Movie Discussion Thread

[rightcoast]

I spent years waiting for it (yes I'm a browncoat :P ) and enjoyed Serenity a lot. I won't do a spoiler, but I only wish it didn't get boiled down so much into simplicity. Anyone who saw it and found it mildly OK has to watch the series. It is head and shoulders above what Whedon was forced to do when he had to sum up a idea that he wanted do over a couple years period at least, into two hours, and pretext for anyone who never the series on top of it. In the show, story and characters took precedent over flash. While I'm a male and like it, I gather that is why the show had such a large female fanbase. it's not your average Sci-Fi. As far as TV ideas, only the new (not old) Battlestar Galactica comes close. Same thing, more human drama, less "all vectors full on the calladium reactors".

A little known fact about the ship that everyone can feel and notice, but never conciously notice. The entire ship was actually built and the set is continuous from room to room. Until it's pointed out, its something that made it so amazingly real, without actually ever noticing it. Another fun fact, as homage the creators of Battlestar Galactica put Serenity in the pilot.
http://www.lunchwithgeorge.com/serenity_bs.jpg

Wash: "Psychic, though? That sounds like something out of science fiction." Zoe: "We live in a space ship, dear."

[Xayd]

dir /O N \\RAIDBOX\video

Volume in drive \\RAIDBOX is raidbox
Volume Serial Number is 17F4-17F4

Directory of \\RAIDBOX\video

02/21/2006 02:39 PM DIR .
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02/03/2006 04:35 PM DIR IMAX
12/26/2005 07:03 AM 4,567,132,160 a.clockwork.orange.HDTV-720p.avi
02/18/2006 07:17 PM 4,571,500,544 alexander.HDTV-720p.avi
09/16/2005 05:01 PM 4,566,996,992 alien.vs.predator.HDTV-720p.avi
02/14/2006 02:47 AM 4,570,857,472 american.werewolf.in.london.HDTV-720p.avi
01/23/2006 06:17 PM 4,568,952,832 army.of.darkness.HDTV-720p.avi
01/25/2006 07:11 PM 4,567,791,616 assault.on.precinct.13.HDTV-720p.avi
10/20/2005 07:12 PM 4,570,884,096 bad.boys.1.HDTV-720p.avi
11/10/2005 06:30 PM 4,567,965,696 bad.boys.2.HDTV-720p.avi
08/15/2005 09:01 PM 4,567,703,552 band.of.brothers.ep01.HDTV-720p.avi
08/15/2005 07:38 AM 4,568,053,760 band.of.brothers.ep02.HDTV-720p.avi
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08/20/2005 09:24 PM 4,567,492,608 band.of.brothers.ep06.HDTV-720p.avi
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08/31/2005 04:56 AM 4,567,920,640 band.of.brothers.ep09.HDTV-720p.avi
09/01/2005 04:25 AM 4,567,142,400 band.of.brothers.ep10.HDTV-720p.avi
09/27/2005 01:43 AM 4,476,936,192 baraka.HDTV-720p.avi
10/07/2005 06:07 PM 4,568,082,432 blade.runner.HDTV-720p.avi
02/20/2006 05:26 AM 4,567,963,648 bourne.identity.HDTV-720p.avi
