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Title: What are you favorite 15 films?
Post by: WeirdRaptor on December 06, 2004, 05:09:23 AM
Well, to start this off, I guess I'll go ahead.

(No particular order, other than putting my absolute favorite at the top, beyond that, no particular order.)

1. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
2. Hidalgo
3. Troy
4. King Arthur (This year's adaptation.)
5. X-Men 1&2
6. Dragonheart
7. Braveheart
8. Jurassic Park
9. The Neverending Story
10. Star Wars: A new Hope
11. Black Hawk Down
12. Signs
13. The Sixth Sense
14. Pirates of the Caribbean
15. Ben-Hur
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Post by: Malte279 on December 06, 2004, 09:06:50 AM
I cannot give a particular order nor can I exclude that other movies that there are other movies that don't come to my mind right now which I'd like even better than some of those which I name here:

1. The Lord of the Rings Triology (I watched ROTK just yesterday)
2. Star Wars (I think I like the first three Star Wars movies better than the newer ones, while I don't say that the new ones are bad)
3. Braveheart (as with most Mel Gibson movies this one doesn't stick close to the historical fact, but it can make people interested enough to inform themselves, which is a great thing for a movie)
4. The Patriot (dito)
5. Gettysburg (unfortunately I've only the German version of the movie, but if you give me three connected words from it, I can continue by heart)
6. Dragonheart
7. Dinosaur (not bad, but it could have been better)
8. Lion King
9. Jeanne d'Arc (I'm not talking of a cinema movie here, but of a direct to TV movie which by far outmatched any cinema movie I've seen about her so far)
10. Shrek
11. Pirates of the Carribean
12. Forrest Gump
13. Shindler's list
14. Life of Brian
15. Das Boot
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Post by: Malte279 on December 06, 2004, 09:07:43 AM
Hi Weird Raptor!
I see you like the movie "The neverending story". Did you read the book? I'm sure you'd love it :)
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Post by: Threehorn on December 06, 2004, 09:16:14 AM
I watched all the films of it. They sooooo cool. But the first one has to be the best ever! of the three or was it four? can't remember havn't seen them in ages

-Threehorn
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Post by: Nick22 on December 06, 2004, 10:22:32 AM
1-3.LOTR Trilogy
4. Star Wars
5. The Empire Strikes Back
6. The Lion King
7. Shawkshank Redemption
8. The Natural
9.  Wizard of Oz
10. The GodFather
11. Hunt For Red October
12. It's A Wonderful Life
13. Jurassic Park
14. Superman
15. Pirates of the Carribean
Nick
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Post by: Petrie on December 06, 2004, 01:17:45 PM
My 15 favorites in no particular order.

1. Watership Down
2. Pirates of the Caribbean
3. Jurassic Park
4. The original Star Wars Triology
5. LOTR Triology
6. Space Cowboys
7. Land Before Time
8. Dinotopia (could've been better)
9. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
10. Shrek 2
11. Liar Liar
12. Mrs. Doubtfire
13. Secret of NIMH
14. Pocahontas (even it's historically inaccurate)
15. Independence Day

There are many more I'd watch on any given day, but then my list would be too long. :p
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Post by: Nick22 on December 06, 2004, 01:24:12 PM
Dinotopia could have been MUCH better, it tanked after the opening miniseries.
Nick
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Post by: Mirumoto_Kenjiro on December 06, 2004, 04:59:55 PM
Here's my list in no exact order:

1-3.  Star Wars (the originals)
4.  Dinotopia
5 & 6.  Jurrasic Park (first two)
7.  Iron Monkey
8.  Dragonheart
9 & 10.  Fast and Furious 1 & 2
11 & 12.  Shrek 1 & 2
13.  Matrix (first movie)
14.  The One
15.  *cough* Blade (first movie)
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Post by: Mirumoto_Kenjiro on December 06, 2004, 05:01:32 PM
I truly have 17 favorite movies, including Pirates of the Caribbean and Independence Day.
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Post by: Malte279 on December 06, 2004, 05:05:39 PM
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Dinotopia could have been MUCH better, it tanked after the opening miniseries.
I was really disappointed that James Gurney who created the awesome books "A land appart from time" and "The world beneath" approved THAT movie!  :angry:
However I wasn't very fond of his third bood "first flight" either.
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Post by: Cera on December 06, 2004, 05:07:50 PM
hey i really liked Dinotopia. But of course, i have never read the books.
The tv series is pretty cool too
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Post by: Nick22 on December 06, 2004, 05:11:06 PM
I think they changed many of the actors from the minseries.
Nick
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Post by: Cera on December 06, 2004, 05:13:49 PM
yeah they did. i think they only had about 2 people from the film in it.  :unsure:
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Post by: Nick22 on December 06, 2004, 05:37:45 PM
Which is why I just couldn't connect with the series the same way.
Nick
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Post by: Cera on December 06, 2004, 05:46:47 PM
Yes i know what you mean

