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12-10-2009, 05:56 PM | #4712 (permalink) |
why bother?
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^ Saw this for the first time a few hours back. Certainly good fun (yet another superb performance from Jack Nicholson), decent script, charmingly dated special effects for the final scene and that, but nothing earth-shatteringly brilliant by any stretch of the imagination. |
12-10-2009, 08:01 PM | #4713 (permalink) |
Dazed and confuzzled
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Another classic, with a great creepy performance Bette Davis. It's wonderful to see her and Joan Crawford up against each other (not that way, behave).
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12-10-2009, 11:00 PM | #4714 (permalink) |
love will tear you apart
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Lord Of The Rings Fellow Ship Of The Ring I've had all 3 movies on my shelf for a while, I bought them because I was in HMV and it was £15 down from £50 so I felt compelled to get it, but never really had any desire to watch it. Until last night, I decided I'd give it a watch and I thought it was brilliant, although this kind of stuff isn't really my cup of tea, I thought it was visually brilliant and despite the story line being a bit "oooh there's a ring, it's so powerful, we must destroy it" I'm really excited to see what happens in the second movie. 8/10. |
12-10-2009, 11:05 PM | #4716 (permalink) |
love will tear you apart
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I guess I wasn't expecting much from it when I put it on which only made the film better, sometimes the hype and expectation ruin a film. But I wasn't expecting anything and thought it was a great film. Tempted to watch the second one now.
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12-10-2009, 11:43 PM | #4719 (permalink) | |
we are stardust
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I love this version of it. There have been many, many adaptations of this concept throughout time which I think stemmed from the 'Faustian Bargain' (read the YouTube sidebar of this short film for more information if you're interested). The newest adaptation of it, which stars Cameron Diaz, I think is one of the worst. |
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12-11-2009, 12:51 AM | #4720 (permalink) | |
Mate, Spawn & Die
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According to that YouTube link, Black Button is not based on the Matheson story or the Twilight Zone episode. It is simply an original story with a similar premise, it is not inspired by the Matheson story nor is it the original version of the Richard Kelly film. |
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