Epic Films for Farmerman: the Quest for Lovable Quest films

Shogun sucked because it was badly made and the novel itself was preposterous. Lord Toranaga was supposed to be the same as Tokugawa Ieyasu, but in 1600, Tokugawa had already eliminated the opposition. Clavell really screwed the history, because Tokugawa was not an old man in the contextx in which he set his novel, but his character Toranaga was.

Gettysburg sucked because it was bullshit. Not only was the motion picture based on actual fiction, it was based on the novel Killer Angels which was itself bullshit.

For pure escapism quest movies, i recommend the Lara Croft movies--the plus side being Angelina Jolie.

I saw the version of Shogun that was released in Europe. It had scenes that were censored on American television. The European version was more appealing to me, altho I realize it lacks in historicity.

Though I know with certainty that many people will disagree/ridicule me for at least a few of these, I would recommend:

The Godfather, all parts (begin ridicule now)
Full Metal Jacket (come on, this is epic, right?)
Letters from Iwo Jima

And something specifically for Farmerman that he clearly can't do without. . .
The Twilight Saga

Did you say quest films!?

I LOVE "Three Kings".

Questioner?

Exactly fits his demographic!

Excellent on the target recommendation Boomerang!! Brilliant film!

I really enjoyed Lonesome Dove. It was a genre and an epic flick that capture me enough to give it the highest honor of three pitchforks.


Also'Valley of the Gwangi" was full mindless dinosaur hunting and treasure .

I liked half of the Indiana Jones movies(no 2 n no 4 cmon). I even liked "The Trap". with Oliver Reed. (Its an old flick about a trapper in the CAnadian North) [which is kind of an oxymoron isnt it?).

I like plot twists and caper movies. I especially like "talking head " shows like Doc MArtin.

I saw Das Boot not as a quest film at all. I liked it a lot.

A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers, A Close Shave, Curse Of The Weir-rabbit, A Matter Of Loaf And Death.

Grommit movies are sort of OK, but appealing to slow talkers.

When it comes to quest films, I remember my reaction to "Romancing the Stone" in the theater, very entertaining, great fun.

My epic film of note would be "The Great Escape".

Romancing the STone, needed every minute of Danny Devito in his foul mouthed little prick role to be the entertaining film it was. Great Escape, Longest Day, a\nd Toro ToroToro (the attack of te lawnmowers) were all good and only mildly epic becasue they all took place in a very short space of time

Well, I'm a little confused about the generally accepted qualities of what constitutes an "epic film".
The definition seems to vary, somewhat subjectively, from person to person.

But, in my book, this is one that I've loved.

Have you seen it, farmer? If so, does this meet your "epic" requirements?

It meets mine. It's a terrific film which has stood the test of time. (Well to me, anyway>)

True, true, and Kathleen Turner doesn't have much trouble entertaining me either.

Tell me one more time what you mean by epic? broad sweeping?

Philip K Dick has stood the test of time, you can see his influence in so much contemporary SF, and they've just scratched the surface regarding film adaptations of his books.

farmerman wrote -

This was on the box last weekend. It lost me when the first pterodactyl attacked. No matter how much I tried to switch off my reasoning senses to enjoy it, the question of why the bloody pterodactyls just didn't fly over the valley walls and take their chances 'out here' like the rest of us plagued me.


Now that was some movie indeed!

Broad scope of story. A single blind date can't be an epic film.

The story tend to cover a lot of time. An epic is not going to be a movie that covers just a single day in the life of a single character.

The characters often need to travel great distances before their goal is completed. Many obstacles will be in their way.

A lot of characters (the more extras the better), that's why many war films are considered epic.

Lord of the Rings series and Saving Private Ryan are two examples as such.

I was never a big fan of zombie movies, in fact I hated them.
Then one night I gave "Resident Evil" a look and have been
hooked since. Why I don't know. Maybe it's Milla Jovovich.
Check it out. EPIC.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6uDnd_v5Bw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd0hGSFom6g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh7qwF23ijI

I Liked "Sean of the DEAD"