Title: Just got approved so.....
Rating: 0/5
I wonder about your all time fav films - try and think more about older movies mebs - not sure what the age range is here.
Favourite "recent" movie - Bladerunner.
Fav oldie - Twelve angry men - the Henry Fonda one.
Fav irrational choice - Highlander (only the first one mind)
Posted by
beargod, 17:03, 8th August 2003:
Favourite "recent" movie - Die Hard, sawshank redemption
Fav oldie - cannot think of one, does it have to be B&W? how old exactly?
Fav irrational choice - Highlander (only the first one mind) - too
Shawshank redemption - what a film. Bombed at the box office - classic word of mouth success on DVD/ Video.
Doesnt have to be B and W - suppose "oldie" is a subjective term.
Posted by
beargod, 17:51, 8th August 2003:
so does field of dreams count?
Posted by
arsepuppy, 09:46, 11th August 2003:
How can you lot pick just the one each?? It's too hard!!
Posted by
arsepuppy, 09:52, 11th August 2003:
I'll try though, first go (this'll change in 5 mins, I'll guess)
Oldie : Citizen Kane (I know it suffers from over-canonization but it's fucking perfect. The camerawork, the poignant ending.... Amazing stuff)
Recentish: Battle Royale, Ringu, Delicatessen, Full Metal Jacket, Mulholland Drive, Lost Highway, Blue Velvet, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (actually stick anything by David Lynch, Stanley Kubrick and Milos Forman here). Arrggh this is too hard
Guilty Pleasure : Rocky III
Posted by
arsepuppy, 10:00, 11th August 2003:
Nah, changed my mind already. Bloody "all time favourite" threads. I'm crap at 'em.
ok then, try this one. WORST FILM EVER MADE!
my vote goes to 'Jeepers Creepers'
Posted by
Sul, 10:09, 11th August 2003:
I'll try too:
Oldies: Anything with Marx Bros in, most notably Animal Crackers and Duck Soup.
Recentish: Ferris Buellers Day Off. Chasing Amy. Goodfellas
Guilty Pleasure: Hackers. Cocktail.
Posted by
arsepuppy, 10:10, 11th August 2003:
Shit! I forgot about Ferris Bueller!! That's definitely a top 5'er for me. Quality.
Posted by
Sul, 10:11, 11th August 2003:
Worst Film: LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring -
HATED IT MORE THAN THE FUCKING MATRIX RELOADED
Posted by
arsepuppy, 10:11, 11th August 2003:
WORST FILM EVER: "Charlie's Angels" - FACT
Posted by
arsepuppy, 10:13, 11th August 2003:
I hated the original Matrix. Fucking 6th-form pseudo philosophical SHITE.
Posted by
Sul, 10:18, 11th August 2003:
Can you complete the IMDB genre/year list? Best films in these categories.
Action -
Adventure -
Animation -
Comedy -
Crime -
Documentary -
Drama -
Family -
Fantasy -
Film-Noir -
Horror -
Independent -
Musical -
Mystery -
Romance -
Sci-Fi -
Thriller -
War -
Western -
1930 -
1940 -
1950 -
1960 -
1970 -
1980 -
1990 -
2000 -
Posted by
arsepuppy, 10:21, 11th August 2003:
Actually, yeah that's a better way of doing this. It makes you think more about it too.
Action - Die Hard
Animation - Aladdin
Comedy - Ferris Bueller
Crime - L.A. Confidential
Documentary - Bowling for Columbine
Drama - The Shawshank Redemption
Family - Back to the Future
Fantasy - LOTR part 1
Film-Noir - Shallow Grave
Horror - Halloween
Musical - Grease/Moulin Rouge
Mystery - The Sixth Sense (mystery sort of)
Romance - What?
Sci-Fi - Blade Runner
War - A Bridge Too Far
Western - The Outlaw Josey Wales
Posted by
beargod, 10:31, 11th August 2003:
Worst films ever are the harry potter films, the storyline was awful and what was with the sock monster at the end of the seconfd film?
Posted by
beargod, 10:32, 11th August 2003:
I agree with vic, but I would have put Evil dead 2 or 3 for the horror
Posted by
arsepuppy, 10:57, 11th August 2003:
How could I forget Evil Dead 2??
