Movies you absolutely MUST see.

[ddtrane]

Re: Movies you absolutlely MUST see.

Mildred Pierce
And Then There Were None...
Guess Who' s Coming To Dinner

And one of my all time favorites.......

Imitation Of Life

These movies came out of Hollywood when writing and stories mattered.

[daflyboys]

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An absolute must:

Scene from DINER

[AUChase]

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I appreciate a good movie, just as much as the next guy, but I have zero interest in watching anything from that long ago.

[Mbalmer]

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In no order.

1. No Country for Old Men - Didn't see it on the previous posts, which is sad.

2. Star Wars

3. MacGruber - One of the funniest movies I have ever seen and I thought it was going to suck.

4. Dark Knight

Then all the great comedies like Wedding Crashers, Joe Dirt, Old School, Starsky and Hutch, Anchorman, Superbad, Forgetting Sarah Marshall etc.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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I appreciate a good movie, just as much as the next guy, but I have zero interest in watching anything from that long ago.

That sounds pretty absurd.

[AUChase]

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That sounds pretty absurd.

That I have zero interest in watching a movie from the 1930s and 1940s ? I'm not saying that some films back then aren't significant, I just don't have any urge to watch anything that old...

[Fresh Tendrils]

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That I have zero interest in watching a movie from the 1930s and 1940s ? I'm not saying that some films back then aren't significant, I just don't have any urge to watch anything that old...

It just seems weird to me to draw that line and I don't mean to pinpoint you because I realize there are a lot of people that feel the same. People don't think twice about reading a book written 200 years ago or listening to music 50-60 years old, but for some reason movies are left out.

[55]

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That sounds pretty absurd.

It just seems weird to me to draw that line and I don't mean to pinpoint you because I realize there are a lot of people that feel the same. People don't think twice about reading a book written 200 years ago or listening to music 50-60 years old, but for some reason movies are left out.

This x 1,000,000!

[daflyboys]

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I appreciate a good movie, just as much as the next guy, but I have zero interest in watching anything from that long ago.

Which one?

[SPTO]

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It just seems weird to me to draw that line and I don't mean to pinpoint you because I realize there are a lot of people that feel the same. People don't think twice about reading a book written 200 years ago or listening to music 50-60 years old, but for some reason movies are left out.

I often wonder why that's the case. I've heard the old saw that "oh it's because B&W hurts my eyes." Is that REALLY true? I mean Schindler's List was released in the '90s and a lot of people saw that so the whole "it hurts my eyes" thing doesn't jibe with me.

[DaveDQ]

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Sometimes we feel anything too old might not have significance in our modern day, but contrary to that, human nature does not change and a great movie can be timeless.

I have four boys and I am beginning to think of movies I want them to see.

Goonies
My Bodyguard (not the Costner/Houston one)
The Outsiders
The Godfather I and II
The Pink Panther
ET
Rocky
Red Dawn
Castaway


Now for me there is a movie that I refer to that hit me real hard. It never really won anything major that I know of and stars an actor I'm not really crazy about (Nicholas Cage). But it came at a time that literally turned me around. It's Family Man. My wife and I were on the brink of a divorce and the scene at the end of this movie reminded me that I just couldn't walk away. Anyway, it really moved me and reinforced what was the right thing to do for me.

[SPTO]

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Now for me there is a movie that I refer to that hit me real hard. It never really won anything major that I know of and stars an actor I'm not really crazy about (Nicholas Cage). But it came at a time that literally turned me around. It's Family Man. My wife and I were on the brink of a divorce and the scene at the end of this movie reminded me that I just couldn't walk away. Anyway, it really moved me and reinforced what was the right thing to do for me.

That was a really good movie. I haven't seen it in a long time so I can't remember the details but since you mention it I might have to take a look at it again.

[daflyboys]

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I often wonder why that's the case. I've heard the old saw that "oh it's because B&W hurts my eyes."

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[KingV2k3]

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Glengarry Glen Ross



"Leads are for closers"

"Second prize: steak knives, third prize: you're fired!"



If you've ever made your $$$ by your ability to lie, cheat, hustle, and / or manipulate...

THAT movie shall become "your jam"...

Released nearly 20 years ago and I still quote it often / always...

[SPTO]

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Yeah I don't understand the complaint either.