Films/Movies - lets talk about them!..

[kyle1989]

whats your favorite films and why? what films would you recommend and why?

anything you want to say about films.. say what you wanna say : )..

since there are a lot of women on the forum, can of you say what the fuss is about with 'the note book'? (without giving much plot or any twists away..)


im really into films.. all kinds. of course i have my favorites though, ill come back and add them in.

[harmonygirl72]

My favorite movie is Blazing Saddles!

My top 5 are that, The Jerk, Princess Bride, A Mighty Wind, and When Harry Met Sally.

The Notebook was just okay. It made me cry a lot, but it was very sappy!

I love talking about movies!!

[ankitchens]

My favs are American History X, Fight club, and any/all Rob Zombie movies [House of 1000 Corpses, The Devils Rejects, Halloween, etc.], 10 Things I Hate About You, and A Walk To Remember!

The Notebook is a great movie, the way it was made was creative and it was the saddest thing I have ever watched :/ it gets me everytime.


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[emetophobicmale]

As for movies, I like:

*Ilove Huckabees
*Amelie (french film)
*Spinal Tap
*Lord of the Rings Trilogy
*Pump up the Volume

As for regular shows, I like:

*Office (British version)
*Alan Partridge (british)
*Spaced (british)
*Frasier
*Curb your enthusiasm
*Flight of the conchords
*Freaks and Geeks
*Little House on the Prairie (dont laugh)
*All creatures great and small (british)
*Torchwood: children of earth (british)

Darrin
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[emetophobicmale]

Stereotypes can sometimes prevent men and women from watching good films. As such, I don't think there is anything wrong with girls watching action movies or guys watching touching movies (or "chick flicks").

I am not ashamed to admit that I have cried profusely after watching "Big Fish" and "Shadowlands".

Take care,

Darrin

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[kyle1989]

oh yeh, whats the last film you all saw? the last film i saw that i Hadn't seen before, was District 9 (which was very good i must say, although the ending kind of turned a little too Hollywood compared to the early parts of the film)


my favorites are [no particular order]

Once Upon A Time In The West
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Alien
Aliens
Terminator 1 & 2
Psycho
Vertigo
The Shawshank Redemption
No Country For Old Men
Leon
Apocalypse Now
The Godfather
The Usual Suspects
Se7en
Momento
Fight Club
Reservoir Dogs
Full Metal Jacket
Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels
12 Angry Men

theres alot of films i like allmost as much as these, but these ones will allways be films i'll watch many times.

my favorite thing thats been on tv was Band of Brothers

i also agree, stereotypes on films really can stop people of different sex's seeing some very good films, but unfortunately some of these stereotypes really rain true.

personally, im not put off watching romances or any particular genre except comedy, because comedy is a genre of film that usually offers me nothing of what i really want out of a film, (i still enjoy them though, particularly with a friend or when im not watching it by my self)

the main things i look for in a film is an engaging story or plot, or deep characters or plots, twists, revealings, anything that isn't shallow or superficial. otherwise its got to be classic in other ways, like action scenes, or innovative (e.g. alien/terminator)

my favorite film scene of all time was because the film actually did have something deep to reveal in the story, and the revealing was really vivid in terms of being shocking (or atleast it was for me, the most memorable film scene i'll probably ever find!)

glad people like talking about films here

i'll check out the note book sometime, quite a a few films listed so far that i ain't heard of or seen lol, particularly harmony and emetophobic male.





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[harmonygirl72]

Let's see, the last film I saw at the theater was The Time Traveler's Wife. Maybe not that great, but I enjoyed it because I also loved the book. Last night we watched Catch me if you Can on TV. That's pretty good, too, and based on a true story!

Darrin, I think we have similar tastes! I LOVE Spinal Tap and the British version of The Office! Kyle, I love Shawshank, Reservoir Dogs and Fight Club as well. I just can't take too much gore.

[emetophobicmale]

I have heard that the easiest film to get a man to cry is "legends of the fall." I haven't seen it, but I hear that there is something about it that makes it quite a "tear jerker" for guys.

I have a certain affinity for British comedy, as some of you may have noticed with my movie list I posted in my previous post.

Take care,

Darrin

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[harmonygirl72]

Monty Python? I love those movies as well.

[kyle1989]

i forgot to mention in my last post that i love the office too, iv only seen the english one, i haven't actually seen series 2 yet either, iv only watched series 1.

wouldn't mind checking out the american version.

i was into lost but i kind of gave up on it by season 4/5

p.s. i feel ashamed to say so (i have seen a few episodes of it) but i have not seen the soprano's, i think im missing out.. either way im gonna buy the series on dvd! lol or just rent it.

anyone here tried renting with lovefilm (uk) ?

harmony, i don't mind gore, im not a particular fan of it my self, my main complaint with gore is films over use it like they can't think of anything better. gore is not scary is just disgust. i think gore is only effective in films if its few and far apart from each other in the film.


