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[Diesel]

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

Ah, what the Hell, here it is...

Next greatest blind-buy: “X-Men: First Class.”

[Show spoiler]No, I did not get this as part of the B&N Criterion sale. But I sometimes wonder how it’d be if Criterion released more blockbusters like these.

This prequel plays out the same way “The Phantom Menace” contributed to the “Star Wars” saga. That is to say that “XM:FC” goes about introducing the classic characters from the beginning, shows their origins, and explains how everything came into being before the first “X-Men” film. It’s also pretty darn thrilling, as mutants get to use their powers in imaginative ways and wreak mass destruction. The action and special effects in this film might be some of the best of the “X-Men” saga, with plenty of decent fights, lots of ‘splosions, buildings collapsing, massive sea vessels flying through the air, and more!

My only complaint is, this is one of those films that is just jammed-packed with scenes. The scenes are short, so the film has an even and constant pacing. But at two full hours, with so many scenes, the film manages to cover so much ground, and it feels way longer than it should. Maybe not a terrible thing, as the story manages to fill up the entire space sublimely, but I feel it’s really dense that way.

It’s the story that I found most impressive. I have no real clue as to how this compares to the comics, nor am I really conscious of any discontinuity with the other four “X-Men” films. In fact, I was impressed as to how well everything fit into place; we get to see exactly how Charles and Erik became friends, how they got into their positions, how they got their fancy tech, among many other things. The film even managed to cover aspects that seemed relevant to the (arguably atrocious) third film. I was also intrigued to see the film’s connection with Cold War events (the

[Show spoiler]Cuban Missile Crisis has always intrigued me

. Above all, the characters are deeply explored and portrayed in a manner that is true and proper. And for most of the film, the same themes are evident that were in the first three “X-Men” films, in regards to human prejudice, violence, and war. The film must spend most of its time debating whether or not mutants should be siding with the human race; it’s a question that drives the characters, drives the plot, and ultimately drives the franchise.

As a film, it looks splendid, with superb photography and editing. There may have been one or two spots where I felt more shots should have been added for a smoother scene (specifically, when the

[Show spoiler]plane crashes into the beach

. Most of the acting comes off as fine and dandy, but as expected, I did enjoy James McAvoy, and Michael Fassbender was surprisingly badass. And I was thrilled to see Michael Ironside in a brief role. Writing is pretty good. This production has decent-looking sets, props, costumes, and special effects, all of which fit into the franchise pretty well. Music is awesome.

4.5/5 (entertainment: 4/5, story: 4.5/5, film: 4.5/5)

Recommendation: Sure, why not?

This Blu-Ray looks darn near perfect, save for some scenes with a lot of grain/noise. Sound quality is good.

PQ: 4.5/5, AQ: 4.5/5



Notes:

• I thought I read somewhere that there would be two sequels to this, forming a prequel trilogy or something? But as near as I can tell, this one movie covered all the major bases; I think you could easily watch this as the one and only prequel before getting into the main three “X-Men” films. However, I’m still interested to see “The Wolverine” and “Deadpool” and more when they come out.
• Like I said, I'm not seeing any glaring continuity errors. I suppose there could be some if you analyze it next to "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," but at this point, I doubt it'll be regarded as a true prequel anymore.
• I laughed pretty well when they briefly showed
  [Show spoiler]Wolverine...

[Show spoiler]

Erik Lehnsherr: Excuse me, I'm Erik Lehnsherr.
Professor Charles Xavier: Charles Xavier.
Logan: Go f**k yourself.

• Still prefer Rebecca Romijn as Mystique.
• My "X-Men" film ranking now are...

"X2: X-Men United" 5/5
"X-Men: First Class" 4.5/5
"X-Men" 4/5
"X-Men: The Last Stand" 4/5 (3.5/5 lowest)
"X-Men Origins: Wolverine" 3/5

This worked much better for you than it did for me. I did enjoy it, but only to a 3.75/5 level

I go back and forth between the first two movies as to which is my favorite. I forget which was on top last time I watched them.

Originally Posted by KilloWertz

Uh oh, Diesel liked a good movie. Quick, go put on a Transformers movie before people start thinking you don't like crap like me too.

I'll be sure to watch something with lots of 'splosions soon to counteract this

Originally Posted by DjMethod

I guess the rest of us are Jaded Movie Friends

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

for some reason i thought this was gonna be linked to my 12 Angry Men review

"Good" times....

