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What's your three favorite movies? 

Not the three best flicks but your three favorite.  As in the ones you like the most. Not the ones that you think you should list to earn cool points. 

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Shaun of the Dead, Clerks, Requiem For A Dream

"I AM ARABIC FOR SUGAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!" -- by sukr on Jan 12, 2009 4:55 PM EST

by jch24 on Feb 18, 2009 4:27 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

As Good As it Gets

Shawshank Redemption

Dirty Work

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by chandrathan on Feb 18, 2009 4:29 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Ooh nice pick at the end there

No bees? Then who will sting me and walk on my sandwiches?

by The Crushinator on Feb 18, 2009 4:44 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Shawshank was on my last cut list

One of the rare movies that holds up well under the TNT/TBS hack job to insert commercials.

Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you.

by "Red" Moskau on Feb 18, 2009 8:18 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

As Good as it Gets is great,

but TBS shows it like 300 times a year. Greg Kinnear kicked ass in that movie.

"I'm standing at the plate thinking, Where are my hands? Where's this, where's that? Before I know it, the pitch is there and I'm completely out of rhythm." -
-- Adam Dunn

by Joe Nolan's Glasses on Feb 19, 2009 12:07 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

The Royal Tenebaums

The Matrix
Ghostbusters

My millions are unconventional!

by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 18, 2009 4:40 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Tenebaums

I didn’t get it.

I kept thinking I should, and I tried to— I’d gladly give it another chance if you could give me a clue on how to look at it.

Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you.

by "Red" Moskau on Feb 18, 2009 8:08 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

It was too slow.

Wes Anderson needs to cut ties with Angelica Huston.

by Brian B on Feb 18, 2009 10:27 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I kept thinking

Wes thinks these characters are way more interesting than anyone watching/participating in this film.

There's action across the street. It's Snowman! Take him!

by Man Mountain on Feb 18, 2009 10:52 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Royal Tennenbaums

was awesome. One of my favorites.

"I'm standing at the plate thinking, Where are my hands? Where's this, where's that? Before I know it, the pitch is there and I'm completely out of rhythm." -
-- Adam Dunn

by Joe Nolan's Glasses on Feb 19, 2009 12:05 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Goodfellas, Slap Shot, Lethal Weapons

Anchorman just loses out. As does Die Hard.

"aw....c'mon. That's suck! I heard Coldplay on WARM98" obc son(after watching the band win Best Rock Grammy)

by obc2 on Feb 18, 2009 4:43 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

High Fidelity
Ocean’s 11 (new version)
The Jerk

We’’re in process of trying to a guy with a trade record of working with pitches

by Slyde on Feb 18, 2009 4:44 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

you and cindy sanders are never going to make it

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by chandrathan on Feb 18, 2009 4:50 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

The Great Escape just missed my list:

SuperBad
Robocop
Quick Change – The funniest movie you’ve never seen. Perhaps Bill Murray’s best.

I try not to break the rules but merely to test their elasticity. - Bill Veeck

by PeteyHendrix on Feb 18, 2009 4:49 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

surely you jest

Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day were better. not much better, but clearly better. nice pick though.

My millions are unconventional!

by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 18, 2009 4:53 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

You could make a case.

Ghostbusters is certainly as worthy, but much more of an ensemble piece. Groundhog Day wasn’t nearly as original. But Bill carries Quick Change…he directed it and is in nearly every scene. The other two were written by the fabulous Harold Ramis, and have his feel to them, rather than the more pure Bill Murray flavor of QC. Plus, I’d trade Ernie Hudson + dated sfx for Jason Robards and Kurtwood Smith any day.

I try not to break the rules but merely to test their elasticity. - Bill Veeck

by PeteyHendrix on Feb 18, 2009 5:01 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

floras para los muertos!

"aw....c'mon. That's suck! I heard Coldplay on WARM98" obc son(after watching the band win Best Rock Grammy)

by obc2 on Feb 18, 2009 5:56 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

It's bad luck just seeing something like that!

I try not to break the rules but merely to test their elasticity. - Bill Veeck

by PeteyHendrix on Feb 18, 2009 6:16 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

but he gives the best line away to Quaid

It’s bad luck just seeing something like that…

by Red Menace on Feb 19, 2009 12:28 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Quaid does that sometimes.

“"Morning! Shitter’s full!”

"When is marshmallow season?"

by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 19, 2009 10:54 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

What About Bob?

FWIW, I might agree with P’drix.

"When is marshmallow season?"

by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 19, 2009 3:52 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

After reading the many great selections,

I have to replace Robocop with the original Willy Wonka. Sorry, Mr. Verhoeven. You’re one of my faves.

Tough to cut out Animal House and Pulp Fiction, but SuperBad, Quick Change, and Willy are the way to go.

I laid my bed and I'm going to have to sit on it. - A-Roid the Liar

by PeteyHendrix on Feb 19, 2009 4:44 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Lets see...

The Godfather (I and II)
The Usual Suspects
Caddyshack

Often wrong, never uncertain.

by sidnancy on Feb 18, 2009 5:41 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

duh duh

true romance
love actually
iron fist pillage

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Feb 18, 2009 5:53 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Love Actually is in my top ten

i love that movie

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by chandrathan on Feb 18, 2009 6:48 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Why would you tell me that?

You didn’t do it, and I never would have known…

Now my poor little heart is broken :-(

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by chandrathan on Feb 19, 2009 9:20 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Lose the skirt

and let’s end this tea party already!

I try not to break the rules but merely to test their elasticity. - Bill Veeck

by PeteyHendrix on Feb 19, 2009 1:15 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I fancy

Clay Pigeons
Juno
Blade Runner

"I'm standing at the plate thinking, Where are my hands? Where's this, where's that? Before I know it, the pitch is there and I'm completely out of rhythm." -
-- Adam Dunn

by Joe Nolan's Glasses on Feb 18, 2009 6:22 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

ellen page

makes me want to barf.

but i love blade runner!

by iheartchrissabo on Feb 18, 2009 11:30 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

iheartellenpage

But without Lindsay Weir, there is no Juno MacGuff.

by Brendanukkah on Feb 18, 2009 11:34 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I never expected

to like Juno, but it hit me in a special place.

"I'm standing at the plate thinking, Where are my hands? Where's this, where's that? Before I know it, the pitch is there and I'm completely out of rhythm." -
-- Adam Dunn

by Joe Nolan's Glasses on Feb 19, 2009 12:04 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Watching that movie made me feel like I got high fived in the nuts too.

Ba-zing! Thats a shot across the bow of quirky teens everywhere.

No bees? Then who will sting me and walk on my sandwiches?

by The Crushinator on Feb 19, 2009 3:46 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Those are all shit :-)

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by chandrathan on Feb 18, 2009 7:01 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

sorry D

but ’than is right. you are soooo lame.

My millions are unconventional!

by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 18, 2009 7:54 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

What Charlie is trying to say is...

Your ideas on movies are lame. You remain a holy acolyte of the horsehide.

Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you.

by "Red" Moskau on Feb 18, 2009 8:12 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Well, she doesn't own a television

So apparently she hasn’t seen a movie since 1993.

by Brian B on Feb 18, 2009 10:32 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Interesting how we have our own "spitballers" in the group

Squeezing in the 4th and 5th movies on the list.

Bull Durham, A Fish Called Wanda, Lion In Winter

Worst movie (tie): Annapolis and Cheech and Chong’s The Corsican Brothers

Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you.

by "Red" Moskau on Feb 18, 2009 8:17 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Excellent call on Wanda

Animal House was a reluctant cut from my list.

by Brendanukkah on Feb 18, 2009 8:21 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Every USNA nerd I know

hates that movie. Jordana Brewster is hot, but not hot enough to see that movie.

by buckeye22fox on Feb 18, 2009 8:21 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

What about the cool USNA alumni?

oh!
 /ahem/
  never mind.

Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you.

by "Red" Moskau on Feb 18, 2009 8:24 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Well, there IS:


and

and

and

Oh, Hell— you’re right!

Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you.

by "Red" Moskau on Feb 18, 2009 8:54 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

They wouldn't let this guy in the academy

Presumably because he would have ruined their uncool graduate percentage.

by Brendanukkah on Feb 18, 2009 8:59 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I dunno'

his family ain’t the best in the Navy…

Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you.

by "Red" Moskau on Feb 18, 2009 9:12 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Name

family NAME aint’ the best in the Navy

Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you.

by "Red" Moskau on Feb 19, 2009 5:30 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Snatch, Shawshank Redemption, Ocean's 11

with Major League, Forrest Gump and Bond Movies in a near 4th, 5th, and 6th.

by buckeye22fox on Feb 18, 2009 8:17 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

I love Snatch!

"I'm standing at the plate thinking, Where are my hands? Where's this, where's that? Before I know it, the pitch is there and I'm completely out of rhythm." -
-- Adam Dunn

by Joe Nolan's Glasses on Feb 19, 2009 12:09 AM EST up reply actions   1 recs

Top Gun

references are banned on the Top Gun Staff. Too cool for school.

by buckeye22fox on Feb 18, 2009 8:25 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

"Dammit! I want some butts!"

Verboten under “Don’t ask, don’t tell”?

by Brendanukkah on Feb 18, 2009 8:51 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

i used to have every MST3k episode on VHS back when it was on CC

i love that show … did you know the creators are touring the country basically doing the same thing without the robots?

