The Official Movie Thread

[Kin]

But by that list it's the 92nd best movie. That's like saying he was the 92nd best NHL player ever..which is nice and all but doesn't mean a whole heck of a lot.

Yeah, the 92nd greatest of all time. Of the thousands and thousands of movies that have been made. I think that actually kind of means a lot, even if I think that's too low and that the AFI by it's definition isn't an opinion but rather a compendium of opinions which, by its concept, is going to weight their list towards the broad.

And, for what it's worth, when the Hockey News made their list of the 100 greatest hockey players of all time Darryl Sittler came in at #93. So, I don't know, I think Darryl Sittler is a pretty meaningful player. Pretty good benchmark of quality. If the low end of opinion of Goodfellas is that it's the Darryl Sittler of movies...again, I feel like that proves the point rather than disputing it.

 

[Heroic Shrimp]

And, for what it's worth, when the Hockey News made their list of the 100 greatest hockey movies of all time Darryl Sittler came in at #93.

Man, I loved Darryl Sittler: The Movie.

 

[Kin]

And, for what it's worth, when the Hockey News made their list of the 100 greatest hockey movies of all time Darryl Sittler came in at #93.

Man, I loved Darryl Sittler: The Movie.

I feel like you and I are going to develop a really tight editor-writer relationship where I playfully call you by your last name.

 

[Heroic Shrimp]

And, for what it's worth, when the Hockey News made their list of the 100 greatest hockey movies of all time Darryl Sittler came in at #93.

Man, I loved Darryl Sittler: The Movie.

I feel like you and I are going to develop a really tight editor-writer relationship where I playfully call you by your last name.

Clearly the next step will be to collaborate on writing and production of the Antropov movie.

 

[dappleganger]

Let's end the debate here. James Cameron is the best director ever. His movies have the highest average gross revenue. Can't argue with the facts.

Scorsese's best worldwide gross is 'The Departed' with $289,847,354. Puh-Leese!

 

[Kin]

Clearly the next step will be to collaborate on writing and production of the Antropov movie.

One word for you: Musical.

 

[Tigger]

Win Butler in the lead role?

 

[Kin]

Win Butler in the lead role?

Effin' brilliant. We don't even have to change the words to My Body is a Cage.

 

[Heroic Shrimp]

Clearly the next step will be to collaborate on writing and production of the Antropov movie.

One word for you: Musical.

Holy crap, how is it possible that nobody has already done this?!?

 

[hockeyfan1]

First there was "Miracle on Ice", now there is "Red Army", "the story of the world's most dominant team" -- the Soviet (Central) Red Army.

Produced by Greg Polsky (an American of Russian descent), with executive producers Jerry Weintraub and Werner Herzog, it tells the inside story in documentary style of the Soviet Red Army team of the era, as told by Viatcheslav Fetisov and others, their training methods, isolation from their families, totalitarianism of coach Tikhonov, life inside the "Iron Curtain", etc. 

Read all about it here: http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/hollywood-tackles-the-amazing-story-of-the-soviet-red-army/

Movie trailer:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZxiPwGjqAE[/youtube]

 

[Tigger]

Birdemic 2 is out... for some reason 'I Ran ( so far away )' is stuck in my head...

 

[Tigger]

Caught a few good ones recently. Under The Skin with Scarlet Johansson. Low exposition sci fi art film that really grabbed me. Haven't read the book but locked up a copy for later.

What is.... Puscifer. If you're a fan, check it out, if not, definitely check it out.

Harry Dean Stanton, Partly Fiction. An interesting look at the man, his life in cinema and glimpses of what he appreciates and considers. Compelling to me in many ways.

 

[L K]

Guardians of the Galaxy made me smile quite a bit.  Thoroughly enjoyed it.

 

[Heroic Shrimp]

Guardians of the Galaxy made me smile quite a bit.  Thoroughly enjoyed it.

I don't think I can recall a movie I enjoyed so much from start to finish.  Such a great balance of humour and action, and never a dull moment.

 

[LittleHockeyFan]

Guardians of the Galaxy made me smile quite a bit.  Thoroughly enjoyed it.

I wanna see this one....

because. raccoon.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

GotG was great, Marvel really upped their game with this one.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

Interstellar was sensational.

 

[Joe S.]

Jurassic World trailer is up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFinNxS5KN4

And from what I've read there will be a star wars 7 teaser this weekend, but only in select theatres.

 

[L K]

The dialogue is painful in that trailer.  That and it looks like they didn't give up entirely in the militarized mutant dinosaurs angle. 

 

[bustaheims]

And from what I've read there will be a star wars 7 teaser this weekend, but only in select theatres.

It'll be up on iTunes, too.