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Talk about sparking it up. iice, no doubt is like a well that runs through this thread and if she ain't here, take a wild guess! How's that for a compliment?

I have not been actively watching movies like I'm supposed to. But I'm doing the next best thing. More time consuming too. Watching series. They get addictive, you know. You just can't wait to finish it if only to 'finish' it.

There are a lot of movies to be seen and I'll probably see them all like six-packs of booze. Don't take a cue!

At least I thought Bucket List was good judging by its earnings in the first week of release. I'm thinking again. Though I know Jack must shine through! The diabolical bastard!

Anticipating dark Knight? Well, aren't we all? (Rhetorics! ha!)

A friend just mailed me today and I'm aghast! It doesn't seem fair for such a guy to die. Y'all seem to insinuate he was a junkie. Well most of these celebrities are but I'd like to know the real circumstances surrounding his death.

Maybe they should stop making em and use the capital to build cinemas so we can watch real movies.

Or here's another thought, maybe they should go to school and learn the art before they start making movies.

Take a cue from some nice soaps and maybe that'd be a start

Lastly maybe when they stop scaring kids shitless with all that Voodoo stuff, maybe that'd help!

But seriously we need to give it a rest. Forget it! It seems hopeless cuz for one manageable movie three hundred pieces of crap comes out.

Akin double O. whattagwan? Nice list! A movie I've seen a dozen times?

The Ladykillers, trainspotting, That Girl (a classic i.e. before my mama met my papa) and Snatch!

Exclusively! Others make it to a tally of three after, say five years (if it's still worth it)

That's my kinda film. It's ok if it's outta this world. I totally enjoy those typa movies. What I hate is if you're trying to depict a real life situation and you're botching it. One missed call. Thumbs up!

My sense of humour is probably overly developed. I enjoy a lot of comedies but, for instance, I've never laughed out loud watching Tom and Jerry. I find practical jokes or word play funny.

Here's my list;

Analyse This
Analyse That
The Ladykillers
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Next Friday
Bob and silent Jay
Team America Police
40 days and 40 nights
Ice Age 1 and 2
Police Academies (most of em)
There's something about Mary (all Farelly brother's stuff, in short)
Scary Movie 1,2 and 4, didn't like 3

Aren't yall bored already?

A very close call, but I think Johnny wins!

I hope it's at par with the first one. I don't exactly expect it to be better. I'll still see it though, no matter what any body says!

Ice Princess

Hey Vieira! Since we're in the mood for movies we expect in 2008, here are a few of my very own additions. Most of them were released last year actually but since I've not seen any of em,

National Treasure; Book of Secrets - Just heard about this last week.

One missed call

The Water Horse; legend of the Deep

Sweeny Todd; the demon barber of fleet street

Charlie Wilson's War

That's about it but I wouldn't mind seeing;

Juno

Atonement

Alvin and the chipmunks

though I won't go out of my way to see them.

A brand new 2008 with some lovely movies in works. A sure winner is Dark Knight. I think that's a unanimous choice, which when you think about it isn't really a choice. Can you imagine not wanting to see Dark Knight? Bet y'all can't.

@ Vieira (I have to concentrate spelling ur alias, D) I like your choices for the new year.

Dark Knight = No brainer

Iron man is very cool too. I'm particularly impressed by the way the trailer gives quite little away as in the twists. We all know the comics.

AvP to tell you the truth doesn't jingle my anxious bells. But I hope it surprises me enough. it has a fairly exotic title though. They're calling it Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem - The Brothers Strause's 2007 crossover sequel

Dan Craig's second Bond? We'll see. I don't have a problem with the last one, just thought it should be named, The Ass Kicker, instead of Casino Royale

I don't really know much about Wanted and Jumper though I've heard about sometimes back. Can't comment now

Trek? Oh not again. I'm a big fan of the series, especially voyager, but the movies seem like a far cry from what's obtainable in the series. I think iice mentioned J. J. Abrams having something to do with it. We'll see what he pulls off. BTW I'm gonna google Gene Roddenberry to see if he's dead or what?

Indiana Jones 4 = another no brainer especially with Shia tipped to be in it. Is that how the dude's name is spelt?

Valkyrie, I wanna watch for a spectrum of reasons.

1. I finished Max Payne three years ago and Valkyrie just jumped at me
2. iice seems to have a soft spot for Valkyrie who's supposed to be some kinda goddess or something
3. I bet y'all wanna know this. I said three reasons, not that I was gonna tell you all of em.

