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MUScoop => The Superbar => Topic started by: ChitownSpaceForRent on April 01, 2014, 11:28:07 AM
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Been in a mood to watch some movies lately just wondering what some of yours are. I personally love V for Vendetta, its a great film. Just wondering if you all have any recommendations.
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One of my absolute favorite movies that you probably haven't seen is "In Bruges", a comedy/drama about two hit men hiding out in Belgium. Stars Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleason and Ralph Fiennes, who are all terrific. I stumbled across it a few years ago on cable and couldn't believe I'd never heard of it.
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Just one?
How about: RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY (Western)
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (Musical)
BLADE RUNNER (Sci-Fi/cop/love story)
THE KILLING FIELDS (Buddy flick/political/war movie)
TANGLED (Animated feature)
THE GENERAL (Silent classic w/Buster Keaton)
TWO FOR THE ROAD (Romantic Comedy)
BABE (Animated feature)
...enough.
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Pulp Fiction
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
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Start with The Producers (1967), Blazing Saddles, and See No Evil Hear No Evil,
Then The Toy and Brewsters Millions,
Then Stripes, National Lampoon's Vacation and Spaceballs,
Then Strange Brew, My Blue Heaven and Ghost Busters
Then Trading Places, Spies Like Us, the Blues Brothers, and Tommy Boy,
Then Black Sheep, Billy Madison, and Airheads,
Then Encino Man, Monkeybone and School Ties,
Then Shakespeare in Love, Clerks II, Good Will Hunting, and Dogma,
Then Oceans 11 and Team America:World Police,
Then Beetlejuice and the Royal Tenenbaums,
Then Anchorman, Zoolander and The Cable Guy,
Then Ferris Bueller's Day Off, War Games, and end with The Producers (2005).
After that, life will have come full circle, and there will be no reason to watch anything else again. Ever.
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One of my absolute favorite movies that you probably haven't seen is "In Bruges", a comedy/drama about two hit men hiding out in Belgium. Stars Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleason and Ralph Fiennes, who are all terrific. I stumbled across it a few years ago on cable and couldn't believe I'd never heard of it.
Great film. I wanted to visited Bruges afterwards. Bruges made an appearance on House Hunters International and my wife and I were guessing they were fans of the movie.
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Everyones tastes are different, but mine are:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)- about adjusting to civilian life after the war.
Gentleman's Agreement (1947) - about anti-semitism
On the Water Front (1954) - about a corrupt longshoreman
All Best Pictures by the way.
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Movies are for nerds who live in mom's basement.
/Jay Bee'd
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One of my absolute favorite movies that you probably haven't seen is "In Bruges", a comedy/drama about two hit men hiding out in Belgium. Stars Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleason and Ralph Fiennes, who are all terrific. I stumbled across it a few years ago on cable and couldn't believe I'd never heard of it.
It is a great movie. Went to Bruges this past year, and watched the movie again upon returning. Was a lot of fun to see all the touristy sites they filmed.
Bruges is a great city by the way, despite what Colin Farrell's character says ;)
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Conquest (1996)
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Tombstone
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Lot of great movies mentioned :
I will add a little one with great acting that I always have in my FAV list "Wrestling Ernest Hemingway" Richard Harris . Robert Duval and Shirley MacClaine
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Amadeus
Goodfellas
Casino
Clerks
Swingers
Wow, looks like a have a thing for one-word titles.
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Amadeus
Goodfellas
Casino
Clerks
Swingers
Wow, looks like a have a thing for one-word titles.
That's quite the interesting combination of movies
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That's quite the interesting combination of movies
I am a woman of many tastes.
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Amadeus
Goodfellas
Casino
Clerks
Swingers
Wow, looks like a have a thing for one-word titles.
add Conquest (1996) to your list.
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Yall weird
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Yall weird
You know what's weird? Using your Amazon reset password as your username.
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The Usual Suspects
Caddyshack
Shawshank Redemption
Real Genius
Princess Bride
Kill Bill 1 & 2
Casablanca
Dogma
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L.A. Confidential is the greatest movie ever made.
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Amadeus
Goodfellas
Casino
Clerks
Swingers
Wow, looks like a have a thing for one-word titles.
My favorite chick flick is the Joy Luck Club.
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Remember the Titans
The Dark Knight
The Usual Suspects is a good honorable mention.
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How 'bout Hot Babes In Lust there, purse-mouth?
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My favorite chick flick is the Joy Luck Club.
Guilty pleasure chick flick: Notting Hill.
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Zulu with Michael Caine. True story. Watch it and then read about it.
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Guilty pleasure chick flick: Notting Hill.
Guilty pleasure dude flick: Drunken Master.
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Frozen
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Start with The Producers (1967), Blazing Saddles, and See No Evil Hear No Evil,
Then The Toy and Brewsters Millions,
Then Stripes, National Lampoon's Vacation and Spaceballs,
Then Strange Brew, My Blue Heaven and Ghost Busters
Then Trading Places, Spies Like Us, the Blues Brothers, and Tommy Boy,
Then Black Sheep, Billy Madison, and Airheads,
Then Encino Man, Monkeybone and School Ties,
Then Shakespeare in Love, Clerks II, Good Will Hunting, and Dogma,
Then Oceans 11 and Team America:World Police,
Then Beetlejuice and the Royal Tenenbaums,
Then Anchorman, Zoolander and The Cable Guy,
Then Ferris Bueller's Day Off, War Games, and end with The Producers (2005).
After that, life will have come full circle, and there will be no reason to watch anything else again. Ever.
Cant even begin to tell you how many times my dad has made me watch National Lampoons Vacation... Actually looking at this list papa Chitown has made me watch many of these movies.
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Bridge on the River Kwai
No Country for Old Men
Inception
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If you have a really good home theater set-up (need great subwoocute onee) last year's Oblivion can't be beat for having AQ and PQ.
