Movies

[irishjayhawk]

Yeah, so I saw a lot of movies this weekend.

Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Mediocre, at best. Slow and dragged on. Shorten it to 2 hours and it's golden. It's not, so it fails.

Michael Clayton - Amazing. Everything about it is awesome. However, it's VERY complex and mind bending. You have to think, so be prepared. I still feel like I'm missing key details of exactly what happened. Gotta see it again.

Across the Universe - Perfect is one word that comes to mind. It just works. And, contrary to many people I bet, the movie is best viewed sober. Trust me.

[nstygma]

Originally Posted by mr. tegu

I finally saw The Godfather. This movie just might have a chance to be popular.

have you read the book? brilliant book, and the only movie i can think of that matches or exceeds the brilliance of the novel its based on.

[Fire Me Boy!]

Originally Posted by nstygma

have you read the book? brilliant book, and the only movie i can think of that matches or exceeds the brilliance of the novel its based on.

The Exorcist is the only other I can think of off the top of my head, but yeah... I'm a HUGE fan of the film (cinema's only perfect film, IMO) and expected to be underwhelmed by the novel. I was blown away.

[KCUnited]

Originally Posted by Fishpicker

watched this just before Christmas and watched it again last night. damn good. I loved the Dogtown and Z-boys documentary and Bones Brigade picks up where D&Z left off. Stacey Peralta directed both of those and he is the common link to both skateboarding teams. this is on netflix instant streaming and is available for download from multiple sources.

9/10

I watched this over the weekend. I thought it went a little long and was choppy in some places, but otherwise very good. And Rodney Mullen is still very much the man to this day.

[mr. tegu]

Originally Posted by nstygma

have you read the book? brilliant book, and the only movie i can think of that matches or exceeds the brilliance of the novel its based on.

I never read the book. Are the sequels just as much worth watching?

[bowener]

I recently reread, "Do androids dream of electric sheep?" and got the urge to watch Blade Runner (Final Cut) again as well. While I do enjoy the movie, I find the "Do androids dream..." a hell of a lot better. I realize the story would be very difficult, if not impossible, to draft as a film script, but I wish it would happen.

[Nzoner]

Originally Posted by mr. tegu

I never read the book. Are the sequels just as much worth watching?

Godfather II is an absolute must see.

[La literatura]

Originally Posted by mr. tegu

I never read the book. Are the sequels just as much worth watching?

[Rain Man]

Chiefsplanet's post presenting logic just pranked me, and I've lost the power to delete posts. I'm starting to get concerned about the planet's time-space continuum.

[nstygma]

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

The Exorcist is the only other I can think of off the top of my head, but yeah... I'm a HUGE fan of the film (cinema's only perfect film, IMO) and expected to be underwhelmed by the novel. I was blown away.

i read The Godfather first before ever seeing the film, after which i went on a Puzo binge.
this was in my younger years and i quickly learned that movies rarely capture what the novel was, which sucks!
so i've never read the exorcist, and i initially watched the movie sooo long ago, there are only a few scenes left in memory. should i read the book first before watching it, or the other way around?

[mr. tegu]

Originally Posted by La literatura

So you are saying they aren't any good?

[nstygma]

Originally Posted by mr. tegu

So you are saying they aren't any good?

you should see them. but give the first movie a few more looks before you do, it takes a few times to fully appreciate it.
he's laughing because he assumed everyone on earth already knew they were great movies.

[Fire Me Boy!]

Originally Posted by nstygma

i read The Godfather first before ever seeing the film, after which i went on a Puzo binge.
this was in my younger years and i quickly learned that movies rarely capture what the novel was, which sucks!
so i've never read the exorcist, and i initially watched the movie sooo long ago, there are only a few scenes left in memory. should i read the book first before watching it, or the other way around?

Personally, I'd watch the movie first. But that's the way I always approach it when I find a movie/novel-combo in which I'm interested. As you mention, movies are generally the weaker of the two, and I find if I watch the movie first, I'm more apt to enjoy the movie on its own merits since I'm not comparing it to my preconceived notions of what it should be.

[|Zach|]

Originally Posted by mr. tegu

I never read the book. Are the sequels just as much worth watching?

Throat punch.

[mr. tegu]

Originally Posted by nstygma

you should see them. but give the first movie a few more looks before you do, it takes a few times to fully appreciate it.
he's laughing because he assumed everyone on earth already knew they were great movies.

Yeah I got that. I will definitely check them out. For whatever reason I never got around to watching them. Probably has a lot to do with the fiance doesn't really like sitting through long movies or movies in that genre in the first place.

[blaise]

Originally Posted by mr. tegu

I never read the book. Are the sequels just as much worth watching?

Number 3 is not so good.