02/06/2006 09:44 AM 4,567,969,792 bourne.supremacy.HDTV-720p.avi
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12/03/2005 08:30 AM 4,565,831,680 clash.of.the.titans.HDTV-720p.avi
01/27/2006 06:00 PM 4,568,059,904 company.of.wolves.HDTV-720p.avi
01/25/2006 12:51 AM 4,642,424,832 contact.HDTV-720p.avi
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02/11/2006 06:39 AM 4,568,195,072 devils.advocate.HDTV-720p.avi
12/05/2005 01:00 PM 4,567,951,360 donnie.darko.HDTV-720p.avi
11/24/2005 04:39 AM 4,566,188,032 doobie.brothers.live.at.wolf.trap.HDTV-720p.avi
12/25/2005 01:57 AM 4,667,994,112 dragonheart.HDTV-720p.avi
01/23/2006 02:47 AM 4,571,023,360 dune.HDTV-720p.avi
10/06/2005 03:37 AM 4,567,543,808 duran.duran.live.at.wembley.HDTV-720p.avi
12/21/2005 04:36 PM 4,570,357,760 enemy.at.the.gates.HDTV-720p.avi
09/02/2005 02:59 AM 4,564,547,584 event.horizon.HDTV-720p.avi
02/21/2006 02:35 PM 4,569,505,792 fear.and.loathing.in.las.vegas.HDTV-720p.avi
12/13/2005 07:39 PM 4,574,105,600 fifth.element.HDTV-720p.avi
10/13/2005 02:38 PM 4,570,843,136 fight.club.HDTV-720p.avi
08/24/2005 09:12 AM 4,540,843,638 friday.night.lights.HDTV-720p.avi
09/07/2005 04:53 AM 4,567,797,760 full.metal.jacket.HDTV-720p.avi
09/11/2005 07:18 PM 4,567,779,328 gattaca.HDTV-720p.avi
02/18/2006 01:07 AM 4,567,896,064 ghostbusters.HDTV-720p.avi
07/21/2005 01:24 AM 4,567,595,008 gladiator.HDTV-720p.avi
12/19/2005 12:37 PM 4,568,248,320 glory.HDTV-720p.avi
02/07/2006 11:08 AM 4,567,664,640 halloween.HDTV-720p.avi
09/17/2005 02:20 PM 4,570,523,648 harry.potter.1.sorcerers.stone.HDTV-720p.avi
09/18/2005 04:35 PM 4,549,177,344 harry.potter.2.chamber.of.secrets.HDTV-720p.avi
09/15/2005 12:16 AM 4,569,436,160 harry.potter.3.prisoner.of.azkaban.HDTV-720p.avi
11/14/2005 02:51 AM 4,567,291,904 hero.HDTV-720p.avi
12/17/2005 01:47 PM 4,569,403,392 independence.day.HDTV-720p.avi
09/28/2005 09:42 AM 4,568,094,720 italian.job.HDTV-720p.avi
02/08/2006 07:40 PM 4,570,216,448 kill.bill.1.HDTV-720p.avi
02/10/2006 03:23 AM 4,567,875,584 kill.bill.2.HDTV-720p.avi
09/13/2005 11:36 PM 4,570,966,016 last.samurai.HDTV-720p.avi
12/21/2005 03:33 PM 4,222,117,888 leon.[the.professional].HDTV-720p.avi
08/27/2005 11:49 PM 9,130,110,976 lotr.1.the.fellowship.of.the.ring.HDTV-720p.avi
08/22/2005 08:42 PM 9,023,145,984 lotr.2.the.two.towers.HDTV-720p.avi
01/21/2006 03:47 PM 8,530,534,400 lotr.3.the.return.of.the.king.HDTV-720p.avi
08/04/2005 11:48 AM 4,567,255,040 master.and.commander.HDTV-720p.avi
07/22/2005 03:30 AM 4,567,902,208 matrix.HDTV-720p.avi
08/12/2005 11:40 PM 4,567,566,336 matrix.reloaded.HDTV-720p.avi
09/23/2005 02:50 AM 4,562,563,072 matrix.revolutions.HDTV-720p.avi
12/22/2005 07:01 PM 4,568,008,704 men.in.black.1.HDTV-720p.avi