Originally Posted by DjMethod

Fat kid was the best!



Early Edition. Only apparent to me because my mom used to watch it religiously.



Hate those.

So far, Super 8 is still the best film I've seen this year.

The thing I (mainly) know him from is Remember the Titans. He's been in a number of small roles that I've seen though.

Thor is still my favorite of the year

[Al_The_Strange]

Originally Posted by DjMethod

Have you seen Kwaidan?

I'm afraid not. But I do have a movie called "Kaidan" from '07, and "Kuroneko" reminded me a little bit of it.

[Al_The_Strange]

Originally Posted by Diesel

This worked much better for you than it did for me. I did enjoy it, but only to a 3.75/5 level

I go back and forth between the first two movies as to which is my favorite. I forget which was on top last time I watched them.

Right on! I saw your review, and I got to admit that you did catch onto a few glaring mistakes that just didn't register with me for some reason (like

[Show spoiler]Kevin Bacon not knowing that his sub was thrown to the beach while was inside it...

).

I'm not sure if my next viewing will reflect the same grade; a 4/5 might be a more appropriate score, but it'd still be my second-favorite of the series.

[Al_The_Strange]

Finally got around to trying to create a definitive top 100 list of favorite films. I swear that this list seems to change all the time, but this time around, I grouped all my 5/5 movies in the top 66 or so, and everything else from there. Above all, I've ranked them according to personal resonance and replay value, rather than what's considered the best (I know some of you will hate some of these choices).

So here it is...

[Show spoiler]Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
The Matrix
The Dark Knight
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Akira
Kill Bill
Casino Royale 2006
Star Trek
The Passion of the Christ
Lawrence of Arabia
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
A Clockwork Orange
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Minority Report
Monty Python's Life of Brian
Braveheart
Apocalypse Now!
Hero
Children of Men
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
X2: X-Men United
Dune
Back to the Future
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Wanted
Inception
True Lies
Red Cliff
The Devil's Backbone
Silence of the Lambs
Metropolis
Memento
Requiem for a Dream
The Shining
The Mist
American History X
North By Northwest
Gladiator
Wall-E
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
The Seven Samurai
Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance
Sucker Punch
Antichrist
The Abyss
The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Revolutions
Ghostbusters
Airplane!
Lord of War
Scarface
Blade Runner
King Kong
Batman Begins
Sleepy Hollow
Gran Torino
Beauty and the Beast
It's a Wonderful Life!
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Downfall
Ip Man
Chocolate
Aliens
Full Metal Jacket
The Planet of the Apes
Transformers
Total Recall
GoldenEye
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Iron Man
Independence Day
The Incredibles
Kingdom of Heaven
Air Force One
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Christine
Sin City
RoboCop
The Ninja Scroll
The Fifth Element
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Event Horizon
Big Trouble in Little China
Starship Troopers
Batman Returns
Donnie Darko
Planet Terror
The Thing
Underworld
The Rock
Black Hawk Down
The Mummy

I think that covers it for now.

[jvince]

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

Finally got around to trying to create a definitive top 100 list of favorite films. I swear that this list seems to change all the time, but this time around, I grouped all my 5/5 movies in the top 66 or so, and everything else from there. Above all, I've ranked them according to personal resonance and replay value, rather than what's considered the best (I know some of you will hate some of these choices).

So here it is...

[Show spoiler]Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
The Matrix
The Dark Knight
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Akira
Kill Bill
Casino Royale 2006
Star Trek
The Passion of the Christ
Lawrence of Arabia
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
A Clockwork Orange
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Minority Report
Monty Python's Life of Brian
Braveheart
Apocalypse Now!
Hero
Children of Men
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
X2: X-Men United
Dune
Back to the Future
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Wanted
Inception
True Lies
Red Cliff
The Devil's Backbone
Silence of the Lambs
Metropolis
Memento
Requiem for a Dream
The Shining
The Mist
American History X
North By Northwest
Gladiator
Wall-E
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
The Seven Samurai
Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance
Sucker Punch
Antichrist
The Abyss
The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Revolutions
Ghostbusters
Airplane!
Lord of War
Scarface
Blade Runner
King Kong
Batman Begins
Sleepy Hollow
Gran Torino
Beauty and the Beast
It's a Wonderful Life!
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Downfall
Ip Man
Chocolate
Aliens
Full Metal Jacket
The Planet of the Apes
Transformers
Total Recall
GoldenEye
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Iron Man
Independence Day
The Incredibles
Kingdom of Heaven
Air Force One
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Christine
Sin City
RoboCop
The Ninja Scroll
The Fifth Element
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Event Horizon
Big Trouble in Little China
Starship Troopers
Batman Returns
Donnie Darko
Planet Terror
The Thing
Underworld
The Rock
Black Hawk Down
The Mummy

I think that covers it for now.

