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Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: jasonlane on 18 July 2003, 18:20
Your top 10 films.

Trilogies DO NOT count as one film!

They dont have to be in order. Understand that to get a true meaning of what you like in a film, we would have to do the 100, and that my friends takes preparation (took me 1 week!).

Monty Python and the Holy Grail
THX1138
The Shining
Apocalypse now redux
Matrix Reloaded
Lord of the Rings Fellowship
Lord of the Rings Two towers
Seven Samurai
Dune
Deer Hunter

Phew! there were some hard coices to make there

  :eek:
Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: M51DPS on 18 July 2003, 23:11
Dune was really long, I meant to see it but didn't. Also, I don't think that I could get a list of ten movies, so I only have five.

Fight Club
Truman Show
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Cast Away
X-Men 2
Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: jasonlane on 19 July 2003, 00:38
quote:
Originally posted by M51DPS:
Dune was really long, I meant to see it but didn't. Also, I don't think that I could get a list of ten movies, so I only have five.

Fight Club
Truman Show
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Cast Away
X-Men 2


I'm dissapointed in you
  :(  

M51DPS must try harder   :D  

Fight club is cool
Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: xyle_one on 19 July 2003, 04:31
dune pales to the book. so i hate that movie.

Magnolia
Vanilla Sky
Matrix
Godfather 2
Fight Club
Any movie by Stanely Kubrik   ;)  
Run Lola Run (german version, subtitles)
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Matrix Reloaded
Fellowship of the Ring

damn. this is a hard list

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Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: Fett101 on 19 July 2003, 08:09
Empire Strikes back
12 Monkeys
Big Lebowski
Yellow Submarine
Dr. Strangelove
Clerks
Fight Club
Chasing Amy
Clocwork Orange
Nigtmare Before Christmas


That'll work...
Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: Pissed_Macman on 19 July 2003, 10:19
Star Wars A New Hope
Star Wars Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars Return of the Jedi
Star Wars Attack of the Clones
Star Trek First Contact
Star Trek The Wrath of Khan
The Matrix
Indiana Jones Last Crusade

EDIT: forgot all about comedy movies, but I can't think of any I like at the moment, but there are quite a few.

[ July 19, 2003: Message edited by: The member formerly known as Macman ]

Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: jlo on 19 July 2003, 14:49
This summer, the best one that I've watched is 2 Fast 2 Furious
Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: NikS on 19 July 2003, 15:11
Knocking On The Heaven's Door
Saving Private Ryan
Terminator
The Matrix
War (that's a Russian movie - "Voyna", don't think you saw it)
Fight Club
Men In Black

hmm... I guess that's all I can include in my "Best..." list
Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: Lennon on 19 July 2003, 20:42
Wow, amazing how people like so many movies i like here... must be the influence of using Linux or something  (http://smile.gif)  so here it goes:


Matrix
Fight Club
Saving Private Ryan
Shine
Lord of the rings (all of em)

I'm alos a huge Beatle fan, so I like their movies (Making of Imagine, Help, Yellow Submarine, etc) just to watch when i have little else to do...
Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: M51DPS on 19 July 2003, 23:33
Oh yeah, Nightmare Before Christmas was good too. I just made up my list in five minutes, but all of those movies were excellent.

EDIT: I just saw Pirates of the Carribean today. That was a really good movie.

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Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: worker201 on 20 July 2003, 03:14
Apocalypse Now
Ninja Scroll
Fistfull of Dollars
Bottle Rocket
Orgazmo
Ghost World
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Fist of Legend
Kentucky Fried Movie
Full Metal Jacket

(no particular order)
Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: sway on 20 July 2003, 03:50
boiler room
office space
the virgin suicides
stigmata
final fantasy
femme fatale
the rules of attraction
scream (the original)
resident evil
go
Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: Roshbo on 20 July 2003, 03:53
The Shawshank Redemption
Robin Hood Prince of Thieves
The Silence of the Lambs
Hannibal
Red Dragon
The Quick and the Dead
Young Guns II
Highlander 2
Star Trek the Motion Picture
Monsters,Inc.
Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: DJ on 20 July 2003, 04:39

Dj

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Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: suselinux on 20 July 2003, 07:20
Ronin
Godfather
Godfather 2
Matrix
Matrix Reloaded
I'll include Matrix Revolutions
Lord of the Rings
Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
I'll include Lord of the Rings The Return of the King or waht ever its called
The Jackel (The old (1970's) English one)

