Movies

[Conway]

I haven't, but I've heard it's quite funny!

[Conway]

Okay, let's revive this thread again!

  Anyone seen 'Run Lola Run'?

[Timballisto]

Actually no.  What is it?

[Conway]

It's like an action/thriller about a girl with an amateur gangster boyfriend who has lost a large bundle of money for his unforgiving boss. So she has 20 minutes to get the money somehow and run to the phone box where he's waiting before he robs a supermarket for the money instead. The cool thing is that the same situation is played out three times, each with different outcomes, and there are very short clips of how each set of events changes the lives of various other people on her way. It's like a cool combination of Sliding Doors and Groundhog Day, and it has some pretty humorous scenes thrown in too.

  Andi has probably seen it or heard of it, since it's a German film. The German title is Lola Rennt.

  It's one of my new favourites! B)

[Timballisto]

Rennt...hm...we learned that the verb for running was "laufen" in German...perhaps my teacher is...wrong?  Interesting.

Has anyone seen the movie, "Hunt for Red October"?  If they have, can they tell me what it's like?  I'm reading the book right now, and it's good.

[drumnbach]

Ground Hog Day is one of my favourite films, and the concept behind 'Sliding Doors' I like, so I will have to rent out "Run Lola Run".

A film that I've seen recently that had an impact on me was 'Brazil'. The cinematography is amazing, it's like a comic book but not in a lame Batman and Robin kind of way. The film has a very serious 1984-esque theme to it, which when coupled with the general surrealness of it, amounts to a really memorable film.

[Conway]

Drumnbach, Brazil is my second favourite film of all time. It's so chaotic and mesmerizingly beautiful, and the ending just blew me away! =8O

  And would you believe it was directed by Terry Gilliam from the Monty Python team?! O_o

  It's nice to know there's another Brazil fan here!

  I haven't yet seen (or read) 1984, but I've heard good things about it (like it was a big inspiration to Brazil!)  B)

[geoo]

Rennt...hm...we learned that the verb for running was "laufen" in German...perhaps my teacher is...wrong?  Interesting.[...]

Rather not; both is possible.
 "rennen" is...I would say...a bit faster than "laufen".
But it's also a matter of interpretation. At least it means "to run" either.

[Andi]

Lola rennt? Heard somewhere of it.

And yes, geoo is right. It's a matter of interpretation.

[Conway]

Dogville. One of the most depressing films I have ever seen, but unquestionably brilliant!

[Conway]

Anyone seen 2001: A Space Odyssey?

[Isu]

I've heard of it, and seen various clips. I haven't seen it in full.

[Conway]

Ooooo . . . The Big Lebowski. So funny!

  But that's . . . like . . . my opinion, man! Dude, whatever! B)

[Lemeri]

I've seen 2001. I liked it.

[Lemika]

I've always liked 2001. I like 2010, too.

Never heard of the other one, though.