Hulk unfortunately doesn't move me that much. In fact I prefer the old series with Lou Ferrigno. Nick was the only really intriguing character for me. We'll see once again.

Ok that does it, I hope y'all resume soon. Nairaland seems infinitely large without y'all

Why do women always wanna marry up?

uh, because guys always wanna marry down? the ego thing!

oh iice! I can hardly imagine you rating a year based on anything else. Even though I prefer SS to Marty, it's by such a large margin. Indeed his Oscar was overdue. But Oscars have a way about them. You have to make sure you beat the rest in a particular year. Some rookie might just get everything right and steal the show and another rookie will get everything right next year, leaving u with only nominations. Politics in the Academy is very funny.

I'm not only glad but ecstatic that Tin Tin is finally going to be a movie. And a trilogy from the onset is confusing. If they're ready to make that many, they might as well keep it up like the Harry Potters. Put no limit, after all there's enough material to develop. Funny to think of Serkis as anybody's muse but I guess Pete's somn special. I can easily imagine Serkis with an eye-patch. Good going! Wonder who'll be the third director and also how the movie's gonna be made. Real life acting or animation or what?

Cloverfield's supposed to come out 2008. Don't know much about it. More like, don't know squat about it. Never heard of 10 000 B.C. either but the title sounds great. In the name of the king; A dungeon siege tale. Ray Liotta doesn't strike me well for anything earlier than 1950, but I guess that's what I said about Joaquin Phoenix in The Gladiator. We'll see. Since Ron Perlman is in it, I might watch out for it.

Clash of the titans remake is kinda like long overdue and it'll make a lot of people nostalgic. A lot of parents too. iice, word! I remember seeing Persius, is it? doing all that stuff with Medusa and his beautiful Pegasus-like horse. I used to think those were some wicked effects. I'm sure I won't think the same now. Anyway I'm interested in seeing what they can spring with it. Calibus, lol.

Coming back to earth, I finished The assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford. I'd rate it a B+ for adaptation and all that but the movie'll be like the 19th I'd pick off a shelf if for nothing else but curiosity. Nice performance by Casey though. I also saw the F4 and the rise of the silver surfer. I'm digging myself cuz I just knew the surfer looked to deep to be pure evil and I was right. But it freaking mind bugling how the invisible woman can be so understanding of someone about to destroy your planet. I'd be scared shitless and hysteric as hell, not cool and analytic as she was. They could even make jokes up until it seemed like galactic shit was going to hit the galactic fan! But not a bad show regardless.

Nice year, 2007. But I've never seen a bad year to tell you the truth. It's always gonna be some great movie to blind you from all the rest of bull. But I'll be catching up during the break for I'd be embarrassed to be seeing 'last year's' movies for the first time. That's why I haven't seen Troy yet, shhhh!

Jason vs Freddy,

or is it Freddy vs Jason?

I'm getting old, please let it pass!

Almighty Seun in his majestic benevolence has created a category for y'all and it's supposed to be music! Please!

Ever seen 'How Stella got her groove back'?

That fat bespectacled fellow has never really struck me as funny. I doubt if he'd be a proper replacement for anybody, maybe save for hmmmn nobody.

I, Robot

I think the Departed too, is sorta like a new version of a true story previously told. The mafia is very real so they can't run out real stories. The Godfather remains the best for me though, best cast, best story, best dialogue, best adaptation, and arguably the best work of the great director. Peace!

Gigli

I just saw 1408 and Resident Evil: Extinction. Gonna see Transformers today. Actually I've been saving it for last.

First off, 1408; it's actually one of the few films I've seen that are better than their trailers make them seem. I loved the twist close to the ending that got me saying 'is that it?' Then Kablam, shit happens, then moments later I find myself asking again 'is that it?' and then Kabloue!!! more shit happens. Though finally I found Enslin's survival a lil' not so good. He was after all a cynical bastard! But maybe he'd spread the word that shit does go bump in the night. But the tape, ah the tape makes more than one new believer. All in all 8/10. Good film.

