Movies Thread

[heelinhell]

not saying these are the greatest movies...just saying I love these movies...

Slingblade
My Cousin Vinnie
Animal House
Drive me Crazy
Can't Buy Me Love
Pretty in Pink
Love Actually
Sleepless in Seattle
Big
When Harry Met Sally

 

[superrific]

This one has been out a while, but I keep going back to it as one of my favorites, especially in the midst of all of the vitriol and cynicism that is out there today. I think it shows humanity at its best.

This film is fucking outstanding. I wholeheartedly endorse.

 

[superrific]

When people gush about movies and call them a “visual feast…” this is the kind of movie they’re talking about.

Speaking of which, Everything Everywhere All At Once had several homages to Wong Kar-Wai films. And Everything etc. is a great, great film.

 

[heelslegup]

 

[UNCatTech]

Social media has killed attention spans. I know it's impacted me. I sometimes have to consciously focus to read a few pages without jumping around to other things.

 

[KishiKaisei]

The Postman | Rotten Tomatoes

Mario Ruoppolo, the mailman on an Italian island, pines from afar for a beautiful waitress. But when exiled Chilean poet Pablo Neruda comes to live on the island, Ruoppolo delivers Neruda's mail and picks up lessons on love, life and poetry.

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[KishiKaisei]

Cinema Paradiso | Rotten Tomatoes

Young Salvatore Di Vita (Salvatore Cascio) discovers the perfect escape from life in his war-torn Sicilian village: the Cinema Paradiso movie house, where projectionist Alfredo (Philippe Noiret) instills in the boy a deep love of films. When Salvatore grows up, falls in love with a beautiful...

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[KishiKaisei]

Nights of Cabiria | Rotten Tomatoes

The magnificent Giulietta Masina (Fellini's wife) plays an eternally optimistic Rome streetwalker with a heart of gold and a head of cotton candy in her husband's Oscar-winning masterpiece. This funny, poignant classic inspired the musical "Sweet Charity" and is a must-see for Fellini fans.

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[MendotoManteo]

Cinema Paradiso | Rotten Tomatoes

Young Salvatore Di Vita (Salvatore Cascio) discovers the perfect escape from life in his war-torn Sicilian village: the Cinema Paradiso movie house, where projectionist Alfredo (Philippe Noiret) instills in the boy a deep love of films. When Salvatore grows up, falls in love with a beautiful...

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Tear worthy. Anyone who has ever loved film will love Cinema Paradiso.

 

[MendotoManteo]

not saying these are the greatest movies...just saying I love these movies...

Slingblade
My Cousin Vinnie
Animal House
Drive me Crazy
Can't Buy Me Love
Pretty in Pink
Love Actually
Sleepless in Seattle
Big
When Harry Met Sally

Great selections! But, for my money's worth, if I'm going Tom and Meg then I'm going You've Got Mail and Joe Versus the Volcano.

I've watched You've Got Mail three times the past month or two. Can't help myself. It may well be the best rom com ever made. I find something new. Some nuance each time. And...frankly, I cry each time. Just like a baby. Lol. It's about friendship. They're true friends. Forget about the romantic aspect.

It also amazes me how well it speaks to our current era, despite the old AOL "You've got mail!" after the long anticipation of static channeling through phone cable.

 

[nycfan]

The Collector (1965) | Rotten Tomatoes

Clerk Freddie Clegg (Terence Stamp), an avid butterfly collector, wins a football pool and buys a country house with a large basement. He then kidnaps art student Miranda Grey (Samantha Eggar), a longtime crush of his, after trailing her in a van. Freddie locks Miranda in the basement, and buys...

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The novel on which this is based (by John Fowler) has become somewhat notorious for being cited by several serial killers as their inspiration — to the point that it is considered sort of The Turner Diaries for potential killers/kidnappers. I think the movie has been cited by a few as well.

 

[KishiKaisei]

The Truman Show | Rotten Tomatoes

He doesn't know it, but everything in Truman Burbank's (Jim Carrey) life is part of a massive TV set. Executive producer Christof (Ed Harris) orchestrates "The Truman Show," a live broadcast of Truman's every move captured by hidden cameras. Cristof tries to control Truman's mind, even removing...

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[KishiKaisei]

Mulholland Dr. | Rotten Tomatoes

A dark-haired woman (Laura Elena Harring) is left amnesiac after a car crash. She wanders the streets of Los Angeles in a daze before taking refuge in an apartment. There she is discovered by Betty (Naomi Watts), a wholesome Midwestern blonde who has come to the City of Angels seeking fame as an...

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[KishiKaisei]

Carlito's Way | Rotten Tomatoes

A free man after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New York City underworld. Reconnecting with his dancer girlfriend, Gail, Carlito gets entangled in the shady dealings of his friend Dave Kleinfeld...

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[fourheels]

Finally got around to watching this. A little predictable but a fun watch and apparently follows in line pretty well with the actual historical events.

 

[UNCatTech]

I watched the Watchers. It was a 2 of 10 at best.

 

[duluoz]

Both were not bad, stylish and had their merits. But both were also wildly overrated.

 

[BillyL]

Follow the white rabbit . . .

 

[KishiKaisei]

Paris, Texas | Rotten Tomatoes

A disheveled man who wanders out of the desert, Travis Henderson (Harry Dean Stanton) seems to have no idea who he is. When a stranger manages to contact his brother, Walt (Dean Stockwell), Travis is awkwardly reunited with his sibling. Travis has been missing for years, and his presence...

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[KishiKaisei]

Before Sunset | Rotten Tomatoes

A sequel to "Before Sunrise," this film starts nine years later as Jesse (Ethan Hawke) travels across Europe giving readings from a book he wrote about the night he spent in Vienna with Celine (Julie Delpy). After his reading in Paris, Celine finds him, and they spend part of the day together...

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