Guest guest Posted August 9, 2001 Report Share Posted August 9, 2001 > I really love the Matrix - another one of our DVDs - > Caroline > This is one of my favourites to. I think our most played is probably As Good As It Gets, followed closely by Snatch. (just back from being no-mail for ages!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2001 Report Share Posted August 9, 2001 > I really love the Matrix - another one of our DVDs - > Caroline > This is one of my favourites to. I think our most played is probably As Good As It Gets, followed closely by Snatch. (just back from being no-mail for ages!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2001 Report Share Posted August 9, 2001 > DH finally got round to getting the DVD of Gladiator yesterday (he's a > Ridley fan) so we sat and watched it last night. has anyone else seen > it? I was going to say DH bought this but then I think it may have been the Matrix. Whatever, haven't watched it and don't intend to. > Any other DVDs worth getting? we already have What Women Want (a freebie due > to doing the website) which is okay to watch once, but i don't think would > stand up to repeated viewings! I agree. I was disappointed by it (we hired it last week). Don't get me wrong, I thought it was quite funny but a) I wondered what I used to see in Mel Gibson and didn't think it stood up to its rave reviews by friends. Personally, I'd sometimes rather sit thru the 43rd showing of Willy Wonka or Dinosaur or any one of the other half dozen kids' movies we have on DVD! I enjoyed 'Full Monty' when it was shown on TV a couple of weeks ago here and have the video at home. -- Sue One more sleep to departure, or should that be half a sleep since it's almost 2am? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2001 Report Share Posted August 9, 2001 > DH finally got round to getting the DVD of Gladiator yesterday (he's a > Ridley fan) so we sat and watched it last night. has anyone else seen > it? I was going to say DH bought this but then I think it may have been the Matrix. Whatever, haven't watched it and don't intend to. > Any other DVDs worth getting? we already have What Women Want (a freebie due > to doing the website) which is okay to watch once, but i don't think would > stand up to repeated viewings! I agree. I was disappointed by it (we hired it last week). Don't get me wrong, I thought it was quite funny but a) I wondered what I used to see in Mel Gibson and didn't think it stood up to its rave reviews by friends. Personally, I'd sometimes rather sit thru the 43rd showing of Willy Wonka or Dinosaur or any one of the other half dozen kids' movies we have on DVD! I enjoyed 'Full Monty' when it was shown on TV a couple of weeks ago here and have the video at home. -- Sue One more sleep to departure, or should that be half a sleep since it's almost 2am? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2001 Report Share Posted August 9, 2001 DH is currently cataloging his DVD collection (he must have over a hundred and fifty but we can use both UK and US DVDs in our machine) in preparation for the arrival of the new TV tomorrow. Speakers were delivered and wiring done today. I have to admit that I enjoyed Gladiator - but hadn't wanted to watch it in the first place. I also thought the SFX in the Matrix were pretty good. We've got lots of kiddie DVDs as you can just jump forward to a bit you haven't seen before rather than having to fast forward. DH likes the extra features - but to be honest I'm not fussed! Caroline Pearce wrote: > DH finally got round to getting the DVD of Gladiator yesterday (he's a > Ridley fan) so we sat and watche Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2001 Report Share Posted August 9, 2001 DH is currently cataloging his DVD collection (he must have over a hundred and fifty but we can use both UK and US DVDs in our machine) in preparation for the arrival of the new TV tomorrow. Speakers were delivered and wiring done today. I have to admit that I enjoyed Gladiator - but hadn't wanted to watch it in the first place. I also thought the SFX in the Matrix were pretty good. We've got lots of kiddie DVDs as you can just jump forward to a bit you haven't seen before rather than having to fast forward. DH likes the extra features - but to be honest I'm not fussed! Caroline Pearce wrote: > DH finally got round to getting the DVD of Gladiator yesterday (he's a > Ridley fan) so we sat and watche Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2001 Report Share Posted August 9, 2001 > I have to admit that I enjoyed Gladiator - but hadn't wanted to watch it in the > first place. I also thought the SFX in the Matrix were pretty good. I really love the Matrix - another one of our DVDs - keanu is actually quite yummy in it (when he is the recreated 'welcome to the real world' bit in the leather coat) We have a multi region player too - so much more useful than european