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ThatDamnedPanda -> Panda's OFFICIAL* Movie Lovers' Thread!* (12/20/2009 8:29:00 PM)
How come we don't have one of these? What's the matter with everyone? We've got so many movie lovers here, we should have a thread to talk about them. So - one of you hurry up and start one, damn it! Oh. Wait. Why don't we just use this one? Shoot, that was easy. OK then! As long as we've got a thread, let's talk about movies! What was the last movie you saw? Like it? Why or why not? Gene Kelly - or Fred Astaire? Who's your favorite director? Best film you ever saw... that nobody else has ever heard of? Got a "10 best" list? Would "Casablanca" still be one of the greatest films of all time if George Raft had gotten the lead? How did Naomi Watts not win an Oscar for "21 Grams?" Make a recommendation. Ask a question. Share some trivia. Argue, even - as long as you're arguing about movies, it's all good. Because this is the official movie thread, and it's all about movies!

ThatDamnedPanda -> RE: Panda's OFFICIAL* Movie Lovers' Thread!* (12/20/2009 8:37:57 PM)
With only 5 days left until Christmas, I'm falling a little behind on my Christmas movies. I've got "White Christmas" on now; it's the scene where Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye are singing "Sisters" in drag. That was actually not in the original script - Kaye and Crosby came up with it spontaneously while clowning around during rehearsal, and director Michael Curtiz thought it was so hilarious he worked it into the film. And if I recall correctly, Kaye wasn't the first choice for that role. He was third, I believe. Fred Astaire turned it down first, and they actually started the production with someone else who pulled out early on. They had to scramble for a last-minute replacement, and that's how Danny Kaye got the job. He's not Fred Astaire, but he does make a good foil for Crosby. It's hard to imagine the movie without him.

LafayetteLady -> RE: Panda's OFFICIAL* Movie Lovers' Thread!* (12/20/2009 10:21:11 PM)
Last movie I saw was "The Blind Side" with Sandra Bullock. Thought it was great.

Level -> RE: Panda's OFFICIAL* Movie Lovers' Thread!* (12/21/2009 2:42:06 AM)
Thanks for starting this, Panda. I bypassed Avatar this weekend, can't shake the feeling that it's not much more than a $300 million dollar video game. Looking forward to Up in the Air and Sherlock Holmes, both out on Christmas day. "No" to your question regarding George Raft and Casablanca. Bogey made it what it was [X(]

ShaharThorne -> RE: Panda's OFFICIAL* Movie Lovers' Thread!* (12/21/2009 2:46:06 AM)
I am looking at Sherlock Holmes myself, Level. 1, to see if that actor is truly bounded to the bed (hint hint, pic time) and 2, I like a bit of a ruffin in my Holmes, not the neat and tidy as betrayed on Star Trek:NG.

SilverMark -> RE: Panda's OFFICIAL* Movie Lovers' Thread!* (12/21/2009 2:48:37 AM)
little known movie I loved: My Favorite Year...Peter O'Toole and Mark Lin Baker Favorite Christmas Movie: Badder Santa....I know...Billy Bob is a demented Mother but damn...I watch it and laugh like I have never seen it before!

Level -> RE: Panda's OFFICIAL* Movie Lovers' Thread!* (12/21/2009 2:54:39 AM)
Shahar, he does indeed get "attached" to the bed, saw it in the trailer, it's a funny scene. Mark, My Favorite Year is a terrific movie. O'Toole is an incredible actor. So's Billy Bob, but I haven't seen Badder Santa.

Lucylastic -> RE: Panda's OFFICIAL* Movie Lovers' Thread!* (12/21/2009 5:12:08 AM)
Last movie I saw was inglorious basterds. which I thoroughly enjoyed, except for Brad Pitts accent, now I have nothing against a southern accent, but he grates on me anyway. Apart from that, very enjoyable, typical Tarantino for the phsycopathic leads. Gene Kelly for a duo single, as in tap dancing, but Fred Astaire for sheer swirling magical sweep off your feet joy. when I was little I wanted to dance a quickstep with Fred. Danny Kaye is still one of my favourites, he could alwys make me laugh. And I loved him in Hans Christian Anderson, and doing singing in the rain:) Holiday Inn is one of my all time favourites. I am sooooo looking forward to Sherlock Holmes too

EbonyWood -> RE: Panda's OFFICIAL* Movie Lovers' Thread!* (12/21/2009 5:44:30 AM)
MST3K The Movie again last night. I watch it about once a month. "Watch your lips!" They do a treatment on Santa Claus vs The Martians which I may watch this week, although there are no good Christmas movies, only those made tolerable by some sense of goodwill. Bah Humbug.

slaveluci -> RE: Panda's OFFICIAL* Movie Lovers' Thread!* (12/21/2009 5:57:41 AM)
I just saw "Precious" and it was pretty good. I had read the book "Push: A Novel" by Sapphire that it was based on and, of course, the book was better and more descriptive. I give it a 7. Before that, we saw "Blind Side" and it was about a 7 also. Sad and funny and, of course, inspiring, because it was true. There are several that have either just come out or are shortly upcoming that I'd really like to see. They include: Crazy Heart - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-AyD661tUE The Lovely Bones - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikUWKi0W5_g Shutter Island - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYVrHkYoY80 Legion - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGE_zSdCzDU The Road - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbLgszfXTAY Antichrist - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5tKBGcWQZE Alice In Wonderland - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9POCgSRVvf0 Hopefully the ones based on great books won't suck[;)] luci

