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[SherlockedCAMPer]

The only Indiana Jones films I've seen are Raiders of the Lost Ark and Last Crusade none of the rest really interested me because of creepy crawlers and related creatures that tend to freak me out. The snakes in Raiders somehow didn't freak me out as much as I expected them to.

[Carol the Dabbler]

Blade Runner had two things going for it that made me like it: stunning visuals and Harrison Ford. :P

 

Must agree with you regarding Harrison Ford!  But I'm more impressed by a compelling plot than by stunning visuals, I'm afraid.

 

... do the Indiana Jones movies count as sci fi?

More like fantasy, I think.  So let's just lump it all together as Speculative Fiction -- it's still SF.

 

I'm with you regarding Raiders.  One of my favorite parts was the contrast between Jones's shy professor persona and his daring adventurer.  That's one reason I was disappointed by the subsequent films (especially Temple ) -- all swashbuckling, no contrast.  Did like Sean Connery in the 3rd one, though.

[Detective]

Finally saw La La Land!

 

La La Land - 9/10

 

L.A. Confidential- 9/10

[Doe]

Finally saw La La Land!

 

La La Land - 9/10

 

L.A. Confidential- 9/10

Is La La Land 9/10?

 

I love musical very much. I watched a lot of musical but La La Land... I don't feel anything. Specially girl don't give to sense me.

 

What do you like the most?

 

L.A. Confidential: I will watch.

[Artemis]

Watching "Amazing Grace".  I've seen it before, but not in awhile.  I forgot that Benedict Cumberbatch was in it.  This might have been the first thing I ever saw him in, actually.  It's a good movie, I'd give it a high rating.

 

 

[SherlockedCAMPer]

Watching "Amazing Grace". I've seen it before, but not in awhile. I forgot that Benedict Cumberbatch was in it. This might have been the first thing I ever saw him in, actually. It's a good movie, I'd give it a high rating.

It was the first thing I saw him in as well. When I finally got the DVD 3 years ago, I watched it with the commentary on. I need to watch it again soon.

[kimber8ada]

I originally bought Amazing Grace for Ioan Griffudd and was pleasantly surprised to find BC was in it too, along with Toby Jones. If anyone is a Ioan fan I highly recommend the Horatio Hornblower movies made in partnership with A & E in the late 90's and early 2000's. I believe there are 8 of them.

[Artemis]

It was the first thing I saw him in as well. When I finally got the DVD 3 years ago, I watched it with the commentary on. I need to watch it again soon.

 

Ooo, I've never watched it with the commentary before.  Is it interesting?

 

 

[Arcadia]

I originally bought Amazing Grace for Ioan Griffudd and was pleasantly surprised to find BC was in it too, along with Toby Jones. If anyone is a Ioan fan I highly recommend the Horatio Hornblower movies made in partnership with A & E in the late 90's and early 2000's. I believe there are 8 of them.

 

Same here! I saw Amazing Grace before I'd even heard of that other guy , because I loved Ioan in the Hornblower movies. Didn't realize there were 8 of them! I must've missed a few.

 

 

It was the first thing I saw him in as well. When I finally got the DVD 3 years ago, I watched it with the commentary on. I need to watch it again soon.

 

Ooo, I've never watched it with the commentary before.  Is it interesting?

 

 

I don't remember the whole thing, but Ioan and the director (I think) sure made some lovely comments about Ben. Especially about

his death scene; Ioan said he thought Ben was really dying. :D

 

[Detective]

Is La La Land 9/10?

 

I love musical very much. I watched a lot of musical but La La Land... I don't feel anything. Specially girl don't give to sense me.

 

What do you like the most?

There are so many factors that make La La Land great.

I love the cinematography, which is brilliant starting in the very beginning with the seemingly endlessly long dance scene, which was a one take. The colors the imagery were just so good.

Then the acting, Stone and Gosling were really good and had really good chemistry, also I think their characters made sense, they're decisions and their behavior.

La La Land isn't a romance, it is a movie for dreamers, for people out there wanting to achieve their dream (which is very relatable for me personally).

 

There's many things i loved about this movie and i think it was really creative and risky to make this movie and it payed off, the buzz this movie got was crazy and I personally think it was deserved.

[SherlockedCAMPer]

If a film has commentary, there's a chance that I'll watch it once with the commentary on, same with Sherlock. I like that behind the scenes take on it. For me, it enhances the viewing when I watch it later without the commentary.

[Pseudonym]

I've never watched anything with commentary. I like 'making of' documentaries though and 'art of' books. 

[Arcadia]

I love the commentaries! -- assuming I liked the movie well enough to sit through it again. I like all the extras, really, except for the ads. Makes the movie experience go on a little longer, and sometimes you learn quite a bit about the creative process. The LOTR team did a particularly good job on that part. Don't know of anything that tops them, actually. Some of the Sherlock commentaries and BTS bits are pretty good, though.

