I just re-watched P&P (05), for the 100th time, lol, and I loved it so much. Me and Betsie and Destined giggled, and squealed and had long conversations through out the movie, and since we were sitting in the Student Union of a college, people would walk by and talk to us about it as we watched. It was so wildly fun!
Oh, and I went and saw Soul Surfer again - the 4th movie I've seen more than once in a theatre!

The Wizard of Oz (IMDb Top 250- #126)

I had a sudden urge for this movie today, so my girlfriend and I watched it tonight. Can I say that I loved it? I think it's more nostalgia than anything, but I can't say that's a problem. It's just a wonderful movie, the characters. Over the Rainbow is also, easily, one of the best songs cinema has given us. I love the song a little too much I think, it's just very memorable.

This movie had and will keep a rating of 8/10 from me.

Winner of 2 Academy Awards, and another 4 Nominations:
Best Original Score (Win)
Best Original Song: Over the Rainbow (Win)
Best Picture
Best Art Direction
Best Cinematography
Best Effects, Special Effects

I've really been wanting to see 'Up'! I hope I'll have the opportunity this sometime soon.

Yesterday 'Grease' was on! One of my favorite movies ever! I was humming the songs for the rest of the day.

I just watched Watership Down (1978) for the second time last night... I still like it too I loved the book, and it stayed fairly loyal. Although it can get a bit creepy and gory in parts. I wonder what it would have been rated nowadays as it came out before the PG-13 rating was invented... even though it is animated.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watership_Down_(film )

My roommate is currently watching Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. I watched that movie in theatres with my dad several years ago: the only movie I've ever seen in theatres. My dad took me to see it while I was on a trip with him. He said he'd been wanting to see it because the fantastacar was modeled after a Dodge. And my family, for several generations, has always been die hard Dodge drivers.

Just a few days ago, I watched the first Fantastic Four movie. I really like both of the movies. Has anyone else seen them?

Just a few days ago, I watched the first Fantastic Four movie. I really like both of the movies. Has anyone else seen them?

I saw both and even admit to owning both, although I think the first movie is average and the second is rather sub-par to what it could have been. I hate to be one of those "The comic/book was better!" people but here it holds true, especially for Silver Surfer, which is one of the most epic story arcs ever conceived for the comics industry. This is legendary stuff and they ended up turning Galactus into a non-speaking cloud thing that floats about. By the same token I can understand it would be very difficult cramming that much plot into a two hour time frame...I wish they'd done it as a two parter. Instead of rebooting Spiderman (which was actually very good) they should have rebooted F4. Alas, lost opportunities...

I just watched Watership Down (1978) for the second time last night... I still like it too I loved the book, and it stayed fairly loyal. Although it can get a bit creepy and gory in parts. I wonder what it would have been rated nowadays as it came out before the PG-13 rating was invented... even though it is animated.

That was a great little movie! Surprisingly intense for an animated feature, which even to that time was commonly accepted as children's fare by and large. I remember that John Hurt voiced Hazel and that Bigwig was a one-rabbit wrecking machine, and the movie was very intense and graphically, especially at the end

Shadowlander, I actually wouldn't mind a live action/ cgi version so long as the effects are believable and that its as good and as close to the book as the '78 version. My only qualm was...
However that's pretty minor in comparison to some book-to-movie adaptations I've seen. But it's kinda nice to see an animated film, that's not necessarily a kid's flick- of course I'm sure a lot of that had to do with the lack of good cgi at the time.

Edit forgot to mention, I abesolutely love Kehaar! Just like the book! Other favorites include Fiver, Hazel, Bigwig, and Blackberry.

I have recently become obsessed with the musical version of "Les Miserables"
I have seen the 10th anniversary version, and I like it, but there's a new version, the 25th anniversary version, that, to me, is even better! it's a bit more filled out and has some songs that the 10th anniversary version didn't include that are from the original play
the 25th anniversary version has an amazing cast. Valjean is very strong and carries his parts with ease. he's got a great voice. Marius is played by none other than Nick Jonas of the Jonas brothers. I was wary of it at first, but wow! he does an amazing job!!!!! he does very well and looks the part.
it's amazing!

Well, thanks to Youtube, I was able to watch the 1979 Tobe Hooper film Salem's Lot. Thanks to the discussions on this thread, I thought I would give it a shot. Sooo, I blame you, Shadow, if I have nightmares now.

