Since the esteemed denizens of these hallowed fora seem to have such excellent taste, I wondered what your favourite movie selections would be.
My all-time favourite is Brazil, the dark comedy by Terry Gilliam
Other favourites are:
Silence of the Lambs
Cape Fear
Star Trek First Contact
The Matrix (the entire trilogy)
Lord of the Rings (the entire trilogy)
Star Wars (all of them so far)
Indiana Jones (all of them)
Holes
The Colour Purple
City of Angels (my all-time tearjerker)
Medicine Man
Finding Forrester
Harry Potter (all of them so far)
Top 3 of my fav's
LotR
Seven
The Green Mile
The first thing I'd like to say is that I like the music much more than movies. I pay very little attention to movies. The choice between watching one movie, or play two albums is often easy made: MUSIC!
But ok, there are dozens good movies. In particular, I like maffiarelated movies, but several other movies are also very good.
Ok, my favourites:
Carlito's Way
A Bronx tale
Donnie Brasco
Trainspotting
Lord of the Rings
And several series, like
Robin of Sherwood
The Persuaders
Band of Brothers
Louis de Funnes (with the Gendarmerie and almost al his other movies)
If "The Lord of the Rings" was a movie, it'd be my favourite. But it isn't a movie. It's something more, and it can't be compared on equal terms with anything else I've seen on the silver screen.
"Normal" movies:
"Leon" - This is my favourite movie, and I was so impressed that I wrote lyrics to it. Now, it's a song on our debut album (which will hopefully be released this year.)
- LotR Trilogy (yes, there's a lot missing compared to the books, but it's great nevertheless)
- Ronin
- The Italian Job
- Star Wars (all episodes)
- Road Trip (hee hee ;) )
Alien / Aliens
Spinal Tap
Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid
Close Encounters
Almost Famous
All the "Python" ones
Shrek / Shrek 2
LOTR's (all 3)
sure there are more...can't think... ::)
Not an out and out movie sort of person as Xanxuary well knows, but faves would include
Lord Of the Rings ( Trilogy )
Midnight Express
Blood Simple
Top Secret
Dead Zone
The Changeling
The Seventh Sign
Close Encounters
Marathon man ( Or "The Dentalist as Xanxa calls it ;D )
Quote from: Xanxtuary on Sun, 2005-02-20, 13:25:16
Since the esteemed denizens of these hallowed fora seem to have such excellent taste, I wondered what your favourite movie selections would be.
LOTR And yes, I have watched all 3 extended editions back to back. About 13 hours worth. I have read LOTR continously since 1970, I currently have 3 copies as well as an eBook on my Palm device (in case I need to refer to it) ;-)
Star Wars - all
Casablanca
The Blues Brothers
The Long Good Friday
Oliver!
Dances With Wolves
Pirates Of The Caribbean
Carry On Up The Khyber
M*A*S*H
We Were Soldiers
Angels With Dirty Faces
The Maltese Falcon
Alien
Oh yeah, I forgot "The Blues Brothers" :o Classic film. Everyone should own a copy :D
So we're standing in the Moviedrome... Let's revive this forgotten thread. Would be interesting to see Clive contribute, he's a movie lover and avid DVD collector...
So, what's on my shelves (not ranked but not entirely in random order either):
Lord Of The Rings trilogy. Saw all three of them in the cinema four times and the extended versions on DVD in one go twice (so far). Kudos to Peter Jackson and all involved.
Jim Henson (studios): Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal, The Storyteller series and the more recent Mirrormask (collaboration Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean, a sort of Labyrinth of the 21st century). Love the wonderful ambiance, landscapes and creatures.
Tim Burton: Edward Scissorhands, Sleepy Hollow, Big Fish, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride. He's one of a kind! Special mention of Danny Elfman's great scores.
Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli: Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle. Animated movies taken to a whole new level.
Quentin Tarantino: Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill 1 & 2. Also have all his soundtracks (except Reservoir Dogs), very enjoyable, great mixture of tunes.
Alfred Hitchcock: Vertigo, Rear Window, Psycho. The master!
Casablanca. The classic in black and white with all those memorable one-liners, "We'll always have Paris", "Here's looking at you, kid", "Play it again, Sam"...
Twelve Monkeys. Intelligent sci-fi movie with ingenious plot and not special effects driven.
The Shawshank Redemption. Great movie based on the short story by Stephen King.
Remains Of The Day. After the book by Kazuo Ishiguro. Great acting by Anthony Hopkins.
Romeo + Juliet. Shakespeare given a Baz Luhrman twist.
Strings. Recent Danish gem with puppets, in which the strings are not hidden but form an integral part of the movie.
The Matrix Trilogy. Parts 2-3 have been much derided, but it's all really good stuff.
Harry Potter series. Great adaptation of the books.
'80s nostalgia: The Never-Ending Story, Willow, Legend, The Princess Bride, Highlander (just the first one, not the sequels).
Want to check out: Brazil, V For Vendetta, Shadowlands, Gormenghast (BBC series)...
Looking forward to: Stardust (after the novel by Neil Gaiman), Beowulf, The Golden Compass (after the novel by Philip Pullman, first of his Dark Materials trilogy). And to the DVD release of Pan's Labyrinth.
By the way, a good source for movie info (facts and reviews) is the Internet Movie Database, www.imdb.com (http://www.imdb.com)
Im not much of a movie person but my faves are
Dirty Dancing
The Shawshank Redemption
Alien
Aliens
Terminator (all 3 movies)
Titanic
Silence of the Lambs
Ghost
And finally, anything with Johnny Depp
Thers probably a load ive forgotten
Oh yeah.....Superman 1 and 2!!
And The Green Mile
Wow, i never saw this thread before. Thanks for that Eric. ;)
Okay, here goes nothing. :P
In random order:
Once Upon A Time In The West
The Godfather Trilogy
Star Wars. All six of them. *horns* 8)
Ben Hur
The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy
Green Mile
L.A. Confidential
The Unforgiven
Pulp Fiction
Ronin
Fin. ;D
Seven Years In Tibet
The Great Escape
Shrek
Shrek 2
Shrek 3
Can't think of anything else at the moment.
-Paco
Hm, nobody here seems to go for Kubrick. He's one of my favorite directors. Then there's Orson Welles, David Lynch, Francis Ford Coppola, Oliver Stone, Steven Spielberg, Kevin Smith, Ingmar Bergman, Wim Wenders, Kenneth Branagh, Marx Brothers, and Michael Moore, who also have made great films.
I'm too old to go for Star Wars, LotR, James Bond, and the like.
Some of my fave movies are:
2001: A Space Odyssey A Clockwork Orange Full Metal Jacket Eyes Wide Shut Citizen Kane Lost Highway Mulholland Drive Inland Empire Apocalypse Now Dracula (Coppola) The Wall (the movie) Baraka Casablanca Der Himmel über Berlin Taking Sides Hamlet (Branagh & Almereyda) Platoon Sophie Scholl Der Untergang Munich Spider The Seventh Seal Goodbye Bafana Lilya 4-ever Good Will Hunting Danielle Steel's Kaleidoscope (honestly) The Legend Of 1900 The English Patient Dead Again Rain Man Vertigo Bowling For Columbine Dogma What's Eating Gilbert Grape WTC Don't Come Knocking Expedition: Bismarck A Day At The Races A Night At The Opera Resurrection Se7en
I know that there are more. I'll add them when they come to mind. But these give a fair picture of my taste.
