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One of my favorite movies of all time :-)

Can't stand the "Special Edition" though.  DC is the best, with the theatrical cut a close second.  But the "mothership" footage alone ruins the SE for me completely.

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I do remember the fish and chips after being taken to see it by a friend's dad, they were a little too greasy.

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ChainsawAsh said:

One of my favorite movies of all time :-)

Can't stand the "Special Edition" though.  DC is the best, with the theatrical cut a close second.  But the "mothership" footage alone ruins the SE for me completely.

I agree. The special edition is my least favorite as well.

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Bingowings said:

I do remember the fish and chips after being taken to see it by a friend's dad, they were a little too greasy.

And the parking lot was way too small!

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doubleofive said:

Salt

Mediocre action movie. That is all.

At least the trailer was actually telling the truth.

"The other versions will disappear. Even the 35 million tapes of Star Wars out there won’t last more than 30 or 40 years. A hundred years from now, the only version of the movie that anyone will remember will be the DVD version [of the Special Edition], and you’ll be able to project it on a 20’ by 40’ screen with perfect quality. I think it’s the director’s prerogative, not the studio’s to go back and reinvent a movie." - George Lucas

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978).

Of course I was aware of this movie but had never seen it.  In fact, I seem to recall seeing the 90's version (Body Snatchers) back when it came out, and always wanted to see the 70's version.

I liked it quite a bit.  The ending was awesome (if not a little obvious).  And Sutherland's 'fro ruled the movie.  I was also surprised to see Mr. Spock, The Fly, and The Crazy Alien Chick (looking better than I remember her) in the movie.

I kept thinking the main female lead was Margot Kidder, even though I knew it wasn't.

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Nah it was Captain Janeway (for a few days).

Nah that was Brooke Adams, Coma was made around the same time so I tend to get them mixed up more.

Another actress of that tends to get jumbled in with them in my mind is Adrienne Barbeau (when she was young as she got older I tended to get her mixed up with Tricia O'Neal).

I'm more likely to mix up Margot Kidder with Karen Allen, not just because of playing very similar roles around the same time with which they are most closely identified but also because the were in a lot of similar television movies and minor film roles before.

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*patiently waiting for Gaffer and Warbler and Perhaps Sluggo to chime in about Inception*

We just watched the Lester/Salkind Three and Four Musketeers.  I really liked these 20 years ago... now I can't really understand what there was to like.  And the overt 70s... erm... looseness of all of the main characters seems really odd now.  D'Artagnan spends a lot of the movie proclaiming his love for Constance while sleeping with every chambermaid he meets while trying to rescue the love of his life.  I can't remember... but that's not really a part of the book, right?  The first two movies are rated PG and there's not really anything specific that would warrant a higher rating... but you can tell these movies really want to be R.

And the fight choreography... is weird.  I'm not sure if it's intentional, or perhaps a bunch of actors refusing to take sword fighting lessons, but they are, to use the words of my wife, "total spazzes" in the fights.  It's possible it's more realistic than the slick choreography of today's films... but it looks really random and that basically the good guys win out of sheer luck.

In conclusion, these are coming off my shelf and going straight onto the forsale pile.  Hopefully I can get $75 out them like I did Tron.

IT'S MY TRILOGY, AND I WANT IT NOW!

"[George Lucas] rebooted the franchise in 1997 without telling anyone." -skyjedi2005

"Yeah, well, George says a lot of things..." a young 1997 xhonzi on RASSM

"They're my movies." -George Lucas. 19 people won oscars for their work on Star Wars (1977) and George Lucas wasn't one of them.

Rewrite the Prequels!

 

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xhonzi said:

 

We just watched the Lester/Salkind Three and Four Musketeers. 

And the fight choreography... is weird.  I'm not sure if it's intentional, or perhaps a bunch of actors refusing to take sword fighting lessons, but they are, to use the words of my wife, "total spazzes" in the fights.  It's possible it's more realistic than the slick choreography of today's films... but it looks really random and that basically the good guys win out of sheer luck.

 I LOVE the fight choreography in these movies. It's messy, and dirty, and you win out of sheer gusto rather than excellent choreography.

No doubt there are many master swordfighters throughout history, but I'm willing to wager that a good portion of swordfights were more like in these movies than they were like "The Princess Bride."

 

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Saw Inception a second time last month, really didn't enjoy it at all on the repeat viewing. Weird. Really loved it the first time.

Last movie seen: the Guy Ritchie Sherlock Holmes and after watching the recent BBC series Sherlock, I felt it really paled in comparison. Though in all fairness, I don't think I would have enjoy it much even if I hadn't watched the other first. Not really my kind of flick. And Downey Jr. simply doesn't fit the character of Sherlock in my mind at all!

