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Old 07-18-15, 10:04 AM
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Re: The Neverending Watch The Movies You Should Have Already Seen Challenge

Originally Posted by The Man with the Golden Doujinshi
I pick Frankenweenie for you as that will likely go on my list at some point, too.

Once I got past the poor CGI, I enjoyed I Am Legend. I know some people didn't like the ending, but other than it being rather abrupt, I was OK with it. (I haven't read the book.)
  • Timecrimes (2007)
  • Godzilla (1954)
  • Empire of the Sun (1987)
  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
  • True Grit (2010)
  • Super 8 (2011)
  • In Time (2011)
  • American Gangster (2007)
  • Epic (2013)

Movies Watched:
Spoiler:
1. Eraserhead (1977) - 05/15/2015
2. Avatar (2009) - 05/18/2015
3. Grave of the Fireflies (1988) - 05/24/15
4. La Cage aux Folles (1978) - 05/25/15
5. Alice in Wonderland (2010) - 05/29/15
6. My Neighbor Totoro (1988) - 06/05/15
7. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) - 06/06/15
8. Blow Out (1981) - 06/12/15
9. How to Train Your Dragon (2010) - 06/19/15
10. Ed Wood (1994) - 06/22/15
11. Bonnie and Clyde (1967) - 06/26/15
12. Watchmen (2009) - 07/10/15
13. I Am Legend (2007) - 07/17/15
Old 07-18-15, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by hbsvb
[*]In Time (2011)
I pick In Time. I enjoyed it and thought the concept was interesting.

A Most Violent Year wasn't what I was expecting. I thought it would be a gangster film reminiscent of The Godfather. I expected the main character to be very in charge and demand things his way using violence as most gangsters in films do. I was surprised that this wasn't the case. There wasn't a lot of action so parts of the film were boring. That being said, I'm glad I watched it but I'm not sure I'll spend another 2 hours watching it again.

My list:
1. Out of the Furnace (2013)
2. The Identical (2014)
3. Frankie & Alice (2010)
4. Gimme Shelter (2014)
5. On the Town (1949)
6. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
7. We Are What We Are (2013)
8. White Bird in a Blizzard (2014)
9. At the Devil's Door (2014)
10. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

Movies I've watched
Spoiler:

1. Stand By Me
2. Breakfast at Tiffany's
3. Rain Man
4. Dawn of the Dead
5. This is Spinal Tap
6. Best in Show
7. The Paperboy
8. Shaun of the Dead
9. Silver Linings Playbook
10. The Princess Bride
11. Heavenly Creatures
12. Leon: The Professional
13. Lawless
14. Star Trek Into Darkness
15. A Most Violent Year
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Re: The Neverending Watch The Movies You Should Have Already Seen Challenge

Originally Posted by lrend
8. White Bird in a Blizzard (2014)
I pick White Bird in a Blizzard for you. I have just added it to my list as well and love Shailene Woodley so I can't wait to hear how it is!

I watched Death Wish and thoroughly enjoyed it! I can't believe it took me this long to watch it for the first time. I will definitely be checking this one out again in the not too distant future. Even though over 40yrs old it still holds up very well. Plus seeing Denzel Washington's first screen role, though uncredited, was cool.

1. A Most Wanted Man (2014)
2. Almost Famous (2000)
3. Snowpiercer (2013)
4. What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
5. High Fidelity (2000)
6. The Hunt (2012)
7. White Bird in a Blizzard (2014)
8. Brian's Song (1971)
9. 3 Days of the Condor (1975)
10. Chinatown (1974)

Movies Seen:
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Rain Man
Blade Runner
Back to the Future
Death Wish
Old 07-23-15, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by mcline87
8. Brian's Song (1971)
I was going to pick White Bird in a Blizzard but I can't believe you've never seen Brian's Song. It is a movie that you have to see at least once.

I watched White Bird in a Blizzard and I thought it started out a little slow. Not much was happening until it got close to the end and then some stuff started making sense. There were some things that I just did not see coming and I like movies that surprise me so it actually turned out pretty good.

