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Old 05-15-15, 11:54 AM
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Star Wars jumped back on your list
He liked it so much he hoped someone would pick it again for him.
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5. The fly
I'd been putting Wolf Creek off because I'd heard complaints about it but I thought it was good, despite any flaws. I liked it enough for it to go back on my shelf instead of finding a new home in my "to sell" pile. I think the first part could have been reworked some. I know it was to introduce us to the characters but it didn't fit in with the rest of the movie for me.

1. Let Me In (2010) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1228987/reference

2. Hurricane http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071638/reference

3. Red to Kill http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111037/reference

4. Warrior http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1291584/

5. Feast of Flesh http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062132/reference

6. The Ugly Ones http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060853/

7. A Bullet for a Stranger http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067142/

8. Ambush Valley http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027289/

9. Alias the Bad Man http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021597/reference

10. Scream 4 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1262416/

Movies Watched
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Tampopo
My Name Is Trinity
Night of the Bloody Apes
The Misfits
Big Hero 6
Deadly Harvest
Wolf Creek
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Iv been meaning to watch the fly for awhile now...trying to make it thru not realizing two of my least liked actress/actors are in it with Jeff Goldbum and Geena davis.
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1. Let Me In (2010) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1228987/reference

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I was very hesitant to see this film as I love Let the right one in...but really enjoyed it so theres my pick!

It took me three attempts to get thru the first 20 minutes of The Fly but im glad I stuck with it. really enjoyed the second half curious to know if the seq is worth a watch??

1. Thx 1138
2. Altered state
3. Krull
4. Dune
5. The Iron Giant
6. Heavenly creatures
7. Chinatown
8. Rocky
9. Nightwatch
10. Bad words


movies seen so far
Spoiler:

The Fly
LUCY
Return of the Jedi
Raiders of the lost ark
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It took me three attempts to get thru the first 20 minutes of The Fly but im glad I stuck with it. really enjoyed the second half curious to know if the seq is worth a watch??
No. Not at all. Watch the original 1958 film with David Hedison and Vincent Price instead. Well... OK... watch The Fly II for the special effects but don't expect much of a story and don't expect it to be a film you'll want to watch again at some point.

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Originally Posted by terrycloth
I was very hesitant to see this film as I love Let the right one in...but really enjoyed it so theres my pick!

It took me three attempts to get thru the first 20 minutes of The Fly but im glad I stuck with it. really enjoyed the second half curious to know if the seq is worth a watch??

1. Thx 1138
2. Altered state
3. Krull
4. Dune
5. The Iron Giant
6. Heavenly creatures
7. Chinatown
8. Rocky
9. Nightwatch
10. Bad words


movies seen so far
Spoiler:

The Fly
LUCY
Return of the Jedi
Raiders of the lost ark
I haven't seen it but everyone says that Rocky is really good so I pick that for you.

I watched Stand By Me and even though parts of it were sad I thought that it was a really good movie for that time. I'm glad I finally watched it.

My list:
1. Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
2. The Identical (2014)
3. Frankie & Alice (2010)
4. Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
5. On the Town (1949)
6. Dawn of the Dead (2004)
7. We Are What We Are (2013)
8. White Bird in a Blizzard (2014)
9. The Paperboy (2012)
10. Rain Man (1988)

Movies I've Seen So Far
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Stand By Me
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I just wanna say thanks for posting this thread! I have a huge unwatched pile and spend more time looking thru it then watching from it. Now onto Rocky!
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4. Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
You need to watch some older stuff lrend so it's Breakfast at Tiffany's.

Torn Curtain was OK, but *just* OK. I think I was expecting more from a Hitchcock film but really don't know why as a few of his more highly rated works I've seen I just didn't understand *why* they were considered to be so great. I'd consider Torn Curtain to be the least of Hitchcock's films I've seen. It *looked* like it was filmed on a back lot and had far too much mediocre rear screen material. Newman had a fairly good performance but nothing great. Andrews' performance seemed mostly phoned in. It really felt more like a romance film than a spy/thriller. The best scene was when he and the woman at the farm killed the spy. The rest was pretty blah.

I couldn't wait for someone to pick OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies and watched it a few days back. I really enjoyed it - so much so that as soon as I took it out of the player I ordered the sequel. I liked the goofy charm, and constant smile, Jean Dujardin brought to the main character. It's funny, frequently politically incorrect, sometimes rude, and a very good spy spoof. Kind of a cross between Bond and Clouseau. It played more like a product of the years it was spoofing, ~1955, rather than one of the 2000s.