"I never use a big word when a diminutive one will work." — Pete Mackanin.

by joshuar9476 on Feb 18, 2009 10:09 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Is that the Rifftrax thing or something different?

Also, as I’m making my way through “Freaks and Geeks,” I noticed that Joel Hodgson and Trace Beaulieu both have roles in it.

by Brendanukkah on Feb 18, 2009 10:17 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Shake it, Sam!

You won’t break it!

I try not to break the rules but merely to test their elasticity. - Bill Veeck

by PeteyHendrix on Feb 18, 2009 11:06 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

this is written on some sort of metal

no, sir, that’s paper.

I discovered the MST3k Shorts on youtube last finals week. That was not beneficial in the least.

...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield

by Cy Schourek on Feb 18, 2009 11:27 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

The tally so far:

Spitballers: obc (who interestingly established the 3 movie limit), buckeye22fox, sidnancy, Daedalus

By the Book: jch, chan-than, Scrabbles, ‘kah, Petey, Slyde, boobs, JN’s Glasses

Not judging, just saying…

Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you.

by "Red" Moskau on Feb 18, 2009 8:24 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

chan-than

I smell a new nickname.

"I AM ARABIC FOR SUGAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!" -- by sukr on Jan 12, 2009 4:55 PM EST

by jch24 on Feb 18, 2009 8:31 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

It's a fine movie, just not in my top 3

I prefer Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels. And it’s not really a comedy, but did you ever see Layer Cake? It’s a pretty worthy addition to the British gangster oeuvre.

by Brendanukkah on Feb 18, 2009 8:53 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Quality movie

But I spent some time on a submarine, and I stay away from Brad Pitt references lest someone misconstrue my tendencies.

Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you.

by "Red" Moskau on Feb 18, 2009 8:57 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

i was really looking forward to BB

by the time i saw it, i gave it a big meh. i didnt find it particularly enlightening, and its probably my least favorite brad pitt performance. he didnt do anything.

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Feb 19, 2009 1:18 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

So true.

I like Brad Pitt quite a bit and yet I hated him in MJB. And yet I still liked the movie quite a bit more than most. Hats off to Anthony Hopkins, the director and all the technical folks.

And Clare Forlani is to die for.

"When is marshmallow season?"

by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 19, 2009 9:44 AM EST up reply actions   1 recs

rec'd for Ms. Forlani

All you Kevin Smith haters can eat a dick, cuz he cast Claire Forlani in Mallrats. And let’s just pause to admire the casting directors of The Rock, who not only presented us with Claire Forlani, but also Vanessa Marcil. Salute!

by Brendanukkah on Feb 19, 2009 10:55 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Salute, indeed

"I AM ARABIC FOR SUGAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!" -- by sukr on Jan 12, 2009 4:55 PM EST

by jch24 on Feb 19, 2009 11:05 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

i cant stand it

it’s firmly entrenched on my worst movies list.

My millions are unconventional!

by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 18, 2009 9:01 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

i didnt think mine was by the book at all

i purposely kicked out a bunch of good movies for a couple that are just hella fun. ill probably pick true romance every time on a list like this. it’s easily the coolest movie ive ever seen.

anybody think about picking ‘in america?’ hands down the best acting by 2 girls under 10 years old in a recent movie.

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Feb 19, 2009 1:14 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I loved that

I think I picked it as one of my top ten 90s picks when we had that SIS. Those girls were great, and I’m a sucker for immigrant stories.

by ken on Feb 19, 2009 1:22 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Damn, do you know how to flirt with a fan of softie sentimental movies.

I think “In America” was on my list from last year’s Fav Flicks SIS.

This year, I tried to come up with three movies that I would stop what I was doing and watch at least fifteen minutes if I stumbled upon them. My list is somewhere near te bottom of the thread (or the top depending on how you’ve got RR formatted.)

Since you didn’t ask, here are my four-year old’s three favorites:

E.T.
The Iron Giant
Wall-E
The Red Balloon
Curious George

I listed five because the first three are very much the same movie. I say that with no disrespect towards any of them. They’re all very well-crafted and amazing.

"When is marshmallow season?"

by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 19, 2009 4:04 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

agree'd

Good choice introducing E.T., FVA. It’s not like Little Vegas Alan (Allie?) saw an E.T. commercial or a Disney trailer, you had to go out of your way for that. That beat’s my 4 year old’s obsession with all three High School Musical movies.

You should write a parenting tips book, maybe?

Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you.

by "Red" Moskau on Feb 19, 2009 5:36 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Nah. I'll just dump it all here at Red Reporter.

Preston was watching The Wizard of Oz and The Red Balloon right around the time he first started expressing interest in television. (~2.5?) I had previously given it a lot of thought and I knew that I wanted him to know from an early age that a movie could be completey strange and magical without being animated and that not every movie about children had to featue wise-cracking children with adults stumbling over themselves to somehow incorporate potty humor.

He loved The Wizard of Oz so much and he would try to sing and dance along with the gang whenever they hit the yellow brick road. So I tried to think of another quality muscial that a very young child might enjoy. He still asks for it to this day.

"When is marshmallow season?"

by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 19, 2009 10:23 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I love The Red Balloon !

great movie..

Nobody listens to Andrew

by nlt-andrew68 on Feb 20, 2009 10:21 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Right now:

The Graduate
Almost Famous
Legends of the Fall

by Club107 on Feb 18, 2009 8:26 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, that Legends of the Fall was almost as good as A River Runs Through It

…the acting was great with Brad P-

oh, um, nevermind.

Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you.

by "Red" Moskau on Feb 18, 2009 9:15 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I like Legends of the Fall!

I’m a sucker for any sort of Open West sort of movie. And anything that ends with a man fighting a bear will get a thumbs up from me.

...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield

by Cy Schourek on Feb 18, 2009 11:29 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

From ESPN

Junior chooses Seattle.

"I AM ARABIC FOR SUGAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!" -- by sukr on Jan 12, 2009 4:55 PM EST

by jch24 on Feb 18, 2009 8:37 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

put in the griffey thread

like i did

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by chandrathan on Feb 18, 2009 8:39 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

quiet, chan-than

"I AM ARABIC FOR SUGAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!" -- by sukr on Jan 12, 2009 4:55 PM EST

by jch24 on Feb 18, 2009 8:49 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

i think that is more effort to type than chandrathan

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by chandrathan on Feb 18, 2009 8:52 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Does it annoy you though?

That will be the deciding factor.

And it’s less effort than typing ’tHan.

"I AM ARABIC FOR SUGAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!" -- by sukr on Jan 12, 2009 4:55 PM EST

by jch24 on Feb 18, 2009 9:03 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

no it doesn't annoy me

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by chandrathan on Feb 18, 2009 9:04 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Also

I had two tickets offered to me for Saturday’s Louisville-UC game and couln’t take them because I have plans with the kids. I really should have kept that date open.

"I AM ARABIC FOR SUGAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!" -- by sukr on Jan 12, 2009 4:55 PM EST

by jch24 on Feb 18, 2009 9:04 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

yep...bad planning

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by chandrathan on Feb 18, 2009 9:05 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

By bad planning

you mean jch should have wrapped it up instead of having kids to get in the way of his basketball game, right?

"I like to think more in terms of him his in-scoring position percentage." - Dusty Baker (2009) regarding Corey Patterson's relationship with his daughter

by BK on Feb 18, 2009 9:46 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

pretty much

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by chandrathan on Feb 18, 2009 9:49 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Pulp Fiction, The Big Lebowski, Hot Fuzz

And Die Hard is the toughest omission to my list

"I like to think more in terms of him his in-scoring position percentage." - Dusty Baker (2009) regarding Corey Patterson's relationship with his daughter

by BK on Feb 18, 2009 9:04 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

I finally got around to watching Miller's Crossing

Fuck, do the Coen brothers know how to make a movie!

by Brendanukkah on Feb 18, 2009 9:05 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

this is the best list that wasn't mine

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by chandrathan on Feb 18, 2009 9:06 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Damn-- Pulp Fiction

What was I thinking??? Nice choice!

Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you.

by "Red" Moskau on Feb 18, 2009 9:13 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Hot Fuzz

is a good one. That movie is good from beginning to end.

"I'm standing at the plate thinking, Where are my hands? Where's this, where's that? Before I know it, the pitch is there and I'm completely out of rhythm." -
-- Adam Dunn

by Joe Nolan's Glasses on Feb 19, 2009 12:11 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

i saw hot fuzz for the first time the other day

it was just like shawn of the dead, only the zombies were rural townspeople. i think im a fan of edgar wright.

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Feb 19, 2009 1:08 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

but Timothy Dalton is one of the great movie-bad-guy-actors of all time

I think Hot Fuzz is a lot funnier, but that could be because I’m a bigger fan of cop movies than zombie movies, so I caught more references.

...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield

by Cy Schourek on Feb 19, 2009 7:52 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Narrowing it down to three is about impossible

But I will say

Better off Dead, Pulp Fiction and Sense & Sensibility

Of course, I could name about 20 others I really love too,

You went full retard. No one ever comes back from that. - Sgt. Osiris

by cesarhernandez on Feb 18, 2009 9:17 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Two Dollars!

Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you.

by "Red" Moskau on Feb 18, 2009 9:23 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Worse movie

Which is worse? Better Off Dead or The Big Lebowski? I can’t decide.

by Brian B on Feb 18, 2009 10:34 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Of course, I'm also partial for

“Red” Dawn
“Red” Sonja
“Red” Dragon
and, of course,
The Hunt for “Red” October

(i’ll go take my medication, now)

Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you.

by "Red" Moskau on Feb 18, 2009 9:20 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Yes

and Scarlet Letter…

Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you.

by "Red" Moskau on Feb 19, 2009 5:38 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

this would probably change in a week

but..

Magnolia
Snatch
Mystic River

a close 4th was Celtic Pride

by iheartchrissabo on Feb 18, 2009 9:32 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

another quality list

mystic river is maybe the saddest movie i’ve ever seen

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by chandrathan on Feb 18, 2009 9:34 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

admission

i was a frickin tv major/film minor and ive never heard of Snatch. i have shame, lol.

"aw....c'mon. That's suck! I heard Coldplay on WARM98" obc son(after watching the band win Best Rock Grammy)

by obc2 on Feb 18, 2009 9:38 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

snatch is good

brad pitt is excellent in it

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by chandrathan on Feb 18, 2009 9:39 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

guy ritchie movie btw

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by chandrathan on Feb 18, 2009 9:39 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Guy Richie

is just as bad as Kevin Smith

My millions are unconventional!

by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 18, 2009 9:55 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

nothing wrong with kevin smith

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by chandrathan on Feb 18, 2009 10:03 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

not true chan

and guy ritchie’s best movie is lock stock and two smoking barrels

by saboscork on Feb 18, 2009 11:10 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Kevin Smith is great.

I try not to break the rules but merely to test their elasticity. - Bill Veeck

by PeteyHendrix on Feb 18, 2009 11:11 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

My boss had a special screening of it

at a major TV network. The only time he ever did that. He was that impressed.

I try not to break the rules but merely to test their elasticity. - Bill Veeck

by PeteyHendrix on Feb 18, 2009 11:10 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

agreed,

mystic river is painfully sad.

i could watch magnolia all day everyday, best ensemble cast everrrrrrr

by iheartchrissabo on Feb 18, 2009 10:13 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

best ensemble

I say A Bridge Too Far, although you could deduct since few are ever on the same set together.

by Red Menace on Feb 19, 2009 12:35 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

wow, good call there

one of my favorite war movies (which is saying a lot). It would probably go:

Waltz with Bashir
Gettysburg
Bridge too Far

And yes, Waltz with Bashir is my favorite war movie, but I like Gettysburg more as a movie overall. Even though there is nothing but war in it. Humor me.

...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield

by Cy Schourek on Feb 19, 2009 7:53 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Imma watch Waltz this week

We’ll have to rap about it.

by Red Menace on Feb 19, 2009 9:44 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Das Boot?

Awesome WWII submarine flick. Most expensive German movie ever made (at the time).

Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you.

by "Red" Moskau on Feb 20, 2009 5:34 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Quality!

I’d forgotten about Mystic River. Excellent choice!

Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you.

by "Red" Moskau on Feb 19, 2009 5:40 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Hmm

Big Lebowski
Eternal Sunshine
Tommy Boy

by teb7 on Feb 18, 2009 10:06 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

tommy boy

i never would have guessed

by saboscork on Feb 18, 2009 11:08 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Tommy Boy is a classic!

Nice choice.

"I'm standing at the plate thinking, Where are my hands? Where's this, where's that? Before I know it, the pitch is there and I'm completely out of rhythm." -
-- Adam Dunn

by Joe Nolan's Glasses on Feb 19, 2009 12:01 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

no brainer

The Princess Bride (will watch it anyday, anytime … and will quote most of the lines too)
Glory
Band of Brothers (or The Blues Brothers if you don’t count BofB as a movie)

"I never use a big word when a diminutive one will work." — Pete Mackanin.

by joshuar9476 on Feb 18, 2009 10:11 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

princess bride would be one of chan's three favorite movies

Made from 100% recycled awesome,

by chandrathan on Feb 18, 2009 10:15 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Inconceivable!

Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you.

by "Red" Moskau on Feb 19, 2009 5:41 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Top 3

Kingpin
Brain Donors
Beer Fest

I think I need to grow up.

by Brian B on Feb 18, 2009 10:36 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

you do need to grow up

super troopers is much better than beerfest :-)

Made from 100% recycled awesome,

by chandrathan on Feb 18, 2009 10:38 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

impossible to say for sure. but . . .

dr. strangelove
the big lebowski
goodfellas

by saboscork on Feb 18, 2009 11:01 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

eyes wide shut?

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Feb 19, 2009 1:09 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Kubrick

He’s more of a “body of work” guy for me. He’s in my top 3 directors, but Dr. Strangelove is the only one I considered for top 3.

by teb7 on Feb 19, 2009 9:42 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Does anyone want to guess Madville's picks before he gets online?

I try not to break the rules but merely to test their elasticity. - Bill Veeck

by PeteyHendrix on Feb 18, 2009 11:13 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Too Late

8 and 1/2
Remains of the Day
Chostbusters

(Honorable mention) – A Day at the Races
(People’s Choice) – You Can Go Home Again – the Ken Griffey Jr. Story

I may be insensitive and crude, but a racist NEVER.
Mads

by Madville on Feb 18, 2009 11:30 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

holla at the Marx Brothers!

I didn’t include them, but I came thisclose to putting Duck Soup in there.

...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield

by Cy Schourek on Feb 18, 2009 11:32 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Mads, that's cheating.

You knew the answers when you asked yourself, an advantage none of us had.

I try not to break the rules but merely to test their elasticity. - Bill Veeck

by PeteyHendrix on Feb 18, 2009 11:34 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

there's so many great movies

I may be insensitive and crude, but a racist NEVER.
Mads

by Madville on Feb 18, 2009 11:36 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I had to leave out some killer films:

The Story of O
Candy Stripers
The Return of Johnny Wadd
Barely Legal – the Story of the Pale Kitten

I may be insensitive and crude, but a racist NEVER.
Mads

by Madville on Feb 18, 2009 11:42 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Shit - I meant Ghost not Chost

fucking keyboard is way too small and the letters aren’t in alphabetical order either

I may be insensitive and crude, but a racist NEVER.
Mads

by Madville on Feb 18, 2009 11:43 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Damn, son, you funny.

Ten minutes after reading your “spanish speaking crochet wicket” comment you had me cumb again with this nonsense.

I’m not rec’ing you just because.

"When is marshmallow season?"

by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 19, 2009 4:09 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Rec him

It was Dave from Louisville with th crochet wickets

Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you.

by "Red" Moskau on Feb 19, 2009 5:44 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I would have guessed Mads' list would have included

Walking Tall (original with Joe Don Baker)
Alibi Ike
Bend It Like Beckham (unrated version, includes 7 soccer team shower scenes)

I try not to break the rules but merely to test their elasticity. - Bill Veeck

by PeteyHendrix on Feb 19, 2009 12:40 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I saw Bend it Like Beckham

and I thought it was cute.
I like Bend it don’t Break It… a lot
and of course the ever popular Bend it in Brenda was another winner

I may be insensitive and crude, but a racist NEVER.
Mads

by Madville on Feb 19, 2009 1:33 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I loved Remains of the Day but I've only seen it once.

Can’t ever seem to get myself in the mood for a repeat viewing.

Madville, howabout “Barfly”? You seem like a “Barfly” kinda guy.

"When is marshmallow season?"

by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 19, 2009 4:30 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Dial M for Mediocre - Dial M for mickey

I may be insensitive and crude, but a racist NEVER.
Mads

by Madville on Feb 19, 2009 5:29 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I wanted that movie to be much more than it was

I tired living that life in my early 20’s, which were as stupid as much of that movie.

by Pops Daniels on Feb 19, 2009 10:23 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Tell the truth, Pops.

It’s your early twenties that you wanted to be so much more than they were.

"When is marshmallow season?"

by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 19, 2009 10:33 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Ha

You know what’s funny? I was just changing my sig to a line from Wubbzy that I heard last night…

"How big IS your magic wand?"

by Slyde on Feb 19, 2009 10:38 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow

Made from 100% recycled awesome,

by chandrathan on Feb 19, 2009 10:40 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I swear to you that I did know it was from Wubbzy.

Preston just asked me that the other day (apropos of nuttin’) and I though it was funny in a “kids say the darndest thing” kinda way.

Does that mean that I’m barely keeping up with my kids hipster references or does it mean that he’s fucking with me?

"When is marshmallow season?"

by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 19, 2009 10:50 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm going to have to go...

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Gettysburg
Touching the Void

Gettysburg is a personal classic, Touching the Void reminds me that I am a gigantic wuss, and Last Crusade because I’m the sort of person who would take 14 hours of busses round trip to go to Iskanderun just to see the Republic of Hatay.

...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield

by Cy Schourek on Feb 18, 2009 11:34 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Did you see Gods & Generals?

Lord was that terrible. I dig Gettysburg though. Sam Elliott should be in every movie. Especially Chostbusters.

by Brendanukkah on Feb 18, 2009 11:41 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

How weird would a buddy cop movie starring Sam Elliot and Mos Def be?

I want to see that movie.

Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.

by andromache on Feb 18, 2009 11:51 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Years back

I saw a similarly weird TV pilot starring Newhart and Cisqo. Ew.

