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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 13,202 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Piffi: Quote:
Would you say that i should read the book(s) before i watch the movie, or would you say that it
doesnt matter? I watched the film first because of Jennifer Lawrence. I had never heard of the books prior to that. For me, seeing the film first made the books that much better as I had faces to go with the characters. I liked them well enough that I read all three in two weeks and am looking forward to the next three films in the series. | | | No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever.
There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom.
Against this power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand.
The Centauri learned this lesson once.
We will teach it to them again.
Though it take a thousand years, we will be free.
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 | Piffi | | We'll Always Have Paris |
| Registered: July 15, 2009 |  Posts: 1,555 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting TheMadMartian: Quote:
Quoting Piffi:
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Would you say that i should read the book(s) before i watch the movie, or would you say that it
doesnt matter?
I watched the film first because of Jennifer Lawrence. I had never heard of the books prior to that. For me, seeing the film first made the books that much better as I had faces to go with the characters. I liked them well enough that I read all three in two weeks and am looking forward to the next three films in the series. Cool.  Thanks. Did you enjoy the movie? Worth buying when it comes out on bluray? |
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| dtsig | | Just asking questions man |
| Registered: August 17, 2009 | | Posts: 352 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Piffi: Quote:
Casablanca All Regions Released: Full Frame 1.33
This one aswell. Heard alot about it, before i watched it. And what a movie, what a history and a story.
And its black and white too. I like black and white movies. And Ingrid Bergman plays in it aswell.. Whom i am a big fan of. Just a perfect movie trough and trough. Its on my top 4 list of favourite movies of all time.
"Well Always Have Paris" That is another GREAT movie. I like most of Bogart's stuff ... but especially with Lauren 'OH MY GOD SHE IS HOT' Bacall. I love 'Key Largo', 'The Big Sleep' and 'To Have and Have Not' just as well as Casablanca DSig |
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| dtsig | | Just asking questions man |
| Registered: August 17, 2009 | | Posts: 352 |
| | Posted: | | | | Astro Boy Region 1 Released: 3/16/2010 Anamorphic 2.35:1 Just watched this great animated feature .. another one that lets you forget that you are watching an animation. Very well done graphically. The cast includes the voices of such A rated actors as Charlize Theron, Freddie Highmore, Ryan Stiles, Eugene Levy, Nicolas Cage, Donald Sutherland and Bill Nighy. On first watch I had this as a 4of5. Having just watched this again (02jun12) and I am moving it to 3.5of5. Not that it has lost anything but probably because i rated it to hight to begin with. It is still a great movie and is heartily recommended that everyone see it. |
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| Piffi | | We'll Always Have Paris |
| Registered: July 15, 2009 | | Posts: 1,555 |
| | Posted: | | | | 'The Big Sleep' 78 or 46 version? Havent seen the other ones. But i will take a look into them.
This tread is given me alot of ideas.
Thanks |
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| dtsig | | Just asking questions man |
| Registered: August 17, 2009 | | Posts: 352 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Piffi: Quote:
'The Big Sleep' 78 or 46 version? Havent seen the other ones. But i will take a look into them.
This tread is given me alot of ideas.
