Forget your new films.....

[Lester]

Was gonna post Misery here after watching Dragonfly with Kathy Bates and......

Time for a strange fact

All of Stephen kings films that are horror based are shit (but the books are great) and all of his films that are non horror are great (but the books are shit).

Discuss:
Movies :
Shawshank- good
Misery - good
Delores Claiborne
Stand By Me - good

Films
Shining - shit
Pet SEmatary - shit - the book was good


and more - cant be arsed - a bit pissed - will elaborate tomoz. nn all.

 

[Moving Target]

Originally posted by oldlester
Shawshank- good

I thought it was average :/

 

[nath]

I thought the shining was good.. not seen it myself. Kubrick is very seldom understood though :|

 

[adams901]

five I can think are.....

1) The Usual Suspects (excellent film)

2) Leon

3) Falling Down (Michael Douglas)

4) Resevoir Dogs

5) Pulp Fiction

 

[jake cop]

'The Warriors', an eighties classic and the inspiration for Eminem's Fight Music video.

Message edited due to drunken spelling. Ah, praise the Lord for hip-flasks.

 

[Yaka]

that reminds of the new zealand flick Were Once Warriors

 

[Sar]

Doh: Amelie = win.

 

[bodhi]

I'd like to add:

Pi

Mr Deeds

Big Daddy

Bad Boys

 

[Wij]

Originally posted by nath
I thought the shining was good.. not seen it myself

sense no make ?!?!1

 

[caLLous]

I loved The Shining, both the book and the movie.

 

[Lester]

Well, I thought the book was awesome one of his best, but the film stunk imo. It didn't follow the plot at all, half the good bits were missing and the black guy lived in the book and died in the film - how can you kill the guy who did the voice for Hong Kong Fooey ffs??


Last Of The Mohicans.

 

[Trem]

Fifth Element.

Assassin.

Big Blue.

Ronin.

Scarface.

Two Hands.

 

[Lester]

Nightwatch - there's a film you must all go rent. Ewan McGregor and Nick Nolte version (there was a foreign original I believe but I haven't seen it)

 

[Trem]

Aye Nightwatch was a great film.

Millers Crossing.

 

[Sir Frizz]

I really enjoyed Spartacus
Oh, and One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest heh

 

[TedTheDog]

Harvey
Rear Window

 

[Johnny Bravo]

Less tha Zero - Robert Downey jnr early film, drugs and rich kids pretty good with nice soundtrack

Body Double - B movie type film with excellent twist, frankie goes to hollywood have a cameo appearance

Heat - This probably doesnt qualify but is a timeless classic imho

Young guns & Tombstone - Good if you like westerns

Carry on Camping

 

[caLLous]

Originally posted by Johnny Bravo
Heat - This probably doesnt qualify but is a timeless classic imho

It more than qualifies in my opinion, it was a fantastic film with an as-yet unbeaten shootout. Could have been edited more efficiently (ie, make it shorter) though.

 

[Johnny Bravo]

Hmmm I didn't make much sense there, I didnt mean it wasnt a classic or timeless. It is a fantastic film and ranks up there as one of my all time favs.

I meant it doesnt qualify in the sense of original poster said they wasnt looking for all time favs, but weird type films that they might have missed

 

[Trem]

I especially like the silence after the shoot out in Heat.

Thats what I remember the most about it.

 

[Trem]

Oh by the way Johnny, is your sig a Bill Hicks quote?

Come to our channel to sort that praccy game out as well(#xatrix).

 

[Johnny Bravo]

Originally posted by Tremor.
Oh by the way Johnny, is your sig a Bill Hicks quote?

Come to our channel to sort that praccy game out as well(#xatrix).

I have no idea m8, someone posted it on these forums a while back and I Plagurised it

Yeah we will have to have that game, although most of us (including me) have lost a lot of interest over christmas....I havent played CS for over 3 weeks now , still will be a good laugh I suppose