Morning all...I shall now attempt the above.
Action - Die Hard
Animation - Shrek
Comedy - Happy Gilmore
Crime - Goodfellas
Documentary - Eh, no.
Drama - The Shawshank Redemption
Family - Uncle Buck
Fantasy - LOTR
Film-Noir - Leon
Horror - Dont watch horrors
Musical - No thanks.
Mystery - ???
Romance - True Romance
Sci-Fi - Blade Runner
War - The Great Escape
Western - Fist full of dollars
Posted by
arsepuppy, 11:06, 11th August 2003:
Um... Does Shallow Grave count as "Film Noir" though??
Posted by
beargod, 11:12, 11th August 2003:
I would have to have the longest day as my war film also
Posted by
arsepuppy, 11:13, 11th August 2003:
War - Full Metal Jacket.
Posted by
arsepuppy, 11:13, 11th August 2003:
Horror - Evil Dead 2
I have no idea AP...I copy/paste Vic's..obviously forgot to change that and western. Damn!
I fuckin hate Horrors. They give me nightmares...
Posted by
beargod, 11:31, 11th August 2003:
I hate westerns, they give me nightmares
Posted by
Sul, 11:38, 11th August 2003:
Action - Die Hard
Adventure - Back to the Future 2
Animation - Monsters Inc
Comedy - Duck Soup
Crime - Heat
Documentary - The water one done by Bill Oddie last night. (does that count?)
Drama - Taxi Driver
Family - It's a wonderful Life
Fantasy - The Sword in the Stone
Film-Noir - Not really sure
Horror - Evil Dead 2
Independent - Clerks
Musical - The Blues Brothers
Mystery - Groundhog Day (like Vic's, sort of mystery)
Romance - Chasing Amy
Sci-Fi - Terminator 2
Thriller - Jaws
War - Full Metal Jacket
Western - Back to the Future 3
Cant be arsed to do the years either.
Posted by
arsepuppy, 11:45, 11th August 2003:
List of (US) Film Noir:
www.filmsite.org/filmnoir3.html
Genre definition:
www.filmsite.org/filmnoir.html
Posted by
Sul, 11:51, 11th August 2003:
Ah, I wanted to say Bound but didnt want to look like an idiot.
Posted by
arsepuppy, 11:59, 11th August 2003:
:D
Posted by
beargod, 12:01, 11th August 2003:
I still don't understand it, Don't like that genre now I know what it is
Posted by
arsepuppy, 12:04, 11th August 2003:
Tsk, it's an excellent genre.
Posted by
beargod, 12:09, 11th August 2003:
It probably is, but I never got into it
I have always prefered a comedy, although Disney/Pixar are annoying me now with all their cartoon films being comedies and having all the same jokes in them now
Posted by
arsepuppy, 12:11, 11th August 2003:
"
although Disney/Pixar are annoying me now with all their cartoon films being comedies and having all the same jokes in them now"
???
Posted by
beargod, 12:12, 11th August 2003:
Have you seen a disney cartoon that is not a comedy and does not use the same jokes as all their other cartoon films?
Posted by
arsepuppy, 12:16, 11th August 2003:
Chay will answer this for me, I hope. He's our Disney expert.
I was going to say "Pulp Fiction" but that would annoy a few people. That was a Disney cartoon.
Why would Pulp Fiction annoy people?
Posted by
arsepuppy, 12:23, 11th August 2003:
It wouldn't, but calling it a Disney Cartoon might. There's some precious fucks out there.
Posted by
beargod, 12:25, 11th August 2003:
I never got past the first half hour the dance bit annoyed me and the dieing so I switched it off
Posted by
arsepuppy, 12:26, 11th August 2003:
You should apply to be the Evening Standard's new film critic.
I thought it was a great film, obviously there are better films out there but I really enjoyed it.
Posted by
beargod, 12:30, 11th August 2003:
I'm not being critical, I just got bored, like I watched the first 30 mins of Chicago the other day and decided watching my jihng was more interesting thenwatching the erst so I did that instead.
Chicago, well theres a film that I have no interest in watching.
Posted by
arsepuppy, 12:31, 11th August 2003:
Yeah foggy, I liked it too. I just like to wind people up.
