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FANTASTILICIOUS FUN FOR FILM FANS 089: your top 10's of 2020 and most anticipated films of 2021?

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  • Agent007391Agent007391 Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start
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    I have to say, she wasn't bad in the Thor films at all.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Oh, she's just great in anything she's in. She's like Grace Kelly that way.
  • SuzanneStoneSuzanneStone
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    Brothers, but I think she is terrific in most films.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    I quite like her in HEAT too, though she gets to play a disturbed girl and I usually react very poorly to that kind of characters.
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
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    Leon for sure! But after dark? Black Swan! ;)
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
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    I have only seen a few of her films and some were crap.

    #1 is Leon/The Professional
    #2 is Black Swan

    She was fantastic in both. :)
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    I probably should confess I've never seen Black Swan yet. :-S
  • boldfingerboldfinger
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    Leon The Professional
    V for Vendetta
    Black Swan

    DarthDimi wrote: »
    I quite like her in HEAT too, though she gets to play a disturbed girl and I usually react very poorly to that kind of characters.
    She´s great in it, but I´m a little annoyed by the character she plays.


    chrisisall wrote: »
    Oh, she's just great in anything she's in. She's like Grace Kelly that way.
    That is true as far as I have seen her.


    DarthDimi wrote: »
    I probably should confess I've never seen Black Swan yet. :-S
    Your loss, sir, your loss.

  • Agent007391Agent007391 Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start
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    I've seen half of Black Swan, and I didn't like it.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    Black Swan appears to be a polarizing film.
  • M_BaljeM_Balje Amsterdam, Netherlands
    edited January 2015 Posts: 4,520
    Mars Atacks (1996)

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    But i stil must see Closer (2004) and some others (or re-watching).

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  • Agent007391Agent007391 Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start
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    I completely forgot she was in Mars Attacks.
  • pachazopachazo Make Your Choice
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    I completely forgot about Mars Attacks, period.
    Anyway, I'd have to vote for V for Vendetta.
  • SuzanneStoneSuzanneStone
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    DarthDimi wrote: »
    Black Swan appears to be a polarizing film.

    I quite like it, but sometimes I feel like Arronofsky is a little too ´inspired´ by Roman Polanski and various Japanese directors, as in this film. At times it felt like a watered down version of Repulsion or The Tenant, in my opinion. But there´s constant tension, great acting, etc. Still very much worth the watch. (:
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    <center><font color=#E9AB17 size=6><b>044
    </b>Is Avatar (still) the very best in CGI filmmaking?</font>

  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    I don't think it is. Seeing Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, I think CGI has evolved even after Avatar. It was ground-breaking then but Apes improved upon it IMO. Another film that gave me more CGI thrills was Tron: Legacy, though my love for the world of Tron may have something to do with that. ;-)
  • Agent007391Agent007391 Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start
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    Wait... It was the best in CGI filmmaking?!
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    That's why I put the "(still)" in the topic, to make the claim itself debatable. ;-)
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    The very best CGI film was "The Incredibles",thank you very much. ;)
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Tron: Legacy & Oblivion are both better IMO.
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
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    Got to be honest, I have not seen Avatar! It has never really appealed to me to be honest?
  • Agent007391Agent007391 Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start
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    Since I look more favorably on a certain para-surfing scene in a certain film, I'm going to have to say Avatar was never a good-looking CGI film.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Actually, Serenity had some pretty amazing CGI in it...
  • boldfingerboldfinger
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    I never contemplated if Avatar ever was the best CGI in filmmaking. At least I don´t remember doing so, because my interest in the film vey quickly waned.
    The best lasting CGI impressions I would say are from Jurassic Park and T2, because in those two films the CGI even nowadays still blends in nicely into the realistic-looking suroundings.
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    It was ground-breaking then but Apes improved upon it IMO.
    Avatar may have been ground-breaking in the amount of CGI used. But given the painting-like look of many elements, I wouldn´t say it ever was ground-breaking in the sense of realistic-looking CGI.
    chrisisall wrote: »
    Actually, Serenity had some pretty amazing CGI in it...
    I´m not sure how ironic you are right now, I always was amazed how well the film flies despite its bad CGI ;-).

  • SuzanneStoneSuzanneStone
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    There´s been videogames with better CGI than Avatar. BUT, even though I didn´t like Avatar very much the first time I saw it, I have to say they made the best use of it... I can´t think of any other film in which it felt as necessary.
  • Agent007391Agent007391 Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start
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    SuzanneStone wrote: »
    I have to say they made the best use of it... I can´t think of any other film in which it felt as necessary.

    Six thousand droids vs. six thousand clones in Star Wars Episode II fits that bill quite well.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    boldfinger wrote: »
    chrisisall wrote: »
    Actually, Serenity had some pretty amazing CGI in it...
    I´m not sure how ironic you are right now, I always was amazed how well the film flies despite its bad CGI ;-).
    Her first landing looked a bit off, but the whole rest of the movie looked great IMO. Why? What shots did you think were lacking?
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    </b>How do you feel about Kevin Smith?</font>
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    He needs a lower carb diet.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    I discovered Smith at the time of Dogma and went back to Clerks, Mallrats and later on went to see Clerks II and my favourite of his: Zack And Miri Make A Porno. Chasing Amy is on my to-see list. I'm not bothered by Smith's films, or at least the ones I've seen so far, and I love Z&M, but I'm not wild about them.

    However, I do like Smith as a human being. I have watched his "Evening With Kevin Smith" DVD's more frequently than his movies and I love his cameo in Die Hard 4.

    Even more than that, I'm a fan of his work for the Batman comic books. Cacophony and The Widening Gyre are great efforts, IMO. For people who have read tons of Batman comics, these two are exceptionally amusing.

    Smith is an okay man in my book. I can dig his kind of humour but I have yet to see a Smith movie that I'd give five stars (out of five).
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