Oh I'm sorry, Did I Break Your Conversation........Well Allow Me A Movie Thread by S&T
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I can't pick just one movie as my all time favorite...
No particular order; Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Empire Strikes Back, The Godfather I & II, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill I & II, City of God, The Dark Knight, Snatch, Blade Runner, Seven Samurai, Saving Private Ryan, Unforgiven, Dances With Wolves, Layer Cake, Leon The Professional, The Incredibles, Up, Wall-E, Children Of Men, Braveheart, Gladiator, Malcolm X, & Infernal Affairs...
To name a few... These are all flicks I could watch over & over...
No particular order; Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Empire Strikes Back, The Godfather I & II, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill I & II, City of God, The Dark Knight, Snatch, Blade Runner, Seven Samurai, Saving Private Ryan, Unforgiven, Dances With Wolves, Layer Cake, Leon The Professional, The Incredibles, Up, Wall-E, Children Of Men, Braveheart, Gladiator, Malcolm X, & Infernal Affairs...
To name a few... These are all flicks I could watch over & over...
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It's not your fault, Ska
The director from Cronicle and the upcoming Fantastic Four reboot has also just been given a SECOND Star Wars standalone franchise. 
And for yet another favorite franchise of mine, Fast 7 is using Paul Walker's younger brother to wrap up filming, they are reporting that Paul's character will be retired in the movie, and not killed, and that Paul's younger brother will then join the Fast and Furious cast, for Fast and Furious 8, as........Paul's younger brother in the movie.
I, am very pleased with both possibilities.
And for yet another favorite franchise of mine, Fast 7 is using Paul Walker's younger brother to wrap up filming, they are reporting that Paul's character will be retired in the movie, and not killed, and that Paul's younger brother will then join the Fast and Furious cast, for Fast and Furious 8, as........Paul's younger brother in the movie.
I, am very pleased with both possibilities.
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my favorite film is probably the dark knight. the joker going against a 'structured' society but somehow gets in their mind and causes doubts of what is really defined as good, bad, right, wrong. one of my favorite scenes is when he tells bats 'you have nothing to threaten me with'. how can you reason or bargain with someone with nothing to lose and everything to gain. just a great film.
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"Some people just want to see the world burn"
I actually preferred the Dark Knight Rises. The amount of feels in that movie. To see him come back like that. The mood they conveyed when bane took over the city
I actually preferred the Dark Knight Rises. The amount of feels in that movie. To see him come back like that. The mood they conveyed when bane took over the city
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Basically.
I usually just say Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang cuz that's the last time I thought about it.
That or Black Dynamite. /restraint
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Basically.
I usually just say Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang cuz that's the last time I thought about it.
/restraint
joker:...all they need is a little push.
20 paragraphs of favorite film in 3...2...1
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"Some people just want to see the world burn"
I actually preferred the Dark Knight Rises. The amount of feels in that movie. To see him come back like that. The mood they conveyed when bane took over the city
Sorry man, but TDK >>>>> TDKR
Rises had so many laughable moments. Just plain laughable. It wasn't even a "Batman" movie. Should of been called Bane rises honestly.
And the way Bane was "killed".... LOL.
Batman Begins and TDK were great though.
Heath was just too amazing as the Joker. I'll never get tired of watching TDK just for him alone. Rip.
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TDK is the best summer tent pole movie I've ever seen. I remember I went to a midnight first showing at the theater 'round my way. There were only about 20 of us & at the end we all kinda looked at each other like we just witnessed the hand of god come & touch us.
We were in awe... I got outta that movie in the wee hours of the morning & was hype... My jaw was on the floor of that theater the whole time...
That's the last time I truly felt the magic of cinema in a theater...
We were in awe... I got outta that movie in the wee hours of the morning & was hype... My jaw was on the floor of that theater the whole time...
That's the last time I truly felt the magic of cinema in a theater...
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Movies like that are EXTREMELY rare, because typically, with movies that portray trauma, the 'hero' of the movie becomes incredibly incredible. In real life, know what happens? The child grows up to be... average, which is a huge feat. I don't need to be a CEO to feel accomplished, because just holding 2 jobs and raising a healthy, happy, intelligent little boy is SUCH a feat, considering.
Antwone Fisher ended w/ him just being a regular Navy guy, w/ a regular Navy girl, having an awesome Thanksgiving, moving on w/ a regular life.
Will Hunting went to see about a girl, and lead an average life. THAT'S... what happens.
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Scene was so powerful and on point.
"It's not your fault" and "I'm STILL STANDING!!"
My favorite lines from my favorite 2 movies.
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^ If Good Will Hunting caught you in the feels, do yourself a favor: watch Antwone Fisher if you haven't seen it.
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^ You don't remember this, do you?
"Who will cry for the little boy?
Lost and all alone.
Who will cry for the little boy?
Abandoned without his own.
Who will cry for the little boy?
He cried himself to sleep.
Who will cry for the little boy?
He never had for keeps.
Who will cry for the little boy?
He walked the burning sand
Who will cry for the little boy?
The boy inside the man.
Who will cry for the little boy?
