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Posted by Agent Smith on Fri Apr 29th at 5:57am 2005

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? quoting French Toast
The writing sucked, and Jar Jar Binks made me go on a killing spree.

How many bars of soap did you have to pick up in order to get internet privileges?



LOL , I think your clever and subtle sense of humour is wasted on so many here Adam.
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Posted by Agent Smith on Fri Apr 29th at 5:57am 2005

Dirty double post.
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Posted by Leperous on Fri Apr 29th at 9:05am 2005

Saw Hitchhiker's Guide last night- I haven't read the books for a long long time, but the humous is my type. It was really funny in some places, but there were too many utterly non-funny parts- people were laughing in the cinema whenever Marvin would say anything, even if it was just "Oh no I hate myself" for the 100th time, and it felt like someone had tacked on canned laughter- and about 2/3rds of the way through it really hit a dull lull. Good Vogon CGI/etc., the President character was quite funny although it's been done better before (makes me think of Sideways or Eddie Murphy?!) and the Trillian/Arthur parts were just cringeworthy and predictable. I'd give it 6/10.





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Posted by Orpheus on Sat Apr 30th at 12:58pm 2005

Saw Lemony Snickets

It was... Lemony :/

You will have to watch it and decide for yourself to appreciate it. smiley

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Posted by French Toast on Sat Apr 30th at 2:22pm 2005

I kinda liked Lemony Snickets, never read the books though. [addsig]



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Posted by rival on Sat Apr 30th at 4:10pm 2005

i like all films but what really caught my attention were 'bowling for columbine','farenheit 9/11' and 'supersize me'
they really opened my eyes about american culture but since the US way of life has such huge influence over the rest of the world it reflects on the rest of the world as well. the documentaries were made from americans who knew best. if some super-biased frenchman had made it the films true meaning would be smothered in biased views. if its made by americans about americans we get a truer documentary





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Posted by mazemaster on Sat Apr 30th at 6:04pm 2005

Those films you named were _very_ biased. Michael Moore makes no attempt to give an unbiased view of the events, and I would hardly call his movies documentaries. [addsig]



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Posted by Crono on Sat Apr 30th at 8:04pm 2005

They are documentaries. Documentary doesn't mean "facts", by the way, it means a film built using facts incorporated with a point of view in this reality (basically).
The US has made "documentaries" for years that were very biased (John Ford's, The Battle of Midway probably tops the list in my opinion.)

I like some of the things Moore has to say, but to claim he isn't biased is flat out ignorant. However, it is also very pompous to say that his films are "garbage" or whatever word you wish to use, because he's expressing his views on the matter. Isn't that what making movies is all about past entertaining people? To make a point. To try to get people to see things differently? He has every right to these things. The only difference between what he does and what most other filmmakers do is that his stuff is to the point. Movies with an underlying reflection on the events at hand never really get "understood" until it's too late, either that, or no one cares (Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, for example, is reflecting on the watts riot)

So, whatever. Films are biased or not, who cares? Everyone is biased no matter how impartial they claim to be. [addsig]



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Posted by mazemaster on Sat Apr 30th at 9:56pm 2005

Yeah, Moore has facts in his films, except they just don't support the conclusions he makes. If Moore made films about math, they would go something like this: (1) 2+2 = 4, and 3*3 = 9. (2) therefore Fermat's last theorem is true. [addsig]



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Posted by Crono on Sat Apr 30th at 11:37pm 2005

It doesn't matter, it's his opinion and he has the right to express it. It's also not his fault that other people agree with him or disagree with him for that matter.

On another note, I saw The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy last night and, well, frankly, I disagree with Lep 100%. I think having read the book will improve your experience while watching the film (general comment). Oh well.

The one thing I wish they did more like the book was when Arthur and Ford first experience the improbability drive.

By the way, none of the Vogons are CGI. (except the large gathering arial shots) [addsig]



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Posted by Orpheus on Sat Apr 30th at 11:39pm 2005

I almost rented the original movie of hitchhikers guide.. is it any good? [addsig]



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Posted by Adam Hawkins on Sun May 1st at 12:55am 2005

Orph, I didn't think there was an older movie for Hitchhikers. There was a BBC TV series a while back, which I have on DVD and is actually really good - despite the Dr. Who knock-off sets etc. smiley [addsig]



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Posted by Orpheus on Sun May 1st at 1:04am 2005

? quoting Adam Hawkins
Orph, I didn't think there was an older movie for Hitchhikers. There was a BBC TV series a while back, which I have on DVD and is actually really good - despite the Dr. Who knock-off sets etc.

did you not see the link i posted? it shows the VCR tape for rent here in jonesboro. its quite old looking.

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Posted by French Toast on Sun May 1st at 2:09am 2005

I just watched Hitchhikers, the new one, I really like the vogons. But I thought they pronounced Zaphod wrong... ohwell, I still really liked it. [addsig]



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Posted by fishy on Sun May 1st at 2:26am 2005

the bbc series and the film for rent in jonsboro are one and the same

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Posted by $loth on Sun May 1st at 12:16pm 2005

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Saw Lemony Snickets

It was... Lemony :/

You will have to watch it and decide for yourself to appreciate it.



I thought it was OK, but lacked the exitement, maybe I was just in the mood for a thriller.
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Posted by Kage_Prototype on Sun May 1st at 3:08pm 2005

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? quoting Adam Hawkins
Orph, I didn't think there was an older movie for Hitchhikers. There was a BBC TV series a while back, which I have on DVD and is actually really good - despite the Dr. Who knock-off sets etc.

did you not see the link i posted? it shows the VCR tape for rent here in jonesboro. its quite old looking.



In the title it says "mini", meaning mini-series (6 episodes).
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Posted by rival on Sun May 1st at 3:57pm 2005

? quoting mazemaster
Those films you named were _very_ biased. Michael Moore makes no attempt to give an unbiased view of the events, and I would hardly call his movies documentaries.

what i meant is that alot of people not from the US have a wrong and negative look on american culture and views but since its made by americans you dont get really get these
maybe i shouldnt have used the word 'biased' before

i just read the Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy and a few of its sequels and would always reccommend to the read the book before you see the movie in any case





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Posted by Dark Tree on Mon May 2nd at 12:23am 2005

Just watched The Ladykillers last night for the 2nd time. Love that movie. [addsig]



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Posted by Orpheus on Mon May 2nd at 1:22am 2005

Watched Mr. 3000

It was predictably entertaining. You had the plot figured out in the opening credits, but it was still worth watching at least once. smiley

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