and its not even like the tv actors look anything like the film ones  :rolleyes:
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Post by: WeirdRaptor on December 06, 2004, 06:48:58 PM
Yeah, I've read the book, too, Malte. I was amazed to discover that the film only has abot 1/3 of the book's material in it.
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Post by: Littlefoot1616 on December 06, 2004, 07:10:07 PM
There are soooo many flicks out there that I love. I can't possibly put them in any order so I'll just give ya a run down:

1. Anything made by Pixar! Love their films! I know the entire script to Finding Nemo (sad to admit)
2. Shrek 1 and 2
3. Resident Evil: Apocalypse - First one was poo but loved this one coz it was modelled much closer to the game. It also had Jill Valentine in it and she's my fav Resi character!
4. The majority of Jim Carrey films. All his funnies namely Bruce Almighty, Liar Liar, Ace Ventura, The Grinch etc.
5. Action films like Face/Off, Blade, Matrix, Snatch, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
6. Kill Bill I also loved! Some real foot-to-butt hardcore action there!
7. Pirates of the Carribbean is another!
Man! I cant name them all! That's just a short list. You're probably be wondering "why isn't Star Wars or LOTR up there?" Erm...please refer to the topic "My Worst Movies" for those... :p *braces for intense amount of screaming*
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Post by: Nick22 on December 07, 2004, 10:10:37 AM
I love Jim Carrey too. He has a new film coming out, called " A Series of Unfortunate Events" It looks bizarre and he looks zany. I think I'm going to love this film. It looks almost Roald Dahlish in the trailers. But that's just me.
Nick
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Post by: Threehorn on December 07, 2004, 10:11:28 AM
I must go see that film it looks funny!

-Threehorn
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Post by: Nick22 on December 07, 2004, 10:16:30 AM
It opens on the 17th in America, I don't know when it will come out in Europe.
Nick
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Post by: Threehorn on December 07, 2004, 10:21:39 AM
It already out in cimera over here.

-Threehorn
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Post by: Nick22 on December 07, 2004, 10:33:49 AM
It is? What is it called over there?
Nick
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Post by: Threehorn on December 07, 2004, 10:52:33 AM
A Series of Unfortunate Events - comes out on cimera at 13th of december
-Threehorn
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Post by: Nick22 on December 07, 2004, 10:56:20 AM
A few days before it comes out here. See it, and tell me what you thought of it, but no spoilers, I want to see it without prior knowledge of the plot.
Nick
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Post by: Threehorn on December 07, 2004, 10:58:14 AM
Do you live in the US? Nick?

-Threehorn
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Post by: Nick22 on December 07, 2004, 11:06:12 AM
Yes I do Threehorn.
Nick
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Post by: Threehorn on December 07, 2004, 11:15:09 AM
Has it been out in cimera yet?

-Threehorn
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Post by: Nick22 on December 07, 2004, 11:18:33 AM
No it comes out on the 17th here.
Nick
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Post by: F-14 Ace on January 03, 2006, 12:35:55 AM
1. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back,
2. origional Star Wars
3. Revenge of the Sith
4. Land Before Time
5. Bambi
6. Independance Day.  I have always liked that movie.  I like the way that black fighter pilot guy reacts when the alien fighter shoots at him.  He may have cussed but I actually think the way he reacted to the situation was funny.  He said, "Oh, I know you just did not shoot that green *beep* at me!"  The way he said it was kinda funny.  Pardon the bad word there.  
7. Treasure Planet
8. Lion King
9. Disney's Atlantas
10. War of the Worlds (origional one.  Considering that it came out in the 1950s, the origional had great special effects even by today's standards.)
I can't think of any more right now but I may update this later.
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Post by: Littlefoot Fan on February 02, 2006, 08:14:12 PM
In no real order since that's hard as heck to do  :lol

Can't list Land Before Time so  :rolleyes: ...

