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zingy
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I always thought my taste in films was called "mainstream" but apparently it's now called Zingaling.
And yes, Mr. X, you are a ZINGALING. Don't you forget it.
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Snrub
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trixster wrote: I also still need to see The New World. Given the correlation between the fans of that and this, I'm hopeful. It makes me sad that Dolce refuses to see CoM, as she'd probably be one of its biggest fans.
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trixster
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Mr. X wrote: andaroo.temp wrote: I think the question you should ask yourselves... is why are people here so upset when people love a movie. I got flame PMs because I loved The New World. Should I not say anything? Is it a fucking crime to recommend it to people? That's just absurd. No one should get flame PMs for loving a movie. For every movie that I love that a lot of other people also love, there's about ten movies that I love that I could easily get ridiculed for (and sometimes do). But I don't care. We love what we love, and no one should hate us either way. Sometimes, it's nice being a yoshue. But in the end, I'm just a Zingaling. I'd rather be a yoshue than a Guybrush. Hell, I'd rather be a Zingaling than a Guybrush.  _________________Magic Mike wrote: zwackerm wrote: If John Wick 2 even makes 30 million I will eat 1,000 shoes. Same. Algren wrote: I don't think. I predict. 
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Snrub
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I'd rather be a Guybrush than a Mr. X.
I love you really, X-y. I'm just trying to push this thing to 20 pages. That way everyone will know that Children of Men is truly the greatest movie of all time!
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trixster
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I'd rather be a Mr. X than a Snrub....
Actually, not. Your infatuation with Tim Burton makes me really really want to be a Snrub. Please? Please? Can I?
_________________Magic Mike wrote: zwackerm wrote: If John Wick 2 even makes 30 million I will eat 1,000 shoes. Same. Algren wrote: I don't think. I predict.
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Gulli
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Snrub wrote: I'd rather be a Guybrush than a Mr. X.
I love you really, X-y. I'm just trying to push this thing to 20 pages. That way everyone will know that Children of Men is truly the greatest movie of all time! Guybrush is a prat and that has nothing to do with his movie taste he's just an annoying prat.
Hey Snrub are going to get the 2 disc special edition of CoM? You can get it for free if you return the original release.
Supposedly Cauron didn't know the release was Vanilla till he saw it for sale.
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Snrub
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Gullimont wrote: Snrub wrote: I'd rather be a Guybrush than a Mr. X.
I love you really, X-y. I'm just trying to push this thing to 20 pages. That way everyone will know that Children of Men is truly the greatest movie of all time! Guybrush is a prat and that has nothing to do with his movie taste he's just an annoying prat. Hey Snrub are going to get the 2 disc special edition of CoM? You can get it for free if you return the original release. Supposedly Cauron didn't know the release was Vanilla till he saw it for sale. Really?! When's the 2 disc out?
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Snrub
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trixster wrote: I'd rather be a Mr. X than a Snrub....
Actually, not. Your infatuation with Tim Burton makes me really really want to be a Snrub. Please? Please? Can I? I'm going to allow this.
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trixster
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Snrub wrote: trixster wrote: I'd rather be a Mr. X than a Snrub....
Actually, not. Your infatuation with Tim Burton makes me really really want to be a Snrub. Please? Please? Can I? I'm going to allow this.  Gullimont wrote: Guybrush is a prat and that has nothing to do with his movie taste he's just an annoying prat.
Hey Snrub are going to get the 2 disc special edition of CoM? You can get it for free if you return the original release.
Supposedly Cauron didn't know the release was Vanilla till he saw it for sale. Any news of a 2-disc edition on this side of the pond? _________________Magic Mike wrote: zwackerm wrote: If John Wick 2 even makes 30 million I will eat 1,000 shoes. Same. Algren wrote: I don't think. I predict.
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Gulli
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 Snrub wrote: Gullimont wrote: Snrub wrote: I'd rather be a Guybrush than a Mr. X.
I love you really, X-y. I'm just trying to push this thing to 20 pages. That way everyone will know that Children of Men is truly the greatest movie of all time! Guybrush is a prat and that has nothing to do with his movie taste he's just an annoying prat. Hey Snrub are going to get the 2 disc special edition of CoM? You can get it for free if you return the original release. Supposedly Cauron didn't know the release was Vanilla till he saw it for sale. Really?! When's the 2 disc out? Its out now, the latest edition of Empire has a review.
If you want a free copy you have to send the original copy you have with a jiffy bag stamped with 70p to
Children of Men DVD Amnesty
PO Box 188
Woodford Green
Essex
1G8 7RW
I've taken the address from the empire article talking about it.
This the new cover art at least its an improvement from the messy original
The amazon link as well http://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-2-disc ... B000NJM27M
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Snrub
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Gullimont wrote: Snrub wrote: Gullimont wrote: Snrub wrote: I'd rather be a Guybrush than a Mr. X.
I love you really, X-y. I'm just trying to push this thing to 20 pages. That way everyone will know that Children of Men is truly the greatest movie of all time! Guybrush is a prat and that has nothing to do with his movie taste he's just an annoying prat. Hey Snrub are going to get the 2 disc special edition of CoM? You can get it for free if you return the original release. Supposedly Cauron didn't know the release was Vanilla till he saw it for sale. Really?! When's the 2 disc out? Its out now, the latest edition of Empire has a review. If you want a free copy you have to send the original copy you have with a jiffy bag stamped with 70p to Children of Men DVD Amnesty PO Box 188 Woodford Green Essex 1G8 7RW I've taken the address from the empire article talking about it. This the new cover art at least its an improvement from the messy original The amazon link as well http://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-2-disc ... B000NJM27MFuckin' A!
