I will, any way. I know there's already been a topic like this, but I think it was on the mythical Old Coping.
(These are not in any order.)

Lolita (the Stanley Kubrick version).
The Exorcist.
Rosemary's Baby.
Bachelor Party.
Gone With The Wind.
Raise The Red Lantern
A Streetcar Named Desire (the Vivien Leigh/Marlon Brando version).
Sister, My Sister.
Heavenly Creatures.
Anything with Marilyn Monroe.
Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Muriels Wedding (mainly because when I first got to Australia, the bitchy characters reminded me of the girls at my school.)
That made for TV movie about Amy Fisher starring Drew Barrymore.

Many more, but that seems like enough for now.

By Paige on Wednesday, May 23, 2001 - 03:32 am:

Apocolaypse Now (Also with Marlon Brando)
Smoke Signals
Mall Rats (I know... I know... but it is good old fashioned retarded fun)
Cider House Rules
Old Yeller (When you need a good cry) haha
Dead Poets Society


Thats my list for now anyways. I'll come up with more later, I know I will

By *ANGIE!* crazy kitten on Wednesday, May 23, 2001 - 06:15 am:

*Oh what a coincidence, OH* I love most of those movies the same as you 2 Page, duh. Maybe your not so much better than me than you thought, hey.

Anywayz, bsides Mall Ratz, Cider House Rulez and Dead Poetz Society and Old Yeller I also luv Clueless, Shakespear in Luv, Betty Blue, TITANIC, Theres Somethign About Mary, First Date and heapz of others but I cant think about them now cuz I'm still pumped up after my aerobics class this morning..hehe

Luv yas! (except Micky the looser)
*ANGIE!*

By *ANGIE!* crazy kitten on Wednesday, May 23, 2001 - 06:19 am:

Anyways my fave actress is Drew Barrymore and my fave actor is Ben Affleck and Leonardo Dicaprio cuz they're spunks ; ) hehe
I'm very tired now so I cnat think of all the other films but I also loved Sleepless in Seatle.
I have to go to *work* now hehe, early start so I had to go to the earliset aerobics class with all these ppl I didn tknow. It just wasnt the same cuz I am used to haveing all my buddies working out with me hehe.
Oh well, back to the usual class tomorrow!!!
Luv,
*ANGIE!*

By Si on Wednesday, May 23, 2001 - 08:01 am:

I don't have too many favourites, but notable films would be Citizen Kane, Quadrophenia and Top Gun. Plus I'm learning to appreciate Disney Movies too. Maybe I would have said Grumpy Old Men, but I got just a little disctracted and never really saw the end.. heh.

By Butter~Twirrélistica on Wednesday, May 23, 2001 - 09:45 am:

I never could quite understand all the fuss about Dead Poets Society, but people universally seem to love it, so I'm evidently wrong (so long as you're not looking at it in a hip, post~modern way, in which case no opinion is wrong).
But the director also made Picnic at Hanging Rock, which I neglected to mention as another special fave. It's like the Blair Witch Project with a sprinkling of poetry & a lavish touch of beauty. (How's that for a corny promotional poster?)

Oh, and *ANGIE!* My esteem of you has risen for admitting to liking Titanic. It left me awe~struck at the cinema. It was only on video that the script had me cringing. Still, I refuse to be TOO cynical about it. It's a nice film, and both Kate & Leo made an attractive couple.

By CandyCane on Wednesday, May 23, 2001 - 09:57 am:

Empire Records
Fame
Grease (hahahaha)
the 6th sencse, predictable but it still left me freaked..
American warewolf in london and paris
American history X (woah)
Pulp Fiction
Silence of the lambs (mostlY)
Airplane!
Top Gun
haha ok that's all i can think if right now and yeh gone with the wind was great when i could get thru it

By CandyCane on Wednesday, May 23, 2001 - 09:59 am:

oh city of angels had a good sob-worthy soundtrack
and the deep end of the ocean was sad too *sniffles*

By Paige on Wednesday, May 23, 2001 - 12:13 pm:

Oh fuck off angie. I'm so sick of your whining. At no point did I ever say I'm better than you. I said you're psychotic. There is a difference.

By BakeSale on Wednesday, May 23, 2001 - 02:01 pm:

To return to the topic;

The Haunting (original version)
Manhattan
Barton Fink
Dr. Strangelove
Down By law

Thank you.

