What movies have you seen recently?

[Colli]

:) This is such a nice forum!

I rented Tuck Everlasting last night after waiting since like July to see it. I'd been a big fan of the book since I read it when I was about 9 or 10.

:clap: It was really nice!!! There were parts of the movie that were too slow, and other parts where lines weren't delivered convincingly, but I was happy to see that they kept the spirit of the book alive. In many ways I feel like the movie actually improved on the book.

Take a hanky :D

(and I copy/pasted my post about Blow Dry):
I rented Blow Dry expecting an American comedy, had NO idea it was British. Josh Hartnett now not only hurts my eyes, but also my ears as he attempted what I think was supposed to be a Scottish accent. And he said "eh" too much... and I just can't help thinking of Canadians when people do that! And I no longer find use of the word "bloody" amusing, seeing as how it was used in just about every other sentence in this movie. The movie: what was a very humorous storyline and could've been a very funny movie given the right treatment fell sadly short and the only truly amusing part was the part at the end when Alan Rickman pulls out his golden scissors and gets all serious about cutting.

My, how I suffer to see my Jason and Alan. :swoon:

[Fleurdelacour]

Mmm... Last movie I saw was... Catch me if you can...

It was okay, a lot longer than I had expected and I LIKED Leonardo DiCaprio in it.

I forgot to rent out Monty Python... Was going too... :o Decided to watch Romeo + Juliet instead...

[lithorose]

I've been wanting to see Tuck Everlasting. Thanks for reminding me Colli!

Last movie I saw was the Princess Bride. Again:D I noticed that Westley's pirate shirt looks an awful lot like Aragorn's blue shirt, only one's black and one's blue. I noticed some other costume similarities, but now I forget them. :rolleyes: Oddly, I got some ideas for color schemes for one of my classes from the movie. One of those rare times skipping schoolwork turned out good.

Has anyone seen Bend it Like Beckham? I tried to see it at our Int'l film fest here in Oregon, but it was sold out at all shows:mad: I heard it was pretty good.

I also watched Dinotopia, cause David Thewlis was in it. HORRIBLE!! Thewlis is okay but the rest are horrible! I could go on for pages about it. There was no acting to speak of, and I found it super-preachy. The Dinotopian way is THE way; we won't use violence to defend ourselves but we will loose small animals to distract predators while we pass through their territory! Gahhh! [/rant] The waterfall city was pretty.

[alqua]

I just saw 28 Days Later a couple of days ago. Some of the scenes were rather disgusting and some of it just wasn't logical. It was also quite predictable, but all in all I suppose it was okay. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who tends to get sick or get nightmares of gross scenes, though.

[Colli]

:D No problem, lithorose. [(edit): nice location! :D]

I found myself missing The Princess Bride (I rented it a few weeks ago), so I finally broke down and bought it at Walmart. :) I LOVE Cary Elwes, I must find Men in Tights. :swoon: Oh.. I bought Tuck Everlasting, too. :o I am a movie addict.. some people just can't helping buying clothes or shoes or jewelry... I can't help buying movies. :D

I also watched Kate and Leopold last night.. good movie! The first hour or so was rather boring, but it picked up and I absolutely LOVE Leopold. Not necessarily Hugh Jackman... just Leopold. :D Chivalry and "princess" movies rock. :clap:

[Fleurdelacour]

I saw Kate and Leopold, and decided I loved Leopold too! ;) And got all moody because we wanted a Leopold for ourselves... *sigh*

[lithorose]

I don't want a Leopold.

Hugh Jackman was great as Wolverine :swoon: but I thought Kate and Leopold was pretty bad. I thought it was riddled with inaccuracies and improbabilities (look at the big words I know!), which really distracted me throughout. Liev Schrieber was pretty good though:o (he played Meg Ryan's loopy ex)

edit:
Yep, we definitely need a thread on 'princess' movies. This forum's still a little spare:D

[StarGazr]

If you haven't see it, go see How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days!! It's sooo funny and so adorable and so NOT a total chick flick. I would see it again if only to see the ever adorable Matthew McConnehey (I can't spell!) but Kate Hudson is great too. Very very good

[Colli]

Matthew M is VERY nice... but I can wait to see that one on video. :D Not something I'd waste 6 dollars on..

[Fleurdelacour]

Matthew McConnehey... That name rings a bell... arg, can't put a finger on it!! :mad: :rolleyes:

[Colli]

He was in The Wedding Planner with Jennifer Lopez and also EdTV. If you need more info, you know where to find IMDb. ;)

http://i.imdb.com/Photos/Events/0309-sev/mcconaug.hey

[Fleurdelacour]

Oh thank you! That Matthew is rather swoonable :swoon:

lol, I was thinking of some other Matthew with a similar name... He stepped in dog poo... I think he's married to Sarah Jessica Parker... Oh, god, memory failing! lol

[Colli]

:D That'd be Matthew Broderick.. who I also love. :)

[Fleurdelacour]

Yes! Thats him! :D So that's another reason to hate SJP... ;)

[alqua]

I just saw The Ring yesterday. It wasn't quite as scary as I had expected after hearing so much about it, but it still was kind of spooky. I quite liked it even though I had some problems sleeping at night after seeing it. :D

[Colli]

I don't like "scary" movies.. I have nothing wrong with a little suspense, but I HATE that feeling in your stomach where you're so nervous for everyone...

... I'd much rather be nervous that the two lovers won't get back together. :D

[Rivenlas]

I am sick, so I've watched a ton of movies lately to distract myself from my suffering.

Last night, I decided I really wanted to see a movie so I took seven prescription pills (I wouldn't recommend doing that!) and went to Just Married. It was hilarious--and very CUTE!! I definitely recommend it. After the movie, I went to my friend's house and we watched Shanghai Noon, because I saw Shanghai Knights and wanted to see the first one. It was also very funny, and as with the second, the bloopers are the funniest parts.

I also watched Interview with the Vampire, which I love dearly. ;) Although I cannot say much for Tom Cruise's and Brad Pitt's french accents, they both did a great job! The best thing about the movie though, is Brad Pitt's eyes. Beautiful.

Also saw a bit of Queen of the Damned. Love the music...and Stuart Townsend. What abs!!

[Colli]

*shivers* I still have a horrible bias against Stuart, can't get that first picture of him I saw out of my mind. And I can't get that image of him in Aragorn's clothes.... eesh. :p :)

[Amberion]

Scary moment of coincident movie watching

Saw Shanghai Noon myself on sunday:eek: :eek: :eek:

[Rivenlas]

Originally posted by Colli
I don't like "scary" movies.. I have nothing wrong with a little suspense, but I HATE that feeling in your stomach where you're so nervous for everyone...

... I'd much rather be nervous that the two lovers won't get back together. :D

Oooo, I like being scared, although movies do not bother me much, except for once when I saw It when I was waaaay too young. I have hated clowns with a passion since.

BTW, Amberion, what did you think of Shanghai Noon?

[Amberion]

Has a few weak points but overall not bad

Like the bloopers at the end :D

Did anyone watch a TV series called Martial Law

They did the same thing after each show - a lot of fun

[lithorose]

Martial Law was pretty fun. Lots o' whup ass! Incidentally, Kelly Hu (can't remember her character's name) is playing Lady Deathstrike in the upcoming X-men. Woo hoo!

[Fleurdelacour]

Would anyone recoment Adaptation to see? I'm desperate to try and get my friends into 'arty' films :rolleyes: ;)

Ooh speaking of the Martial Arts (well it had it's very cool moments) The Matrix films this year!

[Colli]

:D I can't wait for the Matrix movies.

We watched some cheesy British version (1984, I think) of Antigone in English... they tried to modern-ize it and Creon ended up looking like Dr. Evil... not to mention all the names were pronounced the British way and "Creon" ended up pronounced as "Crayon" therefore making "King Creon" HIGHLY amusing.

