Sorry for joining this conversation so late, but I wanted to add a few things. And please forgive me for not reading all of the posts.
Shrek (pretty much anything animated by Pixar is awesome)
Shrek wasn't a Pixar movie. It was a Dreamworks movie.
My favorite movie of all time is a film called "Cinema Paradiso." If you haven't seen it, give it a chance. Another excellent movie is "Like Water for Chocolate."
You reminded me of a Spanish filmaker who directed a couple of super creepy movies that I really liked.
Help me out here guys, one had 'Devil" in the title. The other was about a little girl that discovered a portal to hell. It was based during the Spanish Civil War.
Use those googling powers and help me out here. Both were excellent movies with the second one being one of my all time favorites.
Just saw a movie called "Seraphim Falls" and while not for many I found it to be pretty good. I would recommend it with the caveat that its not your typical western and the ending really has to be examined.
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'El laberinto del fauno' (Pan's Labyrinth) and 'El espinazo del diablo' (The Devil's Backbone).
Guillermo del Toro was the writer and director.
Del Toro is Mexican, though those movies were filmed in Spain; most of the actors were Spaniards. The producer of the latter was Pedro Almodovar. Indeed those movies are creepy, yet tender and reflexive altogether. Excellent movies, I fully agree with you.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan%27s_Labyrinth. Cast: Ivana Baquero, Sergi López, Doug Jones, Maribel Verdú [Y tú mamá también—And Your Mom, Too], Ariadna Gil [Fernando Trueba's Belle Époque, Best Foreign Language Film Oscar Winner, 1994].
Presently there is a nice little troupe of Mexican filmakers, IMO:
Alfonso Arau (Como Agua Para Chocolate—Like [boiling] Water for Chocolate, 1992 [Ariel Award for Best Film, 1993).
Alfonso Cuarón (Y tu mamá también—literally "And Your Mom, Too", released in English-speaking markets under the original Spanish title [New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language Film, 2001]).
Guillermo del Toro (The Devil's Backbone, 2001; Pan's Labyrinth, 2006 [Spanish Academy Goya Award, Cannes Award, both for Best Film),
and others.
To Hudson and Steve: I also liked very much Como Agua Para Chocolate. The novel is very good as well. As it is Cinema Paradiso .
Other Almodovar's films I have greatly enjoyed are: "Pepi, Luci, Bom and Other Girls on the Heap" (1980) "High Heels" (1991) "All About My Mother" (1999) (Currently there is a living-theater version of it in London) and "Talk to Her" (2002).
"All About My Mother" and "Talk to Her" were especially moving to me.
Regards, Jose
Edit: "Pan's Labyrinth" really deserves to get a loaded DVD and a devoted evening to see it
Someone was talking about Red Ryder BB guns over in the Dear Santa discussion the other day so I got the movie. It was like trying to watch a long version of the Wonder Years and like the TV show, 20 minutes was enough. Maybe if Danica McKellar had been in it...
I re-saw Scorsese's "The Departed" (Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Vera Farmiga) at home yesterday. I again very much liked this thriller. As all great works, it starts high to proceed with "seconds questions" and new "vueltas de tuerca" to the end. Great screen play, direction and actors; in particular DiCaprio impressed me to the most.
May be not in Scorsese's remake! Everyone departs in the end except the one unexpected. To keep the suspense I will not say if the unexpected is villain or not. It is true that it is not the happiest of the possible endings.
We watched the Scorcese version too when it came out. I thought it was very good, but strangely, the violence became almost comical towards the end. It really put me off a bit. All in all though, a very well acted movie.
Anyone else seen this movie? My wife and I really like it. So much so that I bought the DVD. But I saw it in the theatre and thought is was great. But maybe the bottles of Champagne made it more interesting......dont know!
Casablanca.. the railway station in Paris, the 'Marseilles scene'...the finale of course The Way We Were... the opening montage of scenes...the finale in front of the Plaza Cabaret.... the 'Beer Garden scene'..."Tomorrow Belongs to Me" Butch Cassidy / Sundance... the chase scene.."Who ARE those guys? I can't do that. Can You do that?"...the finale of course.... "did you see ..... out there? Nope. Good I thought we were in trouble for a minute." The Bodyguard... the final song by Whitney Houston still sends chills up my spine every time I hear her sing it.