[Van Buren Supernova]

I'm not sure I could ever consciously make myself watching musical, although I heard a lot of good things about La la land. I love music, but hate musical, as everytime they break into song it disrupt the pace too much imho, I hate that. Argh.

[J.P.]

That's the reason why I hate opera too.

[Arcadia]

Depends on the musical, for me. I love West Side Story, one of my favorite films ever. Didn't care at all for Moulin Rouge, even though I liked most of the music ... just didn't jell, for me. Disliked Cabaret, but Chicago was okay ... except for the relentless crotch shots. Pretty sick of that by the time the movie was over. Think Oklahoma is dumb, but Singin' in the Rain is brilliant. Etc.
 
I might have liked Mama Mia if Ms. Streep hadn't been in it. No fault of hers, but watching her on screen is more agonizing than going to the dentist, for me. I don't know why. But I'll watch Fred Astaire in anything, as long as he's dancing.

[Arcadia]

Ooooh, opera. Generally speaking I don't like the music, but I saw a production of Madame Butterfly once and it was fantastic. Really got into the story. Wouldn't just simply listen to it, though.

[SherlockedCAMPer]

I love the music of opera not so much the singing. That might be changing thanks to Mission:Impossible Rogue Nation.

 

I love Singing in the Rain. One of my favorite classic musicals. I need to find it again so my son and I can watch it from the beginning.

[T.o.b.y]

You're didn't like Cabaret, Arcadia? Do you know why? I thought it was a great movie just too sad for me to rewatch often.

[Arcadia]

It's been so long since I've seen it, but I recall that I didn't care much for the music. Other than that, I'm afraid my main objection might have been Liza Minelli ... another one whose style of acting leaves me cold.

[Carol the Dabbler]

I object to opera on two grounds:

 

1.  They're generally in a language I don't understand, so I have trouble following what's going on (maybe a movie of an opera would be better, with English subtitles).  But I've seen a few operas that were written in English, and those struck me as downright silly -- so maybe the language barrier isn't necessarily the problem after all.

 

2.  Also it's the sopranos.  They don't sing, they screech.  A friend says that hardly anybody can actually sing in the soprano range, but they write the music that way anyhow, and so it generally sounds pretty horrible.  Maybe I should watch a filmed opera with a really good soprano.  I like Beverly Sills, from what little I've seen her in on television.

 

I do like certain musicals, though, even ones with sopranos.  Unlike operas, where people sing all the time, a good (in my estimation) musical is more natural.  People sing when they feel like singing, and the rest of the time they talk like normal human beings.

 

One of my personal rules for a musical is that it must not depress me.  So I don't so much care for Oklahoma or South Pacific, even though I love many of the songs from each, and the scenery in the South Pacific movie is just gorgeous.  I do like The Music Man all to bits (and would love to see Martin Freeman as Harold Hill).

[T.o.b.y]

:-D Carol, I have seen operas in German and still couldn't understand a word because the lines get so distorted by the way they are sung.

[Doe]

If a film has commentary, there's a chance that I'll watch it once with the commentary on, same with Sherlock. I like that behind the scenes take on it. For me, it enhances the viewing when I watch it later without the commentary.

 

I wached Sherlock for the first time. If I had another comment, I could not watch BBC Sherlock.

[Arcadia]

I object to opera on two grounds:

 

1.  They're generally in a language I don't understand, so I have trouble following what's going on (maybe a movie of an opera would be better, with English subtitles).  But I've seen a few operas that were written in English, and those struck me as downright silly -- so maybe the language barrier isn't necessarily the problem after all.

 

2.  Also it's the sopranos.  They don't sing, they screech.  A friend says that hardly anybody can actually sing in the soprano range, but they write the music that way anyhow, and so it generally sounds pretty horrible.  Maybe I should watch a filmed opera with a really good soprano.  I like Beverly Sills, from what little I've seen her in on television.

 

I do like certain musicals, though, even ones with sopranos.  Unlike operas, where people sing all the time, a good (in my estimation) musical is more natural.  People sing when they feel like singing, and the rest of the time they talk like normal human beings.

 

One of my personal rules for a musical is that it must not depress me.  So I don't so much care for Oklahoma or South Pacific, even though I love many of the songs from each, and the scenery in the South Pacific movie is just gorgeous.  I do like The Music Man all to bits (and would love to see Martin Freeman as Harold Hill).

 

The production of Madame Butterfly that I saw (at the Kennedy Center) had a screen with English subtitles above the stage. It was very easy to follow, although of course it didn't hurt that I already was somewhat familiar with the plot. I don't remember any screeching. The story is definitely a downer, though.

 

My all time favorite Bugs Bunny cartoon is What's Opera, Doc? Sheer brilliance. XD

[Carol the Dabbler]

I could probably do OK with understanding Madame Butterfly, having read the original play in college.  As you say though, downer.
 

My all time favorite Bugs Bunny cartoon is What's Opera, Doc? Sheer brilliance. XD

Watching that, it just occurred to me how much Bugs looks like Milton Berle.  Wonder if it was intentional?