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Superjoint Ritual

06-22-2005, 08:19 PM

Fivespot

06-22-2005, 09:34 PM

This will be difficult but I'll give it a try.

The Big Lebowski - my all-time favorite movie. Love the Coen Brothers
Rear Window - Hitchcock rules!
Evil Dead 2 - Bruce "Don't call me Ash" Campbell & Sam Raimi (CLASSIC)
JAWS
Spinal Tap - Best music parody ever. "But this one goes to 11"
Young Frankenstein - Mel Brooks' masterpiece
Clerks - Kevin Smith
Monty Python & The Holy Grail
Blue Velvet - love Lynch's dark and twisted storytelling. Plus hes a great director
Saving Private Ryan - best war movie
Goodfellas
Tombstone - my favorite western
Resevoir Dogs (my fave Tarantino)
STAR WARS - Empire Strikes Back
Outside Providence & Half Baked - my two favorite herbal movies

I could go on and on but will stop there. My DVD collection is over 300+ so I'm kind of a movie freak. I have so many favorites but listed the ones I probably have watched the most. These are movies I never tire of.

If this list were of my favorite DVD's; it would also include all the FUTURAMA dvd's.

The Prince of Darkness

06-23-2005, 08:26 AM

Since we've done cd's, let's do Hollywood.

Caddyshack- Maybe the best movie of all time imo. Everyone in this movie is great, with Ted Knight being genious.

South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut- If you don't like this movie, you suck. F'ing funny, yet still socially relevent.

Goodfellas- The best mob movie ever made.

Ravenous- The best cannibal movie ever made.

Showgirls- Watch this stoned, and you'll understand. The most unintentional funny movie ever made.

Evil Dead 2- I really don't need too explain... Do I?

Fletch- The best Chevy Chase movie, which isn't saying a whole lot, but is still an amazing comedy.

Pulp Fiction- A very conservative choice, but still Tarintino's best all around film.

Saving Private Ryan- Having a Grandpa who served in WW 2, this movie really brought home his sacrifice.

The Passion of the Christ- Not religious, but the movie is brilliant. The brutal scenes make this the hardest movie I've ever had too sit through.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas- Can't really describe it. Watch it, and love the Gonzo.

There's more, but I guess it's your turn. :cool:

Man this is almost tougher for me than picking favorite music, but here it goes:

The Graduate---My favorite comedy evar. Of course, it gets pretty dark by the end.

Risky Business---Imo it is the only good movie that Tom Cruise ever did.

Life of Brian---When I was a kid I would have picked the Holy Grail, but now that I'm all grown up I like this one better.

History of the World Pt.1---Young Frankenstein is probably a better movie, but I just like this one better.

Chasing Amy---Sorry Ski but this one is Kevin Smith's defining work. Clerks was a great start, but the dialogue truly makes this one better.

Swingers---What can I say? This movie is so money baby.

Scarface---I classify this one as a "mob" movie, and I like it a little better than Goodfellas.

Requiem For a Dream---A modern day classic, and the best drug movie ever made.

North By Northwest---Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint. Great actors and great direction. What a thriller!!!

Reservoir Dogs---Anyone that says Pulp Fiction is a better movie has simply not watched this one enough. "I've got f#cking Charlie Chan in one ear and Madonna's big d!ck in the other". Enough said.

honorable mentions:

Animal House, Annie Hall, Trainspotting, Goodfellas, The Exorcist, Nightmare on Elm Street

trebor

06-23-2005, 08:49 AM

:)

Star Wars Trilogy - The old trilogy are my favorites and Empire Strikes Back specifically is my favorite movie of all time probably. I like the Prequels and all, but they just don't compare to Episodes 4 - 6.

Indiana Jones Trilogy - I loves me this trilogy. Raiders of the Lost Ark is probably my favorite of the three, but damn they are all good.

Lord Of The Rings Trilogy - Especially the Extended Editions. Powerful acting, wonderful storyline, and almost perfect casting (aside from Liv "my daddy made me famous" Tyler).

