Public Enemies.
When did Michael Mann lose his ability to direct movies?
Quick consultation with imdb reveals that I cannot answer this question.
I have never seen Thief, Manhunter or The Last of the Mohicans.
I thought Heat was wildly overrated, The Insider and Ali were alright and I liked Public Enemies, but then again, Dillinger is a personal hero of mine. It was nowhere near as good as the old flick with Warren Oates, but it was more accurate (not saying it was 100% accurate). (For fellow bank robber fans--the book by Bryan Burroughs was pretty awesome.) I actually enjoyed Collateral a bit, too.
So, I can't actually answer your question, but I have provided you with the tools to answer it for yourself.
What's your favorite movie with hippies that isn't The Big Lebowski?
OK, let's see:
1981 - Thief - Loved it. Best burglary movie evar! ****
1983 - The Keep - Missed it.
1986 - Manhunter - "Red Dragon" with the serial numbers filed off. William Petersen and Brian Cox out-act Ed Norton and Anthony "the Ham" Hopkins at every turn. Less faithful to the book, but better crime procedural. And it was a good movie overall. ***
1992 - Last of the Mohicans - Best rendition ever; I watch it every Thanksgiving. *****
1995 - The scene when deNero and Pacino pull off the highway and have coffee is a cinema milestone for me; the rest of the movie was just "meh." ***
1999 - The Insider - Dull and wooden, the whole thing. **
2001 - Ali - Didn't see.
2004 - Collateral - Fairly crappy. **
2006 - Miami Vice - Didn't see, but I heard it had good visuals.
2009 - Public Enemies - Hours of hand-held footage of Johnny Depp's sissy mustache, and that's about it. **
So it looks to me like he started off strong, shot his load with LotM, and scraped out the last bit of what he could do with Heat.
All just in my opinion, of course. Some people like Johnny's schoolkid mustache, and would happily have watched hours more of it!
What's your favorite movie with hippies that isn't The Big Lebowski?
I digged Thorny's girlfriend in Super Troopers. Names the kid "Arlo." Rock on!
Has Brian Cox ever been bad in anything?
Has Brian Cox ever been bad in anything?
Yes. Yes, he has.
What's your favorite movie from a comic book?
EDIT: I, of course, realize too late that I suffered from selective dyslexia when reading Kirth's question which I read as "been in anything bad?" and not what it actually says.
Too late! This thread staggers on under the burden of many mishaps (mostly caused by me!)!
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Has Brian Cox ever been bad in anything?
Yes. Yes, he has.
What's your favorite movie from a comic book?
Ghost world.
What was the last movie you saw at a drive in theater?
Swiss Family Robinson/The Fox and the Hound - double feature
What movie adaptation was better than the book?
Sleepy Hollow
Favorite 80's movie?
Downfall
Most watchable Stphen King adaptation?
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Not being a real King fan, I'll slightly cheat and go with a short story adaptation and say The Shawshank Redemption.
Favorite song from a fantasy-genre movie (animated, live-action, or animated)... it can be campy ("Where There's a Whip, There's a Way!" anyone?), serious, or anywhere in between.
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Not being a real King fan, I'll slightly cheat and go with a short story adaptation and say The Shawshank Redemption.
Favorite song from a fantasy-genre movie (animated, live-action, or animated)... it can be campy ("Where There's a Whip, There's a Way!" anyone?), serious, or anywhere in between.
You got the touch......You got the POWER!!!!
I know I'm terrible right?
Why are Guillermo Del Torro's foreign films so much better than his American films?
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Plenty: "Hi, I'm Plenty."
James Bond: "Well, of course you are."
Plenty: "Plenty O'Toole."
Bond: "Named for your father, perhaps?"
What, are you saying Diamonds Are Forever wasn't a comedy? Not even a little? :)
All right then, favorite James Bond movie?
Titantic for sll the obvious reasons.
Should George Lucas leave the Star Wars movies alone or continue to alter and turn them into 3D and such?
Honestly, at this point, I would be happy if everything Star Wars-related was consigned to Winston Smith's memory hole.
Who's cooler: Winston Smith or Winston Zedmore?
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Duh, Winston Zeddemore, Jr. "You could have been the best ghostbuster!"
Favorite Star Wars main character (i.e., Luke, Han, Leia, Obi-wan, Chewbacca, Yoda, C3PO, R2D2, Lando, Padme, Anakin/Darth Vader, Palpatine) and secondary character (anybody else)?
Main: Lando -- gotta love Billy D.
Secondary: Dooku (sp?) -- Chris Lee is even cooler than Billy D.
Does anyone other than me not particularly hate Episode II (provided you fast-forward through most of the dialogue, of course)?
Yes. Yes, he has.
I didn't care much for the other two X-Men trilogy movies, but I loved Part II, mostly because I totally misinterpreted a major plot element and therefore took home a totally different message from the film from what I was supposed to.
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I like Episode II fine. Ironically, it has nowhere near the epic level of of middle movie-itis that its original series equivalent has. Clones actually has its own internal storyline and it takes the metaplot somewhere significant (the beginning of the Clone Wars). Yes, the dialogue is painfully awkward at times, but it's got some good points.
How about: Favorite movie sound effect?
(Clones has a great one with the seismic charges)
The dial tone drown sound when Neo goes down the 'rabbit hole' after taking the red pill.
Should there be another Matrix film?
GODS F~!!ING NO!!!
Do you like Bill and Ted?
Who doesn't like Bill and Ted? (Except Bogus Journey, of course).
Do you like pie?
