I'm often surprised at editing mistakes, from putting characters in suspended animation for a few minutes in a multi-thread story (Transformers climax), repeating a motion across shots (ROTK has a bit where the same rider starts his move in 3 shots!), head 'bobbing' on reverse shots that are out of sync with the audio (FOTR and others), or coming into the shot too early (Saving Private Ryan has an awful moment in its climax when a german gun opens up on some sfx dummies atop a tank).

There are some scenes in 13th Warrior which seem abrupt or truncated, a subplot about the King's son evaporates into thin air the moment the monsters turn up; so happens there's a much longer cut out there. The theatrical cut of Kingdom of Heaven also feels like it's missing parts.

I've watched V but only got half the experience. My hearing's not great and I rely on lip-reading a lot, so you can imagine I didn't have a clue what V was saying most of the time as he wears a mask. I was in a room with a bunch of people when I saw it too, so no subtitles. I confess I haven't been bothered to watch it again.

One that comes to mind immediately is The Last Emperor; a beautiful, haunting film about Pu Yi, who becomes the Emperor of China at 3 years old and spends his whole life at the whim and power of others as he goes through the turbulence of 20th century China. It's a really tragic tale and the emperor is a great character, flawed but sympathetic. It's the first film I saw where I found myself really affected on an emotional level long after the credits rolled. Completely unforgettable in my mind.

Another is American History X, where it's raw brutality shocked me and I became aware of just how powerful the medium could be.

And totally agree about Dark Crystal. This is an amazing film unlike any other.

He just needs to replace most the film crew with computers!

Clucking bell, this is awful reporting. Well done New York Post, you mistook "already shot" with "already written" even when you then explain that ...the series is awaiting the development of "a different type of technology we can use so it's economically feasible to shoot the shows."

Sheena - Queen of the Jungle. Loved this movie growing up and I adored Tanya Roberts(my first love!). I don't want to watch it now as I will probably realise it's shite. I've seen Beastmaster recently and that turned out to be a turd that can't be polished. Actually there have been quite a few movies that under the cold light of adulthood haven't measured up to my memories.... Firefox wasn't nearly as awesome as I remembered.

I won't watch Emerald Forest either, a slightly more serious male version of Sheena as it turns out. What is it about child me and jungle stories?

Don't know whether this has been suggested before, but how about doing Stargate?

I loved this movie when it came out and just watched it the other day - I think it holds up well. Great set design and special effects, an interesting story (twist on the chariots of the gods concept) and some great performances from Spader and Russell. Sold?

I'm a big fan of A Song of Ice and Fire, been waiting a long time for the new book (finally coming out this July). The books are just amazing, really gripping stuff with emotional highs and lows like you wouldn't believe. One moment you're punching the air and almost letting out a woop, the next you're feeling sick to your stomach in disbelief at what's happened, then later you might discover that you're gritting your teeth as you seethe with anger, and every now and then you just laugh at some clever joke or the sheer balls of a character or feel a profound sorrow as you hear a tragic tale being told.

I'm liking the TV show so far. It's not comparable to the books (it never is) but it's also not quite 'best TV show ever'. Maybe that will change as we get further into the season (watched 5 episodes only) or onto the next season (when things really get going).

Personally I find Jack Sparrow overrated. It was interesting when he was this oddball side character, the funny man to the straight Norrington, Turner and Elizabeth triumvirate,  and it was fresh,  but then the next two films (not seen the 4th yet) overplay the card and Depp ends up playing almost a parody of Sparrow.

I don't think it's story vs characters, in my mind, to have a good story means to have characters that we care about doing things that we care about. An engaging, 'real' character is one that serves and gives meaning and/or relevance to a story. And the story is what drives and develops the character. Personally,  I don't believe you can get a good character without a story there to provoke (re)action.

I've not filled my irritating question quota for the week, so are you guys planning to do the X-Men Trilogy anytime soon? With a new movie coming soon, it'd be an interesting time to discuss them. What did they get right? What could they have done better? The series' inconsistency might make for a good DiF discussion.

Remake the prequels? No way. We're far more likely to see the original trilogy remade. You can tell that Lucas is just itching to do it. He's clearly a person that's not happy with those films. I'll put money down that the bluray versions coming this autumn will see more unnecessary changes.