amalia, and you should be proud. Vangelis is a long time favorite of mine. I loved his music from "Blade Runner" and "Chariots of Fire" among many others. My two favorite new age musicians (electronically speaking) are Vangelis and Kitaro.Originally Posted by amalia1985
"It's so mysterious, the land of tears."
Chapter 7, The Little Prince ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The Searchers (John Ford, 1956) - This beats out Rio Bravo as my favorite western, and is also one of the greatest films ever made, in my not-so-humble opinion. Ford's emotionally-complex meditation on racism and revenge (filmed in glorious Technicolor...Why did that ever go out of style?) is a masterpiece in every sense of the word.
Hell is other people.
~Jean-Paul Sartre, "No Exit"
Hi Big Al, Yes, are his films great or what? They are true classics. I saw this film a few years ago and I just loved it. The cinematography is so 'glorious' being filmed in Techicolor, as you stated. There is just some quality about these old films that never ages. Ford was a genius of framing and casting and filming in deserts. He really captured the mood of the people and the landscape - very Americana indeed. I studied Ford in my college film class but not until recently have I fully appreciated his fine talent. Was this filmed in Death Valley, do you know? I know they did film a lot of western's there. Also, did they do a remake of this film or another film with the same theme recently, or am I thinking of another film by Ford? If so, this original is definitely the best, hands down!
Chapter 7, The Little Prince ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Kingdom Of Heaven...It's a pretty good movie, I'd recommend it 9/10.
I'm the patron saint of the denial,
With an angel face and a taste for suicidal.
Delta Farce 7/10. This was not a good movie, really, but I thought it was pretty funny. It has Larry the Cable Guy, so you know the type of movie you are getting.
Just watched Spiderman 3. Man i'm such a wimp! I spent the last part of the movie bawling my eyes out!
"Come away O human child!To the waters of the wild, With a faery hand in hand, For the worlds more full of weeping than you can understand."
W.B.Yeats
"If it looks like a Dwarf and smells like a Dwarf, then it's probably a Dwarf (or a latrine wearing dungarees)"
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Hi Nossa, I saw this film awhile back and I was not sure of it. I thought I liked it, but it seemed a bit 'Hollywoodish' to me. I recently read that the Director's Cut is much better - they seem to have left out some of the story and interesting points, when the cut the film for theaters and some DVD versions. Now I might watch it a second time and see what they are talking about. I think I watched the extra features and found the history, behind this film, quite fascinating, plus I usually do like Ridley Scott films.
Chapter 7, The Little Prince ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Yes, the Director's Cut is much better, especially regarding the Sibylla character.
None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe that they are free.
-Goethe
amalia, it has been while since I saw it - was that the woman in the film? I suppose now I will have to review the film. Everything looks different now on my new TV anyway. I am happy to rewatch most of the ones I own as well. I do that often. Lady Wentworth says she also does this, so I suppose I am not the only one on earth to repeat films I really love.
and Niamh, I too, weep and breakup when a film is truly touching. I even cry sometimes in the middle. I cry my eyes out everytime I see the adaptation of "Mayor of Casterbridge" with Ciraan Hinds as Michael Henchard. I just can't take that last scene without going to pieces. Hey, sometimes a good 'cry' clears the air.Not sure if I have seen "Spiderman 3" yet. I may have. If I did, be sure I was weeping, too.
Chapter 7, The Little Prince ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
I'm a sucker for crying during movies Janine. I was histerical after i saw King Kong!Although i've never been as bad with any movie like an with a sad book. When i read East of Eden i think i cried for more than three hours.
Just watched Shakespeare in Love.
"Come away O human child!To the waters of the wild, With a faery hand in hand, For the worlds more full of weeping than you can understand."
W.B.Yeats
"If it looks like a Dwarf and smells like a Dwarf, then it's probably a Dwarf (or a latrine wearing dungarees)"
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Niamh, did you cry at the end of "Shakespeare in Love". I really enjoyed that film - have seen it a couple of times and would see it again.
That is so funny, what you said about your boyfriend, because I was watching a film and the man asked the woman to the movies and she said - oh no, she never went to them, because they seemed silly and melodrama - well, something like that - then next scene you see them in the movies in the dark theater and she is crying her eyes out. I really laughed. Think it might have been in the Woody Allen film "Celebrity", but not sure. I own the film so will have to check out that scene again.
I have watched some real tear-jerkers in my day and used up a lot of tissues. As I said before I sometime ever cry in the middle of the film, such as in "Little Women" when the sister dies. That was just too sad a scene not to cry. I cry everytime in the film "Out of Africa" at the end and I was a total whipe out when I saw a film called "I Dreamed of Africa" with Kim Baysinger - oh my goodness - one needs a box of tissues to watch that film.
Chapter 7, The Little Prince ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Little Women was sad, but not terribly.
Hotel Rwanda, Radio, and King Kong are some of the movies I'd cry at.
Those are so sad...
My favourite movies are Tristen and Isolde (which is also sad) and Little Miss Sunshine (which is so not sad)
I intend to live forever...
so far so good.
Stardust
It was cute...a little different from the book, but the changes were good.
7/10
"Deep in the fundamental heart of mind and universe...there is a reason."
- Douglas Adams
I know that Stardust is based on a novel, but I haven't read it yet.
Most of the movies which are based on novels, they usually make changes to it. So, from the person who didn't read Stardust, I can say the movie was pretty good.
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I know it's a 15 year old movie; but I went to see Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas in 3D.
Bad news is that my replacement glasses still haven't arrived so I had to wear my sunglasses under the 3D glasses..... However, the 3D thing works by uszing different polarized images.... and my sunglasses are polarized.... so when i put the 3D glasses on over my shades the whole world went black!! Had to use just the 3D glasses and watch the movie all blurry.
Good news is that, even blurry, it's still one the best movies ever made 9.9999 out of 10.
"Veni, Vidi, Veggi"
"I came, I saw, I had a salad"
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