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Post by elchevalier on Jun 30, 2011 17:27:51 GMT -5
Same rule as in ECM's favorite games topics, just mention movies you watch as often as possible: Hard Boiled Maybe if i had a copy of The Killer at hand i would watch that one more often, on the other hand this one goes straight for the action. It's hard to think that nobody, not even Woo himself, seem to be able to do a proper action movie in this vein anymore. Stylish without overdoing it, hard-hitting without being annoying. Chow Yun Fat, tootpick, a gun in each hand, that's all you need to know. The Big Lebowski Always makes me laugh, no matter how many times i've seen it. The characters are fun, the dialogue is great, is one of those movies that truly deserves the adoration it gets. Clever comedies like this one are becoming more and more rare. Commando Loud, silly, stupid, very quotable as well. In some ways it's like the RE4 of 80s action: it's fully aware of it's absurd plot, and plays along with it in the best sense possible. Robocop BITCHES LEAVE The Last Boy Scout Like the rest of the movies in this list, is highly quotable. Some people like to complaint that the movie is mean towards women, but the truth is that the movie is mean towards every single character equally. Is my kind of mean spirited action-comedy. |
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Post by ECM on Jun 30, 2011 22:20:10 GMT -5
For whatever reason, The Big Lebowski never did anything for me, but that might have something to do w/ the fact that I've never been high while watching it (heck, I've never been high, in the marijuana sense, ever).
And The Last Boyscout I haven't seen since its theatrical release and can't remember a damn thing about it! So, uh, maybe I should watch it again.
But, man, Commando is still awesome, hyper-quotable ("I let him go" kills me every time) and the fact that Alysa Milano is kidnapped by Freddie Mercury[footnote:1]I know it isn't Freddie Mercury but, damn, it could/should be![/footnote] just amps it all up to super mega awesome!
As for the rest, good stuff all around but, like Zig, I need some time to think about this so...later!
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Post by CHI on Jul 1, 2011 11:30:55 GMT -5
I've never seen The Big Lebowski but the others on the list are all tons 'o fun.
I can't think of any old(er) movies at the moment but I've been digging Taken since it came out.
Freddy Mercury should kidnap someone in EVERY movie ever made.
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Post by ECM on Jul 1, 2011 15:10:38 GMT -5
Taken is freaking awesome!
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Post by AllenSmithee on Jul 1, 2011 19:43:55 GMT -5
Ferris Bueller's Day Off is one of my favourites. I watch it pretty much every time I'm home sick for any decent length of time. Makes me feel outside and livin' it up!
Another favourite of mine is Blade Runner. Visually, aurally, cinematographically. I love this film.
I've seen Batman: The Mask of the Phantasm probably around 20 times. Batman: TAS is amazing, and so is this film.
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (and just about every other Rankin/Bass Christmas special) should probably be on there, since I watch those multiple times a year.
Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, I've both seen a lot (lot).
You can also count any of the Akira Kurosawa films to be on here (Ikiru, High & Low, Rashomon, Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, Dreams) because I watch those quite literally any time I can.
I've seen Kick-Ass more times than I have hands.
I've seen so many movies a lot because when I've got enough time, I try to watch two movies a day. One I've seen before, at least one I have not. Unfortunately, I usually do not have that much time.
Macross Plus should be on there (I think I've seen it seven times).
I also only recently saw Oldboy, but I'd watch it again today if I could. The soundtrack alone is amazing, not to mention visual flair, astounding direction, pretty much everything else.
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Post by elchevalier on Jul 2, 2011 15:26:22 GMT -5
I love Oldboy, i watch it a lot a couple of years ago. Right now i haven't seen it for a while, certainly a movie you can always go back and discover something new.
Also, The Big Lebowski is not a stoner comedy, so no, you don't need to be high to enjoy it.
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Post by ECM on Jul 2, 2011 15:33:08 GMT -5
I didn't say it was a stoner comedy, but everyone I know IRL, that likes it, watches it when they're high. *shrugs*
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Post by runinruder on Jul 2, 2011 17:16:24 GMT -5
I'm not a big movies guy. I just don't have the patience to sit through most of them. But I do have a few favorites that I own and have watched a billion times, and those are...
The Rocky movies
Bloodsport
Gladiator
Phantasm
Transformers (the old animated one)
The Shawshank Redemption
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Post by ECM on Jul 2, 2011 17:25:18 GMT -5
Yeah, I have to say, Phantasm is a true classic, despite the sometimes shaky performances. It's too bad the sequels are a (really) mixed bag.
And, yes, three cheers of course for the Transformers animated film! I still remember seeing that in theaters all those millions of years ago. The only bad thing about is it's way, waaaay better than the Michael Bay tragedies. (They wouldn't be so bad if they'd actually devote some time to writing a coherent screenplay, but I guess that's latter-day Bay for ya.)