Thanks First, the 46 version with Humphrey Bogart and Loren Bacall link hereSecond, the 'lot of ideas' is one reason I started this link. Just seeing a list of movies is one thing, but i find it interesting to see what someone is actually watching (not just collecting) AND what they think of it. DSig | | | | Last edited: by dtsig |
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| Piffi | | We'll Always Have Paris |
| Registered: July 15, 2009 | | Posts: 1,555 |
| | Posted: | | | | Yeah, nice. You should write a review aswell in the "Miscellaneous Reviews" tread too. |
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| dtsig | | Just asking questions man |
| Registered: August 17, 2009 | | Posts: 352 |
| | Posted: | | | | Just got through watching .. City Slickers: Collector's Edition Region 1 Released: 6/3/2008 Anamorphic 1.85:1 This is a great comedy with a great cast. Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby and Jack Palance headline the cast with brilliant performances. Three middle aged men, all facing their own personal demons, go to a dude ranch to work a cattle drive. This is a very funny movie and I recommend it to all. 3.5of5 |
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| Registered: October 6, 2008 | | Posts: 1,932 |
| | Posted: | | | | Watched this year, rated 4* and higher (on scale of 5*)—for wildly different reasons:
The Searchers - 4.5*
The African Queen - 4.5*
The Third Man - 4*
Iron Man 2 - 4*
The Ladykillers - 4.5*
Facing the Giants - 4.5*
Frenzy - 4.5*
Torn Curtain - 4*
The Lost World: Jurassic Park - 4*
Vertigo - 4*
The Trouble with Harry - 4*
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) - 4*
Prancer - 4*
The Birds - 4*
Jurassic Park - 4*
Marnie - 4*
Cimarron (1930) - 4*
Planet of the Apes - 4.5*
Master and Commander... - 4.5*
March of the Penguins - 4.5*
Sherlock Holmes (2009) - 4*
Dog Day Afternoon - 4*
The Good Earth - 4*
Sergeant York - 4*
House of Games - 4*
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre - 4*
The Dark Knight - 4.5*
Batman Begins - 4.5*
The Petrified Forest - 4* |
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| Registered: September 18, 2008 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 2,650 |
| | Posted: | | | | Out of the last 100 movies I've viewed, these are the 4/5's and above:
The Informant (2010) 4/5
The Proposition (2005) 4/5
The Devil's Rejects (2005) 4/5
Gone Baby Gone (2007) 4.5/5
Griff the Invisible (2010) 4/5
Moneyball (2011) 4/5
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011) 4/5
Water for Elephants (2010) 4/5
Super (2010) 4/5
Drive (2011) 4.5/5
The New York Ripper (1982) 4/5
Warrior (2011) 4.5/5
Horrible Bosses (2011) 4/5
Trollhunter (2010) 4/5
Splice (2009) 4/5
Reign Over Me (2007) 4/5
16/100 of the last movies fit there.
- 66 got 3 or 3.5
- 18 got 2.5 or less |
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| Registered: October 6, 2008 | | Posts: 1,932 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting CalebAndCo: Quote:
Watched this year, rated 4* and higher (on scale of 5*)—for wildly different reasons:
The Searchers - 4.5*
The African Queen - 4.5*
The Third Man - 4*
Iron Man 2 - 4*
The Ladykillers - 4.5*
Facing the Giants - 4.5*
Frenzy - 4.5*
Torn Curtain - 4*
The Lost World: Jurassic Park - 4*
Vertigo - 4*
The Trouble with Harry - 4*
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) - 4*
Prancer - 4*
The Birds - 4*
Jurassic Park - 4*
Marnie - 4*
Cimarron (1930) - 4*
Planet of the Apes - 4.5*
Master and Commander... - 4.5*
March of the Penguins - 4.5*
Sherlock Holmes (2009) - 4*
Dog Day Afternoon - 4*
The Good Earth - 4*
Sergeant York - 4*
House of Games - 4*
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre - 4*
The Dark Knight - 4.5*
Batman Begins - 4.5*
The Petrified Forest - 4* I missed one: The Straight Story - 4.5* (Good idea, Sam) In the same span of time I rated: 12 - 3.5* 4 - 3* (I pretty much stick to stuff I like or think I will like. ) |
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| dtsig | | Just asking questions man |
| Registered: August 17, 2009 | | Posts: 352 |
| | Posted: | | | | Since my Kill Bill Volume 2 died 2/3s of the way through i decided to go with some lighter fair. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Region 1 Released: 6/29/2010 Widescreen 2.35:1 I just got a replacement copy of 'Percy Jackson & then Olympians' and since it try to watch all movies as i get them i decided to watch this again and I still find this movie enjoyable. Sure it didn't do well at the box office and i doubt that the other books will be made into movies .. still this is just good fun. I give this a 3of5 and for anyone who likes adventure movies with some teen age anxt .. this is a good movie for them. DSig |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 950 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Piffi: Quote:
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Would you say that i should read the book(s) before i watch the movie, or would you say that it
doesnt matter?
