Recommend any good movies?

[Bigprairie1]

Re: Recommend any good movies?

BigB...first, you have to get out more...ok?
Anywhooo, if you are in...try 'Cool Hand Luke'. Older flick with Paul Newman but a great one.
Don't underestimate older films. They are shot in a lot longer scenes which is very hard for modern 'watchers' and the younger generation to get into. Hang in there tho', a lot of these films are worth it.
Now, for Comedy or Satire try "Dr Strangelove" with Peter Sellers...easily one of the very best cold war satires, if not the best, ever made. Very, very, very funny. George C Scott really has a comic ability.
My two bits.
BP

 

[FishyFish]

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With Home Theater set as loud as you can stand it the movie "U-571" is action packed from begining to end. When you hear the words "Das A Bomb!" hold on to something....

 

[PW2]

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For a great Eastwood movie, get Grand Turino.

One of my favorite Eastwood films is "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil"

I even bought and read the book, but it was of the rare times when the movie was far better than the book.

Also, Million Dollar Baby was a good movie

 

[Vlad D Impeller]

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It's a bit difficult to pick one movie as an all time favourite, the one that stands out most for me is Lawrence of Arabia.

The Apartment is another one, simply for the genius of Jack Lemon.

Does anyone remember seeing Chinatown ?

 

[kevlad]

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Hot tub time machine is hilarious!Maybe not suited if kids are around,but if they are G.I Joe or Transformers are safe but great action flicks

 

[sasto]

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Capt. Ron

 

[Eric 3.7LX Alpha 1]

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Here's a short fav.s list in no particular order:
comedy:
40 Year old Virgin-
Meet the Parents-
Grumpy old Men-

horror/suspense:
The Decent-
Hostel-
Se7en-
Saw-
A Few Good Men-
Men of Honor-

Im sure you've seen em all but these are on the fav list.

 

[Fly Rod]

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A real old one is, "Paciffic Heights."

Based on a true story. A must see if thinking about buying a rental home. If you live in a tenant lenient state like Mass. this would discourge you from buying rental property.

 

[Av8nBill]

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A couple off the wall favorites of mine:

Shawn of the Dead
I Love You to Death.

And I can watch Monty Python and the Holy Grail every day of the week!

 

[Dave Barnett]

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I just watched 2 good movies recently. The Three Godfathers with John Wayne and Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation with Jimmy Stewart. I have seen both several times but both are great movies.

 

[kei9th]

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where the buffalo roam
fear and loathing in las vegas

great movies about hunter s. thompson

 

[jbjennings]

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Well,
I normally like the old ones.
Any Gary Cooper movie, John Wayne movie, most Gregory Peck movies, most Errol Flynn movies, Clint Eastwood movies, Mel Gibson movies.
I've also developed a taste for movies with Grace Kelly. She's one of the most photogenic people I've ever seen.
Another actor who makes darned near any movie good is Spencer Tracy.
I like Liam Neeson movies as well. "Rob Roy" was pretty good.
Tom Hanks is not too bad.
Movies with Diane Lane are usually pretty decent.


"There's Something about Mary"---Ben Stiller usually makes me laugh pretty hard. I know a guy that looks just like Woogie.

"Forbidden Planet" was good for an old sci-fi film. I like Walter Pidgeon's voice a lot. He's a good actor.
"Dune" was a pretty dopey but good sci-fi flick.
"Bonnie and Clyde" with Faye Dunaway.
I liked a lot of the old Tarzan movies as a kid. Haven't seen any of 'em in years.
The original "Where the red fern Grows" movie was good.
Hoosiers, The Natural, Rudy....for sports movies.

"Oh Brother Where art thou" was entertaining.

Temple Grandin was pretty good as far as new movies go.

 

[PGFISHER]

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For new movies "Avatar" is "Dances With Wolves" set in the future.

 

[rascal_rascal_99]

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The Departed

An amazing allstar cast that came together for a great cat and mouse game between a mafia plant in the police department and a plant by them inside the mafia.

I also enjoyed Gangs of New York a lot although most people I talk to I seem to be in the minority. Most of my friends seem to think it was too dry.

Repo Men
Finding Nemo

 

[sprintst]

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Fear and Loathing is hard to watch for some but one of my favorites. There is lots of good stuff in there...

where the buffalo roam
fear and loathing in las vegas

great movies about hunter s. thompson

 

[bekosh]

Re: Recommend any good movies?

A couple off the wall favorites of mine:

Shawn of the Dead
I Love You to Death.

And I can watch Monty Python and the Holy Grail every day of the week!

If you like Shaun of the Dead, you should check out Zombieland and Zombie Strippers.
Awesome cheesy zombie fun.

 

[sprintst]

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Lots of good twisted stuff in all of those too

 

[KeyWestBoater]

Re: Recommend any good movies?

Here's a few but not in any particular order, just what came to mind:

The Enemy Below - Robert Mitchum 1957
The Greatest Game Ever Played
Rudy (But who hasn't seen that?)
The Replacements (not a great movie but funny)
Major League (see above)
Something the Lord Made
Big Fish
The Right Stuff
Flight of the Intruder
Behind Enemy Lines
Hoosiers
Facing the Giants
Million Dollar Baby
A Beautiful Mind
Cinderella Man
Castaway
Second Hand Lions
Antwone Fisher
Man on Fire
Out of Time
Eight Below
Hachiko: A Dog?s Story
Forrest Gump (again, who hasn't seen that?)