1001 Movies You Should See Before You Die

Stephen · 01-19-2017, 06:26 AM

104. Blade Runner

It's a movie that's you know, good and stuff.

Pet_Sounds · 01-19-2017, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Neapolitan

Really? You like the TV series, not the movies, right? William Shatner is Canadian, does that weigh in Star Trek's favor?

I'm joking, I love the original series. Haven't really watched any of the spinoffs.

**Frownland** · 01-19-2017, 12:05 PM

TNG is the only series I like.

EPOCH6 · 01-19-2017, 12:44 PM

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The Green Mile (1999) written and directed by Frank Darabont, adapted from a Stephen King novel by the same name. John Coffey played by Michael Clarke Duncan is gentle giant who is falsely accused of murder. The prison's death row correction officer Paul, played by Tom Hanks, discovers he is not an ordinary inmate, but has a extraordinary ability. Similar to "The Empath" Star Trek S3-E12.

I still haven't seen this, the premise and trailer have always turned me off of it, but the world reminds time and time again that it's a classic. Maybe it's time to just throw it on and let it win me over, and I know it will if I give it a chance.

FRED HALE SR. · 01-19-2017, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by EPOCH6

I still haven't seen this, the premise and trailer have always turned me off of it, but the world reminds time and time again that it's a classic. Maybe it's time to just throw it on and let it win me over, and I know it will if I give it a chance.

Its very depressing. Its a decent adaptation of a Stephen King short story, but treads on a little long for my taste.

LoathsomePete · 01-19-2017, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

TNG is the only series I like.

DS9 is where it's at yo.

FRED HALE SR. · 01-19-2017, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

DS9 is where it's at yo.

TNG for me also. I gotta say the ships on DS9 have definitely taken space to an entirely different level.

**Exo** · 01-19-2017, 01:03 PM

105.
Easy Rider - The road movie that started all road movies. Started the American New Wave of film making and is also just fun to watch. The campfire scene with Jack Nicholson is one of my favorites.

106.
Battleship Potemkin - One of the most famous silent films of all time. The Odessa stairs sequence is historical. Pretty bloody and action filled given the year it was made. Also relatively short compared to some of the epics being made during the 20’s.

107.
Come and See - Absolutely haunting film about Russia’s role in WWII. The main kid actor here goes through an ordeal that would have landed filmmakers today in jail. You can literally see his face become hollow and empty as the film goes on. Beats the **** out of you and never lets up. Crazy film.

108.
Midnight Cowboy One of the best acting displays of all time from Dustin Hoffman. Film has heart even though it’s technically a rated X film. Hey, also won best picture too. I’M WALKIN’ HERE.

109.
Night of the Hunter - One of my favorite films of all time and to me, the most well filmed black and white ever. Charles Laughton could have given us magic but was cut down by inept critics. Now all we have is this masterpiece. What a loss to filmmaking.

110.
Straw Dogs - I like Dustin Hoffman. Pretty disturbing film that predated a lot of similar themed house invasion movies. This one goes over the edge into f*cked up land unlike the others.

Neapolitan · 01-19-2017, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Pet_Sounds

I'm joking, I love the original series. Haven't really watched any of the spinoffs.

The original series is my favorite, followed by TNG.

A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) starring Haley Joel Osment, Frances O'Connor, developed by Stanley Kubrik, directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the Brian Aldiss short story "Super-Toys Last All Summer Long." In the future company based in New Jersey builds a special type of robot called Mecha that are program to simulate human behavior. However David is a kind prototype. He is brought to live with a family where the father is an employee of the company that created him. There is a misunderstanding and they decide to take him back to be disassembled. The mother is reluctant to have that happen. So she leaves him in the woods with Teddy his animated bear. He spends the rest of his existence longing to be loved her.

innerspaceboy · 01-19-2017, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Neapolitan

The original series is my favorite, followed by TNG.

A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) starring Haley Joel Osment, Frances O'Connor, developed by Stanley Kubrik, directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the Brian Aldiss short story "Super-Toys Last All Summer Long." In the future company based in New Jersey builds a special type of robot called Mecha that are program to simulate human behavior. However David is a kind prototype. He is brought to live with a family where the father is an employee of the company that created him. There is a misunderstanding and they decide to take him back to be disassembled. The mother is reluctant to have that happen. So she leaves him in the woods with Teddy his animated bear. He spends the rest of his existence longing to be loved her.

I enjoyed A.I., and it was my first (and only) Steven Spielberg movie. Generational fanaticism aside, are any of his other movies worth watching?

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Exo All day jazz and biscuits Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,354	105. Easy Rider - The road movie that started all road movies. Started the American New Wave of film making and is also just fun to watch. The campfire scene with Jack Nicholson is one of my favorites. 106. Battleship Potemkin - One of the most famous silent films of all time. The Odessa stairs sequence is historical. Pretty bloody and action filled given the year it was made. Also relatively short compared to some of the epics being made during the 20’s. 107. Come and See - Absolutely haunting film about Russia’s role in WWII. The main kid actor here goes through an ordeal that would have landed filmmakers today in jail. You can literally see his face become hollow and empty as the film goes on. Beats the **** out of you and never lets up. Crazy film. 108. Midnight Cowboy One of the best acting displays of all time from Dustin Hoffman. Film has heart even though it’s technically a rated X film. Hey, also won best picture too. I’M WALKIN’ HERE. 109. Night of the Hunter - One of my favorite films of all time and to me, the most well filmed black and white ever. Charles Laughton could have given us magic but was cut down by inept critics. Now all we have is this masterpiece. What a loss to filmmaking. 110. Straw Dogs - I like Dustin Hoffman. Pretty disturbing film that predated a lot of similar themed house invasion movies. This one goes over the edge into fcked up land unlike the others. __________________ LastFM SUPREME POO BAH MODERATOR EXTRAORDINAIRE*

01-19-2017, 06:26 AM	#91 (permalink)
Stephen I sleep in your hat Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Melbourne, Vic. Aus. Posts: 1,847	104. Blade Runner It's a movie that's you know, good and stuff.