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post
12-29-2022, 06:14 AM
https://i.ibb.co/4gsYMYD/MV5-BZWI3-ZTMx-Njct-Mjdl-NS00-Nm-Uw-LWFi-M2-Yt-ZDUy-Y2-I3-N2-Mx-YTE0-Xk-Ey-Xk-Fqc-Gde-QXVy-Nzkw-Mj-Q.jpg

Yeezy
12-29-2022, 11:43 AM
the only movies i would have been angry if i went without are

shawshank redemption
schindlers list
taxi driver
good fellas
forest gump
rainman
2001
full metal jacket
fight club
fargo
interstellar
the matrix
rocky
gladiator
big lebowski
the wrestler


everything else is just really good. these ones had more meaning behind them or they were truly unique


one comedy to throw in would be dumb and dumber

ShawkFactory
12-29-2022, 07:18 PM
the only movies i would have been angry if i went without are

shawshank redemption
schindlers list
taxi driver
good fellas
forest gump
rainman
2001
full metal jacket
fight club
fargo
interstellar
the matrix
rocky
gladiator
big lebowski
the wrestler


everything else is just really good. these ones had more meaning behind them or they were truly unique


one comedy to throw in would be dumb and dumber

Pretty good list tbh.

Although I just rewatched Gladiator for the first time in many years and found that it didn’t hold up that well IMO. If it wasn’t for Russell Crowe it would just be meh for me

post
12-30-2022, 04:37 AM
the only movies i would have been angry if i went without are

shawshank redemption
schindlers list
taxi driver
good fellas
forest gump
rainman
2001
full metal jacket
fight club
fargo
interstellar
the matrix
rocky
gladiator
big lebowski
the wrestler


everything else is just really good. these ones had more meaning behind them or they were truly unique


one comedy to throw in would be dumb and dumber

shawshank and matrix are my favorites out of those

and dumb and dumber is always funny

post
12-30-2022, 06:05 AM
Pretty good list tbh.

Although I just rewatched Gladiator for the first time in many years and found that it didn’t hold up that well IMO. If it wasn’t for Russell Crowe it would just be meh for me

i watched it once when it came out

when it comes to ancient roman stuff i preferred

https://i.ibb.co/FXnZQbn/51-A9-Lvf-ZGBL-AC-SY580.jpg

Gohan
12-30-2022, 06:15 AM
Scream 1

post
12-30-2022, 08:52 AM
Scream 1

good one

and by the same director

https://i.ibb.co/XFgdvB1/MV5-BNz-Fj-Zm-M1-ODgt-MDBk-MS00-NWFl-LTg2-Ym-Ut-Zjc3-ZTgx-Mj-E1-OTI2-L2lt-YWdl-Xk-Ey-Xk-Fqc-Gde-QXVy.jpg

Axe
12-30-2022, 10:12 AM
Nc one xiao

Axe
12-30-2022, 10:14 AM
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSriAQQ9m9JluvYbVDrkvdrCYEdQBs1M rMSIQ&usqp=CAU

Really funny cover rt imho :lol

post
12-30-2022, 12:54 PM
these go well together

https://i.ibb.co/zFcqhSC/Modern-Times-poster-1.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/gR8KHFT/MV5-BOTA5-Mz-Q3-Mz-I1-NV5-BMl5-Ban-Bn-Xk-Ft-ZTgw-NTcx-NTYx-MTE-V1.jpg

SouBeachTalents
12-30-2022, 01:38 PM
There's so many movies you could add to this. Of ones that haven't been named yet

Pulp Fiction
Die Hard
No Country For Old Men
Dark Knight

And just for the performances from the leads, American History X and Training Day

post
12-30-2022, 04:06 PM
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSriAQQ9m9JluvYbVDrkvdrCYEdQBs1M rMSIQ&usqp=CAU

Really funny cover rt imho :lol

haven't seen that but sandler has made me laugh in a jim carrey kind of way at times

post
12-30-2022, 04:21 PM
There's so many movies you could add to this. Of ones that haven't been named yet

