance.

BarTopDancer · 05-26-2006, 07:31 PM

Sitting in my entertainment center, unopened are:

The Usual Suspects
Office Space
The Virgin Suicides
Garden State

And did you know they are making yet another Fast and the Furious? None of the original. And notice how very little of the cast has names while much of the cast is credited as "cheerleaders" or something similar.

Nick Barcelona .... Raver on the Street
April Betts .... Cheerleader
Lucas Black .... Sean Boswell
Daniel Booko .... Clay's buddy
Brandon Brendel .... Clay's Buddy #1
Zachery Ty Bryan .... Clay
Stefanie Budiman .... Cowgirl
Max Charles .... Stilts
Greg D'Agostino
Caroline de Souza Correa .... Isabella
Drew Michael Gallagher .... Student
Ashika Gogna .... Cheerleader
Nikki Griffin .... Cindy
Henry Jaderlund .... Jacob
Sung Kang
Masa Kanome .... Tea-Hair Gang
Nathalie Kelley
Keiko Kitagawa .... Reiko
Jamie D. Knee .... Cheerleader
Branden Weslee Kong .... Skateboarder
Masami Kosaka .... Announcer
Collin Leonard .... Blackie
Tara Louise .... Cheerleader
Joan May .... Blonde Ghetto Girl
Sandra McCurdy .... Model
Danny Ray McDonald II .... Bully #3
Leonardo Nam
Tyler Nelson .... Mascot
Eriq F. Prince .... Navy Working Class Officer
Trey Sanford .... Bully
Lindzi Scharf .... Cheerleader
Amber Stevens
Don Tai .... Basher
Brian Tee .... D.K.
David V. Thomas .... Clay's Buddy D
Dennis P. Thomas .... Egghead
Jason J. Tobin
Satoshi Tsumabuki
Bow Wow .... Twinkie
Jade Wu .... Tea-Hair Gang
Stuart W. Yee
Leila Zia .... Cheerleader

innerSpaceman · 05-26-2006, 07:37 PM

Oooooh, The Usual Suspects was my movie pick-of-the-week three weeks ago. Love it.

Alex · 05-26-2006, 07:56 PM

A History of Violence was pretty good but only because of Maria Bello. Take out her character and I don't know that I would have been much interested. A couple months later and I'm still working it out in my head what was going on with her.

05-26-2006, 10:46 AM	#151
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Hated 'Titanic'. Loved the sinking scene. Love 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner', hated 'Guess Who?'. Bleh. (Watched it on a flight from MA to CA. Bleh.) 'Ghost World' is a cool movie. I liked it. I loved the song at the beginning 'Jaan Pechann Ho'. I have it on my iPod. I loved 'Spiderman 2', 'SW:ANH" and 'Return of the King'. I can't watch 'ET' anymore - burnout. I loved Jennifer Saunders in 'Shrek 2'.
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05-26-2006, 10:46 AM	#152
tracilicious avatar transition Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in-between Posts: 2,487	We watched Shopgirl a few nights ago. I liked it. I'm a big Jason Schwartzman fan, but I've liked him better in other movies. Claire Danes was fine and I've always had a soft spot for Steve Martin. I enjoyed the sparcity of the film. Not spectacular, but good enough. __________________ And now Harry, let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure! - Albus Dumbledore
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05-26-2006, 11:47 AM	#155
Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	I've never seen Titanic. I have seen Ghost World 'cause I dig Thora Birch. __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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05-26-2006, 11:53 AM	#156
Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	Ghost World was mostly great. I had a particular interest in how they portrayed her, as I also didn't go to college after high school, didn't get a job right away, and felt rather disaffected for a while. Not to mention feeling completely seperated from the interests of the stupid sheep around me. Spot on. The relationship was awesome. Buschemi is amazing. I can't imagine making money off of being creepy and not killing myself, but he pulls it off, and well. I love him but I'd never touch him It was a bit slow in parts but I'd totally recommend it as a great offbeat movie. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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05-26-2006, 07:11 PM	#157
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I love how the taste of the movie-going public gets so much better if we account for the fact that movies cost $12.50 now vs. $0.50 then. I don't love every movie on the adjusted-for-inflation list, but note how there's not a single sequel or remake in the top ten. I'm not a hater of Titanic. The story is cornball melodrama, but I just take it as a story in the style of the era being portrayed. I'm too big a Titanic geek to not appreciate the faithful recreation of the ship and the astounding way in which the sinking was portrayed. I've come to love the film more since the recent DVD release, which has some deleted scenes (one big action scene in particular) which I think actually make the film better ... albeit a bit longer. As bad as Phantom Menace was (and it stank like last year's fish), it was Citizen Kane compared to the horror of Revenge of the Sith. And Return of the King was a freaking mess. That series let me down so much. If only Fellowship of the Ring would have been the travesty that I expected of it. But, no. It had to go and be the most frelling awesome adaptation of LotR I could conceive. And the films went downhill from there. By the time of the last one, which made the most money and won all the awards, the series had devolved into trash. This might have been expected if the films were lensed consecutively. But bits and pieces of all the films were shot concurrently, and it's a mystery why the first one was so great, the middle was pretty bad, and the third one sucked curdled beans. My movie pick of the week: A History of Violence. Sheer brilliance.
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05-26-2006, 07:31 PM	#158
BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	Sitting in my entertainment center, unopened are: The Usual Suspects Office Space The Virgin Suicides Garden State And did you know they are making yet another Fast and the Furious? None of the original. And notice how very little of the cast has names while much of the cast is credited as "cheerleaders" or something similar. Nick Barcelona .... Raver on the Street April Betts .... Cheerleader Lucas Black .... Sean Boswell Daniel Booko .... Clay's buddy Brandon Brendel .... Clay's Buddy #1 Zachery Ty Bryan .... Clay Stefanie Budiman .... Cowgirl Max Charles .... Stilts Greg D'Agostino Caroline de Souza Correa .... Isabella Drew Michael Gallagher .... Student Ashika Gogna .... Cheerleader Nikki Griffin .... Cindy Henry Jaderlund .... Jacob Sung Kang Masa Kanome .... Tea-Hair Gang Nathalie Kelley Keiko Kitagawa .... Reiko Jamie D. Knee .... Cheerleader Branden Weslee Kong .... Skateboarder Masami Kosaka .... Announcer Collin Leonard .... Blackie Tara Louise .... Cheerleader Joan May .... Blonde Ghetto Girl Sandra McCurdy .... Model Danny Ray McDonald II .... Bully #3 Leonardo Nam Tyler Nelson .... Mascot Eriq F. Prince .... Navy Working Class Officer Trey Sanford .... Bully Lindzi Scharf .... Cheerleader Amber Stevens Don Tai .... Basher Brian Tee .... D.K. David V. Thomas .... Clay's Buddy D Dennis P. Thomas .... Egghead Jason J. Tobin Satoshi Tsumabuki Bow Wow .... Twinkie Jade Wu .... Tea-Hair Gang Stuart W. Yee Leila Zia .... Cheerleader __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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05-26-2006, 07:37 PM	#159
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Oooooh, The Usual Suspects was my movie pick-of-the-week three weeks ago. Love it.
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05-26-2006, 07:56 PM	#160
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	A History of Violence was pretty good but only because of Maria Bello. Take out her character and I don't know that I would have been much interested. A couple months later and I'm still working it out in my head what was going on with her.
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