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Favorite movie: Untucked
Recommended movie: Unforgiven with Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, and Morgan Freeman
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Bridge on the River Kwai
No Country for Old Men
Inception
Inception made my head hurt. I shouldn't have to focus that hard for entertainment.
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Inception made my head hurt. I shouldn't have to focus that hard for entertainment.
+1
Can't believe no one has mentioned The Departed
I have a man crush on Leo DiCaprio. I really liked Gangs of New York, Shutter Island, and Catch Me if You Can
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Best recent horror film: The Conjuring
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Best recent horror film: The Conjuring
Cant do horror films. Even Psycho scared the crap out of me. Never watched a horror movie before or since.
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"The Man Who Would be King" with Sean Connery and Michael Cain based upon what many consider the best short story ever written
By Rudyard Kipling
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Inception made my head hurt. I shouldn't have to focus that hard for entertainment.
You don't focus. By the middle of the movie you should be dreaming about a dream you had and be on the verge of going into a trance-like state. Are you following me? If you achieve "true" inception, you'll be dreaming of a dream within a dream about 2/3 of the way through. Nonetheless, beware... If you eat the blue pill during a dream within a dream, then you could be plucked into the matrix. Essentially, you'd be dreaming about the matrix..... or will you? Better ask someone to pinch you. Quickly now!
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You don't focus. By the middle of the movie you should be dreaming about a dream you had and be on the verge of going into a trance-like state. Are you following me? If you achieve "true" inception, you'll be dreaming of a dream within a dream about 2/3 of the way through. Nonetheless, beware... If you eat the blue pill during a dream within a dream, then you could be plucked into the matrix. Essentially, you'd be dreaming about the matrix..... or will you? Better ask someone to pinch you. Quickly now!
All you had to do was pay attention to Joseph Gordon-Levitt, aka Basil Exposition. His entire purpose in the movie was to explain to Ellen Page (and therefore, the audience) exactly what was happening and going to happen each step of the way. To tell the truth, understanding that movie only hurts your appreciation of it.
Anyway, if you want to see a really good Christopher Nolan movie, watch "The Prestige" or "Memento"
Oh yeah, "Die Hard" is awesome.
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All you had to do was pay attention to Joseph Gordon-Levitt, aka Basil Exposition. His entire purpose in the movie was to explain to Ellen Page (and therefore, the audience) exactly what was happening and going to happen each step of the way. To tell the truth, understanding that movie only hurts your appreciation of it.
Anyway, if you want to see a really good Christopher Nolan movie, watch "The Prestige" or "Memento"
Oh yeah, "Die Hard" is awesome.
Memento was brilliant. What did you think of his rendition of Superman?
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What did you think of his rendition of Superman?
I probably go to 20-25 movies a year, love seeing them in the theater, but for some reason I never saw tis one. Especially odd since Amy Adams is in it.
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I don't care if my wife is giving birth, if Commando is on, that's what I'm doing.
So over the top, soooo many great one liners. "Please do not disturb my friend, he is dead tired".
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I probably go to 25 movies a year, love seeing them in the theater, but for some reason I never saw tis one. Especially odd since Amy Adams is in it.
I just saw it a few weeks ago. It was decent, but still felt like it was missing something, perhaps? At least they eliminated the cheesy humor the originals. Nonetheless, I thought it was going to be a remake of the original, but it essentially was the embodiment of the first 2 Superman movies. Amy Adams is uber hot. Sizzle. It's a decent Blu Ray to rent from Redbox.
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I don't care if my wife is giving birth, if Commando is on, that's what I'm doing.
So over the top, soooo many great one liners. "Please do not disturb my friend, he is dead tired".
What about Raw Deal ? It's quite hard to top the gravel pit scene.
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If you're looking for a great documentary, The Act of Killing is amazing. It gets more and more effed up as the movie goes on. Vice has a really good long form interview with the director on youtube as well.
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Is it worth it to watch A Clockwork Orange? Read the book, heard the movie doesnt hold back.
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Is it worth it to watch A Clockwork Orange? Read the book, heard the movie doesnt hold back.
Terrible, terrible movie. Don't waste your time. I really don't get why people praise that movie so highly.
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Terrible, terrible movie. Don't waste your time. I really don't get why people praise that movie so highly.
I've always found that the people that praise it, have a predisposition for hallucinogens. Would you concur?
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just about any film by Akira Kurosawa
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Here's my top ten
1. Training Day
2. An Officer and a Gentleman
3. Platoon
4. Top Gun
5. Full Metal Jacket
6. Raging Bull
7. Casino
8. Remember the Titans
9. Goodfellas
10. Natural Born Killers
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Terrible, terrible movie. Don't waste your time. I really don't get why people praise that movie so highly.
Because Kubrick is a genius. Watch the movie.
Fight Club is great.
Gangs of New York
Actually I love way too many movies to list. The wife and I go once a week.
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Best recent horror film: The Conjuring
Awesome movie. I'll include Insidious 1 and 2.
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I am surprised no one has mentioned.....Hoosiers
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Predator
Commando
First Blood
Cobra
Road House
The Running Man
Terminator 1 & 2
Lethal Weapon 1
American Psycho
Tron
Blade Runner
Empire Strikes Back
2001
The Last Starfighter
The Fifth Element
The Matrix
Life Aquatic
Royal Tenebaums
Darjeeling Limited
Big Lebowski
Tommy Boy
Airplane
Naked Gun
Robin Hood-Men in Tights
Meatballs
Ghostbusters
Wayne's World
Super Troopers
Grandma's Boy
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Drunken Master.
I know that guy! Flies F 15s, swills Grey Goose, and bangs Sky Hostesses.
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How are we three pages in and nobody has mentioned Hoop Dreams? Shame on every single one of you.
