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| 17 NOV 2002 at 12:48pm |
paulieIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | When you say classic do you mean old?
Pre 1960's my favourite films would be Vertigo and The Third Man.
Vertigo defitnely Hitchcock's best (imho) and a real contender for best movie ever.
The Third Man. Probably has the best "cameo" performance from any actor in movie history. Orson Welles is superb as Harry Lime. He isn't even seen in the first half of the film. The scene on the Big Wheel where Holly (Joseph Cotten) and Harry first meet-up is one of my favourites from any movie.
Btw concerning Tobacco Road. According to imdb.com its not currently available on VHS or DVD in the USA or the UK.
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| 17 NOV 2002 at 2:36pm |
RavensbreedSpace Cadet
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Status : Online | I'm a big fan of classic movies, but I'd have to say my favorite is Harvey (Starring Jimmy Stewart). How can you not like a movie about a big pink rabbit (a pooka) that no one but Stewart can see.
Some people are like a slinky. They might not be good for anything, but its fun to watch them tumble down stairs. &&
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| 17 NOV 2002 at 8:21pm |
josieIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | I like the first two choices to, but I like
"An Affair to Remember" and also
"Rear Window"
Josie
JOSIE
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| 17 NOV 2002 at 8:37pm |
paulieIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | Rear Window is a great choice. Suspense at its best when Grace Kelly is searching through Raymond Burr's appartment, while unbeknown to her James Stewart realises that Burr is coming back. Class.
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| 19 NOV 2002 at 1:24am |
The Terror of the Wolf part 3Schattenjger
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Status : Online | Bladerunner. That's a definitive classic of it's kind.
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| 19 NOV 2002 at 2:11am |
Agustín CordesGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Rear Window is a great choice.
My preferred Hitchcock movie. I love it
Mine would be Citizen Kane. Orson Welles was the only true pioneer of post-silent-movies cinema.
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| 19 NOV 2002 at 2:53am |
| Deleted User | "r. Strangelove or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb" is my favorite movie of all time.
Peter Sellers is frigging hilarious.
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| 19 NOV 2002 at 2:58am |
InlandAZGuild Master
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Status : Offline | These are all great!
My own personal favorites are Horror movies - At the top of the list has to be: Dementia 13...
Did I forget to mention: Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
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| 19 NOV 2002 at 3:18am |
Agustín CordesGuild Master
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Status : Offline | I thought we were talking just about B&W movies here!
A lot more then
"2001: A Space Odyssey" The finest sci-fi flic if I may say so Also, "r. Strangelove" from the master Kubrick is a great one. Oh and my preferred starring Sellers is "The Party".
"Rosemary's Baby" by the great Roman Polanski is also one of the finest horror movies. Way much better than "The Exorcist".
"Young Frankenstein". I think it's the best comedy (and parody) ever.
"Monty Python And The Holy Grail". Of course Ni, Ni, Ni!!
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| 19 NOV 2002 at 3:40am |
MichalNGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Online | I wasn't very impressed by Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. I actually read A.C. Clarke's book before seeing the movie and quite liked the book. But the movie didn't make a whole lot of sense to me - or at least seemed very different from the book.
I'm totally with you on Monty Python and the Holy Grail though Probably one of the wackiest movies ever. That's one of the movies that most people either totally love or totally hate.
I forgot my sig.
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| 19 NOV 2002 at 3:44am |
Agustín CordesGuild Master
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Status : Offline | I wasn't very impressed by Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. I actually read A.C. Clarke's book before seeing the movie and quite liked the book. But the movie didn't make a whole lot of sense to me - or at least seemed very different from the book.
I think it's the most realistic sci-fi movie. I don't really know if it's the best.
Did you know that the book was written after the movie?
I'm totally with you on Monty Python and the Holy Grail though
Best ending ever Period.
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| 19 NOV 2002 at 3:46am |
InlandAZGuild Master
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Status : Offline | I'm totally with you on Monty Python and the Holy Grail though
ummm - How about: The Life of Brian?
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| 19 NOV 2002 at 3:58am |
MichalNGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Rael (19 NOV 2002 3:43am)
Did you know that the book was written after the movie?
No I didn't, because it wasn't The book and movie were worked on in parallel so they were done at the same time, not one after the other. The book was probably just published after the movie.
I forgot my sig.
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| 19 NOV 2002 at 3:59am |
MichalNGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By InlandAZ (19 NOV 2002 3:45am)
ummm - How about: The Life of Brian?
An excellent movie. But somehow I like Holy Grail better.
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| 19 NOV 2002 at 4:04am |
The Terror of the Wolf part 3Schattenjger
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Status : Online | An excellent movie. But somehow I like Holy Grail better.
