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FOT Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: Gilly on March 31, 2010, 10:06:04 PM
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I'm looking for some fun movies to fill up my near empty Netflix Queue. Not that I don't want to think, but I'm looking for some escapism in movies right now, not something that will make me depressed... I've got enough of that in my life right now :)
I'm upset that Netflix took away the friends ratings on movie pages. That was my source for filling up my queue...
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Fever Pitch?
but really, I watched Post Grad the other day and thoroughly enjoyed it.
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The Life Aquatic
The Monty Python movies
Inglorious Basterds
edit: i re-read your post and the first and third mentions might borderline the 'depressing' at times but they will put a smile on your face I think.
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I don't like it like I did in high school, but I think Almost Famous is the perfect thing to watch to lighten the mood.
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ANYTHING WITH ED WYNN
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Raising Arizona
Anchorman
Noises Off!
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What about Pee-Wee's Big Adventure?
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I thought "Fantastic Mr. Fox" was pretty fun. Albeit slightly pretentious ... and a few melancholy moments here and there (it's a Wes Anderson film, after all) ... but pretty fun for the most part.
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I thought "Fantastic Mr. Fox" was pretty fun. Albeit slightly pretentious ... and a few melancholy moments here and there (it's a Wes Anderson film, after all) ... but pretty fun for the most part.
Yeah Fantastic Fox was a really fun movie from last year. Bad Lieutenant Port Of Call was pretty fun and wasn't as bad as i thought it was going to be also.
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I liked Fantastic Mr. Fox a lot as well. I received Princess and the Frog the same day and that was really bad. I don't think I've ever been bored with a Disney movie before I saw this. I've seen some bad Disney movies but they've never been boring.
I definitely will put Bad Lieutenant Port Of Call on my queue. I don't watch a lot of action movies because there isn't a middle ground with them. They're either awful or good so I wait until one gets recommended to me. I can watch awful comedies because you usually get a couple laughs, but there isn't a redeeming factor when it comes to bad action movies.
So far I think I've seen everything here except for Bad Lieutenant and Post Grad. Post Grad goes on the list as well despite it's 8% Rotten Tomato rating... It seems like something my wife might like and I always trust a FOT.
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Teen Wolf (80's)
Billy Madison (90's)
The Incredibles (00's)
Those clearly aren't the best movies of their decades but probably the ones I personally watched the most.
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Kicking and Screaming, the 1995 Noah Baumbach one.
I've been tearing through Newsradio on instant watch lately.
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I'd recommend Uptown Saturday Night and Let's Do It Again, the Sidney Poitier/Bill Cosby buddy comedies from the mid-70s.
Also, I don't know if you've seen Midnight Run, but that would also fit the bill, I think.
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Anchorman
Wow, I forgot about that one somehow.
In the big hollywood funny movie department...
this was one of the funniest ever for me. I enjoyed it immensely.
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The In-Laws (Serpentine.)
Slap Shot (not a hockey fan so much but I love hockey movies)
Ben Hur (which I find hilarious)
Ishtar (do not let that pseudo-insider Hollywood talk about how it went way over budget scare you off-this is some comedy gold right here)
And for sheer ridiculousness, to the point where it kind of hurts:
Eagle Shooting Heroes
The Story of Ricky
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Yeah, I was going to say the In-Laws, too. Also:
Idiocracy
Black Dynamite - I just saw this the other day. It's really funny, and has some great kung fu.
The Daytrippers
Funny Bones
I'm sure more will come to me...
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All the old Alec Guinness movies
I'm All Right, Jack
Bedazzled (Peter Cooke/Dudley Moore original)
Help and A Hard Day's Night
Shaw movies (Major Barbara, Pygmalion, Caesar and Cleopatra)
Blithe Spirit
The Importance of Being Earnest (original)
Dr. Strangelove
Local Hero and other Bill Forsyth movies
Withnail and I
Life Is Sweet
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A Shot in the Dark
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek and other Preston Sturges films
Trouble in Paradise
Few contemporary movies fit my own idea of "pure" fun. That is, something that isn't mediocre or outright lousy but is relatively free of cynicism, neurosis, angst, irony, etc. Fantastic Mr. Fox is a rare exception.
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3 movies that have been on my mind lately:
Harvey - Jimmy Stewart's unfailing, almost-superhuman politeness and friendliness in this movie is one of the funniest things I've ever seen. Good movie for easter time, also.
