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Arandom thread about movie!

I know there has been alot of blockbuster out thre and alot of flops!
I personally hate it when a movie is hyped up so much and opening day its crap! Just wanna know what movies you guys thought that flopped and what ones were worth spending the 10$ to see!!

I have to open it up with SIN CITY I personally fell asleep in the theater watching it I give it a 4/10~

flops:
Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy
kicking and screaming
dukes of hazard

I thought the dukes of hazard was pretty funny in some parts! i like it:P

There is hype surrounding ALL movies, and they all pretty much disappoint. Not too many notables here.

I LOVE movies...

Hitchhiker's Guide I thought was great, but I read the books after the movie, and enjoyed them more. Though I would have enjoyed them regardless.

Flop: TITANIC
Flop: any sequel beyond #3 of anything

Hot: Crash
Hot: Wedding Crashers

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Originally posted by zokissima There is hype surrounding ALL movies, and they all pretty much disappoint. Not too many notables here.

I guess it depends on how you quantify "hype", and how little hype can actually be considered enough to refer to it as "hype".

There's lots of great, small, art house films that don't have any tv spots, and the only trailers you'd find are on their websites. They don't have any promo contests, or booths set up at trade shows....And they only screen at smaller theatres around the city like the independent theatres, and Cumberland/Carlton.

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Originally posted by awishabear I LOVE movies... Hitchhiker's Guide I thought was great, but I read the books after the movie, and enjoyed them more. Though I would have enjoyed them regardless. Flop: TITANIC Flop: any sequel beyond #3 of anything Hot: Crash Hot: Wedding Crashers

To the hot list, i'd also like to add:

It's all gone Pete Tong
Old Boy
And Batman Begins which definitely lived up to the hype. Many of my friends said it still lived up to the hype even after I raved on and on about it.

I didn't get to see Batman Begins, but I heard it was hot... Might have to go check out one of the dingy theatres around here ... or just wait a couple months. Bah. Someone'll download it for me LOL

I've heard multiple things about Four Brothers, I might still try to see that.

Anyone seen Red Eye? I need feedback.

Four Brothers was pretty good.

Not Oscar material good, but definitely entertaining.

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Originally posted by Mr. Furious There's lots of great, small, art house films that don't have any tv spots, and the only trailers you'd find are on their websites. They don't have any promo contests, or booths set up at trade shows....And they only screen at smaller theatres around the city like the independent theatres, and Cumberland/Carlton.

There's a "theatre" here in Guelph called The Bookshelf... it's actually a book store with a kind-of theatre in it... They play a ton of indy-films and only like the hugely successful big-screeners. It's kinda cool to see what can happen there. A cool flick that they played was called "Mad Hot Ballroom", it was about teaching New York kids how to dance in order to keep them in school in some backwards way, but it was a good one.

I loved wedding crashers!!! The freaky girl off of it haliarious!!! batman begins was good alot of the fight scenes in it were blurry though. The only part that I never got in the movie was the joke was the one who killed his family... but in the movie the guy who short his parents were killed by someone eles.... go figure

Flops for me are

-sin city,
- harold and kumar go to white castle
-titanic was pooh!!!!!!

Hots for me are!

War of the worlds
Mr and Mrs smith
Wedding crashers
the dukes of hazzard
batman begins
Green mile
behind enemy lines
last samurai

I was expecting to hate Sin City and was dragged into the theatre to see it by an "artsy" and absolutely LOVED it...what a fucking wicked concept ...but yeah it's definitely NOT for everyone...sorry to hear you hated it

One of my most favouritist (lol) movies is American Beauty... loved the concept of it, was so well shot...
I'm also an uberfan of the LOTR extended editions, Fight Club, Hero, and Girl, Interrupted

I'm addicted to Lord of the rings!!!!! all of them are awesome I own the extended versions of the first one i havent seen the second or 3rd extended versions yet! anyone know if they are any good?? or just drags on the movie?
Fight club was a messed up movie I loved it aswell actrually had to watch it 2 times to get it edward nortons an amazing actor i like him in american history X by all time fav is Tom hanks though.

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Originally posted by awishabear There's a "theatre" here in Guelph called The Bookshelf... it's actually a book store with a kind-of theatre in it... They play a ton of indy-films and only like the hugely successful big-screeners. It's kinda cool to see what can happen there. A cool flick that they played was called "Mad Hot Ballroom", it was about teaching New York kids how to dance in order to keep them in school in some backwards way, but it was a good one.

