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Gattaca
I really liked it. I highly recommend it if you haven't seen it yet.
I really liked it. I highly recommend it if you haven't seen it yet.
An adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel starring John Simm who also played The Master on "Doctor Who"!
Soul of the Sword (1978) a delightful Ti Lung Wu Xia. Simple story, lots of wonderful sword play. Too bad the Funimation version is now priced out of my budget.
I kind of remember the title, but don't think I saw it. Sounds interesting...
It is an interesting film and I think you of all people, Huntn, will appreciate Gattaca for the Genetic storyline of the film. Try to overlook the "I have to toss in a murder mystery to appease the studio" part of the film and you'll be fine. The performances are excellent, especially Jude Law in his first US film. Andrew Niccol, who also wrote The Truman Show, got the chance to make his directorial debut with this film and his talents are evident.
I unfortunately missed last year's Good Kill during it's all too brief theatrical run, but I have enjoyed every one of the films that Niccol has directed (yes, even The Host, which was imperfect but underrated).
Be sure to make time to check out S1m0ne with Al Pacino, Lord Of War, and the (again) underrated sci-fi In Time.
I liked Gattaca, but I personally consider it to be the least of his films.
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Troy (2004)
The director's cut at 3+ hrs. Not the PG-13 stuff from the original theatrical version. Man, I already considered Troy my favorite historical epic movie over Braveheart and Gladiator which I also both love, but the added scenes took it to another level. More violent, more nudity, more bad***, yes please!
I was looking at a list of "15 Movies Everybody Hates Except Me"...
Alot of those badly rated, maligned movies I thoroughly enjoyed on that list except for maybe 2012...
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull (2008)
^ I like that more than the boring Raiders of the Lost Ark! Ark is my least fav Indy movie. Last Crusade is my fav but I enjoyed Doom and Skull more than Ark!
Wild Hogs (2007) - Funny road trip movie with plenty of replay value for me.
There is alot of badly rated comedies I enjoy more than highly critically acclaimed films like Dances With Wolves or The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. A bad comedy can actually be a funny comedy to me with infinite replay value.
I also enjoyed -
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
Let It Ride (1989)
Maverick (1994)
Dumb & Dumber (1994)
Kingpin (1996)
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)
The 40-Year Old Virgin (2005)
Borat (2006)
Zack and Miri Make A Porno (2008)
Couples Retreat (2009)
She's Out Of My League (2010)
Bad Teacher (2011)
The Dictator (2012)
Ted (2012)
The Heat (2013)
This Is The End (2013)
The Interview (2014), Rogen & Franco have been killing it lately
Dumb & Dumber To (2014), gets better with more viewings
Ted 2 (2015)
Yes, I have highly acclaimed favorites like The Shawshank Redemption, Casino, Goodfellas, The Godfather I/II, Casablanca, but alot of those comedies I probably have seen more times since comedy and a good action/adventure have better replay value than drama or horror/suspense for me. I have alot of favorites rated between 6.5-7.5 in IMDb than ones in the Top 250 rated at 8.0 or higher. Alot of Academy Award-winning movies are a complete bore to me and only good to watch once or twice in our life.
The director's cut at 3+ hrs. Not the PG-13 stuff from the original theatrical version. Man, I already considered Troy my favorite historical epic movie over Braveheart and Gladiator which I also both love, but the added scenes took it to another level. More violent, more nudity, more bad***, yes please!
I was looking at a list of "15 Movies Everybody Hates Except Me"...
Alot of those badly rated, maligned movies I thoroughly enjoyed on that list except for maybe 2012...
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull (2008)
^ I like that more than the boring Raiders of the Lost Ark! Ark is my least fav Indy movie. Last Crusade is my fav but I enjoyed Doom and Skull more than Ark!
Wild Hogs (2007) - Funny road trip movie with plenty of replay value for me.
There is alot of badly rated comedies I enjoy more than highly critically acclaimed films like Dances With Wolves or The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. A bad comedy can actually be a funny comedy to me with infinite replay value.
I also enjoyed -
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
Let It Ride (1989)
Maverick (1994)
Dumb & Dumber (1994)
Kingpin (1996)
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)
The 40-Year Old Virgin (2005)
Borat (2006)
Zack and Miri Make A Porno (2008)
Couples Retreat (2009)
She's Out Of My League (2010)
Bad Teacher (2011)
The Dictator (2012)
Ted (2012)
The Heat (2013)
This Is The End (2013)
The Interview (2014), Rogen & Franco have been killing it lately
Dumb & Dumber To (2014), gets better with more viewings
Ted 2 (2015)
Yes, I have highly acclaimed favorites like The Shawshank Redemption, Casino, Goodfellas, The Godfather I/II, Casablanca, but alot of those comedies I probably have seen more times since comedy and a good action/adventure have better replay value than drama or horror/suspense for me. I have alot of favorites rated between 6.5-7.5 in IMDb than ones in the Top 250 rated at 8.0 or higher. Alot of Academy Award-winning movies are a complete bore to me and only good to watch once or twice in our life.
The Enchantress (1983) Shaw Brothers studios were fading away by this point, so in their last few years of existence they went utterly weird, funny and horror oriented. A now ghostly vampire Japanese princess whose wrongful death many years before causes utter havoc on the martial arts world. Silly to the max, but Anthony Lau (Wing) makes the most of his largely heroic role (He usually plays villains in his Shaws work. He was wonderful here. Perfect as he lapses into a very funny possession moment - his performance of feminine guile was spot on Peking Opera hilarious.)