Extinction, I'm sorry to say didn't work for me. I was dying for something new and there's absolutely nothing of the sort. Same old weak ass bad guys, same old 'whatever you do, don't get bitten' cliches, same old fight scenes, same old 'Mad Max' annihilated world. When I thought things were about to get better (the fight scene between her and the mutated doctor) the darn lasers had to let her off easy. What's more the titles are not appropriate. Apocalypse gives one the air of finality. Then come Extinction which is supposed to mean 'The End' in other words and I can bet you there'll be a four-quel (credit to iice) with the new clones. At least that has some promise.

The assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford. Phew! Reminds me of FallOut Boy's track 'I must be a lawyer with the way I'm always trying to get off me and you' or something like that. Anyway I'll finish it today too. I was watching it then got caught up in other stuff, fill in the rest. I think it's safe to say that I'm back in action. I'd have watched more films but I was writing most of the time.

Enough about me. What have y'all been up to?
Spikyn, iice, Akin, D-reloaded, Viera (what's up, dude) and behind the scenes Jiddah. I think I got everyone in the house.
Holla!

_{P.S. I didn't get to releasing my list of Oscar possibles did I? Guess I need some revision on my takes cuz I've seen so little this year. Soon!}

Donnie Brasco

No need to blow ur top. I'm just kidding witcha!

A walk in the clouds

I'm sorry y'all. I've been a little under. Missed Spikyn's return, damn! I hope there a lil left to catch. D-reloaded, you're all good. Spikyn I liked your question cuz it's kinda been on my mind too, though not in such clear terms. I hope your question encompasses true-life stories cuz I think I loved the twist in the Prestige. Beowulf too was spetacularly made, nice turn-out to it if you've read the original epic poem. I've been complaining all year that Hollywood's been turning out recycled stuff (revisionist) and how it seems they are getting low on material. Most of the box-office movies this year and the last were re-takes and re-makes of either comic books, older movie versions, computer games, old series, cartoon shows or simply sequels or third installments. There just weren't enough original ideas or films made from books (like it was supposed to be) as you can find in, wait a minute, I can hardly remember any. See what I mean?

Speaking of Oscars, we all know that it's not usually our favorite films that make the Oscars cuz a lot of things that are not our cup of tea goes into determination of short-listed movies. For instance, I really liked Bourne Ultimatum but I don't think it will win any oscar in any category. Might not even be nominated at all. But the films I reckon to have a shot in the tradition of the Academy awards I'll post later when I think it through and when this headache goes away. Ciao!

I think I'll like this!

@ topic

Smokin' Aces.

aw now you done it. I'm going nuclear. Just kidding. But I'm really curious to what you hate so much about Sam. Not my favorite or even close but on behalf of Spidey lovers, he didn't spoil my mental image at all. In fact he enhanced it, cuz Spiderman became my favorite superhero after the film. D, can u tell me who your favorites are, so we don't get off the wrong foot (or feet) here, y knowattamean?

I guess iice's wish was fulfilled earlier than she'd expect. Politically correct iice! Indians and indian, Columbus' bad. Ten episodes into Heroes. One girl came into my office and was like 'what! u're still watching season 1?' Men I felt like crap. Plus my laptop can't play the DVD for some blasted reason. And I don't have a DVD player where I'm living currently. It's like providence ganged up to make it the slowest season watching a season of anything, catch my drift? It's alright if u don't cuz I'm not sure if I do myself.

Akin, knight in shiny armour. Benevolent knights also get their ass kicked, you know. Protecting D-reloaded and all can get u in the way of my artillery, lol. Nice to hear from ya bro. Sneak away more often and remember the cardinal rule: you're not doing wrong as long as you don't get caught. hehe, but u didn't hear that from me.

Hey y'all. iice, where have you been? Jiddah is like 'omnipresent', trust me. Burton, Helen and Depp. Never seen anything like that before. I think I'll download the trailer too, seeing how excited u are. Musicals in my own opinion too should be left to the indians or for Disney. Moulin Rouge and Chicago, never really seen them and never will really see them, know what I mean? I learned that Ironman won't be ready till next year. I don't know if they're running from competition or what, cuz the trailer looked pretty ready to me. Beats me.

Well, good old Jiddah. I'll take that as a compliment. And I'm sure iice does too. D-reloaded, please enlighten us on why you'd think Sam Raimi came up with garbage. Giving you a chance to explain before I go ballistic!

ok, break it up you two! No flirting in here, lol. 300 was really great and it swept me off all through. When I saw the set, I was blown away even more. It was mostly computer generated. But nicely done. Kudos to them and frankly I'd pick 300 first before Gladiator but only just!