-LOTR Trilogy
-Bruce Almighty
-Liar Liar
-War of the Worlds
-Chronicles of Riddick
-Matrix: Reloaded
-Matilda
-007: Die Another Day
-Star Wars III
-Drake and Josh go Hollywood
-Jurrasic Park
-Cellular
-Ferris Bueller's Day Off
-National Treasure
-A Series of Unfortunate Events

There are more but I'll just keep it at 15  :P:

Want to see real bad:

Doom
Final Fantasy: Advent Children



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Post by: F-14 Ace on February 06, 2006, 06:00:00 PM
I have thought of another movie that I really liked.  We watched it in psycology class.  It is Radio.  That was a very god movie.  It actually made me cry.  Has anyone here seen Radio?  I love it.
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Post by: Stitch on February 06, 2006, 10:50:06 PM
Here's mine...

Lion King
Lilo and Stitch
The Secret of NIMH
Rescuers
Rescuers Down Under
Bambi
Brother Bear
Dumbo
Pom Poko (Studio Ghibli film about raccoons)
Kill Bill 1 and 2
X-Men 1 and 2
101 Dalmations (animated version)
Land Before Time (whole series)
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Post by: action9000 on February 07, 2006, 12:21:57 AM
I don't watch that many movies, but here's what I came up with:
#1 is implied, so I won't list it  :lol
"The Secret of NIMH" may appear on this list after I watch it (I just found the DVD of it in a local store the other day, but I haven't watched it yet)

2) The rest of the LBT series
3) Spider-Man 2
4) Spider-Man
5) The Lion King
6) The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
7) Pirates of the Caribbean
8) Aladdin
9) Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back
10) Bambi (interesting how we seem to like Bambi, and LBT, generally.  Similar idea, I suppose)
11) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
12)  the Harry Potter series (like them all equally, so far)
13) The Mummy
14) Jurassic Park
15) The Mummy Returns
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Post by: Petrie. on February 07, 2006, 09:01:54 AM
^ I guarantee NIMH will be on your list once you've seen it.  ;)
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Post by: Cyberlizard on February 10, 2006, 12:57:47 AM
-Alien
-28 Days Later
-War of the Worlds
-Total Recall
-Tremors
-The Land Before Time
-The Matrix Trilogy
-Peter Jackson's King Kong
-Terminator
-Epoch
-Dante's Peak
-Titan AE
-Star Trek
-Jurassic Park
-Stargate

These aren't in any order from favorite to least favorite or anything like that.  I just put them in random order.
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Post by: F-14 Ace on February 24, 2006, 11:16:45 PM
Has anyone here seen The Incredibles?  Very good movie. :yes
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Post by: Littlefoot Fan on February 24, 2006, 11:42:57 PM
I have :D

Yea that was a good movie :P:
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Post by: Malte279 on February 25, 2006, 03:01:41 AM
I saw the movie and I agree :)
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Post by: Cyberlizard on February 25, 2006, 10:32:39 AM
I liked it too.   :DD
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Post by: F-14 Ace on February 25, 2006, 03:37:19 PM
Yeah.  I also loved Radio.  That was a really great movie.  It made me cry.
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Post by: Mirumoto_Kenjiro on February 25, 2006, 05:44:20 PM
Would you believe I'm actually rearranging my list?  Still in no particular order and not including LBT:

1. Star Wars (originals)
2. Hero
3. All Dogs Go To Heaven
4. Iron Monkey
5. Legend of the Drunken Master
6. Secret of NIMH
7. Pirates of the Caribbean
8. Jurrasic Park (first two)
9. Stealth
10. Dinotopia
11. Kiss of the Dragon
12. The One
13. Dragonheart
14. Balto
15. The Eagle had Landed
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Post by: Littlefoot Fan on February 25, 2006, 07:37:18 PM
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13. Dragonheart