By BakeSale on Wednesday, May 23, 2001 - 03:18 pm:

Oh, and here's a few more I just thought of;

The Third Man
Rushmore
A Bout De Souffle (AKA Breathless)
The Thin Red Line
Plan 9 From Outer Space (Okay, so it's awful. But its heart's in the right place and, as the man himself said "Visions are worth fighting for...")

By Butter~Twirrélistica on Wednesday, May 23, 2001 - 03:38 pm:

Can this possibly mean the return of the Bakesale I know and love? (The fact that you're invoking films again.)

Plan 9 is indeed very amusing, though in my opinion "Glen or Glenda" was a hell of a lot funnier.

Off the topic ~ Arresting Occifer, are you going to invite Bull Frog to my birthday party? If not, do you think I should?

By BakeSoda on Wednesday, May 23, 2001 - 03:54 pm:

Ah "Glen or Glenda". Only Ed Wood could cast Bela Lugosi as God.

And, as I'm in the mood, some assorted Plan 9 trivia;

1)Nobody runs away from the laughably slow but apparently indestructable zombies.
2) People get in cars from the passenger side and slide over.
3) Sunlight can explode the universe.
4) Outer Space is extremely windy.

By Butter~Twirrélistica on Wednesday, May 23, 2001 - 04:10 pm:

...not to mention that gravestones generally don't fall over, then flip back and forth as though they were made out of paper.

Oh, and as I'M in the mood, do you think the character of the policeman in Plan 9 was Ed's subversive way of teaching us that cops are thick?
This line may well suggest so ~
"One thing's for sure. He's dead. Murdered. And SOMEONE'S responsible."

By BakeSale on Wednesday, May 23, 2001 - 04:15 pm:

I expect that line stems from the fact that the great Edward D. Wood Jr wrote most of his scripts when he was drunk.

By hugs and kisses on Wednesday, May 23, 2001 - 05:00 pm:

i cant belive any of you hasen't mentioned the planet of the apes movies

By twist on Wednesday, May 23, 2001 - 08:49 pm:

My favourite film of all time is "Willie Wonker & the Chocolate Factory." Man I love that movie, it makes me happy evey time I watch it.

By hugs and kisses on Wednesday, May 23, 2001 - 09:29 pm:

pee wee's big adventure has to be one of the best movies around

By Arresting Occifer on Thursday, May 24, 2001 - 05:17 am:

To invite Bull Frog or not to invite Bull Frog... hmmmm. Are there going to be any children or "impressionable young ladies" (as he calls them) in the vicinity (ie, 5 square miles), Butter~Person? He's a whacky guy, is Bull Frog. Think carefully about the decision. I wouldnt put anything past him. Actually, you know what? He'll no doubt turn up whether you invite him or not - he's certainly got his ear to the ground, that guy. And he's definitely not one to miss a party, no sir. Quit stressing & just accept the fact: if you have a party, Bull Frog will be their with bells on.

My favourite films would be...

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Pepi, Luci, Bom & Other Girls on the Heap
Law of Desire
Mighty Aphrodite
What's New, Pussycat?
Boogie Nights (described as "sub-Scorcese" by Kyle)
A Clockwork Orange
Lolita
The Virgin Suicides(!)
Blow Job
(desperately trying to think of ONE Australian film...hmmm, I might have to get back to you on that one.)

By Danyal Butt on Thursday, May 24, 2001 - 09:38 am:

The adventures of Pippi Longstocking

By Scratch Weasel on Thursday, May 24, 2001 - 05:50 pm:

The Plank

And Planks in general

They give me wood

By indigo on Thursday, May 24, 2001 - 09:43 pm:

Joe's Apartment and Little Shop of Horrors- who cares whether a film is ridiculous when you have singing cockroaches/triffids to entertain you?

By Androgynous on Friday, May 25, 2001 - 12:46 am:

The princely enigma of Scratch could never deign to actually take this seriously, for chrissakes. What's he doing posting here?

By sean on Friday, May 25, 2001 - 09:37 am:

my favourite films (well these are films i like - i don't have a favourite)
grease
the exorcist
heathers
shampoo
the matrix
ed wood
...hmm, loads of stuff actually. i like alot of films (partly because i'm a film/media student), but this selection gives away the type of person i am...scary

By Defensive Scratcher on Friday, May 25, 2001 - 12:17 pm:

Oh yeah, I forgot. Coping is the thriving pulse of hard hitting serious issues. My comments are as (i)relevant as everyone else's. The aim of ~Butters~ topic was to create an opinion of a person based on the movies they like. If, in your opinion, i'm a tw&t for liking 'The Plank' then the question has been successfully answered.

