*What Non-SK Movies Do You Like??
Kenspigle
In a continuing effort to "get to know" the ABSK community, I am curious
about what movies you folks enjopy, OTHER than SK.
Among MY favorites, in no particular order (ask me tomorrow I'll give you
a different list):
*Night of the Living Dead (Romero) - no-budget, gory and rough
*Sorcerer(Friedkin) (late 1970's) - vivid jungle scenes and Tangerine
Dream soundtrack
*The Graduate (Mike Nichols??)- formative movie, now a bit dated, from my
formative teenage years - Dustin as the classic romantic hero/schlemiel
as he pursues Elaine...
*McCabe and Mrs. Miller - my favorite Altman, it's why I grew my beard -
my only feature remotely comparable to one of Warren's...
*Outland - Sean Connery in sci-fi "High Noon'
*The Philadelphia Story - One of the classic pre-WWII American comedies -
stunningly beautiful Katherine Hepburn, cool Cary Grant, and a Jimmy
Stewart character who hails from my home town, South Bend.
*Chinatown (Polanski)- water, horses, the flaw in Faye Dunaway's eye,
layers and layers of meanings - "Forget it, Jake - it's Chinatown."
*Star Wars (Lucas)- shoot-'em-up cowboys in space.
*Diner (Levinson)- how many future stars can you count? (Kevin Bacon,
Daniel Stern, Mickey Rourke, Paul Reiser, Michael Tucker, Steve Gutenberg,
Ellen Barkin) ....
Cinematically yours, and interested in your lists and reasons -
Ken
"O what a brave new world, that has such people in it" (Miranda(?) in
The Tempest - referring, as it happens, to a bunch of no-good slobs -
depends on your frame of reference, I guess)....
lee...@idirect.com
kens...@aol.com (Kenspigle) wrote:
>In a continuing effort to "get to know" the ABSK community, I am curious
>about what movies you folks enjopy, OTHER than SK.
I could not even begin to *remember* all of my fav movies, but I have
to recommend one that I saw just recently and was really impressed
with. It's called "Six Degrees of Separation". It stars Will Smith
(of Fresh Prince of Bel Air fame), but PLEASE don't let that put you
off :). Stockard Channing and Donald Sutherland are also in it.
The way the story unfolds is wonderful. It was the kind of movie
that I wanted to watch all over again as soon as it was done!
Corrie Haldane
"Life is what happens to you
While you're busy making other plans"
-Lennon
Dancin' Outlaw
lee...@idirect.com wrote:
>I could not even begin to *remember* all of my fav movies, but I have
>to recommend one that I saw just recently and was really impressed
>with. It's called "Six Degrees of Separation".
That is a great movie. Whenever I am flipping through the channels
and I come across it on a pay channel, I am drawn in. I have seen
it about 5 times, now. Who knew the Fresh Prince could act?
Polly
Coscolluela Eileene
Kenspigle (kens...@aol.com) wrote:
: In a continuing effort to "get to know" the ABSK community, I am curious
: about what movies you folks enjopy, OTHER than SK.
Too many to count.
=)
I'm a HUGE fan of Japanese anime and manga. I used to collect
until I hit college and realized that I didn't have much time for
the obsession.
I love brit comedies (sans Monty Python) and I'm trying to convince
my parents to let me have Ab Fab on laserdisk. Woo woo!
I like some foreign films: Tampopo being my favorite. I like
some french movies (La Maison de ma Mere).. uhh...
I like science fiction. I was a real horror junkie in high school.
I also like "artsy" movies. Henry and June. Akira Kurosawa's
Dreams. The Rainbow.
Heavenly Creatures (I'm a HUGE Anne Perry fan, by the way).
: *Star Wars (Lucas)- shoot-'em-up cowboys in space.
Ehehehe.. I love Star Wars too.. it's my newest obsession.
I'm into the RPG, the CCG, the books in the universe...
Did I happen to mention RHPS? My dad got me into that. He's
weird.
Eileene Coscolluela |"All our science, measured against
University of Illinois | reality, is primitive and childlike --
ecos...@students.uiuc.edu | and yet it is the most precious thing
http://www.students.uiuc.edu/~ecoscoll/| we have." --Albert Einstein
Coscolluela Eileene
lee...@idirect.com wrote:
: I could not even begin to *remember* all of my fav movies, but I have
: to recommend one that I saw just recently and was really impressed
: (of Fresh Prince of Bel Air fame), but PLEASE don't let that put you
: off :). Stockard Channing and Donald Sutherland are also in it.
The play at Lincoln Center was very very excellent. I also
read the script and loved it. It really makes you think about
how we view each other and the world around us.
And for all you play fans, I really suggest getting into
Tom Stoppard's Arcadia. EXCELLENT play. Robert Sean Leonard
playing the part of Valentine was excellent (and soooo
drooly!). The play is so good becuase it can be understood
on so many levels. There is a very surface level (the tyoe
that my sister enjoyed)... a deeper one (which you understand
with the basic understanding of mathematics and biology)..
and then something that kind of moves into a higher plane
and it's more this beautiful picture of the interconnectedness
of things. It's more a feeling and it's hard to describe
but I loved this play. I saw it twice and my s.o. (who
HATES the theater medium) actually enjoyed it.
Antti Matikka
kens...@aol.com (Kenspigle) wrote:
>In a continuing effort to "get to know" the ABSK community, I am curious
>about what movies you folks enjopy, OTHER than SK.
Just to pick a few more or less 'recent' ones from my video library:
Alien, all parts
Silence of the Lambs
One flew over the Cuckoo's Nest
My Left Foot
Reservoir Dogs & Pulp Fiction
Star Wars series
Cape Fear
and my all-time favorite
2001
Andy
Jill Warren
Ken writes:
> In a continuing effort to "get to know" the ABSK community, I am curious
> about what movies you folks enjopy, OTHER than SK.
Well, I love old movies (pre-1945), and collect them, so
most of my favorite movies come from that era. I am
especially fond of the screwball comedies. I'd say
of this last genre, Midnight (1939) and Bringing Up
Baby (1938) were among my absolute favorites.
