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Counting only movies that I've actually seen (vs. movies that everybody loves that I just never watched because I didn't think I'd like them):
Pulp Fiction
Being John Malkovich
Alien (I'm sure it's a great movie, but the PTSD is strong in someone who saw it at like age 8 or 9 in the theater)
Honorable mention: Empire Strikes Back (not that I don't love the movie, but I've never understood the gushing over it as the greatest Star Wars movie ever conceived; I've always found it the weakest of the original three, and the middle-moviest middle movie that ever middle movied).
Three movies that "everybody" hates but you love?
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1. In Bruges. To clarify, a bunch of my friends have this odd hatred of Colin Farrel. Since they hate him for some reason they wont believe me that In Bruges is a great movie.
2. Star Trek Reboot. I thought it was a different take for the franchise. Honestly, I felt it was a better way to go as far as Trek films are concerned. I know it was very successful but I know several Trekkers and they are not too thrilled with J.J.
3. Evil Dead II. My friends just wont give it a chance.
No love for pulp fiction??? Please explain!
Film Snob Warning
Alas, I cannot explain the no love for Pulp Fiction.
But I did go to the movies last night. It was at the Wilton Town Theater in Wilton, NH which is in this old opera building next to the Town Hall. It's a pretty cool theater and had, for generations, served southern New Hampshire as one of few places to find good(ish) movies.
And although home entertainment systems and the internet must have had their effects (we each reminisced about the last time we had been to the theater--from oldest to youngest: Kids, Pulp Fiction, Amelie, An Inconvenient Truth) it seemed like it was still going strong. They were showing Les Mis and Life of Pi with a special weekend showing of A Place in the Sun.
Not bad for NH.
Next question: Where is your favorite movie theater?
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Sadly it doesn't do movies very often anymore (only a few per year, it was turned a stage theatre by a registred society to avoid ruin and ultimatly wreckage:
The Theater am Wall in my hometown was restored pretty close to how it was when first opened in the '50s. The pictures really don't do it justice.
Alas - as I said, they don't show many movies anymore, so I have to go with the Schlosstheater in Münster for rare/small movies and the Cineplex in the same town for mainstream movies.
Same question!
Turned into a clothes store opposite the Gothenburg Dome.
Same question - with a less depressing answer, please.
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While I've seen a lot of movies at the two IMAX theaters at the Pacific Science Center, their recent massive reduction in the movie benefits of membership means I won't be frequenting the joint much in the future.
Then again, even with those theaters available, my *favorite* theater is probably the Cinerama.
Movie and theater at which you had the most obnoxious chucklehead experience?
P.S. As for the no love for Pulp Fiction, it has to do with lots of things:
1. Non-linear plot that tries to be clever and fails.
2. Tarantino dialogue that tries to be clever and comes off more as smarmy and banal.
3. Excessive amounts of profanity.
4. Quentin Tarantino's cameo role.
5. Don't really care for the gangster genre in movies.
6. Things put in the movie trying to be intentionally shocking or gross (the gimp, the overdose with the needle in the heart, Christopher Walken's method for keeping the watch hidden)
7. The incessant gushing by film media about the movie's undeniably godlike awesomeness.
All of this in the context of me not being a Tarantino fan in general, since much of the above is kind of his schtick for every movie he does. Clearly lots of people like it; I just don't happen to be one of them.
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I think it was during Cruel Intentions. There was a group of about 5 people in a packed house. They clearly thought they were hilarious and that their commentary was improving everyone's experience. They kept playing a cat and mouse game where they would get obnoxious get shushed and then start up again several min later. Finally, with about ten min left in the movie this big mo fo stands up and looks in their direction, "you a-holes have wrecked this movie and I am going to F you up in the parking lot after it ends." The guy sat back down and a min later 5 people get up and promptly leave the theater.
You are on an island and can only bring 5 movies. What are they?
