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D&N said:
I watched Young Frankenstein last night and find that to be the best of all.
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Have you seen them all then? :)

I also like Son of Frankenstein (1939) a lot. If you haven't, check it out if you can.
Speaking of casts: Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi and Lionel Atwill in one film. Now that is a legendary cast, very difficult to top, especially in the horror genre.

edit: I still have to see Young Frankenstein, it is a comedy horror, right?
 
I have seen all the Frankenstein movies but it has been probably at least a decade since I have seen all of the classic ones. I need to go back and watch them again.

Young Frankenstein should be described as a comedy instead of a comedy horror; it's really more of a parody and you should definitely see it. I think you would enjoy it a lot.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072431/
 
Young Frankenstein is an absolute classic!! Peter Boyle as the monster. Gene Wilder as Dr "Frankensteen". And Deano is right, Terri Garr was a mega hottie back in the day.
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Oh yes, definitely watch it. Classic movie. Medival Times is a blast too....bloody expensive though.
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It was'nt as much as I thought it'd be. We went to the one at Arundel Mills and we booked in advance for $25 a person. We also had a large party of 13 people. But I did see the prices at the box office and glad I got a deal online.
 
Finished watching Cruel Intentions last night. Now I really need to find time to read the book its based on. If you haven't seen this depraved movie, you really should...its a tad reminiscent of The Picture of Dorian Gray (though of course the original french novel came first) in certain ways especially since the main characters are so messed up. Good, intense movie that at moments can send shivers of disgust down your spine.
 
Hey Nigel,

The Medieval Times in Arundel Mills is the one I go to as well. I need to get back there soon. I hear they have a great renaissance festival every fall in Maryland too that I need to check out.
 
Natalie said:
Finished watching Cruel Intentions last night. Now I really need to find time to read the book its based on. If you haven't seen this depraved movie, you really should...its a tad reminiscent of The Picture of Dorian Gray (though of course the original french novel came first) in certain ways especially since the main characters are so messed up. Good, intense movie that at moments can send shivers of disgust down your spine.
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Additional tip: the film The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945).
 
Hulk Vs Wolverine    9.5/10 <--- Long and short of my opinion...
Great movie... Absolutely fantastic...
Bit short (40 min), but great fun... Long time Marvel readers will see several familiar faces, and those
[glow=red,2,300]LIKE ME[/glow] who like LOVE Deadpool, will be trilled to see his debut...  8)

Great action, without the "mandatory" no-blood rule... (Yes... there is blood...)  :yey:

Animations not my favorite kind (7/10), but seeing how this, and the (IMHO) WAY to short run time, is
the only draw-backs in this flick, I easily give this one a clear CUT  ;)  9.5/10...

Quotes worth looking for:

- Strike a pose
- Logan, I think we lost him
- I can't believe it! I'm alive... I'M ALI*SMACK*................................................... Outch...  :D :D :D

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^ Sabretooth is trilled to finally get a chance to meat the Hulk...
 
Ingmar Bergman -The Seventh Seal
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Use of spoilers for those about to watch

What a movie, I'm fascinated. An amazing piece of art, a masterpiece !
I need to watch it a second time, as well as the entire Bergman's filmography from now on.

First of all, I'm impressed to have seen a 1957 road movie
...The way that this film was shot touches the excellency :
Incredible good lighting, powerfull images in every single plan,
use of strange angles, use of theatrical techinques -perfection is just everywhere.
The casting is perfectlly chosen, the story line simple and very symbolic,
goes on in calm, but there is an intense strain that grows with the time,
and it gets more and more exciting to the end.

As the story gets to its end, is becoming just incredible, I'm out of my mind
and I speak about the castle scene, when the knight finds back his fiancé.
Shortly after; the Dance of Death (pictured above) and that's one of the greatest movies scenes I've ever seen.

To end, the film seems to be full of some technical details which I have to notice more carrefully with a second watch;
For example Bergman don't want to show Death walking, and that's why every time that Death starts to walk,
there is a cut.

One quick thought about the symbolism is that the coward actor and the knight are the same person,
or better the coward is the other side of the same life, the life that the knight would have (woman, child)
if he hadn't had go to the war...
 
