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[walkman4169]

Vampires huh?....Lets see:

1.Dracula(Bela Lugosi)
2.Nosferatu(original)
3.Horror of Dracula(1st Christopher Lee)
4.The Night Stalker(Kolchak)
5.Salems Lot(Original with David Soul)
Best TV Vampire Show:Dark Shadows(Barnabas Collins aka.Johnathan Frid)
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what about blackula
love at first bite...lol

 

[The Wiz]

what about blackula
love at first bite...lol

Actually Walk..Blackula would have made my top ten...along with Count Yorga Vampire!The Wiz!

 

[Elendil]

Anyone seen Star Trek?

 

[The Wiz]

Anyone seen Star Trek?

Not yet Elendil...Next week for me....Have heard it was good though!The Wiz!

 

[walkman4169]

what about top 10 war movies(i went 10 because you cant narrow it to 5)

 

[Vicks Vap-oh-Yeah]

Anyone seen Star Trek?

Well, Well, WELL worth the price of admission - and an excellent way for Paramount to continue to market the ST franchise....I wouldn't be surprised at all to see a new series or a surge in ST fandom again.

Go see the movie - it was awesome!

 

[Vicks Vap-oh-Yeah]

Movie Review: X-Men Origins:Wolverine!

If You are NOT a follower of the previous three X-Men movies...You don't have to become one to enjoy this film.This film takes place "before" the X-Men was released(It's amazing how good Hugh Jackman looks after 10 years),and covers the history of Wolverine,from early childhood to his adult years! I wont spoil the plot at all..but will say there are some new chacactors from the X-Men mythos inroduced in this film. If you like action films..this one will satisfy you completly. On a scale of 1-5 stars(5 being the best)I would have to give this movie 4 stars...and I am an X-Men fan!The Wiz!

This was a good show, as well, but I liked ST better....and yes, it is a biased review on my part - I'm a Trekkie to the core, but only a closet X-men fan...

 

[walkman4169]

dont forget to go to ricks game thread and tell him your in hes worked hard to put it together

 

[The Wiz]

Well, Well, WELL worth the price of admission - and an excellent way for Paramount to continue to market the ST franchise....I wouldn't be surprised at all to see a new series or a surge in ST fandom again.

Go see the movie - it was awesome!

Vicks......I am an original series Trekkie...I am just afraid JJ Abrams might have strayed from trekkie lore....I heard he tried to say on track for the most part!....Going to see it in IMAX!The Wiz!

 

[Vicks Vap-oh-Yeah]

Vicks......I am an original series Trekkie...I am just afraid JJ Abrams might have strayed from trekkie lore....I heard he tried to say on track for the most part!....Going to see it in IMAX!The Wiz!

Gotta tell you, Wiz -

No, never mind...I don't want to spoil the movie. Just go see it - you're going to love it...

Except the parts with Spock & Uhura. I'm still having trouble with that one........in that regard, they toasted the Trekkie Bible.

 

[MonkeyMonk]

Last night we watched Taken. Mom and I need sub-titles/closed captioning, but it gives everyone else a headache. So, we watched it without sub-titles. It was a great action/suspense film. Here's the link at Netflix: Netflix Online Movie Rentals - Rent DVDs, Classic Films to DVD New Releases

I thought that the "suspension of disbelief" was really pretty good up until the end when it became more like a "Steven Seagal can do anything film". (Liam Neeson is the main character; Segal is not in the movie) I wish the director had just done a little more work relative to the ending. But, all-in-all it was a really good film... and mind you that is with mom and me not being able to actually follow all the dialogue.

 

[The Wiz]

Gotta tell you, Wiz -

No, never mind...I don't want to spoil the movie. Just go see it - you're going to love it...

Except the parts with Spock & Uhura. I'm still having trouble with that one........in that regard, they toasted the Trekkie Bible.

Vicks.....Thanks for the No spoiler...Spock and Uhura???..I hope it wasn't the old seven year cycle kicking in...lol..that would blemish TV's first Interacial kiss!....Thanks for the thumbs up...My excitement to see it now continues to grow!The Wiz!

 

[wv2win]

Top War Movies of All Time:

1. Saving Private Ryan - Tom Hanks, Matt Damon
2. Band of Brothes (HBO) - Tom Hanks/Steven Speilberg - Directors
3. We Were Soldiers - Mel Gibson, Sam Elliot
4. Black Hawk Down - Josh Harnett, Ewin McGregor
5. 12 O'Clock High - Gregory Peck
6. Patton - George C. Scott
7. Schnidler's List - Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsly
8. Pork Chop Hill - Gregory Peck
9. Casablanca - Humphey Bogart, Ingred Bergman
10. Shahara - Humphey Bogart
11. The Great Raid - Benjamin Bratt, James Franco
12. The Enemey Below - Robert Mitchum, Kurt Jurgens
13. Heaven Knows, Mr Alison - Robert Mitchum, Debra Kerr
14. Run Silent, Run Deep - Clark Gable, Burt Lancaster
15. U-571 - Mathew McConaughey
16. The Great Escape - Steve McQueen, James Garner
17. Stalag 17 - William Holden

OK, what do you all think? Good list? Any additions?

