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Übereil

Here's the five (finally <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> ):

Ghost in the Shell series: Episodes 1-4. Yea, I didn't find the movie yet, so I rented this set of the first four episodes. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Its good. Not action-packed, but it has some good action, nice theories of the 'ghost in the machine' theory, among other things.

Hero : Jet Li! Why have you dissapointed me??? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cry.gif" alt="" /> It has a good story, it has a good actor, it has alot of artisticness. But the fighting... its so fake I cried. Its like one of those movies that are trying to make fun of old movies that did that. Oh well... and I was so hyped about watching that movie... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/disagree.gif" alt="" />

Godsend : Very well done. Its spooky, sad, mysterious, twisted, and connected together. You can't believe what just happened. Whats going on with the boy? Ooooo! Very nice. I recommend it for sure.

The Ninth Gate : It was weird. I really liked the puzzle hiddin in the books that Johnny Depp needs to uncover. Is the Ninth Gate a bunch of mumbo-jumbo, or is the dark secret more than just that? He adds in some funny parts, as usual. There are a few odd scenes, and I leave it at that. The whole idea for the adventure is good. I like the movies where people are killing for a secret that one person is trying to uncover.

Hearts in Atlantis : If you like movies that are about the not-so-happy life of a child who could be the average, than this is the movie for you. Its a family movie (Stephen King writing a family story? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> Well, he did write The Green Mile. ) But this is not the average of such movies: it's written by the King. He adds the intersting stuff about the Low Men, and if you've read his books (particularily the Dark Tower series) then you may see a connection between this movie and some others (movies and books). A must watch for anyone who likes a family movie with a slight supernatural twist.

Killerzzz

P.S.: Galadriel, I think Hearts in Atlantis is one you'd like. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

P.P.S.: Ooo! I almost forgot. I just watched The Lord of the Rings extended trilogy again. I'd just like to point out what many already know. Its just beautiful. The most amazing movie-making I've seen, probably. And the extended scenes really help with stuff that the first set of movies had left out. I love it!!! Watch it and enjoy it!! If you can't enjoy this trilogy, I don't know how you can enjoy any movies at all. Bam!

@ killerzzz
Maybe I would, I will look for it the next time I'm in the videostore! Thanks! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />



He also wrote "Eyes of the Dragon" for his daughter Naomi. Very nice story and very spooky too. It should be the story that follows on the "dark tower" series. But since I never read those... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />



I liked Hero, but that is because of the fighting scenes. I'm a great fan of those types of movies, because the fighting is more like a ballet, a dance, not agressive at all. It's artistic. I saw House of the Flying Daggers lately, and Crouching tiger, Hidden Dragon. If you have Ziyi Zhang in it, you can be sure that the scenes are very nice to see <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

so u've finally watched the series. is it the first season or the second? anyway, the series are called Standalone Complex. handefood has watched them as well (on the telly, i think) & he liked it. each series has 26 episodes, both are among the best series i've watched, anime or otherwise. the action is cerebral, the plots are intelligent - it's truly incredible.

fyi, the storylines in both seasons are mix of manga adaptations & original stuff. the adaptation from manga are not only from the original Ghost In The Shell manga, there are some stories in the series that are also adapted from the sequel of the original manga which is Man-Machine Interface (MMI).

Galadriel


Ah yes, Eyes of the Dragon was a great book.
But The Dark Tower was the most amazing book series I have ever read. Its the most fascinating, and outstanding story I have ever read (in my opinion). The ideas King comes up with are... wow. This is a must read for anyone who loves books with not nessesarily happy endings but a magnificent quest for good none-the-less. They end well and wrong, read'em to see what I mean.



I understand what you mean, and I find it respectful that you can appreciate the artisticness of that type of movie. I myself can't fully enjoy that particular type of art. The fact that you can shows you have a deep understanding of the beauty in what most simply find odd. Good for you. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> And that goes for anyone els who can truely appreciate that art.

janggut


I think it was the first series. It was called Stand Alone Complex. But I've only seen the first four episodes. Now I have to find the rest of the Ghost in the Shell movies and episodes, and the Full Metal Alchemist episodes. Its too much! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ouch.gif" alt="" />
<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Oh well, I'll see them in time I think.


All The Rest


I've just watched The Ring 1 and 2. Whooo! Freeea-ky! At least the first one was. The second one wasn't nearly as scary. But they were both good. I think the whole thing was a very good idea, with a very good story.

Killerzzz

I read eyes of the dragon.

*shudder*

That's all I have to say about it.

i just rented the complete buck rogers television series.
Aaahh, good old SCIFI, at it's best!
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Thank you, never had a compliment in that direction before <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shame.gif" alt="" />



Sounds a lot like Forrest Gump, Lews <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

"And that's all I have to say about that."

But it gives also the idea that you didn't like the book that much? You have to be a fan of the fantasy genre, it's full of wizards and dragons and magic... hmm <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/think.gif" alt="" /> , sounds a lot like a certain game we like to play <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

Yesterday I saw a bit of the movie "Dogville" with Nicole Kidman, it was a very strange movie, about invisible houses and a very conservative communion allthought they rape her every night. I think I have to see this movie again, and not at 2 at night <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
I found another great looking movie in the new videostore (closer where I gonna live soon) it's a martial arts with again Zihi Zhang, the movie is called "Musa the Warrior". I hope I will get to see my portion of "Martial Arts dance" <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bday_jump.gif" alt="" />

I just saw Star Wars Episode V... something, Alrik or someone might fill you in on the rest of the title. Anyway, I found a flaw in the plot (for the otherwise so great episode I <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />). In the beginning, when Obi Wan Kenobi tells Luce to go to whatevertheplanetwascalled and see Yoda, he allso mentions that Yoda was the one who taught him to be a jedi! Explain THAT! (Note that he had another master in the first movie... And no, I don't remember his name...)