Nice to see your top 100 list, Al. We both share some favorites there. It was hard, but I had lots of fun making mine. It seems you love epic adventure movies. Have you seen Battle Royale and The Fall yet?

I also thought I'd post my list here too...

[Show spoiler]#1. Jurassic Park (1993)
#2. The Usual Suspects (1995)
#3. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
#4. Linda Linda Linda (2005)
#5. Battle Royale (2000)

#6. Baraka (1992)
#7. Last Year at Marienbad (1961)
#8. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
#9. Let The Right One In (2008)
#10. Inception (2010)

#11. Black Christmas (1974)
#12. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
#13. The Graduate (1967)
#14. Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
#15. Memento (2000)

#16. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
#17. Donnie Darko (2001)
#18. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
#19. The Shining (1980)
#20. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

#21. My Sassy Girl (2001)
#22. (500) Days of Summer (2009)
#23. Lost in Translation (2003)
#24. Pulp Fiction (1994)
#25. Mon Oncle d'Amérique (1980)

#26. Up (2009)
#27. Léon: The Professional (1994)
#28. Scream (1996)
#29. Stand By Me (1986)
#30. Raising Arizona (1987)

#31. The Incredibles (2004)
#32. The Mist (2007)
#33. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
#34. WALL•E (2008)
#35. The Thing (1982)

#36. Super 8 (2011)
#37. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
#38. Swing Girls (2004)
#39. Big Fish (2003)
#40. Flipped (2010)

#41. The Sixth Sense (1999)
#42. The Truman Show (1998)
#43. Pleasantville (1998)
#44. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
#45. Children of Men (2006)

#46. [REC] (2007)
#47. A Moment to Remember (2004)
#48. A Bittersweet Life (2005)
#49. The Double Life of Veronique (1991)
#50. Dead Alive (1992)

#51. Hero (2002)
#52. Heat (1995)
#53. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
#54. The School of Rock (2003)
#55. Election (1999)

#56. The Fall (2006)
#57. Enchanted (2007)
#58. Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
#59. The Little Mermaid (1989)
#60. Dawn of the Dead (2004)

#61. Elephant (2003)
#62. Departures (2008)
#63. Coraline (2009)
#64. Confessions (2010)
#65. Spider-Man 2 (2004)

#66. Before Sunrise (1995)
#67. Before Sunset (2004)
#68. Cure (1997)
#69. Rushmore (1998)
#70. Almost Famous (2000)

#71. Toy Story 3 (2010)
#72. Toy Story (1995)
#73. Toy Story 2 (1999)
#74. Trick 'r Treat (2007)
#75. Mulholland Dr. (2001)

#76. 127 Hours (2010)
#77. The Princess Bride (1987)
#78. Melancholia (2011)
#79. The Dark Knight (2008)
#80. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

#81. Kick-Ass (2010)
#82. 12 Angry Men (1957)
#83. Drive (2011)
#84. Annie Hall (1977)
#85. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)

#86. Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
#87. A Bug's Life (1998)
#88. I Saw the Devil (2010)
#89. Monsters, Inc. (2001)
#90. Love Exposure (2008)

#91. Blue Valentine (2010)
#92. Watership Down (1978)
#93. Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)
#94. Ghost World (2001)
#95. Lars and the Real Girl (2007)

#96. Let Me In (2010)
#97. Minority Report (2002)
#98. City of Life and Death (2009)
#99. Memories of Murder (2003)
#100. Catch Me If You Can (2002)

As you guys can see, I love quirky screwball comedies, surrealists, and feel-good sentimentality. Anyone here got any recommendations for me?

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

Right on! I saw your review, and I got to admit that you did catch onto a few glaring mistakes that just didn't register with me for some reason (like

[Show spoiler]Kevin Bacon not knowing that his sub was thrown to the beach while was inside it...

).

I'm not sure if my next viewing will reflect the same grade; a 4/5 might be a more appropriate score, but it'd still be my second-favorite of the series.

