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Points: 400 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 09 2004 at 22:45

I've never seen a Terry Gilliam movie that I didn't enjoy at some level.

And I would certainly recommend "The Fisher King" as I enjoyed it on a great many levels.

Also, if you haven't seen "12 Monkeys" yet, do so as soon as you can.  It's brilliant.  I know some people who don't like either movie, but they tend to be the same people who don't get anything out of "Brazil".

But take my opinion with a grain of salt as I seem to not be "dynamic" enough to suit everyone.

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Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

So which ending did you see - in my version, he was broken out of the Ministry & driven away in a truck by the heroine - this then dissolved back, turning out to be a dream sequence ....... he was still in the Ministry, and insane.........

Terry Gilliam's best film by far (and that's saying something, considering 'The Fisher King')

That's right! That's the endig I saw on the DVD. When I saw Brazil on TV it ended when he was making love to his girlfriend. So that was a happy end. But in the DVD version (I suppose that also is the original version), he gets tortured by his friend (played magnificently by Michael Palin) and he starts dreaming.... and turns out to be INSANE! (I loved it... bizar! ).

And Jim, is The Fisher King worth buying? I haven't seen it yet...
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Originally posted by Glass-Prison Glass-Prison wrote:

Texas Chainsaw Massacre, just saw it tonight, for the first time, the remake, that is. Which is better, the original, or the remake?

I havn't seen the original but it must be scarier than the remake which is very DULL.

I watched 'Dreamcatcher' yesterday ,which is yet another Stephen King adaption.Not a bad film and a little bit different than most films of this genre.

 

 
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Texas Chainsaw Massacre, just saw it tonight, for the first time, the remake, that is. Which is better, the original, or the remake?
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Anyone familiar with the film "Zero Effect"?

ONe of my very favorite comedic movies (something of an extremely dry romantic comedy, actually).
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Not in order

1.- A Clockwork Orange

2.- Full Metal Jackett

3.- The Shinning

4.- Blade Runner

5.- Silence of the Lambs

6.- Lord of the Rings trilogy

7.- Apocalypsis Now

8.- Dr. Strangelove

9.- The Godfather trilogy

10.- Excalibur

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So which ending did you see - in my version, he was broken out of the Ministry & driven away in a truck by the heroine - this then dissolved back, turning out to be a dream sequence ....... he was still in the Ministry, and insane.........

Terry Gilliam's best film by far (and that's saying something, considering 'The Fisher King')

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To elfangio: I bought 'Brazil' on DVD! And I discovered there was a completely different ending to the movie (apparently I had seen a short version on TV).
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Glass-Prison: See you in Hell

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I ALSO HAVE JUST FINISHED WATCHING A MOVIE, IT IS CALLED "EXISTENZ" HAS ANYONE SEEN IT? ITS A BIT OF A TRIP!!!!
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I've just watched a film called Touching the Void.It's the story of 2 friends who climbed one of the most treacherous mountains in the Andes back in the eighties and how they got into trouble but managed to survive somehow.Deeply fascinating as well as emotional,the tears rolled down my cheeks at the end.One of the chaps talks candidly about whether he found religion during his ordeal (he didn't) as well as the sheer 'bloody mindedness' that drove him on and a determination that he wasn't going to die alone on a mountain.
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Originally posted by elfangio elfangio wrote:

Originally posted by StarshipTrooper StarshipTrooper wrote:

Can you guess my favorite movie? Hint:

 

Its not Debbie Does Dallas, is it?

Starship Troopers, maybe? Oh God, that movie sucked!

It really sucked...a suggestion for the 'worst movies' thread...

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Originally posted by StarshipTrooper StarshipTrooper wrote:

Can you guess my favorite movie? Hint:

 

Its not Debbie Does Dallas, is it?

Starship Troopers, maybe? Oh God, that movie sucked!
Great shredding is cheddar cheese on a taco (Ron Thal).

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Can you guess my favorite movie? Hint:

 

Its not Debbie Does Dallas, is it?
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I'm kicking myself trying to remember the movie. I remember the character.........AAARRGGGHHH
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Can you guess my favorite movie? Hint:

<---------look there

Kubrick: Shining, Full Metal Jacket

Seven

LOTR, of course

Big Lebowski

American Beauty

Requiem For A Dream

Amelie

The Holy Grail

Blade Runner
Great shredding is cheddar cheese on a taco (Ron Thal).

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What I would like to see is a double feature of The Passion of Christoph and the Life of Brian. They are both horribly bad, and yet funny. the thing is, one of them was not meant to be funny.

(if there is a hell I am going there)

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Strange but true news- The Life Of Brian may be released to cash in on the success of The Passion Of Christ.

Dogma is a film I like a lot.It's intellegent but frivilous at the same time!

 
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Movies...hmmm
My favorites are:
 
  • The Godfather (all 3)
  • 4 Rooms
  • Jackie Brown
  • The great dictator (chaplin)
  • Donnie Brasco
 
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Watched 'Dogma' again last night.

I can go back to this film time after time & still see new angles & subtleties; at first glance, seems just to be a well written American comedy (if that's not an oxymoron), but the more you see it, the more the writing really shines - the whole film manages to indict, in a funny and very intelligent way, not so much individual faiths, but the very idea of blind faith in a belief structure, itself.

The bottom line seems to be by all means believe in a supreme being, but don't join any of the exclusive clubs set up in his name - otherwise, you are buying into one group's individual take on what is essentially a very simple message - treat other people as you'd want to be treated yourself.

Dude, you said that you found 'Life Of Brian' offensive - despite the cynical world view of the Python Team around the time of filming (they were already kicking ideas around for what would become 'The Meaning Of Life'), I don't think there was any genuine offense to Christianity intended - LOB was, I think, a somewhat less suble stab toward the same ideas and ideals at which 'Dogma' aimed.

From the pre-reviews I have heard, I think offense could be the main result of Mel Gibson's new film 'The Passion Of Christ' - only time will tell, but I've got a bad feeling about this one.

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