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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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  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    edited May 2015 Posts: 24,266
    The ones I really like:

    - Thunderball
    - Ghost Protocol
    - Friday 13th: The Final Chapter
    - A Nightmare On Elm Street: The Dream Master
    - Hellraiser IV: Bloodline
    - Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
    - Fast & Furous
    - A Good Day To Die Hard
    - John Rambo
    - Exorcist: The Beginning
    - Transformers: Age Of Extinction
    - Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes
    - Robocop 2014
    - Scream 4
    - X-Men: First Class **

    The ones I somewhat like:

    - Halloween IV: The Return Of Michael Myers
    - Terminator Salvation
    - Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull
    - Saw IV
    - Rocky IV
    - Alien Resurrection
    - Red Dragon
    - Land Of The Dead
    - Silent Night Deadly Night 4: Initiation
    - X-Men Origins: Wolverine **
    - Phantasm IV

    The ones I dislike
    - Children Of The Corn IV: The Gathering
    - Leprechaun In Space
    - Paranormal Activity IV: whatever
    - The Next Karate Kid
    - Hannibal Rising *
    - The Trial Of The Incredible Hulk
    - Jaws The Revenge
    - Bates Motel / Psycho IV: The Beginning (depending on whether one counts Bates Motel as part of the series)
    - Return Of The Living Dead: Necropolis
    - Superman IV: The Quest For Peace
    - Critters 4


    * Depending on whether one counts Manhunter as part of the series.
    ** Depending on whether one counts Origins as part of the series.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    I forgot about Ghost Protocol, Great choice @DarthDimi! And I thought I was alone in really enjoying Transformers 4! :-bd
  • boldfingerboldfinger
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    Ghost Protokol
    Thunderball
    A Scandal in Bohemia
    Alien Resurrection
    Resident Evil 4, oh yeah!
    Terminator Salvation
    Indy 4
  • Crazysoul95Crazysoul95
    edited May 2015 Posts: 3,336
    Thunderball
    The Bourne Legacy
    Harry Potter and the Goblet of fire
    Ice Age 4
    Ghost Protocol
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    The best "4" of them all is Star Trek IV.
  • Some_Kind_Of_HeroSome_Kind_Of_Hero
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    There are quite a few "fourth" films that I enjoy and think are solid: Star Trek IV, Ghost Protocol, Scream 4, First Class, Terminator Salvation...

    But the only two I really like are Thunderball and, well, Alien: Resurrection. I know I shouldn't like Alien: Resurrection as much as I do, but...what can I say?...I do.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Some_Kind_Of_Hero wrote: »
    I know I shouldn't like Alien: Resurrection as much as I do, but...what can I say?...I do.
    Hey man, that movie surely has its moments! And Joss (Avengers) Whedon wrote it.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    All I can think of. :))

    James Bond 4: Thunderball.
    Death Wish 4: The Crackdown.
    Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home.
    Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol.
    Die Hard 4: Live Free or Die Hard.
    Rambo IV.
    Rocky IV.
    Dirty Harry 4: Sudden Impact.
    Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Murdock wrote: »
    Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.

    Sorry man, this isn't the 4th in the series, it's the first. I don't care what numeral it has in its title. :))
  • Agent007391Agent007391 Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start
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    This is a tough thing to decide.

    Rocky IV and Rambo (John Rambo outside the US) are arguably the best in each of their respective series, and I'm just going to have to go with those.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Agent007391 wrote: »
    This is a tough thing to decide.
    Rocky IV and Rambo (John Rambo outside the US) are arguably the best in each of their respective series, and I'm just going to have to go with those.
    I'm surprised to see Rambo getting some love here- I thought I was alone in liking that one. It was totally brutal and it pulled no punches. Far superiour to the two preceding flicks IMO. Realistic violence is not, nor it should be, depicted as 'fun'.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter
    Death Wish IV: The Crackdown
    Resident Evil: Afterlife
    The Return Of The Pink Panther
    Sudden Impact
    Night Of The Seagulls
    Hellraiser IV: Bloodline
    Halloween IV: The Return Of Michael Myers
    Missions Impoosible: Ghost Protocol
    Dracula Has Risen From The Grave
  • M_BaljeM_Balje Amsterdam, Netherlands
    edited May 2015 Posts: 4,538
    The Spy Who Loved Me (The 4th 70's Bond film)
    For your Eyes Only (Roger Moore his 4th Bond film)
    A View To A Kill (The 4th 80's Bond film with NSNA)
    The Living Daylights (The 4th 80's Bond film without NSNA)
    The Next Karate Kid
    Harry Potter and the Goblet of fire
    Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (Short film from 2011)
    Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
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    Star Wars Episode IV
    Rocky IV
    Die Hard 4.0
    Thunderball
    Voyage Home
    Resident Evil After Life
    Friday 13th The Final Chapter
    Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
    Alien Resurrection