Zulu - I've been on a Michael Caine kick lately and I just watched this the other week. When I want big dumb escapism, this is a movie I frequently reach for. Just 2 hours of British dudes in a fort fending off wave after wave after wave of bloodthirsty Zulus - great for a lazy afternoon.
Cleopatra Jones - Shelley Winters' performance in this as "Mommy", a foulmouthed lesbian drug lord, is one of the great treasures of Western culture. Sooo, soo much fun.
I will also vigorously second the nominations of Raising Arizona, A Shot In The Dark, Idiocracy, and The Story Of Ricky. Oh man, how on earth could I have forgetten The Story of Ricky.
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Hellzapoppin'.
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I am also going through Newsradio on Netflix watch instantly. It has aged remarkably well.
For 'fun' movies, I have to say Hot Fuzz makes me so happy deep down in my soul. A great film even apart from the satirical elements that makes it a parody.
Corman's Bucket of Blood is really fun and still a relevant send up of 'hipster' (in this case, beatnik) culture.
On Hulu, there are two decent documentaries: Summer Camp! (which is about, you guessed it, a summer camp) and Billy the Kid (it's like freaks and geeks the documentary).
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I can't believe I forgot Slapshot!
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I am also going through Newsradio on Netflix watch instantly. It has aged remarkably well.
The Security Door episode of Newsradio may be my favorite episode of any television comedy.
I recently watcehd Out of Sight, I thought that was a good/fun movie.
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On Hulu, there are two decent documentaries: Summer Camp! (which is about, you guessed it, a summer camp) and Billy the Kid (it's like freaks and geeks the documentary).
Billy The Kid is a phenomenal documentary, but I don't know if I'd use the term "fun" to describe my viewing experience, so much as "made me so uncomfortable that I felt sick to my stomach".
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Kicking and Screaming, the 1995 Noah Baumbach one.
This has been a favorite of mine since it was released. I was one of those guys who was pissed that it took forever to get a DVD release.
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I will always love Evil Dead II for pure, unadulterated fun.
Army of Darkness is great too, but it seems to be going primarily for laughs, whereas Evil Dead II feels like it is just a preposterous horror movie...so preposterous you have to laugh.
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It Happened One Night
Monkey Business
Three Amigos
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Three Amigos
"Kiss me on the veranda."
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The In-Laws (Serpentine.)
Slap Shot (not a hockey fan so much but I love hockey movies)
Ben Hur (which I find hilarious)
Ishtar (do not let that pseudo-insider Hollywood talk about how it went way over budget scare you off-this is some comedy gold right here)
And for sheer ridiculousness, to the point where it kind of hurts:
Eagle Shooting Heroes
The Story of Ricky
YES! The Story of Ricky! Great pick AC!
Since you're a Minnesotan, I'm going to suggest MST3k for the blues -my favorite movie being Manos:The Hands of Fate. There are quite a few available right instant-view right now. I just watched The Final Sacrifice a few days ago. Time Chasers is another favorite.
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Oh man, how on earth could I have forgetten The Story of Ricky.
Another fan! Yas! badgrammer too!
Ricky is easier to find than Eagle Shooting Heroes, and it is so worth it. A good one for a group of people to watch. Easily one of the most ridiculous movies ever made.
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All the old Alec Guinness movies
I'm All Right, Jack
Bedazzled (Peter Cooke/Dudley Moore original)
Help and A Hard Day's Night
Shaw movies (Major Barbara, Pygmalion, Caesar and Cleopatra)
Blithe Spirit
The Importance of Being Earnest (original)
Dr. Strangelove
Local Hero and other Bill Forsyth movies
Withnail and I
Life Is Sweet
Love all your picks too Sarah ... glad there's another Forsyth fan round here!
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Just remembered that one of my favorite fun movies is the original Dawn of the Dead. I think of it as the movie equivalent of comfort food.
Also, Michael Powell movies.
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I will always love Evil Dead II for pure, unadulterated fun.
Army of Darkness is great too, but it seems to be going primarily for laughs, whereas Evil Dead II feels like it is just a preposterous horror movie...so preposterous you have to laugh.
I don't know, man, I mean, the Three Stooges riff? Hard for me to imagine they intended it to be serious, but it is seriously fun.