I saw the one... Stiffler's mom was hawt.
What's your favorite inane comedy?
Bachelor Party.
Has anyone seen Kentucky Fried Movie?
The Jive translation of "Golly!"
Do you like movies with gladiators in them?
Sometimes.
Do you like oysters? What about snails?
EDIT: Also, While she burned the ghetto to the ground, he kindled the Sabbath candles! N entirely SFW.
YEAH!!!!
Love 'em both -- love to eat almost anything that walks, crawls, swims, flies, or grows, with some exceptions (for example, although I REALLY love octopus, but refuse to eat them anymore because they're smart -- teach other octopuses to open jars, etc. -- they're much smarter than cattle, for example.).
Grandma's Boy -- Best stoner comedy ever?
Nope. anything Cheech and Chong for stoner flicks.
What movie has the best car chase scene?
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I like oysters, but not snails. (How did this get away from a movie game?)
Edit: Ninja'd
The French Connection
Who is you favorite James Bond actor:
a) Barry Nelson - 1954 Casino Royale
b) Sean Connery - 1962 Dr. No
c) George Lazenby - 1969 On Her Majesty's Secret Service
d) Roger Moore - 1973 Live and Let Die
e) Timothy Dalton - 1987 The Living Daylights
f) Pierce Brosnan - 1995 Golden Eye
g) Daniel Craig - 2006 Casino Royale
(c). And the car chase in Death Proof is right up there with the ones in Bullitt and French Connection.
Other awesome car chases/races WITHOUT CGI: Vantage Point; The Seven-Ups; The Blues Brothers; Electra Glide in Blue; Two Lane Blacktop; Dirty Larry, Crazy Mary; Smokey and the Bandit and ...???
NEED MOAR!
I like oysters, but not snails. (How did this get away from a movie game?)
Also, The French Connection doesn't feature a car chase. It has Gene Hackman driving like he's high through NYC trying to catch an elevated train. [Sticks out tongue in snooty pedanticism]
New question: What's your favorite "zombie" movie?
I like oysters, but not snails. (How did this get away from a movie game?)
Also, The French Connection doesn't feature a car chase. It has Gene Hackman driving like he's high through NYC trying to catch an elevated train. [Sticks out tongue in snooty pedanticism]
New question: What's your favorite "zombie" movie?
I can help but think those guys are talking about something more than what's for supper...
Favorite zombie movie? No kidding, Shawn of the Dead.
Favorite Shakespeare?
10 Things I Hate About You--although that Cheap Trick cover blows.
I forgot to ask a question: what is your favorite movie theme song?
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Question?
Also, big thumbs up for Rashomon and Polanski's Macbeth.
What is your favorite movie theme song?
Also, The French Connection doesn't feature a car chase. It has Gene Hackman driving like he's high through NYC trying to catch an elevated train. [Sticks out tongue in snooty pedanticism]
If we consider the adjectival reference to refer to the pursuing vehicle (i.e., the subject of the clause "X chases Y"), then "car chase" is indeed correct in this instance. However, if the vehicle being pursued (i.e., the direct object) is considered to be the referent, then "train chase" would be more apt. In either case, the adjective cannot refer to both the subject and direct object, so a determination of one or the other must be made.
Tough for me to say on the theme song; the movies I remember, but the music tends to go in one ear and out the other unless it's very, very bad.
A brief aside:
So, anything but the theme to Titanic, I guess?
Edit: Fine then, I liked the way the street musicians in Gangs of New York were integrated into the score. Is that "answer-ey" enough for you, Doodle?
[Shakes fist] I'll get you yet, Stuffy Grammarian!
Hitdice, Hitdice, Hitdice, is that a question, an answer, or both?
Also, The French Connection doesn't feature a car chase. It has Gene Hackman driving like he's high through NYC trying to catch an elevated train. [Sticks out tongue in snooty pedanticism]If we consider the adjectival reference to refer to the pursuing vehicle (i.e., the subject of the clause "X chases Y"), then "car chase" is indeed correct in this instance. However, if the vehicle being pursued (i.e., the direct object) is considered to be the referent, then "train chase" would be more apt. In either case, the adjective cannot refer to both the subject and direct object, so a determination of one or the other must be made.
Why can't the adjective refer to both the subject and direct object? "Boat race," for instance.
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Fine, I'll pick up the question of favorite movie theme song:
STAR WARS!!!
(I'd say Vader's Theme/the Imperial Death March, as being the "theme song" to Empire Strikes Back would be #1 with a bullet, but they are all awesome.)
Which Lord of the Rings character are you most like?
Tom Bombadil 'cuz he's the superfly brother of Middle-Earth.
But, alas, he wasn't in the movie and this is a movie thread, so I'll let someone else answer.
Why can't the adjective refer to both the subject and direct object? "Boat race," for instance.
It can do so if, and only if, both objects are part of the same class of objects; e.g., "boats," in your example. However, in the example under previous discussion, although both the subject and direct object were vehicles (and hence "vehicle chase" would be appropriate, in the manner you describe), the subject of the action was a car, and the direct object was an elevated train. Therefore, "car chase" would be appropriate when referring to the subject, even though, in that example, the direct object was not a car.
Tom Bombadil 'cuz he's the superfly brother of Middle-Earth.
But, alas, he wasn't in the movie and this is a movie thread, so I'll let someone else answer.
Okay, how about Glorfindel?
Darn it!
Kirth, didn't you say something about being an engineer? America's infrastructure remains safe in the hands of a mind that anal... (I like mixed metaphors.)