Nicky.
Anyone seen "The Prestige"? My favorite from 2006, that's for sure.
Quote from: Nicky007 on Tue, 2007-10-02, 18:31:16
Hm, nobody here seems to go for Kubrick. He's one of my favorite directors. Then there's Oliver Stone, Orson Welles, Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, Kevin Smith, Ingmar Bergman, Wim Wenders, Kenneth Branagh, David Lynch, and Michael Moore, who also have made great films.
I'm too old to go for Star Wars, LotR, James Bond, and the like.
Some of my fave movies are:
2001: A Space Odyssey A Clockwork Orange Full Metal Jacket Eyes Wide Shut The Wall (the movie) Baraka Apocalypse Now Dracula (Coppola) Citizen Kane Casablanca Der Himmel über Berlin Taking Sides Hamlet (Branagh & Almereyda) Platoon Sophie Scholl Der Untergang Munich Spider The Seventh Seal Goodbye Bafana Lost Highway Lilya 4-ever Danielle Steel's Kaleidoscope (honestly) The English Patient Dead Again Bowling For Columbine Dogma WTC Don't Come Knocking Expedition: Bismarck Resurrection Se7en
I know that there are more. I'll add them when they come to mind. But these give a fair picture of my taste.
Nicky.
I see that you like funny movies, Nicky :D You must really have tons of laughs when you watch the aforementioned ... ;D
If I had to pick one movie, I think it would be Michael Mann's
The Last of the Mohicans. Not very funny neither, I know ...
Quote from: maddox on Mon, 2007-10-01, 20:51:45
Wow, i never saw this thread before. Thanks for that Eric. ;)
I actually wanted to start a thread on movies, but first checked if there already wasn't one and turned out there was, on the very last page of the Off topic section ;)
Quote from: Nicky007 on Tue, 2007-10-02, 18:31:16
Hm, nobody here seems to go for Kubrick. He's one of my favorite directors.
I don't have any of his movies on DVD, but Space Oddysey and Clockwork Orange are great and Kubrick is in a league of his own. Haven't seen Full Metal Jacket and Eyes Wide Shut (yet)
Quote from: PH on Tue, 2007-10-02, 17:46:38
Shrek
Shrek 2
Shrek 3
Cool! Hilariously funny and inventive. Although I do think the first one is the most suprising and original, parts 2 and 3 are more formula.
Quote from: bellanova on Mon, 2007-10-01, 13:10:15
And finally, anything with Johnny Depp
He's really a unique actor!
Quote from: kmorse on Wed, 2007-10-03, 05:47:36
Anyone seen "The Prestige"? My favorite from 2006, that's for sure.
Don't know that one, will check on it!
Quote from: Bupie on Wed, 2007-10-03, 12:07:02
I see that you like funny movies, Nicky :D You must really have tons of laughs when you watch the aforementioned ... ;D
For a moment, I thought you were serious, Bupie, but then I remembered that you have just as sick humor as I ;D
I guess all real proggies get their mind twisted out of shape after a while :D
A psychiatrist would probably say, seeing my list, "man, this guy really needs help, he's suicidal like crazy". Well, what do shrinks know about proggies? We slowly retreat from mainstream values (in disgust, but don't say this to the shrinks) and develop our own values, and that's what makes us "pathological".
I think that if a shrink heard Ian Bartlett's music, he'd also say "poor guy", while we roomies say "Wow, this guy's really truckin".
> If I had to pick one movie, I think it would be Michael Mann's
The Last of the Mohicans. Not very funny either, I know ...
My Dad grew up in Red Indian country (or Native American, as they like to be called nowadays), and I spent some time in his native town myself and met a lot of these people, so I have a special connection there.
Apropos (trying to be a bit froggie), do you guys know Robbie Robertson? He's half Red Indian, and he has made some remarkable music. I have his debut album Robbie Robertson, his Storyville, and Contact From The Underworld Of Redboy (his moniker is Redboy), and they're great, highly recom.
(I know, Cap, straying again. Well, what can you expect from an unemployed proggie? ;D )
Nicky.
Quote from: erik on Wed, 2007-10-03, 12:47:07
I don't have any of his [Kubrick's] movies on DVD, but Space Oddysey and Clockwork Orange are great and Kubrick is in a league of his own.
That's for sure. I've watched the full 2001 four times, and what's unusual is that I enjoyed it just as much as 19-year old as at 52. I fell over Arthur C. Clarke's book when I was 16, and I couldn't put it away; I ended it at 3 a.m. (and had to go to school the next day).
> Haven't seen Full Metal Jacket and Eyes Wide Shut (yet)
Two really great movies.
I've watched EWS thrice; there's so much to discover. I'm not a big fan of Tom Cruise, and he doesn't fit the role all that well, but the thing about Kubrick's later films is that the actors are less important; it's his tremendous vision that gets one.
Quote from: bellanova on Mon, 2007-10-01, 13:10:15
And finally, anything with Johnny Depp
He
is one of the greatest. It's only a pity that he applies his talent so badly. Pirates Of The Caribbean! What in living hell is such a fine actor doing in such a stereotypical movie? Well, he said that he did it for his kids. That's of course nice iaw.
He was fabulous in Gilbert Grape and Don Juan.
Quote from: kmorse on Wed, 2007-10-03, 05:47:36
Anyone seen "The Prestige"? My favorite from 2006, that's for sure.
Great movie, but not one of my absfaves.
Nicky.
I'm glad it says "movies" and not "movie", because I couldn't limit myself to just one.
So my faves are (in no particular order):
- Bram Stoker's Dracula
- The Lord of the Rings trilogy (and pretty much everything else Peter Jackson ever made - yes, even the sick stuff!)
- pretty much everything by Monty Python
- Pirates of the Caribbean (I - III - nobody could have done a better CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow than Johnny Depp - he doesn't act, he IS!)
- From Dusk Till Dawn
- Sleepy Hollow
- From Hell (yeah, we're getting dark now)
- the Lethal Weapon series
There's many more I like, but clearly too many to write down here.
Quote from: bluepony on Wed, 2007-11-07, 18:00:07
- Pirates of the Caribbean (I - III - nobody could have done a better CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow than Johnny Depp - he doesn't act, he IS!)
Bluey for President. *horns*
(again) ;D
Quote from: bluepony on Wed, 2007-11-07, 18:00:07
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Do you mean Coppola's, Bluey? - because that's a great movie *horns*
Nicky.
Quote from: maddox on Wed, 2007-11-07, 18:58:57
Bluey for President. *horns* (again)
;D
LOL! Well, that's just one vote, so I guess I won't get too far with it, but thanks anyway! :)
Quote from: Nicky007 on Wed, 2007-11-07, 20:41:47
Do you mean Coppola's, Bluey? - because that's a great movie *horns*
Nicky.
The same - one of the greatest love stories I've ever seen (I have to admit that this was the first (and so far the only) time ever I cried in cinema - don't you just have to be sad when Dracula must die in the end? *sob*) and clearly the best movie ever.
I have a friend who looks like Dracula. He'd be your type, Bluey, for sure.
Give you his phonenb: (66) 666 666 666 *horns*
Nicky.
Quote from: Nicky007 on Thu, 2007-11-08, 10:13:56
I have a friend who looks like Dracula. He'd be your type, Bluey, for sure.
