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Re: Movies You Just Watched Discussion
[Re: Irishman12]
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07/07/07 11:54 AM
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Over the next few days, I am going to watch these  : Zerkalo(Mirror) - Tarkovsky - 1975 Stalker - Tarkovsky - 1979 Yojimbo - Kurosawa - 1961 La Strada - Fellini - 1954 Le Samourai - Melville - 1967
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Re: Movies You Just Watched Discussion
[Re: Irishman12]
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07/07/07 02:36 PM
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The Big Lebowski **
While I was watching this movie, I was constantly reminded of Pulp Fiction and Lock Stock. This comedy is definitely not mainstream, you will enjoy it if you have a taste for movies such as the ones I listed. I found it ok. This and SNATCH are probably my 2 favorite comedies of all-time The Dude abides...great movie!
"When my time comes, tell me, will I stand up?"
Paulie "Walnuts" Gaultiere - The Sopranos
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Re: Movies You Just Watched Discussion
[Re: Irishman12]
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07/08/07 01:02 AM
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The only thing that annoys me about The Big Lebowski are the occasional dream sequences, and the random/weird nudity. The movie still cracks me up though. The scene with "The Dude" and John Goodman where; they are going to throw the suitcase with the money in it over the bridge is hilarious. There are plenty of other scenes that are funny, but that one sticks out for me. The way Goodman tries to take over the situation by stuffing the briefcase full of his undies instead of money, and arguing like he knows what he's doing, is so funny to me.
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want." -Calvin and Hobbes
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Re: Movies You Just Watched Discussion
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07/08/07 01:53 AM
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J Geoff
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Pride & Prejudice (2005)Yeah, Afs recommended it to me so I pushed it to #4 on my 260-something long queue on Netflix. And let me add, this is not usually the type of movie that I watch. I consider it a "chick flick". In any event -- Afs, my dear, you made it seem so depressing - and I was prepared to hang myself by hanging a noose beforehand. But in fact, I found it quite charming and even inspirational! And the fact that Keira Knightley ("Pirates of the Caribbean" and sequels) stars in it, well...  The message in the movie is quite clear, and put into the most simplest/direct terms - how pride/arrogance/prejudice can lead us into misjudging people, and how that could almost cost you the love of your life. I'm not gonna summarize the film here -- you can go to IMDB for that. But besides the eye candy that helped to keep my attention, I thought the message was timeless, even if the setting and details weren't (18th Century England). Before this, the only thing I knew about Jane Austen was that they used her name for the comedy "Mafia!". Before having seen the bonus features, I didn't even think that "Sense and Sensibility" would be related (haven't seen it, but I will now). The story is a wonderful retelling of the classic "boy meets girl" (tho in this case it's girl-meets-boy(s)), but in a setting I wouldn't have dreamed about enjoying. The acting was very good, the eye candy was nice (  ), and I ended up enjoying a British period piece that I anticipated that I wouldn't. Especially being rated only PG (dammit! lol) I followed this up with Sense & Sensibility (1995) -- Kate Winslet -- another film I wouldn't have expected to like -- but I enjoyed it more than even P&P! I'm sure you have already, Afs, but if you haven't .... check it out! ...and that's the last time I "review" chick flicks here.  
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: Movies You Just Watched Discussion
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07/08/07 01:57 AM
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APOCALYPSE NOW  (Second Viewing) Vietnam, 1969. Burnt out Special Forces officer Captain Willard is sent into the jungle with top-secret orders to find and kill renegade Colonel Kurtz who has set up his own army within the jungle. As Willard descends into the jungle, he is slowly over taken by the jungle's mesmerizing powers and battles the insanity which surrounds him. His boat crew succumbs to drugs and is slowly killed off one by one. As Willard continues his journey he becomes more and more like the man he was sent to kill. I think the opening scene with The Doors song, The End, playing is one of the greatest openings I've ever seen. I definitely enjoyed this more with a second viewing. I cannot believe how much Martin and Charlie Sheen look alike. During certain points in the film, I felt I was watching Charlie in PLATOON instead of Martin. I'm very surprised to see Marlon Brando didn't get an Oscar nomination for this film. Unfortunately, he wasn't on screen very much, but when he was, it was truly a beautiful piece of art. I think this is his second best role of his I've ever seen (his Vito Corleone still reigns supreme with me).
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Re: Movies You Just Watched Discussion
[Re: Irishman12]
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07/08/07 02:14 AM
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J Geoff
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If you're gonna quote someone else's words/work from IMDb, please use the QUOTE tag and give credit.
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: Movies You Just Watched Discussion
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07/08/07 03:03 AM
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I followed this up with Sense & Sensibility (1995) -- Kate Winslet -- another film I wouldn't have expected to like -- but I enjoyed it more than even P&P! I'm sure you have already, Afs, but if you haven't .... check it out! ...and that's the last time I "review" chick flicks here. Actually, I decided to do it different this time and read the book first. I usually see movies before I read their respective books, and that's if I ever read them. I've finished the book yesterday, kept me till 3 O'clock in the morning to finish the last 30 chapters in one day, but I was so indulged after 20 chapters that I couldn't have put the book down. I can't wait till I could spare some time to go out, buy the DVD and get to watch this one... I knew if I buy it before I read the book I might give in to temptation of skipping the book.
