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I just looked the film up on Wikipedia, and it says that Chaplin re-edited it in the '70s. That includes the score.
So this version is basically a special edition. =P
The blue elephant in the room.
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Yes, the music was written in the 1970s. There was some question about at least one missing scene (per another attendee) in the version I saw, perhaps that is why. Saw it on a big screen which made it really great. The little kid was the future Uncle Fester. Great child actor.
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Mrebo said:
The Kid (1921) - first Charlie Chaplin movie I've seen. Impressive for its humor and drama. The music was great too and was written by Chaplin in the 1970s.
You want my opinion, watch Modern Times next, and then City Lights. Two of his best films right there.
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'City Lights', 'Limelight' and 'Monsieur Verdoux' would be my picks. Nice that the Chaplin DVDs have both the original silent cuts and reworked sound cuts of his films... if only all studios gave us that choice LOL
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Modern Times and The Great Dictator are my favorites of his, but I cannot nor will I deny the greatness of City Lights. Also The Circus is pretty good and so is The Gold Rush, though I found the latter to be overrated.
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DominicCobb said:
Modern Times and The Great Dictator are my favorites of his, but I cannot nor will I deny the greatness of City Lights. Also The Circus is pretty good and so is The Gold Rush, though I found the latter to be overrated.
How could I forget The Great Dictator! Yes, that one is one of his bests as well. The man knew how to make movies.
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Fracture (2006)
I usually like stories that deal with parallel universes and the like, but this ... this ... it felt like being inside someone's head while they're going through a bad acid trip; it just wasn't very appealing.
6/10
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Insipid bullshit, insipid bullshit, insipid bullshit, insipid bullshit, INSIPID-@#$%ING-BULLSHIT!
Did I mention this movie's insipid bullshit?
4/10
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Carrie (1976) - 7/10
Hocus Pocus (1993) - 7/10
All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989) - 6.5/10
Babe (1995) - 8/10
Possession (1981) - 8.5/10
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Mrebo said:
Yes, the music was written in the 1970s. There was some question about at least one missing scene (per another attendee) in the version I saw, perhaps that is why. Saw it on a big screen which made it really great. The little kid was the future Uncle Fester. Great child actor.
Oh yes...Jackie (lynch mob) Coogan, it's always the ones with the light bulb in their mouths you have to look out for.
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I recently watched Mona Lisa with Bob Hoskins and Michael Cane ...... awesome movie.
I can't say enough good things about it.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KIng (2003)
I have to confess… this was my first viewing. I hadn't watched past film 2 for so long, and, now that I have watched it...
I can't believe what I was missing!
While there are certain problems (slow-mo, Denethor), I felt like they really knew how to put together these movies by the end.
This was an epic, in every sense. Not just in the battle scenes (which were spectacular) but also in terms of its characters. Even though I wasn't a fan of Denethor (or his death) I will admit the final moment of him seeing Faramir alive (before running like a flaming sparkler) was pretty well done as well.
My favorite scene is either the charge of the Black Gates, or, strangely enough, the scene where Gandalf explains death to Pippin as the orcs begin to break through.
Must be watched. 5 of 5.
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Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Very entertaining movie. I've loved it since the first time I saw it in the theater. I can't see how anyone wouldn't enjoy it unless they just can't get past the fact that Washington Irving probably wouldn't approve.
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I loathe Sleepy Hollow for Darth Horseman's stupid axe-and-sword twirling, that stupid scene where the ghoul/psychic's eyes pop out of her head, the insipid romance between Depp and Ricci, and the overblown direction, not because it's unfaithful to Irving's original story (I haven't even read it).
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Sherlock Holmes and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (the Robert Downy movies)
I really like both films. Downy and Law have such a different take than the traditional Holmes and Watson characters. They are fun and interesting, and very different from each other. One is more supernatural in plot, more of a suspense. The other is far more political, something of a political thriller. I enjoy them for their differences. The villains are played well as well. There's probably not much I could add that anyone else isn't aware of.
But...
SPOILER
I do have one complaint about the connection between the two: Moriarty was present in the first film, and his involvement was rather intriguing. The major plot obviously involved Lord Blackwell. But Moriarty cleverly took advantage of the whole situation. But there is the disconnect. Moriarty stole the radio control device on the chemical weapons machine, as if this were a crucial part to his ultimate plot. But in the second film, he makes absolutely zero use of such technology. None! Why? He should have. It would have better tied the two films together. Oh well. But one other thing bugs me, also about Moriarty: he doesn't feel like the same villain. Don't get me wrong, I like the portrayal in the second film very much. But he doesn't seem to be the same man as in the first. For instance, where are the cool retractable sleeve pistols that in part defined him? They're not used even once in the sequel. He never wears a top hat or seems so intent on hiding his face in the second film. He's cool. He's just not the same guy.
There's my little rant.
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1951 obscure film where Ginger Rogers and Ronald Reagan fight the Ku Klux Klan.
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Kid Auto Races at Venice (1914) - 6/10
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
Lame remake of T2 is lame. At least John wasn't an annoying little douchebag this time around, though.
6/10
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero (1998) - 7/10
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I preferred T3 (at least the highly truncated fan edit I last saw) to T2 which is one of the most overrated and annoyingly awful sequels ever made in my book.
The Terminator needs no sequel it's a perfect low budget science fiction film.
If it has to have a sequel jumping straight to the Sarah Connor Cora..crona..conicals is the way to go.
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Bingowings said:
I preferred T3 (at least the highly truncated fan edit I last saw) to T2 which is one of the most overrated and annoyingly awful sequels ever made in my book.
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I really don't care for any of the Terminator films anymore. They were great when I was a little kid, but I just can't enjoy them as an adult. I just look at the first 2 Terminator films, and it's like I see a huge door that James Cameron opened for all these shitty action movie directors like Michael Bay and Roland Emmerich. James Cameron wasn't the first action movie director, but he is like the pinnacle of action movie directors, not saying that in a good way.
"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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Ah, Emmerich ... The guy is one of my least favourite directors, yet Stargate happens to be one of my favourite films. Funny how things work out like that.
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Hey, even bad directors slip up sometimes and make a decent film.
"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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EyeShotFirst said:
I really don't care for any of the Terminator films anymore. They were great when I was a little kid, but I just can't enjoy them as an adult. I just look at the first 2 Terminator films, and it's like I see a huge door that James Cameron opened for all these shitty action movie directors like Michael Bay and Roland Emmerich. James Cameron wasn't the first action movie director, but he is like the pinnacle of action movie directors, not saying that in a good way.
Isn't that like blaming Spielberg and Lucas for ushering in the era of Summer Blockbusters? ;)
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Bingowings said:
The Terminator needs no sequel it's a perfect low budget science fiction film.
Surprisingly, for once I agree with Mr "I don't like ToD".
Although I do think T2 is enjoyable as a standalone film, if you forget what came before it (much like The Phantom Menace).
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The only real flaw I see in T2 is the characterization and casting of John. The annoying little dipshit had me rooting for the T-1000.
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I thought that he was an annoying kid was the whole point? He's not the leader that everyone in the future idolizes and admires yet.
Where were you in '77?