Good movie.... ELF

[Mike AI]

Got ELF the other day from netflix - watched it last night - it was VERY funny.

IT is a movie the whole family can watch. It was much better then I thought it would be.

If you have not seen it, rent it ASAP!

[Nickatilynx]

:okthumb:

Took the whole family out to see it at the Cinema.

Old School Family movie with something for Everyone.

I'm waiting to rent Dodgeball and Bourne2 Next Week.

Watched the Third Harry Potter with them night before last.Great series of films , but OMFG how come so many movies have to be beteen 2 and 3 hours long.

What happened to the old 90 min films?

Is Dodge Ball suitable for kids of 11,10, and 6.?

[Peaches]

I saw it in the theater and loved it. Will Ferrell cracks me up in ANYTHING and Bob Newhart is the best. :lol:

[Peaches]

Originally posted by Nickatilynx@Dec 3 2004, 11:36 AM
Is Dodge Ball suitable for kids of 11,10, and 6.?
Depends on how much they'd "catch" of the innuendo. Personally, I'd say no, but I'm a prude B)

[Lee]

Gary and I dont really like Ferrel movies but this isnt the first time we have heard its a good movie.

Im also waiting on Bourne Supremecy to hit DVD, thats one movie ive been looking forward to seeing since it was released but we dont really do theatres well lol

[Mike AI]

Dodgeball was ok - I think it could have been much better.

The borne identity sucked. Too many cheap camera tricks.

They do not make to many good movies anymore....

[Nickatilynx]

Originally posted by Mike AI@Dec 3 2004, 07:43 AM
Dodgeball was ok - I think it could have been much better.

The borne identity sucked. Too many cheap camera tricks.

They do not make to many good movies anymore....
I agree Mike.

They churn out a lot of mindless movies.

I don't mind Farrel , but for some reason I just wanna punch Ben Stiller.

[Peaches]

You guys are watching the big "blockbusters" that are mass marketed. There are LOTS of independent and foreign movies that are being made that are worth watching :)

[Lee]

Originally posted by Mike AI@Dec 3 2004, 07:43 AM
They do not make to many good movies anymore....
I have to disagree.

There are several [what i would classify] good movies we have seen lately..

Day After Tomorrow [for the effects]
Dawn Of The Dead [predictable but non the less a good movie]
The Punisher [reasonably good story line to it]
Breakin' All the Rules [good comedy]

I would however say that many of the movie endings these days seem to be crap and just appear to cut out mid story.

[Nickatilynx]

Originally posted by Peaches@Dec 3 2004, 07:46 AM
You guys are watching the big "blockbusters" that are mass marketed. There are LOTS of independent and foreign movies that are being made that are worth watching :)
Shut up Sykk!!!!





oh sorry , peaches


;-)))))

[Mike AI]

Originally posted by Lee+Dec 3 2004, 10:47 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Lee @ Dec 3 2004, 10:47 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Mike AI@Dec 3 2004, 07:43 AM
They do not make to many good movies anymore....
I have to disagree.

There are several [what i would classify] good movies we have seen lately..

Day After Tomorrow [for the effects]
Dawn Of The Dead [predictable but non the less a good movie]
The Punisher [reasonably good story line to it]
Breakin' All the Rules [good comedy]

I would however say that many of the movie endings these days seem to be crap and just appear to cut out mid story. [/b][/quote]

Lee I hope if you ever invite me on a movie date you let me pick the movie!!

Day After Tomorrow [for the effects]: Terrible movie, bad acting, stupid plot.

The Punisher [reasonably good story line to it]: One of worst movies I saw in years. I wanted to stab myself in the eye. Bad acting, cheesy script.




Another good movie I can recomend MAN ON FIRE. Denzel Washington is great. The movie is intense and they do not pull any punches. If you think Punisher was a good movie, you will should love MAN ON FIRE.

[Mike AI]

Originally posted by Peaches@Dec 3 2004, 10:46 AM
You guys are watching the big "blockbusters" that are mass marketed. There are LOTS of independent and foreign movies that are being made that are worth watching :)


Not all of us live in such sophisticated places as you.....

[JoesHO]

I liked elf too.....

[Nickatilynx]

wanted to stab myself in the eye.

ahahahahahaha

Nice review...

