I actually quite like the sequels. They became more cartoony and silly. But ASITD is easily the best!

Not so sure about the later sequels - they were total crap that just cashed in on the franchise even after Sellers death. Not good.

I think Son Of Pink Panther is the worst and it resulted as the tombstone of the series

Set aside 3 and a half hours of my life yesterday to watch Apocalypse Now Redux....worth every moment! :)

what would you recommend as a 1st time viewing of apocalypse now?
the redux version or the shorter version i have both and im going watch it soon, never seen it before .

Original. I personally really like most of the additions in Redux but it's a bit convoluted and is probably better after seeing the theatrical version.

I agree, the plantation sequence only adds on a 2nd/3rd viewing, it adds to the mood, but only when you're watching at as a mood piece rather than experiencing it for the first time

Same here!

cheers everyone , ill watch the normal version 1st

I envy you, Kyle. Wish I could way h Apocalypse Now for the first time again. :)

I could gush for hour's about Apocalypse Now. But I wont.

Grane Torino: First viewing. ****ing loved it! At 78 Eastwood still kick's arse! A

The Dictater: Very crude. Very un-PC. Very funny indeed. A-

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Watched this last night i can see where some later movies got inspiration from great film.

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Fantastic, great story some very brutal scenes there is no holding back here. Min-sik Choi is amazing as the psycho.

Just finished apocalypse now, I don't get it! Everyone I talk to says hoe amazing this film is but I found it very average and 1 hour too long.

I suppose I should just put it on my list of films that others think I'm mad for not liking, this list includes withnail and i, 2001 a space Odyssey and this is spinal tap.

:fear:

I was going to give this a 'like', because I also found 'Apocalypse Now' to be over long and over rated.

However, I disagree with the final statement here:

because I love 'Withnail' and 'Spinal Tap', so I can only give you a 'li'!

As I've noted on here a few times, I'm not at all keen on Apocalypse Now either, mate - when you asked the question regarding which version to watch, I was tempted to say 'neither!'. ;)

As for Withnail & Spinal Tap - These are another two films which I don't understand the massive love for.

However, I consider 2001 to be fantastic, and one that falls into my top ten of all time.

I think we may need to ressurect this thread: Classic Films You Love To Hate!

:D

I can only give you a 'li' for the opposite reasons in regards to the final statement, suzi (possibly a 'ke' instead, then?) ;)

Wow. looks like we have a man here with no funny bone! :lol:

Never! I love a bit of comedy. :D

Burial Ground's a comedy, right? ;)

No, it's one of the finest examinations of class struggle ever made. It's the Ken Loach of zombie films.

Withnail & I and This Is Spinal Tap are two of my all-time favourite films, so we definitely don't see eye to eye there! However, Withnail & I is a perfect example of a cult film and one you either love and now practically word for word or just don't 'get it' and can't understand why people love it so much.

While I love this movie, I can perfectly understand someone not enjoying it, because it's slow and rather odd for a "war" film.

I guess the same would apply to Terrence Malick's superlative The Thin Red Line, a film I think is a masterpiece and superior in almost every department to Saving Private Ryan, which won at the Oscars and tends to get the popular vote.

It's probably a polarising film, a little like Apocalypse Now, which Roger Ebert has just listed in his top 10 greatest films of all time.

I recently purchased the Chuck Russell "Blob" remake (for old times sake). Still holds up pretty well and the blob effects are fun (although Kevin Dillon's hair is horrific!). I bought the European release as it was a lot cheaper and the blurb on the back describes the blob as a "kwabbige moordpudding" which apparantly means "flabby murder pudding". Ha.

Alyce was well worth it for a £!! some waffle at beginning leads to an old school finish (and i don't mean Ronseal;);))

Orca - I faintly remember seeing this back in the very early days of video rental and seeing a silly, throwaway Jaws rip-off. Over the subsequent years I have read the critical slaughtering the film has had and seen the contempt in which it is held.

However, I am addicted to "monster of the water" films so bought the Italian DVD and rewatched it.

Well...I really liked it! Sure, I can see what people find silly about it, but I let myself buy it and let the film operate within its own world. Clearly it was intended to cash in on Jaws but it is quite different. The big, bitey dolphin is not really the bad guy and this adds a nice element to the story. It seems perfectly well made to me also and has decent performances - despite many internet critics lambasting the FX and Richard Harris's turn. Again, I really liked it.

So...yay, Orca!

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What was Hanna D like?

Watched

Snowtown wasnt as grim bleak disturbing as the impressions i got from reading people veiws and opinions of the film.......as a stand alone film it was good but because its a true story not the type of film id realy recomend because most disturbing thing about this is the fact it realy happend..

It was pretty good - it makes no excuses that it is playing off Christiane F.'s notoriety, and although makes bold claims in regards to its sleazy nature, is not actually that graphic or sleazy (it's actually pretty cheesy in places).

It is very well acted by Ann Gisel Glass who plays Hanna, the teenage tease turned junky prostitute. This enhances the film's impact in a lot of ways, and actually makes for a quite moody picture in places, which contrasts the overall sleazy euro-trash vibe resonating throughout the bulk of the film.

Really?

Snowtown is probably one of the bleakest films I've ever seen.

I totally agree!!

The film itself didnt bother r phase me if it was just a stand alone film, But the fact that its true is a different thing all together.

HANNA D is ok but it's nowhere near as sleazy as some make it out to be.

Didn't I sell it to you?

The film has a big to connection to RATS: NIGHT OF TERROR in that it was produced by the same people, features Ann Gisel Glass and Fausto Lombardi, has the same cinematographer and composer and was edited by Bruno Mattei. :)

Yes being a real story,trully heightens the thrill

Exactly :nod:

I think you may have, mate. :)

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what is this?

[QUOTE=Kyle;243131]Human Centipede 2

[QUOTE=sawyer6;243132]ahh cheers, just noticed the HC2 at the bottom :lol:

poster is way to sexy for that film :blush:

[QUOTE=Kyle;243131]I thought that at first but saw the centipede so just guessed, like wise didnt notice writting at bottom

[QUOTE=gag;243136]Strange, the bottom was all I could focus on :(