Talking of films, I watched Gangs of New York at the weekend. ~~Pish! Pure pish! Just reinforces my opinion of that little wank but Day Lewis was excellent (as usual)
Posted by
beargod, 12:41, 11th August 2003:
Thats what I thought Foggy, Its started off quite good, with the first fight, then seein where everyone had got too after so many years. But then it just went all crap
Posted by
chandler, 12:42, 11th August 2003:
I must admit its hard to think of a disney film that doesnt have a "humourous" sidekick
but then i wouldnt describe them as full on comedies.
Beauty and the Beast for example, Pinochio (sp) is pretty messed up too.
Disney need to get a new Lion king/little mermaid or alladin pretty soon else good bye mouse house.
Posted by
chandler, 12:42, 11th August 2003:
i liked the big hats in gangs of new york. very big hats.
Posted by
chandler, 12:44, 11th August 2003:
(i say goodbye mouse house but of course they are still one of the top film distributers in the world. but really they need to make a really first rate musical blockbuster else they will have to start sacking their animation team andt hen i'll have no chance of getting a job in animation cos the market will be saturated by ex-disney people
Posted by
arsepuppy, 12:50, 11th August 2003:
...or the poor folks in Korea who all the actual work.
Posted by
beargod, 12:50, 11th August 2003:
They need to just make a decent animation that is original and maybe for them to make a film with actors like they used to do. Jungle book 2 and peter pan 2 why bother? Why can't they just buy up another childrens story and animate it like they used too? they used to be good at that
Posted by
chandler, 12:52, 11th August 2003:
which childrens story though?
Posted by
arsepuppy, 12:53, 11th August 2003:
Mein Kampf.
Posted by
chandler, 12:54, 11th August 2003:
:D hahaha
Posted by
chandler, 12:55, 11th August 2003:
the diary of anne frank would be a cheery little movie.
they could change the ending though so that she and her amusing woodlouse sidekick ended up sailing to america and living in the land of the free, happily ever after.
Posted by
arsepuppy, 12:57, 11th August 2003:
I think they should do a musical based on the works of Franz Kafka. That'll be quite jolly.
Yeah.. they could get Stephen Berkoff to write the script...
Posted by
beargod, 12:59, 11th August 2003:
The Hobbit would be good, be quite brilliant for them to do infact. There are millions of child stories to make films out there.
Although the ammusing sidekick idea is getting old. Maybe the actual character could be funny ocasionally for once?
Posted by
chandler, 12:59, 11th August 2003:
or the Marquis De Sade, that'll bring the punters in
Posted by
chandler, 13:00, 11th August 2003:
the hobbit wouldnt be good cos they are doing the film of it with real people so you wouldnt want an animated one too
Posted by
arsepuppy, 13:01, 11th August 2003:
Fuck it, I think they should do a remake of Caligula, using cute animals in orgies.
Posted by
arsepuppy, 13:01, 11th August 2003:
Chay, that last post was very beargod-like ;)
Posted by
beargod, 13:02, 11th August 2003:
Yes what film of the Hobbit are they doing? The Hobbit is funny and has songs in it they have to change little
Posted by
chandler, 13:02, 11th August 2003:
true
Posted by
Sul, 13:03, 11th August 2003:
hahaha. I read it on the mailing list and actually thought it was beargod :D
Although, that wasn't really a musical..
Gregor:
My god! Oh my!
I do appear to be
A large insect!
And no longer
The travelling salesman
I was last night!
Mother:
Oh no! What's this!
Foul beetle that you are!
My son? Where he?
Shame,
Has descended
On the house of Samsa.
Father:
Come, let us get,
Three lodgers
Who play musical instruments.
And they shall
Replace our invertebrate
Son.
Enter lodgers. Lodger 2 plays Harmonica. Lodger 1 plays Saxophone. Lodger 3 tapdances.
Lodger 3:
Begone, Gregor, begone!
Or we shall lodge an apple
In your shiny carapace!
Gregor:
Alas, and woe, I cannot turn round.
The end is nigh, I fear.
My son, my heir, lies
Behind the clock, but my final hour draws near.
Oh darn, oh hell, I fear indeed.
That the rest is silence.
Alas.
Or something like that, anyway.