This is hard, so many more than ten that I can think of.
Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: avello500 on 20 July 2003, 13:19
last american virgin
willy wokna
cinderella (porn version)
easy rider
gumball ralley
clint eastwood movies damn near all of em
the song remains the same
mad max
pet cemetary
fast times at ridgemont high
caddy shack
meatballs
porkys
animal house
flesh gordon (another porn)
tremors
older 007 films
gangster flicks godfather, goodfellas, prince of the city.
kiss meets the phantom of the park
decline of western civilisation part 2: the metal years
stormtroopers of death: live at budakahn
fort apache: the south bronx
THE WALL (one of the absolute best movies)
over the edge
cave man
smokey and the bandit
maximum overdrive


holy shit i really tried to needle it down to 10.
it started at over 50 just off the top of my head.
i really dont like rules or limits. "never played well with others" is what the teachers said. oops
Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: suselinux on 20 July 2003, 13:30
He's breakin' the rules! He's breakin' the rules!
Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: jasonlane on 20 July 2003, 20:05
No rule breaking YET!!!

There's some really nice films here.

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Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: oolooz on 21 July 2003, 00:49
Dr Strangelove
Laurell and Hardy (The shorts only)
Salo
Triumph of Will (The)
Olympia
Leon
Elephantman (The)
Small Objects of Desire
Simon Sylities
Koyaanisqatsi
Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: jasonlane on 21 July 2003, 06:00
quote:
Originally posted by oolooz:
Dr Strangelove
Laurell and Hardy (The shorts only)
Salo
Triumph of Will (The)
Olympia
Leon
Elephantman (The)
Small Objects of Desire
Simon Sylities
Koyaanisqatsi


Koyaanisqatsi, means "life out of balance" ? Was going to put that down, excellent, atmospheric film. Have you seen they have released a new one in the trilogy I think now....

Na-qoy-qatsi: (http://www.koyaanisqatsi.org/films/naqoyqatsi.php):

1. A life of killing each other
2. War as a way of life.
3. (Interpreted) Civilized violence.

Quite apt for our present way of life.

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Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: jasonlane on 21 July 2003, 06:09
quote:
Originally posted by avello500:
last american virgin
willy wokna
cinderella (porn version)
easy rider
gumball ralley
clint eastwood movies damn near all of em
the song remains the same
mad max
pet cemetary
fast times at ridgemont high
caddy shack
meatballs
porkys
animal house
flesh gordon (another porn)
tremors
older 007 films
gangster flicks godfather, goodfellas, prince of the city.
kiss meets the phantom of the park
decline of western civilisation part 2: the metal years
stormtroopers of death: live at budakahn
fort apache: the south bronx
THE WALL (one of the absolute best movies)
over the edge
cave man
smokey and the bandit
maximum overdrive


holy shit i really tried to needle it down to 10.
it started at over 50 just off the top of my head.
i really dont like rules or limits. "never played well with others" is what the teachers said. oops


willy wokna ... the porn version?

and you haven't got Assult on Precinct 13 (non porn version)
  (http://tongue.gif)
Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: jasonlane on 21 July 2003, 06:27
quote:
Originally posted by NikS:
Knocking On The Heaven's Door
Saving Private Ryan
Terminator
The Matrix
War (that's a Russian movie - "Voyna", don't think you saw it)
Fight Club
Men In Black

hmm... I guess that's all I can include in my "Best..." list


I've heard of "War" isn't it a mid eighties Russian film? Who directed it? I'd like to see it. I like Andrei Tarkovsky (Stanislaw Lem) Solaris. Still haven't seen the new version, though I doubt it will be as good. One of his other films that I love is "Stalker".

The only gripe I have with Saving Private Ryan is that there are absolutely no Free French, British, Canadian etc.. troops anywere in that film. That's typical Hollywood distorting the truth, I think it shows great disrespect. Apart from that it is good film though.
Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: avello500 on 21 July 2003, 10:10
cinderella is the porno, willy wonka just sounds like a porno.
i highly recomend cinderella to all of those of legal age to view porno. it is very funny.
Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: Laukev7 on 21 July 2003, 10:40
Alright. Many of the following are a bit obscure, so I will give the nationality of the movies. There are many movies I haven't seen that I'd like to see, and I don't have an elaborate cinematographic culture, but here goes:

-Le d
Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: NikS on 21 July 2003, 15:53
quoting
Zardoz
***
I've heard of "War" isn't it a mid eighties Russian film? Who directed it? I'd like to see it. I like Andrei Tarkovsky (Stanislaw Lem) Solaris. Still haven't seen the new version, though I doubt it will be as good. One of his other films that I love is "Stalker".

The only gripe I have with Saving Private Ryan is that there are absolutely no Free French, British, Canadian etc.. troops anywere in that film. That's typical Hollywood distorting the truth, I think it shows great disrespect. Apart from that it is good film though.
***
/quoting

Well, I haven't seen the new version either. Btw there is another movie called "War", but it's about Chechnya war (sorry, but i can't call it an anti-terror operation)  (a good action movie, though, and it shows some real aspects of life in Russia). Oh, that made me remember another Chechnya war -based movie - "Purgatory". It did impress me.