Army of Darkness - Technically it's Evil Dead 3, but I think it's so good that the first two don't compare. Bruce Campbell is truly an actor's actor.

Spider-Man 1 + 2 - Spider-man is my favorite comic superhero and Sam Raimi is my favorite director, so this was a match made in heaven for me. Spidey 2 gets my vote as the best superhero movie of all time.

Pulp Fiction - The best movie Tarantino ever made and aside from Kill Bill 1 + 2, the only relevant one.

The Incredibles - My favorite Pixar movie. Beautiful, funny, and charming.

Cowboy Bebop the Movie - A wonderful movie adaptation of the wonderful anime series. Imaginative and interesting storyline. Simply gorgeous.

The Princess Bride - As you wish.

Iron Monkey - My favorite absurd kung-fu comedy flick.

Legend of Drunken Master - My fav. Jackie Chan movie.

Even more...

Spinal Tap, Best in Show, Ninja Scroll, A Simple Plan, Minority Report, X-Men, X-Men United, Batman, Willow, The Dark Crystal, Harry Potter SS + CoS + PoA, Conan the Barbarian, Conan the Destroyer, Clerks, Slackers, man oh man I have a lot of favorite movies.

Rogue Bounty Hunter

06-23-2005, 11:59 AM

Batman- I have yet to see the new one, but until then Michael Keaton is the best Batman EVAR!!!!!!!

Batman Returns- I like this one more than original. It has a more serious tone and none of that goofy music as in the first.

Friday- Classic. Chris Tucker makes this movie.

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome- Mel, Tina, and a good soundtrack.

Transformers: The Movie- Best cartoon movie I have ever seen. It made the weekly/weekday shows look boring.

Collateral- It takes Cruise to be a hitman before I like one of his movies.

X-Men 2- A lot better than the first X-Men, especially since they already had most of the mutant's backstory done. Too bad there was no sign of Psylocke.

This is hard. I can't think of anymore at the moment. Hopefully there will be a fav tv shows thread coming soon.

Gadfly2317

06-24-2005, 06:48 PM

Oh Jesus. . where to begin? Seriously, I'm not just listing every movie I like, these are the ones I truly love and could watch forever in no particular order or rank:

The Shawshank Redemption: An example of film far exceeding the book its based on.

Citizen Kane: No, seriously. I actually love and watch this movie, not just for film school

Seven: I hadn't smoked for years, but I had a cigarette after that last scene where Brad finds his wife's head in a box. WOW. That movie finished with a punch to the gut, didn't it?

Romie and Michelle's High School Reunion: I know. I'm totally gay.

Sunset Boulevard: Hollywood celebrity has never been creepier than Billy Wilder's 1950's disturbing 1950 film.

Monty Python's Life of Brian/The Holy Grail. . .Seriously, don't make me decide between them.

Goodfellas: "I'm funny to you how? Am I amusing to you?"

Harvey: Jimmy Stewart. What a nice guy. And a giant invisible rabbit to boot!

Adaptation: Better than Malkovich or Eternal Sunshine, this one is Kauffman's masterpiece.

Touch of Evil: Orson Welles again, and arguably a better, more forward looking film than Citizen Kane. Certainly WAY ahead of its time.

Magnolia: One of the few times Tom Cruise didn't suck, this film is a vast and complex work that more than any other film I've seen illustrates the concepts of synchronicity and interconnectedness. Also one of the best damn movie soundtracks ever.

Big Lebowski: I could NEVER get tired of this film. Don' you wish you were Lebowski? Seriously? What a dude.

12 Monkeys: This is the best represntation on film of Philip K Dicks themes and the mental states he creates in his fiction. Better than Minority Report. Better than Blade Runner. And get this, 12 Monkeys isn't even based on PKD's work!!!! Here's to praying that Richard Linklater does justice with his upcoming film adaptation of PKD's "A Scanner Darkly." If so, it will be the best drug movie ever filmed.

Friday: This is like the best drug movie ever filmed. That is a comedy anyway.

A Fish Called Wanda: Aside from Fawlty Towers, Cleeses best post-python film. It has aged like a fine wine. "Look! It's K-K-Ken, Cuh-cuh-cuh coming to k-k-Kill me!"

