list benthams_head's Groups - Spout http://www.spout.com/ benthams_head's Groups - Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg benthams_head's Groups - Spout http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 Spout Group:Worst Movie Ever - The Group is dedicated to uncovering the bombs, so you don't have too. http://www.spout.com/groups/Worst_Movie_Ever/104/default.aspx Group Name: Worst Movie Ever - The Group is dedicated to uncovering the bombs, so you don't have too.
Created: 5/5/2006
Number of Members: 200
Number of Lists: 10
Number of discussion posts: 412
]]>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:43:26 GMTWorst Movie EverFri, 05 May 2006 20:20:45 GMT20010412 Spout Group:Movie Marathons http://www.spout.com/groups/Movie_Marathons/693/default.aspx Group Name: Movie Marathons
Group Description:

This is a group for members to start and organize movie marathons. Its primary purpose is to get more people exposed to more film. And to watch these films and discuss them as a group.

Anyone can start a marathon and marathons can be organized in many different ways to showcase the films of a director, actor, genre, theme etc...

Check the Guidlines and Suggestions discussion for ideas.


Created: 7/22/2009
Number of Members: 15
Number of discussion posts: 22
]]>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:33:02 GMTMovie MarathonsWed, 22 Jul 2009 01:35:58 GMT15022 Spout Group:Top 5 - Top 5 lists of everything about film http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/190/default.aspx Group Name: Top 5 - Top 5 lists of everything about film
Created: 10/21/2006
Number of Members: 216
Number of Lists: 1
Number of discussion posts: 1103
]]>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:35:44 GMTTop 5Sat, 21 Oct 2006 09:02:15 GMT21611103 Spout Group:Movie Games - Fun is power: Movie Games http://www.spout.com/groups/Movie_Games/598/default.aspx Group Name: Movie Games - Fun is power: Movie Games
Group Description:

Play interactive movie games and quizzes, show off fun facts you know about film. Create your own games about movies, challenge others with movie trivia.


Created: 5/13/2008
Number of Members: 171
Number of Lists: 2
Number of discussion posts: 678
]]>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:56:55 GMTMovie GamesTue, 13 May 2008 14:34:12 GMT1712678 Spout Group:Criterionize This - Which films should be Criterionized? http://www.spout.com/groups/Criterionize_This/315/default.aspx Group Name: Criterionize This - Which films should be Criterionized?
Group Description: Talk about which of your favorite films you think deserves the all-star Criterion treatment, why they deserve it, and what extras you would love to see.
Created: 5/16/2007
Number of Members: 23
Number of Lists: 1
Number of discussion posts: 27
]]>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 01:51:38 GMTCriterionize ThisWed, 16 May 2007 15:16:10 GMT23127 Spout Group:Filmgaming - Play games. Win prizes. http://www.spout.com/groups/Filmgaming/563/default.aspx Group Name: Filmgaming - Play games. Win prizes.
Created: 3/26/2008
Number of Members: 342
Number of Lists: 1
Number of discussion posts: 918
]]>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:34:30 GMTFilmgamingWed, 26 Mar 2008 15:34:02 GMT3421918 Spout Group:Filmspotting - A weekly film podcast from Chicago with Adam Kempenaar and Matty Robinson http://www.spout.com/groups/Filmspotting/304/endorsed.aspx Group Name: Filmspotting - A weekly film podcast from Chicago with Adam Kempenaar and Matty Robinson
Created: 5/10/2007
Number of Members: 713
Number of Lists: 84
Number of discussion posts: 412
]]>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 05:21:57 GMTFilmspottingThu, 10 May 2007 10:40:08 GMT71384412 Spout Group:DOOMSDAY - The end is nigh! http://www.spout.com/groups/DOOMSDAY/612/default.aspx Group Name: DOOMSDAY - The end is nigh!
Group Description:

“One of the illusions of life is that the present hour is not the critical, decisive hour. Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. No man has learned anything rightly, until he knows that every day is Doomsday.”  -- Ralph Waldo Emerson


Created: 6/9/2008
Number of Members: 24
Number of Lists: 16
Number of discussion posts: 25
]]>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:01:14 GMTDOOMSDAYMon, 09 Jun 2008 14:55:41 GMT241625 Spout Group:Chicago - Chicago, IL http://www.spout.com/groups/Chicago/354/default.aspx Group Name: Chicago - Chicago, IL
Group Description:

I've been noticing a lot of Spout users talking about Chicago, so we must have a high ratio of natives.  Use this group to talk about what's going on in Chicago with movies, the movie community, and just in general.


Created: 6/14/2007
Number of Members: 18
Number of Lists: 2
Number of discussion posts: 10
]]>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:10:18 GMTChicagoThu, 14 Jun 2007 15:40:19 GMT18210 Spout Group Post: The Worst of 2008 http://www.spout.com/groups/Worst_Movie_Ever/The_Worst_of_2008/104/39191/1/ShowPost.aspxPost Subject: The Worst of 2008
Group Name: Worst Movie Ever
Last Post By: seely
Post Date: 1/7/2009 10:17:12 AM
Body: Its awards season again so we are rapidly finding out which movies everyone loved, but that begs the questions, which ones sucked the most? Lets face it, 2008 left us with a bumper crop of craptacular films. For every Dark Knight there were a dozen Disaster Movies. What are your nominations? *Bonus: it would be fun to divide this into categories, like a real awards show such as... worst cinematography worst picture worst screenplay worst actor/actress worst soundtrack worst foreign film etc... Feel free to categorize your nominations, but don't feel obligated. Can't wait to hear everyone's picks!
]]>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:17:12 GMTThe Worst of 2008Worst Movie EverIts awards season again so we are rapidly finding out which movies everyone loved, but that begs the questions, which ones sucked the most? Lets face it, 2008 left us with a bumper crop of craptacular films. For every Dark Knight there were a dozen Disaster Movies. What are your nominations? *Bonus: it would be fun to divide this into categories, like a real awards show such as... worst cinematography worst picture worst screenplay worst actor/actress worst soundtrack worst foreign film etc... Feel free to categorize your nominations, but don't feel obligated. Can't wait to hear everyone's picks!1/7/2009 10:17:12 AMIts awards season again so we are rapidly finding out which movies everyone loved, but that begs the questions, which ones sucked the most? Lets face it, 2008 left us with a bumper crop of craptacular films. For every Dark Knight there were a dozen Disaster Movies. What are your nominations? *Bonus: it would be fun to divide this into categories, like a real awards show such as... worst cinematography worst picture worst screenplay worst actor/actress worst soundtrack worst foreign film etc... Feel free to categorize your nominations, but don't feel obligated. Can't wait to hear everyone's picks! Spout Group Post: DVD Box Set Giveaway http://www.spout.com/groups/Filmgaming/DVD_Box_Set_Giveaway/563/38606/1/ShowPost.aspxPost Subject: DVD Box Set Giveaway
Group Name: Filmgaming
Last Post By: CaptainRyannn
Post Date: 12/19/2008 1:24:12 PM
Body: We have two winners: 1) Benthams_head 2) dj4our You all have charming mothers, so we picked the winners randomly. Winners, we will contact you. To everyone else, thanks for playing. We wish you a happy New Year! _______________________________________________ Win a DVD box set worth up to $75. You choose the box set! That's right, winners pick any DVD box set for $75 or less, then we buy it and ship it for free. Here's how you play: 1) Reply with a list of your 5 Favorite Movies of 2008. 2) Tell us what your mother would say about each movie. We're not looking for whole reviews, just one or two sentences. EXAMPLE: 1) The Dark Knight -- "You know, I wouldn't have minded if Batman killed the Joker. That guy was just...blech!" Check back here on 12/31 to see if you've won! Good luck, and happy holidays!
