Must See Movies
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Dennie said:Thank you Stanly Kubrick and "Nic" is naked! :handgestures-thumbup:heeman said:
I love Nicole Kidman!
Good one Heeman!
Dennie
I'm sorry but this had to be one of the worst movies I have ever seen - nude Nicole or no nude Nicole. Story was close to incomprehensible IMO.
Great suggestions so far (cept Eyes Wide Shut, man I hated that friggin movie also) here are some of mine, it's a very diverse group of movies, but I think if you've seen em, you'll agree with me.
First off the best movies for a guy out there. (besides porn).
Prolly my favorite all time fav guy movie.
One of the best comedies out there.
This movie has one of the best catch phrases ever and I still hear it almost once a week. "Your Killing me, Smalls, your just killing Me"
Another hilarious movie.
and another personal favorite, saw this one when it came out and sat in front of three retired army soldiers, who were crying halfway through the movie. Choked me up.
and one of the greatest suspensful movies ever.
First off the best movies for a guy out there. (besides porn).
Prolly my favorite all time fav guy movie.
One of the best comedies out there.
This movie has one of the best catch phrases ever and I still hear it almost once a week. "Your Killing me, Smalls, your just killing Me"
Another hilarious movie.
and another personal favorite, saw this one when it came out and sat in front of three retired army soldiers, who were crying halfway through the movie. Choked me up.
and one of the greatest suspensful movies ever.
Dennie
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I know some of you remember my Passion for this movie..... :text-bravo:
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Twisty brilliance from screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and director Spike Jonze, the team who created Being John Malkovich. Nicolas Cage returns to form with a funny, sad, and sneaky performance as Charlie Kaufman, a self-loathing screenwriter who has been hired to adapt Susan Orlean's book The Orchid Thief into a screenplay. Frustrated and infatuated by Orlean's elegant but plotless book (which is largely a rumination on flowers), Kaufman begins to write a screenplay about himself trying to write a screenplay about The Orchid Thief, all the while hounded by his twin brother Donald (Cage again), who's cheerfully writing the kind of formulaic action movie that Kaufman finds repugnant. By its conclusion, Adaptation is the most artistically ambitious, most utterly cynical, and most uncategorizable movie ever to come out of Hollywood. Also starring Meryl Streep (as Susan Orlean), Chris Cooper, Tilda Swinton, and Brian Cox; superb performances throughout. --Bret Fetzer
You either liked this movie or you HATED this movie, I like it. But, I don't necessarily think it is a "Must See" movie.
Dennie
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Twisty brilliance from screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and director Spike Jonze, the team who created Being John Malkovich. Nicolas Cage returns to form with a funny, sad, and sneaky performance as Charlie Kaufman, a self-loathing screenwriter who has been hired to adapt Susan Orlean's book The Orchid Thief into a screenplay. Frustrated and infatuated by Orlean's elegant but plotless book (which is largely a rumination on flowers), Kaufman begins to write a screenplay about himself trying to write a screenplay about The Orchid Thief, all the while hounded by his twin brother Donald (Cage again), who's cheerfully writing the kind of formulaic action movie that Kaufman finds repugnant. By its conclusion, Adaptation is the most artistically ambitious, most utterly cynical, and most uncategorizable movie ever to come out of Hollywood. Also starring Meryl Streep (as Susan Orlean), Chris Cooper, Tilda Swinton, and Brian Cox; superb performances throughout. --Bret Fetzer
You either liked this movie or you HATED this movie, I like it. But, I don't necessarily think it is a "Must See" movie.
