• Welcome to The Campaign Builder's Guild.
 

Favourite Films

Started by Wrexham3, September 29, 2006, 06:44:00 AM

Previous topic - Next topic
Print
Go Down Pages 1 2 3 4
User actions

SA

#15
October 02, 2006, 07:50:40 AM
It's not necessarily hostility towards the new Star Wars films; I guess people just don't think they're good enough to consider "some of their favourite films".  I for one found them all to be entertaining, but far from my favourite films.  As far as Sci Fi is concerned, Blade Runner is the only one that has ever made me go "wow".

Elven Doritos

#16
October 02, 2006, 08:52:30 AM
Quote from: Salacious AngelIt's not necessarily hostility towards the new Star Wars films; I guess people just don't think they're good enough to consider "some of their favourite films".

Quoted for truth.
Oh, how we danced and we swallowed the night
For it was all ripe for dreaming
Oh, how we danced away all of the lights
We've always been out of our minds
-Tom Waits, Rain Dogs

Túrin

#17
October 02, 2006, 09:55:37 AM
Quote from: Epic MeepoHere are a few good (and not so good) live-action movies that can provide inspiration for gamers.

 The Matrix trilogy, parts 1 and 2
While part 3 of the Matrix may or may not actualy be a good movie, the sheer amount of insanity in it should be inspiring to any DM.
Proud owner of a Golden Dorito Award
My setting Orden's Mysteries is no longer being updated


"Then shall the last battle be gathered on the fields of Valinor. In that day Tulkas shall strive with Melko, and on his right shall stand Fionwe and on his left Turin Turambar, son of Hurin, Conqueror of Fate; and it shall be the black sword of Turin that deals unto Melko his death and final end; and so shall the Children of Hurin and all men be avenged." - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Shaping of Middle-Earth

Wrexham3

#18
October 02, 2006, 10:43:05 AM
Quote from: Salacious AngelIt's not necessarily hostility towards the new Star Wars films; I guess people just don't think they're good enough to consider "some of their favourite films".  I for one found them all to be entertaining, but far from my favourite films.  As far as Sci Fi is concerned, Blade Runner is the only one that has ever made me go "wow".

Good point Salacious, although I was watching Revenge of the Sith on Saturday, and I really do rate it up there with 'New Hope' and 'Empire' as my favourite Star Wars films.  'Phantom Menace' and 'Attack of the Clones' are, as you say, entertaining, but by no means brilliant.  I really love the movie 'Dune', and the more recent TV series.  People keep telling me there's a four hour version of the original movie, but I've never seen it.  The book's still better, IMO.

brainface

#19
October 07, 2006, 11:10:59 PM
my god, i forgot Boondock Saints.

QuoteSo we shall flow a river forth unto Thee, and teeming with souls shall it ever be, In Nomine Patris, Et Filii, Et Spiritus Sancti.
Rocco: We could kill *everyone.*
Murphy: So what do you think?
Connor: I'm strangely comfortable with it.
[/quote]
Detective Dolly: So what's the symbology there?
Paul Smecker: Well, now that Duffy has relinquished his "King Bonehead" crown I see we have an heir to the throne! I believe the word you were looking for is "symbolism." What is the ssss-himbolism.
[/quote]
"The perfect is the enemy of the good." - Voltaire

Ishmayl-Retired

#20
October 08, 2006, 09:23:40 AM
I have a new favorite, that is not out on DVD yet, but I just saw it in the movie theater and it is awesome.

The Departed
Oh my god, they may as well toss out the nomination to Nicholson right now.  He's at his finest in this movie like he was in "One Flew Over he Cuckoo's Nest" and "Chinatown."  And Martin Scorsese is one of those directors that draws an audience just with his name; this is a movie that deserves it.  It's a little long sometimes, but damn, the action and tension in this movie more than make up for it.  If you feel like fighting back the crowds this weekend, this is the movie for you.  But not if you're faint of heart... then you should see "The Guardian."  :-p
!turtle Ishmayl, Overlord of the CBG

- Proud Recipient of the Kishar Badge
- Proud Wearer of the \"Help Eldo Set up a Glossary\" Badge
- Proud Bearer of the Badge of the Jade Stage
- Part of the WikiCrew, striving to make the CBG Wiki the best wiki in the WORLD

For finite types, like human beings, getting the mind around the concept of infinity is tough going.  Apparently, the same is true for cows.