]]>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:24:12 GMTDVD Box Set GiveawayFilmgaming We have two winners: 1) Benthams_head 2) dj4our You all have charming mothers, so we picked the winners randomly. Winners, we will contact you. To everyone else, thanks for playing. We wish you a happy New Year! _______________________________________________ Win a DVD box set worth up to $75. You choose the box set! That's right, winners pick any DVD box set for $75 or less, then we buy it and ship it for free. Here's how you play: 1) Reply with a list of your 5 Favorite Movies of 2008. 2) Tell us what your mother would say about each movie. We're not looking for whole reviews, just one or two sentences. EXAMPLE: 1) The Dark Knight -- "You know, I wouldn't have minded if Batman killed the Joker. That guy was just...blech!" Check back here on 12/31 to see if you've won! Good luck, and happy holidays! 12/19/2008 1:24:12 PM We have two winners: 1) Benthams_head 2) dj4our You all have charming mothers, so we picked the winners randomly. Winners, we will contact you. To everyone else, thanks for playing. We wish you a happy New Year! _______________________________________________ Win a DVD box set worth up to $75. You choose the box set! That's right, winners pick any DVD box set for $75 or less, then we buy it and ship it for free. Here's how you play: 1) Reply with a list of your 5 Favorite Movies of 2008. 2) Tell us what your mother would say about each movie. We're not looking for whole reviews, just one or two sentences. EXAMPLE: 1) The Dark Knight -- "You know, I wouldn't have minded if Batman killed the Joker. That guy was just...blech!" Check back here on 12/31 to see if you've won! Good luck, and happy holidays! Spout Group Post: Top 5 films from your childhood http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Top_5_films_from_your_childhood/190/7608/1/ShowPost.aspx Post Subject: Top 5 films from your childhood
Group Name: Top 5
Last Post By: leeroy711
Post Date: 4/25/2007 6:10:53 AM
Body: Obviously this one will span many an era depending on how old you are. I'm not going to ask for a certain type of film either.Mine:1. The Adventures of Mark Twain. This is forever part of my childhood memories. Love it, love it, love it. If you haven't seen it I'll forgive you so long as you rectify that immediately - it's been on DVD since January 2006, so you can easily get ahold of it now. 2. Labyrinth. Another one permanently imbedded in my memory banks. This, along with Legend, were my first "fantasy" movies and can more-than-likely be blamed for turning me into a nerd. 3. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. This was my generation's Pokemon. Everyone had action figures, posters, Halloween costumes, etc. I'll refrain from including #2 but I have the same soft spot for it as well.4. The Addams Family. I loved this when I was a kid and I still have to watch it when it comes on telelvision.5. Clerks. Not exactly "childhood" fare but this was my first "grown-up" movie. My sister introduced me to this and Mallrats at the same time and despite Mallrats' potty humor my 12 year-old brain was transfixed by Clerks. This was the genesis of my internal filmmaker.
]]>Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:10:53 GMTTop 5 films from your childhoodTop 5Obviously this one will span many an era depending on how old you are. I'm not going to ask for a certain type of film either.Mine:1. The Adventures of Mark Twain. This is forever part of my childhood memories. Love it, love it, love it. If you haven't seen it I'll forgive you so long as you rectify that immediately - it's been on DVD since January 2006, so you can easily get ahold of it now. 2. Labyrinth. Another one permanently imbedded in my memory banks. This, along with Legend, were my first "fantasy" movies and can more-than-likely be blamed for turning me into a nerd. 3. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. This was my generation's Pokemon. Everyone had action figures, posters, Halloween costumes, etc. I'll refrain from including #2 but I have the same soft spot for it as well.4. The Addams Family. I loved this when I was a kid and I still have to watch it when it comes on telelvision.5. Clerks. Not exactly "childhood" fare but this was my first "grown-up" movie. My sister introduced me to this and Mallrats at the same time and despite Mallrats' potty humor my 12 year-old brain was transfixed by Clerks. This was the genesis of my internal filmmaker.4/25/2007 6:10:53 AMObviously this one will span many an era depending on how old you are. I'm not going to ask for a certain type of film either.Mine:1. The Adventures of Mark Twain. This is forever part of my childhood memories. Love it, love it, love it. If you haven't seen it I'll forgive you so long as you rectify that immediately - it's been on DVD since January 2006, so you can easily get ahold of it now. 2. Labyrinth. Another one permanently imbedded in my memory banks. This, along with Legend, were my first "fantasy" movies and can more-than-likely be blamed for turning me into a nerd. 3. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. This was my generation's Pokemon. Everyone had action figures, posters, Halloween costumes, etc. I'll refrain from including #2 but I have the same soft spot for it as well.4. The Addams Family. I loved this when I was a kid and I still have to watch it when it comes on telelvision.5. Clerks. Not exactly "childhood" fare but this was my first "grown-up" movie. My sister introduced me to this and Mallrats at the same time and despite Mallrats' potty humor my 12 year-old brain was transfixed by Clerks. This was the genesis of my internal filmmaker. Spout Group Post: Depressing holidays, dysfunctional families, foreign films you gotta love http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Depressing_holidays_dysfunctional_families_forei/190/37168/1/ShowPost.aspx Post Subject: Depressing holidays, dysfunctional families, foreign films you gotta love
Group Name: Top 5
Last Post By: csprague
Post Date: 11/10/2008 7:01:51 PM
Body: This week on SpoutBlog, Chris Campbell will build these lists: 10 Best Dysfunctional Families in Movies 10 Most Depressing Holidays in Movies 10 Most Accessible Foreign Language Films of the Last 10 Years* Does anyone have opinions on these? Here's your chance to influence Chris's picks. *I had to laugh when Risselada leeroy711 called Amelie the "gateway drug" of foreign films in this Top 5 Overrated Movies discussion. (Sorry about my flub, leeroy!) UPDATE 11/12: 10 Best Dysfunctional Families by Chris Campbell. I see that a couple of your suggestions showed up! UPDATE 11/13: 10 Most Depressing Holidays Dang, I wanted Earth Day from Bio-Dome to show up! Good work, mercurial. UPDATE 11/14: 10 Most Accessible Foreign Films A lot of you picked films that showed up on Chris's list. Plus, leeroy711 gets quoted! And by the way, I think benthams_head makes a really strong case for July 4 in Brokeback Mountain.
