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Zapoteth Zaius
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12-06-2005 16:52
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Rebbeca Baldwin
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12-06-2005 17:35
Can't believe no one has mentoned this one.
Braveheart Historically inaccurate yes,gory yes,but still a well written script,played by well cast actors and actresses.Thank you Mel Gibson for casting Sophie Marceau (Princess Isabella) in this movie,I had never heard of this stunning french actress untill this movie came out,she is a living statue and a great actress when given a good script. "Lower your flags and march straight back to England, stopping at every home to beg forgiveness for a hundred years of theft, rape, and murder. Do this and your men shall live. Do it not, and every one of you will die today." |
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Torley Linden
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12-06-2005 17:48
I watched Braveheart on DVD backwards, chapter-by-chapter like Memento. This was because I had already spoiled the ending and wanted to know what had William Wallace done to get himself in such a precarious position.
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Zapoteth Zaius
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12-06-2005 17:50
Ahh Age of Empires 2...
Sorry Braveheart just reminds me of age of empires.. _____________________
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Torley Linden
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12-06-2005 17:51
Ahh Age of Empires 2... Sorry Braveheart just reminds me of age of empires.. Ever play Rise of Nations? AKA the game where all cultures start out unique but end up the same? Hahaha. _____________________
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AJ DaSilva
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Join date: 15 Jun 2005
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12-06-2005 17:54
Did I miss it, or did no one list 'Major Paine' or 'Joe Dirt'? And also, for a funny movie, 'Brave Heart'  _____________________
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Zapoteth Zaius
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12-06-2005 18:08
Ever play Rise of Nations? AKA the game where all cultures start out unique but end up the same? Hahaha. No.. I was deciding on getting AOE III, but the trial didn't sell it to me.. Civ 4 it is _____________________
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Luth Brodie
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12-06-2005 19:08
Hi, Luth. Nope, I am not a film school graduate. I have a degree in English which included a few classes in film/film theory. I metioned Eisenstein because, in addition to the editing innovation you mention, the film is part of almost every western director's filmic vocabulary since it was made (remember the sequence in Brian De Palma's The Untouchables?). Hi Euterpe! If you want to get technical, the reason why Eisenstein is "part of almost every western direcotor's filmic vocabulary" is because of the editing of the odessa steps sequence. Eventhough it very rarely is the director's idea since all but a very few films are made by collaboration where the director is only the person making sure everyone is on the same page. On that same idea what about Porter's The Great Train Robbery? Before that we didn't have parallel action. Or that Eisenstein was able to do what he did by recutting and recutting DW Griffin's Birth of a Nation which was the first film to use close ups  ___ Film Editing may be the hidden art, but it's far more then a monkey at a keyboard! _____________________
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Roxie Marten
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Join date: 18 Feb 2004
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12-06-2005 19:27
Saftey Last
Citizen Kane Robin Hood-Errorl Flynn Night at the Opera Marx Brothers Duck Soup Animal Crackers Inherit The Wind 12 Angry Men Mame The Odd Couple There are about 50 more I could post (yes I really do like old movies) Rox |
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Tod69 Talamasca
The Human Tripod ;)
Join date: 20 Sep 2005
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My 10 Movies
12-06-2005 19:34
1. The Graduate- "Mrs. Robinson, are you trying to seduce me?"
2. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original 1972) 3. Pink Flamingoes (do NOT eat while watching!) 4. Cape Fear (original & modern versions- compare/contrast) 5. Night of the Living Dead 6. The Crow 7. Jaws 8. White Heat ("TOP OF THE WORLD, MA!!!!) 9. Lord of The Rings trilogy 10. Marathon Man- "Is it Safe?" And as an extra bonus!! 11. Midnight Cowboy I could list hundreds! And if the movie is a remake, watch both! It's fun to see what's been changed. _____________________
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Lo Jacobs
Awesome Possum
Join date: 28 May 2004
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12-06-2005 19:42
Can't believe no one has mentoned this one. Braveheart It's still Mel Gibson with a weird wig and a skirt on, and also it was boring. My opinion. _____________________
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Dark Korvin
Player in the RL game
Join date: 13 Jun 2005
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12-06-2005 22:29
Bah, everyone's lists remind me of something I want to push into my top ten. Need a longer list.
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Rebbeca Baldwin
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12-07-2005 04:02
Did I miss it, or did no one list 'Major Paine' or 'Joe Dirt'? And also, for a funny movie, 'Brave Heart' Missed that reference,I even did a search for Braveheart,the proper spelling of the title. How about this one,keeping in mind when it was made,1968. 2001: A Space Odyssey "Look Dave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over." |
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Cienna Samiam
Bah.
