My favorite movies are:
- Lord of the Rings (all 3 of them)
- What Dreams May Come
- Breakfast at Tiffany’s
- Amelie
Nothing new have been added to the list in ages until now … dundundun … AVATAR!! I’m sure everyone is sick of hearing more news about the movie but I had to add in my two cents. There was nothing spectacular about the plot and it had the most annoying and dumb protagonist ever (I almost wanted to stop watching) but the visuals, action scenes and the epic-ness of it all were amazing. By visuals, I don’t mean the quality of the CGI but the Pandora in itself. It’s nothing new (if you read a lot of fantasy like me) but you rarely get to see it in a film presented in the way that it was. I’m looking forward to the sequels and more importantly, the book. *crosses fingers*
Check out: PROJECT 880: The Avatar That Almost Was (via @junshien).
What made Avatar good for you?
…and what are your favorite movies OF ALL TIME (not just the ones you like)?
KATY:
I liked Avatar. We actually liked it so much we saw it twice. We went just to see something in 3D, and that’s the only reason we saw it the second time as well, but I didn’t hate the plot. No, it wasn’t anything new, but neither are romantic comedies, and no one ever fucking complains about that. I like the kind of scenes that feel like a ride, from the character’s point of view, that remind me of Disneyland.
I also liked watching them get down. I hope they start making porn in 3D. 
I didn’t think he was so annoying! He’s the protagonist, yeah? Or did you see it more from the girl’s POV? As far as the plot, the little religious bits bugged me. I LOL-ed when Sigourney’s character said it wasn’t like Paganism, but the rocking and summoning their God was a bit much. I think they should have kept the spiritual stuff about the BIOLOGY of the forest instead of having it their deity. I like the theme that we destroyed our planet, but that doesn’t mean we have to go back in time and wear loin cloths and live in trees. I’d like to see a movie where we habituate a new planet but don’t destroy it OR regress socially, but actually move responsibly forward.
My favorite moved OMG OF ALL TIME are: Closer, Donnie Darko, Titanic! & a few others.
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Katy
January 19th, 2010 |
Don’t worry J, I will always love your super longass comments.
People only complain because the movie getting such good reviews so it’s natural that some feel like they need to go against the tide and hate on it. I love the scenes where everyone unites to fight the bad guys. Those are my favorite scenes in fantasy movies and they always give me the shivers.
I thought Jake was sooo dumb and annoying!! I seriously wanted to punch him!! Lol.
A movie where we actually habituate a planet without destroying it wouldn’t do well because people crave for action and adventure nowadays, especially in this genre and in the end, it would be the same; us meeting the natives, fighting them, trying to be accepted, etc. What else would they show? Us building houses, planting new crops, discovering new species, adjusting to the environment? Those are things that I would love to watch too but not the majority (we’re such geeks
). It would definite do well in a book though because it’d have time to develop and most readers are patient anyway. In Cameron’s original script for the movie, it went way deeper but if everything made it in the movie, people would just call it boring.
I have to admit, I’m a Titanic fan too. Leonardo DiCaprio was my first celeb crush back in the day. :blush:
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I haven’t watched Avatar but yep, heard the plot was shit but the visuals were amazing. Lol @ Janine’s comment, the thought of 3D porno might just convince me to watch it haha! The LOTR Triology has to be some of my fav movies of all time, I also really liked the movie Shinobi Heart Under Blade. Mostly I find martial arts movies to be lacking in plot but usually beautifully — albeit unrealistically — done
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Katy
January 19th, 2010 |
Thanks, I’m going to check out Shinobi Heart Under Blade. I grew up watching Chinese martial arts movies but never seen a Japanese one before.
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The 3 Lord of the Rings are among my favourites of all time too ! Everything in these movies was perfect (in my view at least, I’m not a cinema critique) : actors, music, set, battles.. On my list too : The shawshank Redemption and Billy elliott.
