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Time to start a super thread. Here's the basic idea. There are millions of movies in the world, and so many that people will class as 'must see movies'. In this thread we will be discussing movies we personally love and think others should watch. We can discuss new movies in the cinema and forthcoming movies yet to hit the cinema

Has anyone seen the TMNT film yet? The trailers look amazing for this film, and its great to see something that I loved as a kid coming back to the big screen

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The Notebook is the must-see from me. Sad but touching.

Who's in it Grace? I quite like my tear jerkers. Has anyone seen Finding Neverland? It stars Johnny Depp playing author JM Barrie and we see how he gained the inspiration for the Peter Pan story. It really is a tear jerker

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Hmm TMNT. My dad was buying *cough*pirate*cough* DVD's the other day, and was speaking to his mate. He said he had TMNT and was like nah shes 16, not 6. I was like, err excuse me! I want it! So yeah, i have it, but ive not actually got round to watching it. Think i will do tomorrow, looks amazing.

300 is another film ive recently seen. Excellent in respect of battle scenes and graphics, but a pretty bare storyline.

What about Sunshine aswell? From the makers of Trainspotting, so i'll DEFINETELY be going to see that!

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I've seen Trainspotting a good few times. It is a brilliant film with a glowing soundtrack and pretty much gave Ewan McGreggor a step up into the big screen. Prior to this, his best film was Shallow Grave. Nice little geeky link here. Kelly MacDonald who plays Diane in Trainspotting plays Peter Pan on stage in Finding Neverland.

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Has anyone seen Finding Neverland? It stars Johnny Depp playing author JM Barrie and we see how he gained the inspiration for the Peter Pan story. It really is a tear jerker

S'one of my favourite films. Lent it to Mum but forgot to mention it was sad... ooops

I love Patch Adams too

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I was gonna say, Julian McMahon made a bad film? Even with that shower scene I saw in the adverts? :shock:

One film I really have to see is Hot Fuzz, it looks brilliant and Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's stuff is always amazing.

Also, Patch Adams? That film even made my biker hard-man uncle cry! Another tear-jerker that everyone has to see is Jack and Sarah, with Richard E. Grant. It's amazing, even if it's a little old now.

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Danny Boyle is on T4 just now talking about Sunshine and 28 weeks later, follow up to 28 Days Later for those who didnt spot the relation there :P

I was a bit annoyed when i heard there was going to be a 28 Weeks Later, i thought theyd just ruin it. However, having just seen a sneak preveiw, it actually looks amazing! Out on the 11th May i think.

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I'm a massive fan of David Lynch. Twin Peaks was a legendary television series. My favourite movie of his is Mulholland Drive. It's weird and confused but full of typical Lynchian signs and portents.

I also laud Terence Malick's work. The Thin Red Line is the best World War Two movie as far as I'm concerned, as instead of glorifying America it goes deep into the consciousness of that conflict. If you don't like those arty films then you won't like it.

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I also laud Terence Malick's work. The Thin Red Line is the best World War Two movie as far as I'm concerned, as instead of glorifying America it goes deep into the consciousness of that conflict. If you don't like those arty films then you won't like it.

I think that this is the worst film I've ever seen! It's like 5 hours long- I fell asleep in the cinema about 45 mins in- my friend woke me up for the 10 seconds that John Travolta is in it!

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