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Bruce Dern gives a great performance and the droids were lovely! Very sad music and a very sad story.
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| -Let's make a list of UNDERRATED/OVERLOOKED Movies! |
Yollam |
May-24-06 11:34 PM |
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Hide and Seek |
Ava |
May-24-06 11:39 PM |
#1 |
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California Split (Robert Altman).... |
RandomKoolzip |
May-24-06 11:45 PM |
#2 |
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I vaguely remember Chocolate War. |
xmas74 |
May-27-06 05:39 PM |
#100 |
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Reds..."It's too long. One big Warren Beatty ego trip..." |
libnnc |
May-24-06 11:47 PM |
#3 |
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"Claire Dolan" also with Vincent D'Onofrio |
mitchum |
May-24-06 11:50 PM |
#4 |
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The Commitments!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
driver8 |
May-25-06 12:57 AM |
#5 |
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I absolutely agree! |
MsAnthropy |
May-25-06 11:06 AM |
#48 |
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Great movie. |
xmas74 |
May-27-06 05:39 PM |
#101 |
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I don't know if it's "underrated," but |
Heidi |
May-25-06 01:04 AM |
#6 |
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I was going to mention that one... |
skyblue |
May-27-06 06:04 AM |
#62 |
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"A Walk on the Moon" |
NightOwwl |
May-25-06 01:04 AM |
#7 |
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Especially the Waterfall scene? |
Bridget Burke |
May-26-06 10:45 AM |
#53 |
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"Dark City" |
Giant Robot |
May-25-06 01:09 AM |
#8 |
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That movie was |
petersond |
May-25-06 01:17 AM |
#12 |
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. |
Richardo |
May-25-06 09:06 AM |
#35 |
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Yeah, and the villain from House of Cards/To Play the King is in it. |
CanuckAmok |
May-27-06 05:16 PM |
#91 |
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"Like Water for Chocolate" |
KitchenWitch |
May-25-06 01:10 AM |
#9 |
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Great choices. |
CBHagman |
May-25-06 08:49 AM |
#29 |
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Great choices. |
xmas74 |
May-27-06 05:40 PM |
#102 |
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"Everything Is Illuminated" |
Suich |
May-25-06 01:13 AM |
#10 |
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Good call! |
primate1 |
May-25-06 05:02 AM |
#14 |
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The Boondock Saints n/t |
petersond |
May-25-06 01:15 AM |
#11 |
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Equilibrium |
AmyDeLune |
May-25-06 04:39 AM |
#13 |
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Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me |
primate1 |
May-25-06 05:07 AM |
#15 |
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That's exactly the movie I was going to say |
BuffyTheFundieSlayer |
May-25-06 05:12 AM |
#16 |
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I saw the series long before I saw the film. |
primate1 |
May-25-06 05:24 AM |
#18 |
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I really like that movie |
xmas74 |
May-27-06 05:41 PM |
#103 |
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From what I've read, we're a rare breed. |
primate1 |
May-28-06 01:31 PM |
#127 |
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That's sad |
xmas74 |
May-28-06 03:25 PM |
#136 |
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Fuck it though, it's one of my favourites, and that's what matters to me. |
primate1 |
May-28-06 03:26 PM |
#137 |
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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension |
JonathanChance |
May-25-06 05:16 AM |
#17 |
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Once Were Warriors and The Whale Rider |
vi5 |
May-25-06 06:26 AM |
#19 |
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Good call(s) |
ForrestGump |
May-25-06 07:40 AM |
#23 |
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North Dallas Forty |
taterguy |
May-25-06 06:45 AM |
#20 |
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"Kicking and Screaming" |
RedStateShame |
May-25-06 07:25 AM |
#21 |
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I loved that movie |
clyrc |
May-25-06 11:01 AM |
#46 |
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City of Lost Children |
