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katharina
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Oh, I really liked Drumline. There's nothing shameful in that - it is a very well-written non-embarassing movie.

My current entry? *sigh* My Blue Heaven. I just love that movie, and I had a crush on Rick Moranis.

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I liked Drumline as well. I was never in band, so I thought it was pretty cool. Are drummers always so *angry*?

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Awww... "My Blue Heaven" isn't good?
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I'm not a band drummer, but I play drums...
I've never heard of Drumline....
*IMDBs*

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Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course
Titan AE

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Elizabeth
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"and I had a crush on Rick Moranis."

Oh, Kat, you are strong and brave to admit that.

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There's definitely nothing to be ashamed of about Titan AE.

A movie I thought I was going to be ashamed of renting was The Mexican. A friend of mine and I smuggled it to watch it on a "girl's night" without the boys. I mean with Brad Pit and Julia Roberts in it we knew they were going to be making fun of us. Turned out to be a pretty darn good dark comedy reminding me in tone of High Fidelity even if the subject matter was entirely different.

Ones that I don't admit publicly to watching but I would like to own are "The Great Race" and "Support Your Local Sheriff"

AJ

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I agree with AJ, I loved Titan AE.
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Titan AE, while a valiant attempt at marrying computer and standard animation, failed in this primary effort.

The fully modelled 3-D graphics do not blend well, as they do in Iron Giant or Treasure Planet and the effect wrenches the viewer out of the reverie of the movie.

At least for me anyway.

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1. I kind of liked Spice World. It doesn't beat Biodome, in my opinion.

Sample quote, for anyone who might be confused as to which is worse:

Doyle: Hi, I'm Doyle.
Bud: And I'm Bud.
Bud and Doyle: And when where not saving the environment, we're thinkin' of you, naked, thigh deep in tofu.

2. Who dissed "My Blue Heaven"? Someone is going to pay!

edit: Mmmmm, smaple quotes.

[ July 09, 2004, 05:34 PM: Message edited by: PSI Teleport ]

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Your ashamed of "The Great Race"????

Are we talking about the Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Jack Lemmon, and very young Peter Falk thing?

quote:
"Push the Button, Max!"
that one???

That's an all time great comedy!
(and wow! was Natalie Wood a beautiful woman!)

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katharina
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Rick Moranis! It was the combination of his character in My Blue Heaven and the one in Parenthood (okay, so basically the same character).

He's very handsome, smart, humble, kind of sexy (he carries a gun but doesn't feel the need to strut), laid back, and is at heart a complete, hopeless romantic.

Rick Moranis in Strange Brew = Not Attractive. But in My Blue Heaven? He dances! He was so cute.

*small voice* My crush may not have completely dissapeared.

[ July 09, 2004, 05:38 PM: Message edited by: katharina ]

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Beauty and the Beast [Blushing]

That one makes me cry every single time, and I think I've only ever cried at 3 movies and/or books total. It's always in the same place, too, so you'd think I'd be able to stop myself from crying but, no, it still happens. [Dont Know]

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I list Titan AE simply becuase not many people bothered to see it, and some deride as an example of why Japan is the only place for 'grown up' animation.

How about Hudson Hawk?

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Yup that movie. It does have one of the best old time sword fights, second only to Robin Hood IMO until Princess' Bride's revival of the genre.

And the pie fight.

"As a very wise English Gentleman once said, "He who fights and runs away, may live to fight another day." I have a boat waiting."

"I have placed this log in a water tight container, if found, it may provide valuable information to those who may follow"

"He shouldn'ta Hadn'ta Oughten'ta swang on me"

Uh yeah... I know the movie [Smile]

AJ

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Someone is ashamed of "Support Your Local Sheriff?"

This is one of the two greatest comedy westerns ever made (a close second behind "Blazing Saddles"). It is much better than its sequel, "Support Your Local Gunfighter." James Garner is just great in this movie, and has a really strong supporting cast. THe scenes with Garner and Jack Elam or Garner and Bruce Dern are hilarious.

I forgot another one of my guilty pleasures. It came out when I was much younger, and I still watch it whenever I see it on cable. The movie was just another stupid teen sex comedy, but I enjoyed "Zapped!"

A lower budget, low brow, stupid comedy that I will admit to liking was "Hollywood Nights." It stars a really young Michelle Pfieffer and an equally young Tony Danza.

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I liked both the "Support your local..." movies, but Sheriff was definitely better.

"Basically, I'm just on my way to Australia."

Harry Morgan is great as the crusty whatever.

And the villian's sons were funny as hell.

"He made me think my gun was empty, Pa."

Great movie!

Dagonee

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Ooh. You said Australia and that reminded me of one I've always kinda liked, even though it's bad -- Quigley Down Under.

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It's not BAD!
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Hey!

I happen to like "Beauty and the Beast"!

Not that I'd ever admit it in person, mind you...

Of course, I happen to like most Disney animation.

"We're not flying! We're falling...in style!"

-Trevor

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quote:
"and I had a crush on Rick Moranis."

Oh, Kat, you are strong and brave to admit that.

She is? um . . . [Blushing]



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Hey!

I happen to like "Beauty and the Beast"!

Ditto!

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Not that I'd ever admit it in person, mind you...
I would. *starts singing* Tale as old as time . . .
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I also like "Beauty and the Beast." I think that it is the best of the modern era Disney cartoons. My favorite of the classic era Disney cartoons would have to be "Dumbo."
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"She is? um . . . "

Oh my good heavens, don't tell me it is so. OK, fine, he does have sort of a cuteness about him, doesn't he?

