View Full Version : Movies you watch everytime they come on ............
lebomb
05-04-2017, 11:31 AM
I can watch these movies over and over.
Shawshank Redemption
Goodfellas
American History X
Unfaithful
A Perfect Murder
The Professional
John Wick I and II
Platoon
The Pianist
Schindlers List
When I was kid I remember The Sandlot and Lightning Jack being on HBO almost everyday in '93 or 94 iirc...my brother and I probably watched those no less than 30 times
I always use to watch Escape From Alcatraz, Quigley Down Under, Vacation, any Clint Eastwood spaghetti western, and The Naked Gun whenever they were on
blizz
05-04-2017, 12:09 PM
Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
clambake
05-04-2017, 12:12 PM
a history of violence.
SpursforSix
05-04-2017, 12:25 PM
Shawshank is the first choice. Since it's broken down into several smaller stories, it's easy to pick it up from whatever point. Plus the fact that it's on about 20 times a year.
Some others that come to mind...Training Day and Man on Fire.
SpursforSix
05-04-2017, 12:25 PM
and Training Day makes me thing of Gattica which I'll always tune in to.
SpursforSix
05-04-2017, 12:26 PM
and what the fuck are you watching where John Wick II is a choice?
lebomb
05-04-2017, 12:44 PM
and what the fuck are you watching where John Wick II is a choice?
I will be watching it every time it comes on. :claw
SpursforSix
05-04-2017, 01:02 PM
I will be watching it every time it comes on. :claw
I haven't seen the second one. I rarely go to the movies but I actually went and saw John Wick by myself. It was awesome. I regret not seeing the second one at the theater.
Trainwreck2100
05-04-2017, 01:09 PM
Back to the future
Kyle Orton
05-04-2017, 01:27 PM
Snatch
Matrix 1
Any Lord of the Rings movie
Silence of the Lambs
Fight Club
Leon the Professional
And a blast from the present..
Nightcrawler
I. Hustle
05-04-2017, 06:48 PM
Snatch
Snatch x1000
Fight Club
The Pianist
Memento
UNT Eagles 2016
05-04-2017, 06:55 PM
Fight Club
Falling Down (1993)
American Pie movies
Any 2000s college/rom com
Any basketball or football movie from the last 25 years or so
Movies I don't like: star wars, historical films, most action movies, most foreign movies, documentaries, religion-based horror movies.
HarlemHeat37
05-04-2017, 06:58 PM
Fight Club
Falling Down (1993)
American Pie movies
Any 2000s college/rom com
Any basketball or football movie from the last 25 years or so
Movies I don't like: star wars, historical films, most action movies, most foreign movies, documentaries, religion-based horror movies.
:lol
UNT Eagles 2016
05-04-2017, 07:15 PM
:lol
Still better than gay ass Star Wars, tbh...
HarlemHeat37
05-04-2017, 07:22 PM
Still better than gay ass Star Wars, tbh...
I've never seen any Star Wars movies, tbh..
Nothing wrong with your taste, though, everybody has their own shit..
TimDunkem
05-04-2017, 07:25 PM
Goodfellas is the only movie I can truly do that with.
most foreign movies,
Man are you missing out.
Most foreign movies are usually a notch above whatever Hollywood puts out.
clambake
05-04-2017, 07:55 PM
the birdcage
Matrix 1
Any Lord of the Rings movie
Silence of the Lambs
Fight Club
Leon the Professional
And a blast from the present..
Nightcrawler
Damn, that's good shit. I'd add Jurassic Park, fucking love that movie tbh
Avante
05-04-2017, 09:24 PM
Other than the 10 I mentioned.
The Kingdom of Heaven
Troy
Dracula
The Roadwarrior
Treasure of the Sierra Madras
The Dirty Dozen
Rebel Without a Cause
Giant
Cape Fear (original)
Key Largo
The Searchers.....as good as a western can get
Any silent movie with Valentino in it.
benefactor
05-04-2017, 09:25 PM
Fight Club came to mind as soon as I saw the thread. Good call by DD on the Eastwood westerns...I'd add Gran Torino to that list too. Road Warrior and any of the first three Indiana Jones movies as well...and anything Bruce Campbell.
And Deadpool, of course.
