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The Sound of Movies

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Obviously, movies are very important to me, as i've made it my lifes work to create them.  This is a list of movies i like, and a description and/or a reason why i like them.  Be aware that this list is never complete.  Also note that i leave out the "The" at the beginning of the titles.

 

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Abyss - Great suspenseful underwater movie.  I always liked the film, but not the ending.  Now that they have the original ending on the DVD, i like the movie even more.  The ending explains the whole meaning of the movie, and i dont know why they ever took it out.  Cheap studio bastards...
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A.I. - Speilberg directs Kubrick's final story.  This is a very interesting, thoughtful, disturbing film.  Most people didnt like the the movie because most people dont like to be disturbed.   Kubrick dont play that, and Speilberg did a spectacular job of bringing the film to life.  Everyone should see this film once.

American Graffiti - One of my favorite films ever.  Great feel, and geat characterizations.  Awesome film, revolutionary for its time.  Can never get enough of it.
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Amistad - Great film, fascinateing story, excellent acting.
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An American Tail - This is a REALLY great animated film.  The underlying meanings in the story presented in a way that makes it appealing to kids is an awesome thing.
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Apocolypse Now - Gotta love this film.   Everyone should see it once.  The ending drags out a bit much, but we all kind of ignore that because the rest of the film was so amazeing.
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Army of Darkness  - This is my BOOMSTICK!  The most entertaining B rated horror/comedy i've ever seen.  I highly recommend it to people who like to laugh at bad movies.  Plus you gotta just love watching Bruce Campbell do his thing.
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Attack of the Clones - Its not even out yet, and its my favorite movie!  WOW!  Itsnt it talented!?  ;)

Austin Powers - Its Freedom baby, yeah!
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Back to the Future - The very defenition of why i love Robert Zemeckis despite 1941.  :)  Sadly, its one of those classics that hasnt been transferred to DVD yet.  Doesnt that always seem to happen to the best of them?
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Batman - The FIRST Batman movie.   :P  The Dark Knight as he should be.  Complete with a well structured plot, and character development.  Not to mention the BatDance.
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Blade Runner - Futuristic Film Noir, very cool.  Plus Harrision Ford.  :)
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Braveheart - Truely great film, but i always have to leave before the ending.  yeesh!  ::shudders::
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Cabinet of Dr. Calagari - WAY cool silent German Expressionist film.  Everyone should see it just to see what German Expressionist films were all about.
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Citizen Kane - They call it the best film ever made, and i have to agree.  Changed the art of filmmaking forever.
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Clerks - Kevin Smith is the man, and thats that.  He's like the only director that correctly portrays my generation.   Adventure?  Excitement?  A Jedi craves not these things.
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind - You know its a good film when Richard Dreyfuss starts sculpting his mashed potatoes.   I mean, come on...
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Contact - Love it love it love it!  
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - The first martial arts film to really knock my socks off.  Great action with chick fights, and if thats not enough, its got an awesome, touching story to boot.
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Cutthroat Island - I love pirates, and this movie was just WAY cool.  It was totally underrated.  If you dont like this movie then you're totally not a fun person.
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Dances with Wolves - Yeah, i hate Kevin Costner, but its a good film.  The fact that i can bring myself to admit that speaks for itself.
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Dark Crystal - Gelfling!  Muppets on a fantasy trip.  Very cool.  One of the best Fantasy films ever.
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Das Boot - Wolfgang Peterson's film that broke him into Hollywood.  Extremely good story with extremely well potrayed chatacters.  Story about a german u-boat crew in WWII.  One of my favorite films ever.
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Days of Thunder - I like Tom Cruise, i like NASCAR, and well... its an entertaining film. 
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Dogma - Kevin Smith, yay!  I liked it a lot, altho i think it could have done without the shit demon.
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Empire Strikes Back - Noo!  Thats not true!  Its Impossible!!  ::throws herself down the nearest bottomless pit::
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ET - Whats not to love about ET?   I cant wait for the re-release, when it will finally take its throne back from Titanic.  Ouch.
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Elizabeth - Groovy movie!
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Evil Dead - I dont think Evil Dead 1 was meant to be funny, but it was, and in Evil Dead 2 they embraced that.  Bad movies, but in a really good way. Really.
 
