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My vote goes to V for Vendetta
Close runner up is 300 or Serenity (even though it's based on a show).
What's yours?
Best original movie in the last 5 years?
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Posted 18 April 2008 - 10:53 PM
QUOTE (Stalker @ Jan 23 2009, 01:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
So last night I was walking downtown for some pizza at like 1am with some friends of mine,
and someone said, "I'm so hungry I could eat a whole pizza."
I said, "I bet I could eat 100 pizzas," and no one understood me. I was sad.
and someone said, "I'm so hungry I could eat a whole pizza."
I said, "I bet I could eat 100 pizzas," and no one understood me. I was sad.
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Posted 18 April 2008 - 11:11 PM
Lost In Translation
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Oldboy
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Oldboy
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Posted 18 April 2008 - 11:19 PM
a history of violence
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Posted 18 April 2008 - 11:37 PM
Sparkimus;291635 said:
My vote goes to V for Vendetta
Close runner up is 300 or Serenity (even though it's based on a show).
Close runner up is 300 or Serenity (even though it's based on a show).
V for Vendetta and 300 are based on comic books. So is A History of Violence. Hero was loosely based on some old Chinese story and perhaps Rashomon, and Children of Men has a literary precursor, so I'm going to disregard them for this discussion.
Adaptation, Kill Bill, Syriana, The Incredibles and Ratatouille all come to mind, but I give the nod to Letters from Iwo Jima.
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Posted 18 April 2008 - 11:58 PM
amphibian;291654 said:
, but I give the nod to Letters from Iwo Jima.
based on the book 'picture letters from commander in chief' by the Japanese general on the island, can't remember his name off hand.
still best original movie.
well, for pure originality, i'd probably go with ong-bak.
granted its the same sort of hackneyed plot we've seen dozens of times, but it was delivered with some ridiculous stunt-work, so i forgive it
meh. Link was dead :(
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Posted 19 April 2008 - 12:23 AM
I agree with Oldboy- I've never seen such a fucked up twisted plot, absolute genius stuff.
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Posted 19 April 2008 - 12:52 AM
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Posted 19 April 2008 - 12:57 AM
Cocoreturns;291659 said:
based on the book 'picture letters from commander in chief' by the Japanese general on the island, can't remember his name off hand.
still best original movie.
still best original movie.
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaa....
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Posted 19 April 2008 - 12:59 AM
"Eastern Promises"
I don't see many movies, picked this one off the top of my head
I don't see many movies, picked this one off the top of my head
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Posted 19 April 2008 - 03:50 AM
Well it's fair to say that MOST movies are based on books/events/people, I was more talking about movies that aren't remakes, knock-offs or sequels.
QUOTE (Stalker @ Jan 23 2009, 01:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
So last night I was walking downtown for some pizza at like 1am with some friends of mine,
and someone said, "I'm so hungry I could eat a whole pizza."
I said, "I bet I could eat 100 pizzas," and no one understood me. I was sad.
and someone said, "I'm so hungry I could eat a whole pizza."
I said, "I bet I could eat 100 pizzas," and no one understood me. I was sad.
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Posted 19 April 2008 - 05:01 AM
Reign over me (Sandler, Cheadle) (tied for 1st)
Knocked up (2nd)
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (1st)
Inside Man (3rd)
this is a good list for now....might add more later
Knocked up (2nd)
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (1st)
Inside Man (3rd)
this is a good list for now....might add more later
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Posted 19 April 2008 - 10:50 AM
City Of God, how could I forget to mention that?
Went, through a period of watching it everyday for weeks, such a quality film.
Went, through a period of watching it everyday for weeks, such a quality film.
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Posted 19 April 2008 - 11:32 AM
I third Oldboy.. also, there's There will be blood, that pretends to be absed on "Oil", but isn't really, and Juno.
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Posted 19 April 2008 - 02:16 PM
amphibian;291654 said:
Kill Bill
Based on a Japanese serial from the 70's called Lady Snowblood. Not original.
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Posted 19 April 2008 - 02:42 PM
QuickTidal;291866 said:
Based on a Japanese serial from the 70's called Lady Snowblood. Not original.
Daaaaa.
Thelomen Toblerone;291822 said:
City Of God, how could I forget to mention that?
Went, through a period of watching it everyday for weeks, such a quality film.
Went, through a period of watching it everyday for weeks, such a quality film.
Based on a novel.
Three Burials was a hell of a good movie.
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Posted 19 April 2008 - 04:06 PM
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City Of God, how could I forget to mention that?
Went, through a period of watching it everyday for weeks, such a quality film.
Went, through a period of watching it everyday for weeks, such a quality film.
I can agree with that - freaking good film.
Napoleon Dynamite. Oh yeah.
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Posted 19 April 2008 - 07:44 PM
I'd definitely put 40 yr old Virgin on top of Knocked up and that crapfest Napoleon Dynamite.
QUOTE (Stalker @ Jan 23 2009, 01:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
So last night I was walking downtown for some pizza at like 1am with some friends of mine,
and someone said, "I'm so hungry I could eat a whole pizza."
I said, "I bet I could eat 100 pizzas," and no one understood me. I was sad.
and someone said, "I'm so hungry I could eat a whole pizza."
I said, "I bet I could eat 100 pizzas," and no one understood me. I was sad.
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Posted 19 April 2008 - 09:05 PM
Zanth13;291762 said:
Reign over me (Sandler, Cheadle) (tied for 1st)
Knocked up (2nd)
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (1st)
Inside Man (3rd)
this is a good list for now....might add more later
Knocked up (2nd)
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (1st)
Inside Man (3rd)
this is a good list for now....might add more later
three burials was shit. it was a pitiful attempt at an arthouse movie. i wanted to stab my eyes out by the end of it