Darn. This is what happens when you spend ages writing a musical whilst everyone else keeps posting on the same topic. Oh well.
Ages? Well, five minutes, anyway.
Posted by
Miki, 13:31, 11th August 2003:
Action - Pulp Fiction
Adventure - Godfather (or disaster movies like The Towering Inferno)
Animation - Chicken Run
Comedy - Fargo
Crime - Ronin
Documentary - Bowling for Columbine
Drama - Festen
Family - Willy Wonka
Fantasy - LOTR
Film-Noir - To have and have not
Horror - The Shining
Independent - Usual suspects
Musical - Moulin Rouge
Mystery - LA Confidential
Romance - Leon
Sci-Fi - Matrix
Thriller - Fallen
War - Lawrence of Arabia
Western - Once apon a time in the west
I still have loads left over that need a mention ...
Romance - Leon
....................................................................................
I put Leon down as my Film-Noir.
Romance, as in he was romantic towards the wee girl? Eeck.
Posted by
Sul, 14:17, 11th August 2003:
Fargo was a shite film. I done a beargod and turned it off. It wasnt funny at all.
Posted by
beargod, 14:19, 11th August 2003:
Iasked miki about leon being romance, no erply yet
Posted by
Miki, 14:21, 11th August 2003:
:D they love each other !
Good thing about Fargo was the guy putting the dead body in teh chipping machine, and all teh blood on the snow. That was rather amusing. But, it was shit apart from that.
Fargo: i agree.
Lasked?
erply?
Posted by
beargod, 14:23, 11th August 2003:
I asked, I missed the space and erply is obvious, I could say teh to you foggy, but I am beargod and I do that too odten anyway
Posted by
Miki, 14:24, 11th August 2003:
it was a little joke (though I do love that film)
Was Fargo meant to be a comedy?
Posted by
Miki, 14:25, 11th August 2003:
Oh and when I saw Fargo I had been awake for more then 40 hours, that might have helped, but I thought it was funny !
Mystery - Groundhog Day
Sul? Mystery? I am just saying this because I didnt enjoy it..bored me.
Posted by
beargod, 14:31, 11th August 2003:
Sorry foggy, I think I read both posts as one. It really confused me why you were telling vic the time and the date
Anyone seen a film called 'the cube'?
Posted by
Rosie, 14:45, 11th August 2003:
Yes - it was shit.
Posted by
beargod, 14:50, 11th August 2003:
Yes - It was ok, abit silly though
Posted by
chandler, 14:51, 11th August 2003:
are we talking about "Cube" that one with the people in the maze of boxes cos that is VERY good. I havent seen the sequel which has the rather sad title Hypercube: Cube 2.
Posted by
beargod, 14:51, 11th August 2003:
Cube 2 is comeing out soon
Rosie, shame on you. Why?
Vic, cool thats what i thought.
BG, why silly?
Posted by
Sul, 14:52, 11th August 2003:
Yeah - I liked it too.
Groundhog day is a mystery. I remember thinking, "What's happening? Why does the day keep resetting? It's all a mystery"
Hypercude!! No way, that is dreadful!
I thought it was great film. Great idea.
Posted by
chandler, 14:54, 11th August 2003:
RE: Cube, from the IMDB, I like this:
"All of the characters are named after prisons: Quentin (San Quentin, California), Holloway (England), Kazan (Russia), Rennes (France), Alderson (Alderson, West Virginia), Leaven and Worth (Leavenworth, Kansas).
Not only are the characters named after prisons but they reflect the prisons themselves. Example: Kazan (the mentally challenged character), in Russia is a disorganized prison. Rennes (the "mentor") was a jail that pioneered many of today's prison policies. Quentin (the detective) is known for its brutality. Holloway is a women's prison, and Alderson is a prison where isolation is a common punishment. Leavenworth runs to a rigid set of rules (Leaven's mathematics), and the new prison is corporately owned and built (Worth, hired as an architect)."
Posted by
Rosie, 14:54, 11th August 2003:
that cube film was a pile of old toss. sorry.
oh, I also watched DareDevil at the weekend and I swear if i ever met that twit Affleck I would kick him so hard!