Avante
05-04-2017, 09:31 PM
There are some movies like those Marvel superhero ones where ya really do need the theater experience to get what is being sold. I don't care what kind of home system you have it can't match the theater.
benefactor
05-04-2017, 09:36 PM
There are some movies like those Marvel superhero ones where ya really do need the theater experience to get what is being sold. I don't care what kind of home system you have it can't match the theater.
You need to get out more, recluse. For years now there has been high end audio/video that you can put in your house that will blow the doors off any public movie theater on the planet.
Capt Bringdown
05-04-2017, 09:37 PM
I've cut the cable, so there is no "on" anymore, except when I want VOD, but back in the old days of cable/network TV:
Kelly's Heroes
Casino
Rockford Files
Avante
05-04-2017, 09:53 PM
You need to get out more, recluse. For years now there has been high end audio/video that you can put in your house that will blow the doors off any public movie theater on the planet.
Dude, what is with your smartass mouth, you really are a jerk aren't ya?
So there is a home system with a screen what 30 foot by 30 foot....hahahahaha~~~~~~~~
Recluse? See ya in about a week little man, taking my recluse self to the coast.
benefactor
05-04-2017, 10:04 PM
Dude, what is with your smartass mouth, you really are a jerk aren't ya?
So there is a home system with a screen what 30 foot by 30 foot....hahahahaha~~~~~~~~
Recluse? See ya in about a week little man, taking my recluse self to the coast.
:lol acting like the size of the screen matters. You can get just as good of an experience out of a 150 inch screen as you can one in a movie theater. Picture quality and sound quality are what matter and there are plenty of home theaters that can outdo the movies on that end.
Xevious
05-04-2017, 10:31 PM
National Lampoon's Vacation
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Schindler's List
Dances with Wolves
Unforgiven
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
3:10 to Yuma (the remake)
Shawshank Redemption
Braveheart
Saving Private Ryan
All I can think of at the moment.
Only one. My Cousin Vinny
baseline bum
05-04-2017, 11:04 PM
You need to get out more, recluse. For years now there has been high end audio/video that you can put in your house that will blow the doors off any public movie theater on the planet.
Grindhouse is a movie that could never be duplicated in the home. Watching that shit in the theater on a Friday night with the whole crowd going nuts the whole time is what made that so great. You can't get fired up by the Machete trailer with Danny Trejo and Cheech Marin when it's an extra on the DVD the way you do seeing it at the theater in between the two features.
baseline bum
05-04-2017, 11:05 PM
Strangely enough the only two movies that I almost have to watch if I see any piece of them are both from the same year: Pulp Fiction and Shawshank Redemption.
UNT Eagles 2016
05-04-2017, 11:33 PM
Man are you missing out.
Most foreign movies are usually a notch above whatever Hollywood puts out.
I don't like euro accents and a story centered around people overseas, just can't relate. I need a movie with character(s) I can relate to.
I did like Bollywood's "Kites" though, except for the ending... Did he die or live? I think he lives, but is walking around extremely upset about his runaway bride being killed and still injured from being shot. Poor "Jai".
blizz
05-05-2017, 02:54 AM
Lotr
Any of the newer 007 movies
Any of the apatow movies I usually catch 40something on and watch the rest
Marvel movies
Unforgiven
Vacation
Breakfast club
16 candles
John wick
Blackhawk down
War of the worlds
Planet of the apes the shitty walberg one and the two newer ones
Man of steel
Transformers - any
benefactor
05-05-2017, 06:54 AM
Grindhouse is a movie that could never be duplicated in the home. Watching that shit in the theater on a Friday night with the whole crowd going nuts the whole time is what made that so great. You can't get fired up by the Machete trailer with Danny Trejo and Cheech Marin when it's an extra on the DVD the way you do seeing it at the theater in between the two features.
I agree with the camaraderie angle. I was speaking strictly from an A/V perspective.
DJR210
05-05-2017, 10:52 AM
:lol My Cousin Vinny.. The scene where Vinny first meets dude and he thinks he's about to be raped is still funny as shit
It never comes on TV but we still watch Blood In Blood Out regularly
MultiTroll
05-05-2017, 11:27 AM
Shallow Hal
baseline bum
05-05-2017, 11:40 AM
:lol My Cousin Vinny.. The scene where Vinny first meets dude and he thinks he's about to be raped is still funny as shit
I didn't come here just to get jerked off.