CYMRO

#21
October 09, 2006, 08:23:22 PM
The Wild Geese.
Robin Hood(Patrick Bergen and Uma Thurman version)
Lost Battalion
What's New Pussycat
Love and Death
Bananas
The Assassination Bureau
Casino Royale(David niven/Peter Sellers version)
Farscape:  peacekeeper wars
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Evolution
Ravenous
Gorgeous

Captain Obvious

#22
October 09, 2006, 08:42:45 PM
Quote from: Epic MeepoBram Stoker's Dracula (with Gary Oldman)

... and with Winnona Ryder, and Anthony Hopkins, and Tom Waits, and Monnica Bellucci.

And Keannu Reves, but he doesn't count... cause i hate him (try to learn some new emotions man.)

Also,


BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONDOCK SAINTS!!!!!!!!!

Absolutely incredible movie


Vigilantes, a crazy cop, wicked action, non-linear timeline = ZOMG!
[spoiler=My Campaign Settings]
The Age of Kings: My main CS(Comments and Criticism welcomed)
Shadows of the Last Alliance: My PbP game\'s CS (Not much written here yet)
...As it is in Heaven: My newer CS (currently mostly just brainstorming)
Vorsatz: my newest setting.[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Quotes]
\"We cross our bridges when we come to them and burn them behind us, leaving only the memory of smoke and the presumption that once our eyes watered.\" -Samuel Beckett
\"Who am I lady? I\'m your worst nightmare. A pumpkin with a gun!\" -Merv Pumpkinhead
\"This whole Case is like a chocolate jigsaw puzzle: It\'s messy, it sticks to your fingers and you don\'t know whether to fit the peices together or just take a big bite.\" - Jack Leaderboard
"Pig's lips meet my lips,
Pig's Stomach meets my stomach,
A meeting of meats."
- Anonnymous hotdog haiku.[/spoiler]
My Unitarian Jihad Name is Brother Boot Knife of Forgiveness.
Instigator of the Weirdo Invasion! :weirdo:

!turtle Are you a member of the turtle club? You bet your boots I am!

CYMRO

#23
October 09, 2006, 09:31:44 PM
And then there is Romero's Day of the Dead, original version.  I saw it for the first time in the summer of 87, after almost two weeks without sleep, while eating breakfast.
It freaked me out.
Ham steak has never been the same...


Great movie. :rambo:  :protest:

SA

#24
October 09, 2006, 10:11:08 PM
Any of the Blind Swordsman movies.

Zatoichi fights like a demon.

Captain Obvious

#25
October 09, 2006, 10:24:02 PM
Anything Kurosawa.

especially anything with Mifune in it.

especially especially Yojimbo.
[spoiler=My Campaign Settings]
The Age of Kings: My main CS(Comments and Criticism welcomed)
Shadows of the Last Alliance: My PbP game\'s CS (Not much written here yet)
...As it is in Heaven: My newer CS (currently mostly just brainstorming)
Vorsatz: my newest setting.[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Quotes]
\"We cross our bridges when we come to them and burn them behind us, leaving only the memory of smoke and the presumption that once our eyes watered.\" -Samuel Beckett
\"Who am I lady? I\'m your worst nightmare. A pumpkin with a gun!\" -Merv Pumpkinhead
\"This whole Case is like a chocolate jigsaw puzzle: It\'s messy, it sticks to your fingers and you don\'t know whether to fit the peices together or just take a big bite.\" - Jack Leaderboard
"Pig's lips meet my lips,
Pig's Stomach meets my stomach,
A meeting of meats."
- Anonnymous hotdog haiku.[/spoiler]
My Unitarian Jihad Name is Brother Boot Knife of Forgiveness.
Instigator of the Weirdo Invasion! :weirdo:

!turtle Are you a member of the turtle club? You bet your boots I am!