Yea there are some serious things in there, some of which should have been caught as soon as cameras rolled on them and others that were script issues that could/should have been fixed with a little bit more time for the production.

The original two are still my favorites

[Lepidopterous]

Originally Posted by Diesel

The thing I (mainly) know him from is Remember the Titans. He's been in a number of small roles that I've seen though.

Thor is still my favorite of the year

I tried to like Thor a lot because it was the Marvel superhero movie I've always anticipated most. After I saw it though, I couldn't score it more than a 4/5 because it didn't wow me as much as it simply entertained me. It still had more potential. Really enjoyed it though.

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

I'm afraid not. But I do have a movie called "Kaidan" from '07, and "Kuroneko" reminded me a little bit of it.

Dude! You need to see Kwaidan. It takes you into another dimension.

Masaki Kobayashi film, director of Harakiri.

[Al_The_Strange]

Originally Posted by jvince

Nice to see your top 100 list, Al. We both share some favorites there. It was hard, but I had lots of fun making mine. It seems you love epic adventure movies. Have you seen Battle Royale and The Fall yet?

I also thought I'd post my list here too...

[Show spoiler]#1. Jurassic Park (1993)
#2. The Usual Suspects (1995)
#3. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
#4. Linda Linda Linda (2005)
#5. Battle Royale (2000)

#6. Baraka (1992)
#7. Last Year at Marienbad (1961)
#8. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
#9. Let The Right One In (2008)
#10. Inception (2010)

#11. Black Christmas (1974)
#12. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
#13. The Graduate (1967)
#14. Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
#15. Memento (2000)

#16. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
#17. Donnie Darko (2001)
#18. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
#19. The Shining (1980)
#20. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

#21. My Sassy Girl (2001)
#22. (500) Days of Summer (2009)
#23. Lost in Translation (2003)
#24. Pulp Fiction (1994)
#25. Mon Oncle d'Amérique (1980)

#26. Up (2009)
#27. Léon: The Professional (1994)
#28. Scream (1996)
#29. Stand By Me (1986)
#30. Raising Arizona (1987)

#31. The Incredibles (2004)
#32. The Mist (2007)
#33. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
#34. WALL•E (2008)
#35. The Thing (1982)

#36. Super 8 (2011)
#37. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
#38. Swing Girls (2004)
#39. Big Fish (2003)
#40. Flipped (2010)

#41. The Sixth Sense (1999)
#42. The Truman Show (1998)
#43. Pleasantville (1998)
#44. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
#45. Children of Men (2006)

#46. [REC] (2007)
#47. A Moment to Remember (2004)
#48. A Bittersweet Life (2005)
#49. The Double Life of Veronique (1991)
#50. Dead Alive (1992)

#51. Hero (2002)
#52. Heat (1995)
#53. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
#54. The School of Rock (2003)
#55. Election (1999)

#56. The Fall (2006)
#57. Enchanted (2007)
#58. Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
#59. The Little Mermaid (1989)
#60. Dawn of the Dead (2004)

#61. Elephant (2003)
#62. Departures (2008)
#63. Coraline (2009)
#64. Confessions (2010)
#65. Spider-Man 2 (2004)

#66. Before Sunrise (1995)
#67. Before Sunset (2004)
#68. Cure (1997)
#69. Rushmore (1998)
#70. Almost Famous (2000)

#71. Toy Story 3 (2010)
#72. Toy Story (1995)
#73. Toy Story 2 (1999)
#74. Trick 'r Treat (2007)
#75. Mulholland Dr. (2001)

#76. 127 Hours (2010)
#77. The Princess Bride (1987)
#78. Melancholia (2011)
#79. The Dark Knight (2008)
#80. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

#81. Kick-Ass (2010)
#82. 12 Angry Men (1957)
#83. Drive (2011)
#84. Annie Hall (1977)
#85. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)

#86. Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
#87. A Bug's Life (1998)
#88. I Saw the Devil (2010)
#89. Monsters, Inc. (2001)
#90. Love Exposure (2008)

#91. Blue Valentine (2010)
#92. Watership Down (1978)
#93. Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)
#94. Ghost World (2001)
#95. Lars and the Real Girl (2007)

#96. Let Me In (2010)
#97. Minority Report (2002)
#98. City of Life and Death (2009)
#99. Memories of Murder (2003)
#100. Catch Me If You Can (2002)

As you guys can see, I love quirky screwball comedies, surrealists, and feel-good sentimentality. Anyone here got any recommendations for me?

