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#31106
Topic
Star Wars Error: Episode IV
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I found Reign Of Fire quite disappointing!

On 1st viewing I hated it!

Didn't help that on the UK poster there were loads of attack choppers taking on hordes of scary dragons & in the final movie there was one chopper & usually one dragon on screen at a time!

& then i read that the budget was SEVERLY cut after production had started & Rob Bowman had indeed intended for lots of dragons versus chopper fights & could possibly have that in the sequel, so i gave it another look, not judging it too harshly & found it reasonably entertaining
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#30049
Topic
YOUR TOP 20 FAVOURITE FILMS OF ALL TIME
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Ok people its quite simple, a top 20 list of those films you just couldn't live without ever having seen. It can be any genre, any year of release. All that matters is its your fav :>

Ok to start & these are in reverse order:

20. Blue Velvet
19. The Shining
18. The Exorcist
17. The Thin Red Line
16. North By Northwest
15. The Godfather Trilogy
14. Indy Trilogy
13. LOTR trilogy
12. The Big Lebowski
11. The Fisher King
10. Memento
9. Amelie
8. Reservoir Dogs
7. Jaws
6. Mishima: A Life In 4 Chapters
5. The Green Mile
4. Schindler's List
3. Blade Runner
2. Star Wars IV: A New Hope


&....................




1. Apocalypse Now


Damn that was hard! Sorry bout the number of trilogies in there but its ok to use em rather than fill 3 or more slots up with individual films of the series!
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#30047
Topic
Top Ten of 2003.
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Top 10 movies of 2003????

Jiminy creepers thats a toughy!

hmmm in no particular order (cuz its easier), just as i recall them

Kill Bill vol 1
X-Men 2
Terminator 3
Return Of The King
Narc (bear in mind i live in the UK so it only came out in 2003 for us)
Animal Factory
Trilogy 1, 2 & 3 (a great series of french films) does that count as 1 or 3?? hehe
Ripley's Game
the Dancer Upstairs
Pirates Of The Carribean

There we go, no order of favouritism, just movies I darned well enjoyed
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#28306
Topic
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: Return of the King (spoilers)
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hey guys

wow! what a week i've had!

Return of the King on Wednesday......OMG! what a film!!!!!!!! I was absolutely mesmorised from start to finish! Don't know about you guys but I could defintely have sat through at least another 45 minutes of that film without needing a break! Roll on the Extended Edition!

Shimraa, it's funny you should mention the Orc Commander....Did anyone else think he looked like Sloth from the Goonies? I kept expecting him to shout "HEY YOU GUYS" at any moment! Had me in stitches!

Anyway personal thoughts on the movie......

It was great to see Gandalf cetral to the plot a bit more, I felt he was too far removed in TTT.

Faramir/Denethor.....absolutely awesome (can't wait to see if they involve Denethors dabbling with the Palanthir in the EE, it would help explain his madness & eagerness to obtain the ring a little more plus finalise Boromir's story).

The Siege of Minas Tirith had me on the edge of my seat, the sweeping rollercoaster ride of the winged Nazgul was breath taking.

Samwise.......need I say anymore. THE TRUE HERO of the Lord of the Rings, stead fast, honour bound, he truely brought a tear to my eye many a time during the final parts of the film.

On leaving the theatre I was absolutely shellshocked! It took me about an hour to finally say what I thought of the movie to the friends I went with. I kinda felt like I'd been punched in the stomach. A sense of unwanted closure filled me until I realised that the theatrical edition was little more than a 3 1/2 hour trailer for the Extended Edition! hehehe

One of the finest movies & definitely the finest conclusion to a film series I have yet to witness! I've said it before to my friends but the Gauntlet has yet again been thrown down to George Lucas. Can he possibly out do the Lord of the Rings with SW3? would love to say yes, but in my heart I know it can't!

Today (Thursday) I travelled to London to visit the Lord of the Rings movie exhibition. I dont know if any of you guys know anything about this exhibit but its essentially a collection of prints, sketches, props & costumes from the making of the film. I wandered around the exhibit for about 2 hours absolutely taken aback by the amount of detail that had ben put into the making of this movie. You can kinda get a feel for it watching the Weta Workshop documentaries on the EE dvd's but tell you nothing compares to seeing these exquisite items up close. The detail put into the costumes is unbelievable. I dont think you were meant or allowed to touch any of them but I just couldnt resist! Standing next to a full size movie prop costume of Saurons armour & not being able to feel the care & love that had been poured into its creation & construction, as an artist, was beyond me. so naughty boy that i am, i touched everything that I could! there was so much there that i couldnt even begin to list what I saw. clay pipes, orc spoons (they even made these?????), gandalfs ring, moria goblin arrows, a clear perspex box crammed full of an assortment of hobbit ears, hobbit feet, orc teeth, orc masks, orc feet all showing an incredible amount of wear and tear!

for those like me that love arms & armour, there were costumes of all the major races....

Uruk Hai weapons and armour
Prologue Elves
Helms deep Elves
Prolgue Gondor Soldiers
Gondor Soldiers from Minas Tirith
Harad foot soldier (my personal favourite but only after seeing up close, damn those men wore woven rope as armour)
Moria Orcs
Mordor Orcs
Warg Riders
Gondor Rangers
Rohan Royal Soldier
Rohan Foot Soldier

The list could go on but I fear I'm boring you! If anyone wants me to write a full review I would gladly do so!

The only downside to it?

No camera's allowed inside...now this would normally be ok at a museum exhibit..there are souvenir guides to purchase after aren't there?

Unfortunately someone (either in the museum or involved with New Line) didnt think that far ahead so i have to consul myself to memories & a few sneaky piccies my girlfriend took of myself standing next to the Arganath with a few friends (hehe Gandalf & Strider)

After leaving the exhibit I wandered across London to Forbidden Planet (a kind of Sci-fi geeks movie merchandise & comic book retail outlet). Upon arriving there I noticed a considerable amount of people hanging around the front of the store. Curiosity got the better of me & i felt compelled to ask why so many people were lingering outside (being a shy type this sort of thing does not normally occur), I was rewarded with the answer

"Andy Serkis, Gollum, is signing copies of his new book in 15 minutes"

I nearly died, living ovee the other side of the Country this is not something that would have been advertised. what a stroke of luck & what an incredible end to an amazing day. so after queuing in the cold for 2 hours I got the chance to meet Gollum in the flesh, had my photo taken with him, got his scribble in my book, the chance to share a Halls Soother (a throat sweet) with him, after cunningly suggesting "It Might Help With That Throat Of Yours" to which he laughed wholeheartedly, thanked me & shook my hand & I was then courteously shown out of the shop door!

What a day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!