My list:
1. Out of the Furnace (2013)
2. The Identical (2014)
3. Frankie & Alice (2010)
4. Gimme Shelter (2014)
5. On the Town (1949)
6. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
7. We Are What We Are (2013)
8. The War of the Worlds (1953)
9. At the Devil's Door (2014)
10. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

Movies I've watched
Spoiler:

1. Stand By Me
2. Breakfast at Tiffany's
3. Rain Man
4. Dawn of the Dead
5. This is Spinal Tap
6. Best in Show
7. The Paperboy
8. Shaun of the Dead
9. Silver Linings Playbook
10. The Princess Bride
11. Heavenly Creatures
12. Leon: The Professional
13. Lawless
14. Star Trek Into Darkness
15. A Most Violent Year
16. White Bird in a Blizzard
Old 07-31-15, 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by lrend
6. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
I just watched this for the first time recently and really enjoyed it.

After having out of town guests, then being out of town myself, I finally had time to watch In Time. Although it wasn't my favorite dystopian future movie, the concept was interesting and I enjoyed it for the most part.
  • Timecrimes (2007)
  • Godzilla (1954)
  • Empire of the Sun (1987)
  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
  • True Grit (2010)
  • Super 8 (2011)
  • Brave (2012)
  • American Gangster (2007)
  • Epic (2013)

Movies Watched:
Spoiler:
1. Eraserhead (1977) - 05/15/2015
2. Avatar (2009) - 05/18/2015
3. Grave of the Fireflies (1988) - 05/24/15
4. La Cage aux Folles (1978) - 05/25/15
5. Alice in Wonderland (2010) - 05/29/15
6. My Neighbor Totoro (1988) - 06/05/15
7. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) - 06/06/15
8. Blow Out (1981) - 06/12/15
9. How to Train Your Dragon (2010) - 06/19/15
10. Ed Wood (1994) - 06/22/15
11. Bonnie and Clyde (1967) - 06/26/15
12. Watchmen (2009) - 07/10/15
13. I Am Legend (2007) - 07/17/15
14. In Time (2011) - 07/31/15
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Re: The Neverending Watch The Movies You Should Have Already Seen Challenge

Originally Posted by hbsvb
Godzilla (1954)
Make it Gojira - Both versions are good but the original Japanese edit is a darker film than the US recut.

I Heart Huckabees (2004) was OK and occasionally funny but not "Laugh-out-loud funny" as promised on the front cover (a New York Post quote) or the "offbeat" and "snort-out-loud masterclass of controlled chaos" promised by the New York Times critic on the back cover. I'm guessing neither critic has ever seen a Woody Allen, Blake Edwards, Peter Bogdonavich, or Ernst Lubitsch comedy film (just to name a few) to truly know what "offbeat" and "controlled chaos" really look like in a comedy.

Roger Ebert sums it up better than I ever could:
The movie is like an infernal machine that consumes all of the energy it generates, saving the last watt of power to turn itself off. It functions perfectly within its constraints, but it leaves the viewer out of the loop. This may be the first movie that can exist without an audience between the projector and the screen. It falls in its own forest, and hears itself. It's the kind of movie that would inspire a Charlie Kaufman screenplay about how it couldn't be made.
...
Individual moments and lines and events in "I Heart Huckabees" are funny in and of themselves. Viewers may be mystified but will occasionally be amused.
It's not a film I'll revisit any time soon, if at all.

1. Design for Living (1933) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023940/reference
2. Outcast (2014) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1552224/reference
3. EDtv (1999) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0131369/reference
4. Peeper (1976) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073526/reference
5. The Roaring Twenties (1939) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031867/reference
6. Chinese Zodiac (2012) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1424310/reference
7. Avanti! (1972) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068240/reference
8. Cover Girl (1944) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036723/reference
9. The Three Stooges (2012) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383010/reference
10. Getting Straight (1970) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065775/reference

Films watched:
Spoiler:

42nd Street (1933) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
All the King's Men (1949) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Skyfall (2012) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Torn Curtain (1966) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Police Story 2 (1988)▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Moulin Rouge (1952) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Prizzi's Honor (1985) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
American Beauty (1999) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Mrs. Miniver (1942) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Barry Lyndon (1975) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Kiss Them for Me (1957) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Marnie (1964) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter (1984) (1957) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Deliverance (1972) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
El Cid (1961) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Ninotchka (1939) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
The Searchers (1956) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Transformers (2007) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
I Heart Huckabees (2004) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲


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Old 08-01-15, 07:14 PM
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Re: The Neverending Watch The Movies You Should Have Already Seen Challenge

Originally Posted by BobO'Link
I didn't care for EDtv too much the first time I saw it but I keep seeing it on your list and I want it to go away. Hope you like it better than I did.

