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Millane · 02-03-2005, 09:02 AM

OK so i saw Seed of Chucky, and it was quite amusing, i would enjoyed it more if i was in the mood for it, but i was in the mood for a "nice" movie, aka Secretary, Ed Wood or yes, GS... Nevertheless i did enjoy it, Billy Boyd did a great job as Glen/Glenda, i especially love the birth seen when he flips and dresses up as "Glenda"

As much as i was in the mood for a soft movie i stilled enjoyed seeing some gore at the cinema...

Mercutio · 02-03-2005, 11:33 PM

"Wives and Daughters" (originally by Elisabeth Gaskell, made into a miniseries by BBC)

Exceptional. I really loved it. Haven't read the actually novel to compare it, tho. Sun-star?

Grey_Wolf · 02-04-2005, 03:50 AM

Saw Kissing a fool this Saturday. Pretty ordinary. Rate:

sun-star · 02-04-2005, 05:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mercutio

"Wives and Daughters" (originally by Elisabeth Gaskell, made into a miniseries by BBC)

Exceptional. I really loved it. Haven't read the actually novel to compare it, tho. Sun-star?

Is that the newest one (only made last year)? If so, I loved it too. It's fairly close to the novel as well. I read the book afterwards to compare.

One of the most notable things they changed was that Mr Bell doesn't propose to her in the book - when I was watching the adaptation I thought that part was peculiar and consoled myself that they didn't have much choice because it was in the novel, but it wasn't... I expressed that really badly

But it was a great adaptation.

I thought the actress playing Margaret was particularly good, especially since I'd only seen her in a sitcom previously. And the actor who played Thornton is apparently 'the new Mr Darcy' for female fans

Mercutio · 02-04-2005, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sun-star

Is that the newest one (only made last year)? If so, I loved it too. It's fairly close to the novel as well. I read the book afterwards to compare.

One of the most notable things they changed was that Mr Bell doesn't propose to her in the book - when I was watching the adaptation I thought that part was peculiar and consoled myself that they didn't have much choice because it was in the novel, but it wasn't... I expressed that really badly

But it was a great adaptation.

I thought the actress playing Margaret was particularly good, especially since I'd only seen her in a sitcom previously. And the actor who played Thornton is apparently 'the new Mr Darcy' for female fans

the jilted man? I can easily see that (and agree

)

Margaret....you mean Justine Waddell?

I thought Mrs. Gibson/Claire did an excellent job with her part. The character is so shallow; She's not necessarily coniving/decieving all the time; things just don't always go through her brain!

sun-star · 02-05-2005, 07:36 AM

Sorry, I'm being stupid. I was thinking of the recent adaptation of North and South. I haven't actually seen Wives and Daughters *is very dumb*

(Janny giggles in background...)

Millane · 02-05-2005, 11:07 AM

Million dollar baby, and what a ****ing cool movie that was... If Hillary Swank doesnt get best actress i will... words cant describe the horrors i will unleash.
Ohh so much about this movie rocked. Morgan Freeman is such a cool mother****er but he has been lifted to a greater pedestal after this movie, loved the bit were one of the boxers at the gym starting bashing the **** out of Danger (a bit of a loser who has high hopes for himself) and MF comes back in breaks it up then knocks down the boxer

it is equal with Sly in Rocky V when Tommy knocks Paulie down ("you knocked him down, why dont you try knockin me down now")
such a sad sad movie.
Hooray for Clint Eastwood, ohh and you will recognise the music from Mystic River in it

Pytt · 02-05-2005, 03:36 PM

I've just seen The Great Lebowski! It was awful! Very good.

I know where Millane got The Dude from( I am right?). That character was really cool. and the whole movie was a bit weird. but really good. The Cohen brothers make really good movies.

Mercutio · 02-05-2005, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sun-star

Sorry, I'm being stupid. I was thinking of the recent adaptation of North and South. I haven't actually seen Wives and Daughters *is very dumb*

(Janny giggles in background...)

I thought by Margaret you meant Molly, and Thornton was Preston. lol
Well...you should see Wives and Daughters, and I should watch North and South!

(or me read both)

Millane · 02-06-2005, 03:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pytt

I've just seen The Great Lebowski! It was awful! Very good.

I know where Millane got The Dude from( I am right?).

indeed you are, congratulatations

but yeah its a ****ing cool movie...
Went and saw Garden State this afternoon... as good as it was the first time

**Nurvingiel** · 02-06-2005, 04:56 AM

I just saw Waterboy. It was probably one of the worst movies I have even seen. I pretty much can't stand Adam Sandler's acting. (I couldn't even sit through all of Big Daddy, ye gads.)

However, it was so bad, it was good. The fact that I could actually watch the whole thing is a step in the right direction.