Pulp Fiction
Die Hard
No Country For Old Men
Dark Knight

And just for the performances from the leads, American History X and Training Day

yeah over 100 years of movies so basically something for everyone

could be a long time before the dark knight is topped in that genre

although i don't watch a lot of comic stuff so if it was topped i wouldn't necessarily know

post
12-30-2022, 07:20 PM
a couple 21st century dramas i felt were worth watching more than once

https://i.ibb.co/93wdG4R/MV5-BMj-Ax-ODQ4-MDU5-NV5-BMl5-Ban-Bn-Xk-Ft-ZTcw-MDU4-Mj-U1-MQ-V1.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/9WfZkk3/MV5-BMTI4-Nz-I5-Nz-Ew-Nl5-BMl5-Ban-Bn-Xk-Ft-ZTcw-Njc1-Nj-Qy-MQ-V1-FMjpg-UX1000.jpg

highwhey
12-30-2022, 07:30 PM
https://www.meme-arsenal.com/memes/20bf82a2fb8d8a833b697e803e644fb8.jpg: avengers


srry for using ur pic kenny

Yeezy
12-30-2022, 07:37 PM
https://www.meme-arsenal.com/memes/20bf82a2fb8d8a833b697e803e644fb8.jpg: avengers


srry for using ur pic kenny

https://i.ibb.co/Q6mkjcn/awkward-cringe.gif

damn and you really thought that was funny too. I'm gonna go easy on you from now on

1987_Lakers
12-30-2022, 11:18 PM
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSriAQQ9m9JluvYbVDrkvdrCYEdQBs1M rMSIQ&usqp=CAU

Really funny cover rt imho :lol

:biggums:

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest deserves a mention.

Yeezy
12-30-2022, 11:33 PM
:biggums:

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest deserves a mention.

you remind me of billy

post
12-31-2022, 05:05 PM
:biggums:

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest deserves a mention.

for sure

good book too

post
12-31-2022, 05:25 PM
https://www.meme-arsenal.com/memes/20bf82a2fb8d8a833b697e803e644fb8.jpg: avengers


srry for using ur pic kenny

ok but overrated in my opinion

however i wouldn't go as far as scorsese in saying "i don't think they're cinema"

highwhey
12-31-2022, 05:32 PM
ok but overrated in my opinion

however i wouldn't go as far as scorsese in saying "i don't think they're cinema"

he's 100% correct.

cinema is a nolan directed batman film. a film with a lot of attention given to the different key elements. story, visual effects, score, etc. hell, even the new batman blows any marvel movie out of the water.

marvel movies are made for mouthbreather audiences like kenny. quick dopamine hit. no substance, all flash.

post
01-01-2023, 12:43 AM
he's 100% correct.

cinema is a nolan directed batman film. a film with a lot of attention given to the different key elements. story, visual effects, score, etc. hell, even the new batman blows any marvel movie out of the water.

marvel movies are made for mouthbreather audiences like kenny. quick dopamine hit. no substance, all flash.

i'm familiar with the pov

other directors have said similar things

ultimately it's kind of like whatever to me

some would say nolan and scorsese are middle brow trash

movie wars are pretty pointless

i get more value out of rewatching this than a lot of things considered "cinema"

https://i.ibb.co/hYXdGbj/81yux-I1-A5-L-AC-SL1500-1.jpg

Bimbo Coles
01-01-2023, 01:11 AM
Objectively,

Ordet
Through a Glass Darkly
2001: A Space Odyssey
Rosemary's Baby
The Godfather
Annie Hall
Stalker
The Shining
Pulp Fiction
Mulholland Drive

Subjectively,

Ordet
Mamma Roma
Le Bonheur
Eden and After
Out 1
Fox and His Friends
The Hunters, 1977
Stalker
From the Life of the Marionettes
The Stranger, 1991

highwhey
01-01-2023, 01:28 AM
i'm familiar with the pov

other directors have said similar things

ultimately it's kind of like whatever to me

some would say nolan and scorsese are middle brow trash

movie wars are pretty pointless

i get more value out of rewatching this than a lot of things considered "cinema"

https://i.ibb.co/hYXdGbj/81yux-I1-A5-L-AC-SL1500-1.jpg

the theme park comparison is accurate.