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These are all good suggestions. My definition of fun isn't just comedy, just stuff to sit back and enjoy... not even feel good, just stuff that doesn't try to emulate real life... escapism is what I'm shooting for.
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I will always love Evil Dead II for pure, unadulterated fun.
Army of Darkness is great too, but it seems to be going primarily for laughs, whereas Evil Dead II feels like it is just a preposterous horror movie...so preposterous you have to laugh.
I don't know, man, I mean, the Three Stooges riff? Hard for me to imagine they intended it to be serious, but it is seriously fun.
I didn't mean to imply anything about Raimi's intentions. I was simply saying that Evil Dead II feels like equal parts horror film and comedy. Army of Darkness felt predominantly like a comedy. But part of my opinion is affected by the fact that my first viewing of Evil Dead II took me totally by surprise. I had no idea it was going to be funny at all, and the resulting laughter and delight was huge. With Army of Darkness, I went in with high expectations and so I was less impressed...even though I still enjoyed myself.
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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Pee Wee's Big Adventure
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T
Clifford
Stop Making Sense
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Stop Making Sense
This is a great suggestion. I remember how delighted I was the first time I saw this. And for that matter, every successive time!
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Does anyone else love those goofy teen surf movies from the early-mid 60's?
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Does anyone else love those goofy teen surf movies from the early-mid 60's?
There was one on AMC awhile back that I got sucked into, but I don't remember which one.
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On Hulu, there are two decent documentaries: Summer Camp! (which is about, you guessed it, a summer camp) and Billy the Kid (it's like freaks and geeks the documentary).
Billy The Kid is a phenomenal documentary, but I don't know if I'd use the term "fun" to describe my viewing experience, so much as "made me so uncomfortable that I felt sick to my stomach".
Yeah, I guess it does get pretty intense at moments but I think it leaves you with a very positive feeling. The world is a very serious place to this kid and he literally see his role in life as something from the countless 80s movies he grew up on. I love the terminator quotes and the karate kid inspired haircut.
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I'm upset that Netflix took away the friends ratings on movie pages. That was my source for filling up my queue...
I don't get that move at all and it seems everyone is annoyed by it. I'd much rather know what my netflix friends thought of a movie than some random Netflix customer review.
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The Hudsucker Proxy
I Love You to Death
Anchorman
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Not going to repeat anybody else, but there are some great ones on here. But the list is sadly missing:
Robocop
Wild Zero
Crank 2: High Voltage
36 Chamber Of Shaolin (aka Shaolin Master Killer)
Battle Royale
Big Trouble In Little China
A Boy And His Dog (aka, I kid you not, Psycho Boy And his Killer Dog)
Snatch
Six String Samurai
But seriously. Someday I'll post my reasons why Robocop is one of my favorite films of all time. I'm a huge movie person, I love really well crafted films that are meaningful and deep and insightful. Robocop has all of that and is stone cold bad ass.
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Not going to repeat anybody else, but there are some great ones on here. But the list is sadly missing:
Robocop
Wild Zero
Crank 2: High Voltage
36 Chamber Of Shaolin (aka Shaolin Master Killer)
Battle Royale
Big Trouble In Little China
A Boy And His Dog (aka, I kid you not, Psycho Boy And his Killer Dog)
Snatch
Six String Samurai
But seriously. Someday I'll post my reasons why Robocop is one of my favorite films of all time. I'm a huge movie person, I love really well crafted films that are meaningful and deep and insightful. Robocop has all of that and is stone cold bad ass.
This list is a thing of beauty, Trox.
Oh! Another one!
Air Force One (which me and my pals dubbed President Kick Ass, and if you even mention Harrison Ford on, near, or around the Best Show, Tom will go "GET OFF MY PLANE!" in that gruff everyman-pushed-to-his-breaking-point voice that's the only thing Harrison Ford does. Srsly, when he laughs in a movie it looks like the muscles in his face have never held that position before. Unbelievable.)
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Not going to repeat anybody else, but there are some great ones on here. But the list is sadly missing:
Robocop
Wild Zero
Crank 2: High Voltage
36 Chamber Of Shaolin (aka Shaolin Master Killer)
Battle Royale
Big Trouble In Little China
A Boy And His Dog (aka, I kid you not, Psycho Boy And his Killer Dog)
Snatch
Six String Samurai
But seriously. Someday I'll post my reasons why Robocop is one of my favorite films of all time. I'm a huge movie person, I love really well crafted films that are meaningful and deep and insightful. Robocop has all of that and is stone cold bad ass.
