David Kelly 1115 Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Is They Live the one with Roddy Piper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Is They Live the one with Roddy Piper? 163760[/snapback] Aye. The Earth's been infiltrated by Aliens and they can only be seen by wearing special sunglasses. Class tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 EB asside it's actually a good list of films though certainly not a definitive list of the best movies ever. If you would get them all on DVD you have a good selection of films from a pretty wide sprectrum.There are some glaring omissions though. No Godfather, Lord Of The Rings, Star Wars, Leone, Spielberg, Bogart to name a few. If you'd never seen any of those you would be missing out on a huge part of what's best in cinema. As has already been said, more than anything else it's more of a coming soon than anything else. 163706[/snapback] I'll forgive them EB for leaving those out tbh. Some great films been mentioned: Memento, Withnail & I, Ghostworld, and therre's got to be well of over 50 of that calibre not mentioned. HF - I thought Brazil was a very decent movie, you need to buy a new book... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 EB asside it's actually a good list of films though certainly not a definitive list of the best movies ever. If you would get them all on DVD you have a good selection of films from a pretty wide sprectrum.There are some glaring omissions though. No Godfather, Lord Of The Rings, Star Wars, Leone, Spielberg, Bogart to name a few. If you'd never seen any of those you would be missing out on a huge part of what's best in cinema. As has already been said, more than anything else it's more of a coming soon than anything else. 163706[/snapback] I'll forgive them EB for leaving those out tbh. Some great films been mentioned: Memento, Withnail & I, Ghostworld, and therre's got to be well of over 50 of that calibre not mentioned. HF - I thought Brazil was a very decent movie, you need to buy a new book... 163763[/snapback] Yeah but you think Spielberg hasn't made one of the 50 must see movies so your opinion is bubkus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Please don't say Schindler's List. Spielberg produces shallow, sentimentalist guff, if that's your sort of thing. Some of his lighter stuff is decent popcorn, I just think he's massively over-rated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 E.T. is mint. FACT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Please don't say Schindler's List. Spielberg produces shallow, sentimentalist guff, if that's your sort of thing. Some of his lighter stuff is decent popcorn, I just think he's massively over-rated. 163782[/snapback] Whatever you think of his last 10 years or so (I'm quite a fan tbh) the man made Jaws, ET, Close Encounters, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, Duel and the first half hour of Saving Private Ryan. No director has ever been as good at thrilling an audience save perhaps Hitchcock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Whatever you think of his last 10 years or so (I'm quite a fan tbh) the man made Jaws, ET, Close Encounters, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, Duel and the first half hour of Saving Private Ryan. No director has ever been as good at thrilling an audience save perhaps Hitchcock. 163788[/snapback] I'm sure you argued the other side of the coin re populist entertainment recently, just a contrary fucker tbh. Some of that is what I was referring to when I said "lighter stuff", I'd include Minority Report in that, too. You can both fuck off with your ET, though, pure shite. You've probably hit the nail on the head with that bolded bit; that was top-notch popcorn (unless you were actually there, apparently), and then it decends into his usual cry-porn wank-fest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 I'm sure you argued the other side of the coin re populist entertainment recently, just a contrary fucker tbh. 163818[/snapback] I am a contrary fucker but you'll have to remind me where I slated Speilberg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 I was joking re: E.T. like, I haven't seen it since I was about 9. 'Jaws' is an absolutely class film though, like the Indiana Jones films too (they were George Lucas too though iirc), I'd forgotten about 'Duel' but that's a good one too (his 1st?). Even 'Jurassic Park' is a good film. Not sure if any of those are right up there in my favs of all-time though, maybe 'Jaws' and 'Raiders..'. I must confess I've never got round to watching 'Schindler's List'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 I'm sure you argued the other side of the coin re populist entertainment recently, just a contrary fucker tbh. 163818[/snapback] I am a contrary fucker but you'll have to remind me where I slated Speilberg. 