Give you his phonenb: (66) 666 666 666 *horns*
Nicky.
;D :D
To be honest, I was not so impressed by this movie when it was released but it has a romantic mood that I am very sensitive to.
I particularly remember the following sentence from Gary Oldman/Dracula :
"l'absinthe est l'aphrodisiaque de l'âme". Don't know if this is faithful to the original english version but I found it beautiful ... though absinth has an awful taste ::) It was a forbidden drink in 19th century because it was supposed to drive people crazy ...
Quote from: Bupie on Thu, 2007-11-08, 12:06:47
;D :D
To be honest, I was not so impressed by this movie when it was released but it has a romantic mood that I am very sensitive to.
I particularly remember the following sentence from Gary Oldman/Dracula : "l'absinthe est l'aphrodisiaque de l'âme". Don't know if this is faithful to the original english version but I found it beautiful ... though absinth has an awful taste ::) It was a forbidden drink in 19th century because it was supposed to drive people crazy ...
And deservedly so, as it makes people fall in love with vampires!! :o ;D ;)
Quote from: Bupie on Thu, 2007-11-08, 12:06:47
... though absinth has an awful taste ::)
Absinthe = French self-identity. Liking absinthe is: Etre Francais veritable.
Nicky.
I hate overdubbing...
... and ...
...you
Quote from: PH on Thu, 2007-11-08, 13:59:32
I hate overdubbing...
???
So you never listen to live albums ? ;D
Quote from: PH on Thu, 2007-11-08, 14:23:51
...you
Real glad to hear that, Paco :) :) :) because according to my studies in psychology, love and hate belong together, two sides of the same thing. So I've actually made an impression on you :) :) :)
You're not going off to Arjen then?
Nicky.
Quote from: Bupie on Thu, 2007-11-08, 14:29:45
???
So you never listen to live albums ? ;D
In fact: No, I don't listen that much to live albums.
I have only just a couple of live albums (SCORE by DT, Kaipa - Live, also two live albums by Ray Wilson and half of Cutting Room Floor by Kino are live songs).
And these are all because of a reason.
Kaipa - Live came in a (wow-y) box with all three first (excellent) studio albums.
Ray Wilson - Live and
An Audience And Ray Wilson were bought while being impressed during a gig in Germany (don't regret it though). Besides, there are Genesis songs on them and the latter one is pure acoustic which is also cool.
Kino - Cutting Room Floor has some unreleased material that didn't make it on the Picture CD.
And I don't know why I bought
Dream Theater - Score, I have only listened to it once. I was probably being very impulsive.
And of course Live DVD's are interesting mostly because of the images and eventually some behind the scenes footage. (Porcupine Tree's DVD is the best DVD I've seen by the way! Along with Neal Morse's Testimony Live.)
But dubbing a movie or television series takes away a lot of the fun.
I just can't imagine seeing "A Touch Of Frost" with Dutch voices... Ugh...
Too bad dubbing films is very common in Germany and France. They probably hate the English language so much...
Luckily for us Dutchies, we get the original sound (with Dutch subtitles). This probably explains why the Dutch are very good in speaking English (and DON'T shoot me now, I know a joke will come my way soon (eh Nicky?)).
-Paco
Quote from: Nicky007 on Thu, 2007-11-08, 14:46:46
Real glad to hear that, Paco :) :) :)
Funny guy, you. ;)
Quote from: Nicky007 on Thu, 2007-11-08, 14:46:46because according to my studies in psychology, love and hate belong together, two sides of the same thing. So I've actually made an impression on you :) :) :)
Are you talking about a love-hate relationship?
I think if you love someone SO MUCH, you probably get pissed often enough indeed.
The other way round is not nesseccarily true...
Quote from: Nicky007 on Thu, 2007-11-08, 14:46:46You're not going off to Arjen then?
I'm already a member there.
Not really an active member though.
My mission is here! ;)
-Paco
Quote from: PH on Thu, 2007-11-08, 16:00:15
My mission is here! ;)
Sounds great, Paco *horns*
So,
what is it - figuring out
who Alice really is? ;D
Nicky.
I have many missions Nicky.
One of these is observing the behaviour of people like you.
*takes notes*
-Paco
Quote from: PH on Thu, 2007-11-08, 15:55:29
Luckily for us Dutchies, we get the original sound (with Dutch subtitles).
Aha, I didn't know that. Great, the Dutch are more international than the krauts - sorry - the Germans, French etc.
> This probably explains why the Dutch are very good at speaking English (and DON'T shoot me now, I know a joke will come my way soon (eh Nicky?)).
;D
Actually I
was surprised at how good your English is, Paco, both expression and spelling :-*
Appy and Maddox are good at expressing themselves, whilst their spelling is rather spicy ;D
Tom and Teunis we don't hear much from - meaning: that I would be happy to hear more, particularly some eeemo ;)
Erik expresses himself and spells like a 30-year old native English academician, A+ - I'm looking for friends here ;D
Bluey - oh, thank goodness, she's German, so I don't need to mark her up :o
Nicky.
Quote from: Nicky007 on Thu, 2007-11-08, 16:43:22
Aha, I didn't know that. Great, the Dutch are more international than the krauts - sorry - the Germans, French etc.
...
Bluey - oh, thank goodness, she's German, so I don't need to mark her up :o
Nicky.
No, please - go on insulting me! ;)
Oh hahahaha, I love the Shattered Room!
Quote from: bluepony on Thu, 2007-11-08, 17:12:16
No, please - go on insulting me! ;)
Well, actually, Bluey, although I hate it, I have to give you a compliment here: Your English
is excellent, not A+ like Erik's, but an A - ouch, that really hurt - you
do deserve :D
Nicky.
And what about me?
Considering my vocabulary while taking my age in account!
Ok, maybe I'm a bit haughty... :D
Quote from: PH on Thu, 2007-11-08, 18:16:52
And what about me?
I'll leave that to Cap. After all, I'm only his lieutenant :D
Quote from: PH on Thu, 2007-11-08, 18:16:52
Ok, maybe I'm a bit haughty... :D
More naughty ;)
Nicky.
Quote from: PH on Thu, 2007-11-08, 16:26:31
I have many missions Nicky.
One of these is observing the behaviour of people like you.
*takes notes*
OK, let me hear you guess at some things in my life that I haven't told you, e.g. height, skin and (original) hair color, friends aside from roomies, character of mother and father, fave painters and authors, and other things you can think of.
Would be interesting to hear what sort of an impression one has made on roomies ;)
Nicky.
Quote from: Nicky007 on Thu, 2007-11-08, 16:43:22
Appy and Maddox are good at expressing themselves, whilst their spelling is rather spicy ;D
Then consider us as the new boy band:
Spice Boys. ;D
BTW> I'm not ashamed to say that i do need a dictionary from time to time. ;)
Quote from: Nicky007 on Thu, 2007-11-08, 18:12:15
Well, actually, Bluey, although I hate it, I have to give you a compliment here: Your English is excellent, not A+ like Erik's, but an A ...
And all that considering that in Germany we don't have original versions of movies with subtitles - except for some shows on MTV, but who's watching that anyway?