I just love that thirties style. Doesn't mean I don't
like more recent films.
> *The Philadelphia Story - One of the classic pre-WWII American comedies -
> stunningly beautiful Katherine Hepburn, cool Cary Grant, and a Jimmy
Yup, great, great movie.
As for a list, it'd be too long, but there's
Gone with the Wind
Treasure of the Sierra Madre--love that Bogie
Star Wars Trilogy
Alien (just the original)
Speed (1994)--can't help it
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Close Encounters of the Third Kind, despite Richard Dreyfus
La Grande Illusion
La Regle du Jeu
All Quiet on the Western Front
It's a Wonderful Life
Forrest Gump
ET (so I like corn)
The Thing (1951)
Halloween (original)
The Citadel
and the list goes on.
Jill
Waynes mom
(Kenspigle) writes:
>In a continuing effort to "get to know" the ABSK community, I am curious
>about what movies you folks enjopy, OTHER than SK.
I guess I like musicals:
South Pacific
West Side Story
The King and I
Cinderella (with Stuart Damon and Leslie Ann Warren)
The Sound of Music
Hans Christian Anderson (with Dany Kaye <g>)
and on
and on and on...
(all this was due to my parent's influence... have to
remember to thank them!)
Also, I used to enjoy the _gorry_ movies.
does anyone remember:
Tumb of the Blind Dead
Mark of the Devil
(the first 2 horror movies I ever saw... eek!)
and also:
Night of the Living Dead
The *Nightmare* movies on Elm street
Janet - mother of Wayne, MacKenzie and Abigail
Kenspigle
Interesting list -
Re: Disney movies - a friend of mine pointed out the
old-fashioned, male-dominated point of view of
many Disney movies - and, setting aside the patricidal,
Oedipal aspects of Lion King (canYOU tell the difference between
Simba's mom and his wife??), it seems to me that the only
proper feminist role model is Belle - she is not out to get
married, she does not define herself by her "man", etc....
Now, getting back to Simba - if his song "Just can't wait to be King" is
not a patricidal ditty - since he can only beking after Mufasa is dead -
thenI don't know what is...
And what gender are Timon and Pumbaa, anyway....
Regards -
Ken
Warren Acoose
>In a continuing effort to "get to know" the ABSK community, I am curious
>about what movies you folks enjopy, OTHER than SK.
>
Hi Ken,
My personal top ten list, which can change at any given moment
depending on what mood I'm in, would be as follows:
1) Dr. Strangelove - Simultaneously the funniest and most
thought-provoking movie I have ever seen. Peter Sellers is absolutely
brilliant playing three quite different roles.
2) Taxi Driver - Deniro's performance is one of the best in movie
history. Taxi Driver is incredibly intense, gritty, and, at times,
painful to watch, but the "captive" viewer can't look away.
3) A Clockwork Orange - Another brilliant film from Kubrick in which he
explores the concept of free will.
4) Laura - A great mystery from the 40's with a terrific script; there
are virtually no action scenes, just well-written conversations.
5) The Seventh Seal - Max von Sydow plays chess with death in this
intellectually challenging film from Bergman.
6) Paths of Glory - Kubrick again. The most devastating anti-war film I
have ever seen. I can't recommend this one highly enough.
7) The Third Man - Exhilirating and brilliantly acted suspense film.
8) Raging Bull - A look at the career of Jake LaMotta, warts and all, by
Martin Scorcese.
9) The Godfather - Film as opera. Ground-breaking cinematography, great
performances and an unforgettable score highlight this one.
10) Apocalypse Now - For two hours it might be the greatest movie ever
made. Unfortunately, Marlon Brando's improvisational ramblings in the
final half hour provide a disappointing conclusion.
Antti Matikka
>: 2001
> Andy, what I've seen of this movie, I've liked... but...
> I've fallen asleep around halfway through the movie and
> don't wake up until near the end! =) It feels too slow
> for me at times (kind of ironic the way I don't care for
> the slowness in this but I do like Alien).
I admit that the movie doesn't make much sense if you haven't read the
book (especially the end scenes). But Kubrick set the frames for the
future space films; nothing was going to be like before. Without 2001,
Star Trek and Star Wars wouldn't probably exist as they are now.
My favorite scene btw is the shuttle trip from Earth to the space
station, zero-gravity, with Blue Donau playing...
(And all in all, choosing only classical music as soundtrack worked
extremely well)
2001 may also well have been a subconcious reason why I ended up to be
a computer programmer :-)
Unfortunately no AI, but more like accounting programs and such,
though...
Andy
Kurt Green
>ecos...@ux7.cso.uiuc.edu (Coscolluela Eileene) wrote:
>>: 2001
>> Andy, what I've seen of this movie, I've liked... but...
>> I've fallen asleep around halfway through the movie and
>> don't wake up until near the end! =) It feels too slow
>> for me at times (kind of ironic the way I don't care for
>> the slowness in this but I do like Alien).
>I admit that the movie doesn't make much sense if you haven't read the
>book (especially the end scenes). But Kubrick set the frames for the
>future space films; nothing was going to be like before. Without 2001,
>Star Trek and Star Wars wouldn't probably exist as they are now.
>My favorite scene btw is the shuttle trip from Earth to the space
>station, zero-gravity, with Blue Donau playing...
>(And all in all, choosing only classical music as soundtrack worked
>extremely well)
>Andy
I agree! The book helps one understand the whole idea of 2001 (for the
dough heads, like me, who liked the movie, but didn't fully understand it).
The neat thing about 2001 is the development of intelligence in the universe,
from humans, to artificial intelligence, to alien intelligence. But the movie
itself is awesome, from visuals to music. It doesn't even need a plot (see
Harlan Ellison's Watching. I think.)
P.S. The movie The Stoned Age does a very funny parody of the ending of
2001. To bad that The Stoned Age SUCKED!
Kurt Green
Memorial University
"I'm so tired... I was up all night trying to round off infinity." - Steven Wright
Coscolluela Eileene
: I enjoy comedies, like these:
: Harold and Maude
I thought that the guy playing Harold was really cute!