HughBeaumont |
May-25-06 07:38 AM |
#22 |
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If you liked that one, you might like |
skyblue |
May-25-06 08:55 AM |
#32 |
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I tried looking that up on imdb, but found nothing. |
HughBeaumont |
May-26-06 10:31 AM |
#52 |
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Try Amazon.com |
skyblue |
May-27-06 06:00 AM |
#61 |
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... |
primate1 |
May-27-06 06:16 AM |
#67 |
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Elmer Gantry (Burt Lancaster) Cape Fear (original version w/Peck/Mitchum) |
cryingshame |
May-25-06 07:42 AM |
#24 |
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The big surprise about "Elmer Gantry" to me... |
long_green |
May-27-06 10:36 AM |
#77 |
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OVERLOOKED..all LA based movies.... |
Tikki |
May-25-06 08:36 AM |
#25 |
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Suburbia...LOL |
Taverner |
May-25-06 11:09 AM |
#50 |
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AAAUGH! |
CanuckAmok |
May-27-06 05:17 PM |
#92 |
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Spheeris' "The Boys Next Door" IS a fantastic overlooked film... |
mitchum |
May-26-06 10:12 AM |
#51 |
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"The Ref" |
Mother Jones |
May-25-06 08:46 AM |
#26 |
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My favorite Christmas movie. |
peekaloo |
May-25-06 08:48 AM |
#28 |
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I love The Ref. |
CBHagman |
May-26-06 12:30 PM |
#59 |
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Nick Nolte and Martin Short... in..... |
Jigarotta |
May-27-06 12:44 PM |
#82 |
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Three Fugitives, that's what it is. |
Jigarotta |
May-27-06 12:49 PM |
#83 |
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I absolutely agree. It's our favorite Christmas movie here. |
NNadir |
May-27-06 06:30 PM |
#121 |
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Cold Comfort Farm |
CBHagman |
May-25-06 08:48 AM |
#27 |
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The Da Vinci Code! |
Random_Australian |
May-25-06 08:50 AM |
#30 |
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Zelig |
peekaloo |
May-25-06 08:53 AM |
#31 |
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"It just goes to show what you can achieve if you're a total psychotic!" |
CanuckAmok |
May-27-06 05:18 PM |
#93 |
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"I have to council a group of chronic masturbators and if |
sarge43 |
May-27-06 05:59 PM |
#116 |
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Buffalo 66, Big Fish, Batman Begins, Dogville |
skyblue |
May-25-06 08:58 AM |
#33 |
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Buffalo 66 and Dogville are both incredible. |
primate1 |
May-27-06 06:15 AM |
#66 |
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Little Murders - - from 1971 |
progressoid |
May-25-06 09:04 AM |
#34 |
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Ooops. Meant to add REPOMAN to the list |
progressoid |
May-25-06 09:44 AM |
#41 |
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Babe 2: Pig in the City |
Monkey see Monkey Do |
May-25-06 09:07 AM |
#36 |
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One of my former bosses was an extra in Article 99. |
xmas74 |
May-27-06 05:44 PM |
#107 |
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"Choose Me" (Alan Rudolph) and "Brother From Another Planet" (John Sayles) |
Richardo |
May-25-06 09:09 AM |
#37 |
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Oh, great choices! |
CBHagman |
May-27-06 05:05 PM |
#87 |
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"Blood Simple" (The first Coen Brothers movie) |
Richardo |
May-25-06 09:11 AM |
#38 |
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hmmm, lets see, heres a few |
Ohio Joe |
May-25-06 09:12 AM |
#39 |
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"Quick Change" with Bill Murray. |
djeseru |
May-25-06 09:25 AM |
#40 |
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What kind of clown are you? |
peekaloo |
May-25-06 09:46 AM |
#43 |
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Seen it dozens of times and Randy Quaid still makes me fall on the floor. |
blondeatlast |
May-27-06 09:20 AM |
#72 |
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"Fear Of A Black Hat" the "Spinal Tap" of rap music |
Jokerman |
May-25-06 09:46 AM |
#42 |
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Smoke Signals |
AmandaRuth |
May-25-06 10:32 AM |
#44 |
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Pushing Tin... |