I agree on 'The Departed' It's a fantastic ensemble. Big time actors are everywhere. I do think DiCaprio is the best actor in his generation. I think that Matt Damon is what Tom Cruise wanted to be when he grew up.
Back to the movies.. 'Catch Me if You Can' 'Blood Diamond' 'Titanic' was a nice vehicle to be associated with, in a way of speaking.
Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves AirForce One The Bodyguard
Oh, I'm familiar with the price decreases on the Blu-Ray players.
I really don't watch enough movies to invest even the 1-200 bucks.
My daughter, OTOH, has a collection of over 500 movies and several dozen TV shows (all seasons) on DVD and loathes the idea that, someday, there won't be a player for them. And, she really doesn't want to have to buy everything again in BR.
after reading and posting here today, when i went to watch some tv. our cable was having some problems, so I figured i would watch a movie. decided to watch 'fast an furious'. after a while, it occurred to me that i drove the actual high performance car purchased by one of the stars of the movie from one of my friends. i treated it better than they did the cars in the movie.
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I like Ronin, but the original Gone in 60 Seconds in one of my favourites. It was done on a shoestring budget, and some of the chases were done on public roads that were never closed off during filming. :surprise:
We had a few hours to kill on Christmas Day before our flight left so we went to see Avatar. Sheesh, what a steaming pile. Nifty Buddy Holly glasses though. :shades:
Ah, steve... yours is the review I was waiting for. I've heard nothing but "wows" so far, but they've all been from people nearly half my age and with, uh... different interests. Nothing about the trailer for that movie appeals to us, but I thought we must be missing something.
On the other hand, we went to see "The Blind Side" - thought it might be a cornball-fest, but it was a genuinely great story and a well-done movie.
Saw "Sherlock Holmes" yesterday, and though it wasn't what I expected, it was pretty entertaining - glad we went solo, as it would've been too hard for kids to follow.
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I saw the trailer for Avatar and it didn't really interest me at all either. I suppose the special effects will be very cool, but I can't imagine how they are innovative..... I'm not real interested.
I saw Avatar too. I'm not a big fan of fantasy sci fi movies (although I do like the old Star Wars), but I liked this one purley for the special effects.
It reminded me more of Lord of the Rings meets Jurassic Park meets new Star Wars made by Disney (the fantasy jungles and characters).
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Shrek (pretty much anything animated by Pixar is awesome)
Shrek wasn't a Pixar movie. It was a Dreamworks movie.
My favorite movie of all time is a film called "Cinema Paradiso." If you haven't seen it, give it a chance. Another excellent movie is "Like Water for Chocolate."
steve_, "The Best Movies... Ever!" #31, 7 Aug 2007 12:13 pm
You reminded me of a Spanish filmaker who directed a couple of super creepy movies that I really liked.
Help me out here guys, one had 'Devil" in the title. The other was about a little girl that discovered a portal to hell. It was based during the Spanish Civil War.
Use those googling powers and help me out here. Both were excellent movies with the second one being one of my all time favorites.
-moo
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'El laberinto del fauno' (Pan's Labyrinth)
and
'El espinazo del diablo' (The Devil's Backbone).
Guillermo del Toro was the writer and director.
Del Toro is Mexican, though those movies were filmed in Spain; most of the actors were Spaniards. The producer of the latter was Pedro Almodovar. Indeed those movies are creepy, yet tender and reflexive altogether. Excellent movies, I fully agree with you.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan%27s_Labyrinth.
Cast: Ivana Baquero, Sergi López, Doug Jones, Maribel Verdú [Y tú mamá también—And Your Mom, Too], Ariadna Gil [Fernando Trueba's Belle Époque, Best Foreign Language Film Oscar Winner, 1994].
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Espinazo_Del_Diablo
Cast: Eduardo Noriega, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi.
Regards,
Jose
Alfonso Arau (Como Agua Para Chocolate—Like [boiling] Water for Chocolate, 1992 [Ariel Award for Best Film, 1993).
Alfonso Cuarón (Y tu mamá también—literally "And Your Mom, Too", released in English-speaking markets under the original Spanish title [New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language Film, 2001]).