Who knows well hurt and pain
Who will cry for the little boy?
He died again and again.
Who will cry for the little boy?
A good boy he tried to be
Who will cry for the little boy?
Who cries inside of me?"
"Who will cry for the little boy?
Lost and all alone.
Who will cry for the little boy?
Abandoned without his own.
Who will cry for the little boy?
He cried himself to sleep.
Who will cry for the little boy?
He never had for keeps.
Who will cry for the little boy?
He walked the burning sand
Who will cry for the little boy?
The boy inside the man.
Who will cry for the little boy?
Who knows well hurt and pain
Who will cry for the little boy?
He died again and again.
Who will cry for the little boy?
A good boy he tried to be
Who will cry for the little boy?
Who cries inside of me?"
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"Some people just want to see the world burn"
I actually preferred the Dark Knight Rises. The amount of feels in that movie. To see him come back like that. The mood they conveyed when bane took over the city
first time Ive seen someone who prefers this over the dark knight
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I'm pretty shocked that there is someone other then me that considers Good Will Hunting as their favorite movie. When I say that to someone they usually say "Really? it's a really good movie but favorite, no way"
Till my dying day, or until it gets topped which I'd bet almost my life is never, this is the greatest monologue 1 on 1 scene I've seen:
Reading the words is just as powerful:
Sean: Thought about what you said to me the other day, about my painting. Stayed up half the night thinking about it. Something occurred to me... fell into a deep peaceful sleep, and haven't thought about you since. Do you know what occurred to me?
Will: No.
Sean: You're just a kid, you don't have the faintest idea what you're talkin' about.
Will: Why thank you.
Sean: It's all right. You've never been out of Boston.
Will: Nope.
Sean: So if I asked you about art, you'd probably give me the skinny on every art book ever written. Michelangelo, you know a lot about him. Life's work, political aspirations, him and the pope, sexual orientations, the whole works, right? But I'll bet you can't tell me what it smells like in the Sistine Chapel. You've never actually stood there and looked up at that beautiful ceiling; seen that. If I ask you about women, you'd probably give me a syllabus about your personal favorites. You may have even been laid a few times. But you can't tell me what it feels like to wake up next to a woman and feel truly happy. You're a tough kid. And I'd ask you about war, you'd probably throw Shakespeare at me, right, "once more unto the breach dear friends." But you've never been near one. You've never held your best friend's head in your lap, watch him gasp his last breath looking to you for help. I'd ask you about love, you'd probably quote me a sonnet. But you've never looked at a woman and been totally vulnerable. Known someone that could level you with her eyes, feeling like God put an angel on earth just for you. Who could rescue you from the depths of hell. And you wouldn't know what it's like to be her angel, to have that love for her, be there forever, through anything, through cancer. And you wouldn't know about sleeping sitting up in the hospital room for two months, holding her hand, because the doctors could see in your eyes, that the terms "visiting hours" don't apply to you. You don't know about real loss, 'cause it only occurs when you've loved something more than you love yourself. And I doubt you've ever dared to love anybody that much. And look at you... I don't see an intelligent, confident man... I see a cocky, scared ******** kid. But you're a genius Will. No one denies that. No one could possibly understand the depths of you. But you presume to know everything about me because you saw a painting of mine, and you ripped my ******* life apart. You're an orphan right?
[Will nods]
Sean: You think I know the first thing about how hard your life has been, how you feel, who you are, because I read Oliver Twist? Does that encapsulate you? Personally... I don't give a **** about all that, because you know what, I can't learn anything from you, I can't read in some ******' book. Unless you want to talk about you, who you are. Then I'm fascinated. I'm in. But you don't want to do that do you sport? You're terrified of what you might say. Your move, chief.
Till my dying day, or until it gets topped which I'd bet almost my life is never, this is the greatest monologue 1 on 1 scene I've seen:
Reading the words is just as powerful:
Sean: Thought about what you said to me the other day, about my painting. Stayed up half the night thinking about it. Something occurred to me... fell into a deep peaceful sleep, and haven't thought about you since. Do you know what occurred to me?
Will: No.
Sean: You're just a kid, you don't have the faintest idea what you're talkin' about.
Will: Why thank you.
Sean: It's all right. You've never been out of Boston.
Will: Nope.
Sean: So if I asked you about art, you'd probably give me the skinny on every art book ever written. Michelangelo, you know a lot about him. Life's work, political aspirations, him and the pope, sexual orientations, the whole works, right? But I'll bet you can't tell me what it smells like in the Sistine Chapel. You've never actually stood there and looked up at that beautiful ceiling; seen that. If I ask you about women, you'd probably give me a syllabus about your personal favorites. You may have even been laid a few times. But you can't tell me what it feels like to wake up next to a woman and feel truly happy. You're a tough kid. And I'd ask you about war, you'd probably throw Shakespeare at me, right, "once more unto the breach dear friends." But you've never been near one. You've never held your best friend's head in your lap, watch him gasp his last breath looking to you for help. I'd ask you about love, you'd probably quote me a sonnet. But you've never looked at a woman and been totally vulnerable. Known someone that could level you with her eyes, feeling like God put an angel on earth just for you. Who could rescue you from the depths of hell. And you wouldn't know what it's like to be her angel, to have that love for her, be there forever, through anything, through cancer. And you wouldn't know about sleeping sitting up in the hospital room for two months, holding her hand, because the doctors could see in your eyes, that the terms "visiting hours" don't apply to you. You don't know about real loss, 'cause it only occurs when you've loved something more than you love yourself. And I doubt you've ever dared to love anybody that much. And look at you... I don't see an intelligent, confident man... I see a cocky, scared ******** kid. But you're a genius Will. No one denies that. No one could possibly understand the depths of you. But you presume to know everything about me because you saw a painting of mine, and you ripped my ******* life apart. You're an orphan right?