No, I'm not gonna jerk you off.
monosylab1k
05-05-2017, 11:56 AM
Pretty gay I know, but The Devil Wears Prada.
lebomb
05-05-2017, 12:36 PM
Pretty gay I know, but The Devil Wears Prada.
Naw.........that IS gay!!
SpursforSix
05-05-2017, 01:23 PM
Pretty gay I know, but The Devil Wears Prada.
Word. I hear you man. Madsen made that movie for me. He's a shitty actor but that role was perfect for him. And Roth and Keitel were brilliant as always.
Chris
05-05-2017, 03:12 PM
The Princess Bride
Predator
Romero Zombie movies especially Dawn of the Dead (remake)
UNT Eagles 2016
05-05-2017, 03:33 PM
Shallow Hal
That one was pretty stupid. So many better ones in that genre that I've seen.
Chris
05-05-2017, 04:02 PM
Office Space
benefactor
05-05-2017, 05:18 PM
Shit, how did I forget The Devil's Rejects?
SpursforSix
05-05-2017, 07:25 PM
Office Space
Yeah man. That's a good one. Maybe the best comedy ever. So many great lines.
Chris
05-06-2017, 12:24 AM
Yeah man. That's a good one. Maybe the best comedy ever. So many great lines.
I'll one up... The Big Lebowski
Also
Dances with Wolves
Braveheart
Fargo
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
SpursforSix
05-06-2017, 05:46 AM
I'll one up... The Big Lebowski
Also
Dances with Wolves
Braveheart
Fargo
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
It's crazy but I've never seen TBL. I do actually have it in the DVR right now.
blizz
05-06-2017, 06:02 AM
I forgot about office space. I just caught it on the other day and watched it. Love it.
Last of the mohicans
Any of the xmen movies
Xevious
05-06-2017, 08:39 AM
PC load letter... the fuck does that mean? :lol
Bynumite
05-06-2017, 09:37 AM
40 year old virgin :lol
StrengthAndHonor
05-06-2017, 12:55 PM
The English Patient (Ralph Fiennes is one of the most underrated actor of all time imo)
Schindlers List
Hannibal
Pride and Prejudice
Galaxy Quest (Sigourney is hot AF)
Moneyball (Brad's best work imo)
Miss Congeniality :lol
Chris
05-06-2017, 01:21 PM
It's crazy but I've never seen TBL. I do actually have it in the DVR right now.
Dude, you gotta watch it. It's an all time classic comedy with John Goodman at his best.
Joseph Kony
05-06-2017, 01:58 PM
Pretty gay I know, but The Devil Wears Prada.
Anne hathaway is fine as fuck in that movie tbh, especially when she goes full on trendy :lol
It's crazy but I've never seen TBL. I do actually have it in the DVR right now.
Gotta watch it tbh scrah
SnakeBoy
05-06-2017, 07:55 PM
Armageddon...it's so bad it's good.
monosylab1k
05-06-2017, 09:21 PM
Anne hathaway is fine as fuck in that movie tbh, especially when she goes full on trendy :lol
:tu exactly. Also, Emily Blunt as a bonus.
SpursforSix
05-06-2017, 09:26 PM
Dude, you gotta watch it. It's an all time classic comedy with John Goodman at his best.
Gotta watch it tbh scrah
Just watched it. That casting was perfect. I get the praise for it. Wished I would have caught it back in the day.
Avante
05-15-2017, 12:28 AM
10 movies I did enjoy the first time I saw them but have never watched them again, and never will.
The Exorcist
Avatar
Midnight Cowboy
Konga
Eraserhead
Mulholland Drive
A Clockwork Orange
Them
The Thing
Any of the Batman movies
clambake
05-15-2017, 02:56 PM
lolita
spurraider21
05-15-2017, 03:50 PM
shawshank and my cousin vinny are easily top 2
a few good men if it's near the ending
Silver&Black
05-15-2017, 09:18 PM
The Color of Money. Paul Newman is fantastic in that flick.
I'm BACK!!!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpAkEnpRHC8
benefactor
05-15-2017, 09:27 PM
^mah nigga
clambake
05-19-2017, 04:28 PM
defending your life.
Paul is a monster in Color of Money, he's so fucking smooth you almost miss him being smooth.
