smithers52 Wrote:A.I. : Great film from Steven Spielberg. Although it's interesting to see what Kubrick would have done, the film is worth checking out. It has some nice concepts on love, humanity and the downside of mechanization, nice performances and a great score.
Peter Wrote:I know just what you mean Maggers. I will probably get flamed for this but anyone remember Chariots of Fire? Got a truck load of Oscars and I could see why. Acting, filming, music all terrific but just a dull, dull film. Then you get something like Diehard. I can see why it didnt win any Oscars but which one would you rather watch?
AsMoral Wrote:This might sound a bit cheesy, but a TV series I recently bought on DVD is The Greatest American Hero. It is full of 80's cliche, being the end of the cold war era it is fun to see how we viewed communist issues. It is also fun to see cameos by actors who went on to greater things.I'm hoping this will be released in Australia, otherwise I will have to order from the US.
The show is surprisingly well written and the flying efects stand up rather well. The show is funny and has sharp dialogue and I never payed much attention at the time becuase I was a wee child in the 1st grade, but robert Culp is quite an actor.
I would reccomend the first and second season on DVD, especially if you grew up on the show as I did. Ah, the memories.
Flinx Wrote:I'm hoping this will be released in Australia, otherwise I will have to order from the US.What region DVDs does Australia use? Or do you have a Region 0 player?
smithers52 Wrote:I'm gonna list some films that people have heard of but felt that they're worth watching:
Lagaan: It's a great Hindhi film that came out a couple years ago. It was nominated for a best foreign picture as well. It doesn't feature that much cheesy singing like one would typically expect from an Indian film.
The Birdcage: Funny film with Robin Williams. The last half hour with the awkward scene at the dinner table is comic gold.
A.I. : Great film from Steven Spielberg. Although it's interesting to see what Kubrick would have done, the film is worth checking out. It has some nice concepts on love, humanity and the downside of mechanization, nice performances and a great score.
Mr. Show: A hilarious sketch comedy show from the late 90's that aired on HBO. Starring David Cross and Bob Odenkirk.
Upright Citizen's Brigade: Another hilarious sketch comedy that aired on Comedy Central then was canceled after a couple seasons. Featured Amy Poehler before she went on to do Saturday Night Live (Which sucks horribly now).Truly brilliant.
And finally a movie that isn't even *good* in any way but so terrible it's funny to watch: Howard the Duck. It's a favorite guilty pleasure of mine and it makes me laugh in it's 80's campiness. George Lucas produced it remember?
jimbow8 Wrote:What region DVDs does Australia use? Or do you have a Region 0 player?Australia is region 4. I have my computer set to play region 1 DVDs plus I just recently found that my mum's DVD player is multi-region.