As a child of the 80s, I couldn't believe Transformers was still available. Great special effects, pretty good story, Megan Fox in a throw away character, but excelent eye-candy. Make not be a big deal to anyone else, but I'm pretty fricken happy to get it this late.
As a child of the 80s, I couldn't believe Transformers was still available. Great special effects, pretty good story, Megan Fox in a throw away character, but excelent eye-candy. Make not be a big deal to anyone else, but I'm pretty fricken happy to get it this late.
I wouldn't mention on this board that you like Transformers.....you will get ripped.....But I'm with you.
I wouldn't mention on this board that you like Transformers.....you will get ripped.....But I'm with you.
Ya Im not sure about the hate for Transformers. Was anyone really expecting it to be an Oscar winner? It was the perfect popcorn movie. Fast cars, hot ladies, and giant F***ing robots. Nothing but awesome
I haven't seen Transformers...and may not. It's not my kind of movie, but I haven't talked to one person who didn't think it was worth every penny.
I'll probably see it..lol.
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Prototype, no apologies needed for loving Transformers, it was definitely one of the best action movies of last year and honestly, I would've stolen it from you had I even realized it was still available! Good work!
Darn you Proto! I was banking on the TF-hate prevalent on this board to help keep it from being taken before I had a chance. Oh well...
Needless to say, I greatly enjoyed the movie and was actually really surprised with its quality. Like others have said, you had to have the right expectations of Transformers in order to really enjoy it.
Moving on...
Direct2Video would like to select Disney-Pixar's The Incredibles in the Animated category in this the 10th round.
I was getting kind of nervous that it'd go between this pick and my last, so I'm pretty tickled that it's still available.
^^^ great choice. One of the best animated films in years IMO. Wouldve taken it if I hadnt gotten Toy Story. Excellent pick sir
Yup, good call. Another one scratched off my list, that's for sure. A great film, drawing its strength from a tremendous script. Brad Bird, I believe, who also did Iron Giant. I really enjoyed this one.
With our next pick team Yippie-Kay-Yay is happy to select in the Sci-Fi category the Joss Whedon classic:
Serenity
Serenity is a 2005 space western film written and directed by Joss Whedon. It follows on from the canceled Fox science fiction television series Firefly, taking place about two months after the events of the final episode. Set 510 years in the future, Serenity is the story of the captain and crew of a transport and cargo ship. The captain and first mate are veterans of the Unification War, having fought on the losing side. Their lives of petty crime are interrupted by a psychic passenger who harbors a dangerous secret.
My own secret, guilty pleasure HD......I hate to admit it (being over 30 and all) but almost anything Joss Whedon does is something I love, and Serenity is definitely one of those things - great pick!
in the animated category, I'll take the 1978 classic
Watership Down
In 1978Watership Down was adapted into an animated film, written and directed by Martin Rosen. The voice cast included John Hurt, Richard Briers, Harry Andrews, Simon Cadell, Nigel Hawthorne, and Roy Kinnear. The song "Bright Eyes", sung by Art Garfunkel, was also featured, and was later released as a single, becoming a UK number one hit.[26]
Although the essentials of the plot remained relatively unchanged, several side plots and asides were removed to help the storyline flow better, and some minor characters were downplayed. Though the Watership Down warren eventually grew to seventeen rabbits, with the additions of Strawberry, Holly, Bluebell, and three hutch rabbits liberated from the farm, the movie only includes a band of eight. Despite these changes, Rosen's adaptation was praised for "cutting through Adams' book ... to get to the beating heart".[27]
In 1979, Watership Down was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.[28] In Channel 4's 2006 documentary 100 Greatest Cartoons, it was named the 86th greatest cartoon of all time.[29]
I'm really excited about picking this one, although I don't know how many others have seen it. In the Foreign Category, 6 Degrees of Troy McClure is proud to select Lives of Others. It won the Oscar for best Foreign Language Film in 2006, beating out the also amazing Pan's Labyrinth.
Subtle and powerful movie about a Stasi officer in 1980s East Germany, who's been tasked with spying on a playwright and his lover, to attempt to dig up dirt and expose the playwright as being anti-socialist. Brilliant dialogue throughout, and a great, touching ending.
With the 264th pick overall, DVD-eh? selects in the Fantasy category, Tim Burtons masterpiece:
Big Fish
Based on the novel Big Fish: A novel of mythic proportions. Big Fish tells the story of william Bloom, who tries to get to know his father (Edward) better as he lies on his death bed and recounts his life story in what seems to be a series of largely exaggerated stories
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The river (spoiler)
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I would like to put this one in the sci-fi category, and move The Matrix to Action, if no one minds.
The original Planet of the Apes is such a good and bad movie in so many ways. Definitely a well known movie, and quite thought provoking, IMO. The newer one is just disappointing compared to this masterpiece!
Darn you Proto! I was banking on the TF-hate prevalent on this board to help keep it from being taken before I had a chance. Oh well...
