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The Layonara Community => Just for Fun => Topic started by: Stephen_Zuckerman on May 04, 2008, 02:27:30 PM
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Well, despite the fact that WalMart refuses to hire me (apparently I made their sales manager in electronics look bad by selling an $800 DVD/VHS dubber - though the guy who rang it up wasn't complaining, as he got the commission), I now have $100 to spend on movies there.
Apparently, there was some kind of raffle going on at the theater I went to last night, so I entered. Turns out that there's a local movie club. Also turns out that that movie club, in an attempt to draw more people, was shelling out a benjamin to one lucky fellow at the theater up here. Saturday was the last chance folks had, and the drawing was at midnight.
My name came up.
So, now I have $100 to spend, provided I spend it on movies, at Wal-Mart. No, they wouldn't just give me a gift card. XD I wish.
Anyhow, I'm curious as to what movies I should get. What are some really good movies that I've probably not seen? I know I'm getting a new copy of Young Frankenstein, and Dawn of the Dead 2004, but apart from that, I've got no concrete ideas.
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Red Violin, if they've got it, and you've not seen it.
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Last Samurai. AWESOME movie, even if Tom Cruise is in it. Oh! And Anything with Jackie Chan or Jet Li ;)
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A few good movies, hmm? Well, I won't suggest you haven't already seen the Indianna Jones flicks, (always a good watch), so somewhat in the more obscure field of films... (Well, mildly more obscure)
Real Genius
Clue (the movie based on the board game)
McHale's Navy
Down Periscope (starring Frasier! Sort of.)
And many others. But that's a good start there.
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Shawshank Redemption
In the Name of the Rose
Happy Feet
A Christmas Carol
Ten Commandments
Jaws
Schindlar's List
If you plan on kids some day or are a big kid yourself - any of the Disney classic animations.
but really I perfer a good book to a movie - books are movies in your mind - let Hollywood in and they mess up everything
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Here's a few more suggestions for you:
Sling blade
Snatch
The Seven Samurai
Blade Runner
I think I'd be happy watching any of these right now, as I'm stuck in watching back to the future... for lack of anything else better on TV
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Chocolate
Office Space
Titan A.E.
Firefly (the one and only season) and the movie, Serenity
Vampire Hunter D and sequel Bloodlust
Shaun of the Dead
Chasing Amy
Dogma
Pretty much my top picks for pure entertainment. Love Nova's pick of Name of the Rose too.
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Some of my favorites:
Scotland PA (Macbeth in 70's America)
Looking for Richard
The Usual Suspects
Dead Again
Memento
The Incredibles
Babe (with the immortal line "That'll do, pig. That'll do.")
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If you like artsy films (and don't mind films that don't have happy hollywood endings):
The Fountain
Dancer in the dark
Thin red line (the Terrence Malick version)
Grave of the Fireflies
Waking Life
Croucing Tiger Hidden Dragon
If you like older American films:
Auntie Mame
Night of the Hunter
Dr. Strangelove
Some Like it Hot
Touch of Evil
Arsenic and Old Lace
If the above criteria are not your style:
Eat Drink Man Women
Amelie
Snatch
Usual Suspects
Spirited Away
Waking Ned Devine
Lagaan
those are the ones that are popping off the top of head at least...
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Awesome. Keep 'em coming! I'm compiling a list, and poring over the Tome of Movies (written by the great sage known only as IMDB).
<3!
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Blazing Saddles
Cat Ballou
(now you know how totally warped I am)
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Howls Moving Castle (cartoon for you, or bigger kids)
Kiki's Delivery Service (for little kids, I love it too)
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Loved Titan Ae, the sign, Blade runner, the kingdom, and I could go on lol.
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Dark Planet!!! that is if you can find it.
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The Princess Bride
Clue
Young Frankestein (with Gene Wilder)
The original Jason and the Argonauts
To name a few.
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Spinal Tap
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As Good As It Gets
Big Trouble In Little China
Cutthroat Island
Dark City
Dude, Where's My Car?
Forrest Gump
The Green Mile
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Pan's Labyrinth
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
The Princess Bride
Saving Private Ryan
Schindler's List
Signs
Simon Birch
We Were Soldiers
Wierd Al Yankovick's "UHF"
I could go on, but these are some good ones to start with.
