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    Do you miss Harry Potter?

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    YES I miss it, and I read the books once a year because I can't get enough. And I watch the movies pretty often too (most of them anyway).

     

    And I hope she is actually doing an encyclopedia, I remember hearing about it ages ago but I figured it got put on hold or dropped when all the talk about it died down. 

     

    As much as I love Harry Potter, I wouldn't want her to write any sequels, I think it would just push it too far. I would definitely read them if they were there though. I wouldn't mind some independent stories set in the Harry Potter universe, or perhaps a few prequel books about Voldemort's first rise to power or something. But I figure she's probably done with the series, and she left it pretty well wrapped up (except for the horrible epilogue, but we can forgive her for one bad chapter).

    BOF's top 100 movie lines of all time (CLOSED)

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    "My friends, you bow to no one" - Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

     

    "Now Woody, he's been my pal for as long as I can remember. He's brave, like a cowboy should be. And kind, and smart. But the thing that makes Woody special, is he'll never give up on you... ever. He'll be there for you, no matter what." - Toy Story 3

     

    "It's just a flesh wound!" - Monty Python and the Holy Grail

     

    "I find your lack of faith disturbing" - Star Wars

     

    "You've kept him alive so that he can die at the proper moment. You've been raising him like a pig for slaughter!" - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows pt 2

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    BOF presents: The Top 20 Action Scenes Ever!

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    Posted · Edited by jaredm2012

    Happy with this list! I love that the Obi-Wan/Darth Maul duel made it. I like the whole end sequence, but that particular duel is awesome because it's the only one in Star Wars (that I can think of) where both are aiming to kill.

     

    When I think of action, Star Wars and the Matrix films come to mind, so I'm happy with this haha

     

    Really shocked that the Kill Bill fight was left off though

    BoxOffice.com's top 20 action scenes of all time (VOTING IS CLOSED)

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    Posted · Edited by jaredm2012

    Here's mine. Lots of Star Wars/Lord of the Rings/The Matrix

     

    1.       Helm’s Deep Battle/Storming Isengard/Forth Eorlingas (LotR: The Two Towers)

     

    2. Luke vs. Vader/Rebel fleet vs. Imperial fleet/Rebels storming the shield bunker (Return of the Jedi)

     

    3. Obi Wan vs. Darth Vader/Yoda vs. the Emperor (Revenge of the Sith)

     

    4. Freeway chase (The Matrix Reloaded)

     

    5. Dumbledore vs. Voldemort (HP: The Order of the Phoenix)

     

    6. Foot chase through San Francisco/Spock beating the tar out of Khan (Star Trek Into Darkness)

     

    7. Moria fight against orcs/bridge escape (LotR: The Fellowship of the Ring)

     

    8. House of Blue Leaves (Kill Bill vol. 1)

     

    9. Amon Hen battle against the Uruk-hai (LotR: The Fellowship of the Ring)

     

    10. Smallville fight (Man of Steel)

     

    11. Aragorn vs. Nazgul on Weathertop (LotR: The Fellowship of the Ring)

     

    12. Obi Wan vs. Darth Maul (The Phantom Menace)

     

    13. Yoda vs. Count Dooku (The Attack of the Clones)

     

    14. New York City battle (The Avengers)

     

    15. Superman vs. Zod (Man of Steel)

     

    16. Destroying the Death Star (A New Hope)

     

    17. Kraken attack (Dead Man’s Chest)

     

    18. Battle of Pelennor Fields (LotR: The Return of the King)

     

    19. Neo vs. Agent Smith(s) (The Matrix Reloaded)

     

    20. Lobby fight (The Matrix)

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    Boxoffice.com's Top 100 Films of All Time 2013 -- RESULTS PRESENTATION 4 PM PST/7 PM EST

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    Posted · Edited by jaredm2012

    Here's my Top 50. Really, after the first 20 or so it mostly becomes a mush of films I like but don't love, so it is hard to name much more than this. Super mainstream list here, but that's pretty much all I get around to =) I'm sure there's some huge omissions from the list I'll kick myself over later, but this is what I turned in. Bolded films are ones I literally have zero complaints about, and wouldn't change a thing about them (even if some I don't necessarily like as much as others),

     

    1. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    3. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    4. Toy Story 3

    5. Star Trek Into Darkness

    6. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

    7. Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi

    8. Star Trek (2009)

    9. The Lion King

    10. Star Wars: A New Hope

    11. Toy Story

    12. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

    13. Kill Bill: Volume 1

    14. Beauty and the Beast

    15. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

    16. Hugo

    17. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

    18. The Hunger Games

    19. The Bourne Ultimatum

    20. Ratatouille

    21. The Matrix Reloaded

    22. Aladdin

    23. Monsters University

    24. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

    25. Wall-E

    26. The Avengers

    27. The Bourne Identity

    28. X-Men: First Class

    29. The Matrix

    30. Up

    31. Despicable Me

    32. The Silence of the Lambs

    33. Spiderman 2

    34. A Bug’s Life

    35. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest

    36. The Hurt Locker

    37. Batman Begins

    38. The Pursuit of Happyness

    39. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace

    40. X2: X-Men United

    41. Man of Steel

    42. Moon

    43. The Bourne Supremacy

    44. Toy Story 2

    45. The Amazing Spiderman

    46. The Illusionist

    47. I Am Legend

    48. Monsters, Inc.

    49. Shrek 2

    50. Thor

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    Unpopular movie opinions.