[Elfëa]

Only reason to go see Daredevil is Ben Affleck in leather (yeah, I know it's rubber glae.). :p

(a gay classmate said this :p)

I really haven't seen any movies lately. Unless you could falling asleep during CoS ;) (but I blame that on glae falling asleep. :p)

[Colli]

:D I rented Men in Tights for the memories... *sigh*. I had forgotten just how funny it really is. :D

Also rented Road to Perdition, which, due to it's deep plots and mysteries (something I'm not used to recently ;)) horribly confused me until it was about half over. But it's very good, Tom Hanks is excellent (as usual) and Jude Law is.. :swoon: I cried a bit in the middle and at the end, but I always cry. :D

And I also rented the Goonies! (FINALLY) But I'm gonna wait till tomorrow to watch it. Bridget will be so proud....

[StarGazr]

OMG... I finally saw Chicago tonight! What a great movie!! Catherine Zeta-Jones (who I love) and Renee Zelweiger were amazing and so was Richard Gere (but when is he ever NOT great?!)... it was such a great movie. I didn't know the premise, which is a switch for me cuz I'm a spoiler nut and usually know these things. GO SEE THIS MOVIE!!!

[elanorh]

We finally rented Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood a couple weeks ago, and both really enjoyed it. :) Quite well-done I thought. :)

We have yet to watch My Big Fat Greek Wedding all the way through with commentary, which we think will be pretty funny too.

The last movie I saw in the theatre was, of course, the Two Towers. :D

[glaelia]

jackass the movie!! bwahahaha.... went to see it tonight with two guy friends and haven't laughed so much in months and months!! soooooo funny! i was crying, my mascara ran... jon was crying, pete was howling.. we had such a good night!!

[lithorose]

And I also rented the Goonies! (FINALLY) But I'm gonna wait till tomorrow to watch it. Bridget will be so proud.... That was filmed about 70 miles from where I live! But for some weird reason my mother would never let us watch it; I only saw it for the first time when I was like a junior in high school. Seen it several times since if you count all the bits I caught on cable:D

Anyone hear of The Hunted? It was also filmed here in Oregon, so I might go see it. The reviews say it's pretty bloody, so I'm hesitating. I'm not into gory stuff.

[Elfëa]

glae... and weren't you supposed to go to bed? ;)

We did watch Robin Hood at glae's but... ;)

Maybe we should go see some other film?

I can't wait till I'm back home in Finland with my DVD player. :D

[glaelia]

i never did go to bed... it's 2pm now and i'm at work....


i'm an eejit...

[StarGazr]

I'm off to Blockbuster to rent some movies... Hamlet (with Kenneth Brenaugh :D), Legends of the Fall (never saw it, cuz back when it came out I didn't like anything about Brad Pitt and now... well yeah he's hott!), and The Bourne Identity (cuz I haven't seen that either, and am dying to see it!)... also next week I've got to rent 8 Mile cuz I didn't get to see it in the movie theater... I haven't seen a lot of things... but I have to see Chicago again.. it was soooo good... did I mention before how good that movie was?!;)

[Fleurdelacour]

Saw The Ring today! :D

I wasn't scared by it, at all, watching telly right now!

But some bits did freak me out! When that Katie girl was dead and they showed her body, when Samara started to decay in Rachel arms, and her little boy, freaked me out, all the time! And when Richard Morgan electrecuted himself...

But I spent most of the movie laughing quietly at my friend Maria who was screaming, covering her face, and things! ;)

[alqua]

Funny, it's now exactly 7 days since I saw The Ring...I wonder what'll happen to me. :D

[Fleurdelacour]

You'll be scared senseless by some freaky girl called Samara crawling out of the telly! :p Muahaha!

I was thinking... Say you watched the video and had no phone on you, or on the seventh day had no telly or phone near you...

I was evil today :p I kept on going in to 'phases' of drawing a ring with black biro all over my notebook, scared Maria senseless :D

[Colli]

Ok.. I tried to watch The Goonies.. I really did.

But do you all realize how BAD that movie is?

Absolutely AWFUL!

Ugh!

I only made it through 20 minutes... I went back later and finished a full hour before I couldn't stand the whiny little kids any longer.

Sean Astin or no, UGH. I will never finish that movie.

[Moregan]

I've seen 'The Ring' ... and didn't get scared. I have seen the Japanese version too. The person I was with got scared though. She now has a poster on her wall of The Ring so she can be scared every night when she goes to bed. :confused: :D

I've seen 'DareDevil' which was ... well ... interesting, but not the best I've ever seen :D And 'Chicago' which was great, and I found Renee Zellweger really appealing in it. Something about her eyes :) And 'Catch Me If You Can' I really liked, which surprised me. I thought it was a good film and that's despite having Leonardo DiCaprio in it, who I don't actually like in films very much (and who, btw, I think looks disgusting in 'Catch Me' in the scenes when his hair is long ... and I normally LOVE long hair on guys ... :D).

'Adaptation' I saw ... that was only on one week here. It was quite confusing to start with, but I thought it was a good film, and worth seeing just for the interweaving of lives. It got a bit 'Hollywood' at the end, I thought - and I'm pretty certain there were some scenes cut there to shorten the film. That's because suddenly the pacing felt a bit odd and there felt like there were gaps. But it was a good film. (Though two people walked out early on ... it takes a while to get going, and I think they got bored.)

And ... oh, I've seen loads. Part of what I'm studying at the moment is film, so I get to see quite a lot. 'About Schmidt' I loved, though the people I went with said it was too slow. I don't cry in films, ever, but I did right at the end of that one :D

'Maid in Manhattan' yeah ... that was fun. Predictable but fun, and I found Jennifer Lopez good in it, though I'm not so sure that I'd have been interested in the senator hopeful :D

'Confessions of a Dangerous Mind' confused me. I had to have it explained. But maybe that was because throughout the whole of the film I was watching for Sam Rockwell to put on a low-brimmed hat :swoon:

I even saw 'Far from Heaven'. Okay there were bits in there that didn't feel quite right, but I LOVED the sets and the costumes and just the whole period feel of the thing. :)

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Edit

Forgot! I also saw '8 Mile' which I REALLY loved. It resonated with me on all sorts of levels, and I was surprised at how good Eminem was in it. :)

[alqua]

I loved 8 mile too, and I'm by no means a fan of Eminem.

I'd love to see Chicago, but it hasn't been released here yet. With any luck I'll be able to catch it before the Oscars, though. :)

[Fleurdelacour]

I was meant to see 8 Mile.... Saw TTT again instead... :p

With the Oscars, Moulin Rouge was the film last year tipped for all the Oscars as Well as Beautiful Mind, which scooped most of the gongs... Well, Chicago wasn't that good. It was great with the music and dance, and I adored Queen Latifiah and Catherine Zeta Jones in it, but hated Renee Zelweger ;) But it wasn't that good... Certainly no better then TTT.... *sigh*

[Colli]

:mad: Everyone says "Oh, it's ok. LotR will sweep the Oscars next year."

No we won't. We'll have two stupid Matrix movies (which I'm actually looking quite forward to!) to compete with and they've already been proved Hollywood favorites. I kind of hope they suck. ;)

(Viggo for best actor or best supporting actor!!! :swoon: )

[lithorose]

I kind of hope they suck.Bite your tongue girl!! lith :trout: Colli

If there's anything I'm looking forward to more than LOTR (and the next HP) it's the Matrix sequels!! They're going to ROCK! They have to!

But who needs Oscars anyway? Look how many years it took Spielburg to get even a single Oscar!

In other news, I recently saw Quiz Show, which was a really great movie! Really great story, great sets (:swoon: for the fifties!), great actors (:swoon: for Ralph Fiennes and those gorgeous eyes!). Ahem, yeah. But the story was really great, I was surprised. It was about doing the right thing and taking responsibility for what you've done and how easy it is to get corrupted and how hard it is to get out of it...all told in an unsentimental and realistic way. Very refreshing. I wish Hollywood would make smarter pieces like this more often.

[Colli]

Is 8 Mile REALLY that good? What's it about?

[Moregan]

We've just come back from seeing 'Equilibrium' which I really liked and so did the people I was with. Which was pretty amazing, because two of the staff just before we went in said that it was rubbish.

Well, okay, maybe there wasn't masses to the storyline. But wow! did I like the way the film was constructed, and the way the whole thing felt ... all stark. :cool: I really did like this film. But then, apart from a little drop in pace in a couple of places, I liked 'Minority Report' too.