That must've been hard for you to admit, Nicky! ;D
Quote from: Nicky007 on Thu, 2007-11-08, 18:29:11
OK, let me hear you guess at some things in my life that I haven't told you, e.g. height, skin and (original) hair color, friends aside from roomies, character of mother and father, fave painters and authors, and other things you can think of.
I don't want to end up discussing the "what is the typical proggie" cliché, so I better don't start guessing...! ;D
Quote from: Nicky007 on Thu, 2007-11-08, 18:29:11
Would be interesting to hear what sort of an impression one has made on roomies ;)
Nicky.
Hmmm... probably not the best... ;)
Quote from: maddox on Thu, 2007-11-08, 19:25:05
Then consider us as the new boy band: Spice Boys. ;D
Alright, but you have to wear miniskirts and overknee boots!! ;D ;D
Quote from: PH on Thu, 2007-11-08, 15:55:29
In fact: No, I don't listen that much to live albums.
I have only just a couple of live albums (SCORE by DT, Kaipa - Live, also two live albums by Ray Wilson and half of Cutting Room Floor by Kino are live songs).
And I don't know why I bought Dream Theater - Score, I have only listened to it once. I was probably being very impulsive.
I guess there has been a LOT of overdubs with JLB's voice (please, don't kill me Maddox ;D) because on my Score DVD, images are so out of sync with James' singing that it becomes shocking.
QuoteBut dubbing a movie or television series takes away a lot of the fun.
Agreed. I watch as many movies or series as I can in their original version (even if it can be a little bit tiring with Japanese or Korean ;)).
QuoteToo bad dubbing films is very common in Germany and France. They probably hate the English language so much...
I don't. But I am grateful to Nicky not to have mentioned me in his English speaking ratings ;D
Quote from: bluepony on Fri, 2007-11-09, 08:49:54
Hmmm... probably not the best... ;)
Hey, I didn't ask you, miss ;D
I think that
you're the kind that sits and is quiet and looks sweet at a distance - so the guy approaches expecting total sweetness ... and all of a sudden: CCCRRRunch, his head is bitten off .... ;D ;D ;D
Nicky.
Quote from: Bupie on Fri, 2007-11-09, 10:17:23
But I am grateful to Nicky not to have mentioned me in his English speaking ratings ;D
One has to use entirely different measures for Frenchies: For a Frenchman to learn English, it's like for the rest of us to take a trip to the moon (and back), so considering those circumstances, your English is excellent :)
Nicky.
Quote from: Bupie on Fri, 2007-11-09, 10:17:23I guess there has been a LOT of overdubs with JLB's voice (please, don't kill me Maddox ;D) because on my Score DVD, images are so out of sync with James' singing that it becomes shocking.
Yeah you said that before. Although I was talking about the live CD, I DO also have the live DVD and it is completely in sync. So I don't think it's overdubbed.
They're just excellent live. (JLB has improved too. I mean, listen to his singing on Systematic Chaos and compare it to Scenes for example... Wow!)
-Paco
Quote from: Nicky007 on Fri, 2007-11-09, 10:23:45
Hey, I didn't ask you, miss ;D
:P
Quote from: Nicky007 on Fri, 2007-11-09, 10:23:45
I think that you're the kind that sits and is quiet and looks sweet at a distance - so the guy approaches expecting total sweetness ... and all of a sudden: CCCRRRunch, his head is bitten off .... ;D ;D ;D
Nicky.
Yep, that's me! ;D
Just difficult to get rid of all those dead bodies... ;)
Quote from: Nicky007 on Fri, 2007-11-09, 10:31:44
One has to use entirely different measures for Frenchies: For a Frenchman to learn English, it's like for the rest of us to take a trip to the moon (and back), so considering those circumstances, your English is excellent :)
Nicky.
:o Thank God you're not biased, Nicky! ;)
OK, Bluey, I'm in. Can your two-seater take us to the moon?
Nicky.
Quote from: Nicky007 on Fri, 2007-11-09, 11:15:06
OK, Bluey, I'm in. Can your two-seater take us to the moon?
Nicky.
You would really risk having your head bitten off by me? I'm impressed... ;D
Well, the car
is fast, but not
that fast I'm afraid...
Quote from: bluepony on Fri, 2007-11-09, 08:41:41
That must've been hard for you to admit, Nicky! ;D
Honestly, Bluey, I take it that you love languages in general, and English in particular, aint that so?
So, next question: What in blazing h* are you doing at the Württembergische *versicherung?
Get a hiphop band together, and annoy Paco with some of the real stuff ;D
Nicky.
Well, yes - English is by far the easiest (and the one I need most often, as I'm working at an American company and most of our correspondence is in English), but I also speak Spanish (which I also like very much) and French (no comment... ;) ) - and German, of course.
The Württembergische? I just have all my insurances ("Versicherungen") there - the ones working there are my mom and dad (look at the first names...).
Hiphop? Never!!!
Quote from: bluepony on Fri, 2007-11-09, 11:46:54Hiphop? Never!!!
Good!
I've never seen you doing a sexy sensual dance anyway.
Quote from: bluepony on Fri, 2007-11-09, 11:46:54
The Württembergische? I just have all my insurances ("Versicherungen") there - the ones working there are my mom and dad (look at the first names...).
What, Bluemare and Bluestallion? ??? How should I know who's who?
Nicky.
Quote from: PH on Fri, 2007-11-09, 10:58:34
Yeah you said that before. Although I was talking about the live CD, I DO also have the live DVD and it is completely in sync. So I don't think it's overdubbed.
They're just excellent live. (JLB has improved too. I mean, listen to his singing on Systematic Chaos and compare it to Scenes for example... Wow!)
-Paco
I think you are a bit optimistic here. As much as I love DT, since I saw them live a few months ago, I can tell you that James is a good frontman but his voice is far from being flawless. I do agree that his singing is much more enjoyable on SC than on SFAM, though.
Quote from: Nicky007 on Fri, 2007-11-09, 12:19:04
What, Bluemare and Bluestallion? ???
Yep! :D
Quote from: Nicky007 on Fri, 2007-11-09, 12:19:04
How should I know who's who?
Easy - you know my first name - Gisela is my mom, Reinhard is my dad. Get it?
Quote from: bluepony on Fri, 2007-11-09, 13:01:38
Gisela is my mom, Reinhard is my dad. Get it?
Sure it's not the other way around?
Nicky.
Quote from: Bupie on Fri, 2007-11-09, 12:50:43
I can tell you that James is a good frontman but his voice is far from being flawless.
You guys should really try out Gary Hughes. My fave singer now. Amazing expression *horns*
Nicky.
Quote from: Nicky007 on Fri, 2007-11-09, 13:25:24
You guys should really try out Gary Hughes. My fave singer now. Amazing expression *horns*
Nick.
I never ever heard of Ten ??? I am curious. What bands would you compare them to, Nicky ?
OK, at last some curiosity! (It didn't actually kill the cat.)
Yes, let me name the three groups that I consider are closest to Ten:
Arena - very much, the dramatic changes between very heavy and very lite, always melodic, great mythological lyrics
(ok, also luuuv, so there's somethin for Frenchies too :D )
Threshold - some real heavy riffin and thrashin, but imo more melodic than Threshold
Electric Light Orchestra - yeah, strange comin from me, but there's somethin about the atmosphere, and Ten reminded me
of what I once loved about E.L.O.
