The Cinema Taste Test!

Your friendly neighborhood firegod's wacky taste in movies revealed:

1. Karate Kid - L
2. Secrets & Lies - D
3. The English Patient - D
4. The Philadelphia Story - D
5. Gandhi - L
6. God's Army - D
7. Rocky IV - L
8. Boogie Nights - D
9. Inherit the Wind - L
10. Rear Window - L
11. Lean On Me - L
12. City Lights - D
13. Mrs. Doubtfire - L
14. Batman Returns - D
15. Stand By Me - D
16. Das Boot - L
17. Cool World - D
18. Agnes of God - L
19. The Green Mile - D
20. Dragonheart - D

And the results are:

Minion - 10
Kong - 11
Herod - 12
Caitlyn - 9
LordSlayton - 12
blibblobblib - 11
Fox - 12
Nikki - 10
Aniko - 10
moviefan20 - 9
Mark - 12

So we have a 4 way tie, and Herod answered first. Grats, Herod.

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One of the biggest myths told is that being intelligent is the absence of the ability to do stupid things.

1. Labyrinth
2. Matrix: Reloaded
3. Zero Effect
4. Peeping Tom
5. Time Bandits
6. Thelma and Louise
7. Breakfast of Champions
8. Gladiator
9. Lolita
0. Thomas Crowne Affair
1. Cape Fear
2. Mulholland Dr.
3. Spiderman
4. Amarcord
5. Reversal of Fortune
6. The Mission
7. Heat
8. Altered States
9. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
0. The Seventh Seal


There are a few movies in the list which have been remade, I did not apply specific dates to these because I feel the same way about both films (T.V. movies excluded, of course).

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"We are all worms, but I do believe I am a glow-worm."
--Winston Churchill

1. Labyrinth
2. Matrix: Reloaded
3. Zero Effect
4. Peeping Tom
5. Time Bandits
6. Thelma and Louise
7. Breakfast of Champions
8. Gladiator
9. Lolita
0. Thomas Crowne Affair
1. Cape Fear
2. Mulholland Dr.
3. Spiderman
4. Amarcord
5. Reversal of Fortune
6. The Mission
7. Heat
8. Altered States
9. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
0. The Seventh Seal

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"Today, war is too important to be left to politicians. They have neither the time, the training, nor the inclination for strategic thought. I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids."

I'll take a stab:

1. Labyrinth-L
2. Matrix: Reloaded-D
3. Zero Effect-L
4. Peeping Tom-L
5. Time Bandits-L
6. Thelma and Louise-D
7. Breakfast of Champions-D
8. Gladiator-D
9. Lolita-L
0. Thomas Crowne Affair-D
1. Cape Fear-L
2. Mulholland Dr.-L
3. Spiderman-D
4. Amarcord-L
5. Reversal of Fortune-D
6. The Mission-L
7. Heat-D
8. Altered States-L
9. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey-L
10. The Seventh Seal-L

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"I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore!" - Howard Beale

1. Labyrinth D
2. Matrix: Reloaded D
3. Zero Effect D
4. Peeping Tom L
5. Time Bandits L
6. Thelma and Louise D
7. Breakfast of Champions D (Great book though)
8. Gladiator D
9. Lolita L
0. Thomas Crowne Affair D
1. Cape Fear L
2. Mulholland Dr. L
3. Spiderman D
4. Amarcord L
5. Reversal of Fortune L
6. The MissionD
7. Heat L
8. Altered States L
9. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey D
0. The Seventh Seal L

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Kong's Reviews:
Stuck On You
Bad Santa

1. Labyrinth - L
2. Matrix: Reloaded - D
3. Zero Effect - D
4. Peeping Tom - L
5. Time Bandits - L
6. Thelma and Louise - L
7. Breakfast of Champions - D
8. Gladiator - D
9. Lolita - L
0. Thomas Crowne Affair - L
1. Cape Fear - D
2. Mulholland Dr. - L
3. Spiderman - D
4. Amercord - L
5. Reversal of Fortune - D
6. The Mission - L
7. Heat - L
8. Altered States - L
9. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey - L
0. The Seventh Seal - L

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1. Labyrinth -D
2. Matrix: Reloaded - D
3. Zero Effect - D
4. Peeping Tom - L
5. Time Bandits - L
6. Thelma and Louise - D
7. Breakfast of Champions - D
8. Gladiator - L
9. Lolita - L
0. Thomas Crowne Affair - L
1. Cape Fear - L
2. Mulholland Dr. - L
3. Spiderman - D
4. Amercord - L
5. Reversal of Fortune - L
6. The Mission - L
7. Heat - D
8. Altered States - L
9. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey - D
0. The Seventh Seal - L