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rivka
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Elizabeth, I think it started with Little Shop of Horrors . . .
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There is just something about a really geeky teacher type. When my husband puts on his reading glasses, I go kinda crazy, and he is not even a teacher, just geeky.

OK, no one really needed to hear that! But they did anyway.

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It's completely true. Something about the intelligence and un-self-conscious intensity - it's adorable.
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Elizabeth, I'm on the phone with a friend. So I asked her if Rick Moranis is cute (looking for support, here).

Her doubt-filled response? "Uh . . . I guess so."

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Nothing like those wimpy guys. Mm-hmm. o_O
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He's not wimpy! He is a great shot with a gun and he punches out the ex-husband. [Smile]
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Kat, that's a character he plays. Rick Moranis never had a plant that ate people. [Razz]
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Can you prove that?
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It's not like disposing of witnesses is a problem when you have a man-eating plant.

Dagonee

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rivka
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Exactly!
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Dawn of The Dead, the old one. What isnt to like about 2 and 1/2 hours of zombie gore? Pure brilliance if you ask me,
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I had no idea there was a sequel to Support your Local Sherrif. Guess I'll have to look it up sometime.

Adding to the list some that I do actually own.

Man from Snowy River
Return to Snowy River
Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken

Yes I was a horse-crazy teenage girl.

AJ

[ July 10, 2004, 01:52 AM: Message edited by: BannaOj ]

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It's not so much a sequal as it is a movie with the same theme. I don't think the characters are supposed to be the same people; they're just the same stereotypes.

Dagonee

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"Crash Test Dummy Test."

What, you haven't heard of it? That's because my husband made it with an old camara that had no focus or zoom. It's basically ramming cars with stuffed animals inside into large "buildings" made out of boxes and books. I watch it about once a month.

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Armageddon.

Conan The Barbarian. (I also have the soundtrack by Basil Poulidarius-pure brilliance)

Caligula. (the worst movie I saw twice)

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actually, i LOVE the movie You've got Mail, i tend to watch that several days in a row [Blushing]
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First, my "seconds":

Seconding Katharina, "Zoolander" (well, Owen Wilson is in it, which makes it watchable right there).

Seconding Raia, "The Princess Diaries". So what if the target audience is teenage girls? It's a good movie.

And now, my additions:

"Road House" - part of the attraction is that a lot of the movie was filmed near where I live. And Swayze, while IMO is not that good-looking, does have that dancer's body...sigh.

"Toys" (Robin Williams) - yeah, this one got really bad reviews, but I like it. So there. [Razz]

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Toys was good, if surreal. Once was enough for me, though. *shrug*
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Conan the Barbarian was a fine, fine film, Alucard. No need to mention it here.
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The kitten photos reminded me of a bad movie I like a lot: Loser, with the guy from American Pie and the gal from American Beauty. A movie that somehow made itself far better than it had any right to be.

Maybe it was Greg Kinear.

Dagonee

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Titanic.
And I used to LOVE Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. I haven't seen it in years, though.
I also like Dick, the Nixon movie with Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams.

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Hindi movies. For the most part they are terrible when you start to think about it.
Dippy plots. Somewhat 2 dimentional characters but they have good music and WET SARIS!
And a lot of dancing...
*loves hindi movies. Especially Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Khabhi Kushie Khabhi Gham

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You know, most folks are generally pretty mellow when it comes to respecting other peoples' taste in movies... as compared to music, where people have much more of a tendency to be snobs and put down others' taste ("What, you haven't heard of this new group? And you actually like the Beatles??") Wonder why that is...
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Okay, so I know its been forever since I posted but I'm soooo bored at work. Anyway I'm a mediocre fantacy movie fan from way back so here are the top five guilty pleasures on my list:

5. Willow (just wicked good for cryin out loud)
4. Labrynth (Fell in love with Jennifer Connelly when I was about 10 because of this flick, and David Bowie rules!)
3. Heavy Metal (the late 80's version, with that soundtrack, animation and lack of any perceptable storyline how could you go wrong.)
2. Flash Gordan (Dare I say rediculously good .... no .... but ever so close. I mean come on the entire soundtrack is done by Queen! Awsome movie!)
1. Legend (Okay I believe its time for ... wait for it ... yep... REDICULOUSLY GOOD!!! oh yeah, thats right. No need to even explain this choice, ya'll knew it was comin.

[ July 12, 2004, 12:45 AM: Message edited by: mickey_mouse ]

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Movies you hate to admit you actually watched ... to who?

I don't really hate to admit liking any of these ... but a lot of people do, and are ashamed for me.

Toys (Robin Williams)
Hook (Robin Williams)
Dante's Peak (Pierce Brosnan - I think that's his name)

Some that I have a hard time admitting to among my peers are most movies with Sandra Bullock. The only one I, personally, actually own is The Net, if that makes it any better...

Some I'd be cautious to admit to "sophisticated" people are:

Dude, Where's My Car?
The Mask
All of the Batman Movies I've seen (I haven't seen the last one)
Malibu's Most Wanted

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Top Secret!
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The first two Terminators, sometimes I'm just in that mood. [Dont Know]

By the way, that goes for a lot of other similar movies, when I'm tired and in the mood for mindless action. And then I always end up feeling guilty. [Embarrassed]

Hobbes [Smile]

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