EarthBound · 02-07-2005, 12:55 PM

Just saw Alien Vs Predator......lots of build up, the fight scenes could have been much better, they really dropped the ball there. The first two alien and predator movies had a lot of mystery and suspense (and ugh!-gore), this seemed to try and answer some questions I guess. Still, a good rent, glad I did. I'll have to check out the computer game version. Oh, I WANT one of those predator ships for myself....sigh

Pytt · 02-07-2005, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nurvingiel

I just saw Waterboy. It was probably one of the worst movies I have even seen. I pretty much can't stand Adam Sandler's acting. (I couldn't even sit through all of Big Daddy, ye gads.)

However, it was so bad, it was good. The fact that I could actually watch the whole thing is a step in the right direction.

Oh, Nurvi! you don't mean that!? Both those movies are really good. I like Sandlers acting a lot, not of my favourite but he is not bad. He is very funny.

And thanks Millane

**Nurvingiel** · 02-07-2005, 09:03 PM

Humour, as an art form, is subjective. Adam Sandler's brand of humour largely does not appeal to me in the slightest, with the notable exception of "50 First Dates". I also can't stand his perpetual sneer.

What put me off Big Daddy is how he taught his adopted son that people getting hurt is funny. Maybe it was done to further outline what an irresponsible moron his character is, but that was already blatantly obvious in the first five minutes of the film, when I realize that I do not care about the 1-dimensional, spoiled little rich boy who works one day per week, and whose girlfriend is going to dump him because he lives in the past. To her, I say run like the wind.
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Mercutio · 02-07-2005, 09:54 PM

I saw the first half of Seabiscuit and won't be able to finish it for at least a week! I absolutely love the movie; I've read Laura Hilldebrant's book already so am quite familiar with the history.

EarthBound · 02-08-2005, 07:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nurvingiel

What put me off Big Daddy is how he taught his adopted son that people getting hurt is funny. Maybe it was done to further outline what an irresponsible moron his character is, but that was already blatantly obvious in the first five minutes of the film, when I realize that I do not care about the 1-dimensional, spoiled little rich boy who works one day per week, and whose girlfriend is going to dump him because he lives in the past. To her, I say run like the wind.
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I think Big Daddy is a similar storyline (some what) to "About a Boy". The two don't even compare beyond that. Adam is nervous and weird while Hugh Grant drips cool while just watching TV. "About a Boy" was a good story because you took the journey with the 'boy' as well as Grant. Very cool. Uh oh. My sensitive side is showing...

One movie I loved Adam Sandler in was that flick he did with Wryder (sp?)..Mr. something or other? Anyway, he plays a small town fellow from New England who inherits a billion dollars and is flown to NYC for shenanigans and excitement. Crazy Eyes was hilarious! Oh, and “Sneaky Sneaky” buttler…LOL

Mercutio · 02-12-2005, 09:58 PM

Seabiscuit is my new favorite film of all time.

Falagar · 02-13-2005, 10:16 AM

Having just watched The Godfather 1 & 2, I was wondering if anyone here might want to join me in moving to Sicily..?

Anyway, brilliant movies.

Rosie Gamgee · 02-16-2005, 11:28 AM

Ray. Nicely acted. A little wierd, though. I was never a big fan of Ray Charles's music.

Grey_Wolf · 02-16-2005, 02:07 PM

I saw Aliens Vs Predator last week. Rate:

. It being the typical Everybody dies except the Heroine-movie.

02-03-2005, 09:02 AM	#361
Millane The Dude Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: at the altar of my ego Posts: 1,685	OK so i saw Seed of Chucky, and it was quite amusing, i would enjoyed it more if i was in the mood for it, but i was in the mood for a "nice" movie, aka Secretary, Ed Wood or yes, GS... Nevertheless i did enjoy it, Billy Boyd did a great job as Glen/Glenda, i especially love the birth seen when he flips and dresses up as "Glenda" As much as i was in the mood for a soft movie i stilled enjoyed seeing some gore at the cinema... __________________ Ill heal your wounds, ill set you free,

02-03-2005, 11:33 PM	#362
Mercutio Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Narnia Posts: 1,656	"Wives and Daughters" (originally by Elisabeth Gaskell, made into a miniseries by BBC) Exceptional. I really loved it. Haven't read the actually novel to compare it, tho. Sun-star? __________________ Mike nodded. A sombre nod. The nod Napoleon might have given if somebody had met him in 1812 and said, "So, you're back from Moscow, eh?". Interested in C.S. Lewis? Visit the forum dedicated to one of Tolkien's greatest contemporaries.