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The Great Escape
Seven Samurai
Triumph of the Will
2001: A Space Odyssey
Vertigo
Lone Survivor
The Last Waltz
Pulp Fiction
The Battle of Algiers
Tampopo
High and Low
On the Waterfront
Hurt Locker
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
12 O'clock High
To Kill a Mockingbird
Ran
Citizen Kane
Amarcord
Cool Hand Luke
Rebecca
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Vertigo
Das Boot
Babette's Feast
African Queen
Woman In the Dunes
Twelve Angry Men
Goodbye Mr. Chips
The Caine Mutiny
Breaker Morant
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The Great Escape
Seven Samurai
Triumph of the Will
2001: A Space Odyssey
Vertigo
Lone Survivor
The Last Waltz
Pulp Fiction
The Battle of Algiers
Tampopo
High and Low
On the Waterfront
Hurt Locker
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
12 O'clock High
To Kill a Mockingbird
Ran
Citizen Kane
Amarcord
Cool Hand Luke
Rebecca
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Vertigo
Das Boot
Babette's Feast
African Queen
Woman In the Dunes
Twelve Angry Men
Goodbye Mr. Chips
The Caine Mutiny
Breaker Morant
Great list, though I've only seen about 60% of them and I still think the guy was guilty in Twelve Angry Men.
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Them
The Hunt for Red October
The Good Shepherd
That Thing You Do
Argo
Pale Rider
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I don't care if my wife is giving birth, if Commando is on, that's what I'm doing.
So over the top, soooo many great one liners. "Please do not disturb my friend, he is dead tired".
I remember Commando this way. In high school, the Church Youth Group made a trip to the cinema to see Back to the Future. We arrived like an hour early. So myself and a friend somehow made in the theater and we went and watched the last 40 minutes of COmmando before BTTF started. I'll never forget the saw blade slicing part of a guy's head off......
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I can't put them in any particular order and this list is not all inclusive because I can't remember everything.
- The Indiana Jones movies (like The Last Crusade the most and there are great shots of Downtown New Haven in the motorcycle scene in IJ4)
- The Bourne movies
- Mel Brooks especially Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein
- Stripes, Ghostbusters, Caddyshack, Back to School
- So many war movies but I must cite Kelly's Hero's, Saving Private Ryan and The Longest Day (for the all-star cast)
- The Oceans 11 series - the Rat Pack original and the new set
- Adam Sandler films especially Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore
- Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit
- Maybe it's because of my kids, but I'm thoroughly enjoying The Avengers and the array of movies tied into it.
- Lastly, The Dark Knight trilogy.
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Stripes
Cool Hand Luke
Princess Bride
Young Frankenstein
Godfather I and II
The Hustler (original)
Any Marx Brothers except Room Service
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Predator
Commando
First Blood
Cobra
Road House
The Running Man
Terminator 1 & 2
Lethal Weapon 1
American Psycho
Tron
Blade Runner
Empire Strikes Back
2001
The Last Starfighter
The Fifth Element
The Matrix
Life Aquatic
Royal Tenebaums
Darjeeling Limited
Big Lebowski
Tommy Boy
Airplane
Naked Gun
Robin Hood-Men in Tights
Meatballs
Ghostbusters
Wayne's World
Super Troopers
Grandma's Boy
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Red Dawn (original)
Usual Suspects
Mallrats
Animal House
Stranger than Fiction
Shawshank
Dark Knight
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10 well-known movies
Animal House
Die Hard
Indiana Jones Trilogy (Crystal Skull is brutal)
Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Midnight Run
Million Dollar Baby
Saving Private Ryan
Star Wars: A New Hope/Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (the last 4 not so much)
The Godfather/The Godfather II
The Sting
And 5 not so well know ones that I really like
Better Off Dead
Dead Again
Drop Dead Gorgeous
In Bruges
Memento
(I apparently like it when Dead is in the title)
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Drop Dead Gorgeous
(I apparently like it when Dead is in the title)
Very funny movie.
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Not in my pantheon by any means, but watched 21 Jump Street last night, very underrated.
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And 5 not so well know ones that I really like
Better Off Dead
Dead Again
Drop Dead Gorgeous
In Bruges
Memento
(I apparently like it when Dead is in the title)
Daaaaaaannnnnggg.....
I forgot John Cusack in my list... What's a "best movies ever" list without Better off Dead (and Hot Tub Time Machine).
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Daaaaaaannnnnggg.....
I forgot John Cusack in my list... What's a "best movies ever" list without Better off Dead (and Hot Tub Time Machine).
Funny, I was out visiting a friend in LA for Spring Break my junior year at MU and we went to see the filming of The Jay Leno Show and John Cusack was one of the guests. They did the first part of his interview and then during the break Jay Leno literally had to ask him to be more funny/interesting.
Anyhow, Identity is another one of my favorite movies.
The Borne series is great too, except for the newest one. And Shawshank is great too.
Not one of my top favorites, but Finding Forrester is underrated. Also, in terms of pure eye candy it doesn't get much better than Kristen Bell and Mila Kunis in Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
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Funny, I was out visiting a friend in LA for Spring Break my junior year at MU and we went to see the filming of The Jay Leno Show and John Cusack was one of the guests. They did the first part of his interview and then during the break Jay Leno literally had to ask him to be more funny/interesting.
I always thought Letterman was the one who regularly did that during the breaks, but maybe it was Leno... it was an easy way to get a quick laugh from the audience.
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I always thought Letterman was the one who regularly did that during the breaks, but maybe it was Leno... it was an easy way to get a quick laugh from the audience.
Well it was funny...they were talking about the movie he was in that was just coming out, Hot Tub Time Machine...Leno actually didn't say that to Cusack out loud during the break, he leaned over and said something privately to him during the break, and then when they came back Leno asked something about if you could go back in time in a hot tub what would you change, and Cusack said, "Well, I would probably be a little more funny in the first part of this interview like you said," or something to that extent.
