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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Apr 21, 2006 9:34:21 GMT -5
Richard Donner may not be a household name like Scorsese, Spielberg or Tarantino, but I'm sure most people here have enjoyed at least one or two of his films. With his recent Bruce Willis flick, 16 BLOCKS, I thought it was about time he had his own thread.
Donner started his directing career on television, directing episodes of such series as THE FUGITIVE, GILLIGAN'S ISLAND, GET SMART, THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN and the original TWILIGHT ZONE (Donner directed the classic, "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet", which features a young William Shatner having a breakdown on a plane when he can't make other passengers believe he has seen a creature on the wing of the plane.).
His first commercial breakthrough as a film director was the classic '76 horror film, THE OMEN. After that successs it was on to the blockbuster, SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE. His career has been hit and miss since then, but the man definitely has several modern classics in his filmography.
Besides directing, he has also produced several different projects including the HBO horror anthology, TALES FROM THE CRYPT and the first X-MEN movie.
I'm gonna go with SUPERMAN, simply one of the best comic book based movies of all time.
So, what's your favorite Richard Donner movie?
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Apr 26, 2006 9:13:27 GMT -5
Hey, you fuckers, wake up! Are you telling me none of you have ever seen any Richard Donner movies??? Or that you absolutely don't have a favorite among this list??  ;D |
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Apr 26, 2006 16:29:37 GMT -5
Geez...lay off the caffiene dude. ;D Ok, Ok, I voted for The Omen. There's a few on the list that I like, but that one is definately my fave.
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Post by slayrrr666 on May 8, 2006 16:52:59 GMT -5
Torn between the Lethal Weapon movies, so I'm not sure which one I like the most. Omen is also rining heavily, so another one to look for. Not sure yet.
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Post by Pulpmariachi on May 8, 2006 18:07:40 GMT -5
I agree with Heineken. For too long, Tim Burton's original "Batman" and "Superman" were the only really good superhero movies available.
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on May 10, 2006 12:18:13 GMT -5
Torn between the Lethal Weapon movies, so I'm not sure which one I like the most. Omen is also rining heavily, so another one to look for. Not sure yet. I also love THE OMEN and think it's easiest one of the best horror movies of the 70's. (Can't believe they've remade it.) And for me, it's no choice among which one is the best LETHAL WEAPON. The first one rules and is a landmark in action films, and I think they got progressively worse. By the time of Part 4, I thought the series had gone straight down the tubes. |
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Post by slayrrr666 on May 10, 2006 12:22:37 GMT -5
Personally, I love all four of them and think they're some of the best action movies around. I grew up with them and remain some of my favorite movies, so I think they're all great films. Remember, I'm easy to please in an action flick, so these are right up my alley.
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Post by Quorthon on May 22, 2006 12:46:18 GMT -5
For as much as I love the Omen, I had to vote Goonies.
One of those classics I grew up with.
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on May 23, 2006 9:46:57 GMT -5
Yeah, GOONIES is one of those movies that people who first saw it as kids seem to love. Unfortunately, I didn't see it for the first time until about a year or two ago and really hated it. LADYHAWKE fared only slightly better upon a recent first-time watching. Mainly I think, because of the cast. Hey you lurkers, who voted for LADYHAWKE & ASSASSINS? |
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Post by Bartwald on Jun 5, 2006 10:31:54 GMT -5
Ha, ha - I think neptunes and Phoenix have some explaining to do now! Haven't seen Ladyhawke but Assassins??! You jokers you!
I'm voting for The Omen - but of course! One of the finest horror films around, this. Lethal Weapon is very good, too (like slayrrr I liked all four films), and I have no problems understanding why Quorth chose The Goonies, either - it's perhaps a bit TOO childish but who didn't love it back in the 80's?
Donner is a great director who just wasn't lucky enough with most screenplays.
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Post by knightofcydonia on Oct 4, 2006 8:48:09 GMT -5
I'd have said Superman II but since it's not there i'll make do with the first one |
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Oct 4, 2006 9:39:26 GMT -5
I'd have said Superman II but since it's not there i'll make do with the first one Well, seeing as how it's credited to Richard Lester, I really couldn't include it in the poll. Can't wait to finally see Donner's cut of part II though. |
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Post by misternick on Oct 8, 2006 14:33:36 GMT -5
As much as Superman set the standard for comic book movies, I'm going to have to go for "The Goonies". That movie was the *first* film I have ever seen in the theatre, and it still sticks to me to this day.
A good one I like to watch (especially around Christmastime) is "Scrooged." Bill Murray is one of the funniest men alive, and it's quite possibly, one of the best retellings of "A Christmas Carol" out there. Small note, though, I saw "Scrooged" in the theatre, and the whole scene with the Ghost of Christmas Future *freaked me out* (I was 8)
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Post by Bartwald on Oct 9, 2006 11:25:28 GMT -5
Scrooged is one of Donner's least popular titles here in Poland for some reason, very difficult to find - still haven't seen this myself. Maybe this Christmas I will?
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Post by knightofcydonia on Oct 11, 2006 7:24:27 GMT -5
Scrooged is one of Donner's least popular titles here in Poland for some reason, very difficult to find - still haven't seen this myself. Maybe this Christmas I will? Very very funny film. Really dark also. |
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