06-07-2022, 01:07 PM
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#221
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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
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At the risk of perpetuating the spoiler...
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06-07-2022, 01:10 PM
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#222
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Tbf as far as spoilers go, that's about as bad as saying this
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06-07-2022, 01:52 PM
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#223
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Quote:
Originally Posted by btimbit
Tbf as far as spoilers go, that's about as bad as saying this
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And it was spectacular! For all the non-Titanic watchers just fast forward to the end. It's still super worthwhile.
That and every single Bill Paxton scene.
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06-07-2022, 02:11 PM
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#224
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Lifetime In Suspension
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I feel like a 50 year old film might be slightly outside of the spoiler warning territory lol
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06-07-2022, 02:15 PM
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#225
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Wait, Darth Vader is Luke's father?! How dare you spoil that for me?
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06-07-2022, 02:17 PM
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#226
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Godfather series
Rocky series
Rambo series
Only bits and pieces of the Terminator series
Bits and pieces of the Die Hard series
Anything Jean Claude Van Damme
Schindler's list
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06-07-2022, 02:17 PM
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#227
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Man I can't believe that movie is 50 years old. It's so damn good and doesn't feel that old.
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06-07-2022, 03:06 PM
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#228
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Boblobla
I have never seen Avatar.
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Just watch Dances With Wolves and imagine it on another planet with weirder creatures.
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Originally Posted by ResAlien
If we can't fall in love with replaceable bottom 6 players then the terrorists have won.
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06-07-2022, 03:13 PM
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#229
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AC
I recently downloaded a megapack of the Top IMDB rated movies I'd never seen to catch up on some classics or international gems I would have never seen otherwise.
M (1931, Germany)
Bicycle Thieves (1948, Italy)
Rashomon (1950, Japan)
Ben-Hur (1959)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
8½ (1963, Italy)
Persona (1966, Sweden)
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Viy (1967, Russia)
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
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Bicycle Thieves and Rashomon are in my top 20 films of all time. Please do yourself a favor and start there. Bicycle Thieves is a great example of the neo-realism movement, and Rashomon is a triumph of storytelling by Kurosawa.
Quite surprised at not seeing the DeNiro trio (Godfathers and Deer Hunter). I'd go with those after that.
Cool Hand Luke is a classic "cool" film. Not much in terms of plot, but lots of great character work and classic scenes. Paul Newman is just lovable no matter who he plays. Probably didn't age well, but I still love it.
The rest I'd watch if you're particularly interested in the synopsis. 8 1/2 is regarded highly, but it's not my particularly favorite style of film.
Edit: ugh..I'm stupid. I just realized these are the ones you watched already. I stand by my comments for anyone else who hasn't seen these.
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Originally Posted by ResAlien
If we can't fall in love with replaceable bottom 6 players then the terrorists have won.
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06-07-2022, 03:21 PM
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#230
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DoubleF
Godfather series
Rocky series
Rambo series
Only bits and pieces of the Terminator series
Bits and pieces of the Die Hard series
Anything Jean Claude Van Damme
Schindler's list
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Rocky 1 is a legitimately great drama. Won best picture and best director at the Oscars (back when they were legitimate awards). Totally worth it. I would say the same thing about Rambo 1, but there's a lot more action in that one. First Blood is still a great story.
Die Hard 1 is classic cinema, but it must only be viewed at Christmas! Alan Rickman plays the best villain ever.
Terminator? Sure, it's fun, but I find that whole series overrated. Still some classic stuff in the first two films.
Godfather series has been discussed above. The first two films are fantastic, but they are a little slow at times, so if you're not into gangster films you may not love it.
Van Damme is purely action schlock. You're not missing anything unless you're into that type of movie.
And Schindler's List? Look, it's long and in black and white, but I cannot think of a more important story put to film. Spielberg put aside his blockbuster tactics and truly made a fantastic and important work of art. It's a film you have to see at least once, and then you'll probably never ever want to watch it again.
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If we can't fall in love with replaceable bottom 6 players then the terrorists have won.
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06-07-2022, 03:39 PM
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#231
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To highlight how good Schindler's List is, this is a quote from renowned composer John Williams to Steven Spielberg when asked to compose the score:
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“I said to Steven, ‘I really think you need a better composer than I am for this film.’ And he very sweetly said, ‘I know, but they’re all dead.’”
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Sauce: https://www.bu.edu/articles/2009/wil...iams%20recalls.
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06-07-2022, 03:42 PM
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#232
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ResAlien
I feel like a 50 year old film might be slightly outside of the spoiler warning territory lol
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Nonsense!!
I've never seen the Wizard of Oz and I dont know if Dorothy ever makes it back to Kansas or not, nor am I aware of the ultimate fate of Toto and I dont want some internet hipster doofus spoiling the ending for me before I can find out for myself!
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06-07-2022, 03:42 PM
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#233
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Craig McTavish' Merkin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Just watch Dances With Wolves and imagine it on another planet with weirder creatures.
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I've never seen Dances With Wolves. It looked boring.
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06-07-2022, 03:42 PM
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#234
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Films I cannot watch again:
Schindler's List
The Color Purple
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06-07-2022, 03:43 PM
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#235
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DownInFlames
I've never seen Dances With Wolves. It looked boring.
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I LOVE DWW. One of my favourite films.
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06-07-2022, 04:34 PM
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#236
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Craig McTavish' Merkin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Shazam
I LOVE DWW. One of my favourite films.
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I'd probably like it now but I was more of a Bill and Ted fan back when it came out.
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06-07-2022, 10:55 PM
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#237
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damn onions
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AC
I recently downloaded a megapack of the Top IMDB rated movies I'd never seen to catch up on some classics or international gems I would have never seen otherwise.
M (1931, Germany)
Bicycle Thieves (1948, Italy)
Rashomon (1950, Japan)
Ben-Hur (1959)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
8½ (1963, Italy)
Persona (1966, Sweden)
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Viy (1967, Russia)
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
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Did you end up watching Ben Hur after downloading? That one is supposed to be amazing. Might have to try some of these. Godfathers are great. Apocalypse Now is great too, didn’t realize it was just a modern / contemporary historical piece / cinematic twist on Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. It’s long and at times it drags, but at the end of the day it is terrific. It also gets consistent reviews as one of the greatest movies of all time. And then to see the difficulties they had in making it, kind of makes it that much cooler.
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06-07-2022, 11:19 PM
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#238
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Calgary
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Yeah, those are the ones I've watched recently.
The remaining list from that Top 100(?) Megapack are (I've seen a few of these before, but not many):
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06-08-2022, 05:21 AM
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#239
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^A couple notes for you:
Cinema Paradiso is my #3 all time favorite film after Dr. Strangelove and Seven Samurai. Watch it/them.
Into the Wild was garbage. I cannot believe that made the list.
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If we can't fall in love with replaceable bottom 6 players then the terrorists have won.
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06-08-2022, 06:37 AM
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#240
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ResAlien
I feel like a 50 year old film might be slightly outside of the spoiler warning territory lol
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I thought it would look pretty obvious without green text that my post was in jest. I have seen the movies lol.
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