I wanted to see 'Life of David Gale' and

a friend has told me the ending (because I asked him to :D) and it transpires that David Gale dies right at the end, just as his pardon is about to arrive. I'm very very funny about executions - I get very upset over them, and I'm not sure that I'm going to be able to see it now. Bother!

In Chicago

I got caught out ... because I've seen it and someone gets hanged there. And I specifically asked my friend about the film, because she'd seen it, and to assure me no one did get hanged, otherwise I wouldn't go .... and .... :eek:

And for '8 Mile, Colli :)?' It's basically a 'local kid sort of makes good' kind of film, and I thought it was going to be pretty tedious and moralistic. But actually I liked the way it was done, and some of the humour in it, and how particular disadvantaged lives were portrayed. It's about rap, and I found it good because I got an insight into it that I hadn't got before. I also found the insights into the creative process good, although there weren't that many of them, but that resonated with me. I'd have liked to have seen it again. It runs at the rate of about twenty !!!!:eek: per minute :D :D

[ChianaWeasley]

8mile? Thats the Eminem film, I haven't seen it. But I hear he's a better actor then a rapper.

The last film I saw was Chicago, absolutley brilliant. I'm actually listening to the soundtrack right now.
Im not really into musicals, except for Rocky Horror Picture Show. But THIS I loved.
You must see it!

[Amberion]

Amb gets out his water pistol, flash light and pack of cards

Chianna - you want to Time warp:cool:

[sirius2004]

My brother and mom saw the Hunted (wouldn't take me....only 16...still too little :() they both said it waas good though. I watched Thirt3en Ghosts at my friend's house (shhh don't tell) it was sorta eh....i did have some scary parts though....had me taking 15 minute showers (that's very short for me) for about 2 weeks....scary bathroom scene...AHH and i still avoid glass doors...anyway....
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead is REALLy good...i rented that last weeked (Tim Roth :swoon: and Gary Oldman star along w/ Richard Dryfuss if anyone cares) Its really funny!
[edit: sorry i'm stupid and didn't see that there were two pages!! :eek: anyway...i was replying to someone at the end of the first page (don't remember who srry...too lazy to go check) who said they might see the Hunted....sorry...bieng stupid me...]

[Colli]

:) I was out shopping today... saw "Truly Madly Deeply". Consequently, I swooned. :D They don't have it at our local movie gallery, so I bought it. Walked around the store and saw the 5 dollar movies section.. the"rejects". ;) Lo and behold, "The Island of Dr Moreau" was sitting there. Since I've been meaning to rent it anyway, and it would cost me almost 5 dollars to do so, I went ahead and bought it. :D

TMD is beautiful... but the lead actress (Juliet something or other) is the same woman I was talking about in Antigone earlier.. so it took me half the movie to try to adjust to her. Alan Rickman is amazing as always... he wears this absolutely ridiculous mustache, but otherwise it's wonderful.

The movie's not amazingly exciting, but it's British. :p Go figure. ;)

I'm only half-way through Moreau... Val Kilmer's great. :D I'm still trying to warm up to David Thewlis, though.

[xKatiexBellx]

I saw the matrix, its pretty good, but that interferes with Elrond in LotR. I can't believe that they're going to make a dumb and dumberer, that sounds so retarded...:rolleyes:

[Rivenlas]

Oooh, I think Dumb and Dumberer sounds great! But then I love dumb films (Men in Tights, Zoolander) and delight in them regularly. (recently, see? I'm staying on topic!)

[sirius2004]

Riven....did you SEE Dumb and Dumber??? omg...i HATED that movie. i like funny movies...but when they're stupid funny i can't stand to watch them (stupid funny=three stooges...i know i know...i'm weird...also Dude Where's My car....etc)
I am looking forward to the Matrix movies though...i doubt they'll be very good though, sequels (w/ the exception of those based on books ie...hp and lotr) are rarely as good as the original
just my two cents

clear skies
sirius

[Rivenlas]

LOL, I DID see Dumb and Dumber, and I laughed sooooo hard. I love when the cop pulls him over.

[lithorose]

Well I saw the Hunted tonight. Didn't hate it but I laughed a lot at all the inaccuracies. Not just locations (the movie has things right next to each other which are miles apart in RL), but because of things that most people should know, like:
Like showing an elk when you mean 'deer', making a blade out of scrap steel on an extremely small fire in an extremely small period of time while the chasers are really close, showing hunters hunting out of season (and hunting in a popular State Park;)), falling off a hundred-fifty ft. bridge into ten feet of water. There are other things, but I forget them. Overall it seemed pretty pointless, even if it was a slightly higher grade pointlessness than usual. Things which could have had significance just didn't. And yeah, it was pretty bloody. I think. I was staring a my shoes a lot, so I only saw it out of the corner of my eyes;)

[Moregan]

I did finally see 'Life of David Gale' last night, after our friend reassured me that it wasn't quite like we thought, the ending, and

we didn't get shots of David Gale being executed

I was quite surprised. The film was better than the critics over here had said. They'd panned it, called it obvious, and called Kate Winslett 'surprisingly poor'.

Well, Kate Winslett was a bit annoying in places, but she wasn't that bad :) And the film itself ... yes there was one REALLY obvious moment in it when I wanted to pick up Kate Winslett's character Bitsy Bloom and bounce her up and down a few times and say, 'how come it took you so long to realise that when we, in the audience, realised half an hour ago?' :D But the film has some nice little twists in it - so much so that right at the end I didn't understand and had to have it explained afterwards :D

I do get a little fed up with

obvious things that happen in films ... there's always the race against the clock, the hero (or heroine in this case) goes in and does things him or herself when any other person would simply make a call to the police :D) but I can cope with that.

But the thing that REALLY got me was

after I'd asked around to make sure about the execution ... what DIDN'T they tell me?? Well, there were pictures of executions on walls ... and ... oh yeah ... only that there was a video of the 'murder' victim, and that we have the 'treat' of seeing that person's last moments. Oh thanks. :rolleyes:

I shall have to get better film spies to inform me I think ... :D :D :D

[Colli]

:D "The Island of Dr Moreau". I told one of my friends I had bought it.. she told me I might like it.

Yeah, I kinda liked it. It wasn't the greatest movie in the world but Val Kilmer made it worth my while. :) And David Thewlis is pretty good in it... his voice still annoys me but I think in proper hair and makeup and clothing he can make a decent Lupin. :)

[alqua]

I finally saw Chicago today. It was fine, but perhaps a bit disappointing after all the Oscar buzz. I mean, it was enjoyable to watch and there was some very good acting and performing, but it didn't really touch my feelings at any rate. It didn't make me cry or laugh like Moulin Rouge did last year.
I don't really see how the Academy could hand Chicago the Best Movie award after not giving it to Mouling Rouge the year before.

[lithorose]

That's the Academy for ya:rolleyes: I seemed a little unfair since Chicago's had like a 20 year run on Broadway or something. But I don't watch musicals anyway, so oh well.

Anyone here see Frida? It seemed to get a lot of awards as well. I may go see it if it's still playing. It was apparently a Julie Taymor project, and she did Titus, which had really weird costumes and sets but kinda cool too.

[Colli]

Colli sings at the top of her lungs:

SWEET HOME ALABAMA!

:D That movie was great! Not to mention a frighteningly accurate picture of small-town Alabamans. No joke. My parents lived there for 3 years. ;)

:swoon: for the JFK Jr-ish mayor's son AND the hick. :D The mayor's son looks a little like Ralph Fiennes...

[StarGazr]

OK, I finally caved and rented "Sense and Sensibility" yesterday... OK, so it didn't take a lot of caving... but I did rent it... I did watch it... and I'm waiting for Colli to jump in and say something... cuz I hear she's been neglecting her Alan :swoon: duties... well... I'll just have to take over for her ;) It was a good movie... and I was skeptical to rent it, cuz it's not my thing... but I really like "Emma," and this was almost as good... plus this one had Alan and that cutie who ended up being scum :p

[alqua]

Have you seen Pride and Prejudice yet? (the 1995 BBC mini-series) I like S&S a lot, but that version of P&P is probably one of my favourite book-to-movie adaptations ever. And then there is Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy of course... :swoon:

[swiftsnowmane]

EEeeeeeeee!! I LOOOOOVE Pride and Prejudice!!!! And yes Emma and S&S are loverly too!