02-05-2005, 07:36 AM	#366
sun-star Lady of Letters Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Either Oxford or Kent, England Posts: 2,476	Sorry, I'm being stupid. I was thinking of the recent adaptation of North and South. I haven't actually seen Wives and Daughters is very dumb (Janny giggles in background...) __________________ And all the time the waves, the waves, the waves Chase, intersect and flatten on the sand As they have done for centuries, as they will For centuries to come, when not a soul Is left to picnic on the blazing rocks, When England is not England, when mankind Has blown himself to pieces. Still the sea, Consolingly disastrous, will return While the strange starfish, hugely magnified, Waits in the jewelled basin of a pool.

02-05-2005, 11:07 AM	#367
Millane The Dude Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: at the altar of my ego Posts: 1,685	Million dollar baby, and what a **ing cool movie that was... If Hillary Swank doesnt get best actress i will... words cant describe the horrors i will unleash. Ohh so much about this movie rocked. Morgan Freeman is such a cool motherer but he has been lifted to a greater pedestal after this movie, loved the bit were one of the boxers at the gym starting bashing the ** out of Danger (a bit of a loser who has high hopes for himself) and MF comes back in breaks it up then knocks down the boxer it is equal with Sly in Rocky V when Tommy knocks Paulie down ("you knocked him down, why dont you try knockin me down now") such a sad sad movie. Hooray for Clint Eastwood, ohh and you will recognise the music from Mystic River in it __________________ Ill heal your wounds, ill set you free,

02-05-2005, 03:36 PM	#368
Pytt The Supreme Lord of The Northern Eagles Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: trondheim, norway Posts: 1,388	I've just seen The Great Lebowski! It was awful! Very good. I know where Millane got The Dude from( I am right?). That character was really cool. and the whole movie was a bit weird. but really good. The Cohen brothers make really good movies. __________________ Don't Panic!

02-04-2005, 03:50 AM	#363
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	Saw Kissing a fool this Saturday. Pretty ordinary. Rate:

02-07-2005, 12:55 PM	#372
EarthBound Lady Tipple & Queen of Blessed Thistle Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: I've been told it's all in my head Posts: 916	Just saw Alien Vs Predator......lots of build up, the fight scenes could have been much better, they really dropped the ball there. The first two alien and predator movies had a lot of mystery and suspense (and ugh!-gore), this seemed to try and answer some questions I guess. Still, a good rent, glad I did. I'll have to check out the computer game version. Oh, I WANT one of those predator ships for myself....sigh __________________ Beer + Pizza = N'uff said Happy to be here The HACBR has been alerted to my postings…..Hobbits Against Constant Beer References Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. --Ben Franklin I want my Mooter T-Shirt!

02-07-2005, 09:54 PM	#375
Mercutio Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Narnia Posts: 1,656	I saw the first half of Seabiscuit and won't be able to finish it for at least a week! I absolutely love the movie; I've read Laura Hilldebrant's book already so am quite familiar with the history. __________________ Mike nodded. A sombre nod. The nod Napoleon might have given if somebody had met him in 1812 and said, "So, you're back from Moscow, eh?". Interested in C.S. Lewis? Visit the forum dedicated to one of Tolkien's greatest contemporaries.

02-12-2005, 09:58 PM	#377
Mercutio Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Narnia Posts: 1,656	Seabiscuit is my new favorite film of all time. __________________ Mike nodded. A sombre nod. The nod Napoleon might have given if somebody had met him in 1812 and said, "So, you're back from Moscow, eh?". Interested in C.S. Lewis? Visit the forum dedicated to one of Tolkien's greatest contemporaries.

02-13-2005, 10:16 AM	#378
Falagar Death of Mooters and [Entmoot] Internal Affairs Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 2,870	Having just watched The Godfather 1 & 2, I was wondering if anyone here might want to join me in moving to Sicily..? Anyway, brilliant movies. __________________ Fëanor - Innocence incarnated Still, Aikanáro 'till the Last battle. Last edited by Falagar : 02-13-2005 at 10:18 AM.

02-16-2005, 11:28 AM	#379
Rosie Gamgee The Lovely Hobbit-Lass Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bounded in a nut-shell Posts: 1,593	Ray. Nicely acted. A little wierd, though. I was never a big fan of Ray Charles's music. __________________ It's New Years Day, just like the day before; Same old skies of grey, same empty bottles on the floor. Another year's gone by, and I was thinking once again, How can I take this losing hand and somehow win? Just give me One Good Year To get my feet back on the ground. I've been chasing grace; Grace ain't so easily found One bad hand can devil a man, chase him and carry him down. I've got to get out of here, just give me One Good Year!

02-16-2005, 02:07 PM	#380
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	I saw Aliens Vs Predator last week. Rate: . It being the typical Everybody dies except the Heroine-movie.

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