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Movie Thread: Grab Some Popcorn, Enjoy The Show

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A Walk in the Woods

Maybe a little overly reliant on the dirty old man jokes, but it was still a decent popcorn flick/coming-of-death story.
 
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Spaceship!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I own The Lego Movie as well. But as a collector of Lego, I am disappointed in myself that I did not see it in theaters.
 
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aygwm2 said:
I'll tell you something that's AWESOME!!! And I hope most of you are one step ahead of me and have already seen this movie, but tonight I watched Akira Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress. I can't believe I waited 57+ years to watch this film. Very good from start to finish. Inspiration for Lucas's Star Wars. Must see. Enjoy!

The life of man
Burn it with the fire
The life of an insect
Throw it into the fire
Ponder and you'll see
The world is dark
And this floating world
Is a dream.
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Akira pretty much rules. I have his box set "25 Films Of Akira Kurosawa" and it's well worth the price (although I did get it for a helluva bargain, about $250 during a sale).
 
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Brenthoven said:
Akira pretty much rules. I have his box set "25 Films Of Akira Kurosawa" and it's well worth the price (although I did get it for a helluva bargain, about $250 during a sale).
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Unfortunately, that box set is now Out Of Print. (I'm envious.) On Amazon it goes for $2499.00 New, $300.00 Used.
 
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aygwm2 said:
Unfortunately, that box set is now Out Of Print. (I'm envious.) On Amazon it goes for $2499.00 New, $300.00 Used.
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JESUS. :eek:

When I bought it, I had only seen a couple of his movies, and doing the math: buying those movies on their own vs the box set, the box set was worth the chance on the other movies. Glad I pulled the trigger on that one!
 
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Kepler said:
It's brilliant all the way to the end. You will not be disappointed.
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I was not.

Brenthoven said:
It's AWESOME!
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Kepler said:
Everything is awesome.
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Everything is cool when you're part of the team!

Proud2baLaker said:
Spaceship!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I own The Lego Movie as well. But as a collector of Lego, I am disappointed in myself that I did not see it in theaters.
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I was also disappointed I didn't see it in theaters.

"That's okay. I really didn't want to build a spaceship anyway." (kicks his half-built spaceship and it falls apart)
 
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TCM is running a series of John Houston WW-II films. Right now is "Let there be Light" about soldiers suffering from PTSD. Cripes!! Makes you.want to cry. Isn't war supposed to be glorious??

Still a toss up on the best anti war film between "All Quiet on the Western Front" or "Paths of Glory".
 
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joecct said:
TCM is running a series of John Houston WW-II films. Right now is "Let there be Light" about soldiers suffering from PTSD. Cripes!! Makes you.want to cry. Isn't war supposed to be glorious??

Still a toss up on the best anti war film between "All Quiet on the Western Front" or "Paths of Glory".
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Full Metal Jacket is still up there for me. Haven't seen a TON of old movies on the subject, and I only ("only") grew up with the Kuwait conflict (it was never a war ;) ).
 
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FadeToBlack&Gold said:
I'm not sure I could stomach a movie version of that novel. It was probably the best book I had to read for 11th grade lit, but I haven't re-read it since.
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I reread it about every ten years, and each time it means more. Reading it as a father is an experience of cold rage.
 
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When I picked up the Lego Movie, I also bought Home (the alien movie with Jim Parsons and Rihanna) and Big Hero 6.

I thought Home was decent; had its moments. If I need a Sunday afternoon time filler, that's it.

I'll get to Big Hero 6 tomorrow.
 
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The Escapist:

Guy finds out his daughter is near death, enlists inmates to escape. Decent movie, although a little confusing at first, as there is a subplot or two that doesn't really tie in for a while. Worth a watch, I suppose.
 
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Received an e-mail from Amazon today, thought some of you might be interested: Up to 60% Off in Movies & TV until September 30.

Just as an example, should you want to purchase the Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films, which normally goes for $849.95, it's now $417.99. (But there's "only 4 left in stock.") Otherwise, there is a lot to choose from.

Please forgive me for being a shill for Amazon.

Just got done watching the 4 disc set Monsters and Madmen from Criterion: The Haunted Strangler (Boris Karloff); Corridors of Blood (Boris Karloff); First Man into Space; and The Atomic Submarine.

Anyone else ever seen these B films from the late 50s? Pretty tame "horror" and Sci-fi. Not my interest exactly, but I enjoyed watching Karloff and the rudimentary Sci-fi films.
 
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