boojam Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 On 11/19/2017 at 8:41 AM, polishgenius said: Ooooh, speaking of animation. The Secret of Kells and Song of the Sea. What about Spirited Away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Just now, boojam said: What about Spirited Away? Well, my first post mentioned any Ghibli, so yeah, definitely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAROVORKIN Posted November 20, 2017 Author Share Posted November 20, 2017 10 minutes ago, boojam said: What about Spirited Away? A first rate classic . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 16 hours ago, DireWolfSpirit said: A newer one i'll add that I havent noticed mentioned. would be a pretty entertaining movie I saw tonight on HBO, "The Great Wall". I would recommend this one if anyone hasnt seen it yet. The one with Matt Damon? This is sarcasm right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAROVORKIN Posted November 20, 2017 Author Share Posted November 20, 2017 23 minutes ago, HelenaExMachina said: The one with Matt Damon? This is sarcasm right? It didn't wow the critics and It didn't quite meet box office expectations, but It's not a bad film at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 On November 20, 2017 at 5:33 PM, HelenaExMachina said: The one with Matt Damon? This is sarcasm right? Also has the Red Viper from Thrones and this Director: " Zhang Yimou is a Chinese film director, producer, writer and actor, and former cinematographer. He is counted amongst the Fifth Generation of Chinese filmmakers, having made his directorial debut in 1987 with Red Sorghum." Wikipedia ^^^ Who Directed some of my favorite Chinese films ever, like "Raise the Red Lantern" and "To Live", which both starred Gong Li and are 2 amazing classic films. Yimou is the real deal, so no, not sarcasm. I enjoyed "The Great Wall" quite a bit, even with the seemingly miscast Matt Damon and Pedro P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattJC Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 The original Conan the Barbarian is like a second father to me. That is a criminally underrated movie, especially its score. Honourable mentions go to: Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Two Towers Excalibur Laputa: Castle in the Sky Sword of the Stranger Conan the Destroyer Red Sonya The Labyrinth Pan's (other) Labyrinth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theda Baratheon Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 On 11/19/2017 at 1:21 PM, Fiddler said: Oh my gawd, Theda, Sindbad and the eye of the tiger was one of my favorite movies when I was a kid. Can't believe I forgot that. Another one that I will still watch and love today even with it's janky special effects. I love all those harryhausen stop motion films - great stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathalie29109 Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 http://sockshare.io/watch/gdV9a0GD-my-secret-sex-fantasy-season-1.html This is new film (2017) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAROVORKIN Posted November 22, 2017 Author Share Posted November 22, 2017 48 minutes ago, Theda Baratheon said: I love all those harryhausen stop motion films - great stuff Harryhausen's films had better writing and were far more imaginative then many of todays special effects driven films. And they are more fun to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theda Baratheon Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 2 hours ago, GAROVORKIN said: Harryhausen's films had better writing and were far more imaginative then many of todays special effects driven films. And they are more fun to watch. They had a lot of heart and care put into them. 2 hours ago, nathalie29109 said: http://sockshare.io/watch/gdV9a0GD-my-secret-sex-fantasy-season-1.html This is new film (2017) We aren' talking about THAT kind of fantasy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boojam Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 4 hours ago, GAROVORKIN said: Harryhausen's films had better writing and were far more imaginative then many of todays special effects driven films. And they are more fun to watch. The 'Haryhausen - part' of "Haryhausen" films, you do know that Haryhausen did not write or direct any of those movies? The only thing good about: The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955) Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957) Is the VFX by Harryhausen. (Some say Earth vs the Flying Saucers has a good story, not that I could ever tell!) Not until Seventh Voyage of Sinbad did someone put a decent 'film' around Harryhausen. The best film with Haryausen FX and a good story was Jason and the Argonauts. Films around that were had a lot of mediocre stories. Especially disappointing was Clash of the Titans, once again great Harryhausen FX but thudding ponderous narrative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAROVORKIN Posted November 22, 