It's a Wonderful Life: So I have a small warm and fuzzy spot deep within my cold black heart. What's it to ya?

Wizard of Oz: Have you ever dosed and watched this film? The tornado is still scary than anything they were able to come up with in Twister.

Clerks: The film Kevin Smith shot his wad on.

Reservoir Dogs/Pulp Fiction: Again, I can't pick between them. Too very different equally great experiences.

The Shining: Another example of the Film Version being better than the book. It doesn't happen often. "Wendy, gimme da bat. Come on, gimmee da bat!!!!"

Cannibal the Musical: Yeah, well, South Park the Musical is nice and all, but I dare you to write a convincing thesis that it has better songs than Matt and Trey's first musical about the real life colorado cannibal Alfred Packer. "Let's build a snowman, we can build it tall. Let's build a snowman, and we can build it not so tall!"

Trainspotting: Absolutely my favorite drug film ever. And just a damned fine time. Doesn't it just make you want to stick a needle in your arm? Me too!!!

Pink Floyd The Wall: Perhaps the most influential drug film ever, except its you, the viewer, who does all the drugs while watching.

The Professional: Natalie Portman, ah, slobber. Well, she's over 18 now, OK??? Seriously, this is a very, very cool film. On a side note, since I'm sure you wanted to know, I take pills in much the same manner Gary Oldman does in this film.

Ghost World: Yeah, even my wife says at heart I'm just a teenage girl. I love this film.

Requiem for a Dream: Most disturbing drug film ever. Makes me want to never stick a needle in my arm again.

American Beauty: There's just something amazing about a film that fills you with hope and joy and wonder even as the lead character has just taken a bullet to the brain.

Ferris Beuhlers Day Off: My nomination for best 80's teen film, slightly edging out Breakfast Club.

Peeping Tom: The oft forgotten sicko film of brit film maker Michael Powell. Find it if you can.

Natural Born Killers: Killing is fun and cool in this misanthropic satire of media obsessions. Also, I find this film deeply romantic. My wife and I, in our own way, are basically Micky and Mallory. Except we didn't kill our parents together.

Aladdin: I have no idea why this is my favorite Disney movie.

And now, a special Honor to two directors who's entire body of work should be revered:

Alfred Hitchcock (Rope, Rear Window, The Birds, Psycho, and Strangers on a Train being just a few of my fave hitchcocks.)

Stanley Kubrick (Lolita, Dr. StrangeLove, The Shining, 2001 A Space Oddyssey and Eyes Wide Shut. . . and then he died and that schlub Spielberg screwed up the ending of what was to be his final film, AI.)

God I love watching movies.

Gadfly2317

06-24-2005, 06:57 PM

Oh yeah,

and Amadeus.

And that should do it.

Fivespot

06-25-2005, 08:29 AM

Gadfly2317

06-25-2005, 12:28 PM

Don't feel bad, I always like Ghost World. It almost made my list as well. And hopefully you don't have to be a teenaged girl at heart to watch it otherwise I guess you'd have to put me into that category as well :mad:

An angsty alienated teenage girl, or else a Seymour. That's pretty much this movies fanbase.

Back to the movies, this list was actually harder to do than music for some reason; I think there are so many different types of movies and the way the impact me is different. Sure, music is diverse too, but for music has no walls really and I most enjoy those musicians who tear down the walls stylistically between styles of music.

This list is actually smaller than I'd have liked to do. There were a couple other Cohen brothers movies I'd have liked to added, and the whole category of animated movie I pretty much skipped over, as well as most comedies and horror movies, which are great, but just for are not necessarily my personal favorites, I have a lot of faves in those categories. Like animated: Heavy Metal, Wizards, Spirited Away, Mulan, and Waking Life. Lots of comedies besides just my faves Monty Python, Woody Allens early stuff like Annie Hall and Sleeper, Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder in Stir Crazy, Mel Brooks films like Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein, Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase in Seems Like Old Times, And speaking of Chevy, the original "Vacation."

And Horror and Sci-fi. . . where to start?