And a singer - aforementioned Gary H - who's beyond your wildest dreams *horns*
He's made two other albums under his own name, The Once And Future King, about King Arther, with i.a. Bob Catley (flashlights blinkin :o ). I haven't heard them yet - can't release myself from Ten.
You can read my ravin Amazon review on The Essential Collection (link somewhere under Now Playing Thread).
So, I hope there's nothin more to stop you guys now ....
Nicky.
Quote from: Nicky007 on Fri, 2007-11-09, 13:22:11
Sure it's not the other way around?
Nicky.
Now that you mention it... ;)
Quote from: Nicky007 on Fri, 2007-11-09, 14:37:42
OK, at last some curiosity! (It didn't actually kill the cat.)
Yes, let me name the three groups that I consider are closest to Ten:
Arena - very much, the dramatic changes between very heavy and very lite, always melodic, great mythological lyrics
(ok, also luuuv, so there's somethin for Frenchies too :D )
Threshold - some real heavy riffin and thrashin, but imo more melodic than Threshold
Electric Light Orchestra - yeah, strange comin from me, but there's somethin about the atmosphere, and Ten reminded me
of what I once loved about E.L.O.
And a singer - aforementioned Gary H - who's beyond your wildest dreams *horns*
He's made two other albums under his own name, The Once And Future King, about King Arther, with i.a. Bob Catley (flashlights blinkin :o ). I haven't heard them yet - can't release myself from Ten.
You can read my ravin Amazon review on The Essential Collection (link somewhere under Now Playing Thread).
So, I hope there's nothin more to stop you guys now ....
Nicky.
OK Nicky, you're on the verge to convince me (even if you don't like my poor English ;)). Would be the second time after Stride (was not blown away at first listen of the full LP but I need a re-try).
Mmmh, let's think. You say it's more melodic than Threshold. Bluey says it's not heavy enough for her taste. I read somewhere else that it's merging AOR. That makes me think of a mix between Shadow Gallery and Def Leppard ... which would be perfect for my liking ;D
Do you think the compilation is a good place to start ? I am not too keen on compilations usually but I could make an exception ...
Bupie, I have to repeat (next time I'll tug ;D ) : Read my review. There you'll i.a. be informed that all songs in The Essential Collection have been recorded anew, all instruments and voices, giving the whole double-album a modern sound and production.
You can just as well buy both TEC and The Twilight Chronicles at once, because this is terribly addictive stuff. I'v been listening to (almost) only Ten the last month.
It may seem surprising that they're not more known, because they are very melodic, but when I think back, it was initially more of a gut feeling that kept me going at them than real enjoyment.
But, Bupie, you know just as well as I, that what makes certain songs sweep you away can be sooo irrational - some emo, some vibe, some beat - beats me :)
Nicky.
Quote from: Bupie on Fri, 2007-11-09, 16:15:06
Stride (was not blown away at first listen of the full LP but I need a re-try).
I
didn't see this, Bupie.
My Threshold lies at Ten ;D
Nicky.
Quote from: Nicky007 on Fri, 2007-11-09, 16:29:05
I didn't see this, Bupie.
My Threshold lies at Ten ;D
Nicky.
Sorry but there my English is too poor so I don't understand. Is there a pun that I should get ???
Anyway, I am on for the buy of the
Essential Collection. You will make my kids end starving, Nicky :-\ :(
He means that you should listen to an album ten times before giving your opinion on it.
And he mentioned two bands within the sentence to tell you. ;)
Good one Nicky! ;)
Quote from: PH on Fri, 2007-11-09, 17:24:45
He means that you should listen to an album ten times before giving your opinion on it.
And he mentioned two bands within the sentence to tell you. ;)
Good one Nicky! ;)
Oh, OK. That's a very good one indeed but I understood absolutely nothing ... at first reading ;)
Quote from: Bupie on Fri, 2007-11-09, 16:52:39
Sorry but there my English is too poor so I don't understand. Is there a pun that I should get ???
Yeah, Paco got it. A "threshold" is something that divides two domains, or makes one decide differently.
> Anyway, I am on for the buy of the
The Essential Collection. You will make my kids end starving, Nicky :-\ :(
Prob more save some geese from ending up as fois gras, which I don't mind doin - what a barbarian tradition you Frenchies have. If you replace the fois gras with good music, you're much better off, Bupie.
TEC is a good place to start with Ten, because it's a collection of some of their best songs during their first ten years - yes, ten, ten - think of Tintin, Bupie.
I'm sure you'll like TEC so much that you'll want The Twilight Chronicles too, which is a concept album.
But Bupie: Be patient, this is deep music.
Nicky.
Quote from: Nicky007 on Fri, 2007-11-09, 23:20:32
Prob more save some geese from ending up as fois gras, which I don't mind doin - what a barbarian tradition you Frenchies have. If you replace the fois gras with good music, you're much better off, Bupie.
It's foi
e gras, Nicky. And I love it, indeed. :P
QuoteTEC is a good place to start with Ten, because it's a collection of some of their best songs during their first ten years - yes, ten, ten - think of Tintin, Bupie.
Tintin is Belgian, not French.
QuoteI'm sure you'll like TEC so much that you'll want The Twilight Chronicles too, which is a concept album.
But Bupie: Be patient, this is deep music.
By the way, Stride is growing on me.
How Far is a really catchy heavy ballad :)
Quote from: Nicky007 on Thu, 2007-11-08, 16:43:22
Erik expresses himself and spells like a 30-year old native English academician, A+ - I'm looking for friends here ;D
Wow, thanks for that Nicky! :P Well, the 30-year old part is correct anyway ;)
Quote from: Bupie on Mon, 2007-11-12, 10:20:33
Tintin is Belgian, not French.
Well, both speak the same mumbo-jumbo ;D
> It's foi
e gras, Nicky.
That's just it ! :D
I'v obliterated the following sentence of yours ;)
> By the way, Stride is growing on me.
How Far is a really catchy heavy ballad :)
Great to hear, Bupie.
But if you're waiting for the movie to start, you're waiting in vain. There's only music on the CD. Just in case ;D
Am I being too silly, Paco? :D
Nicky.
Quote from: Nicky007 on Mon, 2007-11-12, 16:44:08There's only music on the CD. Just in case
So when you take the CD out of it's case, there's no music on it anymore.
Then we'll have to find a way to get the CDs in the CD player without taking them out of the case.
Quote from: PH on Mon, 2007-11-12, 17:12:33
So when you take the CD out of it's case, there's no music on it anymore.
Then we'll have to find a way to get the CDs in the CD player without taking them out of the case.
Great, Paco, you're just as crazy as me. Take it as a compliment ;D ;D ;D
Nicky.
Returning to topic, Ms 007 and I saw David Lynch's Inland Empire on Saturday evening.
Wow, what a movie *horns*
A monumental film in league with Kubrick's Space Odyssey (I had to look that one up, but dont tell noone) and Coppola's Dracula.
In my mind, Lynch's masterpiece.
But dont ask me what it's about. Weird as Lynch is, and even more impenetrable than DT's lyrics. What I got was that it's about a movie inside a movie inside a movie. So now you're prepared.
There's a scene with three human rabbits moving around in a small room with a TV-screen, then we relocate to some studios in Hollywood where they're making a film with the title "On High In Blue Tomorrows" (that's a title that really makes sense), and then we're in Lodz in Poland a century ago. So now you tell me what those three scenarios have in common.
