and who can forget the classic "Meet the Parents" you had to laugh.
tw On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 09:39:55 -0500, Charlie Griefer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:147669 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