'pile of old toss'
And prey tell why Rosie? :P
Posted by
beargod, 14:58, 11th August 2003:
I thought the people could have been more intelligent in it foggy, alot of their maths in it was really bad, well thats what I thought at the time, I can't remeber it so well now
Was it not serious maths though? I couldnt do that.
Caddie Shack! Now there's a funny film.
Posted by
Sul, 15:03, 11th August 2003:
Funnily enough I was just talking to someone about caddyshack :)
Posted by
beargod, 15:03, 11th August 2003:
Which one was caddie shack? I can never remember.
Golf Course. Bill Murray as the green Keeper chasing a goffer (sp).
Posted by
Sul, 15:09, 11th August 2003:
gopher?
Chevy Chase..great golfer but slightly mental.
Posted by
Sul, 15:09, 11th August 2003:
Yeah, that looks better.
Funny film. Bill Murray rocks!
Posted by
beargod, 15:10, 11th August 2003:
Oh yeah, I think I remember, Don't remember it very well though
Chevy Chase and Murray are hilarious!
Nanananananananana Be the ball. Golfing zen.
I don't even own A GUN, let alone many guns that would necessitate an entire rack. What am I going to do with a gun rack?
Posted by
Sul, 12:56, 12th August 2003:
Waynes world-----^
Uh.. yeah.. but I don't know anything about golf or indeed any of those films. Y'know. Golf, eh!
Posted by
Sul, 13:03, 12th August 2003:
But it had Bill Murray in it. (granted, so did Charlies Angels but people put that out of mind)
Posted by
cal, 14:00, 12th August 2003:
easy maths? ffs beargod - prime factors that big can't be done in your head (except by certain autistics). if you thought it was simple, you didn't understand it. and since "you never watch tv, films, radio" then how have you ever seen any of these films?
a list of good films:
Aliens
American history x
Amilie
Battle royale
Blade Runner
Cube
Donnie Darko
Empire records
Fight club
Mullholland Drive
Pi
Powerpuff girls
Requiem for a dream
Powerpuff girls? Is that porn?
I thought that was Fluff Girls.
Posted by
chandler, 14:15, 12th August 2003:
cal: (from imdb though i cant really remember myself) "Plot holes: Leaven thinks she knows what the numbers mean, and tests whether one of the three numbers she sees is prime. Even though she is under pressure, it ought to occur to her much more quickly that no even numbers are prime except 2."
Did something happen there, i got bombed out ???
Doc L's top movies;
Dazed & Confused
Braindead
Wayne's World
Lost Highway
True Romance
Waiting for Thompson
Evil Dead II
Chuck & Buck
can't remember the rest
Posted by
cal, 14:54, 12th August 2003:
chay: yeah - isn't that because of the editing though - they showed one number when they should have shown another?
Posted by
chandler, 14:56, 12th August 2003:
i dont know, it was a long time ago i saw it :)
its a very neat concept though for a film
Doc, Dazed and Confused is a top notch film! Apart from that twit Affleck!
"The coolest thing about high school girls.. I get older, they stay the same age..."
"Hey, are you cool?"
"Cool like how?"
"Oh---kay!"
"Hey, man, got a joint?"
"No, not on me."
"Well, it'd be a hell of a lot cooler if you did..."
Posted by
beargod, 15:30, 12th August 2003:
cal, 14:00 12 August 2003 :
easy maths? ffs beargod - prime factors that big can't be done in your head (except by certain autistics). if you thought it was simple, you didn't understand it. and since "you never watch tv, films, radio" then how have you ever seen any of these films?
Cal for a start I never said it was easy maths, I said I thought they did bad maths, second I have never said I don't watch films, I love films they are one of the few things I do watch
Posted by
cal, 13:05, 13th August 2003:
alot of their maths in it was really bad
what does that mean? how can maths be bad?
Posted by
arsepuppy, 13:07, 13th August 2003:
TONIGHT, ON SKY ONE: "WHEN MATHS GO BAD!"
Guess it depends what you mean by bad...