1. Moulin Rouge (1952) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044926/reference
2. Barry Lyndon (1975) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072684/reference
3. EDtv (1999) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0131369/reference
4. Kiss Them for Me (1957) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050599/reference
5. El Cid (1961) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054847/reference
6. Police Story 2 (1988) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095403/reference
7. Avanti! (1972) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068240/reference
8. Ninotchka (1939) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031725/reference
9. Prizzi's Honor (1985) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089841/reference
10. Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027686/reference

Films watched:
Spoiler:

42nd Street (1933)
42nd Street was good but not as good as I was expecting. Other than Dick Powell I thought most of the singing was amateurish and uninspired. I'd certainly not put it amongst the top of the Busby Berkeley films. One of the 3 production final numbers, "(I'm) Young and Healthy", was simply laughable. Maybe it was considered great stuff in 1933 but it suffered from incredibly poor lyrics which repeated too often. While I like the song, "Shuffle Off to Buffalo" suffered from a poor tenor (I *hate* "extreme" vibrato in a voice plus his voice didn't fit well with the song), and "42nd Street", another of my favorite songs from that era, had too many scenes which would have been impossible to present on a stage as small as depicted. OK... so it's a musical and you are supposed to forgive such goings on but there are some things I can't let slide. In spite of those issues I still enjoyed the film.

All the King's Men (1949)
All the King's Men (1949), while a farily good character study, was a fairly typical political thriller/potboiler. It all felt rather predictable - maybe it wasn't when released but I doubt it. Broderick turned in a good performance with his character meeting a expected end. Since it won "Best Picture" for that year I looked up the competition: Battleground, The Heiress, A Letter to Three Wives, and Twelve O'Clock High. Of those, I've only seen Twelve O'Clock High but feel it's a better film than All the King's Men.

Skyfall (2012)
Skyfall was a pretty good Bond film. Horrible theme song, but then there are so few truly "good" ones on Bond films anyway, but otherwise I enjoyed the viewing. A couple of times I felt like it was going on just a bit too long because just *how* many times can the villain escape in a single film? Honestly, I really didn't care for the villain but the action sequences were very good and that's a lot of why you watch a Bond film in the first place. The motorcycle race across the rooftops was *far* more believable, and exciting, than the Tumbler version in Batman Begins (a large part of my dislike for that film). I don't know how I feel about "M" in this one but it felt organic enough I'm not too bothered.

Torn Curtain (1966)
Torn Curtain was OK, but *just* OK. I think I was expecting more from a Hitchcock film but really don't know why as a few of his more highly rated works I've seen I just didn't understand *why* they were considered to be so great. I'd consider Torn Curtain to be the least of Hitchcock's films I've seen. It *looked* like it was filmed on a back lot and had far too much mediocre rear screen material. Newman had a fairly good performance but nothing great. Andrews' performance seemed mostly phoned in. It really felt more like a romance film than a spy/thriller. The best scene was when he and the woman at the farm killed the spy. The rest was pretty blah.

OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006)
I couldn't wait for someone to pick OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies and watched it a few days back. I really enjoyed it - so much so that as soon as I took it out of the player I ordered the sequel. I liked the goofy charm, and constant smile, Jean Dujardin brought to the main character. It's funny, frequently politically incorrect, sometimes rude, and a very good spy spoof. Kind of a cross between Bond and Clouseau. It played more like a product of the years it was spoofing, ~1955, rather than one of the 2000s.
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Because you can never go wrong with Jackie Chan

Rocky was enjoyable. Im surprised at how little it had the match in it which i appreciated will have to add the sequels in later

1. Thx 1138
2. Altered state
3. Krull
4. Dune
5. The Iron Giant
6. Heavenly creatures
7. Chinatown
8. Casablanca
9. Nightwatch
10. Bad words


movies seen so far
Spoiler:

Rocky
The Fly
LUCY
Return of the Jedi
Raiders of the lost ark
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Originally Posted by terrycloth
7. Chinatown
I finally managed to watch Eraserhead tonight. I can't say I really liked it, but I was fascinated by it, especially the visuals. It is one I definitely want to watch a second time.
  • Avatar (2009)
  • Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
  • Empire of the Sun (1987)
  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
  • True Grit (2010)
  • Blow Out (1981)
  • Ed Wood (1994)
  • La Cage Aux Folles (1978)
  • Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Movies Watched:
Spoiler:
1. Eraserhead (1977) - 05/15/2015

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  • Avatar (2009)
There were a lot of good choices on your list but I kind of feel this is one of those "must see once" films. The effort James Cameron went through in making this film and the sheer revenue it pulled in make it a must watch. Plus on a more sad and personal note I'll never forget coming out the theater with my sister to learn that my former 9th grade english teacher had passed away. So it holds a special place for me. Hope it's at least tolerable for you!

