Seen any good movies lately?

[William]

Gina, Jason and the Argonauts, Clash of the Titans - YES! I grew up with the fantasy films of Ray Harryhausan (Spelling may be not right on the last name) and I love his stopmotion effects with minatures. These were done before computer animation and that was the only way to do it. I think The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad was his best. When did you see the original Russian Solaris? I've been looking for that on ebay, couldn't find a good price for one.
Anna, I thought the Incredibles was very good also, I'll go to the sequel which I'm sure is already in production. I'll keep an eye out for The Following as I liked Momento a lot. Check out the underrated Vanilla Sky, it mixes up time too. Will

 

[William]

Mile High mentioned Hero, check out House of the Flying Daggers. It's by the same director and it is not the B movie the title suggests. Where as Hero had a historical theme to it, this one is centered around a personal relationship and like Hero, a feast for the eyes. Both, excellent stuff from China. Will

 

[geebee]

William,
I saw the original Solaris on a satellite movie channel a while back. I have never seen it on DVD (and I watch the Internet Movie Database for all releases). I am suprised it is not out because usually when a movie is remade the original shows up.
7th Voyage of Sinbad is a great movie. I usually get that one & Jason confused as to scenes so I think what I remember is a combination movie with scenes from each.
Two other movies I forgot to mention - Forbidden Planet with Walter Pigeon & Ann Francis and War of the Worlds. BTW - Speilberg is releasing a remake of WOTW in June with Tom Cruise.

 

[William]

Speilberg's will be a cinema event, I'm sure. Forbidden Planet was a sort of foundation for all SciFi films after it. Has anybody seen Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (I love the title)? A very unusual Jim Carrey film. I read about people walking out after 20 minutes when they saw it wasn't his usual humor style. Will

 

[geebee]

I bought the DVD of Eternal Sunshine. I have watched it once and plan on watching it again because I found it a bit confusing. However, I thought Jim Carey was terrific. It was a little more like the role he played in The Truman Show - a little silly but mostly serious. I loved that movie. I am sure Eternal Sunshine will become a favorite because I remember scenes from it and that is always a good sign for me.
I am really looking forward to the next (and last I believe and am sorry to say) Star Wars movie. I can't wait to see how they tie everything together because they not only have to finish up the first two but tie it in with Episode IV.
I watched The Ghost and Mrs. Muir last night (not a football fan) with Rex Harrison and Jean Tierney - another golden oldie.

 

[Abbanabba]

I'll keep an eye out for The Following as I liked Momento a lot. Check out the underrated Vanilla Sky, it mixes up time too. Will

I really enjoyed Vanilla Sky, although my partner and most of my friends didn't like it at all. These days so many films are SOOOOOO predictable (..hey - I guessed the twist to "Sixth Sense" about 20 minutes in..) so I love things that are a bit different. Other favourites in that regard include Pulp Fiction and Fight Club, and I love a lot of foreign films because they don't have "Hollywood" endings. I also really enjoyed the original version of "The Time Machine".

 

[William]

I really, really liked Fight Club. I liked how the Nietzsche philosophy was worked into the movie. I'm a big fan of the director, David Fincher. He did Alien 3, Seven, Panic Room. The next Star Wars has to be the best, I mean it HAS to be the best. If Lucas closes things with a so/so movie, it'll be like being on a cruise and the ship sinks at the end. Will

 

[geebee]

I saw an interesting movie last night on IMC. It was sort of a sci-fi movie called "Final" tho more of a conversational drama with sci-fi type dialog. Takes place in a psychiatric hospital room and is mostly conversations between the patient )who claims he is from the past and is awaiting some type of "final" injection) and the doctor (who, of course, is trying to understand). It is a bit "draggy" in parts but the last part is quite interesting and it does not have the pat Hollywood ending.

 

[SHerrin Hutt]

We have seen THE Aviator & MEET The FLockers and both was really good. I am planning seeing Million dollar baby& Sideways in the near future. Sat is movie night with my husband. He retired in april on 2004 but he is never home. He keeps busy with his cars sales and e-bay and his antique sales. I think he could find a car or estate auction to go to every day of the week. I go with him sometimes only if it is indoors. I don't do cold weather.

 

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Ooooh Movies!

Ooooh Movies!

My family are huge movie fans. We too loan out DVD's to all the neighbors! My sons favorite right now is Napoleon Dynamite. We've seen it 3 times just watching it and once with the director's commentary. I love that they will watch stuff like that with me as I always find the comments the directors and usually one or two of the actors make so interesting. They are big Monty Python fans and I think their first words were "merely a flesh wound". When they were little, my older son would make my younger son gallop behind him clomping together 2 plastic bowls everywhere they went.