Yep, action, adventure, and epics appeal to me the most. I think I hold the most interest in sci-fi and fantasy.

You got a lot of good ones on your list. I actually came verrryy close to adding "City of Life and Death" and "Baraka" to mine.

"Battle Royale" and "The Fall" are great. Got 'em on Blu-Ray!

As far as recommendations go, I'll have to get back to you on that. I'm not big into high-brow/romantic comedies, but I'm sure there are one or two surreal films I could think of.

Originally Posted by DjMethod

I tried to like Thor a lot because it was the Marvel superhero movie I've always anticipated most. After I saw it though, I couldn't score it more than a 4/5 because it didn't wow me as much as it simply entertained me. It still had more potential. Really enjoyed it though.

Dude! You need to see Kwaidan. It takes you into another dimension.

Masaki Kobayashi film, director of Harakiri.

"Thor" (in addition to most of the other superhero flicks this year) came off the same way; enjoyable, but not exceptional.

Anyway, "Kwaidan" is now on my rent list. "Harakiri" came in today, I'm just not sure when I'll get around to it. Been a little too crazy with the blind-buys lately...

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

Finally got around to trying to create a definitive top 100 list of favorite films. I swear that this list seems to change all the time, but this time around, I grouped all my 5/5 movies in the top 66 or so, and everything else from there. Above all, I've ranked them according to personal resonance and replay value, rather than what's considered the best (I know some of you will hate some of these choices).

So here it is...

[Show spoiler]Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
The Matrix
The Dark Knight
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Akira
Kill Bill
Casino Royale 2006
Star Trek
The Passion of the Christ
Lawrence of Arabia
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
A Clockwork Orange
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Minority Report
Monty Python's Life of Brian
Braveheart
Apocalypse Now!
Hero
Children of Men
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
X2: X-Men United
Dune
Back to the Future
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Wanted
Inception
True Lies
Red Cliff
The Devil's Backbone
Silence of the Lambs
Metropolis
Memento
Requiem for a Dream
The Shining
The Mist
American History X
North By Northwest
Gladiator
Wall-E
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
The Seven Samurai
Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance
Sucker Punch
Antichrist
The Abyss
The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Revolutions
Ghostbusters
Airplane!
Lord of War
Scarface
Blade Runner
King Kong
Batman Begins
Sleepy Hollow
Gran Torino
Beauty and the Beast
It's a Wonderful Life!
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Downfall
Ip Man
Chocolate
Aliens
Full Metal Jacket
The Planet of the Apes
Transformers
Total Recall
GoldenEye
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Iron Man
Independence Day
The Incredibles
Kingdom of Heaven
Air Force One
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Christine
Sin City
RoboCop
The Ninja Scroll
The Fifth Element
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Event Horizon
Big Trouble in Little China
Starship Troopers
Batman Returns
Donnie Darko
Planet Terror
The Thing
Underworld
The Rock
Black Hawk Down
The Mummy

I think that covers it for now.

Strong list...I enjoy many of those...in fact...I watched one of them today.

Minority Report. When I made my favorites list a while back I placed it in my Top 15

Originally Posted by DjMethod

I tried to like Thor a lot because it was the Marvel superhero movie I've always anticipated most. After I saw it though, I couldn't score it more than a 4/5 because it didn't wow me as much as it simply entertained me. It still had more potential. Really enjoyed it though.

I gave it a 4.5...I highly enjoyed it...but it definitely had potential to be better in several key areas. I was really looking forward to what Branagh would do with the sequel now that the "origin" is out of the way...but...we'll never find out now that he's not returning

[Steve46]

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

Finally got around to trying to create a definitive top 100 list of favorite films. I swear that this list seems to change all the time, but this time around, I grouped all my 5/5 movies in the top 66 or so, and everything else from there. Above all, I've ranked them according to personal resonance and replay value, rather than what's considered the best (I know some of you will hate some of these choices).

So here it is...