I try not to break the rules but merely to test their elasticity. - Bill Veeck

by PeteyHendrix on Feb 18, 2009 11:55 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Reminds me...

Did you see that two-hour “Stealing Lincoln’s Body” thing on the History Channel? I’ve got it DVR’d and I’ve only seen up to the part when the undertakers say, “Alright. Enough’s enough. Dude’s been on a train travelling the country for two weeks now. His face his falling off. Let’s put this thing to rest.”

"When is marshmallow season?"

by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 19, 2009 10:29 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Jeff Daniels should have gotten an Oscar nom for Gettysburg.

I try not to break the rules but merely to test their elasticity. - Bill Veeck

by PeteyHendrix on Feb 18, 2009 11:49 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Richard Jordan's last movie

He had an inoperable brain tumor and knew it. The entire Pickett’s Charge, including the end, gets me crying every time. Probably the only movie that can do that to me.

And there’s also a skinny Donal Logue playing Cpt. Spear! I still don’t recognize him, even though I know its him.

And yes, Gods&Generals was epically awful, even if Stephen Lange is a Real Actor Dammit!

...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield

by Cy Schourek on Feb 19, 2009 7:57 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlin was one of the most interresting soldiers of the Civil War

"I never use a big word when a diminutive one will work." — Pete Mackanin.

by joshuar9476 on Feb 19, 2009 10:25 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

doesn't hurt we share the same first name ... however look up his career

"I never use a big word when a diminutive one will work." — Pete Mackanin.

by joshuar9476 on Feb 19, 2009 2:25 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

forgot the link

link

"I never use a big word when a diminutive one will work." — Pete Mackanin.

by joshuar9476 on Feb 19, 2009 2:26 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

really?

He was certainly one of the most intelligent. But he just is not a favorite of mine

90 wins in 09!!

by Caleb on Feb 20, 2009 8:47 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

richard jordan

played armistead. best performance of the film. died very shortly after filming ended and he knew that it would be his last

by saboscork on Feb 19, 2009 12:12 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

*ahem*

someone is hitting “z” when they should be hitting “c” causing them to miss comments that happened before the one they reply to.

Did I get that right?

...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield

by Cy Schourek on Feb 19, 2009 2:57 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

nah

his performance was as overated as the character he portrayed

90 wins in 09!!

by Caleb on Feb 20, 2009 8:46 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

The Third Man

The Lady Vanishes
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

After Third Man it’s basically a toss up. I’m not trying to go super old school, but more than half of my dvd collection is pre-1960 and if I feel like spinning a movie in the background it will most likely be a film noir.

by Red Menace on Feb 19, 2009 12:41 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Great Hitchcock pick

I think mine would be Notorious, though North by Northwest is still irrestibly charming.

Also, I had no idea there was an Elliot Gould/Cybill Shepherd remake of The Lady Vanishes.

by ken on Feb 19, 2009 1:33 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

hitchcock

im a fan of rope. early AH, really cool premise (cut to be like one continuous take) and it just feels like a full-length edition of AH presents

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Feb 19, 2009 1:37 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll have to see that

Based on Leopold and Loeb, right?

by ken on Feb 19, 2009 1:40 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

yes

at least, i think. the premise is exactly the same. then again, lots of hitchcock stories have to do with the perfect crime (strangers on a train, “The Perfect Crime” on AH presents)

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Feb 19, 2009 1:52 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

interesting note

This exact phrase is never uttered in Sierra Madre. The bandit says “I don’t have to show you any stinkin’ badges” but Mel Brooks parody looms large.

by Red Menace on Feb 20, 2009 4:39 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Kinda like how..

..Bogart never really said, “Play it again, Sam.”

It was the Marx Brothers or it was Woody Allen or it was Bugs Bunny.

"When is marshmallow season?"

by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 20, 2009 11:57 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

i vote that everyone gets a second post

three movies is too narrow

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Feb 19, 2009 1:19 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Great Idea boobs

My next 3 are :
The seventh Seal
Howards End
Departures (Okuribito)

Honorable mention: The Innocents
People’s Choice: Oh Brother Where Art Thou

I may be insensitive and crude, but a racist NEVER.
Mads

by Madville on Feb 19, 2009 1:44 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll go post 1960 for these

The Empire Strikes Back
 Beauty and the Beast
LA Confidential

by Red Menace on Feb 19, 2009 2:42 AM EST up reply actions   1 recs

rec'd

try the gray stuff it’s delicious don’t believe us ask the dishes

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Feb 19, 2009 2:45 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I liked both of your lists.

Though I’ve never seen “Sierra Madre.”

These are not really favorites of mine but just as a jumping off point, whaddya’ll think of “Inside Man” and/or “Collateral”? These are two contemporary films that I think might play as “classics” to a future generarion’s cool kids.

"When is marshmallow season?"

by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 19, 2009 4:20 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

hmm, I always thoguht Collateral needed more rep

I dug that, I also liked Man on Fire a whole lot. I don’t know about Inside Man, though…

...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield

by Cy Schourek on Feb 19, 2009 7:58 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Inside Man was rock solid

Saw that a few weeks ago. I have huge Clive Owen man love.

by chesirecat on Feb 19, 2009 9:38 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

have you seen his new one?

I really liked the International.

90 wins in 09!!

by Caleb on Feb 20, 2009 8:50 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll take Quick Change over Inside Man as the better bank robbery flick

Inside Man started off really strong then loses its way and meanders too much. At some point Denzel tells Clive Owen, “You’re stalling” but the problem is so is the film for a long stretch. I also didn’t care for the ending. I almost put Do the Right Thing on my more recent list.

SPOILER ALERT
^^^^^^^^^
When Christopher Plummer first says there’s something in the deposit box he needs I immediately thought, “It’s evidence of his Nazi past! No wait, that couldn’t be. Marathon Man was 20 years ago. He’d have to be over 100 years old.”

by Red Menace on Feb 19, 2009 9:55 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

i didnt really like Collateral all that much

i cant really even remember much of it. alls i remember was that it was ok and Tom Cruise was trying too hard.

My millions are unconventional!

by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 19, 2009 10:00 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, that's what he does.

See: Magnolia

But I remember thinking, “Hey, this might be the least forgettable of all of Tom Cruise’s forgettable action flicks.”

"When is marshmallow season?"

by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 19, 2009 10:09 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

But Top Gun is "unforgettable," no?

I was thinking of the Mission: Impossibles and Days of Thunders and Last Samurais and all the others that I’m forgetting.

"When is marshmallow season?"

by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 19, 2009 11:04 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Ah, I think I glossed over that fine distinction

And I’ll say it. Mission: Impossible has grown on me.

I also dug the cinematography for The Last Samurai.

by Brendanukkah on Feb 19, 2009 11:07 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm alright with Last Samurai

its complete Japan cinematography porn that can only be appreciated if you have a roomate who’s a big gamer like yours truly, but still. I think its a step above the Mission Impossibles.

...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield

by Cy Schourek on Feb 19, 2009 2:59 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I liked it more

when it was called Dances With Wolves.

by ken on Feb 19, 2009 9:58 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

By wolves you mean unicorns right?

Tanzen!

by Verka Serduchka on Feb 21, 2009 12:01 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

yeah

I’d have to watch it again to have any sort of opinion on it, which doesn’t bode well for its new classic status.

by Red Menace on Feb 19, 2009 10:10 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Jesus is Magic..

..is not on my list:

  • Raising Arizona
  • Punch Drunk Love
  • The Wizard of Oz

"When is marshmallow season?"

by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 19, 2009 3:49 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

ah, wizard of oz

it seems cliche, but i think in a thousand years it wont go out of style.

raising arizona is another amazing pick. its on my netflix queue but keeps getting bumped by various tv shows

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Feb 19, 2009 4:13 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Raising Arizona never gets old

So many great lines. H.I. as a screen name/avatar combo would be good.

Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you.

by "Red" Moskau on Feb 19, 2009 5:51 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

And still I dreamed on...

..further into the future than I had ever dreamed before, watching Nathan Junior’s progress from afar, taking pride in his accomplishments as if he were our own. Wondering if he ever thought of us and hoping that maybe we’d broadened his horizons a little even if he couldn’t remember just how they got broadened. But still I hadn’t dreamt nothing about me until the end. And this was cloudier cause it was years, years away. But I saw an old couple being visited by their children, and all their grandchildren too. The old couple weren’t screwed up. And neither were their kids or their grandkids. And I don’t know. You tell me. This whole dream, was it wishful thinking? Was I just fleeing reality like I know I’m liable to do?

"When is marshmallow season?"

by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 19, 2009 10:05 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Elitist Douchebag List

Citizen Kane
Children of Men
A Very Long Engagement

Honorable Mention
Abri Los Ojos
Touch of Evil
Pan’s Labyrinth
Talk to Her
Spirited Away

by chesirecat on Feb 19, 2009 9:36 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

I still don't get the love for Children of Men

It’s not a bad movie, just not extremely memorable for me. Or maybe it’s just that I vastly preferred reading Y: The Last Man (which is apparently also being turned into a movie).

by Brendanukkah on Feb 19, 2009 11:03 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

the whole damn film was brilliant

ive never met Madville, but i imagine he is a lot like Michael Caine’s character.

My millions are unconventional!

by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 19, 2009 6:30 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

One of the few Movies that I've not seen - Children of Men

So I guess its time to pony up some $ and rent the fucker.