  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Of all those mentioned above, Crystal Skull is my favourite.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    <center><font color=#E9AB17 size=6><b>064
    </b>How do you feel about Tim Burton's movies?

    A) Loved the first few, not too hot on his later ones.
    B) His laters ones are so much better than his first films.
    C) Goofy guy ain't never made a decent movie, I tells ya!
    D) I'm a Tim Burton slave. Anything he poops out, I'll watch!
    E) other</font>

  • Agent007391Agent007391 Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start
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    Dammit. I'm not sure which camp I fall in. I love Batman, Batman Returns and Beetlejuice, but none of the rest of his films.
  • TuuliaTuulia
    edited May 2015 Posts: 2,081
    E) Haven't seen everything - I think I have seen 13 out of 18 he has directed, and haven't seen the first, one in the middle or the last 3. I like some (both early and later), don't like some, and barely remember some.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    I love all the Tim Burton films I've seen. Yes, even Dark Shadows. He's got a very particular style. You could say he is repeating himself and becoming predictable, but I can't get enough of the Burton-style. So put me in the D) camp.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    Not sure where i'd fit. I loved his two Batman films, Beetlejuice & Sleepy Hollow. Some of his other films such as Alice In Wonderland & Mars Attacks were ok.
  • Some_Kind_Of_HeroSome_Kind_Of_Hero
    edited May 2015 Posts: 6,844
    Pretty much choice A for me (although "few" sells my fondness for his earlier work a bit short). I enjoy Frankenweenie (both versions, I guess), Beetlejuice, Batman, Edward Scissorhands, Batman Returns, Ed Wood, Nightmare Before Christmas (yes, I know he didn't direct), Mars Attacks!, Sleepy Hollow, and Big Fish. Sweeney Todd wasn't bad either, but for the most part his newer films don't do it for me. His style has grown awfully stale in my opinion, and the quality of his work has just not been on par with his late '80s-early '00s output. "Directed by Tim Burton" now makes me groan inside...unless the film really looks like something outside his usual...well, once upon a time I would have said "style" but now I feel inclined to say "shtick." I haven't given up on him completely though, and I do still need to see The Corpse Bride, which looks like it could be good.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Pee Wee's Big Adventure remains an all time CLASSIC movie.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Burton has been a bit hit and miss his entire carreer in my eyes. Either brilliant genius or just cringeworthy.
  • SaintMarkSaintMark
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    I quite enjoy his visions as caught by him for the cinematic experience. He is an original.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    Batman, Batman Returns, Nightmare Before Christmas... That's about it. Not too fond of what he delivers these days. I think Tim needs to rethink his formula.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    No love for Mars Attacks or Sweeney Todd, @DarthDimi?
  • SuzanneStoneSuzanneStone
    edited May 2015 Posts: 372
    A, his last good movie was Corpse Bride... Sweeny Todd was average. Dark Shadows, Alice in Wonderland and Abe Lincoln Vampire Hunter were absolute trash, in my opinion.

    I´m hearing good things about Big Eyes though, but I haven´t seen it.
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
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    Definitely A. for me. Sleepy Hollow is the last film he did that I liked.
  • boldfingerboldfinger
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    I´m not too fond of Burton´s style of storytelling. He sure knows how to put up a general atmosphere though.

    Sleepy Hollow and Mars attacks! were cool. Not sure if I remember his Batman films well, but nowadays I would probably say they are among the best Batman films made so far.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    I have never watched those two, @Thunderfinger. ;-)
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