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Joe Karlosi		#41	[-]
Apr 26 12 7:10 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Spoiler II wrote: The older i get,the more i realize that my time is precious and i can't spend it on every goofy thing that comes around the pike and particularly ones that contain nothing of interest to me and is clearly not aimed at me anyway. That's exactly how I've felt with regard to movies, but I now extend it even to "great" movies that I have no interest in. I've reached an age where I feel life's too short to watch all sorts of films just to get to one gem... or to watch "classic four star movies" if you don't happen to like the subject matter (say something like LAWRENCE OF ARABIA for me). But then we have things we don't mind. For example, I'll spend my time watching just about any horror genre film, while I don't feel I care to watch any musical or love story. I know there are people who feel "life's too short, so why watch the same movies over and over?", but that's not something I share anymore. In summary -- it's like, if I want to watch ATTACK OF THE FIFTY-FT. WOMAN or FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER another 20 times before I die because I enjoy them and have a good time, that's time better spent than watching SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS, WUTHERING HEIGHTS or DR. ZHIVAGO just because "I'm supposed to". Of course, others' mileage will vary. (Exceptions sometimes being when I give my girlfriend consideration and watch something she picks). "Guy named Squeamy got thrown from the fifth floor. He's deader'n a mackerel." Last Edited By: Joe Karlosi Apr 26 12 7:51 AM. Edited 3 times.
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emoore7		#42	[-]
Apr 26 12 7:38 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Brokeback Mountain...and about 99.9% of those already mentioned.
Omega Man		#43	[-]
Apr 26 12 8:29 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	MOVIES I'LL NEVER, EVER WATCH... AGAIN Any Abbott & Costello film Any Three Stooges (feature-length) film Any western with a singing cowboy Any Charlie Chan movie starring Sidney Toler Any "Lethal Weapon" movie Any Adam Sandler movie Any "Twilight" movie THE APE MAN (1943) BLACKENSTEIN BRAVEHEART EROTIC NIGHTS OF THE LIVING DEAD THE FLYING SERPENT FORREST GUMP FRIDAY THE 13TH PARTS 3-8 + any Jason "mash-ups", reboots or remakes HALLOWEEN PARTS 2-6 + any Michael Myers "mashups", reboots or remakes INVASION OF THE STAR CREATURES LET ME DIE A WOMAN NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN RED DAWN (original) ZOMBIE ISLAND MASSACRE "Dammit, it's jammed!" www.eccentric-cinema.com
HalLane		#44	[-]
Apr 26 12 8:46 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Jeepers, OM, I'd look forward to seeing any one of those again!! -- though I'd have to change "Any Adam Sandler movie" to "Adam Sandler's latest cartoon Transylvania movie with all the monsters in it". The Twilight movies might take a while to get to though. Maybe after the last one comes out. Maybe.
Monstroso Sabroso		#45	[-]
Apr 26 12 9:08 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	No more Marvel superhero franchise films for me. Never seen Avengers, X-Men or Iron Man. Saw the first Spiderman, very early in the cycle; it was ok, what with Willem Dafoe as the Green Goblin. Saw the two Fantastic Fours after that, mainly as "cold air conditioning!" summer flicks in the theater. I didn't expect much. They delivered. A friend at work says the first Iron Man is the best film he has ever seen. That hurts. "I consider it dispassionately as a possibility -- not hysterically as a fact." President William Windom
jamesenstein31		#46	[-]
Apr 26 12 9:14 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Monstroso Sabroso wrote: No more Marvel superhero franchise films for me. Never seen Avengers, X-Men or Iron Man. Saw the first Spiderman, very early in the cycle; it was ok, what with Willem Dafoe as the Green Goblin. Saw the two Fantastic Fours after that, mainly as "cold air conditioning!" summer flicks in the theater. I didn't expect much. They delivered. A friend at work says the first Iron Man is the best film he has ever seen. That hurts. Is it the only movie her has ever seen?
ejazzyjeff		#47	[-]
Apr 26 12 9:30 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Will Farrell, Julia Roberts, Ben Affleck, Tina Fey, any movie that the main star is a rapper. I'm pretty sure I have many more, but those are the ones that first come to mind.
