Official All Things Movies Thread
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Going to post this too. I already had these written anyway.
Top 10 Movies
20 Year Old Movies as Of 2015Today I caught myself watching 12 Monkeys on a movie channel. Its one of those movies that I still watch from time to time. It wasn't till I checked the date that I realized that this year is the 20th anniversary. So I decided to list some of the best movies of 1995 that still hold up today. These are in no particular order and spoilers may be included.
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar: Why does this movie still hold up? Well for one it is Wesley Snipes and Patrick Swayze in drag. Also this was the first movie I saw with John Leguizamo and he walks better than I do in heels. The story is also very endearing and it is still funny. I still manage to re-watch it once a year or every two years.
Clueless: I know many might disagree with this, but this movie is still re-watchable for me. Since I was a pre-teen in 1995, this movie is totally a nostalgia trip. It screams 90’s and this was before Brittany Murphy got sucked into the whole Hollywood machine. Watching it still makes me sad that she is gone.
Se7en: In all the ways I love thriller and horror, is why I still love this film. The setting is dark, dirty, and can make you feel very uncomfortable. The discovery of the head in the box is one of the most iconic scenes in thriller/horror movie history. Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, and Gwyneth Paltrow have great roles, but who really stole the show was Kevin Spacey as the killer. He only was in the last 20 minutes of the movie, but he is up there on favorite villain list. Is it weird that I fell in love with his acting in this movie? Maybe?
Braveheart: I will put this one in if not for no other reason that it did win the best picture award at the Oscars. To give it some credit however, this movie is very re-watchable. Mel Gibson didn't hit his crazy stage yet, so I am not too annoyed by him. It is one of the few movies that my husband asked to own and I can see why.
Toy Story: Do I really need to justify this choice?
Jumanji: The best part about this is that it still stands up today. Robin Williams was the best for the role of a child trapped in a grown mans body because well ITS ROBIN WILLIAMS! When he died there were two movies I watched, one was this one and the other was The Birdcage. The movie is still very clever and makes me laugh every time I watch it.
Casino: Who doesn’t like a Martin Scorsese mob film? I honestly have not seen one of his films that I didn't like or appreciate at least. Either way I still watch this when it comes on television, the same way I watch The Departed and Goodfellas when it comes on.
Mallrats: Kevin Smith will always have a place in my heart. Mallrats is funny, disgusting, and a cult favorite. Easily re-watchable even 20 years later.
12 Monkeys: I never get tired of Brad Pitt acting crazy and I just never get tired of Bruce Willis. A very disturbing movie, that is very off kilter. It is the kind of weird thriller that I even watch 20 years later.
Goldeneye: Pierce Brosman’s first movie as the legendary James Bond. I shamelessly admit that I love re-watching old Bond flicks, even if the feminist in me nags about Bond being a womanizer.
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My all time favorites...and a little background...I am a devout Christian and I tend to like a lot of movies with Christian themes but deep ones, that relate to us on a human level and not a rules based/legalistic level.
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The Apostle - This movie, in my honest opinion, get's Christianity right, mainly because it bothered many legalistic Christians so much. Robert Duvall's character was as REAL as it gets.
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Dick Tracy - Yes, this movie was brilliant to me, despite the pedestrian plot.
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Life if Beautiful - Just so good.
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Contact - This movie never gets old to me. Such a wonderful look at how we would really react to a message from the stars and how we will react from a religious and secular point of view.
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Les Miserables (Musical) - Huge fan of stage play...movie impressed me with its emotional, raw singing on camera. Love the aspects of God's MERCY and GRACE and LAWS/RULES vs. WORKS. Just love it...
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Signs - This movie just fascinated me on so many levels and perhaps I read more into it than needed. But Mel Gibson's Graham and his travel back to his faith from the situation faces just resonates with me. I sometime think that there were no aliens at all but the entire movie was a metaphor for demons (portrayed by the aliens but representing him not letting go of his wife's death and the blame he put on the man responsible) in his life and washed by the water (the weapon against the aliens but washed anew via baptism) to make him whole again. Maybe I overthink that but on all levels, this movie rocks.
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind - One of the first "grown up" movies I saw in the theater and with my interest in space and UFO's, it was the most magical movie I ever saw. And I am with Steven Spielberg now...I would have not had Roy go with the Aliens at the end but at least meeting them and viewing the entire ship before reconciling with his family. Still, this movie (and the soundtrack) still moves me to this day.
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Favorite Movies:
Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies (the Hobbit series wasn't as good as the LoTR)
Star Wars: need I say more
Anything Marvel
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@garak0410 said:
My all time favorites...and a little background...I am a devout Christian and I tend to like a lot of movies with Christian themes
How about the Life of Brian? One of my favourites.
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@Carnival-Boy said:
@garak0410 said:
My all time favorites...and a little background...I am a devout Christian and I tend to like a lot of movies with Christian themes
How about the Life of Brian? One of my favourites.
To be honest, I've never seen it...will check it out.
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Seen it and it has its moments but overall not a huge fan. It's a big statement on religion though and rather interesting.
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Y'all know that Sharnado 3 premieres next Wednesday, right?