I saw this movie in.. sixth grade? It was me and my best friend
at the time and we rented the movie and bawled our eyes out
watching this. I got into Cat Stevens soon afterwards.
: anything Python
I don't know what it is but I just DON'T FIND PYTHON FUNNY!
Believe it or not.
Actually, I think that their little snippets that people quote
all the time is VERY funny.. I just don't find Monty Python
actually doing it funny.
Frankly, I think it's a mental block. Everyone when I was growing
up told me "Oh you're going to LOVE Monty Python!" and my
expectations were never met. I've fallen asleep EVERY TIME I watch
the Holy Grail (atleast 5 or 6 attempts) and I feel awful about
it. I just don't find it funny. My brain is messed up.
: A Clockwork Orange
I felt that the book was so much better than the movie. The
movie was pretty accurate, but the book was.. pure genius.
Also, the ending to the book is different from the ending in
the movie. The American publishers decided to cut the last
chapter in the originally published British version because
they felt that American audiences wouldn't like the ending.
: I'm extremely partial to musicals, like these:
I love musicals too! I'm a definite Broadway junkie. =)
Everytime I come home from school (Illinois to NJ), I go to
NY and watch something that I Haven't seen yet. Have you seen
Blood Brothers? I loved that musical.
: But I'm afraid my absolute favorites are Disney!
I LOVE DISNEY! =)
: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (really great- go see it!)
My s.o.'s best friend is a major Disney nut (and looking
for the same.. you single and live in Chicago?). He said
that my s.o. should take me to see it. "Good enough
for you to see with Eileene!" (Can you tell that
my s.o. doesn't like Disney?)
Coscolluela Eileene
: The *Nightmare* movies on Elm street
I LOVED the Nightmare on Elm Street movies. i think the
reason why I liked them is because I like the concept of
"Freddie". He was COOL. =)
Plus, I think Robert Englund is cute.
Coscolluela Eileene
: I admit that the movie doesn't make much sense if you haven't read the
: book (especially the end scenes). But Kubrick set the frames for the
: future space films; nothing was going to be like before. Without 2001,
: Star Trek and Star Wars wouldn't probably exist as they are now.
Which is why I admit that this is a "good" film. It's
the first of its kind and I respect it for that.
onl...@ix.netcom.com
wrote:
>Kenspigle (kens...@aol.com) wrote:
>: In a continuing effort to "get to know" the ABSK community, I am curious
>: about what movies you folks enjopy, OTHER than SK.
> Too many to count.
> =)
> Heavenly Creatures (I'm a HUGE Anne Perry fan, by the way).
Ooh, that movie was so good. I have one of Anne
Perry's books, but I haven't read it yet. Have
you seen any other of Peter Jackson's films? I
saw Dead Alive, and I definitely liked it: it was
extremely gory and hilarious at times. This
summer, his new flim The Frighteners(sp) is going
to be released. I think it's going to a
horror\comedy.
> Did I happen to mention RHPS? My dad got me into that. He's
> weird.
I like the RHPS also. Have you seen the boxed set
that was released? My friend has it, and the
quality of the sound and picture is excellent.
There are some great supplements, too. BTW, have
you ever seen the mediocre sequal, Shock
Treatment? It actually has some pretty good
songs(Little Black Dress; Anyhow, Anyhow)
> Eileene Coscolluela |"All our science, measured against
> University of Illinois | reality, is primitive and childlike --
> ecos...@students.uiuc.edu | and yet it is the most precious thing
>http://www.students.uiuc.edu/~ecoscoll/| we have." --Albert Einstein
Some other movies I like:
Muriel's Wedding
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls-quite possibly the
campiest movie ever made.
All of John Waters' movies
Babe
12 Monkeys
Pulp Fiction
Orgy of the Dead-it's just so horrible, it has to
be seen to be believed
Leaving Las Vegas-it's so sad!
There are so many more. I'm just way too lazy to
think of them right now. BTW, do any of you
collect laserdiscs? I just started buying them
six months ago and they're so cool...
I can't wait for Stand By Me to finally be
released on laser....
Jaime Long
-------
"You’re a groovy boy. I’d like to strap you on
sometime."
----Ashley St. Ives
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
web-server-account
: Howard The Duck
: Ishtar
: Predator II (NOT the original)
: Zabriskie Point
Didn't you leave out "Plan 9 from Outer Space" and
"The Attack of the Killer Tomatoes?"
--
Bev Vincent
Houston, TX
onl...@ix.netcom.com
And Orgy of the Dead...it's an Ed Wood movie that
I thought was more boring that Plan 9. It
consists of these really boring topless dances by
these girls who are supposed to be dead, but they
don't have a scratch on them! Every dancer has a
story behind her death, and I think I like the
bride best.
Jaime
-----
"Pour more gold on her!"
----Orgy of the Dead
Rachel J.
(Coscolluela Eileene) set forth:
>Antti Matikka (ma...@andy.pp.fi) wrote:
>: Silence of the Lambs
> After seeing this movie, I WANTED to become a pathologist!
> I wanted to be Jodi Foster. She's so cool. I'd love to
> do stuff like that... go after the trail of a killer. Piece
> together the puzzle. Unfortunately, I turned out to be
> a botany major. "Yes, the kudzu killed him, m'am. Most
> definitely."
Heck, you're all set for the next "Invasion of the Body
Snatchers." That's almost as cool -- track down the "space
flower". :)
Rachel e-mail: rac...@ix.netcom.com
________________________________________________________
"The human language is like a cracked kettle on which we beat out a
tune for a dancing bear, when we hope with our music to move the stars."
___ -- Gustave Flaubert (Madame Bovary) _______________________
Bob Mc Cabe
Sarah you forgot "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" one of my favs!
Combines bad musical and bad sci fi into one great "bad" film!!!
Sarah Ross wrote:
> Well I actually don't watch SK movies at all if i can help it, and as for
> other films, if it's on I'll give it a try.
>
> Sci Fi, anime, b&w, 50's musicals, noir, the list is endless.
