[Allicat]

For favourite films, reviews, and films which should be avoided at all costs.

My favourite film, and one that I can watch over and over again is the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
It's based on a graphic novel set in an alternate 1899. The world is on the brink of war, due to a series of attacks which no one will claim responsibility for. To save the day, the legendary Allan Quatermain is called out of retirement to lead a league of Victorian fictional characters to stop the disruption of a vital peace conference. The league consists of Mina Harker (Dracula), Rodney Skinner (not actually in the book, but of the same ilk as The Invisible Man), Dr. Jekyll (and Mr. Hyde), Dorian Grey (The Portrait of Dorian Grey), Captain Nemo (20,000 Leagues Under te Sea) and Tom Sawyer.
I love it because it's just fun. It doesn't make you think too hard, and looks fantastic. The actor who plays Tom Sawyer, Shane West, summed it up nicely by saying "It's basically two hours of us looking cool" (paraphrased). This is the film I watch when I'm off sick and I can just look at the cool. It does require willing suspnsion of disbelief, so if you get upset at historical of literary discrepancies, best to stay away. Otherwise, take a look!
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He who does not eat cheese will go mad. ~ French proverb.

Keeper of the fallen leaves. 'Cos they're still pretty.

[TheBritishInvasion]

My very favourite films, in the order I first saw them:
Spirited Away
O Brother Where Art Thou?
Donni Darko
Stardust.

Films which I will gouge out my own eyes to avoid watching:
Anything with Hugh Grant (With the exception of Bridget Jones' Diary, not the sequel though)
Horror movies (I'm too squemish for the genre)
Sequels of any sort.
And above all Troy. I have such a loathing for this film it is beyond your comprehension.
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Britland as dubbed by AsA
Avatar courtesy of Footloose
Keeper of Tengu's electricity and Willow's 'what did you just say' eyes.

[cvcdaisy3]

[TheBritishInvasion]

Sequels can be tricky, if something is planned in three parts, e.g. Lord of the Rings then I don't really count the other two films as seqeuls.

However, when a film has passed its prime and they are still churning out movies, that's when it gets on my nerves. E.g. Pirates of the Carribean and Cinderella. (Seriously, a sequel to Cinderella?) At this point I just think that the company are more concerned with making money than making an enjoyble film.
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Britland as dubbed by AsA
Avatar courtesy of Footloose
Keeper of Tengu's electricity and Willow's 'what did you just say' eyes.

[cvcdaisy3]

All the sequels to fairy tales are wierd, since a fairy tell ends with 'happily ever after' and you can't add anything to that...
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Dubbed Cube by Asa

[thespaceinvader]

LXG's a pretty good film =D

Current personal favourites:

The old guard. Leon, The Matrix, the LotR films

The newer guard: Serenity, Stardust

The runners up: pretty much every marvel superhero movie, the PotC films
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Keeper of Tristram's rings, and Felucca's very expressive ears.

[Fenomena]

AVOID "FANTASTIC MOVIE".
Seriously. I wish my classmates hadn't managed to convince me into watching it. I can't believe that I actually stayed in the cinema for half an hour.
I hate hate hate hate it.

Movies I like:
Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribean, Sweeney Todd, Corpse Bride, almost all good old 2-D-animated DisneyMovies, Amélie, Nightmare Before Christmas, Meet Joe Black (omg, it's so kitschy XD), uhmtherehavetobemore...
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Dubbed "Moor" by Asa.*


Keeper of K'Thonya's feet <3

*If I recall that right. Which is highly questionable.

[Tamir]

I liked Memento a lot. The Shawshank Redemption was also an excellent movie.

[cvcdaisy3]

[Tamir]

I've seen Amélie, and I liked it very much. ^_^

[Spindrifter]

Likewise, I very much enjoyed Amelie. I wish I had better understood the language (understood it at all, actually) so that I could better get the nuances. And if you'd believe it, actually borrowing the movie at on my campus is almost impossible: it's ALWAYS checked out. So there, Cube.

I'm generally a shameless action-movie fan, but I like some other films. "Into the Wild" was the last movie I saw in theaters; terrific.
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The Keeper of Gwen's temper/K'thonya's tastes,
He has been dubbed one "Alt" by AsA great.

Trickier though it is, dactylic hex of the epic-ish style:
"Alt" he is called and his reign is the fierce and the making of pretties.

[cvcdaisy3]

Well, maybe I'm mistaken, but no-one who isn't French 'round here has heard of it, that I know, anyway. Then again, since there is that annoying 'rating' thing in this country, it's rated R, so that might be part of it... -__-;;
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Dubbed Cube by Asa

[horsin'around]

I enjoyed Amelie a lot as well...though I am certainly not French.

Let me just say I loathe Eragon just to clear the air. I'm ashamed I went to see the movie.
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Fall down seven times, get up eight. --Japanese Proverb

If you fight for your limitations, you get to keep them.

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Ponce

[Tinu.]

[Allicat]

I'm a big fan of anything Tim Burton really, I think he's just so wonderfully twisted! I was quite impressed with Sweeny Todd, and majorly love the Nightmare Before Christmas.
Anything Classic Disney is also a winner!
Ahhh, regression, how I love thee
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He who does not eat cheese will go mad. ~ French proverb.

Keeper of the fallen leaves. 'Cos they're still pretty.