However, I suggest you watch 'The Plank' & come back later.

By nat on Friday, May 25, 2001 - 11:05 pm:

movies i think are GOOD, or ones that i simply enjoyed? they're quite different... films that i really enjoyed the first time i saw them:
schindler's list (hey, i was 9 or something...)
empire of the sun (mm, christian bale)
billy elliot (mm, skinny dark-haired cross-dressing little boy)
detroit rock city (heh heh, edward furlong...)

yep yep! have a great day everyone!
(and it IS perhaps just a coincidence, the actors, you know...)

By Carmelita on Saturday, May 26, 2001 - 08:41 pm:

Mmmm, I like far too many movies to list here, but these are some of my favorites:

The Best Years of Our Lives ( I just love Dana Andrews movies)
American History X (I just love Edward Norton)
My Foolish Heart (another Dana Andrews film)
Frances (heartbreaking story of Frances Farmer)
Toy Story 2 (the funniest movie I've seen in years)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (classic adventure story, also very funny)
Take The Money and Run (my favorite Woody Allen film)
Dr Strangelove (self explanatory)
Double Indemnity (Barbara Stanwyck in the best film noir ever)
Fight Club (Edward Norton again)
Das Boot (claustrophobic and unforgettable)
Duck Soup (the funniest movie ever pre-Toy Story 2, starring the Marx Bros.)
Princess Bride (good fun)
The Great Dictator (I like movies that make fun of Hitler so well)
Rebecca (mmm Laurence Olivier)
It Happened One Night (funny!)
Brazil (frightening look at the future from 1985)
Henry V (the Branagh version; my favorite Shakespeare play done very well)
This is Spinal Tap (no explanation needed there, I think)

As you can see I've seen very few good films that were made in the last few decades. I saw Pearl Harbor yesterday (I collect vintage clothing from the 30's-40's era and had to see all the great clothes--oh and the fantabulous explosions), but I don't think that will be going on my favorites list anytime soon. Not bad though. Good summer film, I laughed, I cried, I sat up in my seat, not too bad.

By indigo on Sunday, May 27, 2001 - 08:57 am:

net - I just saw Billy Elliot! (you have to understand that i watch about three films a year, and sitting through a whole film is a huge demand on my attention span) but I liked it! Oh, that little Molko-alike was so sweet! and the soundtrack is excellent, even though my mother is now jumping round the house singing T-Rex.

By Song_1 on Tuesday, May 29, 2001 - 10:58 am:

Ferris Buellers day off- anyone?
The Nerd - that steve martin one
Quick change
Shawshank redemption
Anything with Steve Buscemi
Day of the jakal
Snatch - cause i fuckin hate pikies!
Empire records
Working girl

By BakeSale on Tuesday, May 29, 2001 - 02:02 pm:

How can ANYONE like Snatch ?

It's racist, sexist, muddled and basically just awful. It is marginally better than the inexcusably bad Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, however.

By The Occifer on Wednesday, May 30, 2001 - 06:37 am:

I didnt like them either, Kylester.

By Oom Papa! on Thursday, May 31, 2001 - 01:29 am:

I AM GOING TO CALL MY LAWYER AND HE IS GOING TO ARREST YOU.

By Toodle~Peep. on Thursday, May 31, 2001 - 02:14 am:

You don't ask dumb questions.

By indigo on Thursday, May 31, 2001 - 10:36 am:

I kindof liked Lock Stock - it had a nice look about it, with the soundtrack, etc. sort of glossy grittiness. and some of it was quite funny - it was tongue in cheek about the cliched east end gangsters and the violence i think. However, Snatch had no redeeming features at all, it was awful! and even though it had some good songs on the soundtrack, they were all played at the wrong time! and brad pitt was crap!

By shellie on Thursday, May 31, 2001 - 12:57 pm:

I loved Lock Stock also indigo.Snatch had some amazing sections also
;)

By BakeSale on Thursday, May 31, 2001 - 01:20 pm:

Your entitled to an opinion Shellie, even if it is the wrong one.

By BakeSale Again on Thursday, May 31, 2001 - 01:28 pm:

Oops, that was "You're" and not "your".

By shellie on Thursday, May 31, 2001 - 01:32 pm:

*yawns* whatever,Bakesale...

