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[pumpdoc]

While I'll watch some serious fare I'd much rather watch an independant film or a 'B' movie, something with t@a and funny lines.
I'm deep into my Misty Mundae collection right now

[Quiet One]

dribbler, on Feb 26 2007, 08:31 PM, said:

Not seen it. A serious role too?

Yes. A good movie, not unforgettable, but nice to watch, nonetheless

[LabradoRacer]

I watched "The Prestige" yesterday. It's an outstanding movie about two magicians at odds with each other.  Superb direction & superb acting.. I could guess only a part of the movie's end. If you watch the movie,you'll find that the black cat shown in one scene is perhaps a metaphor(Murray Walker's favourite word) in two ways.

It's a must see movie!

Edited by LabradoRacer, 05 March 2007 - 03:02 PM.

[Max Mosley]

Ahh the mighty metaphor...

[goferrarigo]

I saw Grand Prix on Saturday, which was quite good. (i am sure most people have seen it here), next up i plan on seeing syrianna or days of thunder.(which one?)

[aussief1]

goferrarigo, on Mar 6 2007, 12:18 PM, said:

I saw Grand Prix on Saturday, which was quite good. (i am sure most people have seen it here), next up i plan on seeing syrianna or days of thunder.(which one?)

"Days of Thunder", it's crap but good at the same time if you get what I'm saying. (I'm sure you do ) And a plus is that Nicole Kidman (Dr. Claire Lewicki) is in "Days of Thunder"

[pabloh20]

aussief1, on Mar 6 2007, 02:31 AM, said:

"Days of Thunder", it's crap but good at the same time if you get what I'm saying. (I'm sure you do ) And a plus is that Nicole Kidman (Dr. Claire Lewicki) is in "Days of Thunder"

Very good description of days of thunder!!  There's some decent camera work and sound effects in it - maybe that's why I like it!  

[dribbler]

aussief1, on Mar 6 2007, 02:31 AM, said:

"Days of Thunder", it's crap but good at the same time if you get what I'm saying. (I'm sure you do ) And a plus is that Nicole Kidman (Dr. Claire Lewicki) is in "Days of Thunder"

GO HIGH, GO HIGH!!!!!!

Ha, great film. I know exactly what you mean, trashy but really fun. The cop stripper scene is funny and Robert Duvall is a master.

[LabradoRacer]

I saw "The Illusionist" . It's a fantastic movie about how a magician ....well you see the movie to find out what he does.

Also saw "Ghost Rider". Fun movie with plenty of nice special effects. Should have had more action. Eva Mendes is va-va-voom.

[jemstride]

as a big Michael Jackson fan I watched 'Moonwalker' the other day. It is by far the worst film I have ever seen. It is beyond abysmal, its like its deliberately bad. The dancing and the music are great (of course) but the story is barely even a story, its just atrocious, I was shocked, I still am. You couldnt make a crapper 'film', its not even really a film

[LabradoRacer]

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as a big Michael Jackson fan I watched 'Moonwalker' the other day. It is by far the worst film I have ever seen. It is beyond abysmal, its like its deliberately bad. The dancing and the music are great (of course) but the story is barely even a story, its just atrocious, I was shocked, I still am. You couldnt make a crapper 'film', its not even really a film

Instead of watching a movie starring a paedophile who's undergone a million surgeries ,why don't you watch "The Prestige" & "The Illusionist"? Trust me, superb movies both.

[Quiet One]

jemstride, on Mar 7 2007, 04:40 PM, said:

as a big Michael Jackson fan I watched 'Moonwalker' the other day. It is by far the worst film I have ever seen. It is beyond abysmal, its like its deliberately bad. The dancing and the music are great (of course) but the story is barely even a story, its just atrocious, I was shocked, I still am. You couldnt make a crapper 'film', its not even really a film

I don't know what's more unsettling: "Moonwalker" movie or the fact that you are not supporting Westlife anymore.

[jemstride]

Quiet One, on Mar 7 2007, 05:15 PM, said:

I don't know what's more unsettling: "Moonwalker" movie or the fact that you are not supporting Westlife anymore.

hey i will always support westlife, i just got rid of the sig cos it was out of date, in fact i think it may have even been incorrect, as westlife dont appear to have released any single.

anyhoo back to films, i watched moonwalker cos i've always been a big fan of MJ (NOT a paedophile!) but the movie was woefully bad, in every possible way. Except for the music & dancing.

i would like to see ghost rider but dont have any money at the mo!

[goferrarigo]

Just came back from Wild Dogs and 300

Wild Dogs is allright (kinda funny but nothing too great)

but 300 was awesome everybody should see it but it does have nudity and a lot of blood(a guy has to go and see it women/children might not be a good idea unless you like to give explainations...) I would rate gladiator and 300 on the same level, both amazing and must watch movies

Edited by goferrarigo, 12 March 2007 - 01:14 PM.

[dribbler]

jemstride, on Mar 7 2007, 07:23 PM, said:

westlife dont appear to have released any single.