I've now seen The Wrestler. Great movie, very sad in the end, but very good.

The movie is about an old, mostly-washed up pro-wrestler who was famous in the 80s. Now he works at a supermarket and does local promotions in Jersey for extra cash and fun. Unfortunately, his years of steroid abuse, drinking, and wrestling have left him with a weak heart, and he suffers a particularly debilitating heart attack after a brutal hardcore rules match.

Now supposedly invalided after a double-bypass, the titular character tries to stitch together a normal life, making contact with his daughter and drawing close to an attractive stripper. However, after being rejected by the love interest, he goes on a cocaine-induced bender and misses a dinner date with his daughter. With her, that's the last straw, and the wrestler realizes he belongs in the ring.

Un-retiring, the wrestler meets up against his old foe, the Ayatollah, for a 20th anniversary rematch. The stripper shows up and offers him a way out, but he goes out there to face the crowd. He puts on a fine match, but seems to fade as it goes on. Finally, he tries his finisher from the top ropes...and the movie cuts to black, leaving us unsure whether or not his failing heart gave in.

Mickey Rourke gave a great performance as Randy "The Ram" Robinson, the washed up wrestler seeking a return to the spotlight, and Marisa Tomei wasn't bad as his love interest. Wrestling fans will recognize some of the wrestlers making cameos, people like D-Lo Brown and Ron "R-Truth" Killings. The movie was a captivating story of a man who's given his life to entertain and can't find a way out of the lifestyle. We get a good feeling that the backstage of wrestling isn't such a bad place, and it shows the difference between storyline and the real wrestlers - many of whom hate each other out in the ring but are in fact friends.

While the movie has no problem with blood or nudity, I'd recommend it to any mature viewer.
 
Just came back from Valkyrie. Some months ago I have seen the German film Stauffenberg (2004), recommended by Perun. So I could make a good comparison. I like both films, The biggest difference is that the new film is much more a thriller, in optima forma. An interesting historical thriller.

The tension is very high and long. One long suspense. In a still pretty intense state I left the theatre. I recommend it to everyone who's interested in this remarkable and real event, but also to everyone who'd like to see a good suspenseful, dramatic film.
 
I saw Valkyrie on Friday. In all honesty, I thought it was excellent. Great acting, great suspense, zero pathos (!) and much respect for the history (although some facts had to be distorted to make it watchable).

I was a bit disappointed that Stauffenberg's moral conflict (his conscience vs his oath) got so little attention, but other than that, it was as close to perfect as you could get. Recommendable for all audiences, one of the best films I've seen in the cinema in a long time.
 
I really thought it was going to be a stinker, but if both of you are giving good reviews, I think I'll check it out!
 
I am sure you'll like it LC!

I also had lower expectations before I went (perhaps the media hype?), but it was really impressive. A little trivia: In the beginning all those airplane sounds were very, very well done. Great sound.

May I present to you (if you haven't seen them) two classic war films if you'll ever have the chance to see them. I saw them in the last two weeks:

The Train (1964) starring Burt Lancaster.
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The story is about a German transport of French art masterpieces. An obsessed German military wants to transport the paintings to Germany before the Allied forces take them. Lancaster is part of the French resistance and decides to sabotage. The story is beautifully shot, it has a European, not really Hollywood kind-of feel. Note: most exciting train films are shot on a train, in a train. This film is made around the train, rails and stations. It all looks and sounds very realistic and is very exciting! The camerawork is excellent, using the rails and surroundings for perfect views.

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The film includes a number of sequences involving long tracking shots and real locations, a style of filmmaking rarely seen today. Much of the film was photographed using wide-angle lenses, with both foreground and background action in focus.


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The 2nd: Twelve O'Clock High (1949) starring Gegory Peck. It's one of the earliest psychological films about WWII.
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The story is about crews of the United States Army's Eighth Air Force who flew daylight bombing missions against Nazi Germany and occupied France during the early days of American involvement in World War II. An influential review by Bosley Crowther of the New York Times was indicative of many contemporary reviews. He noted that the film focused more on the human element than the aircraft or machinery of war. "How much can a man give? When the U.S. 8th Army Air Force 918th Bombardment group is ordered on their fourth harrowing mission in four hard days, Brigadier General Frank Savage (Gregory Peck) demands 'maximum effort.'"

