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vescucci:
Jesoul's list has some typos but Bourne Identity makes them up.

lol . . . ya'll hating on Norbit and White Chicks will be sorry when we get to movie heaven and find their names written in the "Book of Laugh"

ThiefOfHearts:
Leave her jare. she's fine. she didnt mention Megan Good after all. I will try to inject my movie madness in her blood stream though

Lol

Ameh 2:
gat o agree with chiogo, love celtic basketball but we re on top of the table u know, cavaliers for life!!!!!!!!!!!!

A Cavs fan . . Lailai there you go

A-40,
I hear Shaq is eyeing your team how do you feel about that?

Moonstone,
I've just about given up on the Hornets. There's no passion or excitement on their part about heading to the postseason. And how long is Posey supposed to be out for?

ThiefOfHearts:
JeSoul, I dont know how much violence you can stomach but I sincerely suggest Pan's Labrinyth and Curse of The golden Flower   

Is there any movie made in the history of man more violent than Kill Bill?  Thanks for the Rec. I shall watch.

spikedcylinder:

ThiefOfHearts:
Keyboard mistake abi?

hehe nope. No mistake. I saw White Chicks at the movies with my wall street banker uptight friend and even she was dying. Common admit Norbit is hilarious     it is a guilty pleasure 

Sixth Sense is solid but it depresses me cos M Night hasnt been able to wow me or most people since.
I remember being more disturbed about the poisoning than about the secret of Bruce Willis. Crazy movie

Strange. But then I am suprised not  

@topic, so this is where all the fun is? titles can be misleading.

@Karma,
     I perused thru ur top list and its decent    aight I lie, its solid, though I admit I haven't seen a good # of oldie goldies you mentioned and I've heard about . . . so many movies, so little time.

Anyways, here's my top movies. Not necessarily the 20 "best movies" ever made but more like my personal fav movies. And coming from someone who still wakes up on saturday mornings to watch batman, tom & jerry, spidey, tmnt cartoons  my list is 'lighter' than the average movie critic.

Shawshank Redemption
A time to Kill
Amistad
The Prestige
Sister Act 1 & 2
Goodfellas
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (original)
Dark Knight
Sixth Sense
Ratatouille
Coming to America
Mystic River
The Matrix
Back to the future
The Bourne Identity
Blood Diamond
Aladdin
Home Alone 1 & 2
Silence of the Lambs
The usual suspects

and you may roll your eyes on some of these but I LOVE comedy:
Trading Places
BeetleJuice
Meet the Parents
Shrek
Norbit
White Chicks
Bringing down the House
My big fat greek wedding
The Mask
Bruce Almighty

[quote author=Mad_Max link=topic=246397.msg3707703#msg3707703 date=1239216347]JS you don't post in movies enough. And you've got such great taste. [/quote]  you are too sweet Max I shall be reporting for duty regularly 

iice:
[color=#9900ff] I am harmless [/color]

uh huh . . . that's exactly what the big bad villians say to unsuspecting victims 

iice:
[color=#9900ff]BTW JS, i hope you are not planning to touch my husband [/color]

lol who dost thou speakest of? 

Moonstone:
I AM Legend definitely takes the cake for this one. . . I will even add to Jesoul's hisssssssssssssssssss.
I don't know who sent me to go and watch M. Night Shamalayan's movie "The Village" but that one is very very very stupid sef. All the thriller for that rubbish. After all the jumping and screaming, you would expect real monsters, shey?

Girl I tell you those 2 movies annoyed me so much. I think the village was worse, it was just the elders wearing costumes? talk about lame.

[quote author=Mad_Max link=topic=246397.msg3707042#msg3707042 date=1239208383]You managed to tear yourself away from some horror gore-fest long enough to watch this one?[/quote]  you guessed it  _{btw i got ur holla on the religion board} 

I disliked the real 'culprit' from the beginning but I never suspected it was him. Don't you just hate it when the psychos win? They seem to win a lot.

iice:
[color=#9900ff]Do they? Funny i seem to think good guys win too much

Now a real psycho i liked was the guy in the Cell. . .his mind was just vunderful [/color]

[quote author=Mad_Max link=topic=246397.msg3707318#msg3707318 date=1239211510]Not the bad guys. Psychos like Lecter and co.
Lol! That mind wasn't boring. Terrifically creepy. Just your type. [/quote]I am officially scared of iice . . .  remind me never to get on your bad side 

ThiefOfHearts:
Not really

what did you say about my johnny?

