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Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 7:13 am
by Jonathan Ingram
They better be careful, fools!

Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 10:33 am
by randomwab
By the looks of it they are, looks like it is coming along nicely, but we will just have to wait and see then ehh....

Re: Favorite Movies

Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 11:10 am
by ratperson665
Modnar wrote:I know this is a useless topic, but what the hell, here it is.

Whats everyones top movies around here, like fav Sci-fi,Action,Drama, overall kick ass movies?

For me ide have to say I love-
Ichi the Killer,Sharkskin man peach hip girl,versus,blade runner, all tarantino, clerks,moonchild, sin city, TNMNT, big lebowski... i could go for a while...
I'm with you on Sin City and Blade Runner, but Ichi the killer is nothing short of the most disgusting, tasteless and sickening movie I've ever had the displeasure of seeing! I don't mean to be rude but how could you like something that vile?

Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 12:11 pm
by Missing
Everyone can enjoy a good exploitation flick now and then. Sin City is as well, you could say. I'm not a fan of either film, but I understand why others enjoy them (I think).

Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 1:31 pm
by ratperson665
Your right.

Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 3:53 pm
by ratperson665
My favorite movies are:

Blade Runner (original)

Sin City

Dumb and Dumber

The Shawshank Redemption

The Italian Job (original)

Die Hard

Caddyshack

V for vendetta

Akira

Ghost in the shell

The Matrix

Road to Morocco

The court jester

The hunt for red October

The Band Wagon

Singin' in the rain

Goldfinger

The Happiness of the Katakuris

Audition

A Clockwork Orange

A scanner Darkly

The Elephant Man

Little Shop of Horrors (Rick Moranis musical version.)

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Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 6:56 pm
by OtakupunkX
So, uhm... yeah... I guess I'll list some of my favorite movies up here too.

Starship Troopers
The Life Aquatic
The Royal Tennenbaums
Akira
Cowboy Bebop: Knocking on Heaven's Door
The Warriors
John Carpenter's The Thing (Escape from New York as well, just got the collector's edition of that one a few months ago)
Star Wars (original trilogy and Episode 3)
Night of the Living Dead (as well as Day, Land, and the original version of Dawn)
West Side Story
The Motorcycle Diaries
Pulp Fiction
From Dusk Till Dawn
Spaceballs
SLC Punk
Equilibrium
The Matrix (not the sequels)
Evil Dead 2 (as well as Army of Darkness)
Super Size Me
School of Rock (not even that great of a movie, just enjoyable to watch)
Blazing Saddles
Airplane

I'll probably think of more later.

Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 6:58 pm
by ratperson665
SpaceBalls is also great! Pizza The Hut was hilarious!

Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 7:15 pm
by Squallidus
Blade Runner: Director's Cut
Runaway Train

Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 8:21 pm
by Missing
ratperson665 wrote:Have any of you guy seen the movies I put on my list?
Yeah, you've got a good list. I like how you have something in all categories. It's not all sci-fi and anime. It was nice seeing Singin' in the Rain amongst your other favorites as well.

Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 8:27 pm
by OtakupunkX
Missing wrote:
ratperson665 wrote:Have any of you guy seen the movies I put on my list?
Yeah, you've got a good list. I like how you have something in all categories. It's not all sci-fi and anime. It was nice seeing Singin' in the Rain amongst your other favorites as well.
I agree. I would've put that movie on mine but I haven't seen it since I was in junior high.

I need to add Better Off Dead to my list.

Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 11:18 am
by Vicious
My most favorite are also my most influential films.

Blade Runner
Back to the Future Trilogy
Cowboy Bebop (series and movie)
Trigun
Old Boy
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Shaun of the Dead
Battle Royale
Pulp Fiction
Reservoir Dogs
Kill Bill (for the style of it all)
High Fidelity
Tron
Terminator 2 : Judgment Day
The Great Escape
12 Monkeys
Akira
The Beach
Trainspotting
Army of Darkness
Collateral
Dune (1984)
Equilibrium
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Ferris Buller's Day Off
Fight Club
FireFly and Serenity
Leon the Professional
Ghost in the Shell
Ghostbusters 1&2
Grosse Point Blank
Layer Cake
Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels
Snatch
The Matrix
Monty Python & The Holly Grail
Monty Python & The meaning of Life
Mémoires affectives
Schindler's List
Sin City
Star Wars (The original trilogy... not that new stuff)
South Park, Bigger Longer and Uncut (God damn it! I hate guard dogs!)
StarGate
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
2001: A Space Odyssey
What Dreams may Come

( Edit: forgot to mention....)
Se7en
12 Angry Men
Casablanca
The Animatrix (not all of the films)
Metropolis (the new animated version)
Save the Green Planet
American Psycho


and of course, Metal Gear Solid 3 : Snake Eater (3rd movie disc on Subsistence)

I like plenty of other movies, these are just the ones that influence me on my own work! :razz:

Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 5:59 pm
by Missing
Influential? Influential of what? You make your own movies?

Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 6:11 pm
by Modnar
The Detective Conan movies are really great. Love to solve them...

Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 2:58 pm
by ratperson665
randomwab wrote:Ichi The Killer in every way is a great film, i would be simply lying to myself if i said it was not a favourite, Kakihara, the lead in the film, is in my opinion, one of the coolest on screen characters ever created, and the ending on the roof top is nothing short os masterful, when Ichi is chasing Kakihara, the camera work and music is so great, i could go on further but i wont, just go see the film, and if i havn't said it befoe, Bubba Ho-Tep is also a favourite of mine
I respect your opinion, but Ichi the killer isn't exactly Citizen Kane.

Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 11:58 pm
by ratperson665
Just for the record, I hated the Director's Cut version of BR. I loved the original though.

Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 11:02 am
by Rick Deckard
Well, I'd never realised that there could be such a fine line between love and hate, given that that line comprises of some footage of a unicorn, an outtake from The Shining and the exclusion of such lines as "Replicants don't have scales."

Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 12:13 pm
by ratperson665
The original also had a voice-over that gave insight into the main character's thoughts, the ending left you with a warm feeling inside and I wasn't the biggest fan of the unicorn dream. I don’t want to start another pointless debate so that’s my final word on the subject.

Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 1:14 pm
by Artemio
Indeed it is a matter of taste. But the reason why the original reelase is considered inferior is a matter of taste and style as pointed out.

It is generally regarded as dumbed down because of the inclusion of these voice overs, which were not originally written in and put by the studio afterwards without the screenplayers' aproval or insight. They were a purely commercial aftertought, just as the added ending.

Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 1:31 pm
by ratperson665
I thought the ending was the best thing about the original. It left the audience with a feeling of hope.

Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 2:04 pm
by Marc
Aren't there enough mainstream movies that do that?

One of my favorite endings is the one in the remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. It amazes me that it bothers me so much (just shows you how well done it is), but it wouldn't do that if it was one of those sappy endings where everything is resolved and the day/world is saved. But it is down to personal opinion, as Snatcher said.

Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 2:33 pm
by Modnar
Future World is a really great movie with a shite load of similarities between itself and snatcher. Including where the Idea of where Harry came from...or so i think.

Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 3:14 pm
by ratperson665
Osiris wrote:Aren't there enough mainstream movies that do that?
Yes, but it's still a nice touch. I almost cried when I heard Deckard's final line: "I didn't know how long we’d have together. who does?"

Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 3:57 pm
by Rick Deckard
Incidentally, I'm looking forward to this:
Blade Runner Final Cut is Coming
Source: Variety - May 26, 2006

Warner Home Video has disentangled the rights issues for Blade Runner to pave the way for a September reissue of the remastered "Director's Cut" version, followed by a theatrical release of a version promised to be truly Ridley Scott's final cut.

Variety says that Warner's rights to Blade Runner lapsed a year ago, but the studio has since negotiated a long-term license. The film, now considered a sci-fi classic, has had a troubled history from the start: When Scott ran overbudget, completion bond guarantors took control of it and made substantial changes before its 1982 theatrical release, adding a voiceover and happy ending. That version was replaced by the much better-received director's cut in 1992, but Scott has long been unhappy with it, complaining that he was rushed and unable to give it proper attention.

The helmer started working on the final cut version in 2000, but that project was shelved by Warner soon after, apparently because the studio couldn't come to terms with Jerry Perenchio over rights issues.

The trade adds that the restored "Director's Cut" will debut on home video in September, and remain on sale for four months only, after which time it will be placed on moratorium.

"Blade Runner: Final Cut" will arrive in 2007 for a limited 25th anniversary theatrical run, followed by a special edition DVD with the three previous versions offered as alternate viewing: Besides the original theatrical version and director's cut, the expanded international theatrical cut will be included. The set will also contain additional bonus materials.

Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 4:06 pm
by Marc
Finally! I've been following the new cut's progress for years and years. This is great news, thanks for that.