Gojira is definitely the best of the Godzilla films. *Godzilla fan speaking here* I'm glad you liked it GB and Warrior. I've always had a soft spot for the Godzilla films, even the goofy ones, since I pretty much grew-up watching them and many other "monster on the loose" pictures that would air on AMC. I actually prefer the "guy in a suit" approach over horribly done CGI. Nowadays, I usually just skip to the monster attacks/battles in most of the movies.

My grandmother has never understood why I like those films.....

I remember the old Raymond Burr version of Godzilla, but I haven't seen it since I was 8. I used to be so puzzled why people's lips wouldn't match the words coming out on those old Godzilla flicks.

Though they may be hokey I really liked the old Godzilla vs. X films. I remember he squared off with the Smog Monster (which was kind of psychadelic, actually), Mecha-Godzilla, King Kong, Rodan, Mothra, etc. I loved the one where Godzilla teamed up with Rodan (not the artist) and Mothra to take on King Ghidorah, who if I remember right had 3 heads and gave our heroes a serious run for their money. This, old Kung-Fu films, and Sci Fi flicks formed the backbone of my TV viewing during my formative years. Good memories!

In my History class, we watched "The Other Boylen Girl" staring Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson.

It was fairly well done, with good acting and sets/costumes. However the whole movie is really...depressing. There isnt one moment of happyness or anything good. I don't mind movies that are overal sad, but really this is just a bunch of unfortunate, as well as messed up, events about two sisters who turn against each other for King Henry VIII. Their family ends up getting ruined and we are forced to see some sexually messed up moments in the process. And at the end

Anyway, I'd reccomend it for those interested in that particualr time of history.

I remember the old Raymond Burr version of Godzilla, but I haven't seen it since I was 8. I used to be so puzzled why people's lips wouldn't match the words coming out on those old Godzilla flicks.

Oh, yeah...I remember watching Godzilla years ago, looking to my parents and asking them, "What's wrong with their lips??"

Honestly, none of the Godzilla movies, new or old, appealed to me. The old one was cheesy, and the new ones, well, they were just flat out disappointing. (However, that is just my humble opinion. "Sorry" to the ones who liked them. )

The original Gojira (Japanese version) is not that cheesy at all. It's actually pretty dark and disturbing.

In my History class, we watched "The Other Boylen Girl" staring Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson.

It was fairly well done, with good acting and sets/costumes. However the whole movie is really...depressing.

Yeah that's what I thought when I saw it.

Most recently I've watched The Patriot for the second time, it's pretty good. I generally like war movies. My favorites are Gladiator, Jarhead, Black Hawk Down, Saving Private Ryan, and Lotr.

I'm also in to Mel Brooks films (Blazing Saddles, Space Balls, etc) and other comedies like Dumb and Dumber, Airplane, Austin Powers, etc etc etc lol

There are so many good old movies that I enjoy that it would take several pages.
"The Birds" is my favorite Hitchcock (probably because I've actually been to Bodega Bay where it was filmed); the rest of them just freak me out too much! I'm definitely not into horror or thrillers anymore.

My favorite movie of all time is "A Christmas Story". Love it!
Then, "While You Were Sleeping". From there, there are so many. I love the original "The Women." "Auntie Mame" is another favorite. And I love old musicals--"Oklahoma" being on the top of the list (mostly because I love singing "OOOOOOOOOOOOOKlahoma, where the wind comes sweeping down the plains." I also really like the silly comedies ("Monty Python and the Holy Grail," "Airplane!" and Mel Brooks (most of them) and Austin Powers. Some of them are so raunchy, but have such good one liners ("It's good to be the king").

I recently watched Peter Jackson's "King Kong"--I hope I don't offend anyone, but it was just like "Saving Private Ryan" (and "Lord of the Rings")..."is it ever going to end?"

I really enjoyed "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"--I like what people have said about it--bittersweet. And I'm NOT a Brad Pitt fan at all, but I think he did a great job.

I have "Son of Rambow" on my Netflix queue (don't we all if we haven't seen it?) Just to see Will Poulter.

Ah, While You Were Sleeping! That came from Netflix not that long ago. A very good movie.
It has one of my very favorite lines ever: "No, tell him now. He can't kill you in church."

Has anybody else seen "Neverwas"?

I've never heard of the Thin Man series before. I just had to go look it up on google. They look really interesting! I'll definitely have to see if our library system has them. Is there any specific one you would recommend watching first? (I take it there are more then one.)

Steve McQueen in The Magnificent Seven and the Great Escape.

There are 6 movies in all, the first one is The Thin Man. The Thin Man Goes Home is my favorite. But they're all good - my least favorite of the six is the final film, The Song of the Thin Man. It's still a good movie, just not the caliber of the rest of the series, IYKWIM?