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I always thought Letterman was the one who regularly did that during the breaks, but maybe it was Leno... it was an easy way to get a quick laugh from the audience.
I've seen Letterman live a bunch of times. One of the times, a segment got messed up somehow (if I recall it was Dave talking to his mom at the Olympics?). When they came back from "commercial break" they repeated the whole segment and then went to "commercial break" and when they came back carried on with filming the rest of the show.
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just about any film by Akira Kurosawa
I couldn't agree more.
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The Godfather
Butch Cassidy
Blues Brothers
The Sting
Fargo
Milk
Thank you for Smoking
Wet Hot American Summer
Animal House
Silence of the Lambs
Mystic River
Dazed and Confused
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Amy Adams is uber hot. Sizzle.
The best thing about Amy Adams is that she is sneaky hot. Your wife/girlfriend doesn't feel threatened by her. But if you're watching "Desperado" your wife/girlfriend will be convinced you are watching it just to see Salma Hayek in a tight dress (which probably is true, of course).
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The best thing about Amy Adams is that she is sneaky hot. Your wife/girlfriend doesn't feel threatened by her. But if you're watching "Desperado" your wife/girlfriend will be convinced you are watching it just to see Salma Hayek in a tight dress (which probably is true, of course).
Amy Adams is a 7 on her best day. yuck.
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Two of my personal favorites that haven't been mentioned are (1) Children of Men and (2) Blow. I know Blow is a bit cheesy, but its still a fun way to spend a couple hours. Also some great Pee-Wee Herman.
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Amy Adams is a 7 on her best day. yuck.
I respectfully disagree. Shes (exactly) 19 years older than me and I think she is one attractive lady.
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The best thing about Amy Adams is that she is sneaky hot. Your wife/girlfriend doesn't feel threatened by her. But if you're watching "Desperado" your wife/girlfriend will be convinced you are watching it just to see Salma Hayek in a tight dress (which probably is true, of course).
Amy Adams is definitely has a girl next door look. Man..... she is drop dead sexy when she is done up. In American Hustle, she's a bombshell. Sssssssssssizzzzzzzzzzzle on my wizzle .
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If you don't think she's hot, you hate America.
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On that chain, around her neck, is the key to heaven.
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Too many to count for me. Depends if I want comedy, adventure, something deep, a war movie, etc.
Some of my favorites over the years
Bad News Bears (of course)
Great Escape
Bridge Over River Kwai
Saving Private Ryan
Shawshank Redemption
Dark Knight
Good, the Bad and the Ugly
One Who Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Lord of the Rings trilogy
Seven
Green Mile
Departed
Reservoir Dogs
Full Metal Jacket
LA Confidential
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Unforgiven
Aliens
Sin City
12 angry men
Big Lebowski
Blade Runner
Godfather
On and on...so many great flicks out there.
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If you don't think she's hot, you hate America.
Uh...she's a Brit
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Uh...she's a Brit
that's a relief because the previous post had me believing I hate America
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Uh...she's a Brit
Hate to say it, Keefe, but you are in error here. Per IMDB:
Amy Lou Adams was born in Italy, to American parents Kathryn (Hicken) and Richard Kent Adams, while her father was a U.S. serviceman. She was raised in a Mormon family of seven children in Castle Rock, Colorado
Perhaps it was that fake accent in "American Hustle" that threw you off.
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that's a relief because the previous post had me believing I hate America
Uh, no. She is not a Brit.
Dad was in U.S. military and she grew up a Mormon. Sorry...........
Whoops, the Chick beat me to it.
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The Great Escape
Seven Samurai
Triumph of the Will
2001: A Space Odyssey
Vertigo
Lone Survivor
The Last Waltz
Pulp Fiction
The Battle of Algiers
Tampopo
High and Low
On the Waterfront
Hurt Locker
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
12 O'clock High
To Kill a Mockingbird
Ran
Citizen Kane
Amarcord
Cool Hand Luke
Rebecca
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Vertigo
Das Boot
Babette's Feast
African Queen
Woman In the Dunes
Twelve Angry Men
Goodbye Mr. Chips
The Caine Mutiny
Breaker Morant
Well done. I love me some Hitchcock. And Cool Hand Luke is one of my faves as well.
Not sure if you intentionally put Vertigo on there twice but it deserves to be listed twice.
Rear Window is also fantastic.
Just watched 12 angry men a couple weeks ago (the original). What a great movie.
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Amy Adams is a 7 on her best day. yuck.
+1
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Well done. I love me some Hitchcock. And Cool Hand Luke is one of my faves as well.
Not sure if you intentionally put Vertigo on there twice but it deserves to be listed twice.
Rear Window is also fantastic.
Just watched 12 angry men a couple weeks ago (the original). What a great movie.
Watched it in Sociology class my senior year in high school 3 years ago. Surprisingly loved it. Usually not a fan of old time films, but really loved that one.
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Watched it in Sociology class my senior year in high school 3 years ago. Surprisingly loved it. Usually not a fan of old time films, but really loved that one.
Some great old time films your generation should check out. Yes, I sound like an old codger saying that, but these predate my time, but they are great.
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Hate to say it, Keefe, but you are in error here. Per IMDB:
Perhaps it was that fake accent in "American Hustle" that threw you off.
I stand corrected. Not sure why I thought she was a Brit but in any event I loved her work in Doubt.
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I stand corrected. Not sure why I thought she was a Brit but in any event I loved her work in Doubt.
IMO, one of Meryl's finest performances.
Philip Seymour Hoffman was also fantastic. Just a great, great, thought-provoking movie.
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Uh...she's a Brit
actually born in Italy.
Still do not want.
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actually born in Italy.
Still do not want.
Yea, born at Vicenza. I've spent time at Aviano. That's where those Jarhead Prowler guys clipped the Cavalese Gondola line and killed 20.
