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Montgomery 
"F**k!"
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 Posted - 03/03/2007 : 22:13:38
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I just watched What Dreams May Come again and that has to be the saddest movie I've ever seen. I am just a mess when I watch it.
Which led me to the thought to ask you fwfr people.
What's your --
Saddest movie?
Funniest movie?
Scariest movie?
Most Thrilling movie?
And any other categories anyone wants to add.
Let's list and discuss. 
EM :)  |
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Sean 
"Necrosphenisciform anthropophagist."
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Posted - 03/03/2007 : 22:48:37
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Saddest movie:- Grave of the Fireflies 
Funniest movie:- Braindead
Scariest movie:- Ju-On or Ringu, or Exorcist in it's day. 
Most satisfying movie:- Once Upon a Time in the West and LOTR - extended cut 
Most watchable over and over again movie:- March of the Penguins 
Most numbing movie:- THX-1138 
Most 'feelgood' movie:- Fucking �m�l or Lost in Translation
Most shocking movie:- Irr�versible
Worst movie:- Bloodmoon 
Most hunger-inducing movie:- Babette's Feast and Dinner Rush 
Most thrilling movie:- North by Northwest
Most 'this director is brilliant' movie:- Notorious or Shichinin no Samurai
Most WTF? movie:- Mulholland Drive or 2001 
Most illuminating documentary:- The Corporation
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GHcool
"Forever a curious character."
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Posted - 03/03/2007 : 22:49:38
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Hmmm.
Saddest movie? Requiem for a Dream
Funniest movie? Airplane
Scariest movie? Psycho
Most Thrilling movie? Speed
Newest movie? Breach (2007)
Oldest movie? Boxing (1892)
Longest movie? Shoah (1985) (503 minutes)
Shortest movie? L'Arroseur arros� (1885) (1 minute)
Most romantic movie? The Notebook
Most feelgood movie? Man of the Century |
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Shiv 
"What a Wonderful World"
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Posted - 03/04/2007 : 00:31:32
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I agree with Sean about Braindead (Peter Jackson). I stumbled on that at a late night showing in Brixton, London years ago.
But also Airplane - still makes me laugh |
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Whippersnapper. 
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 03/04/2007 : 00:56:09
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Saddest movie I've ever seen is Bergman's "Cries And Whispers" which is almost physically painful to watch.
From Ebert's review:
Bergman never made another film this painful. To see it is to touch the extremes of human feeling. It is so personal, so penetrating of privacy, we almost want to look away.
As for "What Dreams May Come" this film seems to divide people. I'm firmly in the "This is a large pile of doo-doo" camp, but here's the link to Rotten Tomatoes to show how different people can see the same film so differently:
http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/what_dreams_may_come/
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GHcool
"Forever a curious character."
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Posted - 03/04/2007 : 06:39:34
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quote:
Originally posted by Whippersnapper
As for "What Dreams May Come" this film seems to divide people. I'm firmly in the "This is a large pile of doo-doo" camp, but here's the link to Rotten Tomatoes to show how different people can see the same film so differently:
http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/what_dreams_may_come/
Although I can see both sides of the argument very clearly, I must say that What Dreams May Come worked for me despite some of its story problems. It is a part of my DVD collection is, in my opinion, one of the most beautiful films ever made. I have trouble accepting the way the What Dreams May Come deals with suicides and the happy ending has always bothered me, but up until that point, I find the film incredibly stimulating to the imagination and appreciate the level of artistry that went into its making. Consider:
Robin Williams in what I think is one of his greatest performances.
Annabella Sciora in an equally convincing performance.
Max von Sydow in a role that kind of echos his performance in The Seventh Seal.
The painterly cinematography by Eduardo Serra (who later was nominated for an Oscar for the painterly Girl with the Pearl Earring)
Production design and visual effects unequalled in its imaginativeness.
A full soundtrack of earth, heaven, hell, and beyond reflecting the human condition while making an imaginary world seem real and tangible.
