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Post by Jason on Nov 24, 2008 18:32:55 GMT -5
The Silence of the Lambs This is indeed a spectacular movie!  That's my favorite movie of all time! Kudos to blackcat for putting this one up! |
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Post by blackcat on Dec 25, 2008 22:06:53 GMT -5
Here is my favorite Christmas movie of all time.  Source: IMDB Poor Clark Griswold, no matter how optimistic he is, his family vacations always seem to go severely wrong. First time around he went across America in a metallic pea Station Wagon and it ended in disaster. Then they went across Europe and met similar, albeit much less funny, results. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Griswolds, Clark is food additives expert who works for a company that doesn't appreciate him. He sets high standards for holiday events that no one can live up to and is notorious for dragging his grudging family along on every painstaking detail of every scheme. His wife Ellen (Beverly D'Angelo) is the voice of reason, who keeps the family rooted in reality and responds with frequent deadpan bewilderment to his constant disasters. The long-suffering kids, Russ and Audrey (Johnny Galecki and a very young Juliette Lewis) have turned into the living embodiment of pure cynicism, but there's no talking any sense into Clark Griswold. Ever! But now Clark just wants to stay at home in the snowy Chicago suburbs for a 'fun, old-fashioned, family Christmas' and he's going to let nothing stop him. His enthusiasm for the holidays manages to infect the audience and you'll be rooting for him the whole way. He's an anti-Scrooge and if you're having a Christmas crisis then you need to watch this movie. Any disasters can be overcome. But that's easier said than done. He didn't bargain on bickering family members (including the voice of Betty Boop, Mae Questel, as a senile old aunt), a house covered in non-working Christmas lights, a seriously over-cooked turkey, snotty Yuppie neighbors making fun of him or Cousin Eddie (Randy Quaid) and his hickabilly family turning up unannounced to sponge some Christmas cheer off him. What stops it from being just another generic Christmas movie is a brilliant script by John Hughes packed full of hilarious set-pieces and perfect comic timing from Chevy Chase. He's a great actor but his appeal sadly declined in the 90s when he refused to evolve into more serious roles like Bill Murray did. Clark Griswold and Fletch are probably his most famous roles and this Vacation is definitely one you need to take. It's hard to pick the best moments but Randy Quaid's sudden appearance will make you grin a mile wide, a cat wrapped up in a box (with Happy Birthday paper!) that meets an unfortunate end and 'an not a very nice person in his bathrobe emptying a chemical toilet into the sewer' are just plain brilliant. But what gives Christmas Vacation something more that makes it so much more special that all the other Christmas movies is that wonderful theme song! It's absolutely brilliant! But that ain't the only great tune the film as to offer. There are also some classic songs by Ray Charles, Bing Crosby and Gene Autry. Although not the best of the bunch (Harold Ramis' direction had an evil edge to the first film that made it just that little bit better), this film has become a Yuletide classic and must be watched every year. Since Christmas is full of annual traditions this film is definitely one you should add to the list. It would criminal to give it anything less that the highly coveted 10/10. Here are some of my favorite scenes www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TYlOTajXGg&feature=relatedwww.youtube.com/watch?v=wGxyIhsSAowwww.youtube.com/watch?v=HdiXSsFp29swww.youtube.com/watch?v=F9sY6iH9Ojg&feature=related |
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Post by Man in Black on Jul 13, 2009 2:27:11 GMT -5
I'd have to rate Sunshine - 7.3 out of 10
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Post by Jason on Dec 4, 2009 21:21:24 GMT -5
Nobody will agree with me. I already know this.  But something about this movie is so intriguing to me. This is one of the greatest films ever made! Clue (1985) |
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Post by Man in Black on Dec 5, 2009 12:47:12 GMT -5
I've never seen Clue, I'm definitely going to check it out the first chance I get. What is it about?
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Post by Jason on Dec 7, 2009 17:41:05 GMT -5
I've never seen Clue, I'm definitely going to check it out the first chance I get. What is it about? It's a comedy, mystery movie based on the board game. Six guests are invited to a strange house and must cooperate with the staff to solve a murder mystery. Every single one of them is a suspect, as well! It's just a very fun movie. I'm a sucker for movies like that. If you liked Murder by Death, you should like Clue as well. |
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Post by Man in Black on Dec 9, 2009 3:14:09 GMT -5
 From Wikipedia - for their whole article just click the titleI figured D9 would be popcorn action flick. Action it had, but it didn't give me much appetite for popcorn. This is at it's core a thinking movie - on the same level as the original Matrix. I think that several viewings would reveal different layers of thought. D9's mock documentary style with crisp, visceral visuals make the story feel much more real than the common movie; which is a tremendous triumph considering the farfetched premise. I absolutely can't wait for the DVD, and I hope it gets the same special feature treatment that Peter Jackson gave to the LOTR. District 9 is an instant hard science fiction classic and should be talked about in the same breath as 2001 and Blade Runner. |
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