*Drools for Mr. Darcy*

*Dies for Colonel Brandon*

*Swoons for Mr. Kinghtley*


Mmmmm.......:swoon: :swoon: :swoon:

Oh look, now I'm all hot and bothered.:D

*takes a cold shower*:o

[Colli]

Neglecting Alan? Not so, StarGazr. :D In fact, just this morning I was watching Truly Madly Deeply. ;)

Ok. Here is my recent Pride & Prejudice rant.

So everyone goes on about Colin Firth, and about how great this movie is. So I'm like "Well, I should see it because I don't want to miss out! And last time I rented a movie everyone loved it ended up being The Princess Bride, which was awesome"

So I went to the movie gallery, right? To the Drama section.. and I saw Pride and Prejudice and this massive 2-tape set. And I've heard that P&P is like a million hours long, so I'm like "ok."

So I get home and put it in. My jaw drops.. it's SOOO boring! And annoying! And Mr Darcy is NOT swoonworthy! Nor does he greatly resemble Colin Firth, but the movie's older, right? And Colin was a lot younger then. And the cinematography is dreadful. And the affected accents are being to give me a headache. So after an hour I turn it off and get on the computer for a few hours... and PrincessAurora couldn't believe that I didn't like it. Nor that I found Mr Darcy ultimately annoying and the movie terribly slowpaced. But I got back off the computer later and finished the movie.. after another half-hour or so I actually got into it. So at 3:30 this morning it was finally over... and I was only mildly impressed. So the credits flashed across the screen and lo and behold, Mr Darcy was NOT played by Mr Firth. I could've screamed. 4 hours for NOTHING.

I just don't know if I'm in the mood now to go rent the PROPER P&P. *annoyed*

[alqua]

Which version did you see then? I know the rest of them aren't very great. It's the version with Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle (http://www.geocities.com/annemari17/pp.html) you should see.

[Colli]

I saw the 1985 version (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0078672) which is listed on IMDb as 1979.. I suppose because it wasn't released in America until '85. But all the people in it were terribly annoying.. and Mr Darcy not the slightest bit swoonworthy. Come to mention it, no one in that version was swoonworthy. ;) Mr Darcy is entirely unbelievable when he finally tells Eliza that he loves her and wants to marry her. It went over me right like cold water... there was nothing of a man who was in love.

Grrr. 4 hours. Wasted.

[alqua]

I haven't seen that particualer version myself, but I've heard from many people that it is indeed quite pathetic. I do feel sorry for you for having wasted four hours with it.

[lithorose]

Ouch! :hug: Colli. I'm sorry. The A&E P&P has a picture of Firth and Ehle on the cover, in case you run across it. It can only be better!

[swiftsnowmane]

Ooh, poor Colli! :hug: I have not seen the older version myself, and I'm sorry to hear that it is dreadful. Too bad your P&P viewing experience has been forever tainted! Now I only hope you aren't dissapointed with the Colin Firth/Jennifer Ehle version.:( Not that it is bad, but it is also looong. If you aren't in the mood for another long movie, I suggest waiting a little while before you see it. (This coming from the girl who watches five hour long BBC productions in one sitting for fun :o)

And the movie I watched recently? Well, all this talk of The Princess Bride made me pull it out and watch it again. I just adore Valerie. "I'm not a witch, I'm your wife! But after what you just said, I'm not even sure I wanna be that anymore!":LOL:

[Fleurdelacour]

I saw Dead Poets Society last night, and, I cried more in the ending of this, then I did in Moulin Rouge :eek: :trout:

I urge anyone who hasn't seen this, to see it NOW! It's amazing :notworthy and for Nuwanda :swoon: and Knox :swoon:

[alqua]

I've seen it and I remember liking it, but I can't remember the ending! Maybe I should see it again.

[swiftsnowmane]

I've seen it, and yes I sobbed at the end. What a beautiful but sad movie. :( :( At one point you just know it's coming and you wish you could do something. It especially doesn't help that used to swoon for Robert Sean Leonard a LOT.:p I loved him in Swing Kids and in Much Ado About Nothing, and....whatever else I've seen him in, hehe. :swoon: :swoon:

[StarGazr]

OMG... you wanna talk about crying during a movie... I just finished watching Legends of the Fall about 20 mins ago... I went through about a half a box of tissues! What an amazing movie (and Brad Pitt is hott... :swoon: ). I think I was too young to see it when it first came out, so that's why I'm only just seeing it now... *sigh* This is definitely being added to my list of "must own" movies.

[swiftsnowmane]

OH man, that movie was TOO sad. :( I could only watch it once, and that was enough for me. THough its been a while since i've seen it, i don't feel like bawling at the moment.:p

[Fleurdelacour]

Movies I cried in... :o Almost everyfilm I've ever seen! I cried at the end of Amelie! :p Titanic too "Jack! Jack! Dont go!" Gets me everytime!

[Amberion]

Crying at the movies

only at 2 movies

Animal Farm - when they take away Boxer the horse (hope I got the name right)

Fellowship of the Ring - when Boromir Died (I had waited so long for the movie and it was so good and to wrench the emotions like that even though I knew what was happening)

[lithorose]

I watched the Neverending Story yesterday. I cried when Artax (the horse) died. I always have.

In other news, it was a really great movie! It holds up much better than other 80s fantasy, like say Willow, or Labyrinth (though I still like Labyrinth). I saw a whole new level to it I never saw as a kid, about storytelling and about not letting despair eat everything up. It was :cool:.

I also watched Edward Scissorhands. I know it's kinda old news, but what can I say? I was a deprived child!:D It was a great and surprisingly sweet and genuine movie. And suburbia was absolutely friggin' hilarious! We watched a little bit a couple years ago in my Urban Studies class, and were supposed to analyze its vision of suburbia. This time around it was soooo funny! So almost true and yet so ridiculous! And the houses were all painted the same colors as Target's housewares!:LOL:

[lithorose]

Sorry to double post, buut....I was just looking for filming locations in the NES (see above post) and found something really interesting. The kid who played Atreyu was in this movie called Troll, and his character's name was-guess what? Harry Potter Jr! Turns out this movie has not one, but TWO Harry Potters!:eek:



LOL Isn't that just weird?:p

[Xazinon]

LOL, that IS weird lithorose! :)

When was this movie filmed? Should we sue JKR for plagiarism? Did either Harry Potter have a funny looking scar on his head? ;)

I watched Neverending Story last year for one of my university subjects and I loved it too, actually! But, after watching it, I had to go on the 'Net to find out what the kid yelled out the window as his mother's name, cos I couldn't figure it out and it was bugging me! :)
I think the answer that came up was 'Moonchild', because that's what it was in the book version. It amused me when I heard there was a book version: how neat would THAT be to carry around in your bag, huh? :eek: ;) :D

[lithorose]

I think the movie was in the late 80s. Don't know about the scar;)

I have watched it since I was a little kid, and NEVER knew her name! I'm not sure I even believe it (I saw it on the web a couple days ago). I always thought she we werent' supposed to hear it because it could be anyone's name.

[Xazinon]

Well, that could be right too, lithorose: I think when I read what the name was supposed to be, it was kinda like 'well, if it actually was a name, the most likely name would be Moonchild'. I don't think it's confirmed or anything, just specualtion. Still open to interpretation, I reckon. :)

[lithorose]

The site I saw it on cited it as her name, definitely. Which got me to thinking: If there's a book, it probably has the name in it. However, my interpretation has held up pretty well over the years, thinks I.;)

[Xazinon]

Well, yeah, that's what I said: there is a book version, and the name supposedly given in the book is 'Moonchild'. I say supposedly, because although I reckon it's right, I haven't actually read it and thus haven't checked first hand.

I didn't wreck it for you by giving you the name did I, lithorose? Hope not! :)

[lithorose]

I just saw Bulletproof Monk. It was a good effects show; didn't think too much of the script. Chow Yun Fat's cool though. And the sets were pretty cool. Anyone else seen it?

[LuthienElentari]

Originally posted by Colli
I don't like "scary" movies.. I have nothing wrong with a little suspense, but I HATE that feeling in your stomach where you're so nervous for everyone...