Dennie
Dennie
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Movie studios, by and large, avoid controversial subjects like race the way you might avoid a hive of angry bees. So it's remarkable that Crash even got made; that it's a rich, intelligent, and moving exploration of the interlocking lives of a dozen Los Angeles residents--black, white, latino, Asian, and Persian--is downright amazing. A politically nervous district attorney (Brendan Fraser) and his high-strung wife (Sandra Bullock, biting into a welcome change of pace from Miss Congeniality) get car-jacked by an oddly sociological pair of young black men (Larenz Tate and Chris "Ludacris" Bridges); a rich black T.V. director (Terrence Howard) and his wife (Thandie Newton) get pulled over by a white racist cop (Matt Dillon) and his reluctant partner (Ryan Phillipe); a detective (Don Cheadle) and his Latina partner and lover (Jennifer Esposito) investigate a white cop who shot a black cop--these are only three of the interlocking stories that reach up and down class lines. Writer/director Paul Haggis (who wrote the screenplay for Million Dollar Baby) spins every character in unpredictable directions, refusing to let anyone sink into a stereotype. The cast--ranging from the famous names above to lesser-known but just as capable actors like Michael Pena (Buffalo Soldiers) and Loretta Devine (Woman Thou Art Loosed)--meets the strong script head-on, delivering galvanizing performances in short vignettes, brief glimpses that build with gut-wrenching force. This sort of multi-character mosaic is hard to pull off; Crash rivals such classics as Nashville and Short Cuts. A knockout. --Bret Fetzer
mcad64
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I've always loved this movie!! If you can make your way through the thick Scottish brogue!!
Choose Life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol, and dental insurance. Choose fixed interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisurewear and matching luggage. Choose a three-piece suit on hire purchase in a range of fucking fabrics. Choose DIY and wondering who the fuck you are on Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing, spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing fucking junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pissing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, fucked up brats you spawned to replace yourselves. Choose your future. Choose life... But why would I want to do a thing like that? I chose not to choose life. I chose somethin' else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you've got heroin?
Mike
Choose Life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol, and dental insurance. Choose fixed interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisurewear and matching luggage. Choose a three-piece suit on hire purchase in a range of fucking fabrics. Choose DIY and wondering who the fuck you are on Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing, spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing fucking junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pissing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, fucked up brats you spawned to replace yourselves. Choose your future. Choose life... But why would I want to do a thing like that? I chose not to choose life. I chose somethin' else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you've got heroin?
Mike
Okay, since it's kind of my fault this thread even exists, I'll post the few movies I've seen that I think were worth it, but again, I'm not a movie buff. Since there are several I'll just list them, without pics (sorry):
Lord of the Rings trilogy. Loved the books, loved the movies.
Star Wars The first 3, anyway.
Planet Earth A documentary, but I've hiked and sat in blinds enough over the years to realize how difficult this project had to be. Incredible.
Schindler's List Not a movie I'll ever watch again, but everyone on the planet should see it once. (Hint: this is not a good "first date" movie...)
2001: A Space Odyssey If I had to choose a favorite director, it'd be Kubrick. The way he plays with camera angles and lighting are fantastic. Which is why I also recommend:
Dr. Strangelove (I also worked in the nuclear weapon industry for over a decade, so this hits home)
Iron Man The obligatory popcorn movie, I enjoyed this one so much more than other summer blockbusters I've seen.
Going thru my collection, I realized I'll need to start my own thread, Must-See DVD Concerts, but that'll take some time.
Lord of the Rings trilogy. Loved the books, loved the movies.
Star Wars The first 3, anyway.
Planet Earth A documentary, but I've hiked and sat in blinds enough over the years to realize how difficult this project had to be. Incredible.
Schindler's List Not a movie I'll ever watch again, but everyone on the planet should see it once. (Hint: this is not a good "first date" movie...)
2001: A Space Odyssey If I had to choose a favorite director, it'd be Kubrick. The way he plays with camera angles and lighting are fantastic. Which is why I also recommend:
Dr. Strangelove (I also worked in the nuclear weapon industry for over a decade, so this hits home)
Iron Man The obligatory popcorn movie, I enjoyed this one so much more than other summer blockbusters I've seen.
Going thru my collection, I realized I'll need to start my own thread, Must-See DVD Concerts, but that'll take some time.