Hey Jesoul, on the "admire" thread, care to give your top 20 or 10 movies

Most def, over in a jiff

seunallday:
who has seen identity by john cusack and ray liotta, crazy ending, not terrible but crazy,

The ending was crazy and completely unpredictable . . . just the way I like 'em

Johnny Depp is the standard to which all actors should aspire.

[quote author=A-40 link=topic=148652.msg3698246#msg3698246 date=1239065204]Hey ya don't worry if you do need updates best believe i got you  [/quote]muchos gracias hombre 

As for PHX well now we know they got the short end of the stick by trading two of their best defenders in Bell and Diaw and even when they had them they where not a marquee defensive team

One has to wonder much longer Steve Kerr will last in Phx, he has destroyed that team kpatakpata.

[quote author=A-40 link=topic=148652.msg3698393#msg3698393 date=1239071005]Spurs fans now is the time to start crying because Ginobili is out for the season [/quote]They might as well start making vacation plans. Their hopes were slim before, now they are non-existent.

Bynum could be back before this week runs out

I happen to think this might be bad for the lakers. Integrating a major player 2 games into the playoffs who hasn't played in months has in the past proven to mess up team chemistry and balance and has sometimes been fatal. We'll see.

iReport:
Will you rate the movie higher if the main actor there was Michael Ealy or Yemi Blaq?

No I wouldn't. But I wouldn't have been as angry and disappointed

ThiefOfHearts:
Will is not a "top notch" character. sorry. he's merely ok for his genre.

I dunno about just "ok" . . . when scrubs like Jamie Foxx are winning best male oscars, one has to conclude the bar is not set very high.

justkunmi:
i saw this movie a day before xmas last year, i came here and said it was crap, and people were like "shut up".
so i tot i was wrong, saw it again, and i felt even worse. . .

poor fella

the movie was loudly calling for a pity party. it was obviously crying out to the Academy for awards.

You hit the nail right on the head.

then the story itself,
the guilt part was understandable, but the switching identities stuff wasnt really sensible.
and his acting was wayyyy off.

Nail on the head #2 .
I was especially annoyed when he called up the blind guy and was insulting and abusing him it was just weird and clumsy.

the only good part of the movie was when he was carrying the fish tank up to the motel room and he attendant was sooo shocked. he asked, how long will you be staying? , til i die, he said. (or smthng like that)lol

Nailed #3 by far the 'best' part/line of the movie.

bishoptboy:
what i'm just simply saying is that know your audience as a film maker and cater for them.

I may be wrong but I think 7 pounds was 'serious' and was attempting to be an oscar candidate and ended up being a scrub. And ppl were doubly disappointed becos for a top notch actor like Will Smith we expect a top notch movie, not the clumsy slap toghether we got.

this is just my own view on film making. everybody will not like 7 pounds just like everbody will not like slumdog millionaire. but this is what i belive some movies are generally accepted to be good and some are generally accepted to be bad. i think 7 pounds is in between. cheers

True. But I think 7 pounds has mostly been on the negative side . . . soon as word got out it wasn't that good, it didn't last long in the theatres. Of course some ppl will like it, but I'm willing to bet my lunch they will be in the minority.

mazaje:
the ancient jews believed that natural disasters were caused by their angry god. they believed that natural disasters are yahwehs wrath.


most of the ancient jews believed that natural disasters like earth quake and floods were sent unto them by yahweh when he gets angry with them because they worship other gods and refuse to worship him. . . . .

  and what does what the ancient Jews believed have to do with todays Italians? or todays Nigerians and what they believe?

  I guess you can't help yourself, your disdain for christianity does not miss any hint of a chance to mudsling. It's sad.

Re: Italian Earthquake: An Act Of God?

