Easy Rider #88 on the AFI Top 100 List

I really didn't like this movie. So far this movie and Bringing Up Baby are probably 2 movies that I would not have a desire to see again. Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson were good and the soundtrack was great, but the movie itself just wasn't my kind I guess. I hope Patton is better

Patton is a great film, enjoyable, entertaining, very engrossing, and one of the top acting performances that you will ever see. I think Goerge C Scott was so good in this film that he hurt his career. It is hard to picture him as any other character.

So Batman Begins differs in plot from the four "originals"? Didn't Burton's Batman run astray in the first place? In having The Joker kill Wayne's parents? That didn't happen in the comics. I think.

I love Easy Rider (1969). Definitely one of the most important films made of that decade. And the summation of the avant-garde to come.

Mick

I was always under the impression that yes the Joker did kill his parents. Now if originally it wasn't him and Burton went astray from the comics from the beginning, then that is news to me

The Final Cut
9/10

Robin Williams plays this editor of "films" of peoples lives. A new invention called the Zoe chip is implanted at birth and it "films" the person's whole life until death. The editor then edits the footage by taking out the unsavory things that happened in that person's life and the "film" is played for loved ones at a funeral. For a first film, it is certainly quite original. However, right now I wish Robin Williams would go back to comedic roles.

I was really nervous watching my Casino Anniversary Edition since a couple of members here have had problems with there discs freezing up on them with 20 minutes left in the movie. I'm happy to say that mine didn't freeze and that I enjoyed watching the movie with my ma. A great film, but not better than Goodfellas

I have a quick question. On the Four Rooms DVD, who is the blonde woman in the middle of the main menu? I can't figure it out.

Believe it or not it's Marisa Tomei with blonde hair

As for me I just got done watching Nixon. It was very good but also very long. I was asking for it to end rather quickly. Great directing and Anthony Hopkins did a very good job but I'm not that familiar with Nixon and a lot of the story confused me, so I was pretty lost through much of it. Not better than JFK but still a good movie and I'm glad I finally got to see it

Weird. I thought it looked like her, but I figured no way it could really be her because she was blonde. Why'd they do that? Same with Madonna. She's a redhead in the main menu, and she's blonde in the movie.

Who knows, she's not even in the movie that much (I think it's 1 scene)

Just read this about a Batman sequel

"Box Office Mojo talked to Warner Bros.' Dan Fellman who says that a Batman Begins sequel is now very likely to happen:

"I think people love the character, and it's been eight years since the franchise unfortunately took a negative turn [with Batman and Robin]," Warner Bros.' head of distribution Dan Fellman told Box Office Mojo. "It took the vision of a filmmaker like Christopher Nolan to bring it back, with a great script and cast. We're well positioned moving forward with the summer. We're going to have a first week of $85 million, and [Batman and Robin] had $59 million. That's enough to bring Batman back for a sequel."

Source SuperHeroHype

I think I'm about to watch Once Upon a Time in America. I watched it once before, but because of the length of the film conflicting with my schedule, I haven't had the chance to watch it again. Seeing as I'm off work today, I think I might watch it.

Don Vercetti, just letting you know that I should be gettin The Decalogue - Disc 1 from Blockbuster Online. I'll let you know what I thought of it after I watch it and thanks for the recommendation

Irishman, get both discs at once. It's best to watch all ten in a row. I watched it in three sittings, over the course of a day.

Mick

There's only 2 discs? If that's the case I'll try (the 2nd disc might be out though). As for me I just got back from seeing Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith for the 2nd time. Again, a great movie and it's my favorite Star Wars movie. My 3 favorite movies this year so far have been, in order:

1) Sin City
2) Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
3) Cinderella Man

The R1 Decalogue DVD is three discs, and is the one Blockbuster has. The R2 UK edition, however, is only two.

Is the show just on the first 2 discs and special features on disc 3? Or are all the shows spread over the 3 discs?