>
> Favourite films include, being very strict with myself:
>
> It's a Wonderful Life
> Natural Born Killers
> Forest Gump
> Casablanca
> Star Wars
> Un Coer en Hiver
> Como Agua para Chocolate
> Field of Dreams
> Muppet Xmas Carol
> The Last Seduction
>
> When I first started this list I got way past 25 and counting when I
> thought I'd better cut it down!
>
> Sarah
--
Do your best? losers whine about | Bob Mc Cabe
doing their best! Winners go home | aka
and fu** the prom queen! | markie @qnet.com
Sean Connery in The Rock
Kim Murrell
In article <31D2DC...@starnetinc.com> "Bernard J. Farber" <bern...@starnetinc.com> writes:
>
> Howard The Duck
> Ishtar
> Predator II (NOT the original)
> Zabriskie Point
>
Well, I can't agree with the first three. (I kinda hope you're joking about
Howard the Duck) I did really enjoy Zabriskie Point. I was *very*
wasted when I watched it and I may have just been won over by all the
Pink Floyd tho'.
As for other favorite movies, there's really too many to list. I'll
try to list a few though.
Forest Gump
2001
A Clockwork Orange
Labyrinth
anything by Monty Python
The Evil Dead (and most other low budget horror movies. They are just *so*
much fun!)
Steel Magnolias (I love to cry)
Pulp Fiction
Natural Born Killers
Jurassic Park
The Lion King
The list goes on and on. I won't bore you with it. I'll just say, I'll
watch almost anything. Unless it has Steven Segall (sp?) or Van Damme
in it. I have to balk on those. :)
Kim
--
Kim Murrell ki...@mail.warped.com
"Around and around and around we spin,
With feet of lead and wings of tin..." Kurt Vonnegut
Kim Murrell
In article <4r0pvn$8...@uuneo.neosoft.com> w...@pcjfn.msc.com (web-server-account) writes:
>
> Didn't you leave out "Plan 9 from Outer Space" and
> "The Attack of the Killer Tomatoes?"
he he
I hate to admit it, but I loved both of those movies. I know,
they're awful movies, but they are just *too* much fun.
Kim Murrell
In article <31D75A...@qnet.com> Bob Mc Cabe <mar...@qnet.com> writes:
> Sarah you forgot "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" one of my favs!
> Combines bad musical and bad sci fi into one great "bad" film!!!
Oh! <slaps forehead> I can't believe I didn't put that one on
my list! I love that movie. I go see it whenever I can. The
last time I went, instead of water guns, I carried 2 liter bottles
with holes punched in the top. I completely soaked my friends.
Of course, they did the same to me. It was a blast even if the car
seats got wet on the way home. :)
Elevator56
Well, my non-SK favorites would go like this (not in ranking order):
Psycho
Pink Floyd: The Wall
The Rock
hmmm, there are some others, but those 3 really stick out.
--
Bill
"Go then - there are other worlds than these"
Trans-Am
On 28 Jun 1996, Coscolluela Eileene wrote:
> I don't know what it is but I just DON'T FIND PYTHON FUNNY!
> Believe it or not.
WHAT!?!!?!!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
REPENT!!!!!
:-) :-) :-) (for safety's sake :-))
> Actually, I think that their little snippets that people quote
> all the time is VERY funny.. I just don't find Monty Python
> actually doing it funny.
_No-one_ does it as well as the original!
> Frankly, I think it's a mental block. Everyone when I was growing
> up told me "Oh you're going to LOVE Monty Python!" and my
> expectations were never met. I've fallen asleep EVERY TIME I watch
> the Holy Grail (atleast 5 or 6 attempts) and I feel awful about
> it. I just don't find it funny. My brain is messed up.
Try watching Life of Brian - it's a classic!
And yes, not liking Python means that your brain is, indeed, messed up :-)
(At Last!!! I can get revenge for everyone going on at me to like
Shakespeare! New thread idea : who's more culturally relevant,
Shakespeare or Python?)
See ya,
Steve :-)
Kenspigle
A note to Elevator56", who listed Psycho as one of his/her/its favorite
movies:
Okay - here's a Psycho trivia question:
What record did Norman Bates have on his phonograph turntable?
Answer follows Spoiler Space
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-Beethoven's "Eroica".
Why did Hitchcock use this? My theory is:
1. Eroica was originally going to be written for/regarding Napoleon
Bonaparte, but after Napoleon did something L van B didn't like, he
changed it to "Eroica".
2. Napoleon shares the initials NB with Norman Bates.
3. (going out ona limb here) - There is a common joke or image of crazy
people as people who walk around claiming to be Napoleon.
4. Norman Bates may well have been a wee bit unbalanced, as the remainder
of the movie rather subtly implies.
Okay - wnow, anna guess the Paul LeMat character's lciense plate number
from American Graffiti? (hint: relates to George Lucas's first movie).
That's it - I'm finished showing off how much useless knowledge I've
filled my brain with.
Happy viewing -
Ken
The Clems
kens...@aol.com (Kenspigle) wrote:
>In a continuing effort to "get to know" the ABSK community, I am curious
>about what movies you folks enjopy, OTHER than SK.
Hmmm...no preferred order here folks:
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Terms of Endearment
Seven
Robocop
Terminator (both)
The Usual Suspects (oh, fabulous!)
Apocalypse Now (except for the end - couldn't hack that, pardon
the pun!)
Beaches (I'm a HUGE Bette Midler fan)
Loads and loads of others, I'll give it some more thought....
TTFN
Carol.
...but beware of his talisman, carved out of stone
If not in his palm, then a curse is foretold
...His footsteps will echo unseen on the ground
Until the curse is fulfilled, the talisman found.
Romany curse (chopped up).
millsaul
Kenspigle wrote:
>
> In a continuing effort to "get to know" the ABSK community, I am curious
> about what movies you folks enjopy, OTHER than SK.
This is a hard question because I used to see every movie I could and
then we had kids and i got too tired to even rent videos for a while ...
I'll try a list anyway :)
Casablanca
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Thelma and Louise
The Fabulous Baker Boys
Rainman
Conrack
Sea of Love
A partial list anyway ... what amazes me looking at it is that there is
really no rhyme or reason to it! hmmmm?