Patrick Chewing
01-01-2023, 01:39 AM
The Land Before Time

post
01-01-2023, 11:54 AM
Objectively,

Ordet
Through a Glass Darkly
2001: A Space Odyssey
Rosemary's Baby
The Godfather
Annie Hall
Stalker
The Shining
Pulp Fiction
Mulholland Drive

Subjectively,

Ordet
Mamma Roma
Le Bonheur
Eden and After
Out 1
Fox and His Friends
The Hunters, 1977
Stalker
From the Life of the Marionettes
The Stranger, 1991

shining went from getting razzie nominations to being considered a goat horror movie

funny how history works sometimes

post
01-01-2023, 12:04 PM
the theme park comparison is accurate.

whatever

the irishman was overrated

post
01-01-2023, 12:07 PM
The Land Before Time

i think i saw it a long time ago

warriorfan
01-01-2023, 12:10 PM
he's 100% correct.

cinema is a nolan directed batman film. a film with a lot of attention given to the different key elements. story, visual effects, score, etc. hell, even the new batman blows any marvel movie out of the water.

marvel movies are made for mouthbreather audiences like kenny. quick dopamine hit. no substance, all flash.

the only reason you don’t breathe from your mouth is because it’s always full of refried beans

ArbitraryWater
01-01-2023, 09:53 PM
the only movies i would have been angry if i went without are

shawshank redemption
schindlers list
taxi driver
good fellas
forest gump
rainman
2001
full metal jacket
fight club
fargo
interstellar
the matrix
rocky
gladiator
big lebowski
the wrestler


everything else is just really good. these ones had more meaning behind them or they were truly unique


one comedy to throw in would be dumb and dumber


do you know how many focking movies there are? :lol


there are hundreds more movies with meaning, youve just never seen them or heard of them.

ArbitraryWater
01-01-2023, 09:56 PM
i'm familiar with the pov

other directors have said similar things

ultimately it's kind of like whatever to me

some would say nolan and scorsese are middle brow trash

movie wars are pretty pointless

i get more value out of rewatching this than a lot of things considered "cinema"

https://i.ibb.co/hYXdGbj/81yux-I1-A5-L-AC-SL1500-1.jpg


a well done war movie can convey great emotion and meaning/vaue of life

post
01-02-2023, 01:32 AM
a well done war movie can convey great emotion and meaning/vaue of life

i was referring to fighting about movies

i'm more inclined to try to see value in variety

dr. strangelove and spartacus are war movies

so is this which is considered a cult classic

https://i.ibb.co/2McQrNv/MV5-BNjg5-ODM0-OTY1-N15-BMl5-Ban-Bn-Xk-Ft-ZTgw-OTUz-NDE3-Mj-E-V1-FMjpg-UX1000-1.jpg

Bimbo Coles
01-02-2023, 03:43 AM
shining went from getting razzie nominations to being considered a goat horror movie

funny how history works sometimes True. In this instance, it's a Kubrick thing. His Eyes Wide Shut has also been reassessed. It would be the first English language film I put on the subjective list.

post
01-02-2023, 04:34 AM
True. In this instance, it's a Kubrick thing. His Eyes Wide Shut has also been reassessed. It would be the first English language film I put on the subjective list.

your lists were interesting

you mentioned both ingmar bergman and woody allen

i liked many of woody's movies

his favorite bergman movie is also mine

https://i.ibb.co/X2QnCV6/p31330-p-v12-ai-1.jpg

Bimbo Coles
01-02-2023, 09:09 AM
your lists were interesting

you mentioned both ingmar bergman and woody allen

i liked many of woody's movies

his favorite bergman movie is also mine

https://i.ibb.co/X2QnCV6/p31330-p-v12-ai-1.jpg Yeah, that's not unexpected. I have it lower in my Bergman rankings because I don't feel it quite meets its cultural significance. And I probably should have added The Sacrifice on my subjective list instead of Stalker, leaving Ordet as the only film on both lists.

post
01-02-2023, 11:49 AM
Yeah, that's not unexpected. I have it lower in my Bergman rankings because I don't feel it quite meets its cultural significance. And I probably should have added The Sacrifice on my subjective list instead of Stalker, leaving Ordet as the only film on both lists.

i don't have rankings or lists just things that meant something to me for one reason or another and perhaps might to others

