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Good Movies / Re: 100 THREE-WORD movie title...
Last post by bob - Today at 05:50:10 PM
1 Hard to Kill
2. MERCENARY FOR JUSTICE (2005)
3. OUT FOR JUSTICE (1991)
4. DAZED AND CONFUSED (1993)
5 Twelve angry men
6 Die Another Day
7. Somewhere in Time (1980)
8. Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
9  Bedknobs and broomsticks
10. ABOVE THE RIM (1994)
11 Mac and Me
12 LEAVING LAS VEGAS (1995)
13) War and Peace (1965)
14 Time After Time
15.) BRING IT ON
16. Project Hail Mary
17) Kentucky Fried Movie
18 Zero Dark Thirty
19. DRIVING MISS DAISY (1989)
20.) GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS
21. EAT PRAY LOVE (2010)
22 Eyes Wide Shut
23. Fritz the Cat
24 Full Metal Jacket
25. DON'T LOOK NOW (1973)
26 Paths of Glory
27. I Love Boosters
28 I Heart Huckabees
29.) Best In Show
30. WAITING FOR GUFFMAN (1996)
31. A MIGHTY WIND (2003)
32. FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION (2006)
33 Freddy Got Fingered
34. Harold and Maude (1971)
35  WAKE IN FRIGHT (1971)
36 This is 40 (2012)

#2
Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by lester1/2jr - Today at 04:52:08 PM
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) - Anyone who saw this in the theater knows that was a crazy, amazing experience and watching it on TV isn't gonna be the same, unless you have some amazing home set up. Crouching Tiger came out of nowhere and hit people used to Jet Li and JCVD over the head with amazing scenery, unique country/ daytime setting  (99.9 percent of action movies are in the city/ at night), and of course Zhang Ziyi, who perfectly captured the enduring appeal of kung fu movies: imagining yourself exiting your boring normal life and becoming the hero doing all the flying sword stuff. I distinctly remember in particular, the scene where Jen (Zhiyi) breaks into the house to steal the Green Destiny Sword. You could hear her feet walking across the floor, but also hear that she was walking quickly and quietly like a ninja.

This movie, along with 36 Chamber of Shaolin, had a big effect on my life. My whole style of skateboarding is based on "reverts" or slides on ramps because it reminds me of it, especially the scene where they are fighting on the treetops. Kind of strange then, that I've actually only scene it 3 times now, as well as bits and pieces of it here and there. How does it fare on a tiny TV at 4 in the morning in a scenario much better suited to say "Pieces"( 1982)? Still pretty damn good. The casting and performances are impeccable. Chow Yun Fat,who had never done a kung fu movie before, looks like a grandmaster of Wudang style. Cheng Pei Pei who was in old Shaw brothers movies is in it. The extended final battle reminded me of "Legendary Weapons of China" where they pull out all the different staffs and battle things.

From what I understand, it wasn't that popular in China or Hong Kong where people had seen it all before and didn't get it. Ang Lee became a hot director for a while. I need to get a bigger/ better tv. 

5/5

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Humorous Captions / Re: What is your favorite beer...
Last post by sprite75 - Today at 04:32:21 PM
Quote from: chainsaw midget on May 28, 2026, 11:59:23 AM"Great.  We wore the same outfit.  Well, ONE of us is going to have to go home and change."

"That's why I think we should procure some street clothes so we look like a couple of old men out to charm the ladies."
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Quote from: lester1/2jr on May 30, 2026, 11:38:24 PMI had Schlitz beer once I remember that it tasted like a rubber tire.

Was that before or after the recipe was "improved?"
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Bad Movies / Re: Cringe movie moments
Last post by claws - Today at 03:56:10 PM
Quote from: Trevor on Today at 05:53:51 AMThe rest of the movie was good, the director Edward Zwick praised the South African crew and said "they will go far in this business". It was just that accent which threw me off as no one, from my era in my birth country at least, speaks the way Leo does.

Nice  :thumbup:
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Bad Movies / Re: Invent A Bad Movie Title P...
Last post by LilCerberus - Today at 03:21:08 PM
Tales Of The UnExciting
Four Creepy Tales Of People Who End Up More Annoyed Than Anything Else
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Good Movies / Re: 100 THREE-WORD movie title...
Last post by zombie no.one - Today at 02:46:28 PM
35. WAKE IN FRIGHT (1971)
#9
Entertainment / Re: What have you been listeni...
Last post by Allhallowsday - Today at 01:49:48 PM
BIG STAR Radio City 

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Bad Movies / Re: RECENT VIEWINGS (Bad Movie...
Last post by LilCerberus - Today at 01:00:54 PM
Quote from: M.10rda on Today at 10:38:44 AMYeah, Don Dohler remade ALIEN FACTOR at least once - in the 70s or early 80s! (Wasted no time with it.) I too don't remember if I saw the O.G. or a remake or maybe I've seen two versions... I guess you can't fault Dohler for, uh....... lack of attention span?  :bouncegiggle: His films are a laff riot, though.

Oh, yeah..... Kinda reminded of The Galaxy Invader(1985), which I saw on a local late night horror show, albeit, I was kinda thinking (at the time) about the Polonia Brothers movie.....