By indigo on Thursday, May 31, 2001 - 07:10 pm:

Snatch was just cashing in too much on the whole "London gangster cockney violence crap" genre of films that suddenly appeared last summer.

just to throw oil on the fire, I think that Spinal Tap is vastly over-rated. (is oil on the fire even an expression? or do i mean something else?)

By R~S~P on Thursday, May 31, 2001 - 07:49 pm:

No such thing as a wrong opinion, Kyle, just one you don't happen to agree with. Of course, if anyone disagrees with me, they're wrong.

Oh, and I quite enjoyed both Lock Stock and Snatch. So what if they weren't realistic? Highly enjoyable lads~night~in type stuff.

By indigo on Friday, June 1, 2001 - 10:21 am:

you know what other crap films i like? those shitty "almost a spoof but porbably just awful" teenage slasher ones. "I still know what you did last summer" is a classic! funniest film i have ever seen.

By indigo on Friday, June 1, 2001 - 10:22 am:

"porbably"? oh I can't type!

By nat on Friday, June 1, 2001 - 10:21 pm:

indigo - you thought he looked like molko? funny, 'cos i was obsessing over how much he looked like jarvis cocker...oh he was so sweet.

By indigo skies on Saturday, June 2, 2001 - 10:23 am:

hmm - i just realised that in that post about billy elliot i called you net. intriguing.... yeah, he did look like jarvis! Oh, i've never written jarvis as a name on its own before. erm.. its kind of weird when you just look at it isnt it? Lots of names are like that - like Brian Molko, you couldn't call him just Brian could you? Or David Bowie? hmm, I might have to get myself a surname.

By nittaya on Sunday, June 3, 2001 - 03:46 am:

well, i don't know of any other jarvis, so mr. cocker's the only one! (the net was fine - i knew you were talking to me) and i don't think there are too many indigo/robertas running around... (so you're pretty safe)

hope you have a great day!
~nat.

By Carmelita on Sunday, June 3, 2001 - 05:04 am:

Spinal Tap overrated?? How dare you throw such oil on the fire!! Kidding, I really enjoy Spinal Tap because it just a sliver away from reality. Many of the bits are taken directly from real rock bands of the 70's and early 80's, you know, those bands who refused to recognize that punk made them obsolete and just continued to tour and tour and release bad albums and were terribly confused that they were no longer stadium rock bands. Kept shouting "Hello Cleveland, you wanna rock??" Like the DJ's these days who insist on doing the "throw your hands in the air and wave 'em like you just don't care" stick 15 years after it was OLD. Really, a DJ did it at the Detroit Electronic Music Festival last weekend. It's surreal. Just like Spinal Tap

By gfi on Sunday, June 3, 2001 - 06:04 am:

Lock,Stock has a GREAT soundtrack, indeed! The Snatch one was really disappointing though...

By OutOfOrder on Sunday, June 3, 2001 - 01:48 pm:

I thought Snatch was better than Lock Stock.Though both were highly enjoyable.

I always buy my fave films on DVD now, so at the moment I have 5 films on DVD including

Gladiator
The Matrix
The Wedding Singer(Adam Sandler is fantasticly funny and Im gonan get nearly all his films on DVD eventually)
Dogma(and I want the other Kevin Smith films on DVD aswell, including Mallrats,Clerks and Chasing Amy)
The Blair Witch Project and soon to be purchased the Rocky Box Set on DVD, Rocky 1,2,3,4 are great and 5 is well non existent.

I shall also be looking to add Road Trip to my collection as well.

Plus it is my birthday in a month so any contribution to the Liam Reid DVD collection will be greatly recieved.

THANKS!!!

By Shifty on Thursday, June 7, 2001 - 02:39 pm:

Electric blue
Asian Babes who need a good hard shag 4
The naughty schoolgirls from outer sapce
Lesbians Lesbian everywhere
The no clothes and let's have sex club
Kinky anal butt freaks
Animal farm

All very deep and meaningful films I'm sure you'll agree

By shellie on Thursday, June 7, 2001 - 07:51 pm:

oh your sick.....

By Sunday Tuesday on Thursday, June 7, 2001 - 08:15 pm:

Don't forget:

Romancing the Bone
Jurrasic Pork
The Shaging
Anal Trek: The Next Penetration

By shellie on Monday, June 11, 2001 - 02:30 am:

Lock,Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Snatch.
Braveheart
Quadraphenia
Citizen Kane
Pulp Fiction
Glengary Glen Ross
Star Wars

By Shifty on Monday, June 11, 2001 - 01:05 pm:

I'm not sick ,I just love porn!
Jeez

By Butter~Twirrélistica on Tuesday, June 12, 2001 - 06:01 am:

I saw "Dancer in the Dark" last night. It's got to be the only musical I've ever seen where someone sings and dances her way to an execution chamber, yet somehow carries it off. I was expecting it to be like "Evita", but it was dead good. Not too much singing, and what singing was in it was good.
Over & out.

