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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: boatdetective on January 01, 2015, 08:37:34 PM
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OK, so I'm trying to pull together an excuse for "guys night out" for my married buddies. My idea is "the Testosterone Film Festival". It will rotate from one man cave to the next, and the host can choose, but the requirement is that it must be an iconic guy movie. Doesn't mean it has to be mindless explosions. Basically, if you had a 13 year old son and wanted to set some role models, you could give him a list and he'd pretty much get it. The following are obvious examples. Just for fun- what would you all select? I'm running a bit dry finding modern actors/movies that fit the bill- so help me there.
The Magnificent Seven Yul Brynner, McQueen, Bronson, James Coburn, Eli Wallach -Faggedaboutit!
The Great Escape extra points if you can whistle the theme song
Bridge on the River Kwai ...speaking of whistling
Cool Hand Luke the egg eating scene is unforgetable
Scarface "I only got two things- my word and my balls. ..and I don't break 'em for nobody"
Animal House "Seven years of college down the drain"
Goodfellas "You're saying I'm funny? Funny like a clowwn?"
Alien controversial, but Sigourney Weaver is pretty damn tough
Strangelove "There'll be no fighting in the War Room!"
Road Warrior "Ya wanna get outta here? Ya talk to me"
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Scarface
Borat
Saving private Ryan
Gran Torino
Oh... And Borat is offensive unless you like retarded old English humor. Just warning...
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Dead Man
On Any Sunday
Grand Prix
Caddyshack
:pop
Paul :BEER:
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Dead Man- Johnny Depp? The one who wears make up and minces about as a gay pirate in P of the Caribbean?
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Yessir, Thats the guy. Totally remarkable character in this one,also great soundtrack by Neil Young.
Paul
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Rocky
Rocky II
Rocky III
Rocky IV
Rocky V
Rocky Balboa
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The Wild Bunch
Where Eagles Dare
The Dirty Dozen
Heat
Ronin
Public Enemies
High Road to China
A shot in the dark
North by Northwest
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Blue Velvet: "Where's my Bourbon?..." "Pabst Blue Ribbon!" "Mommy!"
It's my favorite movie of all time, but I'm demented.
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Cycles South , a small budget movie shot around 1970 , kind of a documentary about three friends on a road trip . Probably still available on Youtube .
Dusty
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Rush (the F1 movie)
Beyond the Lighted Stage (Rush the band documentary)
I Love You, Man
Salt
The John Ford/John Wayne cavalry trilogy (Fort Apache, Rio Grande, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon)
Any Sean Connery Bond movie
Firefly
The American President
The Grapes of Wrath
Lincoln
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I like the British Historical based Epics like the very well done Hornblower Series
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CPpTdZiR2Y&list=PLA23050F7340DE508
and also the Sharpe's Rifles Series....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKC-KQCa3hQ
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Shawshank Redemption
Bullit
Love with the Proper Stranger
Papillon
The Thomas Crown Affair
The Getaway
The Sandpebbles
LeMans.......of course.
Easy Rider
The Godfather I&II. Not III
The Usual Suspects
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Swingers
Platoon
Full Metal Jacket
Dirty Harry
The French Connection
12 Angry Men
Braveheart
The Limey
The Bourne Identity
The Road
Trainspotting
Snatch
American Gangster
The Deer Hunter
Fight Club
Uncle Buck
Lock,Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Hud
On the Waterfront
Save the Tiger
The Fortune Cookie
The Out of Towners
The Odd Couple
The Apartment
Some Like it Hot
Chinatown
The Thin Blue Line
Miller's Crossing
Straw Dogs
Shakes the Clown
Bad Santa
The Shining
Blade Runner
Glengarry Glen Ross
No Country for Old Men
Kill Bill-I
Boogie Nights
Gladiator
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Raging Bull
Gangs of NY
Serpico
Stalag 17
Mash
Pulp Fiction
Apocalypse Now
Diner
Wedding Crashers
Road Warrior
Reservoir Dogs
The Searchers
Taxi Driver
Glory
Robo Cop
Old School
Blazing Saddles
The Maltese Falcon
The Big Lebowski-No list cannot have The Big L
PS. The Interview-Stupid,laugh out funny guy movie.
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"Outlaw Josey Wales"
"Play Dirty" (Gritty WWII desert movie with Michael Caine)
"Unforgiven"
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Lots of good suggestions. Right off the top of my head:
Von Ryan's Express
John Henry
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Secondhand Lions
Lonesome Dove
True Grit Wayne
True Grit Bridges
Pete
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Now we're talking. Blackcat- thx. You are a natural and would be selected as a visiting lecturer should you find yourself in the area (I had almost all of yours on my list)
Lannis- Good call. Josey Wales features .36 Colts in supporting roles. I always liked the looks of them.
Unforgiven- Undeniably in the top 5 Westerns of all time.