[Peaches]

Originally posted by Mike AI+Dec 3 2004, 11:57 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Mike AI @ Dec 3 2004, 11:57 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Peaches@Dec 3 2004, 10:46 AM
You guys are watching the big "blockbusters" that are mass marketed. There are LOTS of independent and foreign movies that are being made that are worth watching :)


Not all of us live in such sophisticated places as you..... [/b][/quote]
True, they are now showing "Christmas with the Kranks" for the 3rd week in our little 2 screen theater B)

[Lee]

Originally posted by Mike AI@Dec 3 2004, 07:56 AM
Lee I hope if you ever invite me on a movie date you let me pick the movie!!

Day After Tomorrow [for the effects]: Terrible movie, bad acting, stupid plot.

The Punisher [reasonably good story line to it]: One of worst movies I saw in years. I wanted to stab myself in the eye. Bad acting, cheesy script.




Another good movie I can recomend MAN ON FIRE. Denzel Washington is great. The movie is intense and they do not pull any punches. If you think Punisher was a good movie, you will should love MAN ON FIRE.
Mike.. we can do a movie date whenever you want.. ill even accept 'R Rated' movies ;)

Mike, i agree with you Man On Fire, out of all the ones we have watched recently it was the ONLY one both Gary and i agreed on liking lol

But then again, it was a DENZEL movie and i honestly dont think we have watched a movie of his that sucked with the exception of Training Day.

[JR]

As i sat there in the theater watching The Punisher, I had to respect the creators of the film as I realized the joke was on me. I was the one being punished... and I paid them to do it to me.

[gonzo]

I only rent whats on the approved MfG list.

[SykkBoy]

Elf has quickly became a family favorite here...my kids watch it daily...much better than I thought it would be and with the ultyrasexy Zooey Deschanel, it's even better...
I wish they'd left in some of the deleted scenes with Bob Newhart...his dry humor cracks me up

Nick, even at 2 1/2 hours they still left quite a bit out of the third Potter film (from the book). The real challenge will be the 4th one which is the longest of the books. They were talking about splitting it into 2 movies (if I was Warner Bros., I would just to milk that extra $200million+ out of the Potter fans ;-)) but instead have decidedto scrunch it up. Is anyone else expecting Harry to go nuts with a machine gun in Hogwart's in his senior year? How much shit can a kid take?

There have been some great flicks out this year: Napoleon Dynamite, Sky Captain,
Man On Fire, Shaun Of The Dead, Harry Potter, Shrek 2, Saw...and a bunch of great foreignm and smaller films ;-))

[Mike AI]

Originally posted by JR@Dec 3 2004, 11:43 AM
As i sat there in the theater watching The Punisher, I had to respect the creators of the film as I realized the joke was on me. I was the one being punished... and I paid them to do it to me.


HAHAHAHA

Thanks for the laugh!!

[JR]

i like Elf. Sykk made me want to watch it again.

'you're not the real santa!"

...

"you sit on a throne of lies"

[SykkBoy]

my kids now believe the four food groups really are candy, candy canes, candy corn and syrup....

[Mike AI]

Originally posted by JR@Dec 3 2004, 12:27 PM
i like Elf. Sykk made me want to watch it again.

'you're not the real santa!"

...

"you sit on a throne of lies"


My favorite line in the movie!!!

[Mike AI]

I think I am going to watch it again tonight!

[Jesse_DD]

I liked Elf. While we are on the "X-mas" there I also liked Bad Santa (Billy Bob).

[Mike AI]

Originally posted by Jesse_DD@Dec 3 2004, 01:03 PM
I liked Elf. While we are on the "X-mas" there I also liked Bad Santa (Billy Bob).


I found bad(der) santa to be boring and predictible.... I was happy when it ended.

[Bishop]

Wife and I saw Man On Fire a week or two ago.. neither of us liked it.

[SykkBoy]

I'd have to say though, my favorite Christmas movie is either A Christmas Story or Silent Night, Deadly Night...

[Jesse_DD]

Originally posted by Mike AI+Dec 3 2004, 10:30 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Mike AI @ Dec 3 2004, 10:30 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Jesse_DD@Dec 3 2004, 01:03 PM
I liked Elf. While we are on the "X-mas" there I also liked Bad Santa (Billy Bob).


I found bad(der) santa to be boring and predictible.... I was happy when it ended.
[/b][/quote]
Every comedy is predictable. :D I liked how raw and black (not the midget the genre) it was. I like most things Billy Bob is in though.

I liked 'Man on Fire' as well.

Motorcycle Diaries is a must see. (Not x-mas)

J

[melody]

I'd have to say though, my favorite Christmas movie is either A Christmas Story or Silent Night, Deadly Night...