Posted by
friday, 13:35, 13th August 2003:
fav film ever = tombraider
even though it was one of the shittiest films ever made?
but she does have lovely breasts
Posted by
beargod, 14:20, 13th August 2003:
I don't know cal I can't remember it as I have said just after it. All I can remember thinking when they sat down to do the maths was hmm, thats not so good
Posted by
chandler, 14:23, 13th August 2003:
Maths is bad, m'kay
Posted by
chandler, 14:25, 13th August 2003:
I liked maths
Posted by
arsepuppy, 14:26, 13th August 2003:
Let's burn him!
Posted by
chandler, 14:27, 13th August 2003:
Cal likes maths too, can you burn him first so i can watch? then burn me?
Posted by
arsepuppy, 14:29, 13th August 2003:
But Cal is exempt because he invented the internet. Whereas you keep the carob trade afloat. For which, you must die.
Posted by
chandler, 14:30, 13th August 2003:
"Whereas you keep the carob trade afloat"
I very much doubt that as i had to look up what a carob was, just now.
i thought i was being burnt for the maths anyway?
Posted by
chandler, 14:31, 13th August 2003:
you see i only eat mushrooms.
which makes me a fun-gi to be with
boom boom
Is carob a chinese carrot?
Posted by
friday, 14:32, 13th August 2003:
VIC - I have to admit that I just love Lara Croft, girl power and all that
I love Lara's breasts. So there.
Posted by
arsepuppy, 14:34, 13th August 2003:
It surprises me that a vegetarian like yourself is unaware of the carob.
Posted by
arsepuppy, 14:34, 13th August 2003:
LOL @ FL:)
Posted by
friday, 14:41, 13th August 2003:
Lara's breasts are quite something...
Posted by
chandler, 14:44, 13th August 2003:
Lara is fictional
Jolie wore a padded bra for that
but each to his own i suppose
yeah, quite something that is fantastic!
Chay!! Shut up, stop ruining the image!
But lara croft is a fictional character created entirely to make money from young boys masturbatory habits, way to pick a role model. you could at least be honest and pick Jenna Jameson.
Lara Croft is a fictional character?!?! No!!!
And do you think that people use her a role model?
Posted by
friday, 15:08, 13th August 2003:
She is real, so there...
Posted by
friday, 15:11, 13th August 2003:
role model? well the film made me feel good and my friends call me lara
Have you got lovely breasts aswell?
Posted by
jlittle, 15:19, 13th August 2003:
do you have big breasts to justify them calling you that?
Posted by
jlittle, 15:20, 13th August 2003:
argh, bad foghorn!
sorry mate, use the Brock!
Posted by
beargod, 15:21, 13th August 2003:
is it really called the f5?
Posted by
jlittle, 15:21, 13th August 2003:
btw - friday - photographic evidence is needed to answer the above question
Well done jlittle *claps* Bravo
Posted by
friday, 15:27, 13th August 2003:
well, called lara because im British, have long dark hair, like lara and drive a landrover, it wasnt because of the breasts that I got called that, so as to the loveliness of my breasts, I will have to keep you on the edges of your seats. BTW planning to be in UK next year SO U WILL HAVE TO WAIT!!!
Posted by
jlittle, 15:29, 13th August 2003:
er, bairn ?
Posted by
friday, 15:31, 13th August 2003:
This does not necessarily mean that you will see my breasts though
Posted by
jlittle, 15:31, 13th August 2003:
shame :(
Posted by
chandler, 15:31, 13th August 2003:
kid
Posted by
beargod, 15:35, 13th August 2003:
ok 2 convos together not making much sense
Posted by
jlittle, 15:36, 13th August 2003:
ah, ta chay - I don't speak any of that dodgy accent that they have in Scotland - fucking confusing when you go there!
Posted by
friday, 15:39, 13th August 2003:
sorry bg, my african internet connection is slow at this time of day
Posted by
Miki, 15:47, 13th August 2003:
Even I know what a bairn is
Everyone should know what a bairn is. tut tut
Posted by
beargod, 15:59, 13th August 2003:
Thats alright Friday, my computer is slow, even though it is supposed to be faster then my one at home
Posted by
Rosie, 16:52, 13th August 2003:
i'm going home now.
speak to you all tomorrow.
Take Care
Rosie
x
Posted by
Redmaiden, 18:36, 13th August 2003:
I know what carob is - it's like fake chocolate, more of a vegan ingredient
Posted by
chandler, 19:13, 13th August 2003:
aha