And I can't believe I left this next one. . . its not just in one of these specialty lists, it should have been near the top of my fave list, but I probably forgot it because I haven't gotten it on DvD yet: Harold and Maude.

See Harold and Maude if you haven't already. If you were able to appreciate Ghost World, you'll dig this 1970's cult classic too.

Cuddly Knife

06-25-2005, 05:26 PM

Hmm, movies.

What Dreams May Come

Akira- My second favorite movie of all time. The Americanized version.

Ravenous- My #1 favorite movie ever. And my favorite soundtrack ever. But Eternal Darkness is catching up...

Behind the Sun- Foreign film. In Brazillian with English subtitles. Intense.

The Emporer's New Groove

Little Shop of Horrors- Best musical ever. Probably the only musical I've ever heard.

A Nightmare Before Christmas- Would this be considered a musical? If so, then it's a tie between this and Horrors.

Shouts to these DVD collections:
Family Guy
Band of Brothers
Futurama
Alien
Rocky

trebor

06-27-2005, 09:21 AM

Wow...just looking at Gaddy's list made me remember a slew of movies that I should have mentioned...

Ferris Bueller's Day Off - "I know licking your palms is dumb and kinda juvenile, but so is high school"

12 Monkeys - Terry Gilliam is right up there with Raimi as one of my favorite directors, which leads to...

The Adventures of Baron Munchausin - one of my favorite movies from when I was younger. It's good for older folk too.

Monty Python movies - let's face it, they're all good.

The Shining - the *only* movie that I've seen that's actually scares me. The moody Kubrick version, not the crapp-ass NBC made for tv version, which is so bad that's it's kinda scary.

Glockstar

06-27-2005, 09:49 PM

Since we've done cd's, let's do Hollywood.

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South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut- If you don't like this movie, you suck.

Huh... guess I suck.

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The Big Lebowski - my all-time favorite movie. Love the Coen Brothers

Oh yeah. The Hudsucker Proxy, Fargo, Oh Brother Where Art Thou, The Ladykillers... and there's a couple more I think too... maybe I'll remember them later... ;)

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Cowboy Bebop the Movie - A wonderful movie adaptation of the wonderful anime series. Imaginative and interesting storyline. Simply gorgeous.

LOVED the series, but didn't think much of the movie.
If I were to introduce someone to CB it would not be thru the movie.

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Romie and Michelle's High School Reunion: I know. I'm totally gay.

Well, since we're coming out then... I like Clueless. :p

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Citing my favorite movies is a lot easier than doing my favorite cd's. I've been keeping a Top-30 for over 20 years now. I used to do it every month, but that was sometime ago; I don't have time to do that anymore. But still, I'm always ready to post... :D

Here's my Top 15 Favorite Movies Of All-Time:
01. Raising Arizona -- One of the Top 5 funniest movies of all-time... and yet I cry everytime at the end.
02. Millers Crossing -- Was at number one for the longest time - and at one time thought this was the funniest move o.a.t. - as you can tell, I love the Coen brothers.
03. Rain Man -- I'm always speechlees when it comes to talking about this movie... the only words I can ever seem to utter are, GREAT MOVIE!
04. Unforgiven -- This is much more than just a great western - the sociological aspects of the movie are what raise it to the top.
05. Mystery Train -- The first of two Jim Jarmusch movies on my list; a laugh riot, and utterly brilliant.
06. Jaws -- Number ones have come and gone... while Jaws just keeps moving higher up the list.
07. The Shawshank Redemption -- All these "funny" movies on my list, and then here sits TSR; the whole first hour of the movie I bawl my eyes out; it's almost unbearable. The emotions that this movie elicit... there is nothing like it.
08. Midnight Run -- Another of those Top 5 Funniest movies I was talking about; yet it's touching too. Charles Grodin was awesome.
09. Little Big Man -- "It is true there is a thing here I do not understand. There is a pain between my ears."
10. The Fisher King -- Herein lies one of the most heartwrenching scenes ever; but then it's often hilarious too. It's got it all.
11. Heat -- Pacino versus DeNiro? Fahgeddaboudit. Like Unforgiven before it (and Fight Club, In the Company of Men, and Gladiator after), it's a veritable wake up call for men.
12. Zero Effect -- When actors (and actresses) really outdo themselves, that's to the credit of the director, isn't it? Then why has Jake Kasdan only done one other movie since (Orange County)?!
13. Jurassic Park -- That whole scene where the T-Rex breaks out of its habitat is still jaw-dropping and mind-blowing. I have it tied with the "Mona Lisa Overdrive" sequence from The Matrix Reloaded (and vice-versa) for the greatest movie scene EVAR.
14. Dead Man -- Jim Jarmusch character and humor; an all-star cast featuring the greatest actor of all-time: Johnny Depp; an original soundtrack by Neil Young that's so ridiculously simple it's perfect; and incredible irony - don't tell me you missed it!?
15. Memento -- Sheer genius. Yet very discomforting. I love it's logical inquiries.

