The Dark Knight

Sweet.

My gift to myself came via UPS today! All of the Harry Potter movies on Blu-ray(5), bonus disc, DVD tv game, trading cards, bookmarks made out of metal for the various Hogwarts houses! It came in this really cool trunk with a lock on it.

I am such a geek

oh gareth thank you....more Mr. Bale as batman. I love him

That's a different kind of Joker. I like it.

Several very unreliable sources are saying that Peter Jackson is back on The Hobbit.

I should rephrase that.

Supposedly, it will be broken into two movies and contain elements of The Silmarillion and some short stories and such. I'm curious to see how he can take the style of LotR and twist it so trolls and dragons can talk. I really hope he can find a way around it, but I don't see how it's possible.

to me diapers Peter Jackson will always be the man who did, Bad Taste

Only thing about the trailer, I really liked the fact that Mark Hamil was the voice of the joker in the cartoon series. He did a great job

Bad Taste and Meet the Feebles.

oh diapers hehehe I need this movie now

Peter Jackson & New Line Cinema have come to an agreement

Part of the above link:

-- MGM and New Line will co-finance and co-distribute two films, "The
Hobbit" and a sequel to "The Hobbit." New Line will distribute in
North America and MGM will distribute internationally.
-- Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh will serve as Executive Producers of two
films based on "The Hobbit." New Line will manage the production of
the films, which will be shot simultaneously.
-- Peter Jackson and New Line have settled all litigation relating to the
"Lord of the Rings" (LOTR) Trilogy.

^^ I'm sure lots of people are happy to hear Jackson will take over but at the same time do you think it will hurt him? I hope he moves away from all things LOTR to really crave out a path as a director.

I hope we get this simon pegg movie soon. simon pegg

oooooooo I heard about that movie! Simon Pegg is awesome, I'm so excited.

If your watching a good trailer you need to SHARE it
Cloverfield trailer.... like here! WOW that was a great trailer! I cant wait for more stuff to leak for it.

Christmas just came early for Diapers! (and 80% of the male population.) Too bad he picked today to go to the movies.

(Speaking of, we're all anxiously awaiting your review of "I Am Legend", D. )

Hmmm, that seems kinda neat. Plus it come out the day after my 23rd birthday!

I looked it up on wiki--Puzzle websites containing Lovecraftian elements, such as Ethan Haas Was Right, were originally reported to be connected to the film.[15][16] On July 9, 2007, producer J. J. Abrams stated that, while a number of websites were being developed to market the film, the only official site that had been found was 1-18-08.com.[20] At the site, a collection of time-coded photos are provided to visitors to piece together a series of events and interpret their meanings.[21] In addition, Kirk Montgomery of Colorado's 9NEWS reported an inside source's claim that the website Slusho.jp "has lots of clues", though this has not been officially confirmed as a marketing campaign website.[22] The Washington Post also reported, "Records showed that the Slusho Web site was registered before the trailer aired, indicating that the site almost had to be official."[23]

I've never seen any of the LoTR or Harry Potter movies...am I the only one?

Probably!

That is a very brave thing to admit around here.

*attempts to find the smelling salts.................and fails*

There are some as of yet undiscovered tribes deep in the heart of the Amazon rain forest that probably haven't seen them yet.

I resisted all things Harry Potter until the sixth book and fourth movie came out. I was dating a girl at the time who was a Potter freak. The only thing I got out of that relationship was an appreciation for all things Hogwarts.

I am Legend - It's basically a big budget zombie movie. I liked it.

In the future, the only cars that work are Fords, all computers are Macs and the only movie posters left up are for Warner Brothers pictures.

Speaking of...and this isn't too much of a spoiler at all... Since the epidemic takes place in 2009, some of the movie posters plastered around New York could actually be in the WB pipeline. Two of them that I remember are Batman/Superman and Teen Titans. The Teen Titans one is in a video store. The Batman/Superman is in Time's Square. So if these are real, that means that Teen Titans would come out 6-12 months before B/S. I need to check out IMDB.

I'm sure I'll like 'I Am Legend' but I'm really disappointed that they didn't go the route of 'The Omega Man'.

One of my favorite aspects of 'The Omega Man' is that the people underground weren't zombies, but psychotic Luddites.

I had a similar problem with the remake of the Wicker Man. Once of the key elements of the original Wicker Man was that the village seemed so normal. When they disregarded that storyline for the remake I felt that they threw away one of the best parts of the story.

To be fair, they're not zombies at all. They're more like the people in The Crazies or 28 Days Later.

I haven't seen Omega Man in years, and I've never seen The Last Man on Earth. Did the Luddites talk in those?

I don't believe they talked in 'The Last Man on Earth' but they definetly did in 'The Omega Man'. They were normal functioning people in 'The Omega Man' except for thier intense sensitivity to light and loss of skin pigment.

