What's The Latest Film You Have Seen?

Guybrush · 11-28-2011, 04:40 PM

Me and the wife just watched Super 8 which, I have to say, was a lot better than I thought it would be! It felt like Goonies meets modern sci-fi thriller. It had likable, relatable characters, a mysterious plot and was thoroughly entertaining from start to finish. Also, those kids were surprisingly good actors!

Freebase Dali · 11-28-2011, 04:44 PM

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I re-watched Pulp Fiction yesterday. Quentin Tarantino will always be my favourite director. I got Platoon today, which I've been after seeing for a while. Gonna check it out tomorrow.

Platoon is a great flick.
I can watch that over and over.

As for me, I recently watched 50/50, a comedy-drama about a guy who gets diagnosed with some rare spinal cancer. I thought it was quite good.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Seth Rogen.
An unusual pairing of main actors, but it works. I'd recommend it.

Above · 11-28-2011, 05:06 PM

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Platoon is a great flick.
I can watch that over and over.

So I've heard, though I've seen my fair share of Vietnam films. I've seen Full Metal Jacket and Apocalypse Now. If I watch Platoon I will have seen the big three, yes?

Guybrush · 11-28-2011, 05:20 PM

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So I've heard, though I've seen my fair share of Vietnam films. I've seen Full Metal Jacket and Apocalypse Now. If I watch Platoon I will have seen the big three, yes?

Kinda interesting how Martin Sheen plays in Apocalypse Now and Charlie's in Platoon .. But yeah, Platoon is good.

There are more classics than those three, though! I've been told many times that I have to watch The Thin Red Line.

Necromancer · 11-28-2011, 05:53 PM

Ive seen all of those Vietnam flicks as well, and they are all good ones. Deer Hunter and Uncommon Valor are a few more to mention. Sylvester Stallone has his share of (First Blood) Rambo movies, and Chuck Norris with his Missing In Action movies also. "We Were Soldiers" (Mel Gibson) is my favorite Vietnam movie. Based on actual events early in the war.

My favorite war movie would have to be the (WWII) movie "Saving Private Ryan" though, Tom Hanks is outstanding.

Above · 11-28-2011, 06:01 PM

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My favorite war movie would have to be the (WWII) movie "Saving Private Ryan" though, Tom Hanks is outstanding.

Saving Private Ryan is one of those films that's impressive the first time, but boring on any re-watches. At least that's how it was for me.

Necromancer · 11-28-2011, 06:10 PM

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Saving Private Ryan is one of those films that's impressive the first time, but boring on any re-watches. At least that's how it was for me.

Really..its just the opposite for me. It has such good special effects. I can understand how it could be boring after the first time though.

Those Rambo and Missing In Action movies are the ones I cant take anymore.

Of course, Ive seen Saving Private Ryan enough to do a life time..well..maybe one more time.

Have you seen "We Were Soldiers"?

Dennis Hopper is my favorite actor in Apocalypse Now.

Howard the Duck · 11-28-2011, 08:22 PM

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Ive seen all of those Vietnam flicks as well, and they are all good ones. Deer Hunter and Uncommon Valor are a few more to mention. Sylvester Stallone has his share of (First Blood) Rambo movies, and Chuck Norris with his Missing In Action movies also. "We Were Soldiers" (Mel Gibson) is my favorite Vietnam movie. Based on actual events early in the war.

My favorite war movie would have to be the (WWII) movie "Saving Private Ryan" though, Tom Hanks is outstanding.

My fave war movie is Black Hawk Down

Necromancer · 11-28-2011, 08:53 PM

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My fave war movie is Black Hawk Down

Yeah, that's a good one. Ive watched it multiple times as well.

I vividly remember watching it for the first time with one of my sons right before he left for the Air-Force around 8 years ago.

You should have seen his eyes

when the remaining soldiers had to run out of the city on foot toward the end of the movie.

He just left for Afghanistan for a 6 month stint. I don't actually know how many different times he has been deployed there already, Iraq, and a few other places around the Middle East. (he is not allowed to tell us a whole lot about it) Try not to think about it to much, if you know what I mean. And it doesn't really help knowing hes being deployed along with Special Ops.

I just know that I'm getting tired of these fucking wars in the Middle East!

PS.
"The Hurt Locker" is a 2009 American war film about a three-man United States Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team during the Iraq War. Its a good movie I would recommend.

Violent & Funky · 11-28-2011, 09:34 PM

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Saving Private Ryan is one of those films that's impressive the first time, but boring on any re-watches. At least that's how it was for me.

I feel completely the opposite. After Forrest Gump, it's my favorite film to rewatch on tv...

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Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Me and the wife just watched Super 8 which, I have to say, was a lot better than I thought it would be! It felt like Goonies meets modern sci-fi thriller. It had likable, relatable characters, a mysterious plot and was thoroughly entertaining from start to finish. Also, those kids were surprisingly good actors! __________________ Something Completely Different

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Necromancer Divination Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,655	Ive seen all of those Vietnam flicks as well, and they are all good ones. Deer Hunter and Uncommon Valor are a few more to mention. Sylvester Stallone has his share of (First Blood) Rambo movies, and Chuck Norris with his Missing In Action movies also. "We Were Soldiers" (Mel Gibson) is my favorite Vietnam movie. Based on actual events early in the war. My favorite war movie would have to be the (WWII) movie "Saving Private Ryan" though, Tom Hanks is outstanding.