Movie talk

mardou wrote:

Span_ski wrote:

I also own Breakfast at Tiffany's... just never watched it

someone needs to watch some classics..

Not you toooo

Isa wrote:

ASAP, Mardou...

Gone With The Wind, Casablanca...

Really?

OK deal... I'll watch all of the above if you can sit through all the Rocky's?

Jugz da' Clown wrote:

Span_ski wrote:

I also own Breakfast at Tiffany's... just never watched it

Lol. Do you just have it to try to fool people into thinking you have sophisticated taste?

I do that with classic books

No I buy them with the intention of watching them. Then before I do my sister takes them back to hers and actually does watch them lol. They then never leave her house.

Span_ski wrote:

Isa wrote:

ASAP, Mardou...

Gone With The Wind, Casablanca...

Really?

OK deal... I'll watch all of the above if you can sit through all the Rocky's?

I haven't seen a single Rocky film.

Span_ski wrote:

Isa wrote:

ASAP, Mardou...

Gone With The Wind, Casablanca...

Really?

OK deal... I'll watch all of the above if you can sit through all the Rocky's?

You have plans of torturing me or something?

Charlie wrote:

I haven't seen a single Rocky film.

mardou wrote:

Vertigo is soooooooo good. Definetly my Hitchcock's fav.

Never seen Vertigo, but I saw North By Northwest a few years ago and I liked it a lot.

Charlie wrote:

I haven't seen a single Rocky film.

Neither have I. Or maybe I have, but never all the way through or my memory of them is hazy. I usually get the pop-culture refrences people make to the Rocky movies though.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a great old movie.

Breakfast at Tiffany's is amazing, but it's one of the few classics I've seen. I've never seen the Rocky films, or the Godfather trilogy for that matter.

Vertigo is definitely my favorite. Then Rear Window, Psycho, The Birds and Rebecca.

Starting with Hitchcock is a great way of getting familiar with classics. It's very easy to watch and very entertaining.

EDIT: I used to be a film buff. Saw lots and lots of classics when I was a teen. It's a shame that got kinda lost in the past though.

Taxi Driver, The Godfather I&II, A clockwork Orange, Cabaret, Chinatown.. let's make a list

All About Eve
The Philadelphia Story
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
A Place in the Sun
Manhattan
Annie Hall
Citizen Kane
The Wizard of Oz
Rosemary's Baby
The Graduate
Some Like it Hot
Dr. Strangelove
Bonnie & Clyde

I think that's a good start

Apocalypse Now, The Shining, To Kill a Mockingbird, Goodfellas..

I see I haven't seen many classics at all. Out of the ones mentioned I've seen just 4. And the only one I really like out of those was Wizard of Oz.

I guess also The Sound Of Music belongs with the classics? That's a good one.

And I've also never seen any of the Rocky movies, nor would I ever want to. Sometimes one of the channels here do like a Rocky marathon every once in a while, and just the commercial for that bores me to tears

Oh Vertigo... such a mesmerizing movie.





Here I was born, and there I died. It was only a moment for you. You took no notice.

My classic of choice is Imitation of Life. I love a great tearjerker and it never disappoints.

The Rocky movies are actually pretty good. I know I like I and II and it seems to me that I also enjoyed III.

There's just something about a sport (or a film about a sport) which is mostly punching each other in the head that I can't get into. Lol.

Rocky isn't really about the punching.

^
Indeed. That's a common misconception.
Certainly the first one is deeply layered.

Isa wrote:

I think I'm bringing my special edition of Gone With The Wind to the UK. Four hours of film plus extras... 4 DVDs! So much fun!

You can bring it, but I can't promise I'll watch it. I honestly don't think I can sit still for that long?! I can barely sleep for that long in one go.

Isa wrote:

All About Eve
The Philadelphia Story
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
A Place in the Sun
Manhattan
Annie Hall
Citizen Kane
The Wizard of Oz
Rosemary's Baby
The Graduate
Some Like it Hot
Dr. Strangelove
Bonnie & Clyde

I think that's a good start

Only seen those 2??

mardou wrote:

Apocalypse Now, The Shining, To Kill a Mockingbird, Goodfellas..

I've seen all of those ones though !!

Shanna_ wrote:

My classic of choice is Imitation of Life. I love a great tearjerker and it never disappoints.

The Rocky movies are actually pretty good. I know I like I and II and it seems to me that I also enjoyed III.

I've never even heard of Imatation of Life. I had to google it. Watched the trailer.. it looks sad.

cinco wrote:

^
Indeed. That's a common misconception.
Certainly the first one is deeply layered.

Indeed. It's more about overcoming odds, the victory of the underdog, and all that good stuff. Makes you feel good at the end.

Anyone familiar with this clay-animated gem?

Shanna_ wrote:

Rocky isn't really about the punching.

cinco wrote:

^
Indeed. That's a common misconception.
Certainly the first one is deeply layered.

Span_ski wrote:

Indeed. It's more about overcoming odds, the victory of the underdog, and all that good stuff. Makes you feel good at the end.

I'm sure that's true, but the basis of the film is boxing and it doesn't interest me at all. Overcome odds and give me a victory of the underdog in any other sport... Well, maybe not any sport. But you get the idea.

I take it a Rocky-fest in the port is off the cards next week then?

btw..... It's your go!!! I'm addicted now... your fault

Most definitely not on the cards. What about Annie, Guys and Dolls or My Fair Lady?

Or anything with zombies? Lmao.

*cough* I may actually own Annie....

I could cope with Shaun of the Dead if you have that? That's about as much zombie as I can handle though...

I own Annie (the old one).

I'm sure I have Shaun of the Dead somewhere...

Charlie wrote:

I own Annie (the old one)

I thought there only was one????