[Show spoiler]Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
The Matrix
The Dark Knight
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Akira
Kill Bill
Casino Royale 2006
Star Trek
The Passion of the Christ
Lawrence of Arabia
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
A Clockwork Orange
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Minority Report
Monty Python's Life of Brian
Braveheart
Apocalypse Now!
Hero
Children of Men
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
X2: X-Men United
Dune
Back to the Future
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Wanted
Inception
True Lies
Red Cliff
The Devil's Backbone
Silence of the Lambs
Metropolis
Memento
Requiem for a Dream
The Shining
The Mist
American History X
North By Northwest
Gladiator
Wall-E
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
The Seven Samurai
Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance
Sucker Punch
Antichrist
The Abyss
The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Revolutions
Ghostbusters
Airplane!
Lord of War
Scarface
Blade Runner
King Kong
Batman Begins
Sleepy Hollow
Gran Torino
Beauty and the Beast
It's a Wonderful Life!
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Downfall
Ip Man
Chocolate
Aliens
Full Metal Jacket
The Planet of the Apes
Transformers
Total Recall
GoldenEye
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Iron Man
Independence Day
The Incredibles
Kingdom of Heaven
Air Force One
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Christine
Sin City
RoboCop
The Ninja Scroll
The Fifth Element
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Event Horizon
Big Trouble in Little China
Starship Troopers
Batman Returns
Donnie Darko
Planet Terror
The Thing
Underworld
The Rock
Black Hawk Down
The Mummy

I think that covers it for now.

Well I own 59 of them so we have plenty in common.

[Steve46]

Originally Posted by jvince

Nice to see your top 100 list, Al. We both share some favorites there. It was hard, but I had lots of fun making mine. It seems you love epic adventure movies. Have you seen Battle Royale and The Fall yet?

I also thought I'd post my list here too...

[Show spoiler]#1. Jurassic Park (1993)
#2. The Usual Suspects (1995)
#3. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
#4. Linda Linda Linda (2005)
#5. Battle Royale (2000)

#6. Baraka (1992)
#7. Last Year at Marienbad (1961)
#8. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
#9. Let The Right One In (2008)
#10. Inception (2010)

#11. Black Christmas (1974)
#12. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
#13. The Graduate (1967)
#14. Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
#15. Memento (2000)

#16. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
#17. Donnie Darko (2001)
#18. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
#19. The Shining (1980)
#20. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

#21. My Sassy Girl (2001)
#22. (500) Days of Summer (2009)
#23. Lost in Translation (2003)
#24. Pulp Fiction (1994)
#25. Mon Oncle d'Amérique (1980)

#26. Up (2009)
#27. Léon: The Professional (1994)
#28. Scream (1996)
#29. Stand By Me (1986)
#30. Raising Arizona (1987)

#31. The Incredibles (2004)
#32. The Mist (2007)
#33. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
#34. WALL•E (2008)
#35. The Thing (1982)

#36. Super 8 (2011)
#37. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
#38. Swing Girls (2004)
#39. Big Fish (2003)
#40. Flipped (2010)

#41. The Sixth Sense (1999)
#42. The Truman Show (1998)
#43. Pleasantville (1998)
#44. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
#45. Children of Men (2006)

#46. [REC] (2007)
#47. A Moment to Remember (2004)
#48. A Bittersweet Life (2005)
#49. The Double Life of Veronique (1991)
#50. Dead Alive (1992)

#51. Hero (2002)
#52. Heat (1995)
#53. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
#54. The School of Rock (2003)
#55. Election (1999)

#56. The Fall (2006)
#57. Enchanted (2007)
#58. Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
#59. The Little Mermaid (1989)
#60. Dawn of the Dead (2004)

#61. Elephant (2003)
#62. Departures (2008)
#63. Coraline (2009)
#64. Confessions (2010)
#65. Spider-Man 2 (2004)

#66. Before Sunrise (1995)
#67. Before Sunset (2004)
#68. Cure (1997)
#69. Rushmore (1998)
#70. Almost Famous (2000)

#71. Toy Story 3 (2010)
#72. Toy Story (1995)
#73. Toy Story 2 (1999)
#74. Trick 'r Treat (2007)
#75. Mulholland Dr. (2001)

#76. 127 Hours (2010)
#77. The Princess Bride (1987)
#78. Melancholia (2011)
#79. The Dark Knight (2008)
#80. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

#81. Kick-Ass (2010)
#82. 12 Angry Men (1957)
#83. Drive (2011)
#84. Annie Hall (1977)
#85. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)

#86. Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
#87. A Bug's Life (1998)
#88. I Saw the Devil (2010)
#89. Monsters, Inc. (2001)
#90. Love Exposure (2008)

#91. Blue Valentine (2010)
#92. Watership Down (1978)
#93. Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)
#94. Ghost World (2001)
#95. Lars and the Real Girl (2007)

#96. Let Me In (2010)
#97. Minority Report (2002)
#98. City of Life and Death (2009)
#99. Memories of Murder (2003)
#100. Catch Me If You Can (2002)

As you guys can see, I love quirky screwball comedies, surrealists, and feel-good sentimentality. Anyone here got any recommendations for me?

