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Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by lilduckling, Aug 15, 2008.

  1. Who hasn't? Extremely well directed.

     
    #101     Sep 12, 2008
  2. Taken (2008) was a good revenge flick. Neeson very believable acting.

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    #102     Sep 12, 2008
  3. Hi everyone. I was thinking which films had the biggest plot twist / surprise endings of all time. I have a few I’ve seen in mind, but there are tons of others…. Here is my list. What do you guys think?

    Planet of the Apes 1968

    Diabolique 1955 …. (a true shocker and top thriller…. Forget the 96’ remake with Sharon Stone….. junk)

    The Usual Suspects 1995

    Psycho 1960... This Hitchcock classic was made in order to better “Diabolique”…. Hitchcock after seeing the script for Diabolique went nuts and jumped on the phone to get the screen rights… got beat by someone else by 30 minutes!! Majority of critics still say Diabolique is better (I agree)

    The Sixth Sense 1999

    Well those are my fav shocker endings.
     
    #103     Sep 16, 2008
  4. Hmm, haven't seen diabolique-have to say iI saw the "Psycho" ending a mile away though.
    Usual suspects, fantastic. The sixth sense,
    I didn't actually realise Bruce Willis' character was dead, even AFTER the movie finished first time I watched it, i thought he was having a mental breakdown or something. Great film, though.

    As for plot twists, i still don't know what the heck was supposed to have happened in Tim Burtons remake of "Planet of the apes"-maybe plot twists can be a bit too twisty sometimes.
     
    #104     Sep 17, 2008
  5. The FILM lounge recognizes the sad passing of legendary screen actor and humanitarian

    Paul Newman 1925-2008.
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    Rest in peace
     
    #105     Sep 27, 2008
  6. Just saw the trailer for a new film called Australia. Its got Oscar written all over it with Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman playing the Streep and Redford parts in Out of Africa which it seems to have a passing resemblence to. From the trailer the cinematography looks epic. I like trailers, at the movies not from television, almost as much as the films but hate how they keep taking more liberties with commercials for television shows.
     
    #106     Sep 28, 2008
  7. #107     Sep 29, 2008
  8. Great comment . . . my call is that it's going to be what I call a "watchable" film. It looks to me like one of those movies that keeps your attention, and is memorable, but not quite Best Picture material. . . kind of like Baz's "Moulin Rouge." It'll be spectacular to look at, that's for sure.
     
    #108     Oct 1, 2008
  9. Anyone plan on seeing Bill Maher's new film on religions?
     
    #109     Oct 11, 2008
  10. Gotta see that. Maher is about the most rational person on the planet, save his associating with Ann Coulter. ONe of the best bits he ever did in his routines is where he cites how on primitive islands isn't it a coincidence that it was always the virgins that they sacrificed.

    Just saw City of Embers last night. The trailer was better than the film. Bill Murray and Tim Robbins were what made me want to see it but their contributions were minimal.




     
    #110     Oct 13, 2008