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Time rider. a very good motorcycle western. The T V version is easy to find but the original version is maybe impossible to find, and the ending is much better. One of the best over looked movies out there. Flash Back is another great movie that was never advertised much.
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Time rider. a very good motorcycle western.
Screenplay by Michael Nesmith*
of Monkee's fame.
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How about Harold & Maude.. You can have those manly men blubbering like a pack of little girls in no time!
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The Ballad of Cable Hogue
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The Motorcycle Diaries (tale of Che Gruevera)
The Long Way Around (bikers from London across Europe/Asia/AK/USA and home Ewan McGregor and Charley....superb
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I don't think these have been mentioned yet:
The Hunter - Steve McQueen's last film.
Kelly's Heroes
Stripes
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
The Blues Brothers
Die Hard
Repo Man
Gone in 60 Seconds (the original)
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
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Yentl
Steel Magnolias
Fried Green Tomatoes
How to Lose a Guy in Seven Days
When Harry Met Sally
The Notebook
Beaches
What? You guys don't celebrate diversity?
Anyway... I liked 'In Bruges' as a Guy Movie, the only Colin Farrell movie that isn't awful.
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The Great Waldo Pepper (Robert Redford, 1975)
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Cycles South , a small budget movie shot around 1970 , kind of a documentary about three friends on a road trip . Probably still available on Youtube .
Dusty
That was on Netflix last year. Good flick.
Add to the list
"Last Man Standing" Bruce Willis travels through depression era Texas to lay low for a while. Instead he lands in the middle of an Irish / Italian gang war. If you're a fan of Willis and Colt 1911s, this is the flick for you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFrg1NKtmtY
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I can watch outlaw Josie Wales or Kelly's heroes any time. I think I'll watch Kelly tonight!
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Anyway... I liked 'In Bruges' as a Guy Movie, the only Colin Farrell movie that isn't awful.
Good film. Have to visit someday.
If a film has Brendan Gleeson in the cast I almost always try to see it.
28 Days Later. Always scares the shit out of me.
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Yentl
Steel Magnolias
Fried Green Tomatoes
How to Lose a Guy in Seven Days
When Harry Met Sally
The Notebook
Beaches
Clearly, you would be relegated to the "apron of shame" and would be forced to serve the rest of the men beer and snacks that evening.
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28 Days Later. Always scares the shit out of me.
Excellent call. That and "28 hours" were both GREAT. Danny Boyle is a gifted director. Good example of how you don't need a huge bugdet and explosions to make a good movie.
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A great war movie, "Das Boot".
GliderJohn
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A great war movie, "Das Boot".
GliderJohn
I love that movie. Went to see it in one of those tiny NYC movie theaters that is about 20 feet wide by 80'? long and the A/C went out right before the film started which highly added to the viewing of the film.
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A few that I can't believe I left off earlier:
American Graffiti
Clerks
The Warriors
Escape from New York
The Beast (There are a number of films with this title. I'm referring to the one about a Soviet tank crew in Afghanistan.)
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What no porn??
However lot of good suggestions. If these were suggested earlier I apologize.
Hombre
Kelly's Heroes
True Grit
Any collection of the Three Stooges
Some Bruce Lee
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Stripes
Beware Mr. Baker (if you're a drummer it's a must!)
Anchorman
Walk Hard
Stepbrothers
The Last Waltz
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Yentl
Steel Magnolias
Fried Green Tomatoes
How to Lose a Guy in Seven Days
When Harry Met Sally
The Notebook
Beaches
What? You guys don't celebrate diversity?
You, in the pink ruffles!
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You're a disgrace to the man race! :D
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Lot of great suggestions here. I'll add:
"Fight Club"
"Big Trouble in Little China"
-Steve
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A few that I can't believe I left off earlier:
American Graffiti
Clerks
The Warriors
Escape from New York
The Beast (There are a number of films with this title. I'm referring to the one about a Soviet tank crew in Afghanistan.)
I will add most any Jay and Silent Bob movie . An old Roy Scheider movie *The Sorcerer* is pretty intense .
Dusty
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How about Harold & Maude.. You can have those manly men blubbering like a pack of little girls in no time!
Yes, if not for the movie itself, then for the scene with the Guzzi cop taking off with the side stand down.
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I will add most any Jay and Silent Bob movie . An old Roy Scheider movie *The Sorcerer* is pretty intense .
Dusty
I've never seen "Sorcerer" but will probably watch it since it made the "Man Film" list.
Looking up the Director for it, I read:
"Director William Friedkin initially wanted Steve McQueen to star in the film. McQueen accepted the part, but on one condition--he wanted a co-starring role for his then wife, Ali MacGraw. Friedkin would not accept his conditions, and McQueen dropped out of the film. Friedkin later went on record, regretting not accepting McQueen's conditions. He tried to get Clint Eastwood or Jack Nicholson, but neither wanted to travel at that time. He stated that casting Roy Scheider in the lead was the worst casting decision he has ever made. Although he felt Scheider is a good actor who did a great job, he is only interesting in a film as a "second or third banana, he's not a star." "
Hmm. I'm sure that there are Roy Scheider fans who might disagree ... !