]]>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:01:51 GMTDepressing holidays, dysfunctional families, foreign films you gotta loveTop 5This week on SpoutBlog, Chris Campbell will build these lists: 10 Best Dysfunctional Families in Movies 10 Most Depressing Holidays in Movies 10 Most Accessible Foreign Language Films of the Last 10 Years* Does anyone have opinions on these? Here's your chance to influence Chris's picks. *I had to laugh when Risselada leeroy711 called Amelie the "gateway drug" of foreign films in this Top 5 Overrated Movies discussion. (Sorry about my flub, leeroy!) UPDATE 11/12: 10 Best Dysfunctional Families by Chris Campbell. I see that a couple of your suggestions showed up! UPDATE 11/13: 10 Most Depressing Holidays Dang, I wanted Earth Day from Bio-Dome to show up! Good work, mercurial. UPDATE 11/14: 10 Most Accessible Foreign Films A lot of you picked films that showed up on Chris's list. Plus, leeroy711 gets quoted! And by the way, I think benthams_head makes a really strong case for July 4 in Brokeback Mountain.11/10/2008 7:01:51 PMThis week on SpoutBlog, Chris Campbell will build these lists: 10 Best Dysfunctional Families in Movies 10 Most Depressing Holidays in Movies 10 Most Accessible Foreign Language Films of the Last 10 Years* Does anyone have opinions on these? Here's your chance to influence Chris's picks. *I had to laugh when Risselada leeroy711 called Amelie the "gateway drug" of foreign films in this Top 5 Overrated Movies discussion. (Sorry about my flub, leeroy!) UPDATE 11/12: 10 Best Dysfunctional Families by Chris Campbell. I see that a couple of your suggestions showed up! UPDATE 11/13: 10 Most Depressing Holidays Dang, I wanted Earth Day from Bio-Dome to show up! Good work, mercurial. UPDATE 11/14: 10 Most Accessible Foreign Films A lot of you picked films that showed up on Chris's list. Plus, leeroy711 gets quoted! And by the way, I think benthams_head makes a really strong case for July 4 in Brokeback Mountain. Spout Group Post: Recast ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (1975) http://www.spout.com/groups/Filmgaming/Recast_ONE_FLEW_OVER_THE_CUCKOO_S_NEST_1975/563/36857/1/ShowPost.aspx Post Subject: Recast ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (1975)
Group Name: Filmgaming
Last Post By: SkyPilot
Post Date: 10/31/2008 5:19:34 PM
Body: By request: let's recast One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. I find this film to be frustrating, exhilarating, exhausting, amazing. Can it be made any better with a recast? Can Jack be bettered? Can Nurse Ratched be any more evil? Free Spout t-shirt for the greatest recast. Winner announced 11/14. Jack Nicholson ... R.P. McMurphy Louise Fletcher ... Nurse Mildred Ratched William Redfield ... Dale Harding Sydney Lassick ... Charley Cheswick Brad Dourif ... Billy Bibbit Christopher Lloyd (on the right) ... Taber William Duell (in center) ... Jim Sefelt Vincent Schiavelli (on the left) ... Fredrickson Will Sampson ... Chief Bromden Danny DeVito ... Martini Dean R. Brooks ... Dr. John Spivey Scatman Crothers ... Turkle the Janitor
]]>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:19:34 GMTRecast ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (1975)FilmgamingBy request: let's recast One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. I find this film to be frustrating, exhilarating, exhausting, amazing. Can it be made any better with a recast? Can Jack be bettered? Can Nurse Ratched be any more evil? Free Spout t-shirt for the greatest recast. Winner announced 11/14. Jack Nicholson ... R.P. McMurphy Louise Fletcher ... Nurse Mildred Ratched William Redfield ... Dale Harding Sydney Lassick ... Charley Cheswick Brad Dourif ... Billy Bibbit Christopher Lloyd (on the right) ... Taber William Duell (in center) ... Jim Sefelt Vincent Schiavelli (on the left) ... Fredrickson Will Sampson ... Chief Bromden Danny DeVito ... Martini Dean R. Brooks ... Dr. John Spivey Scatman Crothers ... Turkle the Janitor10/31/2008 5:19:34 PMBy request: let's recast One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. I find this film to be frustrating, exhilarating, exhausting, amazing. Can it be made any better with a recast? Can Jack be bettered? Can Nurse Ratched be any more evil? Free Spout t-shirt for the greatest recast. Winner announced 11/14. Jack Nicholson ... R.P. McMurphy Louise Fletcher ... Nurse Mildred Ratched William Redfield ... Dale Harding Sydney Lassick ... Charley Cheswick Brad Dourif ... Billy Bibbit Christopher Lloyd (on the right) ... Taber William Duell (in center) ... Jim Sefelt Vincent Schiavelli (on the left) ... Fredrickson Will Sampson ... Chief Bromden Danny DeVito ... Martini Dean R. Brooks ... Dr. John Spivey Scatman Crothers ... Turkle the Janitor Spout Group Post: TEACH AN ALIEN ABOUT EARTH: WE HAVE IGNITION http://www.spout.com/groups/Filmgaming/TEACH_AN_ALIEN_ABOUT_EARTH_WE_HAVE_IGNITION/563/31467/1/ShowPost.aspx Post Subject: TEACH AN ALIEN ABOUT EARTH: WE HAVE IGNITION
Group Name: Filmgaming
Last Post By: Risselada
Post Date: 6/20/2008 1:15:49 PM
Body: Hey guys, You can see the winner on page 5 of this discussion thread. You can also hear Adam and Matty discuss the contest on the Filmspotting podcast. Our next challenge: take the red pill, recast The Matrix (1999). Have a good holiday weekend, skypilot Top 5 Movies to Teach an Alien About Earth The year is 2010. The United States has a black president, people play golf with titanium sticks, cars are powered by--of all things--hydrogen, and Netflix offers every movie ever made on the Internet. NASA gets a signal from an extra-terrestrial life form. The alien has just signed up for Netflix and wants five movies that will teach it about life on Earth. For reasons too elaborate to explain, you--yes you--have been picked to choose these five movies. Do you go historical with Schindler's List? Or put a positive spin on things with Dumbo? Do you explain children with A Christmas Story and old people with Cocoon? Or do you really roll the dice and send them War of the Worlds? --Paul
]]>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:15:49 GMTTEACH AN ALIEN ABOUT EARTH: WE HAVE IGNITIONFilmgaming Hey guys, You can see the winner on page 5 of this discussion thread. You can also hear Adam and Matty discuss the contest on the Filmspotting podcast. Our next challenge: take the red pill, recast The Matrix (1999). Have a good holiday weekend, skypilot Top 5 Movies to Teach an Alien About Earth The year is 2010. The United States has a black president, people play golf with titanium sticks, cars are powered by--of all things--hydrogen, and Netflix offers every movie ever made on the Internet. NASA gets a signal from an extra-terrestrial life form. The alien has just signed up for Netflix and wants five movies that will teach it about life on Earth. For reasons too elaborate to explain, you--yes you--have been picked to choose these five movies. Do you go historical with Schindler's List? Or put a positive spin on things with Dumbo? Do you explain children with A Christmas Story and old people with Cocoon? Or do you really roll the dice and send them War of the Worlds? --Paul6/20/2008 1:15:49 PM Hey guys, You can see the winner on page 5 of this discussion thread. You can also hear Adam and Matty discuss the contest on the Filmspotting podcast. Our next challenge: take the red pill, recast The Matrix (1999). Have a good holiday weekend, skypilot Top 5 Movies to Teach an Alien About Earth The year is 2010. The United States has a black president, people play golf with titanium sticks, cars are powered by--of all things--hydrogen, and Netflix offers every movie ever made on the Internet. NASA gets a signal from an extra-terrestrial life form. The alien has just signed up for Netflix and wants five movies that will teach it about life on Earth. For reasons too elaborate to explain, you--yes you--have been picked to choose these five movies. Do you go historical with Schindler's List? Or put a positive spin on things with Dumbo? Do you explain children with A Christmas Story and old people with Cocoon? Or do you really roll the dice and send them War of the Worlds? --Paul Spout Group Post: Top 5 Everybody Seems To Love But I Hate!!! http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Top_5_Everybody_Seems_To_Love_But_I_Hate/190/15702/1/ShowPost.aspx Post Subject: Top 5 Everybody Seems To Love But I Hate!!!
Group Name: Top 5
Last Post By: seely
Post Date: 7/24/2007 1:06:55 PM
Body: Okay, I know there are often films that many people call "great", and you have to bite your tongue to avoid an argument against the masses. Well here are my top five that I dislike. I can't say that I "hate" them, but it sounded like a better discussion topic to say the word "hate". And I'm not just talking about Pirates of the Carribean 8 that will still make a billion dollars, so the "masses" love it, but I'm talking about dissagreements with your respectable peers. This list is in no particular order and just some that came to mind. I'm sure I've got hundreds. 1. Reservoir Dogs - I have to say this film was a big dissapointment. Maybe it was the mood I was in, but it just didn't engage me. Violence and surprises. Not refreshing. It was an amateur film by a then amateur director. 2. Vertigo - Do not get me wrong here, I consider myself a Hitchcock fan, and this may be blasphemy seeing most people say this was his masterpiece. I found it excruciatingly boring, unnecessarily confusing (the first time around), and one of his weaker films. 3. Every James Bond Film - These films are a one trick pony. The franchise is a cliché of itself. Yet whenever there is a new Bond film, everyone and their grandmother want to go see it.4. Ocean's 11 - I mentioned this in the top 5 heist category as one I disliked. I just don't like the genre in general, and this seemed like a rehash of the genre (i know i know it was a remake). It seems like somebody thought it was actually smart to have "a bunch of really interesting characters pull off a heist, and have hillarity and trouble ensue!"5. Anchorman - Why is this film funny? Why do my friends think Will Ferrel is so great? All he did in this movie is talk in his deep voice that he does for every other character, and act like every other snl character he ever played. I absolutely despised this film (and his most recent Talledega Nights was atrocious as well). You can argue me here, I'd actually like to see some defense for these films. What are your films that everyone else loves but you don't?
