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Old 01-15-04 | 11:48 AM
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The perfect double feature

At times, I'll watch a movie and think it would be a perfect double feature with another film that's similar in style. For example, when I saw "Nobody's Fool" (with Paul Newman), overall it reminded me of "Beautiful Girls" for some odd reason. And just last night, I saw "The Yards" for the first time (which I enjoyed a great deal) . And I kept thinking of "Copland" while watching it. Besides sequels (which would be an obvious choice), what movies do you think would make the perfect double feature?
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Try Bad Lieutenant and In the Company of Men.
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I Spit on Your Grave and Irreversible...now thats one f**ked up night o cinema!
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Old 01-15-04 | 03:24 PM
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Old 01-15-04 | 03:39 PM
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Old 01-15-04 | 04:02 PM
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Seven Samurai and Bug's Life...

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Star Wars and Hidden Fortress...
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Old 01-15-04 | 06:50 PM
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tonight my double feature is Psycho and Se7en. No particular reason except I just felt like watching them.
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Singin' In The Rain

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Cannibal Holocaust

Two great "movie-within-a-movie" movies.
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How bout a night of contrasts with Plan Nine From Outer Space and Citizen Kane ,watch what is widely considered the worst movie of all time then watch the one that is widely considered the best of all time
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A Director's night would be great:

Godfather and Godfather II - Coppola

Rushmore and Royal Tenenbaums (or Bottle Rocket) - Wes Anderson

Vertigo and Rear Window (or Psycho) - Hitchcock

Alien and Black Hawk Down - Ridley Scott

Spiderman and Evil Dead - Sam Raimi

Mousehunt and Pirates of the Caribbean - Gore Verbinski

Saving Private Ryan and Schindler's List - Spielberg

Goldeneye and The Mask of Zorro - Martin Campbell
Old 01-16-04 | 03:02 AM
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Whenever I watch two movies back to back I like having two different tones. Mix a light with a quiet or dark movie. I find it to be better for me not to overlap emotions too much.

But to answer intent of question..

Fly Away Home
Winged Migration

Could also add Never Cry Wolf for a triple feature if it had a decent dvd release.
Old 01-16-04 | 04:37 AM
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A few days after seeing Elephant I watched Targets, and it struck me that the combo would be an interesting double feature.
Old 01-16-04 | 05:01 AM
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Another pair:

"Shoot To Kill" and "Last of the Dogmen"
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Ed Wood and Plan 9 from Outer Space.
Old 01-17-04 | 12:25 AM
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From: Home of the UF Gators and Nat'l Championships, Gainesville, FL
DC comics night:
Batman and Superman

Guy Ritchie Night:
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch

Fitt to be Pinched night:
Fight Club and Se7en

Archaeology Night:
Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Mummy

Twist night:
The Usual Suspects and Momento

Bill Murray Classics triple feature:
Stripes and Caddyshack and Ghostbusters

Fast forward through bad dialog to get to the action night:
Pearl Harbor and Mission Impossible 2

I am so stoned and I can't believe I own these night:
Battlefield Earth and Driven


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