2017 Author Share Posted November 22, 2017 12 hours ago, boojam said: The 'Haryhausen - part' of "Haryhausen" films, you do know that Haryhausen did not write or direct any of those movies? The only thing good about: The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955) Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957) Is the VFX by Harryhausen. (Some say Earth vs the Flying Saucers has a good story, not that I could ever tell!) Not until Seventh Voyage of Sinbad did someone put a decent 'film' around Harryhausen. The best film with Haryausen FX and a good story was Jason and the Argonauts. Films around that were had a lot of mediocre stories. Especially disappointing was Clash of the Titans, once again great Harryhausen FX but thudding ponderous narrative. I know he wasn't a writer but even so , those films of which he was involved with are a damned sight better then a lot the crap they're doing now. The 1981 Clash of the Titans film is far better and far more imaginative and enjoyable then the Sam Worthington lead remake . You might want to add this film to you List. The First Men in the Moon 1964 directed by Nathan Juran, Haryhuasen did many of the creature effects the ruling cast of Selenite inhabitants of the Moon. and the giant Mooncalfs (Caterpillars). He didn't do the writing but it benefited from an excellent script by jan Read and Nigel Kneale, the later famous for the Quatermass series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAROVORKIN Posted November 22, 2017 Author Share Posted November 22, 2017 8 hours ago, Theda Baratheon said: They had a lot of heart and care put into them. We aren' talking about THAT kind of fantasy... I agree . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boojam Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 4 hours ago, GAROVORKIN said: I know he wasn't a writer but even so , those films of which he was involved with are a damned sight better then a lot the crap they're doing now. The 1981 Clash of the Titans film is far better and far more imaginative and enjoyable then the Sam Worthington lead remake . You might want to add this film to you List. The First Men in the Moon 1964 directed by Nathan Juran, Haryhuasen did the many of the creature effects the ruling cast of Selenite inhabitants of the Moon. and the giant Mooncalfs (Caterpillars). He didn't do the writing but it benefited from an excellent script by jan Read and Nigel Kneale, the later famous for the Quatermass series. Yeah should have noted First Men in the Moon, I think that is my second favorite 'Harryhousen' after Jason and the Argonauts. H G Well got pretty good adaptations War of the Worlds (1953) (a nifty smartly done 'modern setting' , a very crisp film compared to the 2005 version, I wish Spielberg had left that alone.) The 1960 Time Machine , even The Invisible Man and The Island of Doctor Moreau. Nigel Kneale was a wonder of a screen writer , Quatermass and the Pit is a science fiction film gem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibandar Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 I'll also nominate Tarsem Singh's stunning looking "Immortals". Found it significantly better than the two Clash of the Titans films of the last years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggegg Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 2 hours ago, Calibandar said: I'll also nominate Tarsem Singh's stunning looking "Immortals". Found it significantly better than the two Clash of the Titans films of the last years. Its certainly a good looking movie, and better than Clash of the Titans (god I forgot about them), but like Singhs other movie (the fall), I felt like it was hugely style over substance. It barely has any level of plot or character, its script is basic and somewhat silly. But it does look great. His movies look like 2hour perfume commercials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 The Neverending Story. I watched this as a kid and loved it but never attempted a rewatch for fear that it will simply not hold up. Other than that, LoTR gets my nod. Fantasy films don't really pique my interest so I'm quite limited in my experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAROVORKIN Posted November 25, 2017 Author Share Posted November 25, 2017 9 hours ago, Consigliere said: The Neverending Story. I watched this as a kid and loved it but never attempted a rewatch for fear that it will simply not hold up. Other than that, LoTR gets my nod. Fantasy films don't really pique my interest so I'm quite limited in my experience. Ive seen the Neverending Story a few times ,Its a great film . The sequel film wasn't bad. There was 3rd film which was horrendous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAROVORKIN Posted November 27, 2017 Author Share Posted November 27, 2017 The Day the Earth Froze 1959 Captain Sinbad 1963 staring Guy Williams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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