Monstroso Sabroso		#48	[-]
Apr 26 12 9:34 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	"Is it the only movie her has ever seen?" No. He sees lots of "action movies". The odd thing is, before he said that, he had made a very big, long-running deal about the Lord of the Rings movies being his all-time favorites. That, I can maybe see. There's a Wizard of Oz factor I can relate to there, and I liked them also, while they weren't my favorite films. I think he must have been overwhelmed by the kind of gadget-tech SFX in Iron Man. "I consider it dispassionately as a possibility -- not hysterically as a fact." President William Windom
Carl Eyesnheart		#49	[-]
Apr 26 12 9:50 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	blackbiped wrote: SEX & THE CITY Any sequel to THE HOWLING Any Adam Sandler movie Anything with Julia Roberts in it Any Western with an all country-music-singers cast Any Western advertised as an "Anti-Western" CHARLIE'S ANGELS:FULL THROTTLE Peter Jackson's even longer version of KING KONG REDS THE HORSE WHISPERER JULIA THE TURNING POINT LIONS FOR LAMBS AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH SICKO WAITING TO EXHALE THE BODYGUARD THE WAY WE WERE STROKER ACE SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT II OR III WHEN HARRY MET SALLY MY GIANT YOU'VE GOT MAIL SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE Any Sandra Bullock movie after SPEED II:CRUISE CONTROL Any Lindsay Lohan movie after THE PARENT TRAP Any Mariah Carey movie 8 MILE COOL AS ICE TRANSFORMERS TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES Any Cheech & Chong movie that isn't UP IN SMOKE STOP! OR MY MOM WILL SHOOT AVENGING ANGELO Any movie that cleverly substitutes "write" for "right" (as in MR. WRITE, THE WRITE STUFF, JUST WRITE, WRITE OR WRONG, or DEAD WRITE) Any other movie where, if you tell someone the title, you have to explain the clever pun contained in it, as in: "Hey, if you're going to Blockbuster, see if they have THE WRITE STUFF." "THE RIGHT STUFF? The one with the astronauts?" "No, THE WRITE STUFF. W-R-I-T-E. Get it?" "No." Anything with Hulk Hogan in it Anything with Jimmy Fallon or Chris Kattan in it Anything with Olympia Dukakis in it Anything advertised as a "journey of the heart" Anything that is guaranteed to "steal your heart away" Anything advertised as "THE BIG CHILL for a new generation" Any Muppet movie after THE MUPPET MOVIE JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS SCOOBY-DOO FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROAD STREET G.I. JANE LOOK WHO'S TALKING THE ODD COUPLE II GREASE II Any Woody Allen movie after THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO There are many more but that's it for now. Josie is actually a very funny, and very smart film. It is a great slam on the music industry and on the entertainment industry as a whole. The new Muppets movie is also very good. I can't believe I am going to say this, but the remake of House On Haunted Hill is actually pretty dang good, and one of the reasons for that is how good Chris Kattan is in it. Other than those, I agree with your list. First film to jump into my mind: PEARL HARBOR. My fanzine all about Rock N Roll: www.sonicruin.com
Carl Eyesnheart		#50	[-]
Apr 26 12 9:53 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Monstroso Sabroso wrote: No more Marvel superhero franchise films for me. Never seen Avengers, X-Men or Iron Man. Saw the first Spiderman, very early in the cycle; it was ok, what with Willem Dafoe as the Green Goblin. Saw the two Fantastic Fours after that, mainly as "cold air conditioning!" summer flicks in the theater. I didn't expect much. They delivered. A friend at work says the first Iron Man is the best film he has ever seen. That hurts. If you have never seen IRON MAN, why does it hurt if a friend says that? If you have no idea about the film other than commercials, then how can you have an opinion on it of that extreme? I would easily put it into the "one of the most enjoyable movies I have ever seen" category. My fanzine all about Rock N Roll: www.sonicruin.com
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Wich2		#51	[-]
Apr 26 12 9:54 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Well, Iron Man is pretty far from the best film I've ever seen (but then, I don't get it when folks describe THE DARK KNIGHT in those terms, either!) It is a good film, though - and a very good genre film. Solid performances, and smart script
Spoiler II		#52	[-]
Apr 26 12 10:46 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Omega Man wrote: MOVIES I'LL NEVER, EVER WATCH... AGAIN ZOMBIE ISLAND MASSACRE One of the most boring horror films in existence. Just dripping with tedium.
