Lord of the Rings is *still* outstanding.

[mank!]

Originally posted by nath
And if you're looking for a good ww2 film, see The Thin Red Line.

Quite, quite astounding.

Saw it, didn't impress me much tbh. Not left a lasting effect, but I do remember some good fighting scenes in some long grass on a hilltop. Something along those lines.

As for war films, Apocalypse Now wins by a mile, closely followed by Full Metal Jacket. Pure and utter class.

 

[nath]

Wrong wrong wrong!!

The thin red line is simply the best war film, ever.

(I've not seen apoc now)

(I've seen fmj though)

(It's good)

(Not as good as TTRL)

 

[mank!]

Get Apocalypse Now Redux. It's great, long, but great. Not as much fighting in it as most war movies but nevertheless a fucking classic.

I shall try and get my dirty mittens on TTRL, but I'm skint having just spent £900 on a PC and £250 on CD's and DVD's. We seem to have similar tastes in films (happy, Shocko?)

 

[nath]

Tbh the fighting is of absolutley 0 interest to me.

What I loved about ttrl was the interweaving of horrid war and gobsmackingly beautiful scenery.

I also really liked the bit where you just see the japanese side of things for 10 odd mins. Stops the villainisation of them. After all, I assume the majority of jap soldiers where just as shit scared as everyone else.

 

[mank!]

I don't remember that bit, heh.

I do remember them torching a village or something though, or maybe I'm getting confused with Platoon? Different war... argh

 

[nath]

Jup, that's it. They torch the village, and you see all the japs and just how shit scared they are. The direction leads you to empathise with them aswell as the yanks.

Not like in Black Hawk Down where the somalians were TOTALLY villainased, something I may never forgive Ridley Scott for :/

 

[mank!]

I may never forgive him for Blade Runner. God that movie was shit.

 

[Shocko]

Blade Runner wasn't shit, at all, just not as brilliant as everyone makes out.


Oh, and will you please fuck off with your american words

 

[nath]

Blade Runner was very good IMO, as was Alien.

 

[mank!]

Sorry Shocko, it's habit and I fucking hate Americanism. Gah.

I really hated Blade Runner, seemed lame to me. Not seen the Alien films, must do so!

 

[Sawtooth]

Just watched it again. Brilliant. Still Im a nerd so I'll buy the extended version as well....this could get expensive

 

[Moving Target]

Watched what?

Alien is a super-duper movie, far superior to the sequel, whereas I found Blade Runner very dull.

 

[PR.]

Just rented out LotR from the library.

It was good, not astounding, but good

 

[Embattle]

Originally posted by Moving Target
Watched what?

Alien is a super-duper movie, far superior to the sequel, whereas I found Blade Runner very dull.

Most people I know have Aliens as better than Alien, I personally enjoyed Blade Runner.

 

[Shocko]

It's been a while since i've seen either, however i'd agree that Aliens is superior to Alien.

 

[Damini]

The Thin Red Line was such utter balls that the sentimental "Awww, look at my wife in a floatey white dress" flash back scenes actually had me giggling.

Lord of the Rings has to be my favourite film ever. When I bump into Orlando Bloom in Canterbury I'm going to keep him. I'll let you all come round and poke him with sticks if you like, but he's mine, and that's that.

Kenny just got the Predator special DVD. And its really good. Loved the docu with the total macho bullshit stories, and seeing the total lamoid that was the first Predator design. All fear me, Giraffe/Turtle Hybrid Type Creature!!

Another of my favourite DVD's are the Spaced series. Lubberly.

 

[PR.]

As Summo said about Band of Brothers on DVD

 

[Sar]

Originally posted by Damini
seeing the total lamoid that was the first Predator design. All fear me, Giraffe/Turtle Hybrid Type Creature!!

Another of my favourite DVD's are the Spaced series. Lubberly.

/me steals Dams (and her collection of stolen celebrities) and marries her.