 

[The Wiz]

Last night we watched Taken. Mom and I need sub-titles/closed captioning, but it gives everyone else a headache. So, we watched it without sub-titles. It was a great action/suspense film. Here's the link at Netflix: Netflix Online Movie Rentals - Rent DVDs, Classic Films to DVD New Releases

I thought that the "suspension of disbelief" was really pretty good up until the end when it became more like a "Steven Seagal can do anything film". (Liam Neeson is the main character; Segal is not in the movie) I wish the director had just done a little more work relative to the ending. But, all-in-all it was a really good film... and mind you that is with mom and me not being able to actually follow all the dialogue.

MM......I have heard that Taken was a very good film..I will have to judge for myself now! Speaking of "suspension of disbelief"..I would recommend you see Doubt...very entertaining with great acting as well....The ending was suspect..but an enjoyable film altogether! Unfortunatly that would be a closed caption/sub-title one for mom..Lots of dialog!(hope no one gets a headache..lol)The Wiz!

 

[The Wiz]

Top War Movies of All Time:

1. Saving Private Ryan - Tom Hanks, Matt Damon
2. Band of Brothes (HBO) - Tom Hanks/Steven Speilberg - Directors
3. We Were Soldiers - Mel Gibson, Sam Elliot
4. Black Hawk Down - Josh Harnett, Ewin McGregor
5. 12 O'Clock High - Gregory Peck
6. Patton - George C. Scott
7. Schnidler's List - Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsly
8. Pork Chop Hill - Gregory Peck
9. Casablanca - Humphey Bogart, Ingred Bergman
10. Shahara - Humphey Bogart
11. The Great Raid - Benjamin Bratt, James Franco
12. The Enemey Below - Robert Mitchum, Kurt Jurgens
13. Heaven Knows, Mr Alison - Robert Mitchum, Debra Kerr
14. Run Silent, Run Deep - Clark Gable, Burt Lancaster
15. U-571 - Mathew McConaughey

OK, what do you all think? Good list? Any additions?

wv....I cant believe you left out The Longest Day???What's up with that...lol..I will post mine later(Don't forget we have already posted top 5 Vampire and top 5 Westerns too...make them 10 if you like)Great selection of movies you posted all-in-all..The Wiz!

 

[wv2win]

wv....I cant believe you left out The Longest Day???What's up with that...lol..I will post mine later(Don't forget we have already posted top 5 Vampire and top 5 Westerns too...make them 10 if you like)Great selection of movies you posted all-in-all..The Wiz!

Well, Wiz, that is a good point. I guess I left it out because in comparison to movies like Saving Private Ryan, which covers similar ground, it's just not nearly as realistic. But you couldn't ask for a better cast than The Longest Day.

 

[wv2win]

Oh man, I just remembered that I forgot two of the best ones:

The Great Escape and Stalag 17. I just edited and added them to hopefully avoid great embarrasment, lol.

 

[MonkeyMonk]

I added it, Wiz, but I'm not a Meryl Streep fan. She always turns me off... especially since, in my opinion, she was totally mis-casted for the movie The Bridges of Madison County. (I loved that book and it was a total mis-cast that I never got over.) Not, too sure about mom either... She was a Catholic School teacher for 30yrs... We've never even discussed stuff like this... Should prove interesting, moved it to #6 in my queue at Netflix.

 

[The Wiz]

Oh man, I just remembered that I forgot two of the best ones:

The Great Escape and Stalag 17. I just edited and added them to hopefully avoid great embarrasment, lol.

I am gong to have a hard time with this list!....depending how far back in warfare time I go(which unfortunatly is quite a span of time)The Wiz!

 

[The Wiz]

I added it, Wiz, but I'm not a Meryl Streep fan. She always turns me off... especially since, in my opinion, she was totally mis-casted for the movie The Bridges of Madison County. (I loved that book and it was a total mis-cast that I never got over.) Not, too sure about mom either... She was a Catholic School teacher for 30yrs... We've never even discussed stuff like this... Should prove interesting, moved it to #6 in my queue at Netflix.

MM........post your review here after you see it...I am anxious for your opinion!The Wiz!