By The Occifer on Tuesday, June 12, 2001 - 10:57 am:

I saw Tie Me Up Tie Me Down last night. I just bought a copy for $15. It's such a great film. I'm never sure whether I should love it or hate it, which is definitely an impressive thing.

By Butter~Twirrélistica on Tuesday, June 12, 2001 - 11:08 am:

It's high time I saw that. MSN Messenger doesn't seem to be working, btw.

By R~S~P on Tuesday, June 12, 2001 - 10:06 pm:

Shifty, did you still want to borrow that copy of 'Puttin' it where it don't belong'?

By Shifty on Wednesday, June 13, 2001 - 12:39 pm:

Show me the way R.S.P

By cazza on Wednesday, June 13, 2001 - 12:52 pm:

Trainspotting

Lock Stock...

A clockwork orange

Hmm... I cant think of any more right now.

Oh 2 swedish ones:
Tillsammans (together is the english word for it)
Fucking Åmål (Its called Show me love in England)

By Skrooie on Wednesday, June 13, 2001 - 01:48 pm:

Bladerunner
The Empire Strikes Back
A Clockwork Orange
Halloween
Gregory's Girl
Trainspotting
That Sinking Feeling
Jaws
Die Hard
Taxi Driver
Alien
Small Faces
Ratcatcher

And lol @ Anal Trek

By OutOfOrder on Wednesday, June 13, 2001 - 03:38 pm:

Did u know they made a squal to Gregorys Girl.

I was shcked and quite frankly appaled.

By OutOfOrder on Wednesday, June 13, 2001 - 03:39 pm:

Did u know they made a sequal to Gregorys Girl.

I was shcked and quite frankly appaled.

By Shifty on Wednesday, June 13, 2001 - 05:39 pm:

Did you know you made a sequel to your message Out of order sir? And in both quite amazingly you spelt shocked, and appauled wrong in both of them1
I'm such a nerd!

By OutOfOrder on Wednesday, June 13, 2001 - 05:41 pm:

yeah and...am i supposed to be bothered!

Kidding.I dont care!

By Billy Pumpsquirt on Thursday, June 14, 2001 - 02:58 am:

Neither do I!

By Scamp. on Thursday, June 14, 2001 - 02:58 am:

Police Academy 2
Goodbye, Norma Jean
Mommie Dearest
Eddy and the Cruisers
The Pauline Hanson Story
Lady LongGone
Blackrock
Back to Hell
Bill: On his Own
The Man With One Red Shoe
English Football Highlights: 1964-1999
No Skin Off My Ass
That Cold Day in the Park

P.S What made you use a bloody awful word like 'grand' when creating this topic, Anastasia Charrier?

By Butter~Twirré on Thursday, June 14, 2001 - 10:19 am:

I think I was making a dodgy attempt at being tongue in cheek or something, ScamperVan.

And I hope you won't be bored by the 'art' movie I'm going in, Mr Shifty.

By R~S~P on Sunday, June 17, 2001 - 12:43 am:

Hey, I say grand quite often.

And Die Hard With A Vengeance is the best of the three.

And you spelt 'appalled' incorrectly too, Mr Shifty.

And Anastasia Charrier, you haven't called me in feckin' ages.

And I'm drunk.

That's it.

Goodnight.

By Butter~Twirré on Sunday, June 17, 2001 - 01:15 am:

I'm drunk too, R~S~P. And you haven't written to me in ages either, you loveable cad. If it's so important for me to call, you might at least send me a guilt~mongering email about it (or ANYthing) once in a while.

Not that I've written to you either, but in my heart of hearts I guess I'm a little 'old~fashioned' & get sick of always having to take every initiative.

By R~S~P on Sunday, June 17, 2001 - 07:48 am:

That's fair. It's now five hours since I went to bed, my mouth feels as if I was eating moths last night, and my head feels as if a big moth came and gave me a kicking for eating his smaller friends. Or something. And I have to go to work.

By Butter~Twirré on Sunday, June 17, 2001 - 10:15 am:

Mmm. I share all of those symptoms R~S~P~Mobile. Sorry about the crabby message, but hopefully you'll understand the spirit in which it was written.