The Dolomite region is one of the most stunning places on God's earth. Amy Adams may be a 7 but the Dolomites are stunning.
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IMO, one of Meryl's finest performances.
Philip Seymour Hoffman was also fantastic. Just a great, great, thought-provoking movie.
Every time I watch Doubt I come away with a different conclusion. As fantastic was Seymour Hoffman the most compelling character is Streep's. An incredible story.
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Uh, no. She is not a Brit.
Dad was in U.S. military and she grew up a Mormon. Sorry...........
Whoops, the Chick beat me to it.
either way, my point was that if you don't enjoy a fine ass honey like this, then you hate America. Red meat, fast cars, hot women. America.
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either way, my point was that if you don't enjoy a fine ass honey like this, then you hate America. Red meat, fast cars, hot women. America.
I just don't find her to be hot. Slightly above average, sure.
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The most enjoyable movie I've seen recently is "Let the Right One In"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_the_Right_One_In_(film)
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I just don't find her to be hot. Slightly above average, sure.
Lena Dunham is more your style, aina?
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Lena Dunham is more your style, aina?
Hmmmm, Lena Dunham? Never heard of her. No kidding.
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Amy Adams is a 7 on her best day. yuck.
So, Hards...Amy Adams has her little muffin winking up at you and you don't sink your teeth in?
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The most enjoyable movie I've seen recently is "Let the Right One In"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_the_Right_One_In_(film)
Swedish or American. I thought Swedish version far superior to the American re-make.
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Swedish or American. I thought Swedish version far superior to the American re-make.
Was the American remake of the same name? If not, what was it?
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Was the American remake of the same name? If not, what was it?
same name
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same name
I thought the movie was alright. They could have gone into the vampire's character more. Still, the unusual setting and relationships of the boy and girl made it a worthwhile film. It's better than that Twilight crap all the imbecile's rave about. Bram Stoker's Dracula was the last, decent vampire movie, that was made, in my book.
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I thought the movie was alright. They could have gone into the vampire's character more. Still, the unusual setting and relationships of the boy and girl made it a worthwhile film. It's better than that Twilight crap all the imbecile's rave about. Bram Stoker's Dracula was the last, decent vampire movie, that was made, in my book.
First 2 years of True Blood were excellent - when it was still about vampires.
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Steven Spielberg's "Duel" is an all-time classic. The suspense in that movie is crazy!
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Swedish or American. I thought Swedish version far superior to the American re-make.
I've never seen the American one. I'd be afraid that the Hollywood remake would skip out on the Scandinavian awkwardness between the characters. America has an aversion to purposeful lack of on-screen chemistry.
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Wow, no mention of the Duke.
Wake of the Red Witch.
The Shootist
True Grit
Debbie does Dallas
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So what's your favorite funny porn title? Hers a few:
On Golden Blonde
In Diana Jones and the Temple of Poon
Shaving Ryan's Privates
Yes, there is a web site with this list.
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I just don't find her to be hot. Slightly above average, sure.
+1. She'd probably be hot if not for the fact that her face looks like it got caught in a taffy puller.
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+1. She'd probably be hot if not for the fact that her face looks like it got caught in a taffy puller.
Not everyone has great taste! There's a reason the bourgeois horde is great in numbers.
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Any big Tarantino fans? My top 5 of his:
Kill Bill Volume 1
Reservoir Dogs
Django unchained
Pulp Fiction
Inglorious Bastards
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Any big Tarantino fans? My top 5 of his:
Kill Bill Volume 1
Reservoir Dogs
Django unchained
Pulp Fiction
Inglorious Bastards
aren't those like all of his movies?
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Any big Tarantino fans? My top 5 of his:
Kill Bill Volume 1
Reservoir Dogs
Django unchained
Pulp Fiction
Inglorious Bastards
I personally think Pulp Fiction is his definitive work for many reasons, which is why I included it in my list, but my favorite is Inglorious Basterds. Basterds is much more tongue in cheek though entertaining isn't necessarily the best cinema.
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Wow, no mention of the Duke.
Wake of the Red Witch.
The Shootist
True Grit
Debbie does Dallas
I wouldn't characterize John Wayne as a particularly gifted actor. While iconic he was never on a par with the greats. I think the best movies he was in were both John Ford westerns - Liberty Valance and The Searchers. Valance is a fantastic movie because it is the perfect vehicle for Brig Gen Jimmy Stewart.
In an ironic twist, when WW II broke out Jimmy Stewart was the first Hollywood star to enlist. He earned his wings as a pilot and could have spent the war stateside as a Flight Instructor at Mather Field. Instead, he requested combat orders and was assigned to the Mighty Eighth AF. Stewart flew more than 20 combat hops over the Third Reich as an aircraft commander in B 24s and earned the DFC among many medals. Stewart remained active in the AF Reserve after the war, achieving the rank of Brig General.
John Wayne, meanwhile, sought and was granted 3 A status - deferred from military service for family dependency reasons. Gary Wills, former Jesuit and author of Nixon Agonistes wrote in his biography of Wayne that Wayne promised America he would enlist once his family situation was resolved. Wayne made movies for the duration.
Jimmy Stewart's War
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John Wayne's War
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John Wayne played the same character in every movie: John Wayne.
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I personally think Pulp Fiction is his definitive work for many reasons, which is why I included it in my list, but my favorite is Inglorious Basterds. Basterds is much more tongue in cheek though entertaining isn't necessarily the best cinema.
I would agree but replace Inglorious Basterds with Django Unchained. Pulp Fiction is the definitive crown jewel of the bunch.
Tarentino is perhaps, the most consistent/sure bet director in Hollywood today. The only movie of his that isn't as heralded is Jackie Brown, I believe and that wasn't exactly a huge dud. Otherwise, no others come to mind in terms of box office bombs. Does anyone know of any?
