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Post by Marcus_Flint on Jan 31, 2003 10:09:52 GMT -5
The Matrix, Donnie Darko, Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter.
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Post by coldmercurywitch on Jan 31, 2003 20:31:29 GMT -5
i'm going on 19 in a week and i still watch my favourite disney movies when i get the chance.
i think bladerunner would have to be a favourite of mine. it's just such a cool movie. so very sci-fi/cyberpunk with an intriguing storyline. i'm so glad we got to study it for year 12. ;D
i loved crouching tiger hidden dragon as well. it's so well done and is influenced by the chinese mythological type warriors. i also love the way it has that corny voice overing where the sound doesn't quite meet up with the movement of the lips like in moneky. that is just so cool.
i miss the monkey series.
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Post by Sphi on Feb 2, 2003 5:29:58 GMT -5
But you should know Russell Crowe's real personality..you won't want him to win any awards after that. I guess that's why they call it acting.. I know everyone says he's all surly and reserved, but I frankly don't care. He deserves his privacy. Just because he's a celebrity, it doesn't mean he should have to deal with all those nosy press people. I don't judge him by his person; I respect him for his work. I still think he deserved the award.
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Post by Jet Black on Feb 4, 2003 2:44:37 GMT -5
I never saw A Beautiful Mind. I've meant to rent it from time to time, but I always keep on renting something...cheerer.
My friend Joana saw it on the theatre and said it was too... deep or something, and that she didn't like it much. She said that they made it too complex or something. Something that interested her in the beginning but made her lose her attention in the second half. I can't really explain it. I have the Portuguese word for it, but that wouldn't help.
A Beautiful Mind, complex? Maybe. I wouldn't know, I think different people have different tastes in movies. It depends. Maybe you could try watching it if your friend and you have different opinions of movies..but if your tastes are about the same..well, it's up to you anyway, right?
Phoenix..I dunno what to say about him. His acting is really great..yet his personality degrades him..I'm confused. But his acting is great, that's all I can say..
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Post by coldmercurywitch on Feb 4, 2003 7:33:43 GMT -5
I believe Russell Crowe has what many of us fondly refer to as BHS - Big Head Syndrome. He's good and he knows so he feels indestructable and because of this can be very arrogant. But, he is a good actor, and he's an Aussie, so I still like to watch his movies.
But Bruce Willis is better.
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Post by Sphi on Feb 5, 2003 12:27:55 GMT -5
I know personality is important in life, but for those awards, I don't think it's fair for Russell Crowe to lose just because he may be more reserved and arrogant than other celebrities. The Oscars are for their performance in movies, and I really think Russell Crowe's acting was too good to lose to Denzel Washington, no offense.
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Post by Mikki on Feb 15, 2003 19:47:57 GMT -5
my fave movies are: Spirit Stallion of the Cimmaron, Minority Report, LOTR, Harry Potter 1 and 2 and Wild Spirits can't be Broken
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Post by guinevere on Apr 9, 2003 2:34:43 GMT -5
wow, I have a new favourite..I*m still having to rest several hours a day--and today, I vacuumed the entire house, did general picking up of everyone*s junk, swept and mopped the kitchen, scrubbed the counters--went to a friend*s house and played with her 5 cats, fed them (she*s on vacation--I have to do this everyday)--then went to Borders and bought 2 books and 4 mags...so I was plenty tired on my return (and it is very very humid right now), so I collapsed on the bed and turned on tv--surfed for a few minutes and found "Billy Elliot" just coming on. I can*t believe I haven*t seen it before! What a terrific movie--definitely on the list as one of my favourites!
guin
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Post by En on Apr 9, 2003 15:14:11 GMT -5
Oo oo! I like "Blade Runner" too -- have you seen the director's cut? Because it's even better than the original -- loads more complicated questions.
And I'm absolutely crazy about "Being John Malkovich."
Then there's "Shakespeare in Love" (which gets better every time you read one of Shakespeare's plays, because the guy who wrote the script is the expert on Shakespeare inside jokes).
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Post by Balance on Apr 9, 2003 15:23:10 GMT -5
Well, well, well.... *stretches arms, and cracks his knuckles* Looks like I've found my place...
All Kevin Smith films
The Abyss The American President Beautiful Girls Blade Casablanca City of Angels Conspiracy Theory Contact Cube The Curve Defending Your Life The Devil's Advocate Empire Records The Fifth Element Frequency The Game Hudson Hawk It's A Wonderful Life Krull Labyrinth The Last Boy Scout Memento (totally captivating film! lose all sense of time!) Outbreak Payback Pi The Princess Bride The Professional RocketMan (Harland Williams, Dumb-Funny) Rounders Se7en The Shawshank Redemption Still Breathing Strange Days The Third Man The Thirteenth Floor TimeCop Toys True Romance the TRUMAN show Untamed Heart With Honors
And then, of course, there's the family favourites that none (maybe a few) of you have ever heard of: Brain Donors Bugsy Malone Canadian Bacon Johnny Dangerously Looker Manhunter My Blue Heaven Mystery, Alaska Parenthood Slap Shot So I Married An Axe Murderer Strange Brew Streets of Fire Summer School
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Post by En on Apr 9, 2003 15:46:11 GMT -5
I love "So I Married an Axe Murderer"... "Woman! Woah, man! Wooooooooooaaaaahhhh man!" or better yet "Harriet, sweet Harriet, hard-hearted harbinger of haggis." ;D
"Strange Brew" is great too, especially if you live near (but not in) Canada and have read "Hamlet"
Drego... have you noticed how many of your favourites have numbers or mathematical terms in the titles? Pi, the Cube, the Third Man, the Thirteenth Floor, Se7en...
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Post by Balance on Apr 9, 2003 16:45:33 GMT -5
ah-hem.. "Notice the way the handle on her pruning shears matches her gardening clogs? That's not an accident..." Yes, I have noticed that, En. I do very much like numbers. And if you want to get completely crazy about it.. then movies like "The Shawshank Redemption" are also relating to numbers, because (according to the title) there was only 1 Redemption (at/of/from) Shawshank prison. Have you ever seen Cube, En? If not, go rent it soon. I guarantee you'll like it.
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Post by j.s.p. on Apr 16, 2003 18:45:23 GMT -5
Now Cube is quite an interesting movie. Especially if you see it as a redemptive film. If you do, how many characters achieve redemption. Notice that all the characters are named after prisons. BTW, I hear they are making a sequel, though I could be wrong.
I think they stretch the metaphor too far in that movie. But maybe I'm wrong.
=Jack
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Post by Balance on Apr 16, 2003 19:04:02 GMT -5
Actually, Cube (1997) already has a sequel, called Cube 2: Hypercube (2002)Cube, the original, is available on VHS and DVD all over the world. Cube 2 has been released on VHS and DVD only in the United States.
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Post by En on Apr 21, 2003 17:53:18 GMT -5
No, I haven't seen Cube. I'm game, though.
...I am adding "Run, Lola, Run" to my list. Definitely. I've only seen it once and I already know I will fall in love with this movie
Did I put Remains of the Day on my list anywhere? I should have. Excellent. Historical fiction, Britain, 1940's. Film is Merchant Ivory, which rocks my scarf. Good old Anthony Hopkins in the main role, with Emma Thompson too (could watch those two do anything). And it has a very good soundtrack, though the album form doesn't hold together.
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