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What's your favorite film?

What have you seen recently? Would you recommend it?

Do you watch foreign films? If so, do you prefer subtitles or dubbing?

The last film I watched was the Silver Linings Playbook, if you watched and loved the book you might like the movie but there are quite a few changes that have been made to the movie.

I haven't watched foreign films in a while but I think I would prefer subtitles over dubbing, as I am partially deaf I have gotten into a habit of watching t.v with subtitles although I have to say, it really improved my spelling a lot.

Musicals, from Fred and Ginger, Gene Kelly to Hair, Fame...
But also our old dear musicarelli!!!

LauraT wrote: "Musicals, from Fred and Ginger, Gene Kelly to Hair, Fame...
But also our old dear musicarelli!!!"

Another similarity!! I like all sorts of musicals, but Fred & Ginger occupy a special place in my heart (plus I love Edward Everett Horton and Eric Blore who play secondary roles in so many of their movies!). For me, Gene Kelly never measured up to Fred although his Singing in the Rain is one of my top 5 musicals of all time.

I love classic films especially the screwball comedies of the 30s. However, I also like a lot of the contemporary action and sci fi/fantasy films such as Avatar - special effects are sooooo much better now than they were 50 years ago!

And my guilty pleasure is Hallmark movies on TV...

Films are my another passion. I have watched movies from all over the world. And I always prefer sub-titles to watch the other language films. Recently I had watched few Japanese and Korean films. To be precise I had watched the Vengeance Trilogy of the Korean director Park Chan-Wook.

I like most films, and I have an unlimited Cineworld card so I see a lot of new films too. I actually review them for a website as well. I won't go into a list of my favourites because it would take far too long. As for foreign films I much prefer subtitles, even for animated ones.

Robert wrote: "I like most films, and I have an unlimited Cineworld card so I see a lot of new films too. I actually review them for a website as well. I won't go into a list of my favourites because it would tak..."

I was going to go for that but the only chance I would get to use it is in Chester but apparently they are closing that now. I'm a bit annoyed as I would usually go a couple of times a months. And they say they are worried about piracy.

Chimney wrote: "What is your favorite film?

One of my favorite films is The Princess Bride and, more recently, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World.

What have you seen recently? Would you recommend it?

I ..."

I'd seen Hotel Transylvania with my flatmate, I think we were the oldest (not including the parents) there but we loved it!

I have so many favourite films. It varies to be honest - I get obsessed with some films and have to watch them every night before I sleep. My all-time favourite is probably Trainspotting.

I recently saw Monsters University and Despicable Me 2 and would highly recommend both!

I don't really watch a lot of foreign films because I don't really like subtitles. The only ones I've seen that I can remember are Amelie, Pan's Labyrinth and some French horror that I can't remember the name of.

Alannah wrote: "Chimney wrote: "What is your favorite film?

One of my favorite films is The Princess Bride and, more recently, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World.

What have you seen recently? Would you r..."

Hotel Transylvania is awesome!

Hotel Transylvania is awesome!

Alannah wrote: "Robert wrote: "I like most films, and I have an unlimited Cineworld card so I see a lot of new films too. I actually review them for a website as well. I won't go into a list of my favourites becau..."

Yeah, my one is slightly further away than Odeon but it's so worth it. I've had it almost a month and I've seen 7 or 8 films already.

Becca wrote: "Alannah wrote: "Chimney wrote: "What is your favorite film?

One of my favorite films is The Princess Bride and, more recently, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World.

What have you seen recen..."

I think the DVD is out now, it's the only movie I have seen in the last year that I would consider buying.

Robert wrote: "Hotel Transylvania is awesome!

Alannah wrote: "Robert wrote: "I like most films, and I have an unlimited Cineworld card so I see a lot of new films too. I actually review them for a website as wel..."

You do know we said 'Hotel Transylvania is awesome!' at exactly the same time haha! Great minds think alike, eh? ;-)

Chimney wrote: "Alannah wrote: "Becca wrote: "Alannah wrote: "Chimney wrote: "What is your favorite film?

One of my favorite films is The Princess Bride and, more recently, Seeking a Friend for the End of the Wor..."

To be honest, I haven't bothered with blu-ray discs, I still only buy DVDs. What can you do with blu-rays that you can't do with DVDs?

Becca wrote: "Robert wrote: "Hotel Transylvania is awesome!

Alannah wrote: "Robert wrote: "I like most films, and I have an unlimited Cineworld card so I see a lot of new films too. I actually review them for a..."

Haha, I only noticed that when you pointed it out Becca.

Becca wrote: You do know we said 'Hotel Transylvania is awesome!' at exactly the same time haha! Great minds think alike, eh? ;-)

Haha get out of my head!!

