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[finztotheleft]

showstopper24, on Wednesday, October 4th, 2006, 6:41 PM, said:

I am a harry potter dork which i have said many times. Becaue i love the books, i hate the movies. when i read the books, i have a set picture in my mind what they look like and that is why i like the books. Rowling describes them so well but the movies ruin them for me. The movies are good the first time you see them but i made the mistake of seeing the third and fourth multiple times and now when i read the books, i think of the weakish dumbledore that is portrayed in the movies

I hear you....I hate when I've seen a movie and then read the book. Something is always off. A character has the wrong color hair and it annoys me to no end. I haven't felt the same way about Dumbledore, but I also have not reread the books after each movie. From the first, though, the movies were exactly how I pictured it....the settings, Quidditch, etc. I remember thinking after number one, that the only flaw was I pictured the cupboard under the stairs on the left after you entered the kitchen, not on the right in the hallway. That's the vital difference (to me) in all books; we can each picture it our own way and we are all right.

[Nikki_N]

Of all time is a big thing to say, but I like:BraveheartLove ActuallyShawshank RedemptionLOTR SeriesClerksPulp FictionThe Highlander (Just number 1)Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail (not really at all close to greatest, but I love it.)Very Much.Old Movies that I really like, too:CasablancaThe African Queen

finztotheleft, on Tuesday, October 10th, 2006, 1:31 AM, said:

I hear you....I hate when I've seen a movie and then read the book. Something is always off. A character has the wrong color hair and it annoys me to no end. I haven't felt the same way about Dumbledore, but I also have not reread the books after each movie. From the first, though, the movies were exactly how I pictured it....the settings, Quidditch, etc. I remember thinking after number one, that the only flaw was I pictured the cupboard under the stairs on the left after you entered the kitchen, not on the right in the hallway. That's the vital difference (to me) in all books; we can each picture it our own way and we are all right.

I love the Harry Potter series so much. Of course the books are better than the movies (which are still fantastic). I have to give them credit for Harry. The actor is a dead on lock for Harry Potter. They did some great casting with the Weasleys, too.

[finztotheleft]

bigkg, on Wednesday, October 4th, 2006, 7:58 PM, said:

I really like Pulp Fiction but in no ways would it be in the greatest 50 movies ever.I completely realize what Star Wars did to the make up of Hollywood with the birth of the "Blockbuster" movie. People just always say it was a revolutionary movie in terms of science-fiction. However, I just feel that 2001 was much much much much more revolutionary. The stuff they did in that movie was just incredible. To this day I have never seen a movie with better special effects, and it was released in 1968. The concepts that Kubrick came up with about space were and are still just mindblowing. If you haven't seen it, do it now.

Thanks for reminding me of this one. I am guilty of not liking it as much as the book, which I read first, because everything was not exactly as I had pitured it. I have a sci-fi geek son though, who would probably love it. I'll have to rent it soon.

brvheart, on Thursday, October 5th, 2006, 9:37 PM, said:

But that is exactly what I'm talking about. Instead of movies, lets talk art. I think Picasso is trash compared to Monet, but the dude that just paid $110 million for that Picasso thinks I'm crazy. It's completely subjective as to WHY you like a movie. You say 'artform' and then generalize the word artform to mean ONLY what you decide it means... but for me the word artform means amazing acting and a wonderful story which in turn entertains me, just as watching a 'technically sound' film "entertains" you.... I assume you understand what I'm getting at.ps... My top 10 list includes 7 movies made before 1990 and 3 movies made before 1970.

Come on, we all know a three year old who can paint better than Picasso

[GeneralGeeWhiz]

My all time favorite movie is Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost ArcOthers... Wet Hot American SummerSaving Private Ryan

[KDawgCometh]

GeneralGeeWhiz, on Tuesday, October 10th, 2006, 1:18 AM, said:

My all time favorite movie is Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost ArcOthers... Wet Hot American SummerSaving Private Ryan

I have to give anyone props for seeing my favorite comedy film. I'm also in love with marguritte moreau, but that is for its own topic

[brvheart]

Nikki_N, on Tuesday, October 10th, 2006, 12:35 AM, said:

Of all time is a big thing to say, but I like:BraveheartLove ActuallyShawshank RedemptionLOTR SeriesClerksPulp FictionThe Highlander (Just number 1)Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail (not really at all close to greatest, but I love it.)Very Much.Old Movies that I really like, too:CasablancaThe African QueenI love the Harry Potter series so much. Of course the books are better than the movies (which are still fantastic). I have to give them credit for Harry. The actor is a dead on lock for Harry Potter. They did some great casting with the Weasleys, too.

qft. Good list.

[Jadaki]

GeneralGeeWhiz, on Tuesday, October 10th, 2006, 1:18 AM, said:

Wet Hot American Summer

That was hilarious, I need to see it again.