And here's my list:

1. The Interview (Netflix)
2. Snowpiercer (Netflix)
3. Brick Mansions (Netflix)
4. Rain Man (Unwatched)
5. Prisoners (Unwatched)
6. 3 Days To Kill (Unwatched)
7. Palo Alto (Amazon Prime)
8. Locke (Amazon Prime)
9. Blade Runner (DVR)
10. It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (HBO GO)
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Originally Posted by mcline87
4. Rain Man (Unwatched)
Hope you like the man of rain.

I put off Let Me In since I figured it was going to be a lame remake but it was really good. Glad my wife bought it used from Blockbuster, which should show how long that's been sitting on my shelf.

Let Me In came out in 2010, so to replace it, I traveled back in time 100 years and found Frankenstein.

1. Frankenstein (1910) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0001223/reference

2. Hurricane http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071638/reference

3. Red to Kill http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111037/reference

4. Warrior http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1291584/

5. Feast of Flesh http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062132/reference

6. The Ugly Ones http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060853/

7. A Bullet for a Stranger http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067142/

8. Ambush Valley http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027289/

9. Alias the Bad Man http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021597/reference

10. Scream 4 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1262416/

Movies Watched
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Tampopo
My Name Is Trinity
Night of the Bloody Apes
The Misfits
Big Hero 6
Deadly Harvest
Wolf Creek
Let Me In
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Originally Posted by The Man with the Golden Doujinshi
You've participated in the SF/Fantasy *and* Horror challenges and haven't seen this one yet?!? Shame on you! Let's get that fixed!

Originally Posted by terrycloth
Because you can never go wrong with Jackie Chan
You are so right! I've yet to view a "bad" Jackie Chan film, and I've seen quite a lot of them. I really like his earlier works and wish they'd all get good transfers in OAR and Language.

Police Story 2 is another good Jackie Chan film. Lots of action with excellent fighting scenes. I enjoyed how it opened with a "Reader's Digest" showing of Police Story (with Jackie singing the theme no less!).

1. Moulin Rouge (1952) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044926/reference
2. Barry Lyndon (1975) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072684/reference
3. EDtv (1999) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0131369/reference
4. Kiss Them for Me (1957) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050599/reference
5. El Cid (1961) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054847/reference
6. Mrs. Miniver (1942) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035093/reference
7. Avanti! (1972) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068240/reference
8. Ninotchka (1939) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031725/reference
9. Prizzi's Honor (1985) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089841/reference
10. Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027686/reference

Films watched:
Spoiler:

42nd Street (1933)
42nd Street was good but not as good as I was expecting. Other than Dick Powell I thought most of the singing was amateurish and uninspired. I'd certainly not put it amongst the top of the Busby Berkeley films. One of the 3 production final numbers, "(I'm) Young and Healthy", was simply laughable. Maybe it was considered great stuff in 1933 but it suffered from incredibly poor lyrics which repeated too often. While I like the song, "Shuffle Off to Buffalo" suffered from a poor tenor (I *hate* "extreme" vibrato in a voice plus his voice didn't fit well with the song), and "42nd Street", another of my favorite songs from that era, had too many scenes which would have been impossible to present on a stage as small as depicted. OK... so it's a musical and you are supposed to forgive such goings on but there are some things I can't let slide. In spite of those issues I still enjoyed the film.

All the King's Men (1949)
All the King's Men (1949), while a farily good character study, was a fairly typical political thriller/potboiler. It all felt rather predictable - maybe it wasn't when released but I doubt it. Broderick turned in a good performance with his character meeting a expected end. Since it won "Best Picture" for that year I looked up the competition: Battleground, The Heiress, A Letter to Three Wives, and Twelve O'Clock High. Of those, I've only seen Twelve O'Clock High but feel it's a better film than All the King's Men.

Skyfall (2012)
Skyfall was a pretty good Bond film. Horrible theme song, but then there are so few truly "good" ones on Bond films anyway, but otherwise I enjoyed the viewing. A couple of times I felt like it was going on just a bit too long because just *how* many times can the villain escape in a single film? Honestly, I really didn't care for the villain but the action sequences were very good and that's a lot of why you watch a Bond film in the first place. The motorcycle race across the rooftops was *far* more believable, and exciting, than the Tumbler version in Batman Begins (a large part of my dislike for that film). I don't know how I feel about "M" in this one but it felt organic enough I'm not too bothered.