I don't bother with dvds anymore, I actually sold a lot of mine last year. I have so many recorded on Virgin and I go to the cinema a lot so I rarely get to watch the dvds I do own.

Haha sorryyyyyy ^_^

I was mainly saying it for your own protection ;)

Robert wrote: "I was mainly saying it for your own protection ;)"

LOL!

Alannah wrote: "I haven't bothered with blu-ray discs, I still only buy DVDs. What can you do with blu-rays that you can't do with DVDs?..."

I have been wondering that for a couple of years now!

I don't watch a lot of foreign films but I do have a strong preference for subtitles. I hate it when the mouth movements don't match the sound! I have seen Amelie, which I liked but once again mostly I have seen classics (which I can watch from the comfort of my living room on cable :P).

I always find it incredible hard to pick a favourite film as I have different films for different moods. Monsters Inc is my favourite relaxing, feel good film. I love all of the Harry Potter films to watch when I'm tired or not feeling well. I also love superhero films in particular the Avengers. I don't have very grown-up or sophisticated taste in films.

The most recent film I watched was Monsters University which personally I really enjoyed. Not as good as the 1st film but still excellent

I do enjoy foreign language films but I haven't watched many. I think subtitles are much better than dubbing. There is less chance of me falling asleep in a film if I have to read it!

Finally saw Monsters University, not as good as the first film because I loved the relationship between Sully and Boo but I can see why my brother didn't like it as much. It almost felt like it was aimed at the people who were young enough when the first movie came out and would be old enough that they are finishing high school or starting university.

Heather wrote: ". I don't have very grown-up or sophisticated taste in films..."

Despite the fact that I am now on the downward slope of middle aged heading towards old, I still love children's movies especially the animated ones. Loved Monsters, Inc., Cars, Finding Nemo, Ratatouille, etc.

I view it as being young at heart rather than unsophisticated :P

@Robert - Haha!!

@Heather - I don't have a grown-up taste in films either - I'm a big Disney freak. I love watching Harry Potter when I'm feeling a bit poorly too.

@Alannah - I did miss Boo I have to say!

@Chimney - Frankenweenie is awesome! In fact, most of Tim Burton's movies are. Animal movies get me too. I always cry when something happens to an animal but not when something happens to children, babies or adults, unless they are my fave character haha.

I see a lot of films lovers!!! Quite to be expected!

Chimney wrote: "Becca wrote: "@Robert - Haha!!

@Heather - I don't have a grown-up taste in films either - I'm a big Disney freak. I love watching Harry Potter when I'm feeling a bit poorly too.

@Alannah - I d..."

I refuse to watch that, I'm a massive dog person and I think that movie will kill me.

I just saw The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and it just made me want to read the book even more.

Charbel wrote: "I just saw The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and it just made me want to read the book even more."

I think I read the book first then watched the film a couple of months. The book left me with so many questions that the film was able to answer. To be honest I don't think any book/film has done that for me.

I just thought the plot was so captivating, it's now one of my favourite films.

Chimney wrote: "One of the best things about that film was that it was directed by the author of the book. I loved it and thought it stayed very true to the feel of it's source material. Logan Lerman and Ezra Mill..."

I think that was one of the best things about the movie. I knew of Logan Lerman but I can't recall seeing him in anything else. I did love Ezra, I thought he was a brilliant actor and he was the perfect Patrick.

Chimney wrote: "Lerman recently played Percy Jackson (Lightning Thief & Sea of Monsters) and D'Artagnan (Three Musketeers). Those are the only two other roles for him that I know and I thought he did well with bot..."

I agree the casting was perfect, the three of them worked well together.

Just finished The Great Gatsby after getting it on DVD, I thought the imagery was spot on everything from the houses to that big billboard of the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg. However I wonder if it's just me but the ending made it (view spoiler)[ really seem as if Nick in some way had formed some romantic attachment to Jay, I know when I was studying it at A-level the book seemed to hint this but the movie really seemed to make it clear to me. (hide spoiler)]

Chimney wrote: "Lerman recently played Percy Jackson (Lightning Thief & Sea of Monsters) and D'Artagnan (Three Musketeers). Those are the only two other roles for him that I know and I thought he did well with bot..."

Yeah Percy Jackson is probably where I know him but I haven't seen any of the movies or read the books.

I thought the same about Emma Watson, it took me a while to shake the Hermoine off when Sam was talking about how she was failing in school, probably because Emma was apparently a great student too. My friend who studies at Oxford Brookes had seen her around Oxford when she was studying at Oxford University. My housemate had also met Emma in a bookstore with her brother and they were talking and laughing at the fact that my housemate was drooling over a bookmark with her face and he didn't realise the person was standing behind him.