Lannis
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What about "The Worlds Fastest Indian".
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Blue Max George Peppard
Nevada Smith Steve McQueen
Master Killer I Gordon Liu
Master Killer II Gordon Liu
Seven Samurai Toshiro Mifune
All Quiet on the Western Front Charles Boyer maybe ???
Red Badge of Courage Audie Murphy
Imitation Genera Red Buttons
Just a few that I can think of.
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Youse guyz have a serious Man Crush on John Wayne, Clint Eastwood and Steve McQueen.
just sayin'................ ;)
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What? No mention of Monty Python movies? :wife:
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The only two all guys movie not yet listed:
"The Longest Day"
and what about "Midway"?
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Yentl
Steel Magnolias
Fried Green Tomatoes
How to Lose a Guy in Seven Days
When Harry Met Sally
The Notebook
Beaches
What? You guys don't celebrate diversity?
Anyway... I liked 'In Bruges' as a Guy Movie, the only Colin Farrell movie that isn't awful.
Love diversity but Beaches is lame. Real men can open a bottle of Riesling, grab a box of Kleenex, and watch Big Fish together.
Afterwards there needs to be some Team America and/or Idiocracy.
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The Island. (Russian)
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All of the "spaghetti" Westerns and any old western with Clint Eastwood, especially "High Plains Drifter"!
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Oh Yes! The Blue Max and Nevada Smith definitely qualify. Boy that brought back a memory. When I was 9 years old I got to go on my first cattle selling trip. Rode in a semi loaded with cattle with the driver and my father from north of Wichita to the stockyards in Kansas City. After selling the cattle the following morning my father took me to the Eisenhower Memorial and the to see "Navada Smith". Pretty hard hitting movie for me at the time. Then got to ride the Santa Fe Super Chief home to Newton, KS. Heady times!
GliderJohn
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The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Snatch
Blackhawk Down
Casino
Full Metal Jacket
Can't go wrong with any of these. Light a Montecristo No. 2 and enjoy with a good Scotch or Porto.
Cheers,
Brad
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A guys night out and you're going to watch movies together? Maybe you can talk about you're feeling afterwords. ::) Sorry couldn't resist.
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Lowryter's fave , and one of mine *The ice harvest* ,and sticking with the heartland theme, The keys to Tulsa , although apparently I'm the only one who has ever watched it .
Dusty
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World's Fastest Indian
Streets of Fire
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The Best Years of Our Lives
The Manchurian Candidate
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PAPILLON
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Army of Darkness! ~;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ-wU5RXw2o
:D
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Speaking of intensive, watch Ken Russels film The Devils, with Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed. I have not seen it in sometime, so I don't know what is currently available but try to get an uncensored copy.
Still too intense for the UK:
"Guillermo del Toro slams Warner over Ken Russell's Devils censorship
1 December 2014 9:42 AM, PST | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »
Guillermo del Toro has slammed Warner Bros over the censorship of Ken Russell classic The Devils.
The filmmaker has criticised the continuing failure to release the 1971 movie in the UK market.
"There are powers that be at Warner Bros that refuse to allow the movie to be seen," del Toro told a master class Monday night in Toronto (via The Hollywood Reporter).
The film starred Oliver Reed, Vanessa Redgrave, Dudley Sutton, Michael Gothard and Gemma Jones.
It was based on Aldous Huxley's The Devils of Loudun, the story of a corrupt priest (Reed) who is brought low by the accusations of a maddened mother superior (Redgrave).
"The movie has been seen very little. It can only be shown in its entirety in England if it's booked as an educational experience," said del Toro.
"It's not an accident. It's not because of lack of demand. It's a true act of censorship."
Shame on WB for their actions.
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You guys have covered some of the best!
I'll add Breaker Morant, Australian film about the Boar wars.
John
83 Lemans III
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Lock, Stock and Two Smokoing Barrels
Snatch
Shaun of the Dead
Hot Fuzz
Go
Mad Max
Road to Perdition
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Red Dawn ( the original)
3:10 to Yuma
Winchester '73
+1on The Beast ( the Afghanistan tank crew one) I really enjoyed that one!
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Lots of great choices listed so far. I'll add:
Patton
The Sting
Death Wish (only the first one)
Another vote for Outlaw Josie Wales
Vanishing Point
Shooter
Sink the Bismarck (1950's British film)
Most anything with John Wayne (everyone bow in reverence), or Clint Eastwood.
Grumpy Old Men
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Chow Yun Fat in The Killer
Also, in Hard Boiled
Hero
A Better Tomorrow.
Red Cliff
Man From Nowhere is my current #1 fave. I watch it over and over and over.