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aren't those like all of his movies?
That's a good point, the only other 3 he directed were KB volume 2, Jackie Brown, and Death Proof.
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I would agree but replace Inglorious Basterds with Django Unchained. Pulp Fiction is the definitive crown jewel of the bunch.
Tarentino is perhaps, the most consistent/sure bet director in Hollywood today. The only movie of his that isn't as heralded is Jackie Brown, I believe and that wasn't exactly a huge dud. Otherwise, no others come to mind in terms of box office bombs. Does anyone know of any?
Death Proof, part of the Grindhouse movie series. Solid flick though, Kurt Russell is pretty damn good in it.
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Death Proof, part of the Grindhouse movie series. Solid flick though, Kurt Russell is pretty damn good in it.
I forgot about that one. I'd probably put it below Jackie Brown. Yes, Kurt Russell was pretty good in it. He carried that movie.
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John Wayne played the same character in every movie: John Wayne.
Keanu Reeves went to the John Wayne School of Fine Acting.
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Quote from: warriorchick on Today at 01:06:46 PM
John Wayne played the same character in every movie: John Wayne.
Keanu Reeves went to the John Wayne School of Fine Acting.
We also attended this school and graduated with honors.
Sincerely,
David Carusso
Jennifer Aniston
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
Vin Diesel
Paul Rudd
Ben Affleck
Steven Seagal
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Steven Seagal
A colleague was flying back to Tokyo from NYC and got bumped to 1st. Steven Seagal was also on the flight in FC. Seagal got upset about something and was screaming at the FA and then threatening her. He kept using the trump card of the rich and boorish, "Do you know who I am?"
I guess the Captain came out and ordered him to sit down and stay in his seat until the flight landed at Narita and that if he made so much as a peep he would be arrested.
So, I guess Seagal got his BS in Drama from the John Wayne Academy but then earned a Master of False Entitlement from the Crean-Williams Institute of Churlish Behavior.
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A colleague was flying back to Tokyo from NYC and got bumped to 1st. Steven Seagal was also on the flight in FC. Seagal got upset about something and was screaming at the FA and then threatening her. He kept using the trump card of the rich and boorish, "Do you know who I am?"
I guess the Captain came out and ordered him to sit down and stay in his seat until the flight landed at Narita and that if he made so much as a peep he would be arrested.
So, I guess Seagal got his BS in Drama from the John Wayne Academy but then earned a Master of False Entitlement from the Crean-Williams Institute of Churlish Behavior.
Saved a lot of people time, though. If you saw even one of his movies, you seen 'em all.
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A colleague was flying back to Tokyo from NYC and got bumped to 1st. Steven Seagal was also on the flight in FC. Seagal got upset about something and was screaming at the FA and then threatening her. He kept using the trump card of the rich and boorish, "Do you know who I am?"
I guess the Captain came out and ordered him to sit down and stay in his seat until the flight landed at Narita and that if he made so much as a peep he would be arrested.
So, I guess Seagal got his BS in Drama from the John Wayne Academy but then earned a Master of False Entitlement from the Crean-Williams Institute of Churlish Behavior.
I've heard similar things about Seagal in interviews from other actors. Not to mention, I heard Brian Wardle uses the "do you know who I am" phrase as well when out at restaurants/bars, according to a coach/friend of mine.
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I've heard similar things about Seagal in interviews from other actors. Not to mention, I heard Brian Wardle uses the "do you know who I am" phrase as well when out at restaurants/bars, according to a coach/friend of mine.
That is hilarious
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A colleague was flying back to Tokyo from NYC and got bumped to 1st. Steven Seagal was also on the flight in FC. Seagal got upset about something and was screaming at the FA and then threatening her. He kept using the trump card of the rich and boorish, "Do you know who I am?"
I guess the Captain came out and ordered him to sit down and stay in his seat until the flight landed at Narita and that if he made so much as a peep he would be arrested.
So, I guess Seagal got his BS in Drama from the John Wayne Academy but then earned a Master of False Entitlement from the Crean-Williams Institute of Churlish Behavior.
that captain is lucky that that Seagal didn't break his arm, stab him in the eye and then ram his head into a radar screen.
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If you're looking for a great documentary, The Act of Killing is amazing. It gets more and more effed up as the movie goes on. Vice has a really good long form interview with the director on youtube as well.
This post reminded me of "The Gods Must Be Crazy".
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Amy Adams - Forget all the Brit/Italian/Colorado/etc talk... Minnesota made her.
Fairly homely at times, but JUST barely less than hot most of the time. She's OK. Gets a bit of a pass because of her Minnesota connections. Unlike Belle Knox who is weak despite being from Minnesota.
Has anyone brought up ZFB's favorite flick yet? Pink Flamingos
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I've heard similar things about Seagal in interviews from other actors. Not to mention, I heard Brian Wardle uses the "do you know who I am" phrase as well when out at restaurants/bars, according to a coach/friend of mine.
The key difference is that, of the two, only Brian Wardle is on public record for having humiliated someone for having shat himself. Quite frankly, on that basis Brian Wardle has earned the privilege of whipping out the, "Do you know who I am?" card. Mr. Seagal may be able to physically beat down another human being with his fists but Wardle knows the essence of being a true Alpha Male rests in the ability to strip a man of his dignity and thereby take possession of his very soul.
Which man would you fear more in a dark alley with a load in your Tommy's?
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Amy Adams - Forget all the Brit/Italian/Colorado/etc talk... Minnesota made her.
Fairly homely at times, but JUST barely less than hot most of the time. She's OK. Gets a bit of a pass because of her Minnesota connections. Unlike Belle Knox who is weak despite being from Minnesota.
