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Post by SPS on May 27, 2008 12:38:02 GMT
Allright here is the drill you're stuck on a desert Island and ten movies wash up with you. These ten movies are the only things that washed up with you, not the special edition DVDs with the 16 hours of extras, just the movies themselves (so that means no extended box sets of LotR movies), so assuming a DVD player also washed up with you, what would they be?
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Post by Elliot Kane on May 27, 2008 12:55:32 GMT
Well, not LotR! The SE are the totally best! ;D
Stuff I could watch over & over... Hmmm... Also entertainment, so nothing seriously gloomy. And nothing to do with bloody islands! ;D
The Little Mermaid - light, fun, good songs. Scooby Doo & The Witch's Ghost - um... ditto. I am detecting a pattern ;D Drunken Master - probably Jackie Chan's best film, which is saying a lot. Total Recall - my favourite Arnie film. Carry On Cowboy - my favourite carry On, AND a western, to boot! ;D The Magnificent Seven - because I need a proper western, too The Mask Of Zorro - Banderas, Hopkins & Zeta Jones. AND a darn fine film! Also - fun! Robin Hood: Men In Tights - because people SHOULD laugh at Costner's version! ;D Pale Rider - OK, make that two Westerns. My favourite Clint film - just awesome. Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl - coz I lied about the island thing! ;D Comedy, swashbuckling and Keira! What's not to love?
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Post by SPS on May 27, 2008 14:24:24 GMT
I meant like if there was a special edition box set with more extras than a single American season of TV is long ;D I'm not disincluding the LotR movies, just those extended box sets This is a sorta tough one for me but here we go: Cast Away-For the sheer irony of the situation, and so I can get tips on how to be a crazy guy while living on an island from Tom Hanks. Also fulfils my Tom Hanks requirement. Idiocracy- May not be the funniest American movie but certainly one I could watch over and over again Hair- I needed a musical and this one fit the bill perfectly. It's about hippies and has great songs. Batman Begins- Best superhero movie ever! Why wouldn't I want to watch it over and over again? The Fast and the Furious- Cheesy as heck but I love car races and I love Vin Diesel. I could definetly watch this one over and over again. Clerks- I would need some friends, and there are no two people I would want to spend my time on a deserted island with more than Dante and Randall. Amelie- I would need a movie to make me feel good when all hope was lost, and this movie certainly would fulfil the task. Kill Bill (I'm counting it as one film!)- I find a new thing to like about this film every time I watch it. Planet of the Apes-I could seriously watch this film for 24 hours straight, easily my favorite sci-fi film of all time. 28 Days Later- I pull out this movie 3-4 times a year as it is. I could definetly watch this on a Deserted Island. Honorable mentions (with descriptions): Terminator 2: Judgment Day- Not my favorite Arnie movie (it's a tie between Running Man or Total Recall for me) but again certainly one I could watch over and over again. Plus there's lots of explosions and whatnot. Though Linda Hamilton's performance in that movie may drive me insane also. Sweeney Todd- Wait on second thought this movie may make me hungrier because even the worst meat pies in London would sound good after a few days of eating coconuts and fish (assuming I could catch any).
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Post by Elliot Kane on May 27, 2008 15:41:13 GMT
Yeah, but those extended editions are like a one way door - no going back after you've seen 'em! ;D
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Post by SPS on May 27, 2008 16:27:02 GMT
LOL So they're that bad eh? Glad I'm not a fan of Lord of the Rings then
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Post by Elliot Kane on May 27, 2008 17:05:02 GMT
Let's just say the cinematic releases are significantly abbreviated, shall we? ;D
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Post by Gray Lensman on May 28, 2008 1:50:52 GMT
Yeah, I'd never go back to the regular theatrical editions for LotR. They just added too many scenes that contributed significantly to the films. To be honest, the added scenes really made Two Towers a lot better than it was in the theatrical version (not to mention the ability to skip the needlessly tacked on Arwen scenes ;D ). As a compromise, it might be possible to allow the Extended Editions... but only if it's the two main film discs themselves, and not the 4 or so extra discs of add-ons. The main film discs only have the films themselves and the director's commentary, with little else. Just an idea, though. Anyway, that aside, this is what I'd go for, in no given order... 1. The Red Shoes: An old 50's film by Powell and Pressburger, which I'm fairly sure was the inspiration for Moulin Rouge... except I much prefer this. It's a hard film to find, and the one film I wouldn't part with. 2. Raiders of the Lost Ark: Fairly self-explanatory, I think. 3. Casablanca: One of the old classics, and deservedly so. 4. Serenity: The little SF film that could. 5. North By Northwest: Because it would be an absolute crime to not include Hitchcock, and this is one of my personal favorites. 6. Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest: My favorite film from a great series. 7. The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly: Can't not have a Western, and that's the one I go back to a lot. Some really intriguing characters set in a bleak time and place. My fave Eastwood film. 8. Real Genius: A guilty pleasure comedy film, for me... but Val Kilmer is great in it. 9. Batman Begins: The best Batman film I've seen to date... though I might well change my mind once Dark Knight comes out. ;D 10. The Muppet Movie: Because Kermit just rules. I had a few that very nearly made the list: Revenge of the Sith, Empire Strikes Back, Fantasia, Casino Royale, Ghostbusters, Captain Blood... but only just. Way too many great films I love, really.
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Post by SPS on May 28, 2008 14:05:35 GMT
As a compromise, it might be possible to allow the Extended Editions... but only if it's the two main film discs themselves, and not the 4 or so extra discs of add-ons. The main film discs only have the films themselves and the director's commentary, with little else. Just an idea, though. Yeah that would work. I was more just talking about all the extras that are included on the discs not the movies themselves.
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