(high five)

"A Christmas Story" is one of my favorite films of any kind, but it's definitely my favorite Christmas movie. I liked Elf, too, though. Thought Bad Santa was, well, bad.

[pushpills]

"Long wait" for Elf :(

got it in que on both my accounts, hopefully ill get it before xmas, alot of my girl buddies want a copy of it. didn't catch it in the theatre.

[SykkBoy]

Originally posted by melody@Dec 3 2004, 02:16 PM
I'd have to say though, my favorite Christmas movie is either A Christmas Story or Silent Night, Deadly Night...


(high five)

"A Christmas Story" is one of my favorite films of any kind, but it's definitely my favorite Christmas movie. I liked Elf, too, though. Thought Bad Santa was, well, bad.
I not only watch that movie at least 5 times a year on TV, I own it on video and just recently got it on DVD....

[Mike AI]

Christmas Story is best Christmas movie ever....

But I think Elf is going to be a classic!

[Peaches]

Not Christmas movies, but Saved and The Barbarian Invasions are both on the schedule for the weekend :)

[SykkBoy]

Originally posted by Mike AI@Dec 3 2004, 04:49 PM
Christmas Story is best Christmas movie ever....

But I think Elf is going to be a classic!
I think Elf has what it takes to be the next Christmas Story (lots of holiday repeats, spoken of fondly). They did a great job of keeping it very PG rated/tv friendly without being too serious or syrupy


Peaches, you'll love Saved. That's another movie that'll probably end up on my top 10 of 2004.

[pushpills]

Originally posted by Peaches@Dec 3 2004, 04:05 PM
Not Christmas movies, but Saved and The Barbarian Invasions are both on the schedule for the weekend :)
Saved was actually kinda funny, I was expecting alot worse.

Mckauly Culkin is a terrible actor though. He was better when he was 8.

[Lee]

Originally posted by pushpills@Dec 3 2004, 02:42 PM
He was better when he was 8.
if this were anothe rboard i might have a more witty reply to that comment ;)

[Hell Puppy]

Originally posted by Mike AI+Dec 3 2004, 01:30 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Mike AI @ Dec 3 2004, 01:30 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Jesse_DD@Dec 3 2004, 01:03 PM
I liked Elf. While we are on the "X-mas" there I also liked Bad Santa (Billy Bob).


I found bad(der) santa to be boring and predictible.... I was happy when it ended. [/b][/quote]
Ok, I'm an easy mark for that kinda thing, but Bad Santa totally cracked me up. Easily my new favorite Christmas movie.

I didn't shit right for a week after seeing it.

[Peaches]

Originally posted by SykkBoy@Dec 3 2004, 06:26 PM
Peaches, you'll love Saved. That's another movie that'll probably end up on my top 10 of 2004.
Good :) Have you seen Barbarian Invasions? I've heard good things from people but read mixed reviews.

[Lee]

Originally posted by Lee+Dec 3 2004, 02:43 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Lee @ Dec 3 2004, 02:43 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-pushpills@Dec 3 2004, 02:42 PM
He was better when he was 8.
if this were anothe rboard i might have a more witty reply to that comment ;) [/b][/quote]
But then again as i just found this story over on the Zoo perhaps i wont..

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6645815/

Im sure Michael jackson would agree with you pushpills ;)

[SykkBoy]

Originally posted by Peaches+Dec 3 2004, 05:56 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Peaches @ Dec 3 2004, 05:56 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-SykkBoy@Dec 3 2004, 06:26 PM
Peaches, you'll love Saved. That's another movie that'll probably end up on my top 10 of 2004.
Good :) Have you seen Barbarian Invasions? I've heard good things from people but read mixed reviews. [/b][/quote]
haven't seen it, but heard good things from my movie geek friends...of course they also told me "Lost In Translation" was good too...

[Peaches]

Originally posted by SykkBoy+Dec 3 2004, 06:59 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (SykkBoy @ Dec 3 2004, 06:59 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Originally posted by Peaches@Dec 3 2004, 05:56 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-SykkBoy@Dec 3 2004, 06:26 PM
Peaches, you'll love Saved. That's another movie that'll probably end up on my top 10 of 2004.
Good :) Have you seen Barbarian Invasions? I've heard good things from people but read mixed reviews.
haven't seen it, but heard good things from my movie geek friends...of course they also told me "Lost In Translation" was good too... [/b][/quote]
I think I expected too much from LIT. I LIKED it OK, but it wasn't anything spectacular IMHO. I'm going to watch it again before going to Tokyo though :awinky: