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Tafty³³³ View member profile	13th April 2020, 06:57 PM Post #81
I found the love, I found the love in me Pronouns: He/Him Joined: 13 December 2007 Posts: 87,468 User: 5,042	I'll reply properly later but, if 'Orphan' is on Netflix I'll try and arrange a netflix party for it on Wed/Thurs about 915pm?


UltraCruelSummer View member profile	13th April 2020, 09:17 PM Post #82
It's a cruel summer. Joined: 26 May 2014 Posts: 35,256 User: 20,947	QUOTE(Leanne 🧘🏻‍ @ Apr 13 2020, 10:06 AM) Again, I only went to the cinema a couple of times this year to see Watchmen and Harry Potter but I do have other memories. Loved Star Trek and Up! I really didn’t like District 9! I actually only watched Avatar last week for the first time and, I’m guessing it looked amazing in 3D, but everything else about it I found really BORING. nice . was about to say did you not see Avatar at cinemas and then saw the next comment!!! Yeah I think the main thing for Avatar was the 3D experience and that away from the spectacle, it's not all that from what I've heard from most people haha QUOTE(Karen 🥂 @ Apr 13 2020, 10:48 AM) 2004 Lemony Snicket <3 I've said elsewhere in this forum but I've watched the film so many times and it holds a special place in my heart despite its random deviations from the books. I love its wacky style and the leads are all great! The music is incredible too. A shame we never got a sequel but I really, really don't mind now we have the Netflix series which is such a faithful adaptation. doesn't need to be said but Mean Girls is one of course one of the most iconic films of all time! omg i was so hyped for Shark Tale as a kid (maybe I wanted my new Finding Nemo) but it really is a random mess of a film and showed the difference between Pixar and Dreamworks really. However, Shrek 2 is one of those sequels that possible is better than the first! I'm always change my mind over that - makes it more bizarre that the two that followed are so dreadful. The Incredibles though manages to eclipse even Shrek 2 - one of the best superhero movies of all time! It strikes it so well and continues the glory years for Pixar. The Polar Express though brings the quality back down, more because of the failed animation technology - it makes everything look so creepy and wooden! I was a sucker for those big disaster films as a kid, just for all the special effects and action. i therefore loved The Day After Tomorrow and then 2012 that followed, which would be the last before I lost interest. Dodgeball is a complete fave, one of the absolute best comedies <3 I watched Eternal Sunshine maybe a couple or so years after it came out but I think its the scene in the library where someone won't turn round so it just shows the back of their head - and that freaked me out. I did watch it again last year or so where I properly appreciated it - so good. Shaun of the Dead is one of the pinnacles of British comedy - don't know how anyone can't love it! Team America is just a BIZARRE movie, particularly the puking part. White Chicks can also go in the bizarre category despite loving it. What a year though! Not because it was a year of GOOD films, but it brings lots of memories back - perhaps because it was the start of moving away more from just watching kids films 2005 Batmin Begins completely passed me by when it first came out, as did The Dark Knight oops. I soon caught up with both soon afterwards though after the huge hype for The Dark Knight. omg Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, will never stop expressing my love for that film. It is visually stunning!!! This really was the peak for Will Smith as a bankable movie star!! I think King Kong might have performed better had it not be soo long. It's not the same as Lord of the Rings and doesn't really need to be that long. I have lots of memories of it but its length puts me off rewatching. The first Madagascar is so good but again, its spoilt by unnecessary sequels! Narnia is the perfect family film - I remember all the promo and the style of the film made it feel so magical and a perfect escapism. It's a shame the follow-ups didn't reach the same highs but they didn't have the benefit of being the most well-known in popular culture. I think they're adapting the Narnia series again for Netflix! LOVE Curse of the Were Rabbit. Again, another quintessentially British film with a plot about a vegetable growing contest. Hutch is another of my favourite characters ever, makes me laugh every time. I love that adaptation of War of the Worlds, I feel it gets a lot of hate but it has a special place in my heart. Particularly the scene in the basement. This is definitely the year I was moving away from watching all the kids movies because I remember all those being released but I've never seen any of them. although being a sucker for 3D i actually wanted to watch that Sharkboy film just for the 3Dness, thank goodness I was never taken to see it cos I'm sure it was abysmal! Walk the Line is the one I've watched from the Awards season! 