Transporter
District B13 and District 13: Ultimatum
Toxic Avenger
The Replacements
Princess Diaries (serious)
-AJ
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How come nobody has mentioned "Apocalypse Now"?
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I thought about this some more:
Worlds Fastest Indian (this is as close to a girl movie as one can get)
American Beauty
Warrior
Swimming With Sharks
Office Space
Big Fish
Field of Dreams
Bull Durham
Adaptation
Dust to Glory
Terminator and Terminator 2 (the rest are optional)
Any of the "Vacation" movies
Fight Club
Shawshank Redemption
Better off Dead
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Over 2 hours of non-stop, kick-ass action + a killer musical score.
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Payback....Good Gibson machismo movie! ;-T
Castaway.....it's ok to shed a tear :'(
Planet of the Apes......Heston
The Italian Job...original or recent
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Tom, thanks for The Blue Max. A great one for sure.
The Edge (Anthony Hopkins)
The Ghost in the Darkness
Three Days of the Condor
John Henry
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Guy movies are by definition movies that women just cannot relate to. With that in mind, here are two of my favorite "road movies".
Vanishing Point
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Two Lane Blacktop (no story, no dialogue, great mood!)
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Sexy Beast (no, not porn, :-) but a great British gangster movie)
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Sexy Beast is a great movie.
Layer Cake with Daniel Craig,Tom Hardy, Colm Meaney is another British gangster film.
Two Lane Blacktop is my favorite of those minimalist race car movies. Especially Warren Oats in his GTO.
http://youtu.be/_IZPYYDuHXg
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The Gangs of New York
O Brother, Where Art Thou
There Will Be Blood
No Country For Old Men
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Afterwards there needs to be some Team America and/or Idiocracy.
Two of the greatest satires ever made. Well done.
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Braveheart
Blacula
Apocaylpto
Jason and the Argonauts
Zombie Strippers
Best Bar in America
Waldo Pepper
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Two of the greatest satires ever made. Well done.
We have a project at work that's in the crapper and a couple of weeks ago our customer sent us a "letter of concern." I showed Hans Blix to the team and it cheered them up a little:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIPSvIz9NDs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIPSvIz9NDs) *warning language*
Idiocracy isn't satire it's prophecy!
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BD, Great thread. Thanks.
Went to see Imitation Game yesterday. Very good.
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Two excellent movies with train themes:
The Train (Burt Lancaster)
Runaway Train (Jon Voight)
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Two excellent movies with train themes:
The Train (Burt Lancaster)
Runaway Train (Jon Voight)
The Taking of Pelham One,Two,Three with Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw & Martin Balsam
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Three Days of the Condor
John Henry
Great, great, movie. Here's a few more:
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This was voted one of the greatest British movies of all time, warning: not for children:
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Exciting and nicely subversive.
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Little Fauss and Big Halsey.
Motorcycles, Robert Redford. Can't remember w hen I last saw it.
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Mr.Roberts
Gallipoli
The Deep
Jaws
Memento
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Maybe not a favorite of Americans, but some of the best flying scenes ever filmed. Tora-Tora-Tora.
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Maybe not a favorite of Americans, but some of the best flying scenes ever filmed. Tora-Tora-Tora.
+1, Great flick.
Also, Patton.
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The Hill
Sean C in one of his better ones...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdzJdxa0e1s
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The Hill
Sean C in one of his better ones...
Great choice! Haven't seen that in years and just had to order it now from Amazon! :-)
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How come nobody has mentioned "Apocalypse Now"?
Apocalypse Now deserves to be mentioned, and I add Lawrence of Arabia.
Fitting for this site, since Lawrence died riding his Vincent cycle.
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Apocalypse Now deserves to be mentioned, and I add Lawrence of Arabia.
Fitting for this site, since Lawrence died riding his Vincent cycle.
"In May 1935 Lawrence was riding the Brough back home from Bovington in Dorset to his nearby cottage at Clouds Hill. Suddenly he came upon two errand boys on bicycles, swerved to avoid them and pitched over the handlebars onto the road. His head struck the ground and he sustained terrible injuries, which would claim his life six days later. The motorcycle was only slightly damaged in the accident and was returned to the factory to be repaired by George Brough."
Brough Superior SS100
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"In May 1935 Lawrence was riding the Brough back home from Bovington in Dorset to his nearby cottage at Clouds Hill. Suddenly he came upon two errand boys on bicycles, swerved to avoid them and pitched over the handlebars onto the road. His head struck the ground and he sustained terrible injuries, which would claim his life six days later. The motorcycle was only slightly damaged in the accident and was returned to the factory to be repaired by George Brough."
Brough Superior SS100
I stand corrected.
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The Right Stuff
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The Pentagon Wars
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I don't see anything political in Tora, Tora, Tora. By any measure, the attack on Pearl Harbor was a brilliant military operation.