I own 47, but will add more when some see a Blu-ray release.

[tbizzle]

Originally Posted by jvince

A very underrated film, imo. I wouldn't say it's one of my favorites, but whenever it's on TV, I watch it.

Yeah I'd agree on it being underrated, only because I never really hear much about it. I really like Fincher's work and can't wait for Dragon Tattoo

Originally Posted by Foggy

Horrible Bosses

[Show spoiler]After the horrific failure of yesterdays rental, today I went for something a bit more up beat, and something I had way more interest in. I wanted to watch Horrible Bosses over the summer, but with it getting released so close to Harry Potter over here (I think it was 2 days before, or a week after) it just fell into the vacuum left by that film and everything that came out just wasn't acceptable to most. Which is a great shame, since this was the best comedy I've seen in a while (and definitely this year), and I was left wondering how much of a better time I would of had watching it with a like minded audience.

Comedies are usually hard things to review, they either come down to two things, they are funny or they're ain't, and pulling a lengthy review saying what makes it great is pretty pointless, because it's going to come down to two things, did I find it funny, and if so how funny?

The answer is yes, and very!

However, Horrible Bosses is better than most comedies on other levels as well. Horrible Bosses is a well directed film above from a comedy. It's got a very interesting plot that isn't too far from a Hitchcock film itself, it's full of very well done twists and turns and it's good to see a comedy that has great characters that you care what happens too, and you really want to see how they get out of the problems they get in, if anything, it should push it way beyond a "watch if you're feeling a bit down" to a "Must see right now"

Only problem I had was that it had a very weak ending (as in it was very anti-climatic) and the dick jokes do get a bit redundant as they get used time after time

I really enjoyed the film, and I will be keeping a solid eye out for when it hits the sales

9.5/10

This is coming in tomorrow

Originally Posted by DjMethod

Volver better end this streak tonight!

Haha fasho, never seen it. Now that I think about it, I haven't seen anything with Cruz in quite a while

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by jvince

Nice to see your top 100 list, Al. We both share some favorites there. It was hard, but I had lots of fun making mine. It seems you love epic adventure movies. Have you seen Battle Royale and The Fall yet?

I also thought I'd post my list here too...

[Show spoiler]#1. Jurassic Park (1993)
#2. The Usual Suspects (1995)
#3. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
#4. Linda Linda Linda (2005)
#5. Battle Royale (2000)

#6. Baraka (1992)
#7. Last Year at Marienbad (1961)
#8. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
#9. Let The Right One In (2008)
#10. Inception (2010)

#11. Black Christmas (1974)
#12. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
#13. The Graduate (1967)
#14. Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
#15. Memento (2000)

#16. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
#17. Donnie Darko (2001)
#18. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
#19. The Shining (1980)
#20. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

#21. My Sassy Girl (2001)
#22. (500) Days of Summer (2009)
#23. Lost in Translation (2003)
#24. Pulp Fiction (1994)
#25. Mon Oncle d'Amérique (1980)

#26. Up (2009)
#27. Léon: The Professional (1994)
#28. Scream (1996)
#29. Stand By Me (1986)
#30. Raising Arizona (1987)

#31. The Incredibles (2004)
#32. The Mist (2007)
#33. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
#34. WALL•E (2008)
#35. The Thing (1982)

#36. Super 8 (2011)
#37. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
#38. Swing Girls (2004)
#39. Big Fish (2003)
#40. Flipped (2010)

#41. The Sixth Sense (1999)
#42. The Truman Show (1998)
#43. Pleasantville (1998)
#44. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
#45. Children of Men (2006)

#46. [REC] (2007)
#47. A Moment to Remember (2004)
#48. A Bittersweet Life (2005)
#49. The Double Life of Veronique (1991)
#50. Dead Alive (1992)

#51. Hero (2002)
#52. Heat (1995)
#53. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
#54. The School of Rock (2003)
#55. Election (1999)

#56. The Fall (2006)
#57. Enchanted (2007)
#58. Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
#59. The Little Mermaid (1989)
#60. Dawn of the Dead (2004)

