tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post5457882069080219852..comments2023-10-15T05:01:43.528-07:00Comments on Bamboo Killers: The best movie everEmily Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02163221455899041141noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-929413254366682482008-08-20T07:08:00.000-07:002008-08-20T07:08:00.000-07:00Big Lebowski, with Fast Times at Ridgemont High as...Big Lebowski, with Fast Times at Ridgemont High as a runner-up.Fun Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15864299581418165834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-54304015544120229382008-06-19T09:54:00.000-07:002008-06-19T09:54:00.000-07:00Jeez,Can't name just one.The Royal TennenbaumsArmy...Jeez,<BR/><BR/>Can't name just one.<BR/><BR/>The Royal Tennenbaums<BR/>Army Of Darkness<BR/>Out Of Sight<BR/>Kiss Kiss Bang Bang<BR/>Dumb and Dumber<BR/><BR/>In College, if I had stayed up really late cramming for a test, after the test I would go out and rent movies that I liked that I could fall asleep to. On one hand, it says a lot about the movie - that I find comfort in it and I can fall asleep to. On the other hand, its a movie you want to watch if you don't really want to watch movies.PIPERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054305230216613759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-11956252724163202792008-06-19T03:59:00.000-07:002008-06-19T03:59:00.000-07:00Lost in Translation. Detached people trying to rea...Lost in Translation. Detached people trying to reach out in a detached world.<BR/><BR/>I'm trying to decide out of 12 ideas for plays which one sets my mind and heart humming together, and I noticed that nearly all of them are exactly that theme. And they take place at night, my favorite time to live.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-80352469655202322312008-06-18T22:16:00.000-07:002008-06-18T22:16:00.000-07:00Dead Again or Blade Runner are my go to movies... ...Dead Again or Blade Runner are my <I>go to</I> movies... though I do usually include these with my favorites. <BR/><BR/>When asked to name one movie, I usually either say Manchurian Candidate (when wanting to sound "relevant") or Buckaroo Banzai (for the obscure-cool factor).<BR/><BR/>Oh, and Hero is a wonderful film, though I don't place it in my top 10Laura Deerfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481017193764065233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-28857627173579289262008-06-18T19:16:00.000-07:002008-06-18T19:16:00.000-07:00Last Man StandingThen again, I like westerns ... r...<B>Last Man Standing</B><BR/>Then again, I like westerns ... regardless of time period or technology.Hugo Fuchshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13122110266954111510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-54613588961944323782008-06-18T16:45:00.000-07:002008-06-18T16:45:00.000-07:00For me it's either Dazed and Confused, Raiders of ...For me it's either Dazed and Confused, Raiders of the Lost Ark, or The Big Lebowski. <BR/><BR/>I'll go with The Dude.Recovering Booth Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665607001278114858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-4158262587218302612008-06-18T15:51:00.000-07:002008-06-18T15:51:00.000-07:00Death To SmoochyDeath To SmoochyChristian H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16847810167041864292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-17499629345118443242008-06-17T20:26:00.000-07:002008-06-17T20:26:00.000-07:00Mmm, Shaun of the Dead is good.The Princess Bride ...Mmm, Shaun of the Dead is good.<BR/>The Princess Bride is pretty fantastic too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-5258350182739597862008-06-17T20:20:00.000-07:002008-06-17T20:20:00.000-07:00It changes for me but lately, more than any other,...It changes for me but lately, more than any other, it's SHAUN OF THE DEAD.Mr. Peel aka Peter Avellinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553482286909862975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-878067436791202522008-06-17T16:28:00.000-07:002008-06-17T16:28:00.000-07:00Lately it's been Once or Lars and the Real Girl, a...Lately it's been <I>Once</I> or <I>Lars and the Real Girl</I>, a few years ago it was <I>Punch Drunk Love</I> and <I>Two Ninas</I>, but if I had my druthers I'd watch a marathon of <I>The Magnificent Seven</I> and <I>The Great Escape</I> on a continuous loop...