Patton, however, i take personal offense with. Given the context (Vietnam), the film definitely was slanted to make him appear like a bellicose, meglomaniacal bully. In fact, Patton was the most experienced, and certainly the most well read leader the Allies had on the Western Front. Depite his bluster, his method of fast attack and encirclement saved many more lives (on both sides) than the more conservative meatgrinder tactics of Bradley. Ask anyone who served under Patton and they absolutely knew it and would follow him anywhere. The Germans certainly took stock of this and considered him the only really serious professional soldier fielded by the Americans. Nevertheless, history has decided to demonize the "warlike" attitude of Patton. The movie has gon a long way to disparaging his legacy.
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A little more off the beaten track.
"The Last Run." George C Scott and a supercharged BMW
"Soldiers in the Rain" Gleason and McQueen
"Zatoichi meets Yojimbo" Katsu and Mifuni well all the Zatoichi or Mifuni movies for that point, Takeshi Kintano is also pretty good
"Quigley Down Under" Selleck as a true rifleman
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Guy movies can be characterized by some basic themes.
Planes, trains and automobiles:
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Trucks:
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POW:
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War:
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And of course Bogy, Duke, and Eastwood to name a few:
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What!! No one mentioned "Blues Brothers"? The greatest "musical" ever made.
Also Logan's Run, Down Periscope, and The Battle of Britain.
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Another vote for. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
The Man Who Would Be King (my favorite of all time)
Lonely are the Brave
Hell in the Pacific
The Bobo (this one is hard to find)
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Was Grand Prix mentioned?
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Another favorite of mime "Sargent York". Which reminds how many of these movies Walter Brennan was in, so might as well add Judge Roy Beam to the list.
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The Rundown ;-T
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZYLAbX0fvc
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"My Name is Nobody"
"My name is Trinity"
I haven't seen them in a while, but they were humorous.
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Lawrence of Arabia
Murphy's War (another great Peter O'Toole movie)
The Departed (a great one by Martin Scorcese with Jack Nicholson).
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for those of us hanging off the bottom of the world there is Stone.
the start is probably the best bit.
http://youtu.be/_OUZS94ZjpI
Dennis
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A couple of more that came to mind:
Run Silent, Run Deep.
The Last Detail (Jack Nicholson)
GliderJohn
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for those of us hanging off the bottom of the world there is Stone.
the start is probably the best bit.
http://youtu.be/_OUZS94ZjpI
Dennis
Shades of Mad Max! Did all Australian bad-bikers wear the same eye makeup and ride the same Kawasakis back in the 1970s? Another era, that was ....
Lannis
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Interesting to see the differences in age vs. movie type, seems to be a
+60 group and an under 60 group and then a third smaller group with overlapping tastes. I mean all these old WWII movies? Boring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Give me Dirty Dozen or Kelly's Heros
Best shoot 'em up ever made: Mean Guns
Also, did anyone mention The Highlander?
-AJ
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Good call on Highlander....
The Big Labowski is also a favorite
Anyone remeber The Last Race with Lee Majors and Burgess Merideth?
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Army of Darkness! ~;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ-wU5RXw2o
:D
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Also:
Unforgiven
Die Hard
Last Man Standing
Jack Reacher
Pulp Fiction
From Dusk Till Dawn
Kelly's Heros
High Plains Drifter
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A couple of more that came to mind:
Run Silent, Run Deep.
The Last Detail (Jack Nicholson)
GliderJohn
You're a man after my own heart, John. Also, not to forget, "Enemy Below" and "The Bedford Incident".
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Just saw Tora! Tora! Tora! again last month, and its historical accuracy is a strike against it, in terms of entertainment. Most of the film is mid-level officers walking into an office and handing a teletype sheet to a scowling commanding officer. Repeat that for 2 hours, then an hour of some just-okay special effects during the attack itself. The Japanese sections of the film are a lot better than the English/American sections.
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Another:
"The Final Countdown"
GliderJohn
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I don't see anything political in Tora, Tora, Tora. By any measure, the attack on Pearl Harbor was a brilliant military operation.
Patton, however, i take personal offense with. Given the context (Vietnam), the film definitely was slanted to make him appear like a bellicose, meglomaniacal bully. In fact, Patton was the most experienced, and certainly the most well read leader the Allies had on the Western Front. Depite his bluster, his method of fast attack and encirclement saved many more lives (on both sides) than the more conservative meatgrinder tactics of Bradley. Ask anyone who served under Patton and they absolutely knew it and would follow him anywhere. The Germans certainly took stock of this and considered him the only really serious professional soldier fielded by the Americans. Nevertheless, history has decided to demonize the "warlike" attitude of Patton. The movie has gon a long way to disparaging his legacy.
The biggest thing I hated about Patton was its use of American vehicles by the Germans. Now, Kelly's heroes uses real German tanks. Also, historians have talked about how well George C. Scott portrayed Patton's personality and character.
