The Green Lantern Corps Movie Group

[Space Cop The Dandy Find all posts View Profile Close Space Cop]

Should we get started? How about favorite kinds of movies?
I like Sci-Fi, Horror, Westerns, and Film Noir best, but there really isn't any one kind I won't watch at all.

[Spectre216 Green Lantern Initiate Find all posts View Profile Close Spectre216]

i'm a sci-fi/fantasy kinda guy, but i also like some dramas and cheesy action movies.

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so, what are you guys watching?

[Space Cop The Dandy Find all posts View Profile Close Space Cop]

Just watched The Calamari Wrestler last night. Wacked-out Japanese flick. I think it's a satire on their celebrity culture and a parody of "underdog fighting movies" in general.
Rewatching the Star Wars trilogy. Since I have the dialogue nearly memorized at this point, I'm particularly noticing set decoration, which was quite good. I noticed these neat red doors on Bespin when Lando talks to Vader.

[Abin Surly or ewe sirius Find all posts View Profile Close Abin Surly]

Noir, huh?
Ever seen "Stranger on the Third Floor"?

[Space Cop The Dandy Find all posts View Profile Close Space Cop]

Unfortunately not and Netlix doesn't have it and YouTube removed it (wanks).

I like Noir but I've probably seen less than 10 proper film noir titles. I need to make more of an effort.

My favorites are probably The Maltese Falcon and Double Indemnity (though the latter does break the private dick rule).

[Abin Surly or ewe sirius Find all posts View Profile Close Abin Surly]

"...Indemnity" transcends the "dick rule"...(giggle).
How about "Detour" then?

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That's right, it does.
I feel like I seen Detour but can't remember any details, so maybe not.
Saw The Big Sleep recently. That was really good.
I liked Touch of Evil, but it's been a really long time.

[Abin Surly or ewe sirius Find all posts View Profile Close Abin Surly]

Kiss Me Deadly...the ending helps 'explain' the whole thing with the briefcase in Pulp Fiction.

RE: The "Dick" Rule...actually, I lot of true Noir does not involve private eyes as the protagonist.

[Space Cop The Dandy Find all posts View Profile Close Space Cop]

That all depends on how you define Film Noir.
It's true I would probably list the most important characteristics as the distinctive lighting and a bleak/hardened worldview.

[Spectre216 Green Lantern Initiate Find all posts View Profile Close Spectre216]

just watched the original War of the Worlds. It was shockingly good

[Space Cop The Dandy Find all posts View Profile Close Space Cop]

Yep. Great flick. How about when the minister gets fried?
The ships were awesome. You can listen to Orson Welles' radio program for free too.

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yeah, i've heard it before.

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this weeks movie list

-Ponyo
-Hotel Rwanda
-Crash
-Princess Mononoke
-Jason and the Argonauts
-Close Encounters of the 3rd kind

...lets do this

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Just re-watched Omega Man last night. Classic.