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[Bilana]

Yeah, the letter was anonymous.
But you really have to like Jarmush’s way of story telling and Murray’s acting.

I’m not sure about Flighplan yet. I can only stand a certain amount of tension in a movie. Think this one has lot of tension.

[Pippilotta]

Yes, I know that the question concerning "your favorite movie" is a tough one (which I coulnd't answer by the way :wub: ) but anyways... do you have special movies that you really, really like and wouldn't wanna miss? Or that are your all-time favorites?
I think I wouldn't wanna miss movies like 'Fried Green Tomatoes' for example; or even 'Bridget Jones' and 'Love eventually'.. There are some movies that I am really fond of (for different reasons, feelings, occasions), which I can watch over and over again and never get tired of...

What kind of movies do you prefer by the way? Action, Thriller, comedy...? I suppose it always depends on the mood one is in but anyways...?

I think I am a kind of comedy-lover (but not too slapsticky, if you know what I mean; but I DO like a good laugh every now and then - though I think it is hard to watch a movie all on your own and laugh - this only seldomly happens...) Can you laugh on your own or are you also more like a person who needs others to laugh at special situations in a movie for example?

[shark]

[Bilana]

So, if you love Comedy you should really watch Banger Sisters with Goldie Hawn and Susan Sarandon.

I have no special genre preference, but what I do not like are cheesy love stories. I adore movies like Dancer In The Dark, Million Dollar Baby and Festen – Das Fest. But these are not movies that I like to watch over and over again; on the contrary, they’re too much depressing for that.
Indochine was great. In this movie you just don’t know what to adore more: Catherine Deneuve, who never looked better, or the marvellous shots of Vietnamese Landscape, including Halong Bay.

What I can watch over and over again is Star Trek. Some TNG and VOY eps are just great. These days they’re airing all the movies and I’m waiting for the really interesting ones, Nemesis and Resurrection. We have a cinema here that is having Star Trek marathons now and then.

[Pippilotta]

I think I haven’t watched the “Banger Sisters” with G.Hawn yet. Thanks for the info.
I do like most of the movies with Goldie Hawn (I liked her in “The First Wives Club” ;-)

What a shame: I didn’t watch any of the movies that you mentioned :huh: so I don’t know what they are all about (though I did hear about some of them but I always like to see on my own and make up my own mind about it -_-
Though I think “Dancer in the Dark” was the one with Bjoerk, right?

Oh – right!!! @shark: Ellen definitely is one of the comedies that I can fully enjoy on my own and find myself laughing out loud :D She IS great and funny!

I liked to watch Star Trek when I was little (I still remember that; I think they showed it Saturdays or Sundays back then and it was really cool ;-) And a co-worker is a real Trekkie – with special “uniform” and he sometimes goes to conventions – and hearing him talking about that is fun!
But nowadays I don’t really watch much TV – I don’t have that much time for it and then I also find it hard to concentrate on TV – there are no real eye-catchers for me, that can hold my attention long enough… :roetel:

I love going to the cinemas but haven’t been often lately. I am not a fan of those big movie theaters though. I like small ones, that have an atmosphere – but unfortunately due to all the big theaters and the competition on the market all our small movies had to close. We do have one cinema though that only shows not-so-common films and one that shows all movies in the original language – so I prefer to go to those movies.

@bilana: do you ‘never’ like romance movies/love stories? Or do you just don't like the ones that are too 'greasy' so to say? :)

[Bilana]