Join date: 13 Mar 2005
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12-07-2005 04:12
1) Cyrano de Bergerac (1951 - Jose Ferrer)
2) Much Ado About Nothing (Branaugh, director) 3) Phenomenon 4) Contact 5) Brazil 6) Lord of The Rings Trilogy (Jackson, director) 7) Singing in The Rain  Snatch9) The Bird Cage 10) Moulin Rouge (remake, Kidman and McGregar) _____________________
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rinaz bijoux
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12-07-2005 04:40
In no order of merit
I'm sure there are others but I cant remember any more _____________________
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Simone Stern
I am John Galt
Join date: 3 Dec 2004
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12-07-2005 04:42
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
(Carrey can ACT! Who knew o.O) A Moment in Time (Reeve could ACT! Who knew at the time after Superman o.O) Brigadoon Wizard Of Oz Preaching To The Perverted (Campy little British non-mainstream flick, raunchy, hilarious, not very polished and reminded me in some aspects of Rocky Horror without the music) Pal Joey (Forget the story, it's about the music! )Key Largo (You DO know how to whistle, don't you?) Dark City (cheesy story, loved the execution of it though) On A Clear Day (Jack Nicholson SINGS! Who knew o.O) Tank Girl (I LOVED Laurie Petty in this. The costuming was faaaantastic too. Hilarious to see rappers in snoots too, with tails and ears) |
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rinaz bijoux
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12-07-2005 04:45
Yaayyy! I'm not the only one who loved eternal sunshine!!!
Awesome movie. My girlfriends didnt appreciated it though. Did you know that there was an alternate story that the directors (fortunately) didnt use it to the final cut? It was about carrey and winslet deleting their memories over and over again till they were old. _____________________
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Torley Linden
Enlightenment!
Join date: 15 Sep 2004
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12-07-2005 04:49
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Carrey can ACT! Who knew o.O) Definitely a beaut in my books. The sheer storytelling and how it was filmed, and the process of visualizing the insides of someone's mind unfolding... that was really magical. Dark City (cheesy story, loved the execution of it though) I've never thought of it as cheesy. The whole aspect was very sinister and gripping to me. I've wanted a Dark City sim in SL for awhile, too, one of the ideas I kick around from time to time. I had sort of the vibe in Midnight City. There's some brilliant quotes in Dark City. That year, I also enjoyed The Thirteenth Floor and eXistenz, and o yeah, The Matrix. What a good year to challenge reality! _____________________
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Nolan Nash
Frischer Frosch
Join date: 15 May 2003
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12-07-2005 04:52
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Slingblade Citizen Kane Mr. Smith Goes to Washington To Kill a Mockingbird Failsafe Nell Lawrence of Arabia Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Silence of the Lambs This list needs to be at least 50 long! I need more room for movies like: As Good as it Gets A Clockwork Orange The Princess Bride The Graduate Mystic River The Grapes of Wrath Young Frankenstein Dog Day Afternoon Rain Man Snatch Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? The Exorcist The Godfather Shawshank Redemption Misery Schindler's List The Wizard of Oz Rear Window Casablanca Psycho C'era una volta il West American Beauty Apocalypse Now Taxi Driver And on, and on, and on... _____________________
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Nolan Nash
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12-07-2005 04:57
1. Donnie Darko 2. Y Tu Mama Tambien 3. Cinema Paradiso 4. Crash 5. Traffic 6. Blue Sky 7. Meet Joe Black 8. Disclosure 9. Drop Dead Gorgeous 10. Heathers Heathers! Hahaha! That movie was great! _____________________
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Nolan Nash
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12-07-2005 04:59
Shakes the Clown MIMES! _____________________
“Time's fun when you're having flies.” ~Kermit
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Joy Honey
Not just another dumass
Join date: 17 Jun 2005
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12-07-2005 08:21
Heathers! Hahaha! That movie was great! "our love is God... Let's go get a Slushie" _____________________
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Jonquille Noir
Lemon Fresh
Join date: 17 Jan 2004
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12-07-2005 09:13
1. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
2. Raising Arizona 3. O Brother Where Art Thou 4. Sin City 5. The Usual Suspects 6. House of Flying Daggers 7. Unforgiven 8. Million Dollar Baby 9. The Lion in Winter 10. American History X I had to leave a lot of favorites off this list. Like Slingblade, Henry V, (Brannagh version) LotR trilogy, (except for that ass-numbingly long goodbye scene at the end of 3) The Hunger, (best vampire film ever) Straight To Hell, all the lovely Hitchcock noir films... _____________________
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AJ DaSilva
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12-07-2005 09:18
OMG! Totally forgot about Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas! I'm told Where Bufalo Roam is good too but haven't seen it yet.
*tries to pick a quote but gives up 'cause there's so many good ones* RIP Hunter S... _____________________
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Leilany LaFollette
Not old, just older
Join date: 11 Jan 2004
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Really hard to pick just 10!
12-07-2005 09:31
In no particular order:
The English Patient Love, Actually Dogma Chasing Amy Forrest Gump Amelie Billy Elliot Cyrano de Bergerac (Gerard Depardieu) Queen Margot Chocolat So many more great movies come to mind... 10 is not enough hehe _____________________
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