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Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 02-25-10
Replies: 53
What is the deal with Megan Fox?
Posted By jet57
I have - no idea - who that person is. Howz that...

I have - no idea - who that person is. Howz that for giving her her due.
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 02-24-10
Replies: 87
The Films of Frank Capra
Posted By jet57
Capra's Deeds and Smith and Wonderful Life,...

Capra's Deeds and Smith and Wonderful Life, really capture Americana for me and tell us a lot about what folks were like. I'm not too familiar with some of his other work - I should be: but, there's...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-23-10
Replies: 24
What's your favourite Disney film?
Posted By jet57
The Swiss Family Robinson. I was just a kid, and...

The Swiss Family Robinson. I was just a kid, and on the big screen in an old - very large local movie theater, on a Saturday afternoon: it just swept me away! I've enver forgotten that feeling.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-22-10
Replies: 13
please rate these films for me
Posted By jet57
Okay. Now some of these films are older (by that...

Okay. Now some of these films are older (by that I mean an earlier era), so for those I will rate them on the contemporary scale.

1941 -4: Good production value, bad script
The Boys From Brazil...
Replies: 8
The numbers
Posted By jet57
Yeah, thanks. The movies are about what we do...

Yeah, thanks. The movies are about what we do for recreation in this country and it's meant to be good story telling. The movies have helped this country out in bitter times before, and it saddens...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-18-10
Replies: 106
A Clockwork Orange (Your very, very first thoughts)
Posted By jet57
I loved it: I was thirteen and had already seen...

I loved it: I was thirteen and had already seen Space Oddessy a dozen or so times. It was Kubrik's camera work that hooked me. All of his picuters were brought to life by the vividness of the color...
Forum: Upcoming Movies & Sequels 02-18-10
Replies: 32
Should Lucas finish Star Wars?
Posted By jet57
I think he can finish it if he wants to: I won't...

I think he can finish it if he wants to: I won't see the rest of it. The last episode I saw had so much Percival and the Holy Grail written all over it, that the originality is now lost: it's all...
Replies: 8
The numbers
Posted By jet57
The numbers

I have to say that for some time now, I have been rather upset by the way the numbers are reported when a picture is in its first run. It's always about "how much money was made", and how it may have...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-17-10
Replies: 18
Most Realistic World
Posted By jet57
Ahh, excellent picture: drama. Nice site...

Ahh, excellent picture: drama.

Nice site too - thanks
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-17-10
Replies: 156
Best Death Scene
Posted By jet57
Medic "Wade", Saving Private Ryan

Medic "Wade", Saving Private Ryan
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 02-16-10
Replies: 16
James Dean
Posted By jet57
Cox was the only person who was abstract enough...

Cox was the only person who was abstract enough and really understood Brando. So the idea of the two doesn't surpirise me now: it did when I first heard about it though.

I really don't remember...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 02-16-10
Replies: 16
James Dean
Posted By jet57
According to Brando, he did attend some...

According to Brando, he did attend some gatherings (which is where he first met Monroe: the wall flower) and Dean was present. Those who wrote about Brando also noted that Dean did indeed study...
Forum: Movie Reviews 02-16-10
Replies: 173
The MoFo Movie Club Discussion: Citizen Kane
Posted By jet57
Sorry about not including your pictures: the site...

Sorry about not including your pictures: the site said I din't have enough posts to make the reply (with links): <shrug>


Yeah. So I read your enquire and review with interest. I have seen the...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-15-10
Replies: 16
Good trailers bad movies
Posted By jet57
District 9: what a mess.

District 9: what a mess.
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 02-14-10
Replies: 43
Arnold VS Stallone
Posted By jet57
I think that both stars are really different from...

I think that both stars are really different from each other: Shwarzenegger is more a fantasy character because of his looks and sound: Terminator is something only he could have pulled off well....
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-14-10
Replies: 19
Favorite Plot Twists
Posted By jet57
Re: Favorite Plot Twists

"Witness for the Prosecution" ranks as teh best for me.
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 02-14-10
Replies: 16
Poll: John Candy what's your favourite
Posted By jet57
Volunteers

Volunteers
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 02-14-10
Replies: 16
James Dean
Posted By jet57
James Dean secretly idolized Brando. Dean would...

James Dean secretly idolized Brando. Dean would go to parties that Brando was attending and watch and study how Brando conducted himself: particularly around women. I think that Dean's potential had...
Replies: 30,440
The person above me thread
Posted By jet57
n3wt has a very funny signature.

n3wt has a very funny signature.
Replies: 246
Thoughts on remakes
Posted By jet57
I'm of the opinion that if a remake steps up for...

I'm of the opinion that if a remake steps up for technical quality that was unavailable at the time, or a new interpretation: that is, much more material added and giving the picture a bolder look...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-13-10
Replies: 118
Favourite movie soundtrack?
Posted By jet57
I would say, "The Notorious Betty Page".

I would say, "The Notorious Betty Page".
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-13-10
Replies: 7
Cool British Flicks
Posted By jet57
I would recomend "Cash Back": it's strats off to...

I would recomend "Cash Back": it's strats off to be something that it surely is not. I found it to be a very good picture and those that I have shown it to agree.