Has anyone brought up ZFB's favorite flick yet? Pink Flamingos
I don't think 1) I want to google Pink Flamingos and 2) I want to know how Jaybee knows about said film. Besides the obvious, of course.
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I don't think 1) I want to google Pink Flamingos and 2) I want to know how Jaybee knows about said film. Besides the obvious, of course.
John Waters! A group of us went over to the eastside to see Pink Flamingos and Mondo Trasho at the Oriental. (Anyone remember their program calendars?) There is no redeeming social virtue in anything Waters has ever done, beyond raw shock effect for comedic value. Still, very much worth 90 minutes of your time to witness the genius of No-Budget Mayhem.
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John Waters! A group of us went over to the eastside to see Pink Flamingos and Mondo Trasho at the Oriental. (Anyone remember their program calendars?) There is no redeeming social virtue in anything Waters has ever done, beyond raw shock effect for comedic value. Still, very much worth 90 minutes of your time to witness the genius of No-Budget Mayhem.
Hairspray (the musical) was pretty good. Astute yet humorous take on racism in the early '60's.
We used to go over to the Oriental once in awhile for Rocky Horror Picture Show.
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The Oriental was a blast for Rocky Horror. That is one of those movies that you really need several friends and beverages. If you try to watch it now, alone, and sober.....just abysmal.
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Rocky Horror was always at Midnight on Saturdays. Crowd participation expected.
I remember when ASMU Programming tried to show Last Tango and Clockwork Orange in subsequent years at the Varsity. The admin came down hard in both cases. I remember telling Kris Riley then Dave Sinker that people could see those flicks at the Oriental but was rebuked with not getting the point.
MU was about 10 years behind the rest of the country in many ways back then. Social upheaval expressed itself as sit-ins and bombings in Madison. At MU it was about what would today be PG-rated movies.
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Being There
Outlaw Josey Wales
1 and 2
Or
2 and 1 depending on the day
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Being There
Outlaw Josey Wales
1 and 2
Or
2 and 1 depending on the day
Jerzy Kosinski. One of my favorite writers back in the day.
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Jerzy Kosinski. One of my favorite writers back in the day.
Another Polish person. This is becoming a trend.
In high school English Class, I remember having to read the book and then we watched the Peter Sellers movie.
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Another Polish person. This is becoming a trend.
In high school English Class, I remember having to read the book and then we watched the Peter Sellers movie.
Being There was good but Painted Bird defined him as a writer. It would be rather difficult to capture Painted Bird on film.
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I agree and think Being There was "a little" more uplifting and made for a more marketable movie.
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I agree and think Being There was "a little" more uplifting and made for a more marketable movie.
The reason "Being There" stands out for me was a question my English teacher asked on the test afterwards.
"What was the mood at the end of film?"
Everyone in class answered "feeling good" except one kid (always that one kid). The English teacher went bezerk about how it wasn't good, an idiot gardner running for president, etc. I remember the class arguing that it was the wrong question.
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Beautiful song for the closing credits of Almost Famous.
It's music like this that saves your soul on dark mornings when you are on the verge of falling through a black hole trying to fight off hell.
http://youtu.be/xIN5si6seIY
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Beautiful song for the closing credits of Almost Famous.
It's music like this that saves your soul on dark mornings when you are on the verge of falling through a black hole trying to fight off hell.
http://youtu.be/xIN5si6seIY
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Rocky Horror was always at Midnight on Saturdays. Crowd participation expected.
I remember when ASMU Programming tried to show Last Tango and Clockwork Orange in subsequent years at the Varsity. The admin came down hard in both cases. I remember telling Kris Riley then Dave Sinker that people could see those flicks at the Oriental but was rebuked with not getting the point.
MU was about 10 years behind the rest of the country in many ways back then. Social upheaval expressed itself as sit-ins and bombings in Madison. At MU it was about what would today be PG-rated movies.
Yep. Dr. Scott was none too happy. He was a bit of a neanderthal and was certainly a control freak. God bless both Judy Shields and Toby Peters who flew air cover for us to the extent possible.
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The Great Escape
Seven Samurai
Triumph of the Will
2001: A Space Odyssey
Vertigo
Lone Survivor
The Last Waltz
Pulp Fiction
The Battle of Algiers
Tampopo
High and Low
On the Waterfront
Hurt Locker
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
12 O'clock High
To Kill a Mockingbird
Ran
Citizen Kane
Amarcord
Cool Hand Luke
Rebecca
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Vertigo
Das Boot
Babette's Feast
African Queen
Woman In the Dunes
Twelve Angry Men
Goodbye Mr. Chips
The Caine Mutiny
Breaker Morant
What, no Bridge on the River Kwai?
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\Has anyone brought up ZFB's favorite flick yet? Pink Flamingos
Interesting that you are the first to bring it up.
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Killer Clowns from Outer Space
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Yep. Dr. Scott was none too happy. He was a bit of a neanderthal and was certainly a control freak. God bless both Judy Shields and Toby Peters who flew air cover for us to the extent possible.
Dr Scott. Flat top, red neck (in Sep,) and a decidedly antiquarian view of life. The man personified in loco parentis.
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No Christmas season is complete without a viewing of
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Bad Santa
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What, no Bridge on the River Kwai?
Funny you mention this movie as it is a classic. Bridge and 12 O'clock High were both case studies in leadership in business school. I highly recommend watching both from the perspective of good men with life and death responsibility dealing with incredible pressures.
There are no right or wrong answers but it is fascinating to hear how others evaluate the decision making of Colonel Nicholson, Colonel Saito, "CDR" Harry Shears, Major Warden, BG Savage, and Colonel Davenport. Thought-provoking movies with brilliant stories and exceptional actors.
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Any big Tarantino fans? My top 5 of his:
Kill Bill Volume 1
Reservoir Dogs
Django unchained
Pulp Fiction
Inglorious Bastards
Saw Once Upon A Time this evening.......