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NEW (as of 1/24/05): Quick Reviews #10

1. Labyrinth L
2. Matrix: Reloaded D
3. Zero Effect D
4. Peeping Tom L
5. Time Bandits L
6. Thelma and Louise D
7. Breakfast of Champions D
8. Gladiator L
9. Lolita L
0. Thomas Crowne Affair L
1. Cape Fear L
2. Mulholland Dr. L
3. Spiderman L
4. Amarcord D
5. Reversal of Fortune D
6. The Mission L
7. Heat L
8. Altered States D
9. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey L
0. The Seventh Seal D

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instrumental rock band that I am in.

1. Labyrinth--D
2. Matrix: Reloaded--D
3. Zero Effect--L
4. Peeping Tom--L
5. Time Bandits--D
6. Thelma and Louise--L
7. Breakfast of Champions--D
8. Gladiator--D
9. Lolita--L
0. Thomas Crowne Affair--L
1. Cape Fear--L
2. Mulholland Dr.--L
3. Spiderman--D
4. Amarcord--L
5. Reversal of Fortune--L
6. The Mission--D
7. Heat--L
8. Altered States--L
9. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey--D
0. The Seventh Seal--L

1. Labyrinth~ L
2. Matrix: Reloaded~ D
3. Zero Effect~ L
4. Peeping Tom~ D
5. Time Bandits~ D
6. Thelma and Louise~ D
7. Breakfast of Champions~ D
8. Gladiator~ D
9. Lolita~ L
0. Thomas Crowne Affair~ L
1. Cape Fear~ L
2. Mulholland Dr.~ L
3. Spiderman~ D
4. Amarcord~ L
5. Reversal of Fortune~ D
6. The Mission~ D
7. Heat~ L
8. Altered States~ L
9. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey~ D
0. The Seventh Seal~ L

1. Labyrinth....L
2. Matrix: Reloaded....L
3. Zero Effect....L
4. Peeping Tom....L
5. Time Bandits....L
6. Thelma and Louise....D
7. Breakfast of Champions....D
8. Gladiator....D
9. Lolita....L
0. Thomas Crowne Affair....L
1. Cape Fear....L
2. Mulholland Dr.....L
3. Spiderman....D
4. Amarcord....D
5. Reversal of Fortune....L
6. The Misson....L
7. Heat.....D
8. Altered States.....D
9. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey....L
0. The Seventh Seal.....L

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~ Nikki ~

"I'm your hell, I'm your dream.......I'm nothing in between.......You know you wouldn't want it any other way".........

"Listen, when I slap you, you'll take it and like it"..........Humphrey Bogart..........Maltese Falcon.......

Graze on my lips and if those hills be dry, stray lower, where the pleasant fountains lie...........William Shakespeare.......

And here are the results:

1. Labyrinth....L
2. Matrix: Reloaded....D
3. Zero Effect....L
4. Peeping Tom....D (The only one to get this right was Aniko)
5. Time Bandits....L
6. Thelma and Louise....D
7. Breakfast of Champions....D (Kong hit this nail on the head)
8. Gladiator....D
9. Lolita....L
0. Thomas Crowne Affair....D (I have trouble believing Steve Mcqueen is a millionaire aristocrat -amongst other things-, and Rene Russo is just vile)
1. Cape Fear....L
2. Mulholland Dr.....L
3. Spiderman....D
4. Amarcord....D
5. Reversal of Fortune....L
6. The Misson....D
7. Heat.....D
8. Altered States.....L
9. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey....L (My putting this next to Seventh Seal should have given away that I appreciated the parody element of it.)
0. The Seventh Seal.....L

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And the winner is...
Beale: 16

Reputation points to the winner.

I guess that means I'm up next, eh?

My taste in movies is very odd to say the least. I have an insanely broad taste in movies. Its very hard to describe. The best I can do to summarize is that if a movie is good, I like it. While that may sound both ambiguous and pompus (which I hope it does not), it is the truth. Enough about my taste in movies though, on to the list!

Wait....one last thing. Because my taste is what it is, my list will be primarily of films that would be considered "guilty pleasures", and films that I belive are bad, and thus don't like. I hope you don't mind. (I hope I don't make this too easy...)