2006 Cars is the start of where Pixar starts to falter. Still so annoyed its got 3 movies and the second and third are the only Pixar films I've never seen. Casino Royale is really good and sets a brilliant tone for a perfect reboot of the series. Just a shame its another of those films repeated every week on ITV! Flushed Away is another bonkers British film, not reaching the same heights as Wallace & Gromit at all. Love Night at the Museum though, another special family film concept that of course has to sadly start a franchise! Hoodwinked is INCREDIBLE. It is such an amazing and clever concept, I love it so much! Again though, not sure why it has a sequel even though I've never watched it. I LOVE Monster House too - it's nice to have a horror movie for kids and that was done perfectly in terms of balancing the scares. This is clearly the era for animations away from the bigger studios. Pan's Labyrinth is so good as well, a beautifully made film. Loved the Alex Rider books as a kid, never saw Stormbreaker until a few years later though. I see they're rebooting it as a TV series, starting with the second book! tysm Klaus <3 ahh glad you enjoyed Lemony Snicket! I was one of those ppl that couldn't get into it cos of the deviations I was so hyped for Shark Tale too, I even had a poster in my room ahaha. so many animation hits that year! ahh glad you stan Eternal Sunshine now and SOTD rly is a British classic <3 Yeah I couldn't get into team America, it was so so bizarre 2005: Batman Begins kinda passed me by too and I only saw The Dark Knight in cinemas cos my friend forced me to see it with her and ignored my continuous moaning of wanting to see Space Chimps instead ikr!! C&TCF is sfg, and the visuals <3 Will Smith's box office run this decade is acc insane I actually prefer Madagascar 3 to the original the 2nd is filler af though. So with you on Narnia!! 2005 for me def brings back so many memories cos this is rly when I got into all kinds of films and the marketing was incredible, literally every image/poster/trailer got me beyond hyped and it rly did feel magical!! the 3rd deserved so much better (the 2nd one was meh and such a bizarre choice). omg I didn't know that yassssss!!!! I am ready. Hutch is an icon <3 I don't acc think I escaped the kids movies until the end of this decade, oops still need to see walk the line so badly aha! 2006: the third Cars is the only Pixar movie I haven't seen, legit just want to see it for the sake of completion. ikr I wish the main TV channels acc showed some different films, its the same old film every week haha! omg I forgot Hoodwinked even got a sequel now I'm trying to remember if I saw it or not ahaha. legit, there were so many animations, and most smashing, all over the place! didn't know they were turning Alex Rider to TV as well QUOTE(Brenda 💋 @ Apr 13 2020, 03:52 PM) Honestly the 00's were such an iconic decade for the film industry. Some of my favourite moments came from this decade. Like the damn Harry Potter franchise was birthed It does NOT get more iconic legit, this decade started so many iconic franchises and trends and basically changed the film industry ever! QUOTE(Karen 🥂 @ Apr 13 2020, 04:25 PM) 2007 i love Bee Movie's place in history now, so deserved by how BIZARRE the whole thing is! Enchanted is a great idea but a film I've never seen! Love I Am Legend, again perhaps more than most others! I've always been confused when I look back at Stardust's box office taking - it really did feel massive over here so I'm glad I'm not being delusional! I wonder why it failed to take off in the US. never read the books but The Golden Compass is probably another one that's good that it bombed as it allowed the fantastic TV show to be produced! I LOVE The Simpsons Movie, it really allowed itself to excel and the higher stakes concept managed to work for the show where it maybe fails in other movies of TV animations. omg Transformers - a M E S S but the original trilogy still holds a special place in my heart - the perfect switch your brain off films. yeahh Evan Almighty was completely unnecessary 2008 Iron Man of course kick-started a franchise that probably no one saw coming. I remember the film completely passed me by on release! The Incredible Hulk is the only MCU film I've not seen :') omg literally re ITV and Quantam of Solace. Every other day either that or Casino Royale are showing. ITV are actually terrible with films, it's the same ones over and over. There was literally a period where Despicable Me was on every. single. weekend. i do agree re the seasons for Narnia. I know they can't help it due to it being an adaptation but I wonder if Prince Caspian might have done better if it still had the wintry setting and was released in winter. The summary feel kinda made it the complete opposite of the first. The Dark Knight is of course one of the best superhero films ever. Its been said multiple times but a brilliant portrayal of the Joker and its great to have actual consequences happen for Batman. WALL-E I overlooked on release but it is actually a beautiful piece of film-making <3 I remember watching Get Smart... and that's it! and yep, as mentioned, the 3D suckered me in for Journey to the Centre omg The Happening, I love it - featuring the best acting from Mark Whalberg of course The Spiderwick Chronicles always confused me because I knew it starred Freddie Highmore but I could never work out which boy he played because they both looked like him and it really annoyed me. I found out a few years later he played both WAIT.... Dreamworks is technically Disney????? 