And about Saving Private Ryan showing disrespect - I agree with you. I've been to the US - most of 'em think that US won the Second World War (no offence. Correct me if I'm wrong, but that's what I encountered).
Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: NikS on 21 July 2003, 16:17
quoting
myself
***
And about Saving Private Ryan showing disrespect - I agree with you. I've been to the US - most of 'em think that US won the Second World War (no offence. Correct me if I'm wrong, but that's what I encountered).
***
/quoting

I had some thinking and decided to do some explaining.
First, I apologise for any offence in my latest post in this topic. I didn't mean to insult anyone and  I don't want it to escalate into any political arguement (as we had recently). This is just my own opinion and if anyone wishes to overpersuade me - please do it via E-mail or send me a private message.
Thank you.
Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: excyle-the-art-fag on 21 July 2003, 16:26
After recently seeing the Animatrix...

The final flight of Osiris.
Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: jasonlane on 21 July 2003, 21:36
quote:
Originally posted by NikS:
quoting
Zardoz
***
I've heard of "War" isn't it a mid eighties Russian film? Who directed it? I'd like to see it. I like Andrei Tarkovsky (Stanislaw Lem) Solaris. Still haven't seen the new version, though I doubt it will be as good. One of his other films that I love is "Stalker".

The only gripe I have with Saving Private Ryan is that there are absolutely no Free French, British, Canadian etc.. troops anywere in that film. That's typical Hollywood distorting the truth, I think it shows great disrespect. Apart from that it is good film though.
***
/quoting

Well, I haven't seen the new version either. Btw there is another movie called "War", but it's about Chechnya war (sorry, but i can't call it an anti-terror operation)  (a good action movie, though, and it shows some real aspects of life in Russia). Oh, that made me remember another Chechnya war -based movie - "Purgatory". It did impress me.


Think I've seen it, it's about a young Russian soldier that gets kidnapped by Chechen figthers?
Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: jasonlane on 21 July 2003, 21:40
quote:
Originally posted by Laukev7:
Alright. Many of the following are a bit obscure, so I will give the nationality of the movies. There are many movies I haven't seen that I'd like to see, and I don't have an elaborate cinematographic culture, but here goes:

-Le d
Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: NikS on 21 July 2003, 21:41
Yes, that's the one I was talking about. I didn't like some "special effects" work (like helicopters shooting flares instead of rockets), but as I've said it's a good action movie and shows somesides of life in Russia.
Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: Laukev7 on 21 July 2003, 21:42
I haven't seen Taxi 1 or 2. I'll add them to my list.

Did you see 'Les Visiteurs' in English? I didn't know there were translations. I have to see the first one!
Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: jasonlane on 21 July 2003, 21:45
Have you seen Tracker? I should watch more Russian films, I've seen a few but all the one's I've seen have been great, Actually I like "foreign" films, not dubbed, they have to be subtitled. Out interest my Great Grandmother was Russian, I can't remember were they came from but they left in 1912.

I'll have to ask my grandfather

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Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: jasonlane on 21 July 2003, 21:49
quote:
Originally posted by Laukev7:
I haven't seen Taxi 1 or 2. I'll add them to my list.

Did you see 'Les Visiteurs' in English? I didn't know there were translations. I have to see the first one!


I think it was subtitled. It was quite a few years ago. I'm trying to think which other French films I've seen.....
Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: NikS on 21 July 2003, 21:53
Unfortunately, Rusian movies aren't as popular  as Hollywood-created ones in Russia .  :(
Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: jasonlane on 21 July 2003, 22:06
That's the same everywere I guess, which I think is a real shame. Hollywood produces some excellent films but I think perhaps sometimes their story telling is not so good, that's what's important in a film (for me) not just mindless special effects and big stars.

India (Bollywood) produces more films than hollywood and the rest of us combined. I watched this indian film recently, it was great, all about vodoo. We have a tv channel here in the UK called Channel 4 always has great films, infact if you have digital they have a channel 4 film broadcast.
Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: NikS on 21 July 2003, 22:15
I've never seen an Indian movie. I guess I missed lots of fun  (http://smile.gif)
Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: Laukev7 on 21 July 2003, 23:16
Bah, I'm getting fed up of all those repetitive Hollywood movies. They all look so samey, and are full of cliches, and very predictable.
Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: jasonlane on 21 July 2003, 23:56
Microsoftie, as it were     (http://tongue.gif)  

I agree they so often have no passion, no guts. Then again they are the lowest common denominator, that's what happens when you have to, or try to, please everyone.