Those movies you listed have MrOH written all over them. He doesnt so movies like horror but he does science fiction and horror science fiction.

Minkiloo, I'm with you--never seen either, never read the books.

My dear, you are not alone!

amazon has a copy of The Big Tease for only 49 cents! stocking stuffer for me

i've seen bits and pieces of both....but i couldn't really stay tuned in (even for orlando bloom). i know that's awful, but i cannot tell a lie.

I watched How to Steal a Million (1966) tonight. One of my favorite movies I can watch it over and over and never get bored of it I actually hadn't seen it in quite awhile

i've found now.....Bus Stop for 5 bucks. do we have a emotioncon that jumps up and down for joy?

minkiloo, you are definetly not alone. I've seen neither series of either films & I don't have any intention to either. *ducks down*



It's one of my favourites too, & one of the few films that I purchased without watching. The others are My Man Godfrey & Some Like It Hot. Anyhoo, HTSAM is a great romantic comedy that's quite underlooked & underappreciated. I think that's too bad as it's one of the greater films out there. Audrey & Peter (who was absolutely dreamy ) were great together.

I'm starting to get bored of my classic film collection & will take any suggestions, preferably for screwball comedies. I've been watching a lot of clips on youtube lately, specifically of ones with Ginger & Fred dancing. Oh, if I could only tap dance like them .

So am I. I was trying to decide what movie to watch tonight and I was like "I've seen all of these so many times" I ordered quite a few movies for Christmas- so I can't wait to watch them. I ordered Volume 1 of Fred and Ginger collection. I think I'd only seen maybe one out of the whole set

I also have a lot of film noir on my netflix list right now. I'm going to move them up to the top as soon as I finish watching the second season of Bones

are you both wanting to watch screwball movies from the classic era or something alittle more modern?

I have that exact same problem. Before I had trouble choosing between films & now it's just deciding on one. I have well over 40 or so classic films but I hope to expand that by Christmas time.

I need to get the Fred & Ginger collection, purely for watching them dance. I've seen maybe three or four of their films.

I absolutely love the film noir genre . They just don't make suspense & mystery films the same anymore. Some of my recommendations are...

Murder, My Sweet (Philip Marlowe is the best)
The Big Sleep
Lady From Shanghai
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Gilda
They Drive By Night

I know I'm forgetting some but I'll post more when my memory isn't so foggy . Have you seen any of these films off the list?

Screwball films from the classic era please . Although I've seen a lot of those kinds of films, I'm sure I missed out on a few gems.

Peter Jackson and New Line get their act together and team up for The Hobbit! I'm so excited!

If this was posted yesterday, I apologize.

I haven't seen any of those- I actually haven't seen a lot of film noir movies. The ones I have on my netflix list right now are:

Double Indemnity
The Big Sleep
The Maltese Falcon
The Third Man
Laura

and I also added To Have and Have Not. I haven't ever seen any Bogie and Bacall movies if you can believe that

I love Carole Lombard comedies. She was a good comic actress. Nothing Scared, I like that movie. The bride came c.o.d. is another and the palm beach story. Hope those help with your search for new movies BW and PIP

I'm watching The Pianist in American Studies. Pretty good, but I'm not too big of a fan of Adrien Brody.

What is the best movie you've never seen? Meaning, what film that's generally regarded as a classic have you not watched???

I've never seen --

The Grapes of Wrath
Casablanca
M
Sunset Blvd
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Vertigo
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Chinatown

I'd like to see any of these, I just haven't seen them yet. Of the ones on this list, I'll be seeing 'Eternal Sunshine' first.

Ewwwie! Don't watch Close Encounters of the Third Kind! It's terrible! Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is very good, as is Casablanca.

^^ I agree about close encounters. We watched this a school. I think as part of our creative writting class. I hated it! I was bored and it took forever to get to the end. And I was left saying thats it!?! Enteral sunshine was better than I thought. Its a good movie. Casablanca isn't my fav. I'm not a fan of that one. sunset blv is amazing. One of the wonderful gems is when you see a few silent film stars playing cards and talking. It's just really nice to see and I love buster keaton so seeing him in there was especially fun

I rented balls of fury and the simpsons movie. The video store didn't get half their shipment so the shelfs were pretty bare. I looked for jersey girl and it was rented out.

I haven't seen Grapes of Wrath, M, Sunset Blvd, or Chinatown. At some point, I will see Sunset Boulevard.

Eternal Sunshine is excellent. Casablanca is great. I love to put on Casablanca and listen to it while doing something else. Don't get me wrong; sitting down to watch it is fun too.

I've wanted to see Chinatown for awhile now but I'm not sure how I would like it. The Grapes of Wrath is one of my all time favorite books/movies. I haven't seen the movie in a few years but it's excellent. I saw Casablanca for the first time a few years ago. I liked it and I'll probably watch it again but I wasn't completely blown away by it- but like I said I thought it was good. Vertigo is good- but not my favorite Hitchcock movie- he made better.