Anyway, the film was surprisingly well made for a TV movie. The acting may have been a tad hammy at points, but overall the actors did a great job. The cinematography was very nice and gave a real sense of creepy atmosphere to the production.

The score was a tad melodramatic in parts, but I loved it anyway. It was a great blend of Bernard Herrmann and Dark Shadows type music. Sounds like an odd combination but it worked.

The make-up effects were mostly simple (except for the head vamp), but very creepy. The best one was the grave digger character. He looked FREAKY!

I was also surprised at how many genuine scares there are in this film. Even if a scene isn't out-and-out scary, it still has an uneasy feel to it. Just goes to show you can be truly frightening without buckets of blood and gore.

Overall, I rather enjoyed this film. I typically don't go for horror films but this one was rather good. It's interesting that the only two horror films to truly "creep me out" when I'm older have been Stephen King adaptations (this and Kubrick's The Shining).
Highly recommended if you are into horror films or want a good scare. Besides, how can you not like a film that has James Mason as a suave bad-guy in it?

Score: 4/5

I'm glad you enjoyed it PC004 and also glad to see that it generally stands the test of time (especially odd it being a TV movie)!

Now imagine watching that when you were 8 years old! So, when I think vampires that's the kind of vampires I think of. And the grave digger guy was definitely on the freaky side, but my money is on the little vampire kid floating outside the window scratching and saying, "let me in!". *shivers*

The Social Network (IMDb Top 250- #191)

How I love this movie! At first I was skeptical of it, but upon trailers I grew interested. By the time I saw the movie, my expectations were high and thankfully they were met and exceeded. I can criticize very little about it, for example a little "cleaner" would have been a plus for me, but I knew the content would be there and well... it was mostly true to the life these people had at the time so I don't ever complain about that. The cast was wonderful, Garfield being the best I think.

Excellent story, truly unbelievable how this guy went through the lengths to make Facebook his own even though in the process he screwed up his only friend and potential partners. All for the cash, granted it is a lot- but is it really worth losing a friend over? To me the answer is easily "no. it's not worth losing a friend over" but I guess for him it was... Does he regret it now years later? I don't know. The movie was wonderfully told and I love this movie.

This movie had and will keep a rating of 9/10 from me.

Winner of 3 Academy Awards, and another 5 Nominations:
Best Adapted Screenplay (Win)
Best Original Score (Win)
Best Editing (Win)
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Cinematography
Best Sound Mixing
Best Actor: Jesse Eisenberg

*it's been more than 24 hours since my last post*

The Blind Side (IMDb Top 250- N/A)

This movie gets a lot of dislike, maybe hate but I really really like it. Sure it only got nominated for BP because of the extra five slots, but I'm happy it did get there. I'm one that's also happy Sandra Bullock won the Oscar, admittedly she might not get another in her career.

The story, I truly love it. I saw this movie a month after its release and from the beginning was moved by it. This is now the third time I watch it and I still enjoy it.
My girlfriend saw it for the first time and loved it as well.

This movie had and will keep a rating of 8/10 from me, though it is a lower eight than before.

Winner of 1 Academy Award, and one other Nomination:
Best Actress: Sandra Bullock (Win)
Best Picture

I thought The Blind Side was a good movie, but after viewing it I didn't think it was worthy of the Oscar. Still Bullock did really good and I applaud her winning it.

Just so you know, narnian1, the story of The Social Network, while based on real events, is only loosely based. I don't believe that the story is very accurate or even what actually happened. I've read that Mark Zuckerberg is shown as quite the jerk in the movie, which I don't think is entirely true.

The point is that movies are not reality. 99% of the time they do not tell the real story. Even if they are faithful to the facts, the director will nearly always put his own spin on the story, and that may give the viewer the wrong impression.

Just so you know, narnian1, the story of The Social Network, while based on real events, is only loosely based. I don't believe that the story is very accurate or even what actually happened.

The point is that movies are not reality. 99% of the time they do not tell the real story.

oh yes, I am aware of it. I know I said "mostly true" but I didn't mean "mostly" literally. I just didn't want to say "entirely true". I forgot about any other word that would simply mean partly true, including "partly"

Yes, I know movies aren't reality too
I have never, or rarely, take them as 100% fact. Thanks though