Torn Curtain (1966)
Torn Curtain was OK, but *just* OK. I think I was expecting more from a Hitchcock film but really don't know why as a few of his more highly rated works I've seen I just didn't understand *why* they were considered to be so great. I'd consider Torn Curtain to be the least of Hitchcock's films I've seen. It *looked* like it was filmed on a back lot and had far too much mediocre rear screen material. Newman had a fairly good performance but nothing great. Andrews' performance seemed mostly phoned in. It really felt more like a romance film than a spy/thriller. The best scene was when he and the woman at the farm killed the spy. The rest was pretty blah.

OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006)
I couldn't wait for someone to pick OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies and watched it a few days back. I really enjoyed it - so much so that as soon as I took it out of the player I ordered the sequel. I liked the goofy charm, and constant smile, Jean Dujardin brought to the main character. It's funny, frequently politically incorrect, sometimes rude, and a very good spy spoof. Kind of a cross between Bond and Clouseau. It played more like a product of the years it was spoofing, ~1955, rather than one of the 2000s.

Police Story 2 (1988)
Police Story 2 is another good Jackie Chan film. Lots of action with excellent fighting scenes. I enjoyed how it opened with a "Reader's Digest" showing of Police Story (with Jackie singing the theme no less!).
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Originally Posted by BobO'Link

1. Moulin Rouge (1952)

I haven't seen any of the movies on your list but let's go with Moulin Rouge.

I watched Breakfast at Tiffany's and I enjoyed it but at times Holly Golightly got on my nerves. I felt like she was an airhead, which I'm sure is how they wanted her to be perceived, even though she actually had a sad history.

My list:
1. Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
2. The Identical (2014)
3. Frankie & Alice (2010)
4. Gimme Shelter (2014)
5. On the Town (1949)
6. Dawn of the Dead (2004)
7. We Are What We Are (2013)
8. White Bird in a Blizzard (2014)
9. The Paperboy (2012)
10. Rain Man (1988)
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my niece came over and couldnt talk her into watching chinatown as she finds Jack very creepy but I did watch the next unwatched movie I was gonna put on my list in UHF. so surprised I never watched this when i was younger
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10. Rain Man (1988)
My List:

1. Platoon (1986)
2. Prisoners (2013)
3. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
4. A Clockwork Orange (1967)
5. Eyes Wide Shut (1998)
6. Superman (1978)
7. Logan's Run (1976)
8. The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
9. Alien (1979)
10. Miami Vice (2006)
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You want a list of classic films to see that you might not have seen yet?

Yesterday was National Classic Film Day and the Classic Film & TV Café hosted a "My Favorite Classic Movie" blogathon:

http://www.classicfilmtvcafe.com/201...inaugural.html

My entry is on PORTRAIT OF JENNIE (1948).
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Originally Posted by sleepyhead55
2. Prisoners (2013)
I choose Prisoners for you since it is also on my list and I would like to hear your thoughts on it before I watch it myself.

I watched Rain Man and all I can say is why did I not watch this earlier? I thoroughly enjoyed the performances of Cruise and Hoffman and the progression of Cruise's character from the beginning to the end was phenomenal. I will definitely watch again!

My list:
1. The Interview (Netflix)
2. Snowpiercer (Netflix)
3. Brick Mansions (Netflix)
4. Back To The Future (Unwatched)
5. Prisoners (Unwatched)
6. 3 Days To Kill (Unwatched)
7. Palo Alto (Amazon Prime)
8. Locke (Amazon Prime)
9. Blade Runner (DVR)
10. It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (HBO GO)

Movies Watched:

Spoiler:
1. Rain Main
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Originally Posted by mcline87
9. Blade Runner (DVR)
You're up for Blade Runner while you await your opinion on Prisoners from sleepyhead55.

I'm a huge fan of the works of Philip K. Dick whose "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" is the basis for Blade Runner. It's also a very good film. Out of curiousity, which version do you have?