Übereil

Oh, no. I liked the book. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

Dude Where's My Car -- Maybe I was wrong expecting... anything from this movie. Very stupid film. Sometimes, a movie is just so stupid that it becomes funny, but that didn't really happen here for me. I'd recommend it to people who are stupid, or who need excercise in being stupid. Has Ashton Kutcher in it (Kelso from that 70's) who makes Kelso look like a genius in comparison.

Lost In Translation -- Liked it, and I'm not even sure why. I had the same feeling with The Virgin Suicides (same director, Sofia Coppola). The performances in both movies are superb.

Band of Brothers -- Last episode aired last weekend here (for the second time though) and although I didn't feel it brings something we haven't seen before, it does bring it in the best way I've ever seen.

Sin City -- Great photography, extremely rough movie. Doesn't feel "Pulp Fiction" to me at all. Had the feeling it wasn't going anywhere for the first half of the movie, but in the end it seems cohesive afterall.

Mr and Mrs Smith -- Enjoyable but not very memorable movie. The couple Jolie-Pitt works <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

That trailer for The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy -- Original trailer! Very funny. Not sure if the movie will be as funny though, but really, I have no way of knowing that.

wow, kej, i like lost in translation too. the soundtracks are really nice. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

sin city is way way way far from pulp fiction in style or anything. but it's really nice. it's more of a collection of short stories to me.

as for the movie adaptation of douglas adams's book, i have yet to watch it. i missed it in the cinemas but i think i might go for dvd as the reviews have been very positive.

Technically, that's what it is (being based on Frank Miller's Sin City comics). And so will the two in pre-production sequels be <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

I loved this movie too. Check out one called Code 46. It's in cinemas here at the moment so it may be on DVD in the US. It has a similar feel to Lost in Translation. You like it and you can't quite say why.


It is a great movie! It's not the radio series, or the book, or the TV series. It's the Hollywood movie, so don't go in expecting it to be something else. Once you're past that, it's great fun! It's the only movie I've seen twice in the cinemas.

Ubereil


Its The Empire Strikes Back and I can explain your plot-flaw.

You see, it may have actually been Yoda who found Obi Wan and tought him the ways of the force before putting him under Qui Gon Jinn.

Or it was Yoda who taught him at the Jedi Acadamy as you see him doing for other youglings in episode II ( The Clone Wars ).

Or he could also be considering after <span class='standouttext'>Spoiler : </span><span class='spoiler'> Qui Gon dies </span> and so Obi Wan might have trained under Yoda for a while during the testing to become a true Jedi.

I think the last idea is the least likely, and the second is the real reason.


LewsTherinKinslayer13



So was it, like, a good shudder? Like, a loss-for-words-at-its-goodness shudder? 'Cause if it is, then I shudder so aswell. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />



So, I movie I've watched lately:

Sin City : I actually watched it today. Or... last night. Come to think of it, it started last night, and ended this morning. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> Well, I loved it. Great stories, great action, great job with the artisticness of the caracters and colours. Just great. The was some aspects were not-so-realistic sort of caught me off guard at first ( <span class='standouttext'>Spoiler : </span><span class='spoiler'> Dang! That big guy got hit by a car like four times, head on, and got right up!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> </span> ) but I easily adapted it as the type of movie. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" /> I liked it and am buying it A.S.A.P.

Gunna watch XXX: State of the Union tomorrow, and will probably talk about it soon. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" />

Killerzzz

Never thought I would see a film in 5 pieces!! Because of my busy work lately, I couldn't see "The Aviator" in one evening, so everytime when I had some spare time, I saw a piece of the movie. Let's just say, Leonardo plays very well, must be difficult to repeat those particular lines like 30 times, Cate Blanchett was not bad as Katherine Hepburn (but I like her more as Galadriel <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> )
The movie in general was good enough to see, and I'm not a big Leonardo-fan.

Movies I've just seen:

XXX: State of the Union : It's not as good as the first one, but it's decent enough as a sequal. Better as a sequal than Too Fast Too Furious was (I actually thought that movie was a failure; too much trying to be too ganster by all the caracters, weak acting, etcetera).

Starship Troopers : Not for the first time. It's a great movie. Well done, especially for its time. It's not too old, but its gettin' there (1997). I loved the ideas, the action, the all out crazyness. If you like action movies about a war against unstopping brutal insectoid aliens, than this is a movie for you. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

Killerzzz

I've just seen The Brothers Grimm, directed by Terry Gilliam (Monty Python). Wonderful movie. Don't expect humor like in The Quest for the Holy Grail, this movie is a lot more serious. Some parts are still quite funny though.

I recommend this to anyone who likes good movies.

I've just remembered that I've seen The Brothers Grimm got too long ago.

I'd like to say that I agree with everything Rythok said. Their ideas were very nice. Its sort of like a 'dark side of the fairy tales' movie.

<span class='standouttext'>Spoiler : </span><span class='spoiler'> The Gingerbread Man idea was terrible but amazing. </span> And whether anyone wants to believe me or not, a few years ago I had a dream where the exact thing happend, though I didn't think of the caracter as <span class='standouttext'>Spoiler : </span><span class='spoiler'> the Gingerbread Man </span>, and there were less villagers and trees around. Srange huh? I had forgotten the dream, but when I saw the movie I thought: "WHOA! I've seen this somewhere before... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/think.gif" alt="" />"
Coincidence? Or are movie makers reading my dreams?!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/XmasEek.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />
... ...Nah.

Killerzzz