]]>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:06:55 GMTTop 5 Everybody Seems To Love But I Hate!!!Top 5Okay, I know there are often films that many people call "great", and you have to bite your tongue to avoid an argument against the masses. Well here are my top five that I dislike. I can't say that I "hate" them, but it sounded like a better discussion topic to say the word "hate". And I'm not just talking about Pirates of the Carribean 8 that will still make a billion dollars, so the "masses" love it, but I'm talking about dissagreements with your respectable peers. This list is in no particular order and just some that came to mind. I'm sure I've got hundreds. 1. Reservoir Dogs - I have to say this film was a big dissapointment. Maybe it was the mood I was in, but it just didn't engage me. Violence and surprises. Not refreshing. It was an amateur film by a then amateur director. 2. Vertigo - Do not get me wrong here, I consider myself a Hitchcock fan, and this may be blasphemy seeing most people say this was his masterpiece. I found it excruciatingly boring, unnecessarily confusing (the first time around), and one of his weaker films. 3. Every James Bond Film - These films are a one trick pony. The franchise is a cliché of itself. Yet whenever there is a new Bond film, everyone and their grandmother want to go see it.4. Ocean's 11 - I mentioned this in the top 5 heist category as one I disliked. I just don't like the genre in general, and this seemed like a rehash of the genre (i know i know it was a remake). It seems like somebody thought it was actually smart to have "a bunch of really interesting characters pull off a heist, and have hillarity and trouble ensue!"5. Anchorman - Why is this film funny? Why do my friends think Will Ferrel is so great? All he did in this movie is talk in his deep voice that he does for every other character, and act like every other snl character he ever played. I absolutely despised this film (and his most recent Talledega Nights was atrocious as well). You can argue me here, I'd actually like to see some defense for these films. What are your films that everyone else loves but you don't? 7/24/2007 1:06:55 PMOkay, I know there are often films that many people call "great", and you have to bite your tongue to avoid an argument against the masses. Well here are my top five that I dislike. I can't say that I "hate" them, but it sounded like a better discussion topic to say the word "hate". And I'm not just talking about Pirates of the Carribean 8 that will still make a billion dollars, so the "masses" love it, but I'm talking about dissagreements with your respectable peers. This list is in no particular order and just some that came to mind. I'm sure I've got hundreds. 1. Reservoir Dogs - I have to say this film was a big dissapointment. Maybe it was the mood I was in, but it just didn't engage me. Violence and surprises. Not refreshing. It was an amateur film by a then amateur director. 2. Vertigo - Do not get me wrong here, I consider myself a Hitchcock fan, and this may be blasphemy seeing most people say this was his masterpiece. I found it excruciatingly boring, unnecessarily confusing (the first time around), and one of his weaker films. 3. Every James Bond Film - These films are a one trick pony. The franchise is a cliché of itself. Yet whenever there is a new Bond film, everyone and their grandmother want to go see it.4. Ocean's 11 - I mentioned this in the top 5 heist category as one I disliked. I just don't like the genre in general, and this seemed like a rehash of the genre (i know i know it was a remake). It seems like somebody thought it was actually smart to have "a bunch of really interesting characters pull off a heist, and have hillarity and trouble ensue!"5. Anchorman - Why is this film funny? Why do my friends think Will Ferrel is so great? All he did in this movie is talk in his deep voice that he does for every other character, and act like every other snl character he ever played. I absolutely despised this film (and his most recent Talledega Nights was atrocious as well). You can argue me here, I'd actually like to see some defense for these films. What are your films that everyone else loves but you don't? Spout Group Post: Top 5 Post-Apocalyptic Films http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Top_5_Post_Apocalyptic_Films/190/6568/1/ShowPost.aspx Post Subject: Top 5 Post-Apocalyptic Films
Group Name: Top 5
Last Post By: Risselada
Post Date: 3/29/2007 4:52:38 PM
Body: What are your top favorite films that depict or deal with a post-apocalyptic scenario?Here's some of mine.1. Twelve Monkeys. Ok, as a time travel movie of sorts the majority of the film takes place just before the apocalyptic events, but you get glimpses of what is to come, and the whole thing feels ominous.2. Delicatessen. It's been a while since I've seen this, but I do recall the brilliance of the character whose more and more supposedly sure-fire suicide attempts are repeatedly foiled. And also the floor of a bathroom crumbling away.3. The Road Warrior. Not only the perfect sparse post-apocalyptic sets with makeshift technology, but also probably the greatest straight-up action movie.4. Six-String Samurai. I don't hear a lot of people talk about this one, but it's a whole lot of fun.5. Le Dernier Combat (The Final Combat). Sparse, laconic, brutal, strange. Just like you'd expect a real post-apocalypse.6 (if I can). Waterworld. Seriously, whatever qualms you might have about the film, can you deny the impact of the sets, costumes, atmosphere, all of that? I have yet to see The Postman, but I honestly wouldn't be surprised if I actually love it.Anime does a good job at really giving a good feeling of post-apocalyptic worlds too. Almost any fantasy or adventure anime could be applied actually. There are countless fantastic examples, but I'll mention Akira and Wolf's Rain as two of my personal favorites, even if they aren't the most appropriate examples.I have a few more that are worth mentioning, but I'd like to see what other people come up with first.
]]>Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:52:38 GMTTop 5 Post-Apocalyptic FilmsTop 5What are your top favorite films that depict or deal with a post-apocalyptic scenario?Here's some of mine.1. Twelve Monkeys. Ok, as a time travel movie of sorts the majority of the film takes place just before the apocalyptic events, but you get glimpses of what is to come, and the whole thing feels ominous.2. Delicatessen. It's been a while since I've seen this, but I do recall the brilliance of the character whose more and more supposedly sure-fire suicide attempts are repeatedly foiled. And also the floor of a bathroom crumbling away.3. The Road Warrior. Not only the perfect sparse post-apocalyptic sets with makeshift technology, but also probably the greatest straight-up action movie.4. Six-String Samurai. I don't hear a lot of people talk about this one, but it's a whole lot of fun.5. Le Dernier Combat (The Final Combat). Sparse, laconic, brutal, strange. Just like you'd expect a real post-apocalypse.6 (if I can). Waterworld. Seriously, whatever qualms you might have about the film, can you deny the impact of the sets, costumes, atmosphere, all of that? I have yet to see The Postman, but I honestly wouldn't be surprised if I actually love it.Anime does a good job at really giving a good feeling of post-apocalyptic worlds too. Almost any fantasy or adventure anime could be applied actually. There are countless fantastic examples, but I'll mention Akira and Wolf's Rain as two of my personal favorites, even if they aren't the most appropriate examples.I have a few more that are worth mentioning, but I'd like to see what other people come up with first.3/29/2007 4:52:38 PMWhat are your top favorite films that depict or deal with a post-apocalyptic scenario?Here's some of mine.1. Twelve Monkeys. Ok, as a time travel movie of sorts the majority of the film takes place just before the apocalyptic events, but you get glimpses of what is to come, and the whole thing feels ominous.2. Delicatessen. It's been a while since I've seen this, but I do recall the brilliance of the character whose more and more supposedly sure-fire suicide attempts are repeatedly foiled. And also the floor of a bathroom crumbling away.3. The Road Warrior. Not only the perfect sparse post-apocalyptic sets with makeshift technology, but also probably the greatest straight-up action movie.4. Six-String Samurai. I don't hear a lot of people talk about this one, but it's a whole lot of fun.5. Le Dernier Combat (The Final Combat). Sparse, laconic, brutal, strange. Just like you'd expect a real post-apocalypse.6 (if I can). Waterworld. Seriously, whatever qualms you might have about the film, can you deny the impact of the sets, costumes, atmosphere, all of that? I have yet to see The Postman, but I honestly wouldn't be surprised if I actually love it.Anime does a good job at really giving a good feeling of post-apocalyptic worlds too. Almost any fantasy or adventure anime could be applied actually. There are countless fantastic examples, but I'll mention Akira and Wolf's Rain as two of my personal favorites, even if they aren't the most appropriate examples.I have a few more that are worth mentioning, but I'd like to see what other people come up with first. Spout Group Post: Recasting THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998) http://www.spout.com/groups/Filmgaming/Recasting_THE_BIG_LEBOWSKI_1998/563/34806/1/ShowPost.aspx Post Subject: Recasting THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998)
Group Name: Filmgaming
Last Post By: SkyPilot
Post Date: 9/5/2008 4:32:35 PM
Body: If you're like me, you've seen The Big Lebowski more times than you can count. Heck, I'll probably watch it a few more times before Burn After Reading comes out (Sept. 12). Here's a more adventurous way to pass the time: it might feel like puking on a Picasso, or killing a unicorn, or peeing on your favorite rug...but I dare you to do it anyway. Recast The Big Lebowski. Jeff Bridges ... The Dude John Goodman ... Walter SobchakSteve Buscemi ... DonnyJulianne Moore ... Maude LebowskiDavid Huddleston ... Jeffrey Lebowski - The Big LebowskiPhilip Seymour Hoffman ... Brandt Tara Reid ... Bunny LebowskiDavid Thewlis ... Knox Harrington (the weirdo in Maude's loft)Philip Moon ... Woo, Treehorn ThugMark Pellegrino ... Blond Treehorn ThugPeter Stormare ... Nihilist #1, Uli Kunkel / 'Karl Hungus'Flea ... Nihilist #2, Kieffer ("It's not fair!")Torsten Voges ... Nihilist #3, Franz ("I break you!")Jack Kehler ... Marty, the Dude's landlordSam Elliot ... The StrangerBen Gazzara ... Jackie TreehornLeon Russom ... Malibu Police ChiefJesse Flanagan ... Little Larry Sellers John Turturro ... Jesus QuintanaExtra credit for replacing the songs in the Dude's dream sequences."The Man in Me" by Bob Dylan"Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" by Kenny Rogers and the First Edition Grand prize: Spout track jacket and t-shirt Second prize: Spout t-shirt Third prize: a nihilist's favorite thing. nothing. All entries posted by Wednesday, September 17 9-18 will be eligible. Winners will be announced here on Friday the 19th. (I'm enjoying the responses, so let's make it a day longer.)