I tried watching Crank 1 on USA a few weeks ago... I don't get how anybody can watch the movies they show edited. I hear good and bad things about the Crank movies. Is the sequel better?
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Ooo I love any Frank Capra movies. They are great. I spent all last spring semester writing research papers on Capra and his films in my Writing and Film class.
My favorites:
It Happened One Night
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
You Can't Take It with You
and my very favorite is the vastly underrated American Madness.
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Samurai Cop
A Day at the Races
Wet Hot American Summer
Smile
Skidoo
The Palm Beach Story
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But seriously. Someday I'll post my reasons why Robocop is one of my favorite films of all time. I'm a huge movie person, I love really well crafted films that are meaningful and deep and insightful. Robocop has all of that and is stone cold bad ass.
I watched Robocop last summer for the first time in at least 10 years and was surprised how well it holds up.
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Not going to repeat anybody else, but there are some great ones on here. But the list is sadly missing:
Robocop
Wild Zero
Crank 2: High Voltage
36 Chamber Of Shaolin (aka Shaolin Master Killer)
Battle Royale
Big Trouble In Little China
A Boy And His Dog (aka, I kid you not, Psycho Boy And his Killer Dog)
Snatch
Six String Samurai
But seriously. Someday I'll post my reasons why Robocop is one of my favorite films of all time. I'm a huge movie person, I love really well crafted films that are meaningful and deep and insightful. Robocop has all of that and is stone cold bad ass.
I tried watching Crank 1 on USA a few weeks ago... I don't get how anybody can watch the movies they show edited. I hear good and bad things about the Crank movies. Is the sequel better?
You know how some directors will make a 'love letter' to their fans? Being asked back for Crank 2, this director decided to write a letter bomb. It shows such distain for it's own frat-boy, beat-em-up audience that it becomes transcendent. It has the main character on fire, kissing his girlfriend to the tune of REO Speedwagon. Fuckin' aye.
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Skidoo
I want to see that but Netflix doesn't have it right now. Harry Nilsson did the soundtrack, but the soundtrack sounds like it's made for the movie, not for just listening to.
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Skidoo is a one-of-a-kind movie, to say the least.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063612/trivia
(At the end, Harry Nilsson sings the credits.)
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Skidoo is a one-of-a-kind movie, to say the least.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063612/trivia
(At the end, Harry Nilsson sings the credits.)
Meh, I thought it was your average, run of the mill, Jackie-Gleason-tripping-on-LSD, Groucho-Marx-playing-a-character-named-God, Carol-Channing-stripping-to-her-underwear fare.
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Skidoo is a one-of-a-kind movie, to say the least.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063612/trivia
(At the end, Harry Nilsson sings the credits.)
Only the credits? I know the rest is instrumental, but I thought he wrote the whole thing.
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Yes, he wrote the whole soundtrack, but he sings out the credits as they roll at the end. That's what I meant.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4IMX26xF9Q
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I like Woody Allen's 'early, funny ones': Bananas, Sleeper
The Blues Brothers
Caddyshack
Big Lebowski
Spinal Tap
Willy Wonka etc
Terminator
Commando
Dr. Strangelove
Whatever movie was on MST3K
Ed Wood
Role Models
Balls of Fury
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i like crazy kung fu movies:
-Seven Deadly Venoms
- Fantasy Mission Force
- The Invincible Armor (my personal favourite)
- Shoalin Vs. Wutang 1+2
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A Shot in the Dark
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek and other Preston Sturges films
Trouble in Paradise
Few contemporary movies fit my own idea of "pure" fun. That is, something that isn't mediocre or outright lousy but is relatively free of cynicism, neurosis, angst, irony, etc. Fantastic Mr. Fox is a rare exception.
Another contemporary one that i thought was fun is Happy Go Lucky.
I haven't seen it since its hard to find but I've always thought Leningrad Cowboys Go America looked fun.
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Samurai Cop
How could a samurai be a cop? That movie sounds completely unrealistic.
- Fantasy Mission Force
A borrowed copy of this has been sitting on my TV for a while waiting to get around to it. I am very excited to carve out some time for it this weekend.
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Samurai Cop
How could a samurai be a cop? That movie sounds completely unrealistic.
