list some good movie picks

Chooco

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i want you to tell me what movies i should see, tell me what they are about too. here are my picks:
-Pulp Fiction: this movie is a short story about the cool headed Vincent and his theologian partner Jules and their story of an incident with trying to get a briefcase, beat the clock in a clean-up job and get money from a boxer who was supposed to take a dive
-Scarface: a Cuban immigrant comes to Miami planning to make it big and this story is about his rise to power and the fall of his empire in the drug business
-American Beauty: story about a shattered family, the girl being constantly watched by the weird kid (living next door) who sees her as very beautiful wheras others do not, the father wanting to score with his daughter's friend, the wife cheating on her husband and the neighbor's father worrying that his son is turning gay because he spends time with the father who gets along well with the homosexual neighbor on the other side of the house and appears to be gay in several scenes
-The Big Lebowski: the poor Lebowski's rug is urinated upon by thugs trying to collect money from the rich Lebowski's wife, the rich lebowski's wife goes missing and he thinks that the kidnapper may be the same person who urinated on the poor Lebowski's rug, it goes back and forth as to who the bad guy is sort of like an episode of Scooby Doo with a surprise ending to it.
-Star Wars series (start with 4 then 5,6 then finaly 1): story about the battle over control of the galexy between the rebels and the empire which is controlled by the emperor and his apprentis Darth Vader. the the story goes into a flashback type story in that parts 1,2 and 3 are released after 4,5 and 6. you know how it ends but the story of how it started in the first place is what is so fascinating. after seeing the 4,5,6 parts you understand how the force works, who and what the empire is and in part 1 you see how the empire got started in the first place - through a treaty signed with the emperor who's aprentis Darth Maul was to kill the jedi knights so that there would be no resistance to the taking over of the entire galaxy.

well what are your picks?
 

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American Movie - Horror-movie fanatic documentary, both hilarious and touching, won the audience favorite at the Sundance Film Festival a few years back

Waiting for Guffman - Funny the first time, hilarious the second, particularly if you've ever known anyone involved with or connected to community theater.
 

TheOmegaCode

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Memento - a guy who forgets stuff
Donnie Darko - a kid who is f*cked up
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - the acid culture
Requiem for a Dream - Obsessions
 

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great thread. need to check up later to get some idea's for some DVD's
 

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Ghost World - 2 Girls and a Guy! Oh yeah!

American Beauty - A Girl, a Guy, and some weed!

Requeim For A Dream - Two Girls and a large, black apparatus.

Memento - A Guy and Trinity!
 

Chooco

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<< Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - the acid culture >>



i don't really understand this movie, it's just HILARIOUS until that race thing starts and the entire story falls apart. what happened to Dr. Gonzo? where did he go?
"ah!!!! god damn bats!"
"whoa you f***ing beast!"
"damn lizards who the hell let them in here!"

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dionx

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the rock
election
moulin rouge
romeo and juliet
american beauty
ocean's eleven
run lola run
pleasantville
truman show
face off
two days in the valley
crouching tiger hidden dragon
patriot
almost famous
gladiator

just a few off the top of my head
 

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<< Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - the acid culture >>



i don't really understand this movie, it's just HILARIOUS until that race thing starts and the entire story falls apart. what happened to Dr. Gonzo? where did he go?
"ah!!!! god damn bats!"
"whoa you f***ing beast!"
"damn lizards who the hell let them in here!"

editted for spelling
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Its based on a true story. :)

Its all about his 3 day acid trip in LV during a polic anti-drug thing. Basically, he takes a lot of drugs, does some wierd stuff, and thats it.
 

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<< Its all about his 3 day acid trip in LV during a polic anti-drug thing. Basically, he takes a lot of drugs, does some wierd stuff, and thats it. >>

You forgot to mention that it makes for a damn good movie ;)
I don't see how the movie falls apart after the race... That's when you actually get to see into Johny Depp's character...
 

n0cmonkey

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<<

<< Its all about his 3 day acid trip in LV during a polic anti-drug thing. Basically, he takes a lot of drugs, does some wierd stuff, and thats it. >>

You forgot to mention that it makes for a damn good movie ;)
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That goes without saying! Hunter S. Thompson is an American hero!