<BR/><BR/>I <I>do not</I> write rom-coms, but I am getting ready to direct (from my own script) a western which we're supposed to film in Spain--just waiting on SAG to make up their mine to strike or not. And I have a epic war movie waiting when that's done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-63158389113467569072008-06-17T10:45:00.000-07:002008-06-17T10:45:00.000-07:00I felt Pitch Black was kind of cheesy at times in ...I felt Pitch Black was kind of cheesy at times in terms of the characters. It felt like a normal thriller movie in this case, where each character is a two dimensional charicature. But the rest of the movie, aside from this smidgeon, was fantastic. It's coolness allowed me to forget the standard-fare triller characters.<BR/><BR/>Of course, the pilot and Riddick weren't flat characters, but mostly everyone else was. :P This isn't a BAD thing, but it's not the greatest thing about the movie and it tends to bother me in thrillers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-88591517953122289602008-06-17T09:40:00.000-07:002008-06-17T09:40:00.000-07:00I have no one favorite child.Similarly, I have no ...I have no one favorite child.<BR/><BR/>Similarly, I have no one favorite movie.<BR/>.<BR/>.<BR/>.<BR/>Baggiebretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07895747782121932958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-13725101925309436962008-06-17T09:10:00.000-07:002008-06-17T09:10:00.000-07:00Crap I cheated Emily, sorry.I would say Serenity. ...Crap I cheated Emily, sorry.<BR/><BR/>I would say Serenity. Sci-Fi with some great one liners next to intense drama/violence.<BR/><BR/>-JimJim Endecotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484816992028286627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-43471472846527318962008-06-17T09:08:00.000-07:002008-06-17T09:08:00.000-07:00I usually surf the guide on TV until I find someth...I usually surf the guide on TV until I find something that suits me.<BR/><BR/>If there is a Scrubs episode on any channel I will watch it. I just received season four for fathers day, love that show. By the way does anyone else feel like the most recent episodes were a little "off" on dialogue and acting? Might just be me.<BR/><BR/>Comedy movies always catch my attention. Specifically Super Troopers and Joe Dirt. No thinking, just laughing.<BR/><BR/>Any Sci-Fi excluding the Sci-Fi channel original movies. I have to be drunk and in dire straights to watch Casper Van Dien battle the mummy nephelim gods.<BR/><BR/>-JimJim Endecotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484816992028286627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-30829346254253191862008-06-17T09:05:00.000-07:002008-06-17T09:05:00.000-07:00That's cheating, Brett. The point of the exercise ...That's cheating, Brett. The point of the exercise was to see how much your favorite film to watch compares to all the things you love to write into a story.<BR/><BR/>You can't have eight million movies, sillyhead.Emily Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02163221455899041141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-51252937888707768062008-06-17T08:33:00.000-07:002008-06-17T08:33:00.000-07:00ONE disk? I can;t play that game-- there is no "o...ONE disk? I can;t play that game-- there is no "one" movie.<BR/><BR/>Among those movies that I cannot -- CANNOT -- flip past when I spot even one flrame flickering on teh screen:<BR/><BR/>LAWRENCE OF ARABIA<BR/>NORTH BY NORTHWEST<BR/>THE GODFATHER<BR/>THE GREAT ESCAPE<BR/>THE THING<BR/>APOCALYPSE NOW<BR/>RAIDERS<BR/>REAR WINDOW<BR/>BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER KWAI<BR/>ALIEN<BR/>THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY<BR/>THE SEARCHERS<BR/>CASABLANCA<BR/>AFRICAN QUEEN<BR/>GLORY<BR/>THE PRINCESS BRIDE<BR/>ROMANCING THE STONE<BR/>TREMORS<BR/>CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON<BR/>FORBIDDEN PLANET<BR/>20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA<BR/>ANIMAL HOUSE<BR/>PINK PANTHER<BR/>DR STRANGELOVE<BR/>SPARTACUS<BR/>CLOCKWORK ORANGE<BR/>MAGNIFICENT SEVEN<BR/>JURASSIC PARK<BR/>PATTON<BR/>LITTLE BIG MAN<BR/><BR/>Movies rock.<BR/>.<BR/>.<BR/><BR/>Baggiebretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07895747782121932958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-36070913506306173822008-06-17T08:02:00.000-07:002008-06-17T08:02:00.000-07:00I'm a rare film lover in that I don't often watch ...I'm a rare film lover in that I don't often watch films (even my favourites) more than once or twice. I've only ever seen three films in theatres more than once without being paid to do so, and most of the DVDs in my collection have only been viewed once.<BR/><BR/>Having said that, and I'm slightly embarrassed to admit this, I've seen my "best movie ever" well over 10 times. <I>Billy Madison</I> is my "comfort film", although I imagine over the coming years <I>Hot Rod</I> will overtake it for similar reasons. They're both silly, you can laugh at them no matter what mood you're in, and neither require much (any?) thought to enjoy them.