MicShazam

Yeah those too. I'd expect most of those movies to be movies that most people have seen.
At least most people of the sort who watches a lot of movies.

Blade Runner and Alien are some of my favorite movies.
I probably like Prometheus and Alien: Covenant more than most too.
That had their flaws but eh... whatever.



That whole mid section of Covenant where David is acting like and oddball: Loved it!

The Batlord

You'd be surprised by just how many people I know in real life who haven't seen Alien.

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Akai

I should defo watch In Bruges again watched it once when it came out, thought it was ****, seems like the kind of film I'd enjoy alot more the second time around

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Frownland

You just can't beat the racist (no I'm not just using the term lightly), coked out midget scene. I'm a huge fan of the use of motifs in the movie, which will probably be a little more apparent on further viewings.

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MicShazam

If it's mostly people over 40-45 or so, I wouldn't find it unusual. If they're younger than that, then what have they been doing with their lives?
I think most people I know under that age must have seen it.

One odd thing though: I have this PC gamer friend who's 30, a big fan of anything Deus Ex or cyberpunk and also that Blade Runner PC game. He hadn't ever seen the actual Blade Runner movie until last year... I had to pester him to watch it, and then he just said he thought it was boring. I didn't even know what to say to him!

Akai

Yeah, I'll defo give it another go in the near future

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Chula Vista

You forgot funny as hell. Also extremely moving at times.

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Frownland

Filed under clever.

While poignant in terms of character development, I see that scene as more hilarious than anything because of the irony of it all.

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Chula Vista

I'm just never going to understand you.

Clever does in no way equal funny.

One hit man, actually developing empathy for another hit man, does not equal irony. The slow build towards the moment when Farrell breaks down to Gleeson is brilliant. YMMV.

I both LOL'd and welled up. That works for me as far as movie making and story telling goes.

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djchameleon

Good grief the recs you are getting. People that are into films cream their pants over but for some more light hearted fare go with.

Shoot Em Up
The Inside Man
Identity
Wanted
Children of Men which is kind of artsy but still worth the watch.

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