肏你祖宗十八代 - and your sister too !

by Madville on Feb 19, 2009 6:51 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

China Goddamnit

肏你祖宗十八代 - and your sister too !

by Madville on Feb 19, 2009 8:55 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

My elitist list

Would feature City of God, Amelie, and Talk to Her. Also Jean de Florette and Manon of the Spring.

I like A Very Long Engagement, but I had higher hopes considering it had Audrey Tautou in it.

You went full retard. No one ever comes back from that. - Sgt. Osiris

by cesarhernandez on Feb 19, 2009 1:11 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

big ups for city of god

i guess i liked amelie, but i think i like lauberge espanol better. theyre not really in the same category, i guess, but i think theyre the only two movies with audrey tatou that ive seen

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Feb 19, 2009 1:27 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I broke my "No Tom Hanks rule"

to see that turd of a movie. Although I’m strangely looking forward to Angels & Demons…maybe because that book was better than DaVinci.

My “No Tom Hanks rule” started after Forrest Gump and Philadelphia. I hated Forrest Gump so much I therefore hated Hanks. I’ve never seen Saving Private Ryan or The Green Mile because of Hanks.

God…Forrest Gump. That steaming pile of crap won Best Picture ahead of Shawshank AND Pulp Fiction. Just crazy. Speaking of Best Picture, a co-worker of mine (whose opinion I value) has seen all the current Best Pic nominees…and says The Wrestler (which I really, really liked) was better than all of them.

You went full retard. No one ever comes back from that. - Sgt. Osiris

by cesarhernandez on Feb 19, 2009 2:13 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Private Ryan was a good

the D-Day scene is one of the absolute best in history. but, as always, Speilberg fucked up the end.

My millions are unconventional!

by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 19, 2009 6:33 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

When he digitally remastered it

and put walkie-talkies in all the Nazis’ hands?

by Brendanukkah on Feb 19, 2009 7:34 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Every sitting President should be required to watch the Normandy Beach scene once a week

I think my wife had shell shock by the end of the movie.

Private Ryan is one of the movies that has to go on the “Only in widescreen format and with surround sound”

Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you.

by "Red" Moskau on Feb 20, 2009 5:43 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Forest Gump was too simpering to be called just a steaming pile of crap:

This pic is just a small % of how disgusting Forest Gump was.

Look there’s Forest i the Background: Dump Forest Dump

肏你祖宗十八代 - and your sister too !

by Madville on Feb 19, 2009 7:15 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Hanks rule

I also hated Gump. I came out of the theatre completely depressed.

But Ryan is Excellent. Especially on a big screen

90 wins in 09!!

by Caleb on Feb 20, 2009 8:54 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Esp. the body parts

肏你祖宗十八代 - and your sister too !

by Madville on Feb 20, 2009 9:39 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I saw Gump because nothing else was good at the theater that day

I think Milk Money was our other leading contender.

I was in college at the time and went with this girl who I was interested in who had some very nice…assets… up front. Too bad she was a raging alcoholic. Too much drama.

Anyway, we were laughing constantly at the movie and ripping on it pretty bad. I came out thinking “Well that movie sucked.” I was stunned when it started getting all this Oscar momentum. I mean, WTF?

You went full retard. No one ever comes back from that. - Sgt. Osiris

by cesarhernandez on Feb 20, 2009 11:17 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

You above all people should know

“You know Tom Hanks, ‘Forrest Gump.’ Slow, yes. Retarded, maybe. Braces on his legs. But he charmed the pants off Nixon and won a ping-pong competition. That ain’t retarded”

You just never go full retard, and the Oscar is yours.

by Brendanukkah on Feb 20, 2009 11:26 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Oops

I meant to say too bad that Downey won’t get the Oscar for his legendary performance. I’m fine with Ledger winning as his Joker totally put Jack Nicholson to shame, but I think Downey was better.

You went full retard. No one ever comes back from that. - Sgt. Osiris

by cesarhernandez on Feb 20, 2009 11:46 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Weird

I thought I’d posted something, but I didn’t. Ah well.

You went full retard. No one ever comes back from that. - Sgt. Osiris

by cesarhernandez on Feb 20, 2009 11:47 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

amen to City of God

I don’t particularly want to see lauberge espanol. Working with kids who want to go to Barcelona because You Go to Barcelona deflated it for me.

Pan’s Labyrinth was one of my last cuts for my list, though, I really enjoyed that one.

...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield

by Cy Schourek on Feb 19, 2009 3:02 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

pan's

another great choice

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Feb 19, 2009 3:04 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

we get a second list?

good because ive been second-guessing myself since i hit “post”.

i dont think anyone has yet to mention:

Au Revoir, Les Enfants
Annie Hall
Toy Story

My millions are unconventional!

by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 19, 2009 9:56 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Annie Hall

Such a great pick!

Made from 100% recycled awesome,

by chandrathan on Feb 19, 2009 10:02 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah.

I think I noticed that there were no Woody Allen or Robert Altman flicks in anyone’s lists.

And not a lot of Scorsese.

Color of Money, anyone?

"When is marshmallow season?"

by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 19, 2009 10:06 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

The departed!!!!!!

Also, I love Woody Allen movies

and Gosford Park was really good

Made from 100% recycled awesome,

by chandrathan on Feb 19, 2009 10:15 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

i kind of hate departed

the first half was great, then it seems they didnt know how to end it, so they just

SPOILER ALERT
———————————
killed everyone.

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Feb 19, 2009 12:47 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

and it was awesome!

Made from 100% recycled awesome,

by chandrathan on Feb 19, 2009 12:51 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

it was really similar

to the Lil’ Crimestoppers episode of South Park.

by Red Menace on Feb 19, 2009 4:56 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Toy Story 2 was better

Jessie’s song, “When She Loved Me”…. total heartbreaker.

by Brendanukkah on Feb 19, 2009 11:04 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

You can't try too hard!

I laid my bed and I'm going to have to sit on it. - A-Roid the Liar

by PeteyHendrix on Feb 19, 2009 5:00 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Although walls are sometimes too hard.

Running into the Belterra sign is a gamble you don’t want to take.

I laid my bed and I'm going to have to sit on it. - A-Roid the Liar

by PeteyHendrix on Feb 20, 2009 5:37 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

double down'd

"I like to think more in terms of him his in-scoring position percentage." - Dusty Baker (2009) regarding Corey Patterson's relationship with his daughter

by BK on Feb 20, 2009 7:11 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Mine, with Magnolia in a dead heat for third

1) The original “Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”
2) “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf”
3) “The Hustler”

by Pops Daniels on Feb 19, 2009 10:20 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

And the second list:

1) “Unforgiven”
2) “Il Postino”
3) “Full Metal Jacket”

by Pops Daniels on Feb 19, 2009 10:27 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh ... we just named the same movie at the same time .... good call

"I never use a big word when a diminutive one will work." — Pete Mackanin.

by joshuar9476 on Feb 19, 2009 10:28 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

And the fucking third:

1) “Goodfellas”
2) “Duck Soup”
3) “The Sting”

by Pops Daniels on Feb 19, 2009 10:29 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, it never ends:

1) “Being There”
2) “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”
3) “Glengary Glen Ross”

by Pops Daniels on Feb 19, 2009 10:33 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

You look like been beat with a rubber bat.

I think GGR would have been fourth on my list.

Haven’t seen “Being There” since I was probably too young and stupid to get all of it.

Howabout “Election” or “About Schmidt”?

“The Bad News Bears” (’76)?

"When is marshmallow season?"

by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 19, 2009 10:39 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Ah, damn

Bad News Bears should be on there. Next would be “The Last Waltz,” if for no other reason than Neil Diamond’s sore thumb set.

by Pops Daniels on Feb 19, 2009 10:41 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Cool baseball moment in Freaks and Geeks

One of the geeks gets really excited to play baseball (softball?) in gym class, but he’s always picked last, cuz he’s a geek, and stuck out in backup right field where nothing happens. He just wants a chance to play shortstop because who knows? Maybe he’ll be good at it. Then he prank calls the gym teacher pretending to be the father of one of the other kids who always gets picked near the end, and the gym teacher promises him that he’ll rectify the situation. The geek gets a smile on his face and says, “We get to play baseball. I can’t wait for tomorrow!”

It’s all in the delivery, really, but it kills me. I see a lot of this community in that sentiment, because let’s face it, an internet community is pretty geeky. But tomorrow, we get to play baseball. Or talk about baseball. And it seems like there’s nothing else I’d rather do.

by Brendanukkah on Feb 19, 2009 11:17 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I love me

some Bill Haverchuck.

I laid my bed and I'm going to have to sit on it. - A-Roid the Liar

by PeteyHendrix on Feb 19, 2009 1:29 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I just bought Full Metal Jacket in BluRay

Along with The Corpse Bride. Circuit City had ’em on the cheap as part of their liquidation sale thingy. It woulda been a lot cooler if the home theater speakers had been on a decent sale too, damnit.