Oh, and WRT to Patton...my father and his cohorts hated him. "When Patton said, 'I'll get to Berlin even if it takes a jeepload of dogtags,'" my father would recall, "we knew those were our dogtags he was talking about." Not everyone was a Patton fan. Bill Mauldin captured the sentiment well, too:
(http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/uploads//monthly_05_2010/post-2843-1275267360.jpg)
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I believe that the German Tiger tank in Kelly's Heroes was actually a T34 Russian tank made up to look like a Tiger. T34 used diesel the Tiger used gasoline ... different smoke from the exhausts.
Has "Gladiator" been mentioned?
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I believe that the German Tiger tank in Kelly's Heroes was actually a T34 Russian tank made up to look like a Tiger. T34 used diesel the Tiger used gasoline ... different smoke from the exhausts.
Correct! You win a cookie.
One of the things I like about Kelly's Heroes is that the producers went to great lengths for authenticity, despite the fanciful plot and characters. The "serious" WWII movies of the period, in contrast (Patton, Battle of the Bulge, etc.) are pretty awful in that regard, full of obviously post-war vehicles & uniforms, and use of locations that don't resemble their real life counterparts. I don't think a more realistic looking WWII movie was made until Saving Private Ryan, three decades later.
Anyway, to add to the thread, I'm going to mention More American Graffiti. Not nearly as well known as the first film, but stands on its own and is worth a watch.
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I've never seen "Sorcerer" but will probably watch it since it made the "Man Film" list.
Looking up the Director for it, I read:
"Director William Friedkin initially wanted Steve McQueen to star in the film. McQueen accepted the part, but on one condition--he wanted a co-starring role for his then wife, Ali MacGraw. Friedkin would not accept his conditions, and McQueen dropped out of the film. Friedkin later went on record, regretting not accepting McQueen's conditions. He tried to get Clint Eastwood or Jack Nicholson, but neither wanted to travel at that time. He stated that casting Roy Scheider in the lead was the worst casting decision he has ever made. Although he felt Scheider is a good actor who did a great job, he is only interesting in a film as a "second or third banana, he's not a star." "
Hmm. I'm sure that there are Roy Scheider fans who might disagree ... !
Lannis
No, no, NO!
See the movie that this was based on, "The Wages of Fear" this is the most spine-tingling movie about trucks you'll ever see. Well, it's actually about a lot more than trucks, but you just have to see for yourself. This made the top 10 of AFI's most suspenseful movies.
Also, since we're talking movies: "I bought a Vampire Motorcycle" and "Psychomania" are classics of British motorcycle cinematic art.
Kevin
Kevin
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The biggest thing I hated about Patton was its use of American vehicles by the Germans. Now, Kelly's heroes uses real German tanks. Also, historians have talked about how well George C. Scott portrayed Patton's personality and character.
Oh, and WRT to Patton...my father and his cohorts hated him. "When Patton said, 'I'll get to Berlin even if it takes a jeepload of dogtags,'" my father would recall, "we knew those were our dogtags he was talking about." Not everyone was a Patton fan. Bill Mauldin captured the sentiment well, too:
(http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/uploads//monthly_05_2010/post-2843-1275267360.jpg)
Based on actual casualties, Patton saved way more lives with his breakthrough tactics than the hesitant, indecisive Bradlee....but the press loved Brad's "aw shucks, I'm just doing my job" persona. Patton blustered and fostered a crude, aggressive public image. Nevertheless, he was not just some nut who believed he was Alexander the Great reincarnated. He swept across France in a matter of weeks and was held up at the border of Germany for political reasons. On hindsight, this was Eisenhower pandering to Montgomery's ego. Patton's gas and supplies went to Monty for Market Garden- which proved a stupendously bad plan.
In the end, Patton was crucified by reporters and the upper level brass caved to this pressure. As a result, the war in the West continued for another six months. We now know Patton would have been able to get to Berlin before Christmas. Once again, given the tenor of the country in 1970, it's no surprise that Patton was portrayed as an egomaniacal clown.
It's interesting history- I'd recommend the Soul of Battle by Victor Davis Hanson.
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Based on actual casualties, Patton saved way more lives with his breakthrough tactics than the hesitant, indecisive Bradlee....but the press loved Brad's "aw shucks, I'm just doing my job" persona. Patton blustered and fostered a crude, aggressive public image. Nevertheless, he was not just some nut who believed he was Alexander the Great reincarnated. He swept across France in a matter of weeks and was held up at the border of Germany for political reasons. On hindsight, this was Eisenhower pandering to Montgomery's ego. Patton's gas and supplies went to Monty for Market Garden- which proved a stupendously bad plan.
In the end, Patton was crucified by reporters and the upper level brass caved to this pressure. As a result, the war in the West continued for another six months. We now know Patton would have been able to get to Berlin before Christmas. Once again, given the tenor of the country in 1970, it's no surprise that Patton was portrayed as an egomaniacal clown.