Yeah, Dancer in the dark is with Björk and Catherine Deneuve. Since both are no English native speaker and are portraying immigrants they speak in such a cute accent. I seriously love that.
I thought I’m grown out of Star Trek, but I still love it. Especially since there is still hope that Voyager with Captain Janeway and Seven of Nine is going to warp on the big screen. I have missed most of Voyager and DS9 on TV and now I have a lot of fun watching it in the original Version.
I know several people who go to conventions. It’s always fun to watch their pictures and listen to their stories.
I think I even would like to see Tea at Five with Kate Mulgrew. Oh sister, that would be great, to see her in London and on top of that to see Patrick Stewart in the Globe Theater as this gay guy or whatever he’s playing at that time, hopefully Shakespeare.
Years ago I watched Stewart in his one man show in London with classmates. Our English teacher lured us into the play, by pointing out that we sure wished to see “Picard” in person. It was defiantly worth it. We also saw a musical in London.
True, I don’t like greasy love stories, so that means I don’t like most of the Hollywood love stories. I like to see complicated relationships.
Have you seen Nochnoj Dazor, this Russian movie? I found it interesting.

Hey, is that supposed to be a two women show, here?

[Lemongras]

[Pippilotta]

@Bilana: no – I didn’t watch it. If I recall right (or better the right movie ;-) I think it might have been a bit too heavy for me; wasn’t that some sort of thriller with quite a few murders?

@Lempicka: (by the way: really nice that you also joined the conversation!)
So: did you go and watch the Jodie Foster movie? And what do you think about it (without spilling the beans for those who want to go watch it – quite a difficult task
;)
Well I went and I liked it; time flew by and I didn’t feel bored or wished for the movie to end on the one hand; on the other hand I still have some loose ends in my mind that I need to tie up – some things bothered me a bit about the plot; but nevertheless it was worth going I think. I had a nice time! -_- (not only because Jodie Foster :D )

Thanks also for your info on ‘Ladies in Lavender’; I checked the papers yesterday and they are showing it here. So my next trip to the movies may end with me watching that one!

Oh yeah! Catherine Deneuve was really great in “8 femmes”; I liked that movie as well. It was different and also kind of unexpected.

As for the other movies that have been mentioned here: I didn’t watch “Goldfish Memory” or “Chtuney popcorn” (can you let me know more about them? Are they worth watching?) but I also liked “Fried green tomatoes” or “Two girls in love”.
Also – with non-lesbian-themes ;) – I liked “Love actually”. Sometimes I get a fit and have to watch that movie for x-mas – puts me right into the mood!

And years ago when I was younger I also liked to watch movies with Meg Ryan.
And I have to admit that I enjoyed the one with Jack Nicholson and Dianne Keaton – let me think about the title…. – I think it was ‘Something’s gotta give’. I sometimes really like that sort of Hollywood love story and I think in that one the dialogues were quite funny from time to time!

Anyway: have a nice Sunday and enjoy watching TV and tell us about it :D

[outlook]

Hi there! If ist`s allowed to join this conversation... :) .. (it´s seems of a quite high standard) ..I`d like to ask:
Why are you so interested in watching the movie with Jodie Foster, only because of her? The story seems to be very dramatic in an arduous way..searching for a lost child on an airplanetrip...much to heavy for someone like me (I am such a coward :D ).
I heard it even was planned to be a movie based on terrorism, but then the topic became to difficult to tell these times.

My kind of movie rather is romantic, adventurous topics are my choice too, like science fiction movies...Alien is one of the best realistic sf-movie I ever saw yet...and it`s also unrealistic enough to not frighten me....hope you know what I mean. :)

So long , good night...

[Bilana]

Great you joined, Lempicka.

[SpazLez]

Ellen also has two stand-Up comedy dvd's out that are hillarious
If you are into her comedy stuff those are definately a purchase worth adding to your collection

I have not seen jody fosters new movie since I am not able to go to a movie theater to watch movies when they first come out
sounds interesting enough though and I think jody is a great actress so maybe I will get to watch it when they release it on dvd sometime

[Lemongras]

Good Morning Ladies, :morgens: ,

shame on me - I still haven't been in Jodie Foster's new movie. I say "shame on me", cause I'm waiting since last year fot that movie and I was so keen on seeing this film by the first oppurtunity. But I do hope that it will work this week!!! And then I can tell you what I think about the film...although ... :gruebel: I suppose, I'm easily influenced, cause I LOVE seeing Jodie Fosters acting at all :roetel:

But I went to "Ladies in Lavender" yesterday evening. As I supposed before, it is a very touching movie with beautiful pictures and two wonderful actress :wub: And both together...a good combination. But I have to say, without telling too much, I was a little bit disappointed about the fast, that the historiy about each person is not going into the deep - and so, I went out and a lot of questions are open.