12/23/2005 05:35 AM 4,497,774,592 men.in.black.2.HDTV-720p.avi
02/05/2006 04:44 AM 4,568,076,288 messenger.story.of.joan.of.arc.HDTV-720p.avi
12/04/2005 08:01 PM 4,570,462,208 oceans.twelve.HDTV-720p.avi
11/23/2005 11:42 AM 8,807,124,992 once.upon.a.time.in.america.HDTV-720p.avi
12/08/2005 11:16 PM 4,645,734,400 once.upon.a.time.in.mexico.HDTV-720p.avi
11/26/2005 04:38 PM 4,568,168,448 one.flew.over.the.cuckoos.nest.HDTV-720p.avi
12/20/2005 06:01 AM 4,571,049,984 pulp.fiction.HDTV-720p.avi
01/16/2006 12:40 AM 4,125,538,304 raiders.of.the.lost.ark.HDTV-720p.avi
10/02/2005 11:25 PM 4,570,857,472 ray.HDTV-720p.avi
11/17/2005 03:01 PM 4,567,742,464 red.dawn.HDTV-720p.avi
02/10/2006 01:48 PM 4,569,972,736 resident.evil.HDTV-720p.avi
12/18/2005 05:29 PM 4,563,271,680 ronin.HDTV-720p.avi
09/19/2005 09:43 AM 4,567,830,528 salton.sea.HDTV-720p.avi
01/18/2006 04:46 AM 4,639,705,088 saw.HDTV-720p.avi
01/27/2006 02:54 AM 4,569,294,848 scarface.HDTV-720p.avi
11/18/2005 08:58 PM 4,567,828,480 scream.HDTV-720p.avi
01/30/2006 07:01 PM 4,568,174,592 silence.of.the.lambs.HDTV-720p.avi
08/10/2005 08:34 PM 4,567,054,336 sleepy.hollow.HDTV-720p.avi
01/01/2006 12:08 AM 4,568,074,240 snatch.HDTV-720p.avi
09/08/2005 04:28 PM 4,567,971,840 sphere.HDTV-720p.avi
11/25/2005 12:20 AM 4,570,234,880 spider.man.1.HDTV-720p.avi
09/04/2005 01:28 AM 4,614,230,016 spider.man.2.HDTV-720p.avi
02/19/2006 07:41 AM 4,568,098,816 starship.troopers.HDTV-720p.avi
12/02/2005 08:33 AM 4,573,702,144 sum.of.all.fears.HDTV-720p.avi
09/24/2005 07:04 PM 4,567,275,520 swordfish.HDTV-720p.avi
11/19/2005 07:44 PM 4,567,914,496 team.america.world.police.HDTV-720p.avi
01/12/2006 01:51 PM 4,568,006,656 terminator.1.HDTV-720p.avi
01/09/2006 11:15 PM 4,570,826,752 terminator.2.HDTV-720p.avi
12/06/2005 10:30 AM 4,567,410,688 texas.chainsaw.massacre.HDTV-720p.avi
11/27/2005 09:06 PM 4,561,489,920 the.day.after.tomorrow.HDTV-720p.avi
01/14/2006 09:28 PM 4,567,638,016 the.rock.HDTV-720p.avi
01/29/2006 06:04 PM 4,567,742,464 titus.HDTV-720p.avi
10/20/2005 11:29 AM 4,569,647,104 tombstone.HDTV-720p.avi
08/11/2005 11:39 PM 4,564,111,360 top.gun.HDTV-720p.avi
08/06/2005 05:54 PM 4,185,987,072 trainspotting.HDTV-720p.avi
10/22/2005 09:45 AM 4,570,521,600 troy.HDTV-720p.avi
12/10/2005 11:57 AM 4,568,330,240 true.lies.HDTV-720p.avi
11/21/2005 01:02 PM 4,570,114,048 underworld.HDTV-720p.avi
01/31/2006 07:27 PM 4,567,130,112 van.helsing.HDTV-720p.avi
08/05/2005 11:33 PM 4,566,589,440 wall.street.HDTV-720p.avi
01/04/2006 08:23 AM 4,557,099,008 x.men.1.HDTV-720p.avi
01/03/2006 07:49 AM 4,568,139,776 x.men.2.HDTV-720p.avi
02/12/2006 09:30 AM 4,567,912,448 young.guns.1.HDTV-720p.avi
02/13/2006 02:40 AM 4,568,088,576 young.guns.2.HDTV-720p.avi
107 File(s) 508,925,824,630 bytes
3 Dir(s) 639,321,997,312 bytes free

