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FG Posted Jan 7, 2004
A MST3K collection! 
I second the nomination of The Manchurian Candidate as our next movie.
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Courtesy38 Posted Jan 8, 2004
I like the idea of the Manchurian Candidate, and I would also like to offer the Maltese (sp?) Falcon, as it's been a looooooooong time since I've seen it.
Courtesy
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FG Posted Jan 8, 2004
Oooo! Now I'm torn. Who can resist Sydney Greenstreet?
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Afgncaap5 Posted Jan 8, 2004
I thought the first to to the new forum selected the next movie. Did we decide not to do that, and I missed it?
*Starts looking through the backlog*
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Z Posted Jan 8, 2004
Indeed they do, the first to the new forum, started on the first of each month does suggest the next movie. However there's nothing to stop us discussing what sort of movies we'd like them to suggest should they be short of ideas...
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Hypatia Posted Jan 8, 2004
Well, that means I'll never get to select another movie since I'm never first to anything. But 'tis ok.
*clears throat* Doctor Zhivago was my idea. *pats own back*
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SE Posted Jan 8, 2004
I think we should do a combination sort of movie selection, where we would all suggest a list of movies and then the first person to the next forum could pick from that list. I mean, there will be a whole month for a list to get going and the page can be updated with a "Possible Picks" section.
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Hypatia Posted Jan 8, 2004
Sounds like a good plan to me. I'll start us off.
I recommend:
one classic - Casablanca
one comedy - The Producers (Gene Wilder & Zero Mostel) Why on earth are they wanting to remake this movie? The remake doesn't have a chance of being as good as the original.
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Witty Moniker Posted Jan 8, 2004
They want to remake The Producers because the Broadway version was/is wildly successful, i.e. made a ton of money.
If they can cast Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane in a film remake, you will hear the "ka-ching" around the world.
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Z Posted Jan 8, 2004
That's a good idea, I was thinking of a few modern ones.. Secretary, that should provide plenty to discuss, but it's not yet been released for rental.
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FG Posted Jan 8, 2004
Secretary was released in the U.S. last summer on DVD and VHS. I'm not sure about the UK or parts eastward....I know neither MR nor I like the ending.
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Z Posted Jan 9, 2004
It was released her recently New Street station is plastered with the posters, which is a little inapropriate IMHO.
I was just intrested to see how people not from our cultural niche (which lets face it is fairly liberal on all things odd) would react to it.
It was funny seeing in at a cinema, A and I were the only two people who actually went in, until the lights went down when lots more people crept in hopeing that they wouldn't be noticed.
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FG Posted Jan 9, 2004
I thought it was a funny, entirely plausible and somewhat creepy (the creeps came from the loser boyfriend, Peter) movie until all the characters showed up during her hunger strike (whoops! spoiler). Then it turned totally unreal. It would have been great if the moviegoer simply saw the happy couple settling down together for a life of masochistic bliss.
Wait...this isn't Doctor Zhivago...damn.
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Z Posted Jan 9, 2004
Well I haven't seen it yet, so far I have tracked down a copy in central libray, I may ring around some video shops to see if they have them in next week.
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Coniraya Posted Jan 9, 2004
Amelie would be one film I'd suggest.
One of the classic Ealing comedies would be another, perhaps something with a young Peter Sellers like I'm All Right Jack.
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SE Posted Jan 9, 2004
I'd also like to suggest La Cite des Enfants Purdue.
Perhaps we could all choose 2 movies in this forum and then not choose any more until we've gone through them? Plus, of course, whoever else joins could also pick 2.
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Z Posted Jan 21, 2004
So are their any more suggestions?
I'm still for saying that the first to forum suggests one, and unless everyone immediatly makes major objections, such as the film not being released worldwide, or just being widely regaurded as rubbish..
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FG Posted Jan 21, 2004
So the nominees are...
La Cite des Enfants Purdue
I'm All Right Jack
Amelie
The Manchurian Candidate
The Maltese Falcon
Casablanca
The Producers
Secretary
I like almost all of the contenders! 
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Z Posted Jan 22, 2004
Ooooh in the context of Dr Zhivago can I add "Dr Strangelove - or how I learnt to stop worrying and love the bomb" to the list please..
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Courtesy38 Posted Jan 22, 2004
For the future I would like to add Donnie Darko and Things to do in Denver When You are Dead.
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