SeekUYoda 0 Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Monsters, Inc. It's so cute! I just noticed at the end, when Sully and Boo finally get back into her room, she hands him a bunch of her little kiddie toys - among them a Jesse doll (from Toy Story II) and a squeaking clownfish (from Finding Nemo!) Nice little bit of foreshadowing on the part of the animators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,208 Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 And of course the Luxo Jr. ball is there. BTW, did that ever show up in Nemo? I think it didn't, which would make it their first feature film without that ball.Marian - wondering. Rudy (Jerry Goldsmith) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker 5 Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 I watched L.A. Confidential. This is probably the last great movie scored by Jerry Goldsmith. And what a movie! They don't get much more entertaining than this one. Everything came together on this movie including Goldsmiths score.I also watched Return of the Jedi for the first time in about 7 years I figure. It's still as dreadful as I remember.Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Patton. One of the greatest movies ever. One of the greatest scores ever. Another in my series of Goldsmith scored movies, on to L.A. Confidential and The Great Train Robbery (that's for the next day or so). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Patton. One of the greatest movies ever. One of the greatest scores ever.One of my favorites. George C. Scott gives one of the greatest performances I've ever seen. He doesn't play Patton, he becomes Patton. And it's an extremely fair and even-handed treatment of one of the most facinating and contradictory figures in history. It would have been so easy to portray him as a complete nut (which he wasn't, but he sure came off that way to some people), but thankfully we get the complete and accurate picture of the man and can decide for ourselves how we feel about him. The way it should be.John- ranting. I'm a big fan of history, WWII being one of my favorite periods. I'll stop now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 And the screenplay is also one of the most gem-filled ones ever. So much brilliant dialogue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelot 508 Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 iRobot... It sounds like something apple is selling.... iMac, iSight, iTunes, iPod, iPhoto, iMovie, iRobot...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 All part of Neil's evil plan. I knew there was a reason he liked the movie..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker 5 Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Actually, it's I, Robot not "iRobot", but actually when I was talking to a friend of mine on-line, I accidentally typed "iRobot". Oh and Morlock, Wael is also a proud Mac user!Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 And the screenplay is also one of the most gem-filled ones ever. So much brilliant dialogue.Some of it coming straight from Patton's own memoirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 The Man Who Would Be King (1975).Someone said that this is one of the last great adventure films before it was cheapened by Spielberg.----------------Alex Cremers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 And of course the Luxo Jr. ball is there. BTW, did that ever show up in Nemo? I think it didn't, which would make it their first feature film without that ball.I think the ball was somewhere in the waiting room to the dentists' office. I know I've seen it in the film.- Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 The Man Who Would Be King (1975).Someone said that this is one of the last great adventure films before it was cheapened by Spielberg. That someone is an idiot, but that shouldn't take away from the movie, which is one of my favorites. I'm really glad that the Clarke Gable/Humphry Bogart version wasn't made at the end, since we'd miss out on the perfect pairing of Connery and Caine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dody 0 Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 jaws 2! It was an amazing movie but it's better to see the first Jaws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,208 Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Marc: Ok, I gotta watch Nemo again. I remember something else in the dentits's office (a Buzz Lightyear toy?), but I never noticed the ball.Actually, it's I, Robot not "iRobot", but actually when I was talking to a friend of mine on-line, I accidentally typed "iRobot". Then you're definitely over-Macced...these things are dangerous, it seems.Marian - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Ah yes, I seem to recall a Buzz Lightyear doll as well. I know the ball was there too.- Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 The Man Who Would Be King (1975).Someone said that this is one of the last great adventure films before it was cheapened by Spielberg.That someone is an idiot, but that shouldn't take away from the movie, which is one of my favorites. I'm really glad that the Clarke Gable/Humphry Bogart version wasn't made at the end, since we'd miss out on the perfect pairing of Connery and Caine.I don't think he such an idiot. He has a very good point. Since the 80s the adventure genre relies more on cheap thrills and less on great literature. Here's another perfect pairing: Michael Caine and Steve Martin in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Speaking of Spielberg adventures...Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomVery good, though not as good as the ones before and after. Great score, obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin 2 Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Oh and Morlock, Wael is also a proud Mac user!A proud user of the iMasturbate. Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 Watching Jaws again. Doesn't matter how much credit he gets, Robert Shaw is still underrated. One of the few characters in history that wasn't created or acted- it just plain exsisted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 Manhatten Murder Mystery. Fun Woody Allen flick (I am, I must admit, a fan). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Lewis 6 Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 Gore Verbinski's The Ring. Hated it. The script did have its moments - will make good examples in a basic 101 Scriptwriting class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 Gore Verbinski's The Ring. Hated it. The script did have its moments - will make good examples in a basic 101 Scriptwriting class.I agree. The movie felt phoney and completely void of heart and soul. ----------------Alex Cremers - his ruling is decisive, his decision final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 Terrible, terrible movie. Hated it with a passion. Only thing I kinda liked was Hans Zimmer having fun with his strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 Although, it should be said that I don't hate the original Ring (Ringu). ----------------Alex Cremers - his ruling is decisive, his decision final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 Oh the dilema, what to watch, War of the Worlds, or Operation Crossbow? Guess I'll flip.Joe, wanting to get another LOTR topics off the top. :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 AirplaneNo need to say it's a comedy classic. But I did anyway. And Joe, at least this LOTR thread is about the books, not the movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 I chose to watch War of the Worlds, Spielberg will be hard pressed to surpass that film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 I chose to watch War of the Worlds, Spielberg will be hard pressed to surpass that film. His movie will probably be very different.I finally saw Big Fish. It had some good visual moments and McGregor was funny but I don't think it's a very good movie at all.----------------Alex Cremers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 I think it's a great movie. But it took 2 viewings for me to get that . As a matter of fact, 3 movies I love from 2003 were like that- Mystic River, Matchstick Men and Big Fish. They were a general miss the first time, but second time I loved them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 Of those I only agree with Mystic River.----------------Alex Cremers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 ....and how many times have you seen the other two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker 5 Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 I saw the new version of The Manchurian Candidate. I was impressed with it.Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 I've never seen the original. New one looks good to me. Fine cast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 ....and how many times have you seen the other two?All three I saw only once. I don't need multiple viewing. I am one of the newer models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 Big Fish is wonderful. Cinema magic.Oh, and Joe, I just watched the EE of The Two Towers today. - Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 Schindler's List. Doesn't matter how many times I've seen it (generaly once a year), it still amazes me every time. Everything is so amazing, that you can't possibly comment on it all, but one specific thing I noticed especialy this time- the use of humor. There is a lot of humor in the first part of the movie, and it's one of the essential elements that draws you into the movie, into the characters. This is one of the finest screenplays ever written, and every time I see it I gain new appreciation for it. IMO, (among others) the greatest movie ever. This is the epitome of everything the medium can be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 Humer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker 5 Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 Humer?Humer Simpson of course.Neil - who thinks with one more "M" that could be a gay porno actors name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 Neil, it seems you have competition for your grammer nazi position. Morlock- who is generaly a fine speller, but just doesn't take the time to see what comes out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrScratch 294 Posted July 30, 2004 Author Share Posted July 30, 2004 I've purchased a lot of cartoon collections lately (Disney Treasures, Looney Tunes among others) so what I'm doing now, rather than watching all these cartoons in one sitting, is watching a cartoon before every movie I see, like the good old days. I try to pair up a cartoon and movie that are related in some way or released in the same year. Last night, I watched Steamboat Willie (Disney/Mickey Mouse) and Steamboat Bill Jr (Buster Keaton), both from 1928.Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 Big Fish is wonderful. Cinema magic.Oh, and Joe, I just watched the EE of The Two Towers today. - MarcI think part two the weakest of the 3 films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 In a way yes, in a way no. The battle is the best of the 3 films IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,208 Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 The theatrical release is the "weakest" (though I don't consider it weak ). But the EE is probably as good as FOTR:EE.Marian - who hasn't watched any LOTR movie since February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Ware 526 Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 The 93 minute European cut of Ridley Scott's Legend. A sloppily edited, incoherent train-wreck of a film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker 5 Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 The 93 minute European cut of Ridley Scott's Legend. A sloppily edited, incoherent train-wreck of a film.I've only seen the longer cut presented on the DVD. I wasn't impressed with that either. But once again, Jerry's score is astounding.Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,208 Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 I wasn't impressed by the European cut either, so I have no real desire to seek out the DVD. But I do wonder about the score on it, because the way it's presented in the Euro cut, it's still a horrible cut & paste job.Marian - listening to the other Goldsmith/Scott "collaboration". Alien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted July 31, 2004 Share Posted July 31, 2004 Casino. Very good movie, but probably Scorsese's most flawed movie (that I've seen). It isn't very tight, has a lot of unnecassery stuff, but in it's three hours it has at least a really great hour and a half. Too many similarities to Goodfellas for my liking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted July 31, 2004 Share Posted July 31, 2004 have you seen Cape Fear, he should have been shot, stabbed, mutilated, burned at a stake, for making that train wreck of a film? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielle 0 Posted July 31, 2004 Share Posted July 31, 2004 Pulp Fiction - I've lost count of the number of times I've seen this film, but haven't watched it in years. It still puzzles me how Gump could win the awards when it had not only this, but also Shawshank up against it. :roll: I wasn't impressed by the European cut either, so I have no real desire to seek out the DVD. But I do wonder about the score on it, because the way it's presented in the Euro cut, it's still a horrible cut & paste job.It's presented in pretty much the same way in the Director's Cut - although some of the songs are back in, there are still parts from "Darkness Fails" playing during the freeze, and the bits and pieces of temp-track music are still present. Pretty unfortunate, I was really hoping Scott would have got the message by now and re-edited it along with everything else. Still, a lot better than either the US or European theatrical cuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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