Although I must admit, I'm tempted to keep hold of my current shitty DVD as some sort of collector's item. Plus, I don't like the idea of any version of the movie being condemned to a mass grave in the Sahara desert, which I assume is the fate of these original one-discers. I may just keep the original and buy a second copy.
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TonyMontana
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I happened to be conversing with my bestest buddy in the world (Archie Gates) the other day about Children of Men - and I must say I agree 100% with his opinion on this movie.
If a severly depressed James Bond (Owen) starred in a video game adaptation of Call of Duty, it would be exactly like Children of Men. It was a dreary uninspired movie that the critics really missed the mark on... it's movies like this that make me lose faith in professional critics and blowhards that think they know good cinema.
Now, I'm not saying it's terrible - it's just highly overrated. Not to mention it makes a mockery of the book.
My favorite part of the movie was that the director's name is Alfonso Cuarón and one of the actor's names was Chiwetel Ejiofor. Haha. That's got to be some kind of child abuse to name your kids like that!
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TonyMontana wrote: My favorite part of the movie was that the director's name is Alfonso Cuarón and one of the actor's names was Chiwetel Ejiofor. Haha. That's got to be some kind of child abuse to name your kids like that! Them don't sound like good ol' American names, boy!
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Mister Ecks
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Zingaling wrote: I always thought my taste in films was called "mainstream" but apparently it's now called Zingaling.
And yes, Mr. X, you are a ZINGALING. Don't you forget it.  So sad, but so true.
So... is there any news on a 2-discer in North America? I just about have to have it now. Pronto.
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trixster
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19 pages!  _________________Magic Mike wrote: zwackerm wrote: If John Wick 2 even makes 30 million I will eat 1,000 shoes. Same. Algren wrote: I don't think. I predict.
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Johnny Dollar
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Mr. X, if you really were a ZINGALING, you wouldn't have loved this great film. Don't you forget it.
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Atoddr
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I don't love it as much as many people seem to, but I would still give it an A/A-. Clive Owen is currently my favorite actor, so that might contribute to my enjoyment of it. Julianne Moore was finally in another good movie, even if only for a few minutes! She certainly had a memorable final scene........
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TDH
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Very good movie, love the hand camera work. Nice knowing that you can make a good action movie without breaking the bank. A-
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trixster
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We got to 60 A's!
_________________Magic Mike wrote: zwackerm wrote: If John Wick 2 even makes 30 million I will eat 1,000 shoes. Same. Algren wrote: I don't think. I predict.
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Snrub
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trixster wrote: We got to 60 A's! 61 now. And 19 pages!
I'm more impressed that there haven't been any Fs or Ds yet. And only one (Archie...  ) I don't plan on seeing this movie.
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Snrub wrote: trixster wrote: We got to 60 A's! 61 now. And 19 pages! I'm more impressed that there haven't been any Fs or Ds yet. And only one (Archie... ) I don't plan on seeing this movie. Hold on, let me create a new acct and fix that real quick.  _________________
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Jonathan
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loyalfromlondon wrote: AWESOME!!!
If 2005 was The New World and 2006 was Children of Men, what will 2007 be.
Hmmmmm There Will Be Blood?
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Squee
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Technically a very well made film. Great action, great look, etc... My main problem with the movie is that it kind of felt... incomplete to me. But the movie is still quite good.
***1/2
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Jiffylush
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Almost gave it an F because I LOATHE it First movie in a long time that actually made me angry.
I was excited by the trailer, Clive Owen, Michael Caine, Julianne Moore, great look or style, I mean, what more could you want right?
Well I made a fatal error, I read the book
The book was amazing, it was really honestly one of the best books I have had the pleasure to read in a while (and that is saying a lot).
What bothers me most is that I know what it could have been, what it should have been. To see people go on and on about how great it is bothers the hell out of me because I think if they had read the book then they would understand what a travesty this is.
I did not give it an F, because it was directed well, but since the director is also listed as writing the screen play I blame him.
Basically if he had changed the names of the characters (along with all of the other shit he changed) he could have just called it something else and we could still be waiting for a movie to come out that is based on Children of Men.
Anyway, that is my thoughts on it, if you want to see the movie (and like it), don't read the book. At least don't read it first.
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Re: Almost gave it an F because I LOATHE it Jiffylush wrote: First movie in a long time that actually made me angry. I was excited by the trailer, Clive Owen, Michael Caine, Julianne Moore, great look or style, I mean, what more could you want right? Well I made a fatal error, I read the book The book was amazing, it was really honestly one of the best books I have had the pleasure to read in a while (and that is saying a lot). What bothers me most is that I know what it could have been, what it should have been. To see people go on and on about how great it is bothers the hell out of me because I think if they had read the book then they would understand what a travesty this is. I did not give it an F, because it was directed well, but since the director is also listed as writing the screen play I blame him. Basically if he had changed the names of the characters (along with all of the other shit he changed) he could have just called it something else and we could still be waiting for a movie to come out that is based on Children of Men. Anyway, that is my thoughts on it, if you want to see the movie (and like it), don't read the book. At least don't read it first. Movies aren't books. Books aren't movies. (q.v.: LOTR)
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