Stevie Canuck
--
Yes the world is the best place of all
...
but then right in the middle of it
comes the smiling mortician.
L. Ferlinghetti
web-server-account
Kenspigle (kens...@aol.com) wrote:
: Okay - wnow, anna guess the Paul LeMat character's lciense plate number
: from American Graffiti? (hint: relates to George Lucas's first movie).
THX-1138?? Or is it 138? Biz-zarre movie.
Coscolluela Eileene
Trans-Am (pmy...@unix.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk) wrote:
: Try watching Life of Brian - it's a classic!
Heh.. I've seen that. I fell asleep and only woke up for
the scene where the flings open his window totally naked and
sees the multitudes of people. =)
: And yes, not liking Python means that your brain is, indeed, messed up :-)
: (At Last!!! I can get revenge for everyone going on at me to like
: Shakespeare! New thread idea : who's more culturally relevant,
: Shakespeare or Python?)
Pththththt! BOOT TO THE HEAD! =)
Coscolluela Eileene
onl...@ix.netcom.com wrote:
: Ooh, that movie was so good. I have one of Anne
: Perry's books, but I haven't read it yet.
Read it! =) What do you have?
: Have
: you seen any other of Peter Jackson's films? I
: saw Dead Alive, and I definitely liked it: it was
: extremely gory and hilarious at times. This
: summer, his new flim The Frighteners(sp) is going
: to be released. I think it's going to a
: horror\comedy.
I thought Dead Alive was very very funny. I don't remember MUCH
of the film since I saw it such a long time ago. I just remember
that it was very very funny. =)
: I like the RHPS also. Have you seen the boxed set
: that was released? My friend has it, and the
: quality of the sound and picture is excellent.
: There are some great supplements, too. BTW, have
: you ever seen the mediocre sequal, Shock
: Treatment? It actually has some pretty good
: songs(Little Black Dress; Anyhow, Anyhow)
Yes, I have the boxed set! <hiding head in shame>
: There are so many more. I'm just way too lazy to
: think of them right now. BTW, do any of you
: collect laserdiscs? I just started buying them
: six months ago and they're so cool...
: I can't wait for Stand By Me to finally be
: released on laser....
My parents have for the past few years.
I've got a laserdisk of the HHGTTG TV series. I'm asking my
parents to get AbFab on disk for me. WHEE! =)
Eleva...@aol.com
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Subject: Re: *What Non-SK Movies Do You Like??
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In article <4r8079$e...@nntp1.best.com>, ki...@mail.warped.com (Kim Murrell):
[snipje]
Dear SKoo-bee:
I like the following films :
oldies:
To Sir With Love
Cabin In The Sky
Female On The Beach (Joan Crawford)
The Good Earth
South Pacific
Carmen Jones
Goldfinger
Not so oldies:
<- Saving a spot for Independence Day (haven't seen it yet :>)
Mission Impossible
Eraser
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Raiders ..
The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars, Return of the Jedi
Glory
Highlander
I like It Like That
Alien, Aliens & Alien3
Damien2 & 3
The Exorcist, Exorcist 3
The Hunt For Red October, Patriot Games, Clear & Present Danger
Sneakers
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"Walkin,'Toot said. "Walkin again, walkin again, yes sir, walkin on the Green Mile." _ sk, GM2
Francis J. Rogers
OK...here are a few of the VAST number of films I like...hope they go along with
your survey :):
1, PSYCHO (first of several films by the Master of SUspense).
2, North by Northwest,
3, Shadow of a Doubt,
4, VERTIGO
5, REAR WINDOW,
6, THE USUAL SUSPECTS (great film lot of interesting twists)
7, THE IN_LAWS (hilarious comedy).
8, A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (fascintating parable)
9, THE GREAT DICTATOR (funny satire of Hitler)
10. THE MALTESE FALCON (one of the classic mysteries)
11. TOTAL RECALL (fascinating S-F film, lots of action)
12, THE GODFATHER/GODFATHER II
13. WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION
14, TEN LITTLE INDIANS (original, by Rene Claire)
15, TWELVE ANGRY MEN
16, THE SEARCHERS
17, THE STUNT MAN
18, DR. STRANGELOVE
19, PATHS OF GLORY
20, ALIENS
That enough food for thought? (G)
Frank Rogers
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Francis J. Rogers
Marissa G.
The Clems wrote:
>
> Hmmm...no preferred order here folks:
>
> Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
>
> Terms of Endearment
>
> Seven
Brad Pitt). It didn't scare me at all. I was expecting
something really blood chilling, just from what all the
critics said.
> Robocop
>
> Terminator (both)
>
> The Usual Suspects (oh, fabulous!)
>
> Apocalypse Now (except for the end - couldn't hack that, pardon
> the pun!)
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> Beaches (I'm a HUGE Bette Midler fan)
>
(snip)
Marissa
---------
>"Mother comes in, turns on the light, smiles, opens the closet (the
>Thing is hiding behind your clothes well out of sight - it's sly) and
>says 'See dear? There's nothing to be afraid of.' And as soon as
>she's gone, the Thing crawls back out of the closet and begins to >leap and gibber in the shadows again." -Stephen King
Andrej Kluge
Hello Trans-AM,
(sorry Coscolluela for linking to your msg, I didn't get the original one
:( )
CE> : Try watching Life of Brian - it's a classic!
That's a cult! I believe we have watched LoB at least 15 times (just
thinking of it makes me laugh :).
We also used to gather before the tv and make watching MP's Flying Circus
a happening :) A lot of dialog snippets of MP have been incorporated in
the daily language of a wide range of my friends (really!).
Perhaps one have to have a sense for English humor to appreciate the
Python.
Bye
Andrej
Leslie Thomas
I'm American, so it could be said I don't have much of a sense for
English humor (but having never been to England, I wouldn't know), but I
*did* see Life of Brian once, on cable, and I must agree with you, it IS
very funny. I may be misremembering, but the part at the end, when
they're all crucified and singing, cracked me up. I oughtta see it again
soon.
Jake
"Why do skydivers wear helmets, in case they land on their head?"