about 600 gigs and counting, considering stuff i haven't bothered to move over yet.

the problem with HDTV, fortunately for hollywood, is you find yourself watching crappy movies becasue they're awesome in HD. take alien vs predator or van helsing for example. both terrible, not worth the disks they're printed on. but get rid of the DVD and record them in HDTV and they're worth watching over and over and over again .

[Cricket]

Originally Posted by Statica Do you have any sites that you use for guides to whether you should be shelling out those big bucks for theater seating? I use www.rottentomatoes.com .. interested in hearing about any others.

I visit Dark Horizons just to see what kind of movies are coming out. We don't go to theaters anymore but I like to see what to expect on the DVD market in the coming months.

I also visit Snowblood Apple for information about Asian Horror Cinema.

And I use The Internet Movie Data Base to find information about past movies.

Cricket

[surewhynot]

The last movie I saw was the Dukes of Hazzard. Growing up in the late 70's / early 80's made that a must see. It was a little too modernized in my opinion though. I mainly like action movies and crime movies. The shawshank Redemption was mentioned earlier. What a great movie. Usually I'm dissapointed in the movie after reading the book but that was an exception. Now heres one for you. Does anybody remember the first movie they went too see? Mine was a double feature- Cannonball run and 9-5 back to back at the old drive in theater. A trip down memory lane!

[The Cooncester]

Originally Posted by surewhynot The last movie I saw was the Dukes of Hazzard. Growing up in the late 70's / early 80's made that a must see. It was a little too modernized in my opinion though. I mainly like action movies and crime movies. The shawshank Redemption was mentioned earlier. What a great movie. Usually I'm dissapointed in the movie after reading the book but that was an exception. Now heres one for you. Does anybody remember the first movie they went too see? Mine was a double feature- Cannonball run and 9-5 back to back at the old drive in theater. A trip down memory lane!

Ergh... I first movie I went to was Batman Returns. The first movie I remember going to was the Lion King... what a great movie!

[kram 2.0]

Originally Posted by The Cooncester The first movie I remember going to was the Lion King... what a great movie!

If you get a chance, go see the live production of the musical. Excellent production - great to see especially if you haven't seen the Disney movie since it came out in the theatres.

kram

[The Cooncester]

Originally Posted by kram 2.0 If you get a chance, go see the live production of the musical. Excellent production - great to see especially if you haven't seen the Disney movie since it came out in the theatres. kram

I don't really live next to a big city, well Wichita, but it's really just a small town with big planes. I definately would like to go see it sometime.

[Cricket]

Originally Posted by surewhynot Does anybody remember the first movie they went too see? Mine was a double feature- Cannonball run and 9-5 back to back at the old drive in theater. A trip down memory lane!

I don't remember the first movie I ever saw in the theaters...was way too long ago (I grew up in the 60's).

Cricket

[lil Jimmie]

First movie I recall seeing other than the distant memories of a tag along with my folks at the old drive-in's would be Jaws and the last movie I went to see was SawII. We usually rent or buy DVD's instead of hitting the theaters, too uncomfortable, noisy and no pause/rew/FFW buttons.

Not too many good movies out these days, well for my taste anyway but the last real good movie I've watched more than once was Million Dollar Baby on HBO. I did enjoy the March of the Penguins.

I guess my problem is that in the past before DVD's and VHS movies had more magic for me. It would seem like months before I got to see a new movie and the stories would linger in my memory but today it seems movies are spit out as fast as they can make them and I forget them almost instantly.

[avx]

My first movie was Master's of the Universe, the Heman movie with Dolph Lundgren...I dont care what you say, that Skeletor outfit was awesome!

Has anyone else here seen "Saints and Soldiers", now that was an EXCELLENT war film. No big budget, no big name actors, just great writing, great set, and great directing.

[The Cooncester]

I rented Kill Bill Vol. 1 and Alien Ressurection today. I've seen the first and liked it a lot.

I'm a huge David Fincher fan so I had to check out Ressurection. Is it any good?...well for an alien movie....

[avx]

I like Aliens better...they tried to hard in resurrection

[Xayd]

resurrection was terrible on all counts. alien3 was better even.

[MaxRat]

The last movie I watched was Saw II.... I liked it...It was as good as the first one....I have The Weather Man up next when I get time to watch it...