If I'm not mistaken, this is the movie with Jackie Chan in it translated in English since it was originally in Japanese. I remember my mom coming home with a Jackie Chan movie for me, and I put it in and it didn't seem too promising. But after a while it became quite an interesting movie :D I liked it :^.^:

Can't find it though, got lost somewhere in my house :rolleyes:
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Post by: Cyberlizard on February 25, 2006, 10:49:45 PM
I'm not very interested in Fantasies.  I have always been a hardcore Sci Fi fan.  If you gave me any Science Fiction movie, I would sit down and watch it, no matter how bad people say it is.  Usually, bad Sci Fi movies that I've seen I find stupid in an enjoyable way.
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Post by: WeirdRaptor on February 26, 2006, 03:57:10 AM
To Littltefoot fan: You're mistaken. "Dragonheart" was a 1996 movie starring Dennis Quade as an aged knight who teams up with a dragon to vanquish a great evil.

Cyberlizard: Considering that sci-fi is technically fantasy, you are a hardcore fantasy fan.  :D
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Post by: Littlefoot Fan on February 26, 2006, 09:39:52 AM
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To Littltefoot fan: You're mistaken. "Dragonheart" was a 1996 movie starring Dennis Quade as an aged knight who teams up with a dragon to vanquish a great evil.
Heh, then maybe it was Red Dragon or something :slap
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Post by: F-14 Ace on February 26, 2006, 01:57:55 PM
This is kinda unrelated but did anyone here that Don Knotts died? :cry2  :cry2  :cry  :cry
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Post by: Petrie. on February 26, 2006, 03:14:09 PM
I did.  Never watched Andy Griffith though so I never saw the guy in action.
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Post by: F-14 Ace on February 26, 2006, 03:50:23 PM
Oh man.  He was great. :cry
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Post by: WeirdRaptor on February 28, 2006, 06:18:35 AM
Yeah, I just found out today. Sad, really, I always liked him.  :cry
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Post by: F-14 Ace on March 02, 2006, 06:34:23 PM
I watched The Patriot in American History class today.  I liked it.   :yes  Very bloody and lots ov violence but it was a great movie.  Has Mel Gibson in it.  Has anyone here seen it?  One scene I didn't like though was when that psycho Brittish colonel locked those people in a church and burned it down.  Or when he shot that kid in the back.  That guy deserved to die.
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Post by: action9000 on March 02, 2006, 06:54:15 PM
I was "The Patriot" in theatres with my Mom, when it came out, I guess about 5 or 6 years ago.  It was alright, but I'm not normally into history, or war movies.  I just went for the sake of going to a free movie, and I had nothing better to do  :P:
I didn't dislike it; it was one of the better movies I've seen, of that genre.
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Post by: Dash The Longneck on April 02, 2006, 10:34:01 PM
Well let's see I have so many it's hard too choose 15....

1. All Dogs go too Heaven

2. Oliver and Company

3. Lion King

4. Brother Bear

5. Fox and The Hound

6. Lady and the Tramp

7. All Dogs go too Heaven 2

8. Ice Age 2

9. Fox and the Hound

10. Toy Story

11. Lady and the Tramp 2

12. Bambi 2

13. Bambi

14: Aladdin

15. Terminator.

What can I say I'm a fan of Disney along with LBT movies. * Gets eaten by sharptooth for saying that*
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Post by: Petrie. on April 03, 2006, 10:24:38 AM
I wouldn't sic one on you....I'm more a fan of Disney than anything so I wouldn't fret about that.  :P:
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Post by: Malte279 on April 03, 2006, 02:46:42 PM
As for the Patriot, I watched the movie and it has some rather impressive scenes in it. The way the battles were fought as a kind of "Russian Roulette with thousands of participants" is fairly accurate. Apart from that the movie lacks historical accuracy and it serves many clichees.
I wonder if it is a coincidence that Mel Gibson made Cornwallis talk with a slight Jidish accent.
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Post by: Nick22 on April 03, 2006, 04:36:08 PM
Lion King 2 Bambi 2, Lady and the Trump 2? No offense but those sequels suck, they can't hold candles to the originals. Why Disney felt they had to add sequels onto films that were 50 and 60 years old boggles the mind. Next they'll make sequel to Pinnochio :slap
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Post by: WeirdRaptor on April 09, 2006, 01:48:18 AM
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Next they'll make sequel to Pinnochio.
Nick, don't even kid about that!  :blink:  :blink:  :blink:  <_<  

All I know is that Michael Eisner seriously needed to start laying off the acid.