The remainder of the list - but here given in no particualar order:
Aliens, Harold & Maude, The Matrix, Punch Drunk Love, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon,
Big Fish, Return of the Living Dead, Dangerous Liaisons, The Usual Suspects, Evil Dead 2,
The Last Samurai, Tremors, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Snatch, The Nightmare Before Christmas

trebor

06-28-2005, 07:58 AM

LOVED the series, but didn't think much of the movie.
If I were to introduce someone to CB it would not be thru the movie.

I don't think anybody who hasn't already been introduced to CB through the series would come close to understanding and/or appreciating the movie. So, in other words, I wholeheartedly agree that people should watch the series first.

That aside, I'm surprised you didn't like the movie if you loved the series. I think the movie really does the series justice. Not to mention, I get a little choked up during the end, it's just so...dang...sad.

Anyways, I've noticed that a lot of people have mentioned Evil Dead 2 and not Army of Darkness. I've seen both and personally I think AoD is the better movie, but perhaps I'm missing something...anyone want to explain why they think Evil Dead 2 is better?

Fivespot

06-29-2005, 05:03 PM

IAnyways, I've noticed that a lot of people have mentioned Evil Dead 2 and not Army of Darkness. I've seen both and personally I think AoD is the better movie, but perhaps I'm missing something...anyone want to explain why they think Evil Dead 2 is better?

Certainly, let me take a stab at this. I can give you my personal opinion on why ED2 is better but I'm sure others may have different reasons.

The Evil Dead trilogy in essense are horror movies - at least thats how it all started. I started watching with ED2 when it first hit video back in the day. Of course I loved it from the start :D Soon after I went back and watched the original Evil Dead and you know how similar the two are. Kind of turned me off slightly until one day I learned that they weren't meant to be sequels (more like ED2 is ED redux or redone). Similar story, same Bruce Campbell, much funnier moments with better effects. By the time AOD came out, I had already seen the first two a dozen times.

I saw AOD in the theater and also loved it from the start, but in a different way. AOD was a comedy to me. Not a horror movie like the first two. Well, maybe a little. I'll admit that Army of Darkness is a great movie and it would probably make my top 25 or 50, but for some reason nothing can beat the original Evil Dead 2. Its horror that is both scary and funny. Not before and very few times since has this been accomplished. Groundbreaking to a small extent in my opinion.

Plus, I think ED2 is funnier. Ever listened to the audio commentary by Sam or Bruce? Absolutely hilarious. Sam Raimi & Bruce Campbell are close friends if you didn't know and Sam would torture his bud for kicks. Alot of the scenes in ED2 where Ash is getting schlacked, hit by trees, punching himself in the face, etc.. That was real.

Read Bruce's auto-biography for some other interesting tidbits about their wacky relationship and all the pain he's taken for Sam's movies over the years. Good stuff!

Rogue Bounty Hunter

06-29-2005, 07:44 PM

I now have to add Batman Begins to my list. I wasn't expecting it to be as good as it was, but I think it's better than the other Batman movies made, except for Batman: Returns (I have to watch that one again to make a final call).

trebor

06-30-2005, 07:44 AM

Certainly, let me take a stab at this. I can give you my personal opinion on why ED2 is better but I'm sure others may have different reasons.