It's interesting history- I'd recommend the Soul of Battle by Victor Davis Hanson.
https://www.nytimes.com/books/first/h/hanson-battle.html
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Blue Velvet: "Where's my Bourbon?..." "Pabst Blue Ribbon!" "Mommy!"
It's my favorite movie of all time, but I'm demented.
Jim,
It's supposed to be a role model for a 13 year old boy. I am not sure Dennis Hopper's character is a role model for a 13 year old unless you are reading him for a trip to the big house. :D ;D :pop (tiny but mighty)
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Jim,
It's supposed to be a role model for a 13 year old boy. I am not sure Dennis Hopper's character is a role model for a 13 year old unless you are reading him for a trip to the big house. :D ;D :pop (tiny but mighty)
Well......I'm not sure "Scarface" or "Good Fellows" would fit the bill either. :BEER: :)
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13 years old? I must apologize for my earlier suggestion for some porn. Focused on testosterone film festival and did not read on. Sorry.
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Also, since we're talking movies: "I bought a Vampire Motorcycle"......
Kevin
Never heard of it, but sounds like fun.
Amazon suggested I might also like "Chopper Chicks in Zombietown" and "Surf Nazis must Die" :-O. Hmmmm.
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Blue Velvet: "Where's my Bourbon?..." "Pabst Blue Ribbon!" "Mommy!"
It's my favorite movie of all time, but I'm demented.
BTW this is one of my all time favs also Jim. So I'll join you on the demented list. ~; My wife was grossed out by it, poor dear. She is not a prude but I think the whole "mommy mommy" thing inhaling whatever it is, was too much for her. :pop (tiny but mighty).
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Jim,
It's supposed to be a role model for a 13 year old boy. I am not sure Dennis Hopper's character is a role model for a 13 year old unless you are reading him for a trip to the big house. :D ;D :pop (tiny but mighty)
Well, Dennis Hopper wouldn't be a roll model in Blue Velvet, but one might argue that Kyle MacLachlan could be. My son was 13 or 14 when he saw it, and now he's a great kid who is a junior at NC State with a 4.0 average. The reason I like it so much is Lynch's writing and direction. It kept me on the edge of my seat most of the way through, alternating between laughing and terrified. Sorry Greta didn't like it, but that's understandable, since it's obviously not for everyone.
Tiny but Mighty!
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An oddball because it is a somewhat normal film for David Lynch, is The Straight Story with Richard Farnsworth. Also, they just announced that another TV version of Twin Peaks will be released in 2016.
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Thanks Blackcat, just a couple days ago I was talking to my wife, wondering what David was up to, since he seemed pretty quiet after Inland Empire. I hope he got the extreme stuff out of his system with that one.
Edit: I had to look up The Straight Story because I didn't recognize the title, but yes, I enjoyed that one very much.
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I didn't see Inland Emprire.......I find Laura Dern to be annoying in almost everything.
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Picture a whole movie like the very end of Twin Peaks.
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What!! No one mentioned "Blues Brothers"? The greatest "musical" ever made.
I asked Fay to pick out a movie to watch last night, and she chose "The Blues Brothers". Aside from a couple of cartoonish silly moments, that really is a good musical.
So maybe since she picked it and she's a girl, it loses its credentials as a "Guy Movie"? And the only movie she REFUSES to watch with me is "Cool Hand Luke", so its credentials are certainly established ....
Lannis
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Picture a whole movie like the very end of Twin Peaks.
Hmmm.....have to rent it from Netflix.
I thought this was a good film:
(http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/ghd/60034800.jpg)
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So maybe since she picked it and she's a girl, it loses its credentials as a "Guy Movie"?
Nah, Kim has been in the kitchen making mashed potatos and said, "excuse me while I whip this out." She can quote the Holy Grail and the Josey Wales too.
Some women are just "special" Lannis.
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Just a reminder here: we are talking about Guy movies- not simply good movies. (The Machinist is a powerful performance, but it's not a "guy movie")
Just because they are great guy movies does not mean that women must be repulsed by them.
The fact that Fay chose The Blues Brothers does not disqualify the movie. Rather, it is only proof that Lannis, indeed, found a "keeper". Damn- I bet she can TIG weld and swing a chainsaw as well.
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I am presently watching a chick movie. The girl with the dragon tattoo.
I love it when she comes to an understanding with the guy who controls her money.
I think I shall buy this one.
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I am presently watching a chick movie. The girl with the dragon tattoo.
I saw the Swedish version and the American version. Both were very well done. Also saw the Swedish versions of The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest. All were on Netflix.
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Well, Dennis Hopper wouldn't be a roll model in Blue Velvet, but one might argue that Kyle MacLachlan could be. My son was 13 or 14 when he saw it, and now he's a great kid who is a junior at NC State with a 4.0 average. The reason I like it so much is Lynch's writing and direction. It kept me on the edge of my seat most of the way through, alternating between laughing and terrified. Sorry Greta didn't like it, but that's understandable, since it's obviously not for everyone.