[BigDMcGee]

GeneralGeeWhiz, on Monday, October 9th, 2006, 11:18 PM, said:

My all time favorite movie is Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost ArcOthers... Wet Hot American SummerSaving Private Ryan

I think some parts of Saving privte ryan are sluggish, and in general Im not a huge fan of war stories about individual heroism, as most wars, wars like WW 2 were fought and won by technology, industry, and the sacrifce of the many, not the few. That being said, I think the first 45 minutes of the movie is the single most powerful 45 minutes in the history of film I've never seen anyone shot, much less been in a carnage house like ww2, but the first 45 made me feel like I was really watching a modern war, with all the horror that comes with a modern war. THough the movie was a tribute to the ww2 generation, and to the veterans that fought so hard, and lost so much in the war, for me personally, it was the most powerful anti war film I've ever seen. I never want to fight in a war like that, and I never want any one else to die in a war like that.

[Don Giovanni]

BigDMcGee, on Tuesday, October 10th, 2006, 6:22 AM, said:

I think some parts of Saving privte ryan are sluggish, and in general Im not a huge fan of war stories about individual heroism, as most wars, wars like WW 2 were fought and won by technology, industry, and the sacrifce of the many, not the few. That being said, I think the first 45 minutes of the movie is the single most powerful 45 minutes in the history of film I've never seen anyone shot, much less been in a carnage house like ww2, but the first 45 made me feel like I was really watching a modern war, with all the horror that comes with a modern war. THough the movie was a tribute to the ww2 generation, and to the veterans that fought so hard, and lost so much in the war, for me personally, it was the most powerful anti war film I've ever seen. I never want to fight in a war like that, and I never want any one else to die in a war like that.

dude, the scene near the end where the guy gets slowly knifed by the german soldier, man that was brutal.i remember being sooooo mad at the guy who was just sitting on the staircase while it was happening.

[SuitedAces21]

Don Giovanni, on Tuesday, October 10th, 2006, 6:39 AM, said:

dude, the scene near the end where the guy gets slowly knifed by the german soldier, man that was brutal.

I forgot about that scene. It is brutal. Def one of the best in the movie.

[BigDMcGee]

Don Giovanni, on Tuesday, October 10th, 2006, 7:39 AM, said:

dude, the scene near the end where the guy gets slowly knifed by the german soldier, man that was brutal.i remember being sooooo mad at the guy who was just sitting on the staircase while it was happening.

oh, I'm not saying the rest of the movie sucks by any means... just saying the first 45 was shocking in a way no movie has ever been to me

[SuitedAces21]

BigDMcGee, on Tuesday, October 10th, 2006, 6:52 AM, said:

oh, I'm not saying the rest of the movie sucks by any means... just saying the first 45 was shocking in a way no movie has ever been to me

I agree. I'll never forget the first time I saw the movie. Tom Hanks is all, "I'll see you on the beach." And then the boat opens up and BOOM. Its sick.

[JMoney2681]

SuitedAces21, on Tuesday, October 10th, 2006, 7:56 AM, said:

I agree. I'll never forget the first time I saw the movie. Tom Hanks is all, "I'll see you on the beach." And then the boat opens up and BOOM. Its sick.

QFTSimply a great movie...

[pockets]

The Third Man

[coesillian]

WTFNobody mentioned Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.So well directed, Jim Carrey and Kate Winsleet were fabulous.

[oldirtyharry]

coesillian, on Wednesday, October 18th, 2006, 5:38 PM, said:

WTFNobody mentioned Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.So well directed, Jim Carrey and Kate Winsleet were fabulous.

Great Movie, one of my all time Favs. Charlie Kaufman is a genius.Adaptation and Being John Malkovich are both amazing movies as well, and apparently Kaufman's new script for Synecdoche, New York is the best of them all.

[jaystonephish]

In no particular order:The Godfather 1 & 2Kill Bill 1 & 2The Empire Strikes BackAnimal HouseCasablancaBraveheartHellraiser

[Vertigo]

My top 10 - not necessarily best of all time:1) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas2) Menace II Society3) LOTR's Trilogy4) Goodfellas5) Fight Club6) Donnie Darko7) Boondock Saints8) Pulp Fiction9) Jaws10) Briana Loves Jenna

[Shimmering Wang]

bigkg, on Sunday, October 1st, 2006, 1:09 PM, said:

-2001: A Space Odyssey (greatest movie ever)-Godfather pt. 1 and 2-Taxi Driver-Raging Bull-One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest-A Clockwork Orange-Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick is my hero, btw)-Seven Samurai-Yojimbo-City of God-The Big Lebowski-Fargo-Apocalypse NowI could go on, but I'll stop there.

Points. My list looks a lot like this. Except my top-two are the Godfathers. And I think I remove Fargo, but replace it with "Schindler's List." And definitely add "Silence of the Lambs" (one of my all time favorites, for sure). I really like Deer Hunter, too.Wang

[SuperJon]

BigDMcGee, on Tuesday, October 10th, 2006, 6:52 AM, said:

oh, I'm not saying the rest of the movie sucks by any means... just saying the first 45 was shocking in a way no movie has ever been to me

First 30 minutes of Full Metal Jacket. Also shocking.