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You Recommend This Movie or Book?

::ladyprariefire
07/28/06 4:56 AM GMT
Have you ever gone to the movie store and thought man, what should I rent. Even though you just had a "my favorite movie chat" with a friend that week who loaded you with suggestions, you plain forgot everyone of them. Books can follow the same line. So folks, suggest some good reads and movies. New releases are fine but lets also look to dive a little wide of this if we can. If you would like to give a brief explanation of why you think your choice is great (without giving away the story and ending) that would be very cool !! Merci.......
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.noahnott
07/28/06 5:00 AM GMT
Uh, Harry Potter!? I'm reading this Chesapeake book. Its...ok. Its a ..whats his name..michener? michiner? er, anyways. Yeah one of his books.
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::ladyprariefire
07/28/06 5:11 AM GMT
Harry potter is in my current top 10 favs. You never know how good it really is (even though it has rampant popularity) until you dive in. You can't deny it's wonderful weaving of tales and great plotting.

My suggestion..............Khalil Gibran's "The Prophet". A lovely poetic eye opening read.

For movies...hmm........."Serenity", movie based off the sci-fi series Fire Fly. A surprisingly good movie (that you expect to be cheesy, but it's great). It was a new release last year(I sort of broke my semi rule), but hey, not everyone would know about this flick, it's that sort of movie.
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+Samatar
07/28/06 5:42 AM GMT
I think my favourite book of all time would have to be "A Fall of Moondust", the first Arthur C Clarke book I read. I was up until 3 am because I just had to know how it ended, it was brilliant. My partner was very upset at me becuase I came to bed so late... but then he also stayed up until 3 am when he read it!!!
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.CurtieBear
07/28/06 5:50 AM GMT
Hmm... goods book(s) I would Recomend....

1) David Eddings: The Belgariad, Malorean, Belgarath the Sorcerer and, Polgara the Sorceress. 10 book in total.. a very good read.

2) Herman Hess: in general. Sidhartha is small and a quick read, but well worth it. Steppenwolf also is an engaging read.

3) Manley Wade Wellman: I believe it was in the 30's when he worte his stories. There has been some compelation books put together about a short story character of his, John the Balladeere. An excellnt series of folklore stories around the Appelation mountains of the east coast.
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::ladyprariefire
07/28/06 8:41 AM GMT
I'm gomma read Sam's suggestion. I've read some Assimov but I think some Clarke would serve up well. I let you know if it kept me up till 3!

Another is C.S. Lewis' space trilogy...........great books. The first one is called "Out of the Silent Planet". That should getcha started.

Another great movie: Blade Runner, hands down one of the best sci-fi films ever made. It has a very post apocolyptic feel, due mostly to the darkned skyscapes, stolid and fortress like buildings, the dirty streets and an air of futurism that is not tacky in the least. The characters are strong. The story is violent, beautiful, and poetic. The sound track is one of the best to ever match a movie with it's music and mood. Have I sold you yet??????
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.akashastrega
07/28/06 4:21 PM GMT
These 2 are hard to come by as they are out of print, but Wind Dancers and Wind Child by RM Meluch are great fantasy stories(kinda scifi/fantasy genre). Dean Koontz did 2 books called Frankenstein, and I am eagerly awaiting the 3rd in that series. Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks is a good and fun read. And hate to admit that I did jump on that bandwagon, but Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code was a page turner.

Movies--
girlfriends hanging out time= Sisterhood of the travelling pants (book was good too)
Kick some tush= Doom or Aeon Flux or Serenity
Bittersweet= The Notebook
Wet your pants funny= 40 year old virgin
B movies= The Stuff, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, Chopper Chicks in Zombietown
80's cheesy Horror= Hell Night
Horror Classics= Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Tobe Hooper version), The Hills have eyes 1 and 2, Amityville horror, the excorcist
OMG that is so me= 13 going on 30

I can go on and on, but I'll let someone else have a chance
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.scionlord
07/28/06 9:33 PM GMT
hmm...

Books :
for the hardcore scifi amongst us....Ringworld by Larry Niven
Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham

The EarthSea Trilogy by Ursula Le Guin

The Dark Is Rising Sequence - Susan Cooper (technically a children;s book, but lets call it an interesting set of stories)

Films :
Critters
Hero
The Last Starfighter
2001 : A Space Odyssey
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.akashastrega
07/28/06 11:20 PM GMT
OMG, I love Last Starfighter, that was an awesome movie!!! Enemy Mine is another good one (with Dennis Quaid and Louis Gossett Jr)
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Look to the Future, Remeber the Past, but Live in the Present, and Never forget to tell those you love "I Love You", you may not get another chance. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:: Never hold your farts in. They travel up your spine, into your brain, and THAT is where shitty ideas come from!!
::smoosh
07/29/06 5:21 PM GMT
Anything by Neil Gaiman. Novels, Graphic Novels, Comics.
Particularly "The Endless" or "Sandman" series.
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::third_eye
07/29/06 5:39 PM GMT
for the few ppl who might not have read them by now, 'the davinci code' and what i feel was the better story, it's prequel, 'angels and demons' ..once you overlook the predictability and recurring structure in each book, the stories themselves were a fun bit of entertainment.
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.sunnymay
07/30/06 3:27 PM GMT
Movies--
girlfriends hanging out time= Sisterhood of the travelling pants (book was good too)
Kick some tush= Doom or Aeon Flux or Serenity
Bittersweet= The Notebook
Wet your pants funny= 40 year old virgin
B movies= The Stuff, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, Chopper Chicks in Zombietown
80's cheesy Horror= Hell Night
Horror Classics= Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Tobe Hooper version), The Hills have eyes 1 and 2, Amityville horror, the excorcist
OMG that is so me= 13 going on 30
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.sunnymay
07/30/06 3:35 PM GMT
Movies--
girlfriends hanging out time= Agent XXL
Kick some tush= Dragon
Bittersweet= Revenge of the sith
Hollywood Classics= Gone with the wind
fave serial = The pretender,LOST,Elisa di Rivombrosa
Fave historical = men in the iron mask,brave heart
OMG that is so me= 13 going on 30
Fave drama = The hours
Fav commendy - Pirates of the cribbean
Most intresting - Da Vinci code
Fave farytale - Edward Scissor hands
Fav music movie - Moulin Rouge
Fave oldie - Hair
that is i guess

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.FutureResident
07/30/06 3:42 PM GMT
I'd recommend C.S Lewis' The Screwtape Letters, or Candy by Kevin Brooks. Amazing fiction...

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