I Need To Watch More Movies

[neverendingwhitelights]

I posted something like this elsewhere but got little to no help. This being a forum of intelligent (for once) people who actually know a thing or two about movies, I thought today, to start this here.

I like movies. I don't like them nearly as much as TV shows, but I like them. I like them less than TV because everything's so final with them. I can't name how many movies I'd like to have seen drawn further out, as in TV, so that I can get to know the characters, be with them for longer. Develop favorite ones, then decide they're stupid and love someone else, that's why I love TV.

Umm, okay, that was a mini-rant. Pay no attention. My point was that I have a backlog of movies to watch that have been obtained from various VARIOUS people who INSIST I'll love them to varying degrees. Some of these, I don't even know what the heck they are about in the first place, some I should have watched a long time ago (I didn't watch the Goonies until sometime in the last year or so, stuff just flies past me I suppose). Thing is I can't even pick one to watch because I don't even know where to start with them, and until I watch them, I have promised not to resubscribe to Netflix, because the movies will just sit there and sit there. So, my thought was that I would post the list and that slowly but surely I would knock them off my list, with the help of you guys!

So pick one title off of my list that you think I should watch (I've seen none of these), and why (if you feel like it). Use any criteria you wish. I will choose a movie you guys picked, then report back what I thought (briefly) of each movie after I watch them, and remove them from the list until it's all gone. Coolio? Alright, list ahoy!

Behind the Mask: The Leslie Vernon Story
Big Trouble In Little China
Can't Buy Me Love
Cashback
Children of Men
Clash of the Titans
Cry Baby
Cyber Wars
Date With An Angel
Dazed and Confused
Death Warrant
Devil's Advocate
Don't Be A Menace...
Edison Force
Elizabethtown
Employee of the Month (the one withOUT Dane Cook)
Fast Times At Ridgemont High
Fletch
Gladiator
Goodfellas
Halloweentown 1 & 2
Hard Target
In the Land of Women
Interstate 60
May
Nighthawks
People Under the Stairs
Real Genius
Searching For Bobby Fischer
SLC Punk
the Sting
Sunshine
The Fountain
The Girl From Monday
The Grifters
The Lookout
The Quiet
The Tao of Steve
Tideland
Trainspotting
the TV Set
Universal Soldier
the Usual Suspects
When Harry Met Sally
Who Is Cletis Tout
Wild Hogs
Zodiac

[wideawakewesley]

Big Trouble in Little China

[hydrocoptic]

Originally Posted by wideawakewesley

Big Trouble in Little China

i second that. this movie rocks. and the commentary track on the dvd is just as entertaining as the movie.

[hobbes]

After you watch Big Trouble in Little China (hilarious). I vote for Real Genius. Its a great 80's, just for the fun of it movie. Make sure you have enough popcorn to last until the end.

[neverendingwhitelights]

Not in my list, but nevertheless I was coaxed into watching Hitman today. Briefly, it wasn't good. I get tired of romantic interests being casually dropped into every movie, ever. Not everyone gets a romantic interest, deal with it.

Also, this wasn't the Hitman I know. I haven't played a lot of the games, usually just the first mission. How does it go? Stealth, stealth, stealth, stealth, stealth, stealth, stealth, stealth, stealth, kill, GTFO. 47 doesn't do well in huge gunfights, in my experience with the games, so it was disappointing to see that in this.

Story was flat and unengaging, acting was forced and unbelievable, and didn't stay true to what my experience of the Hitman games was. They could have just called it the Bourne Assassination and no one would have noticed. Utterly disposable and interchangeable with any other movie ever, the license was just tacked on.

Will watch both of those movies tonight/tomorrow/before I sleep next.

[heyseuss]

Originally Posted by neverendingwhitelights

Behind the Mask: The Leslie Vernon Story

My neighbour directed that flick. He plays piano drunk very well.

Big Trouble In Little China
Can't Buy Me Love
Cashback

I'm watching Cashback tonight in fact, thanks Netflix.

Children of Men
Clash of the Titans
Dazed and Confused
Employee of the Month (the one withOUT Dane Cook)
Fast Times At Ridgemont High
Fletch
Gladiator
Goodfellas
In the Land of Women
Real Genius
SLC Punk
the Sting
Sunshine
The Grifters
The Lookout
The Tao of Steve
Trainspotting
Universal Soldier
the Usual Suspects
When Harry Met Sally
Who Is Cletis Tout

I deleted some movies I didn't know, or did know and wouldn't rate above these, or in some cases, even let you bother to watch. What 'friend' of your is suggesting the VanDamme and Seagal movies ??? Universal Soldier isn't vandammes best, kinda crap movie, but has some great moments and is in it's own way unique. Keep it at the bottom.

Fletch and Real Genius ? ? ? ? Those are things you NEED to see, and the Fletch sequel. Top Secret too. That Employee Of The Month has Steve Zahn in it. YAY! I'll watch any piece of crap with him in it, I even rented You've Got Mail and Joyride to see Zahn. Regardless, Employee Of The Month is a great movie without him. Usual Suspects is probbly my fav film of all time, I've seen it easily 20 times. Tao oF Steve = good indie. Dazed and Confused is iconic, can't miss it. The Sting, actually really nouveau film making, for it's time. The Grifters is a great film that I haven't heard anyone mention in 10 years.

[deegraww]

Man there are so many good movies on that list. BTiLC is great I need that on DVD (mental note to self) Take you time watching them and let them sink in. Great stuff and just the tip of the iceberg man!

[dannyt]

SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISHER.

As much as I passionately love many of the movies on your list, there is a big chance you will not love them as much as the people that reccommended them to you. Some of them are older and may not work for you now, some of 'em you need to love the genre...etc.-- BUT, Searching for Bobby Fisher is HARD, its freaking DIFFICULT to NOT LIKE. And it's written and directe by the guy who just wrote American Gangster, if you happened to have just seen it among many other wonderful movies (like Shindler's List).

THEN pick up Goodfellas, also a really hard one to not enjoy.

THEN get into the more, have to have a taste for it, stuff...

[hydrocoptic]

Originally Posted by hobbes

I vote for Real Genius. Its a great 80's, just for the fun of it movie. Make sure you have enough popcorn to last until the end.

GREAT MOVIE !!! Couldn't have said it better myself And since you brought up this movie I believe that I will instant view this film on Netflix right now.

[deegraww]

Originally Posted by dannyt

SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISHER.

As much as I passionately love many of the movies on your list, there is a big chance you will not love them as much as the people that reccommended them to you. Some of them are older and may not work for you now, some of 'em you need to love the genre...etc.-- BUT, Searching for Bobby Fisher is HARD, its freaking DIFFICULT to NOT LIKE. And it's written and directe by the guy who just wrote American Gangster, if you happened to have just seen it among many other wonderful movies (like Shindler's List).

THEN pick up Goodfellas, also a really hard one to not enjoy.

THEN get into the more, have to have a taste for it, stuff...

If you like Bobby Fisher I would say

Finding Forrester, House of Cards and something that should have been watched today Home for the Holidays. All pretty solid flicks.