... I'd much rather be nervous that the two lovers won't get back together. :D

I agree I hate scary films ! too I hate that feeling when you feel like your going to barf because your stomach is so jumpy from the movie. I actually threw up in Harry Potter not because it was scary but I was so excited I threw up on someone!

[LuthienElentari]

I :swoon: :swoon: for Mr. Darcy I love Cornel Brandon too!

no one in my class gets great movies like S&S or Pride and Prejudice or great guys like Mr.Darcy and Brandon.

There too fixated on Avril Lavine and The Hot Chick.

Isn't that sad:(

[lithorose]

Yep. When I was in high school I convinced my best friend to watch Emma, and after half an hour she wanted to watch something else because she was bored! Same with the Scarlet Pimpernel, the old 30s version. Okay, so the picture quality's not the greatest. It's still a really COOL movie!:rolleyes:

[Colli]

:notworthy to the Scarlet Pimpernel (and a big :hug: to Ainsley for getting me to read the book)

Well, I haven't seen any of the film versions, our Movie Gallery doesn't carry them. But I'd love to see the version with Ian McKellen as Chauvelin.

[lithorose]

There was a version with McKellin? When did it come out?

Colli, if you can get your hands on the old one, do! That is, if you like old movies at all, you'll love it! It stars Leslie Howard (Ashley in Gone with the Wind) as the Scarlet Pimpernel (can't remember his name; Percy-somethingorother) and some other people.

The book was good too; all I really remember now though is everyone saying demmed! and demmit! a lot!:D

[Colli]

I watched Maid in Manhattan.. Ralph Fiennes and JLo were good, but it was kinda pukey-preformatted.

Gotta run :)

[lithorose]

Guess what movie I saw yesterday?


X-men 2!!!!:D It was muy, muy excelente! I won't post any spoilers yet...but if anyone's interested, we've got a good discussion of it going here (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1752&perpage=30&pagenumber=1). (Shameless plug I know)

I went to see the late show. 10 pm, friday night, downtown. It completely packed with young people! Everyone cheered when the Matrix preview came on! Yeah, it was great.:cool:

[Rivenlas]

When I saw that X2 was coming out, I knew I had to see it. So I rented the first thursday, and sooooooo liked it! Wolverine was cool, but Cyclops kind of annoyed me.
Its very difficult to type with acyrilic nails.

[Amberion]

I'm probably going to X2 on Tuesday (fingers crossed)

cyclops was annoying in the comics as well - just not as annoying as in the movie. The original comics had an equally as annoying character (as movie Cyclops) called Angel who had wings and could fly. Acted as if he was better socially than the rest.

[swiftsnowmane]

Yeah I just saw X2 as well! Great stuff!:D Nightcrawler was adorable and Wolverine is still DEAD SEXXXXY!!!!! *GROWLS*:swoon: :swoon: :swoon:

Oh...yeah....the movie was good too.:o

[alqua]

I also saw X2. Great stuff. I think I might even have liked this one a bit more than the first one. Ian McKellen was excellent as Magneto again and Wolverine is definitely a hunk. :D

[Kristin]

I saw X2 last night. :)

We were all watching it, pretty packed theater, and then the sound went out! So people were making up their own dialogue. :LOL: It was pretty funny. The sound was out when Cyclops and Wolverine were having whatever reparte they had in the entrance hall. And then it was out when the scene switched to Magneto and someone yells "No, don't hurt Gandalf!" :LOL:

Then the sound came back and after the movie ended we all got free passes! :clap:

[StarGazr]

*Jumping up and down waving ticket in front of the screen* Saw X2!! Ahhh as my brother put it "what a flippin' awesome movie!" :notworthy of Ian McKellen at ALL!! And Hugh Jackman :swoon: :swoon: :swoon: Haha... I can't stay and type up everything I loved about this movie... cuz I gotta go cook dinner.. but if you haven't seen the first movie.. go rent it then get your butt to the movie theater for the second one!!

[Amberion]

Originally posted by StarGazr
go rent it then get your butt to the movie theater for the second one!!

Dont have to - own the DVD:cool: :cool: :D

[Rivenlas]

Still have the nails. Bear with me.

My dad said he'd see it with me. (X2) Hopefully I can go tonight!

[LuthienElentari]

Sorry If I am a little late for the discussion. I always seem find threads and figure out that I am late to talk.

Anway, I have seen Possession which was really good it was very sweet and it had a complex story it was definatley not predictible. I have seen What A Girl Wants which was very cute I loved Colin Firth in it. Thats about it.



Luthien

[Amberion]

Well I saw X2


:swoon: Mystique:swoon:

[qleap]

amb, I can't wait to see it too... I hope we finally DO get organized with friends this week.


Question: I posted this at CoE but no one answered... can any of you explain me why you liked Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (if you did)? I saw it the other day and I cannot believe I found it so boring when everybody seems to love it.
Ok, I won't get answers this time either :rolleyes:

[alqua]

hmm... I can't really answer your question, gleap, because I've actually been wondering the same thing. I'll admit that Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is visually a very beautiful movie, but I too found it quite boring.

[Colli]

I never saw it, I thought it looked boring. ;)

[Elfëa]

Actually, I liked it because it was different from the common Hollywood stuff. But it's been ages since I saw it, so I can't really remember :o

Anyone seen the Brotherhood of the Wolves? It's such a great movie... And Vidoqo (or something like that is great too!) :D Both of those are French. :p

Want to see X2... Saw XXX during holidays, was better than last Bond at least... ;)

[Rivenlas]

Saw X2!!!! Went last monday, and i was like the only girl in the theatre! :rolleyes: But anyway, it was good, and I've decided Hugh Jackman is definitely up there with Orlando Bloom and Jason Isaacs.

[lithorose]

I don't understand the appeal of CTHD. It was okay, Chow Yun Fat and Michelle Yeoh were good, but the action was a letdown from what everyone was saying it was.

Brotherhood of the Wolf is good, huh? I've been waffling about whether or not I want to see it.

[Elfëa]

Well, put it this way - Brotherhood of Wolf is currently the best movie I've seen. :p Seen it thrice. And it goes way past LOTR and HP... ;)

I liked how the action in CTHD wasn't so typical Hollywood fighting... But my chinese friends said that the who movie is such a Hollywood movie to them so... :rolleyes:

[Amberion]

Well i must agree that CTHD was not a great movie

I thought it looked like a Jackie Chan movie without the slapstick that Jackie likes in his movies

I would rate it at about 2 stars (out of 5) - this means to me - worth seeing once but that is it

[StarGazr]

I'm going to see X2 again today! haha... I made my mom watch the first one now I'm taking her to see the second one... weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee haha

[qleap]

I'm not alone! I'm not alone! :D
For what I read online and heard from friends, I was expecting CTHD to be amazing.... It was ok, but didn't really touch me, which I think it's the worst thing. IMHO it was neither "pure popcorn entertainment" nor "deep moving reflection", trying to be both but failing. I expected something a deeper, or funnier.

[Colli]

:) I rented the Importance of Being Earnest and Quigley Down Under last night.

The Importance of Being Earnest was absolutely hilarious. :) Rupert Everett and Colin Firth are great. :D

Quigley Down Under was... ugh. Not for the short of attention span. Alan Rickman plays a British dude in Australia who thinks he's a cowboy, absolutely ADORABLE! Alan in a wide-brimmed black cowboy hat. Mmmm.

That's where the positive things end. I'm not even going to bore you with a description.

[Fleurdelacour]

Just seen Trainspotting, at last! :D

That film is amazing!

If the goverment want to stop people taking drugs, then this film should be sent to all schools and be used to deter people away from drugs.

Ewan wasn't that swoonable, he was a drug addict, but oh god, do I envy that Diane!

[Colli]

Matrix: Reloaded = AWESOME

Minus the 10 minute Lenny Kravitz music video at the beginning.

I need to see it again because I didn't quite understand it all, but it was very very cool.

And the twins rock. :D

And I'm developing a thing for Hugo Weaving. :o

[lithorose]

No telling secrets!!:eek: I have to wait until FRIDAY to see it!

10 whole minutes with Lenny Kravitz? Don't know if I'll be able to survive. Can't stand even one minute of airplay. :rolleyes:

[Rivenlas]

I saw some of CTHD, but I thought it was all pretty boring, although the fight scenes were kind of beautiful.