"I AM ARABIC FOR SUGAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!" -- by sukr on Jan 12, 2009 4:55 PM EST

by jch24 on Feb 19, 2009 10:51 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I like Il Postino when I think to myself

“Now I’m going to pick a romantic film and everyone will be impressed with how romantic it is.”

by Brendanukkah on Feb 19, 2009 11:06 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Damn you,

That one was thrown in to aid my efforts in seducing Madville. I’ll sub it out for “Time Bandits” and/or “Logan’s Run.”

by Pops Daniels on Feb 19, 2009 11:31 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

so what you are saying is that your favorite movies are your favorite movies only if other people like them?

your wife has literally cut your testes out, hasn’t she?

"How big IS your magic wand?"

by Slyde on Feb 19, 2009 11:41 AM EST up reply actions   1 recs

She has indeed,

But it’s absolutely certain that she hates every movie I have listed here. I just crave RR affection, that’s all. Nothing like platitudes from other elitist scumbags to put a little zip in my step.

by Pops Daniels on Feb 19, 2009 11:58 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

redux?

1. The Unforgiven
2. Uncle Buck
3. Young Frankenstein/Spaceballs/Blazing Saddles

"I never use a big word when a diminutive one will work." — Pete Mackanin.

by joshuar9476 on Feb 19, 2009 10:27 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

My wife loves "Uncle Buck" as musch as I love "Planes, Trains and Automobiles."

I always tell her that they’re the same movie, it’s just that one is for grown-ups and one is for kids.

"When is marshmallow season?"

by Fat Vegas Alan on Feb 19, 2009 10:32 AM EST up reply actions   1 recs

rec'd

’cuz I need that explanation— for MY wife.

Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you.

by "Red" Moskau on Feb 20, 2009 5:47 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't really have favorite movies.

Grease 2
Grosse Point Blank
Tremors

Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.

by andromache on Feb 19, 2009 11:54 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

pshaw

"How big IS your magic wand?"

by Slyde on Feb 19, 2009 12:04 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

no it's not

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by chandrathan on Feb 19, 2009 12:07 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I agree

I really do. I’m not doing it just to be contrary to Slyde and chan-than.

"I AM ARABIC FOR SUGAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!" -- by sukr on Jan 12, 2009 4:55 PM EST

by jch24 on Feb 19, 2009 1:25 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

this chan-than nickname is really growing on me

"I like to think more in terms of him his in-scoring position percentage." - Dusty Baker (2009) regarding Corey Patterson's relationship with his daughter

by BK on Feb 19, 2009 1:42 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

That's a lot of typing.

I may go with a shortened version: can’t

I laid my bed and I'm going to have to sit on it. - A-Roid the Liar

by PeteyHendrix on Feb 19, 2009 1:47 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

it's good aside from searching for the hyphen key

you fellows call me than and i call chandra chan, so it makes sense

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by chandrathan on Feb 19, 2009 1:47 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I agree too!

GPB was one of my favorite movies growing up. Which didn’t scare any of my friends’ parents, no sir.

...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield

by Cy Schourek on Feb 19, 2009 3:05 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I third that opinion

High Fidelity was meh.

"aw....c'mon. That's suck! I heard Coldplay on WARM98" obc son(after watching the band win Best Rock Grammy)

by obc2 on Feb 19, 2009 3:09 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

but I didn't like his other book about the Red Sox

hopefully this “goad to get someone angry” will work better than my last one.

...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield

by Cy Schourek on Feb 19, 2009 5:42 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I never read Fever Pitch

But the Colin Firth adaptation was enjoyable. He’s believable as a restrained neurotic. I liked Fallon on SNL but I just can’t see him as a serious actor. There was also a lot of contrived nonsense in the Red Sox version – the part where they discuss the Curse at Fenway was painful.

I liked About A Boy, though I wish they had kept it set in the ‘90s. I also think How To Be Good would translate well as a movie and am surprised it hasn’t happened.

by ken on Feb 19, 2009 10:14 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I haven't seen the movies

But the book isn’t much of a narrative. He basically just recaps like every single game he ever went to.

UP THE ARSENAL!

by Brendanukkah on Feb 19, 2009 10:16 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

3 Favorites

1. Dirty Dancing
2. Grease
3. Elf

by ashes1384 on Feb 19, 2009 11:59 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

You and andromache should have a Double Feature Sleepover

Each of you will only enjoy half of the sleepover.

by Brendanukkah on Feb 19, 2009 12:03 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

and i run anytime one of those movies come on

"I never use a big word when a diminutive one will work." — Pete Mackanin.

by joshuar9476 on Feb 19, 2009 2:27 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

i didn't enjoy elf, and i've never seen dirty dancing

but grease is a very good movie

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by chandrathan on Feb 19, 2009 2:28 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

at least elf had that massive burp .... dirty dancing just makes me want to burp

"I never use a big word when a diminutive one will work." — Pete Mackanin.

by joshuar9476 on Feb 19, 2009 2:30 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

BIGGEST SURPRISE.......EVER?!?

tHan hasnt seen Dirty Dancing? That’s a stunner.

He’s seen Ghost 10+ times says me. Who’s betting against me?

"aw....c'mon. That's suck! I heard Coldplay on WARM98" obc son(after watching the band win Best Rock Grammy)

by obc2 on Feb 19, 2009 3:10 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

i saw ghost in the theater and haven't seen it since

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by chandrathan on Feb 19, 2009 3:15 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Is it possible to have TNT/TBS and NOT see DD???

It’s the only thing they run between Raymond episodes.

Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you.

by "Red" Moskau on Feb 20, 2009 5:50 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

i only watch the nba and seinfeld on those channels

and the office tuesday nights at 10

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by chandrathan on Feb 20, 2009 8:39 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

i have never seen Dirty Dancing

not really my kinda thing

My millions are unconventional!

by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 20, 2009 5:42 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

You darn heterosexual!

I laid my bed and I'm going to have to sit on it. - A-Roid the Liar

by PeteyHendrix on Feb 20, 2009 5:53 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Elf

was the first movie I took my daughter to see at a theater, so I will always love it.

"I'm standing at the plate thinking, Where are my hands? Where's this, where's that? Before I know it, the pitch is there and I'm completely out of rhythm." -
-- Adam Dunn

by Joe Nolan's Glasses on Feb 19, 2009 4:12 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

when the li'l woman calls

I still answer “Pete the elf, what’s your favorite color” once in a while. The mail room scene cracks me up thinking about it and that actress had something sexy about her.

by ol Pete on Feb 20, 2009 12:01 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah right

I believe we were just watching Dirty Dancing the other night and you were trying to dance around the floor like Patrick Swayze…

by ashes1384 on Feb 19, 2009 2:30 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

lies ... purely horrible and dirty lies

"I never use a big word when a diminutive one will work." — Pete Mackanin.

by joshuar9476 on Feb 19, 2009 2:31 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I just noticed the complementary avatars

Nicely done. I’m not the most observant chap, I know.

"I AM ARABIC FOR SUGAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!" -- by sukr on Jan 12, 2009 4:55 PM EST

by jch24 on Feb 19, 2009 2:44 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Patrick Swayze today

or Patrick Swayze then?

"How big IS your magic wand?"

by Slyde on Feb 19, 2009 2:43 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Like Taimak in the stage adaptation

"I AM ARABIC FOR SUGAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!" -- by sukr on Jan 12, 2009 4:55 PM EST

by jch24 on Feb 19, 2009 2:45 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

that

is an inappropriate joke and will drive our new friend away.

bad site owner…bad

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by chandrathan on Feb 19, 2009 2:53 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

im surprised no one's said donnie darko

it’s not in my top three, but it seems like it would be a trendy pick

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Feb 19, 2009 3:10 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Joshua

Were you dancing like Patrick Swayze in Donnie Darko?

by Brendanukkah on Feb 19, 2009 3:27 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

i dance for only one person, and he turns 10 months old on monday

"I never use a big word when a diminutive one will work." — Pete Mackanin.

by joshuar9476 on Feb 20, 2009 1:14 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I think its more for crolfer's age division

I loooooooved that in high school and have found it unwatchable since. Same problem I have with Into the Wild…its really a solid movie, but people empathize a wee bit too much with the main character some times.

...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield

by Cy Schourek on Feb 19, 2009 5:44 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't watch movies... haven't seen it

People Don't Kill People. Burning Couches Kill People.

by crolfer on Feb 20, 2009 7:40 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

List #2

Sneakers
Serenity
A League of Their Own

Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.

by andromache on Feb 19, 2009 3:36 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Be a beacon!

great flick

"aw....c'mon. That's suck! I heard Coldplay on WARM98" obc son(after watching the band win Best Rock Grammy)

by obc2 on Feb 19, 2009 5:56 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Bonus points

for Serenity……excellent movie.

You went full retard. No one ever comes back from that. - Sgt. Osiris

by cesarhernandez on Feb 19, 2009 4:28 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I've been looking for an opening to bring this up

A League of Their Own

Did Dottie throw the World Series by intentionally dropping the ball on the final play?

The case for: she didn’t care about baseball—she only tried out on Kit’s behest, she abandons the team right before the Series—she’s clearly affected by seeing her sister crying in the dugout*, she feels guilty about getting Kit traded, she has 6 inches and 40 pounds on her sister and has never been anything less than the perfect ballplayer.

The case against: she correctly informs the pitcher that Kit’s weakness is high fastballs. This is just vicious in a sweep-the-leg way. You’d think that if she decided to help her sister out it would have been right after she saw Kit’s dugout breakdown. Instead she goes for the jugular and we don’t see any sign that she wavers in her decision. The scene might have played better if the camera stayed with Kit in the batter’s box and we didn’t know whether Dottie was telling Ellen Sue to throw the lady or the tiger.

