All of MGM's 'theatrical wide screen' DVD releases for the last few years have been the pan-scanned versions with the top and bottoms cut off.

http://mgmdvdsettlement.com/

That's a really shitty thing to do to movie fans. There's an eligible dvd list on the site and the claims procedure. 

House Of Flying Daggers

(Bear in mind I haven't seen CT,HD nor Hero).

Weak. A vacuous shell of a potentially great movie. Stylistically it was good, although few parts were as aesthetically striking as the bamboo forest. The OTT action scenes were good and entertaining too. However, the pontentially gripping storyline was wasted and badly executed. The basic story itself was, as a basic story, very good, BUT the way it was presented was so banal and crude (the explanation just after they are both captured at the house, for example), with simple, child-like dialogue, that it's potential was wasted. This could have been a very slickly presented intriguing medieval Japanase love-story-cum-intellectual-thriller with a captivating focus on duplicity, betrayal, secrets, love between warring factions. But disappointingly, it wasn't, in the slightest. 

better than meet the parents. A straight up good laugh if you like embarassing sex jokes.

good movie to watch w/ a girl (but not her parents)

for a sequel, i was more than happy with it. 

Gayniggers from the outer space!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274518/

http://www.gnaa.com 

http://www.gnaa.us 

http://imdb.com/title/tt0374020/ 

If by linking that you intend to let us know that the movie is perhaps the most intellectually insulting thing ever made in Flash, then I'd have to agree with you. 

If by linking that you meant to imply that the movie is perhaps the most intellectually insulting thing ever made in Flash, then I'd have to agree with you. 

Sky Captain - Nice fun film with a very cool style. I love the look of the film, the retro fell is excellently exceuted. If it had few more spectacular atcion sequences or set pieces it could have been great, but as it stands it's still a pretty fun film.

Also saw Double Indemnity which has a dynamite script, especially the dialog. I love a good script and this is an almost perfect one (I still rate Chinatown as the benchmark). The performances are good too. The DVD is horrible though, there better be a newer release of this soon. 

Was pissed I missed that in the cinemas, looked like it would be, as you say, good fun on the big screen. Just not that inspired for the DVD =/ 

I just got the dvd today, the quality is amazing so if you have access to a big screen and a decent sound system, it will still get the same feeling across. 

Haven't posted here in a while...

Howl's Moving Castle - Well, if you liked other Miyazaki movies, this one is definatly recomended, not his best, but very very enjoyable like most of his movies. Great art, great animation, fun characters.
I loved it obviously... ^_____^

Kung Fu Hustle - Newest Stephen Chow movies, lots of very exagerated silly martial arts with funky techniques and stupid characters. Good entertainement, especially if you like his other movies (Shaolin Soccer, God of Cookery, etc). The CGI is a bit weak at times, but didn't really bother me so much.

Dead Leaves - This is some crazy 50 minute animation video that was released on dvd a while back, lots of violence and sex, some very cool animation and funky designs. (kinda has an american animation style going). Very fun, just don't watch this with your kids. =)
Oh and one of the characters has a giant drill instead of a penis... �_�

Alexander - Hmmm, this movie really didn't do much to me, I didn't love it, and didn't hate it... Never really got too bored during the 3 hours, but wasn't so excited either. Probably more believable than stuff like Troy, but maybe not quite as entertaining.
Angelina Jolies role in this is actually pretty cool.
Oh and the views of Babylon are pretty impressive, some good brushwork there. =)

Danny the Dog (called Unleashed in the US) - Got invited for the premiere of this, Jet Li was in the theatre and all, yay. Probably his best occidental movie (which isn't too hard considering all his hollywood movies are utter shite). Some stylish action and nice atmosphere (cool music by Massive Attack). Only recommended to people who like martial arts movies I guess. 

only seen the trailer but she sounds like she has a transalvanian accent or something. I sthat how it is for the whole film? 

kung fu hustle - i saw the trailer of this and laughed so hard at the slow-mo scene of the two people kicking that guy's face full force. I wanna see it, good to know it doesn't suck.

Also wanted to see Dead Leaves and Howl. 

Got my DVDs of Futurama today, and while technically not a film, I'll be watching this a lot over the next week or two. One of the best cartoons ever made IMO. 

after watching the DVD set released last fall. Pretty wicked comedy. Funny, when it ran five years ago, I completely ignored the series, but then again I use to have a life way back when.

If you are a fan of the Venture Brother's, did you see how the series ended? Let me, give you a hint. Easy Rider. Though the kids were wearing an American Flag helmet and a New Orleans Saints helmet like Jack and Peter in the movie during most of the show, I did not see THAT coming, wow. 

very very funny for the first 2 seasons, I didnt really like it after that. But those first two seasons are viewable so many times. 

and I just got my hand on my friend's Astroboy DVD set, brings back some cool memories.

thats the 80's version, not the crappy new version. 

while watching the episode where the lead protagonist discovers his brother named a son after him, and they played the Simple Minds toon from The Breakfast Club as they panned out.

Bwwaaaaa -- I cried like a wee girl. 

on the Futurama episode where Fry tries to clone his dog from the 1990s and then decides not to, but at the end they show his dog waiting for him to get back. Seriously, I cried. It was sad. :( 

but no doubt, I would have been sobbing away too. 

Charade - Good but harldy great light thriller that apes Hitchcock at every opportunity. However, it lacks the clever humor and setpieces that Hitch employed in most his successful films. Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn dont really click as well as they should and some of the dialogue's a bit spotty rather than being witty.

Still, the direction's decent and pulls the strings nicely so its worth a see. 

Good movie, good acting by Foxx, but a bit long winded with all the performances. Maybe a little more story to Ray's growing up and immediate family.

Watched the extended version. A recommended movie though, I read they got so many things right. 

Appleseed (2004) - Hmmm, cool animation and designs, music felt out of place during most of the movie (despite there being some good tunes). Story and characteres could have been developed a bit more, I guess I mostly enjoyed it for all the giant mecha and explosions... �__�

La Marche de l'Empereur - This is a documentary movie about emperor penguins, very nicely made, great images. Some of the stuff they filmed is pretty amazing, and must of been hell to achieve (had to live through crazy blizzards and all). The story of the penguins itself is great, very sad at times (dying children cause of the cold and lack of food and stuff). Definatly recommended for people who have the slightest interests in animal documentaries. Unfortunatly I doubt it'll be released in theatres outside of France, and probably isn't as amazing on a smaller screen 

is the best that I watched this year