Frankenweenie was better than I expected. I'd seen the shorts it's based off of but I liked the film better, especially the sea monkeys.

1. Dragonwyck
2. Hurricane
3. Red to Kill
4. Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell
5. Feast of Flesh
6. Presumed Innocent
7. Outback
8. The Wind Rises
9. Alias the Bad Man
10. Little Dieter Needs to Fly

Movies Watched
Spoiler:

Tampopo
My Name Is Trinity
Night of the Bloody Apes
The Misfits
Big Hero 6
Deadly Harvest
Wolf Creek
Let Me In
Frankenstein (1910)
A Bullet for a Stranger
The Housemaid (aka Hanyo)
Scream 4
Ambush Valley
Threads
Mr. Vampire
Night of the Living Dead (1990)
Even Dwarfs Started Small
The Ugly Ones
Tora! Tora! Tora!
The Legend
I Sell The Dead
Lolita
Warrior
The Curse of Frankenstein
Frankenweenie
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Originally Posted by The Man with the Golden Doujinshi
I just picked up the "When Horror Came to Shochiku" set which includes this film and am curious as to your opinion. I like Japanese SF films and that set looked and sounded very interesting. I want to hold it for the Horror Challenge but it's calling my name...
Originally Posted by The Man with the Golden Doujinshi
I didn't care for EDtv too much the first time I saw it but I keep seeing it on your list and I want it to go away. Hope you like it better than I did.
I *really* enjoyed EDtv which makes it a rare Ron Howard film I've seen I would willingly watch a second time. I almost didn't pick it up because it was directed by Howard and has Ellen DeGeneres as a star. I like Howard as a actor but typically don't care for films he's directed. This one is now on the short list with Gung Ho, Apollo 13, and A Beautiful Mind. Degeneres has always annoyed me but she was actually pretty good, probably because she wasn't playing herself (which is what she seems to do most often).

1. Design for Living (1933) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023940/reference
2. Outcast (2014) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1552224/reference
3. Iron Man 3 (2013) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1300854/reference
4. Peeper (1976) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073526/reference
5. The Roaring Twenties (1939) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031867/reference
6. Chinese Zodiac (2012) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1424310/reference
7. Avanti! (1972) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068240/reference
8. Cover Girl (1944) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036723/reference
9. The Three Stooges (2012) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383010/reference
10. Getting Straight (1970) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065775/reference

Films watched:
Spoiler:

42nd Street (1933) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
All the King's Men (1949) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Skyfall (2012) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Torn Curtain (1966) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Police Story 2 (1988)▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Moulin Rouge (1952) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Prizzi's Honor (1985) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
American Beauty (1999) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Mrs. Miniver (1942) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Barry Lyndon (1975) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Kiss Them for Me (1957) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Marnie (1964) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter (1984) (1957) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Deliverance (1972) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
El Cid (1961) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Ninotchka (1939) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
The Searchers (1956) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Transformers (2007) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
I Heart Huckabees (2004) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
EDtv (1999) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

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Originally Posted by BobO'Link
Although this movie is not without its faults, I enjoyed it. Also, this is the only film from your list that I have seen.

I took your advice BobO'Link and watched Gojira. I must shamefully admit that I didn't realize that there was an original Japanese version of this film and a recut US version, but was pleasantly surprised to find both versions on the Criterion blu-ray. I had previously seen a couple of the Godzilla sequels, but the original certainly had a darker tone. I would like to watch the US version, too, but I think I will wait until the Criterion challenge in September.
  • Timecrimes (2007)
  • Castle in the Sky (1986)
  • Empire of the Sun (1987)
  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
  • True Grit (2010)
  • Super 8 (2011)
  • Brave (2012)
  • American Gangster (2007)
  • Epic (2013)