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I’ve not watched Avatar and I don’t know, if I will. But yea, there’s a lot of talk about it on blogs. My fav movies, OMG, how to decide? I have so many.. Will just share few: Bib-jip (Korean), Apocalypto, Glengarry Glenn Ross, Schindler’s List, Memento and so many more… I collect movies
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Oh god Amelie is just perfection in cinematic form. I absolutely love that movie.
As for Avatar, I thought the graphics were really stunning. The plot could have been better though, but otherwise the movie was pretty awesome.
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I really liked Amelie, lol I own it. haven’t watched Avatar yet. my brother saw it, and says its very very similar to dances with wolves, havent seen that either except about 5 mins.
fave films Before Sunrise, Love me if you dare & Love Jones <—lol yeah lets pretend Im not a romantic
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Katy
January 19th, 2010 |
It’s apparently similar to Pocahontas too.
http://www.saltypopcorn.com/images/avatar-pocahontas1.jpg
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Haven’t seen Avatar yet, maybe this weekend, if there are still tickets available!
fav. movies:
The green mile
Wall-E
Speed Scandals (korean)
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Katy
January 19th, 2010 |
Don’t know why I’m so into Korean dramas but never got into Korean movies. The only one I’ve seen was My Sassy Girl… but that was years before my K-drama addiction.
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Fight Club
American History X
Australia
I think I might have a thing for Edward Norton
Oh, and any new musical that comes out is my favorite movie of the moment. Still want/need to see Nine
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I SEEEE YOU…..
Hey, how about posting some of your creative work!
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Katy
January 19th, 2010 |
I will soon… I haven’t updated my portfolio in 3 years!!
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I have not seen Avatar yet, but I agree with you 100% with “Breakfast at Tiffay’s”. This is by far my favorite movie of all time!
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Katy
January 19th, 2010 |
I love it too.. I’m not into romances but I do love old movies.
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I loved Avatar as well (not for the plot or the dialogue either) but definitely for just the visuals and eye candy. Seeing Pandora was really great…I’m excited for the WoW movie especially because i’m expecting the visuals to be amazing.
Yea, we should have gone to Whistler and my boyfriend actually *has* gone up there! He is always raving about it and saying how we need to go there. If we go, you better meet me up there! hehe
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Katy
January 19th, 2010 |
I hope the WoW movie doesn’t make me start playing the game. I already have no life with my books and Korean dramas!!
Yes!! We should go one day and we can go boarding and fall on our butts together.
It’s going to be hella busy right now though because of Olympics so I don’t think I’d go until next year though…
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i freakin’ love avatar as well !
and lord of the rings is also awesome !
thanks for the lovely comments darling.
appreciate the time you took to visit my blog !
keep posting up great inspirations..
x. Michelle..
glisters and blisters
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hey katy! totally irrelevant to your post lol but i was wondering if when you bought your melkonian aldo boots.. whether you had to buy a size up. i have the taupe one but it does not fit!
P.S breakfast at tiffany’s is an all time favorite
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Katy
January 19th, 2010 |
No it was true to size. BUT when I bought these thigh high flat boots from Aldo, I had to buy a size up. How much bigger is it? Maybe you can try stretch it with ice if it’s only 1/2 size or so.
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I’m a child of the 80s so I have got to go with Goonies and the Back to the Future Trilogy! Never get sick of watching any of them.
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I enjoyed it because I thought the story was decent and of it was so visually beautiful. I wish plants glowed IRL!
My favorite movie ever is Forrest Gump.
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It’s so hard for me to pick my favourite movies, but I definitely love Mean Girls, Fight Club, Finding Nemo, and Memento.
The only ones on your favourite list that I’ve seen are Lord of the Rings… I won’t even tell you how I felt about THAT series XD
I don’t think Avatar could ever be one of my top movies because of the plot. I can’t love a movie if the story isn’t great; no amount of cool visuals can make up for that. Plus, I don’t think Avatar’s “wow” factor will be unique once more and more movies use the same technology.