That's because i kidnapped them and have them in a crate in my cellar. I play a loop to them 24 7 of all the original versions of all the songs they have ruined. I feed them bread and water and occasionally poke them with something sharp through the slats of the crate.

Let the punishment fit the crime, i say.

[LabradoRacer]

goferrarigo, on Mar 10 2007, 06:47 AM, said:

Just came back from Wild Dogs and 300

Wild Dogs is allright (kinda funny but nothing too great)

but 300 was awesome everybody should see it but does have nudity and a lot of blood(a guy has to go and see it women/children might not be a good idea unless you like to give explainations...) I would rate gladiator and 300 on the same level, both amazing and must watch movies

Do 300 men really fight against a million ? I've got to see this. Heard that special effects are out of this world.

[Max Mosley]

goferrarigo, on Mar 10 2007, 06:47 AM, said:

300 was awesome everybody should see it but does have nudity and a lot of blood

"but"?

And yeah, Labrado, it's based on a real story maybe?  Wouldn't mind reading up on it if so.

Edited by Murray Walker, 10 March 2007 - 03:59 PM.

[goferrarigo]

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Do 300 men really fight against a million ? I've got to see this. Heard that special effects are out of this world.

The special effects are crazy, it has to be made on some good consoles, like  maybe 2-3 xbox 360's.

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"but"?

And yeah, Labrado, it's based on a real story maybe? Wouldn't mind reading up on it if so.

Why the problem with the but, murrary?

I think it is real let me check good ol wikipedia and check

EDIT1: Checked it is for most part real, Battle_of_Thermopylae

EDIT2:- wikipedia says it was 2 mil, but they don;t kill all so....

Edited by goferrarigo, 10 March 2007 - 08:36 PM.

[Quiet One]

goferrarigo, on Mar 10 2007, 08:28 PM, said:

The special effects are crazy, it has to be made on some good consoles, like  maybe 2-3 xbox 360's.
Why the problem with the but, murrary?

I think it is real let me check good ol wikipedia and check

EDIT1: Checked it is for most part real, Battle_of_Thermopylae

EDIT2:- wikipedia says it was 2 mil, but they don;t kill all so....

AHhh so it is based on historical facts, actually! I never heard of that movie and was wondering why it was named "300" which reminded me of the number of spartans at Thermopylae (now I see why). Well, If it's based based in that battle, then certainly theere were not a million Persians opposing them
[rant] If it is a Hollywood movie, then don't believe ANYTHING in it, as they have a tradition of ignoring almost everything about historical facts, yet they love to do every now and then "historical" movies. I have no idea why they insist in distorting facts so much. You could say the movies look great and they certainly do ("Gladiator" comes to mind) But when they consistently distort facts so much, it would be better to just put them in some fantasy land than trying to pass those fairy tales as history. GRRRRR. Yes, it p**ses me off because many people actually thinks those are facts! Gladiator is pure BS no matter how good it may look, and has only the slightest connection with the real emperors Marcus Aurelius and Comodus. Not to mention the few times they tried to show something about my country! Why couldn't they at least read a little about a country before portraying it? They used to portray Argentinians as a mix between Mexicans and Spanish, complete with Flamenco suits and saying "Ole!"....geez, how ignorant can they be??? [/rant]

[goferrarigo]

Quiet One, on Mar 10 2007, 03:36 PM, said:

AHhh so it is based on historical facts, actually! I never heard of that movie and was wondering why it was named "300" which reminded me of the number of spartans at Thermopylae (now I see why). Well, If it's based based in that battle, then certainly theere were not a million Persians opposing them
[rant] If it is a Hollywood movie, then don't believe ANYTHING in it, as they have a tradition of ignoring almost everything about historical facts, yet they love to do every now and then "historical" movies. I have no idea why they insist in distorting facts so much. You could say the movies look great and they certainly do ("Gladiator" comes to mind) But when they consistently distort facts so much, it would be better to just put them in some fantasy land than trying to pass those fairy tales as history. GRRRRR. Yes, it p**ses me off because many people actually thinks those are facts! Gladiator is pure BS no matter how good it may look, and has only the slightest connection with the real emperors Marcus Aurelius and Comodus. Not to mention the few times they tried to show something about my country! Why couldn't they at least read a little about a country before portraying it? They used to portray Argentinians as a mix between Mexicans and Spanish, complete with Flamenco suits and saying "Ole!"....geez, how ignorant can they be??? [/rant]

Ok someone is p**sed with the director of Gladiator, guess who?

but 300 is agaain a very beutiful movie (so much blood and the graphics are mind boggling and those nude scenes also help in increasin ratings)

but what did you think of Troy?(personally i did not like it) but i think it was quite a bit based on facts, (if i am wrong before next rant)

[Quiet One]

goferrarigo, on Mar 10 2007, 11:31 PM, said:

Ok someone is p**sed with the director of Gladiator, guess who?

but 300 is agaain a very beutiful movie (so much blood and the graphics are mind boggling and those nude scenes also help in increasin ratings)

but what did you think of Troy?(personally i did not like it) but i think it was quite a bit based on facts, (if i am wrong before next rant)

