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Forum: General Movie Discussion 08-22-05
Replies: 77
Some Novels Shouldn't Be Made as a Movie
Posted By squeezyrider
[QUOTE=toysailor]LOTR. AND WHERE IS TOM...

[QUOTE=toysailor]LOTR.

AND WHERE IS TOM BOMBARDIL? :(

[QUOTE]

Leaving out Tom Bombadil was probably the best thing Jackson did with the trilogy. The first time I read it I nearly threw...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 08-19-05
Replies: 77
Some Novels Shouldn't Be Made as a Movie
Posted By squeezyrider
I mean if something doesn't work then fair enough...

I mean if something doesn't work then fair enough change it but how some people have got the nerve to take something that is widely loved and turn it over to the whims of some hick focus group... I'm...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 08-19-05
Replies: 77
Some Novels Shouldn't Be Made as a Movie
Posted By squeezyrider
Ah I reckon I'm really biased because I loved the...

Ah I reckon I'm really biased because I loved the book so much. It's quite painful when you wait for a film of a book and then when it arrives you discover they've torn out its heart and replaced it...
Forum: Games and Tabs 08-19-05
Replies: 1,716
Last Letter First Letter
Posted By squeezyrider
K-Pax

K-Pax
Forum: General Movie Discussion 08-19-05
Replies: 77
Some Novels Shouldn't Be Made as a Movie
Posted By squeezyrider
Have you seen the film? If not as I've said it's...

Have you seen the film? If not as I've said it's no loss. If you have seen the film and it's put you off reading the novel then try to put it out of your mind.

The characters are as beautifully...
Replies: 10
Future of Pixar Movies
Posted By squeezyrider
I have no idea of the answer to your question...

I have no idea of the answer to your question but... Any major distributor would be happy to have a success story like Pixar on their books so i don't think they'll have any problems. Personally I...
Forum: Movie Forums Site Stuff 08-19-05
Replies: 161
What does your username mean?
Posted By squeezyrider
Mine Rhymes with Easy Rider end of story.

Mine Rhymes with Easy Rider end of story.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 08-12-05
Replies: 77
Some Novels Shouldn't Be Made as a Movie
Posted By squeezyrider
The worst movie adaptation of a book I loved was...

The worst movie adaptation of a book I loved was Captain Corelli's Mandolin.

It took a beautiful narrative concerning the complexity of love amid the morally bankrupt backdrop of WW2. And turned...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 08-12-05
Replies: 3
Your Favorite Bad Movies
Posted By squeezyrider
Mine would be: Beastmaster 1&2 Sheriff and...

Mine would be:
Beastmaster 1&2
Sheriff and the Satellite Kid
The Peanut Butter solution

I disagree with the last starfighter though. It shouldn't be in this category as it is a bonafide...
Replies: 575
Your Favorite Song Lyrics
Posted By squeezyrider
In your white lace and your wedding bells You...

In your white lace and your wedding bells
You look the picture of contented new wealth
But from the on-looking fool who believed your lies
I wish this grave would open up and swallow me alive
For...
Replies: 374
Music-wise, What's Your Latest Discovery?
Posted By squeezyrider
I recently heard a track by the Decemberists...

I recently heard a track by the Decemberists called This Sporting Life.

The albuim is coming out soon it's called Picaresque.

Very nice sound bit like Belle and Sebastian but American.

Oh...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 08-02-05
Replies: 16
Most Memorable childbirth
Posted By squeezyrider
The Zombie baby in Braindead has to be one of the...

The Zombie baby in Braindead has to be one of the best ever.
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-26-05
Replies: 61
Batman Begins
Posted By squeezyrider
My other half commented after seeing this that we...

My other half commented after seeing this that we should buy it when it comes out on DVD. I of course agreed and she went on to suggest that we could collect the other Batman movies. I agreed...
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-26-05
Replies: 35
Garden State
Posted By squeezyrider
I thought this film was excellent. Very...

I thought this film was excellent. Very accomplished IMO for a first timer.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-22-05
Replies: 53
most traumatic movie involving a kid?
Posted By squeezyrider
For me the most disturbing scenes involving a...

For me the most disturbing scenes involving a child are the ones in Happiness where the Paedophile father is trying to drug his son's friend to rape him. The act that is occuring is bad enough but...
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-21-05
Replies: 35
Lets discuss Magnolia
Posted By squeezyrider
Fair comment. The aforementioned statement was...

Fair comment. The aforementioned statement was written in a hurry but I'll give another example of what I was trying to say; in my opinion Requiem For A Dream is also one of the best films that I...
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-21-05
Replies: 35
Lets discuss Magnolia
Posted By squeezyrider
I went to see Magnolia one afternoon when I was...

I went to see Magnolia one afternoon when I was free from College. I had loved Boogie Nights so I was looking forward to it. There were times at the beginning when I seriously considered walking out....
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-21-05
Replies: 198
Movies you are afraid of
Posted By squeezyrider
He really is a terrifying character in that movie...

He really is a terrifying character in that movie it's one of those performances that keeps you on edge all the time.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-21-05
Replies: 198
Movies you are afraid of
Posted By squeezyrider
I'm scared of the Film Sexy Beast. I watched it...

I'm scared of the Film Sexy Beast. I watched it once while under the influence of something decidedly other. I now have ingrained on my memory what it is like to see lovejoy being bummed while off my...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-21-05
Replies: 171
What Are YOUR Top 3 Favourite Movies?
Posted By squeezyrider
Hi Spag or shall I call you Tacitus I don't mind...

Hi Spag or shall I call you Tacitus I don't mind either way. I thought I'd drop in. Apparently I can't start a new thread until I've got some points not sure what that's all about how about a quick...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-21-05
Replies: 171
What Are YOUR Top 3 Favourite Movies?
Posted By squeezyrider
Hello Ms Next. It's good to see you. Nice...

Hello Ms Next.

It's good to see you. Nice selection there Thursday although I'm afraid the original Matrix has been forever sullied in my mind by the truly appalling sequels. By the way ( shhh...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-19-05
Replies: 1,542
What Is The Most Disturbing Film?
Posted By squeezyrider
Happiness

This is the most disturbing film I have ever seen.
I can deal with complex issues and don't need the world nicely packaged but the deep sense of unease throughout the whole of this film and the...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-19-05
Replies: 171
What Are YOUR Top 3 Favourite Movies?
Posted By squeezyrider
My top 3 movies

Raiders of The Lost Ark
Pulp Fiction
Goodfellas