*By the way this might be the worst managing move in cinema history. You HAVE to pinch hit for Kit. She’s sobbing uncontrollably. She was in no condition to bat. It’s no wonder she quickly falls behind. The Racine coach would have been canned if she struck out. Maybe he should be anyways since the result doesn’t necessarily justify the decision and it only worked out because Dottie took a dive (maybe).

by Red Menace on Feb 19, 2009 5:18 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

No, she didn't throw it

All that sex with her returned war-hero husband weakened her just enough, and she wasn’t able to adjust her grip on the ball.

And if you don’t like that answer, then I’m gonna go with, “She always chokes in the playoffs. She’s not a true Rockford Peach!”

by Brendanukkah on Feb 19, 2009 5:32 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

really?

you think sex with Bill Pullman would really do that to you?

"How big IS your magic wand?"

by Slyde on Feb 19, 2009 5:35 PM EST up reply actions   2 recs

It wasn't so much that

It was that she kept getting him confused with Bill Paxton.

by Brendanukkah on Feb 19, 2009 5:40 PM EST up reply actions   2 recs

Game over, man!

Game over!

I laid my bed and I'm going to have to sit on it. - A-Roid the Liar

by PeteyHendrix on Feb 19, 2009 5:46 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

I love this thread

Rec’s for all my friends— on the house!

Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you.

by "Red" Moskau on Feb 20, 2009 5:54 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Sex with Bill Pullman

Would undoubtedly cause me to lose my ability to adjust my grip on the ball, ifyaknowwhatimsayin.

"I AM ARABIC FOR SUGAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!" -- by sukr on Jan 12, 2009 4:55 PM EST

by jch24 on Feb 19, 2009 5:41 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

i think the real questions is:

would you rather Geena Davis or Lori Petty?

My millions are unconventional!

by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 19, 2009 6:40 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

i vote for tank girl

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Feb 19, 2009 6:46 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh yeah that was a fun movie

肏你祖宗十八代 - and your sister too !

by Madville on Feb 19, 2009 7:17 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I mean Tank Girl

肏你祖宗十八代 - and your sister too !

by Madville on Feb 19, 2009 7:17 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

trick question

Madonna. a million times Madonna.

My millions are unconventional!

by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 19, 2009 7:32 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Charlie Scrabbles,

Avoid the clap.

— Jimmy Dugan

by Brendanukkah on Feb 19, 2009 7:35 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

you know

it would probably be worth it. probably.

My millions are unconventional!

by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 19, 2009 7:43 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

yes

I think she let little sister seize the spotlight since she was quitting anyway. But…she took a hell of a shot

90 wins in 09!!

by Caleb on Feb 20, 2009 9:00 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

tom hanks is very underrated in this movie IMHO

"I never use a big word when a diminutive one will work." — Pete Mackanin.

by joshuar9476 on Feb 20, 2009 1:16 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

3 from me

1. National Lampoon’s Vacation
2. Gandhi
3. Fletch

The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!

by TheC on Feb 19, 2009 5:06 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

rec'd

I laid my bed and I'm going to have to sit on it. - A-Roid the Liar

by PeteyHendrix on Feb 19, 2009 5:46 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Not really

I mean… I liked Gandhi too, but it would have been waaaay better with Chevy as the lead.

Gandhi to the British: “You’re going to have to leave the country. There are no tags on your mattreses.”

The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!

by TheC on Feb 19, 2009 9:49 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Gandhi

A movie I avoided for 15 years due to the 19 hour running time, and then loved when I saw a few months ago. I’m a sucker for movies like that and Lawrence of Arabia, sweeping epics and the like.

by chesirecat on Feb 19, 2009 7:58 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I was forced to watch Gandhi

with my 6th grade class at a local movie theater. Damn thing was so long it actually had an intermission. Didn’t appreciate it then. Liked it a lot better when I watched it a couple years later.

You went full retard. No one ever comes back from that. - Sgt. Osiris

by cesarhernandez on Feb 19, 2009 8:02 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

mirror image

Yeah, i had to go see this on a class field trip also. It was the worst film i had ever been forced to watch up until that time. ive never seen it again. im sure its a wonderful piece of cinematic excellence but I cant draw up the strength to watch it.

"aw....c'mon. That's suck! I heard Coldplay on WARM98" obc son(after watching the band win Best Rock Grammy)

by obc2 on Feb 20, 2009 1:48 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Geez this is gonna piss some folks off but:

Woody Allen really sucks. He sucked back in the day and now he really really really sucks – About the same depth as rainbow brite, except more self serving, negative and wimpy. Should put that loser on my death pool list.

肏你祖宗十八代 - and your sister too !

by Madville on Feb 19, 2009 8:58 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

wrong

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by chandrathan on Feb 19, 2009 9:22 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I agree Mads

Probably the most overrated actor/director ever in my book along with Tim Burton.

Sorry, but I think folks corral up some man love for those two to establish some indie street cred. I cant fake liking something that is critically acclaimed if I think its crap. Cant do it. (see: Moby)

"aw....c'mon. That's suck! I heard Coldplay on WARM98" obc son(after watching the band win Best Rock Grammy)

by obc2 on Feb 20, 2009 1:51 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

i don't care for burton for the most part

but woody allen films are fun…

the music, the dialogue, the quirkiness, the great looks at cities…it’s all just very charming.

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by chandrathan on Feb 20, 2009 2:08 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

The remake of Willy Wonka is masterful

and only Burton could have done it so well.

I laid my bed and I'm going to have to sit on it. - A-Roid the Liar

by PeteyHendrix on Feb 20, 2009 3:10 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

It was fine, I suppose

because of Depp and the small guy. It just pissed me off that he was even attempting a remake. The first movie was perfect in my eyes.

by Pops Daniels on Feb 20, 2009 3:32 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I agree.

The first movie was almost perfect. The miniature work was weak, and the “Cheer Up Charlie” scene was a total popcorn…but not enough to make it less than a 10 in my book.

The remake was originally slated to star Michael Jackson. Yes, that is the worst and most inappropriate choice. I was livid when I heard that, and bitched around town to anyone who would listen.

After that, I agreed with Gene Wilder’s assumption that the remake was being done purely for cash, not for art. But Burton’s vision led to Depp which led to “the small guy” being every Oompa Loompa. Burton gets complete credit for making a piece of undeniable art instead of a cash grab. And the musical sequences overall were better in the remake and more seamlessly integrated. The remake is also a 10.

But the original touches me more. Growing up, I was that candy-starved, dirt-poor kid. The story was my fantasy, and remains so…if you add a hot tub full of top-heavy floozies and a wall of giant TVs…and maybe a righty, power-hitting LF.

I laid my bed and I'm going to have to sit on it. - A-Roid the Liar

by PeteyHendrix on Feb 20, 2009 4:05 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

Agreed, or "rec'd"

The music in the original is great. “Pure Imagination” might be my favorite song written for a movie.

by ken on Feb 20, 2009 9:39 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Tim Burton

did Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, which was a final cut on my list. i could take or leave pretty much everything else he ever did. as for Woody, Annie Hall is enough of a masterpiece to carry every piece o’ garbage he made.

My millions are unconventional!

by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 20, 2009 5:47 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Burton is a master

Especially at being Burton

肏你祖宗十八代 - and your sister too !

by Madville on Feb 20, 2009 8:28 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Which is better than "Manny being Manny"

Gotta love Burton!

I laid my bed and I'm going to have to sit on it. - A-Roid the Liar

by PeteyHendrix on Feb 21, 2009 3:06 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I mean look at his leading ladies:

Diane ‘Queen of the Whiny Nerds" Keaton
Mia ’I’m so Precious’ Farrow
Mariel ‘Brain Dead’ Hemingway
Soon-Yi ’ Barely Legal’ Previn.

If there ever was a phonier, lazier less creative entertainer/director it could only be Jerry Seinfeld.

This Pic says it all Blow me Woody

肏你祖宗十八代 - and your sister too !

by Madville on Feb 20, 2009 12:30 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

you hate scarlett johansen and penelpe cruz too?

what about drew barrymore, julia roberts, christina ricci, evan rachel wood, amanda peet, tea, leoni, debra messing, demi moore, mira sorvino, mary louise parker, and the countless other star actresses he has used in his films?

Woody’s movies pay nothing, yet all the big names want to work with him.

The Ultimate in awesome is forthcoming….A Woody Allen movie starring Larry David!

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by chandrathan on Feb 20, 2009 8:47 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Ok Ok Ok - Scarlett and Penelope and Evan and Amanda -MMMMMMMM

certainly 4 damn good looking girls.But looks ain’t everything, I mean take Demi Moore – please take her!

I still feel that Allen’s work, which has been defined by movies like Manhatten and Annie Hall are for the most part gared C to B fodder.

肏你祖宗十八代 - and your sister too !

by Madville on Feb 20, 2009 9:43 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

but it was kind of cool to see how open he was about his relationship with that little Asian boy.

by Pops Daniels on Feb 20, 2009 10:48 AM EST up reply actions   1 recs

here ya go

The Outlaw Josey Wales
Harvey
Tombstone

with Boondock Saints almost sneaking in

90 wins in 09!!

by Caleb on Feb 20, 2009 8:42 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Don't forget Pale Rider

肏你祖宗十八代 - and your sister too !

by Madville on Feb 20, 2009 9:44 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Hat tip for Harvey

Is Tom Hanks the Jimmy Stewart of his generation?

Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you.

by "Red" Moskau on Feb 20, 2009 9:47 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Josey Wales is phenomenal

Love that flick.

What? No Silverado? I always get stuck on that flick when its on cable…

"aw....c'mon. That's suck! I heard Coldplay on WARM98" obc son(after watching the band win Best Rock Grammy)

by obc2 on Feb 20, 2009 1:53 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

that movie and this thread

make me think of similar possible threads and one would be memorable movie lines like buzzards got to eat too

by ol Pete on Feb 20, 2009 2:24 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

A little late to the party, so I will just go with my top 6 favorites

1) Lost in Translation
2) The Princess Bride
3) Last of the Mohicans
4) The Dark Crystal
5) Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
6) The Never Ending Story

Tanzen!

by Verka Serduchka on Feb 20, 2009 1:02 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Last of the Mohicans!

I WILL FIND YOU!

Man, I totally forgot to add this movie to mine, I love it. Wes Studi is one of the most underrated actors and I really thank Tony Hillerman for giving him a good job later on in his life. And its also fun just to watch DDL kick ass. I like him staring at the Englishman and saying “I think you and I will come to a major disagreement.” in pure thug fashion.

By the way, did you like the quote in the Volquez article on mlb.com? Something like “Don’t worry, it’s the Dominican, everyone has guns.”

...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield

by Cy Schourek on Feb 20, 2009 3:00 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I didn't see that,

could you post the link?

The Listin Diario had an article about him today with the title, “Volquez wants a year equal to 2008… but better.”

I hope he is equally better than last year too.

Tanzen!

by Verka Serduchka on Feb 20, 2009 5:02 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

sure thing now that I got this z/x/c thing going on

The link to the story is here (ht: redlegnation)

And kindly shut your eyes and scream “allaalalalal” when Dusty says “I’ve seen Maddox throw 150 pitches early in his career”

...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield

by Cy Schourek on Feb 20, 2009 7:11 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Typical Dusty speak
Everybody remembers the 85-90 pitch Maddux

Maddux only pitched 6 games in his CAREER with 90 or fewer pitches. And that’s out of 744 games pitched.

I wish I had pitch count info to refute the 150 pitch quote, as well.

I laid my bed and I'm going to have to sit on it. - A-Roid the Liar

by PeteyHendrix on Feb 20, 2009 7:28 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Actually, if you look at that article

He’s only pitched 6 complete games in his career with 90 or fewer pitches. He has a lot more than that overall.

However, you’re dead on about the 150 pitch quote. While Dusty is right about seeing Maddux throw 150 pitches in his career… he’s only done it once. Dusty must have picked the right night to watch a Cubs game…

"I like to think more in terms of him his in-scoring position percentage." - Dusty Baker (2009) regarding Corey Patterson's relationship with his daughter

by BK on Feb 20, 2009 7:48 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

You're right...except...

If a pitcher is relieved prior to the end of a game without throwing 90 pitches, it may well be for reasons other than pitch efficiency. The guy pitched 109 complete games in his career, and SIX were in the pitch range Dusty spouts about. And who would remember Maddux as a guy who did a great job of pitching 7 innings with a pitch count lower than 120? That’s not what Greg is remembered for. He’s remembered for being incredibly effective and winning a lot.

Dusty really alienates us brainiacs when he insults our intelligence with baseless BS. I hate him.

I laid my bed and I'm going to have to sit on it. - A-Roid the Liar

by PeteyHendrix on Feb 20, 2009 8:02 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

He just needs Ned Yost as his bench coach.

by ol Pete on Feb 20, 2009 9:42 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed on all counts

I think Dusty went to the Joe Morgan school of fact-checking.

"I like to think more in terms of him his in-scoring position percentage." - Dusty Baker (2009) regarding Corey Patterson's relationship with his daughter

by BK on Feb 20, 2009 11:05 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

really? 109 complete games?

I forget how great Maddux really was until I look at stats. I only think of the Cubs Redux Maddux, but man…he had some pretty unGodly years, didn’t he?

...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield

by Cy Schourek on Feb 21, 2009 10:44 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

if he's not a unanimous hof'er

they should close the place down

Made from 100% recycled awesome,

by chandrathan on Feb 21, 2009 11:45 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

He had some unGodly decades.

I laid my bed and I'm going to have to sit on it. - A-Roid the Liar

by PeteyHendrix on Feb 21, 2009 2:11 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

sebastien!

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Feb 20, 2009 3:44 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

um, i just read at imdb that his name was just bastian

i dont think i ever picked up on that. maybe because no one in real life would ever call a kid bastian.

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Feb 21, 2009 2:58 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

It was a German movie

Here is a German named Bastian.

by Brendanukkah on Feb 21, 2009 3:15 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

i see

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Neverending_Story

so, i guess it was a german novel, then wolfgang petersen turned it into his first big hollywood film. i guess that makes some sense, although it’s strange that a german director made a german novel into an american film.

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Feb 21, 2009 4:02 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

no, i got it wrong again

it was made in germany, except for bastian’s scenes, which were made in vancouver. im really quite confused. why was it in english in the first place?

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Feb 21, 2009 4:15 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

So they could sell it internationally.

And most Germans are fluent in English, so it makes sense.

I laid my bed and I'm going to have to sit on it. - A-Roid the Liar

by PeteyHendrix on Feb 21, 2009 4:34 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

And THAT Bastian's last name

is “Pig Climber” (Schweinsteiger) which is really, really, awesome and should be mentioned more since me and Brendan are slowly trying to make this into a soccer site.

...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield

by Cy Schourek on Feb 21, 2009 4:14 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

She developed nicely.

I laid my bed and I'm going to have to sit on it. - A-Roid the Liar

by PeteyHendrix on Feb 20, 2009 4:07 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Here's the GIS

Link pops.

"I AM ARABIC FOR SUGAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!" -- by sukr on Jan 12, 2009 4:55 PM EST

by jch24 on Feb 20, 2009 5:10 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Just brace yourself

For when you see what happened to Atreyu.

by Brendanukkah on Feb 20, 2009 5:51 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

In all seriousness, that band is terrible

"I like to think more in terms of him his in-scoring position percentage." - Dusty Baker (2009) regarding Corey Patterson's relationship with his daughter

by BK on Feb 20, 2009 7:11 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

ok, fuck you

that picture creeped me out.

...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield

by Cy Schourek on Feb 20, 2009 7:13 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

you mean this...

Shit… I just read that he hung himself in 2003. A painful way to end this waltz through childhood memories.

Tanzen!

by Verka Serduchka on Feb 21, 2009 12:10 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I believe his last movie was filmed at my alma mater

“The Year That Trembled.” After hearing of his suicide, we Hiram students nodded knowingly. “Yup,” we said, and looked around us. “That’ll happen.”

by Brendanukkah on Feb 21, 2009 1:09 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

i dont get it

jonathan brandis played bastian in TNES II (which sucked meat), but he wasn’t in the first one. atreyu was played by noah hathaway, who hasn’t done much acting since but was harry potter in 1986.

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Feb 21, 2009 2:56 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

4 very excellent choice IMHO by Verka

Not a big fan of The Dark Crystal or The Never Ending (and was it ever) Story

肏你祖宗十八代 - and your sister too !

by Madville on Feb 20, 2009 8:30 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

We watched it at my 12th birthday I believe.

My best friend was then forever made fun of for his “David Bowie pants” that fit a little too tight.

Tanzen!

by Verka Serduchka on Feb 20, 2009 11:49 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

list 2

traffic
home alone
fight club

wheres the love for star wars?

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Feb 20, 2009 2:10 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

I loved Star Wars. The 2nd was quite good and the third was still entertaining. Later ones seem to not be by the same person.

by ol Pete on Feb 20, 2009 2:27 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Star Wars: Clone Wars, Vol. 1 & 2 are very good

Not the computer animated ones. The cartoons are pretty much everything I wanted out of the prequels, action-wise.

by Brendanukkah on Feb 20, 2009 2:51 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

That's a good call

It’s really shocking how good those were, given the prequel trilogy material they had to work with.

by Red Menace on Feb 20, 2009 4:44 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Cuz the director was a different person.

Lucas without a budget and acting alone creatively is a recipe for crap.

I laid my bed and I'm going to have to sit on it. - A-Roid the Liar

by PeteyHendrix on Feb 20, 2009 3:12 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

here's mine

Groundhog Day
Hot Shots
Dr Zhivago

Nobody listens to Andrew

by nlt-andrew68 on Feb 20, 2009 10:37 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Watching the 5th Element

Pretty Funny

肏你祖宗十八代 - and your sister too !

by Madville on Feb 21, 2009 12:46 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

I should say...

if you’re looking for a great movie that you may not have stumbled upon, take a look at Charley Varrick or Stalag 17.

Anybody remember either of these? Or have an affinity for:

Forbidden Zone?

I laid my bed and I'm going to have to sit on it. - A-Roid the Liar

by PeteyHendrix on Feb 22, 2009 3:14 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Stalag 17 was one of those movies

my dad and i watched after church one Sunday afternoon. it was great.

My millions are unconventional!

by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 22, 2009 9:54 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

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