I'm glad I don't have to go to work. Then again, I'm so hard up these days, prostitution is starting to look like a viable employment prospect.

By Skrooie on Sunday, June 17, 2001 - 05:02 pm:

Die Hard With A Vengeance is a bloody good movie.

By The Occifer on Saturday, July 21, 2001 - 06:33 pm:

By sarah on Friday, July 27, 2001 - 07:15 pm:

If we're supposed to be drawing conclusions about people from these lists, then I think Occifer and Bake Sale sound like they are truly wonderful human beings!

Remember, to quote 'High Fidelity' (not a particularly great film btw), 'it's not what you're like, it's what you like'.

Actually, I don't agree with that, but it's worth pondering, I think you'll agree.

By Skrooie on Friday, July 27, 2001 - 07:49 pm:

I forgot to add The Shining to my list.

I shall do so now.

By Butter~Twirré on Friday, July 27, 2001 - 09:59 pm:

I forgot it too, O Skrooie~Person. So I shall join you in doing so now. I also forgot "Halloween". There. That's better.

By Gah! on Saturday, July 28, 2001 - 01:03 pm:

Imagine both of us in a room... You would be doing something that I thought was sexy, and I'd just be watching you, masturbating... You'd ignore me...

By Arresting Occifer on Saturday, July 28, 2001 - 07:14 pm:

Let me guess, Sarah... You're the type of girl who curses & wonders why she always ends up with the loonies, yeah? Naw... But you've now made me curious to see YOUR list. Care to divulge it?

By Isi on Thursday, August 2, 2001 - 05:16 pm:

The Virgin Suicides was SUCH A LET DOWN after reading the book. It's bullshit compared to the book. I guess if I hadn't read the book first I'd think it's a good film. The book goes into so much more details and depth about the boys and the house, and all the tiny details that add to the dreariness of the story.

My movies:
High Fidelity (what a GREAT soundtrack)
Almost Famous
Little Voice
Trainspotting
Annie Hall
Girl, Interrupted
American Beauty
A Time to Kill
Billy Elliot
Full Monty
Shawshank Redemption

And the funniest film that I have ever seen, that i could watch everyday and still laugh just as hard every time is......Scary Movie. The scene where Brenda's in the cinema and pissing everyone off I think is the funniest bit. Hey we all need a shallow and stupid film to laugh at once in a while right?

By Skrooie on Thursday, August 2, 2001 - 06:51 pm:

Haven't seen the Virgin Suicides but my girlfriend said much the same thing, if I recall.

By Butter~Mobile on Friday, August 3, 2001 - 04:01 am:

I nearly got it out last night, but that picture on the cover of the video put me off.

By Arresting Occifer on Friday, August 3, 2001 - 06:10 pm:

Well, I havent read The Virgin Suicides so I cant really comment. But I did love the film. Actually your post, Isi, has made me want to read the book. I thought it was quite a good story. Anyhow, your statement about The Virgin Suicides film lacking the details and depth of the book is highly believable. I think you'd really struggle to find a film adaption that doesnt lose a hell of a lot from the original text. A film on your list - Trainspotting - is a good example. Books have so much more weight and depth behind them. They take time to read, and get into your subconscious in a way that is quite different to what you experience with a film.
Personally, I think A Clockwork Orange is the only book that I've read which worked better as a movie. I mean, I'm sure there are many more cases like that, but I just havent happened to read all that many books which have been turned into motion pictures.

Just on the topic, and before I forget... They're making a movie from Helter Skelter, Butter~Toy.
And I didnt know Serial Mom was by John Waters, otherwise I would've seen it already! I'll hire it in the next few days. I hope it's not quite what I think it is...

By Butter~Mobile on Saturday, August 4, 2001 - 10:16 am:

By St*Rsh*PeD on Monday, August 6, 2001 - 02:27 am:

Before I prattle on about my favourite films I'd just like to say: IT'S BEEN SO FUCKING LONG SINCE I'VE POSTED HERE! i MISSED YOU ALL!

