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[AwallaceUNC]

I don't think the movie is really worth the agony it's causing the poor church. But it's a constant reminder of how much we lack religion in our lives. Just remember, this movie is a suspense-thriller. A lot of members of the Church are taking the high road and practically ignoring the film. Which they should do. If they're really worried more about 4 or 5 waylayers than keeping their cool... they're going to come out looking paranoid.

Well look at that! We agree on something!

That was an excellent movie. Be sure to watch out for Rue McClanahan if you're watching season one.

I've watched the movie and the first episode and can't wait for the rest... now you have me even more excited!

-Aaron

[TheSequelOfDisney]

I've been watching bits and pieces of: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (remake) Welcome to Mooseport & Dirty Dancing

*breaks out into song*

Now I've had the time of my life
No I never felt like this before
Yes I swear it's the truth
And I owe it all to you
'Cause I've had the time of my life
And I owe it all to you

I've been waiting for so long
Now I've finally found someone
To stand by me
We saw the writing on the wall
As we felt this magical
Fantasy

*song drifts off into space*

[Disney Lover]

Watched Monster In Law. Hilarious! Absolutely loved it!

Tabbi <3

[Loomis]

The Hills Have Eyes (1977 - USA) (Viewed 30 May 2006): Having only ever seen the remake of this classic horror film, I've been meaning to see this for a while. Finally making it down to my video store, we picked this one up and gave it a spin. It is actually amazing how faithful the remake was to the original, and I may get blasted by fellow horror fans everywhere for this, but the remake is better in some respects. This is certainly one of Wes Craven's best films, and it holds together much better than the often patchy Nightmare on Elm Street (blast #2 from fellow horror fans). The remake did have a few nice ironic touches, such as the parody of American machismo, although this just as readily gets its point across. Still, a good film and a justifiable classic. Don't know why it took me so long to see it.

Rating: B-

[Disney-Fan]

X-Men and started X:2 - X-Men United.
Both are damn good movies, but I still think they compliment the third installment very nicely, and don't overshadow it. Each has its unique style, and both lead up to the climax that is a war. I've only seen the first half hour of 2, but you can really notice how Singer has gotten more comfortable with action scenes. The first movie really lacks in that department [minus the climax on Liberty Island].

[Zoltack]

The book had almost MORE controversy than the film.

That's my point exactly. Even though the book was more controversial you never heard any complaints about it before it tuned into a motion picture.

Just remember, this movie is a suspense-thriller. A lot of members of the Church are taking the high road and practically ignoring the film. Which they should do. If they're really worried more about 4 or 5 waylayers than keeping their cool... they're going to come out looking paranoid.

You're right they should ignore it but apparently that's hard to do.

[Finchx0rz]

<b>Sixteen Candles</b>. I love this movie to pieces but sometimes it hits too close to home to be completely enjoyable. There was a brief period where my life closely mirrored some of the movie's events, and it's not fun to remember all that angst.

[Lazario]

Uncle Buck, again

[slyslayer3000]

Dinosaur - I like the film. I am always fascinated by dinosaurs and this film is great. I like the wonderful blending of live-action and computer animation. And in this film, I learned to never lose hope and to never give up.

[Loomis]

Anatomy of a Murder (1959 - USA): Who can resist a Jimmy Stewart movie? A very frank movie for its day - using words like 'rape', 'slut' and 'spermogenisis' at a time when they weren't heard on a movie screen, it is much tamer by today's standards. However, what time hasn't tamed - even in an age when you can see a coutroom drama on TV every night of the week - is the sheer intensity of the courtroom performances. Both Jimmy Stewart and George C. Scott deliver 'star quality' performances, and it was nice to see that some level of accuracy was being aimed for. Even at 2.5 hours, director Otto Preminger manages to hold your attention the entire time. Plus, JIMMY STEWART!!! Rating: A-

Favourite quote: "Now, Mr. Dancer, get off the panties. You've done enough damage."