My first thought when I watched it was that there were no tigers or dragons. Then I realized they were all crouching or hidden.


(lame, I know, and I even stole it from a tonight show. :trout: )

[qleap]

Rivenlas, LOL :D well I hadn't seen the show anyway ;)

Originally posted by Kristin
So people were making up their own dialogue. :LOL:
[...]
And then it was out when the scene switched to Magneto and someone yells "No, don't hurt Gandalf!" :LOL:

hehehehehe :D
I finally saw X2 on Friday! I liked it as much as I liked the first, that's what I call "pure popcorn entertainment, FIRST-RATE".
But I was laughing like mad at the Magneto scene too :D while he was "crossing" the gap I expected him to say "I am Magneto the White" :D
My favourite one was Nightcrawler though.

I'm going to see Spirited Away at the cinema this afternoon, at last! (in Italy it was out only on 18th April)

[Colli]

Hehe lith I didn't understand enough to really give anything away. ;)

:swoon: for Smith

[alqua]

I finally saw The Matrix (the first one) today! :cool:

It was way better than what I expected ( after previously seeing some footage from the beginning I was so sure it would be awfully boring :D ). I can't wait to see the next one now. It opens here on Wednesday. *goes to order tickets*

[Elfëa]

Saw X2 this weekend. I think it was actually better than the first one.

And I just can see the third one coming already!! :D


:swoon:s for Wolverine

[qleap]

Well Spirited Away was...mmhh... weird :D But I liked it. Liked it in a weird way :D
Above all, my favourite scene was the brief memory of Chihiro in the river water.

(question for a mod: I found a pic on imdb, can I post it directly? Gosh I'm just paranoid about the whole copyright thing now :o )

But I went with a friend and friend's little sister (6) and earlier I TOLD my friend she might be scared... and she ended up a bit scared indeed :( but at the end she said she liked it so I guess we were all happy :)


BUT I just saw an add on tv and there MUST be someone up there loving me because Cowboy Bebop will come out soon at cinema!!!!!!! yes yes yes yes!!!!!!
:clap: :clap: :clap:

[alqua]

(question for a mod: I found a pic on imdb, can I post it directly? Gosh I'm just paranoid about the whole copyright thing now )

What kind of a picture? Anyway, I think it might be better to just post the link to the picture (as long as the content is PG). Not just for copyrights, but also because especially if the picture is big, it might be very slow to load for everyone using a regular modem.

[qleap]

Thanks alqua, I didn't think at all about the loading time!! :o

It's imdb, so I think it's fine (as for the PG problem). If it's not, just let me know, thanks :)

Chihiro in the water (IMDb) (http://us.imdb.com/EGallery?source=ss&group=0245429&photo=Ss/0245429/152.jpg&path=gallery&path_key=0245429)

[lithorose]

I just saw this movie last night called 'All the Little Animals'. Has anyone heard of/seen it? It has Christian Bale as this 24-yr-old developmentally disabled boy who runs away from his abusive stepfather and meets this crazy guy who spends all his time burying roadkill. Sounds very bizarre, but I thought it was a really good movie. Bale totally adopts another persona. It was kinda weird, 'cause he totally reminded me of a friend I used to have. But it was really fascinating too. I definitely recommend it.:)

[Colli]

:) I watched Catch Me If You Can last night with my parents.

I really enjoyed it, despite myself. :D Leonardo DiCaprio became Frank... and in doing so lost a lot of the things I dislike about him as an actor. :) Um.. Tom Hanks was cool, as always, and the movie had a lot of subtle humor to it (and a sad part that I cried during).

:) I know a lot of you hate Leonardo... but you really should see it anyway.

[Colli]

So summer break is officially dull as dust, and I went and rented movies. :) Tonight I watched Emma... Mr Knightly! :swoon: But I have to admit I like Clueless better... Jane Austen is great and everything but hours and hours of people walking around talking or sitting talking or standing talking will eventually get to you. ;)

[lithorose]

Tell me about it. I've read all of Jane Austen's novels since the beginning of April. Never thought I'd get tired of her, but reading them all that close to each other...:rolleyes:
:sleep:

[swiftsnowmane]

OH I loooove Emma.:swoon:
I want a My Mr. Knightly for my birthday!!:D

Though if you think Emma gets boring you should never watch Pride and Prejudice!:eek: I absolutely love movies with nothing but talking, but I know that 6 hours of that (for anyone else but me) would be torture.:p

Speaking of long boring movies where people sit around and talk.....I just watched Daniel Deronda last week. MMmmmmmm!!!! Very long BBC movie, but Hugh Dancy (who plays Deronda) is well worth it. I usually don't swoon for "pretty" boys, but he is rather TOO scrumptious to resist.

http://www.geocities.com/buriramtourakom/HughDD19.jpg

http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL50/490184/1381124/16116300.jpg

http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL50/490184/1381124/22595452.jpg

http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL50/490184/1381124/16116329.jpg

He is soooo very gorgeous...I can't wait for Ella Enchanted now.:swoon: :swoon: :swoon:

[Colli]

LOL I've seen Pride and Prejudice before.. just not the right Firthy one. ;)

I watched Minority Report this afternoon, and I really liked it! Not something I'd want to watch a million times, but it was good. :)

And I just finished Jonah: A VeggieTales movie. Here's what I posted in my LJ (more or less):

Very funny! I think I like the shorter videos they put out better, but this was great. My only complaint would have to be the gospel choir of angels appearing to Jonah in the belly of the whale. Lame. ;)

Well, that and the fact that they called it a whale, not a great fish. Except the Ninevites had it right!

Oooooh and I nearly died laughing when the Ninevites pulled out fish and started slapping each other. Very very VERY funny. Especially since they do it throughout most of the movie. :trout:

Um, and I watched it with my Bible in front of me, and they followed the story almost to a T, just adding/minorly adjusting things to make the story more kid-friendly and cinematically pleasing. I don't recommend this movie as a substitute for good old-fashioned teaching, but it is amusing. :)

And there wasn't enough Larry the Cucumber!

[ChianaWeasley]

Tuesday I went to a friend's house to watch 'Monty Python and The Search For The Holy Grail' on DVD. It's funny every time!!! Good ole' british humor :D

[swiftsnowmane]

Oh how funny! I JUSt watched that with my sis (who had never seen it). Methinks she didn't find it as funny as I do:p , though she loved "What are you going to do, bleed on me?" and "I'm invincible!" :LOL:

[Colli]

:) Monty Python IS really funny. I just watched it with my *friend* who had never seen it ;)... we spent all week quoting it. :D Actually, I think I enjoy quoting it a little bit more than I actually enjoy the movie. ;)

And then we had a swoonfest and watched Kate & Leopold, Sense & Sensibility, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and Sweet Home Alabama. :swoon:

[StarGazr]

Just recently watched Empire Records. I had never seen it and a friend of mine has been recommending it for years! My cousin loaned it to me... finally! It was soo good! Really funny and... ummm well it's a good movie and I loved the music in it! Highly recommended!

[lithorose]

Ah, Empire Records. Saw the first ten minutes of it, and my dad made me change channels (back in the day). Oh, well. I was mostly watching it because it had Ethan Embry in it (can't remember the other name he went by) who was in this movie called 'A Far Off Place' (I think) about these two kids in Africa that was pretty good. Ennyhoo...

Monty Python and the Holy Grail is great!! I only saw it like three months ago, after getting tired of everyone quoting it. LOVED the Frenchman! and the nights of Ni!

"You shall bring me....another shrubbery! And place it over there, right next to the other one, only a little lower...."
"Of course I'm French! Why do you think I have this oughtrahgeus accent!"

[ChianaWeasley]

I really like monty Python's material, its the best british comedy out there really. And in marching band, people make jokes and quote from the movie. And you either get it or you dont, which is hysterical to me.

Example:

guys are ganging up on Chiana

Chiro: "Burn er'!"
Jared: "She's a witch!"
Chiro: "A witch! Burn er'!"
Chiana: "I'm not a witch! I'm not a witch!"
Jared: "She turned me into a newt!"
everyone stops and looks at him
Chiro: "A newt?"
Jared: "Well..........i got betta'"

Sad I know but it was funny at the time.

