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Mon Mar 21, 2005 12:30 pmby woof woof !
John Barnes' Granny wrote:I'm a fan of Akira Kurosawa, woof, and a lot of his films have heavily influenced Hollywood, particularly the Magnificent Seven.
The Seven Samurai and the one which influenced Last Man Standing (Yokimbo?) are terrific, but I haven't seen Hidden Fortress yet.
Have you ever seen Akira Kurosawa's Dreams, with Martin Scorcesse as Vincent Van Gogh? 
I've got 9 of his films on dvd (all the samurai era) have yet to see Dreams , I think it got a bit of a panning from the critics ? Do you recommend it ?
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Mon Mar 21, 2005 12:43 pmby Woollyback
As much as enjoy Star Wars etc I can't be doing with all this CGI stuff. OK it's necessary sometimes but if things carry on like they are, we'll have soon gone full circle and will all be watching glorified cartoons
LOTR was a fantastically well made film and I'm sure an even better book but things like that are SOOOOO not my cup of tea that I was bored to tears, then anger, then deliberate farting when I watched LOTR at the cinema
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Mon Mar 21, 2005 1:11 pmby woof woof !
Woollyback wrote:I was bored to tears, then anger, then deliberate farting when I watched LOTR at the cinema
So it was you all along !!! 
And there was me thinking I was watching it in "Smello Rama "
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Mon Mar 21, 2005 5:16 pmby JBG
woof woof ! wrote:John Barnes' Granny wrote:I'm a fan of Akira Kurosawa, woof, and a lot of his films have heavily influenced Hollywood, particularly the Magnificent Seven.
The Seven Samurai and the one which influenced Last Man Standing (Yokimbo?) are terrific, but I haven't seen Hidden Fortress yet.
Have you ever seen Akira Kurosawa's Dreams, with Martin Scorcesse as Vincent Van Gogh?
I've got 9 of his films on dvd (all the samurai era) have yet to see Dreams , I think it got a bit of a panning from the critics ? Do you recommend it ?
Hell no!
Its a bit wierd. Made in the 1980s and has nothing to do with Samurais!
I'd watch it if you were a major fan of Kurosawa, but its really an abstract art house flick.
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Mon Mar 21, 2005 5:18 pmby woof woof !
John Barnes' Granny wrote:but its really an abstract art house flick.
Sod that then . .
Posted:
Mon Mar 21, 2005 5:26 pmby JBG
Even worse, I don't think there's too much art house nudity in there to alleviate the boredom either!
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Sat May 07, 2005 12:34 amby zarababe
..well the film is only a few weeks away,, so for those sci fi fans.. who are eagerly awaiting the birth of Darth Vadar.. wooooooo.. here's some more info to wet the appetite.. 
At Hayden Christensen’s request, George Lucas had a new Darth Vader suit made to fit him, rather than use the original costume, which was built to accommodate bodybuilder Dave Prowse. Camera trickery was used to make Christensen appear taller, as he is five inches shorter than 6ft 7in Prowse.
The lightsaber that Obi-Wan uses in Revenge of the Sith is the same one his character - played by Alec Guinness - used in 1977’s Star Wars.
Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen trained for two months in fencing and fitness in preparation for the fight sequences.
One of the early concepts for arch villain General Grievous was a small child sitting on a floating chair, guarded by two IG88 droids. Lucas rejected this concept, believing that a child would not be taken seriously as the deadliest hand-to-hand fighter the galaxy has seen. Instead, part of the final look for the General’s face was inspired by the shape of a bathroom detergent spray nozzle.
Knowing that his character was set to die in Episode III, Samuel L Jackson told George Lucas he would only reprise the role of Mace Windu if he went out in a blaze of glory and not “like some sucker”.
The Wookiee costumes used in the film sport a new arterial system that pumps ice cold water to help cool down the actor wearing the suit.
Gary Oldman had agreed to provide the voice of Jedi killer General Grievous, but pulled out of the film when he realised it breached his acting union’s rules. A spokesman for Oldman explained: “Gary was looking forward to working on the film. The snag is that the movie is being made without members of the Screen Actor’s Guild. It means Gary would have been working illegally overseas. Out of respect and solidarity with the other members, he could not and would not consider violating the rules of his union.”
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Tue May 10, 2005 3:25 pmby Fowler_E7
John Barnes' Granny wrote:I ****** hate Star Wars!
Greatest over rated crock o' ****** around.
agree, i tried to watch the original but turned it off after half and hour, absolute load poo. I also saw the first of the new films and it was like a disney.
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Tue May 10, 2005 4:09 pmby Paul C
I've got tickets for the preview next week, I like Star War don't get me wrong but I'm not a Trekkie like most of them, I'm looking forward to laughin at all the geeks that will show up
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Tue May 10, 2005 7:08 pmby jonnymac1979
I'll be going to see it when it comes out. You've got to haven't you?
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Tue May 10, 2005 7:12 pmby zarababe
.. of course u have.. I'm booked upto go too .. can't wait..
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Wed May 11, 2005 12:38 pmby dawson99
im looking forward to it, loved the originals, ep 1 was pants, 2 was ok but 3 will rock..
and a certain natalie portmans in it
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Wed May 11, 2005 12:44 pmby Pablo_Escobar
Man can't wait anymore for Sith Action.
It's supposed to be a most thrilling part, darker than Empire Strikes back, very good reviews from critics which've already seen it. 
One review said it recompensates for previous two one.
Can't wait for lightsaber action - sweeeeeeeeeeet 
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Wed May 11, 2005 12:54 pmby jonnymac1979
Going to see it next Friday night. My mate is booking the tickets so it's sorted.
