Movies! Movies! Movies! (Non-Japanese)

I think I'm one of the few people who enjoy B&W movies more than color ones. I rather watch the classic movie channels than any of the other ones (except for the Japanese programming channels).

Speaking of which, I recently picked up the first season of the old Disney TV series Zorro. The idiots COLORIZED the damn thing!!! :bleh: [/list:u] All my black and white memories of Sgt. Garcia and Bernardo ruined!!! :beatyou:

gaijinmark wrote:Speaking of which, I recently picked up the first season of the old Disney TV series Zorro. The idiots COLORIZED the damn thing!!! :bleh: [/list:u] All my black and white memories of Sgt. Garcia and Bernardo ruined!!! :beatyou:

Colorized???

Guy Williams must be rolling in his grave. :sweat:

cori wrote:I think I'm one of the few people who enjoy B&W movies more than color ones. I rather watch the classic movie channels than any of the other ones (except for the Japanese programming channels).

It doesn't matter for me whether the film is B&W or in colour. It's about storyline, plot, and characters. When it was made is irrelevant, considering that different time periods can be captured at different times now. I will say that older movies had better storylines, plots and characters, so I do tend to favour them... but I can't say I choose one over the other (B&W over colour).

Anyone going to see BUNRAKU?Went it comes out?
I have to see this American Movie! Gackt is in it!

http://mixkungfu.blogspot.com/2008/05/movie-buzz-bunraku.html

Stevie wrote:Anyone going to see BUNRAKU?Went it comes out?
I have to see this American Movie! Gackt is in it!

http://mixkungfu.blogspot.com/2008/05/movie-buzz-bunraku.html

Blekt?? ..... Kekko desu. :bleh:

just saw Transamerica

very daring. it's not something that needs to be watched in the theater but it's a great movie. Felicity Hoffman's performance was really something. what she did to her voice and all that. she deserves a big round of applause. good ending too.

there was one particular scene

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when Bree had to pee when she was on the road. but she heard a snake or something so she stood up. and then her penis was totally exposed and urine was still coming out from it

it was like 'whoa, too much information' :hehe:

just saw The Others starring Nicole Kidman

it's reaally good. i'd recommend it if you want a different kind of horror movie for a change.

Wynter wrote:

It doesn't matter for me whether the film is B&W or in colour. It's about storyline, plot, and characters. When it was made is irrelevant, considering that different time periods can be captured at different times now. I will say that older movies had better storylines, plots and characters, so I do tend to favour them... but I can't say I choose one over the other (B&W over colour).

i agree but i think there was a golden age of film making such as the 40s to the 60s. one of my favourite movies of all time is 'casablanca'. i fall in love with ingrid everytime i see it. :mrgreen:

just saw Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window

flawless!


love the ending. James Stewart and Grace Kelly is :hot: too.

monta wrote:just saw Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window

flawless!


love the ending. James Stewart and Grace Kelly is :hot: too.

yeah grace is one beautiful lady. :victory:

kenjilina wrote:

i agree but i think there was a golden age of film making such as the 40s to the 60s. one of my favourite movies of all time is 'casablanca'. i fall in love with ingrid everytime i see it. :mrgreen:

Ahhhh true say. Ya know, I've never seen Casablanca... :sweat:

I'm FINALLY watching Indiana Jones this week (found a place still playing it) so I've been watching the first three to prepare myself. Right now I'm on Last Crusaders. Sean Connery is mega hot. :drooling:

Wynter wrote:Ahhhh true say. Ya know, I've never seen Casablanca... :sweat:

Casablanca is classic of the highest order... Ingrid Bergman is luminous in this movie. :victory:

Be forewarned: It's in Black and White. :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:

bmwracer wrote:
Casablanca is classic of the highest order

and so many lines to quote from.

kenjilina wrote:

and so many lines to quote from.

Claude Rains is such a hoot!! :applaud: "I'm SHOCKED to find out there's gambling going on here!!" :rofl: [/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote: Claude Rains is such a hoot!! :applaud: "I'm SHOCKED to found out there's gambling going on here!!" :rofl: [/list:u]

my fave has to be 'of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine' or something like that. :mrgreen:

gaijinmark wrote: Claude Rains is such a hoot!! :applaud: "I'm SHOCKED to find out there's gambling going on here!!" :rofl: [/list:u]

And then proceeds to collect his winnings... :hehe: :rofl:

Wynter wrote:

It doesn't matter for me whether the film is B&W or in colour. It's about storyline, plot, and characters. When it was made is irrelevant, considering that different time periods can be captured at different times now. I will say that older movies had better storylines, plots and characters, so I do tend to favour them... but I can't say I choose one over the other (B&W over colour).

I think what I was trying to get at is that whenever I flip through the TV stations, I'm more likely to stop at a B&W movie to see what it's about then one that's in color. But it could be because I don't have the paid channels, so I don't get the good stuff without commercials. :P

With that said, I value storyline more than anything else and it doesn't matter if it's in color or b&w.

monta wrote:just saw The Others starring Nicole Kidman

it's reaally good. i'd recommend it if you want a different kind of horror movie for a change.

That was a good one. And the twist at the end threw me off.

Wynter wrote:

Ahhhh true say. Ya know, I've never seen Casablanca... :sweat:

I watched it several years ago, but I honestly can't remember anything about it. I might have to try renting it again to rewatch it.

Ever since I've signed up for Netflix, I've been watching a movie a week.

The last movie I saw was The Forgotten, which was aptly named because it's one of the movies that I really want to forget.

Jacob's Ladder, I've heard about for years, but never gotten around to watching it till last week. It was kind of a mind f*ck and I recommend it if you like psychological thrillers (which I do).

I also saw a few others, but I doubt anyone wants to hear about them.

bmwracer wrote:
Casablanca is classic of the highest order... Ingrid Bergman is luminous in this movie. :victory:

Be forewarned: It's in Black and White. :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:

No warning needed here. You should know that. :D

cori wrote:

I watched it several years ago, but I honestly can't remember anything about it. I might have to try renting it again to rewatch it.

Yea, I looked it up and I think I DID see it, but so long ago I don't remember any of it. I must have been very young. My bro saw it recently tho (he's a movie buff) and said he'd bring it home for me.

Wynter wrote:No warning needed here. You should know that.

Just thought I'd point it out to those with an aversion to Black and White movies.