Troy is based on Homer's Illyad (not Homer Simpson, but Homer the Greek). It is an epic poem loosely based on facts (there acxtually was a war between the Greeks and Troy, of course of a much smaller scale...ancient historians used to exaggerate the numbers of troops) The movie was losely based on the epic poem so you can imagine how much  of historical exactitude it has

[james]

Quiet One, on Mar 10 2007, 09:36 PM, said:

AHhh so it is based on historical facts, actually! I never heard of that movie and was wondering why it was named "300" which reminded me of the number of spartans at Thermopylae (now I see why). Well, If it's based based in that battle, then certainly theere were not a million Persians opposing them
[rant] If it is a Hollywood movie, then don't believe ANYTHING in it, as they have a tradition of ignoring almost everything about historical facts, yet they love to do every now and then "historical" movies. I have no idea why they insist in distorting facts so much. You could say the movies look great and they certainly do ("Gladiator" comes to mind) But when they consistently distort facts so much, it would be better to just put them in some fantasy land than trying to pass those fairy tales as history. GRRRRR. Yes, it p**ses me off because many people actually thinks those are facts! Gladiator is pure BS no matter how good it may look, and has only the slightest connection with the real emperors Marcus Aurelius and Comodus. Not to mention the few times they tried to show something about my country! Why couldn't they at least read a little about a country before portraying it? They used to portray Argentinians as a mix between Mexicans and Spanish, complete with Flamenco suits and saying "Ole!"....geez, how ignorant can they be??? [/rant]

I was watching a show on the history channel the other night it said the movie was made based on a novel "300" and it was written based on the Battle of Thermopylae but told as you might if you were telling over a campfire. The way I always watch these movies is as if they are completely fiction. It makes it better that way.

[goferrarigo]

Quiet One, on Mar 10 2007, 05:44 PM, said:

Troy is based on Homer's Illyad (not Homer Simpson, but Homer the Greek). It is an epic poem loosely based on facts (there acxtually was a war between the Greeks and Troy, of course of a much smaller scale...ancient historians used to exaggerate the numbers of troops) The movie was losely based on the epic poem so you can imagine how much  of historical exactitude it has

But you can't expect them to report just facts, otherwise it will be a flop. coz ppl want a love story in every movie, if no love story no hit (pretty much)

[Kati]

Quiet One, on Mar 10 2007, 11:44 PM, said:

Troy is based on Homer's Illyad (not Homer Simpson, but Homer the Greek). It is an epic poem loosely based on facts (there acxtually was a war between the Greeks and Troy, of course of a much smaller scale...ancient historians used to exaggerate the numbers of troops) The movie was losely based on the epic poem so you can imagine how much  of historical exactitude it has

uuuugh don't remember me of that thing! I had to study it on Uni for greek class :S *don't ask me why did i have greek classes*

But hey! I finally watched Borat! It's a bit weird and does not make much sense but I loooved it!
I also watched 'the queen' and 'letters from iwo jima'... The second is quite nice. I love war movies

[Niall McBride]

i thought braveheart was quite a classic all those englishmen getting set on fire in the hut was hillarious (no offense)

[goferrarigo]

Katy H., on Mar 10 2007, 06:42 PM, said:

uuuugh don't remember me of that thing! I had to study it on Uni for greek class :S *don't ask me why did i have greek classes*

But hey! I finally watched Borat! It's a bit weird and does not make much sense but I loooved it!
I also watched 'the queen' and 'letters from iwo jima'... The second is quite nice. I love war movies

Do you plan on watching 300?

Edited by goferrarigo, 11 March 2007 - 01:14 AM.

[Quiet One]

Katy H., on Mar 11 2007, 12:42 AM, said:

uuuugh don't remember me of that thing! I had to study it on Uni for greek class :S *don't ask me why did i have greek classes*

But hey! I finally watched Borat! It's a bit weird and does not make much sense but I loooved it!
I also watched 'the queen' and 'letters from iwo jima'... The second is quite nice. I love war movies

I took Latin classes at school   I hated those!
And yes, Borat is way too funny!

[Quiet One]

goferrarigo, on Mar 11 2007, 12:20 AM, said:

But you can't expect them to report just facts, otherwise it will be a flop. coz ppl want a love story in every movie, if no love story no hit (pretty much)

I don't expect them to report just facts, but at least do a minimum research so as not to make something completely preposterous and, even worse, something that changes the perception many people has how those civilizations were. When they do a movie about the 1930's gangsters they don't make them look like cowboys or astronauts, right? Don't get me wrong, I don't ask for a documentary on ancient Greece, but at least don't mix them with the Roman Empire! Would be the same if you made a movie in which the Sioux built pyramids!

[Kati]

Quiet One, on Mar 11 2007, 04:31 AM, said:

I took Latin classes at school   I hated those!
And yes, Borat is way too funny!

Yeah... I have latin now as well... UGH!

[Kati]

goferrarigo, on Mar 11 2007, 01:14 AM, said:

Do you plan on watching 300?

Nop... Definately not my kind of movie...