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Fellowship of the Ring - OH MY WORD.   I'm in love.  I knew this movie would kick ass, and it more than lived up to my already sky high expectations.  If you've never read the books and dont know what to expect going into the movie, i recommend you click here.

Fifth Element - One of the best original sci-fi films in recent years.  I thought it was totally awesome.  Luc Besson film.
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Fight Club - First rule of fight club is, do not talk about fight club!
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Forrest Gump - Fun to watch, and awesome sound.  Zemeckis is the man.
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Fried Green Tomatoes - My favorite chick flick.  MMmmm!  Thats good barbecue!
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Gone with the Wind - I dont care for the ending much, but watching this film is a good journey to take.
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Galaxy Quest - Very funny movie.   Highly recommended film for any science fiction fan.
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Ghostbusters - Who you gonna call?
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Goodfellas - Scorsese film.   First non-Star Wars movie i watched over and over and over again when i was younger.  Great story.  Reminds me of my own family in a lot of ways.  LOL.
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Goonies - Heh, this film is like my childhood idea of coolest thing that could happen to a kid.  I also think this film is what first made me fall in love with pirates.  ARRR!!
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Gremlins - Its all about the blender and the microwave baby.
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Hamlet - Mel Gibson version.  The best shakespeare adaptaion to film IMO.
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Harry Potter and the Sorcers Stone - I saw this movie knowing it had potential, but not really knowing what to expect.  what i have to say is...  WOW!  OH MY WORD!  HOLY JUNK!  THATS A DAMN GOOD MOVIE! Click here to see more of my thoughts on Harry Potter.

Haunting - Not really a great film, (kind of silly at times) but it had great sound design, and it was the first film to be mixed for THX-EX theatres.
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Hidden Fortress - Kurosawa film, complete with Mifune.  Pretty funny, and its also one of the films Star Wars was gleaned from.
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Highlander - There can be only one!   I mean come on, hottie immortal guys sword fighting to Queen music.  Who can ask for more?
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Indepence Day - Okay, yeah, i like this movie.  Mainly i like the sequence that shows the countries of the world uniting.  ID4 was cool, but if you know about the coolness factor of stories like Robotech, you'd know that there's a lot more fun stuff you can do with the general idea for ID4.  Still, its an entertaining movie.
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Interview with the Vampire - Amazeingly good film.  I love it to death.
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Jaws - Very good film in every aspect.   See it on the new DvD, its rad.
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Jurassic Park - Movie not as cool as the book, but still a very cool film, with awesome sound.
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Knights Tale - This movie kicks ass!   Its a very fun movie, and i love the way they modernize the time period.  They explain why they did it that way in DVD, and it makes good sense to me.  :)
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Lady and the Tramp - My favorite disney film as a kid.  Great story and characterizations.
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Lawrence of Arabia - One of my favorite films ever.  Biographical film about TE Lawrence.  fascinateing story and character.  I like it because i can see a lot of myself in Lawrences character.
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Last Crusade - More fortune and glory than you can shake a stick at.
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Legends of the Fall - I like this movie, cant really remember why.  Must have something to with Brad Pitt and the kid from ET all grown up. 
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Lion King - Hamlet but with lions.   Whats not to love?
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Mallrats - Kevin Smith again.   He's the man, what can i say?
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Mars Attacks - Way underrated.   Totally funny comedy, plus Natalie Portman.
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Matrix - Good film on every level.   Excellent sound deisgn.
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Metropolis - This is a silent film, and in my opinion, one of the best.  An awesome science fiction film directed by Fritz Lang done in German Expressionistic style.  VERY cool.  I recommend everyone see it at least once.
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Moulin Rogue - Aye Carumba!  This was like THE coolest movie!  I was blown away by EVEYRHTING in the movie, from the screenplay, to the direction, the costumes, the set design, and espicially the performances!  This is Movie Heaven!  I never thought it possible for me to love a movie this much that has nothing to do with Star Wars.  Well, besides my Ewan.   :)
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Mummy - Kind of silly, but fun to watch.  i like it.
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Muppet Movie - Its not easy being green.  I dont know, i just have a weakness for Muppets.
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Muppets from Space - Gonzo learns what he is.  Very cool,  funny film, with lots of sci-fi film refrences.   suprsisingly good without Jim Henson.
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NeverEnding Story - One of the most memorable fantasy films ever made.  Very important meaning.
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Others - Wooo!  Let the creepyness begin!  Great suprising story, and i have to say that i'm REALLY starting to like Nicole Kidman.  Better than Tom Crusise!  Take that Tom you chump!