Five films to take to the desert island. Now these aren't necessarily my favourite films of all time, because I've already watched those dozens of times and they're only going to suffer from many more viewings. Not to saw the resulting list doesn't include several in say my top 10 I basing this on the assumption I'll be watching these dozens of time each, and that that my 50" plasma, opppo blu-ray, power supply and the right disks get to come with me. When there's been a question, I assume long is good... I've got to milk these for all they're worth...
Seven Samurai(Criterion blu-ray!)
The Leopard (BFI blu-ray)
In the Mood for Love (its a bit short, can I squeeze 2046 in with it? (Criterion blu-ray)
Zulu (its 'only' a Paramount blu-ray, but its a superb transfer, this one is really dependent on the right tech).
something by Jacques Rivette, but I can't decide between Celine and Julie Go Boating and La Belle Noiseuse (Currently on DVD from BFI and Artificial Eye respectively, there seems to be a recent Japanese blu-ray of LBN, but the run time seems dodgy and, of course, is it un-censored? I'm counting these on the available picture quality)
Pulp Fiction hate: While I only agree with the last two of Jason's points, I still don't like it either.
Five films for the island is to good to waste on me. Same for the next cinephile...
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First of all my issue with Pulp Fiction, well I tend to agree with most of Jason's points, but to sum it up:
I like Heroic Fantasy. Pulp Fiction is anti-heroic reality, or at least an attempt at it, almost the exact opposite of the kind of movie I like. But as Pan says, "to each their own." We can't all agree on everything. Wouldn't that be boring!
On to the awesome question about the five films I would take to the island:
1.) If I can't have the trilogy, then the original Star Wars
2.) If I can't have the trilogy, then Lord of the Rings, Fellowship of the Ring extended version.
3.)The Wizard of Oz it just never gets old for me.
4.)Beetlejuice to keep my wife happy.
5.)Serenity.
This is way too cool of question not to give it another so:
You are on an island and can only bring 5 movies. What are they?
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On the favourite cinema bit, mine would be The Broadway: fantastic place.
5 films:
Gods & Monsters
Raging Bull
In The Bedroom
Yojimbo
All About My Mother
Honourable Mentions:
Lone Star
The Saddest Music in the World
La Haine
Lost in Translation
Sunset Boulevard
Rear Window
Stand By Me
Singing in the Rain
Same Question!
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In no particular order:
The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Toy Story 2
A Christmas Story
Star Wars
How about a slight twist:
The 5 movie soundtracks that you can take with you to the desert island (with your sweet audiophile setup, of course)
The Naked Lunch
Dark City
Star Trek: The Motionless Picture
That ought to give them something to think about.
Anyone has a different opinion?
I'd send them my three favorite porn flicks and an invitation to join the party!
Favorite movie about star-crossed lovers or thwarted desire?
Sorry, I'm keeping it clean for the kiddies.
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I'd say Fellowship of the Ring (Arwen and Aragorn), but while thematically important to the movie I'm not sure I'd really say the movie is ABOUT them.
I actually really like Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet. Some may call it blasphemy, but I do believe it is this Shakespeare fan's favorite movie version of the play.
Favorite 3 Shakespeare movies other than the above?
Actor Ken: Peter's Friends
Director Ken: The Magic Flute
Favourite opera-movie?
Personally, I think the line between opera and musical is pretty thin, but, if we stick to movies about actual operas, I think the only one I can even remember watching was, I think, Bergman's version of The Magic Flute and I didn't want to answer that because it was boring.
Next, I think of The Red Shoes, but I don't think ballet movies are the same as opera movies.
My favorite movie with music from an opera, however, is Apocalypse Now.
Anyone have a real opera answer?
Hmmm. While I am partial to Sweeney Todd, it is certainly a musical movie. The classic definition is that in an opera, ALL the dialogue and stuff is sung, while in a musical, they may talk too. I am not sure there really are any movies that qualify. If there is, I did not see them. Apparently, there is an asian version of Madame Butterfly that is entirely sung, and that's a beautiful opera, but I haven't seen the film.
