Movies You Adore and Wish Your Loved Ones with Great Taste Didn't Detest.

[Son of Dorvid]

- American Beauty
- Lost in Translation
- Amadeus (this is a major litmus test for the ladies.  Wanna get with me?  Lie to me about Amadeus.)

[gravy boat]

- American Beauty
- Lost in Translation
- Amadeus (this is a major litmus test for the ladies.  Wanna get with me?  Lie to me about Amadeus.)

Another Bill Murray movie - Quick Change. 

[jbissell]

Babe: Pig in the City
Magnolia - it's the frogs that seem to be the problem for my friends

[chrisfoll577]

another Sam Mendes film Road to Perdition.  I really enjoyed the Edward Hopper look and the emotionless, cold feel to the movie, but I nearly got laughed out of a film class for admitting to loving it... and a lot of my friends with good taste don't understand why I even like it.

[jbissell]

another Sam Mendes film Road to Perdition.  I really enjoyed the Edward Hopper look and the emotionless, cold feel to the movie, but I nearly got laughed out of a film class for admitting to loving it... and a lot of my friends with good taste don't understand why I even like it.

I'd take it over American Beauty any day. TOM HANKS AND PAUL NEWMAN AS BAD GUYS.

[Pat K]

The main thing I remember from Road To Perdition is Jude Law looking scary as shit in that suit with the little hat and those scars on his face. That was great.

My addition to this list that I can think of off the top of my head would be the amazing Riki-Oh/The Story of Ricky. Why do I always have to watch this breathtaking piece of cinema by myself, alone on my orange crate, is beyond me.

[iAmBaronVonTito]

Babe: Pig in the City
Magnolia - it's the frogs that seem to be the problem for my friends

trust me, its not just your friends- the frogs seem to be a problem for everybody.

Run, Ronnie, Run
School of Rock

[Bryan]

I was pretty shocked that one of my best pals, who normally sees eye-to-eye with me, hated Idiocracy.

[JonFromMaplewood]

Babe: Pig in the City
Magnolia - it's the frogs that seem to be the problem for my friends

trust me, its not just your friends- the frogs seem to be a problem for everybody.

Run, Ronnie, Run
School of Rock

It was not the frogs for me. I kinda loved the frogs.  For me, it was everyone breaking into song at the same time.  So PT Anderson likes Aimee Mann, must he have the characters all sing along...including the dying Jason Robards?

[JonFromMaplewood]

Joe Versus The Volcano.
 

DON'T JUDGE!

[Pat K]

Babe: Pig in the City
Magnolia - it's the frogs that seem to be the problem for my friends

trust me, its not just your friends- the frogs seem to be a problem for everybody.

Ha - I just posted about Magnolia on the "Movies That You Detest That Many Of Your Loved Ones Adore" thread. I was going to mention the frogs, but then I figured it was too obvious to mention.

I was pretty shocked that one of my best pals, who normally sees eye-to-eye with me, hated Idiocracy.

I had the exact same thing happen to me. People really don't like that movie - what gives?

[yesno]

I just rewatched Magnolia after the awesomeness of There Will Be Blood to see if maybe my tastes had evolved since whenever I first saw it.

Tom Cruise is awesome in it, but that's about all I like in the whole movie.  It just strikes me as both sincere and fake at the same time in a very California way.  It was neither deep nor funny, and it struck me as sentimental in a Hallmark kind of way.

Speaking of mumbo-jumbo California horseshit, and back to the topic, I really liked LA Story though a lot of my friends think it's terrible.

[iAmBaronVonTito]

I just rewatched Magnolia after the awesomeness of There Will Be Blood to see if maybe my tastes had evolved since whenever I first saw it.

Tom Cruise is awesome in it, but that's about all I like in the whole movie.  It just strikes me as both sincere and fake at the same time in a very California way.  It was neither deep nor funny, and it struck me as sentimental in a Hallmark kind of way.

Speaking of mumbo-jumbo California horseshit, and back to the topic, I really liked LA Story though a lot of my friends think it's terrible.

LA Story...with Steve Martin and Sarah Jessica Parker?!  i didn't see that coming.

[jbissell]

Babe: Pig in the City
Magnolia - it's the frogs that seem to be the problem for my friends

trust me, its not just your friends- the frogs seem to be a problem for everybody.

Run, Ronnie, Run
School of Rock

Run, Ronnie, Run was almost unwatchable. School of Rock was very enjoyable but I don't like the idea of a sequel.

[iAmBaronVonTito]

Babe: Pig in the City
Magnolia - it's the frogs that seem to be the problem for my friends

trust me, its not just your friends- the frogs seem to be a problem for everybody.

Run, Ronnie, Run
School of Rock

Run, Ronnie, Run was almost unwatchable. School of Rock was very enjoyable but I don't like the idea of a sequel.

i didnt like it the first time i watched it.  its hard to string out an entire full feature based on a short skit. 

theres going to be a School of Rock sequel?...ew buoy.