Yeah, but the original ones that Lucas has tried to stop everyone from seeing. Not the new versions of those.

I don't understand

I hated Into Darkness after loving the reboot (only familiar with TNG series films otherwise).

You're probably old enough to have seen true versions of the original theatrical releases of the 3, but maybe not. They have been tinkered with extensively and it is now difficult to see the original versions, without any digital remastering, including changes made in 1997 and really big changes in 2004. I'm not a purist but the original theatrical releases are difficult to come by and have been for a long time.

Lucas has actively blocked any releases of the real originals, saying that they are not what he intended. Star Wars fans are pissed. You should watch:

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It involves the mass hatred of episodes 1-3 but also addresses the way that Lucas "ruined" episodes 4-6.

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This was amazing. Really really really cool movie where he just spews golden random **** constantly.

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A local cinema had 25 hours of back to back films, with three different theatres showing simultaneously, this weekend for a 40th anniversary celebration. All the films they were screening were £1 admission. A wonderful idea I wish I had taken better advantage of, as I only went to one showing.

However, when the one showing is as wonderful and as hilarious a film as this, it still works. I loved seeing this in the cinema for the first time.

Absolutely amazing film. So many quotable lines coupled with a genuinely touching film.

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Yes it's a cut price Shaun of the Dead but who cares when you can see English icons like Richard Briers trying to escape Zombies on his zimmer frame and outpacing them or Honor Blackman swearing like a trooper and gunning down zombies or the one and only Alan Ford berating all around him?
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Bite the Bullet (1975)

Underrated character-driven western from James Brooks starring Gene Hackman, James Coburn, Candice Bergen, Jan-Michael Vincent and two excellent performances from character actors Ian Bannen and Ben Johnson. Story is centered on the entrants in a 700 mile horse race in 1906. Not a lot of action but there's plenty of great performances (especially Ben Johnson) and some gorgeous cinematography.

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Brilliant. Nazi's living on the dark side of the moon decide to invade the earth. Roll your eyes all you like. This is a satire of the highest order and it looks incredible considering it's sub 10 mill budget not to mention it's a Finnish film!

REMEMBER IT'S A SATIRE AND NOT A SERIOUS FILM!

Anyone who would roll their eyes at that is a boring, pretentious twat.

:rolleyes:

Hello Boring, Pretentious Twat. I'm The Batlord. I'd ask you how you're doing, but you'd probably just say something boring and pretentious.

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Frances Ha

That trailer is bad. It makes it seem like this film is a quirky romantic comedy when in reality it’s a quirky look on how hipsters live in New York City. Seriously, next time you’re in a Starbucks in NYC and there are a bunch of 27 year olds with fedoras, really long tank tops, and Buddy Holly glasses on, just listen to what they’re talking about. If they’re talking about movies, they’ll be talking about this. And you know what? I didn’t dislike the movie. I thought it was a modern day Woody Allen classic that isn’t going to turn into a classic. It’s official, Greta Gerwig is the new indie queen. I’m calling it right now. She’s going to be in every little indie movie from now until she fades away. She was actually pretty great in this. At least she can act. The film was directed by Noah Baumbach and succeeded in getting me not to hate it. I hated his first two films. Greenberg was just flat out annoying but it had a lot to do with Ben Stiller’s infuriating character that he does which I call “whiney jewish guy”. The Squid and the Whale was just awkward. I mean there’s a scene where a ten year old smears semen on a bookshelf in school. Strange ****. No thank you. I saw the film at the IFC Center in New York City with three other 50 year old dudes. One left in the middle, one had headphones in blasting Italian opera the whole time, and one was actually watching the movie. It was a weird little experience but the IFC Center was awesome so I can’t complain. By all means if you like Woody Allen which I do then check out this film sometime. Baumbach even filmed it in black and white. Totally old school.

3/5

The whole movie just made me hungry for chocolate moose. O.O

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A one trick pony - think Phone Booth or Panic Room in that a single concept can drive a whole movie but it was well thought out, looked great and kept my attention throughout.