Movies Watched:
Spoiler:
1. Eraserhead (1977) - 05/15/2015
2. Avatar (2009) - 05/18/2015
3. Grave of the Fireflies (1988) - 05/24/15
4. La Cage aux Folles (1978) - 05/25/15
5. Alice in Wonderland (2010) - 05/29/15
6. My Neighbor Totoro (1988) - 06/05/15
7. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) - 06/06/15
8. Blow Out (1981) - 06/12/15
9. How to Train Your Dragon (2010) - 06/19/15
10. Ed Wood (1994) - 06/22/15
11. Bonnie and Clyde (1967) - 06/26/15
12. Watchmen (2009) - 07/10/15
13. I Am Legend (2007) - 07/17/15
14. In Time (2011) - 07/31/15
15. Gojira (1954) - 08/06/15
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Originally Posted by hbsvb
I took your advice BobO'Link and watched Gojira. I must shamefully admit that I didn't realize that there was an original Japanese version of this film and a recut US version, but was pleasantly surprised to find both versions on the Criterion blu-ray. I had previously seen a couple of the Godzilla sequels, but the original certainly had a darker tone. I would like to watch the US version, too, but I think I will wait until the Criterion challenge in September.
Good! I'm glad you enjoyed the film! My grandson (age 9 when he first saw it) likes the original far better than the US cut. It's one of the rare films I've shown him that he's asked for a personal copy (the others being the Star Wars saga). Even the US cut is a more serious film than any of the sequels, which are mostly Saturday Matinee "kid" films, although still fun rides.

The US recut is still a good film but by excising scenes to insert the Raymond Burr footage to "Americanize" the film some of the political, social, and anti-nuclear themes and overtones were removed completely. It really feels like two completely different films, as you'll discover during the Criterion Challenge.

Producer Tomoyuki Tanaka stated "The theme of the film, from the beginning, was the terror of the bomb. Mankind had created the bomb, and now nature was going to take revenge on mankind."

Director Ishirō Honda filmed Godzilla's rampage on Tokyo with the mentality that the monster's onslaught was a parallel to, and a physical manifestation of, an Atom bomb attack. He stated "If Godzilla had been a dinosaur or some other animal, he would have been killed by just one cannonball. But if he were equal to an atomic bomb, we wouldn't know what to do. So, I took the characteristics of an atomic bomb and applied them to Godzilla."
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[*]Super 8 (2011)
I pick Super 8 for you hbsvb. I've heard that it is good and I'm interested to see what you think.


I watched The Day the Earth Stood Still. I found it interesting for a black and white film since I don't normally like black and white movies. Gort was my favorite character. You don't mess with Gort. I also thought that the special effects were pretty good.

My list:
1. Out of the Furnace (2013)
2. The Identical (2014)
3. Frankie & Alice (2010)
4. Gimme Shelter (2014)
5. On the Town (1949)
6. On Borrowed Time (1939)
7. We Are What We Are (2013)
8. The War of the Worlds (1953)
9. At the Devil's Door (2014)
10. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

Movies I've watched
Spoiler:

1. Stand By Me
2. Breakfast at Tiffany's
3. Rain Man
4. Dawn of the Dead
5. This is Spinal Tap
6. Best in Show
7. The Paperboy
8. Shaun of the Dead
9. Silver Linings Playbook
10. The Princess Bride
11. Heavenly Creatures
12. Leon: The Professional
13. Lawless
14. Star Trek Into Darkness
15. A Most Violent Year
16. White Bird in a Blizzard
17. The Day the Earth Stood Still
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Re: The Neverending Watch The Movies You Should Have Already Seen Challenge

I need to watch mine soon because I really want to pick 10 for you.
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I watched The Day the Earth Stood Still. I found it interesting for a black and white film since I don't normally like black and white movies.
Heathen! Like I told my grandkids when one had the audacity to say The Three Stooges would be "funnier" if they were in color: "Color doesn't automatically make a film funnier or better" (I'll leave off the rest of the lecture ). For you I'll add that frequently in SF and Horror films Black and White adds a level of foreboding you just don't get with color. To automatically ignore/avoid films in BW you remove many of the best classic films from your viewing options.
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I need to watch mine soon because I really want to pick 10 for you.
If you don't, I will, but I need to watch mine too!
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Don't go to sleep, lrend!

