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NancyLynn
Canada
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MODERATOR | Like Jane, my list changes with the days | May 18, 2007 |
My father and I are film noir buffs, and every now again we take out the old Irish rebel classic, Odd Man Out.
When he's not around I enjoy Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc., Ice Age (3 young children, can you tell?) - and Toy Story 1 is a good one too.
They need to be good, we have to watch them so often!
Dislikes: Austin Powers, for sure, and slasher and horror flicks, which is a drag because m... See more My father and I are film noir buffs, and every now again we take out the old Irish rebel classic, Odd Man Out.
When he's not around I enjoy Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc., Ice Age (3 young children, can you tell?) - and Toy Story 1 is a good one too.
They need to be good, we have to watch them so often!
Dislikes: Austin Powers, for sure, and slasher and horror flicks, which is a drag because my birthday is Oct 21, so going to the cinema is never an option; but to me, when I think stinker, The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (I believe that's how it goes) has got to take the cake
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| | | | Amy Duncan (X) 
Brazil
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| Haunting, indeed... | May 18, 2007 |
lexical wrote:
...but no-one has mentioned "The Third Man" with that remarkable performance by Orson Welles and the spine-shivering Austrian zither theme music. I drop everything when there's an opportunity to see it again.
My father took me to see "The Third Man" when I was too little to understand any of it, but that beautiful music has haunted me for the rest of my life.
Amy
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Many years ago (at least 30) I saw this Russian film: Derza Uzlu. I would love to see it again, but maybe the magic would be lost.
Of course Audrey Hepburn in Charade made me want to be an interpreter, if only to look and dress like her. I'm not - and I don't.
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| | | | biankonera
Latvia
Local time: 22:55
Italian to Latvian
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| Favorites and unfavorites | May 18, 2007 |
Favorites would have to go like this:
- anything Johnny Depp. He is just such an amazing actor (obviously cant wait for the Pirates 3)
- Under the Tuscan Sun
- A Good Year
- The Labyrinth
- Mirrormask
- Laws of Attraction
- Keeping Mum
- and the list goes on and on and on...
As for unfavorites, its easier to name categories than films:
- stupid comedies (like Scar... See more Favorites would have to go like this:
- anything Johnny Depp. He is just such an amazing actor (obviously cant wait for the Pirates 3)
- Under the Tuscan Sun
- A Good Year
- The Labyrinth
- Mirrormask
- Laws of Attraction
- Keeping Mum
- and the list goes on and on and on...
As for unfavorites, its easier to name categories than films:
- stupid comedies (like Scary Movie, Norbit etc)
- horror movies
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Andrea Riffo
Chile
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NancyLynn wrote: (...) but to me, when I think stinker, The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (I believe that's how it goes) has got to take the cake
I really liked that one
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| | | | | There are so many genious films: | May 18, 2007 |
I also like "Party" - "Do you speak Hindostani?"
"Fedora" by Billy Wilder
"The Life of Brian" by Monthy Python
"Funny Games" by Michael Haneke
It such a big topic, we could talk for years about it, discussing different aspects. I look every week at least one new film (besides TV).
| | | | | Off to Netflix... | May 18, 2007 |
lexical wrote:
...but no-one has mentioned "The Third Man" with that remarkable performance by Orson Welles and the spine-shivering Austrian zither theme music. I drop everything when there's an opportunity to see it again.
Wow, lexical, you've just sent me to my Netflix queue. Gotta see The Third Man again.
Guilty pleasures department: Unlike so many of you, I loved Silence of the Lambs! Beautifully constructed and written, outstanding acting, suspenseful, an amazing intellectual puzzle. I have no interest in the subsequent Hannibal Lecter movies; without Jody Foster and the intricate relationship between her character and Hopkins's, there's no attraction; I didn't watch the original for the cannibalism.