A sequel to "Lady and the Tramp": what the heck were they thinking?
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Post by: Petrie. on April 09, 2006, 09:22:19 AM
They did have a sequel to Snow White in the pipeline a while back but got canned because of the fan outrage.  Maybe that was just a rumor, but you never knew at that time.
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Post by: Malte279 on April 09, 2006, 09:26:10 AM
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A sequel to "Lady and the Tramp": what the heck were they thinking?
I've never seen "Lady and the Tramp" and I haven't seen the sequel either. I only know the basic plot of "Lady and the Tramp" from an audio play. But why is it that this movie in particular is seen as one that couldn't be continued with a sequel?
I'm not criticizing anyone or anything I'm just wondering why that movie apparently more than a few others is considered impossible to be continued.
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Post by: WeirdRaptor on April 09, 2006, 05:22:55 PM
Because the Ladt and the Tramp's story was so completely wrapped up that it would foolhardy to contiue, and the sequel isn't even about them, hell, "Lady" only has about 15 minutes of screentime in the sequel.
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Post by: F-14 Ace on April 09, 2006, 05:31:04 PM
Plus, the sequel sucked wind like most of the other sequels Disney has done.
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Post by: Malte279 on April 09, 2006, 06:20:06 PM
As I said I never watched "Lady and the Tramp" I did not watch the sequel either and I don't have any intentions to do so any time soon. However, if it comes to sequel making I could think of something from what I heard on the audio play. For no matter what, the extreme social differences between the two dogs remain and their different values or estimations on what is proper could create an interesting conflict. Especially if there are puppies and the parents disagree on who they should be brought up.
That kind of stories usually ends with the beggar marrying the princes and everyone being happy ever after. Realistically it is likely that there would be at least some trouble about that happy ever after business. Would a poor but proud character want to become a pampered prince? Would a princess ever really abandon her reservations against lower class people (or in this case dogs?) would perhaps both of them try so intensely to act like the other one that by doing so they abandon their original habits which made them lovable for the other one? As I said, I am not at all into these movies I haven't even seen. Nevertheless I would find it quite easy to continue the story being told on that audio play I listened to.
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Post by: WeirdRaptor on April 10, 2006, 03:42:53 AM
Not in this case. I meant when I said that they really, really had wrapped up their story tot he point where continuing it would be nothing but a money-seeking attempt to cash-in on earlier success.

I also think you should give "Lady and the Tramp" a chance, Malte. Its a classic.
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Post by: Malte279 on April 10, 2006, 04:05:21 AM
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I meant when I said that they really, really had wrapped up their story tot he point where continuing it would be nothing but a money-seeking attempt to cash-in on earlier success.
The very same thing has often been said about the land before time. I even think that those who say so have some points. LBT was a completely wrapped story. They had reached their blessed Valley and were originally supposed to live happily ever after. They had to "take some of that wrapping away" in order to start with the sequels (e.g. making the Great Valley not the last green spot in the world etc.).
But inspite of all this I wholeheartedly love most of the sequels and so I dare say so do most people here. Not all money-seeking attempts to cash-in on earlier success lead necessarily to poor results. :)
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I also think you should give "Lady and the Tramp" a chance, Malte. Its a classic.
When I put strong emphasis on the fact that I didn't see it, I did so in order to avoid any conflict that might have been caused had people thought that I was equally informed about "Lady and the Tramp" as you are and then talk things that might appear as plain rubbish to those who know more about this than I do. Should a tape or DvD of "Lady and the Tramp" end up in my hands somehow I wouldn't refuse to watch it.
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Post by: Nick22 on April 10, 2006, 09:18:46 AM
Wr has a point. While Lady and Tramp had kids at the end of lady and the trump, and thus creating an opening for a sequel, if they had wanted a sequel, Disney should have made one decades ago. Instead the sequel is rushed out 50 years after the first, and is basically a rehash of the first one. Lion King 2 came out a few years after the original but it was a medicore effort, and imo tarnished the original. The original summoned images of Hamlet, the second? images of a children's showing of Romeo and Juliet.
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Post by: Petrie. on April 10, 2006, 12:38:48 PM
There is no such thing as a good sequel.  ;)
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Post by: Malte279 on April 10, 2006, 03:18:13 PM
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There is no such thing as a good sequel.
Meaning that you consider the creation of a good sequel an impossible thing?  :huh:
I must disagree on that.
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Wr has a point. While Lady and Tramp had kids at the end of lady and the trump, and thus creating an opening for a sequel, if they had wanted a sequel, Disney should have made one decades ago.
I did not look at the time at all when the movies appeared. I find it matters very little. It is more the content of a story that matters than the time by which the story is told. A long time gap between original tale and sequel need not make a sequel worse. From the mere aspect of potential stuff for another story I think "Lady and the Tramp" could work out for an interesting sequel.
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Lion King 2 came out a few years after the original but it was a medicore effort, and imo tarnished the original.
To that I agree.
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Post by: Dash The Longneck on April 11, 2006, 12:21:49 AM
Quote from: Nick22,Apr 3 2006 on  03:36 PM
Lion King 2 Bambi 2, Lady and the Trump 2? No offense but those sequels suck, they can't hold candles to the originals. Why Disney felt they had to add sequels onto films that were 50 and 60 years old boggles the mind. Next they'll make sequel to Pinnochio :slap

I loved the originals I really did the original Bambi was even on my list and the Lion King 1. But, there's no offence taken I just have a really big tolerance for sequeal movies. A movie has too be really, really, really, bad for me not too like it at least a little.
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Post by: buba on April 11, 2006, 02:37:09 AM
I dont know why people think that sequels suck. Maybe they arent better than original movies, but why they are bad?
There are sequels that are better than originals.
Land Before Time has better sequels :)  .
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Post by: Dash The Longneck on April 11, 2006, 07:33:30 AM
Mostly people think just Disney sequeals suck. I am one of the few who doesn't LBT has some of the most amazing sequeals I've ever seen,
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Post by: Nick22 on April 11, 2006, 09:26:41 AM
In reponse buba, most 'sucky' sequels are made by Disney. the original films have been well-recieved and had become beloved by those that watched them. The stories were well-written, and the audience may have known the stories previously. Furthermore those stories stood by themselves for many years, no sequels were made to them. At a certain point after the original film, a sequel becomes unnecessary. the actors and actresses who played the characters can no longer play them in a sequel.  In Walt Disney's time there were no sequels, but a fresh and different story. Sleeping beauty, Fantasia, Peter Pan etc, each one different. The first sequel to a Disney film was The Rescuers Down Under and that took place 13 years after the original film. It was good, not quite as good as the original, but when compared to more recent sequels it ranks near the top. The Sequels that are as good or better than the original film are few in number, those that are are either part of a long series, see LOTR, or the original was merely decent to begin with.
As for why are the sequels bad? First, most sequels do not get shown in theaters, but rather are direct-to-video releases. Lion King 2, Cinderella 2, Bambi 2 Pocohantas 2 etc. The few that do get put into theaters rarely do well. See Jungle Book 2 and Peter Pan 2. I had the misfortune of seeing Peter Pan 2, and it paled in comparison to the original.
Title: What are you favorite 15 films?
Post by: Dash The Longneck on April 11, 2006, 09:07:39 PM
I even have too admit The sequeals aren't good as the originals for most of the Disney Sequeals  they're just a way for Disney too make more money. What I can't stand is when they make a third sequeal too the movie. When I read about Ciderella III coming out and Little Mermaid 3 that made me so angry I couldn't even think straight. Most of the Disney sequeals I never even gave a chance. But I'm just the type of person who likes most of the disney ones as long as they don't make a third.
Title: What are you favorite 15 films?
Post by: Nick22 on April 12, 2006, 09:31:54 AM
Cinderella 3/ :slap  lLet me guess , her daughter has to work for her step-aunts :cry2  I hope it never gets made. little Mermaid 3? WHY?
Title: What are you favorite 15 films?
Post by: Dash The Longneck on April 12, 2006, 11:38:11 AM
Like I said it's just a way for them too make more money which is probably not gonna happen anyway. I have a source. I'm at a Disney forum and on the upcoming releases both Cinderella III and Little Mermaid 3 are both scheduled DTV'S for 2007.
Title: What are you favorite 15 films?
Post by: Nick22 on April 12, 2006, 12:22:33 PM
Dash, Any plans for a sleeping beauty 2? :mad
Title: What are you favorite 15 films?
Post by: Malte279 on April 12, 2006, 02:39:12 PM
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Cinderella 3/  lLet me guess , her daughter has to work for her step-aunts  I hope it never gets made. little Mermaid 3? WHY?
By all means let them make those sequels and by all means don't watch them if you don't want to.
What do you think how many people would say land before time 13? WHY? Should they therefore not make it? If there are people who want to watch Cinderella3 or Mermaid 3, why shouldn't those sequels be made for them? Why should those who don't like these sequels care at all?
Title: What are you favorite 15 films?
Post by: Nick22 on April 12, 2006, 04:40:04 PM
It is because I loved the originals malte, and hate to see cheap 'sequels' made to them. Of Course, the same could be said about lBT, and likely has.
Title: What are you favorite 15 films?
Post by: action9000 on April 12, 2006, 05:18:27 PM
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Of Course, the same could be said about lBT, and likely has.
That's the truth of it, right there.  The Disney sequels are really no different from the LBT sequels.  