Now back to films, my faves are, in no particular order:

Grease 2 (just bought the soundtrack, man did that movie rock!)
Labyrinth (apart from the whole David Bowie in grey tights thing)
Mallrats (and Clerks, Chasing Amy and Dogma)
Short Circuit (Johnny 5. Coolest piece of machinary "alive")
Stand by Me

Actually, to be honest, theres far too many to name and my minds drawn a blank. Did anyone else use to watch the same movies over daily? I did this with Grease 2, which is kind of why I prefer it to the original (yeah, yeah - call me an eejit, but Grease 2 had sex-appeal in the form of Johnny Nugerelli and Lewis Demoochy - beating Danny and Kenickie totally I'm afraid)

By Skrooie on Monday, August 6, 2001 - 02:15 pm:

Are you a child of the eighties by any chance ? lol !

By Scamp on Tuesday, August 7, 2001 - 12:19 pm:

yeah when I was little I'd watch the same films so many times I'd know the dialogue from start to finish. Probably still do.'Picnic at Hanging Rock' was a speciality. Having a dad who lived and breathed for football, this didn't sit too well at home.My folks thought it weird. The funny part is,I babysit my next door neighbours kids sometimes (yeah, sounds very SNAGGY I know) - two wee boys and two wee girls and they all fucking love that film and wanna watch it all the time. Must be something about that movie that appeals a lot to youngsters ...

By The Occifer on Tuesday, August 7, 2001 - 04:46 pm:

Would you like to come to the Lion King with me, Scamp? I have two tickets.

By isi on Thursday, August 9, 2001 - 05:59 am:

I guess the brilliant soundtrack (the Air one and the other one) make up for the crapness of Virgin Suicides though. "Playground Love" adds to the whole gloomy atmosphere.

By Oom Papa! on Thursday, August 16, 2001 - 05:47 pm:

High Fidelity is utter shite compared to the book. The same goes for Trainspotting. I suppose the soundtracks make up for the crapness on screen though. The soundtracks were both reasonable, I guess.

By The Occifer on Saturday, August 18, 2001 - 05:55 am:

Does 'Assholes & Stupid People' sound like a good title?

By Anonymous on Saturday, August 18, 2001 - 06:31 pm:

Yep.

By The Occifer on Sunday, August 19, 2001 - 08:18 am:

I'm glad you think so, Anonymous.

By Lars on Saturday, September 22, 2001 - 01:07 am:

Magnolia
Pecker
The Killer
Killers Kiss
Dambusters
Return of the Jedi
Ignatius Punk
Vitriol
Emma
Quadrophenia
The Boys
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
40 Girls, 40 Nights
Nightmare on Elm Street
Barry Lyndon
Rampaging Rastafarian
My Own Private Idaho
Suck It Good
Full Metal Jacket
I Shot Andy Warhol
NYC Punk
Rollerball
Mighty Ducks
Sweet Minx
Pumping Iron
Sweet And Low Down
Annie Hall
Bring It On
Scream 2

By Karla on Saturday, September 22, 2001 - 06:07 pm:

A Fish called Wanda
Empire of the Sun
The Shawshank Redemption
Clockwork Orange
A Beautiful Life
A Nightmare Before Christmas
Falling Down
Scarface
Goodfellas
Godfather Trilogy
Fisher King
The Sound of Music
Mary Poppins

By BakeSale on Monday, September 24, 2001 - 10:45 am:

Oh, has anyone seen "Battle-Royale" that insane looking Japanese film ?

By Nat on Monday, September 24, 2001 - 09:36 pm:

mmm, empire of the sun was lovely ... (from irritating & annoying little boy to beat & broken know-you're-gonna-be-a-hottie ... )

the best is when you get the mum to rent a film she thinks you'll like, 'cos then you don't know what it's about before you watch it, and so without expectations, it usually exceeds your expecations(i.e. New Waterford Girl ... or detroit rock city. i even saw "princess diaries" with my mum, and wow, this kid has the greatest in the world in it - kinda reminds me of ringo starr or something. anyway, it was nice on the eyes)

By shellie on Tuesday, September 25, 2001 - 12:10 pm:

mmmkay. lol. whatever

By Frederick Tomlinson on Tuesday, September 25, 2001 - 08:55 pm:

And the relevence of that comment being what exactly?

By Nat on Wednesday, September 26, 2001 - 06:18 pm:

oops. i "thought" ' greatest hair in the world' . sorry shellie!

By BakeSoda on Tuesday, October 30, 2001 - 10:32 am:

I saw "The Man Who Wasn't There" yesterday. I was quite surprised by it actually, I mean it IS a wonderful piece of film making, though it's hardly vintage Coens.

Thoughts anyone ?

By shellie on Tuesday, October 30, 2001 - 10:43 am:

*shrugs*

By Fried~Butter on Wednesday, October 31, 2001 - 09:59 am:

Give us a synopsis, BakeSale darling.

