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That list reminded me of Se7en, cracking movie. Another goodie not mentioned (I think) is Usual Suspects (I'm boobooing, haven't searched for it)
A movie you want to wipe your brain so you can rewatch and figure it out again.
I re-watch both occasionally, but the impact of the plot twist and story-line development has obviously diminished. For me Fight Club doesn't suffer from this as much. The quality of the movie extends well beyond the schizophrenia.
Also, the screenplay is better than the book.
That brings me to another question. Has anyone read Stephen King's Shawshank Redemption? I don't even recall seeing it as a novel?
Yeah, it's good, it's a novella in a book that also includes Stand By Me (called The Body) and Apt Pupil and another one not made into a movie as far as I'm aware. I think the book is called Different Seasons.
Yeah Stephen king has written A heap of shorter stories, some great ones like The Mist, The Long Walk etc.
Stephen King says the movie of the Mist is better than the book. If you watch it again spot the cast members from the Walking dead . Frank Darabont is pretty loyal .
Stephen King wrote and directed Maximum overdrive and it’s terrible, not so bad it’s good , just shit . He claims he was so coked out of his mind he can’t remember it . I’d say that too if I was him after seeing it .
It’s that the one where cars trucks etc come to life?
A bunch of survivors are trapped at a gas station??
Enjoyed that one.The raft is another good one
Yep .
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How about Memento? I have always wanted to watch the chronological version of this movie.
Do you think that would change your mind about Leonard?
Yes.
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That list reminded me of Se7en, cracking movie. Another goodie not mentioned (I think) is Usual Suspects (I'm boobooing, haven't searched for it)
A movie you want to wipe your brain so you can rewatch and figure it out again.
I re-watch both occasionally, but the impact of the plot twist and story-line development has obviously diminished. For me Fight Club doesn't suffer from this as much. The quality of the movie extends well beyond the schizophrenia.
Also, the screenplay is better than the book.
The author of fight club was on Joe Rogan . He told a story about being to only guy at a writers group , they didn’t mind him being there till he got up and read a short story he wrote that had a graphic description of the main character rooting a blow up doll that sprung a leak and he was trying frantically to complete the deal in the thing before it completely deflated. They asked him to leave after that.
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That list reminded me of Se7en, cracking movie. Another goodie not mentioned (I think) is Usual Suspects (I'm boobooing, haven't searched for it)
A movie you want to wipe your brain so you can rewatch and figure it out again.
I re-watch both occasionally, but the impact of the plot twist and story-line development has obviously diminished. For me Fight Club doesn't suffer from this as much. The quality of the movie extends well beyond the schizophrenia.
Also, the screenplay is better than the book.
The author of fight club was on Joe Rogan . He told a story about being to only guy at a writers group , they didn’t mind him being there till he got up and read a short story he wrote that had a graphic description of the main character rooting a blow up doll that sprung a leak and he was trying frantically to complete the deal in the thing before it completely deflated. They asked him to leave after that.
Not surprised given some of the fucked up shit in Fight Club... “haven’t been fucked like that since grade school”.. comes to mind..
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That list reminded me of Se7en, cracking movie. Another goodie not mentioned (I think) is Usual Suspects (I'm boobooing, haven't searched for it)
A movie you want to wipe your brain so you can rewatch and figure it out again.
I re-watch both occasionally, but the impact of the plot twist and story-line development has obviously diminished. For me Fight Club doesn't suffer from this as much. The quality of the movie extends well beyond the schizophrenia.
Also, the screenplay is better than the book.
The author of fight club was on Joe Rogan . He told a story about being to only guy at a writers group , they didn’t mind him being there till he got up and read a short story he wrote that had a graphic description of the main character rooting a blow up doll that sprung a leak and he was trying frantically to complete the deal in the thing before it completely deflated. They asked him to leave after that.
Not surprised given some of the fucked up shit in Fight Club... “haven’t been fucked like that since grade school”.. comes to mind..
Originally she said “ I want to have your abortion “
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Princess Bride, probably all time fave
Always watch Shawshank when I am scanning channels and it is on, regardless of where in movie it is
Point Break also a top 5 contender (not to be confused with a movie made recently with same name) probably seen this more than nay other movie too
Happy GIlmore, love it!Depending on mood, I reckon I could swap out another dozen or so movies into/out of my top 10.
I've never seen The Princess Bride.
Inconceivable.
Someone had to
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Richard Jewell
Loved it
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Richard Jewell
Loved it
Great work all roundI was planning to do a Don Draper and sneak out and watch this today, but it’s not playing at the cinema in the city.
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The Italian Job - the 2013 version
How does Marky Mark get acting gigs? Pinocchio has more range and ability than that midget.
Also the script is terrible.
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@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
The Italian Job - the 2013 version
How does Marky Mark get acting gigs? Pinocchio has more range and ability than that midget.
Also the script is terrible.
Glad to see someone else thinks this.
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@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
The Italian Job - the 2013 version
How does Marky Mark get acting gigs? Pinocchio has more range and ability than that midget.
Also the script is terrible.
I guess people find him charismatic enough to keep going to see his stuff. I guess he's like other limited actors that if you like them you'll keep watching them. I think I like a bunch of his stuff, but I certainly don't see them for his acting chops.
I think his brother is a better actor than he is but isn't a huge star (and I assume is an anti-vaxxer nut like his missus).
Italian Job was the one where Edward Norton was contractually obliged to be in it so I think he tried to act at a level lower than Marky Marks even.
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@antipodean @jegga surely you cant deny his effort in Boogie Nights through!
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The Italian Job - the 2013 version
How does Marky Mark get acting gigs? Pinocchio has more range and ability than that midget.
Also the script is terrible.
I guess people find him charismatic enough to keep going to see his stuff. I guess he's like other limited actors that if you like them you'll keep watching them. I think I like a bunch of his stuff, but I certainly don't see them for his acting chops.
The only people who think he has charisma have type two diabetes and weigh more than a small car.
On any list of characteristics, he's way down the list. There are better action actors, short actors, charismatic actors, etc. He must have a production company that buys heaps of scripts.
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@antipodean said in Re: Movie review thread...:
The Italian Job - the 2013 version
How does Marky Mark get acting gigs? Pinocchio has more range and ability than that midget.
Charlize is in it so I can watch it.
I've stood on these steps in the Palazzo Madama in Turin (from the original movie).
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Gets an awful lot of shit, but he is in a ton of movies i like
Deepwater Horizon
Lone Survivor
Pain & Gain
The Fighter
The Other Guys
Shooter
The Departed
Invincible
Four Brothers
The Perfect Storm
Three Kings
The Big HitThat's not a bad career.
