Movies you have to see

[Mountaineer370]

What a fun topic! My husband and I used to go to the movies on a regular basis; not so much anymore. I don't know if the movies just aren't as good or if we just got old. But we do have a decent-sized collection of movies on DVD and, yes, even VHS.

My husband is somewhat of a war movie buff. We don't own "Apocalypse Now," but I have to say my favorite war movie is "Bridge on the River Kwai." It's an epic from an earlier time, both in history and in movie-making.

Back to Don Johnson for a moment, there's a little-known indie called "The Hot Rock," and if you are a Don Johnson fan, you might want to check it out. Be forewarned, though, it is definitely for mature audiences!

I have mixed feelings on Brad Pitt, but going back to the earlier part of his career, I loved "A River Runs Through It" and "Legends of the Fall." Both are outdoorsy type movies with beautiful cinematography.

[jkofferdahl]

Originally Posted by Mountaineer370

I have mixed feelings on Brad Pitt, but going back to the earlier part of his career, I loved "A River Runs Through It" and "Legends of the Fall." Both are outdoorsy type movies with beautiful cinematography.

OK, to be honest, I do like BP, and know he freely admits to being jealous of MY good looks.. Those are both excellent movies. I mentioned Fury. Here are some more in which he's not horrible:

Twelve Monkeys
War Machine
Inglorious Basterds
Seven Years in Tibet
Se7en
Kalifornia

Interestingly he's at his best when he plays someone a bit nuts. Type casting?

[rbarata]

I liked Fury. It gives a real look of what war is without any romantic points of view about it.
Also with BP, there's Snatch, action movie with some well balanced comedy traits.

[Mountaineer370]

Yep, "Seven Years in Tibet" is on my shelf. "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is another one of my favorite Brad Pitt movies. Incredible story. Requires suspension of disbelief, as many great stories do, but it's well worth it.

Changing gears, anybody like film noir? I love those old atmospheric black-and-white movies from the 1940s and 1950s. "Double Indemnity" always makes the top of the lists of best film noir ever. It's worth seeing if you haven't. It stars Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray (yes, THAT Fred MacMurray of "My Three Sons" fame). It's real edge-of-your-seat suspense.

[marcmaubert]

It seems like the main topic ended up being "your favorite Brad Pitt movie" and I would have to say that I loved Burn After Reading by the Coen Brothers. Brad Pitt plays a super dumb fitness instructor, he's really funny in it.

[orchidsarefun]

I recently saw Wind River. Its a thought provoking movie and I find myself thinking about it months later. Jeremy Renner gives the understated performance of a lifetime. Its now in my top 20 list of all time favourites. Warning - there is an extremely graphic violent 5 minutes or so, essential to the story line. The setting of the movie is beautiful.

[No-Pro-mwa]

Originally Posted by Mountaineer370

Yep, "Seven Years in Tibet" is on my shelf. "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is another one of my favorite Brad Pitt movies. Incredible story. Requires suspension of disbelief, as many great stories do, but it's well worth it.

Changing gears, anybody like film noir? I love those old atmospheric black-and-white movies from the 1940s and 1950s. "Double Indemnity" always makes the top of the lists of best film noir ever. It's worth seeing if you haven't. It stars Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray (yes, THAT Fred MacMurray of "My Three Sons" fame). It's real edge-of-your-seat suspense.

Oh yes I love "Double Indemnity" I have seen it several times. I never liked Barbra Stanwyck in the "Big Valley" but I absolutely love her in all her black and white movies.

I do want to see "Wind River" I have heard that it's good. That's another one not so far from me. I have also heard they still don't keep a record of missing women on the reservations. What's up with that?

[Lucille]

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[estación seca]

Originally Posted by Subrosa

..."A Boy and His Dog" based upon a series of stories from Harlan Ellison.....

You should warn people this is an exceptionally strange movie, and Harlan Ellison is an exceptionally strange individual. It is very funny if you like that kind of humor.

For those who think they might like science fiction but prefer to read, look up the Dangerous Visions anthologies edited by Ellison in the 1970s. Almost all are superb stories, written before science fiction was respectable enough to convert to formulaic commercial crap.

Originally Posted by Dollythehun

...Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time... is the ultimate chick flick. A science fiction fantasy classic written by a woman.

I read almost nothing for leisure other than science fiction when I was in middle and high school. I loved sci fi, and voraciously read all the books in the bookmobile, 2 each week.

I echo the above assessment of Wrinkle. I was assigned reading this book, and writing a report, in the 7th grade. To my surprise I found A Wrinkle In Time repulsive, nauseating, and completely unbelievable. I had to force myself to read it and write a book report. It was my first disillusionment with literature.

I have many friends my age who are sci fi aficianados. Almost all the women say this was the book that hooked them on sci fi. (The others say it was the late Anne McCaffrey's series of dragon books, which even she admitted are the Platonic ideal of formulaic commercial crap.) Most men don't understand why anybody would find Wrinkle interesting, or they hated it. Just like chick flicks.

Pertinent to this, a very expensive private school in Paradise Valley opened quite a while ago, with the name Tesseract. Talk about a magnet for drawing money from wealthy mommies!

[Subrosa]

Originally Posted by estación seca

You should warn people this is an exceptionally strange movie, and Harlan Ellison is an exceptionally strange individual. It is very funny if you like that kind of humor.

For those who think they might like science fiction but prefer to read, look up the Dangerous Visions anthologies edited by Ellison in the 1970s. Almost all are superb stories, written before science fiction was respectable enough to convert to formulaic commercial crap.



I read almost nothing for leisure other than science fiction when I was in middle and high school. I loved sci fi, and voraciously read all the books in the bookmobile, 2 each week.

I echo the above assessment of Wrinkle. I was assigned reading this book, and writing a report, in the 7th grade. To my surprise I found A Wrinkle In Time repulsive, nauseating, and completely unbelievable. I had to force myself to read it and write a book report. It was my first disillusionment with literature.

I have many friends my age who are sci fi aficianados. Almost all the women say this was the book that hooked them on sci fi. (The others say it was the late Anne McCaffrey's series of dragon books, which even she admitted are the Platonic ideal of formulaic commercial crap.) Most men don't understand why anybody would find Wrinkle interesting, or they hated it. Just like chick flicks.

Pertinent to this, a very expensive private school in Paradise Valley opened quite a while ago, with the name Tesseract. Talk about a magnet for drawing money from wealthy mommies!

No question that Mr Ellison is one of a kind! Did you read any Jack Chalker or Keith Laumer?