I greatly recommend his cartoons. Today I watched the Princess Mononoke. If somebody has watched it, tell me what you think.
I greatly recommend his cartoons. Today I watched the Princess Mononoke. If somebody has watched it, tell me what you think.
Believe it or not, Confessions of a Shopoholic was really good and very entertaining. It actually delves into the whole area of addictions.
Well, this is the first time I run into somebody who really likes that movieOriginally Posted by Janine
I watched it with my mother and sister, they walked away at the torture scene and did not return... I think it is a wonderful, wonderful movie (with some great dialogues) and it even made me read "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" by T.E. Lawrence
I prefer the film though
Thanks for that little fact about T. Hardy - I just finished reading Jude the Obscure and I can totally imagine him and Lawrence to have been friends; they must both have been disappointed by society. Though I do not think Lawrence was at the beginning of the first world war, he definately was in the end...
Yesterday I saw Match Point by Woody Allen again. I can really see that movie over and over: 9/10. The opening is marvelous
It is not too late, to be wild for roundabouts - to be wild for life
Wolfsheim - It is not too late
Midnight Run
10/10
Still is one of my favorite films. This is a movie that thoroughly entertains me every time that I see it. Besides, I have always said, and will continue to say, that the way Robert DeNiro looks in that film is perfection. He is my ideal man - looks wise - in there. That doesn't hurt the appeal of the movie any.
Milk
10/10
Very, very good film. Very well-made. An incredibly depressing movie, though. It is a major downer. I mean, I knew what happened, but playing it out in a movie just really made it worse. Sean Penn was perfect as Harvey Milk. If you know anything about the real man, as I did, he was the absolute perfect choice to play him. I think the casting for the rest of the cast wasn't bad either.
He had some pretty good roles in his early career. Have you ever seen "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"? One of the classic films in my household when I was a kid. Nobody in the world could be as great as he was as Jeff Spicoli.
Then you have the film "Bad Boys". Another classic in my house from my childhood years. This is at the opposite end of the scale, though, when it comes to genre. It stars Penn and Esai Morales (he is just too beautiful - even when he is a bad guyIt is about these two guys that end up in the same detention facility and they have it out for the other and blah, blah, blah. I personally love this film. I think it is one of the best from the 80's, but I wouldn't necessarily recommend it to you. I don't think you'd care for it. You wouldn't like to watch the ending.
Also, never forget that he is on "Little House on the Prairie".I can remember when I was a kid my brothers would say "That has to be Sean Penn". It IS him (his father directed a couple episodes). But it is kind of funny because he looks just the same. There is no doubt it is him. Then, a long time ago, I was looking him up on IMDB for a specific movie title, sure enough, "Little House" is on his resume.
Sapphire, glad that was helpful to you. I simply adore the movie LOA, so you are not alone. It is considered one of the greatest movies of all time.Well, this is the first time I run into somebody who really likes that movie
Thanks for that little fact about T. Hardy - I just finished reading Jude the Obscure and I can totally imagine him and Lawrence to have been friends; they must both have been disappointed by society. Though I do not think Lawrence was at the beginning of the first world war, he definately was in the end...
Yesterday I saw Match Point by Woody Allen again. I can really see that movie over and over: 9/10. The opening is marvelous
I know a lot of little facts about Hardy, because a good friend is a Hardy buff and we meet up on a site devoted just to the great author. My friend has also send me material through snail mail concerning Hardy's biography. It has been said that "Jude the Obscure" was also based on a true life story - not Hardy's personally. Many of Hardy's works did have roots in some biographical story of the time or one that does directly figure himself into the plot. Hardy studied architecture before he became an author. In several of his books main characters are involved with architecture. Yes, indeed, Hardy has a lot of deep disappointments in life generally. I am sure the two authors and great men did share some of that part of their lives but mostly the attraction I am sure, was intellectual in nature.
Oh, I liked that Allen movie very much. It is so interesting.
I will answer LadyWentworth's post later tonight. Going out now.
Last edited by Janine; 03-26-2009 at 01:42 PM.
"It's so mysterious, the land of tears."
Chapter 7, The Little Prince ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Glad to see you enjoyed it, too, LadyWentworth. I watched it last week for the first time, and felt absolutely astounded - a very touching, epic film. Bravo, Gus van Sant!
Last night, I watched Miracle at St. Anna. A friend of mine rented it, and I felt a little reluctant, since Spike Lee and I have a bit of a love-hate relationship; his films either amaze me or ruin a few hours for me. Wow, this one definitely impressed me! World War II never seems to get enough coverage in contemporary storytelling and film-making, and it can get a bit repetitious, to tell all honesty, but Miracle at St. Anna not only have originality, but also a fantastic plot, good acting, and a variety of scenes for tragedy, humor, and times to reflect; a few parts, however, seemed a bit too 'Spike Lee,' since, come on, he also did Bamboozled.
Rating: 9/10.
Oh, yes, Gaslight was a good one
Incredible!
Treasure Island
1990
(TV version)
I didn't know this had been made for tv ... I'be just watched it again, after so many years, on the whole at youtube ... Amazing! One of the best movies ever. 10/10.~ & No more than 10, bloody pirateys!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us0zJ...7F6F1A&index=0
Commentary says "The best version of Treasure Island is this 1990 made-for-TV movie starring Charlton Heston and Christian Bale. This is the end of the movie, which gives a good feel of the production quality, act..."
Extraordinaire, indeed!
T.
er .. 15 parts
worthed waiting a little
tip: load it 5 + 5 + 5, three windows ...
Wow, thanks for posting that. I just watched the first segment and liked it very much. Olivier Reed was an amazing actor; Christian Bale had incredible talent as a young kid actor. He played a youth in Ken Branagh's "Henry V", too. Is this whole film available on Youtube? I would love to watch it all.
Chapter 7, The Little Prince ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
It's all available, and it's certainly worth watching!
(The links are in the same window, bottom right part.)
Thanks; I am going to watch it tomorrow.It's all available, and it's certainly worth watching!
(The links are in the same window, bottom right part.)
Chapter 7, The Little Prince ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Slumdog Millionaire: 10/10
the best film I've seen in years
Okay, I'm sorry if someone has posted this earlier, but...
"V for Vendetta". I just got the DVD.
Hugo Weaving was awesome as V, seeing as he had to wear a full-face mask so we couldn't see his expressions.
Quantum of Solace
as a pretty intense James Bond fan, I am severely disappointed. I got to the end and asked "what happened?". The film work itself was good...but there was no plot at all. Sadness
I'm weary with right-angles, abbreviated daylight,
Waiting for a winter to be done.
Why do I still see you in every mirrored window,
In all that I could never overcome?
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