Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 352

flippyshark · 07-17-2008, 04:36 AM

Is there anything on the list that isn't yet available on video? If so, that will end up being the one I most want to see.

Currently on top of my "need to catch up with it" list is Pather Panchali.

Tentacles - ah yes. Caught that on a rainy afternoon and laughed myself silly. Terrible, but I own it on DVD, and probably spin it once every three or four years. Nostalgia is a silly thing.

CoasterMatt · 07-19-2008, 10:46 PM

Saw a screening of "Mamma Mia" today - tons of fun!

Meryl Streep is awesome.

Gemini Cricket · 07-20-2008, 01:36 AM

I know I've gone on and on about these two films (avatars and all that too) but I m in love with A Clockwork Orange and Trainspotting. I just realized tonight that Trainspotting has an ACO homage in it. The Trainspotting boys are sitting in a club with writing on the walls just like in the milk bar in ACO.

I want to write a screenplay that hits hard like Trainspotting. The movie starts and within a few minutes, you know everything about the main characters. So very cool.

Think think thinky think think think...

alphabassettgrrl · 07-20-2008, 10:07 AM

Saw Hellboy II last night. Not particularly deep, but it was highly entertaining. There's a very Star Wars feel to it, only done better than the trailer they showed for the new SW movie.

flippyshark · 07-20-2008, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by alphabassettgrrl

done better than the trailer they showed for the new SW movie.

Faint praise indeed.

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 07-20-2008, 06:30 PM

Saw Mama Mia with CoasterMatt - enjoyed it. It's flawed but has great music. Weird to see James Bond singing. The direction is really terrible, though, which is a shame seeing as the great location they have. Some moments you groan and some are really fantastic.

Gemini Cricket · 07-22-2008, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Bornieo: Fully Loaded

Saw Mama Mia with CoasterMatt - enjoyed it. It's flawed but has great music. Weird to see James Bond singing. The direction is really terrible, though, which is a shame seeing as the great location they have. Some moments you groan and some are really fantastic.

I, too, saw it with CoasterMatt. Thank you, sir.

You know, I completely agree with Bornieo on Mamma Mia!

Meryl Streep is wonderful. But at certain moments, even she couldn't save a couple of scenes she was in.

There are some really fun moments, but Act I was just a huge, rushed mess. Also, the cast screamed to much during this film. I understand that it was camp, but there's a way to successfully do camp. ie. Strictly Ballroom.

The scenery is amazingly beautiful.

alphabassettgrrl · 07-20-2008, 06:35 PM

I didn't mean the movie was bad- it wasn't. It was fun. I did notice a Star Wars feel to it, which was interesting.

The trailer for the new Star Wars, though, was awful. Maybe showing the trailer was why I felt the SW vibe in Hellboy. The new SW movie is animated and I am heartbroken. It looks horrid. Not to mention out of place in the series.

flippyshark · 07-20-2008, 09:08 PM

I agree that the new Star Wars film looks hopelessly dull and awful. Hellboy looks awesome from the trailers, but I doubt I'll get to it very soon. My movie budget this month will allow me to see Dark Knight and that's about it.

mousepod · 07-20-2008, 09:18 PM

I liked Hellboy II more than The Dark Knight.

07-17-2008, 04:36 AM	#1
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	Is there anything on the list that isn't yet available on video? If so, that will end up being the one I most want to see. Currently on top of my "need to catch up with it" list is Pather Panchali. Tentacles - ah yes. Caught that on a rainy afternoon and laughed myself silly. Terrible, but I own it on DVD, and probably spin it once every three or four years. Nostalgia is a silly thing.
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CoasterMatt BRAAAAAAAINS! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: One Step Beyond... Posts: 8,802	Saw a screening of "Mamma Mia" today - tons of fun! Meryl Streep is awesome. __________________ Do you like my photography? Visit photosbymatt.tumblr.com to purchase prints!
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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I know I've gone on and on about these two films (avatars and all that too) but I m in love with A Clockwork Orange and Trainspotting. I just realized tonight that Trainspotting has an ACO homage in it. The Trainspotting boys are sitting in a club with writing on the walls just like in the milk bar in ACO. I want to write a screenplay that hits hard like Trainspotting. The movie starts and within a few minutes, you know everything about the main characters. So very cool. Think think thinky think think think...
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07-20-2008, 10:07 AM	#4
alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	Saw Hellboy II last night. Not particularly deep, but it was highly entertaining. There's a very Star Wars feel to it, only done better than the trailer they showed for the new SW movie. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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07-20-2008, 06:30 PM	#6
Bornieo: Fully Loaded Lego Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Disneyland, USA Posts: 3,704	Saw Mama Mia with CoasterMatt - enjoyed it. It's flawed but has great music. Weird to see James Bond singing. The direction is really terrible, though, which is a shame seeing as the great location they have. Some moments you groan and some are really fantastic.
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07-20-2008, 06:35 PM	#8
alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	I didn't mean the movie was bad- it wasn't. It was fun. I did notice a Star Wars feel to it, which was interesting. The trailer for the new Star Wars, though, was awful. Maybe showing the trailer was why I felt the SW vibe in Hellboy. The new SW movie is animated and I am heartbroken. It looks horrid. Not to mention out of place in the series. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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07-20-2008, 09:08 PM	#9
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	I agree that the new Star Wars film looks hopelessly dull and awful. Hellboy looks awesome from the trailers, but I doubt I'll get to it very soon. My movie budget this month will allow me to see Dark Knight and that's about it.
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07-20-2008, 09:18 PM	#10
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	I liked Hellboy II more than The Dark Knight. __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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