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    You know, as much as I hated Pirates 3, it is a very addicting film to watch.  I mean, how can you top Lord Beckett's death sequence?  And yes the marriage scene was super duper cheesy as all hell, but I gotta admit, it was filmed creatively well.  Urgh!!

     

    Don't particularly like the movie (or really even remember much about it, I think I've only seen it once despite actually owning it and I saw it at midnight opening day...), but his death scene was awesome. I don't even remember how/why, but I remember being amazed by it when I watched it. So I need to see it again for that =)

    Films that unexpectedly blew you away...

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    Posted · Edited by jaredm2012

    Star Trek (2009) - Saw it in a Movie Gallery liquidation sale, bought it because a friend said it was good. I wasn't expecting much, but now it is one of my all-time favorite films

     

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Somehow as a kid I was completely oblivious to the Lord of the Rings books, somehow I hadn't even heard of them. Saw this film, and absolutely fell in love with it

     

    The Hurt Locker - I'm generally not a fan of war films, but I knew this one won some big Oscars and I was able to buy it for $1. Isn't one of my all-time favorites, but I really enjoyed it when I thought I would hate it

     

    Goodbye Bafana/The Color of Freedom - Had to watch this for a Management class at university, so naturally I thought it'd be a bore. Instead I really loved it and thought it was a powerful film (even if it was apparently extremely exaggerated)

    Unpopular movie opinions.

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    you must have a emotional link with Harry Potter to enjoy the first two.

     

    I am curious about this. I have friends who didn't read the books and liked the first film a lot, but it also seems like the first two are generally not as well liked as most of the others. I for one love the first one, but I've been in love with the books forever. It was surprising to me to hear people didn't like it (but liked the other films), but perhaps you are right!

    Most overrated directors

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    Apparently these people enjoy bleak, pseudo-clever, emotionally vacant storytelling.

     

    This is my biggest problem with Nolan's films. I can't recall ever caring about any of the characters or situations in any of his films. I'm not sure why, but they never click with me on an emotional level.

    Unpopular movie opinions.

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    I haven't heard a single person praise STID's action, whereas Man of Steel always has its action brought up in discussion.

     

    I'd say the action in STID is more thrilling than Man of Steel (and also much more well distributed throughout the film). I felt much more tension during Star Trek than I ever did with Man of Steel. But I enjoyed the spectacle and intensity of the action in MoS.

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    The last five films you've seen

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    Despicable Me 2 - Loved it, but I think I like the original a bit more. Really funny though and overall a great time! (8/10)

     

    Monsters University - I'm surprised how much I enjoyed this film. For some reason it really resonated with me, and belongs with the upper tier of Pixar films in my mind (9/10)

     

    Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi - Watched the three of these with my friends over a few days. Still a lot of fun and one of my favorite films ever (9/10)

     

    Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - My least favorite of the original trilogy (even though this is everyone's favorite), but it is still fantastic and a fun watch (8/10)

     

    Star Wars: A New Hope - A great film and good introduction into the Star Wars universe (9/10)

    Which Film Has the Best Score?

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    I now think DH2 has the best score. Sorry PoA, you are moving down to second place. The cues in DH2 just give me chills.

     

     

    DH2's definitely my favorite. Lily's Theme is the most haunting track in the entire series, and I LOVE Courtyard Apocalypse and Statues.

     

    Deathly Hallows 2 is so good. So many standout tracks and it fits the film oh so perfectly. Definitely a close 2nd to the Goblet of Fire score to me, for some reason that one is just fantastic to me. But I love DH2 (and DH1 as well). Desplat was a great choice for the final films.

    Despicable Me 2 (2013)

    in Review That Movie! (Spoilers Allowed)

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    Really liked it overall, but I'm not sure how it compares to the first one. I think I liked that one a bit better, but it is hard to tell. I didn't mind the romance elements in this one, but I think I might prefer the first one because of the developing relationship between Gru and the girls. This film did a good job with that as well, but there simply wasn't as much ground to cover.

     

    However, I did think this one was a little funnier, even if it wasn't a "clever" funny. I loved El Macho, and the chicken was hilarious, as were the minions (and of course Gru). Lucy took a little time to grow on me, but I came to like her character as well.

     

    The animation was really well done, and it had a delightful score/soundtrack, even if not particularly memorable. 

     

    Overall a really solid film, but I think I'd give Monsters University the edge as far as animated flicks go this summer. Would get an 8/10 or so from me.

    Best Score-2013

    in And The Winner Is...

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    I was about to start a thread for this, but I found this one!

     

    I have no idea what will even be nominated at this point, but so far I'd pick:

     

    Star Trek Into Darkness

    Oz: The Great and Powerful

    Monsters University

    World War Z

     

    I'm sure only one (or none) of those will get nominated, but of the scores I've really listened to this year those would get my nominations. I think Monster's University probably stands the best chance of that list to be nominated. I need to check out scores from some smaller films, but blockbuster scores are generally more accessible (mainly because I've seen the films!). The actual nominations will probably be 3-4 "smaller" films with 1-2 blockbusters thrown in there, as usual.

    Film scores 2013

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    Posted · Edited by jaredm2012

    I think "The Lone Ranger" is a 'meh' score, but I do think it is considerably better than Man of Steel and several other recent Zimmer scores. The music isn't necessarily more interesting, but the whole thing feels more natural and organic so it scores some points with me there.

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