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Old 02-04-2010
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Like Avatar. Watch recently.
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Old 02-06-2010
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Lost, it's back but i'm quite sad because it's the final season
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Old 02-23-2010
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"The Last Time" starring Michael Keaton and Brendan Fraser, was worth watching.
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Old 02-28-2010
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Got to agree with TDominici, Fight Club was a great movie
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Old 03-05-2010
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Fav show, NCIS

Fav movie, tuff but Spiderman2 is high up there. "Go get 'em tiger!!"
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Old 03-07-2010
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The Blues Brothers, got to up there
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Old 03-09-2010
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I Got the "Blues"........

Well, I saw Avatar, and right after the conclusion I flaty stated that it was, "the best movie ever".

Then my son partly ruined it by explaining it (the plot) was actually an animated feature, "Fern Gully"! OK, but the live people and over the top FX, did help quite a bit. Oh, the 300 million dollar budget may have helped also.

Still I gotta say, this is probably be the movie that causes me to buy a Blu-Ray player.

Blue people, Blu-Ray, you gotta love the irony
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Old 03-15-2010
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"South Pacific" is the best movie ever made.
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Old 03-15-2010
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"South Pacific" is the best movie ever made.
Burt Lancaster, is the world's biggest ham.

I'm sorry, I think I got this confused with "Rainmaker".
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Burt Lancaster, is the world's biggest ham.
Sorry, Cap'n, maybe you're thinking of "From here to Eternity". South Pacific was a fantastic musical starring Mitzi Gaynor and Rossano Brazzi.
It's a WWI movie with an anti-racism theme that was very daring for its time.
Picking the best movie of all time is really hard, given the thousands of choices, but I've been a sucker for this on e since I first saw it in thew '50s.
I never thought of Lancaster as a ham. He made some very good movies, but movies have changed a lot. You won't find a single boob or swear word in any of Burt's movies, and I can't help but think that's a good thing. (Although, I always appreciate a little "hint' of boob).
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Sorry, Cap'n, maybe you're thinking of "From here to Eternity".
You're absolutely correct. Thanks for coming up with that. Now it won't nag me why I made that connection. Lancaster was in the beach scene, yes?
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Picking the best movie of all time is really hard, given the thousands of choices, but I've been a sucker for this on e since I first saw it in thew '50s.
Wow, you must be at least as old as me. I suppose it could be said that the more movie choices you're exposed to, the harder it gets.
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I never thought of Lancaster as a ham. He made some very good movies, but movies have changed a lot. You won't find a single boob or swear word in any of Burt's movies, and I can't help but think that's a good thing. (Although, I always appreciate a little "hint' of boob).
Actually, "ham" might be a little strong, but I stand firm at, "over actor". Movie acting in the style of a stage actor. I am referring this back to, "The Rainmaker". In fairness, the part was intended to be over the top, but Lancaster saw to that and more.

As to "hint of boob", I think the contemporary term for that is "nip slip". (Yes, 'hint" requires a bit more exposure in 2010).

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Old 03-18-2010
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Loved this one : My Cousin Vinny (1992)

Directed by Jonathan Lynn. With Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei.
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Favorite tv show would have to be Arrested Development. Yea it was only on for 3 seasons and is cancelled now, but still hilarious.
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Well, I saw Avatar, and right after the conclusion I flaty stated that it was, "the best movie ever".

Then my son partly ruined it by explaining it (the plot) was actually an animated feature, "Fern Gully"! OK, but the live people and over the top FX, did help quite a bit. Oh, the 300 million dollar budget may have helped also.

Still I gotta say, this is probably be the movie that causes me to buy a Blu-Ray player.

Blue people, Blu-Ray, you gotta love the irony
Oh no man, I saw this forum tempting me with new posts for weeks, but I resisted. Finally tonight I gave in and checked, only to see you say this?

Really? It was an OK movie, but it wasn't great. And to top it off I have seen the rewrite script comparisons of it vs pochantas. Really? I don't know/care if they are fake, but holy crap, if someone can 'fake' some script and have it play out to those 2 movies, then maybe they are a rehash of each other.
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Old 03-31-2010
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The "Prettiest Naked Girl Ever" is always the Last One I've Seen...

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Oh no man, I saw this forum tempting me with new posts for weeks, but I resisted. Finally tonight I gave in and checked, only to see you say this?

Really? It was an OK movie, but it wasn't great. And to top it off I have seen the rewrite script comparisons of it vs pochantas. Really? I don't know/care if they are fake, but holy crap, if someone can 'fake' some script and have it play out to those 2 movies, then maybe they are a rehash of each other.
I forgot to mention in my original post, that toward the end of the movie, I leaned over to my son and said, "it looks like the Indians are going to win one for a change"!

Beyond that, I don't have any other excuse/ slash/ explanation for this, other than to say, "it was the best movie I've ever seen, but it was on the big screen, I don't get out much, and it was fresh in my mind"!

And yes, the irony just keeps on coming, since studios essentially steal intellectual property from one another, before a film is even released. Don't let any of us try it though! Usually these are vignettes, forthrightly admitted, and passed off as "homage". In science fiction, George Lucas freely admits, that the bottomless pit reactor of the death star, is pulled from "Forbidden Planet", which is in turn very, (very), loosely based on Shakespear's "The Tempest". (But, since "The Tempest" was so far out of copyright when "Forbidden Planet" was conceived, there's obviously, "no harm, no foul" at work there).

"Avatar" also has some elements of another animated feature, "Battle for Terra", that was released a few months prior.

As someone like myself who is always interested in acquiring new equipment/ toys in the entertainment and computer venues, why does it surprise you when I say, "that Avatar may cause me to finally embrace Blu-Ray"? It had to happen that something would push me "over the 1080P edge", so to speak. For this purpose Avatar is as good a choice as any, and better than 95% of those "any".

As to more substantial "dramas", the kind that the twits who pass themselves off as "movie critics," "embrace", these are usually headache inducing, screamingly boring, time wasting garbage. If I want, "human drama and degradation", then all I have to do is look out my front door. I equate a, "two thumbs up" rating, with that old Mafia custom, "the kiss of death".

In any event, for comparison's sake, ask yourself, "was it worth sitting through "Eyes Wide Shut", just to see Nicole Kidman take her clothes off"? I'm thinkin' NOT!

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just to see Nicole Kidman take her clothes off"? I'm thinkin' NOT!
Perhaps, I will see Avtar, after all.
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Old 04-28-2010
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Staying Alive (Travolta), Star Trek (both movies and series) and Back to the Future (Trilogy)
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Old 05-09-2010
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The Simpsons. It's a classic but still very funny! I love Homer, he's amazingly funny!
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Old 05-21-2010
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I think i would have a hard time picking my favorite movie. Not many really got me stuck into them. Just about every anime movie made though would be my favorite.

As for TV shows my favorites are Scrubs, That 70's Show and Two and a Half Men. I also watch the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson for the obvious reason that its amazingly awesome.
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