The Great Escape is a family favorite 'round here.

Spoiler

Just wish they would have all escaped.

Most recently I've watched The Patriot for the second time, it's pretty good. I generally like war movies. My favorites are Gladiator, Jarhead, Black Hawk Down, Saving Private Ryan, and Lotr.

I recently saw The Patriot for the second time as well. And really like it. Black Hawk Down, and Saving Private Ryan are two of my big brother's favorite movies. And we both like Gladiator and LotR.

Anyone else watched Bordertown the 1989-1991 TV series? It's about a town on the border of America and Canada in the 1880's. My Dad got it from the library this past weekend. And we've been watching mini-marathons as a family. It's pretty good: the three main actors are convincing and the scenery is really beautiful (it's all filmed on location). There are some really good lines in it as well.
I only have one problem with it and that is that the (American) Marshal is played by a Canadian. Stickler for realism, ya know?

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Oh yes! I love old movies. I've never heard of the Thin Man series before. I just had to go look it up on google. They look really interesting! I'll definitely have to see if our library system has them. Is there any specific one you would recommend watching first? (I take it there are more then one.)

I also liked Jimmy Stewart in Mr Smith Goes to Washington (Fabulous!) and of course It's a Wonderful Life. I never really liked him in Westerns though. I thought he did much better in movies like You Can't Take it with You and the Shop Around the Corner. I don't know why it is but I can't ever get used to him as a Cowboy! Which reminds me of John Wayne (I love The Searchers! It's such a powerful film!) and Steve McQueen in The Magnificent Seven and the Great Escape....Now I'm just rambling.

And of course musicals which I could go on about for a while. I think I should stop talking now.

I really recommend you watch "The Thin Man" series in order, the first being "The Thin Man"...they are stand-alone mysteries, but the couple's personal lives kinda progress through the movies.

I LOVE young Jimmy Stewart! "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington", "The Shop Around the Corner", "You Can't Take It With You" are some of my favorites!
It's so neat to find a fellow "The Magnificent Seven" fan! Not many people seem to know that one! It's one of the rare "gun-slingin'" movies that I love! I'm not a big fan of westerns...my dad and brother are huge John Wayne fans, so I've seen my share. I honestly don't care for John Wayne all that much, except in "The Quiet Man" and that one has Maureen O'Hara as well! Ever seen it?

And which musicals do you like best?

I watched The Illusionist for the first time last night. I think I've got a new movie for my favorites list. For one thing, the movie is absolutely gorgeous. So many of the scenes looked like artwork. I enjoyed the score too. The story wasn't terribly complex (I guessed the twist), but the characters were all very likable (except the Prince) and well-acted. I also liked the fact that we never got to see how Eisenheim did his tricks. Once you know how a magic trick is done, it's not as impressive.

The Illusionist is on my to-watch list, Booky! I'm glad you gave it a good review.

Hm...what have I seen latly? Oh, Easy Virtue! It was good. I probably would have liked a different ending, but at least it was fairly unperdictable and I was not expecting it. The costumes/sets were gorgeous! I thought Kimberly Nixon as Hilda was hilarious. The Butler (can't spell his name) was also rather funny. Seeing Ben Barnes as someone other then Caspian was nice. I thought he did quite well. The soundtrack was also lovely!

The Brothers Bloom. I was really excited about this, and it didn't disapoint! Rachel Weiz was just perfect. The music was lovely.

I'm glad you liked it, Booky! It's one of my favorites too, and for the reasons you mentioned. The score (by Phillip Glass) is so different somehow. The intricacies of it fit the movie perfectly.

I must be a naive movie-watcher — I didn't see the twist coming

There's a scene that we always skip; people have said it's "not that bad" but from what we could see, it wasn't worth finding out its exact level of badness . So we just fast-forward it every time.

So Booky, how would you compare The Illusionist to The Prestige? Which do you like better?

I think I liked The Illusionist better, mostly because it isn't depressing. They're very different movies, so it's difficult to compare them.

I know what scene you mean. It wasn't horribly explicit, but there was enough skin displayed to make me uncomfortable. Fortunately it doesn't last too long. They could have easily left it out though and still had the following conversation.

I stumbled upon the 2004 release George and the Dragon in the Walmart $5.00 DVD rack the other day. It stars James Purefoy (A Knight's Tale) in the title role along with Piper Perabo, Patrick Swayze, and Michael Clarke Duncan (Armageddon, various voice roles). I'd never heard of it but thought I'd give it a shot.

It's a retelling of the St George and the Dragon story and reminded me of A Knight's Tale, though it's usually a little more serious than that film was (and had a 'regular' musical score ). The plot was pretty predictable but enjoyable enough. Rated PG for lots of medieval fighting scenes (which were reminiscent of those in The Princess Bride - although those in the latter were better).