Donnie Darko - Still not sure if it's a great movie that I'm still struggling to understand, or if I do get it and it was just a bad movie.
12 Monkeys - I could watch this every day for the rest of my life. I LOVED the spin on the time traveller routine (which is the 'real' reality? am I a time traveller from the future, or am I a psychopath from the present?) Matrix the first - Great movie. Sorry Jim, but I thought the other two blew. Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back - the first, because it's the original. Empire was on its own merit a great movie. "Return" pretty much blew (a re-hash of the 1st one with those marketable little Ewoks)...and I won't even discuss the most recent two (ptooey). Parenthood - Totally different genre than most that seem to have been discussed, but a fantastic movie that everybody can relate to. Fight Club - Like 12 Monkeys, I can watch every day and catch something that I didn't catch any of my 1000 previous viewing. Amazing movie that was marketed and promoted poorly. The Replacements - I love this movie. Don't know why...it's just yet another rehash of the "Bad News Bears" formula...but I love it. The writers apparently know nothing about the rules of football...but with a healthy suspension of disbelief (ie. just turn off your brain, sit back and enjoy), it's a very enjoyable movie. Memento - Another one that I need to see a few more times before I can really reach a verdict myself...but deserves mention for at least being one of the few truly original movies of the past few years. Hero - Blows Crouching Tiger out of the water. On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 08:28:17 -0600, Russel Madere <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have to say that I love "The Wall." The music is awesome, then again, > what old Pink Floyd music isn't, and the fantasy scenes were years ahead > of the industry. > > Another I love is the director's cut of the original "Highlander." > Highlander 2 sucked hind tit badly but the original was good, the > director's cut as great. > > Russel Madere > Webmaster > 504.832.9835 > SunShine Pages by EATEL > www.sunshinepages.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 1:45 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Movies you loved (or hated) that everybody else hated (or > loved)? > > I was ranting about "Constantine" in another thread and I got to > thinking: > There are a lot of movies that I really loved that most people seem to > hate > and vice versa. I'm not talking schlock flicks or B-movies but > big-budget, > star studded flicks. > > For example, I really (REALLY) hated these acclaimed films: > > +) The Spanish Prisoner (Then again I hate just about everything from > David > Mamet. But this movie... redwoods should be needed to get dialog that > stilted.) > > +) Leaving Las Vegas (I just thought it was a plodding, monotone that > neither descended into or rose up over anything - it just started the > way > the ended and everything in the middle was the same as the ends.) > > By the same token I really liked these seemingly reviled films (no > particular order, just what popped in my head): > > +) "Chronicles of Riddick" (I REALLY loved "Pitch Black" and thought > this > sequel captured a lot of what I liked about it, albeit in a completely > different setting.) > > +) All three "Matrix" movies (I loved every single, blessed one of them. > So > there.) > > +) "Reign of Fire" (Dragons blasting the earth? What's not to like?) > > +) "Hudson Hawk" (It WAS, without a doubt REALLY dumb... but I thought > in a > charming, farcical way. I don't love the film, but I still find so many > pieces truly funny and clever.) > > So, if you don't mind perhaps losing a little repect, what are you're > guilty > pleasures or secret groaners? > > Jim Davis > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Stay Ahead of Hackers - Download ZoneAlarm Pro http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=65 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:147653 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