And for the induction into the international Thesbian's Society at school we have a gong show. Two of the freshman did the swamp castle scene with Herbert, it was hysterical. But only so few people in the audience got it, those of us who did were splitting our sides! :LOL:

[Xazinon]

LOL, yep, Month Python and the Holy Grail is funny alright! :)

I have a Lego version of the Camelot scene from Holy Grail on my computer which is hilarious! I was gonna post a link so you could look at it, but I don't think it's up any more. :(

Still, you can look at these stills from an apparently full Lego version of the movie: no doubt you'll find them amusing. ;)

http://www.geocities.co.jp/Hollywood/9060/holye.html

:D

LOL, they also have the Matrix and Star Wars in LEGO version if you go to the Cinema Index: hilarious! :LOL:

[lithorose]

Xaz, MP in Legos!!:rotfl:

Anyone seen the Crucible? Saw it recently. T'was pretty good, though not too interested in re-watching it. Winona Ryder was a !!!!! in it. Never seen her play a nasty character before. And I thought it was really interesting the way the justice (or lack thereof) played out in the film. And the absolute paranoia of the town. And I actually came to respect that visiting preacher, once he realized that DDLewis and his wife weren't involved in witchcraft.

It was also interesting how the morals of the 20th century (when the play was written) were in the play, as opposed to the morals it would have if it had actually been written at that time. That is, the ideal of the individual and his responsibility to his own conscience, defying society for his beliefs. Not that there wasn't some of that then, but it was much less pronounced.

And very relevant for today.

[Xazinon]

Glad you liked the lego, lithorose! :D
If anybody is keen to see the Camelot scene, the version I have is a QuickTime one, pretty small size... if you send me a PM or an email with your email address I could always try sending it via that. I think it's like 1.7Mb or something. Well, the offer is there if you want it: I find it very funny, meself. :)

Haven't seen the Crucible, lithorose, but from your description it sounds interesting! I don't know how different exactly the moral codes would be, but I can certainly imagine that it would be hard to reconstruct the full moral attitudes of the past accurately in the more liberal times we have now. :)

[Colli]

:) I really liked the Crucible (Daniel Day-Lewis.. :swoon: )... we read it in my Junior English class and then watched the movie.

Very cool, for a bunch of non-magical witches.

BURN HER! ;)

[lithorose]

) I really liked the Crucible (Daniel Day-Lewis.. )... we read it in my Junior English class and then watched the movie. Um, yeah, did you see his teeth?:barf: Other than that though he's definitely :swoon:

They did a lego version of the Camelot scene? Hm. Didn't really 'get' that part. Liked the Frenchie and the Knights of 'Nee!' best myself.

The morals aren't completely different, just a much more pronounced proclamation of the individual (wow, lookat all the big words I know!:D ). It's just interesting because people worry these days about getting everything just right, not pushing their own morals on others and stuff. Not like that's really possible anyway.

Glad to see you're back, Xaz!:cool:

[Xazinon]

Yeah, a Lego version of the Camelot bit... you don't need to get it to understand the Lego version though, I don't think! I'd forgotten the scene when I saw the Lego version the first time, and it was hilarious just seeing the Lego people singing and dancing: it's also quite a brilliant imitation in my opinion! :D

Thanks for the welcome back, though I didn't really go anywheres... I still checked the boards a bit over the last few weeks just haven't really found the time to post very much. :)

[alqua]

I just saw The Others and was quite blown away! Great acting by Nicole Kidman, and the way the plot unraveled...It was a great moment when the realisation hit me. :eek:

[swiftsnowmane]

Everybody go see PotC! Johnny Depp is a swoon god of a pirate!

:notworthy :notworthy :notworthy

:swoon: :swoon: :swoon:

[Kristin]

I'm planning to see it tomorrow. :)

As for the last movies I've seen: Charlie's Angels 2 and Legally Blonde 2 -- both incredibly bad, but still amusing! :D

[Ollie Loop]

Originally posted by Kristin


As for the last movies I've seen: Charlie's Angels 2 and Legally Blonde 2 -- both incredibly bad, but still amusing! :D

tell my sister that.:D

[Terry]

Pirates of the Carribbean " ROCKS"! Always a favorite of mine, Johnny Depp really nails his part. I'll have a hard time seeing him in any other personna except as a pirate. It's my second fav role of his, the first being "Dead Man". Orli is really good too. And the whole movie is very much fun. See it, see it!!

[xKatiexBellx]

Omg, I saw PotC last night and it is Teriffic! I give it ******/*****

Jhonny Depp is brilliant!
:swoon: :swoon: :swoon: :swoon:
:notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy



P.S. to swiftsnowmane: WHERE did you get that avatar?!?!?!

[StarGazr]

Just got home from seeing Pirates of the Caribbean... had to walk really slow leaving after :swoon:ing so much!! Ahhh it was sooo amazing! The sword fights and the pirate ship stuff and... just so awesome!! Go see this movie! You'll have a GREAT time!!! Johnny Depp stole the show (he's so great) and Orlando Bloom was... :swoon:worthy!

[Kristin]

It's so amazing to me that I haven't heard a single negative thing about Pirates of the Caribbean. Everyone loves it. ... And that would include me. :D I went last night. Saw it. Loved it. Swooned. :swoon:

[xKatiexBellx]

Diddo:D

[LoonyLovegood]

ohhh...

*faints upon mention of Depp or Bloom*

[StarGazr]

Originally posted by LoonyLovegood
ohhh...
*faints upon mention of Depp or Bloom*

:hug:s LoonyLovegood lots of times... someone around here has good taste.... runs over and :hug:s Kristen and Katie... and everyone else too... I'm in a :hug:ing mood

[xKatiexBellx]

:D :hug:

hmmm, we have a :trout: ing board fo disagreeing... we should have a :hug: ing board for agreeing!

[Kristin]

We do! :D It's fallen down to the second page of the Cauldron, though. :( Hugs! (http://www.muggleinformer.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=618)


... And in the interest of staying on topic, :hug: to the lovely, swoonable Jack and Will! :D :swoon:

[StarGazr]

Originally posted by Kristin
... And in the interest of staying on topic, :hug: to the lovely, swoonable Jack and Will! :D :swoon:

:hug:s to both Jack and Will... but :swoon:s in the process... not again...

[xKatiexBellx]

:swoon:

:hug: s Jack :D
but
:trout: s Will


Ok... I admit, he is good looking in PotC, but I still think hes a poser!:D

[LoonyLovegood]

oh! *steps out of the Luna's brain*

I saw Pirates of the Carribean- it was AMAZING! i've never seen Johnny Depp FUNNY! oh, man... and Orlando... what a hottie!

~Lo

*steps back in to Luna's brain*

[ChianaWeasley]

I saw Pirates of The Caribbean

Being the pirate that I am, I really enjoyed it.

Bravo! Must see it...three more times in a row ...back to back....yes,yes.......good good:D

Avada and I found a blooper with the AZTEC gold, there is a solid gold crucifix with jesus on it. But its AZTEC gold.....gotcha film makers!

:D

And fencing scenes, well they were just....no words....

fencing is definately sexy
:swoon:

[Kristin]

I just saw... they're already talking about making a sequel! :swoon:

[DinEdhelwen]

PotC is awesome of course.:D

Yesterday I saw Bend it Like Beckham....absolutely brilliant movie. You laugh you cry blah blah blah..... and that coach guy...Joe ( Jonathon Rhys-Meyers) absolutely gorgeous with his accent and perfect lips:swoon:
Definitely a must see!!! :)

[PhineasNigellus]

Has anyone else seen 28 days later? I saw it like last night - really good IMHO.

[alqua]

I saw 28 Days Later a few months ago. Some of the parts were pretty disgusting, but ovarall it was quite good.

Bend it Like Beckham was good too. :)

[stridersghirl]

I went to see the Pirates of the Caribbean the other day and its truely brilliant. Really went to see Orlando and came out totally crazy about Jack Sparrow . Johnny Depp was amazing :notworthy

Although dunno if it was just so great cause the rest of the films this summer have been pretty rubbish, legally blonde 2, oh dear, oh dear, oh dear

I thought Bend it like Beckham was OK, but the best bit was defintely the sighting of the man himself :swoon:

[ChianaWeasley]

I rented
'Mystery Science Theatre 3000 the movie'

featuring the film 'THIS ISLAND EARTH' to make fun of
bloody brilliant

[PhineasNigellus]

Saw pirates of the cribbean and loved it! a real fun swashbuckler!...jut wish i had gone to see it sooner!