Wild Wild West
Bad Company (2002)
Batman Forever
Batman & Robin
Tomb Raider
Resident Evil
Robocop 2
The Scorpion King
Gods and Generals
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Commando (1985)
The 6th Day
Flash Gordan (1980)
Halloween II (1981)
City of Industry
The Boondock Saints
Soldier (1998)
Superman 3
Superman 4
Rocky V


Beale's bonus:

Pick out the two movies which I think are overrated (which is not to say I don't like the film, because I loved all 5):

Do the Right Thing
Touch of Evil
Gladiator
Gone with the Wind
Shakespeare in Love

Wild Wild West D
Bad Company (2002) D
Batman Forever L
Batman & Robin D
Tomb Raider D
Resident Evil L
Robocop 2 L
The Scorpion King D
Gods and Generals L
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen L
Commando (1985) L
The 6th Day L
Flash Gordan (1980) L
Halloween II (1981) D
City of Industry D
The Boondock Saints L
Soldier (1998) D
Superman 3 L
Superman 4 D
Rocky V L


Beale's bonus:

Gladiator
Gone with the Wind

Wild Wild West - D
Bad Company (2002) - L
Batman Forever - L
Batman & Robin - D
Tomb Raider - L
Resident Evil - L
Robocop 2 - D
The Scorpion King - D
Gods and Generals - L
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - L
Commando (1985) - L
The 6th Day - D
Flash Gordan (1980) - L
Halloween II (1981) - D
City of Industry - D
The Boondock Saints - L
Soldier (1998) - D
Superman 3 - L
Superman 4 - L
Rocky V - L


Beale's bonus:

Gone with the Wind
Shakespeare in Love

Wild Wild West - L
Bad Company (2002) - D
Batman Forever - D
Batman & Robin - L
Tomb Raider - D
Resident Evil - D
Robocop 2 - L
The Scorpion King - D
Gods and Generals - L
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - L
Commando (1985) - D
The 6th Day - D
Flash Gordan (1980) - D
Halloween II (1981) - L
City of Industry - L
The Boondock Saints - D
Soldier (1998) - L
Superman 3 - L
Superman 4 - D
Rocky V - L


Beale's bonus:

Gone with the Wind
Shakespeare in Love

Wild Wild West~ D
Bad Company (2002)~ L
Batman Forever~ L
Batman & Robin~ D
Tomb Raider~ D
Resident Evil~ L
Robocop 2~ D
The Scorpion King~ D
Gods and Generals~ L
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen~ L
Commando (1985)~ L
The 6th Day~ D
Flash Gordan (1980)~ D
Halloween II (1981)~ D
City of Industry~ L
The Boondock Saints~ L
Soldier (1998)~ L
Superman 3~ D
Superman 4~ D
Rocky V~ D


Beale's bonus:
Gladiator
Shakespeare in Love

Just to notify:

I will post the results tomorrow around noon, which I believe should make it about an even day.

I ACCIDENTALLY HIT BACK AND DELETED MY MONSTER POST!!!!! CRAP!!!!

Ok. I'm do a much shorter one now. Dang!

Wild Wild West-L
Bad Company (2002)-D
Batman Forever-L
Batman & Robin-D
Tomb Raider-L
Resident Evil-D
Robocop 2-L
The Scorpion King-D
Gods and Generals-D
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen-L
Commando (1985)-D
The 6th Day-L
Flash Gordan (1980)-L
Halloween II (1981)-L
City of Industry-D
The Boondock Saints-L
Soldier (1998)-L
Superman 3-D
Superman 4-D
Rocky V-L

Notes:
I had a very long in depth reason for why I liked Wild Wild West, but I deleted it. I still like it though , and the short reason why is because it was entertaining. It is the closest film to being bad that I've liked.

Read my official review of the League for more on that.

I had another long reason for Gods and Generals, which I'm guessing you all remembered me liking from one of my first posts. Back in those dark days, I was in search of a taste in film. I had not yet defined or refined any of it. Thanks to this film, I was forced to think about film in a new light, I was forced to rethink my definitions of good and bad, etc. This film helped me discover my taste!

On to the results: (in order of posting)

Minion TV: 12
Caitlyn: 10
Herod: 14
firegod: 11
Aniko: 8

Herod had the most, but I think he is out of the running because he led a recent cinema taste test. Therefore...the winner is Minion TV!!!....but wait.....didn't he win a minute ago? Oh well. I think you are in the clear....again. Someone stop me if I'm wrong though.

Thanks all for posting! Also Congrats to all, because you all did better than I usually do!

I almost forgot!

Beale's bonus:
Do the Right Thing
Touch of Evil

Great films, but a little overrated IMO.

That means Herod wins Beale's bonus!!!