I'm familiar with Bookshelf. I send them posters and promo items from time to time, but I had no idea that it was inside a bookstore. That's a cool concept.

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Originally posted by ghetto_fab I'm addicted to Lord of the rings!!!!! all of them are awesome I own the extended versions of the first one i havent seen the second or 3rd extended versions yet! anyone know if they are any good?? or just drags on the movie?

I refuse to watch the original cuts now, if I have the option to watch the extendeds. If you've read the novels and seen the movies, the extended versions just don't leave anything out, it's amazing. ESPECIALLY Return of The King extended.. SO GOOD! I love it.

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Originally posted by Mr. Furious I'm familiar with Bookshelf. I send them posters and promo items from time to time, but I had no idea that it was inside a bookstore. That's a cool concept.

Yup yup, inside a bookshelf, below the E-Bar. Tiz coo.

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Originally posted by awishabear One of my most favouritist (lol) movies is American Beauty... loved the concept of it, was so well shot...

I loved this movie too! It's such a good movie. I have so many all time fav movies, but a couple that come to mind as classics are Ferris Buillers Day Off and Empire Records. Loved both of these movies so much. I can't even tell you how many tmes I've watch them.

I just watched part of Sin City this weekend. I dunno I thought it was sick. Even though it was done comic style, I just thought that it was too much. Gross! It was a cool concept, but I just lost interest in it. I only watched about an hour of it, then turned it off. My fav movie of the year so far is, A Lot Like Love. This movie is soooooo good. If you haven't seen it, watch it!

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Originally posted by awishabear One of my most favouritist (lol) movies is American Beauty... loved the concept of it, was so well shot... I'm also an uberfan of the LOTR extended editions, Fight Club, Hero, and Girl, Interrupted

I just saw American Beauty not too long ago. I love dark comedy, which was so well done in that movie. I laughed pretty much through the entire movie, even though it was very serious. And the gay dad, I saw it coming, I think you were ment to see it coming, but the end was a very nice twist indeed. I like when movies put something in your face, but still make it hard to figure out. I am still trying to figure out the exact significance of the red door to the house.

I think it has something to do with representing the passionate change that the family has undergone. Basically a door into their new lives.

As for LOTR, the extended versions are way better, not even a comparison. I actually just bought the set(book actually) and started to read them. I am still on The fellowship of the Ring, but its terrific so far, soo much in there, that is not in the movies.

I look like such a nerd on the subway with this huge 1300 page monster of a book, lol.

sin city was awesome! one of the few comic based films that stay true to the style & story.

my top 11 list in 2005 (so far):
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1- Oldboy - Park Chan-wook
2- 2046 - Wong Kar-Wai
3- 5x2 - Fran�ois Ozon
4- Broken flowers -Jim jarmusch
5- Last days - Gus van sant
6- Palindromes - Todd Solondz
7- Sin City - Robert Rodriguez
8- Wedding Crashers - David Dobkin
9- Crash - Paul Haggis
10-Mad hot ballroom - Marilyn Agrelo
11-Me and You and Everyone We Know - Miranda July

Where did you pick up the book with all the stories in one? I had a chance to pick one up at costco but waited a week and when I got back they were all sold out I dont know where to fine the book with all 3 stories in one

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Originally posted by ghetto_fab Where did you pick up the book with all the stories in one? I had a chance to pick one up at costco but waited a week and when I got back they were all sold out I dont know where to fine the book with all 3 stories in one

Apperently its only at select Cole's locations. THe one i went to is at Bay + Wellington, under BCE Place, right down town. The cashier said that its not at all locations.

Its some special edition, with nice print, illustrations, a book marking ribbon, and hard cover. Originally $120, got it for $40+tax. Great deal.

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Originally posted by awishabear I refuse to watch the original cuts now, if I have the option to watch the extendeds. If you've read the novels and seen the movies, the extended versions just don't leave anything out, it's amazing. ESPECIALLY Return of The King extended.. SO GOOD! I love it.

You're so right I have the original's and the extended editions

I just re-watched "The Shawshank Redemption" last night... now that was a powerful movie. Love it.

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Originally posted by [NFC]Wave You're so right I have the original's and the extended editions I just re-watched "The Shawshank Redemption" last night... now that was a powerful movie. Love it.

A movie where you feel totally complete at the end of. Not many movies leave me feeling like that, but for Shawshank, everything just worked out, the way it should have, the you hoped it would. The piano melody in that movie, just gets to me everytime, moving score.

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