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mopinko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-20-04 01:56 PM
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best movie to watch on big screen tv
i finally gave in to the hubby, and we got a 42" tv. we already had the surround sound. i confess that i love it. i do love movies, anyway. so i am having fun.
so, so far the best things we have watched are "chicago" and "master and commander".
so, if you had a new big screen tv, and netlix, with their great selection of old movies, what would be in your queue?
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JCMach1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-20-04 01:57 PM
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1. The Last Emperor-- but that truly deserves a HUGE
film screen...
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mopinko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-20-04 02:07 PM
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13. good one.
i love that movie. you are right about the really big screen, but this is a pretty good substitute.
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-20-04 01:57 PM
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2. "Lawrence of Arabia"
This is a film that is wasted on the small screen.

As are some of David Lean's other films: "Dr Zhivago" and "A Passage to India"

Those are some I would recommend.
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mopinko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-20-04 02:04 PM
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9. did see lawrence
it was good. zhivago is in the queue already.
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-20-04 02:10 PM
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15. I second that -- you beat me to it
I found out they showed it at a B-rate movie theatre in Vancouver recently...and I MISSED IT!

Lawrence of Arabia on a movie theatre screen, could you imagine?
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BigMcLargehuge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-20-04 01:58 PM
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3. Ghost in the Shell
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mopinko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-20-04 07:05 PM
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31. this is on big son's list
he has been buggin for a while about it. what is it about?
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Archae Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-20-04 01:58 PM
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4. Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan
Letterboxed and in stereo!
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-20-04 05:40 PM
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24. The Director's Cut has better quality video...
Anamorphic 2.35/1 ratio (better than flat letterboxing), an even cleaner print, and 5 minutes of extra yet highly worthwhile minutes.

The Director's Cut rocks the house!
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-20-04 05:50 PM
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29. Damn right!!
It is better. And with the commentary, with the final word on the fact that that was, indeed, Ricardo's actual chest and not a plastic fitting.
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Screaming Lord Byron Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-20-04 01:58 PM
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5. 2001, any David Lean flick.
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arwalden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-20-04 01:58 PM
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6. MOULIN ROUGE!!
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-20-04 02:01 PM
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8. I liked "Moulin Rouge", except for a couple of things.
Nicole Kidman singing. Ewan McGregor singing. Nicole Kidman singing to Ewan McGregor. Ewan McGregor singing to Nicole Kidman.

Other than those things, it was perfect. :-)
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Misunderestimator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-20-04 02:12 PM
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16. LOL
I kinda liked Ewan. A lot of heart in his singing. And Nicole was ok, though clearly not a singer. Loved the movie though.
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arwalden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-20-04 05:27 PM
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20. You May Turn In Your Gay Membership Card As You Exit The Club
And to think that I always thought you were a romantic. Hmmm.

I loved the way that both of them sang. Not perfect, but not as bad as American Idol. About the same way that I can sing. Imperfect, but decent.

Besides, it's all about the story. Truth. Beauty. Freedom. Love. The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.

Now... John Leguizamo singing?? Not pretty at all.

-- Allen
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Loonman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-20-04 01:58 PM
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7. LOTR extended
"Pirates..." would also be good.

Das Boot(superbit)

Aliens
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mopinko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-20-04 02:06 PM
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12. waiting for the directors cut of 3
got the first 2. yummm.
aliens, yeah!
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ewagner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-20-04 02:04 PM
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10. The dog-fighting scenes..........
Edited on Thu May-20-04 02:05 PM by ewagner
in Top Gun would be AWESOME! on a big screeen. Also, the opening sequence with the music in Surround Sound....wowo...I actually rattled the pictures off the living room wall!
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-20-04 02:05 PM
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11. Terminator 2, Alien, Star Wars, Lawrence of Arabia, 2001
True Lies, Clockwork Orange, LOTR, Koyaanisqatsi

just to name a few off the top of my head
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JCMach1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-20-04 02:10 PM
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14. 2001
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-20-04 05:34 PM
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22. Patton, Ronin, Spiderman, The Matrix, X-Files, Gladiator
Blade f*ckin Runner, Master & Commander
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-20-04 05:48 PM
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27. Oh yeah! Blade f*ckin Runner! Can't believe I left that one out
Also The Matrix.

Spiderman - also an excellent call. Thank God for a GOOD comic book hero movie. Haven't had a really good one since the first Batman with Michael Keaton, though I have to admit I've not caught the X-Men movies which sound like they were good. With the city scapes and swining via webbing - really needs, and earned, the big screen.
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-20-04 02:12 PM
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17. The Straight Story
Edited on Thu May-20-04 02:14 PM by Taverner
Trust me - this film has to be seen on the big screen.

You may have never heard of this movie but its a David Lynch flick. Don't let that put you off though - it's G rated (I know) and about as un-David Lynchian as you could get. It's about an octagenarian (sp?) driving a riding mower from Iowa to Wisconsin (he lost his license due to age) to see his estranged dying brother. The scenes of the midwest in this flick are breathtaking and you need to see them on a big screen.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-20-04 02:16 PM
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18. Action stuff.. like Jurassic Park, (Sci-fi, Fantasy, martial arts flicks)
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Mayberry Machiavelli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-20-04 02:17 PM
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19. Bladerunner.
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Servo300 Donating Member (653 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-20-04 05:29 PM
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21. 2001 !!!
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sundog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-20-04 05:38 PM
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23. 2001 or moulin rouge or
scarface or dressed to kill (depalma always makes full use of the panavision lens-- stuff yoou'll never see when it's cropped)
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Beaverhausen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-20-04 05:42 PM
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25. The Sound of Music
just the intro alone must be awesome on a bog screen.
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fameless Donating Member (236 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-20-04 05:42 PM
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26. Saving Private Ryan
With a huge tv screen and an awesome sound system. damn.
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mopinko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-20-04 07:04 PM
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30. oooow, not sure i can take that one.
that and dances with wolves are 2 that might just be to hard to watch.
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-20-04 05:49 PM
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28. Apocalypse Now; The Abyss (extended version, since that one makes sense)
Edited on Thu May-20-04 05:50 PM by Rabrrrrrr
on edit: spelling
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MikeG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-20-04 07:11 PM
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32. Any Fellini movie.
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