"You a hustler Amos?"
The movie has great lines, poor old Grady Seasons gets shown the door in a rude way...
SpursforSix
05-19-2017, 06:33 PM
Paul is a monster in Color of Money, he's so fucking smooth you almost miss him being smooth.
"You a hustler Amos?"
The movie has great lines, poor old Grady Seasons gets shown the door in a rude way...
Love that scene. Whitaker is awesome.
clambake
05-19-2017, 07:37 PM
aurthur
clambake
05-19-2017, 07:38 PM
arthur
dudley moore liza minneli
Silver&Black
05-19-2017, 08:49 PM
The movie has great lines
"I didn't deserve that."
"Yes, you did."
"I didn't deserve that."
"Yes, you did."
Wasn't that the Miz? lol
SpursforSix
05-21-2017, 12:14 PM
arthur
dudley moore liza minneli
Damn nigga. I'd agree but I don't ever see that movie on.
I forgot that Dudley Moore was ever alive.
clambake
05-22-2017, 11:12 AM
overboard
gung ho
SpursforSix
05-22-2017, 12:16 PM
overboard
gung ho
I'll only watch Overboard to the extend that I can catch the kid that talks like Pee Wee Herman.
apollo 13, back to the future, godfather I and II, good fellas, scarface, platoon, wall street, animal house, caddyshack, american me, blade runner, 2001 space odyssey, dr. strangelove, the good, the bad, and the ugly, tombstone and any star wars movies sans the "prequels".
Darth_Pelican
05-22-2017, 06:46 PM
Rocky 4 if he's fighting Drago when I turn it on. Same with Bloodsport if Frank Dux is fighting Chun Li.
Thread
05-22-2017, 10:34 PM
'300' remains effective. Meticulously prepared & executed. The repetition of concepts & lines is stunning.
clambake
05-23-2017, 11:15 AM
i watched a short live movie yesterday.
the one about how she won't even hold the presidents hand.
SpursforSix
05-23-2017, 01:35 PM
10 Things I Hate About You
Clifford The Big Red Dog
clambake
05-23-2017, 01:35 PM
i saw another short movie today, and again she won't hold his hand.
SpursforSix
05-23-2017, 03:35 PM
Smelly Pigeons
Thread
05-23-2017, 07:36 PM
The Color of Money. Paul Newman is fantastic in that flick.
I'm BACK!!!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpAkEnpRHC8
He's a puss though, &. Just because he's hustled by what's his name he gets all sensitive & hurt. He's a completely different persona than Felson/60. It doesn't add up, doesn't jibe, doesn't hold water. He's taken nothing from '60 to this story. He stood for something then. Now, he's piss pot.
I. Hustle
05-23-2017, 08:25 PM
Rocky 4 if he's fighting Drago when I turn it on. Same with Bloodsport if Frank Dux is fighting Chun Li.
Dux? Like put up your dukes?
Thread
05-24-2017, 11:42 AM
"Public Enemies" --- They show it a lot on the Universal channel and it's not too cut up. The beginning of this film is where the quality is. Sags a bit thereafter but the first 20 minutes is measured & brutal. Dillinger escapes an Indiana Penitentiary---then immediately were shoved to "Pretty Boy" Floyd in maniacal flight from Melvin Purvis who dispatches him with set triggers from a high powered rifle at distance. An early & unrecognized Channing Tatum/thin plays Floyd and does this [cameo] well as he dies in the grass cursing Purvis. The Purvis character takes no pleasure,,,he's just following strict orders laid down by J. Edgar Hoover to eradicate these public enemies from the nation. Play this first 20 minutes loud & it's a thorough treat.
Darth_Pelican
05-24-2017, 03:25 PM
Major League
Christmas Vacation
SpursforSix
05-24-2017, 03:42 PM
"Public Enemies" --- They show it a lot on the Universal channel and it's not too cut up. The beginning of this film is where the quality is. Sags a bit thereafter but the first 20 minutes is measured & brutal. Dillinger escapes an Indiana Penitentiary---then immediately were shoved to "Pretty Boy" Floyd in maniacal flight from Melvin Purvis who dispatches him with set triggers from a high powered rifle at distance. An early & unrecognized Channing Tatum/thin plays Floyd and does this [cameo] well as he dies in the grass cursing Purvis. The Purvis character takes no pleasure,,,he's just following strict orders laid down by J. Edgar Hoover to eradicate these public enemies from the nation. Play this first 20 minutes loud & it's a thorough treat.