 

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The Boostmaster said :

I LOVE the fight choreography in these movies. It's messy, and dirty, and you win out of sheer gusto rather than excellent choreography. No doubt there are many master swordfighters throughout history, but I'm willing to wager that a good portion of swordfights were more like in these movies than they were like "The Princess Bride."

I like both approaches Lee did himself a serious injury making those films (I think the only thing he bashed during AOTC were his utility bills).

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CP3S said:

Saw Inception a second time last month, really didn't enjoy it at all on the repeat viewing. Weird. Really loved it the first time.

That is weird.  It's also not helping the cause.  So.... IGNORE!

Last movie seen: the Guy Ritchie Sherlock Holmes and after watching the recent BBC series Sherlock, I felt it really paled in comparison. Though in all fairness, I don't think I would have enjoy it much even if I hadn't watched the other first. Not really my kind of flick. And Downey Jr. simply doesn't fit the character of Sherlock in my mind at all!

The oddest bit about GR's/RDJr's SH to me was- the movie itself left me rather 'meh', but somehow it made me interested to see a sequel.  Can't really understand how that works.

IT'S MY TRILOGY, AND I WANT IT NOW!

"[George Lucas] rebooted the franchise in 1997 without telling anyone." -skyjedi2005

"Yeah, well, George says a lot of things..." a young 1997 xhonzi on RASSM

"They're my movies." -George Lucas. 19 people won oscars for their work on Star Wars (1977) and George Lucas wasn't one of them.

Rewrite the Prequels!

 

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TheBoost said:

xhonzi said:

 

We just watched the Lester/Salkind Three and Four Musketeers. 

And the fight choreography... is weird.  I'm not sure if it's intentional, or perhaps a bunch of actors refusing to take sword fighting lessons, but they are, to use the words of my wife, "total spazzes" in the fights.  It's possible it's more realistic than the slick choreography of today's films... but it looks really random and that basically the good guys win out of sheer luck.

 I LOVE the fight choreography in these movies. It's messy, and dirty, and you win out of sheer gusto rather than excellent choreography.

No doubt there are many master swordfighters throughout history, but I'm willing to wager that a good portion of swordfights were more like in these movies than they were like "The Princess Bride."

You might win one fight that way... but...

Well, it reminds me of the interchange between Old Zorro and Zorro Jr. in The Mask of Zorro regarding swordplay...

OZ : Do you know how to use that thing? (referring to the sword)
ZJr: Yes! 
OZ: ...?
ZJr: The pointy end goes into the other man.
OZ: *sigh*(Oy vey!  We have a lot of work to do!)

IT'S MY TRILOGY, AND I WANT IT NOW!

"[George Lucas] rebooted the franchise in 1997 without telling anyone." -skyjedi2005

"Yeah, well, George says a lot of things..." a young 1997 xhonzi on RASSM

"They're my movies." -George Lucas. 19 people won oscars for their work on Star Wars (1977) and George Lucas wasn't one of them.

Rewrite the Prequels!

 

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xhonzi said:

The oddest bit about GR's/RDJr's SH to me was- the movie itself left me rather 'meh', but somehow it made me interested to see a sequel.  Can't really understand how that works.

Subliminal messages, maybe?

A Guy Richie sequel I can live with out... I just want more BBC Sherlock.

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Christine , the underrated John Carpenter classic which is also one of his best movies.

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Hidalgo with Viggo Mortenson.

Not bad. Wish it had made up its mind if it was a fun action film or an epic drama.

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NOT INCEPTION! ;)

Bonjour Tristesse-a dated Preminger drama that I watched only for Jean Seberg and David Niven. Not particularly very good, but not a bad random selection from the rental shelf.

The Trouble With Harry-Saw this on a gorgeous original VistaVision print!! Extremely underrated Hitchcock film where he turns from suspense to black comedy. Stunning-the Technicolor hadn't faded one bit! It even had the old style of reel cues-tiny white circles.

The Bridge On The River Kwai-watched this old DVD for the last time in preparation for looking at the new restoration. It was definitely in need of some cleanup because the last restoration was in 1985! God, it always takes David Lean to remind me of why filmmaking is worth pursuing. For the first time the story actually completely held together for me. Usually I get slightly bothered like many at how much time the story spends on the Shears character. Maybe I've just become too big of a fan of Bill Holden.

 

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TV's Frink said:

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978).

Weird - I just watched this again the other night.  It's easily my favorite version of the story.

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"The Little Mermaid"

Easily my favorite Disney cartoon. I think Ariel is particuarly cute because they actually draw lines UNDER her eyes when she makes expressions. This makes her so much more... expressive than other Disney characters.

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TV's Frink said:

^Busted.  You're a Frink sock.

Ssh!  Now everyone will know you've actually been around here since 2004!