But before the intellect - perhaps - can find some meaning, the film manages to grip one fully by means of the audiovisual "features" - one has to find some sort of word for it - all three hours - amazing!
Since roomies are highly intelligent and culture hungry people - I mean it! - I can only recommend it highly to you guys.
If you like the movie, we could start a thread about it here. One of the many interesting things is that Lynch himself composed a lot of the music and sound effects - I didnt know that.
So guys, get your a*s over to the movie house - and Paco, dont you wiggle on the way ;D
Nicky.
Quote from: Nicky007 on Mon, 2007-11-12, 18:57:11
But dont ask me what it's about. Weird as Lynch is, and even more impenetrable than DT's lyrics. What I got was that it's about a movie inside a movie inside a movie. So now you're prepared.
There's a scene with three human rabbits moving around in a small room with a TV-screen, then we relocate to some studios in Hollywood where they're making a film with the title "On High In Blue Tomorrows (that's a title that really makes sense), and then we're in Lodz in Poland a century ago. So now you tell me what those three scenarios have in common.
David Lynch being the director? ??? ;)
My all time favorite movie is 'Snatch'.
Other favorites include:
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels,
Back to the Future (1,2, & 3),
anything with Jay and Silent Bob in it,
High Fidelity,
Chopper,
The Flight of the Navigator,
Tron,
The Wall.
Quote from: keyboardistmatt on Sat, 2007-12-15, 17:21:49
My all time favorite movie is 'Snatch'.
The movie that me laugh the most during the last ten years. Brilliant.
My favourite movies:
Aliens
T-2
Quote from: Sergey on Sat, 2008-01-26, 15:07:50
My favourite movies:
Aliens
Aliens is indeed pretty good.
Do you have the Quadrilogy?
That one is even better. :D
QuoteDo you have the Quadrilogy
No,I haven't.I like only second part.
Quote from: Bupie on Sun, 2007-12-16, 20:01:48
The movie that me laugh the most during the last ten years. Brilliant.
Oh yes! Brick Top (Alan Ford) has the best lines in the whole film!
Quote from: keyboardistmatt on Sat, 2007-12-15, 17:21:49
anything with Jay and Silent Bob in it
Even "Chasing Amy"? :o
Quote from: bluepony on Tue, 2008-04-08, 21:05:30
Even "Chasing Amy"? :o
Hey, that's a real great movie. I'v rarely laughed that much, in fact I couldnt stop hahahahahahahahahaha ;D
Nicky.
Quote from: bluepony on Tue, 2008-04-08, 21:05:30
Even "Chasing Amy"? :o
Dunno. You got me there. I haven't seen that one! ;)
Quote from: Nicky007 on Tue, 2008-04-08, 21:10:26
Hey, that's a real great movie. I'v rarely laughed that much, in fact I couldnt stop hahahahahahahahahaha ;D
Nicky.
Really?? Then you must have a really strange kind of humour, Nicky... oh, wait - we already knew that! ;D
Quote from: keyboardistmatt on Tue, 2008-04-08, 21:11:26
Dunno. You got me there. I haven't seen that one! ;)
Well, I would say don't bother, it's probably not worth it. I mean, of all the movies with Jay and Silent Bob in it, it's probably the most serious and less hilarious one. I personally prefer "Dogma" or "Clerks II"! (No donkey jokes now, please!)
Quote from: bluepony on Tue, 2008-04-08, 21:24:41
Well, I would say don't bother, it's probably not worth it. I mean, of all the movies with Jay and Silent Bob in it, it's probably the most serious and less hilarious one. I personally prefer "Dogma" or "Clerks II"! (No donkey jokes now, please!)
Well, Bluey, what you thought was serious was that she took both men and women, but not donkeys. That's just what I thought was funny ;D
Nicky.
:-\
That was a donkey joke, Nicky!! >:(
Because he was acting like an ass?
ass /æs/
–noun
1. a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
2. any wild species of the genus Equus, as the onager.
3. a stupid, foolish, or stubborn person.
:D Sometimes all three definitions fit for our dear Nicky! ;D
Equus nickius
Ha-ha! (Nelson Munz style)
Hehehe funny sh* here.
LMAO
(No Nicky, stop it!)
Well, I saw a film this winter (it's probably in DVD now in America or England, but not here), and I really loved it.
It's based on the novel of Matheson. This film is I am legend.
The beggining of this end of the world is in year 2009. Mrs Krippin, a high-level scientific, has beaten the cancer.
Great new, but the happiness stops here.
2012.
Robert Neville and his dog are driving through New York city. An empty town.
90 per cent of the human population has diseappered. The survivants became vampires searching blood, afraid of sunlight.
Neville cannot be infected.
He's probably the last man on earth.
(http://www.scifi-universe.com/upload/galeries/affiches/12625/je_suis_legend_affiche2.jpg)
(http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/9494/jesuisunelgendexh5xe1.gif)
How apocalyptic...
Hey but I heard that this movie also got some bad reviews.
Can you tell us a bit more about this movie? I'm curious...
Does it have a happy ending? ;D
-Paco
Yes, in a way. It is a great movie to watch. A horrible mood throughout the movie. All I've heard against it is stuff I cannot understand why people get hung up on. And nobody has offered a better solution when prompted either...
My favourite movie is "Leon". 8)
The cover of the novel
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/Iamlegend.jpg/200px-Iamlegend.jpg)
Go there : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Legend_%28film%29
BUT be careful, this page reveal you parts of the story !!
Bet it's not as good as the book! :-\
Quote from: Deenfan on Wed, 2008-04-09, 13:12:05
My favourite movie is "Leon". 8)
Yes, that was a long time ago when Luc Besson was still making good movies. And Natalie Portman, though not a woman yet, was already so charming ...
Please, Nicky, don't make any remark about that ;D
Leon (http://www.winterstrain.com/html/leon.html) is extremely good!
...
The movie too ;D
Just saw Blade Runner - Final Cut (Seventh Version, who knows how many more to come?) with Ms 007 at a special movie house in Malmö.
Impressive ! What's best is the visuals: Those enormous buildings, the space ships darting about, the dismal lighting both out- and indoors, the constant rain (reminded me of the atmosphere in Se7en), the constant bustling of people, the violence, garbage on the streets, decadence.
The actors that come across strongest are particularly Rutger Hauer (he's Dutch - did you know?) - his emotional range is tremendous; Sean Young - showing an equally strong, more tender emo range; and Joe Turkel - playing a totally weird, but also sharp, corporate chief. Otoh Harrison Ford could'v put more into his role (sorta like Tom Hanks in Da Vinci).
The story line is somewhat loose and obscure, but maybe if one sees it two or three times, some more threads can be bound together.
Whadda you guys think of this movie ?
Supplement 08/08/22: This passage by Joel Hoff in IMDb ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083658/usercomments ) changes my take on Harrison Ford's performance: "Harrison Ford fans accustomed to the normally dynamic roles that he plays may be dissatisfied with the seemingly lifeless lead character that he portrays here as the replicant-hunting detective known as a "blade runner". They should be, for this dissatisfaction is part of the film experience, part of the dehumanized existence in the story's setting. However, as the story unfolds, we see Ford's character, Rick Deckard, slowly come alive again and recover some humanity while pursing four escaped replicants."
Nicky.