These latter Shaws are either hit or miss with me, but I fully gave into this film. I am holding off on buying The Weird Man (1983) as badly as I want to it because it's supposed to be in the next wave of digital releases. (Looks just as crazy as The Enchantress, if not more so.)
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I somehow stumbled into watching Sword Stained with Royal Blood (1981) last night, and I love it outside of one character. Lu Feng and Philip Kwok (Kuo Choi etc.) in major roles certainly helps move the story along (and the fights! So great.)
Strangely, Shaw Brothers did another adaptation of Sword Stained the year before (Swift Sword), so I might do a double feature this weekend.
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Crazy Shaolin Disciples (1984) As much fun as Lo Mang was as actor (and he is a Master of the real Mantis style too), he rarely got a chance to really act whether he was with the Venoms or afterward. My favorite two roles of his are post Venoms cameos... but his role in this mess was unfortunate. Another my Kung Fu school is better than yours showdown... but I stopped caring early on.
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Have Sword, Will Travel (1970) Of the early 1970s Shaw Brothers films, I much prefer John (a.k.a. David) Chiang's performances to that of Ti Lung. Once again Chiang steals the show as a mysterious swordsman who thwarts bad guys to help others. He bleeds charm (and blood too) and is just so much fun to watch. Ti Lung might have been the more well rounded actor of the two, but any Shaw made between 1969 and 1974 belongs to Mr. Chiang as far as my opinion goes. This was utterly delightful and deserves a much better release.
These latter Shaws are either hit or miss with me, but I fully gave into this film. I am holding off on buying The Weird Man (1983) as badly as I want to it because it's supposed to be in the next wave of digital releases. (Looks just as crazy as The Enchantress, if not more so.)
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I somehow stumbled into watching Sword Stained with Royal Blood (1981) last night, and I love it outside of one character. Lu Feng and Philip Kwok (Kuo Choi etc.) in major roles certainly helps move the story along (and the fights! So great.)
Strangely, Shaw Brothers did another adaptation of Sword Stained the year before (Swift Sword), so I might do a double feature this weekend.
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Crazy Shaolin Disciples (1984) As much fun as Lo Mang was as actor (and he is a Master of the real Mantis style too), he rarely got a chance to really act whether he was with the Venoms or afterward. My favorite two roles of his are post Venoms cameos... but his role in this mess was unfortunate. Another my Kung Fu school is better than yours showdown... but I stopped caring early on.
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Have Sword, Will Travel (1970) Of the early 1970s Shaw Brothers films, I much prefer John (a.k.a. David) Chiang's performances to that of Ti Lung. Once again Chiang steals the show as a mysterious swordsman who thwarts bad guys to help others. He bleeds charm (and blood too) and is just so much fun to watch. Ti Lung might have been the more well rounded actor of the two, but any Shaw made between 1969 and 1974 belongs to Mr. Chiang as far as my opinion goes. This was utterly delightful and deserves a much better release.
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While I'm a strong proponent to each his own, I'm afraid this statement puts your critical judgement in question, lol, unless you enjoy stirring the pot.
Just saw the new Fantastic 4 last night. Pretty craptastical if you ask me. The script was bad. The musical score wasn't engaging in any way, and the movie plodded along. They did Dr. Doom pretty good, but that was all of the last 15 minutes of the movie.
While I'm a strong proponent to each his own, I'm afraid this statement puts your critical judgement in question, lol, unless you enjoy stirring the pot.
Yeah, that one caught me by surprise too. Other than that, Savor, movie appreciation is so subjective that your list is fine, if that's what works for you. Raiders is a classic. For a reason. Then again, I saw it in the theater when it was released and there wasn't much like it prior to that, certainly not the quality. I was happy to read your highly acclaimed favorites though.
I can appreciate what you say about bad films being funny. Sometimes, depending on your mood, watching a really bad movie can be hilarious. But I tend to fall into the camp of clever, well-made comedies will always reign supreme. I think there are a handful of really silly movies that are cleverly done such as Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Airplane!, The Blues Brothers and What's Up Tiger Lily? But, subjectivity is what makes movie appreciation so dang interesting.
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Just saw Ant-Man... loved it!!!!!! I can't wait to see part two and of course more of him in other Marvel movies!
Our "like movie" list is closely aligned.
How about movies that are bad but still good?
The Deadly Breaking Sword (1978) again. It is what happens you start taking screenshots and get sucked right back into the movie. One of my favorite Ti Lung swordsmen is the somewhat snooty, yet mysterious title character. His main opponent is a fun character too (and what a great look for both men in this.) An interesting character-centric Shaw Brothers film, but anything directed by Sun Chung tends to be more character / drama than martial arts.
and now Five Elements Ninjas (1981)
and now Five Elements Ninjas (1981)
Just got back from seeing it. I have to agree with you, this movie was mediocre at best.
Ghostbusters (1984)- Still a fun movie to watch. Love seeing those guys "young".
This movie is being rebooted in 2016 with a female ghostbuster crew- Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon battle trouble making specters. No comment, until I see it, but I'm naturally aggravated by many remakes.
I have to disagree with the bad buzz around the Fantastic Four - - I found it to be a charmingly earnest origin story told whole. It is seriously one of my favorite comic book movies of all time. A well crafted A+.
(Watch for 2015's Fantastic Four to become a future cult classic!)
(Watch for 2015's Fantastic Four to become a future cult classic!)
I'll be seeing that but I not going to get my hopes up.... right now anyway
High Plains Drifter (1973) - always wonderful in every way. Another rare perfect movie. I still disagree with Mr. Eastwood about his character though, so many elements (dialog, visuals, theme, music) point to him being the ghost of the murdered marshal, not the marshal's (twin) brother. My favorite western and Clint film.