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Re: Really good movies

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 11:01 am
by Zanniej
Ichabod wrote:What Dreams May Come - not many seemed to like this Robin Williams flick, and the acting in some parts is painful to watch, but the story and the content are wonderful. Based-ish on Dante's Inferno, with Robin Williams in a serious role.
I quite like that one!

Which made me remember this one:
Good Will Hunting

Re: Really good movies

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 11:51 am
by Aspect of Sorrow
I tend to gravitate to the non fiction representations.
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Re: Really good movies

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 1:22 pm
by Herisheft
The men who stare at goats
There is just something about George Clooney being a "jedi warrior" traveling with Ewan McGregor (NOT a jedi) and Jeff Bridges wearing a braid...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS-jutv-rh0

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Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy
My personal mood lifter, and real reason why Bilbo left Shire...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbGNcoB2Y4I

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Fire&Ice
Animated... classic... fantasy of the 80ties, and that's it. Joined forces of master of classical fantasy art - Frank Frazetta (RIP)and amazing animating skills of Ralph Bakshi. Fans of GoT might be dissapointed with lack of more skin and boobs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if4WhCzQzyU

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Re: Really good movies

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 7:21 am
by BigJ
Hrafnar wrote: In Bruges
Brilliant film that.

To the OP, if you like more 'edgy' westerns try this Johnny Depp gem - Dead Man. Quality.

Some Eve Online players may know these, best fan-made films I've seen - Clear Skies. Free on youtube, 3 of them and I've watched them loads of times.

Want a tear-jerker? Pay It Forward. I'm surprised how many people haven't seen this, superb performances and I challenge you not to tear up.

Best King Arthur film out there bar none Excalibur. Check out the cast, a lot of big names pre-being big names.

Troll Hunter. Surprised me how well done and 'believable' this foreign film was, worth checking out.

Another foreign film, these had me in stitches - Dead Snow.

BigJ

Re: Really good movies

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 10:50 am
by Aspect of Sorrow
Clear Skies was the best machinima I've ever witnessed.

Re: Really good movies

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 11:21 am
by Kagger911

Re: Really good movies

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 12:05 pm
by Herisheft
Another batch...

The machnist

Mindtwisting psychological thriller with Christian Bale's unfamous sacrifice for sake of the movie to drop his weight to look almost like a walking skeleton.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0fuHY4U1UA

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Pi

Another psychological thriller. Weird, twisted and paranoid... everything to be expected from Aronofsky, plus amazing soundtrack by Clint Mansell.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo18VIoR2xU

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War horse

Steven Spielberg's lesser known work. A very touching tale of a horse dragged into the middle of the conflict of WWI. Honestly, I cannot even watch the trailer for it without crying. :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhueHIXbTF4

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Re: Really good movies

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 10:07 pm
by Storm Munin
Shadowlands - Costume&Scenery movie hello, Anthony Hopkins being brilliant again. Less is usually more.

Where Eagles Dare - British (Richard Burton)vs American (Clint Eastwood) heroism, the first grindbased movie? Action

The 100 Year-Old man who went out the window and disappeared - Perspective on life do matter, close to home depiction of reallife criminals. Comedy


Wife claims:
The Joy Luck Club - You wont predict the ending.


Anyone else stuck watching the Halcyon TV-serie?
Not many things on the set pull me away from BGTSCC, this one do.

Re: Really good movies

Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2017 2:51 am
by JotunWarrior
Robocop(1987) is the correct answer.

He's half man, half machine...and all cop. You really can't ask for more than that.

Re: Really good movies

Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2017 4:38 pm
by CleverUsername123
The best movie ever to be made...

...Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Re: Really good movies

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 11:37 am
by Uther3867
For me Movies and Video games were and are still a huge part of my life growing up in a small town where snow could literally have you house locked for a day or two movies became part of nature

1st. Back to the Future- a trilogy that i still watch almost monthly and i can almost quote

2nd. Merlin- the Sam Neil one. i feel it captures the essence of Merlin the wizard

3rd. Judge Dredd- Stallone, oh my you can't help but laugh threw this movie so many quirks but still i think two good performances

4th.Andromeda- i know it's not a movie but to me it is,

i have more but those are the four i can watch over and over not in a row but still come back to and not get bored of

Re: Really good movies

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 11:53 am
by Invoker
This is probably my favourite movie of all time:

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Re: Really good movies

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 12:05 pm
by chad878262
Loved the Crow...

Some of my other favorites in no particular order

Starship Troopers

V for Vendetta

Major League

Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?

Sean of the Dead

Obviously Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and the Hobbit are all near the top of any list I can think of (only the first 3 Indiana Jones movies though).

40 year old virgin is hilarious.

Recently saw Deadpool and laughed my head off the whole time

It should be noted that at least half of these movies my wife thinks are utter garbage, so I suppose I may just have poor taste in movies. So be it, I like mindless entertainment sometimes. :)

There are so many solid movies depending on the mood.

Re: Really good movies

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 1:09 pm
by Velaris
Ok, I'll throw out a quick list :)

Action?
Leon the Professional
Hitman Agent 47 (not in the same league as Leon though)
Soldier - A movie where Kurt Russell gives a surprisingly emotional performance, with only a couple memorable lines. "I'm going to kill them all, sir"
Salt - this AngieJo film was a good watch, with very few holes in the story.

Drama and Very Real?
Shawshank - no one mentioned this one?
Captain Fantastic - this is one I had to watch a few times, to get through the layers of how it affected me.

Light Humor?
The Man from Uncle - "Ugh..I left my jacket in there..." :)
Grosse Point Blank

Dark Humor but thoughtful?
He never Died - I'm going to leave it as a question mark in case others haven't seen it.

Creative but Animated?
Song of the Sea - you can watch with your kids too ;)
Kubo of the Two Strings

I'm a big fan of the comic movies, but not going to list them here. So other just for fun ones?
Frequently asked Questions about Time Travel
Super Troopers
Idiocracy

Maybe next list will include more thoughtful, serious titles too :)

Re: Really good movies

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 2:32 pm
by V'rass
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This movie is pretty good for a late 70s horror film. Its called Prophecy. It concerns toxic waste creating a gigantic mutant bear which driven insane by constant agony due to its body being horribly deformed goes on a rampage relentlessly killing everything it encounters. There are over 10 major characters in the film and by the end only 2 of them survive. This movie is why i dont go into the woods anymore lol.

Here is the full movie if anyone wants to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2weFjWC-Kpo