| Movies: The Good, The Bad, and the Worth Watching!
Posted: 7/23/2008 3:12:03 AM | I am not one to watch movies a lot. But part of that is that most of them in the era leave me flat. That is, wanting more than they have to offer. I don't terribly often walk out of a theater feeling I got my money's worth. I have a theory that just maybe Hollywood is running out of unique ideas. While I am not a big fan of older movies, I do find their themes and content to often be quite a bit more creative and distinct.
However I saw one this evening that was truly exceptional, which I had never heard of before. This was on Encore Cable and it is showing now. Highly recommended! Kind of rare these days.
It was called "Mad City" with Dustin Hoffman and John Travolta. Very intense and exceptionally well done. Also very very true to life. It hits hard. If you get a chance, this is definitely one to catch.
Mad City! This one is worth 4 dancing bananas! 
-Suth'nBoy 
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| Movies: The Good, The Bad, and the Worth Watching!
Posted: 7/23/2008 8:26:47 AM | One movie that I saw recently was MONGOL. It is the story of the early life and beginning of the reign of Ghengis Kahn.
It was a really good movie with historical value. It is beautifully done, with good acting and a beautiful setting.
I highly reccommend this moive to all. And I hope it won't be overlooked in favor of some of the pop culture ones that are now in theatres.
I must warn you however, that it is in the Mongol languaged, and therefoare subtitled, but I hope this won't stop you from seeing it.
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| Movies: The Good, The Bad, and the Worth Watching!
Posted: 7/23/2008 8:38:36 AM | Great post, and review kind sir. I will most definitely check it out. It seems I am happy these days if 10 % of the movies released from the money train, called Hollywood, are worth watching. In this modern day of special effects and sexy men and women, it seems that Hollywood forgot to actually focus on a good script. A few movies that I will say were worth watching for 2008, are the following:
No country for old men (remake)
There will be blood
The mist
There are a few others, but if you read the books, you would be very disappointed in the movie, as usually is the case. | |
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| Movies: The Good, The Bad, and the Worth Watching!
Posted: 7/24/2008 6:41:48 AM | That sounds like one I'd really like to catch too..
I've heard about it several times but have always missed it so far. Mental note taken.
Actually a few of those sound like good possibilities.
A sleeper from a few years ago that I have watched a few times and is among my all-time favorites is "Grand Canyon". I love the stuff that tells it like life really is. "Mad City" from Post #1, was like that too.
"Grand Canyon" is about typical life in L.A. with some very realistic drama and intrigue as it applies to the semi-yuppy set. But not at all soapy. That one remains a favorite of mine. It has a lot to say about life and human beings and some great acting. Another I thoroughly enjoyed was a comedy called "Dave", about a substitute president. It was hilarious, but relatively realistic too! I was going to tell you the ending, but I thought better of it. 
-Suth'nBoy 
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| Movies: The Good, The Bad, and the Worth Watching!
Posted: 7/24/2008 9:06:06 AM | If your looking for a good movie that not many people have even heard of,
check out The Hit. An engrossing and intense english film mae in the late 80's starring John Hurt , Terence Stamp and a young Tim Roth.
If you can even find it. | |
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| Movies: The Good, The Bad, and the Worth Watching!
Posted: 7/24/2008 7:18:11 PM | GREAT MOVIES:
The Usual Suspects
The Godfather
Seven
Primal Fear
Erin Brokovitch
Jaws
West Side Story
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
A Christmas Carol (The Alisair Simms version and the George C. Scott version)
It's A Wonderful Life
All the President's Men
CUTE MOVIES:
When Harry Met Sally
You've Got Mail
Sleepless in Seattle
Must Love Dogs
Something's Gotta Give
Love Actually
Bridget Jones Diary
About A Boy
GOOD MOVIES:
War Games
Titanic
Jurassic Park
Terminator (1 & 2)
Speed
Remember the Titans
Training Day
Amadeus
GOD-AWFUL MOVIES:
Jaws 3
Johnny Nneumonic
Terminator 3
(I'm sure I'll be back to add more to the lists) | |
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| Movies: The Good, The Bad, and the Worth Watching!