]]>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:32:35 GMTRecasting THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998)FilmgamingIf you're like me, you've seen The Big Lebowski more times than you can count. Heck, I'll probably watch it a few more times before Burn After Reading comes out (Sept. 12). Here's a more adventurous way to pass the time: it might feel like puking on a Picasso, or killing a unicorn, or peeing on your favorite rug...but I dare you to do it anyway. Recast The Big Lebowski. Jeff Bridges ... The Dude John Goodman ... Walter SobchakSteve Buscemi ... DonnyJulianne Moore ... Maude LebowskiDavid Huddleston ... Jeffrey Lebowski - The Big LebowskiPhilip Seymour Hoffman ... Brandt Tara Reid ... Bunny LebowskiDavid Thewlis ... Knox Harrington (the weirdo in Maude's loft)Philip Moon ... Woo, Treehorn ThugMark Pellegrino ... Blond Treehorn ThugPeter Stormare ... Nihilist #1, Uli Kunkel / 'Karl Hungus'Flea ... Nihilist #2, Kieffer ("It's not fair!")Torsten Voges ... Nihilist #3, Franz ("I break you!")Jack Kehler ... Marty, the Dude's landlordSam Elliot ... The StrangerBen Gazzara ... Jackie TreehornLeon Russom ... Malibu Police ChiefJesse Flanagan ... Little Larry Sellers John Turturro ... Jesus QuintanaExtra credit for replacing the songs in the Dude's dream sequences."The Man in Me" by Bob Dylan"Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" by Kenny Rogers and the First Edition Grand prize: Spout track jacket and t-shirt Second prize: Spout t-shirt Third prize: a nihilist's favorite thing. nothing. All entries posted by Wednesday, September 17 9-18 will be eligible. Winners will be announced here on Friday the 19th. (I'm enjoying the responses, so let's make it a day longer.)9/5/2008 4:32:35 PMIf you're like me, you've seen The Big Lebowski more times than you can count. Heck, I'll probably watch it a few more times before Burn After Reading comes out (Sept. 12). Here's a more adventurous way to pass the time: it might feel like puking on a Picasso, or killing a unicorn, or peeing on your favorite rug...but I dare you to do it anyway. Recast The Big Lebowski. Jeff Bridges ... The Dude John Goodman ... Walter SobchakSteve Buscemi ... DonnyJulianne Moore ... Maude LebowskiDavid Huddleston ... Jeffrey Lebowski - The Big LebowskiPhilip Seymour Hoffman ... Brandt Tara Reid ... Bunny LebowskiDavid Thewlis ... Knox Harrington (the weirdo in Maude's loft)Philip Moon ... Woo, Treehorn ThugMark Pellegrino ... Blond Treehorn ThugPeter Stormare ... Nihilist #1, Uli Kunkel / 'Karl Hungus'Flea ... Nihilist #2, Kieffer ("It's not fair!")Torsten Voges ... Nihilist #3, Franz ("I break you!")Jack Kehler ... Marty, the Dude's landlordSam Elliot ... The StrangerBen Gazzara ... Jackie TreehornLeon Russom ... Malibu Police ChiefJesse Flanagan ... Little Larry Sellers John Turturro ... Jesus QuintanaExtra credit for replacing the songs in the Dude's dream sequences."The Man in Me" by Bob Dylan"Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" by Kenny Rogers and the First Edition Grand prize: Spout track jacket and t-shirt Second prize: Spout t-shirt Third prize: a nihilist's favorite thing. nothing. All entries posted by Wednesday, September 17 9-18 will be eligible. Winners will be announced here on Friday the 19th. (I'm enjoying the responses, so let's make it a day longer.) Spout Group Post: PBS Does STAR WARS http://www.spout.com/groups/Filmgaming/PBS_Does_STAR_WARS/563/34038/1/ShowPost.aspx Post Subject: PBS Does STAR WARS
Group Name: Filmgaming
Last Post By: seven-ate-9
Post Date: 8/15/2008 9:14:14 AM
Body: The winners are on page 2 of this discussion and on the Filmspotting podcast. Stay tuned for news about upcoming contests. ________________________ THE CLONE WARS movie kicks off a television series exploring George Lucas' "Star Wars Universe," and Lucas promises future TV series to follow. We started to think about how great it would be for PBS to explore the Star Wars Universe. Like Carl Sagan investigating giant asteroid worms, or Bill Moyers interviewing Yoda, or a 3-2-1 Contact about droids--the educational programming we really wanted to see as kids, like a Ken Burns documentary series on "The Force." Tell us your idea for a PBS show--or just any educational show--about something in the Star Wars Universe. The show we want to see the most will be our winner.
]]>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:14:14 GMTPBS Does STAR WARSFilmgamingThe winners are on page 2 of this discussion and on the Filmspotting podcast. Stay tuned for news about upcoming contests. ________________________ THE CLONE WARS movie kicks off a television series exploring George Lucas' "Star Wars Universe," and Lucas promises future TV series to follow. We started to think about how great it would be for PBS to explore the Star Wars Universe. Like Carl Sagan investigating giant asteroid worms, or Bill Moyers interviewing Yoda, or a 3-2-1 Contact about droids--the educational programming we really wanted to see as kids, like a Ken Burns documentary series on "The Force." Tell us your idea for a PBS show--or just any educational show--about something in the Star Wars Universe. The show we want to see the most will be our winner.8/15/2008 9:14:14 AMThe winners are on page 2 of this discussion and on the Filmspotting podcast. Stay tuned for news about upcoming contests. ________________________ THE CLONE WARS movie kicks off a television series exploring George Lucas' "Star Wars Universe," and Lucas promises future TV series to follow. We started to think about how great it would be for PBS to explore the Star Wars Universe. Like Carl Sagan investigating giant asteroid worms, or Bill Moyers interviewing Yoda, or a 3-2-1 Contact about droids--the educational programming we really wanted to see as kids, like a Ken Burns documentary series on "The Force." Tell us your idea for a PBS show--or just any educational show--about something in the Star Wars Universe. The show we want to see the most will be our winner. Spout Group Post: Cast BATMAN 3 http://www.spout.com/groups/Filmgaming/Cast_BATMAN_3/563/33374/1/ShowPost.aspx Post Subject: Cast BATMAN 3
Group Name: Filmgaming
Last Post By: SkyPilot
Post Date: 8/1/2008 9:12:38 AM
Body: The winners are discussed on page 6 of this thread and on the Filmspotting podcast. CAST BATMAN 3 The unfortunate passing of Heath Ledger made The Dark Knight an even bigger cliffhanger than it was meant to be. If the Joker's story isn't resolved, it'll be like if Han Solo had never been freed from carbonite. On the other hand, maybe there's another villain worthy of taking the spotlight after the Joker's turn in The Dark Knight. Pick a villain and an actor to play him. Write a brief letter to Christopher Nolan, convincing him your villain is worthy of being the Dark Knight's adversary in Batman 3. Some people are saying Johnny Depp would make a great Riddler, but is the Riddler a great villain? So choose a villain and an actor, and the most exciting pair wins. The hard working publicists at spout.com will try their darndest to get the winning choices in front of Christopher Nolan. No guarantees, but it's worth a shot, huh?
