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01-02-2006, 04:23 PM
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#1981 of 2004 
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20 Best First-Time Viewings of 2005:
Léon: The Professional
Collateral
Strangers on a Train
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Batman Begins
12 Angry Men
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Ox-Bow Incident
JFK
The Machinist
Shaun of the Dead
The Bride of Frankenstein
The Wolf Man
Le Samouraï
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Millions
Syriana
King Kong
Munich
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01-02-2006, 05:55 PM
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#1982 of 2004
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To each his own. I'd never give up my collection. I'd rather never see a new movie ever again, than not be able to rewatch all the great films in my collection. Of course it's fun discovering a new movie, but for me, 9 out of 10 of the new films I see are ones I'd never want to watch again, and half of those are horrible. And the 1 out of 10 that is worth watching again, while good, is rarely as good as most of my collection.
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I'm just speaking for myself of course but if I were in your shoes I'd never watch anything new either. 
Looking at our lists it appears I enjoy more of the "new" viewings than you do. We spoke about this earlier but 373  and 313  would make me want to skip any new viewings as well. I know your ratings are because you don't want to see them again and perhaps you somewhat enjoyed some of these titles but still....
However, if I reviewed films the same way you did then I'd probably have a lot more on my list. Lifes too short to keep rewatching things so for 90 minutes I can try something new. More than likely I'll never watch that certain film again but it was still nice seeing something new and you never know because it could still end up being one of your favorites.
Joe and I recommended five films to each other last year (12 this year) and he put off PATHS OF GLORY until the final day of the year because he really wasn't interested in seeing it. Since he enjoyed the film so much I'd ask him if he's happy he finally saw it and perhaps if he wished he had watched it earlier in the year instead of watching I WAS A TEENAGE FRANKENSTEIN two times. Out of our recommendations this year I believe he loved ON THE WATERFRONT and PATHS OF GLORY so I'm sure he wishes he had seen these earlier in life instead of watching some crap film over and over. Of course, perhaps I'm wrong but I've got twelve more films to recommend him this year so we shall see.
I gave him EAST OF EDEN and he gave me LURED. I think it's better we watch these rather than watching TEENAGE FRANKENSTEIN for the 20th time. One of us might like TEENAGE more than the film picked but we'll just have to wait and see. 
p.s.---I guess we can carry this over at the other thread since it appears all the reserves are in. Someone can copy and paste this over there or my reply can go there.
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01-03-2006, 02:41 AM
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#1983 of 2004
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King Kong is the best movie you saw Jim??!!
December Recap
Movies Seen: 24
Best 1st Time Viewing: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
2005 Films
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - A-
The Exorcism of Emily Rose - C+
Fantastic Four - B-
Four Brothers - B
Kingdom of Heaven - C+
King Kong - C+
Kings & Queen - B+
Mad Hot Ballroom - B+
Memoirs of a Geisha - C+
Murderball - B+
Sky High - B
War of the Worlds - C
2004 Films
Godzilla: Final Wars - B-
Pre-2004 Movies Seen for the 1st Time
Le Samourai (1967, Jean-Pierre Melville) (DVD Rent) - B-
The Son of Kong (1933, Ernest B. Shoedsack) (DVD Own) - B
Sword of the Beast (1965, Hideo Gosha) (DVD Rent) - B
The Tales of Hoffmann (1951, Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger) (DVD Rent) - B+
Revisits (All DVD's from my collection unless specified)
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970, Dario Argento) - A-
The Brown Bunny (2004, Vincent Gallo) - A
A Christmas Story (1983, Bob Clark) - A
The Devil's Rejects (2005, Rob Zombie) - A-
The Iron Giant (1999, Brad Bird) - A
It's A Wonderful Life (1946, Frank Capra) - A
Rear Window (1954, Alfred Hitchcock) - A
Yes, Captain Hammer's here, hair blowing in the breeze. The day needs my saving expertise! - Captain Hammer, Corporate Tool
2002 Sight & Sound Challenge: 313 Last Watched: Time of the Gypsies
Last 10 Films Watched:
Retribution - B / Frontiers - C
The Third Mother - B+ / The Mist - A
Diary of the Dead - B+ / The Invisible Man - B+
Inside - B / The Crazies - B
Lost Boys: The Tribe - C+ / The War of the Gargantuas - B
DVD BEAVER My Collection
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01-03-2006, 06:34 AM
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#1984 of 2004
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[YAWN] Yes Brook, shocking as it may seem. Remember the two of us have very little in common as to our movie likes & dislikes so do we really need to go down this path again for the umpteenth time?
The Collection (Blu-Ray High Definition/DVD)
Pre-orders - BLU-RAY: Akira, The Dark Knight, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Death Proof, Dr No, For Your Eyes Only, From Russia With Love, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, Incredible Hulk, JFK, La Femme Nikita, Live and Let Die, Planet of the Apes (Evolution Collection), Planet Terror, Poltergeist, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Third Man, Thunderball, WALL E DVD: Budd Boetticher Collection, Popeye the Sailor Vol #3, Warner Gangster Collection Vol #4
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01-03-2006, 06:54 AM
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#1985 of 2004
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Jim you should have posted "Chronicles of Narnia the best film you saw Brook??!!" and add an  smiley on top. 
I saw a few new films last year, compared to you guys too few to mention.
Kong was probably my favorite, frankly I've forgotten the rest, my memory is like a sieve. Like George Kaplan I'd rather spend my viewing time watching old favorites than waste my time watching a film I know I'd most likely never want to see again, ever. Life is too short.
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01-03-2006, 09:11 AM
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#1986 of 2004
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Like George Kaplan I'd rather spend my viewing time watching old favorites than waste my time watching a film I know I'd most likely never want to see again, ever. Life is too short.
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I certainly support the idea of re-watching films you already know and love, but in my experience you can't always "know" in advance whether or not you'll likely never want to see a new film again.
Michael Elliot and I recommended five films each to one another in 2005 (we're doing one per month for 2006!) and when he kept suggesting PATHS OF GLORY, I must be honest and say I was very hesitant about it, because I don't really have much interest in "war films", and the whole subject didn't seem to appeal to me. However, once I tried it out, I loved it - gave it **** , even - and now I intend to buy it on DVD for myself!
Of course it helps when we're talking about an acclaimed director (like Stanley Kubrick) and a film that has a strong positive reputation, like PATHS. |
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01-03-2006, 09:43 AM
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#1987 of 2004
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Well I was really talking about recent films I'd most likely never want to watch again. I saw Million Dollar Baby and Mystic River for the first time recently and it'll be a very long time before I sit thru them again. Over the xmas period I saw many favorites inc Singin' in the Rain, The Band Wagon, Some Like it Hot, North by Northwest, Duck Soup and my number one favorite Ben-Hur (1959), which reminds me...
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I'll never understand how anyone can judge any of the two BEN HUR's higher than one star, well let's say one star and a half . It's annoyingly religious,
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Where do you people come from? Ben-Hur, a fabulous film, has been my favorite for decades now, yes it is very religious, the funny thing is I don't have a religious bone in my entire body and yet I love this film more than any other. I look at religion in films as almost a supernatural element, a fantasy, and I can enjoy them on that level.
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01-03-2006, 10:53 AM
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#1988 of 2004
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Where do you people come from? Ben-Hur, a fabulous film, has been my favorite for decades now, yes it is very religious, the funny thing is I don't have a religious bone in my entire body and yet I love this film more than any other. I look at religion in films as almost a supernatural element, a fantasy, and I can enjoy them on that level.
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Ditto, Steve!
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01-03-2006, 01:41 PM
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#1989 of 2004
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