Quote from: Nicky007 on Sun, 2008-08-17, 10:52:13
Just saw Blade Runner - Final Cut (Seventh Version, who knows how many more to come?) with Ms 007 at a special movie house in Malmö.
Impressive ! What's best is the visuals: Those enormous buildings, the space ships darting about, the dismal lighting both out- and indoors, the constant rain (reminded me of the atmosphere in Se7en), the constant bustling of people, the violence, garbage on the streets, decadence.
The actors that come across strongest are particularly Rutger Hauer - his emotional range is tremendous; Sean Young - showing an equally strong, more tender emo range; and Joe Turkel - playing a totally wierd, but also sharp, corporate chief. Otoh Harrison Ford could'v put more into his role (sorta like Tom Hanks in Da Vinci).
The story line is somewhat loose and obscure, but maybe if one sees it two or three times, some more threads can be bound together.
Whadda you guys think of this movie ?
Nicky.
Cool, a real movie and sci fi classic! I only saw it once on a too small TV screen quite some time ago, especially remember the strong visuals and dark, moody ambiance. I must revisit it and therefore the final cut version is on my shopping list (the two-disc version that is, the collector's edition with no less than 5 versions of the movie is a wee bit too much for me).
Always found Philip K. Dick (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_k_dick) a bit of a tragic figure, never really made a big name as a writer, but the Hollywood adaptations of his works were big successes (also Total Recall, Minority Report).
Ah, Blade Runner, one of my all-time faves as per the thread title. 8)
I can highly recommend the Blu-Ray version for anyone interested in maximising their enjoyment. An excellent transfer, especially in the cityscapes where there's plenty of detail to admire.
I don't know how many versions of this film I've owned over the years, but I'm pretty sure I've payed for my own room should I ever visit Ridley Scott's house. ;)
Quote from: Steve Jones on Sun, 2008-08-17, 14:03:11
... for anyone interested in maximising their enjoyment ...
;D Stevie. Do we have any masochists here in the Room ? :D
Dya have somethin for s* too ? ;D
Quote from: Steve Jones on Sun, 2008-08-17, 14:03:11
I don't know how many versions of this film I've owned over the years, but I'm pretty sure I've payed for my own room should I ever visit Ridley Scott's house. ;)
;D Guess there must be quite a cult about this movie since there now are
seven versions; I mean, how much material do they have to bandy around ?
Guess you can fiddle with the hues, take a bit more clothes off the! Ups, better stop now :o
Nicky.
Quote from: Nicky007 on Sun, 2008-08-17, 14:38:41
Guess you can fiddle with the hues, take a bit more clothes off the! Ups, better stop now :o
There's that Gary Hues & Ten fixation again! ;D ;D
Yeah, we can joke about it, and that's OK with me (I don't get any emolument from Gary Hughes, only emo), but seriously now: To like Arena and not like Gary & Ten makes as much sense as using earplugs at a rock concert, and eating cheese - i.e. zero sense. Gary & Ten are closer to Arena than e.g. Threshold, IQ, and Frost* are, + the Gary & Ten albums are crowded with Arena-, Ayreon-, and Magnum-guys m/f.
So guys, what are you waiting for ?
But what the f* do I care if people lack simple logic ::) ::) ::)
;D
Nicky.
Quote from: Nicky007 on Mon, 2008-08-18, 14:13:24
... Gary & Ten are closer to Arena than e.g. Threshold, IQ, and Frost* are...
So what you're saying, Nicky, is that if I like Arena, I
must also like all the above mentioned bands?
I'd say that if you like Arena, and if you're "willing to make the necessary effort" with Ten (repeating myself), you're certain to like'm too.
Personally I like Threshold a lot (altho not enough to add'm to my prog pantheon), but I must admit to not being hot on IQ and Frost* (altho that could change in the course of time, as it has with many groups before).
Hey, Bluey, you'v been away for a real long time.
As I know that you like it (as all women do): Oh, Sweetie, I'm sooo glad to "see" you again :-* :-* :-*
Nicky.
Don't get me wrong, Nicky, I didn't say that I don't like Ten or Gary Hughes (quite the contrary!) - but I never really got into Threshold, IQ or Frost... they're probably too prog for me, because I definitely like Threshold best of them (still not slightly as much as Arena).
Quote from: Nicky007 on Fri, 2008-09-05, 13:23:36
Hey, Bluey, you'v been away for a real long time.
Yep, been pretty busy lately. But I LOVE my new job!!! *ola*
Quote from: Nicky007 on Fri, 2008-09-05, 13:23:36
As I know that you like it (as all women do):
Really? Do they?? :o ;)
Quote from: bluepony on Fri, 2008-09-05, 13:29:02
Yep, been pretty busy lately. But I LOVE my new job!!! *ola*
That's good to hear, Blue. *horns*
Welcome back, again I'd say. :D
Quote from: bluepony on Fri, 2008-09-05, 13:29:02
... I didn't say that I don't like Ten or Gary Hughes (quite the contrary!) ...
I see that a change occurred during the past half year *horns*
I'd be interested to know what you like about'm and which albums and songs ;)
Quote from: bluepony on Fri, 2008-09-05, 13:29:02
... but I never really got into Threshold, IQ or Frost... they're probably too prog for me, because I definitely like Threshold best of them (still not slightly as much as Arena).
Well, my impression is that Threshold have their great moments, but there's too much run-of-the-mill thrashing goin on. However, Damian and Mac are some of the most terrific singers around. Hope that Mac gets goin again.
Damian has been doin some great stuff recently. His performance on Gary Hughes' Once And Future King is spell-binding, just like Irene Jansen's and Bob Catley's - so guys: Get that album !!!
Re IQ & Frost*: Guess I just find'm boring, too little intensity.
Quote from: bluepony on Fri, 2008-09-05, 13:29:02
But I LOVE my new job!!! *ola*
So, what's so great about it ? Lots'o hunks around ? ;D
Quote from: bluepony on Fri, 2008-09-05, 13:29:02
Really? Do they?? :o ;)
;D Bluey.
The thing about women is that you just gotta do a coupl'o simple things, and voila, you got'm. Aint that so, Bupsie ? ;D
Nicky.
Quote from: Nicky007 on Sat, 2008-09-06, 10:37:45
However, Demian and Mac are some of the most terrific singers around.
Finally, after all those years the moment has arrived that I feel the need to correct you: It's Damian!!!!
;D ;D ;D
Tom
Yes, of course, Tom, I also knew that; it's your bloody Demians that confused me :P ;D
Better correct it in my post. Thanks, Tom.
Nicky.
On topic:
Leon
A few good men
And of course, The Lord of the Rings, which isn't really a movie (or three), but a window into a different world.
Quote from: Deenfan on Sat, 2008-09-06, 12:53:12
On topic:
:P Deenie !
And once more to all'o'ya :P
Nicky.
Quote from: Nicky007 on Sat, 2008-09-06, 10:37:45
I see that a change occurred during the past half year *horns*
Well, Nicky, if you take a look at my CD collection, you might notice that I've got quite some 90's melodic rock bands in there (which I'd personally categorize Ten and/or Gary Hughes under - correct me if I'm wrong).