]]>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:12:38 GMTCast BATMAN 3Filmgaming The winners are discussed on page 6 of this thread and on the Filmspotting podcast. CAST BATMAN 3 The unfortunate passing of Heath Ledger made The Dark Knight an even bigger cliffhanger than it was meant to be. If the Joker's story isn't resolved, it'll be like if Han Solo had never been freed from carbonite. On the other hand, maybe there's another villain worthy of taking the spotlight after the Joker's turn in The Dark Knight. Pick a villain and an actor to play him. Write a brief letter to Christopher Nolan, convincing him your villain is worthy of being the Dark Knight's adversary in Batman 3. Some people are saying Johnny Depp would make a great Riddler, but is the Riddler a great villain? So choose a villain and an actor, and the most exciting pair wins. The hard working publicists at spout.com will try their darndest to get the winning choices in front of Christopher Nolan. No guarantees, but it's worth a shot, huh?8/1/2008 9:12:38 AM The winners are discussed on page 6 of this thread and on the Filmspotting podcast. CAST BATMAN 3 The unfortunate passing of Heath Ledger made The Dark Knight an even bigger cliffhanger than it was meant to be. If the Joker's story isn't resolved, it'll be like if Han Solo had never been freed from carbonite. On the other hand, maybe there's another villain worthy of taking the spotlight after the Joker's turn in The Dark Knight. Pick a villain and an actor to play him. Write a brief letter to Christopher Nolan, convincing him your villain is worthy of being the Dark Knight's adversary in Batman 3. Some people are saying Johnny Depp would make a great Riddler, but is the Riddler a great villain? So choose a villain and an actor, and the most exciting pair wins. The hard working publicists at spout.com will try their darndest to get the winning choices in front of Christopher Nolan. No guarantees, but it's worth a shot, huh? Spout Group Post: Mad Lib #6: Intimidation http://www.spout.com/groups/Movie_Games/Mad_Lib_6_Intimidation/598/33156/1/ShowPost.aspxPost Subject: Mad Lib #6: Intimidation
Group Name: Movie Games
Last Post By: SkyPilot
Post Date: 7/28/2008 1:23:07 AM
Body: Ok, I'm so excited about this one. I know I keep pushing the limits of how long these things are, but please get excited with me on this one, and I think you all will love it. For this one please only post one entry per post. I think it gives the Mad Lib more variety when we have different minds from one insert to the next. But please feel free to play often otherwise. 1. verb2. adjective3. a person’s name4. adjective5. a person’s name6. an event7. an object8. adjective9. name of a restaurant10. name of a restaurant11. name of a restaurant12. name of a country, province, or any other geographical location13. adjective14. adjective15. verb16. a relationship17. a lifestyle18. a unit of measurement19. a country20. a foreign sounding word21. adjective22. adjective23. a living thing24. a liquid25. something that would be unusually distinguishing about a person’s appearance26. verb27. object28. body part29. a number30. noun31. adjective32. adjective33. something unpleasant34. a weapon35. adjective36. verb37. verb38. verb39. a very short question40. object41. a language42. adjective43. adjective44. noun45. a person’s name46. name of a book47. an ancient sounding word48. adjective49. plural noun50. adjective51. noun52. adjective53. adjective54. noun55. adjective56. noun57. noun58. noun59. adjective60. verb61. adjective62. adjective63. verb64. verb65. the title of someone with authority66. noun Again, please only make one entry per post.
]]>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 05:23:07 GMTMad Lib #6: IntimidationMovie GamesOk, I'm so excited about this one. I know I keep pushing the limits of how long these things are, but please get excited with me on this one, and I think you all will love it. For this one please only post one entry per post. I think it gives the Mad Lib more variety when we have different minds from one insert to the next. But please feel free to play often otherwise. 1. verb2. adjective3. a person’s name4. adjective5. a person’s name6. an event7. an object8. adjective9. name of a restaurant10. name of a restaurant11. name of a restaurant12. name of a country, province, or any other geographical location13. adjective14. adjective15. verb16. a relationship17. a lifestyle18. a unit of measurement19. a country20. a foreign sounding word21. adjective22. adjective23. a living thing24. a liquid25. something that would be unusually distinguishing about a person’s appearance26. verb27. object28. body part29. a number30. noun31. adjective32. adjective33. something unpleasant34. a weapon35. adjective36. verb37. verb38. verb39. a very short question40. object41. a language42. adjective43. adjective44. noun45. a person’s name46. name of a book47. an ancient sounding word48. adjective49. plural noun50. adjective51. noun52. adjective53. adjective54. noun55. adjective56. noun57. noun58. noun59. adjective60. verb61. adjective62. adjective63. verb64. verb65. the title of someone with authority66. noun Again, please only make one entry per post.7/28/2008 1:23:07 AMOk, I'm so excited about this one. I know I keep pushing the limits of how long these things are, but please get excited with me on this one, and I think you all will love it. For this one please only post one entry per post. I think it gives the Mad Lib more variety when we have different minds from one insert to the next. But please feel free to play often otherwise. 1. verb2. adjective3. a person’s name4. adjective5. a person’s name6. an event7. an object8. adjective9. name of a restaurant10. name of a restaurant11. name of a restaurant12. name of a country, province, or any other geographical location13. adjective14. adjective15. verb16. a relationship17. a lifestyle18. a unit of measurement19. a country20. a foreign sounding word21. adjective22. adjective23. a living thing24. a liquid25. something that would be unusually distinguishing about a person’s appearance26. verb27. object28. body part29. a number30. noun31. adjective32. adjective33. something unpleasant34. a weapon35. adjective36. verb37. verb38. verb39. a very short question40. object41. a language42. adjective43. adjective44. noun45. a person’s name46. name of a book47. an ancient sounding word48. adjective49. plural noun50. adjective51. noun52. adjective53. adjective54. noun55. adjective56. noun57. noun58. noun59. adjective60. verb61. adjective62. adjective63. verb64. verb65. the title of someone with authority66. noun Again, please only make one entry per post. Spout Group Post: Mad Lib # 5: Just Plain Mean http://www.spout.com/groups/Movie_Games/Mad_Lib_5_Just_Plain_Mean/598/32821/1/ShowPost.aspxPost Subject: Mad Lib # 5: Just Plain Mean
Group Name: Movie Games
Last Post By: circuit3036
Post Date: 7/21/2008 11:07:10 AM
Body: 1. historical figure2. different historical figure3. a possession that cannot be lifted above one’s head4. a name you’d call somebody you don’t like5. a relationship between two people6. a respectable profession7. a term of endearment (i.e. “cutie pie”)8. noun9. adjective10. a number (and since I’ve always thought numbers were the least fun, why don’t you also do #11)11. slang for money (i.e. “cash”)12. a group of people13. another way to describe #1214. a structure15. a number (feel free to do #16 as well)16. verb17. a name you’d call somebody you don’t like18. something gross19. relationship between two people20. something gross21. noun22. animal23. a historical figure24. a liquid25. verb26. violent verb27. something useless28. another thing that’s useless29. one more thing that’s useless30. something very special31. somebody very important
