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Guinness World Records Gamer's: 2017

Guinness World Records and A. Ali

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It's time to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Guinness World Records: Gamer's Edition! With...

John Carter: The End

Brian Wood, Alex Cox and Hayden Sherman

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Centuries have passed and time has taken its toll on Mars. Conflict burns across the landscape. A...

Colin Trevorrow recommended Pete's Dragon (1977) in Movies (curated)

Pete's Dragon (1977)

1977 | Animation, Classics, Fantasy

7.1

(67 Ratings)

Movie Favorite

"You get 12 years of childhood, give or take. These days, maybe less. The movies I loved during that time have been well documented in other conversations, and they’re all the same as yours. Back To The Future remains the best movie I ever saw. Star Wars, ET, Indiana Jones, Die Hard, like everyone else. But Pete’s Dragon, though it may not entirely hold up to scrutiny now, was the movie that taught me how to be. I saw Elliott as a model for how to treat other people. He was generous and warm, but mostly seemed driven by the needs of whoever required him most. I’ve always been someone with a small circle of friends. Each stretch of my life has been defined by one person who was just my person. We became inseparable for a certain number of years, and that time was our season, just the two of us making our way through life. This was before my wife took the mantle, never to be relinquished. I had a similar dynamic with all of them — I wanted us to have so much fun, they’d consider their lives a little better for having been friends. Like Elliott."

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LeftSideCut (3778 KP) rated Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980) in Movies

Sep 27, 2019 (Updated Oct 25, 2019)

The perfect sequel

Just like it's predecessor, The Empire Strikes Back is a hugely important sci-fi classic. The first two Star Wars films changed the face of cinema forever!

Everything that makes A New Hope so enjoyable is present and correct in TESB, but bigger and better in everyway.
All of the main characters are charming - it's easy to see why they have such a cult following.
The second time around, were given much more back story to already established characters (including the infamous mother of all twists), and we're introduced to new characters, such as Lando, Yoda, and Boba Fett, who all quickly became fan favourites.

We're also introduced to new locations, showing off gorgeous cinematography at every opportunity - places like Bespin, and Hoth (where one of my favourite set pieces of the whole saga takes place).
John Williams score is once again flawless, easily one of the best movie scores of all time.

The movie also ends on a huge cliffhanger, and no matter how many times I see TESB, I'm always ready to move on to the next chapter immediately.
It's a timeless classic.