2009 as I said before, I was a sucker for disaster movies and so loved 2012 and I actually watched it on the day that the world was meant to end :') A lot can be said about Avatar's not exactly unique plot and its unobtanium (wow) but the visual effects are stunning and it certainly is the best 3D film I've seen. it was a perfect cinema moment for those reasons which is why I understand that's sort of forgotten about now as it was more for cinema rather than home release. maybe, for those reasons, they can replicate it for the sequels but, I'd be surprised. A very big gamble for the studio! I personally don't understand Paranormal Activity as much as others and prefer a couple of the sequels. Perhaps its another though that was destined for the cinema experience and the mystique around the film. It's similar to The Blair Witch Project really for me. Up is Pixar perfection again. that first 10 minutes is one of the best in cinematic history and you feel emotionally exhausted before the film has even began! Origins: Wolverine is HORRENDOUS Coraline is perfection again on the other hand LOVE the style and have been able to catch the other LAIKA films too. omg Nativity is one of the best Christmas films! Sparkle and Shine is the Christmas classic that never was love Zombieland too, especially the Bill Murray appearance. Need to check out the sequel! It is a fantastic thread, so so informative and a brilliant reference point if I want to revisit any films! ty <3 <3 2007: Enchanted is so good! I rly need to rewatch again Yeah Stardust is def one film's box office I want to explore and look more into haha, it did way more in the UK and way less in America than I expected haha. that tea about the Simpsons movie . I'm gonna re-watch the transformers soon haha (the original trilogy only ofc and also the actually good Bumblebee), I'm in such a mood for them atm even though their messy af Evan Almighty is probs one of the most unnecessary films this decade which says a lot 2008: Yeah I definitely didn't foresee the success of Marvel in the 2010's after Iron Man! omg f**ing Quantum of Solace. legit the worst of the bond films for ITV showings, ITS ALWAYS ON. ikr icr the last time I even watched something on ITV. Channel 4 are probs the best of the main 5 channels. Though minions every single week sounds like a good thing to me x Yeah I feel like it would've done, and even though December 2008 had loads of big hits (Twilight, Marley & Me, Bedtime Stories), there was no gigantic +$200m xmas blockbuster and I feel that could've filled that void with a wintery setting haha that spiderwick chronicles tidbit!!!!!! Freddie Highmore legit was in everything this decade I've researched a bit more into the dreamworks/disney thing, and it turns out it was the live-action division of DreamWorks and not the animation division, that was owned by Disney between 2009 to 2015! (so films like The Help, War Horse etc were Disney & DreamWorks releases). Dreamworks animation has never been owned by disney haha 2009: !!!! I low-key feel like Avatar 2 is being underestimated. I rly feel like its gonna have something revolutionary and be gigantic. yeah I'm with you, the first one I hated and I actually liked some of the later PA entries. yeah that would probs helped haha, watching it on a shitty laptop in my case probs wasn't the best experience x that tea about Up <3 Sparkle & Shine for #1 .* Zombieland 2 is actually really good, I was pleasantly surprised considering the long wait!! the first is better tho <3 tysm and glad you've enjoyed it!!!! <3 100% aha, I'm so ready to use this as reference points and notable films for the future! <3 QUOTE(Nancy 🍾 @ Apr 13 2020, 05:17 PM) Oops Why the hell did I think Rebecca Hall is Regina King...I guess it was late at night lol. and Sam this thread deserves a standing ovation...it was so fun reading it but also so informative well done !!! love that haha Tysm, glad you've enjoyed QUOTE(Jonjo @ Apr 13 2020, 07:57 PM) I'll reply properly later but, if 'Orphan' is on Netflix I'll try and arrange a netflix party for it on Wed/Thurs about 915pm? I should be down! the later evening time def works better for me haha.


*Tim View member profile	13th April 2020, 09:28 PM Post #83
Bitch of t seet Joined: 2 April 2012 Posts: 27,396 User: 16,660	QUOTE(Jonjo @ Apr 13 2020, 06:57 PM) I'll reply properly later but, if 'Orphan' is on Netflix I'll try and arrange a netflix party for it on Wed/Thurs about 915pm? Yes lets gooooo


UltraCruelSummer View member profile	13th April 2020, 10:56 PM Post #84
It's a cruel summer. Joined: 26 May 2014 Posts: 35,256 User: 20,947	just before this closes for the time being, thx so much again for all your contributions as we looked back on an iconic decade of film!


UltraCruelSummer View member profile	14th April 2020, 08:37 PM Post #85
It's a cruel summer. Joined: 26 May 2014 Posts: 35,256 User: 20,947	and we are back if any of y'all want to catch up! <3


Tafty³³³ View member profile	14th April 2020, 09:49 PM Post #86
I found the love, I found the love in me Pronouns: He/Him Joined: 13 December 2007 Posts: 87,468 User: 5,042	A THREAD. A thread of the year contender. Wbk. Will look into doing Orphan tomorrow at about 9.15/9.30 if people are still up for it?