Highly unlikely. Earthquakes happen everywhere and all the time.

bawomolo:
I think yesterday's game put an end to the deron williams vs chris paul nonsense.
deron williams is a playmaker, chris paul is a scorer who throws alley oops for assists.

While I've believed Williams right up there with Paul, 1 game does not solve it . . . we need at least 2-3 seasons of head to head. Paul is still slightly ahead in most categories.

detroit put an end to the bobcat threat, we are safe in the playoffs.  prepare for the upset 

What are they putting in the water out there in Chicago? these delusions are becoming increasingly disturbing 


BTW

@all, who is your pick for coach of the year? I got Mike Brown. What he's done with the Cavs this year is phenomenal.

iice:
[color=#9900ff] Totally forgot about that crappy movie.  Terrible ending.[/color]

What was wrong with the ending of the Island?

[color=#9900ff]I loved the ending jare The pain he will live with eh [/color]

Kai this girl col for heart oh!    To leave someone in that kind of condition is just plain wrong    poor guy.

[quote author=*Toyinrayo link=topic=257713.msg3693626#msg3693626 date=1238988660]Rice mixed with fried eggs. . . .cooked it this morning.

Tasted delicious [/quote]I do rice with boiled eggs occasionally, but somehow the concept of rice with fried eggs bewilders me

Lets see how can i say this clearly . . . I HATE BEANS!!!    mostly the common type used in the naija. I can stomach green beans on occasion.

- The smell esp when its being cooked makes me sick, I almost threw up the last time 

- I hated[b] the rock sized stones your teeth would crash into when eating  [/b]

- I was disgusted by the[b] "extra protein" commonly in the food aka INSECTS and TERMITES  [/b]

infact eh DEATH TO BEANS! DEATH TO BEANS!! DEATH TO BEANS!!!

[quote author=A-40 link=topic=170354.msg3693192#msg3693192 date=1238976419]I think he just might escape jail maybe probation! The problem would definitely be with Goodell[/quote]don't count on it though . . . the hounds that mauled Vick are calling for Plaxico's blood.

Denver pulled a stick-up on Chicago infact a heist because in my books Cutler has to be one of the most over-rated QB's in the NFL

That's the gospel truth!

[quote author=A-40 link=topic=148652.msg3693111#msg3693111 date=1238974444]Ohh so you are a Gunner? haba and you never come to visit us and show your compadres some love?Try and stop by and drop a little knowledge once in a while na [/quote]I dey stroll in every now and then and listen quietly to you experts break it down . It's so hard to follow sports that are not shown on local tv/cable.

140 pts in one night from the Mavs? Jesus is Lord why can't Mavs play like this a little more often 60% FG,60% 3 pt we made 15 3 pointers and 92% FT

uhmm . . . erhm . . . it could happen every night . . . long as your opponent was always the worst defensive team in the league. Phx is giving up an average of 120pts per game on the road the last 10 or so games        that's when u know you are BAD defensively.

  So have you eased up on Jay Kidd?    he played very well yesterday.

Moonstone:
LOL! I'll put you all on probation.
I'm the only Man Utd fan in my house too. I was taught to hate Man Utd but I came to love them. There's a thin line between love and hate, you know?No problem Chiogo. I'll happily send all the chocolates to you - You can send the leftover to that gunner girl.
I'm fine with you. . . jare! At least you don't hate them.

  lol  its better than jail time. How did u convert to man u? and your folks didn't disown you?

chiogo:
LMFAO, this chick is funny!! I never received any chocolates , you've been eating all the pity chocolates for celtics alone forgetting there are 2 of us in here. I'm waiting for my chocolates oo, you can keep the wine except it's champagne or sparkling cider.

It's the kind you receive and eat by faith   

So cleveland whooped the spurs! eeyah, King James seemed really mad after the whooping orlando put on them the other day. ha ha.

Fa real. And the poor Spurs just laid over and took it 

Ibime:
What do you guys mean the movie is crap?  

Abegi, I prefer Will Smith in these heart-rending roles to his action roles.

Rubbish pundits nearly made me believe the film was crap as well.

WTH is Slumdog Millionaire? I wouldn't watch that film if you paid me.

