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Originally posted by bogartgreens dunno whether it was because kubrick passed away before completing the necessary edits/cuts (quite a few of the explicit scenes were chopped up, tho i dunno if that woulda made much of a difference)

well actually kubrick died five days after he handed in the complete product to warner bros. they did however digitally alter parts during ritual party scene a bit to avoid an nc17 rating, but nothing far beyond that. though i guess from what you said, this would only even lower your opinion of the film

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Originally posted by bogartgreens i like most of the things that kubrick has put out, with the exception of this film...dunno whether it was because kubrick passed away before completing the necessary edits/cuts (quite a few of the explicit scenes were chopped up, tho i dunno if that woulda made much of a difference), or cause it was just difficult subject material...anyway, IMO it just seemed like a film that was tryin to be controversial and present taboo matter for the sake of inciting a reaction from the audience...ive watched it a few times and it just seems heavy handed and morose and I just couldnt connect with any character, much less the situation that they find themselves in...basically it just didnt stick with me like Dr. Strangelove, Full Metal Jacket or Clockwork Orange did

Kubrick's films are an acquired taste, esp. for me, undoubtedly GREAT filmmaking and imagination but albeit somewhat cold, almost 'scientific', and it requires repeated viewing i dont think they are for the average movie viewer. VERY thoughtprovoking tho, and i loved his works for that


hmm how about A.I., the collaboration between Spielberg and Kubrick, any thoughts on that? hm but oh we should really get back to the subject of the thread at hand, shouldnt we?

Something that goes..Vroom Vroooom!!

no...not TOKYO DRIFT -- can we say EWWWW (or rather, CABLE)?!!




undoubtedly its going to make HUNDREDS of millions







hrms...its going up AGAINST the OMEN this weekend!! well actaully the OMEN opens tomorrow...hmm thoughts? iono..horror remakes? from previous experience...ehhhh

the original scared the SHIET outta me when I was a kid, gave me nightmares

i haven't been impressed with the horror movies in the past couple years.... i might go see this depending on people's reviews

so i went to see Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest yesterday and i gotta say im pretty disappointed... the story was boring, nothing major happens, and i was wondering when it was gonna end

third one should be good tho

The Fountain Trailer

trailer looks pretty sweet overall, this is def the biggest budget aronofsky's had to work with and it looks it... the cinematography and art shown in the preview look gorgeous...i think along with scanner darkly this is probably gonna be the most unique mainstream release of the year..cant wait to see it

Click Here for Trailer!

btw, anyone have a recommendation btwn scanner darkly, superman and pirates? haent seen any and plan on seein something this weekend..

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Originally posted by Choobak I think some alien dropped a boulder on his legs after he foiled some invasion plans.

actually he was able to walk but after fighting the shadow king he was permanently crippled i can tell you which issues that all occured but then id show just how much a geek iam lol

Saw "A scanner Darkly" it kicked asss prolly the best PKD adaption yet.



"The prestige" This movie is going to be awesome mark my words....

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Originally posted by fr0st Saw "A scanner Darkly" it kicked asss prolly the best PKD adaption yet.

u can watch the first 24min of the film at ign.com

noice gfx!

Re: The Fountain Trailer

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Originally posted by bogartgreens trailer looks pretty sweet overall, this is def the biggest budget aronofsky's had to work with and it looks it... the cinematography and art shown in the preview look gorgeous...i think along with scanner darkly this is probably gonna be the most unique mainstream release of the year..cant wait to see it Click Here for Trailer! btw, anyone have a recommendation btwn scanner darkly, superman and pirates? haent seen any and plan on seein something this weekend..

Watch A Scanner Darkly, its most likely the best out of the three...


I myself watched Pirates earlier this week, then SUPERMAN RETURNS IMAX 3D last night. I can't judge how Pirates 2 was because I never watched the first one -- but i heard from many ppl that the first one was MUCH better. NO. 2 was somewhat of a fun movie though


If u want to watch a big studio film, I would say go watch SUPERMAN -- how im undecided about whether you *absolutely* have to watch it on IMAX. The movie definitely did benefit from being on that giant screen though -- best if you sit in the back or close to it.

I would recommend watching it if you're a fan of the entire Superman saga like I am (comics and tv). Bryan Singer DEF pays homage to the first two in many moments As soon as the intro credits rolled onscreen and the score started to play, I was smiling like a fool - being silly. It def wasn't a bad film, altho it could have been done better. The story def drew me in though.

Drew thought Superman was only ok -- hes more of a Batman devotee **shruggs**



hmm when *DOES* the Fountain come out? somehow i missed that...

