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19 Jul 2010, 5:00 pm

Prisoners of Power (book) / The Inhabited Island (film); I can't find either at a reasonable price, though admittedly I've not looked very hard.
The Tower of Moab (short story) - again, can't find it anywhere at a reasonable price. The unreasonable price was something stupid like £200 for a book with it in. Too many Current 93 fans out there, perhaps. :wink:

And basically any and every werewolf film ever made that I don't already own. :)


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22 Jul 2010, 2:58 am

I cant think of any movies that I really want to see but haven't because I could probably bootleg em if I really wanted to. I haven't read a book sense high-school but I do want to read "Achieving Happiness Though Lower Standards; a self-help book for the 21st century" by singing comedian Steve Goodie. It sounds like my philosophy to life. Here's link to it & if anyone actually cares :arrow: http://stevegoodie.com/ahtls2/index.html


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22 Jul 2010, 3:07 am

ShenLong wrote:
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I'd love to see Sunshine and 2001: A Space Odyssey. I'd like to read Metro 2034 and Solaris.


I'd skip Sunshine, it's dreadful. Pity, because there were some good ideas. But 2001 is a must see, and the original Solaris is a magnificent film. I love me some Tarkovsky. You might like Stalker too, if cult soviet sci-fi with cinematography to die for is your bag.


Regarding Solaris, I want to read the actual book, then watch the Tarkovsky version of the movie. I'm watching 2001, and I'm not going to skip Sunshine. What I've seen(I've seen bits and pieces) of it is amazing. Capa's death is probably my favorite death scene ever in any movie. I shed a tear, not because I was sad but because the scene was so beautiful. It's my understanding that Pinbacker's appearance kind of ruined the movie. I didn't mind.


Sounds like you've already seen it. I found it very very dull for the most part. Can't even remember Capa's death. Fair play if you can get anything out of it. I wouldn't put it in the company of those other esteemed films.


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22 Jul 2010, 3:14 am

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23 Jul 2010, 10:08 am

I have not seen any Harry Potter movies. I believe I would like to.


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24 Jul 2010, 2:08 am

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so many movies i want to see...the seventh seal, 8 1/2, trainspotting, across the universe, safety last!, once upon a time in the west, snow cake, grapes of wrath( i started out watching it with my brother and then his two loud friends came over. :x very hard to concentrate), 2001: a space odyssey, etc...

books: many charles dickens books since i have not read one of his books, all of the books that i've started and not finished, the slaughter house five, twilight series(my friend won't stop annoying me about these books!! !), les miserables(yes, i understand it's humongous book), the count of monte cristo ect...


well let's see, this was two years ago. i've seen all these movies except 8 1/2, grapes of wrath, and 2001: a space odyssey.

i need to see these and from the top of my mind:
Sunrise: The Song of Two Humans
My Best Girl
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Drugstore Cowboy
Hunger
Raise the Red Lantern
Twelve O'Clock High
You Can't Take It With You

Books:
Too many. I only finished Les Mis. I did recently finish reading Johnny Got His Gun.


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27 Jul 2010, 4:52 am

Pink Flamingos
Mulholland Drive
Dr. Strangelove

Gotta love the cult classics.



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09 May 2011, 1:26 pm

Night at the Museum movies
All the Flat Land Tales by Tanith Lee (I read only the 1st one out of 2 which were released in my country)


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09 May 2011, 11:30 pm

dying to finish infinite jest

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to watch a game of thrones



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09 May 2011, 11:37 pm

I have a list of about 20 movies I want to watch, but only 2 I have never seen, True Grit and The Boondock Saints.



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09 May 2011, 11:40 pm

I started watching Planet of the Apes (1968) and Batman Returns today and I really want to finish those up because I liked what I saw.

Up next on my "To Watch" list is Mary Poppins. I know I watched it in elementary school music class, but the only bits I remember are the songs "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" and "Teaspoon Full of Sugar".



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10 May 2011, 1:02 am

I'd like to see The Silence Of The Lambs. I haven't seen that movie yet.


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10 May 2011, 4:24 am

Thought of another movie I want to see: Mars Attacks! One of the few Tim Burton movies I haven't seen yet, the others being Big Fish, Pee Wee's Big Adventure and the first Batman.



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10 May 2011, 4:51 am

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Thought of another movie I want to see: Mars Attacks! One of the few Tim Burton movies I haven't seen yet, the others being Big Fish, Pee Wee's Big Adventure and the first Batman.

Big Fish is an awesome movie. 8)



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11 May 2011, 12:32 am

IdahoRose wrote:
Pink Flamingos
Mulholland Drive
Dr. Strangelove

Gotta love the cult classics.


Dr. Strangelove is one of my all time favorites. Kubrick and Peter Sellers two reasons, but there are too many to list here.

I look forward to reading the rest of the Mark Twain canon. I look forward to seeing both Pee Wee movies. Thanks for reminding me, IdahoRose. Also some of Fellini's better films. I am sure there are more, but those come to mind.


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11 May 2011, 2:17 am

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I look forward to seeing both Pee Wee movies. Thanks for reminding me, IdahoRose.

You're welcome! I look forward to seeing the one Tim Burton directed. I watched a couple of clips on Youtube and I laughed out loud. He's such an adorable little manchild.