Bimbo Coles
01-02-2023, 01:37 PM
i don't have rankings or lists just things that meant something to me for one reason or another and perhaps might to others I guess I've been thinking about an objective list for a while, but the subjective list is of my personal favourites. I maintain lists of favourites, things to see, etc. With the exception of Rifkin"s Festival, I've seen every Woody. It's like that with a lot of directors. It necessitates keeping lists. I know guys like you that don't. I can't do that. I'm a list guy. And we aren't talking about a few dozen. I've got hundreds of lists -- some are kept in an orderly fashion, others I scribble onto paper. It's how my mind works.

post
01-03-2023, 12:15 AM
I guess I've been thinking about an objective list for a while, but the subjective list is of my personal favourites. I maintain lists of favourites, things to see, etc. With the exception of Rifkin"s Festival, I've seen every Woody. It's like that with a lot of directors. It necessitates keeping lists. I know guys like you that don't. I can't do that. I'm a list guy. And we aren't talking about a few dozen. I've got hundreds of lists -- some are kept in an orderly fashion, others I scribble onto paper. It's how my mind works.

understood

my interest in movies fluctuates throughout my life

lately i mostly focus on horror

Lakers Legend#32
01-03-2023, 04:15 AM
i was referring to fighting about movies

i'm more inclined to try to see value in variety

dr. strangelove and spartacus are war movies

so is this which is considered a cult classic

https://i.ibb.co/2McQrNv/MV5-BNjg5-ODM0-OTY1-N15-BMl5-Ban-Bn-Xk-Ft-ZTgw-OTUz-NDE3-Mj-E-V1-FMjpg-UX1000-1.jpg

A well done war movie but it could not replicate the impact of the book which was outstanding.

post
01-03-2023, 05:19 AM
A well done war movie but it could not replicate the impact of the book which was outstanding.

one of the few books i read more than once in my life

post
01-03-2023, 07:07 AM
so many critics disliked this

so many people will never watch it

but there are things you can get out of it if you have a soul

https://i.ibb.co/MfRZsCP/711r-Bc-Wja8-L-SL1500-1.jpg

Lakers Legend#32
01-03-2023, 05:35 PM
one of the few books i read more than once in my life

Same here.

I usually read it once a year.

post
01-04-2023, 01:59 AM
Same here.

I usually read it once a year.

cool

if i remember correctly i first heard about it from howard zinn

then i realized i was familiar with it from the metallica song/video one

SaltyMeatballs
01-04-2023, 02:52 PM
The Wolf of Wall Street

f*cking amazing movie

ArbitraryWater
01-04-2023, 04:11 PM
The Wolf of Wall Street

f*cking amazing movie

Its an entertaining movie but how tf are you missing out on anything if you havent seen it? No ife essons or anything in that.

post
01-04-2023, 09:11 PM
The Wolf of Wall Street

f*cking amazing movie

haven't seen it

did see wall street by oliver stone

and then there's horror wall street

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51CN101GX8L._AC_SY580_.jpg

SaltyMeatballs
01-04-2023, 10:08 PM
Its an entertaining movie but how tf are you missing out on anything if you havent seen it? No ife essons or anything in that.

It's a really great movie

And it does have life lessons: don't be stupid with your money & don't do drugs

highwhey
01-04-2023, 11:40 PM
blood in blood out

"life's a risk, carnal" - it's so thot provoking. unlike kanye's music.


https://nedhardy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/blood_in_blood_out.jpg

highwhey
01-04-2023, 11:43 PM
stand and deliver is another great classic with a message for the youth, particularly those in the lower socio-economic class.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EcwtNmwU8AE2wLR.png

honestly, society needs to have that drilled in their heads^^^

highwhey
01-04-2023, 11:44 PM
haven't seen it

did see wall street by oliver stone

and then there's horror wall street

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51CN101GX8L._AC_SY580_.jpg

no one on wallstreet was more fresh than P. Bate

https://d1e00ek4ebabms.cloudfront.net/production/9b2bdcdf-448f-4705-84e9-179bc3cbf4a0.jpg

post
01-05-2023, 01:33 AM
no one on wallstreet was more fresh than P. Bate

https://d1e00ek4ebabms.cloudfront.net/production/9b2bdcdf-448f-4705-84e9-179bc3cbf4a0.jpg

