That makes 3. Another 7:Originally Posted by pathoftheturtle
Twelve Angry Men
It's a Wonderful Life
When Harry Met Sally
The Trouble with Harry
The Seven Samurai
L'itinéraire d'un enfant gâté
La grande vadrouille
(no, it fact minimum half of the movies would have been Russian... I only listed those that can be recognized)
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Me three.Me too.Hey, though, Forrest Gump is really pretty deep. Personally, I like it.
the only russian film I'm really familiar with is nightwatch and while I liked it I got the impression that the editing and dubbing for the american release seriously compromised it artistically...That makes 3. Another 7:
Twelve Angry Men
It's a Wonderful Life
When Harry Met Sally
The Trouble with Harry
The Seven Samurai
L'itinéraire d'un enfant gâté
La grande vadrouille
(no, it fact minimum half of the movies would have been Russian... I only listed those that can be recognized)
if the worlds gonna end then let's get it over with, i got shit to do
oh no... if it is even worse than in the original version, I wish it had never been made at all (not that I didn't wish that when I watched the original version)
Seriously though, it's a great pity - we have a fantastic, totally great cinematography, and the only thing people abroad know is Nightwatch... even the fact that it was directed by someone I know personally, a friend and colleague of my close friend, doesn't help it being hopeless.
About Forrest Gump: bears four or whatever it might take. It didn't make my 10 island movies list, but it did make my 50 favorites.
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There's a lot of movies that I enjoy that didn't make my top 50 or even my top 100 list let alone this one. Forest Gump wasn't on that list but I enjoyed it. So many good movies out there. Also, the fact that I enjoyed a movie doesn't necessarily mean that I'd want to watch it repeatedly. Movies with surprise endings come to mind like The Others, Sixth Sense, or Blair Witch Project. They're good movies but for some reason, knowing what happens at the end of them make me a little reluctant to watch them again. Then there are the movies that were entertaining once but just weren't compelling enough to sit through again. Most comedies I've seen fall into this category.
Coz, I'm completely with you there. A movie being good, doesn't make it re-watchable.
Hell, Sophie's Choice was an excellent film... but I couldn't watch it twice without killing myself.
The Man In Black Fled Across The Desert...
...And The Gunslinger Followed.
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Remember, Remember, The Fifth of November, The Gunpowder, Treason, and Plot.
Yeah this is true. Along with those kinds of movies go the really cheesy movies that I sometimes enjoy watching, but that I would never call 'good' (in that they are aesthetically pleasing, emotionally satisfying, etc). Like...Point Break.Or any bad sci-fi, grindhouse type thing.
I think to make a serious Island List I would want comfort films. My first thought in that vein is Cosmos, but that's a tv series so it's probably cheating. That show is like a nice warm blanket. I could go crazy and start hallucinating that Carl Sagan hanging out with me.
Count me on the list of those who like Forrest Gump but would not want him on an island with me. Instead, I choose these 10 in no particular order:
1. The Graduate ("I think you're the most attractive of all my parents' friends")
2. Terminator 2 (When you're madder than hell because you can't catch a fish, who wouldn't want to watch stuff blow up?)
3. Transformers: The Movie (1986...for when I need a good cry. Fans will know what I mean)
4. Baseball by Ken Burns (maybe then I can finally make it through the last 3 innings...)
5. Super Bowl XXV (one of these times when I watch it, the kick will be good)
6. eddie murphy: delirious (don't give me any of that crap from Raw. red leather suits are where it's at)
7. The departed (so bad ass...)
8. pan's labyrinth (monster that holds his eyeballs in his hands? check.)
9. Godfather part II
10. Stand By Me ("He can't be a dog. He wears a hat and drives a car." Has a more meaningful conversation ever been had?)
Some others I considered:
The Running Man. But I didn't want two Arnold movies. Although the line "You better leave room for my fist because I'm going to ram it into your stomach" is priceless and worth mentioning.
No Country for Old Men. But I couldn't decide if I would ever be feeling quite that...thoughtful.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971...is the Johnny Depp version even worth mentioning?)
Pi. But could I stand that shrieking noise in the score?
Office Space.
Currently Reading (Pleasure): The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan and The Dark Tower
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Isn't he beautiful?
I don't know if beautiful is the word I would use, but by far the most awesome monster I've ever seen on film. Not to mention scary. He's just plain brilliant.
Isn't he beautiful?
Currently Reading (Pleasure): The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan and The Dark Tower
Currently Reading (School): Done reading, done writing. Helloooo vacation.
That is right.I don't know if beautiful is the word I would use, but by far the most awesome monster I've ever seen on film. Not to mention scary. He's just plain brilliant.
Isn't he beautiful?
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