And I swore I wouldn't add any more to my list, but I have to:
The Crying Game
| | | | | Classic Westerns | May 18, 2007 |
Favorite Westerns:
- High Noon (Gary Cooper, Kathy Jurado, Grace Kelly)
- My Darling Clementine (Henry Fonda, Victor Mature)
- The Searchers (John Wayne)
- Stagecoach (John Wayne)
- Once upon a time in the West (Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Claudia Cardinale)
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Favourite films:
- Forrest Gump
- The color purple
- Rainman
- Taxidriver
- Casablanca
- El hijo de la novia
- Historias mínimas
- Todo sobre mi madre
- Birdy
- The mission
- Ponette
- Goodbye Lenin
- La vita è bella
- Leaving Las Vegas
- Amélie
- Avoir et être
- Monsters Inc.
- Finding Nemo
- The Ice Age
And I could go on and on, but don't worry I won't  ... See more Favourite films:
- Forrest Gump
- The color purple
- Rainman
- Taxidriver
- Casablanca
- El hijo de la novia
- Historias mínimas
- Todo sobre mi madre
- Birdy
- The mission
- Ponette
- Goodbye Lenin
- La vita è bella
- Leaving Las Vegas
- Amélie
- Avoir et être
- Monsters Inc.
- Finding Nemo
- The Ice Age
And I could go on and on, but don't worry I won't
Unfavourite films:
- films with Jackie Chan
- westerns
- kung fu films
- horror movies
- very stupid comedies
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| | | | Gianni Pastore
Italy
Local time: 21:55
Member (2007)
English to Italian
| Thumb Up vs Thumb Down | May 19, 2007 |
Ups:
- Collateral (and any film by Michael Mann)
- Boys Don't Cry (a great Hilary Swank)
- The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (Tommy Lee Jones)
- The Committments
- Goodfellas (and any film by Martin Scorsese)
- Donnie Darko
Downs:
- Daredevil (and any film with Ben Affleck)
- Pinocchio (the Benigni version; simply dreadful)
- Goodnight and Goodbye (fell asleep after 15 minutes)
- Solaris (a nasty... See more Ups:
- Collateral (and any film by Michael Mann)
- Boys Don't Cry (a great Hilary Swank)
- The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (Tommy Lee Jones)
- The Committments
- Goodfellas (and any film by Martin Scorsese)
- Donnie Darko
Downs:
- Daredevil (and any film with Ben Affleck)
- Pinocchio (the Benigni version; simply dreadful)
- Goodnight and Goodbye (fell asleep after 15 minutes)
- Solaris (a nasty remake by Steven Sodebergh)
- Any film with massive use of computer generated images; why bother using actors at all? Make a cartoon, and save a lot of money!
Cheers
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| | | | | Like Father Like Son | May 19, 2007 |
Casablanca is one of my favorite movies and so are Kurosawa's works such as Ikiru, Rasyomon and Seven Samurai.
When I was in my late teen's and early twenties, I used to go to the movies almost twice a week.... Now my two boys in their early teens go to the movies almost every two weeks. Me? I have to stay in my office because of a pile of work.
| | | | diana bb
Lithuania
Local time: 22:55
English to Lithuanian
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| My favourites | May 19, 2007 |
The Ladykillers (1955)
Casablanca
Big Lebowski
Good bye, Lenin
Run, Lola, Run
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Coffee and Cigarettes
Amelie
Delikatessen
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Jon O (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:55
Dutch to English
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| My worst film is | May 19, 2007 |
The Terminal with Tom Hanks...
Why do 'serious' actors like him and De Niro think they can do comedy? They can't, they're crap!
| | | | John Cutler
Spain
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| And the soundtrack! | May 19, 2007 |
Pride and Prejudice
Vittorina Klingbeil wrote:
The new one, with Keira Knightley and Matthew MacFadyen, sigh ... Also my favourite book ...
You forgot to mention how beautiful the sound track of this movie is. I recommend it to anyone!
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