he's a bit like if batman and joker had a baby

post
01-05-2023, 05:25 PM
dracula by tod browning

https://i.ibb.co/vX8B5zQ/To-die-to-be-really-dead-that-must-be-glorious-1.jpg

underrated

https://i.ibb.co/JqzHPRy/MV5-BZWQ0-ZDFm-Yz-Mt-ZGMy-Mi00-Nm-Yx-LWE0-MGYt-Yz-M2-ZGNh-MTE1-NTcz-L2lt-YWdl-L2lt-YWdl-Xk-Ey-Xk-Fqc.jpg

interesting

https://i.ibb.co/TcyXZns/51c-YIi-Tx-H5-L-AC-SY580-1.jpg

touching

https://i.ibb.co/Cwp8JJK/MV5-BMj-Ay-Mz-E1-MDU0-OV5-BMl5-Ban-Bn-Xk-Ft-ZTcw-Nz-Y3-Mj-Uz-NA-V1.jpg

Norcaliblunt
01-05-2023, 06:19 PM
Midnight Cowboy

ArbitraryWater
01-05-2023, 08:31 PM
It's a really great movie

And it does have life lessons: don't be stupid with your money & don't do drugs


pretty basic life lessons most would already know, id assume.

post
01-07-2023, 07:16 AM
the power of porn

https://i.ibb.co/z2YRPhs/51-H3-W2-D2-GFL-AC-SY580.jpg

the power of love

https://i.ibb.co/F8gS3Dq/MV5-BZWFj-Ym-Zm-ZGQt-Yzg4-YS00-ZGE5-LTgw-Yz-At-Zm-Qw-Zj-Q2-NDli-MGVm-Xk-Ey-Xk-Fqc-Gde-QXVy-NTUy-Mz-E.jpg

Lakers Legend#32
01-10-2023, 11:11 PM
Let The Right One in is the best vampire movie off them all.

So of course Hollywood had to do an American version (Let Me In) of it.

Of course it was sh!t.

post
01-11-2023, 06:24 AM
Let The Right One in is the best vampire movie off them all.

So of course Hollywood had to do an American version (Let Me In) of it.

Of course it was sh!t.

this is probably my favorite horror remake

https://i.ibb.co/qprN8K6/41-BABRr58-DL-AC-SY580.jpg

Nanners
01-12-2023, 03:55 AM
Heres a few of my all time favorites

2001 Space Odyssey
A Boy and his Dog
Barry Lyndon
Barton Fink
Big Trouble in little China
The Big Lebowski
Burn After Reading
Chinatown
Cool Hand Luke
Das Boot
The Departed
Eyes Wide Shut
Falling Down
The Fifth Element
Fight Club
Friday
Galaxy Quest
Goodfellas
The Good the Bad and the Ugly
Gran Torino
Happy Gilmore
Hot Fuzz
Last Action Hero
Lethal Weapon 1 & 2
Logan
Lord of the Rings trilogy
Master and Commander
Miami Vice (2006)
The Matrix
Millers Crossing
Network
No Country for Old Men
Office Space
The Omega Man
Police Story
Predator
Raising Arizona
Rambo First Blood
Sorry to Bother You
Soylent Green
Sphere
Starship Troopers
Taxi Driver
The Thing
They Live
Tropic Thunder
True Lies
Zulu

post
01-13-2023, 05:57 AM
Heres a few of my all time favorites

2001 Space Odyssey
A Boy and his Dog
Barry Lyndon
Barton Fink
Big Trouble in little China
The Big Lebowski
Burn After Reading
Chinatown
Cool Hand Luke
Das Boot
The Departed
Eyes Wide Shut
Falling Down
The Fifth Element
Fight Club
Friday
Galaxy Quest
Goodfellas
The Good the Bad and the Ugly
Gran Torino
Happy Gilmore
Hot Fuzz
Last Action Hero
Lethal Weapon 1 & 2
Logan
Lord of the Rings trilogy
Master and Commander
Miami Vice (2006)
The Matrix
Millers Crossing
Network
No Country for Old Men
Office Space
The Omega Man
Police Story
Predator
Raising Arizona
Rambo First Blood
Sorry to Bother You
Soylent Green
Sphere
Starship Troopers
Taxi Driver
The Thing
They Live
Tropic Thunder
True Lies
Zulu

rambo first blood does a good job of creating sympathy regardless of beliefs at least in my opinion

they live is a good metaphor that seems to appeal to some people across the spectrum

Patrick Chewing
01-13-2023, 12:46 PM
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/pv-target-images/8274b9858331123ff7869d4939dac4c90aff6eae08aeda0499 d31ba036e35aca._SX780_SY600_.jpg

Charlie Sheen
01-13-2023, 12:53 PM
the theme park comparison is accurate.