<< I don't see how the movie falls apart after the race... That's when you actually get to see into Johny Depp's character... >>



It kinda did if you were looking for a coherant story, but if you know anything about the movie it made perfect sense... In the tripping your way through life sort of way... The amount of drugs they had was just ungodly :p
 

Chooco

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i love that scene where the cop is chasing him, he's like running from him and driving like a nut case then he just pulls over "oh hello is there a problem officer" LOL :D
 

TheOmegaCode

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I think my favorite quote from that movie would have to be

"Is this not a reasonable place to park?"
"Sir, THIS IS A SIDEWALK!"
 

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<< i love that scene where the cop is chasing him, he's like running from him and driving like a nut case then he just pulls over "oh hello is there a problem officer" LOL :D >>



I like how he talks through it about how most people pull over immediately and how thats the wrong thing to do. Ill have to watch that movie tomorrow!
 

Chooco

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Depp has gotta be one of my fav actors, he goes along side Kevin Spacey and that guy in Rain Man, i can't think of his name......

Seven: movie about a crazy yet genious psychopath killing along the lines of the bible to teach society a lesson. this movie rocked!
 

n0cmonkey

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Fight club: Brad pitt getting his ass kicked a few times :D
From Hell: Jack the ripper movie.
Evil dead series (1, 2, and Army of Darkness): great horrorish movies. Starting with 2 they realize the camp value and are much less serious.
 

Chooco

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Army of Darkness was hilarious
"shop smart, shop S-Mart" lol
"well i didn't say them exactly but i basically said them" and they tell him he screwed up so at the end AGAIN "well i didn't say the words exactly but i basically said them"
 

JSang

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see
the man who wasnt there - coen brothers flick about a man and a moneymaking plot gone wrong
fargo - coen bros as well but about a fake kiddnapping that goes wrong
glory - about the 54th regiment of MA in the civil war, the first black regiment to be trained for combat
last of the mohicans - set during the french and indian war about a white man who has grown up with indians
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but its hard to name "good movies" without some direction...these are just 4 that i have pulled off my dvd rack recently....got any preferences?
 

n0cmonkey

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Joel Coen (I think) got one of his first jobs editting Evil Dead :D

Suicide Kings: A girl is kidnapped, to try and get her back her brother and his friends kidnap a mobster.
 

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Requeim For A Dream - Two Girls and a large, black apparatus.
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If you got off from that part, you are sick :disgust::|

You should definently see this move [Requiem For A Dream]. BEST MOVIE I HAVE EVER SEEN. Hands down, no contest. But to describe it would be to cheapen it. Just see it (and make sure you get the uncut version. Not the rated R version, the NC-17 one).

Be prepared to get depressed though.
 

wampa

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Here are a couple from the top of my head

The Professional / Leon
Usual Suspects
Godfather series
Matrix
Almost Famous
Meet the Parents
The Game
Desperado

 

Kadarin

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One of the best DVD rentals of all time has to be Independence Day (ID4) :D Also, The Fifth Element is good for lots of entertainment...
 

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the ussual suspects -kickstated kevin spacys career and one of the best movies of the 90s :)

2 days in the valley -both charlize theron and teri hatcher nekid ;)

se7en - thats some f*cked up sh*t, dont' watch the first dvd release it sucked, 2nd much better.

the matrix

fight club

a simple plan - very good and by sam riami(spiderman) :)

showgirls -so much boob you'll go numb and realize what it feels like to be gay.

basic instinct directors cut -sharon stone, kewl psycho thriller:)

cruel intentions -sarah michelle is so yummy, and lesbian kiss;), actually liked this remake better then the original. glenn close vs sarah michelle.. hah!

Being john malkovich -very original script-keeps your attention big time

priscilla queen of the desert -if you want to see both agent smith/lord elrond and the momento guy in drag;)

saving private ryan
dark city-jennifer connely;)
AI
shindlers list
13days
hedwig and the angry inch
scent of a woman -pacino!
taxi driver -deniro!
one day in september-olympic massacure:p
bridget jones diary
Dr Zhivago
My Fair Lady
groundhog day
when harry met sally
the sixth sense
pulp fiction
amadeus-directors cut(not out yet)
manhatten-b4 woodie started to suck
annie hall-b4 woodie started to suck
5star releases of die hard 1-3
gia-angelina jolie nekid
wallace and gromit
the fugitive
 

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Executive Decision - you get to see Steven Seagal killed in the first 15 minutes, best acting performance of his life
Showgirls - it's so bad that it's actually good
Godfather I & II - Pacino + Deniro + Brando + Duval + so many others = an offer you can't refuse
Heat - Pacino + Deniro + Kilmer + Sizemore = best shootout ever on film
anything by Kevin Smith (the View Askewniverse)