Posted: 7/24/2008 10:08:31 PM | good movies that came out not too long ago:
LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD(DIE HARD 4)
TRANSFORMERS
RAMBO 4
a bad movie that i saw a while ago:
ALIEN RESSURECTION
this is the last one in the series.its sad to see such a great series getting run into the ground so bad.what is wrong with the screenwriters.the first movie from ridley scott was so good and also the sequel from james cameron.why cant they make another brilliant sequel like that?even im sure i could have wrote a better movie and im not a movie writter.even tough alien 3 wasnt the best one is sure is better than this one.plus using a complete CGI alien for the action scenes.bad bad idea. | |
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| Movies: The Good, The Bad, and the Worth Watching!
Posted: 7/25/2008 2:01:28 AM | Blood and chocolate ~ beautyfull.....
Memoirs of a Geisha
Secret Window
wolf
interview with a Vampiere...i know...but love it...
Meet joe Black
Sleepy Hollow
Hide and Seek
Godsend
The holiday.....
the list is endless...... 
i dont watch any bad films...lmfao.....
i think the baddest one i own that gets hyped up, is "Girl interrupted...." 8-/ | |
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Posted: 7/25/2008 6:23:30 AM | Hail the Conquering Hero
Miracle of Morgan's Creek
The Lady Eve
Sullivan's Travels
The Great McGinty
The Thin Man
Ace In The Hole
Night Of The Hunter
Detour
Fingers
On The Water Front
Darkness On Top Of The Stairs
Badlands
One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
IF
Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia
Glengarry Glenross
Vertigo
The Wild Bunch
Sideways
Johnny Guitar
Heathers
Support Your Local Gun Slinger
True Romance
Wild At Heart
The Big Lebowski
Dr Strangelove
The Hill
Vanshing Point
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Posted: 7/25/2008 7:02:09 AM | I knew I'd think of more!
These belong between the GOOD & GREAT list!
THE HEIRESS
CAPTAIN BLOOD
SEAHAWK
ROBIN HOOD (The Erol Flynn version)
REAR WINDOW
GREASE
CHICAGO
SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
BRAVEHEART
THE BAD NEWS BEARS (the original version) & BREAKING TRAINING | |
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| Movies: The Good, The Bad, and the Worth Watching!
Posted: 7/25/2008 9:31:29 AM | Anyone got an idea where I can get a copy of "Poultrygeist" (not a typo) off the net? Saw a 5 minute "teaser" of it and thought "Wow! B-grade with a twist! Gotta see it!" anyhow's...
Heck of a lot of remakes out there now...nobody seems to be doing much "original" work. Same old stories with a modern twist usually. Like Oceans 11 or most any movie they bring out today...it's all been done before! | |
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Posted: 7/25/2008 9:06:47 PM | | I went to see batman recently but is was sold out so I saw Journey to the center of the earth with my buddies instead as we figured that was the default second choice sense the good stuff doesn't come out till next month and they already seen handcock and it was terrible just AWFUL | |
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Posted: 7/26/2008 3:48:15 PM | Some of my all time faves
Dog Day Afternoon (Pacino's best outside Godfather)
The Sting (best con caper ever)
Any Pixar film, these get better and better!
Good Fellas and Casino (much the same telling of two different stories)
Alien; only scary movie ever to scare me
No Way Out (when Costner was making GREAT films)
Gladiator
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
As Good as it Gets
If you have not seen all of the above movies you really should try to catch them.
And of course the usual picks, Godfather, Star Wars (orginal trilogy), and Indiana Jones, including the new one :)
And some recent faves
No Country For Old Men
Cloverfield
Inside Man
Superbad
Iron Man
And a couple of honourable mentions
First few Rocky's
Die Hard series
First Lethal Weapon
Back to the Future trilogy | |
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| Movies: The Good, The Bad, and the Worth Watching!