I thought Iron Man 3 was pretty good. Lots of action, violence, humor, a good popcorn flick. I can't say for sure how it compares to the first two films as it's been way too long since I've seen them but without that extra check I'd say it's pretty close.

I added They Died with Their Boots On, a film I *think* I've seen before but if I have it's been 30+ years.

1. Design for Living (1933) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023940/reference
2. Outcast (2014) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1552224/reference
3. They Died with Their Boots On (1941) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034277/reference
4. Peeper (1976) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073526/reference
5. The Roaring Twenties (1939) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031867/reference
6. Chinese Zodiac (2012) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1424310/reference
7. Avanti! (1972) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068240/reference
8. Cover Girl (1944) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036723/reference
9. The Three Stooges (2012) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383010/reference
10. Getting Straight (1970) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065775/reference

Films watched:
Spoiler:

42nd Street (1933) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
All the King's Men (1949) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Skyfall (2012) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Torn Curtain (1966) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Police Story 2 (1988)▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Moulin Rouge (1952) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Prizzi's Honor (1985) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
American Beauty (1999) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Mrs. Miniver (1942) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Barry Lyndon (1975) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Kiss Them for Me (1957) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Marnie (1964) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter (1984) (1957) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Deliverance (1972) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
El Cid (1961) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Ninotchka (1939) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
The Searchers (1956) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Transformers (2007) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
I Heart Huckabees (2004) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
EDtv (1999) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Iron Man 3 (2013) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
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Re: The Neverending Watch The Movies You Should Have Already Seen Challenge

Originally Posted by BobO'Link
I pick Peeper for you, BobO'Link.

I really enjoyed Super 8. I am often hesitant to watch movies with child actors, but the young actors in this movie did quite well.
  • Timecrimes (2007)
  • Castle in the Sky (1986)
  • Empire of the Sun (1987)
  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
  • True Grit (2010)
  • Frankenweenie (2012)
  • Brave (2012)
  • American Gangster (2007)
  • Epic (2013)

Movies Watched:
Spoiler:
1. Eraserhead (1977) - 05/15/2015
2. Avatar (2009) - 05/18/2015
3. Grave of the Fireflies (1988) - 05/24/15
4. La Cage aux Folles (1978) - 05/25/15
5. Alice in Wonderland (2010) - 05/29/15
6. My Neighbor Totoro (1988) - 06/05/15
7. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) - 06/06/15
8. Blow Out (1981) - 06/12/15
9. How to Train Your Dragon (2010) - 06/19/15
10. Ed Wood (1994) - 06/22/15
11. Bonnie and Clyde (1967) - 06/26/15
12. Watchmen (2009) - 07/10/15
13. I Am Legend (2007) - 07/17/15
14. In Time (2011) - 07/31/15
15. Gojira (1954) - 08/06/15
16. Super 8 (2011) - 08/14/15
Old 08-15-15, 12:28 PM
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Re: The Neverending Watch The Movies You Should Have Already Seen Challenge

Originally Posted by hbsvb
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Pucker up and whistle... I've been wanting to select Snow White for you for a while but have always been beaten to the punch!

Peeper tried hard but ultimately failed in its attempt as a Noir spoof. I felt Michael Cain was somewhat miscast and frequently felt he was just reading his lines. Natalie Wood was stunning, as usual, but even her performance mostly felt as if it were telegraphed in. There were *many* attempts at humor but they just fell flat, at least for me.

1. Design for Living (1933) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023940/reference
2. Outcast (2014) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1552224/reference
3. They Died with Their Boots On (1941) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034277/reference
4. Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062767/reference
5. The Roaring Twenties (1939) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031867/reference
6. Chinese Zodiac (2012) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1424310/reference
7. Avanti! (1972) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068240/reference
8. Cover Girl (1944) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036723/reference
9. The Three Stooges (2012) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383010/reference
10. Getting Straight (1970) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065775/reference

Films watched:
Spoiler:

