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November 29th, 2003, 05:13 PM
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 The Movies That You Like A Lot What movies do you like a lot? I think a thread with ANY of your favorite movies would be awesome .. for those of us who want to see something new and that they never maybe heard of or haven't considered of seeing. I would especially like if you could suggest some non-American movies, movies that were made in your country... or a long time ago .. or just generally, that are really GOOD. What do you like?  I think I should start then. Toto' Peppino e Malafemmina. This is an Italian movie from 1956, in black and white. The main charachter, Toto' (real name Antonio de Curtis) started doing movies in the era of Chaplin, but he was really awesome when the voice came to the movies. His jokes are really hilarious, but they are impossible to translate to other languages. If you know any Italian, you may like his movies. Well, a link to some of the Toto' stuff: www.antoniodecurtis.com Cosi' e' la vita. This is one of the christmas hit movies in Italy, I think it's from 1999. The protagonists are Aldo, Giacomo and Giovanni and they are really funny too. This movie is I think Italy's 'Brother where art thou'. Real Women Have Curves, this is maybe from a year ago, a californian alternative movie .. a mexican origin girl fighting the stupidities of the world .. everyone telling her that she should be size this and that to be good. Storywise not maybe the most exciting story, but it has a nice, rare, very pody-positive image. (more www.realwomenhavecurves.com) I Cento Passi. A Sicilian movie about Giuseppe Impastato, a famous journalist and anti-mafia speaker who lived close to Palermo, 100 steps (the title is 100 steps in english) from the home of Tano Badalamenti, a famous mafioso... if this movie exists with English texts, it will show a good part of Sicily of the 1970s. (scene-wise, more than in the sense sicilia = mafia.. it's a lot more.) That's a start, for today.
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November 29th, 2003, 07:03 PM
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| Blade Runner - so much more to this movie than meets the eye the first time. Altered States - questioning reality is always an interesting subject for me Steppenwolf - another alternate reality flick. good luck finding this one. Lenny - great look at morality. Labyrinth - just good fantasy with David Bowie any Vincent Price movie, but particularly the Dr. Phibes' series. these are hilarious.  |
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November 29th, 2003, 07:57 PM
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| My Favs I'd have to say are, from what I remember at the moment: La Espina Del Diablo (IIRC) Grave of the Fireflies Hook Disney/Pixar movies (Toy Stories, Monsters Inc, Finding Nemo, Ice Age...) Shrek The Crow 1 and 3 Cant think of more, I recall making a PHP/MySQL app of this very subject - but I don't remember what I did with it! heh 
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November 29th, 2003, 09:13 PM
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| Hmm...my favorite movies are: Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas: A beautifully done movie based on a true story about a news reporter with suitcase of drugs and a lawyer Donnie Darko: Great trippy movie about a kid who can see his future...and a deranged one eyed rabbit :| Requiem For A Dream: A movie about a young couple a close friend of theirs and their adventure through the world of drug addiction. American Beauty: Another great flick that I enjoyed. A story about a guy going through his mid-life crisis and being attracted to his daughters best teenage friend  American History X: Edward Nortons best performance in my opinion...great movie about the skinhead culture of america. Clerks: Low budget film about the life of a convenient store employee. Heh...the start of the legendary Jay and Silent bob. Trainspotting: A great movie about druggies and their struggles to stay alive in the UK. The Devils Advocate: I like this one...just very very creepy. The Shawshank Redemption: A wonderful movie about a guy in jail and his friendships and eventual escape from jail. The Matrix(1st one): What can i say..it was like the star wars of my generation. A Beautiful Mind: Great movie about a schizo professor and his life. The Green Mile: Loved this movie.....read the book first Many more that i like, but that's all i could think of at the moment
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November 30th, 2003, 12:23 AM
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| Hmm...here are some of my favorites. (In no particular order) The Crow (1st one) The Dark Crystal - an excellent movie! Suprised no one else said it yet. Shawshank Redemption What Dreams May Come (if you like alternative realities, Ed, you'd probably like this one. If you haven't seen it already) Time Bandits Heh, this one's hilarious The 'Burbs Nothing to Lose The 13th Warrior (The acting was so-so, but the story line is great) Twister - probably my most watched movie The Evil Dead, The Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness - you'd probably not like those movies, though, Gia. Hackers The Prophecy 1, 2, & 3 Hudson Hawk - probably my 2nd most watched movie The Princess Bride Ferris Bueller's Day Off The Secret of NIMH Blade Runner A most execellent movie, as Ed already pointed out Anastasia - Cartoon, but a great one Nightmare Before Christmas - a classic, in my book Big Trouble in Little China - if I need a good laugh, I'll always pop this one in. The Shadow - Edward Scissorhands Labyrinth (Err, though David Bowie starts getting to me by the end of the movie )The Usual Suspects - An awesome movie. Ed, if you haven't seen this one, I highly recommend it. Insert Just About Every Disney Movie Here - yeah, I admit it, I like Disney movies.
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November 30th, 2003, 05:14 PM
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| My favorite movie: Pi!!!  I've never actually seen it...  My real favorite movie: The Matrix, circa 1999. That's the only one that comes to mind, really.
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November 30th, 2003, 05:18 PM
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| without mentioning too many movies that have been widely seen, A Clockwork Orange, Dr. Strangelove, and The Last Temptation of Christ
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November 30th, 2003, 09:12 PM
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| I saw Pi, that was freakin crazy. It's always so hard to think about favorite movies. One interesting one that comes to mind is YOJIMBO by Kurosawa. Last man Standing with Bruce Willis was based on Yojimbo. It's about a masterless samurai who walks into a town in the middle of a gang war and he plays both sides. Very very cool.
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