Now, there is a whole slew of movies made from operas (Othello is a good example of this), but if so, I would say that the latest big screen version of La Boheme, namely Moulin Rouge, is a good candidate. If you mean movies about operas, perhaps Phantom of the Opera is a good one.
Enough opera. Worst three movies you actually love, and why.
Enough opera.
Uh uh. I want to know.
Hmmm. While I am partial to Sweeney Todd, it is certainly a musical movie. The classic definition is that in an opera, ALL the dialogue and stuff is sung, while in a musical, they may talk too.
Is this true? We definitely kept Sondheim in the classical bin when I worked in a used record store. And what is "light opera"? And what about Gilbert & Sullivan?
Oooh, and now that I'm thinking more, I totally change my answer to Les Parapluies de Cherbourg. No line spoken and it made me cry.
Next poster can either pontificate about opera or answer Madame Sissyl's question above.
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This Is an opera movie by all definitions - just not classical opera.
Now it's time for Sissyls question.
Otello by Joe Green.
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It's hard for me to answer Sissyl's question, because that would be to admit that a movie I love is actually awful, which is obviously crazy! How could it be so? :)
I'm not really tuned into how movies are rated, but ones that I love that a lot of people bag on would include:
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Conan the Destroyer
Daredevil
Favorite kid hero(es) in action movies (up to three)?
Honestly, though, I don't know of any movies based on the opera...which, of course, was based on Billy Shakespeare...which, of course was based on some story by some Renaissance Italian dude.
But, just like not everybody on these boards is American, not everybody on these boards is a native anglophone.
First favorite kid hero in an action movie:
Hit Girl from Kick Ass
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Honestly, though, I don't know of any movies based on the opera...which, of course, was based on Billy Shakespeare...which, of course was based on some story by some Renaissance Italian dude.
But, just like not everybody on these boards is American, not everybody on these boards is a native anglophone.
First favorite kid hero in an action movie:
Hit Girl from Kick Ass
Chwarae teg,
you need to ask a question.
I would have answered but my question-well has run dry.
Oh, I was doing the thing where I answer one and then pass it off until we get to three, but I guess the question doesn't really specify that.
One more favorite child hero in an action movie and the next question is yours!
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Honestly, though, I don't know of any movies based on the opera...which, of course, was based on Billy Shakespeare...which, of course was based on some story by some Renaissance Italian dude.
But, just like not everybody on these boards is American, not everybody on these boards is a native anglophone.
First favorite kid hero in an action movie:
Hit Girl from Kick Ass
Chwarae teg,
you need to ask a question.
I would have answered but my question-well has run dry.
** spoiler omitted **
Short Round! "No time for love Dr. Jones!!"
Except that was the kid in Temple of Doom, so we still only have two.
John Connor in Terminator 2.
Stupidest plot twist in a movie?
I can think of quite a few: Brannigan and McQ, (cop movies), Donovan's Reef and Hatari! (Wayne being Wayne around the world), Reap the Wild Wind and Wake of the Red Witch (both set at sea and useful too remember for what used to be a commonly asked trivia question), Jet Pilot and The High and the Mighty (airoplane films). There's the one where he played Genghis Khan and got cancer from H-Bomb testing up-wind. I'm sure there's more. None of them compare to
The Quite Man, which I believe is being released on Blu-Ray today.
Three favourite films set in Ireland?
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
Next poster, what's your favorite movie about Ireland? One or three, your choice.
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The Wind that Shakes the Barley
and, if we include the part that's not in the Republic:
Bloody Sunday
Favourite gangster movie not set in the USA, England (other parts of the UK are fine), Italy, or Russia?
One, three, nine, whatever...
Or at least, it's the first one I could think of...
Favorite Gene Hackman starring role?
The Snapper
I was trying to remember the title of that one.
Casino.
Favourite Scorsese movie not starring DeNiro or DiCaprio?