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Re: Favorite Movies - Your Short List

Post by Kriegsspiel » Mon Dec 14, 2020 7:42 pm

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Are there any relatively new (< 5 years old) movies that ARE worth anything? The last one I saw that I liked was The Hobbit, and even that got a bit annoying toward the end.
1917 has been mentioned here. It's definitely worth a watch. Ford v Ferrari was a fun recent one. Oh, Knives Out was super fun!
I've heard good things about The Joker and Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, but I haven't seen them yet.
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What’s this, your shopping list? :-D
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Smith1776 wrote:
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What’s this, your shopping list? :-D
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I think these are phrases that have a similar "feel" to the phrase "Benedict Cumberbatch".
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A really good submarine movie has to impart a sense of claustrophobia, complete with sweaty palms.
"Buried" - but only if you like claustrophbia
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Post by dualstow » Tue Dec 15, 2020 6:36 am

Xan wrote:
Mon Dec 14, 2020 10:11 pm
Smith1776 wrote:
Mon Dec 14, 2020 10:09 pm
dualstow wrote:
Mon Dec 14, 2020 7:10 pm


What’s this, your shopping list? :-D
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😂 it seems so obvious now that you told me.
i thought it was joke rap lyrics!
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Kriegsspiel wrote:
Mon Dec 14, 2020 7:42 pm
Xan wrote:
Mon Dec 14, 2020 3:49 pm
WiseOne wrote:
Mon Dec 14, 2020 2:40 pm
Are there any relatively new (< 5 years old) movies that ARE worth anything? The last one I saw that I liked was The Hobbit, and even that got a bit annoying toward the end.
1917 has been mentioned here. It's definitely worth a watch. Ford v Ferrari was a fun recent one. Oh, Knives Out was super fun!
I've heard good things about The Joker and Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, but I haven't seen them yet.
American moviemaking has been in decline since about World War II. Consider the 10 movies nominated for best picture in 1939:

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
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Stagecoach
The Wizard of Oz
Wuthering Heights.

Note that every single one of 1939’s nominees for Best Picture remains a highly “watch-able” classic, all made under the discipline of the old studio system, which kept a tight rein on the worst excesses of writers, directors, and actors.

Today’s highly “un-watch-able” exercises in mutual masturbation – both literal and figurative- issue forth from the likes of Harvey Weinstein. Why should we be surprised that his “creative products” resemble the squalid decadence of his personal life?
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At the rate I'm going that might be the only way my genes get perpetuated. ::)
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慢慢來, Mr Smith. Take your time.
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Post by Mark Leavy » Tue Dec 22, 2020 8:14 pm

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Don Juan DeMarco
Just watched it. Fantastic. Added to the list of training films.
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Mark Leavy wrote:
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Don Juan DeMarco
Just watched it. Fantastic. Added to the list of training films.
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Post by Mark Leavy » Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:34 pm

The Accountant

Imagine Vinny traveling the world, fixing the books, collecting gold and killing people.
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Mark Leavy wrote:
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The Accountant

Imagine Vinny traveling the world, fixing the books, collecting gold and killing people.
great movie made my list too..
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The Accountant

Imagine Vinny traveling the world, fixing the books, collecting gold and killing people.


There seem to be two versions. I assume it is the other one? Not this one?

https://www.amazon.com/Accountant-Ray-M ... 713&sr=8-2

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Post by vnatale » Sun Jan 03, 2021 8:56 pm

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The Accountant

Imagine Vinny traveling the world, fixing the books, collecting gold and killing people.


And peeing in jars. Don't forget the jars.


It killed me to have it all go to waste when in my office. I thought about keeping a milk gallon jug in my office to use but I thought that, even for me, that might be carrying to far. So I never did. Eventually I may have.

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vnatale wrote:
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There seem to be two versions. I assume it is the other one? Not this one?

https://www.amazon.com/Accountant-Ray-M ... 713&sr=8-2
Not that one. This one.
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There seem to be two versions. I assume it is the other one? Not this one?

https://www.amazon.com/Accountant-Ray-M ... 713&sr=8-2


Not that one. This one.


Will watch it when it comes to either Amazon Prime or Netflix online.

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Post by glennds » Sun Jan 03, 2021 10:48 pm

For anyone into music, heists and car chase scenes, I recommend Baby Driver.
Highly creative movie. Especially the use of music, very cool music.

Another movie that used music very well is Bad Times at the El Royale.

Coincidentally Jon Hamm stars in both these recommendations.
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Post by dualstow » Mon Jan 04, 2021 10:27 am

Mark Leavy wrote:
Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:34 pm
The Accountant

Imagine Vinny traveling the world, fixing the books, collecting gold and killing people.
My Dad was an accounting major and worked as treasurer for a large firm. When 'The Accountant' came out he pointed out at least 3 shows & films where the accountant was the "bad" guy. He loved it. I think Ozark is another.

(side note: Mark I've been describing your adventures & lifestyle and my ex-gf officially wants to run away with you).
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Post by vnatale » Wed Jan 06, 2021 3:25 pm

Mark Leavy wrote:
Sun Jan 03, 2021 9:01 pm

vnatale wrote:
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There seem to be two versions. I assume it is the other one? Not this one?

https://www.amazon.com/Accountant-Ray-M ... 713&sr=8-2


Not that one. This one.


I did watch the "wrong" one because it was available on Amazon Prime.

I think it is your kind of movie...

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Post by Mark Leavy » Wed Jan 06, 2021 3:28 pm

vnatale wrote:
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I think it is your kind of movie...
Very cool. I’ll give it a watch.
Thanks.

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That was great. I was hooked at Jimmie Dale Gilmore's rendition of Mack the Knife and it only got better from there.
Not a single scene, word or motion out of place.
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