We love any genre and I personally love anything with Cary Grant or Ginger Rogers. They don't like to admit it, but always wander to the tv room to watch Arsenic & Old Lace whenever I have it on.

One of my favorite recent DVD's was Garden State. I thought visually, it was a beautiful movie. In theatre, we just saw "the Boogeyman". They were very pleased with it, I thought it was, well, a typical scary movie. It was produced by Sam Raimi of the Evil Dead trilogy so for them, it couldn't be bad. I haven't seen hardly any of the Oscar nominated movies, which is a first for me. Will have to catch up by the 27th so I know who to root for!

Favorite theatre indulgance - Ike & Mike's or Twizzlers!

 

[prttyprttyprncss]

One more tidbit..

One more tidbit..

Over the Christmas holiday, my sons' grandparents decided to take them to see Finding Neverland. They got there and it was sold out. Their grandfather suggested Meet the Fockers, as he said, you can't go wrong with Barbara Streisand and Dustin Hoffman. These are people that probably haven't been to see a theatre movie since Dustin Hoffman was in The Graduate. They lasted about 30 minutes into the movie before they felt they had enough. Not their kind of humor at all, it seems. I asked my oldest why he didn't warn them. He said "they seemed excited at seeing a movie with Barbara Streisand". sheesh.

 

[William]

I like Sam Raimi's films too. He hit it big with the Spiderman films and he deserved it, both are excellent. He did a remake of The Quick and the Dead western with Sharon Stone and Russell Crowe. It was pretty good. Not many people thought that though, it died fast. Will

 

[Harrybaby666]

Shark Tales....

Shark Tales....

For those who still have a little "kiddie" inside them...yes, like me....lol Shark Tales is an absolute riot!!! Harrybaby666

 

[William]

One cartoon I watched as a child and have rediscovered is "Jonny Quest". This was a smart cartoon, neat SciFi stories and sort of James Bond too, with good animation. It was only on for one season but has been shown countless times. There's a lot of adult references hidden in the stories that would go right over the kid's head. Don't confuse the original (from the 60s) with the remake series that was typical. Will

 

[William]

Has anybody seen "The Chronicles Of Riddick"? I saw it on the big screen and then watched it again on DVD last night. I like it, it's a good role for Vin Diesel. The story does borrow from Dune but the production is top notch, it looks good. Will

 

[geebee]

Went to the theatre yesterday and saw James Cameron's new Imax 3D movie, Aliens of the Deep.
Very good movie, wonderful filming and fabulous 3D work. The only problem is it is way too short at 47 minutes - left me wanting much more.
I think James Cameron is trying to be the 21st century's Jacques Cousteau.
Highly recommend this one.

 

[SHerrin Hutt]

We went and saw SIDE WAYS last night and it was so funny. Low budget but funnny. My husband didn't like it as much as I did. My oldest daughter went to see it and she said she couldn't stop laughing at some parts.

 

[Harpoon]

I gather there's a new Winnie the Pooh movie out featuring "Heffalumps" from the storyline... Having an about to be 5 year old son probably means I'll be seing this movie in the near future, hope it's at least SEMI-decent.

Most of the Pooh movies I've seen since the original one that was made by Walt and company haven't been all that great when they really could have been...


Unfortunately, I never get to see the movies that I REALLY want to see these days, even in rentals... Most are inappropriate for minors and many are fare my wife has no interest in seeing for one reason or another.

Oh, she can't stand subtitles either. I've never had a problem with them, but then I had a lot of experience doing the subtitle thing while in college.

Really miss the Cleveland Cinematheque (I think that's spelled right...)

 

[Wise]

Glad to hear of the favorable responses regarding "Finding Neverland". I have been wanting to see it. We don't see a lot of films, but I especially enjoy it. There are a lot that are probably a little to vulgar for my wife and I, but that's just us. We really enjoyed "Polar Express". We saw it a second time in 3D. It's my opinion that it was underrated. It was nice old fashioned film really. Speaking of old fashioned, my very favorite film of all time is "To Kill A Mockingbird". A masterpiece in my opinion. Other favorites include "Ordinary People" with Mary Tyler Moore and "Amadeus". Good day! Wise.

 

[William]

I saw a very strange film on DVD the other night, "The Saddest Music In The World". It takes place in Winnipeg, Canada during winter and the Great Depression. A legless beer baroness starts a contest searching for the saddest music in the world with a big cash prize and things take off in a surreal way. There are moments of brilliancy here (films of David Lynch come to mind) but I found the last 30 minutes not as balanced as the rest. Take a look, it's worth seeing just for the cinematography, beautiful B&W and the whole thing looks like it was filmed through a star/gelatine filter with a brief motion delay effect. It all seems to be a memory or dream. Interesting stuff. Will