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  1. Mal Reynolds - Faster...Faster would be better Jayne Cobb - Shiny, let's be bad guys Mal Reynolds - I aim to misbehave Serenity
  2. QUOTE (Mara @ Apr 27 2010, 07:56 PM) QUOTE (workingcinderellaman @ Apr 26 2010, 03:32 PM) QUOTE (Slaine mac Roth @ Apr 24 2010, 10:36 AM) The one film that I'm surprised that no-one has mentioned yet is Schindler's List. I'm unashamed to confess that I bawl my eyes out everytime I see it That one gets me every time. Strangely enough, the ending of "Schindler" isn't what gets me so much as another scene much earlier in the film. A young woman has gone to plead with Schindler to take her parents in; he basically tells her 'not a chance', as he's worried about things getting out of hand and endangering himself and others. He's pretty harsh with her, no sympathizing, just, "no, now leave!" She departs in tears, probably thinking this Oskar guy is as cold-hearted as the Gestapo. Next scene. . .her parents are on their way into the enamelworks camp. Schindler has put them on his List and saved them. With me its the bit where it cuts to the present day and the survivors are placing the stones on Schindler's memorial along with the cast. By the way, can I just mention that my 7 year old daughter bawls her eyes out when Han Solo gets frozen in Empire Strikes Back?
  3. QUOTE (Mandalorian Hunter @ Apr 18 2010, 10:11 PM) Just saw Gran Torino, and that was certainly intense. I finally got around to watching Gran Torino last night. It definitely packs the biggest emotional wallop of any Eastwood film I've seen to date.
  4. QUOTE (theguyincygnusx1 @ Apr 24 2010, 08:30 PM) QUOTE (Slaine mac Roth @ Apr 24 2010, 03:29 PM) Some of mine in the past: "Always hopes for your discontent" "All through your days, a prisoner in chains" "Workaday angels" It's not "always hopes for your discontent"? Its hopeful yet discontent
  5. Some of mine in the past: "Always hopes for your discontent" "All through your days, a prisoner in chains" "Workaday angels"
  6. QUOTE (Mandalorian Hunter @ Apr 24 2010, 04:36 PM) Well, Primeval was crap, but then again it was billed as ITV's answer to Doctor Who, which probably wasn't the best move. And new Who isn't looking as peachy as I thought it would under Steven Moffatt's watch! But generally everything the Beeb has done on a Saturday night since 2005 has been great. Actually, I'm going to have to totally disagree with you here. I'm a massive fan of Primeval and have not been greatly impressed with new Who under RTD's control (too many infantile jokes). However, the two episodes I've seen since Moffat took over have impressed me greatly. I've not seen this week's episode yet - my children, who stop with me at the weekend, have a complete and utter phobia about Dr Who (with my son, it results from being terrorised by a dalek at Collectormania when he was about three years old) so I have to wait until the Sunday night repeat to watch it.
  7. The one film that I'm surprised that no-one has mentioned yet is Schindler's List. I'm unashamed to confess that I bawl my eyes out everytime I see it
  8. I suppose, for me, it would have to be: Firefly Buffy Babylon 5 Thunderbirds V Supernatural Band of Brothers Angel Space Above and Beyond CSI: Vegas
  9. Another good reinterpretation of a classic legend - this time one that is very close to my heart. Sadly, in the UK, a lot of people have been very down on the current crop of Saturday evening genre shows - Merlin, Robin Hood and Primeval. The general consensus seems to be that a Saturday evening programme that ISN'T Dr Who has got to be crap.
  10. Both me and m,y two children are big fans of Merlin and have been since it began. In fact, I bought the first season on DVD today and we're watching the first episode as I type. One other thing - Katie McGrath
  11. QUOTE (Fridge @ Jun 11 2009, 04:42 PM) Roy Battys closing speech in Blade Runner - absolutely classic http://www.poetv.com/video.php?vid=19938 You've got it there matey. And as Frank Darabont says during the interview on Disc 2 of 'The Final Cut', its so much better without the awful voiceover. As for me, I've always liked: "What was that?" (Serenity)
  12. I remember watching the original Wicker Man when I was in my early teens and, after an intial 'what's going on?' reaction and the sight of Britt Ekland cavorting (I was pretty young), I thoroughly enjoyed it. I've not bothered with the remake as just reading the changes that were to be made to the story put me right off