The Evil Dead trilogy in essense are horror movies - at least thats how it all started. I started watching with ED2 when it first hit video back in the day. Of course I loved it from the start :D Soon after I went back and watched the original Evil Dead and you know how similar the two are. Kind of turned me off slightly until one day I learned that they weren't meant to be sequels (more like ED2 is ED redux or redone). Similar story, same Bruce Campbell, much funnier moments with better effects. By the time AOD came out, I had already seen the first two a dozen times.

I saw AOD in the theater and also loved it from the start, but in a different way. AOD was a comedy to me. Not a horror movie like the first two. Well, maybe a little. I'll admit that Army of Darkness is a great movie and it would probably make my top 25 or 50, but for some reason nothing can beat the original Evil Dead 2. Its horror that is both scary and funny. Not before and very few times since has this been accomplished. Groundbreaking to a small extent in my opinion.

Plus, I think ED2 is funnier. Ever listened to the audio commentary by Sam or Bruce? Absolutely hilarious. Sam Raimi & Bruce Campbell are close friends if you didn't know and Sam would torture his bud for kicks. Alot of the scenes in ED2 where Ash is getting schlacked, hit by trees, punching himself in the face, etc.. That was real.

Read Bruce's auto-biography for some other interesting tidbits about their wacky relationship and all the pain he's taken for Sam's movies over the years. Good stuff!

Yeah, "If Chins Could Kill" - my wife bought me that book and I've read it once. It is a great read, for sure.

I guess I understand where your coming from - I certainly wouldn't characterize AoD as a true "horror" movie. So that makes perfect sense that you like Evil Dead 2 more. Personally, I like oddball action movies, so AoD fits my tastes almost perfectly.

Incidentally, what did you think of the Operating Room scene in Spider-man 2? I think it almost out evil-deaded Evil Dead. Total signature Sam Raimi in that scene.

Glockstar

06-30-2005, 09:47 AM

Certainly, let me take a stab at this. I can give you my personal opinion on why ED2 is better but I'm sure others may have different reasons.

The Evil Dead trilogy in essense are horror movies - at least thats how it all started. I started watching with ED2 when it first hit video back in the day. Of course I loved it from the start :D Soon after I went back and watched the original Evil Dead and you know how similar the two are. Kind of turned me off slightly until one day I learned that they weren't meant to be sequels (more like ED2 is ED redux or redone). Similar story, same Bruce Campbell, much funnier moments with better effects. By the time AOD came out, I had already seen the first two a dozen times.

I saw AOD in the theater and also loved it from the start, but in a different way. AOD was a comedy to me. Not a horror movie like the first two. Well, maybe a little. I'll admit that Army of Darkness is a great movie and it would probably make my top 25 or 50, but for some reason nothing can beat the original Evil Dead 2. Its horror that is both scary and funny. Not before and very few times since has this been accomplished. Groundbreaking to a small extent in my opinion.

Plus, I think ED2 is funnier. Ever listened to the audio commentary by Sam or Bruce? Absolutely hilarious. Sam Raimi & Bruce Campbell are close friends if you didn't know and Sam would torture his bud for kicks. Alot of the scenes in ED2 where Ash is getting schlacked, hit by trees, punching himself in the face, etc.. That was real.

Read Bruce's auto-biography for some other interesting tidbits about their wacky relationship and all the pain he's taken for Sam's movies over the years. Good stuff!

I guess I understand where your coming from - I certainly wouldn't characterize AoD as a true "horror" movie. So that makes perfect sense that you like Evil Dead 2 more. Personally, I like oddball action movies, so AoD fits my tastes almost perfectly.

Yeah, what Five said.

Evil Dead 2 is so great because it catches you off guard the first time you see it. And from then on you just... "recognize"... you know? It's wacky, it wows you, and it's a freakin' laugh riot. Yet throughout it all it still maintains it's scary/horror-ness.