[Monkfish]

Originally posted by ChianaWeasley
I rented
'Mystery Science Theatre 3000 the movie'

featuring the film 'THIS ISLAND EARTH' to make fun of
bloody brilliant

As Cal and Joe assemble the Interositor.

Crow T. Robot: Science and Industry!
Tom Servo: See big men sticking screw drivers into things - turning them - AND ADJUSTING THEM!
Crow T. Robot: Build your very own Atom Storage Box!
Mike: Bringing you state-of-the-art in soft-serve technology!
Crow T. Robot: Removes lids off bottles and jars of all sizes - and it really, really works!

Crow T. Robot: Into the weenie mobile, weenie man away!

As Tom Servo reads the opening credits:
Tom Servo: Okay, let's see here... Shatner, Shatner... no, doesn't look like he's in this one; we're safe.

Exeter: Now place your hands above the rail
hands suddenly attach to the rail
Exeter: ...they're magnetized.
Crow T. Robot: And if your hands were metal, that would mean something.

Cal Meecham: Increase the rate of reaction.
Crow T. Robot: Increase the Flash Gordon noise and put more science stuff around!

:rotfl:

[ChianaWeasley]

Ah what a world!!!!!My pop tart is ruined!!!!!!

good stuff
:D

[alqua]

I just saw "Finding Nemo" in the airplane on my way back from the US. That was a sweet movie, and funny, but Monsters Inc. is probably still my favourite (animated movie).

[ChianaWeasley]

We argued recently over which was better. And I still stick by the opinion that Shrek is better then finding Nemo, and so is monsters Inc. :) Nemo was cute, but too sad for a gal like me

right this moment I'm watching Edward Scissorhands:D gotta love that movie!

[alqua]

I finally saw the Pirates of the Caribbean, and loved it! Johnny Depp was awesome as Jack Sparrow. :swoon:

[Amberion]

Originally posted by alqua
I finally saw the Pirates of the Caribbean, and loved it! Johnny Depp was awesome as Jack Sparrow. :swoon:

POTC is not opening til Thursday in Australia

[alqua]

Really? I thought we would have been just about the last ones to get it, but I guess I was wrong.

Are you going to see it?

[Amberion]

Yes - but probably not til next week


In Australia we seem to nearly always be getting movies after US and Europe

[Amberion]

I got to see Pirates today - not bad but dont think I will be seing it a second time at the cinema

[Lanen]

Amberion -

Of course you won't be seeing it at the cinema again, dear one! After all, the leading lady is kind of ok (though I'm suppose no judge, really) , but doesn't strike me as anything really special in eithe the looks or the acting departments - whereas we ladies have two, count 'em TWO lovely lads to :swoon: over!

I just saw POTC yesterday, and I have to admit, I came out pretty much singing Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! I mean, I liked Johnny Depp before, but - oh, my, when a decent director gets hold of him and makes him ACT, what a lovely chap he is and all! And I have to admit it, ladies. I have been of the anti-Orlando Bloom camp for some time, but I renounce my aversion. He does nicely in this movie. Very nicely indeed. I get the feeling that he's still holding something back in the romance department (he isn't by any chance gay, is he?), or maybe it's the part, but he is a fine swashbuckler! And they do make a lovely double act! :D

Lanen, who is STILL not finished with revisions, grrr!

[Amberion]

Actually I have only seen 3 movies more than once in the cinema
In fact he is more famous for not seeing movies in a cinema - prime examples are Titanic, all the star wars movies and the Matrix movies

Hugs on offer for the first person to guess all 3 movies - they arent hard to guess

[Lanen]

Just got back from seeing Calendar Girls, a movie about a group of women from a rural village in Yorkshire (England) who decided to raise money for leukemia research by making a Women's Institute calendar with a difference - they posed nude (though not showing any rude bits - covered by the knitting they were doing, or hiding behind the palette while painting, you get the idea).

This is a movie based on something that really happened. OK, Hollywood has doubtless taken liberties, but it's a terrific movie, funny, moving - well worth a trip to the theater and the £5 or so to get in...

[Lotus]

I haven't had time to go to the movies since the Butterfly Effect

[Hermionegirl]

ya I haven't seen any recently. i'm going to see lotr!!!! 2nd time!!

thanks!!

welcome Lotus!!

H-girl

[Terry]

Just saw "28 Days Later". Very creepy and trippy. The Major, Somebody Eccelson (sp?) is going to be Dr. Who in the new series, or so I've been told.

And just last weekend saw Starsky and Hutch. Oh gosh, what a ride down memory lane. How I swooned for Paul Michael Glaser all those years ago.....

[SiriuslyInLove]

dont think I replied to this:

I just recently saw Celest in the City-it was on the Family Channel...it was very funny! :D Nicholas Brandon (best known as Xander Harris in Buffy the Vampire Slayer series.) was in it, he play's a gay guy...very good actor he has proven himself to be! :)

I'm also going to be seeing Shakespear (sp?) In Love, I saw Colin Firth is in it, had to get it! :) Anyone seen it?

I havent been to the movie theater's since last November (trust me I'm not happy about it!:( I was supposed to see ROTK and now I have to wait for it to be in the dollar theater!:mad: Soo..no idea how the newer movies are!:(

[LuthienElentari]

I saw Celeste in the City too! it was quite funny! the guy who she eventually ended up with was very cute! although the plotline was a little predictable it still was a joy to watch.

I also have seen Shakespere in Love Colin Firth :swoon: is extremely hot in the movie although he is a baddie. SiriuslyInLove I highly suggest you see the movie its a kleenex movie all right.

I recently have seen Hidalgo (Viggo still really sexy) and ROTK for my eighth time.

[lithorose]

Resurrecting an oldie but a goodie...

The Summer Movie Season is Now Upon Us!:D Anyone seen anything worth talking about? Worth avoiding?

I've seen two movies that qualify as summer movies; Spidey 2 and the Chronicles of Riddick. Loved Riddick, despite the bad reviews. Spiderman 2 was also good, but as I'm not a big Spiderman fan, it can't be my favorite movie.

Am still thinking about King Arthur and I Robot. Might see them when they get to the cheap theaters.

[LuthienElentari]

I've seen Spiderman 2 twice, I think I have become somewhat of a Spiderman fan after seeing the second one which I thought was incredible. Although when I saw it for the first time there was a group of eight year old boys who commented on every single thing that happened and laughed out loud at the saddest parts! I wanted to pelt popcorn at them.

[lithorose]

I liked the ending of Spiderman 2. I liked the setup for the new villain and the developments in the MJ/PP relationship.
I would've been pretty upset if she hadn't found out he was Spiderman, since Parker had pretty much been putting her through the ringer emotionally. Though it got a little much, with her leaving the groom at the altar.

[Tiger Louie]

Last cinema film visit was to see Japanese Story. Can't tell you much about it without spoiling it entirely, so I'll just say it's about a man, and a woman, from different cultures, with preconceived ideas about each other... and it's set in the Australian Outback. Stunning photography, and a fantastic story. It's not fast-paced so probably not everyone's cup of tea, but I loved it.

Other than that, I've seen Meet Joe Black, Finding Nemo, Sleepy Hollow, and Down With Love on dvd, and I'm hoping (if my tv aerial works) to watch Never Been Kissed this evening.

I will be seeing Spider-man 2 as soon as I can. I loved the first one, and think Tobey Maguire is an incredible actor, so I'm looking forward to #2.

I also want to see Shrek 2, having enjoyed the first one.

[xKatiexBellx]

I just saw I, Robot. I liked it a lot. It was quite funny. Will Smith is also one of my fave. actors.

I saw Spider-Man. It was pretty good. MJ's as annoying as always tho. GRRR

[LuthienElentari]

I do have to admit the MJ crap at the end was pretty bad, but overall I felt sorry that no matter what, they could never get
together because of Peter Parker's choice to be Spider-Man.

That moment where Peter Parker and MJ look into each others eyes after MJ learns the truth was priceless. It almost made me burst into tears!