I never understood this when he said it. An audience enjoying themselves diminishes the artistry of film?

ShawkFactory
01-13-2023, 07:46 PM
I never understood this when he said it. An audience enjoying themselves diminishes the artistry of film?

Not necessarily. But the film being akin to a roller coaster with the effects and action pieces can distract from a lack of narrative or character development.

SouBeachTalents
01-13-2023, 08:25 PM
Others I don't think have been mentioned yet.

Talented Mr. Ripley
American Beauty
Good Will Hunting
Social Network
Trainspotting
Moneyball
Casino
A Simple Plan
Little Miss Sunshine
Seven
Silence of the Lambs
Misery
Collateral
Swingers
Dazed & Confused

Charlie Sheen
01-13-2023, 11:28 PM
Not necessarily. But the film being akin to a roller coaster with the effects and action pieces can distract from a lack of narrative or character development.

That's fair.

Applying it broadly to marvel movies is unfair. Nobody discards Goodfellas as another gangster movie sensationalizing money, drugs and violence because of Scarface. That's not even being critical, that's just being lazy.

Guardians of the galaxy was layered with themes that are relevant to the day. Everyone meets tragedy in life. Underneath all of the superpowers and comic book stuff, the movie shines a light on human resiliency and the value of friendship.

ShawkFactory
01-14-2023, 12:00 AM
That's fair.

Applying it broadly to marvel movies is unfair. Nobody discards Goodfellas as another gangster movie sensationalizing money, drugs and violence because of Scarface. That's not even being critical, that's just being lazy.

Guardians of the galaxy was layered with themes that are relevant to the day. Everyone meets tragedy in life. Underneath all of the superpowers and comic book stuff, the movie shines a light on human resiliency and the value of friendship.

Sure, but it only works to a certain degree.

The first Guardians might actually be my favorite Marvel movie because it seemed to have a little more heart than most of the others. But after 12 movies about human resiliency and friendship it gets a little stale for me.

Having the same theme over and over and over, it becomes clear that there isn't much need for meticulousness in the set up or anything truly different other than the specific circumstances each hero is in. It's all pretty on the nose and it doesn't interest me in any way.

Not that it isn't "art" because there's many levels that go into just creating these things. The cinematography is cool and there are scores of people excelling at their jobs. It's just not at all what I'm looking for in film at this point.

AlternativeAcc.
01-14-2023, 12:43 AM
A Clockwork Orange is in my personal top 5 and haven't seen it mentioned

Cast away is a must see as well

1987_Lakers
01-14-2023, 12:53 AM
Others I don't think have been mentioned yet.

Talented Mr. Ripley
American Beauty
Good Will Hunting
Social Network
Trainspotting
Moneyball
Casino
A Simple Plan
Little Miss Sunshine
Seven
Silence of the Lambs
Misery
Collateral
Swingers
Dazed & Confused

All great movies. Trainspotting & Collateral both have great soundtracks.

I showed my friend American Beauty years back and he was blown away from how good it was.

Charlie Sheen
01-14-2023, 10:47 AM
Sure, but it only works to a certain degree.

The first Guardians might actually be my favorite Marvel movie because it seemed to have a little more heart than most of the others. But after 12 movies about human resiliency and friendship it gets a little stale for me.

Having the same theme over and over and over, it becomes clear that there isn't much need for meticulousness in the set up or anything truly different other than the specific circumstances each hero is in. It's all pretty on the nose and it doesn't interest me in any way.

Not that it isn't "art" because there's many levels that go into just creating these things. The cinematography is cool and there are scores of people excelling at their jobs. It's just not at all what I'm looking for in film at this point.

I am not dismissing the fatigue, and I think we're getting off track here. My fault because I will defend Guardians like ArbitraryWater does Ronaldo :lol

My original point was that "your favorite comic book movie" fits the premise of this thread. I would never recommend watching the entire marvel movie library to anyone, but I would recommend watching at least one of the Marvel movies to everyone. A big part of the reason I watch the movies I do is being able to discuss them with other people. That's why I would include one movie from all of the blockbuster franchises like Star Wars and Star Trek in my own list.