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Katy
January 19th, 2010 |
At least it can take props in pioneering that technology. I can’t wait until more movies come out with it though.
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I’m not sure I’ve seen enough movies to label them as the best movies of all time. But the Departed sticks in my head. I haven’t seen Avatar but I’ve neard fixed reviews. One of my close guy friends thought it was a joke. He admits the cinematography was great but the amount of money poured into the movie he thought they would at least have better writers with a better storyline. Before he even told me the plot I had perfectly guessed the storyline, haha. Labelling the wanted substance “unobtainium” is pretty hilarious. hehe
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Katy
January 19th, 2010 |
The original storyline was great.. well at least I think it was. But stuff like that always gets dumbed down in a movie. That’s why I’d rather read; you can get soo much more out of it.
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Oh I’d have to agree. I was expecting waaay too much from that movie. Not my fault. You’re right. The plot was just okay. Nothing special. But the graphics and the setting was just beautiful.
Loves your blog. Probably more because your here too and you’re so sweet!
BTW, how was your new years?? I look like a little round ball in the picture with you! You and your tall thin frame! Damn you!
It’s been so long since I paid much attention to my blog, but I’ve finally added you to my links.
xo
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Katy
January 19th, 2010 |
New Years was fun even though I didn’t drink at all… then we went out and gorged out on instant noodles because we were too lazy to go anywhere to eat. =P How was yours? Did you have fun there? The party was sooo poorly planned though.
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I loved avatar too, and for the same reasons as you and, it definitely did drag on for a bit too long but overall, loves it!
Happy new year to you btw, hope you had a good holiday break.
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I haven’t watched Avatar yet though everyone’s telling me it’s a must-watch and the “movie of the year”. I plan to watch it this weekend though.
I’m not a very movie person and I seldom watch movies in the theatres these days. It’s not that I don’t like watching movies but I find it expensive and I would rather spend the money on food.
My favourite movies of all times? I have to admit there isn’t one. They are generally either not bad or okay or poor for me. I like the Harry Potter series though. 
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Katy
January 19th, 2010 |
I hate going to theatres too… it’s such a waste of time getting ready, driving there and then waiting for the movie to start. My BF and I just hook our laptop up to the TV and watch movies at home now. Plus we get to stay in our pjs.
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I agree, not the most original plot (coughPocahontas) but the visuals were BEYOND AMAZING.
I believe the exact word I used was “eyegasm.” =D
Some of my favorite movies are “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” LOTR is definitely up there, My Sassy Girl, La Vie En Rose, etc. hehe
Aah, Breakfast At Tiffany’s…I love older movies.
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I forgot to add, no big deal, but I tagged you in my latest blog post:
http://dontyouwish.wordpress.com/2010/01/14/shes-alive-and-here-to-share-7-things-about-me/
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I haven’t seen Avatar yet but I am hoping I will soon. My favorite movies of all time would have to be The Craft, Practical Magic, and Poison Ivy. Kind of old movies (’90s) but very well made.
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Love Amelie too!
X, fashionnerdic.
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there was a time when i was a total LOTR geek, i absolutely love the movies and i even remember saying to my bro that it would be impossible for any movie to size up to it ever again (in my opinion)…until Avatar, hahaha. i think though, the only difference is that LOTR’s plot/story is far more amazing than Avatar’s.
Aside from LOTR, I love chinese kung-fu type of films because of the culture & history, Korean melodramas and war films…if i list them all, my comment would be really long considering the movie geek that I am, hihi ^^
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Katy
January 19th, 2010 |
Have you read the LOTR books? It’s so much better than the movies!
I love Chinese movies in general.. well I haven’t watched any recently so I don’t know how they are now but I loved the old ones that I grew up watching (think: Stephen Chow, Andy Lau, the Wong Fei Hung movies, etc). I remember my favorite one use to be that one of Stephen Chow in ancient China with the giant.
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I still haven’t seen arugh!! And everyone is going on about it
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Love your header
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My favourite movie of all time is The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Nothing can beat that, not even Avatar.