42nd Street (1933) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
All the King's Men (1949) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Skyfall (2012) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Torn Curtain (1966) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Police Story 2 (1988)▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Moulin Rouge (1952) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Prizzi's Honor (1985) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
American Beauty (1999) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Mrs. Miniver (1942) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Barry Lyndon (1975) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Kiss Them for Me (1957) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Marnie (1964) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter (1984) (1957) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Deliverance (1972) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
El Cid (1961) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Ninotchka (1939) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
The Searchers (1956) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Transformers (2007) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
I Heart Huckabees (2004) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
EDtv (1999) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Iron Man 3 (2013) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Peeper (1976) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
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Originally Posted by BobO'Link
Here is my pick for you. I'm glad you picked Snow White for me as I had been hoping to watch it during the animation challenge. The film really looked amazing considering that it is almost 80 years old. I replaced it on my list with another classic Disney animated film that I have not yet seen.
  • Timecrimes (2007)
  • Castle in the Sky (1986)
  • Empire of the Sun (1987)
  • Pinocchio (1940)
  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
  • True Grit (2010)
  • Frankenweenie (2012)
  • Brave (2012)
  • American Gangster (2007)
  • Epic (2013)

Movies Watched:
Spoiler:
1. Eraserhead (1977) - 05/15/2015
2. Avatar (2009) - 05/18/2015
3. Grave of the Fireflies (1988) - 05/24/15
4. La Cage aux Folles (1978) - 05/25/15
5. Alice in Wonderland (2010) - 05/29/15
6. My Neighbor Totoro (1988) - 06/05/15
7. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) - 06/06/15
8. Blow Out (1981) - 06/12/15
9. How to Train Your Dragon (2010) - 06/19/15
10. Ed Wood (1994) - 06/22/15
11. Bonnie and Clyde (1967) - 06/26/15
12. Watchmen (2009) - 07/10/15
13. I Am Legend (2007) - 07/17/15
14. In Time (2011) - 07/31/15
15. Gojira (1954) - 08/06/15
16. Super 8 (2011) - 08/14/15
17. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) - 08/15/15
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[*]Pinocchio (1940)
Ill throw another disney at you which is also on my list to eventually watch

been busy finally watched Superman and enjoyed it looking foward to watch the sequel (possibly 3/4 too) it also encouraged me to watch Supergirl that i enjoyed way too much.

i adapted my list in the spirit of the months challenge (that and dont wanna look for my list)

Ponyo
Paprika
James and the giant peach
Spirited Away
How to Train your dragon
Alice in Wonderland
Princess monoke
Adventures of tin tin
Batman gotham knight
Hotel Translyvania
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How to Train your dragon
Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell was good. Just be advised going into it that it's an anti-war film that also tries to show how people can be pushed far enough into committing violence they normally wouldn't do.

I don't think it's a horror film that would scare people, if we're just referring to the vampire-like monster doing his thing. The middle drags some, especially on any repeat viewings because it's less horror than social commentary. Think Night of the Living Dead except there isn't a crowd of zombies just outside the door. Now it's a lot less scary and more about the people in the house except with Goku, the film still tries to get the terror with an unfrightening amount of people staying inside to stay alive.

1. Dragonwyck
2. Hurricane
3. Red to Kill
4. Song of the Sea
5. Feast of Flesh
6. Presumed Innocent
7. Outback
8. The Wind Rises
9. Alias the Bad Man
10. Little Dieter Needs to Fly

Movies Watched
Spoiler:

Tampopo
My Name Is Trinity
Night of the Bloody Apes
The Misfits
Big Hero 6
Deadly Harvest
Wolf Creek
Let Me In
Frankenstein (1910)
A Bullet for a Stranger
The Housemaid (aka Hanyo)
Scream 4
Ambush Valley
Threads
Mr. Vampire
Night of the Living Dead (1990)
Even Dwarfs Started Small
The Ugly Ones
Tora! Tora! Tora!
The Legend
I Sell The Dead
Lolita
Warrior
The Curse of Frankenstein
Frankenweenie
Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell
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Re: The Neverending Watch The Movies You Should Have Already Seen Challenge

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been busy finally watched Superman and enjoyed it looking foward to watch the sequel (possibly 3/4 too) it also encouraged me to watch Supergirl that i enjoyed way too much.
I'm glad to see someone else enjoys Supergirl. It's not the greatest superhero film out there but IMHO it's not the train-wreck it's typically given credit for being.
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Originally Posted by The Man with the Golden Doujinshi
As you have been participating in the interesting discussion going on in the Animation Challenge thread, I thought I would pick this movie for you.