"Fire cannot kill a dragon." -Daenerys Targaryen, Game of Thrones
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Re: Movies You Just Watched Discussion
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07/08/07 03:14 AM
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I obviously haven't read the novel, but I think this might be your new favorite story... And no, I will NOT admit to being "moved" multiple times... 
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: Movies You Just Watched Discussion
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07/08/07 05:24 AM
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Zerkalo **My main problem with the movie is my inability to understand what the director wants to convey here. Trust me, you're not alone... Tarkovsky felt that all his films are the type that should be watched more than once. This is true for The Mirror more than any other Tarkovsky film. Anyway, think of this movie as someone's brain imprinted on celluloid. Memories and thoughts aren't linear. They're connected via associations not by logic. It's safe to say that nearly everyone doesn't get everything on a first viewing.
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Re: Movies You Just Watched Discussion
[Re: Irishman12]
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07/08/07 11:05 AM
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The Big Lebowski **
While I was watching this movie, I was constantly reminded of Pulp Fiction and Lock Stock. This comedy is definitely not mainstream, you will enjoy it if you have a taste for movies such as the ones I listed. I found it ok. This and SNATCH are probably my 2 favorite comedies of all-time I think that all FOUR of those MUST be included in the "Greatest Movies Ever" list, mostly b/c of the fact that they are all EXTREMELY innovative, original, AND of course, intricate. I don't believe that those qualities necessarily guarantee greatness, but I do think that greatness is achieved when those qualities are combined w/ POPULARITY. However, I don't think that Snatch, Pulp Fiction or Lock Stock are anywhere near as "funny" as Lebowski. BTW-I do NOT watch a lot of movies. BTW2-I guess I have to put Wes Anderson's Bottle Rocket on my Greatest Ever List, too. It's much "funnier" - i.e more ha-ha type humor - than Pulp, Snatch, and Lock Stock, but it's like those three in that it's NOT an in-your-face brand of humor.. BTW3-SVSG makes a good pt in that the path of Snatch/LockStock's narrative does seem to run like that of Pulp Fiction. I DON'T think that Lebowski is comparable to those three, though.
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Re: Movies You Just Watched Discussion
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07/08/07 03:24 PM
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APOCALYPSE NOW (Second Viewing) I'm very surprised to see Marlon Brando didn't get an Oscar nomination for this film. As you may be aware, I rate AN as my #1 favorite. Eventhough the movie depicts Kurtz as an enigmatic larger than life character, the main character to me was Willard. Though I have nothing against Brando's performance, I didn't care much for it. My opinion is that Brando's only contribution is to look really huge(though even that was not intended by Coppola originally - he had a fit person playing that tole in his script) and sort of dangerous. You also have to factor in the fact that he was the bigger star compared to Martin Sheen, which added to the film's selling. Kurtz is a derivative of "Hearts of Darkness", so that role had to be played by some known person. However Coppola intelligently shifted the struggle and focus to Willard. I wasn't aware of your fascination with the movie. Have you seen Redux? I haven't but I've heard fans who love it and others who have hated it? Where do you stand? I want to buy the Dossier Special Edition DVD which contains both versions. Redux has about 40-50 extra minutes attached to it. It's worth watching just to see them even though they don't really add anything to the film. It's really just more screen time for Brando.
"When my time comes, tell me, will I stand up?"
Paulie "Walnuts" Gaultiere - The Sopranos
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Re: Movies You Just Watched Discussion
[Re: BDuff]
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07/08/07 05:04 PM
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APOCALYPSE NOW (Second Viewing) I'm very surprised to see Marlon Brando didn't get an Oscar nomination for this film. As you may be aware, I rate AN as my #1 favorite. Eventhough the movie depicts Kurtz as an enigmatic larger than life character, the main character to me was Willard. Though I have nothing against Brando's performance, I didn't care much for it. My opinion is that Brando's only contribution is to look really huge(though even that was not intended by Coppola originally - he had a fit person playing that tole in his script) and sort of dangerous. You also have to factor in the fact that he was the bigger star compared to Martin Sheen, which added to the film's selling. Kurtz is a derivative of "Hearts of Darkness", so that role had to be played by some known person. However Coppola intelligently shifted the struggle and focus to Willard. I wasn't aware of your fascination with the movie. Have you seen Redux? I haven't but I've heard fans who love it and others who have hated it? Where do you stand? I want to buy the Dossier Special Edition DVD which contains both versions. Redux has about 40-50 extra minutes attached to it. It's worth watching just to see them even though they don't really add anything to the film. It's really just more screen time for Brando. As interesting and fascinating as the REDUX editing is, the theatrical edit flows so much better, and doesn't lose its narrative momentum as REDUX does. The French Plantation sequence is spectacular, but it hurts. But its recommended watching. APOCALYPSE NOW (1979) - ***** APOCALYPSE NOW REDUX (2002) - ****1/2
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