Let's look at some Disney sequels.  The problem is, I haven't seen many, so it is difficult for me to give a clean response.  The Lion King 2, for instance, was considered a watered-down version of "Romeo and Juliet".  I agree with this summary, and I also feel that the quality was somewhat paled compared to the original Lion King.

Using the same comparison, let's look at LBT 1 and LBT 2.  LBT 1 is considered a classic by many adults, and there is a large audience of people who appreciate it for what it is, including many members of my own family.  LBT 2 was looked upon by the public as a "Children's only" Sequel, and the film was more-or-less disregarded by the general population.  Also notice that LBT 2 never made it to theatres.  Films that are shown in theatres generally have larger public appeal.  Few Disney sequels made it as far as the theatre, and I'm sure many of them lacked the overall quality of the original

A similar situation exists for the LBT series.  The original is almost on a level of its own, with the sequels sitting parallel to it.  Many viewers put them on the same level, saying the sequels are "lower-quality" than the original.

I think the same is true for Disney movies and their sequels.  The sequels aren't necessarily written for the same audience as the originals were, so many years ago.  They're written for the attached audience who wants to see more of their favorite characters.  The storylines are different, just like the LBT series storylines are different from the original.  

I can respect the Disney series of sequels, just as I respect the LBT series.  They each have their dedicated fans and their target audience.  having seen very few Disney sequels, I will give them the benefit of the doubt as to their quality.  I was never enough of a "classic"  disney fan to get into the Cinderella and Little Mermaid sequels.  I enjoyed "The Lion King" enough that I had to see the sequel.  It wasn't bad, but I still prefer the original.
Title: What are you favorite 15 films?
Post by: Dash The Longneck on April 12, 2006, 10:52:35 PM
Quote from: action9000,Apr 12 2006 on  04:18 PM
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Of Course, the same could be said about lBT, and likely has.
That's the truth of it, right there.  The Disney sequels are really no different from the LBT sequels.  

Let's look at some Disney sequels.  The problem is, I haven't seen many, so it is difficult for me to give a clean response.  The Lion King 2, for instance, was considered a watered-down version of "Romeo and Juliet".  I agree with this summary, and I also feel that the quality was somewhat paled compared to the original Lion King.

Using the same comparison, let's look at LBT 1 and LBT 2.  LBT 1 is considered a classic by many adults, and there is a large audience of people who appreciate it for what it is, including many members of my own family.  LBT 2 was looked upon by the public as a "Children's only" Sequel, and the film was more-or-less disregarded by the general population.  Also notice that LBT 2 never made it to theatres.  Films that are shown in theatres generally have larger public appeal.  Few Disney sequels made it as far as the theatre, and I'm sure many of them lacked the overall quality of the original

A similar situation exists for the LBT series.  The original is almost on a level of its own, with the sequels sitting parallel to it.  Many viewers put them on the same level, saying the sequels are "lower-quality" than the original.

