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Nov 15^th, 2012 at 4:42pm

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Discuss this year's lineup.

First up - THE FIFTH ELEMENT

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Reply #1 - Nov 16^th, 2012 at 7:25am

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Reply #2 - Nov 17^th, 2012 at 1:26pm

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Stuart, are you saying 5TH ELEMENT is a dog itself, or, did you dress up your pet as an extra from the club scenes in the movie???

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Reply #3 - Dec 15^th, 2012 at 11:41pm

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The crowd is lined up already.

Thars only two possibilities:Thar is life out there in the universe which is smarter than we are,or we're the most intelligent life in the universe.Either way, it's a mighty sobering thought-WaltKelly

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Reply #4 - Dec 16^th, 2012 at 10:02pm

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Okay, so far I'm guessing a theme of non American film directors.

Looking forward to seeing Battle Royale on the big screen

I can't complain but sometimes I still do. Life's been good to me so far.

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Reply #5 - Dec 18^th, 2012 at 12:34am

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So, so, very happy that my looooooooooooooong quest to finally bring THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN back to the marathon has happened!

Not only is SHRINKING a terrific SF Film, it also has a critical place in my sci-fi heart. It really is the very first SF movie I can remember having made a strong impression on me. I remember watching it with my Uncle and my cousin at my Grandmother's house when I was a kid. I just remember being awed by the whole spectacle of the film, it's imagination and the great adventure/survival aspect of the basement scenes.

Years later, it was the 3rd movie I ever saw at the Marathon at SF/4. It was still great on the big screen. But, what made it even more memorable was that there was a gentleman seated behind me who....uh....apparently was HEAVILY under the influence. He found it to be so hysterical I half-expected his seatmates to call for a straight-jacket! Ah, the 70s..........

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Reply #6 - Dec 18^th, 2012 at 10:43am

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you don't need substances to laugh at the incredible shrinking man. it's hilarious. he meets a a really hot looking midget circus performer and says "oh boy. maybe if i stop shrinking we'll hook up" after their third date he shrinks four inches. third date ha ha ha.

PANTS UP. DON'T LOOT.

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Reply #7 - Dec 21^st, 2012 at 9:56pm

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HUNGER GAMES, smunger games. BATTLE ROYALE sounds like the real deal. PG-13 this ain't. I love how that book's author (Suzanne Collins) claims no knowledge of BATTLE ROYALE when she wrote her book.

I suppose she also never heard of LORD OF THE FLIES, THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME, DEATHRACE 2000, TENTH VICTIM etc etc.

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Reply #8 - Dec 23^rd, 2012 at 1:13pm

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Three films have been announced.

I see folks checking in on the board.

Nobody cares?

Crikey, when we DON'T have any films announced, people b!tch and moan about it, but, few seem to comment when films ARE announced......

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Reply #9 - Dec 23^rd, 2012 at 7:27pm

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Haven't figured out why people don't comment on the already announced films, please do.

My two cents worth. Never seen Battle Royale and don't anything about it other than what's been posted.
Fifth Element: guilty pleasure of a movie, but am surprised it was booked. I remember Garen saying he really didn't like this movie, so I'm surprised he would book it.
Incredible Shrinking Man: like this movie,but it should play before 10 pm.

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Reply #10 - Dec 23^rd, 2012 at 11:14pm

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Well I'm happy to comment on them.

I find The Fifth Element a bit too silly for my taste and Chris Tucker's performance is really infuriating but Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman and Ian Holm are all fun and the movie's amazing visuals will look great on the big screen.

For Battle Royale, I'm not sure if this has already been clarified but will the original version or the extended cut be shown? Either way it's great, unsettling stuff.

The Incredible Shrinking Man is the one I'm most excited about so far. It's been great that over the past few years at the marathon I've gotten to see some of the greatest sci-fi classics on the big screen and this one is another essential. It's especially nice since I missed it when it was shown recently at the Brattle.

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Reply #11 - Dec 24^th, 2012 at 12:48am

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the really funny thing about tism is the totally botched physics. as he gets smaller his surface area to mass ratio increases. i never sat down to do the calculations but assuming his density remains constant the act of running across the basement floor would generate enough kinetic energy to make his body temperature at least 300 degrees fahrenheit. it really cracks me up.

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Reply #12 - Dec 24^th, 2012 at 1:08am

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Agreed, the physics is all wrong here, that's a problem with a number of science fiction films,good and bad.

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Reply #13 - Dec 24^th, 2012 at 1:34am

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Basically, all films dealing with gigantism (THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN) or miniturization (FANTASTIC VOYAGE, INNER SPACE) have the same issue.

But, they are Sci-fi, so you go with it if the rest of the film works. And, Matheson's INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN succeeds on different levels - the idea of losing one's manhood, the great survival/adventure story in the basement, and nothing less than man's place in the universe. If you are going to admire only those films with a rigid science background, you would never be able to fill 37 marathons with them.........

Lile wrote on Dec 24^th, 2012 at 1:08am:

Agreed, the physics is all wrong here, that's a problem with a number of science fiction films,good and bad.

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Reply #14 - Dec 24^th, 2012 at 10:56am

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I come at miniaturization - and most classic themes in Science Fiction movies - a little differently.
Been reading Science Fiction since well before most people here were born.
"He Who Shrank" is anthologized in the classic 1946 collection Adventures in Time and Space. Read it when I was a kid. The story itself is from the 30s. Published by Random House, ATS was the book which introduced SF as more than pulp junk to many many Americans. Not exactly true in our house as by the time I could read as my dad & brother already had hundreds of SF magazines & books littering the place.
Won't go into a lot of detail, but it's a first person account of a test subject who shrinks through one after another universes and a variety of experiences. As was mentioned above about survivalist conflicts, ANYONE writing a movie has to be aware of their precursors - & in this case this specific story.
What Shrinking Man adds is humor. A scarce & vital component to any entertainment.
Note: "Farewell to the Master", the basis of The Day the Earth Stood Still is in the same book.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventures_in_Time_and_Space

Thars only two possibilities:Thar is life out there in the universe which is smarter than we are,or we're the most intelligent life in the universe.Either way, it's a mighty sobering thought-WaltKelly

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