Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted January 31, 2012 Author Paid Members Share Posted January 31, 2012 Ben Affleck's best film to date is Changing Lanes. That film is absolutely fucking superb and he is great in it. He's a good actor, deserves more credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra1000 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 I love some Affleck, way too much hate on him for no reason. Â Has anyone ever watched Hollywoodland, one of my favourite Affleck films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobra_gordo Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Affleck was the bomb in Phantoms yo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Dead Mike Posted January 31, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted January 31, 2012 Ben Affleck's best film to date is Changing Lanes. That film is absolutely fucking superb and he is great in it. He's a good actor, deserves more credit. Â No way is 'Changing Lanes' better than 'The Town'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted January 31, 2012 Author Paid Members Share Posted January 31, 2012 Okay, best film to date that I've seen of his. Â It will do well to be better than Changing Lanes, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cum Doctor Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 I actually like Changing Lanes more than The Town. I'm a sucker for Samuel L Jackson though, so I might be biased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonyp Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Well this thread has gone from favourite films to the Ben Affleck appreciation thread, quite funny really considering I cant see any of his films being anywhere near this list, that is unless Gladstone is about to shock us all by revealing the next film is Gigli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted January 31, 2012 Author Paid Members Share Posted January 31, 2012 =21  The Karate Kid (1984)   People wot put it in 1st place: 1  IMDB Rating: 7.0  What's it about?  Ralph Macchio's getting bullied so Pat Morita gives him tips on how to wash cars and paint fences. Hello again, Elisabeth Shue!  What do we say?  "I fucking love the Karate Kid. Not even in a "LOL! 80's!" kind of way." - Quentin  "There has to be room for Mr. Miyagi and Daniel-san. Who wouldn't want to have a mentor like that, and then be able to knock someone out with a crane kick? Great stuff." - WeeAl  "The best sports and/or underdog movie of all time. A billion times better than the 'kids movie' people have it down as, it's a mark of how deep it cuts that so many bits of Karate Kid are so ingrained into popular culture." - Astro Hollywood  So, The Karate Kid proved quite popular, then? I don't think I've seen it for about 20 years. I think when I did see it, I was always left wondering that when he did that Crane Kick whether that was actually a legal move and whether he was allowed to take that starting position. Hmm.  Anyway, no, it's not really a kid's film, is it? It's pretty violent, actually. But then it should be as it's a film about kicking people's faces off, after all. It's also another film on our list where much vaunted talent went on to do nothing. Ralph Macchio went on to Crossroads, and not even the Britney Spears one where she's in her grundies and Martin Kove went on to Rambo. And that's about it.  The sequels were uniformly shit. Hilary Swank did alright for herself out one of them, though. But the original is still as memorable as it is well loved nearly 30 years on.  Some good bits!    Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Astro Hollywood Posted January 31, 2012 Moderators Share Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) YESSSSSSSSSS Â Karate Kid was my #2 pick. It's the film I've seen the most times, too. Â I was livid when they decided to remake it, but the original is such a part of the lifeblood of pop culture that you could ask 10,000 people the first thing that comes to mind when they hear 'The Karate Kid', and not a single one would say 'Will Smith's boy'. Â Â There is always tears. Edited January 31, 2012 by Astro Hollywood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Burchill's Buddy Posted January 31, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted January 31, 2012 I could watch Johnny sell that crane kick all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators neil Posted January 31, 2012 Moderators Share Posted January 31, 2012 One thing that always stuck out to be with the Karate Kid was that he seemed unable to walk between spots. He'd always run. Probably due to the huge amounts of cocaine Macchio was allegedly on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted January 31, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) I love the Karate Kid. When I was in the Infants, a big fear of mine going into the Junior school was me getting beaten up by a load of big lads dressed as skeletons. I still get nervous on a night out if I'm walking home by myself and come across a mesh fence. It was an inspirational tale, as far as standing up for yourself. A cracking little film. Still watch it when it comes on the telly. Â A great soundtrack, but the toys all fell to pieces and had little playability. Miyagi always played a great Mr. Fuji in my wrestling league and Johnny played a good Owen Hart before his Hasbro came out, but other than that they merchandised the film so shoddy. Edited January 31, 2012 by The_BarbarIAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Astro Hollywood Posted January 31, 2012 Moderators Share Posted January 31, 2012 If you want the most awesome thing ever - EVER - there's actually a second version. The director himself uploaded this to Youtube. It's a fully edited cut of the Karate Kid comprised entirely of camcorder-shot rehearsal footage. Â FINISH HIM Â And for another KK bonus, here's a music video directed by William 'Johnny' Zabka, that reunites the Cobra Kai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 That music video reminds me of the Lost Boys sequels, where you go "ohhh, THAT'S what he looks like now". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Burchill's Buddy Posted January 31, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted January 31, 2012 And for another KK bonus, here's a music video directed by William 'Johnny' Zabka, that reunites the Cobra Kai. Well that's the best thing I've seen today. I wonder how many times per day the guy who plays Tommy still says "Get him a body bag" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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