For all of these qualities, I feel like What Dreams May Come more than compensates for its philosophical and story-related flaws and what some have (unfairly) described as Hallmark card sentimentality. That said, I don't think What Dreams May Come is the saddest movie I've ever seen. Requiem for a Dream, Grave of the Fireflies, and any good film about the Holocaust move me to tears much more easily than What Dreams May Come. |
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ChocolateLady
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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Posted - 03/04/2007 : 07:13:07
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I'm not sure if this is my final list, but let's go with these (for now):
Saddest movie? - Who Will Love My Children
Funniest movie? - Princess Bride or Arsenic & Old Lace
Scariest movie? - The Birds (I don't watch many scary movies)
Most Thrilling movie? - Goldeneye or The World is Not Enough
Most Romantic movie? - Philadelphia Story
Most Uplifting movie? - Gone With the Wind
Most Fun movie? - All That Jazz or The Wizard of Oz (There is a difference between funny and fun.)
Most Emotional movie - Life is Beautiful or Amadeus
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w22dheartlivie
"Kitty Lover"
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Posted - 03/06/2007 : 00:41:24
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Saddest movie? - Legends of the Fall (check out my tearjerker accolade for the list)
Funniest movie? - Arsenic & Old Lace (agree with Chocky on this one)
Scariest movie? - Night of the Living Dead (the first version)
Most Romantic movie? - Shakespeare in Love
Most Fun movie? - The Wizard of Oz (yup, Chocky again)
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BaftaBaby 
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 03/06/2007 : 01:06:37
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Best-looking movie: tie -- Raise the Red Lantern and Pierrot le Fou
Wittiest movie -- Platinum Blonde
Best-paced movie -- The Big Sleep
Most intriguing movie -- Mulholland Drive
Most ironic movie -- Mars Attacks!
Most inspirational movie: tie -- The Miracle Worker and Paths of Glory
Hottest non-porno movie -- In the Realm of the Senses
Most excitingly edited action scenes: tie -- Raging Bull and Ran
Most endearing animated movie -- Creature Comforts
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Whippersnapper.
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 03/06/2007 : 01:38:26
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Originally posted by ChocolateLady
I'm not sure if this is my final list, but let's go with these (for now):
Most Uplifting movie? - Gone With the Wind
Most Uplifting? Has to be "The Seven Year Itch".  |
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ChocolateLady
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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Posted - 03/06/2007 : 06:10:57
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quote:
Originally posted by Whippersnapper
quote:
Originally posted by ChocolateLady
I'm not sure if this is my final list, but let's go with these (for now):
Most Uplifting movie? - Gone With the Wind
Most Uplifting? Has to be "The Seven Year Itch".
Hehehe.
(Perhaps I should have used a different word... awe-inspiring, maybe?)
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turrell
"Ohhhh Ohhhh Ohhhh Ohhhh "
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Posted - 03/06/2007 : 07:29:40
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Saddest movie? Schindler's List (also the best movie ever made in my opinion)
Funniest movie? This is Spinal Tap
Scariest movie? The Shining - watched this a couple years ago with my wife and she fell asleep and I could barely stand to watch during the tricycke scene - that is one cray movie/
Most Thrilling movie? Harder category but the first film that comes to mind was Ransom - my heart rate was elevated throughout the film - maybe not the most thrilling, but certainly thrilling for a very high percentage of the film. |
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ragingfluff
"Currently lost in Canada"
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Posted - 03/06/2007 : 15:22:57
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(scariest) The Shining or Don't Look Now
 (saddest) Death in Venice
 (funniest) Sleeper
 (tasteless) Society
 (boring) Eyes Wide Shut
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Beanmimo 
"August review site"
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Posted - 03/06/2007 : 15:35:24
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(scariest) As a kid, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the Child Catcher hid in every shadow of my childhood winter nights, Adult, Exorcist
(saddest) Shadowlands
(funniest) Horse Soup etc
(tasteless) Boxing Helena
(boring) The piaaaaahhno
(compelling) Mississippippi Burning
(Most thrilling) Thirty nine steps.
(current favourites) It's a Wonderful Life and Twelve Monkeys. |
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Beanmimo
"August review site"
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Posted - 03/06/2007 : 15:40:33
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Originally posted by Montgomery
I just watched What Dreams May Come again and that has to be the saddest movie I've ever seen. I am just a mess when I watch it.
EM :)
I cannot say that that movie captured my imagination but i do remember being very impressed by the "paintings scenes" and I seem to remember something about a beautiful air hostess. |
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Beanmimo
"August review site"
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Posted - 03/06/2007 : 15:41:37
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Originally posted by Se�n
Funniest movie:- Braindead
I have heard so much about this movie i have to track it down. |
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