Yeah the initial Pred design were a bit naff to say the least, thank god for Stan Winston \o/

And the 2 Spaced DVDs are tops too

 

[Sar]

PS:

Aliens > Alien > Alien Resurrection > Alien 3


But Alien v Predator should hopefully kick all their arses


PPS: Bladerunner is brilliant you heathen cuntbags.

 

[Munkey-]

"Blade Runner: Directors" cut is better than the original imho, no lame overvoice and the ending lets you think.

Just saw "We Were Soldiers Once". aaahhhhhhh that film is now my most favourite ground war film, the best areail(sp? gah) being "Battle of Britain". Shows the thoughts and feelings of soldiers going into war. Ithink they should've stuck with the books title of "We were soldiers once.....and young" as it shows how the illusion of war is shattered and you no longer think yourself invincible. It also doesnt villanise the vietnamese which i quite liked, especially the bit with the young lad with glasses who is like a flashback of the start. Who says history doesnt repeat itself? */end rant*

I also really really really like Braveheart. Great music, fabulous plot and great acting all combined to make one of my most favourite films (should get the DVD version). Makes me think of home and i get all tearful

 

[caLLous]

Full Metal Jacket had a superb first half, and then it tailed off into oblivion once they were actually out fighting. I can remember pretty much the whole of the first half, whereas the only part I recall from the 2nd was the female sniper and the surrounding 10 minutes.

Bladerunner was good at the start, good at the end, but pants and dull in between.

And We Were Soldiers is the same old Americanised shite that Hollywood is determined to produce whenever "it" decides to make a war film.

 

[djpringle]

At least We Were Soldiers was better than that half baked Saving Private Ryan clone Windtalkers.

 

[Munkey-]

aye. windtalkers was pure shit

 

[caLLous]

We Were Soldiers wasn't all bad, I'm just tired of the American mutilation of history. The scene with the soldiers in the dark requesting illumination because one of them smelled (smelt?) the Koreans was a good one.

 

[Munkey-]

heh. it is possible you know. YOur taught to cover these areas:

Sillhoute (sp?)
shadow
smell
sound
sight

iirc. i dont think thats all of them. Thats why you dont go into battle wearing poncy perfume and sweat stinks alot

 

[Embattle]

Originally posted by Damini
The Thin Red Line was such utter balls that the sentimental "Awww, look at my wife in a floatey white dress" flash back scenes actually had me giggling.

Expected....well being a woman.

 

[granny]

Thin Red Line tried... came close to being good a few times, never quite made it and turned into nonsense rapidly. Apocalypse Now is just the daddy of all horror films. Heart of Darkness (the book, Conrad) is worth reading for more of an insight into Apocalypse Now to be honest, scary stuff.

Alien3 > Alien > Aliens > Alien Ressurrection in my hierarchy

Want Band of Brothers DVD's now pls, thx, bye.

I got the Predator special edition a few weeks ago too, funny film, really like it At the end when Arnie walks out from a mushroom cloud is hilarious - always reminds me of the bit in one of the Bond films where Jaws gets up after being thrown from a moving train and just straightens his tie

 

[mank!]

£60 for Band Of Brothers? Cheaper than I expected. Rah!

 

[Moving Target]

I've only seen Alien and Aliens, Alien is better imo

 

[-Ultimate]

Originally posted by Sar
PS:

Aliens > Alien > Alien Resurrection > Alien 3

True

Originally posted by granny
Alien3 > Alien > Aliens > Alien Ressurrection in my hierarchy

LIES!!!!



My thoughts on the order are exactly the same as Sar, theres just someting about Aliens that makes it such a good film, maybe a subconcious need to be a space marine Alien 3 is just wrong, wrong i tell ya. It also totally mucked up the chance of a really decent fourth one. Although the half alien/half Riply idea of the 4th is quite good, the actually story is pants. I aslo REALLY don't like the way the Aliens were going towards the end of it, evolving into somthing else.