I really enjoyed Moulin Rouge (1952). I picked this one up several years ago at BL and have just held off viewing it. I shouldn't have. It's a fairly good biopic of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Like all such films it differs a bit from reported events but not enough to be a issue. It was interesting how they pulled off the stunted legs of Henri. Essentially you never saw him walking up close, only at a distance, which allowed the costume to hide the fact a normal man was walking along. I was surprised to find José Ferrer played both Henri *and* his father, Count Alphonse de Toulouse-Lautrec. While that didn't work as well as I think the film makers wanted, it was passable enough since Alphonse had little screen time. I was also surprised to see Peter Cushing in a minor role as well as Zsa Zsa Gabor (I'd not really looked closely at the sleve) in a somewhat major role.

1. Design for Living (1933) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023940/reference
2. Barry Lyndon (1975) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072684/reference
3. EDtv (1999) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0131369/reference
4. Kiss Them for Me (1957) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050599/reference
5. El Cid (1961) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054847/reference
6. Police Story 2 (1988) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095403/reference
7. Avanti! (1972) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068240/reference
8. Ninotchka (1939) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031725/reference
9. Prizzi's Honor (1985) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089841/reference
10. Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027686/reference

Films watched:
Spoiler:

42nd Street (1933)
All the King's Men (1949)
Skyfall (2012)
Torn Curtain (1966)
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006)
Moulin Rouge (1952)

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10. Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027686/reference
I watched this years ago and remember I really ended up liking it.

The best part of Frankenstein was the special effects of the monster coming together. It reminded me of Frank coming together in Hellraiser, yet Frankenstein was released in 1910. I'd even make an animated gif of it if I had any clue as to how to make one, and any inspiration to look up how to do it.

1. The Housemaid (aka Hanyo) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0150980/reference

2. Hurricane http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071638/reference

3. Red to Kill http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111037/reference

4. Warrior http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1291584/

5. Feast of Flesh http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062132/reference

6. The Ugly Ones http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060853/

7. A Bullet for a Stranger http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067142/

8. Ambush Valley http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027289/

9. Alias the Bad Man http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021597/reference

10. Scream 4 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1262416/

Movies Watched
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Tampopo
My Name Is Trinity
Night of the Bloody Apes
The Misfits
Big Hero 6
Deadly Harvest
Wolf Creek
Let Me In
Frankenstein (1910)
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Re: The Neverending Watch The Movies You Should Have Already Seen Challenge

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You're up for Blade Runner while you await your opinion on Prisoners from sleepyhead55.

I'm a huge fan of the works of Philip K. Dick whose "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" is the basis for Blade Runner. It's also a very good film. Out of curiousity, which version do you have?
I was wondering which version as well. I tried watching it as a kid a few times and found it boring as hell. I wouldn't be surprised if I was just too young to get into it. I did buy the limited edition suitcase set but never got around to watching it before I sold it for a good price after it went out of print.
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Re: The Neverending Watch The Movies You Should Have Already Seen Challenge

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7. A Bullet for a Stranger http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067142/
I've never heard of any of the movies on your list, but this looks like the most fun.

We watched Girl Shy. It was highly entertaining. The movie concluded with an outrageous chase scene, where he steals a car from a bootlegger, a motorcycle from a cop, a team of horses from a construction crew, and saves the girl from being married to a villain at the laaaaaaaaaaast moment.
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Re: The Neverending Watch The Movies You Should Have Already Seen Challenge

My list:



1 Mr Robinson Crusoe http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023243/

2 Chungking Express http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109424/

3 Unbearable Lightness of Being http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096332/

4 Two English Girls http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066989/

5 The Debt http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0225535/combined

6 Platoon http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091763/

7 Blacksnake http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069796/

8 The Black Raven http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035679/

9 This Man Must Die! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064861/

10 Inspector General http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041509/

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Hunchback of Notre Dame
50% of The Man with the Golden Arm
Girl Shy
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Re: The Neverending Watch The Movies You Should Have Already Seen Challenge

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I've never heard of any of the movies on your list, but this looks like the most fun.
Not even Scream 4?
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Re: The Neverending Watch The Movies You Should Have Already Seen Challenge

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My list:



1 Mr Robinson Crusoe
Enjoy this movie will eventually make it on my list.

Chinatown im glad to have gotten to its been in my unwatched pile for over a year when i bought it after hearing about it. this was a perfect role for jack not over the top of a personality with a solid story.

1. Thx 1138
2. Altered state
3. Krull
4. Dune
5. The Iron Giant
6. Heavenly creatures
7. Grave of the Fireflies
8. Casablanca
9. Nightwatch
10. Bad words


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Chinatown
Rocky
The Fly
LUCY
Return of the Jedi
Raiders of the lost ark


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