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I haven't seen it either and it may very well be entertaining and two hours of pure fun. But I believe I can say with confidence that calling it one of the best movies of the year just means you haven't seen enough movies this year...
I believe I can say with confidence that if you're making that claim without actually having seen it... It's a zombie movie. I have nothing against those -- I often enjoy them -- but one of the best movies of the year? I wouldn't think so. Most entertaining? Could be. The funniest? It might. Most enjoyable? Perhaps. But I personally don't judge "best movies of the year" by those standards. Maybe we're just using different standards, since "best" doesn't really say much? If the funniest, most entertaining movie of the year is not concidered one of the best films of the year I don't know what is.  What do you base your judgement on, and what are some of your favorite films of 2009? |
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« Reply #46 on: December 26, 2009, 07:06:57 PM » |
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I haven't seen it either and it may very well be entertaining and two hours of pure fun. But I believe I can say with confidence that calling it one of the best movies of the year just means you haven't seen enough movies this year...
I believe I can say with confidence that if you're making that claim without actually having seen it... It's a zombie movie. I have nothing against those -- I often enjoy them -- but one of the best movies of the year? I wouldn't think so. Most entertaining? Could be. The funniest? It might. Most enjoyable? Perhaps. But I personally don't judge "best movies of the year" by those standards. Maybe we're just using different standards, since "best" doesn't really say much? If the funniest, most entertaining movie of the year is not concidered one of the best films of the year I don't know what is. What do you base your judgement on, and what are some of your favorite films of 2009? If you say Avatar chrknudsen, I will go raegmode.  |
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« Reply #47 on: December 26, 2009, 08:02:23 PM » |
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I like when people use like a quill or a fountain pen or something.
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« Reply #48 on: December 27, 2009, 04:23:29 AM » |
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If the funniest, most entertaining movie of the year is not concidered one of the best films of the year I don't know what is. What do you base your judgement on, and what are some of your favorite films of 2009? If you say Avatar chrknudsen, I will go raegmode. Haven't seen Avatar yet and probably wouldn't rate it as one of the best movies of the year even if I had (might rate it as best moviegoing experience for me, but that's something different). My point is that my favorite movies of the year won't necessarily be the same as those I would rate as the "best of the year". My favorite movie of all time is probably Raiders of the Lost Ark, but I'd never call it one of the best movies ever made. Just like I had a great time with Star Trek this year, but wouldn't call it one of the best movies of the year. I think a "best movie of the year" should be in the upper levels in pretty much all the art fields that make up a movie: screenwriting, directing, acting, cinematography, editing (and possibly music/soundtrack, as well). And it should affect me emotionally in a way that I'm not able to shake off just after having seen it. Somebody mentioned Shawshank Redemption a few posts back and I'd say that a movie like that would certainly qualify as being one of the best movies of 1994 and probably also one of my favorite movies of that year.  Anyway, this is going off topic (though it seems that people often just mention their favorite movies/games in this thread and the "games have terrible writing" thread). |
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« Reply #49 on: December 27, 2009, 09:54:14 AM » |
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Charlie Kaufman and Todd Solondz are both very good screenwriters.
I recommend Apaptation and Palindromes if you're into black comedy.
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« Reply #50 on: December 28, 2009, 12:31:39 PM » |
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The Princess Bride. Pulp Fiction. Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog This. |
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« Reply #51 on: December 29, 2009, 09:41:40 AM » |
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"Synecdoche, New York" by Andy Kaufman
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« Reply #52 on: December 29, 2009, 09:46:18 AM » |
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"Synecdoche, New York" by Andy Kaufman
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« Reply #53 on: December 29, 2009, 10:35:24 AM » |
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Since I just saw it like 2 days ago, I might as well mention The Dark Knight. What happens when an immovable object meets and unstoppable force, indeed.
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« Reply #54 on: December 29, 2009, 10:39:23 AM » |
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« Reply #55 on: December 29, 2009, 10:40:57 AM » |
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I might be mistaken but I'm getting a slight Juno vibe from you...?
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« Reply #56 on: December 29, 2009, 12:56:43 PM » |
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"Synecdoche, New York" by Andy Kaufman
My favorite part of Adaptation was that Charlie and Andy Kaufman won the award for best script. |
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« Reply #57 on: December 29, 2009, 01:23:26 PM » |
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"Synecdoche, New York" by Andy Kaufman
My favorite part of Adaptation was that Charlie and Andy Kaufman won the award for best script. Maybe I'm missing some obvious joke or you're quoting strangely, but here goes: - Andy Kaufman was a comedian that died of cancer - Charlie Kaufman wrote Synecdoche, New York - Donald Kaufman was Charlie Kaufman's fictitious brother in the movie Adaptation |
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« Reply #58 on: December 29, 2009, 01:30:31 PM » |
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...I knew that didn't sound right. My bad.
What I meant to say was that my favorite part of Adaptation was the fact that the award for Best Script not only went to Charlie Kaufman, but his fictitious brother.
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« Reply #59 on: December 29, 2009, 02:05:12 PM » |
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Yeah, that was pretty awesome. The first Academy Award given to a fictitious character, if I'm not mistaken?
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