I enjoyed Pinocchio even more than Snow White. I never saw any of the old Disney classics growing up, but have acquired most of the movies on Blu-ray as an adult. For some reason, though, I haven't taken the time to watch many of them so I'm adding another one to my list.
  • Timecrimes (2007)
  • Castle in the Sky (1986)
  • Empire of the Sun (1987)
  • Fantasia (1940)
  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
  • True Grit (2010)
  • Frankenweenie (2012)
  • Brave (2012)
  • American Gangster (2007)
  • Epic (2013)

Movies Watched:
Spoiler:
1. Eraserhead (1977) - 05/15/2015
2. Avatar (2009) - 05/18/2015
3. Grave of the Fireflies (1988) - 05/24/15
4. La Cage aux Folles (1978) - 05/25/15
5. Alice in Wonderland (2010) - 05/29/15
6. My Neighbor Totoro (1988) - 06/05/15
7. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) - 06/06/15
8. Blow Out (1981) - 06/12/15
9. How to Train Your Dragon (2010) - 06/19/15
10. Ed Wood (1994) - 06/22/15
11. Bonnie and Clyde (1967) - 06/26/15
12. Watchmen (2009) - 07/10/15
13. I Am Legend (2007) - 07/17/15
14. In Time (2011) - 07/31/15
15. Gojira (1954) - 08/06/15
16. Super 8 (2011) - 08/14/15
17. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) - 08/15/15
18. Pinocchio (1940) - 08/17/15
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[*]American Gangster (2007)

I've wanted to watch American Gangster myself. After seeing your thoughts I might add it to my list.

Invasion of the body snatchers was good. It's one of the first black and white movies that I enjoyed. You'll be glad to know BobO'Link that it has changed my outlook on black and white movies. Now I'll be looking out for some more of the older movies to add to my list.

My list:
1. Out of the Furnace (2013)
2. The Identical (2014)
3. Frankie & Alice (2010)
4. Gimme Shelter (2014)
5. On the Town (1949)
6. On Borrowed Time (1939)
7. We Are What We Are (2013)
8. The War of the Worlds (1953)
9. At the Devil's Door (2014)
10. Twelve Monkeys (1995)

Movies I've watched
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1. Stand By Me
2. Breakfast at Tiffany's
3. Rain Man
4. Dawn of the Dead
5. This is Spinal Tap
6. Best in Show
7. The Paperboy
8. Shaun of the Dead
9. Silver Linings Playbook
10. The Princess Bride
11. Heavenly Creatures
12. Leon: The Professional
13. Lawless
14. Star Trek Into Darkness
15. A Most Violent Year
16. White Bird in a Blizzard
17. The Day the Earth Stood Still
18. Invasion of the Body Snatchers

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Originally Posted by lrend
This sounds interesting so enjoy!
Looks like you didn't notice you got beat but hopefully you'll get me next time.

I had the same feeling towards black and whites until I hit my late 20s. Then I even managed to start enjoying silent films thanks to TCM Sunday nights showing horror in October. The Golem: How He Came into the World was one of the first I silents I watched that I really liked.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3sgCaPJtzY
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Originally Posted by The Man with the Golden Doujinshi
Looks like you didn't notice you got beat but hopefully you'll get me next time.

I had the same feeling towards black and whites until I hit my late 20s. Then I even managed to start enjoying silent films thanks to TCM Sunday nights showing horror in October. The Golem: How He Came into the World was one of the first I silents I watched that I really liked.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3sgCaPJtzY
I might have to check that out in October during the horror movie challenge.
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9. Her (DVR)

my pick for you. i was surprised on how much i enjoyed this movie.

I watched grave of the firefly...wtf i was having a good day. its amazing how much this movie got to me. i will now make sure everyone that puts this on their list will get picked.

1. Thx 1138
2. Altered state
3. Krull
4. Dune
5. The Iron Giant
6. Heavenly creatures
7. Snowpiercer
8. Casablanca
9. Nightwatch
10. Bad words

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