[Lazario]

Curly Sue

[BeautifulLittleLady]

Cinderella

[Just Myself]

Just finished watching Casanova. I thought it was pretty good, a lot better than I expected. But why was it R? Nothing about PG-13 level was in it....

[bambifan56]

K-Pax This is a film I thought I'd never enjoy, but, I happened to catch it on Bravo tonight and was amazed. A truely great film with an amazing cast and script. I recommend it highly.

[Loomis]

American Splendor (2003 - USA) (Viewed 31 May 2006): Been putting this off for a while for some reason, and lord knows why as it is one of the smartest films I've seen in a long time. Cleverly playing with both film and comic conventions - as well as those of documentaries - we get a more complete picture of Harvey Pekar than we would in a straight narrative. Giamatti is excellent as always, and the support cast is terrific. Rating: A


Playtime (1967 - France) (Viewed 1 June 2006): If you have been following my viewing in this thread, and who knows why you would follow the various ramblings of a madman, you'll see that I have been getting into the works of Jacques Tati lately. After viewing the highly entertaining M. Hulot's Holiday and Mon Oncle, I was expecting something in a similar vein with Playtime. Considered to be Tati's masterpiece, I believe it is so because it plays with convention so much. There aren't quite as many elaborate gags involving Hulot (Tati limits his onscreen time in this one), and Tati focuses his gaze on the observation of human interaction in a modern world. This was always part of the previous films, with the gentle whimsy mixing with the pratfalls. However, this time around the film sets up a number of gags - in the marathon restaurant opening scenes - but they never pay off. The film is genius for this very reason: it observes humans at play in the modern maze they've created for themselves, and this is almost entertainment enough. Of course, Tati's occasional appearances do provide comic relief. The final scenes, in which a procession of cars go around a roundabout - seemingly as part of a coin operated machine - says it all really!
Rating: A

[Zoltack]

I watched two movies today.
The first movie that I watched was South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut. This movie always makes me laugh histarically. I wish they would make a new South Park movie because now they have all of these characters like Towelie, Butters, Tweak, Jimmy, Timmy, Mr. Garrison being a woman, Token, Mr. Slave and so on.

Then I made a huge transition and I watched Bambi II. Every time I watch this movie I smell another Bambi sequeal and I finally say the trailer for Brother Bear II... it doesn't look to bad but I haven't even seen the first so gotta do that.

[bambifan56]

I hope you're wrong Zol, I smell one too though...Hopefully with Lasseter at Disney now, things like that won't happen...

[Disney-Fan]

Chicken Little - I don't even know why I bothered... Honestly, if it weren't for Batman and Robin there would be no contest at all as to what movie is the worst ever. The slapstick is overplayed, the drama is contrived and at the center of this mess of a film is character that if I'd meet in real life I would feel like chocking him to death. This is a sad, pathetic excuse for a film with no redeeming qualities. 2/10 (and this is being generous). OK, I might as well point out the one positive thing. The fish-in-the-tank dude. I hope he gets a spin-off movie!

[AwallaceUNC]

X2 - Good as always... watched in prep for #3 (unfortunately didn't have time to re-view the first)

X-Men: The Last Stand - I posted my thoughts in the Last Stand thread.

King Kong (2005) - Overall, I really liked this. Sure, it could have lost a little of its run time (I would have shaved maybe 25 minutes or so), but even when it seemed a little extraneous, I was never for a second bored. Just the opposite in fact. Great suspense, great action. I thought the casting and acting were dead-on and loved the aesthetics as well. It's been probably 8 years since I've seen the original and previous remakes/sequels, so I can't draw any definitive comparisons, but I do know that I didn't end this movie with the same feeling of contentment that I ended the original with. Still, I thought that most of the criticisms I've heard leveled against <i>King Kong</i> to be too harsh, as it's really a very entertaining movie if you allow it to proceed with its somewhat ridiculous premise (which the widely-revered original also shares).

-Aaron

[memnv]

Watched BIG Great Movie