And I've never seen Sunset Boulevard either. I'm more partial to old comedies than dramas. I like them- but I would rather laugh at a movie

As much as I liked the Lord of the Rings I hope they do not leave out some of my favorite parts like they did at the end of Return of the King.

It's official?? Peter?? YEAAAAAAASSSSSAAAA!

Ooo, thanks for the recommendation! I have SO many movies to watch, it's insane! Thank goodness I'm going into film next year, then it'll count as homework !



I have Casablanca and I want to watch it the whole way through, I've seen it in parts on the telly. I also want to watch The Grapes of Wrath, it's my all time favorite book and I was waiting for my sister to finish, but I cannot wait any longer!

I love Eternal Sunshine ! It is fantastic! The cinematography, editing, acting, etc. all superb!

The Maltese Falcon is a great film noir but a bit slow at parts IMO. The best one on your list has to be the Big Sleep. Easily one of my favourites. To Have & Have Not is also a must see. Even though it's based on that Ernest Hemingway novel of the same name, it's completely different & also, the film is better than the novel for various reasons. It's Bogie's & Bacall's first film together & it's the film where they fell in love . I'm sure you'll love it .

STL, I absolutely agree about Carole Lombard comedies. She was extremely hilarious & it's too bad her life & career was short lived . I can't decide if I liked her better in Twentieth Century or Man Godfrey. Both roles in those films are completly different but nonetheless, she was an absolute riot in both.

RC, I've seen Sunset Blvd, Vertigo & Casablanca & all three were great in their own ways. However, I'll agree that while Vertigo is a great Hitchcock film, it's not his best. His greatest work had to be North By Northwest, followed closely by Rear Window, To Catch A Thief & Notorious. Without a doubt, he's a brilliant director & nobody can make mystery thriller films the same way he did.

No problem CHBO . I love sharing my classic film choices with others & I also love it when they mention how they enjoyed the films too. It's really cool how you get to take a film class. I took one in my senior year of high school, & that's how I feel in love with the classic film genre . Speaking of which, here's a complete & up to date list of all the classic films I own:

1. All About Eve
2. An Affair To Remember
3. Arsenic & Old Lace
4. The Awful Truth
5. Big Brown Eyes
6. The Big Sleep
7. Breakfast At Tiffany’s
8. Bringing Up Baby
9. Charade
10. Dark Passage
11. Double Wedding
12. Evelyn Prentice
13. Funny Face
14. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
15. His Girl Friday
16. Holiday
17. How To Steal A Million
18. I Love You Again
19. It Happened One Night
20. Key Largo
21. Kiss & Make Up
22. Libeled Lady
23. Love Crazy
24. Manhattan Melodrama
25. Monkey Business
26. My Fair Lady
27. My Man Godfrey
28. North By Northwest
29. Only Angels Have Wings
30. Rear Window
31. Roman Holiday
32. The Philadelphia Story
33. Sabrina
34. Some Like It Hot
35. The Talk Of The Town
36. Thirty Day Princess
37. To Catch A Thief
38. To Have & Have Not
39. Wedding Present
40. Wings In The Dark

The top 5 that everyone should see, classic film fan or not are:

1. Bringing Up Baby
2. His Girl Friday
3. It Happened One Night
4. Arsenic & Old Lace
5. All About Eve

Of course, I also recommend all the other 35 on my list .

I haven't seen Twentieth Century yet- it is on my netflix list though. I've heard really great things about it. And of course I loved her in My Man Godfrey. Her last film, To Be or Not To Be is really great too. I own it- but I haven't seen it in awhile. I remember it was pretty funny though

Oh and I love your avatar. That line makes me everytime!

RC, everyone's already reccomended Eternal Sunshine (and ITA), but you have to set aside time to watch Vertigo. My all time favorite movie, and IMHO, Hitchcock's masterpiece. It's not for everyone. But to me it's perfect. It's all dark sexual obsession, with long periods of no dialogue. Nice guy Jimmy Stewart is actually a creep and somewhat psycho. I love the music in it too, dark and intense and gorgeous. Oh, it's so brilliant!



Bubble, I'm surprised you havent seen Sunset Boulevard! It's actually a black comedy more than a drama, and it's not a heavy drama. Lots of laughs, classic one-liners, and a sweet love story. Plus it's got William Holden.

Sunset Blvd.



I like "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane" with Bette Davis. It's very dark and fascinating. Give it a look see.

pip you gotta get mogambo. it's gable and grace kelly.

Wow, thank you PIP, you are the queen of recommendations--and good ones at that ! I have SO much to watch! All the ones I crossed out, I LOVED! I think I'll print/save this list as a reference...I really should have these written down!

I stayed up an watched Balls of fury. It's really really dumb. Not as great of a spoof as I hoped. skip it.