Love that movie!

I just know i'd love your DVD collection :love:

Rewatched Fellini's Satyricon , but this time on the big screen.
Just look at how mesmerizing this is. Magnificent piece of art. It's like plunging in some kind of nightmarish trip... unbelievable.


^Just check this collage I made today... Nothing less than epic.

Satyricon is so great. I really, REALLY need to own that.


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Ehh.... I'm so torn on this.

On the one hand, the script completely blows. The dialog is, at best, kind of clunky (at worst, completely facepalm-worthy), there's very little in the way of character development in places it's sort of required--like when your primary villain has no real motivation, you have a problem--and it feels like a huge part of the early part of the plot is just kind of ignored/brushed aside (WTF is "Unobtanium"--why are they even on the damn planet, really).

On the other hand, it's SO GODDAMN PRETTY. The production design just makes it so engaging to watch, it pretty successfully takes you out of how dumb the script is for a pretty large chunk of the running time. And given how dumb the script is (and the drawn out running time), that's saying a lot.

So I kind of hate that I enjoyed it, but I would totally watch it again. It's frustrating though--if Cameron had given his script to a better (more subtle) writer, it could've been SO good. The story arc is a little cliche, but there's potential there--the mythological framework is great, and again, SO GODDAMN PRETTY.

I quite enjoyed the movie, I don't think the story was terrible, just very simplistic and traditional. That being said some of the dialogue (primarly the obvious Iraq war references) is rather cringeworthy and I would have liked the villians to have had more defined, deeper motives. But oh well, that's not one of Cameron's strong suits. What he is strong at is entertainment and getting you caught in the tension of the moment.

The visuals are fantastic, but I think people need to know that Pandora is not as original as they think.

Of course I of all people am gonna notice when a movie looks like one big Yes album cover. So much of this movie's visuals are lifted straight from the work of Roger Dean.

His work featured a lot of the things Avatar has, floating moutains, twisting arches, psychedelically colored dragons and bonsai-esque trees.

And I think it goes waaaaay beyond coincidence.

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These aren't copyrighted ideas, but jeez Cameron, would it have hurt ya to give this guy a little credit?

I think they have admitted to being influenced by Dean's work although I'm not sure there's been any kind of official credit. It's hard to credit all your influences anyways .. I'm not bothered. I loved seeing Roger Dean's floating islands basically come alive on screen. ;)

Yeah, I don't really care. Imitation is the ultimate form of flattery after all.

It's cool to see a movie inspired by one of my favorite artists.

Too bad Cameron got James Horner to compose the music instead of you know who.

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And that's about the 50th time I've seen this one. Best musical ever - no doubt about it. I'm a huge admirer of John Landis' sense of humour in his writing too. Writing stuff that's genuinely funny is a very hard thing to do, and the guy pulls it off brilliantly here.

^ I grew up on that movie, love it. Best part is when they sing "Stand By Your Man" in the redneck bar

I saw American Beauty for the first time last night, and I really liked it.

American beauty is champion! I love that film. I must find my dvd now. I lost it a while back :(.

I must be completely out if it. Who? :o:

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The band I never ever shut up about.

Though Cameron could have thrown in some Uriah Heep and Budgie too.

No Asia though. <_<

I was going to say Jon Anderson. Only because I thought you were talking about a single person.

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"Pain don't hurt."

I watched this last night. Pretty much my thoughts on it too.

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FINALLY!

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A really good film!

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Not an overly compelling movie but some pretty interesting content.

Past couple days I've watched A Serious Man, Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, Black Dynamite, Old Boy, Ponyo, AND Kill Bill.

I thought A Serious Man was okaaay, but probably my least favorite Coen Brothers movie I've seen so far. Sex etc was good, but I thought was a little hard to follow. Could have just been me. Black Dynamite was hilariously awesome. Old Boy is some Asian horror/thriller kind of thing, which was a pretty interesting watch. Ponyo was just sweet, though not as good as Spirited Away or Howl's Moving Castle in my opinion. And Kill Bill was awesome.

Cheese-tastic. Such a great Saturday night beer movie.

Amazing film! :D

I haven't seen this but I've heard about it - when conducting the examination to gauge the effects didn't they conclude that it was inconsequential? And that some things actually improved, like his sperm count?

Haha, yeah...and I believe his SAT scores went up as well.

That's pretty funny :laughing:

I just watched Hype, a documentary on the Seattle music scene. I thought it was pretty damn good, kind of exceeding my expectations in a way. To sum it up, it discusses the birth of the Seattle music scene from basically nothing, the development of a recognizable sound, discovery by other parts of the world, exploitation by big labels, MTV and the fashion world, and basically most everyone involved's general feeling that fame and fortune isn't what they were after and they're glad the hype is gone. There is of course mention of the well-known Seattle bands (interviews, live footage, etc) but they're definitely not the focus and I think that's what made this a good documentary. A good dozen bands I've never even heard of were mentioned, interviewed, shown playing, etc. Some sucked, sure, but it was real and they were just trying to have a good time and do something productive when the weather was shit. :p: Anyhow, it's nice learning a bit more about the scene in the city where I now live. Even though I've been aware of the scene since the early 90s, this kind of puts in all in perspective. And it's cool recognizing places you've been to or seen.

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Really good? Try masterpiece.

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great movie

I love Maggie Gyllenhaal

It was The Blind Side with Sandra Bullock. And it surprised me, because it was actually a really good movie. I liked it, anyway.

I remember the first time I saw that, going back a while. I've only seen it once but I remember it being weird but half decent.

You're damn right :D

I love the ideas explored in American Beauty, the idea of being in a metaphorical coma, and one day something happens and you just wake up..

checked out the negative reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, it seems like anyone who didn't like the movie doesn't understand the idea of unspoken characterization

74% on RT, overall.

That's about right

7/10, the ending let it down if I recall rightly.

I loved the ending! Reminded me of Amelie in a twisted sort of way

Maggie Gyllenhaal nude didn't hurt either

She was top notch in Secretary.

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Meow.

The Innocents (1961) by Jack Clayton, starring Deborah Kerr. It's based on Henry James novel The Turn of the Screw, the screenplay adapted largely by Truman Capote.

It's obvious that this film was a great influence on Amenabar's The Others. Both films are great, but what I especially like about this one is the ambiguity that leads the way to different interpretations. Also, the gothic setting and black and white cinematography are beautiful.

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it was an alright movie but the end was kind of a letdown

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Solid. Very solid.

^ I NEED to see that movie.
Last night I watched half of Memento, which really ruins it (if you've ever seen the movie or know what it's about).
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i'll finish it next weekend....

WHAT?!

You can't watch half and half.
Why didn't you finish it?

You need to watch it from the start if you're gonna rewatch it. It's a hard plot to follow..