That was exactly what I said before I watched it and I was pleasantly suprised. It deserved every one of those oscars it got. How can you smack on a movie you haven't watched?  

Best films I seen this year are 7 Pounds, Valkyrie & The curious case of Benjamin Button.

I think you need to watch more movies   

bishoptboy:
I decided not to comment on this page cos I only saw it once and i felt it wasnt that bad. I cant really analyse it well cos i saw it once but, instead of just saying its crappy, its bad, why not analyse it and tell us reasons why you think its bad. I remember i like the fact that i wasnt spoonfed the whole movie. i felt will's acting convinced me. cos of the subtility in the way he conveyed his character.
ok lets just take it bit by bit. what do you think of
1. Acting (tell us why you think it was bad)
2. storyline and plots
3. camera and editing
etc.

why i'm doing this is because i feel the guys in this tread know something about film. I'm not talking to die hard nollywood fans here.
later!

Everything iice said X2    . . . and my own 2 shillings:

1. The acting and scene placements were sketchy & disjointed. It looked like the editor took the filmed scenes and loosely slapped them together on his lunch break. Imagine a man with a broken leg trying to walk & run without crutches, that's how I felt the movie was 'progressing' the whole time.

2. I absolutely HATED not 'knowing' what the hell was 'going on' until the end. I know suspense is good but when you give your audience no real and solid information to hold their intrest you lose them. The only reason I didn't walk out is I hoped it would get better and I hate to waste 10 bucks.

3. Camera and editing: see point 1.

  If I had watched it on dvd I would prob not be so harsh, but the fact that I spent $10 and 2 hours on it only aggravates me further 

Plaxico is almost certain to spend time behind bars. I would def rule him out for at least next season. Even if he's not in jail, Goodell will not let him back that easy.

Chicago will regret this trade when Cutler starts throwing tanturms and Denver is cashing in on their two 1st and 3rd rd picks and smiling all the way to the playoffs.

[quote author=A-40 link=topic=148652.msg3692131#msg3692131 date=1238952628]E se jare Jesoul omo olope ni e dont mind Bawo he is blinded by jealousy infact for this i am backing y'all to snag 2nd spot in the East from Orlando
You even hate Man U please tell me you are a Gunner [/quote]

Moonstone:
How dare you, Jesoul?
No more chocolate for you! I'm highly saddened by this information. I thought you were my homegirl! You're a gunner like Bawo and A-40 or what?

At the risk of not receiving anymore chocolates and wine, I humbly submit that I love and cherish Manchester United!    

 Growing up my fam was pretty much Arsenal from dad to brothas so naturally I followed along. I was taught to hate Manu so dont hold it against me 'Stone  

For Bawo and A-40

I caught this article on nba.com pertaining to your recent beef on whether Dirk belongs in the hall of fame or not.
http://www.nba.com/2009/news/features/rob_peterson/04/03/mvp.20090403/index.html

Steve Nash: If every NBA MVP is in the Hall, what does that say about two-time winners? You got it. Lock. Plus, as a Canadian, you must take into account his international contributions.

Dirk Nowitzki: See also, Steve Nash minus one MVP. Being one of the first international players to make a huge impact on the NBA should guarantee his place in Springfield.

Apparently 100% of mvp winners get into the hall of fame. Bawo you've lost this round . . .  A-40 congratulations!

[quote author=lai-lai link=topic=148652.msg3690351#msg3690351 date=1238887524]why do u gals prefer cavs to win rather than lakers, wat did we do

that magic weeping was serious o, one more defeat for the cavs please[/quote]Well for starters I'm east coast all day, every day & any day even if say na bobcats dey represent us I go root for them over the west _{unless its the spurs or hornets I have a soft spot for dem fellas}. Secondly the Lakers are in the same classification as the Yankees and ManU . . . they are evil franchises that you just love to hate

abeg talk true, I am legend ending was crap. I could not stop hissing

@ Sarauniya, yeah the whole "alien" thing with the knowing was kinda cliche but I thot it was a good ending regardless.

@tayo_ast, what was wrong with the ending of Alias? they moved to a beach house & lived happily ever after what else do you want now?