| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| w22dheartlivie |
Posted - 07/02/2007 : 06:00:04
FOUR YOUR CONSIDERATION - TREASURE HUNT
 Put any five reviews you like in your F.Y.C. list.
 Do not use reviews from the previous round - you must change them every round.
 Post here to declare that you've done it. Sooner is better than later.
 Provide a spoiler warning in your post when appropriate.
 You must read the F.Y.C.s of all participants.
 The next round starts on Monday or Thursday at 6:00 a.m. FWFR time, whichever comes next. |
| 15 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| Beanmimo |
Posted - 07/05/2007 : 14:24:21
I should always look before leaping into a Sal argument (though sometimes I'm drawn to them even though I have no part being involved)
While you fiddle with your calculator I'll be watching a movie.
I notice you haven't reviewed Hostile Hostages, a particularly good black comedy, christmas eve, dysfunctional family. An underrated classic in my book. |
| Demisemicenturian |
Posted - 07/05/2007 : 14:03:41
quote:
Originally posted by Beanmimo
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Originally posted by Salopian
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Originally posted by Randall
Thought to answer this point, but wanted to preserve your last word, so relented.
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You see a lot of movies. You miss a lot of obvious classics.
I see a lot at the cinema - not many others. Also, I'm a lot younger than you - it would not be much fun in the future if I had already watched all classics!
There are still classics out there yet to be made ontop of the ones you haven't seen yet.
Obviously. However, as films started being made before I was born, the total number of classics divided by the number of years of my life span will be greater than the average number of classics produced in each future year. |
| Beanmimo |
Posted - 07/05/2007 : 13:58:44
quote:
Originally posted by Salopian
quote:
Originally posted by Randall
Thought to answer this point, but wanted to preserve your last word, so relented.
quote:
You see a lot of movies. You miss a lot of obvious classics.
I see a lot at the cinema - not many others. Also, I'm a lot younger than you - it would not be much fun in the future if I had already watched all classics!
There are still classics out there yet to be made ontop of the ones you haven't seen yet. |
| Whippersnapper. |
Posted - 07/05/2007 : 09:58:42
quote:
Originally posted by Se�n
quote:
Originally posted by Salopian
Also, I'm a lot younger than you - it would not be much fun in the future if I had already watched all classics!
I'm seriously starting to worry about running out of decent movies to watch.  
You'll just have to watch the indecent ones then, won't you?
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| Sean |
Posted - 07/05/2007 : 09:55:30
quote:
Originally posted by Salopian
Also, I'm a lot younger than you - it would not be much fun in the future if I had already watched all classics!
I'm seriously starting to worry about running out of decent movies to watch. |
| Demisemicenturian |
Posted - 07/05/2007 : 09:44:35
quote:
Originally posted by Randall
Thought to answer this point, but wanted to preserve your last word, so relented.
quote:
You see a lot of movies. You miss a lot of obvious classics.
I see a lot at the cinema - not many others. Also, I'm a lot younger than you - it would not be much fun in the future if I had already watched all classics! |
| Sean |
Posted - 07/05/2007 : 03:04:52
quote:
Originally posted by Randall
SPOILER WARNING: DON'T CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE ORIGINAL PLANET OF THE APES:
As for PLANET OF THE APES, I've seen poster art that gives away the by-now very famous secret -- known by many people who haven't even seen the movie.
Wow! I'm actually a little surprised they'd do that. There is likely to be plenty of young people who have never heard the twist and would enjoy it more without the spoiler on the cover. I watched it for the first time only a few years ago and was glad I didn't know the twist.
I recall discussing POTA in this fourum a couple of years ago and being castigated by another fourumite for revealing the twist.   Benj quickly stepped in and edited my post to remove the spoiler.
Having said that, if one hangs around movie-websites long enough then occasional 'spoilerisation' is inevitable. I think if I was aware of classics with major plot twists that I hadn't seen I'd go watch them as soon as I could to reduce the chance of reading a spoiler. At present I'm not aware of any. |
| randall |
Posted - 07/04/2007 : 23:43:34
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Originally posted by Salopian
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Originally posted by Randall
Some similar conversation must have been held in Century City before this art was approved. My point was simply that even the releasing studio feels that this picture should join the two you mentioned as one of those twists that everybody knows, and it's not outlandish for a fwiffer to assume same.
I am sure you are right that the artwork was designed to target people who had seen and enjoyed the film in the past. So it's not so much that the studio thought everyone knew the twist as that they didn't care about the people who didn't. F.W.F.R.ers should therefore be a bit more careful.
However, I expect you are right that more people would know this twist than e.g. The Usual Suspects. N.B. I don't know the twist in Psycho either.
Thought to answer this point, but wanted to preserve your last word, so relented.
You see a lot of movies. You miss a lot of obvious classics. |
| Whippersnapper. |
Posted - 07/04/2007 : 23:25:42
Done.
Particularly liked M0rkeleb's "My Faith Lady" for Nun's Story. |
| lemmycaution |
Posted - 07/04/2007 : 22:24:27
V&V.
Thanks for the nod Chocky. |
| Chris C |
Posted - 07/04/2007 : 20:31:57
v&v.
5/5 for Demonic
Kudos to:
Sludge - Minority Report
Rockfsh - Outbreak
Tortoise - Death on the Nile
Gotta go - thunderstorms are happening. |
| BaftaBaby |
Posted - 07/04/2007 : 20:26:38
quote:
Originally posted by Koli
Just here as a voting lurker.
You shouldn't be too grateful because:
it's not a bad way to while away a few minutes, glass of wine in hand; and
for reasons I won't bore you with, I didn't get to vote on the round that ended at 6.00am on Monday.
Yeah, but did you have a good time in Oxford?!!!
PS VV
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| Koli |
Posted - 07/04/2007 : 20:25:22
Just here as a voting lurker.
You shouldn't be too grateful because:
it's not a bad way to while away a few minutes, glass of wine in hand; and
for reasons I won't bore you with, I didn't get to vote on the round that ended at 6.00am on Monday. |
| tortoise |
Posted - 07/04/2007 : 19:36:33
Likewise. And thanks all - it's been a good round for me (as both a giver and recipient of votes) |
| Sludge |
Posted - 07/04/2007 : 19:27:27
Yup |