Ishmayl-Retired

#26
October 10, 2006, 08:35:04 PM
Oh yeah:




I can't get enough of this movie..
!turtle Ishmayl, Overlord of the CBG

- Proud Recipient of the Kishar Badge
- Proud Wearer of the \"Help Eldo Set up a Glossary\" Badge
- Proud Bearer of the Badge of the Jade Stage
- Part of the WikiCrew, striving to make the CBG Wiki the best wiki in the WORLD

For finite types, like human beings, getting the mind around the concept of infinity is tough going.  Apparently, the same is true for cows.

Darkxarth

#27
October 10, 2006, 09:21:17 PM
Quote from: IshmaylOh yeah:




I can't get enough of this movie..
Definitely a great movie.  And I'm not quite sure why...
I mean, maybe it's just because I tend to love superhero movies :yumm:  (except The Hulk, :ill: )
[spoiler=Sigariffic!]
[spoiler=Links]Wal-Mart: Post Apocalypse

All hail the wisdom of the Red Mage[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Cookie]Fortune Cookie!
 [fortune] [/spoiler]
[spoiler=Quotes]"No violence, gentlemen -- no violence, I beg of you! Consider the furniture!"
- Sherlock Holmes

" 'Hey, you're that one guy!'
'No I'm not. I'm those two guys, and neither of me is the guy you think I am.' "
- The Dark Lord Chuckles the Silly Piggy and Dave

"That's cooler than Nuclear Fission in a bag!"
- Me

"There's no problem that can't be solved by throwing a lot of Ninjas at it."
- Anonymous[/spoiler]
[spoiler=The Welcoming Song]Welcome new member,
Hope you like it here,
Just don't let these guys,
Talk off your ear.

When we get annoying,
Which happens quite often,
Be annoying too,
And our hearts will soften.

If ever you're bored,
Just show up online,
We wash away boredom,
In absolutely no time.[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Unofficial CBG Holiday Tagline]"It's like christmas, only instead of presents, Santa brought universes!"- Eclipse[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Unofficial CBG Theme Song]CBG, CBG,
A great website for you and me,
Spinning webs, connecting dots,
Building campaigns, advancing plots.
Look out, here comes the CBG.

Is it cool? Listen bud-
It's got nothing but gamer blood.
Can it live on a thread?
Yes it can, it's never dead.
Hey there! This is the CBG.

CBG, CBG,
Friendly neighborhood CBG.
Wealth and fame, never seen-
Though they sound really keen.
To it,
Life is a great big campaign-
Wherever there's a campaign,
You'll find the CBG![/spoiler]
[spoiler=Scouring the old threads...]
I found a great number of old banners and the like and have decided to add them to my sig, just for fun.
[spoiler=Han Solo vs MacGyver]
[/spoiler]
[spoiler=TRON vs Enzo]
[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Vegeta vs Prince]
 [/spoiler]
[/spoiler][/spoiler]
-DX

Ishmayl-Retired

#28
October 10, 2006, 09:31:05 PM
It's what "Fantastic Four" wishes it could be.
!turtle Ishmayl, Overlord of the CBG

- Proud Recipient of the Kishar Badge
- Proud Wearer of the \"Help Eldo Set up a Glossary\" Badge
- Proud Bearer of the Badge of the Jade Stage
- Part of the WikiCrew, striving to make the CBG Wiki the best wiki in the WORLD

For finite types, like human beings, getting the mind around the concept of infinity is tough going.  Apparently, the same is true for cows.

SA

#29
October 10, 2006, 09:56:01 PM
I think it's because it hearkens back to an earlier, lighter era in the supers genre, when there was something truly awe inspiring in having powers (the scene where Dash realises he can run on water was a more entertaining realisation of one's superpowers than any other I've seen in a movie) and things weren't so damned serious.  Live action supers movies certainly have a monopoly on believability, but in my opinion The Incredibles is the truest comic caper to grace the silver screen in a long while.

Besides which, it's joyous, frenetic, at times downright hilarious, and truly suitable for the whole family.
Print
Go Up Pages 1 2 3 4
User actions