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Into the Wild
Because of Winn Dixie
Little Miss Sunshine *winn dixie and this one are family movies so might not be your cup of tea*
I'll back up Honora and highly recommend Firefly series on dvd with Serenity too.
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Gotta throw in with ycleption (http://forums.layonara.com/../members/ycleption.html) - The Usual Suspects. AWESOME!
A few Brit ones that are just awesome too:
The Full Monty
Billy Madison
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I'd blow it all on some John Woo Gun-Fu and similar chinese Triad vs. cops genre. Like The Assassain, Bulletproof Monk, Police Story and Hard Boiled. I doubt they keep some of the better classic Samurai Westerns in stock though, like Yojimbo, Zataoichi and Lone Wolf & Club. I'm a sucker for anything involving martial arts, guns and blood, and I really dig the homor in Eastern films. Like Shaolin Soccer? I can't keep from shooting beer through my nose! Royal Rumble was nice and bloody too... very strange plotline.
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If you like older movies:
Ivanhoe
Robin Hood
The Vikings
A little more recent:
Remo Williams
Romancing the Stone
Independance day
13th Warrior
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I can't believe no one here has mentioned:
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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Well, the idea was "that I haven't seen."
And the movie club hasn't called me back. >:( I'm starting to wonder if I'm going to get that prize.
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Let's see... some more from my latest netflix
Gattaca- A story in the near future where genetics is everything, and only people who were genetically engineered are accepted into most jobs once employers are given carte blanch to discriminate. The main character is a "Faithbaby" who was born via natural union and faces life as a janitor, so he manages to swap identities with a genetically "superior" man who managed to mess up his life despite his genetics. The whole thing reminded me of 1984, especially the romance he has with Uva Thurmon being forbidden love and all, and the tale has a pretty strong stance on nature vs nurture. Pretty recent with a modern cast, so they probably have it, though no point in buying it if you have netflix instant-access to it online.
A Boy and His Dog- a post apocalyptic nuclear wasteland is mostly inhabited by mad max vagrants and mutants. The protagonist is a loner trying to suvive with a telepathically talking dog many times wiser and more educated than he. They wind up battling Utopian conservatives armed with killer robot clowns... very weird movie, doubt they carry it.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre II- only if you like really REALLY bad movies. Dennis Hopper's most embarrasing role ever as a crazed sheriff who dualweilds two chainsaws at once, wreaking vengeance on Leatherface and the family.
Memento- movie about a man who can't make new memories ever since he suffered head trauma. The last thing he remembers is his wife dying. In order to cope with his condition, he documents and makes notes on everything to warn himself of danger and clues as he searches for his wife's killer. Very non-linear sequence of event, have to see it a few times to get what some scenes really mean.
Omega Man- Charleton Heston vs post apocalyptic albino nuclear fallout mutants... need I say more?
Logan's Run- Classic Sci-Fi oldie, all people over 30 years old are put to death, so Logan flees the utopian euthanizers to explore the wilds.
ALL of the Planet of Apes series: one of the best sci fi series ever. Two Astronaughts land on the Planet of the Apes and meet Cornelius to oppose the Gorilla Warlord Urko and help the enslaved humans. Strangely enough, almost all humans talk in this version and live as slaves, though it helps the plot somewhat. Some of the best classic 70s scifi dialogue in these episodes and philosophical plotlines. I love a good spirited monologue... also what makes most of the Planet of the Apes movies so good.
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If you're into mini series, I'd suggest Cambridge Spies (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0346223/). Tom Hollander is very good in this.
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If it doesn't chew through your coin too much to buy a TV series boxed set versus a feature film i'd certainly point you in that direction. I can't think of too many movies in the last five years that have really blown me away (though I must confess to being a little bit of a fan of the Apatow films).
TV series that I have liked however.
Deadwood
Firefly (thirding Honora's and cbnicholson's recommendations)
Carnivale
Dexter
Entourage
The Mighty Boosh (UK)
And, if you never watched it when it was on, buy the entire Sopranos series, take the phone off the hook and sit back and enjoy (for a week or two). Same for The West Wing but maybe that was just me.