163827[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 I must confess I've never got round to watching 'Schindler's List'. 163828[/snapback] You Must. "Gootbye Jooo!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 I must confess I've never got round to watching 'Schindler's List'. 163828[/snapback] You Must. "Gootbye Jooo!" 163832[/snapback] I guess I should. Has Parky commented on this list yet btw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 I was joking re: E.T. like, I haven't seen it since I was about 9. 'Jaws' is an absolutely class film though, like the Indiana Jones films too (they were George Lucas too though iirc), I'd forgotten about 'Duel' but that's a good one too (his 1st?). Even 'Jurassic Park' is a good film. Not sure if any of those are right up there in my favs of all-time though, maybe 'Jaws' and 'Raiders..'. I must confess I've never got round to watching 'Schindler's List'. 163828[/snapback] Watch the Pianist if you have the urge to watch a holocaust movie, kicks the shite out of Schindler's List. Subjects like that deserve more gravitas, to be honest. Or Life is Beautiful, another fantastic movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 The Pianist is supposed to be excellent like. Haven't even heard of the other one but I'll keep and eye out for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 I guess I should. Has Parky commented on this list yet btw? 163834[/snapback] Jesus Wept! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 I'm sure you argued the other side of the coin re populist entertainment recently, just a contrary fucker tbh. 163818[/snapback] I am a contrary fucker but you'll have to remind me where I slated Speilberg. 163827[/snapback] 163830[/snapback] OK, where did I argue the other side of the coin re populist entertainment? I've stood up for Big Brother, Busted and Spielberg. I'm going to look a right tit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 I'm sure you argued the other side of the coin re populist entertainment recently, just a contrary fucker tbh. 163818[/snapback] I am a contrary fucker but you'll have to remind me where I slated Speilberg. 163827[/snapback] 163830[/snapback] OK, where did I argue the other side of the coin re populist entertainment? I've stood up for Big Brother, Busted and Spielberg. I'm going to look a right tit. 163841[/snapback] You slated 'Love Island' on N-O though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 OK, where did I argue the other side of the coin re populist entertainment? I've stood up for Big Brother, Busted and Spielberg. I'm going to look a right tit. 163841[/snapback] Are you telling me you've never got snobby about film in the "movie you've watched recently" thread? Wasn't meant as a dig, like, but I'm sure we've argued about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Watch the Pianist if you have the urge to watch a holocaust movie, kicks the shite out of Schindler's List. Subjects like that deserve more gravitas, to be honest. Or Life is Beautiful, another fantastic movie. 163836[/snapback] You complain Spielberg is too sentimental then recommend La Vita è bella as the best holocaust movie? Great film though. I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Are you telling me you've never got snobby about film in the "movie you've watched recently" thread? Wasn't meant as a dig, like, but I'm sure we've argued about it. 163852[/snapback] I'll argue for a film I like or against a film i don't. There's poular films I love and arty farty ones I hate. I wouldn't say any film that breaks £100 million is shit or any blanket statement like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 In all honesty, whilst I couldn't be arsed to watch half the stuff HF does, I don't find his tastes snobby re: Film. He'll watch anything regardless of genre etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 You complain Spielberg is too sentimental then recommend La Vita è bella as the best holocaust movie? Great film though. I agree. 163857[/snapback] I think The Pianist is better, but yes, fantastic movie. I would distinguish between a genuinely touching movie (which incidentally plenty of the main stream complained about making light of the holocaust because they are too emotionally undeveloped to understand it) and puppy-love, teenage, my boyfriend left me , lay it on with a trowel, sentimentality, yes. I'm surprised the rest of Private Ryan didn't appeal to you tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 You slated 'Love Island' on N-O though 163844[/snapback] Had to be before Fearne Cotton started presenting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 1 Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Re Spielberg: Yes, your dad left when you were young. We. Get. It. Now build a bridge, and get the fuck over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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