Not interested in Pirates, saw Superman yesterday it wasnt horrible the first half of the movie really drags. Too many cheesy romance scenes instead of more super hero action scenes. Saw the first 24 minutes of a scanner darkly and I am def going to see it, Ive been waiting on that release for months.

What is Fountain?, never heard of it.

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Originally posted by fr0st "The prestige" This movie is going to be awesome mark my words....

do yourself a favor and leave the predictions to me...k, caveman??

Loved 'A Scanner Darkly' and 'POTCMC'.

I want to catch 'Little Miss Sunshine' this week. Can't wait for the release of 'The Science of Sleep'.

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Originally posted by Highmay do yourself a favor and leave the predictions to me...k, caveman??

Hey, go back to your Michael Bay movies..

Got back from the movies an hour or so ago.

What can I say?

I laughed. I smiled a lot. Almost brought a tear to my eye a few times. Left the movie theater with a wide grin on my face. This movie starts out a bit slow (according to my buddy who came along with me - I didn't really notice all too much) but has you familiarized with all the members of Olive's family in no time. And that's where the magic is. The characters all have their ups and downs and you're with them alongside, pretty much the entire time.

Little Miss Sunshine?

Recommended for the average movie goer. Highly recommended for the person that's looking for a quality, thought-provoking and emotional flick.


Also looking forward to viewing "The Namesake", when it comes out.

A Scanner Darkly - sub par

Waking life is 100x better

Clerks 2

yo, saw this on fri. with akko and gramps and i must say i was really surprised how good it was.

being a kevin smith fan, i hoped it would be good, but i knew it'd be hard to follow up to the classic original.

I WAS WRONG. this shit is one of the funniest flick i seen in a theatre in a long ass time. it had the whole theatre dying from beginning to end.

the writing is classic kevin smith style and he delivers all the goods. simple story and not convincing at times but thats not the point, its the dialog and chemistry between the actors that shine thruout the movie.

jay mimicing the silence of the lambs' buffalo bill is PRICELESS.

rosario dawson looks a bit out of place but you forget that real quick as she does her thing.

all the cameos were on point too. if youre a fan of the original and/or a fan of kevin smith's work, you will not be dissapointed. peace.

^^think i'll check it out now..had my doubts since the first one is really hard to follow...thought the 2nd would be a bust...

for any of guys who are familiar with Ali G, or rather his alter ego..Borat...i give you...the trailer for the feature length Borat movie..

Click for Trailer Link

have my doubts about whether this character could hold up and be interesting for an entire movie, but def chuckled a lot through this trailer

bein a big horror movie geek, i went to go see "The Descent" last night..the director neil marshall got famous off a small B-horror movie called "Dog Soldiers" which was pretty good for what it was..looks like he got much more to work with this time around, and it shows..descent is def one of the best horror films this year...good set up, verry little cheese and lots of moments where you jump/squirm in your seat.. ...wont spoil it for anyone, but its basically about a group of girls from britain that reunite in the states at some cabin in the mountains..they're adrenaline junkies lookin to explore some caves..and from there on it all goes to shit

not too much dialogue, which is better than terrible dialogue..u get a very palpable sense of claustrophobia as they start gettin down into the caves and you realize how screwed they are with every little mistake..the creatures are pretty brutal, there are lots of moments that remind you of the first "Alien" movie...small spaces, close encounters and LOTS of darkness.....overall some goood horror for anyone whos into that stuff

yeah, i heard the Descent was really good. Not THAT much of a horror fan but I might go watch a well-made one...

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.

Was... pretty funny. One of those flicks that I'd only watch once, though.

Overall grade: C+.

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Originally posted by Yan Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. Was... pretty funny. One of those flicks that I'd only watch once, though. Overall grade: C+.

i heard that it makes NASCAR look really BAD/STUPID. rofl.

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Originally posted by phoenixBEBE i heard that it makes NASCAR look really BAD/STUPID. rofl.

i heard it pokes fun at the way NASCAR really is; if anything it is gettig a lot of good publicity in the sports world and so far no real complaints from the France family.

(red)Neckcar errr I mean Nascar should be made fun of. Why don't they mix in a right turn. Talladega Nights was pretty funny but nothing memorable. I can dumb down myself for 90 minutes to enjoy it. Like a B- for me. The kids being little bisnatches made me laugh.

The Descent was good, I liked it. I'm not a huge scary movie fan because most of them have terrible acting and stupid ass plots. And once you pay attention to the music going BLAH when a scary moment happens in order to scare you, the luster disappears a little. Nevertheless, I liked the premise and it made me claustorphobic. I definitely wasn't bored, it was really tense. I'd recommend seeing it if you remotely like scary movies. I'd give it a B.

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