They're two very different types of comedy. Life Of Brian is a well-constructed satire of the concept of mindless devotion and a parody of the general attitude of the followers of Jesus, among others. Holy Grail, on the other hand, is a farcical romp with no such message, allowing it to be taken in a far more wild, off-the-wall manner.
Both are magnificent
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| 19 NOV 2002 at 4:35am |
MichalNGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Online | I don't know. I'd say "Monty Python" and "message" don't go together very well But maybe it's just me sometimes getting mad at people who can find a message or symbolic meaning in anything and everything.
Of course the irony of Life of Brian is that the movie very specifically isn't about Jesus.
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| 19 NOV 2002 at 10:12am |
paulieIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | "I'm totally with you on Monty Python and the Holy Grail though Probably one of the wackiest movies ever. That's one of the movies that most people either totally love or totally hate."
Got this on DVD a few weeks ago. Very funny, although i do marginally prefer Life Of Brian.
"Black Knight: Have at you!
Arthur: You are indeed brave, sir knight, but the fight is mine.
Black Knight: Oh, had enough eh?
Arthur: Look, you stupid bastard. You've got no arms left!
Black Knight: Yes I have.
Arthur: Look!
Black Knight: Just a flesh wound"
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| 19 NOV 2002 at 6:25pm |
Agustín CordesGuild Master
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Status : Offline | No I didn't, because it wasn't The book and movie were worked on in parallel so they were done at the same time, not one after the other. The book was probably just published after the movie.
Yes, that's true. I didn't mean that it was totally written after the movie. But, as it was released later, maybe Mr. Clarke took some time to tighten the plot. Maybe that's why in the book it's better explained what happens to HAL and how it fits in the story (at least I had no idea what was the meaning of HAL in the movie).
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| 19 NOV 2002 at 7:39pm |
MichalNGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Online | I just think that parts of the 2001 book are extremely difficult or impossible to depict in a movie and that's where the differences come from.
I forgot my sig.
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| 20 NOV 2002 at 4:02am |
| Deleted User | About 2001:
IMDB has the final word (assuming they ever have )
http://us.imdb.com/Trivia?0062622
It was based on a short story by Clarke, The Sentinel (1948 ) but was expanded simultanously into the movie and the novel by Kubrick/Clarke and Clarke. They were both nominated for best screenplay, written directly for the screen, so at least by the Academy it was regarded as an original.
It is a good movie, I just have to find a good time to watch it to the end. Late at night it works too well as a sleeping-aid :'(
For the rest , I like too many movies to claim one as a favourite for very long. At the moment it's "The Passion of Joan of Arc", by Dreyer (1928 ).
Mus
p.s. I found that if you try to write an 8 and a ) next to each other, in the post it turns into a smiley (try it yourself to find out which one). I'll just assume it's not some obscure kinky combination which triggers off the filter .
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| 21 NOV 2002 at 2:47am |
| Deleted User | It's no suprise that Kubrick movies are mentioned a lot here. I actually rate every single one of his works as a masterpiece! I cannot even chose.
BTW: There will probably be a movie adaption of Arthur C. Clarke's Encounter with Rama in a few years. None less than David Fincher (Alien 3, Seven, The Game, Fight Club etc.) will direct it and Clarke himself is involved in the project. Cool, huh!? I love those sci-fi movies that are philosophical in nature, like 2001, Blade Runner, Contact etc. This one will probably add to that list. After all, these movies show what sci-fi REALLY is about.
As for classic movies, I'd have to mention the early Bond films too! Still quite exciting compared to modern movies in the same genre. My favorite one is On Her Majesty's Secret Service, despite Sean Connery's absence...
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| 21 NOV 2002 at 3:02am |
Agustín CordesGuild Master
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Status : Offline | BTW: There will probably be a movie adaption of Arthur C. Clarke's Encounter with Rama in a few years.
I think it was cancelled...
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| 21 NOV 2002 at 4:44am |
| Deleted User | I think that "Childhood's End" is being adapted. Kimberly Pierce from "Boys Don't Cry" is attached to write and direct. That should be fun.
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| 21 NOV 2002 at 11:08am |
| Deleted User | Wolfboy - what about the socio-political messages in Holy Grail?
Peasant: How did you become King then? I didn't vote for you?
Arthur: The lady of the Lake - her arm clad in shimmering - gave me Excalibur.
Peasant: Listen mate - some watery tart distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!
And when Arthur thumps him -
Peasant: Now we see the violence inherent in the system!
Come and see the violence inherent in the system!!!!
Ah - how often I've used that phrase
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