Favorite Movies

Hey lilorange. I did!! One of my girlfriends lives in Cleveland. When she heard a company from Broadway was coming in she got tickets before they were available to the general public so we had really good seats. It was wonderful. It's hard to compare. Same story line of course. In theater, you get wonderful stage sets; in the movie it appears you're actually on a Greek island. stage set of villa vs an actual villa. I really
loved the Broadway musical. Loved the movie just as much. The cinemaphotography in the movie is almost breathtaking ... for example, ocean views, view of the steps up to the villa, lighted path from villa to wedding chapel. One thing I did like better about the movie ... it's so much more visual. close ups, so much rich detail you can't do in theater. Since I'd been to the theater, I knew what to expect in a general sense but it didn't take anything away from the movie. And, of course, the music!!! Same kind of silliness in a couple of the things make you burst out laughing ... even some of the guys in the audience were laughing out loud. Let me know what you think after you see it.

cesse47 wrote:Hey lilorange. I did!! One of my girlfriends lives in Cleveland. When she heard a company from Broadway was coming in she got tickets before they were available to the general public so we had really good seats. It was wonderful. It's hard to compare. Same story line of course. In theater, you get wonderful stage sets; in the movie it appears you're actually on a Greek island. stage set of villa vs an actual villa. I really
loved the Broadway musical. Loved the movie just as much. The cinemaphotography in the movie is almost breathtaking ... for example, ocean views, view of the steps up to the villa, lighted path from villa to wedding chapel. One thing I did like better about the movie ... it's so much more visual. close ups, so much rich detail you can't do in theater. Since I'd been to the theater, I knew what to expect in a general sense but it didn't take anything away from the movie. And, of course, the music!!! Same kind of silliness in a couple of the things make you burst out laughing ... even some of the guys in the audience were laughing out loud. Let me know what you think after you see it.

I will cesse--thanks for the info. I thought the movie looked really good, but the reviews have been not so great. That being said, I think it depends alot on what you enjoy as far as the story and the music. I can't see any ABBA fan, or anyone that enjoyed the theatre production not liking the movie. And I did hear that Meryl Street really did a great job! Hope to see it soon and I'll let you know what I think--but I'll probably love it! Don't go to many movies in the theatre, but I think we will go see this one just because of the experience that seeing it in a theatre brings!

lilorange wrote:

ghost777 wrote: WOW! Lil O you and I are twins ,just noticed now, we both will become probably clowns with 250 more post.lol Then we get wedggys .lol

Hey ghost--don't forget about LisaB, our first HOT MAMA MINNOW, and original leader of the pink pips! That makes triplets. And we have a looonnng way to go before clownfish. First, the wonderful herring hairball, then the much nicer parrotfish. I think clownfish comes in around 500 posts. So, we have a lot of growing up to do yet!

[color=#ca33cc]Aw ain`t those little greenys so cute though.

I love "While you were sleeping", City of Angels, and the X_MEN!!!!

bfgAegean, I really liked Big, too. Actually anything Tom Hanks does. I also enjoy him when he's on talk shows--so funny and down to earth.
Cold Mountain was one of my favorites. When we used to go to early movies (to get the matinee price) I could guage how much I liked a movie by whether or not I fell asleep. Apparently that time of day is my low bio-rhythm time or something because as soon as the previews are over and it gets really dark I start nodding off--even if I picked the movie. So I know Cold Mountain was a winner (for me) when I stayed awake for the whole thing.
Sixth Sense was great but Shamylan (sp?) hasn't done anything since to even come close (especially his latest, The Happening--wait for video if you must see it).
Has anyone seen Journey to the Center of the Earth-3D? For some reason I really want to see it, if anyone thinks it's halfway decent.

I just finished watched An Unfinished Life with Robert Redford, Morgan Freeman and Jennifer Lopez. It was really, really good. I hadn't heard much about it, but wow, it was great acting and kept my interest the whole time.

I love a lot of different kinds of movies: old ones like Gone With the Wind, Casablanca, etc, to action adventures, comedies, drama, - I love them all!

If you haven't seen An Unfinished Life, it is definitely worth renting. I love Robert Reford!!!!!!!

bfgAegean wrote:I love favorite threads! My favorite movies include:

Kingdom of Heaven
The Replacement Killers
Big
Monty Python The Search for the Holy Grail
House of Flying Daggers

"How do you know she's a witch?" lol

"Well, she turned me into a newt!"

GinaBean wrote:"Well, she turned me into a newt!"

LMAO


Bring me a shrubery!

Ahhh, you got me on that one, prpldva!

GinaBean wrote:Ahhh, you got me on that one, prpldva!

Same movie- lol I love that movie! I havent seen it for ages. I'll have to go rent!

"We are the knights who say neet"...

That is the most hilarious movie of all time I think, keep watching this it just cracks me up those guys,love the part he chops one arm another ,then leg and another and takes off and the other mutated knight says hey you coward come back here,lol

My favorite part is still the "killer rabbit"...

"what does he do, nibble your bum?"

At the very end hanging on the cross singing love those crazy guys.

ROFLMAO I love the old sketch shows too!

I'm a lumberjack and that's ok..

"we sing all night and we work all day...
we put on women's clothing, and hang around in bars"

Ooo prpldva, how about the "dead parrot" sketch?

"...it has ceased to exist, it is an ex-parrot"!

ghost777 wrote: At the very end hanging on the cross singing love those crazy guys.

Ghost, that's from "The Life of Brian", ALSO a riot!

"Life's a piece of s**t
When you look at it
Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true.
You'll see it's all a show
Keep 'em laughing as you go
Just remember that the last laugh is on you, and...

Always look on the bright side of life..."

Yeah thats it ...The life of Bian .so funny .and here in Van we saw them on stage ,at end the dark curtain played to I`m a lumberjack and the whole dark curtain lit up with"Piss Off.we love everything these nut heads do.