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Post by legios on Dec 19, 2017 21:46:00 GMT
Anyone willing to admit to never having seen Farenheit 451, Dune or Zardoz? Not seen Farenheit 451 as yet. I really should get around to it, but every time I consider it the thought occurs to me that I haven't read the original source material yet either and that maybe I should read the original before I bother with the adaptation. Which then bumps up against the fact that I'm not a huge fan of Bradbury's writing style. Not that I think it is bad, just that he isn't a writer whose style does much for me. And so it goes... I am fully aware that as a librarian by training this is now even more remiss of me in some ways. Karl |
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 19, 2017 21:47:11 GMT
Anyone willing to admit to never having seen Farenheit 451, Dune or Zardoz? I haven't seen Farenheit 451. I only know the novel. -Ralph |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 19, 2017 21:55:02 GMT
I've got Farenheit 451, we'll watch it in April.
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Post by browny87 on Dec 19, 2017 22:37:12 GMT
And I'm assuming everyone has seen Excalibur? I have not |
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Post by Jim on Dec 19, 2017 22:51:06 GMT
Anyone willing to admit to never having seen Farenheit 451, Dune or Zardoz? I have seen bits and pieces of Dune and Zardoz, but neither the whole way through. |
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Post by Jim on Dec 19, 2017 22:55:46 GMT
Yeah but no but yeah but Guardians of the Galaxy is a very recent film. But The Godfather?!?! The second one is brilliant, but the first one is a piece of art! To not have seen these is is is is just- SHOCKING! Yes, this! Pretty much everyone says the second is the best, but they are wrong! I managed by chance to watch the Godfather trilogy in reverse order; III on TV when I was a teenager, II at University and I at the NFT in London a few years later. |
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Post by Shockprowl on Dec 19, 2017 22:59:14 GMT
Yeah but no but yeah but Guardians of the Galaxy is a very recent film. But The Godfather?!?! The second one is brilliant, but the first one is a piece of art! To not have seen these is is is is just- SHOCKING! Yes, this! Pretty much everyone says the second is the best, but they are wrong! I managed by chance to watch the Godfather trilogy in reverse order; III on TV when I was a teenager, II at University and I at the NFT in London a few years later. Ohh gosh yes the first one is the best 'n'no mistake! |
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Post by Shockprowl on Dec 19, 2017 23:02:31 GMT
I haven't seen any of the Bay TF films after the first one. I envy you. I will watch no more of them. Unless they're on the telly and there aren't any good chess videos up on youtube. |
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Post by Jim on Dec 19, 2017 23:16:55 GMT
I haven't watched any of the Bay films after the first either. I saw it at the IMAX near Waterloo and it gave me a headache.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Dec 20, 2017 4:23:10 GMT
This is on my list of Marvel Universe films I have not seen. Which in simple terms is everything after Iron Man. Martin will drop by to criticise me shortly I'm sure! Martin, may I hold your coat? And he has them all sitting in his living room on DVD/Blu-ray!!! The excuse that Phil can't watch TV for two hours straight is not adequate, as it is perfectly acceptable to watch them in Doctor-Who-episode-size chunks. Martin |
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Dec 20, 2017 18:39:16 GMT
That's even worse!! Bad Phil!!
Mrs M and I got 20 mins into Dune once. We had to stop it was so painful.
I have seen Excaliber. Meh.
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 20, 2017 18:58:40 GMT
Which version of Dune? It is one of those films which have multiple versions doing the rounds. All are awful. As is the book.
I SHALL STRIKE YOU DOWN FOR SAYING BAD THINGS ABOUT EXCALIBUR.
A really shitty Excalibur film was this year's KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD which 'explained' where the rock the sword was stuck in came from. Dear oh dear.
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Dec 21, 2017 20:50:51 GMT
Mrs M and I got 20 mins into Dune once. We had to stop it was so painful.
YOU MONSTERS!!!!!!
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Post by Toph on Dec 21, 2017 21:04:22 GMT
Can't remember, but I think I once attempted dune, and was bored out of my mind. Or maybe that was the remake? Don't remember.
I do know I attempted Blade Runner once, and like Predator gave up.
Didn't like Fury Road, and have never bothered with the other Mad Max movies.
Never saw, nor wanted to see Top Gun.
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Post by Shockprowl on Dec 21, 2017 21:41:37 GMT
Never saw, nor wanted to see Top Gun. You've never felt the need? THE NEED, FOR SPEED?!?!HAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ...and you've no idea what I'm talking about 'cos you've never seen it.... |
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 21, 2017 21:43:13 GMT
Oh Top Gun, no. Not seen that.
Also realised I haven't seen any Mad Max films except the recent remake.
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Post by Benn on Dec 21, 2017 21:44:45 GMT
Dune is a film you really have to persevere with. Hella ambitious, but not an easy watch. Worth it in the end? I really don't know.
Same with Blade Runner, except I think it is worth persevering with.
There's a lot of films that are called classics but are so very of their time that it can be hard to see what the fuss is about if you didn't grow up with them.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 21, 2017 22:00:13 GMT
Never saw, nor wanted to see Top Gun. You've never felt the need? THE NEED, FOR SPEED?!?!HAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ...and you've no idea what I'm talking about 'cos you've never seen it.... People who have never ridden the highway to he dangerzone?? ?? IIRC Starscream is in it. |
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Post by Toph on Dec 21, 2017 22:06:26 GMT
Yeah but it's tom cruise, and I do what I can to avoid him.
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 21, 2017 22:11:45 GMT
Probably for the best.
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Post by Shockprowl on Dec 21, 2017 22:29:30 GMT
You can be my wingman anytime!
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 21, 2017 22:32:55 GMT
Not if I have to wear the lycra.
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Post by Shockprowl on Dec 21, 2017 22:44:09 GMT
You can choose the colour!
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 21, 2017 23:06:58 GMT
Orange and blue?
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Dec 22, 2017 17:22:40 GMT
You've never felt the need? THE NEED, FOR SPEED?!?!HAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ...and you've no idea what I'm talking about 'cos you've never seen it.... Toph and Pinwig have lost that loving feeling. Martin |
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Dec 22, 2017 18:48:00 GMT
Goodness gracious!
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Post by Toph on Dec 22, 2017 19:27:44 GMT
I had a girlfriend, Breakfast Club and Top Gun were her two favorite movies. She told me she was gonna make me watch them, and assured me I was gonna absolutely fall in love with them.
We watched Breakfast Club, and my general reaction was more or less "Why does Hotrod, the biggest of the Club, simply not eat the others?"
She did not make me watch top gun.
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 22, 2017 20:12:14 GMT
Oh do I do like Breakfast Club. That's a goodun.
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Post by Shockprowl on Dec 22, 2017 21:35:20 GMT
You've never felt the need? THE NEED, FOR SPEED?!?!HAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ...and you've no idea what I'm talking about 'cos you've never seen it.... Toph and Pinwig have lost that loving feeling. Martin There's no tenderness, as before, in their fingertips... |
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Dec 22, 2017 22:49:04 GMT
Top Gun is good but it is the poor man's Hot Shots.
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