And I saw the trailer of Isabelle Hupperts new film again yesterday...It's about "Two dissimilar sisters" - here is a link to the film. The story sounds very funny, as the title expressed it allready. The music remembered me a bit on the soundtrack of "8 femmes".

@spazlez: Do you mean the both DVD's "the beginning" and "here and now" from ellen degeneres? I thought of buying them, but then I saw that the DVD is playing in Region 1 only and I don't have a DVD Player who plays this mode. How do you solve this problem? :gruebel:

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[SpazLez]

they shouldrun on any computer with region 1 playback activated or on any newer model dvd player asmost of those are now able to handle either regions

[Lemongras]

[Pippilotta]

Hello everybody!!
How great that this thread has been re-animated! :bounce:
Seems that there are quite a few ladies joining now – cool!!! (… the more the merrier)

@outlook: I wanted to watch Jodie Foster’s movie because I like to see her movies (well – all but ‘Nell’ that is :roetel: I didn’t in the least bit care about that one). Though I must say that I was a bit “let-down” by “Flight Plan”; probably I expected too much. It was a nice film but not very thrilling I think. Though a couple of twists were quite ‘nice and interesting’. And some thoughts were well played out and it was really interesting to follow.

@SpazLez: I also don’t have those DVD’s you are talking about but I have an audio book of Ellens comedy and I read “MY point and I do have one” and found both of them quite funny at times! Alltogether I really think she has some good potential as comedienne! I like to watch her and I also liked her sitcom a lot!

“Ladies in Lavender” is already on my ‘to-watch-list’; maybe I will manage next week.
Autumn time is always a great time to go to the movies and enjoy a film I think!

@Lempicka: thanks for the info on the two other movies; I really didn’t know both! But I will watch out for them in the video store next time I go because I think they both sound quite good! And I am always greatful for good movie-reccomendations :)

Have a great day everyone! (hope it isn't as wet as here - it is raining cats and dogs at the moment! :( )

[Lemongras]

:bounce: I saw Flightplan :bounce: - I enjoyed the film from the first till the last second and in my opinion it was a quite thrilling movie :roetel: but...as I said before...I waited for this film since almost one year and it was worth waiting for it!
But now I can imagine what you mean, Bilana, as you said, that Jodie Foster always acts the same. Can it be, that you mean the way she is looking/staring???
Nevertheless, I LOVE her eyes.... :wub:

@spazlez: well, I have to see if this works with my notebook and my dvd-software too :gruebel: I always thought it won't work. but if it would, I would have much more possibilities :D

@Pippilotta: I do no know if you will find this DVD's in a video store :gruebel: - if you do, than it's a great video store!! I ordered my DVD's in Great Britain and I think they are not available in Germany yet, but I'm not sure about this.

By the way ...does anybody know why "Super RTL" doesn't show Ellen anymore? It was announced that they will send them all, but at least, they ended after the first half of the season.... :gruebel:

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[Pippilotta]

Oh yes, I know what you mean when you said that she sort of just has one look :lol:
But nevertheless I like her also for her intellect and for her strength - even though of course, I don't know her. :D

Just in case anybody who wants to join but doesn't want to talk about movies is out there... B)
is there anybody that is also interested in audio books? I really like to listen to them. When they were quite new I thought they might not be interesting for me because I have always been a lover of books but nowadays I must say that I think they come in handy! I like to listen to audiobooks while driving and it is quite convenient and entertaining.

[Bilana]

Or what about just good old printed books? In English of course....

[Lemongras]

[Lemongras]