I will be curious to see how other Tarantino fans rate it. Didn’t love it, had a few moments, but definitely didn’t love it.
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The Great Escape
12 O'Clock High
On the Waterfront
Lawrence of Arabia
Seven Samurai
Amacord
Goodbye Mr Chips
Psycho
12 Angry Men
Dr Strangelove
The Grand Illusdion
Ran
Gate of Hell
Rashomon
Das Boot
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Harp of Burma
Bridge Over the River Kwai
The Dam Busters
The 400 Blows
La Dolce Vita
Pulp Fiction
Reservoir Dogs
Open City
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Downfall
Triumph of the Will
North by Northwest
Battleship Potemkin
Saving Private Ryan
Citizen Kane
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
From Here to Eternity
The Longest Day
Best Years of Our Lives
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Adam's Rib
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mccabe + ms miller
SHANE
WILD BUNCH
CITIZEN KANE
DIRTY PRETTY THINGS
BIG LABOWSKI
third man
misfits
the harder they come
in cold blood
get carter Caine version of course
24 hour Party people
rosemary’s baby
good fellows
searching for bobby fisher
red river
millers crossing
trainspotting
get shorty
Inside Llewyn Davis
Burn After Reading
Serious Man
autofocus
body heat
sweet smell of success
They were expendable
Rebel W/o a Cause
And of course The Searchers, which is to American Cinema what Huckleberry Finn is to American literature.
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i probably saw the movie gran torino a year or so after it came out(2008) i don't know if i've seen a better movie since. yes, i've seen some good ones since then, but no better. law abiding citizen was a very close 2nd. i had no patience for reservoir dogs-kept waiting for something to happen-too much blah-blah-blah for me.
very good as well-
american gangster
donnie brasco
taxi driver
the exorcist
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For a second I thought I was playing Dragon’s Lair at the arcade
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Airplane
The Wind that Shakes the Barley
Gladiator
Cinderella Man
Breakfast Club
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sports movies:
Cross Country:
MacFarland USA
Basketball:
Hoosiers
Blue Chips
Love and Basketball
Glory Road
Hoop Dreams
Coach Carter
He Got Game
Baseball:
Field Of Dreams
Bull Durham
Pride of the Yankees
The Natural
For the Love of the Game
MoneyBall
Major League
61*
League of Their Own
Bang the Drum Slowly
The Rookie
Little Big League
Bad News Bears (a CBB fav-lol)
Eight Men Out
Football:
Brians Song (Caan/Billy Dee Williams version)
Remember the Titans
Rudy
Friday Night Lights
The Express
North Dallas Forty
Longest Yard (original vers)
We Are Marquette (Marshall- lol)
Invincible
All the Right Moves
Hockey:
Miracle on Ice(docu.)
Miracle (Kurt Russell)
Slap Shot
Mighty Ducks
The Rocket
Golf:
Caddyshack
Greatest Game Ever Played
Bagger Vance
Tin Cup
Soccer:
The Damn United
Bend it Like Beckham
Joyeaux Noel
Victory
Swimming:
Pride
Bicycling:
Breaking Away
American Flyer
Flying Scotsman
The Armstrong Lie
Boxing:
The Harder They Fall
Rocky
Raging Bull
Cinderella Man
Requiem For a Heavyweight
Ali
Million Dollar Baby
Hurricane
The Fighter
Fishing:
A River Runs Through It
On Golden Pond
Old Man and the Sea
Grumpy Old Men
Wrestling:
Vision Quest
Foxcatcher
Win Win
The Wrestler
Track:
Chariots of Fire
Horses:
Sea Biscuit
Secretariat
Racing:
Lemans
Driven
Rush
Senna
Grand Prix
Fast and Furious
Pool:
The Hustler
Color of Money
Surfing:
Endless Summer
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And of course The Searchers, which is to American Cinema what Huckleberry Finn is to American literature.
You mean, John Ford's tribute to the official government policy of slaughtering the Native American peoples?
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You mean, John Ford's tribute to the official government policy of slaughtering the Native American peoples?
Says the man who just endorsed as one of his favorite films "Triumph of the Will"
"You mean, Leni Refienstahl's tribute to the official Nazi party and its policy of purification and demonization that led to the Holocaust?"
Wow.
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Says the man who just endorsed as one of his favorite films "Triumph of the Will"
"You mean, Leni Refienstahl's tribute to the official Nazi party and its policy of purification and demonization that led to the Holocaust?"
Wow.
He just did a copy/paste of a list he saw elsewhere without proofing it.
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He just did a copy/paste of a list he saw elsewhere without proofing it.
Seems to be common with him.
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Says the man who just endorsed as one of his favorite films "Triumph of the Will"
"You mean, Leni Refienstahl's tribute to the official Nazi party and its policy of purification and demonization that led to the Holocaust?"
Wow.
Triumph of the Will is a masterpiece in the study of manipulation, propaganda, and outreach.
You either get that or you don't. You don't have to agree with the message to acknowledge brilliance.
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Triumph of the Will is a masterpiece in the study of manipulation, propaganda, and outreach.
You either get that or you don't. You don't have to agree with the message to acknowledge brilliance.
You have made my point.
You permit yourself to disagree with the vile message of a film and yet acknowledge that it one of your favorites; others are not permitted like discretion.
One need not agree with all that a film such as The Searchers stands for to believe that it as an excellent and enjoyable film.
You either get that or you don't.
[Separately, I will add that to acknowledge the manipulative brilliance of Triumph of the Will hardly justifies making it one's favorite; that is twisted. But it is of course a personal opinion to which you are entitled.]
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You mean, John Ford's tribute to the official government policy of slaughtering the Native American peoples?
It was this kind of mentality that caused the know-nothings to ban Huckleberry Finn from libraries. Just because a work of art treats the subject of racism doesn't make it raciest.
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