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Postby Talapus » Tue Sep 12, 2006 1:44 pm

Momento

An action flick that runs backwards (rather, each scene precedes the ones before it in the timeline), still makes sense, and is quite good on top of that. It has earned my love. :D
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Postby nitefyre » Tue Sep 12, 2006 8:33 pm

Phalynx wrote:Another film that really challenged me and stayed with me for years was The Killing Fields.


That's the movie that was trying to get from the back of my head when I was mentioning the War films about SE Asia. I especially liked the placement of John Lennon's Imagine at the end of it. I believe it was first aired at the GA in the UN to standing ovation, if my trivia has me right.
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Postby Phalynx » Tue Sep 12, 2006 10:08 pm

nitefyre wrote: I especially liked the placement of John Lennon's Imagine at the end of it.


Yup makes me cry every time..
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Postby dryn » Tue Sep 12, 2006 10:51 pm

N-Aldwitch wrote:a well known philosophical theory (at least, well known in the philosophical world) by .. i forget his name lol. mental blank. *SO AND SO's* theory of the cave or what ever..


I think you are refering to the Allegory of the Cave (Plato)?
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Postby N-Aldwitch » Wed Sep 13, 2006 12:19 pm

Yeah that's it, Plato. Isn't it Plato's MYTH of the Cave?? :D

Thanks for reminding me pal. Welcome to the forums too.
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Postby zisked » Wed Sep 13, 2006 8:52 pm

BarbaricAvatar wrote:Serenity made me go 'hmm'. I didn't know what the heck was going on until halfway through. It didn't make much sense early on.


Because it's best to see Firefly before seeing Serenity . . .I can't even imagine what the movie must've been like for someone who hadn't seen the fantastic show
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Postby Solutions Maximus » Thu Sep 14, 2006 2:06 am

Is this what you mean?

http://faculty.washington.edu/smcohen/320/cave.htm
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Postby Cdls » Thu Sep 14, 2006 3:08 am

Talapus wrote:Momento

An action flick that runs backwards (rather, each scene precedes the ones before it in the timeline), still makes sense, and is quite good on top of that. It has earned my love. :D


Actually I believe the movie was Memento...And it really was a good movie.

Anyways, I would choose American History X because...well...its just a great movie.
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Postby Diego » Thu Sep 14, 2006 3:36 am

Oh, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (if I recall correctly).
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Postby Kev Milsom » Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:48 am

Would have to agree with Diego on 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'. An awesome film.

Off the top of my head I would also add 'Saving Private Ryan', 'The Mission' and 'Apocolypse Now', among countless others.
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Postby nitefyre » Thu Sep 14, 2006 7:43 pm

nitefyre wrote:Apocalypse Now -- I was tempted to...


Kev Milson wrote:Off the top of my head I would also add . . . 'Apocolypse Now' among countless others.


Added ;)


There's this Doors song in it, rather . . . out there. I believe it's called "The End."
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Postby Diego » Fri Sep 15, 2006 12:40 am

Anything with The Doors music on it is bound to be good.
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Postby Phalynx » Fri Sep 15, 2006 12:42 am

Diego wrote:Anything with The Doors music on it is bound to be good.

Apart frome 'The Doors'
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Postby Schme » Fri Sep 15, 2006 12:43 am

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Postby Diego » Fri Sep 15, 2006 12:46 am

Phalynx wrote:
Diego wrote:Anything with The Doors music on it is bound to be good.

Apart frome 'The Doors'
:D
I considered that to be good since it (a) Featured Val Kilmer (b) Introduced me to The Doors.
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