Monstroso Sabroso		#53	[-]
Apr 26 12 10:46 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Carl Eyesnheart wrote: Monstroso Sabroso wrote: If you have never seen IRON MAN, why does it hurt if a friend says that? If you have no idea about the film other than commercials, then how can you have an opinion on it of that extreme? I would easily put it into the "one of the most enjoyable movies I have ever seen" category. When someone who has (and I know this for a fact from real conversation) never seen any of the classic Hollywood films and foreign films that I treasure proclaims a superhero movie from a couple years back the best film ever... Do I really have to go on? The accolade has a dubious foundation. I can respect you saying it's a good film. I can respect Wich2 saying it's a good film. And I respect you because I assume you have seen a gamut of films and bring standards besides "It's new and noisy" to the experience. I have a harder time accepting all people's opinion uncritically. "I consider it dispassionately as a possibility -- not hysterically as a fact." President William Windom
ryanbrennan		#54	[-]
Apr 26 12 11:51 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Actually, my curiosity and interest in film is such that I'll watch almost anything (given the right circumstances). Rather than there being movies I'll never watch, it's more like there are movies that I don't have as much interest in seeing as others. However, they could rise on the ladder if I were to learn something about them that raised my interest in them. Meanwhile, those movies are at the bottom of the list. Omega Man's reference to movies he'll never watch... again reminds me that there are many movies that fall into that category for me. In the case of the good ones, I feel I've gotten everything out of them I'm going to get, or didn't find them interesting enough to warrant repeat viewings. But at least I've seen them. As for the bad ones, now that I've verified how bad they are there's no need to go back. On the other hand, there are bad movies that have a certain appeal or attraction that merits repeat viewings for the entertainment value.
ryanbrennan		#55	[-]
Apr 26 12 11:58 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Monstroso Sabroso wrote: Carl Eyesnheart wrote: Monstroso Sabroso wrote: If you have never seen IRON MAN, why does it hurt if a friend says that? If you have no idea about the film other than commercials, then how can you have an opinion on it of that extreme? I would easily put it into the "one of the most enjoyable movies I have ever seen" category. When someone who has (and I know this for a fact from real conversation) never seen any of the classic Hollywood films and foreign films that I treasure proclaims a superhero movie from a couple years back the best film ever... Do I really have to go on? The accolade has a dubious foundation. I can respect you saying it's a good film. I can respect Wich2 saying it's a good film. And I respect you because I assume you have seen a gamut of films and bring standards besides "It's new and noisy" to the experience. I have a harder time accepting all people's opinion uncritically. IRON MAN is one of the few superhero movies of the last many years that I actually liked. I thought it was very good and had at least one scene that could become something of a classic moment. However, there is no way IRON MAN could ever be in contention for "best movie ever," not even in the top several thousand. On the other hand, if someone said they thought it the best superhero movie ever made, then it might be put in proper perspective even if I didn't agree.
ryanbrennan		#56	[-]
Apr 26 12 12:20 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	That's exactly how I've felt with regard to movies, but I now extend it even to "great" movies that I have no interest in. I've reached an age where I feel life's too short to watch all sorts of films just to get to one gem... or to watch "classic four star movies" if you don't happen to like the subject matter (say something like LAWRENCE OF ARABIA for me). First, it doesn't matter to me whether you ever see LAWRENCE OF ARABIA or not. The particular movie doesn't matter here, so let's just think it of it as an anonymous, generic title. But if I'd never seen a movie before and I found out that it was the movie that inspired the director of one of my all-time favorite movies to make films, I'd be interested in seeing that film. I'd be curious to see what there was about that movie that it would compel someone to take up filmmaking as their life's work. I'd want to see if I could find elements of that movie in the movie I already like. This is one way I've gone about making discoveries. If I see the work of someone in a film I like, or just like their contribution to the film, it leads me to seek out their other films. And that leads me to discover the work of yet others whose work I then want to seek out. Similarly, I become interested in what influences these people and when I learn of a film that is important to them, I want to see it. I think everyone does this to a certain degree, but it's a way of life with me in regards to film and has led me to many happy discoveries.
jamesenstein31		#57	[-]
Apr 26 12 12:26 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	About the greatest movies of all time regulars, like LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, CASABLANCA, CITIZEN KANE etc., i'd say even if the stories don't sound like something you might like, try em out anyway. You never know, you might find something you like! Monsters got me into the world of cinema and i've learned to appreciate a wide span of cinema and have been very grateful. Even bad movies serve a purpose...they make us realize how GOOD the best movies really are!