If you don't know the premise a NY bike messenger has to deliver a package to the other side of town whilst being chased by a bent cop who also wants the contents.

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Absolutely predictable from start to finish but who cares really? I wanted to be diverted and have fun and the scene with the gorilla in TGI Fridays was worth the 90 min haul.

It's actually a pile of **** but I decided to turn my brain off whilst watching so it did it's job.

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Ridiculously brilliant. If you liked In Bruges this is from the same team. Subversive, ridiculous, humorous and full of the same jet black comedy shot through with amazing pathos. Excellent stuff if you like indie movies.

that's it, just a picture? nothing to say about the movie?


I really liked The Guard. I ended up catching that movie on a whim one day channel surfing.

Also, I have seen Premium Rush way too many times. I think I saw it three times when it was in the theaters. It's not that good but I saw it once by myself and the other two times with other people.

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Well I guess it's a true story about a Mom who poisoned her husband, mother, and daughter for insurance money. I am half way through it right now.
It stars Judith Light who is a very strange actress but I enjoy her anyway in other films.
I can't believe she poisoned her daughter on prom night, wtf?!:
Part l:

Wife Mother Murderer part 1/10 - YouTube

The real woman:
Audrey Marie Hilley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

lol just by the description. I knew it was a lifetime movie!

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The Man in the White Suit (1951)

Taped this black comedy off some cable station. Alec Guinness as a mill factory scientist who invents a fabric that is indestructible and cannot get dirty. Nice satire with some issues that are still relevant today.

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Eyes Wide Shut

Finally got around to watching Kubrick's last film, and it absolutely met and exceeded my expectations. The cinematography, as with all Kubrick films from Dr. Strangelove onwards, was exceptional. This time, however, he didn't focus so much on symmetry and one-point perspectives as before. Instead, it was more about the lighting, colour, and camera movements. The masquerade scene in particular, was phenomenal, and one of the best sequences of Kubrick's filmography. It's frightening too, just as much as any scene in The Shining. My only complaint about this film is Nicole Kidman's performance, which I found to be a bit overacted, especially compared to Cruise's. I find that the line delivery in Kubrick's last 3 films is often too slow and deliberate to be believable. Still, I think this film lives up to the Kubrick name and ranks among his classics. 9/10

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Intriguing if a little unsatisfying. A very good debut from the 25 year old director with the film falling more into arthouse than Horror although the dream sequences despite being gruesome are beautifully shot and he is a talent to look out for but I much prefer Lucky Mckee's May regarding a young womans difficulty adjust to the norms of society and I didn't feel enough empathy for the main character even though the cast is superb and who would have thought ex porn star Traci Lords would be such a damn good actress?

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this looks amazing....thank you :)

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I hated everything about this film when I watched it a couple of nights ago but what is really annoying is that I keep thinking about it and that means that I probably want to give it a second viewing with a different mindset. It does put you off fried chicken though!
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Yet another Kevin James film I have watched in the space of a week. Predictable plot line but you know what? I still enjoyed it and Henry Winkler (The Fonz) was so good in this film. It's like watching 80's feel good movies all over again.

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I forgot how good this movie is, I haven't seen it since I was like 5 though.

I wasn't a huge fan of the film either but man can Matthew McConaughey act now. He's becoming a fantastic actor. I'm seeing an oscar performance in the next couple years. Oh, and eat that chicken Gina Gershon.

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The Purge (2013)

Goddamn was this ever a piss poor movie with such a wasted premise. Basically it's the near future and America has been reborn as it were with a new government faction called "The New Founding Fathers" wants to keep crime and unemployment low by making all crime legal for a 12 hour period. Now this setup offers up a plethora of questions the film could answer like if scientists use this time to do experiments they otherwise could have done, do hackers or black marketers do their work during this time, wouldn't this be a perfect moment for a country to attack the US, etc. Instead we get The Strangers and Straw Dogs human centipeded together with an incredibly heavy handed message that is quite literally stated directly to the camera.

I really hate when good ideas get wasted.

I'm reviewing this this week. Looks like I'm going to go to my old theater so I don't have to pay for garbage. Thanks for the heads up.

I saw The Purge earlier today and thought it was pretty good actually. Simple, pretty straight forward horror movie.I like that it relied on suspense to make it worth watching, and not over the top gore. I thought it was pretty old school and I liked that. Was the acting fantastic? No. Was it a bit predictable in spots? Sure. But its horror and really there arent any horror movies winning an Oscar, you know? Anyway, it would be a fun movie to watch if someone was planning to stay in and watch scary movies all night or something. Good times.

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Surely there has to be around 20 mins running time missing from this film as it clocked in at a mere 83 mins and feels rushed. The budget for this was less than half of the original so maybe that's it which is a shame. The direction and set design was decent enough but it severely lacked atmosphere and the fact that the characters used exposition dialogue every ten minutes robbed the film of any sense of foreboding and interest. Shame.
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I lasted about 25 mins so maybe this shouldn't be posted but note to film makers : if you are going to use hand held cameras constantly then don't have scenes in the film where the shots are seemingly not from any camera source at all. It defeats the purpose and Gyllenhaal looks terrible with a shaved head.

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It's shark week and I wanna watch romance movies and eat sweets, idgaf

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^ Last wk I watched this bc without Netflix working I'm severely limited but it WAS pretty good, by my standards and interests. I like her in another psycho movie called Motherly Instincts that I watched early this yr:

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Football films are often turds. This one was quite predictably structured and rather cliched in places, but was actually rather decent. It's a rags to riches kinda thing. Mexican immigrant living in LA, meets an English former scout who invites him to England for a trial at Newcastle united. It features little cameos from some of the Newcastle squad of the time such as Alan Shearer, Jermaine Jenas, Lee Bowyer etc, as well as David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane and a few others. Not amazing but I liked it.

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I hadn't seen this for ages. It has a decent enough cast, but its kind stupid in places, as over the top as you might expect from a typical action film and why, oh why has Cage been a cast in a role where he needs to put on a horrible, southern American drawl? It's been so long I'd forgotten just how bad the accent is.

They really need to make a football movie based on Robin Friday.

Holy shit it's shark week?! I'm canceling all my plans for the week now.

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When I first saw the trailer for this one I was anxious to see it but also skeptical. I’m always skeptical when it comes to comedies. I have favorites but most were made in the 70s and 80s such as Airplane! and basically anything Bill Murray touched. Today there have been a few I liked such as Anchorman, Step Brothers, Superbad, and Pineapple Express, but there have been some horrible ones such as anything with Vince Vaughn or Adam Sandler. This is the End is joining the former group. I loved it. It’s so off the walls bat**** insane that it’s hard to believe that some of the scenes actually made it into the film instead of being deemed too ridiculous. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg make their directorial debut and also pen the film. It centers around a party at James Franco’s house and that’s all you should know. Watching the trailer isn’t a bad thing but man does it help not knowing much. Every funny person under the age of 35 is in this film and it really helps that they’re all playing themselves. This is a movie where the actors can actually joke about their own careers and the careers of others. They know what people say about them and now it can all come out. It was a great experience to see a bunch of real life friends make a crazy ass hysterical movie like this. Michael Cera is the only one who doesn’t play himself, at least I hope it’s not himself. The end might be the funniest part of all. It’s a cameo you did not see coming. Hysterical. It’s one of the funniest movies to come out this decade. I mean that. See it with a bunch of people. Oh god Michael Cera…what have you become?

4.5/5

I've loved every bit of promo material they have released for that one. Stoked.

I thought that was gonna be ****. Nice to know I might have been wrong. I pretty much love all the movies those guys do together.

I also hate Ben Stiller.