only. Dh likes the special features too - must be a boy thing! Our many played favourites: Matrix, Airforce One, Fifth Element, Toy Story and Toy story 2, Twister and all the Connery and Pierce Brosnan bond movies! Caroline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2001 Report Share Posted August 9, 2001 > I have to admit that I enjoyed Gladiator - but hadn't wanted to watch it in the > first place. I also thought the SFX in the Matrix were pretty good. I really love the Matrix - another one of our DVDs - keanu is actually quite yummy in it (when he is the recreated 'welcome to the real world' bit in the leather coat) We have a multi region player too - so much more useful than european only. Dh likes the special features too - must be a boy thing! Our many played favourites: Matrix, Airforce One, Fifth Element, Toy Story and Toy story 2, Twister and all the Connery and Pierce Brosnan bond movies! Caroline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2001 Report Share Posted August 9, 2001 I didn't mind the violence that much, it was the really, really poor plot which I hated. DH loves the film though & I don't mind looking at Crowe if I really have to ;-) Cerys -----Original Message----- From: Caroline Pearce DH finally got round to getting the DVD of Gladiator yesterday (he's a Ridley fan) so we sat and watched it last night. has anyone else seen it? I was brought up on a diet of horrible horror films courtesy of my older brother, but even i found the violence hard to stomach - it really is a real slasher movie. Have to agree with Crowe's oscar - he is brilliant in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2001 Report Share Posted August 9, 2001 I didn't mind the violence that much, it was the really, really poor plot which I hated. DH loves the film though & I don't mind looking at Crowe if I really have to ;-) Cerys -----Original Message----- From: Caroline Pearce DH finally got round to getting the DVD of Gladiator yesterday (he's a Ridley fan) so we sat and watched it last night. has anyone else seen it? I was brought up on a diet of horrible horror films courtesy of my older brother, but even i found the violence hard to stomach - it really is a real slasher movie. Have to agree with Crowe's oscar - he is brilliant in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2001 Report Share Posted August 9, 2001 Hmm.. I am really hoping that DH doesn't remember how much he likes 'The Fifth Element' I don't think I could bear to watch it again - I've seen it far too often. We have conversations in the evening which start with him asking me to pick a film, so I go through all the films I'd like to watch and he objects to them so in the end we end up watching something he wants to watch, then he gets huffy with me if I watch a bit and then go and do email. Then he tells me its my fault because I can't reach a decision! Pah! The film *I* have watched most from our collection is 'Armageddon' sloppy sentimental claptrap - but very watchable!! Evita is still in her cling wrap as DH doesn't want to see it (its a 'she dies in the end - chick flick' in his opinion). Caroline Pearce wrote: > > > Our many played favourites: > Matrix, Airforce One, Fifth Element, Toy Story and Toy story 2, > Twister and all the Connery and Pierce Brosnan bond > movies! > Caroline > > > *** NCT enquiry line - 0 *** > > Live chat http://www.yahoogroups.com/chat/nct-coffee > > Have you found out about all the other groups for the NCT online? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2001 Report Share Posted August 9, 2001 Hmm.. I am really hoping that DH doesn't remember how much he likes 'The Fifth Element' I don't think I could bear to watch it again - I've seen it far too often. We have conversations in the evening which start with him asking me to pick a film, so I go through all the films I'd like to watch and he objects to them so in the end we end up watching something he wants to watch, then he gets huffy with me if I watch a bit and then go and do email. Then he tells me its my fault because I can't reach a decision! Pah! The film *I* have watched most from our collection is 'Armageddon' sloppy sentimental claptrap - but very watchable!! Evita is still in her cling wrap as DH doesn't want to see it (its a 'she dies in the end - chick flick' in his opinion). Caroline Pearce wrote: > > > Our many played favourites: > Matrix, Airforce One, Fifth Element, Toy Story and Toy story 2, > Twister and all the Connery and Pierce Brosnan bond > movies! > Caroline > > > *** NCT enquiry line - 0 *** > > Live chat http://www.yahoogroups.com/chat/nct-coffee > > Have you found out about all the other groups for the NCT online? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2001 Report Share Posted August 9, 2001 > Hmm.. I am really hoping that DH doesn't remember how much he likes 'The > Fifth Element' I don't think I could bear to watch it again - I've seen it > far too often. I just love it - must have watched it about 35 times! it still makes me laugh - although I cringe at the costume cutting a bit. I was complaining about the make up on the Diva to my old flat mate (who is a special effects artist) and he admitted that he had done some of it - oops! > > We have conversations in the evening which start with him asking me to pick a > film, so I go through all the films I'd like to watch and he objects to them > so in the end we end up watching something he wants to watch, then he gets > huffy with me if I watch a bit and then go and do email. Then he tells me > its my fault because I can't reach a decision! Pah! Are you sure we aren't married to the same bloke? We shall have to sit them next to each other at the ball so they can bore each other with hifi speaker talk!! > > The film *I* have watched most from our collection is 'Armageddon' sloppy > sentimental claptrap - but very watchable!! Evita is still in her cling wrap > as DH doesn't want to see it (its a 'she dies in the end - chick flick' in > his opinion) LOL! Haven't got Armegeddon - sounds like a Dh kind of thing. Titanic has to be a good chick flick - funnily enough DH loves Thelma and Louise! Caroline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2001 Report Share Posted August 9, 2001 > Hmm.. I am really hoping that DH doesn't remember how much he likes 'The > Fifth Element' I don't think I could bear to watch it again - I've seen it > far too often. I just love it - must have watched it about 35 times! it still makes me laugh - although I cringe at the costume cutting a bit. I was complaining about the make up on the Diva to my old flat mate (who is a special effects artist) and he admitted that he had done some of it - oops! > > We have conversations in the evening which start with him asking me to pick a > film, so I go through all the films I'd like to watch and he objects to them > so in the end we end up watching something he wants to watch, then he gets > huffy with me if I watch a bit and then go and do email. Then he tells me > its my fault because I can't reach a decision! Pah! Are you sure we aren't married to the same bloke? We shall have to sit them next to each other at the ball so they can bore each other with hifi speaker talk!! > > The film *I* have watched most from our collection is 'Armageddon' sloppy > sentimental claptrap - but very watchable!! Evita is still in her cling wrap > as DH doesn't want to see it (its a 'she dies in the end - chick flick' in > his opinion) LOL! Haven't got Armegeddon - sounds like a Dh kind of thing. Titanic has to be a good chick flick - funnily enough DH loves Thelma and Louise! Caroline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2001 Report Share Posted August 9, 2001 Caroline Pearce wrote: > > LOL! Haven't got Armegeddon - sounds like a Dh kind of thing. > Titanic has to be a good chick flick - funnily enough DH loves > Thelma and Louise! Before I saw it I thought it was a 'boy' film - but it has some really good lines in it - Steve Buscemi is fantastic in it. I want to get 'Top Gun' to add to my Tom Cruise collection but DH isn't keen. V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2001 Report Share Posted August 9, 2001 Caroline Pearce wrote: > > LOL! Haven't got Armegeddon - sounds like a Dh kind of thing. > Titanic has to be a good chick flick - funnily enough DH loves > Thelma and Louise! Before I saw it I thought it was a 'boy' film - but it has some really good lines in it - Steve Buscemi is fantastic in it. I want to get 'Top Gun' to add to my Tom Cruise collection but DH isn't keen. V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2001 Report Share Posted August 9, 2001 Gladiator *was* violent but it needed to be. I found it very very moving and Crowe brilliant. Last night we watched a really really lovely family DVD movie, a (12) certificate; it was called " Paying it forward " with the little boy who played in " sixth sense " . Oh it was gorgeous, you must see it. Ruthie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2001 Report Share Posted August 9, 2001 Gladiator *was* violent but it needed to be. I found it very very moving and Crowe brilliant. Last night we watched a really really lovely family DVD movie, a (12) certificate; it was called " Paying it forward " with the little boy who played in " sixth sense " . Oh it was gorgeous, you must see it. Ruthie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2001 Report Share Posted August 9, 2001 I watched it with DH and his parents who were staying, and at one point I had to leave the room as I thought I'd be sick. I would never have chosen it to watch myself and I found it deeply disturbing, to think human life really was so cheap...... However *the company* insisted I came back in, and made out I was being melodramatic, which I did otherwise the issue might have been blown