ryanbrennan		#58	[-]
Apr 26 12 12:36 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	jamesenstein31 wrote: About the greatest movies of all time regulars, like LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, CASABLANCA, CITIZEN KANE etc., i'd say even if the stories don't sound like something you might like, try em out anyway. You never know, you might find something you like! Monsters got me into the world of cinema and i've learned to appreciate a wide span of cinema and have been very grateful. Even bad movies serve a purpose...they make us realize how GOOD the best movies really are! There are many reasons to watch all three of those movies and they've been classified as great films for a reason. However, individual taste does come into play and even the critical establishment doesn't agree 100% on them. However, if I'd never seen CASABLANCA, as a Monster Kid I'd want to see it because it has Peter Lorre in it. As a Monster Kid, I might want to see CITIZEN KANE just to see what this guy who did the Mars Invasion radio broadcast cooked up in his first movie. And with LAWRENCE, my Monster Kid leanings might lead me to watch it because it was the movie that so impressed Steven Spielberg and started him down the road to filmmaking. I might like 'em, I might not (I do), but I'd have had good reasons for watching them.
Joe Karlosi		#59	[-]
Apr 26 12 12:42 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	ryanbrennan wrote: That's exactly how I've felt with regard to movies, but I now extend it even to "great" movies that I have no interest in. I've reached an age where I feel life's too short to watch all sorts of films just to get to one gem... or to watch "classic four star movies" if you don't happen to like the subject matter (say something like LAWRENCE OF ARABIA for me). First, it doesn't matter to me whether you ever see LAWRENCE OF ARABIA or not. The particular movie doesn't matter here, so let's just think it of it as an anonymous, generic title. But if I'd never seen a movie before and I found out that it was the movie that inspired the director of one of my all-time favorite movies to make films, I'd be interested in seeing that film. I'd be curious to see what there was about that movie that it would compel someone to take up filmmaking as their life's work. I'd want to see if I could find elements of that movie in the movie I already like. This is one way I've gone about making discoveries. If I see the work of someone in a film I like, or just like their contribution to the film, it leads me to seek out their other films. And that leads me to discover the work of yet others whose work I then want to seek out. Similarly, I become interested in what influences these people and when I learn of a film that is important to them, I want to see it. I think everyone does this to a certain degree, but it's a way of life with me in regards to film and has led me to many happy discoveries. Don't get me wrong; I've done that too. Sometimes I see certain movies just because I like the director or an actor. And many times, I'm glad I took the chance because I have discovered many new movies I would not have liked if not for that curiosity and willingness to try. Examples: I discovered JEZEBEL just because I liked Wyler, and also Bette Davis... since I am open to watching Meryl Streep I was able to see and enjoy THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY and DOUBT.... but I wouldn't have discovered either film if I wasn't somewhat interested in her. (There are limits though... I didn't have any interest in seeing the IRON LADY film, Streep or not...). I just mean that I don't get stressed over it anymore if I miss something. I saw CITIZEN KANE twice but have decided that was enough for me (yet I plan to watch BLACULA several more times in my life). I know some fans say "So many movies to see, so little time"... I tend to say "so many favorites to enjoy again, so little time". But if I happen to see and add a new favorite along the way too, that's fine. CASABLANCA -- saw it once, thought it was okay, never want to see it again. CITIZEN KANE -- saw it twice.. loved it the first time, not so much the second... just sold the DVD. In fact, I just sold a bunch of DVDs -- some of them sealed... things like DEAD END, ON THE WATERFRONT, THE OX-BOW INCIDENT.... all which I liked the first time, but discovered I never cared to see them again. I was on a "let me see everything" kick once upon a time. "Guy named Squeamy got thrown from the fifth floor. He's deader'n a mackerel." Last Edited By: Joe Karlosi Apr 26 12 12:48 PM. Edited 2 times.
Saturday8pm		#60	[-]
Apr 26 12 12:47 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	In most cases, most chick flicks as well as remakes. Some family films won't make it to my door. Dumbballs series don't make it no mo' either ... "Beverly Hillbillies" and all that. Pure bilge now. "Lord I love Spring! The birds, the fair weather, the new flowers. It doesn't get any better than this. HOLY CRAP! what's THAT?!?"
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