#61. Elephant (2003)
#62. Departures (2008)
#63. Coraline (2009)
#64. Confessions (2010)
#65. Spider-Man 2 (2004)

#66. Before Sunrise (1995)
#67. Before Sunset (2004)
#68. Cure (1997)
#69. Rushmore (1998)
#70. Almost Famous (2000)

#71. Toy Story 3 (2010)
#72. Toy Story (1995)
#73. Toy Story 2 (1999)
#74. Trick 'r Treat (2007)
#75. Mulholland Dr. (2001)

#76. 127 Hours (2010)
#77. The Princess Bride (1987)
#78. Melancholia (2011)
#79. The Dark Knight (2008)
#80. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

#81. Kick-Ass (2010)
#82. 12 Angry Men (1957)
#83. Drive (2011)
#84. Annie Hall (1977)
#85. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)

#86. Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
#87. A Bug's Life (1998)
#88. I Saw the Devil (2010)
#89. Monsters, Inc. (2001)
#90. Love Exposure (2008)

#91. Blue Valentine (2010)
#92. Watership Down (1978)
#93. Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)
#94. Ghost World (2001)
#95. Lars and the Real Girl (2007)

#96. Let Me In (2010)
#97. Minority Report (2002)
#98. City of Life and Death (2009)
#99. Memories of Murder (2003)
#100. Catch Me If You Can (2002)

As you guys can see, I love quirky screwball comedies, surrealists, and feel-good sentimentality. Anyone here got any recommendations for me?

Have you seen The Orphanage and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly?

[Foggy]

Both X-Men and Super 8 reviews were to an adiquate standard, give yourselves a pat on the back

Watched Inglorious Basterds, wasn't really in the mood to watch it, nor to review it since it'll be on around in this thread somewhere and my thoughts shall stay the same as that one

[Al_The_Strange]

Originally Posted by Foggy

Both X-Men and Super 8 reviews were to an adiquate standard, give yourselves a pat on the back

That's all the praise one could ever ask for.

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by Foggy

Both X-Men and Super 8 reviews were to an adiquate standard, give yourselves a pat on the back

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

That's all the praise one could ever ask for.

[KilloWertz]

Originally Posted by Foggy

Horrible Bosses

[Show spoiler]After the horrific failure of yesterdays rental, today I went for something a bit more up beat, and something I had way more interest in. I wanted to watch Horrible Bosses over the summer, but with it getting released so close to Harry Potter over here (I think it was 2 days before, or a week after) it just fell into the vacuum left by that film and everything that came out just wasn't acceptable to most. Which is a great shame, since this was the best comedy I've seen in a while (and definitely this year), and I was left wondering how much of a better time I would of had watching it with a like minded audience.

Comedies are usually hard things to review, they either come down to two things, they are funny or they're ain't, and pulling a lengthy review saying what makes it great is pretty pointless, because it's going to come down to two things, did I find it funny, and if so how funny?

The answer is yes, and very!

However, Horrible Bosses is better than most comedies on other levels as well. Horrible Bosses is a well directed film above from a comedy. It's got a very interesting plot that isn't too far from a Hitchcock film itself, it's full of very well done twists and turns and it's good to see a comedy that has great characters that you care what happens too, and you really want to see how they get out of the problems they get in, if anything, it should push it way beyond a "watch if you're feeling a bit down" to a "Must see right now"

Only problem I had was that it had a very weak ending (as in it was very anti-climatic) and the dick jokes do get a bit redundant as they get used time after time

I really enjoyed the film, and I will be keeping a solid eye out for when it hits the sales

9.5/10

Going back a couple of days, but I am considering a blind buy of this along with the other movies I pick up on Black Friday since it will be $11.99. I was going to just rent it and see first, but the price being low means there's little risk.

[iam1bearcat]

happy Thanksgiving everybody!

...surprised Squiddy isn't here badgering us all to buy Sucker Punch since it's 8 bucks today...

[Steve46]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

happy Thanksgiving everybody!

...surprised Squiddy isn't here badgering us all to buy Sucker Punch since it's 8 bucks today...

Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Football...woohoo

[KilloWertz]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

happy Thanksgiving everybody!

...surprised Squiddy isn't here badgering us all to buy Sucker Punch since it's 8 bucks today...

Buy Sucker Punch. Now, or I will come to your house and eat your turkey and cancel all of your Amazon orders from this morning...

[Show spoiler]Happy Thanksgiving!