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I saw "Daredevil" a few nights ago. It's an OK movie. Nothing special though...

I'm looking forward to X-Men II, the Matrix sequels, and Terminator 3... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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Another anime that is worth watching is Metropolis. It's based on a manga (japanese for comic book) that's loosely based on the old silent movie from the 1920's. It kicks ***. I would highly recommend it. I would go so far as to say it at least equals Ghost In The Shell, if not surpasses it.

[ February 19, 2003, 16:01: Message edited by: gregebowman ]

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Saw Daredevil Last night, not great, but still pretty good. Catch Me If You Can was probably the Last one I saw, and I enjoyed it much more than expected. TT met my expectations, but I still like the Fellowship better. Eagerly awating Matrix and X-Men sequels.

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I saw Gangs of New York and thought it was great.
They really captured some of period flavor.
The Tammany (HALL) Society really was that bad.
The politics and elections were really that corrupt.

The recuitment of Irish immigrants right off the boat was spot on.
"Sign here and your a citizen."
"Sign here and your enlisted."
"Now go serve your country, son."

[ February 19, 2003, 16:26: Message edited by: Wardad ]

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yeah, I have that on DVD. It is just... wierd. Good, but wierd. The most memorable bit is the big collapsing building bit at the end, all to some sad old love song... a really peculiar film. Well worth watching.

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Can't wait for the Matrix sequels either.
One of my friends plays one of the Hugo Weaving doubles (Agent Smith). For the shoot they shaved him a receding hairline . It was most amusing but I'm still most jealous (if only I was taller I got have gotten the part).

Askan

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The early parts were good, its just near the end it came up really wishy washy, like Scorsese was trying to throw it lots of historical footnotes. Its like he had a enough stuff for a couple of interesting movies with well developed plots and characters but tried to roll it into one big movie that just came out flat.

Askan

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I love animes, especialy old school Japanesse animation. I stopped long ago caring about Hollywood movies. They are loaded with ****y political correctness and leftish crap. How can anybody believe that a T-800 Terminator would come into a biker bar and not kill even one of those guys? Mind you, this happened before that Edward Furlong kid told him that he cannot kill people. Just stupid. I bet T3 will not be any better. Arnie fighting a girl? Please.......

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I'd like to recommend "Amelie from Montmarte".
A really good film that makes you kind of happy!

And the early Pedro Almodovar films where good to;
"Women on the verge of nervous breakdown" (Not sure of the English title) was really fun!

Another film that surprised me was "The Crying Game" (I think it was called that) about an british soldier that was kidnapped by the IRA, then killed and one of the IRA members who got to know him goes and seeks up the soldiers girlfriend, than things start to happen.
That was one of the few films that's surprised me.

"Saving Private Ryan" was a good film to, realistic.

As to Star Wars I think the Last one (Episode II) is the best, altough it can't beat the feeling I had when I saw the first one, was it in 1977?
I like the big scenes in Episode II, the mass Jedi fight and the huge troops movements.
The Aliens series is also good films I think.

[ February 21, 2003, 21:27: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Realistic?
Yeah right, and I have a Abram M1A3 in my parking lot.....
Nothing realistic have EVER come out of Hollywood, as far as war films is concerned. They all degenerate into "anti-war" films with stupid Messages to make you fear war. Then the others that are not "anti-war" are just a bunch of cheap flicks with bad scripts from people that have never put one foot on a battlefield.
And even worst, books that are suppose to be "real memories" from war veterans end up tuned down to be politicaly correct and not upset the readers.......