out of proportion, but watched it with my stomach in knots. It was a very powerful film but very gory. One that I just cannot bring myself to watch is " Saving Private " even though we have it on DVD, and I love Tom Hanks! I just think it would be too harrowing. Other than that I liked " Being Malkovitch " & " American Beauty " & the boys love " Dinosaur " , most of the other DVDs we have are still unopened as they are of the high-tech/violent and car chase variety which doesn't interest me particularly (I'd rather watch Graham Norton on a Friday night) so DH saves them for the rare occasion I'm not in! phine (Mum to nearly 4 & Ben nearly 3, Cambridge NCT) Caroline said: DH finally got round to getting the DVD of Gladiator yesterday ... I was brought up on a diet of horrible horror films courtesy of my older brother, but even i found the violence hard to stomach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2001 Report Share Posted August 9, 2001 One that I just cannot bring myself to watch is " Saving Private " > even though we have it on DVD, and I love Tom Hanks! I just think it > would be too harrowing. Saving Private was *extremely gory* but it achieved one thing; it cured DH of his love of war films because he meant the old fashioned kind of war film where everyone dies tidily and there's no blood. This dvd brought home to him the true horrors of war for the first time. I love dvds, even though the only way we watch them at the moment is on the computer, we don't have a dedicated dvd player. We brought my laptop to Israel so we are watching dvds on that. They certainly take up less storage space too! My main appreciation of them (besides being able to jump to a specific spot, is the fantastic quality of picture and sound. Ruthie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2001 Report Share Posted August 9, 2001 One that I just cannot bring myself to watch is " Saving Private " > even though we have it on DVD, and I love Tom Hanks! I just think it > would be too harrowing. Saving Private was *extremely gory* but it achieved one thing; it cured DH of his love of war films because he meant the old fashioned kind of war film where everyone dies tidily and there's no blood. This dvd brought home to him the true horrors of war for the first time. I love dvds, even though the only way we watch them at the moment is on the computer, we don't have a dedicated dvd player. We brought my laptop to Israel so we are watching dvds on that. They certainly take up less storage space too! My main appreciation of them (besides being able to jump to a specific spot, is the fantastic quality of picture and sound. Ruthie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2001 Report Share Posted August 9, 2001 Yup - this has confirmed my worst fears and put me off watching it for another year! phine (Mum to nearly 4 & Ben nearly 3, Cambridge NCT) PS Ruthie - thinking of you, watch out for yourself. > Saving Private was *extremely gory* but it achieved one thing; > it cured DH of his love of war films because he meant the old > fashioned kind of war film where everyone dies tidily and there's no > blood. This dvd brought home to him the true horrors of war for the > first time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2001 Report Share Posted August 9, 2001 Yup - this has confirmed my worst fears and put me off watching it for another year! phine (Mum to nearly 4 & Ben nearly 3, Cambridge NCT) PS Ruthie - thinking of you, watch out for yourself. > Saving Private was *extremely gory* but it achieved one thing; > it cured DH of his love of war films because he meant the old > fashioned kind of war film where everyone dies tidily and there's no > blood. This dvd brought home to him the true horrors of war for the > first time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2001 Report Share Posted August 10, 2001 Personally I thought Gladiator was brilliant and not particularly gory. I was also facinated by the fact that at some point Oliver became computer generated - kept trying to spot the join! Akiko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2001 Report Share Posted August 10, 2001 > Personally I thought Gladiator was brilliant and not particularly > gory. I was also facinated by the fact that at some point Oliver > became computer generated - kept trying to spot the join! > > Akiko Me too! But did anyone ever see that old B&W classic bad horror movie (or was it sci-fi?) " Plan 9 from Outer Space " , filmed in someone's back garden using dustbins as aliens, with a budget of about 9p? I love that film, it's just soooo bad! One of the actors (Bella Luigi or something) died half way through that one too, and not having computers in those days, they just put in another actor and hoped no one would notice the difference! Ruthie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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