I really like Japanese movies, the "Ring" series was great. Seven Samurai is perhaps one of my all time fav films. Story telling at it's zenith.

I guess my original list would change now thinking about it.

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Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: Laukev7 on 22 July 2003, 00:08
Haven't seen many foreign movies, but I found that the few of them I listened to were much better than most american movies. They are much more realistic, too (or in the case of fiction, more sensical). I should watch more movies; maybe I was tired of cinema because of all the crap spewed by the american industry. I'm sure there ARE some good american movie, but they are all buried by all the Hollywood crap.
Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: jasonlane on 22 July 2003, 00:14
quote:
Originally posted by Laukev7:
Haven't seen many foreign movies, but I found that the few of them I listened to were much better than most american movies. They are much more realistic, too (or in the case of fiction, more sensical). I should watch more movies; maybe I was tired of cinema because of all the crap spewed by the american industry. I'm sure there ARE some good american movie, but they are all buried by all the Hollywood crap.


If you haven't seen it I would hightly recommend "Seven Samurai" by Akira Kurosawa, get the subtitled version as well, dubbed is crap. It think you'd like it.

And of course and I can't believe anyone hasn't mentioned it yet, Frizt Lang's "Metropolis"

Also the Michael Radford version of George Orwells 1984 staring John Hurt is fantastic.

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Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: Laukev7 on 22 July 2003, 00:54
"Metropolis"? Never heard of that. What is it about?
Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: jasonlane on 22 July 2003, 01:08
Metropolis.....

forget about Blade runner, Star wars, etc.... this is the Grandady of all sci-fi and it was made in 1927, it's silent, it's long but well worth watching. Think it inspired a lot of people, I'm sure it inspired George Orwell's 1984, Aldous Huxley etc.....

There's a re-mastered version on DVD

Metropolis (http://www.kino.com/metropolis/)

hope you like the noisy site I sent you to    :D

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Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: oolooz on 22 July 2003, 02:45
Metropolis.....

Indeed, very good.

I have the first edition English translation of the book - Fritz Lang's (the director) wife wrote it.

Nosferatau anyone?

Battleship Potemkin - brillaint , another Russian classic.

Koyaanisqatsi - first class.  Sequels... ummm not so good I think - Koyaanisqatsi was 10 years in the making after all.

Oh and from Amerika... Nightmare on Elm Street (Excluding the second one).

zooloo

PS.  I thought I'd mention "Carry On" and watch this thread degenerate... hahaha
Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: jasonlane on 22 July 2003, 04:13
Treasure that book    ;)    

Nosferatau  Also very good, have you seen the mordern take (sort of) with John Malkovic?

Battleship Potemkin, no I haven't seen it all the way through, I like to.

   
quote:
Koyaanisqatsi was 10 years in the making after all


I didn't know that. Haven't seen the latest one, you don't think it's all that good?

Which carry on? My personal fav is "Carry on up the Khyber" very irreverant, very un-pc now   :D  

Ohhh Matron!

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Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: oolooz on 22 July 2003, 21:26
I've seen the sequel, Powakatsi (spelling????) and didn't think it was a patch on Koyaanisqatsi.

The book of Metropolis isn't that well written, maybe to do with translation.

One film much better than the book is Farenheit 541, another fave.

Khyber... yeah.  Carry On Cleo is good too.

Ask me for a double entedre and I'll give you one!   :D

zooloo

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Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: jasonlane on 22 July 2003, 21:39
keneth - "No, mattron I consider my self a regular man"

mattron - "Well I'd say once a week is regular for any man"

Keneth - "Oohhh mattron!"

or

A woman walks into a pub and asks the barman for a double entendre. So he gives her one.

(http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/80000/images/_83373_williams300.jpg)

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Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: oolooz on 25 July 2003, 01:50
KW: I was once a weak man!

HJ: Once a week is enough for anybody!

zooloo
Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: excyle-the-art-fag on 25 July 2003, 02:47
I like the movie "The Castle" its an aussie one, watch it to find out what real aussies are like.

Or just goto Australia.
Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: jasonlane on 25 July 2003, 04:17
quote:
Originally posted by oolooz:
KW: I was once a weak man!

HJ: Once a week is enough for anybody!

zooloo


How right you are, you know your carry far better than I do!!!!
Title: Poll: your fav' movies.
Post by: Zurui Kitsune on 29 July 2003, 06:55
hmmm this will be tuff

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
Akira (subtitled)
Matrix
Matrix Reloaded
Neon Genesis Evangelion: End of Eva (subtitled)
Fifth Element
Robin Hood Men in Tights
Space Balls
K Pax
Any Ernest movie