With AoD you knew what to expect. But it's not a horror movie at all. It's certainly not a scary one. Plus, it was only good in parts. Some of it was GREAT, but other parts were meh. But the worst thing about it was that some of it felt like 'been there, done that... three times now'. Now don't get me wrong I love AoD (in fact I own the DVD, while I don't own ED2 - (just own the VHS - the DVD offerings of this movie SUCK!)) and do indeed call it a great movie. It's just that ED2 is way better. ;)

Glockstar

06-30-2005, 09:48 AM

Fivespot

06-30-2005, 08:14 PM

Incidentally, what did you think of the Operating Room scene in Spider-man 2? I think it almost out evil-deaded Evil Dead. Total signature Sam Raimi in that scene.

Spiderman2 was a Christmas gift to me yet I still haven't watched it. Sad but true. Now after hear that it has an ED reference (or spoof or whatever), I'll certainly be firing it up soon. Don't laugh, I have quite a few movies I own but still haven't watched. Darn videogames...

Interesting sidenote. Bruce Campbell did a book tour when his Chins book came out. I was out of town on business when he came through my neck of the woods. A good friend of mine took my book with him and had both our books signed.

Mine was personalized and said "{MY FIRST NAME}, Where were you man? - Bruce Campbell" Apparently Bruce had lots of fun picking on my friend about my not being able to make it yet still wanting an autograph, hence the personalized message. He supposedly only signed his name for most people. :cool:

Brendon

07-01-2005, 04:39 AM

Sure are a lot of Bruce fans here, Chins is a great book, easily the most digestable autobiography ever.

My favourite movies (in no particular order)

Evil Dead 2 - Absolutely THE movie to watch again and again

Lilo and Stitch - Disney's best movie, and just georgeous to boot.

The Incredibles - Pixar threw off the kid gloves, NO CAPES!

Return of the Jedi - I know, I know, but since 2 thirds of it is action sequences I can forgive it

Return of the King - Whats a 'hollywood'?

War of the worlds (speilberg) - What being scared is all about, see it now, in an IMAX theatre.

Reservoir Dogs - As wanky as Kill Bill is, this is the only reason I saw it.

Nausica - Miazaki's opus and probably most personal film, if it didn't end so abrubtly it'd be perfect.

That's all I can think of off the top of my head, there are probably a lot more, a good deal of which can be alloted in with films already on the list (such as L&S, which only just nudges out Emperors new Groove)

trebor

07-05-2005, 08:30 AM

Spiderman2 was a Christmas gift to me yet I still haven't watched it. Sad but true. Now after hear that it has an ED reference (or spoof or whatever), I'll certainly be firing it up soon. Don't laugh, I have quite a few movies I own but still haven't watched. Darn videogames...

Interesting sidenote. Bruce Campbell did a book tour when his Chins book came out. I was out of town on business when he came through my neck of the woods. A good friend of mine took my book with him and had both our books signed.

Mine was personalized and said "{MY FIRST NAME}, Where were you man? - Bruce Campbell" Apparently Bruce had lots of fun picking on my friend about my not being able to make it yet still wanting an autograph, hence the personalized message. He supposedly only signed his name for most people. :cool:

Dude, you have to watch Spidey 2 RIGHT NOW! Seriously, it's that good. Bruce Campbell has a great cameo in it. Also, the operating room scene isn't a spoof of ED per se (although it certainly references it), it's more of an evolution of what ED is - contained in a nice, 5 minute sequence. Just watch it and you'll know what I mean.

Speaking of Bruce Campbell, I just found out that I missed him in town promoting his second book, which left me feeling sad.

Glockstar

07-08-2005, 09:15 PM

Sure are a lot of Bruce fans here, Chins is a great book, easily the most digestable autobiography ever.

Indeed.

Anyone seen Bubba Ho-tep?

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What I can't believe I'm reading tho' is all the people who say they like Ravenous. That just blows me away. I don't know whether I should feel more normal now... or more weird.

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War of the worlds (speilberg) - What being scared is all about, see it now, in an IMAX theatre.