Musicmystery -> RE: Panda's OFFICIAL* Movie Lovers' Thread!* (12/21/2009 6:50:40 AM)
Hi Panda, Far too many to list at once. Many wonderful films! But I'll toss in a few names as they wander across my cranium. I nominate--The Red Violin. An excellent film--Joshua Bell was just icing (but very, very good icing...)

afterforever -> RE: Panda's OFFICIAL* Movie Lovers' Thread!* (12/21/2009 12:16:59 PM)
I'm halfway through my Winter Holiday Thing present to myself, a Michael Haneke box set. The White Ribbon, The Piano Teacher, etc etc. Good if you like bleak. Also looking forward to Sherlock Holmes, that's my plan for Boxing Day if I don't get roped into doing a shift.

LaTigresse -> RE: Panda's OFFICIAL* Movie Lovers' Thread!* (12/21/2009 12:48:31 PM)
I had TCM on yesterday........watched it while I was cooking pralines and fudge and stuff. I liked Dr Zhivago better this time. How the West was Won, was on when I turned it on..........okay for what it is. Ben Hur was on later.......I have never been a fan of Chuck Heston at all I agree with you totally re: 21 Grams. Great movie. There are so many movies I love. The Cohen brothers always seem to delight me. I haven't seen a lot of movies this year but what I have, I have liked. Juno is a delightful movie that even GD loved. Milk, Doubt, No Country for Old Men, There Will Be Blood, the last Bond flick. Both Elizabeth movies. Vicky Christina Barcelona, another one GD thought was going to kill him to watch and he ended up loving it. Will add more as they come to me.

domiguy -> RE: Panda's OFFICIAL* Movie Lovers' Thread!* (12/21/2009 1:21:06 PM)
A great Christmas movie is Freeway.

Level -> RE: Panda's OFFICIAL* Movie Lovers' Thread!* (12/21/2009 4:07:59 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: domiguy A great Christmas movie is Freeway. Is Kevin Costner in that?

Level -> RE: Panda's OFFICIAL* Movie Lovers' Thread!* (12/22/2009 4:51:09 PM)
Rolling Stone magazine's Peter Travers gave his 10 Best Movies of the Decade (my rating of the ones I've seen are on the side, from 1 to 10): 1- There Will Be Blood 2- Children of Men 3- Mulholland Drive 4- A History of Violence 9/10 5- No Country for Old Men 8/10 6- The Incredibles 7- Brokeback Mountain 9/10 8- The Departed 6.5/10 (I almost fell asleep during this, which astounds me; I have to rewatch it) 9- Mystic River 8.5/10 10- The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

Moonhead -> RE: Panda's OFFICIAL* Movie Lovers' Thread!* (12/23/2009 5:47:21 AM)
Not very Chrismassy, but my ten favourite Vincent Price films: Theatre Of Blood Witchfinder General The Raven The Masque Of The Red Death The Comedy Of Terrors While The City Sleeps The Abominable Doctor Phibes The Last Man On Earth The House on Haunted Hill Son of Sinbad

Level -> RE: Panda's OFFICIAL* Movie Lovers' Thread!* (12/26/2009 5:10:23 PM)
I saw Sherlock Holmes yesterday, and It's Complicated today. Both are very good, I'm positive they'll be making at least one more Holmes flick. I'm unable to channel Roger Ebert right now, so that is the extent of my reviews.

MadameMarque -> RE: Panda's OFFICIAL* Movie Lovers' Thread!* (12/29/2009 11:29:32 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Moonhead Not very Chrismassy, but my ten favourite Vincent Price films: Theatre Of Blood Witchfinder General The Raven The Masque Of The Red Death The Comedy Of Terrors While The City Sleeps The Abominable Doctor Phibes The Last Man On Earth The House on Haunted Hill Son of Sinbad Ah, ha ha! [sm=applause.gif] http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1085944/tim_burtons_vincent_featuring_edgar_alan_poes_the_raven/ It's always time for a touch of Halloween! What a great voice actor was Vincent Price! Just listen to him read Poe. You know, whenever I think of the Dr. Phibes saga, I think of one of my favourite fictional minions...Vulnavia! How mysterious, her existence, how inspirational, her devotion. How amazing, her name! He likes to experiment on his dog Abocrombie In the hopes of creating a horrible zombie So that he and his horrible zombie dog could go searching for victims in the London fog - from Vincent, by Tim Burton

sunshinemiss -> RE: Panda's OFFICIAL* Movie Lovers' Thread!* (12/30/2009 8:33:34 AM)
Top ten movies: Hmmm it's an idea... *In no particular order (except The Godfather is ALWAYS my number one!) 1. The Godfather 2. Hello Dolly 3. When Harry Met Sally 4. Three Iron 5. Like Water for Chocolate 6. The Mission 7. Last of the Mohicans 8. Chocolat 9. That's all I could come up with. Of course the list is organic and changes. Oh and I loved Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (I do believe I'm a weirdo) I love those movies that are about the clash of cultures coming together.

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