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From time to time I hear or read about a movie that's coming out, and I say to myself that I want to see that movie. Then, either it takes awhile before the movie comes out, or I'm busy when it comes out. These days, it seems like movies don't stay in theaters long enough. I've got to actively plan to see a movie within a week or so of opening, otherwise it goes to DVD heaven and I only get to see it if I happen to look on the right rack.
So remind me, what movies have come out in the past, say, ten years that I wanted to see, but have long since lost track of.
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At the other end of the timeline, be sure to check out Son of Rambow (I'm not sure if it's out on DVD yet).
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Actually, Son of Rambow is at my $2 theater right now. (or was last time I checked). I hadn't heard anything about it, but I did notice that it was at the local artsy fartsy theater about a month ago. I'll have to check it out. I've seen the man in the iron mask. What's The Mighty about?
I'm not sure I've heard of The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, but I checked imdb and it has an awesome cast. I'll put that in the online library queue.
quote:Do you have any particular genre in mind?
Thought provoking, and Hatrack recommended.
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It's about a large kid with learning disabilities and a troubled past and a physically disabled smart kid who become friends as they confront their past and future.
But it's much better than that makes it sound. Excellent performances by Sharon Stone and Gillian Anderson, and very good performances by Meat Loaf, James Gandolfini, and Harry Dean Staunton.
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I would definitely see The Mighty. The Green Mile is really good. You might like The Kite Runner.
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quote:Originally posted by Glenn Arnold: So remind me, what movies have come out in the past, say, ten years that I wanted to see, but have long since lost track of.
At a guess:
Hotel Rwanda Million Dollar Baby Walk the Line Ray Mar Adentro (Sea Inside) Persepolis Finding Neverland Murderball Stranger than Fiction Cinderella Man Spellbound In America Good Night and Good Luck The Iron Giant Rushmore Away from Her Les Choristes Whale Rider Everything is Illuminated Lars and the Real Girl The Namesake The Queen Wordplay Shattered Glass About a Boy Bridge to Terebithia Rounders I Am Sam Antwone Fisher Buena Vista Social Club Friday Night Lights Dan in Real Life Memoirs of a Geisha
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quote:Originally posted by Glenn Arnold: Except that I get all my movies from the library.
I maintain a "wish list" at IMDb.com, then request a movie or two off of it each week through my library's online request center. It gets delivered to the front desk and they send me an email. I pick it up on Saturday and return the ones I've finished. I find it works pretty well. Right now I need to pick up Stardust and Bella.
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Pretty good guess. I guess it's a bit of a problem that you don't know what movies I have seen. I've already seen:
Hotel Rwanda Million Dollar Baby Walk the Line Ray Finding Neverland Stranger than Fiction The Iron Giant Whale Rider The Namesake The Queen About a Boy Bridge to Terebithia Memoirs of a Geisha In America
Funny though, several of these I didn't remember from the title, so when I looked them up on imdb I discovered that I'd already seen them. Yeah, they were all in the right "genre" (good movies as per my taste).
quote:I maintain a "wish list" at IMDb.com, then request a movie or two off of it each week through my library's online request center.
Huh. I never even noticed you could login to imdb, so I never noticed you could maintain lists. That's a good idea.
However, given how many threads have started about which music was...? or what movie was...? I'd just as soon see what kind of suggestions people come up with. Makes for interesting conversation, ya know?
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Hey, 19/33 isn't so bad with little information.
As for the IMDb queue, I'm just pleased I get similar benefits without actually having a Netflix subscription. Perfect for a skinflint like me.
Of the ones you haven't seen, I would particularly recommend:
Good Night and Good Luck Everything is Illuminated Friday Night Lights
Expanding the recommendations a bit to things less likely you've heard of, but still might like: Little Manhattan The Snow Walker Omagh Millions Sweet and Lowdown An Unfinished Life
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Definitely works on multiple levels. Made me feel like I was watching a "Little Rascals" movie, which is pretty funny, because when they made the movie version of the Little Rascals, it didn't work because it was too modern.
I also wish it didn't have the life or death aspect. I'd like to think that kids can play in a junkyard without getting killed. But it's a movie, and it's got to have a climax I guess.
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Saw "The Mighty" last night. Very much like "My Bodyguard."
It's funny how it plays on presumptions. I assumed that Max was learning disabled in the beginning of the movie. But as we learned more about his background, it seemed clear that his learning difficulties were based in the emotional disability that he had suffered. I guess that's a minor spoiler, for anyone that's interested in seeing it, so I won't go any further.
The scene in the laundry was gut wrenching.
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I would second Rushmore, really anything by Wes Anderson: The Royal Tenenbaums, the Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, and the Darjeeling Limited. All quite good, not known well enough.
Watch some Charlie Kauffman films (he's a screenwriter): Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is amazing, Adaptation, and Being John Malkovich.
Watch Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labrynth if you haven't yet- that's a phenomenally amazing film.
V for Vendetta is another I'd recommend.
But alas, I don't know what all you've seen- so I can't give you much better than the movies I love and hope you've seen.
And if you haven't seen the Shawshank Redemption (just a little bit beyond the 10 year mark) you need to go and watch it. I assume you have simply because I try and think the best of people. :-)
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The only ones you mention that I haven't seen are the ones by Wes Anderson. I like them all very much.
I didn't realize that Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was by the same guy as Adaptation and Being John Malkovich. But I liked all three a lot. And thinking about it, it makes sense that they are by the same guy.
The only Wes Anderson movie I've heard of is The Royal Tenenbaums, but I don't know anything about it. What are these movies about?
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Rat Race is a brilliantly written farce starring, well, stars, showing just how far some people will go for money.
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Rushmore is essentially about a kid who goes to an elite private academy and makes friends with a (steel I think) tycoon. And they both fall for a teacher at his school.
The Darjeeling Limited is about three estranged brothers trying to reconnect on a "spiritual journey" across India.
The Royal Tenenbaums is about a broken family trying to reconnect with each other.
The Life Aquatic is essentially about a famous oceanographer documentarian coming to grips with his new-found adult son.
Essentially all of his movies deal with really just flawed people and trying to reconnect to a community or to a single person that they love. His movies are kind of meloncholy dramas (with some comedy thrown in quite a bit). Plus the cinematography used in the movies is very different than standard, more mainstream Hollywood fare. He writes and directs them himself- very much an auteur director.
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If you've really been living in slendid isolation for the last 10 years, I would recommend Peter Jackson's interpretation of the Lord of the Rings.
Also, the Incredibles, one of my favourite films. It works onso many levels that I doubt it will leave you with out a smile.
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Millions is good as is Madison, Lord of War, Capote, Other Peoples Money and of course Office Space.
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Now I need to see the Royal Tenenbaums to see whether I love or hate it.
I love the Incredibles. I never would have thought a cartoon could have me as emotional as I get when the kids have stowed away in the plane and elastigirl is crying mayday.
I think everybody should be required to watch Lord of War.
Capote was OK. I haven't seen Millions, Other People's Money or Office Space.
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