Quote from: Nicky007 on Sat, 2008-09-06, 10:37:45
I'd be interested to know what you like about'm and which albums and songs ;)
Er... got me! I haven't got any of their albums (neither Ten nor Gary Hughes), but I know several songs from the Saturday nights I spent at the Rockfabrik (a local rock "disco"). The problem is that I used to (and still do) like this kind of not-so-heavy rock music, but over the years my taste has changed a bit and I don't think I'd buy any of those albums now. But again, that doesn't mean that I don't enjoy listening to it!
Quote from: Nicky007 on Sat, 2008-09-06, 10:37:45
So, what's so great about it ? Lots'o hunks around ? ;D
Not really... (at least not "my type")... but it's so much more (in lack of a better word) than the old job! Or maybe it's just because it's something new and I haven't developed such a routine as in the old job (yet)? ;D
Quote from: Nicky007 on Sat, 2008-09-06, 10:37:45
The thing about women is that you just gotta do a coupl'o simple things, and voila, you got'm. Aint that so, Bupsie ? ;D
Nicky.
Ah. So you're an expert, Nicky?
Quote from: bluepony on Mon, 2008-09-29, 12:58:24
Well, Nicky, if you take a look at my CD collection, you might notice that I've got quite some 90's melodic rock bands in there (which I'd personally categorize Ten and/or Gary Hughes under - correct me if I'm wrong).
Er... got me! I haven't got any of their albums (neither Ten nor Gary Hughes), but I know several songs from the Saturday nights I spent at the Rockfabrik (a local rock "disco"). The problem is that I used to (and still do) like this kind of not-so-heavy rock music, but over the years my taste has changed a bit and I don't think I'd buy any of those albums now. But again, that doesn't mean that I don't enjoy listening to it!
Seems to be a tradition: You tumble into the Room once a month, and pick up on certain themes, like this one ::) OK with me ;D :)
I seem to be the only roomie who has been motivated to get properly into recent Ten and GH (still puzzles me), so that should give me a license to correct you guys: Once again, I regard The Twilight Chronicles as just as great and just as progressive as Contagion. And if "heavy" is a criterion, Twilight adds up to being heavier than Contagion.
Paxi tried to make a case of all Arena albums being great, but I don't think that many of us agree with that posture. In my mind, Contagion and Pepper are classes better than Lion's Cage and Pride. Ten have evolved too: Twilight is far better than the first Ten albums. So maybe one fine day you guys will feel impelled to get into one of the greatest rock albums ;)
Quote from: bluepony on Mon, 2008-09-29, 12:58:24
Not really... (at least not "my type")...
So who's your type ? I actually asked you, guessed, and even second-guessed you, but you're very secretive on this matter ???
Quote from: bluepony on Mon, 2008-09-29, 12:58:24
Ah. So you're an expert, Nicky?
Well, I actually
asked the expert :D ;D
Hey Bluey, you talk so much bout "heavy" - how about trying out my fave band Nevermore ? - or are they toooo heavy for you ? :P
I'm also getting into Nevermore's official chatforum on UltimateMetal. Not surprisingly, it's a pretty crazy place - madder than Mad ;D - but also friendly, mainly on the essential things in life: metal, sex, and food; but also on e.g. the war in Iraq (lots of North Americans in the forum, and several have served). Several hundred posts a day, so whewwww ......
Nicky.
Quote from: Nicky007 on Mon, 2008-09-29, 21:52:22
Well, I actually asked the expert :D ;D
Well, the expert doesn't have a definite opinion on that matter but he is happy to have Bluey back anyway 8)
But if the couple of things that Nicky mentioned are (1) being a good dancer and (2) being funny, it sure gives you better chances to conclude ... the dance thing being of course the most important of the two ;D
Quote from: Nicky007 on Mon, 2008-09-29, 21:52:22
Seems to be a tradition: You tumble into the Room once a month, and pick up on certain themes, like this one ::) OK with me ;D :)
Yeah, I'm very sorry. I really wish I could spend more time here... :(
However, I'm NOT sorry for causing a bit of confusion (especially with you, Nicky!) ;D
Quote from: Nicky007 on Mon, 2008-09-29, 21:52:22
Well, I actually asked the expert :D ;D
::)
Quote from: Nicky007 on Mon, 2008-09-29, 21:52:22
Hey Bluey, you talk so much bout "heavy" - how about trying out my fave band Nevermore ? - or are they toooo heavy for you ? :P
Not at all, Nicky! But I tend a bit more to New Metal at the moment (probably due to my brother's band Mindead finally releasing their long awaited album! *horns*). On the other hand, I've just been at a Pendragon concert and enjoyed it a lot, and THEY are definitely not heavy (at least in my definition).
Quote from: Bupie on Mon, 2008-10-06, 14:12:51
???
Well... he'll probably be taking about himself being 'the expert' - no?
Quote from: bluepony on Thu, 2008-10-09, 17:32:52
Well... he'll probably be taking about himself being 'the expert' - no?
Hmm, no, I don't think so 8)
Quote from: erik on Mon, 2007-10-01, 12:05:48
Casablanca. The classic in black and white with all those memorable one-liners, "We'll always have Paris", "Here's looking at you, kid", "Play it again, Sam"...
No! No! No!
HB never said 'Play it again Sam'
Ilsa: Play it once, Sam. For old times' sake.
Sam: I don't know what you mean, Miss Ilsa.
Ilsa: Play it, Sam. Play "As Time Goes By."
Sam: Oh, I can't remember it, Miss Ilsa. I'm a little rusty on it.
Ilsa: I'll hum it for you. Da-dy-da-dy-da-dum, da-dy-da-dee-da-dum...
Ilsa: Sing it, Sam.
Then later
Rick: You know what I want to hear.
Sam: No, I don't.
Rick: You played it for her, you can play it for me!
Sam: Well, I don't think I can remember...
Rick: If she can stand it, I can! Play it!
HTH
Ian
I recently saw 'You Don't Mess with the Zohan'.
That is a great film. and the first Adam Sandler movie I actually like!
Sleepers (1996) is my favorite movie up to now.
Main figure that could be captured by my memory are wise performance of Robert de Niro, Brutal-evil-cold face of Kevin bacon, and of course good act by Brad Pitt, Jason Patric, and Dustin Hoffman.
I just watched this movie once (from TV around 2003). But, it still my fave movie.
Quote from: h9 on Sat, 2009-01-31, 03:33:08
Sleepers (1996) is my favorite movie up to now.
Main figure that could be captured by my memory are wise performance of Robert de Niro, Brutal-evil-cold face of Kevin bacon, and of course good act by Brad Pitt, Jason Patric, and Dustin Hoffman.
I just watched this movie once (from TV around 2003). But, it still my fave movie.
I agree.
I know that many people don't really like the movie, bad play of the actors and such (appearantly aspecially Jason Patric) but i always get shivers when i watch it.
Not because the story but because it frightens me when i see what those boys had gone through in their, granted fictional, lifes.
Kevin Bacon, his character that is, is just plain evil in this film.
What a b*st*rd. >:(
I got the Friday movies, (starring Ice Cube) they are very funny! :D
Quote from: maddox on Sat, 2009-01-31, 13:02:11
Kevin Bacon, his character that is, is just plain evil in this film.
What a b*st*rd. >:(
I was about to say that his character in
Very Bad Things is not very nice neither but I checked and he doesn't even play in it ! I confused him with Christian Slater. I also was convinced that Lucy Liu played the character of the call-girl when it's an unheard-of actress who is in the movie ! Funny movie, though a bit over-the-top in its ending.