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My favorite movie of all time has gotta be.... <insert drum roll here>: Spaceballs.
How sad is that? It is the movie I quote from the most so... yeah.
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@dafyre said:
My favorite movie of all time has gotta be.... <insert drum roll here>: Spaceballs.
How sad is that? It is the movie I quote from the most so... yeah.
A totally acceptable answer...
"I see your schwartz is as big as mine..."
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"You idiots! You captured their stunt doubles!"
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"My hair! He shot my hair! Son of a biscuit!" bang... bangbangbangbangbang**bang
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Review
I finally got to see this movie. Being the feminist, movie lover that I am, everyone wanted me to see it. The look of shock on people's faces when I say no I haven't seen it yet was pretty amusing. By the time I wanted to see it everyone had already gone. Then it was a matter of finding a theater that still played it and being in the area to watch it. Either way it was worth seeing it on the big screen.
First, let me say the action was superb. Michael Bay at his best could not even touch the symphony of explosions, fist fights, shoot outs, and cars ramming each other that Miller created. Kudos to all the graphic artists, set and costume designers that made it possible.
Second, casting was great. In fact it is what attracted me to this movie in the first place. I admit that Tom Hardy has been my eye candy, but he is a great actor as well. Choosing him for Max was a great fit. Charlize Theron as Furiosa was the best fit of all. I honestly don't see anyone else in that role. Nicholas Hoult was also a very nice surprise. Just when I think he is going to be erased from the movie at the start, he rises to the occasion and becomes a strong part of it. Even the actresses that were the wives were wonderful, drawing attention to each ones dominate traits and not being a typical group of pretty women that need to be rescued.
So this movie has been labeled as a feminist movie. I agree with the label. It is far better than many action flicks that have women in the background or are the reason why the protagonist is fighting. Some people have gone as far to call it a Furiosa movie. Well no, I wouldn't go that far. Furiosa was a driving power, but it was more like a partnership between genders to accomplish the goal. Not even the wives were weak and helpless. My breath caught when a pregnant woman stood in front of Max to protect him, while making eye contact with her enemy. They actively took part in their escape and survival. Max and Furiosa in a dance of spraying bullets and car chasing was a beautiful experience. Miller gave each character equal credit in the movie. Max didn't have many lines, yes, but someone who has been alone, then taken prisoner to be used for his blood and feels responsible for the death of many people would have a social impairment. He was a similar character in Lawless, but a little more, well mad. The expressions and non-verbals he did got his point across well anyway. The tribe of older women was also nice to see. These desert amazons were tough and kicked the shit out of an army full of crazed men. Just both genders equally beating each other with no hesitation. I want to see more of this. This one is high on my feminist meter up there with Edge of Tomorrow and Alien.
Thank you Mr. Miller for a movie that gave me hope for gender equality in film.
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I'm usually not one to watch many horror movies these days, but my wife and I have been on a horror movie trick lately, while all of our shows are in productions for the next seasons.
I snagged Insidious 1 and 2 last night. We watched the first one last night -- It was EXCELLENT!
Can't wait to watch the second one tonight.
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Here is a few more for you guys if you two are really on a horror kick.
- The Conjuring
- Babadook
- Drag Me to Hell
- Mama
- Let the Right One In
- The Cabin in the Woods
- 28 Days Later
- Sunshine
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The closest to horror movies I get into these days are Hitchcock and M. Night Shyamalan (his thrillers, not Airbender or After Earth)...I still found Blair Witch Project scary despite the bare minimum approach.
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@garak0410 said:
The closest to horror movies I get into these days are Hitchcock and M. Night Shyamalan (his thrillers, not Airbender or After Earth)...I still found Blair Witch Project scary despite the bare minimum approach.
I don't even go that far although I find Blair Witch to be bland and boring. I'm dedicated to only viewing material that makes me feel happy.
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Here is another one for horror lovers.
Spring is a unique cross-genre film. The strange combination of love and horror makes it different. It kind of reminded me of Monsters, an independent I saw in theaters a few years back. At sometimes it is sweet and beautiful, and then the movie switches gears to something dark and grotesque. The transformations between the two actually works, which honestly at the end you wonder how the writers made it. Pucci (Evan) and Hilker (Louise) have wonderful chemistry throughout the whole film. The location of a small town in Italy was perfect for the mood of a you spring love with a very dark secret. I won't get too much into the plot because it is a great movie and if you can handle the gore I would hate to ruin it for anyone. It is on Amazon Prime right now, so see it before they take it down. I will probably buy it because I would re-watch it or I would love to show it to my fellow horror lovers.
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Here is a comedy.
I adore this movie. It was hilarious and honest. Donna (Slate) was an amazing character that is still trying to work things out in life. She goes through some common issues such as a break up, difficulties with her mom, and waking up after a drunk one night stand. The entire time between the doctors visit and the abortion she was not torn between to have it or not, it was whether she should tell Sam (Cross) who is the father. She constantly pushes him away until she finally confesses in her comedy act making a heart felt declaration. Even the whole encounter with her mom, which turned out to be understanding and loving, didn't question the abortion. A strong feminist film that reflects the realities of the time and the necessary options women need to fight to keep.
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Have not heard of that one.