That movie was AWESOME. (Though I don't know about scary.)
#@$%in' Jurassic Park... True Lies... Lord of the Rings... fahgeddaboudit. WotW=Mind-blowing special effects; exactly what I wanted to see. And yet... expectations exceeded. I gives it two thumbs, eight fingers, and ten toes, up!

Fivespot

07-09-2005, 02:48 PM

Anyone seen Bubba Ho-tep?

No, but its based on a short story by Joe Lansdale - my all-time favorite author. Just giving Joe some props! Check him out if you like great books.

Some novels to look into first would be Savage Season (first in a series of Hap & Leonard novels - awesome book), The Drive-In, & Writers of the Purple Rage or By Bizarre Hands (both short story compilations).

I've got to check out Bubba Ho-tep but haven't yet got around to it. I heard it was OK by friends who also read the short story. What did you think of it?

Glockstar

07-10-2005, 03:07 PM

I've never seen it.

I haven't seen it yet, because I don't know know what to think about it. I love Bruce Campbell too - thought he should have won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Evil Dead 2 - but that doesn't mean that I'm going to go out willy nilly and watch his every movie.

But because I asked the question... I reckon I'll rent it and watch it tomorrow. :p

Brendon

07-10-2005, 06:25 PM

I seriously doubt the academy was going to give an award for 'chessiest mugging at the camera' (maybe the MTV awards but that was years too late).

I just find it funny how often the mainstream press regognise Bruce in reviews these days, for his ability to take almost anything and make it fun. That just wouldn't have happened ten years ago.

trebor

07-11-2005, 08:00 AM

Anyone seen Bubba Ho-tep?

Yes and it's pretty good, albeit a very, very different kind of movie. It certainly puts the "B" in B-Movie, that's for sure.

Definitely worth renting, it has that kind of humor and charm that anything involving Bruce Campbell has to have, but it has a...unique...storyline. Just keep a open mind and you'll probably enjoy it, but don't watch it with too many expectations.

Glockstar

07-14-2005, 03:59 PM

Yes and it's pretty good, albeit a very, very different kind of movie. It certainly puts the "B" in B-Movie, that's for sure.

Definitely worth renting, it has that kind of humor and charm that anything involving Bruce Campbell has to have, but it has a...unique...storyline. Just keep a open mind and you'll probably enjoy it, but don't watch it with too many expectations.

Okay, I finally saw it last nite. (Sorry, I'm having troubles with my PSP, and the attempts to fix have caused a whole series of setbacks to my after-work schedule this week. :mad: ) Gotta say... huh? Strange movie. I went into it with an open mind and without any expectations just like you said, but I can't say as I really enjoyed it all that much. Yeah it had some good parts. And Bruce was, of course, awesome. (His old-man karate moves - especially that attempted kick at the end - were hilarious.) But overall it was pretty boring.

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I just find it funny how often the mainstream press regognise Bruce in reviews these days, for his ability to take almost anything and make it fun. That just wouldn't have happened ten years ago.

Yeah, well, they're slow-witted numbskulls. Any such recognition is well deserved - if not overdue.

You guys ever see the movie The Hudsucker Proxy? There's another movie where Bruce has a bit role in. It's an atypical one; it's classic Bruce.

trebor

07-18-2005, 07:34 AM

Okay, I finally saw it last nite. (Sorry, I'm having troubles with my PSP, and the attempts to fix have caused a whole series of setbacks to my after-work schedule this week. :mad: ) Gotta say... huh? Strange movie. I went into it with an open mind and without any expectations just like you said, but I can't say as I really enjoyed it all that much. Yeah it had some good parts. And Bruce was, of course, awesome. (His old-man karate moves - especially that attempted kick at the end - were hilarious.) But overall it was pretty boring.

I didn't want to give too much away to you before you saw the movie, but yeah, I wasn't particularly blown away by it either.

Like you say, it has it's moments, but IMHO it gets a little too bogged down with the whole Elvis concept. I suppose if I were a big Elvis fan I would have liked it much more, but I just ain't. I have to admit it had an interesting overall concept without the whole Elvis thing and probably would have been better left Elvis out of the movie entirely.

It certainly did have some funny moments, though. :)