You're thinking of Pubic Enemas.
SpursforSix
05-24-2017, 08:27 PM
The Grey
Thread
05-24-2017, 09:37 PM
Christmas Vacation
Yep, it's got those yuppy next door neighbors that fortify this film. They're bright & new-injected into a worn franchise. Dreyfus is near beautiful and they "painted" her with such knowledge. They knew what they had there.
The film has a (sincere) bent to it as if the production were about this business. Clark & Ellen have finally slowed down and we catch the full look of their characters. This one,,,it sort of haunts you at certain memories. The grandparents are great choices, stalwarts in Hollywood. And they ain't there to collect a paycheck. They put it down on celluloid there so it's for the ages, like the parents/grandparents in [Sixteen Candles]. They knew so we'd remember.
Film. American film.
Thread
05-24-2017, 09:39 PM
The Grey
That wolf picture? That's a dog, SfS. Though I watch it every time I'm crusin' thru. They'd a never left the plane. Like in "30 Days of Night" they'd a never left that attic.
That wolf picture? That's a dog, SfS. Though I watch it every time I'm crusin' thru. They'd a never left the plane. Like in "30 Days of Night" they'd a never left that attic.
They damn sure wouldn't have jumped off that cliff into a tree top like that. Gave the wolves too much airtime tbh, made them too evil, to intelligent and intentionally antagonistic.
paperboy77
05-28-2017, 05:59 AM
Snatch
Overboard
Vanilla Sky
Interstllar
Terminator 1 & 3 (3 is way underrated)
Multiplicity
Tombstone
Man on Fire
10 Things I Hate About You
Crimson Tide
the Abyss
Gladiator
new Mad Max
Ip Man
Excalibur (old one)
LOTR
Groundhog Day
Royal Tenenbaums
A Knights Tale
H2O 20
True Lies
Somethin About Mary
Avatar 3D
too many more.... I gotta get out more
UNT Eagles 2016
05-28-2017, 12:17 PM
How 'bout "Teeth"?
Thread
05-29-2017, 02:27 PM
That damn "Seed Of Chucky." It's outrageous, but, I watch it every time. When they take their child's underwear down to see if he's a girl or a boy it's a gd riot. "He's a boy, he just hasn't had his growth spurt yet." - "Chucky"
The Gemini Method
05-30-2017, 01:33 PM
Tombstone - Probably for the lines in it.
Untouchables - I liked the give and take from Kevin and De Niro. I can watch that one pretty much over and over, though I don't like watching movies repeatedly.
Halloween - Used to freak me out as a child so I'd say that one.
Thread
05-30-2017, 02:26 PM
Untouchables - I liked the give and take from Kevin and De Niro. I can watch that one pretty much over and over, though I don't like watching movies repeatedly.
It's a might pious, & has a TV feel to it at times, but, the main music theme is grand materiel.
& the main booger is Frank Nitti did not die like that. Why, why did they do that?
The Gemini Method
05-30-2017, 02:45 PM
It's a might pious, & has a TV feel to it at times, but, the main music theme is grand materiel.
& the main booger is Frank Nitti did not die like that. Why, why did they do that? Probably to entice dramatics. I know its historically inaccurate, but Hollywood.
Thread
05-30-2017, 03:42 PM
Probably to entice dramatics. I know its historically inaccurate, but Hollywood.
But, it's so inaccurate that it's embarrassing.
& that actor (Billy Drago) & his work there was excellent. It's just wasted to a large extent by the production.
The Gemini Method
05-30-2017, 03:59 PM
But, it's so inaccurate that it's embarrassing.
& that actor (Billy Drago) & his work there was excellent. It's just wasted to a large extent by the production. Agreed. I was pretty knowledgeable about the mafia as a teen and when that movie dropped I was like man, they added that nonsense in...
clambake
06-06-2017, 01:21 PM
true believer
the sure thing
Thread
06-06-2017, 05:59 PM
true believer
I've tried that a number of times and it just never works for me.