Btw, anyone who digs spooky movies and hasn't seen the directors cut of "The Exorcist" simply MUST do so! It's absolutely terrifying. Just right for All Hallows.

By BakeSale on Wednesday, October 31, 2001 - 07:00 pm:

Hmmm. Not an easy flick to summarize, it's mostly about a barber who dreams of going into dry cleaning. Oh, and there's some stuff about blackmail, murder and alien abduction too.

By indigo on Wednesday, October 31, 2001 - 10:05 pm:

i watched Raising arizona, a bout de souffe, little voice and *hahum* Toy Story 2 today! had a little DVD fest, my dad just got an Apple Mac with a DVD drive, and I picked a bit of an eclectic selection from the library.
aaah trick or treaters are pissing me off! every time i sit down the bloody doorbell goes!

By Lars on Thursday, November 1, 2001 - 05:57 am:

Just Anthrax 'em. muhaha..

j/k, btw.

By BakeSoda on Thursday, November 1, 2001 - 11:56 am:

Hope you enjoyed A Bout De Souffle, indigo. If you're interested, the film was re-made by Jim McBride in 1983. The McBride version is called "Breathless" and features, of all people, Richard Gere. It's a fairly uninspired piece, but makes an interesting counterpoint to Godard's original.

By indigo on Thursday, November 1, 2001 - 04:46 pm:

Yeah, I saw the trailer on the DVD - looked a bit different... hmm, i really was knackered when I posted btw. only just noticed i can't spell! (punctuation is another matter)

fucking trick or treaters threw eggs at the house at 1am! ahhhhhhhhh!

By The Occifer on Thursday, November 1, 2001 - 07:09 pm:

I really like A Bout De Souffle. Ultra-long takes and continuity errors are right down my alley. That sounds sarcastic, doesnt it? Well, I assure you it's not! I like a lot of the French New Wave, come to think of it.

By BakeSale on Thursday, November 1, 2001 - 07:50 pm:

Have you seen any other Godard films, Quintal ?

By k ALA r on Friday, November 2, 2001 - 12:13 am:

hahah @ Lars


"It's just around the corner
For those who dare to see
With eyes of fire
They burn right through me"
-Anthrax (Anthrax)

By Fried~Butter on Friday, November 2, 2001 - 11:32 am:

I saw a Godard film with Brigitte Bardot in it not long ago. Ah, "Contempt" was the title. I went to see it at one of those 'art' cinemas. Everyone kept raving about how great it was, but I thought it was dishwater dull and pallid, somehow. The photography was really annoying; practically every single scene and camera angle was a longshot.
But I happened to see the end of A Bout De Souffle the other night on SBS. It seemed pretty hip. I've heard it's dead good. Funnily enough, my mum loved that version with Richard Gere.
Any way, sorry. You were asking Quintal.

By The Occifer on Friday, November 2, 2001 - 05:49 pm:

I have, Kyle. I saw Vivre Sa Vie a few years ago, as well as Masculin, Féminin, starring the auspicious Brigitte Bardot. I've also seen RoGoPaG, in which he apparently directed one of the segments.
Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand.

By indigo on Friday, November 2, 2001 - 05:58 pm:

aaaaaah... I just saw Amelie and it was.... cute. yes, cute was the word to decribe it. In fact, it was downright lovely. Especially the bits where the characters were introduced by their likes and dislikes (isnt that in a book or another film?), she puts her hand in a sack of lentils, someone does some adorable french handwriting... this won't make any sense if you haven't seen it. Ah well, what did you all think of it?

By Nat on Sunday, February 17, 2002 - 06:12 pm:

May I "aaaaaaaaaah" along with you, Indigo? I haven't seen Amelie, btw. I've hardly seen any films worth mentioning. Or maybe, like books, you just know there are so many wondrous ones out there you haven't had the chance to meet yet, so how could you possibly pick a few bests from the little pond you know of?
I need more time!

By Scampathon on Friday, March 8, 2002 - 03:22 pm:

This topic is fave films, but television comes arguably close in comparison. Thus I wanna complain (I'm good at doing that) about my family treating me all the time like Anthony out of 'The Royle Family'. I'm sick of it!
Can anyone help me?

By Karla on Wednesday, April 24, 2002 - 10:39 pm:

I just wanted to make a correction on my list:

It's not A Beautiful Life, it's Life is Beautiful. Not that it matters, but anyway!