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[ejb199]

Kyle, i use Lovefilm and they are really good. we often get good christmas deals to give to friends so if i see them come thro, i can always email you the link to the offer. just PM me your email ad. we have used Lovefilm for 5 years now and rented well over 450 dvds (and blurays). they are great!

we love Band of Brothers too - its really good.

ok so other things i like:
Seinfeld
Curb your Enthusiasm
Frasier
League of Gentlemen
Sopranos
Six feet under
Dexter
24
Battlestar galactica
Oz
House
Gavin and Stacey
life on Mars
Extras - Darrin, if you like Ricky Gervais, you might like Extras too
Lead Balloon - this is hilarious, i love jack dee
Louis theroux documentaries
omg and nearly forgot - THIS LIFE!!

ok so films - i like LOADS but i love films that are based on true events. here are a few - not in any order and not all are true of course!

Monster
Shawshank Redemption
Milk
Terminator 1 and 2
Grease
jaws
back to the future
reservior dogs, true romance and jackie brown
Juno
Apocalypto
Rabbit Proof fence (i cried at the end loads)
The lost boys
21 grams
last king of scotland
blood diamond, constant gardener (love african films) hotel Rwanda and shooting dogs
Touching the Void- amazing
LOTR
Babel
the Beach
Gran Torino
Taken
Slumdog Millionairre
walk the line - really wasnt fussed about watching it but so pleased i did!
Anything with john Candy - Uncle buck, trains planes etc

love tom hanks - so splash, turner and hooch, big (ah it takes me back!)

i love smaller budget films too - one we saw recently was called Shifty - very very good. films with thomas Turgose(i think) are good too - this is England, Somers Town.

goodness, i could go on and on!! and i already have lol!

[harmonygirl72]

I love Six Feet Under!! Just started watching the DVD's. We have only gotten through season 1, but I love it!!

[ejb199]

oh its soooo great Mary. ive seen all seasons and loved them all. Love Nate, love David, love Claire - you end up just feeling like u are part of the family come the end.

[emetophobicmale]

Hi EJB. I do like Extras! But I have only seen season 1. But I especially like the "Ben Stiller" episode.

I liked it when ben stiller was proclaiming to the crowd that "it still counts" as a real kiss to be kissed by a woman during a scripted play or movie.

"Do you think genocide is funny?"-ben stiller

Darrin

[tiki]

Gone like the F-U-C-K-E-N wind.
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[kyle1989]

nice list emma! i did join lovefilm, iv rented out soprano's disc 1 of season 1 (loving it!) It's a Wonderful Life and The Godfather on Blu-Ray

they are good, im abit unsure how it works sending em back, i have two different packagings which are different :S

[katie_alexandra]

Oooh I like this thread... Good distraction right now!

Here are mine:

Films:

I tend to perfer 'chick flicks' and period dramas at the moment, but do like a few of the british 'gangster' movies too!! Oh and Kyle I saw that District 9 the other day too and it kinda freaked me out with the guy bringing up black stuff, eww!! But ok back to my film list...

Breakfast at Tiffanys (love Audrey Hepburn!!)
The Notebook [img]smileys/smilies_01.gif[/img]
Titanic
Romeo and Juliet (Baz Lurhman version)
Eyes Wide Shut [img]smileys/smilies_02.gif[/img]
Layer Cake
Essex Boys (used to work in the club where the guy was thrown through the window hehe)
American Pie 1, 2 and 3
The other Boylen Girl
The girl next door
Sex and the city film
The Duchess
An officer and a gentleman

Ok thats all I can think of for the mo

TV:

Desperate Housewives
Supernatural
Flash Forward
Fringe
True Blood
Gavin and Stacey
How not to live your life (BBC 3, great!!)
Gilmore Girls
Sex and the city
Friends
The Inbetweeners (sooo funny!!)
Skins (series 1 and 2)
Hotel Babylon
How I met your mother

I think thats all the TV for now, might add some later [img]smileys/smilies_01.gif[/img]

[ejb199]

hmm thats odd re the packaging. you should just take one side off when u get the dvd and then it turns into the return envelope - just need to seal the top. pleased your enjoying the Sopranos, we loved it! there is a horrid v* scene tho about season 3 (i think) - if you are really bothered by v* on tv then let me know and ill find out which episode. it really really scared me and set me off in a right panic [img]smileys/smilies_06.gif[/img] there are a few v* incidents thro the series but dont let it put u off. oh and tony gets food poisoning at some point - again, i dont think season one but let me know if your bothered and ill try and find out when its coming up - lol excuse the pun!

Kate, you reminded me of the Inbetweeners! i loved that too!

whats all this with the Notebook - im going to have to get it on lovefilm i think!

we watched 50 dead men walking last night. i really liked it. it is about the IRA and a guy working for the british police undercover. its a true story. really interesting subject matter.