- Crow T. Robot
Danno
On 5 Jul 96 10:18:00 +0200, WI...@tmb.in-berlin.de (Andrej Kluge)
wrote:
>Hello Trans-AM,
>
>(sorry Coscolluela for linking to your msg, I didn't get the original one
>:( )
>
>CE> : Try watching Life of Brian - it's a classic!
>
>That's a cult! I believe we have watched LoB at least 15 times (just
>thinking of it makes me laugh :).
>
if you liked the movie, you'll be happy to know that 7th level has
just released a demo for the pc game, holy Grail. and it contains
never before seen footage from the movie!
Thomas Earl Acuff
The Star Wars movies for me are above and beyond all other movies; but
that's just personal preference--they played a major part in my
childhood, so they can have no competition.
Other movies that I enjoy:
Animal House
Transformers: the Movie
Spaceballs
Alien Nation
the Alien Trilogy
the Godzilla vs. movies (King Kong, Mothra, etc.)
the Fugitive
Arsenic and Old Lace
the Dark Crystal
and
Independence Day. I saw it yesterday. One of the most visually dazzling
movies I've seen. Along with Jurassic Park and Return of the Jedi, it
ranks as a movie you really must see on the big screen. Sit in the third
row or so in a good THX sound equipped theater. Not only will you see
the movie, you will feel the movie.
Coscolluela Eileene
Thomas Earl Acuff (m_c_...@frank.mtsu.edu) wrote:
: Transformers: the Movie
<breaks down in hysterics> I admit it!
I USED TO COLLECT TRANSFORMERS! <anguish> <anguish>
: Spaceballs
I see your schwartz is as big as mine...
: Alien Nation
The movie? Pretty good.. I liked the TV show too.
: the Alien Trilogy
I didn't care for the last one at all. Too... "MTV Video"-ish.
Too spastic. I love the semi-slow pacing of the first movie.
: the Fugitive
Tommy Lee Jones is a great actor. Watching subsequent movies
of his kinda makes me feel that it's Tommy Lee Jones doing
Tommy Lee Jones... similar roles, kinda.
: Arsenic and Old Lace
Hehe.. good movie. =)
: the Dark Crystal
I like the comic book much better than the movie, though.
The movie was very good but I prefer the pacing and the drawings
in the comic. I have the same reaction to The Crow.
: Independence Day. I saw it yesterday. One of the most visually dazzling
: movies I've seen. Along with Jurassic Park and Return of the Jedi, it
: ranks as a movie you really must see on the big screen. Sit in the third
: row or so in a good THX sound equipped theater. Not only will you see
: the movie, you will feel the movie.
I want to see this movie but a few friends of mine told me that
I wouldn't like it because it would require "accepting" too many
things which aren't necessarily true to reality. I'm not sure if
this is accurate or not... but I keep hearing from everyone that
the effects are phenomenal. =) I want to see it. I've got to
work on convincing my s.o., though...
Marissa G.
Thomas Earl Acuff wrote:
>
> The Star Wars movies for me are above and beyond all other movies;
No agrument on that one!!
>
> Spaceballs
HA HA! The best parody I've ever seen!!
> Arsenic and Old Lace
I never saw the movie, but I saw the play, and it was
excellent.
> Independence Day. I saw it yesterday. One of the most visually dazzling
> movies I've seen.
I was on my way to see this when friends recommended The
Rock, which was the best movie I've seen all year.
Independence Day and Phenomenon are next on my list though.
Nice Choices!
Marissa
Vicki Kay Russell
My all time favorite is "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir."
A real oldie.
Vicki Kay
"Is all that we see or seem
But a dream within a dream?" Poe
Matthew Craig
In article <4qp9r5$h...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, Kenspigle
<kens...@aol.com> writes
>In a continuing effort to "get to know" the ABSK community, I am curious
>about what movies you folks enjopy, OTHER than SK.
>
for me, has got to be Se7en. I *loved* the ending of that movie, I've
seen it 4 times and it still loses nothing.
Also up there are the Star Wars trilogy. Rool on '97 when they release
the special editions to the theatres because I was too young first time
round to see them on the big-screen...*hopes the local Virgin cinema
installs THX sound for the event*. Also looking forward to the brand new
trilogy due towards the end of '98.
By Dawn's Early Light...a truely awesome nuclear war type of movie.
Reservoir Dogs...in fact, anything that has the Tarantino name
involved...this list includes PF, NBK, TR, From Dusk Til Dawn and
Killing Zoe.
Blade Runner...both cuts, although the Director's Cut is te better
version by a tiny margin.
JFK.
Crimson Tide.
The Pink Panther series of movies, but only the ones where Peter Sellers
played Clouseau.
RHPS.
The Alien trilogy...looking forward to Part IV.
The Princess Bride.
Judge Dredd.
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.
That's pretty much it really.
Matt
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kid yourself. We tried it before. Believe me, it doesn't work, you can't
trust the people. So, dream on creep, but just remember-- that's all it
is, a dream...America is dead. *This* is the real world." Judge Joe Dredd.
Turnpike evaluation. For Turnpike information, mailto:in...@turnpike.com
Kim Murrell
In article <pybZNAAB...@calamari.demon.co.uk> Matthew Craig <cala...@calamari.demon.co.uk> writes:
<snip>
> The Pink Panther series of movies, but only the ones where Peter Sellers
> played Clouseau.
Oh! I had forgotten about those movies! They are *so* funny!
I especially like the scenes where his butler (or whatever he
was) attacks him.
My husband's family has a real "thing" for those movies. 90%
of the time, they're at each other's throats, but put on a
Peter Sellers movie and they forget all about it. They're
all best buddies. It's really funny to watch.
Kim :)
Lynn Wooldridge
Since you asked - well, my all time favorite comedy is "Waynes World"
All time favorite drama is "Braveheart"
others I liked in the thriller category - "Copycat", "Se7en" (Even though I knew
about a third of the way through what was gonna happen), "No Way Out" (even
though I hate Kevin Costner), and "DOA" (the remake). Honorable mention goes to
"Cape Fear " (the remake).