I decided to watch Casino again, rather than Once Upon a Time in America. That isn't a knock against Once Upon a Time..., but I didn't watch Casino the whole way through last time, on account of my PS2 being a racist prick against my flipper. So I watch it again, and enjoyed more than I did the first time. Sure, roughly 80% of the film is nothing but narrating, and I'll admit, it annoyed me during the first viewing, but I appreciated it more this time. Might as well narrate if you have a good story to tell. I also watched the History Channel special feature on the B-side of the disc, telling the true story of Casino. It was really fascinating, as it had rare interview footage with the man "Ace" Rothstein was based on, Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal.

They are spread across all three discs.

I watched that the other night,very interesting

Diarios de motocicleta aka The Motorcycle Diaries (04/Walter Salles/US, Germany, UK, Argentina, Peru, France) 9/10

Let the world change you and you can change the world.

This isn't a tale of heroic feats. It's about two lives running parallel for a while.

How is it possible to feel nostalgia for a world I never knew?

This story is about two different personalities, Ernesto Guevara before he becomes "Che" and Alberto Granado and their trek to explore their land, South America, which they have only read in books. The only thing they have in common is passion for adventure. This trip affects them spiritually as they go further. The story keeps itself beautifully out of politics and is very humane thanks to brilliant acting of Gael García Bernal and Rodrigo De la and great directing of Walter Salles.

They are spread across all three discs. [/b][/quote]Ok thanks. I put the 2nd one on mine listed so hopefully they send it today to me. When I watch my movie tonight and send it out tomorrow I might ask for the 3rd disc as well. Thanks again for the info

I recently watched Chicago. I was reluctant, since
normally I'm not crazy about musicals (with some exceptions, of course). Well, I must admit the movie is definitely good and the two ladies (Zeta Jones and Zellweger) are with no doubts talented. On the contrary, I did not like Gere so much. I don't know....I still relate him to the dreamy hot American Gigolo of my adolescence and watching him singing and dancing with a sort of a dumb expression on his face kind of irritates me.....

Geez, look's what I just read about the Batman Begins sequel SPOILERS

"The rumor mill already suggests one of the cast members will not be returning. According to The New York Post, Katie Holmes won't be reprising her role as A.D.A. Rachel Dawes, Bruce Wayne's love interest, because Warners is steamed over all the press her relationship with Tom Cruise is getting instead of the film.

"Everyone is in agreement that the movie's strength is with Christian Bale, Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman," claims Page Six. "The next romantic interest will be a much stronger actress. ... Warner is happy that people are now focusing on who'll be playing the Joker rather than Katie and Tom."

oh...and I watched The hours, too. Great movie. Depressing and suicide instigating, but great!

Ugh, Lavi, I can't tell how much Chicago irritated me. I couldn't seat through.

Requiem for a Dream ** (1st Time)
2000, Aronofsky, US
Four people on Coney Island struggle with drug addictions
Fast-paced drama with a hands-on frenetic editing style which matches the monotonous trap of drug addiction; whether the audience will like it is another matter.

American History X ** (2nd Time)
1998, Kaye, US
A racist neo-Nazi changes his way of life after a reform in prison.
Gritty, tense, and viciously moving drama; Norton leads a one-man show on the theme of redemption, with a cynical ending.

Thanks for reading,
Mick

Both good movies Capo. I liked American History X better naturally, but Requriem was good as well

On Saturday night I watched Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle after my buddies and I came home from a wedding. Then on Sunday I watched EuroTrip, which was full of nudity, so I was cool with it.

Eurotrip was hiliarous compared to Harold & Kumar IMO (even though I own both of them on DVD).

Telling You was the movie of the night tonight. I mostly rented it because Miss Jennifer Love Hewitt was in it but I was disappointed with her lack of camera time. The movie is only an hour and a half and in the first hour she was only in 3 scences! Still a pretty funny movie with good performances from Jennifer Love Hewitt, Peter Facinelli, Dash Mihok, Matthew Lillard, plus a nice cameo from Jennie Garth.