Silver&Black
06-06-2017, 06:46 PM
Saw Tropic Thunder yesterday. Guess you can add that one to the list.
benefactor
06-06-2017, 09:16 PM
the sure thing
Great call. Had this on VHS as a kid. Cusack and Zuniga had really good chemistry.
Some big actors in there in small roles too...like a Tim Robbins and Anthony Edwards.
A Few Good Men
Doesn't matter if I come in ten minutes in, or ten minutes to go, I will always watch it through.
Thread
06-07-2017, 10:51 AM
A Few Good Men
Doesn't matter if I come in ten minutes in, or ten minutes to go, I will always watch it through.
I don't like them winning in that. I won't do it, Ooze.
Though that was Moore's prime. The prime of her prime. Absolutely drop dead gorgeous there. I will look at that.
I don't like them winning in that. I won't do it, Ooze.
Though that was Moore's prime. The prime of her prime. Absolutely drop dead gorgeous there. I will look at that.
I don't like it either. But the truth is, nobody actually wins...nobody. Nicholson ultimately takes the fall, but he delivers serious body blows all the others while going down. They all lose, even the U.S.
Thread
06-07-2017, 03:41 PM
I don't like it either. But the truth is, nobody actually wins...nobody. Nicholson ultimately takes the fall, but he delivers serious body blows all the others while going down. They all lose, even the U.S.
I see it different. (They) win,,,I lose.
SpursforSix
06-08-2017, 09:22 AM
Catch me if you can tbh
I don't know if I've seen the whole movie but I love this scene.
olrM6JVA_qE
"I tell you those voices soared higher and farther than anybody in a grey place dares to dream about."
https://youtube.com/watch?v=BLtqZewjwgA
clambake
06-08-2017, 10:52 AM
the entity
it was a perfect stew of fear and hotness.
I don't know if I've seen the whole movie but I love this scene.
olrM6JVA_qE
That's a good one. It has a lot of great scenes tbh. The ones with Di Caprio and Walken are fantastic. He (Walken) was brilliant in this movie imo
Thread
06-10-2017, 01:31 PM
The original "Carrie"---I found a fine book that critiques King's stories turned to film. Here's an excerpt that is quite enjoyable & informative:::
[[[Snell is the first girl that Carrie encounters when she emerges wet and bloody from the shower; she comes to Sue directly in her desperate search for assistance. Carrie grabs the sleeve of Sue's white blouse with her right hand, literally marking her with the menstrual blood. But Sue chooses, at least at this point, to reject Carrie's avatar. For it is Sue who leads the group in their collective torture, opening the sanitary napkin dispenser, passing out pads to the other girls, and commencing the actual airborne assault on Carrie. When Miss Collins arrives on the scene, Sue is deliberately singled out for her actions: Even though she is part of a larger group, the gym teacher calls only her name, shakes Sue by the shoulders, and asks directly: "Sue, what are you doing?" At this point something happens to Sue Snell: Miss Collins forces her to confront her own behavior. The camera scans the young woman's face, and it is clear that she is experiencing a dark epiphany. While the other girls exit the locker room giggling and snickering in the aftermath of their warped fun, Sue lingers in a corner created by the sanitary pad dispenser, her face drained of emotion, and she is the last to leave the locker room. From this point on, Sue's role changes dramatically as she seeks exculpation. Each of her well-intentioned efforts toward Carrie, however, is incapable of diverting the disaster that appears destined to take place. (The reproduction of Da Vinci's "Last Supper" that hangs on the dining room wall of Carrie's house underscores the film's larger themes of doom and destiny, as Jesus conducts the supper already aware of his fate and, most of all, that He has already been betrayed by one of disciples. Similarly, Carrie will be betrayed by her own mother, knifed in the back when she returns from the her telekinetic prom where she wrongly believes herself deceived by Miss Collins and her classmates.)...]]]
Silver&Black
06-10-2017, 05:54 PM
Monty Python and the Holy Grail, tbh.
Thread
06-10-2017, 06:12 PM
Monty Python and the Holy Grail, tbh.