Duh, it's the other way around - he's a cop who is also a samurai. Crack a Robert Z'Dar-co-starring 80's b-movie much? Cause it don't sound like you do.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fvni9KbZfoo
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Did anyone tell them that they weren't stage acting?
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I like the music.
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Did anyone tell them that they weren't stage acting?
Haha! I was wondering about the pacing of this scene...I think you hit the nail on the head with stage acting!
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The Warriors. No other film has more deftly straddled the line between campy and badass. Try and get ahold of the original DVD release; supposedly the directors cut adds a bunch of comic book transitions that look stupid. (Yes, I am complaining about something that "looks stupid" in a movie featuring the Baseball Furies.)
(http://civilclothing.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Baseball-furies.jpg)
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Did anyone tell them that they weren't stage acting?
Haha! I was wondering about the pacing of this scene...I think you hit the nail on the head with stage acting!
You mean bad acting, not stage acting.
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Did anyone tell them that they weren't stage acting?
Haha! I was wondering about the pacing of this scene...I think you hit the nail on the head with stage acting!
You mean bad acting, not stage acting.
Er, yeah. That's what I meant...!
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The Warriors. No other film has more deftly straddled the line between campy and badass. Try and get ahold of the original DVD release; supposedly the directors cut adds a bunch of comic book transitions that look stupid. (Yes, I am complaining about something that "looks stupid" in a movie featuring the Baseball Furies.)
(http://civilclothing.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Baseball-furies.jpg)
I love The Warriors myself. And yeah, the director's cut was just unnecessary. The "comic book" cuts don't add anythng and look silly. Also there's a new intro at the beginning that talks about Greek warriors or something. Like, the movie wasn't absurd enough on it's own.
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Detroit Metal City (NOT Detroit Rock City) Co-starring GENE SIMMONS as the evil metal overlord (I am not joking)!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-h-uPCYLM8[/youtube]
I'm not sure if it's been released on dvd or not yet - and if you can't find it on Netflix, you can watch it here (in parts) for free.
http://www.mysoju.com/detroit-metal-city/
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Oh! It's also based on the Japanese manga of the same name.
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Isn't Detroit Metal City the anime that had that insane "10 Rapes A Second" song?
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I haven't seen the anime yet, but I've heard that song is in it. I think there's a joke about that song in the movie version...
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I don't know how you can like a show that finds humor in rape. Are you a lowlife?
I'm joking. I also like DMC.
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Oh plz...this is the campiest, silliest film I've seen in years! ::) There's a joke about that SONG not rape!
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Honest!! :)
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The Lonely Guy
Modern Romance
Walking and Talking
High Fidelity
The Tao of Steve
Kicking and Screaming
Barcelona
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The Tao of Steve
I enjoyed this movie and thought that I may have imagined it since no one I know has ever heard of it.
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Falling Down
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Bottle Rocket
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The Tao of Steve
I enjoyed this movie and thought that I may have imagined it since no one I know has ever heard of it.
I've seen it, too, so it is at least a folie à trois.
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I would put Dazed and Confused on this list also.
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Tao of Steve would probably fit into my top 100 movies I've watched.
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I'm assuming you've seen both Bill & Ted movies, but if not, they belong here as well.
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I hear they are remaking Bill & Ted. Wonder who'll play them. I hope it's Michael Madsen and Wilford Brimley.
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Kung Pao: Enter the Fist
Drunken Master (not to be confused with the Legend of Drunken Master)
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Kung Pao: Enter the Fist
Drunken Master (not to be confused with the Legend of Drunken Master)
Yeah! Those are great! I forgot to post Stephen Chow's Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle earlier. This post just reminded me.
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Yes, he wrote the whole soundtrack, but he sings out the credits as they roll at the end. That's what I meant.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4IMX26xF9Q
I don't know anything about this movie, but Frank Gorshin, Burgess Meredith, AND Caeser Romero together in a non-Batman movie? This I gotta see.
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Shaw movies (Major Barbara, Pygmalion, Caesar and Cleopatra)
Just noticed that TCM is going to show these and The Devil's Disciple this Thursday night. In case anyone's interested.
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Although I truly can't endorse any of the people behind the production of it or say much good about most any of the "cast", Windy City Heat gives me a warm, funny, comfortable feeling every time I watch it. There are parts of it that still make me laugh nearly to tears, even though I've seen it many times.
Three Men and a Buble was pretty heartwarming too.