Phantom Menace - Ooh!   Gooberfish....   Get the DVD, its the BOMB!  There's literally about 8 hours of special features on it, and they're good features, not stupid ones.
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Pink Floyd's The Wall - I love The Wall as it is, and the film to go with it is very creative, and has great cinematography.   I love the colors.
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Princess Bride - My name is Inigo Montoya.  You killed my father.  Prepare to die.
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Professional - Luc Besson film w/ Gary Oldman and a young Natalie Portman, and that cool guy from La Femme Nakita.  Great film, very well acted.
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Raiders of the Lost Ark - A melted Nazi is a good Nazi.
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Return of the Jedi - Boba Fett was so mean, Jabba had bad hygene, why didnt they all just relax back on Tatooine, at the Star Wars....Star Wars Cantina?
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Robin Hood: Prince of Theives - Another movie i like despite Kevin Costner.  Fun to watch.  One of the few films i've seen that makes the medieval time period seem somewhat realistic to me.
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Rob Roy - Great sword fights and a really great villain.  The first movie i remember seeing in the theatre when the audience cheered when the hero killed the villain.
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Saving Private Ryan - Everything about this film is good.  Espicially the sound.
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Seven - Does anyone not like this film?  Modern film noir, very cool.
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Seven Samauri - Engageing film, very good, but very long.  Kurosawa's most fameous.  I like it a lot, i just dont recommend trying to watch it in one sitting.
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Sister Act - Once again the FIRST one. Maybe i have a thing for singing nuns....
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Sound of Music - I LOVE this movie.   Why?  Its hard to say.  Its just good on so many levels.  If you havent seen it in a while, see it again. 
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Star Wars - Music and Blasters and Old Jedi Masters.
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Temple of Doom - Chilled Monkey Brains?  mmm....  Snake Suprise?  Suprise!
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<Terminator 2 - Great movie with really great sound.
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Titan AE - Fun animated science fiction film, with really cool music.  The animated characters are hottie guys, and you even see the main characters bare ass.  weee!  Plus i like any story in which the world is completely destroyed.
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Tombstone - I'm your huckleberry.
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Toy Story 2 - Better than the first one in my opinion.  Awesome sound design.
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Twister - I just really like this film.  Great sound, great casting, and tornadoes are fun and something i have personal experience with.
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Waynes World - Waynes World, Waynes World, party time, excellent! Mike Meyers, Dana Carvey, and Queen.  Need i say more?
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Where the Heart is - I just thought this film was incredible.  It really stuck in my mind.  A great story of the human condition.  Starring Natalie Portman, of course.  :)
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Willow - My favorite fantasy film.   Val Kilmer and Warwick Davis are just rad.  Ron Howard is the Man.
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Wizard of Oz - TOTALLY symbolic, weird film.  All kinds of hidden meanings and mythological stuff.  very cool.   Trippier than the Matrix back in its day, i'm sure.
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X-Files - Kiss!  Kiss!!   DOH!  Damn bee!!!
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X-Men - Ooh, that Wolverine, what a hottie!  :)  Cant wait for part 2.
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