]]>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:07:10 GMTMad Lib # 5: Just Plain MeanMovie Games1. historical figure2. different historical figure3. a possession that cannot be lifted above one’s head4. a name you’d call somebody you don’t like5. a relationship between two people6. a respectable profession7. a term of endearment (i.e. “cutie pie”)8. noun9. adjective10. a number (and since I’ve always thought numbers were the least fun, why don’t you also do #11)11. slang for money (i.e. “cash”)12. a group of people13. another way to describe #1214. a structure15. a number (feel free to do #16 as well)16. verb17. a name you’d call somebody you don’t like18. something gross19. relationship between two people20. something gross21. noun22. animal23. a historical figure24. a liquid25. verb26. violent verb27. something useless28. another thing that’s useless29. one more thing that’s useless30. something very special31. somebody very important7/21/2008 11:07:10 AM1. historical figure2. different historical figure3. a possession that cannot be lifted above one’s head4. a name you’d call somebody you don’t like5. a relationship between two people6. a respectable profession7. a term of endearment (i.e. “cutie pie”)8. noun9. adjective10. a number (and since I’ve always thought numbers were the least fun, why don’t you also do #11)11. slang for money (i.e. “cash”)12. a group of people13. another way to describe #1214. a structure15. a number (feel free to do #16 as well)16. verb17. a name you’d call somebody you don’t like18. something gross19. relationship between two people20. something gross21. noun22. animal23. a historical figure24. a liquid25. verb26. violent verb27. something useless28. another thing that’s useless29. one more thing that’s useless30. something very special31. somebody very important Spout Group Post: Recasting THE BREAKFAST CLUB (1985) http://www.spout.com/groups/Filmgaming/Recasting_THE_BREAKFAST_CLUB_1985/563/28090/1/ShowPost.aspx Post Subject: Recasting THE BREAKFAST CLUB (1985)
Group Name: Filmgaming
Last Post By: estela
Post Date: 5/2/2008 9:25:47 AM
Body: Is there any potential for another Brat Pack, or could such a group only exist in the 80s? Maybe recasting The Breakfast Club will give us our answer. Emilio Estevez ... Andrew 'Andy' Clark Anthony Michael Hall ... Brian Ralph Johnson Judd Nelson ... John Bender Molly Ringwald ... Claire Standish Ally Sheedy ... Allison Reynolds Paul Gleason ... Principal Richard Vernon John Kapelos ... Carl the Janitor
]]>Fri, 02 May 2008 13:25:47 GMTRecasting THE BREAKFAST CLUB (1985)Filmgaming Is there any potential for another Brat Pack, or could such a group only exist in the 80s? Maybe recasting The Breakfast Club will give us our answer. Emilio Estevez ... Andrew 'Andy' Clark Anthony Michael Hall ... Brian Ralph Johnson Judd Nelson ... John Bender Molly Ringwald ... Claire Standish Ally Sheedy ... Allison Reynolds Paul Gleason ... Principal Richard Vernon John Kapelos ... Carl the Janitor 5/2/2008 9:25:47 AM Is there any potential for another Brat Pack, or could such a group only exist in the 80s? Maybe recasting The Breakfast Club will give us our answer. Emilio Estevez ... Andrew 'Andy' Clark Anthony Michael Hall ... Brian Ralph Johnson Judd Nelson ... John Bender Molly Ringwald ... Claire Standish Ally Sheedy ... Allison Reynolds Paul Gleason ... Principal Richard Vernon John Kapelos ... Carl the Janitor Spout Group Post: Scarred for Life - Most traumatic movie memories http://www.spout.com/groups/Filmgaming/Scarred_for_Life_Most_traumatic_movie_memories/563/30596/1/ShowPost.aspxPost Subject: Scarred for Life - Most traumatic movie memories
Group Name: Filmgaming
Last Post By: DragonManagement
Post Date: 6/6/2008 11:26:11 AM
Body: In less than 200 words, share your most scarring movie memory in this thread. We'll pick the most traumatic experience, announce the winner on Filmspotting and send them some Spout swag. I'll be the first divulge dark secrets with my most scarring memory... Even more than watching Luke’s hand get axed by Darth Vader, was E.T. I was six years old watching what I felt was the greatest movie ever conceived, when E.T. gets sick, he goes missing and Elliot’s older brother goes to find him. Find him he does, unconscious laying next to a drainage ditch in the LA suburbs, all pink and fleshy looking like a skinned cow carcass sculpted to look like an alien. I burst into tears and climbed in my mom’s lap. I wanted to go home. Even the messianic resurrection and E.T.’s pick up by the homeboys on the mother ship didn’t undo the damage.I was literally a full grown adult living on my own before I finally stopped getting butterflies in my stomach each time the lights went down in a movie theater. If I could hang words on that instinctive feeling, they would be, “What the f@#k am I about to get myself into? Another E.T.?”
]]>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:26:11 GMTScarred for Life - Most traumatic movie memoriesFilmgamingIn less than 200 words, share your most scarring movie memory in this thread. We'll pick the most traumatic experience, announce the winner on Filmspotting and send them some Spout swag. I'll be the first divulge dark secrets with my most scarring memory... Even more than watching Luke’s hand get axed by Darth Vader, was E.T. I was six years old watching what I felt was the greatest movie ever conceived, when E.T. gets sick, he goes missing and Elliot’s older brother goes to find him. Find him he does, unconscious laying next to a drainage ditch in the LA suburbs, all pink and fleshy looking like a skinned cow carcass sculpted to look like an alien. I burst into tears and climbed in my mom’s lap. I wanted to go home. Even the messianic resurrection and E.T.’s pick up by the homeboys on the mother ship didn’t undo the damage.I was literally a full grown adult living on my own before I finally stopped getting butterflies in my stomach each time the lights went down in a movie theater. If I could hang words on that instinctive feeling, they would be, “What the f@#k am I about to get myself into? Another E.T.?”6/6/2008 11:26:11 AMIn less than 200 words, share your most scarring movie memory in this thread. We'll pick the most traumatic experience, announce the winner on Filmspotting and send them some Spout swag. I'll be the first divulge dark secrets with my most scarring memory... Even more than watching Luke’s hand get axed by Darth Vader, was E.T. I was six years old watching what I felt was the greatest movie ever conceived, when E.T. gets sick, he goes missing and Elliot’s older brother goes to find him. Find him he does, unconscious laying next to a drainage ditch in the LA suburbs, all pink and fleshy looking like a skinned cow carcass sculpted to look like an alien. I burst into tears and climbed in my mom’s lap. I wanted to go home. Even the messianic resurrection and E.T.’s pick up by the homeboys on the mother ship didn’t undo the damage.I was literally a full grown adult living on my own before I finally stopped getting butterflies in my stomach each time the lights went down in a movie theater. If I could hang words on that instinctive feeling, they would be, “What the f@#k am I about to get myself into? Another E.T.?” Spout Group Post: Recast RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) http://www.spout.com/groups/Filmgaming/Recast_RAIDERS_OF_THE_LOST_ARK_1981/563/29276/1/ShowPost.aspx Post Subject: Recast RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)
Group Name: Filmgaming
Last Post By: SkyPilot
Post Date: 5/16/2008 10:15:30 AM
Body: Okay, I think this could get ugly. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) – could anyone fill Harrison Ford's shoes? Harrison Ford … Indiana Jones Karen Allen … Marion Ravenwod Paul Freeman … Dr. Rene Belloq Ronald Lacey … Major Arnold Toht, "The Melting Nazi" John Rhys-Davies … Sallah Denholm Elliott … Dr. Marcus Brody Alfred Molina … Satipo Wolf Kahler … Colonel Dietrich William Hootkins … Major Eaton (FYI: Satipo is the character who’s killed by booby traps in the first fifteen minutes. Major Eaton is the Pentagon official who says “Top…men,” and incidentally he’s Sergeant Eckhart in Tim Burton’s Batman.)