Among those movies I list as bizarre, I liked "Pulp Fiction" and "Natural Born
Killers" (Yup, I'm sick)
I also REALLY liked the movie "The Seventh Seal" directed by Bergman (of course,
I saw it dubbed)
Regarding Independence Day (SPOILERS BELOW!!!!!)
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Let me start off by saying that the visuals were completely AWESOME and it
must be viewed on the big screen. BUT, the storyline was dumb. It was trying to
be War of the Worlds without trying to be War of the Worlds. Right down to the
"virus" that brought down the alien shields. Also, they should have spent more
time with Goldblum trying to crack the code for the shields. I took a two minute
potty break, and when I came back, he was getting ready to take off in the
spaceship with the solution in hand!! Finally, it also bugged me that Jasmine and
her son had only to hide in that closet and that rolling fire-ball passed them by
unscathed - after it had destroyed everything else in its path!! They should have
been toast.
But, it was entertaining despite the flaws!!
Lynn Wooldridge
Angelo Wentzler
Matthew Craig <cala...@calamari.demon.co.uk> writes:
>The Pink Panther series of movies, but only the ones where Peter Sellers
>played Clouseau.
Any Peter Sellers movie! Remember that one where he plays an Indian guy
that screws up a party of a movie buff? (I believe it's called "the party,"
which earns it an honourable mention for its farfetched name...)
>Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.
When Nature Calls: "Allright, let's do all the things *you* wanna do."
You gotta see it to see the fun of it I guess...
This guy is just too funny! I especially liked him in Batman forever. One
of the few good things about the movie...
Chuckie chuckie chuckieeeeee!
Angelo
Warren Acoose
Lynn Wooldridge <spec...@mail.halcyon.com> wrote:
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>must be viewed on the big screen. BUT, the storyline was dumb. It was >trying to
>be War of the Worlds without trying to be War of the Worlds. Right down >to the
>"virus" that brought down the alien shields. Also, they should have >spent more
>time with Goldblum trying to crack the code for the shields. I took a >two minute
>potty break, and when I came back, he was getting ready to take off in >the
>spaceship with the solution in hand!! Finally, it also bugged me that >Jasmine and
>her son had only to hide in that closet and that rolling fire-ball >passed them by
>unscathed - after it had destroyed everything else in its path!! They >should have
>been toast.
I thought the stupidest incident in the whole film was the ending;
the alien mothership gets destroyed by an atomic bomb and the debris
rains down on the earth forming impromptu fireworks. The only problem,
which the filmmakers neglect to mention, is that these particles are all
*radioactive*. Anyone who stayed to watch the "show" would risk death by
radiation poisoning.
I liked some of the special effects, but the script was
embarrassingly bad. I thought it was the worst written film I've seen
since Species.
--
Warren A.
"Read in order to live."
- Gustave Flaubert
Murielle L. Sey
On 9 Jul 1996, Vicki Kay Russell wrote:
>
> My all time favorite is "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir."
>
> A real oldie.
>
> Vicki Kay
Oh Vicki!
That was a good one, wasn't it? I loved it!
Hugs
Murielle
Les Cook
In article <6CHPB...@wizzy.tmb.IN-Berlin.de>, Andrej Kluge
<WI...@tmb.in-berlin.de> writes
>Hello Trans-AM,
>
>(sorry Coscolluela for linking to your msg, I didn't get the original one
>:( )
>
>CE> : Try watching Life of Brian - it's a classic!
>
"Welease Wodewick", etc. etc. I haven't seen the film for ages and this
has reminded me that I must see it again soon! It's just soooo funny ;-)
>That's a cult! I believe we have watched LoB at least 15 times (just
>thinking of it makes me laugh :).
>
>We also used to gather before the tv and make watching MP's Flying Circus
>a happening :) A lot of dialog snippets of MP have been incorporated in
>the daily language of a wide range of my friends (really!).
>
Yep, that happened to me too. Lots of friends use Python on a daily
basis. (That sound like they're using a class A drug, but you know what
I mean :-))
>
--
Les Cook
Email: les...@escomirv.demon.co.uk
Deny Everything
Les Cook
In article <rcbaaw.8...@asterix.urc.tue.nl>, Angelo Wentzler
<rcb...@urc.tue.nl> writes
>Matthew Craig <cala...@calamari.demon.co.uk> writes:
>
>>The Pink Panther series of movies, but only the ones where Peter Sellers
>>played Clouseau.
>
>Any Peter Sellers movie! Remember that one where he plays an Indian guy
>that screws up a party of a movie buff? (I believe it's called "the party,"
>which earns it an honourable mention for its farfetched name...)
I loved the Peter Sellers movie (what was it called?) where he played a
gardener who was rather simple, but his words were taken as great
wisdom. Shirley MacLaine was in it too. The character he played was
called Chauncey. Damn, what was it called......help anyone?
Peter Dupuis
So you like the Sci-Fi movies. I like them to but not as much as you do.
Mainly I like action moveis but sometimes I like to see a good comedy.
I just saw Eraser it had alot of action and some pretty funny lines. I
also saw it in THX sound.
Warren Acoose
Les Cook <les...@escomirv.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>I loved the Peter Sellers movie (what was it called?) where he played a
>gardener who was rather simple, but his words were taken as great
>wisdom. Shirley MacLaine was in it too. The character he played was
>called Chauncey. Damn, what was it called......help anyone?
Being There. It was based on the novel of the same name by Jerzy
Kozinski.
Valérie
kens...@aol.com (Kenspigle) wrote:
-In a continuing effort to "get to know" the ABSK community, I am curious
-about what movies you folks enjopy, OTHER than SK.
(second attempt at posting this... I'm getting really frustrated
with this piece of crap (my server and software)...)
Here are some of my favorite movies (is it cheating to look
through a movie list??):
CAMELOT - Yes, the Richard Harris one that everyone hates. It's
a childhood favorite, and I reserve a "special place" for
childhood favorite movies, figuring that for some reason it
touched me during a difficult time, so there must be something
there.. I loved Arthur, had little to no sympathy for Lancelot,
and thought that Guinevere should have just appreciated a good
thing when she had it.