Alannah wrote: "Just finished The Great Gatsby after getting it on DVD, I thought the imagery was spot on everything from the houses to that big billboard of the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg. However I wonder if..."

I really want to watch that. I have read the book and seen the old film, but haven't got the chance to watch the new one yet. I hear it's brilliant.

Alannah wrote: "Chimney wrote: "Have you seen Marley and Me? I thought I was going to die from a feels overload."

I refuse to watch that, I'm a massive dog person and I think that movie will kill me..."

I really liked it - sure the end was sad but that is a part of having a pet.

Charbel wrote: "Alannah wrote: "Just finished The Great Gatsby after getting it on DVD, I thought the imagery was spot on everything from the houses to that big billboard of the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg. How..."

It is! I've heard people say it focuses too much on the love story between Gatsby and Daisy but I thought that was quite important as Daisy was probably the only real reason for his downfall. The way they did it to make it look like Nick was looking back was good, I don't want to give it away until you see the movie.

Charbel wrote: "Alannah wrote: "Just finished The Great Gatsby after getting it on DVD, I thought the imagery was spot on everything from the houses to that big billboard of the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg. How..."

I really liked the film, I'm going to buy the DVD when it comes out too, so I can watch it again. The only problem was Tobey Macguire, I kept thinking of him as Spiderman! Maybe they could have chosen someone less well known for the role of Nick..?

Shirley wrote: "Charbel wrote: "Alannah wrote: "Just finished The Great Gatsby after getting it on DVD, I thought the imagery was spot on everything from the houses to that big billboard of the eyes of Doctor T. J..."

I didn't seem to have that problem, maybe because I haven't watched Superman in years. I thought Leo was the perfect choice as I always pictured him as Gastby when I was reading the book for the first time. However my favourite Nick will always be Sam Waterston in the 1974 version.

@Chimney - I love The Nightmare Before Christmas - I might watch it tonight actually haha :-) I'm in the mood for it now. Oh gosh Marley and Me :-o I cried so much, mainly because I was thinking of my own dog and what it will be like when she goes....

I really want to watch The Nightmare Before Christmas too, been wanting to for ages. Every year I would watch it between Halloween and Christmas

Shirley wrote: "Charbel wrote: "Alannah wrote: "Just finished The Great Gatsby after getting it on DVD, I thought the imagery was spot on everything from the houses to that big billboard of the eyes of Doctor T. J..."

Yeah, there were some facial expressions that were identical to ones he did as Spider-Man, and given I've seen the Spider-Man films loads of times it made me smirk.

I'm off to see a preview screening of About Time tonight.

I just saw Elysium, a grim film but not entirely fictional. I thought it provided a respectable window into what could be a very probable dark future of Earth.

I watched Platoon yesterday... it is a film I have been avoiding as I don't really care for Vietnam War films. It was excellently done but too violent and depressing for me. At least I can check it off my best movies list now!

Alannah wrote: "I really want to watch The Nightmare Before Christmas too, been wanting to for ages. Every year I would watch it between Halloween and Christmas"

I do the same :-) Do you have a 'ritual' of films that you watch at Xmas time? I always watch 'The Grinch' on Xmas Eve day (or evening if I have been working) and I watch 'The Polar Express' on Xmas Eve night before I go to sleep haha :-) Others like Home Alone, TNBC, The Santa Clause etc get watched in the week leading up to it.

Becca wrote: "Alannah wrote: "I really want to watch The Nightmare Before Christmas too, been wanting to for ages. Every year I would watch it between Halloween and Christmas"

I do the same :-) Do you have a 'r..."

I do, Nightmare before Christmas is always the first one I watch, then the week before I would start watching Santa Clause, The Grinch and the first two Home Alones. Then on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day for some reason I watch the Harry Potters.

Platoon is awesome!

As for Christmas movies my three main ones are Hook, Elf and Love, Actually.

I went to see About Time. It was okay, it's not a romcom like it's been marketed as. Pretty much everything in the trailer is from the first act.

I like Elf as a silly Xmas movie but once again my choices are old school - It's a Wonderful Life, A Miracle on 34th Street, etc. Although I do watch Home Alone and The Grinch pretty much every year!

I completely forgot about Elf, that's usually the first movie I watch every year.

My sister's friend brought over Beautiful Creatures for me to watch, so much of my favourite stuff was left out from the book but it was still a pretty good movie.

I definitely enjoyed What Maisie Knew and This is the End. Great films.

One of my favourite Christmas films is A Christmas Carol. The animated one isn't bad, but I usually go for the classic versions. I don't enjoy the movies that take the story and give it a modern twist, I like it when they stay true to the book.