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Post by runinruder on Jul 2, 2011 18:13:11 GMT -5
Yeah, I have to say, Phantasm is a true classic, despite the sometimes shaky performances. It's too bad the sequels are a (really) mixed bag. I haven't watched any of the sequels in years, but I remember hating the third one. From what I recall, it played out like a generic "zombie-type" movie. I did like the second one, pretty good action. I haven't bothered to watch the Bay films yet. "Tragedies" seems like a good term for them from what I've heard. |
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Post by AllenSmithee on Jul 2, 2011 20:13:32 GMT -5
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Post by ECM on Jul 2, 2011 20:17:32 GMT -5
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Post by runinruder on Jul 3, 2011 14:01:57 GMT -5
Rocky 3Of all the Rocky movies, this is the one that I love the most. The opening montage, the manly hug on the beach, and of course Mr T's perfect one-liners. The original Rocky is my favorite movie, but Rocky III might be my most watched film ever (either it or Bloodsport). For the most part, it moved away from the plot and character development stuff in the first two episodes in favor of focusing on action, but the premise of Rocky losing and regaining his hunger (and getting his ass kicked in between) was absolutely perfect considering where the story was by this chapter. Having Rocky's old rival (still hungry for challenges and still having the desire to participate in the sport he loves somehow) train him was another great idea. And while the fights with Mr. T are totally ridiculous (any one of the wild punches that either guy throws would probably kill a man in real life, and Rocky could've at least put up his hands to block while implementing his wear-Clubber-out "strategy" in the last bout), they're super fun to watch. The opening montage is really well done; Eye of the Tiger still kicks ass; and Mick, Clubber, and Rocky all have lots of great exchanges and one-liners. Probably the only real negative is that the Hogan fight gets too damned ridiculous (when Thunderlips starts decking cops and stuff). |
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Post by Wintery Knight on Jul 3, 2011 22:44:12 GMT -5
Here are mine:
Rules of Engagement (Samuel L. Jackson)
Bella
Henry V (Kenneth Brannagh)
The Lives of Others
United 93
Taken (Liam Neeson)
Cinderella Man
The Blind Side
Cyrano de Bergerac (Gerard Depardieu)
Amazing Grace (Ioan Gruffudd)
Gettysburg
We Were Soldiers
Stand and Deliver
Blackhawk Down
The Pursuit of Happyness
High Noon
I also liked Battle for Los Angeles.
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Post by ECM on Jul 3, 2011 22:52:13 GMT -5
Highlander: Sure, they've basically raped, murdered, raped again, dismembered, burned, reconstituted and raped it one more time for good measure, but the film that beget the Highlander franchise is immensely watchable, cheesy effects and all. Gregory Widen (creator) and Russell Mulcahy (Director) created a true, sci-fi, classic that measures up even today. (I'm also certain that everyone reading this agrees with me.)
The Prophecy: Gregory Widen strikes again! This Biblically-limned horror (well, sort of) movie is probably the best thing that has ever come out of Dimensions Films. The reasons I love it is because it's probably the best treatment of Biblical mythology in existence that isn't named The Exorcist. The warring angels, replete with Eric Stoltz and Christopher Walken (and others of note!) is tightly-plotted, fast-paced and perhaps even a little thought-provoking.
Of course, like Highlander, the rapists came in after the first one and had their way w/ it, but ignore those! And bask in this sublime, totally entertaining, bit of popcorn entertainment.
Legend: About the best fairy tale ever put to film, even if that dolt Tom Cruise basically refuses to acknowledge its existence.
Not only is Tim Curry's Darkness probably the best portrayal of the devil ever put to film (scared the *shit* out of me when I was barely into double-digits), but Mia Sara's princess and the entire cast of monsters and mythological creatures are all still every bit as captivating as they were in 1985.
And to hell w/ the 'updated' Goldsmith score--Legend is meant to be seen only accompanied by the '80s-tastic Tangerine Dream! It's a perfect fit for the gauzy, dreamy, world as dreamed up by screenwriter William Hjortsberg and director Ridley Scott. (Hjortsberg is a pretty good writer, period, and was also responsible for Angel Heart, though the book was much, much better than the film.)
Superman The Motion Picture: the best superhero movie ever, by a wide margin, nothing, to date, can even come close to Richard Donner's ultra-classic take on the Man of Tomorrow. I don't think I even need to say anything else other than, my God, it's the movie of tomorrow...yesterday!
Doc Hollywood: OK, sure, it's a chick flick, but it's a good chick flick--good enough, in fact, for Pixar to have lifted basically the entire film for (the also awesome) Cars.
Most males, of a certain age (before the universe was little more than a receptacle for porn), will have fond memories because there's a good chance this was their first, in-theater, experience w/ nudity. And I have to say that, even today, that scene (played pitch-perfect by Michael J. Fox who was, in that moment, everyone under the age of 18 viewing the film) still has a certain, um, attraction.
But the rest of the movie is wonderful, too! A whimsical story about finding true love in the deep south (just don't ask yourself why a guy, driving from NYC to Los Angeles, found himself in the deep south to begin with), and almost throwing it away for that vile monster, money...which I love. More than love itself.
Anyway. Go see it! Again! Or for the first time! And don't just fast-forward to Julie Warner, dripping wet, as the sun dances sensually across her supple skin, inviting you to...uh...yeah, so...on to the next...reluctantly.
Tron: honestly, this is a badly-written, badly-directed, badly-acted, badly-plotted mess of a film and I DON'T CARE BECAUSE I STILL LOVE IT.
It's pretty much the movie for kids who were into video games and computers waaaay back in the early-80s and, though most of it is laughably out of date (thought not quite as laughable as the recent sequel starring Rubber Jeff Bridges), there is still an undeniable, captivating charm oozing from ever bit and byte.
But you probably had to be there.
Vision Quest: this story, about a high school kid coming of age in eastern Washington state, was based on one of those terrible books that *a lot* of people treat as some sort of religious experience (see: Catcher in the Rye, The...then kill yourself).
The movie (thank God) does away with most of the detritus that accumulated around the main character, well-portrayed by Matthew 'what happened to my career' Modine.
Oddly, the movie is thoroughly watchable right up until the point he gets the girl, then it, inexplicably (well, probably not), starts running down hill at a breakneck pace, out into traffic, where it's run down by an onrushing semi. But! If you watch up until the point they get to grandpa's house and then turn it off, you can be spared that alarming fate.
Battle Los Angeles: this one is on-deck, but it's too soon to say if it has any lasting power. (Too bad it didn't feature Julie Warner and cold, southern, lake or it'd be a foregone conclusion.)
Anyway, I got more! And some I love were already mentioned so I didn't repeat those! So, yeah, next!
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