[mbossman2]

my 1st movie? I have vague recollections of 2...Patton (at a drive in theatre) and some sci-fi space movie with a planet that had veins and the good guys were using an axe to "kill it"...

[pam123]

I just orderd the Keira Knightley "Pride & Prejudice".
Jane Austen will be complete!

[MaxRat]

I am waiting for the newest Harry Potter and Final Destination 3.....

I wanted to see them in the theater but been too busy to go...just have to watch it on the tv/dvd

[mbossman2]

has anybody seen "The World's Fastest Indian" yet?

[The Cooncester]

Originally Posted by avx I like Aliens better...they tried to hard in resurrection

I'm sorry I checked out Alien 3...where has my head been these past couple of days?

[mbossman2]

Alien 1 was a great movie from a thriller, suspense POV.

Alien 2 was a great movie from an action POV.

Alien 3 was a great movie from the producer's wallet POV

Alien 4 was a great movie from I don't know whose POV, but it wasn't anyone I know.

[Cricket]

Originally Posted by The Cooncester I'm a huge David Fincher fan so I had to check out Ressurection.

Jean-Pierre Jeunet directed Alien: Ressurection. David Fincher directed Alien 3.

Originally Posted by mbossman2 Alien 4 was a great movie from I don't know whose POV, but it wasn't anyone I know.

I enjoyed Resurrection...but it's probably because I'm a Jean-Pierre Jeunet fan.

The one Alien franchise movie I thought was forgettable was AVP: Alien Vs. Predator...it didn't keep my interest at all.

Cricket

[kstatefan40]

Last movie I saw in theatres was Episode III. Last movie I watched was A Few Good Men.

You can't beat A Few Good Men as far as I'm concerned, its a great movie all around. Old, but good. Top Gun is up there pretty high too.

Maybe I should take my girlfriend to the movies tomorrow night - any recommendations? Jake, anything you think Jess would like?

[mbossman2]

Originally Posted by Cricket The one Alien franchise movie I thought was forgettable was AVP: Alien Vs. Predator...it didn't keep my interest at all. Cricket

forgot about that one (and I am afraid that wasn't too hard)...

I swear that the crappier the movie, the more often it is run on a "premium" movie channel

[The Cooncester]

Originally Posted by Cricket Jean-Pierre Jeunet directed Alien: Ressurection. David Fincher directed Alien 3.I enjoyed Resurrection...but it's probably because I'm a Jean-Pierre Jeunet fan. The one Alien franchise movie I thought was forgettable was AVP: Alien Vs. Predator...it didn't keep my interest at all. Cricket

Yeah, I got Alien 3... For some reason I typed Resurrection...

It was pretty good, better than the second but not as good as the first IMO...

[mbossman2]

Originally Posted by mbossman2 has anybody seen "The World's Fastest Indian" yet?

just went to see it...a man, a machine and a dream...it was wonderful...

[MaxRat]

I watched Weather man....I thought it stunk.....

[pam123]

"Mr. & Mrs. Smith", one of those movies where you just know the actors are having a great time.
I enjoyed it right along with Pitt and Jolie.
Worth the price of a rental and don't choke on the popcorn.

edit : Oh yeah, I'd forgotten how much I liked that Air Supply song.

[The Cooncester]

Originally Posted by pam123 "Mr. & Mrs. Smith", one of those movies where you just know the actors are having a great time. I enjoyed it right along with Pitt and Jolie. Worth the price of a rental and don't choke on the popcorn. edit : Oh yeah, I'd forgotten how much I liked that Air Supply song.

Couldn't agree more... what a fun movie!

[Lespaul20]

Just watched Lord of War, not a bad movie. The ending kind of irritates me though.

I have a couple recomendations that I recently watched
The edukators(German Indie film)
The Staircase(Quite long actual murder case documentary)

[Cricket]

Originally Posted by The Cooncester Yeah, I got Alien 3... For some reason I typed Resurrection... It was pretty good, better than the second but not as good as the first IMO...

You thought Alien3 was better than Aliens?

Cricket