[Will nods]
Sean: You think I know the first thing about how hard your life has been, how you feel, who you are, because I read Oliver Twist? Does that encapsulate you? Personally... I don't give a **** about all that, because you know what, I can't learn anything from you, I can't read in some ******' book. Unless you want to talk about you, who you are. Then I'm fascinated. I'm in. But you don't want to do that do you sport? You're terrified of what you might say. Your move, chief.
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Damn you guys just made me wanna see good will hunting tonight.
I had to blur my eyes scrolling through to avoid spoilers.
I knew it won an award but I didn't know it was THAT good
I had to blur my eyes scrolling through to avoid spoilers.
I knew it won an award but I didn't know it was THAT good
Everything about Good Will Hunting was incredible dialogue wise.
Ben telling Matt what he hopes for every day when he knocks on that door.
The scene that Venom posted.
Matt talkin about takin that job and the rabbit hole it could lead to.
Ben's interview for Matt.
The relationship between Robin Williams and the Math wiz.
Just an insanely creative movie. Truly was.
Ben telling Matt what he hopes for every day when he knocks on that door.
The scene that Venom posted.
Matt talkin about takin that job and the rabbit hole it could lead to.
Ben's interview for Matt.
The relationship between Robin Williams and the Math wiz.
Just an insanely creative movie. Truly was.
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Not underrated (at least on here) but not one of the GOAT films at all unless you're about to really restrict and limit what a GOAT film is.Watched V for Vendetta for the first time. Loved it
Anyone else feel like The Prestige is underrated as far as being regarded as one of the GOATs go?
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Everyone's thoughts on Jonah Hill's Tonight Show apology?
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Good Will Hunting is the kinda movie where when I first watched it in like middle school, it was my absolute favorite movie for months. But then I kinda got over it and haven't seen it in forever. Brilliant performances from everyone, especially Robin Williams. I didn't expect from Patch Adams. And this was basically the exact role that Ben Affleck should've kept playing for forever instead of spy/mobster/action star/superhero.
I just couldn't imagine watching that movie for the first time now. It's very, very 90s. And it was so innovative and pure when it came out. Like every scene hit and felt like that was they were creating THE romance movie for bros. But now? After so many movies and stories copied and stole pieces from it, that I think it'd almost feel formula now. I mean on that Showtime show Shameless, there's a character named Lip, who's pretty dead-on living out that story. And then the whole Apatow wave happened.
The performances and writing will probably stay really strong, but all the other stuff around it. Especially babyfaced Ben and Matt. I feel like that's a movie that had to get in there a long while ago, to be what it is to the people who still hold it way up high.
Maybe not, though.
And this was basically the exact role that Ben Affleck should've kept playing for forever instead of spy/mobster/action star/superhero.I just couldn't imagine watching that movie for the first time now. It's very, very 90s. And it was so innovative and pure when it came out. Like every scene hit and felt like that was they were creating THE romance movie for bros. But now? After so many movies and stories copied and stole pieces from it, that I think it'd almost feel formula now. I mean on that Showtime show Shameless, there's a character named Lip, who's pretty dead-on living out that story. And then the whole Apatow wave happened.
The performances and writing will probably stay really strong, but all the other stuff around it. Especially babyfaced Ben and Matt. I feel like that's a movie that had to get in there a long while ago, to be what it is to the people who still hold it way up high.
Maybe not, though.
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Add 2 Hercules films for this year as Hollywood doing the same kind of movie twice so close
This post reminded me that I went to go see a double feature of Raiders of the Lost Ark and Temple of Doom in 35mm on MDW at the New Beverly Cinema (now owned by QT) here in LA. Even in 2014 Raiders is still amazing to watch in a theatre, so many iconic and memorable scenes through out. I wasn't even born when it came out but to see the opening scene on the big screen was well worth the $8 alone. Still waiting for the theatre to do the complete Kill Bill that they randomly do, should be fantastic.
This post reminded me that I went to go see a double feature of Raiders of the Lost Ark and Temple of Doom in 35mm on MDW at the New Beverly Cinema (now owned by QT) here in LA. Even in 2014 Raiders is still amazing to watch in a theatre, so many iconic and memorable scenes through out. I wasn't even born when it came out but to see the opening scene on the big screen was well worth the $8 alone. Still waiting for the theatre to do the complete Kill Bill that they randomly do, should be fantastic.