Posted: 7/31/2008 8:12:17 PM | | just watched the new x-files movie the other night.the one called 'i want to believe'.wow what a dissapointment i found.it was like as if they would have made an x-file movie out of one of the bad episodes on the tv show.they shouldnt have released the movie in the summer season cause its far from a popcorn movie.the first film was exciting and moved along well and was spectacular enough to make it a summer movie.this one is pretty much a bore considering this is a movie that we have been waiting for about a few years since the last one. | |
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Posted: 7/31/2008 9:55:11 PM | i disagree with cloverfield it was horrible
will smith has sucked since mib2
no country as others is amazing, TLJ is my top 5 favorite actors
classics would include the wraith, top gun, the young guns 1&2, the unforgiven and duke flicks
trash are superbad, new superman, that rock flick about football and sharon stone movies
if your a indie fan check out broken flowers with bill murray | |
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Posted: 8/6/2008 1:24:55 AM | One I forgot to mention before that I thought was very good was
"Falling Down" with Michael Douglas
It is another one about the trials and tribulations of living in a place like L.A. Lots of drama and a very interesting theme. An "average guy" succumbs to the pressures of life and his job, as well as a broken marriage, in a very typical large urban environment setting. Very enjoyable and quite realistic.
For light-hearted movies I really enjoyed "Ice Age". Which has a sequel I haven't seen yet. And "Cars" was pretty good too, only I think they probably could have taken it in some other directions for a more meaningful script. There were a lot of options and a sequel could easily be put together I suspect. I kind of hope they do that. The animators/artists in both cases were exceptional.
Oh.. I actually enjoyed "Water World" of Costner's. Even though it was a huge bomb. Because the concept was very unusual and creative. However with Global Warming, who knows? Some parts were a little silly, but still definitely worth a watch.
-Suth'nBoy
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| Worth Watching...
Posted: 8/6/2008 2:19:46 AM | I highly recommend these older comedies to anyone:
The Out-of-Towners (1970) Jack Lemon and Sandy Dennis
The Party (1968) Peter Sellers
Cat Ballou (1965) Jane Fonda, Lee Marvin, Nat King Cole
Paint Your Wagon (1969) Clint Eastwood, Lee Marvin
The Great Race (1965) Ensemble
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1964) Ensemble
The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming (1966) Carl Reiner, Jonathan Winters, Alan Arkin
The Odd Couple (1968) Walter Matthau, Jack Lemon | |
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Posted: 8/27/2008 7:54:41 AM | My taste in movies tends to be a bit ecclectic, I think...
Alien (saw it in a theater when it was released...good holy crap it scared me!)
Alien 2
Trains, Planes and Automobiles
Sleepless in Seattle
Serendipity
Weekend at Bernie's
It's a Wonderful Life
The Best Years of our Lives
Steel Magnolias
Fargo
Cast Away
Love, Actually
Always
Seabiscuit
I Am Legend (with Will Smith)
O Brother Where Art Thou?
Pay It Forward
On Golden Pond
The Philadelphia Story
Dances With Wolves
Galaxy Quest
Signs
Shaun of the Dead
Bruce Almighty
Eight-legged Freaks
Tootsie
Psycho
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Drunken Master II (just love watching Jackie Chan when he was in his prime!)
City of Angels
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Forrest Gump
All of the movies in the Star Wars series
Evil Dead II
Jaws
Rear Window
A Few Good Men
Dogma
The Terminator (I and II)
Good Morning Vietnam
Jurassic Park
The Yearling (original)
Gladiator
Rocky
Schindler's List
And the list could go on and on...but those are a few of the ones I could watch over and over. | |
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Posted: 8/27/2008 8:09:05 AM | some great ones aove, but my all time fave is Leon. other good ones are.
Arlington road, have to force yourself to watch most the movie, but youd still be picking your jaw off the floor like 20 minutes after the movie.
day after tomorrow is a good one.
coming to america another all time fave.
oooh if you dont mind animation, i would so recomend, princess mononoke and sprited away, they are lovely.#
bourne movies are good, not really my thing but watch them and like them. | |
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