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Avatar was okay for me. I feel like I might have enjoyed it more if I hadn’t seen it in 3D, because that made my head hurt, but I always focus on the plot and the characters, not the graphics (unless the movie was horribly done or something; that would just be distracting).
I also love Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Amelie, though! It’s hard for me to pick a few favorites, but among them are: Inglourious Basterds, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Gone With the Wind, etc.
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Hey Katy my site stats isn’t working!
Could you fix that or download something other than the one they provide? haha… Anyways, Paris is scary!
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nvmd it’s working!
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Hmm….favorite movie of all time? That’s a hard one. I really do enjoy Forrest Gump a lot. Any Audrey Hepburn always makes my day. The Sound of Music is a personal holiday favorite. The Dark Knight was quite enjoyable. Ah, I can’t decide…
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I’m going to see Avatar with my Dad this week. We tried before and it was sold out even though we got there an hour early! I’m really pumped to see it. A lot of people are also telling me to see it in 3D. My favorite movies…wow, I’d have to see Boondock Saints, Idle Hands, SLC Punk, Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind, and Billy Madison to name a few.
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AVATAR was just epic. I just can’t explain it. Despite some plotholes and the not really original storyline, it was epic! hehee
You and me have the same tastes
LORD OF THE RINGS AT THE TOP YEAH!!
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Can you make my font a little smaller.. it’s a little weird.
Oh and I visited the Amelie cafe yesterday.
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Katy
January 19th, 2010 |
Why your font size is good!
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I missed Avatar in the theaters but everyone who has seen it has been raving about it. I intend to get ahold of the movie one way or the other.
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i haven’t watched it yet but since everyone says it’s so good, i am having really high expectations for avatar
i loved amelie too!!!! one of the best. my favourites are.. bridget jones’ diary (always cheers me up), pride and prejudice (the soundtrack was amazing), amelie (love how it was filmed), marie antoinette (cinematography and costumes were gorgeous), and alice in wonderland (soo crazy and not so childish like other cartoons)
i tried watching breakfast at tiffany’s but never finished… i didn’t really understand what she did for a living? and at the time i just had my wisdom teeth taken out
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Katy
January 19th, 2010 |
What!! Alice in Wonderland came out already!!
How can I forget Marie Antoinette! The movie would be boring to non-history fanatics but I loved it and it was SOO beautiful and inspiring. I think my mouth was open the entire movie because everything was so colorful, elegant and SEXY. My boyfriend was snoring next to me though.
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I’ve never seen any of those movies. I have no desire to see Lord of the Rings though. It just does not appeal to me at all.
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I LOVED Avatar. Everything about it. Even the recycled Pocahontas storyline. Did you know it took them four years to make the movie? And James Cameron said on Oprah that all the plants on Avatar have their own names. O_O lol. It’s probably the only movie I’d ever pay to see again. But then again, I’m not a big moviegoer lol.
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Katy
January 19th, 2010 |
He’s planning on making two more movies based on Pandora and a book. I hope he does!
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Those are all great movies! My favorites are Stand By Me, The Breakfast Club, Elephant, Juno, and Ghost World.
I loveddd Avatar. Mostly because of the story line. It had me crying, screaming, and who knows what else!
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Aww. I haven’t seen that on movie. So busy.
But uhm, i’m getting more excited for DVD(if there is). LOL.
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I’m so-so on Avatar. The plot was mediocre but I LOVED the visuals. However, I don’t think I’ll still think of the visuals so highly once more movies of the like come out.
My favorite movies… gosh, I don’t know. But Wall-E and Slumdog Millionaire are definitely high up on the list!
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I saw Avatar in IMAX 3D with the boy and his family. It was entertaining and uplifting, but once I started to think about it a bit more the plot began unravelling under the weight of applied logic. >.<
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Tell mom I’m hungry and malnourished.
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Katy
January 19th, 2010 |
Go eat the fun-see. Hahaha
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