Nanners
01-15-2023, 06:07 AM
rambo first blood does a good job of creating sympathy regardless of beliefs at least in my opinion

Rambo first blood almost feels like it belongs to an entirely different series than the rest of the Rambo movies. When most people hear the name "Rambo" they probably think of a guy with huge muscles gunning down an endless army of enemy minions, but from what I recall Rambo doesnt actually kill a single person in this film, and he doesnt really start using a firearm until the final 1/3rd of the movie.

And yeah it does a great job of creating sympathy, not just for Rambo but also for the villains (the cops) who are mostly just guilty of misunderstanding what they are dealing with and not knowing when to swallow their pride.

post
01-16-2023, 01:31 AM
Rambo first blood almost feels like it belongs to an entirely different series than the rest of the Rambo movies. When most people hear the name "Rambo" they probably think of a guy with huge muscles gunning down an endless army of enemy minions, but from what I recall Rambo doesnt actually kill a single person in this film, and he doesnt really start using a firearm until the final 1/3rd of the movie.

And yeah it does a great job of creating sympathy, not just for Rambo but also for the villains (the cops) who are mostly just guilty of misunderstanding what they are dealing with and not knowing when to swallow their pride.

i've seen the first one a few times

this shirt made me laugh a little

https://i.ibb.co/fQ80KFr/something-to-eat-rambo-t-shirt-master-9d4d5868-60dc-4fb4-87b9-00240620b476-1.jpg

2qr3
01-16-2023, 03:02 AM
Movies can expose you to new perspectives, cultures, and ideas. They can also help you to understand and appreciate the world around you and offer a way to relax and unwind after a long day.

But generally speaking, it is likely that spending time learning something worthwhile would be considered more valuable and much more of a priority than watching a list of movies before you die. Learning something worthwhile such as a new skill, knowledge or education can help you to achieve your personal and professional goals and have a positive impact on your life and the lives of those around you.

It's possible to find a balance between watching movies and spending time learning something worthwhile. Just be mindful of how much time you are spending watching movies, knowing that the less movies you watch, the more likely it will be for you to become a top G.

post
01-16-2023, 05:13 AM
they live is the matrix of the 80s

but parts of it are hilarious


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXJI-G7ulsg

post
03-01-2023, 06:09 AM
https://i.ibb.co/DKnbVDF/p8670-p-v8-ab-1.jpg

Nanners
03-01-2023, 10:03 AM
Add "the unbearable weight of massive talent" to the list... ridiculously good movie

SaltyMeatballs
03-01-2023, 10:48 PM
https://i.ibb.co/DKnbVDF/p8670-p-v8-ab-1.jpg

Hot take but this movie is overrated. Saw it once and it has a good message but overall it was pretty boring

post
03-02-2023, 12:12 AM
Hot take but this movie is overrated. Saw it once and it has a good message but overall it was pretty boring

well i think it's great

but thanks for the review salty meatballs

ArbitraryWater
03-02-2023, 10:48 AM
Hot take but this movie is overrated. Saw it once and it has a good message but overall it was pretty boring

agreed

TheMan
03-02-2023, 02:15 PM
Others I don't think have been mentioned yet.

Talented Mr. Ripley
American Beauty
Good Will Hunting
Social Network
Trainspotting
Moneyball
Casino
A Simple Plan
Little Miss Sunshine
Seven
Silence of the Lambs
Misery
Collateral
Swingers
Dazed & Confused
Great list, was gonna mentioned the bolded movies because I noticed they weren't mentioned yet, you beat me to it :cheers:

Most of my faves have already been mentioned but a few more I would add...

The Godfather Trilogy
Apocalypse Now
A Clockwork Orange
The Thin Red Line
Donnie Brasco
Unforgiven
Mean Streets
The King Of Comedy
The Revenant
Apocalypto
In The Name Of The Father
Dog Day Afternoon
Bad Boys (1983)
Boogie Nights

TheMan
03-03-2023, 01:38 PM
Also Pan's Labyrinth, if you haven't watched it, I highly recommend it.