Guillermo del Toro (The Devil's Backbone, 2001; Pan's Labyrinth, 2006 [Spanish Academy Goya Award, Cannes Award, both for Best Film),
and others.
To Hudson and Steve: I also liked very much Como Agua Para Chocolate. The novel is very good as well. As it is Cinema Paradiso .
Regards,
Jose
Those are indeed the two films I was talking about. Pan's Labyrinth was simply amazing. That director has an amazing vision.
-moo
And there's hardly a bad film among Pedro Almadovar's movies. My personal favorite is "Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!"
I've been wanting to watch "Pan's Labyrinth" since it came out in the theaters. I have the DVD sitting at home waiting for me to load it up.
Other Almodovar's films I have greatly enjoyed are:
"Pepi, Luci, Bom and Other Girls on the Heap" (1980)
"High Heels" (1991)
"All About My Mother" (1999) (Currently there is a living-theater version of it in London)
and "Talk to Her" (2002).
"All About My Mother" and "Talk to Her" were especially moving to me.
Regards,
Jose
Edit: "Pan's Labyrinth" really deserves to get a loaded DVD and a devoted evening to see it
Regards,
Jose
-moo
Regards,
Jose
We watched the Scorcese version too when it came out. I thought it was very good, but strangely, the violence became almost comical towards the end. It really put me off a bit. All in all though, a very well acted movie.
-moo
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I'd have to go with Goodfellas or A Bronx Tale. Also 1984, though the book is 10x better
The Way We Were... the opening montage of scenes...the finale in front of the Plaza
Cabaret.... the 'Beer Garden scene'..."Tomorrow Belongs to Me"
Butch Cassidy / Sundance... the chase scene.."Who ARE those guys? I can't do that. Can You do that?"...the finale of course.... "did you see ..... out there? Nope. Good I thought we were in trouble for a minute."
The Bodyguard... the final song by Whitney Houston still sends chills up my spine every time I hear her sing it.
Back to the movies..
'Catch Me if You Can'
'Blood Diamond'
'Titanic' was a nice vehicle to be associated with, in a way of speaking.
Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves
AirForce One
The Bodyguard
Raising Arizona
The Italian Job
Ronin
My fave is probably Ronin, with the Audi showing off it's quattro.
While I, too, think Ronin is a terrific movie, I think the scene where the BMW is chased by the Peugeot is even better. No CGI, just pure driving.
If you own the DVD, try watching it with the commentary turned on. Quite enlightening.
If only I owned a Blu-ray DVD player. Sadly, I don't.
A year ago they were $3-400.
I got it several months ago for $168.
Though I got a steal, but them I saw the same unit on sale for less at Wal Mart recently. IIRC $138 or so.
I really don't watch enough movies to invest even the 1-200 bucks.
My daughter, OTOH, has a collection of over 500 movies and several dozen TV shows (all seasons) on DVD and loathes the idea that, someday, there won't be a player for them. And, she really doesn't want to have to buy everything again in BR.
I think it even upconverts so even her old DVDs might look better.
I think I might have known that.
i like those old cold war movies, too. 'Fail Safe' is #1 on my list.
our cable was having some problems, so I figured i would watch a movie.
decided to watch 'fast an furious'. after a while, it occurred to me that i drove the actual high performance car purchased by one of the stars of the movie from one of my friends. i treated it better than they did the cars in the movie.
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It literally makes me laugh out loud...
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Was very cool to see the main character transform, both physically and psychologically, throughout the movie.
Lots of political overtones as well.
On the other hand, we went to see "The Blind Side" - thought it might be a cornball-fest, but it was a genuinely great story and a well-done movie.
Saw "Sherlock Holmes" yesterday, and though it wasn't what I expected, it was pretty entertaining - glad we went solo, as it would've been too hard for kids to follow.
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I really liked The Blind Side as well. Being based on a true story kept it from being too corny.
It reminded me more of Lord of the Rings meets Jurassic Park meets new Star Wars made by Disney (the fantasy jungles and characters).
I'd watch it again but this time in IMAX 3D.
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We're going to try to fit in another movie in the next day or so. Up in the Air is sure getting rave reviews.
I don't much like movies in general but I do like some scifi. I enjoyed the newest Star Trek for example.
The IMAX was closed the other day when we decided to go see the flick.