  13. Sadly there isn't a 'none of the above' option because, personally, I really don't think much of Tarantino's work.
  14. No picture availabl but Mary lost her first tooth last week.
  15. I'm really happy because these were all freebies with various newspapers: A Matter of Life and Death Went the Day Well Gojira (original 1954 Japanese version)
  16. Although I enjoyed The Young Ones, I could never get my head around Filthy, Rich and Catflap or Bottom. Tell the truth, I've never been much for sitcom's. As for the ones I did find funny, high on the list has to be Spaced (a scene from which was the direct inspiration for Shaun of the Dead). Along with Red Dwarf and Dad's Army
  17. Off the top of my head, I would have to include: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/Jimyyz2112/past/marlene3-2003.jpg Marlene Dietrich http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/Jimyyz2112/past/julieadams4.jpg Julie Adams http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/Jimyyz2112/past/Helm86.jpg Brigitte Helm http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/Jimyyz2112/past/hazel-bw.jpg Hazel Court http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/Jimyyz2112/past/annefrancis12.jpg Anne Francis http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/Jimyyz2112/past/12-olivia-de-havilland.jpg Olivia de Havilland and, of course, the greatest scream queen of them all: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/Jimyyz2112/past/fay-wray-img.jpg Fay Wray
  18. QUOTE (Arleen2112 @ Mar 31 2008, 05:34 PM) Mary is quite the little fan..she had her Signals shirt on at the NHM They both are. While in mansfield on Saturday, they were walking along singing the chorus to Roll the Bones almost endlessly. In fact, they've both asked me to make them each a Snakes and Arrows shirt.
  19. Here are James and Mary last Friday after we managed to get to the Natural History Museum at long last. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/Jimyyz2112/dinosaurs/2008_3_28_James_Smilodon.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/Jimyyz2112/dinosaurs/2008_3_28_Mary_Mammoth.jpg and here they are shortly after we had visited : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCkStoKlPGY
  20. Incidentally, Joss Whedon is still working on Firefly. He's just released a three-issue comic called 'Better Days' which acts as a prequel to the Serenity cinematic outing. Here's the SFX review: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/Jimyyz2112/serenity/BetterDays-SFX-168.jpg
  21. Tends to change depending on my mood but, for the most part, the list will include: Serenity Day the Earth Stood Still A Matter of Life and Death Ice Cold in Alex The Longest Day The Good, the Bad and the Ugly The Birds Blade Runner the Thing Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Don Seagal original) Forbidden Planet The Haunting (Bob Wise original) The Andromeda Strain Westworld Brazil Shaun of the Dead The Rocky Horror Picture Show The Commitments This is Spinal Tap The Breaksfast Club Sleepy Hollow Dogma Seven Samurai The Magnificent Seven The Great Escape The Wooden Horse The Dambusters Cube Sin City
  22. I actually saw Serenity before I saw Firefly and, more than anything, it made me really want to see the series.
  23. Not sure how much of a fan he is, but my ex-wife had a picture of Elijah Wood wearing a Rush shirt. In addition, many years ago, I remember seeing one of the members of Anthrax (don't ask me which but I know it wasn't Scott Ian who is the only one I could recognise at the time) wearing an A Show of Hands shirt. In addition, its rumoured that Pod, Paul and Dean from Bravado have a sneaking regard for Rush
  24. QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ Mar 6 2008, 06:41 PM) Let's not forget the lovely Jewel Staite who plays Kaylee. She's got that "girl next door" quality and I've always been a sucker for that. Hmm, I wanted to post a pic of her, but Photobucket seems to be having issues today. All those interested in seeing what she looks like should do an image search. Will this do for you? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/Jimyyz2112/serenity/250px-Ff_kaylee.jpg and just to let those who haven't watched know what they're missing out on, we also have: Morena Baccarin as Inara http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/Jimyyz2112/serenity/250px-Inara_Serra1.jpg Summer Glau as River http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/Jimyyz2112/serenity/280px-Summerglau.jpg Gina Torres as Zoe http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/Jimyyz2112/serenity/Zoe23.jpg And, because I couldn't resist it, all four of them together http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/Jimyyz2112/serenity/firefly_serenity_movie_promotional_.jpg
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