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Forum: Upcoming Movies & Sequels 01-17-07
Replies: 9
Children Of Men
Posted By shankly
What a film. Truly brilliant. Cuaron is one of...

What a film. Truly brilliant. Cuaron is one of the few directors who can impose his style on a film and still have it come out spectacularly. This is an incredible movie.
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 01-17-07
Replies: 34
Top 5 Directors/Actors/Actresses
Posted By shankly
Directors 1. Clint Eastwood 2. Sydney...

Directors

1. Clint Eastwood
2. Sydney Lumet
3. Michael Mann
4. Todd Field
5. Alfred Hitchcock

Actresses
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 01-17-07
Replies: 127
Favorite Woody Allen Film?
Posted By shankly
Annie Hall has stood the test of time about as...

Annie Hall has stood the test of time about as well as any film.
Manhattan is incredible, eerily prophetic, but incredible.
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 01-17-07
Replies: 194
Clint Eastwood the director, appreciation thread
Posted By shankly
Eastwood is about as brilliant a director as they...

Eastwood is about as brilliant a director as they come, and it's because he knows how to reign it in. Their are simple shots in Million Dollar Baby that are exponentially more affecting than any...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 01-17-07
Replies: 106
Stanley Kubrick: Bad Director
Posted By shankly
I feel the same way about Kubrick that I do about...

I feel the same way about Kubrick that I do about Scorsese. If you can't trust your film enough to keep your overbearing style out of it, then you just wind up ruining the movie.
Additionally, if...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 01-17-07
Replies: 8
Peter Boyle, R.I.P.
Posted By shankly
So sad to see this happen. Such a great actor...

So sad to see this happen. Such a great actor and personality. Hard to beat on any film and, along with Patricia Heaton, made Everybody Loves Raymond.
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 01-17-07
Replies: 104
Best Russell Crowe movie
Posted By shankly
1. The Insider 2. L.A. Confidential 3. Master...

1. The Insider
2. L.A. Confidential
3. Master and Commander

P.S. How does no one see how bad A Beautiful Mind is. I once read a review of Ron Howard saying he was a towering monument to...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 01-17-07
Replies: 66
who do you think is the best kid actor right now?
Posted By shankly
Abigail Breslin is incredible. She may well...

Abigail Breslin is incredible. She may well replace Dakota Fanning as the most sought after young starlet.
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 01-17-07
Replies: 33
If you could meet one actor who would it be and why?
Posted By shankly
Steve Martin -- there is far more to the guy than...

Steve Martin -- there is far more to the guy than is displayed in his movies, which tend to be amazing by the way. He's absolutely brilliant.
Replies: 8,201
What was the last DVD you bought and why?
Posted By shankly
Bullitt. I don't think that needs any...

Bullitt. I don't think that needs any explanation.
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 01-17-07
Replies: 808
Sexiest Actors/Actresses
Posted By shankly
1. Grace Kelly 2. Naomi Watts 3. Nicole...

1. Grace Kelly
2. Naomi Watts
3. Nicole Kidman
4. Marylin Monroe
5. Katharine Ross
6. Eva Green
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 01-17-07
Replies: 286
Favorite Director?
Posted By shankly
Clint Eastwood, Michael Mann, Sidney Lumet, and...

Clint Eastwood, Michael Mann, Sidney Lumet, and Hitchcock. They don't get any better than this. Million Dollar Baby, The Insider, Dog Day Afternoon and Network, and North by Northwest are some of...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 01-17-07
Replies: 459
Martin Scorsese, super genius
Posted By shankly
I'm prepared to reap the whirlwind on this one,...

I'm prepared to reap the whirlwind on this one, but I haven't liked a single Scorsese movie I have seen. Directors who don't trust their stories enough to leave their overbearing stylistic...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 01-17-07
Replies: 79
Who are your favorite action stars?
Posted By shankly
Harrison Ford Tommy Lee Jones Daniel Craig...

Harrison Ford
Tommy Lee Jones
Daniel Craig (not just from Casino Royale, but Layer Cake as well)
Paul Newman
Robert Redford
Gene Hackman
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-17-07
Replies: 168
Favorite Fight Scenes
Posted By shankly
I'm going to go with Ed Norton against himself in...

I'm going to go with Ed Norton against himself in Fight Club
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-17-07
Replies: 110
Must-see movies
Posted By shankly
Million Dollar Baby The Insider In the...

Million Dollar Baby
The Insider
In the Bedroom
Heat
Dog Day Afternoon
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-17-07
Replies: 16
Common Lines in Movies
Posted By shankly
"Nooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Nooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-17-07
Replies: 47
The Longest Movie Ever Made
Posted By shankly
Movie that felt the longest is, appropriately,...

Movie that felt the longest is, appropriately, The Never Ending Story. Longest movie I've watched that was just incredible is Shoa, which is over 9 hours. Well worth watching if you can find the...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-17-07
Replies: 86
Poll: Which is your favourite movie decade??
Posted By shankly
If we're talking second best decade, then the...

If we're talking second best decade, then the 1940s. So many classic comedies and then movies started taking a darker turn into film noir after the war. Really great decade.
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 01-17-07
Replies: 741
Top 5 Most Beautiful Women
Posted By shankly
5. Ellen Pompeo 4. Rachel McAdams 3. Nicole...

5. Ellen Pompeo
4. Rachel McAdams
3. Nicole Kidman
2. Jenna Fisher
1. Naomi Watts
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-17-07
Replies: 52
any college or teen type movies
Posted By shankly
Ferris Bueller's Day Off doesn't get enough...

Ferris Bueller's Day Off doesn't get enough credit for being one of the best teenager films. Really great.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-17-07
Replies: 6
best Monolog Ever?
Posted By shankly
Mel Gibson's speech on the battlefield in...

Mel Gibson's speech on the battlefield in Braveheart. It's perfect -- no other word for it.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-17-07
Replies: 165
First Movie You Loved
Posted By shankly
The Fugitive -- still my favorite movie of all...

The Fugitive -- still my favorite movie of all time. They don't get any better.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-17-07
Replies: 3,158
What was the last movie you saw at the theaters?
Posted By shankly
Children of Men -- incredible movie. Go see it...

Children of Men -- incredible movie. Go see it now
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-17-07
Replies: 334
Movie everyone HATES
Posted By shankly
X Men 3 was a bit crap. But worst movie of all...

X Men 3 was a bit crap. But worst movie of all time goes to Tomcats

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