dvd voting habits

[richierich]

Following on from Kath's 'Must Love Dogs' thread, the difference in voting amongst us fascinates me, it's great our tastes are so diverse.

For interest, below are 10 titles that got a 5/5 from me.

What would the rest of you rate the ones you have seen of these?

absolute power  5/5
arthur  5/5
deliverance  5/5
elephant man  5/5
fargo  5/5
goodfellas  5/5
hunt for red october  5/5
mississippi burning  5/5
song for a raggy boy  5/5
planet of the apes (1968)  5/5

[RossRoy]

Well, I'll give my ratings... but I've only seen two of those 

absolute power  n/a
arthur  n/a
deliverance  n/a
elephant man  n/a
fargo  n/a
goodfellas  3/5
hunt for red october  5/5
mississippi burning  n/a
song for a raggy boy  n/a
planet of the apes (1968)  n/a

[Jimmy]

What would the rest of you rate the ones you have seen of these?

deliverance  4/5
elephant man  3.5/5
fargo  1.5/5
goodfellas  5/5
mississippi burning  3/5
planet of the apes (1968)  3/5^*

*: It's probably because I've seen it too much

[m.cellophane]

absolute power  4/5
arthur  5/5
deliverance  */5 have not seen   
elephant man  3/5 have not seen in many years, remember it as tough to get through. But I was young. 
fargo  5/5
goodfellas  5/5
hunt for red october  4/5 -1 for Alec Baldwin 
mississippi burning  5/5
song for a raggy boy  */5 never heard of 
planet of the apes (1968)  5/5

[Achim]

absolute power  3/5
arthur  */5
deliverance  5/5
elephant man  5/5
fargo  5/5
goodfellas  5/5
hunt for red october  3/5
mississippi burning  4/5
song for a raggy boy  */5
planet of the apes (1968)  4/5

Spontaneous voting made me get rather close to your results...

deliverance  */5 have not seen   

What's holding you back?

elephant man  3/5 have not seen in many years, remember it as tough to get through. But I was young. 

One of the more mainstream efforts from David Lynch. I was still young when I last watched this, but I remember it as a great film! Need to rewatch sometime soon (DVD is on the unwatched pile).

[richierich]

absolute power  4/5
arthur  5/5
deliverance  */5 have not seen   

Buy it James, or I'll MAKE YOU SQUEAL LIKE A PIG BOY   

(you'll understand that after watching it)

[Najemikon]

absolute power  n/a
arthur  4/5
deliverance  5/5
elephant man  5/5
fargo  5/5
goodfellas  5/5
hunt for red october  5/5
mississippi burning  n/a
song for a raggy boy  n/a
planet of the apes (1968)  5/5

Pretty close on that list...

[lyonsden5]

absolute power 4/5
arthur  3/5
deliverance  4/5
elephant man  n/a 
fargo  5/5
goodfellas  5/5
hunt for red october  4/5
mississippi burning  n/a 
song for a raggy boy  ...huh? (never heard of it)
planet of the apes (1968)  5/5

[lovemunkey187]

absolute power  5/5

Only seen it on Channel 5 or something so =3/5

arthur  5/5

Not watched it since I was a kid, and didn't like it. Time may have altered this =2/5

deliverance  5/5

THE SCARIEST FILM EVER, first watched this when I was about9 or 10, Burt Reynolds was in it so I *had* to watch it. Scared the bejesus out of me, consequently never watched it all the way through, even some 20+ years later  =5/5

elephant man  5/5

4/5

fargo  5/5

:bag:never watched all the way through.

goodfellas  5/5

Only ever watched it on the flipper disc of it I've got =4/5

hunt for red october  5/5

:bag:never watched all the way through.

mississippi burning  5/5

Seen it but can't remember it very well, but do know that waht I do remember was very good so =3/5

song for a raggy boy  5/5

Is this the one with Gabriel Byrne in a boys school in Ireland?

planet of the apes (1968)  5/5

An all time classic =5/5

[Najemikon]

I just noticed James slagging off Alec Baldwin! What's that about? I always enjoy his performances. Case in point, I watched The Cooler last night; if Baldwin and Macy weren't in it, it would be on my Ebay pile as we speak, but they made a daft story really enjoyable.

[Touti]

absolute power  n/a
arthur  3/5 (If it's the one with Dudley Moore and Lisa Minelli)
deliverance  n/a
elephant man  5/5 (1980 with Anthony Hopkins)
fargo  n/a
goodfellas  n/a (Never seen it  )
hunt for red october  5/5
mississippi burning  5/5
song for a raggy boy  n/a
planet of the apes (1968)  4/5

[m.cellophane]

deliverance  */5 have not seen   

What's holding you back?

Not sure. I've just never gotten around to it.  The fact that it's on Blu-ray now gives it a +1 chance of getting into my queue.

deliverance  */5 have not seen   

Buy it James, or I'll MAKE YOU SQUEAL LIKE A PIG BOY   

(you'll understand that after watching it)

I don't know exactly, but I think I've heard enough to be nervous that I should take your threat seriously. 

I just noticed James slagging off Alec Baldwin! What's that about? I always enjoy his performances. Case in point, I watched The Cooler last night; if Baldwin and Macy weren't in it, it would be on my Ebay pile as we speak, but they made a daft story really enjoyable.

I enjoyed his films much more years ago. In interviews I've seen with him, he comes off as a pompous ass. So that intrudes on my enjoyment of his films. The less I know about an actor personally, the better. 

goodfellas  n/a (Never seen it  )

Ooooh, I don't feel so bad about Deliverance now. 

[richierich]

SONG FOR A RAGGY BOY is a very grim story based on true events. Aidan Quinn plays William Franklin, who on his return from the Spanish Civil War takes a job at a boys Catholic Reform School in 1939 Ireland. He soon witnesses the priests systematic cruelty and abuse of the boys, but is warned to ignore it. The chilling, villainous performance of Iain Glen as Brother John, the Head of Discipline, is in marked contrast to Franklin's warmer relationship with the typically rapscallion boys. Peter Mullen's THE MAGDALEN SISTERS told a similar tale of abuse passed off as discipline, but what sets this apart is the director's choice to retain from the book Franklin's flashbacks to the Spanish Civil war, reflecting his own damaged psyche.

I would like to recommend this, it is a serious and delicate subject adeptly portrayed on film

[Najemikon]

goodfellas  n/a (Never seen it  )

Ooooh, I don't feel so bad about Deliverance now. 

Deliverance is a far more important film, so don't think you can hide behind someone elses inadequacies! 

[m.cellophane]

goodfellas  n/a (Never seen it  )

Ooooh, I don't feel so bad about Deliverance now. 

Deliverance is a far more important film, so don't think you can hide behind someone elses inadequacies! 

Well, there's that. Plus I am 36 years "inadequate" while you are merely 18.