MICKI & MAUDE - Dudley Moore - I always think of this movie as
having the funniest scene. The hospital screaming scene had Ron
and I practically rolling in the aisles. I still chuckle just
thinking of it...
THE ABYSS - Ed Harris - Beautifully done, incredibly romantic.
Hubby and I still sign our email occasionally with "Love you
husband" and "Love you, wife" (-sniff sniff- Don't cry Valérie...
;-) )
ALL THAT JAZZ - Roy Scheider - I don't know why this one strikes
me as special, it just does. The death scenes, wasted life.....
BUSTER and BILLIE - I don't *care*!! *I* liked it! Here, I'll
even give you the review: "1974 Romance/Crime. Jan-Michael
Vincent, Pamela Sue Martin, Robert Englund (!! Wow! I didn't know
that!) - Blubbery account of high school romance in 1948 rural
Georgia (the loosest girl in class is redeemed by love) can't
overcome clichéd premise." Well pplllbbbtt on that, I didn't see
the girl as the loosest girl in class at all! She was just the
outsider, the one nobody liked, until JMV took notice of her.
It's a tear-jerker, and I used to watch it whenever it came on tv
when I was younger.
THE BEGUILED - Clint Eastwood - I just think it's an interesting
story. The movie captured my attention (and I wasn't an Eastwood
fan at the time. I really like him now, though). I guess I just
liked dark/depressing movies when I was younger. (It's the movie
where Eastwood is wounded in the Civil War and is taken to a
girls' school to recuperate.)
BILLY JACK - Ok, are you going to stop reading now?? ;-) I
probably wouldn't like it if it came out today, but at the time I
thought it was pretty cool.
THE BRAVE LITTLE TOASTER - Animated - Another "I don't care. *I*
liked it!" movie. It was entertaining, and my son and I enjoyed
it together.
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG - You know, I'm getting tired of seeing
that some of my favorite movies got *really* bad reviews.
"Totally forgettable score". Tell that to my son, who loves me
to sing the CCBB song. And I even used to have a CCBB car that
had little wings that came out to make it fly. "Children's
musical about flying car is one big Edsel itself.." Ptooie,
Maltin doesn't know what he's talking about... I don't think
adults should be allowed to review children's movies...
I'm giving up on looking through the list...too many movies..
let's see (wracking my poor old memory banks)...
Science Fiction:
STAR WARS - Obvious reasons, right?
SILENT RUNNING - Tragic. Beautiful
Fantasy:
THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN - Strange, different, but
mostly *fun*!
THE FISHER KING - Robin Williams, Jeff Bridges - Mythical and
fun.
GHOST - Very romantic/mushy/tear-jerker. I *loved* the clay
scene...sigh...
Action:
INDIANA JONES movies - Exciting!
ROMANCING THE STONE - Exciting *and* romantic!! (And very funny!)
THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN -
Comedy:
WAR OF THE ROSES - Face it, put Douglas and Turner together, and
I'm one happy camper. ;-)
Drama:
DEAD POET'S SOCIETY - Inspirational. Tragic.
GOOD MORNING VIET NAM - Moving, hysterical, great performance by
Williams.
Horror:
POLTERGEIST - It brought out such a huge range of emotions that
it always pops into my memory as one of my favorite movies.
Anything with the following actors/actresses: David Bowie,
Michael Keaton, Tom Hanks, Richard Dreyfuss, Michael Douglas,
Kathleen Turner, Jodie Foster, Jeff Goldblum, Barbra Streisand,
Robin Williams, Whoopie Goldberg (sp?), Billy Crystal, Kiefer
Sutherland (ok, not anything, but I like him.. I like Donald,
too), Demi Moore (husband *hates* her, though.. ;-) )... and
probably more... ;-)
Oh heck...there are TONS more. I guess I'm not too
discriminating (although I like to think I am...)
--
Peace...
Valérie
r...@netrail.net
Valérie
Les Cook <les...@escomirv.demon.co.uk> wrote:
-I loved the Peter Sellers movie (what was it called?) where he played a
-gardener who was rather simple, but his words were taken as great
-wisdom. Shirley MacLaine was in it too. The character he played was
-called Chauncey. Damn, what was it called......help anyone?
Being There.
--
Peace...
Valérie
r...@netrail.net
STUREDMON
My two favorite movies of all time are:
Harrison Burgeron
and
Paris, Texas.
I just hate all these movies with happy sappy endings
Dave
Praise Jesus, The Lord Is Mighty. SK
Tempest
In article <4sh7sh$n...@skipper.netrail.net>, r...@netrail.net (Valérie) wrote:
>kens...@aol.com (Kenspigle) wrote:
>
>-In a continuing effort to "get to know" the ABSK community, I am curious
>-about what movies you folks enjopy, OTHER than SK.
>
* Apocalypse Now
* Platoon
* The Abyss
* Aliens
* The Cook, teh Thief His Wife And Her Lover
* Koyaanisqatsi
* Wings of Honneamise
* Gallipoli
* The Piano
* Schindler's List
* Dead Alive / Braindead
* Bad Taste
* Meet The Feebles
* Heavenly Creatures
* The Hudsucker Proxy
* Evil Dead II
* The Army Of Darkness
* Brazil
* C'est Arrive Pres De Chez Vous / Man Bites Dog
* Cinema Paradiso (A MUST SEE!!!!)
* Dr Strangelove
* Star Wars Trilogy (yes, I prefer Return Of The Jedi)
* The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
* Once Upon A Time In The West
* Once Upon A Time In America
* Raising Arizona
* Singin' In The Rain
* 2001 : A Space Odyssey
Here's what I think of SK-related movies based on a rating from * (bad) to
***** (excellent):
Carrie ****1/2
Cujo **
The Shining **1/2 (Good cinematography, great acting by Nicholson, but
still...)
Christine **
Misery ***1/2
The Stand **1/2
Graveyard Shift *
The Dead Zone ***
Shawshank Redemption ****
Stand By Me ****1/2
The Running Man **
Creepshow ***
Pet Sematary **
Cat's Eye **1/2
It **
Tales From The Darkside (the movie) ***
Sleepwalkers *1/2