thekidsgirl said:

That reminds me, I have to start watching my holiday films again before I run out of time. It isn't quite the same watching them in the summer.




Why did you see that movie?

sextonseven said:

this reminds me, i need to put "cruising" on my netflix queue.

sextonseven said:

My friend got free passes from her job at a radio station!

Oh and I also really like the Nightmare Before Christmas around the holiday season

thekidsgirl said:

Nightmare is my favorite. The rest of my top five:

Batman Returns
Eyes Wide Shut
Morvern Callar
Nadja

I don't like most hoilday films.

sextonseven said:

i LOVE 'batman returns', more than the first one even. it's so much more dark and whimsical and tim burton-ish. i need to get that on DVD.

Anxiety said:

The best Siouxsie And The Banshees video ever made is on the DVD.

sextonseven said:

Same here! I actually don't like the whole holiday season, but I like those kinds of dark wintery movies. Love Batman Returns, not a big fan of Eyes Wide Shut and I haven't heard of the other 2 but I'm joting them down...

thekidsgirl said:

In Morvern Callar Samantha Morton wakes up on Christmas morning to find her live in boyfriend has committed suicide. She takes his unpublished novel and submits it to a publishing company under her own name.

Nadja is a rather blah vampire film, but I like the fact that it's shot in black and white in modern day New York City during the holidays.

sextonseven said:

i meant to get it when the reissues came out, but i wound up just getting the first one with the prince crap on it...and i never watch it. whenever i see the dvd case on my shelf, i always think "if this was the catwoman one, life would be good." i think i'll finally buy the damn thing.

sextonseven said:

both sound pretty good, I think I should have a movie day with a like morbid holiday theme! any others you can think of would be appreciated

thekidsgirl said:

Those are the only ones I own along with Edward Scissorhands. It's hard to find a good bleak holiday film.

sextonseven said:

do you know where you can get those bat/vampire things that you pull the string and they make that creepy sound?

ZombieKitten said:

I've never heard of that, but I found this on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/Vinta...dZViewItem

sextonseven said:

'Morvern Callar' the film is nothing compared to the novel. It remains one of my favourites to this day. The follow up 'These Demented Lands' and 'The Sopranos' are great too by Alan Warner.

JDInteractive said:

I never read the book. I just watch the movie for Samantha Morton.

sextonseven said:

like in the movie Nadja I mean, it was a high pitched electronic vibrato kind of sound

ZombieKitten said:

I forgot about that!

I'll look around for you.

Control; an whooping 4,5 too. Blew me away.
Stardust; an entertaining 3, if only for DeNiro's dress.
The Nightmare Before Christmas; a spectacular 4, never dulls.

Pirates of the Carribean 3
Beowulf
Bee Movie

Checking off a few more films from last year's Oscar-nominated list:


The Good German 1/2 - Well-shot noir thriller that is undermined by bad acting.


The Good Shepherd - Interesting story about the beginning of the CIA, but a little too long and tedious.


Click 1/2 - I thought this would be a dumb movie and it was. 1.5 stars for the makeup and effects and positive message, but other than that, this is garbage.

sextonseven said:

Last night I watched 16 Blocks on cable - WHY did everyone tell me to see this movie? It sucked ass. & I LOVE Mos Def (fine as hell!!) but he bugged the shit outta me, for real. I hate dumbass action crap

Beowolf - finally caved in and saw it, couldn't see it in 3d tho so it lacked that, plus Ray Winstones 'show me your MONSTER' accent made me laugh.

Harry Potter and The Order Of Phoenix - much darker than any of the others but didn't seem to have much of a plot really.

The Curse Of The Golden Flower - IMO the weakest out of hero, flying daggers and this. More like a soap opera for much of the film, the cinematography and acting was as good as the other two but it didn't seem to have the 'magic' or drama.

Frida made me cry

i was jealous of her boobs and sad for how Diego was cheating on her and for the pain she was in all at the same time. their is a hot scene where she out drinks diego and his friend for a dance with some woman.

jami0mckay said:

This movie is all about the costumes--specifically the impressive cleavage that was given to all the women.

I saw Shrek 3 and Blades of Glory last night and the night before.

I loved them both, I must have been in just the right mood to laugh at any silliness they both get 3 stars from me

sextonseven said:

jami0mckay said:

That's the only reason why I'd watch it again.

Look
http://www.look-themovie.com/
My rating: A

[ This movie was A TRIP. I want to see it again. And I rarely want to see a new movie twice. Best film I've seen all year. ]


I Am Legend: C+

Beowulf: C

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