I like Fifth Element a lot. It's too long of course but one element of the film really sticks out to me.

The main hero and the main villian of the film never have an onscreen appearance together.

arlington road was good.

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a scanner darkly one more time! yeah

Arlington Road was pretty decent until the last half hour when it got retarded.

Loved the ending however.

Adam, just curious (maybe this has been already brought up in this thread), what's your "vote" for ghosts of mars?

I saw about a third of it on TV one time a few years ago and don't really remember it. Just from what I remember, probably a 4 or 5 I guess? Hmph.

loved scanner darkly. My only complaint is that they stuck with one style of animation, unlike Waking Life. I know they are completely different movies, but its the same director. I would vote Waking Life as a better overall movie.

But that is my personal opinion. And I still love scanner darkly.

Scanner Darkly was alright. Nothing special. Waking Life was also alright. I think Waking Life was a lot better.

Anyway, since you asked for it (right?), nicfit, here's every John Carpenter movie I've seen, rated!:

Pro-Life (2006) - 3/10
Cigarette Burns (2005) - 6/10
Escape From L.A. (1996) - 6/10
Village of The Damned (1995) - 2/10
In the Mouth of Madness (1995) - 8/10
Body Bags (1993) - 5/10
Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992) 5/10
They Live (1988) 9/10
Prince of Darkness (1987) - never seen
Big Trouble in Little China (1986) - 7/10
Starman (1984) - 7/10
Christine (1983) - 5/10
The Thing (1982) - 5/10 (controversial rating? I found it really boring and lame)
Escape from New York (1981) - 8/10
The Fog (1980) - 6/10
Halloween (1978) - Probably a 7/10. I realize it should get a 10/10 for its "importance" but I personally don't find it all that entertaining. Hell, the shitty sequel is about a thousand times more entertaining!
Assault On Precinct 13 (1976) - 8/10

i think fifth element is a modern classic. It was my favorite movie for the 2 years after it came out i think. Definitely one of.

Hellboy I will probably never see. I didnt care for the comic. The character bores the hell out of me. and the first movie was horrible. I actually turned it off half way through.

I have heard a few things about forgetting sarah marshall, and have been tempted to see it. I might have to get around to it very soon.

I am just now starting to get money again. I was introduced to Firefly during a 6 month period of being completely broke. I am about to buy both the movie and the series...or season rather. With those purchases, my dvd collection will have doubled.

Unless you count each star wars movie seperate.

pun!
:D

yeh, it's nothing too special after all, action movies with some good visuals. really good visuals, in the second episode, but if you are not interested in the characters or selma blair at all there are not many good reasons to watch it.

I feel you on the "no money-no dvds" issue, I'd love to buy loads of stuff I like, but it's not easy...especially when there are more important/unavoidable outcomes.

Adam, those a pretty accurate judgments imo, I'd maybe give 8 to "big trouble.." and bring up to a 6 the thing and christine.

haven't seen pro-life or cigarette burns, nor village of the damned.

ending is a killer, was it based on facts?

i will borrow walking life or something, and we will see. i like scanner darkly for rotoscoping, keanu reeves (good acting), awesome robert downey jr. and the plot, based on PKD. I'm kinda fan of his books (ubik, three sigmata, valis) and the movie is very similiar to his style.

Joan Cusack is pure evil in Arlington Road.

I watched the restored version of Erich von Stroheim's Greed (1924) last night. Phenomenal!

No idea.

frontiers - 6/10
bone collector - 4/10

M*A*S*H* is on AMC right now. So classic.

currently watching control
http://www.watch-movies.net/movies/control/

a clockwork orange last nite

first time seeing it, somehow. good stuff.

martin sheen is badass
9/10


8/10

Okay..

control - 7/10

I don't know what to think about Kubrick, I've watched sf canon: 2001: Space Odyssey, and it's mystic movie, i like that kind of movies, but too long, and borring.. Shining much better, Jack Nicholson with his fury! :D so it's time for Clockwork Orange.

I've seen every Kubrick film except Dr. Strangelove, and I love them all except for Eyes Wide Shut.

come on man touch of evil is fucking SUPREME

11/10

Dr. Strangelove is my favorite movie by Kubrick.

Really good movie, way better than I was thinking it was going to be...

what are you waiting foooor???

I dunno, and it's weird, eh? I don't know anyone who owns a copy of that movie, and in fact a lot of my exposure to Kubrick was my stepdad having taped copies of almost all of his films.... but he didn't have that one.

I'll watch it later definitely... I keep meaning to. Actually, it might be instant-watch on netflix..

there's a wonderful 2 dvd box here for like 12 euros. I need to buy that.

i haven't watched it in some time, but i really love this movie. one of my favourites ever.

there is even the song by blonde redhead about it.

Unfortunately it's not on instant watch, but speaking of it, they have really improved what they offer for instant lately. It used to be almost exclusively crappy 80's comedy and Wal-Mart dollar bin movies, but now they have good stuff. I watched Fitzcarraldo (sp?) the other day, and tonight I'm going to watch Even Dwarves Started Small.

Yeah, I did notice a lot of Herzog movies on instant watch. Pretty wild.

I used to, well I don't want to say "hate" but, greatly dislike Herzog. He's definately grown on me.

I need to watch more. I haven't seen a damn thing besides GRizzly Man. I have all his movies queued though.

300 (again)

Watched this the other day:

Ha, I just found out the other day he did Grizzly Man :)

EMMAh... next?

nope, next must be:

why have you not seen dr strangelove?
the shit was almost bAnned cuz itr is so subversively hilarious.

Fuck, it is one of my top 5 movies ever.

go watch it! and don;t give me any shit about 9/10 like you did touch of evil. touch of evil is PERFECT

me and the g/f watched this a while back. great, crushingly wonderful

I cried when his dad called him. And I never cry. Because I am a man.