It would probably help to read the book before. But I don't think it's absolutely necessary. It would help with some of the little things they changed and there were a couple things that might be confusing if you hadn't read the book where it's explained more thoroughly, but overall, I thought it was well done both for those who had read the book and those who hadn't. | | | | Lori |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 950 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting dtsig: Quote:
I just got a replacement copy of 'Percy Jackson & then Olympians' and since it try to watch all movies as i get them i decided to watch this again and I still find this movie enjoyable. Sure it didn't do well at the box office and i doubt that the other books will be made into movies .. still this is just good fun. I give this a 3of5 and for anyone who likes adventure movies with some teen age anxt .. this is a good movie for them.
DSig I recommended Hunger Games because I enjoyed the book so much that I had to watch the movie and enjoyed that as well. For Percy Jackson, I loved the book series. I read the first to see what it was all about and read the 4 that were out in a week (5 was still being written). When I heard about the movie I got excited and went to see it right away. Was totally disappointed. While I enjoyed a few scenes, I thought they really messed it up from the book and that they ruined any chance of having the rest of the books made into movies. It is one of those book into movies versions, that if you hadn't read the book, you probably enjoyed it, but they changed so much that was necessary for the sequels and just generally stuff they didn't need to. Doesn't mean I don't own it, but I wish they had done a better job. | | | | Lori |
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| dtsig | | Just asking questions man |
| Registered: August 17, 2009 | | Posts: 352 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting LJG: Quote:
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I just got a replacement copy of 'Percy Jackson & then Olympians' and since it try to watch all movies as i get them i decided to watch this again and I still find this movie enjoyable. Sure it didn't do well at the box office and i doubt that the other books will be made into movies .. still this is just good fun. I give this a 3of5 and for anyone who likes adventure movies with some teen age anxt .. this is a good movie for them.
DSig
I recommended Hunger Games because I enjoyed the book so much that I had to watch the movie and enjoyed that as well. For Percy Jackson, I loved the book series. I read the first to see what it was all about and read the 4 that were out in a week (5 was still being written). When I heard about the movie I got excited and went to see it right away. Was totally disappointed. While I enjoyed a few scenes, I thought they really messed it up from the book and that they ruined any chance of having the rest of the books made into movies. It is one of those book into movies versions, that if you hadn't read the book, you probably enjoyed it, but they changed so much that was necessary for the sequels and just generally stuff they didn't need to. Doesn't mean I don't own it, but I wish they had done a better job. It is odd that way. I read all the 'Hunger Games' before seeing the movie and it didn't effect it at all. But normally, at least for me, if you read it first the movies don't quite do it. I guess i have a better movie maker in my head than many of the studios have <G>. Glad I didn't read the Percy Jackson series first. DSig |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 950 |
| | Posted: | | | | I think so too! I can usually picture characters quite well and am disappointed at how they are portrayed on screen. I usually have my hopes up pretty high and then they come crashing down.
Hunger Games is one of the few, I think, turned out well. Most everyone was how I thought they'd look and everything that was really important to the plot was in there. Just a few things they changed that I could live with.
Now, Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader is totally different! They ruined it for me. I waited for years to see that as a big budget film. From the moment they announce the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. It's my favorite book of the series, I've enjoyed the BBC version...I was ready. Then they completely changed the plot for no reason and threw in some weird green mist. Why? Why, I ask you?! Now I'm worried about the rest of the series. I'm starting to think there is some sort of curse on the series. There hasn't been any films made past the Silver Chair and I REALLY want to see the Last Battle on screen.
They are making Ender's Game right now and I'm worried how that will come out. One of the best books I've read. Easily in my top ten (by Orson Scott Card, sci-fi). I'm both pleased and sad that they are finally making it into a movie. Really hoping it turns out well.
Harry Potter, I thought they did pretty good with. Some of the movies I liked better than the books. The Black Stallion was a little to artsy for me, though I still pull it out and watch it. The picture is great, but I could do with a little more dialogue, even if it was Alec talking to the horse. Most of the Roald Dahl movies turned out pretty good as well (Matilda, James and the Giant Peach). Even the Wizard of Oz-while it doesn't follow the book very closely, it's well done and I can appreciate it by itself as it doesn't take away from the book. | | | | Lori |
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