Tiny but Mighty!
This was a set up so you could brag on your brainy kid at State. ;-T ;D :pop (tiny but mighty)
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Just a reminder here: we are talking about Guy movies- not simply good movies. (The Machinist is a powerful performance, but it's not a "guy movie")
PC :+=copcar Who gets to decide?
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PC :+=copcar Who gets to decide?
Whoever has an opinion! ~;
Lannis
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I am presently watching a chick movie. The girl with the dragon tattoo.
I love it when she comes to an understanding with the guy who controls her money.
I think I shall buy this one.
The Dragon series is definitely not a chick flick nor a man flick. It is just a great trilogy. I am a freakin freak and have watched each Swedish version 3 times.
The plot and subplots are great.
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How do you understand the Swedish version? Is it dubbed in English, or does it have subtitles? Or maybe you speak the language.j
And I know you were kidding, but I was cringing when I typed that about my son. It did support my point, so I felt it necessary. :)
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How do you understand the Swedish version? Is it dubbed in English, or does it have subtitles? Or maybe you speak the language.j
And I know you were kidding, but I was cringing when I typed that about my son. It did support my point, so I felt it necessary. :)
Harvey has a dog that translates , or more accurately it translates the dialogue to cat , and then the cat translates the dialogue to English :D
Dusty
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Just a reminder here: we are talking about Guy movies- not simply good movies. (The Machinist is a powerful performance, but it's not a "guy movie.
"MOVIE INFO
Brad Anderson directs the psychological thriller The Machinist, a production of Spain's Filmax company. Christian Bale plays Trevor Reznik, a factory lathe operator who has developed a serious case of insomnia. Lack of sleep has already started to wear down on his brain and his body. When he's involved in an accident at work, his co-workers turn against him. He starts to find strange notes in his apartment and see people that apparently aren't there. Jennifer Jason Leigh stars as call girl … More"
...psychological thriller....factory lathe operator....call girl. I thought it was a guy movie. Certainly not a Wuthering Heights type movie. ;)
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How do you understand the Swedish version? Is it dubbed in English, or does it have subtitles? Or maybe you speak the language.j
And I know you were kidding, but I was cringing when I typed that about my son. It did support my point, so I felt it necessary. :)
Oh man I was just messing with you. I am really sorry if I embarrassed you and made it sound like your were bragging. Shit man I'd be puttin up billboards if I had a kid with a 4.0 at State. Crap I do not even have a kid but like Dusty says I got a smart dog. A border collie is smarter than anything except they are stupid as shit cause they have no safety judgement. They do not care a bit about their bodies. It's all about going as fast and fur-ious as they can and if the crash so what. They make up for it with afterburners.
But really Jim I'm sorry for jerking your chain. And yes the Swedish version is subtitled. I am lucky to be unilingual. And good for you and your smart kid man.
:pop (tiny but mighty)
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No problem at all about the kid in school thing, I knew you were teasing.
We started the Swedish version this evening and when it had subtitles we killed it. Not because we don't like subtitles, but because we were making Crepe Calzones on an electric griddle in front of the TV, and knew we couldn't concentrate on the dialog and cook at the same time. Boy they were good.
Oh, and I've met your Border Collie a couple times, and the afterburner description is good. We have an Australian Shepherd, and she's similar in the energy department. Whenever anyone or anything comes into the yard, be it a person or UPS truck, when it tries to leave, the dog tries to herd it back into the yard at any expense. Too bad we aren't raising a herd of sheep or goats or voles or aardvarks.
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About the most anti-PC movie, by almost anyone's standards, has to be the Sascha Baron Cohen film "The Dictator" Great guy film imho,
John
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About the most anti-PC movie, by almost anyone's standards, has to be the Sascha Baron Cohen film "The Dictator" Great guy film imho,
John
Funny film. My neighbor co-wrote and produced it - he rides a Norton.
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There is not much dialog in the girl tattoo movie but I did really like when after she rescues her partner from torture she leans down close to him
and quietly asks. "May I kill him"?
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I just saw "Inherent Vice"
wow
"The Big Labowski" meets "The Long Good Bye" meets Hunter S Thompson.
funniest movie I've seen in years. So many good lines. I'm going to have to see it again to catch what I missed the first time.
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I've not seen the Swedish version of the dragon movies. I understand they are better, and the local small town library has them. I just don't have (take) much time to watch movies. Loved the Blues Brothers. *Everyone* in that movie are musicians, a fact that I only realized while watching it straight several years later.. ;D :BEER:
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Fury
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2713180/
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I just saw "Inherent Vice"
wow
"The Big Labowski" meets "The Long Good Bye" meets Hunter S Thompson.
funniest movie I've seen in years. So many good lines. I'm going to have to see it again to catch what I missed the first time.
I've been loving the trailer for this one. Now it's a must see. Just the review I needed.