I also don't like "A Miracle On 34th Street".

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...and just which version would that be "D"? http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

The 1940's version with then chid actress Natalie Wood? In glorious B & W?

How about the 1976 TV version with (of all people) "then" Good Morning America host David Hartman playing Kris Kringle's lawyer?

Or the far superior than '76 but nearly equal to the original,1994 version with that adorable little girl from Mrs Doubtfire? (Who's about 15 or 16 by now.)?

Whichever it is.........shame on you! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/tongue.gif Just for that,no GL music for X-mas for you! Or even in May!!! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

Long live 34th street!!!!!! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif

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Borderstone,gonna post some lines tonight!:D

When they played it in class several years ago, it was in color but it looked kind of old. It was booooooring.

I would findit hard to believe that the '94 version could look old but then again I seriously doubt it was the 1976 TV version. I haven't seen the TV one in over a decade.

I'm willing to bet in a few years if you have a family,you'll watch it with them and love it! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif Love it,love it,love it!! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

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Borderstone,gonna post some lines tonight!:D

Sigh . . . obviously you're one of those unbelievers. It would seem you've lost touch with the old Santa Clause magic. *shakes head* The version you saw was probably, unfortunately, the *shudders* colorized version of the original.

quote:Originally posted by DMD3:
When they played it in class several years ago, it was in color but it looked kind of old. It was booooooring.

The original,"boring"????? Why,you rotten rubber duck! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/tongue.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

Not you Violet. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif As long as I've been around,I willl never understand what makes younger people have this aversion to things that existed before their time. If a movie's not in color and if the people in it aren't doing something exciting in every frame,it's boring.

If the music is before their generation it's old geeezer music or old school. I'm not saying "all" young people are like that but quite a few. I know it could be their lack of understanding things or comprhending there was a world and times that existed before they did.

All I know is,when I was younger I gave everthing a listen,a viewing or what have you before I liked it or not. That would be more than once of course. I can only hope somewhere down the line DMD3 comes back to this film and sees what a true classic it is.
If it wasn't,they wouldn't show it as much as they do. They shouldn't have colorized it though,it doesn't make the film any better than it already is.

It's been me,Aurevoir! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/cool.gif

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Borderstone,gonna post some lines tonight!:D

B, I agree with you 100% - colorization of the B&W classics is an abomination. The first time I saw the colorized version of Casa Blanca, I almost cried. (sorry, MAH, I know "Uncle Ted" is a local hero in your neck of the woods, but he didn't do the classics any favors with colorization http://www.corfid.com/ubb/frown.gif)

quote:Originally posted by Borderstone:
The original,"boring"????? Why,you rotten rubber duck! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/tongue.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

Not you Violet. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif As long as I've been around,I willl never understand what makes younger people have this aversion to things that existed before their time. If a movie's not in color and if the people in it aren't doing something exciting in every frame,it's boring.

If the music is before their generation it's old geeezer music or old school. I'm not saying "all" young people are like that but quite a few. I know it could be their lack of understanding things or comprhending there was a world and times that existed before they did.

All I know is,when I was younger I gave everthing a listen,a viewing or what have you before I liked it or not. That would be more than once of course. I can only hope somewhere down the line DMD3 comes back to this film and sees what a true classic it is.
If it wasn't,they wouldn't show it as much as they do. They shouldn't have colorized it though,it doesn't make the film any better than it already is.

It's been me,Aurevoir! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/cool.gif

How about the colorized,"It's A wonderful Life?" The evil Mr. Potter ends up looking like a peachy-old softy! The men of Mr. Potter's time belong in black & white,since that's how they used to view life around them. (The selfish,prejudiced one's that is.)

The only defense I have for colorization is,Bing Crosby's,"Holiday Inn". Being a true Christmas film,color actually does make it somewhat more appealing. The processs has improved in recent years. Check out any "on-film" rerun of your favorite sitcoms on DVD.

As far as B & W movies go,leave 'em alone!
You know,Siskel & Ebert did a show some years back about this very subject. Roger Ebert had the nerve to say,"Do what you want to TV shows but not the movies." Excuse me?
Don't you dare add color to I Love Lucy,Dick Van Dyke Show or Andy Griffith etc.! Really! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif Been me,Aurevoir! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/cool.gif

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Borderstone,gonna post some lines tonight!:D

Borderstone: Did you ever see "The Lottery"? It's based on a short story by the same name but they added some more plot to it. Not a whole lot happens up until the end, but the suspense is good due to the fact that I know what is going to happen.

("The Lottery" is a story where ever June 27, they stone a person to death, they have to choose these little cards, and whichever one has a black mark on it, that person and their family has to go up and choose a card again. Whoever chooses the one with the black mark this times IS GONNA DIE!!! That's gotta hurt. It looked pretty graphic and painful when they stoned that woman at the end.)

So, without a lot of action, there are movies that I do like. The music is pretty good in this movie, to.