I wouldn't be caught dead watching that malarkey. That ain't for a RobinsonPERIOD
Thread
06-10-2017, 06:23 PM
Redemption:::
[[[---defiant in answering the board's officious questions, calling one of its members "Sonny" questioning their understanding of the word "rehabilitation," clearly unafraid of another stamped rejection. For the first time in the film he appears almost cocky, standing up for himself in the face of bureaucratic authority. Similarly, upon his release, Red rejects Brooks's choice of suicide and instead follows Andy's directions to the end of yet another rock wall, where he discovers a piece of volcanic glass covering a tin box with a boat on its cover. These rocks complete the geological symbolism of the film, suggesting the volcanic potential of hope (the box contains enough money to get Red to Mexico and to the boat Andy is restoring) and the life force itself. But this scene also links Red and Andy in an even more intimate fashion. At the base of this wall, years earlier, Any first professed his love to his future wife, a woman who eventually betrayed him. In bringing Red to this same place, Andy risks failure once more. This is in keeping with his character all through the film, as we see his patience manifested in helping Tommy (Gil Bellows) obtain his high school equivalency diploma or in creating the prison's elaborate library facility for the enjoyment of his fellow inmates Andy is a man who cares deeply for the people he loves, and he is willing to take the risks that love entails. Like the geological processes that have produced the rocks samples he so admires, Dufresne's commitment to the projects he undertakes or to the people he loves is constant. Perhaps this is the reason why his wife's inconstancy so thoroughly unnerves him: Andy could never envision himself betraying her. His marriage may have ended prematurely and disastrously, he hopes his friendship with Red will not.]]]
da_suns_fan
06-21-2017, 10:49 AM
I can watch these movies over and over.
Shawshank Redemption
Goodfellas
American History X
Unfaithful
A Perfect Murder
The Professional
John Wick I and II
Platoon
The Pianist
Schindlers List
Incredibly underrated IMO. Michael Douglas throwing 98 mile an hour fast balls for two hours.
Same goes for Wallstreet and "The Game". Wallstreet sequel with Le-Douche was terrible though.
da_suns_fan
06-21-2017, 10:57 AM
Catch me if you can tbh
Also great. Was doing the 60s retro stuff before it was trendy.
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06-21-2017, 02:14 PM
Incredibly underrated IMO. Michael Douglas throwing 98 mile an hour fast balls for two hours.
Yep, and you're cheering for him. That wise ass Detective though is the problem. The shit.
The lifestyle of the rich is on full display---her mother mistrusts Douglas but doesn't have to say it---the relationship between the suave detective and the fat detective is great and show class difference even at that vocation---Viggio underestimating Douglas:::"Hows that for wet work, huh?" as Douglas snatches the life right out of him---"Think Chernobyl." is the counsel Douglas's financial advisors forewarn him,,,and the facial response from Douglas...he's poleaxed.
Excellent citation, bomb.
Chris
06-21-2017, 11:47 PM
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AFBlue
06-24-2017, 12:18 AM
How has Forrest Gump not gotten one mention yet?
Others mentioned...
Braveheart
Shawshank
Saving Pvt Ryan
A Few Good Men
My Cousin Vinny
Godfather
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06-24-2017, 06:29 AM
How has Forrest Gump not gotten one mention yet?
It's tedious & near maddening with the horseshit staging of events.
It's no more than a curiosity.
Silver&Black
06-25-2017, 12:30 AM
Patton
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06-26-2017, 03:58 AM
Patton
It's too staged & "clean" for a supposed account of this man. It's lacking, &. Overrated.
I always found "MacArthur" with Peck a much better film.
Silver&Black
06-26-2017, 06:53 AM
It's too staged & "clean" for a supposed account of this man. It's lacking, &. Overrated.
I always found "MacArthur" with Peck a much better film.
Agree to disagree.
"Gentlemen. From this moment on any man without legging, without a helmet, without a tie, any man with unshined shoes or a soiled uniform..................Is going to be skinned."
--Patton
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06-26-2017, 10:09 AM
Agree to disagree.
"Gentlemen. From this moment on any man without legging, without a helmet, without a tie, any man with unshined shoes or a soiled uniform..................Is going to be skinned."
--Patton
I imagine those leggings were a pain in the ass, but, if used were very effective.
Silver&Black
06-28-2017, 07:43 PM
The Hunt for Red October
turkish spurs fan
06-28-2017, 10:14 PM
is there anyone using letterboxd
Biggems
06-28-2017, 11:26 PM
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Chris
07-18-2017, 02:49 AM
Flatliners
Jacob's Ladder
SpursforSix
07-18-2017, 01:49 PM
Dead Calm
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