Author Topic: Most Recently Viewed DVD (Part 12) AND... What did you think of it? (Read 288224 times)

espace · « **Reply #2430 on:** Sep 18, 2013 at 12:22 AM »

North and South (1985)

We're going back to 80's TV, so this will start it off. The requested late night movie.
We're starting off with Book 1, which has 2 double sided DVD's. It was a toss off between Roots and this.

anya618 · « **Reply #2431 on:** Sep 18, 2013 at 01:44 PM »

final destination

anya618 · « **Reply #2432 on:** Sep 18, 2013 at 03:28 PM »

final destination 2

hls · « **Reply #2433 on:** Sep 20, 2013 at 09:25 PM »

edwn1220 · « **Reply #2434 on:** Sep 21, 2013 at 05:17 AM »

The Story of Us

anya618 · « **Reply #2435 on:** Sep 21, 2013 at 07:34 AM »

final destination 3
final destination 4
final destination 5

jas · « **Reply #2436 on:** Sep 21, 2013 at 02:51 PM »

Hummingbird (aka Redemption)

anya618 · « **Reply #2437 on:** Sep 22, 2013 at 12:22 PM »

matrix reloaded
matrix revolution

edwn1220 · « **Reply #2438 on:** Sep 23, 2013 at 07:28 AM »

Pathfinder

anya618 · « **Reply #2439 on:** Sep 24, 2013 at 01:47 PM »

hatchet III - lots of blood and gore

Chain · « **Reply #2440 on:** Sep 25, 2013 at 02:54 AM »

EVIL DEAD

jas · « **Reply #2441 on:** Sep 25, 2013 at 06:28 AM »

The Big Wedding

Chain · « **Reply #2442 on:** Sep 26, 2013 at 01:08 AM »

Vanishing

espace · « **Reply #2443 on:** Sep 26, 2013 at 01:17 AM »

North and South Book 2 (1986)

Continuing our late night movie with the second installment in the box set. Based on the sequel novel "Love and War".
Still a great series, worth the repeated views (last view was in 2005 when we received this set).

dvd_watcher · « **Reply #2444 on:** Sep 27, 2013 at 05:31 PM »

Superman The Movie (The Richard Donner Expanded Edition) , watched this on dvd 2 nights ago to celebrate Christopher Reeve's Birthday.

at_sunset_blvd · « **Reply #2445 on:** Sep 28, 2013 at 09:01 AM »

World War Z

edwn1220 · « **Reply #2446 on:** Sep 28, 2013 at 12:43 PM »

Quote from: espace on Sep 26, 2013 at 01:17 AM

North and South Book 2 (1986)

Continuing our late night movie with the second installment in the box set. Based on the sequel novel "Love and War".
Still a great series, worth the repeated views (last view was in 2005 when we received this set).

I hope you won't get disappointed on Book III (I did).

espace · « **Reply #2447 on:** Sep 29, 2013 at 01:01 AM »

Quote from: edwn1220 on Sep 28, 2013 at 12:43 PM

I hope you won't get disappointed on Book III (I did).

Thanks for the warning. We did get disappointed the first time we saw it in 2005, but after viewing it now, it was more tolerable.

espace · « **Reply #2448 on:** Sep 29, 2013 at 01:09 AM »

North and South Book 3 (1994)

Based on the third book "Heaven and Hell" by John Jakes. A little better than I remember first viewing this 8 years ago. The earlier 2 parts of this series reminded me of how we eagerly awaited the episodes in installments in Betas from Sonix and in those terms, this is a GFT.

jas · « **Reply #2449 on:** Sep 29, 2013 at 08:45 AM »

Ip Man, The Final Fight

anya618 · « **Reply #2450 on:** Sep 30, 2013 at 09:40 AM »

anya618 · « **Reply #2451 on:** Oct 01, 2013 at 08:13 AM »

Gladiator

edwn1220 · « **Reply #2452 on:** Oct 02, 2013 at 09:14 PM »

Quote from: espace on Sep 29, 2013 at 01:09 AM

North and South Book 3 (1994)

Based on the third book "Heaven and Hell" by John Jakes. A little better than I remember first viewing this 8 years ago. The earlier 2 parts of this series reminded me of how we eagerly awaited the episodes in installments in Betas from Sonix and in those terms, this is a GFT.

While I enjoyed watching the TV mini series on DVD, all of the versions are watered down to make the story more visually appealing and because of the inherent budgetary constraints of TV production. A friendly suggestion: if you are also into reading, you should try the novels- I'm sure you'll find "Books I to III" more enjoyable as I did.

edwn1220 · « **Reply #2453 on:** Oct 02, 2013 at 09:42 PM »

Sister Stella L

One of the few Filipino movies with social relevance that I watched pre-EDSA revolution. The story is about a nun who opened her eyes to the realities of daily wage earners' struggle against injustices and government oppression. It garnered several Urian awards for both cast and crew, including best picture in 1984.

My only regret in watching this again is the realization that producers don't make films like this (together with "Kapit Sa Patalim", "Maynila sa Kuko ng Liwanag", etc.) as they used to any more.

anya618 · « **Reply #2454 on:** Oct 03, 2013 at 08:42 AM »

the long kiss goodnight

inan2151 · « **Reply #2455 on:** Oct 03, 2013 at 07:55 PM »

taken 2. i find it as entertaining

espace · « **Reply #2456 on:** Oct 04, 2013 at 12:00 AM »

Quote from: edwn1220 on Oct 02, 2013 at 09:14 PM

While I enjoyed watching the TV mini series on DVD, all of the versions are watered down to make the story more visually appealing and because of the inherent budgetary constraints of TV production. A friendly suggestion: if you are also into reading, you should try the novels- I'm sure you'll find "Books I to III" more enjoyable as I did.

Thanks for the suggestion! Like yourself, I've always enjoyed most books better than the movie. But movies are able to stand on their own merits. Given the constraints film have, most do justice to the subject, IMHO, most get the storytelling done alright.

Most of the time one just wants to veg out for just a few hours on a movie, or time permitting, a book. The movie wins due to time constraints, but the book will always be the better choice.

anya618 · « **Reply #2457 on:** Oct 04, 2013 at 08:43 AM »

edwn1220 · « **Reply #2458 on:** Oct 04, 2013 at 10:58 PM »

Resident Evil: Extinction

anya618 · « **Reply #2459 on:** Oct 05, 2013 at 08:10 AM »

the untouchables