I agree. Shooting in black and white was an art form in of itself, and for some arrogant young punks in the industry to decide that classics like that would look better in color is to ignore the balance and beauty of the original.

quote:Originally posted by Janice:
B, I agree with you 100% - colorization of the B&W classics is an abomination. The first time I saw the colorized version of Casa Blanca, I almost cried. (sorry, MAH, I know "Uncle Ted" is a local hero in your neck of the woods, but he didn't do the classics any favors with colorization http://www.corfid.com/ubb/frown.gif)

quote:Originally posted by violet Blue Horse:
I agree. Shooting in black and white was an art form in of itself, and for some arrogant young punks in the industry to decide that classics like that would look better in color is to ignore the balance and beauty of the original.



Can you even begin to imagine To Kill A Mockingbird in color? It would definitely lose something.

"Mockingbird" in color? That'd be like adding color to "Schindler's List"! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Sorry it took 2 years to reply Janice...I've been soooooo busy! :D LOL!!

Summer Of The Monkeys. i had read the book one time, and expected the movie to be alot like the book, but they left to much out and changed it around. :(

I hated 'Saturday Night Fever'. Thought it was possibly the ugliest film I have ever seen.

Silverheels,define what you mean by "ugliest". I don't comprehend how a movie can be so. I'm perfectly serious w/ my question by the way because I love the film! :)

I have tried to block most of the film from my mind but the 'ugliest' part which I still remember is the gang rape in a car. I hated and still hate the film so much, I dont even like Travolta because I associate him with SSF.
Sorry, Borderstone.

SSF? See, how it affect me - that should be SNF!
LOLOL :D

Yeah,that's apretty distasteful scene alright but it's unfortunatley true to this day. ...but I guess one can't blame you.

Don't be embarrased,I used to call it SNL for the longest time! :D

3. Out Of Africa

2. Mike's Murder

1. LaserBlast

Hey Doug,funny you'd mention "Out Of Africa". Last night I watched the movie that lost the Oscar to that snooze-fest! "The Color Purple" w/ Whoopi Goldberg,Danny Glover & Oprah Winfrey was infinity times better than "O.O.A"! :rolleyes:

I'll never understand how the one';s who vote on these things can be so narrow-minded. Granted,it's 20 years ago but it's still such an injustice. 10 or 11 nomination and "no" wins?

Why even bother to nominate it at all then? Sheesh! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

My all time favorite hated movie was 'Clockwork Orange'. It creeped me out. I'll also vote for 'Soylent Green'. I can't think of any recently that I've hated. If I don't like them, I usually forget about them, or don't finish watching it. I have a short attention span, so stopping partway into a movie to do something else is the norm for me.
Kathy

"SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!!" :eek: :eek: I loved the late Phil Hartman's impression of that scene on Saturday Night Live! :D LOL!

How about this for a title?
"When Women Had Tails." ??!! :eek:

A group of early civilization cavemen chase around after the only female in sight,to "play" ;) Oh and for some reason she has a tail! :rolleyes: Reeeeaaaalll Baaaaaaaaaaaad! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Hard Times with Charles Bronson - it was the worst!!!

Was that a porno movie? (heh heh)

Well, the worst movie I ever saw (not counting the one I saw last night "American Dreamz") was "The Last House on the Left." Totally scary and had me freaked out for a month!!

Awww, man!!. Surely you at least liked the guitar music they had at the very beginning... (when he's on the train)? :)

Awww, man!!. Surely you at least liked the guitar music they had at the very beginning... (when he's on the train)? :) [/QUOTE]I liked the train. But this movie is actually worse than all the Rocky movies put together.

Awww, man!!. Surely you at least liked the guitar music they had at the very beginning... (when he's on the train)?

James Suber,this is very interesting. Seems you share the same bad taste as another Georgia-resident ... Now I know I'm right about you.

:cool:

I don't know who I dislike more - Bronson or Stallone and their respective movies...
ugh and double ugh...

it seems James and Duncan were separated at birth.....

lol

it seems James and Duncan were separated at birth.....

But not by enough miles!

Obviously many of you never watched MST3K.

The absolute worse movie that ever wasted Eastman Kodak's film emulsion was one called, "Manos: The Hands of Fate."

I can't believe everyone in this group missed this one.

it seems a lot of younger guys liked that one. i can't help i live close to duncan. (whoever that is) :confused:

The first and third Rocky were good, but the rest weren't so good either. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

How about Jaws 4? :rolleyes: A woman is relentlessly pursued by the same killer shark no matter where in the world she goes! :D

She flysto some tropical paradise and sure enough,"dun-a-duna"! Dun-a-dun-a,dun-a-dun-a dun-na-na!!" :eek: !!!! Chomp!! LOL! Puh-leeze!!!

Re: The worst movie you ever saw
 

It's a 3-way tie between Waterworld which we saw in London, Groundhog Day even though I normally love Bill Murry, and Blue Velvet which was just plain sick, twisted & weird.