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| Which Movie do you Prefer? |
| The Usual Suspects |
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75% |
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| Lost in Translation |
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24% |
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dethwing
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 Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2004 5:35 pm Post subject: 1 |
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I haven't seen either of these, but at least I've heard of Suspects.
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wordcross
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| Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2004 5:43 pm Post subject: 2 |
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haven't seen either, so i won't vote
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jadesmar
Bad Puppy
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| Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2004 2:51 pm Post subject: 3 |
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| Both crap.. apparently the Usual Suspects has an interesting ending.. if you can make it that far... some can't. |
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JDTAY
obseletes now
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| Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2004 3:43 pm Post subject: 4 |
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| Yeah, I saw the Usual Suspects, and it was crap. No vote. |
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Antrax
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| Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2004 3:47 pm Post subject: 5 |
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This is why I come to the GL - I have never before met anyone who hadn't liked the movie.
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dethwing
DeTheeThaw
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| Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2004 3:57 pm Post subject: 6 |
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| I've never seen it. Or the other. |
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Hitchhiker
Finally got a ride.
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| Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 2:28 am Post subject: 7 |
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| They're both good. They're just both very different. As is the case with most of these match-ups. |
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impossibleroot
Hi-Keeba!
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| Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 3:23 pm Post subject: 8 |
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The Usual Suspects may be one of the best-done thrillers EVER -- great characters, fantastic dialogue, perfectly coordinated music, and, of course, the incredible ending.
Lost in Translation was also excellent, but it kind of faded for me at the end. Yes, life's like that, with no big Hollywood ending (and I think that was part of the whole point), but I left the movie feeling ho-hum. Sofia Coppola is impressive -- loved the Virgin Suicides. |
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mith
Pitbull of Truth
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| Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2004 1:46 am Post subject: 9 |
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I suspect I'd like the first (no pun intended), so I'll make an effort to see it. Suppose I should see the second out of fairness.  |
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Samadhi
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| Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2004 8:09 am Post subject: 10 |
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| jadesmar wrote: |
| Both crap.. apparently the Usual Suspects has an interesting ending.. if you can make it that far... some can't. |
I liked it, but I saw the ending coming a mile away. Still tons better than lost in translation. I found that movie completely unamusing and unsatisfying.
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Kagredon
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| Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 5:14 am Post subject: 11 |
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| They're both interesting movies (Usual Suspects can drag at times, and Lost in Translation isn't a movie for everyone, but hey, I thought they were pretty good.) but I liked Lost in Translation more. |
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Antrax
ESL Student
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| Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 6:35 am Post subject: 12 |
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| I liked it, but I saw the ending coming a mile away. |
"If everybody's so freaking smart, how come the movie made 675 million dollars in theaters alone?" - Bruce Willis, about The Sixth Sense.
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Courk
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| Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 6:50 am Post subject: 13 |
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| Usual Suspects was a bit easier to figure out. I was actually kinda close. With Sixth Sense I was like, (invizzed in case someone has yet to see it) "Huh? When? What? When he was shot??? He died when he was shot??! ... Makes sense..." |
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MatthewV
Daedalian Member :_
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| Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 10:53 am Post subject: 14 |
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| Again I vote for a movie that I have only seen in Russian. But...some pieces were Lost in Translation. |
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arandomguy
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| Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 7:44 pm Post subject: 15 |
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| Antrax wrote: |
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| I liked it, but I saw the ending coming a mile away. |
"If everybody's so freaking smart, how come the movie made 675 million dollars in theaters alone?" - Bruce Willis, about The Sixth Sense. |
Well, I knew the secret to the Sixth Sense. I was sort of told ahead of time though.
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wordcross
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| Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 9:34 pm Post subject: 16 |
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When i went to see Sixth Sense in theatres, I missed the opening scene where the Bruce Willis Character gets shot. I walked in right as it changed to the "present day" part where's he's sitting on the bench waiting for the kid.
In this way, the end of the movie was a complete surprise, and, imo, it was a lot better that way. I went back and watched it again so i could see the beginning, and i was all like "Well... that kinda ruins the whole effect of the surprise ending. Glad i missed it the first time" 
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arandomguy
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| Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 11:05 pm Post subject: 17 |
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wordcross- It could easily have been assumed that he got better and his being shot was to show his failure with Vincent.
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Samadhi
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| Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 12:27 am Post subject: 18 |
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| arandomguy wrote: |
| Antrax wrote: |
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| I liked it, but I saw the ending coming a mile away. |
"If everybody's so freaking smart, how come the movie made 675 million dollars in theaters alone?" - Bruce Willis, about The Sixth Sense. |
Well, I knew the secret to the Sixth Sense. I was sort of told ahead of time though. |
So was I. And that really pisses me off. I'll never know whether I would have figured it out on my own.
Didn't see the ending (beginning) to Memento coming, go figure.
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Courk
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| Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 1:08 am Post subject: 19 |
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| Wait 'til you have Alzheimer's. |
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Antrax
ESL Student
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| Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 7:33 am Post subject: 20 |
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This is really annoying, btw. I think people who are obsessed about "twist" endings often miss the movie, because they're so busy thinking about the ending. I hate going to something like "Scream" with people, and then have them trying to outguess the director the entire film. "It's the goldfish!", "no, it's the car!". I mean, who the hell cares. Nobody's really impressed if you really figured out The Usual Suspects, for example. It just means you enjoyed the movie less, nothing more.
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