Thursday Movie Picks #100: Immortals

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This week's Thursday Movie Picks is Immortals

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Did you notice? It's the #100 edition of Thursday Movie Picks!!! How amazing is that; I can't believe it's been 100 hundred weeks of this. I still have plenty more topics in mind so here's to a hundred more!
 

Today's topic is: Immortals. Since we've already had a week for Vampires before, I'm staying clear of them. 

 
Highlander (1986)
An immortal Scottish man must continually duel with others of his kind throughout the centuries because "there can be only one". I don't remember much of the first movie so I'd love to rewatch the movie that spawned a number of sequels and a TV series which I used to tune in to quite a bit. 

Peter Pan (2003)
A boy who never grows up leads a couple of children away from their London home to magical Neverland. Love this movie; very well made and just incredibly magical and charming.
  
Tuck Everlasting (2002)
Another story about a girl meeting a boy that never grows old. While Peter Pan deals more with the fear growing up, Tuck Everlasting which is also based on a children's book deals more with the fear of death and what it means to never die.

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Thursday Movie Picks #99: Wedding Movies

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This week's Thursday Movie Picks is Wedding Movies

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I didn't think I've watched a lot of wedding movies, but I checked my watched list and turns out I did. Although I can't say I enjoyed a great many. Here are the ones I did like.

 
The Wedding Singer (1998)
I haven't seen this in ages but I remember enjoying it and it's just about the only Adam Sandler comedy I've seen that I like. The 80's bit was fun too.
 
My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
Another one I haven't seen in a long time. Quite surprised the IMDB rating is 6.3 because I thought it was one the better chick flick movies, well at least for me. I also always wondered why they had two male leads who looked quite a alike, I think it probably confused some people.
 
Mamma Mia! (2008)
I thought this would be terrible. I mean the plot is terrible; it's obviously just a reason to work in the songs into the story. But it's really not that bad. It's just a very light fluffy movie and was actually fun. The singing was mostly ok too except for the potential dads.

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Thursday Movie Picks #98: The Internet

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This week's Thursday Movie Picks is The Internet

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Ahh...the internet. Increasingly a part of our lives and increasingly being featured in movies. Do you guys remember the dial-up days? The loud annoying dialing noises and bad connection...glad those days are gone. Can't say I like most movies that show the internet prominently so these are just random picks of the ones I've seen.

 
Chatroom (2010)
Released in 2010, this movie feels very outdated. By 2010 social media had pretty much taken over chatrooms as the place youths hanged out, and some popular chatrooms like MSN chat had already been shut down a couple of years before. While the movie has a psychological thriller element to it, it mostly feels like a "big scary internet" tv movie that feeds parents paranoia. 
 
Men, Women & Children (2014) 
Once again it feels a little dated and too heavy on the cautionary tale aspect. I thought it was funny how the synopsis of the movie had this "teenagers and their parents as they attempt to navigate the many ways the internet has changed their relationships..." I thought that was odd; the internet isn't exactly a new phenomenon and especially for the teens in this, it's not like they ever had a "before there was internet" life.
 
Chef (2014)
Not exactly a movie about the internet, but it's one of the few I think that shows both the negatives and positives of the internet. The main character may have begun with a negative experience with the internet, but with the help of his tech/net savvy son, he gets a following for his new food truck business.

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Thursday Movie Picks #97: Alien Movies

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This week's Thursday Movie Picks is Alien Movies

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I haven't watch any Alien movies lately, so am looking forward to checking some new-ish recommendations this week. My picks today are the ones I watched post 2000s

 
Paul (2011)
Two geeks help an alien, Paul, to get home. Truthfully I don't remember much of this movie other than it was funny and fun. It's not part of the Cornetto Trilogy but it feels very much like it. Maybe not as good as Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead, more on par with The World's End.

Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Inexperienced officer gets thrown into the front lines of war against aliens and has to relieve the same day every time he dies. Great action movie and has a hero that's endearing because he fails so many times, but keeps on trying.
 
Honeymoon (2014)
This is perhaps my most recent Alien-ish watch. Newly weds go on honeymoon at a secluded cabin. Something weird happens to the wife one night, she starts acting out of character and her husband struggles to figure out what exactly happened to her. Very creepy; the whole isolated cabin thing and that they're newly weds who perhaps may not really have known each other that well certainly adds to the eeriness.

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Thursday Movie Picks #96: Non - English Language Movies - Spanish (Suggested by Wendell)

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This week's Thursday Movie Picks is Non - English Language Movies - Spanish (Suggested by Wendell) 

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This week's theme is a suggestion from Wendell@DellonMovies. I haven't seen any Spanish language films lately so I'm going to pick some of my old favourites.

Volver (2006)
Colourful, lively and funny, I really enjoyed this female-centric drama
 
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
If you love dark fairy tales and stories where the lines between what's real and what's fantasy is blurred, then you'll love this. Question if you have seen this: did you think the fantasy world is real or did Ofelia made it up as an escape?

The Devil's Backbone (2001)
Picking this once again. If you love Pan's Labyrinth and ghost stories like The Orphanage you've got to see this; it's even set in an orphanage.

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Thursday Movie Picks #95: Androids/Cyborgs

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This week's Thursday Movie Picks is Androids/Cyborgs

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I'm picking Androids because there doesn't seem to be a lot of cyborgs on film, at least good films.

Ex Machina (2015)
A programmer is invited by his wealthy employer to his very private and secluded estate to administer a test on his highly intelligent android. Ahh...finally saw this. Very atmospheric and eerie and just all round great.
 
Blade Runner (1982)
A cop is assigned to hunt down a couple of androids that have returned to earth to meet their maker. Not sure which version (Original? Director's Cut?) I saw, but I really enjoyed it and am curious about the other one. And hey only 3 more years till 2019. 

A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
An android boy yearns to be human and loved by his adoptive human mother. So sad.

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Thursday Movie Picks #94: Affairs

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This week's Thursday Movie Picks is Affairs

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So they're bad but they make really good drama; here are my three picks.

The End of the Affair (1999) 
It's been a long time since I've seen this. Taking place during and after World War 2, it's a very moody, broody and quite dialogue heavy which is just the type of movie I like. Ralph Fiennes plays a novelist who had an affair during the war. When his lover ended their affair abruptly, without giving a reason why, he becomes bitter and jealous and rants about I guess everything.
 
In the Mood for Love (2000)
Two neighbors bond when they find out their spouses may be having an affair. The movie is just gorgeous: the music, the costumes, cinematography...everything. By the end, you'd want the two leads to get together but of course they won't because they just won't stoop to the level of their spouses.

Match Point (2005)
I think this might have been the first Woody Allen movie I saw; I had always thought he only did dramas and comedies so I was a surprised by this thriller. An ex tennis pro marries into a rich family and soon finds that his affair with his brother-in-law's ex-girlfriend threatens his new comfortable life. What will he do?

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