After attending the premier, the Commander of the Strategic Air Command, General Curtis LeMay, told the authors that he "couldn't find anything wrong with it." The film is now widely used in both the military and civilian worlds to teach the principles of leadership. It is required viewing at all the U.S. service academies, in college ROTC programs, Air Force Officer Training School and the U.S. Air Force's Squadron Officer School for junior Air Force officers, where it is used as a teaching example for the Situational leadership theory.
 
I saw Valkyrie tonight also, and was extremely impressed. There's no point in me re-hashing what the other guys have said, except make sure to go see it.
 
Though I am not a particularly big sci-fi fan, on a friend's recommendation I began watching the "new" Battlestar Galactica series, which has been airing on SciFi Channel since 2004.  DVDs are available of the first 3 or 4 seasons, and the final season is being aired now.  I just finished watching season 1, which began with a miniseries -- if you're going to start watching, be sure you start with the miniseries.  It's quite good, well-written, sometimes well acted -- the main characters aren't as good as the supporting cast -- and full of interesting twists and surprises.  (Notably, Starbuck is now a woman.)  It is also very dark, and the parallels to the 9/11 attacks and terrorism are intentionally transparent.  Basically, the Cylons are genetically engineered humanoids now, so they can live among humans undetected.  And, the "main" Cylon is a hottie.  In the miniseries, the Cylons destroy all human civilizations in a coordinated surprise attack, such that there are only about 50,000 humans left in the universe.  The first season is about the humans' attempts to regroup and survive, figure out what happened with the Cylons, restore law and order, rebuild society, and find a planet -- Earth -- where they can live in safety.  Supposedly, the series gets better from there, and it has received strong critical reviews from both sci-fi and mainstream press.  Highly recommended. 
 
CFH, I agree, it is a great series!  They are now into the last half of season 4, the first three are currently avail on DVD.  I loved the miniseries, and it gets better, tho you have to be prepared for the darkness.  It is basically a group of 39,000+ people that are all that is left of their race (something like 50 billion dead).  However, like you said, it is written well and fun to watch. 

PS, the main Cylon, the hottie (number 6, I think) posed in playboy, and is also one of the antagonists in the USA series Burn Notice.
 
Hunlord said:
I saw Valkyrie tonight also, and was extremely impressed. There's no point in me re-hashing what the other guys have said, except make sure to go see it.
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Forostar said:
Just came back from Valkyrie. Some months ago I have seen the German film Stauffenberg (2004), recommended by Perun. So I could make a good comparison. I like both films, The biggest difference is that the new film is much more a thriller, in optima forma. An interesting historical thriller.

The tension is very high and long. One long suspense. In a still pretty intense state I left the theatre. I recommend it to everyone who's interested in this remarkable and real event, but also to everyone who'd like to see a good suspenseful, dramatic film.
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Perun said:
I saw Valkyrie on Friday. In all honesty, I thought it was excellent. Great acting, great suspense, zero pathos (!) and much respect for the history (although some facts had to be distorted to make it watchable).

I was a bit disappointed that Stauffenberg's moral conflict (his conscience vs his oath) got so little attention, but other than that, it was as close to perfect as you could get. Recommendable for all audiences, one of the best films I've seen in the cinema in a long time.
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I am never taking one of your guys' recommendations ever again. :p

In all honesty I have never sat through a most pointless (we obviously knows how it ends), stupid movie, I almost fell alseep twice... I did enjoy Cruises fate :D
 
Pointless?

You ought to check out the backgrounds on that before making such a statement. Did you think the story was pointless? Here's a newsflash: It really happened. Enjoying the scene where Stauffenberg gets shot is tasteless, because that is a re-enactment of the nazis killing one of the people who dared to stand up against them. The film paid fitting tribute to some of the few people who acted righteously and honourably under these circumstances. And moreover, it raises awareness for that event.

What is pointless or stupid about such a film? And how is it more pointless and stupid than other historical or political films?
 
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