I think the same is true for Disney movies and their sequels.  The sequels aren't necessarily written for the same audience as the originals were, so many years ago.  They're written for the attached audience who wants to see more of their favorite characters.  The storylines are different, just like the LBT series storylines are different from the original.  

I can respect the Disney series of sequels, just as I respect the LBT series.  They each have their dedicated fans and their target audience.  having seen very few Disney sequels, I will give them the benefit of the doubt as to their quality.  I was never enough of a "classic"  disney fan to get into the Cinderella and Little Mermaid sequels.  I enjoyed "The Lion King" enough that I had to see the sequel.  It wasn't bad, but I still prefer the original.

I had never thought about that. You are absoloutely right. I didn't like Lion King 2 as much as Lion King 1 also.
Title: What are you favorite 15 films?
Post by: Petrie. on April 13, 2006, 08:37:23 AM
I guess I can't put any sarcasm in my posts Malte because you pretend it isn't there.  :P:  A good 95% of the sequels I have seen to original films absolutely are terrible because they either

a.) lose characters in the process
b.) lose some of the original people from the first so the feel is different
c.) the storyline is just "wtf"

I'll give you a teeny tiny list of sequels I have actually watched and didn't outright bash or hate:

-The original Star Wars triology (Empire and Jedi are technically sequels)
-Shrek 2
-LBT 9

Yup....four.  That's it.  -_-
Title: What are you favorite 15 films?
Post by: Malte279 on April 13, 2006, 11:21:03 AM
So you bash or dislike LBT 2 to 8 and 10-11?  :blink:
I knew you were not as fond of the sequels as some people are but does it really come to hating and bashing the others? Looking at your activity in this forum, your messages and stuff I don't really think so.
Title: What are you favorite 15 films?
Post by: Petrie. on April 13, 2006, 05:57:07 PM
I don't have any of the dvds in those ranges....just the original and nine, if that's any contemplation.  That doesn't mean I haven't watched them.  

Bash?  I try to avoid it...I just don't say anything.  You don't see me going to the IMDb boards and registering to bash every sequel on the planet.  I could...but I don't.
Title: What are you favorite 15 films?
Post by: WeirdRaptor on November 01, 2017, 06:52:30 PM
Yo, bumping this one, too, for the same reason.
Title: What are you favorite 15 films?
Post by: Hypno on November 01, 2017, 07:21:30 PM
Quote from: Petrie,Apr 13 2006 on  09:37 AM
I guess I can't put any sarcasm in my posts Malte because you pretend it isn't there.  :P:  A good 95% of the sequels I have seen to original films absolutely are terrible because they either

a.) lose characters in the process
b.) lose some of the original people from the first so the feel is different
c.) the storyline is just "wtf"

I'll give you a teeny tiny list of sequels I have actually watched and didn't outright bash or hate:

-The original Star Wars triology (Empire and Jedi are technically sequels)
-Shrek 2
-LBT 9

Yup....four.  That's it.  -_-
LBT 9 is pretty low on the sequels list for me, not sure why you liked it so much.
Title: What are you favorite 15 films?
Post by: Sovereign on November 02, 2017, 08:26:20 AM
There will be a lot of same films on this list as on the animated thread but let's do this anyway! :lol

1. Fellowship of the Ring
2. Titanic
3. Return of the King
4. The Two Towers
5. The Land Before Time
6. Das Boot
7. Bambi
8. Fantasia
9. Sleepy Hollow
10. Spirited Away
11. The Curse of Black Pearl
12. Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
13. Nightmare Before Christmas
14. The Unknown Soldier (1955, Finnish classic)
15. The Wind Rises
Title: Re: What are you favorite 15 films?
Post by: Daddytops2021 on April 16, 2022, 10:33:46 AM
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Title: Re: What are you favorite 15 films?
Post by: Gentle Sharptooth on April 16, 2022, 01:57:16 PM
1. Kingdom of Heaven
2. Alien (1979)
3. Jurassic Park
4. The Robe (1953)
5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
6. The Lion King
7. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
8. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
9. Little Women (1994)
10. Prometheus (2012)
11. Godzilla versus Spacegodzilla
12. Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
13. Tremors (1990)
14. Riddick (2013)
15. The Land Before Time
Title: Re: What are you favorite 15 films?
Post by: Daddytops2021 on April 17, 2022, 03:02:54 AM
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