King Ludwig
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Rush Hour 3 wasn't as bad as I was hoping it to be... Being a Jackie Chan fan...I don't think he has that much more in the tank...and felt that he was running on fumes with this one...
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adgy-san
PJ Harvey is God
I'm a HUGE fan of Jackie, and I will actually admit to enjoying the first two movies in the series, but this one was just ****ing lame. Unfunny, lame action sequences and... just... bad. The ONLY thing I liked about it AT ALL was Hiroyuki Sanada's performance as the bad guy. That dude is just badass and awesome.
The rest of it sucked ass.
Maybe because CBGB wasn't involved?
I saw this last night:
and it was ****ING AWESOME.
King Ludwig
Registered Redophile
I'm a HUGE fan of Jackie, and I will actually admit to enjoying the first two movies in the series, but this one was just ****ing lame. Unfunny, lame action sequences and... just... bad. The ONLY thing I liked about it AT ALL was Hiroyuki Sanada's performance as the bad guy. That dude is just badass and awesome.
The rest of it sucked ass.
Maybe because CBGB wasn't involved?
I saw this last night:
and it was ****ING AWESOME.
It still isn't in the bottom ten movies I've seen this year...but it could get a worst screen couple nod (with Chris Tucker and anyone sharing the screen with him)...
I also loved the first two...and was thinking this could be overkill even before I saw it... Too bad I was right... This one I actually don't blame Jackie for...but the studio that put it out...
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irisher
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This year's Academy Award winner for best foreign film, deservedly so. Great political thriller about a surveillance expert for the East German Stasi who begins to grow a conscience in the waning days of Cold War.
One of the best foreign films I've ever seen. In terms of German films, only "Das Boot" compares.
IceDogsFan
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The Prestige
Quite good, probably one of my all-time favorites.
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MadMax
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Saw The King of Kong last thursday and thought it was just ****ing awesome!!!
I think Billy Mitchell is my new hero!!
I think Billy Mitchell is my new hero!!
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This year's Academy Award winner for best foreign film, deservedly so. Great political thriller about a surveillance expert for the East German Stasi who begins to grow a conscience in the waning days of Cold War.
One of the best foreign films I've ever seen. In terms of German films, only "Das Boot" compares.
This was a great film. I don't know if I would put it in my top 3 for German Films- those would got to "Das Boot," "Metropolis" and "Downfall." "Run Lola Run" and "The Lives of Others" are tied for 4th. After that, maybe "Das Experiment."
Yes, I've actually thought about this.
gescom
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Annapurna
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Oh, there is love there. Both are wonderful directors and writers, but I can't count any of their films in my top 5. I have to think about it some more and re-view some older German films, and come up with a top 10 list.
</film geek>
gescom
devenir gris
i didn't have the chub for Run Lola Run that most had. which is quite odd considering it's so techno.
personally i'd have to rate Wings Of Desire ahead of at least that one... i also feel that Until The End Of The World was one of the 5 greatest Science Fiction films ever made.
as far as Fassbinder is concerned, i honestly think that Berlin Alexanderplatz is probably the only thing that can give Dekalog a run for its money... and well, that's Kieslowski, who i think very few can touch.
adgy-san
PJ Harvey is God
There's going to be a new, spiffy DVD release of that sometime early next year I'm told.
Kubrick
I don't rattle, kid.
Wings of Desire is one of the great movies, period. Amazingly beautiful and quite powerful. It's a crime against cinema that some studio felt it was a good idea to Americanize it.
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Annapurna
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I'll be honest. "Wings of Desire" was just ok for me (I'm dead inside, what can I say?) and I haven't seen "Berlin Alexanderplatz." It's just sooo long. I know I should take the time to see it.
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Aaahhhh Solveig Dommartin.... may she rest in peace. DAMN she was too sexy in WOD. BTW gescom, do you happen to own either the Italian or German 280 min. release of Until The End Of The World? If so, we need to talk....
See, that surprises me. Not that you're dead inside (
) but that you couldn't maybe identify with a few of the lonelier characters. But also viewing time, place and mood could make a difference with this one. For me the effect was beyond profound. Guess I caught the right combo of the above. But then again, even after a dozen times it still gets me.
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Missed it in the theater, but finally arrived via netflix:
Adgy, I see now why you were pimping it so hard. It was an EXTREMELY entertaining and well done movie. Wow. Different and much better than I'd expected. Even the monster effects were pretty damn solid. Packed solid with action and humor those two hours slid by effortlessly. We really, REALLY enjoyed it.
Adgy, I see now why you were pimping it so hard. It was an EXTREMELY entertaining and well done movie. Wow. Different and much better than I'd expected. Even the monster effects were pretty damn solid. Packed solid with action and humor those two hours slid by effortlessly. We really, REALLY enjoyed it.
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darby
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Stardust.
Fun flick. Kind of an adulter Princess Bride.
Fun flick. Kind of an adulter Princess Bride.
gescom
devenir gris
Lawrence of Arabia.
I finally took 3 hours 47 minutes out of my life to watch this legendary film. I must say it lived up to all the hype and then some. I'd say it is the greatest achievement in "epic" filmmaking that I've ever witnessed.
pretty good, huh?
gescom
devenir gris
nah... hell i can't even find the plain ol' ordinary, American release VHS tape around anymore (honestly though, i haven't looked all that hard for it).
there is so much s*** going on with that movie and all the what to do's? changing from week to week, i'll be fine with an initial release on DVD being just the movie... they can work on how to go about dealing with the 6-hours and i'll buy THAT one whenever they release it.
i'm having a hard time dealing with that cast. i probably should get over it. but by the time i do, it'll be on cable... like everything else i finally get to see these days.