]]>Fri, 16 May 2008 14:15:30 GMTRecast RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)Filmgaming Okay, I think this could get ugly. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) – could anyone fill Harrison Ford's shoes? Harrison Ford … Indiana Jones Karen Allen … Marion Ravenwod Paul Freeman … Dr. Rene Belloq Ronald Lacey … Major Arnold Toht, "The Melting Nazi" John Rhys-Davies … Sallah Denholm Elliott … Dr. Marcus Brody Alfred Molina … Satipo Wolf Kahler … Colonel Dietrich William Hootkins … Major Eaton (FYI: Satipo is the character who’s killed by booby traps in the first fifteen minutes. Major Eaton is the Pentagon official who says “Top…men,” and incidentally he’s Sergeant Eckhart in Tim Burton’s Batman.) 5/16/2008 10:15:30 AM Okay, I think this could get ugly. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) – could anyone fill Harrison Ford's shoes? Harrison Ford … Indiana Jones Karen Allen … Marion Ravenwod Paul Freeman … Dr. Rene Belloq Ronald Lacey … Major Arnold Toht, "The Melting Nazi" John Rhys-Davies … Sallah Denholm Elliott … Dr. Marcus Brody Alfred Molina … Satipo Wolf Kahler … Colonel Dietrich William Hootkins … Major Eaton (FYI: Satipo is the character who’s killed by booby traps in the first fifteen minutes. Major Eaton is the Pentagon official who says “Top…men,” and incidentally he’s Sergeant Eckhart in Tim Burton’s Batman.) Spout Group Post: Recasting GHOSTBUSTERS (1984) http://www.spout.com/groups/Filmgaming/Recasting_GHOSTBUSTERS_1984/563/27486/1/ShowPost.aspx Post Subject: Recasting GHOSTBUSTERS (1984)
Group Name: Filmgaming
Last Post By: delfar
Post Date: 4/18/2008 5:19:06 PM
Body: Could a remake of Ghostbusters (1984) ever be worth watching? It's especially hard for me to imagine recasting Bill Murray. Bill Murray ... Dr. Peter Venkman Dan Aykroyd ... Dr. Raymond Stantz Harold Ramis ... Dr. Egon Spengler Ernie Hudson ... Winston Zeddmore Sigourney Weaver ... Dana Barrett Rick Moranis ... Louis Tully Annie Potts ... Janine Melnitz William Atherton ... Walter Peck David Margulies ... Mayor Steven Tash ... Male Student Jennifer Runyon ... Female Student Slavitza Jovan ... Gozer Paddi Edwards ... Gozer (voice) (uncredited) Ivan Reitman ... Zuul / Slimer (voice) (uncredited)Slimer may be as hard to replace as Bill is, but if you're inspired to redesign him, insert an image of the 21st Century Slimer for some MAJOR extra credit.
]]>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:19:06 GMTRecasting GHOSTBUSTERS (1984)FilmgamingCould a remake of Ghostbusters (1984) ever be worth watching? It's especially hard for me to imagine recasting Bill Murray. Bill Murray ... Dr. Peter Venkman Dan Aykroyd ... Dr. Raymond Stantz Harold Ramis ... Dr. Egon Spengler Ernie Hudson ... Winston Zeddmore Sigourney Weaver ... Dana Barrett Rick Moranis ... Louis Tully Annie Potts ... Janine Melnitz William Atherton ... Walter Peck David Margulies ... Mayor Steven Tash ... Male Student Jennifer Runyon ... Female Student Slavitza Jovan ... Gozer Paddi Edwards ... Gozer (voice) (uncredited) Ivan Reitman ... Zuul / Slimer (voice) (uncredited)Slimer may be as hard to replace as Bill is, but if you're inspired to redesign him, insert an image of the 21st Century Slimer for some MAJOR extra credit. 4/18/2008 5:19:06 PMCould a remake of Ghostbusters (1984) ever be worth watching? It's especially hard for me to imagine recasting Bill Murray. Bill Murray ... Dr. Peter Venkman Dan Aykroyd ... Dr. Raymond Stantz Harold Ramis ... Dr. Egon Spengler Ernie Hudson ... Winston Zeddmore Sigourney Weaver ... Dana Barrett Rick Moranis ... Louis Tully Annie Potts ... Janine Melnitz William Atherton ... Walter Peck David Margulies ... Mayor Steven Tash ... Male Student Jennifer Runyon ... Female Student Slavitza Jovan ... Gozer Paddi Edwards ... Gozer (voice) (uncredited) Ivan Reitman ... Zuul / Slimer (voice) (uncredited)Slimer may be as hard to replace as Bill is, but if you're inspired to redesign him, insert an image of the 21st Century Slimer for some MAJOR extra credit. Spout Group Post: Recasting THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1987) http://www.spout.com/groups/Filmgaming/Recasting_THE_PRINCESS_BRIDE_1987/563/26944/1/ShowPost.aspx Post Subject: Recasting THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1987)
Group Name: Filmgaming
Last Post By: tripbreaker
Post Date: 4/3/2008 11:14:14 PM
Body: This week, we're recasting The Princess Bride (1987). It's a classic that would be a travesty for some money hungry Hollywood exec to try and remake, which is exactly why we're imagining a remake. I hope a new cast comes out of this that makes me salivate for a remake, but I predict this will be an exercise in imagining how bad a remake of this movie could screw up.This is a FIlmspotting contest and a winner will be announced on the Filmspotting podcast April 18, 2008. Extra credit goes to anyone who casts Samuel L. Jackson and rewrites a classic Princess Bride quote just for him. Cary Elwes ... WestleyRobin Wright Penn ... Buttercup / The Princess BrideMandy Patinkin ... Inigo MontoyaChris Sarandon ... Prince HumperdinckChristopher Guest ... Count Tyrone Rugen Wallace Shawn ... VizziniAndré the Giant ... Fezzik (as Andre the Giant)Fred Savage ... The GrandsonPeter Falk ... The Grandfather / NarratorPeter Cook ... The Impressive ClergymanMel Smith ... The AlbinoBilly Crystal ... Miracle MaxCarol Kane ... ValerieAnne Dyson ... The QueenMargery Mason ... The Ancient Booer
]]>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:14:14 GMTRecasting THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1987)FilmgamingThis week, we're recasting The Princess Bride (1987). It's a classic that would be a travesty for some money hungry Hollywood exec to try and remake, which is exactly why we're imagining a remake. I hope a new cast comes out of this that makes me salivate for a remake, but I predict this will be an exercise in imagining how bad a remake of this movie could screw up.This is a FIlmspotting contest and a winner will be announced on the Filmspotting podcast April 18, 2008. Extra credit goes to anyone who casts Samuel L. Jackson and rewrites a classic Princess Bride quote just for him. Cary Elwes ... WestleyRobin Wright Penn ... Buttercup / The Princess BrideMandy Patinkin ... Inigo MontoyaChris Sarandon ... Prince HumperdinckChristopher Guest ... Count Tyrone Rugen Wallace Shawn ... VizziniAndré the Giant ... Fezzik (as Andre the Giant)Fred Savage ... The GrandsonPeter Falk ... The Grandfather / NarratorPeter Cook ... The Impressive ClergymanMel Smith ... The AlbinoBilly Crystal ... Miracle MaxCarol Kane ... ValerieAnne Dyson ... The QueenMargery Mason ... The Ancient Booer4/3/2008 11:14:14 PMThis week, we're recasting The Princess Bride (1987). It's a classic that would be a travesty for some money hungry Hollywood exec to try and remake, which is exactly why we're imagining a remake. I hope a new cast comes out of this that makes me salivate for a remake, but I predict this will be an exercise in imagining how bad a remake of this movie could screw up.This is a FIlmspotting contest and a winner will be announced on the Filmspotting podcast April 18, 2008. Extra credit goes to anyone who casts Samuel L. Jackson and rewrites a classic Princess Bride quote just for him. Cary Elwes ... WestleyRobin Wright Penn ... Buttercup / The Princess BrideMandy Patinkin ... Inigo MontoyaChris Sarandon ... Prince HumperdinckChristopher Guest ... Count Tyrone Rugen Wallace Shawn ... VizziniAndré the Giant ... Fezzik (as Andre the Giant)Fred Savage ... The GrandsonPeter Falk ... The Grandfather / NarratorPeter Cook ... The Impressive ClergymanMel Smith ... The AlbinoBilly Crystal ... Miracle MaxCarol Kane ... ValerieAnne Dyson ... The QueenMargery Mason ... The Ancient Booer