Molly Posted December 23, 2009 Posted December 23, 2009 Avatar in 3D Absolutely beautiful. A cinema experience that I thoroughly enjoyed. My eyes were so often glazed with wonderment. Also my first ever 3D film, so that helped. The story is fairly predictable and there's nothing subtle about the messages or the ''metaphor'' in this film. That's not to say I didn't like the story, it just felt like a reworking of another sci fi. Good characters for the most part, I may have mentioned this before...I LOVE SAM WORTHINGTON, heh. But the main villain is just the worst villain in cinema history (probably an overstatement, but it'd be a fun discussion :P). 7/10
Eenuh Posted December 23, 2009 Posted December 23, 2009 Yay, I love it too. One of my fav disney movies!But it's a very mediocre film, lol. Even if it's mediocre, it's still great to me. =D Plus I just love Disney films haha. My secret dream was to one day get to work in the Disney Studios, but that's never going to happen. =P Yeah, didn't even have the darkness of the first Rescuers film. Madam Medusa scared me, back in the day. Ah the first was great too. I watched it so many times. We even had an audio tape of the film which we would listen to again and again and again. And yeah the film did scare us back in the day when we were little. It was all so dark and gloomy, and the part where Penny has to retrieve the diamond is just scary haha.
Ashley Posted December 23, 2009 Posted December 23, 2009 Even if it's mediocre, it's still great to me. =D Plus I just love Disney films haha. My secret dream was to one day get to work in the Disney Studios, but that's never going to happen. =P We've been over this. I'm going to bribe/blackmail/sleep my way into Pixar then bring you along. And Flink can be our chauffeur.
Eenuh Posted December 23, 2009 Posted December 23, 2009 We've been over this. I'm going to bribe/blackmail/sleep my way into Pixar then bring you along. And Flink can be our chauffeur. Haha okay, let me know when you're starting with this masterful plan! And Flink can also make us tea/cocktails, cook us dinner, wash and iron our clothes... He'd be our own personal maid. And my sex slave of course.
Ashley Posted December 23, 2009 Posted December 23, 2009 As long as our rooms are not adjoining that's fine. I've learnt from the past :p
Eenuh Posted December 23, 2009 Posted December 23, 2009 As long as our rooms are not adjoining that's fine. I've learnt from the past :p I'm sure that can be arranged. =P
Cube Posted December 23, 2009 Posted December 23, 2009 It's a Wonderful Life (1946) Blu-Ray (Colour Version) It's a nice film, and that's all I have to say (it's not really my kind of film). Although the picture was very clear and the colourisation was done remarkably well (if it didn't mention it on the box then I would probably never have realised that it was filmed in black & white).
mcj metroid Posted December 23, 2009 Posted December 23, 2009 ok I'll resist making a thread for this but: best christmas movies!!!!?? I'm going with christmas vacation die hard gremlins
Cube Posted December 23, 2009 Posted December 23, 2009 It's not a Christmas film, but I always end up watching Riders of the Lost Ark around Christmas.
Molly Posted December 23, 2009 Posted December 23, 2009 I hope you mean Die Hard 2 aka Die Harder aka The Christmas One :p Fave Christmas films: Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) It's A Wonderful Life (black and white, of course). A Christmas Carol (1999. The one with Jean-Luc Picard) Miracle on 34th Street Die Hard 2 Love Actually Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi
mcj metroid Posted December 23, 2009 Posted December 23, 2009 I hope you mean Die Hard 2 aka Die Harder aka The Christmas One :p i actually the first die hard was based around christmas too even has let it snow at the end and die hard 1 is certainly better than die hard and la la la you know the score.
ReZourceman Posted December 23, 2009 Posted December 23, 2009 I hope you mean Die Hard 2 aka Die Harder aka The Christmas One :p Are you joking?
Ashley Posted December 23, 2009 Posted December 23, 2009 Snow...in LA? FARCE. Umm I don't know to be honest. I don't think I own any Christmas movies...
Molly Posted December 23, 2009 Posted December 23, 2009 actually the first die hard was based around christmas too even has let it snow at the end and die hard 1 is certainly better than die hard and la la la you know the score. Yeah Die Hard is better and set around Christmas too. I don't know why I associate the second one as being more Christmassy. :p
Cube Posted December 23, 2009 Posted December 23, 2009 It's A Wonderful Life (black and white, of course). What's wrong with colour?
Molly Posted December 23, 2009 Posted December 23, 2009 Are you joking? Wind your neck back in Jamieson! It's the snow, god daaaaamnit. What's wrong with colour? Nothing wrong with colour! But it's a film that was made in 1946, to me it feels more authentic in black and white.
Eenuh Posted December 23, 2009 Posted December 23, 2009 I think Home Alone 1 & 2 are typical Christmas films. I got them from Jim last year as a Christmas present (we watched them of course) and I think he'll want to watch them again this year. Some sort of weird Christmas tradition. =P
Fierce_LiNk Posted December 23, 2009 Posted December 23, 2009 I think Home Alone 1 & 2 are typical Christmas films. I got them from Jim last year as a Christmas present (we watched them of course) and I think he'll want to watch them again this year. Some sort of weird Christmas tradition. =P Yesss! It will be our Christmas tradition. Along with the lasagna we made last year. My favourite Christmas films are: Home Alone One and Two Jingle All The Way (Fuck yeah) ELF! Die Hard (the first two in particular) Love Actually and possibly Notting Hill. There's so many more, though. But these are a start. I love Love Actually. Probably one of my secret favourite films.
Eenuh Posted December 23, 2009 Posted December 23, 2009 Yesss! It will be our Christmas tradition. Along with the lasagna we made last year. But I'm not sure we can have the lasagne this year, so it's not really a tradition? I love Love Actually. Probably one of my secret favourite films. Not exactly a secret heh. =P
Ashley Posted December 23, 2009 Posted December 23, 2009 I love Love Actually. Probably one of my secret favourite films. *takes away all Jim's man cards*
Nolan Posted December 23, 2009 Posted December 23, 2009 My Christmas films of choice would be National Lampoons Christmas Vacation and The Ref.
Paj! Posted December 23, 2009 Posted December 23, 2009 (edited) My favourite Christmas film is far and away OBVIOUSLY... Edited December 24, 2009 by Paj!
jayseven Posted December 24, 2009 Posted December 24, 2009 Christmas films! I feel I've missed the majority on the telly, as the channels seem to favour showing them before the Big Day Itself. I think Elf is teh best movie in recent years (besides the soppy storyline). Die Hard has to be congratulated for taking the anger route. Tangenting a bit -- Yellow Submarine was once shown on my birthday, so I always yearn to watch the film around this time. Started watching Ninja the other night - seems to be an excellent macho OTT fightfest movie. Street Fighter was also attempted, with much LOLing and general hand-fawning-by-face.
weeyellowbloke Posted December 24, 2009 Posted December 24, 2009 Paranormal Activity: Originally I was meant to see Avatar, which was all good as I had been drinking a fair bit before hand and that could only improve the whole visual effects thing. Unfortunately the cinema was closed due to a power failure, so we went two minutes round the corner to another cinema. Man this film is fantastic. I'm not usually that affected by films, but man this creeped me right the fuck out. The timing and structure of the film is impecable in building the suspense and considering there are only three actors in the whole thing it really holds the attention. There were a few moments that I thought were a bit too staged, which sort of broke the realism, but wasn't that jarring. The sound effects were superbly subtle as well adding to the general unease. Basically if you liked Blair Witch when it first came out in the cinema and like slow built psychological horror you'll love this. If you didn't like Blair Witch you suck and don't deserve this film.
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