<BR/><BR/>One note about <I>Pitch Black</I>: it is a surprisingly solid flick, but it's also a film that inspired an inside joke amongst my friends that has yet to get old this many years later. For that alone, I'll always have fond thoughts of the film. That and Radha Mitchell is hot.P. Littlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05192245958769676651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-28809119957346969282008-06-17T07:40:00.000-07:002008-06-17T07:40:00.000-07:00Pitch Black is awesome, and defies expectations if...Pitch Black is awesome, and defies expectations if all you've seen/heard of is Chronicles of Riddick.<BR/><BR/>It's a tight tense thriller that deals with a spectrum of humanity, altruism/selfishness and determination.<BR/><BR/>And it has the harshest ending of any film ever.phil-sanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14973192942348137469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-36232383479187444592008-06-17T06:41:00.000-07:002008-06-17T06:41:00.000-07:00I'm with you R.A. I do the TV discs more often not...I'm with you R.A. I do the TV discs more often not, but there is a flick that I've thrown in enough times that my DVD player has memorized the bits and can play it back on demand without the disc. And that movie is...<BR/><BR/>http://www.redrighthand.net/2008/06/best-movie-ever.html<BR/><BR/>...in there.mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17017087573156252234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-39964003499200900752008-06-17T06:28:00.000-07:002008-06-17T06:28:00.000-07:00Whoa, Carlo. Yes, Chronicles was terrible, but I t...Whoa, Carlo. Yes, Chronicles was terrible, but I take issue with your statement that Pitch Black was bad. What makes it bad? The fact that it has aliens in it? That it's sci-fi? That it was shot for low budget?<BR/><BR/>You even say it's cool so how exactly is it bad?<BR/><BR/>I think people have a tendency to call movies that fit a certain category "bad" simply because many other films in that category are.<BR/><BR/>But this film is not Mansquito, and I will defend Pitch Black to the end. The story is about what it means to be human and our ability to redeem ourselves. That ain't nothin to sneer at.Emily Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02163221455899041141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-88107101730970715032008-06-17T00:55:00.000-07:002008-06-17T00:55:00.000-07:00The Lord of the Rings (FOTR).That movie is like a ...The Lord of the Rings (FOTR).<BR/><BR/>That movie is like a dear old friend...who can just stop by without calling.<BR/><BR/>I love that movie. I love the...<BR/><BR/>"it's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog"<BR/><BR/>...mentality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-72947188723644015062008-06-17T00:37:00.000-07:002008-06-17T00:37:00.000-07:00I know Pitch Black is kind of bad, but I think it'...I know Pitch Black is kind of bad, but I think it's cool.<BR/><BR/>The Chronicles of Riddick sucked hard, though. Talk about obsessing screen time over the funky and boring villains.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-23862851559816590782008-06-16T22:02:00.000-07:002008-06-16T22:02:00.000-07:00Sneakers - I like Sneakers. I'll also have to adm...Sneakers - I like Sneakers. I'll also have to admit an affinity for Blue Crush, but maybe I just wish I lived in Hawaii.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11980248848147600519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-62035960033310876242008-06-16T21:53:00.000-07:002008-06-16T21:53:00.000-07:00Pirates of the Caribbean for me, hands down. Never...Pirates of the Caribbean for me, hands down. Never get tired of that movie.<BR/><BR/>When I was a kid it was Toy Story. <BR/><BR/>For TV shows it's Entourage, Supernatural or Futurama.Dave Alehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03474450946075032613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-92129366640000764852008-06-16T21:03:00.000-07:002008-06-16T21:03:00.000-07:00It's a tossup for me. If I want light-hearted, I g...It's a tossup for me. If I want light-hearted, I go for <I>Grosse Pointe Blank</I>. Otherwise, it's <I>Rounders</I> all the way.<BR/><BR/>Honestly though, I find myself more and more tossing in favorite TV show dvds. I'm more likely to do a two or three or more episode marathon of <I>Buffy</I>, or <I>Sports Night</I> or <I>Friday Night Lights</I> than a movie nowadays.R.A. Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851961356321735388noreply@blogger.com