Bzzzz |
May-25-06 10:56 AM |
#45 |
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100% agree on Pushing Tin |
Dying Eagle |
May-28-06 03:36 PM |
#138 |
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"Once Around" |
cmkramer |
May-25-06 11:03 AM |
#47 |
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I agree! I was so pleasantly surprised by that film |
electron_blue |
May-28-06 06:32 PM |
#147 |
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"Devils Rejects", Romero's "Martin" to name a few |
Taverner |
May-25-06 11:08 AM |
#49 |
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I second the "Devil's Rejects" |
flvegan |
May-27-06 05:08 PM |
#88 |
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I'll third it. |
primate1 |
May-28-06 01:33 PM |
#128 |
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Citizen Ruth |
BurtWorm |
May-26-06 10:48 AM |
#54 |
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The Molly Maguires with Sean Connery and Richard Harris |
hedgehog |
May-26-06 11:08 AM |
#55 |
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Fandango, Wet Hot American Summer, Chocolat |
Aiptasia |
May-26-06 11:12 AM |
#56 |
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Fandango is excellent. |
djeseru |
May-27-06 12:58 PM |
#84 |
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Everyone with a soul should see... |
NTL714 |
May-26-06 11:17 AM |
#57 |
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"Iceman" ...Tim Matheson, Lindsay Crouse |
SaveElmer |
May-26-06 11:23 AM |
#58 |
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That movie haunted me for years. I loved it! |
electron_blue |
May-28-06 06:33 PM |
#148 |
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White Men Can't Jump |
kwassa |
May-26-06 12:47 PM |
#60 |
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Triplets of Belleville, Run Lola Run |
skyblue |
May-27-06 06:07 AM |
#63 |
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enjoyed both of those movies immensely |
long_green |
May-27-06 10:27 AM |
#73 |
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"The Party" with Peter Sellers. |
Starbucks Anarchist |
May-27-06 06:08 AM |
#64 |
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"Rancho Deluxe" |
Buck Turgidson |
May-27-06 06:08 AM |
#65 |
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Mother - Albert Brooks |
skyblue |
May-27-06 06:18 AM |
#68 |
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For Albert Brooks, the answer has to be "Real Life" |
long_green |
May-27-06 10:34 AM |
#76 |
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YES! My sister and I make jokes about "protective ice". |
peekaloo |
May-27-06 10:36 AM |
#78 |
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Billy Elliot - with TRex Soundtrack. |
skyblue |
May-27-06 06:30 AM |
#69 |
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Fantastic movie! |
xmas74 |
May-27-06 05:46 PM |
#109 |
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Definitely a good one. |
primate1 |
May-28-06 01:39 PM |
#129 |
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Clay Pigeons; a very black comedy with a great cast. Joaquin Phoenix, |
blondeatlast |
May-27-06 09:03 AM |
#70 |
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i've seen that one |
Ava |
May-27-06 10:28 AM |
#74 |
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Valmont the MUCH BETTER Dangerous Liasions |
supernova |
May-27-06 09:09 AM |
#71 |
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"Breaker Morant" and "The Sorrow and The Pity" |
long_green |
May-27-06 10:31 AM |
#75 |
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"Days of Heaven" |
LibDemAlways |
May-27-06 10:48 AM |
#79 |
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Dear Frankie |
Calliope |
May-27-06 12:17 PM |
#80 |
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UnderCover Blues! ; Tea with Mussolini, Ladies in Lavender; |
yellowdogintexas |
May-27-06 12:33 PM |
#81 |
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I just remembered Enchanted April... |
djeseru |
May-27-06 01:00 PM |
#85 |
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I love that movie |
TheCentepedeShoes |
May-27-06 05:42 PM |
#105 |
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"Jesus's Son", "11:14", "Animal Factory". |
maveric |
May-27-06 01:03 PM |
#86 |
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I forgot about "Animal Factory" |
CanuckAmok |
May-27-06 05:20 PM |
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Written and directed by Steve Buscemi. |
maveric |
May-27-06 06:19 PM |
#119 |
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Yeah, I loved that one, too. |
CanuckAmok |
May-27-06 06:23 PM |
#120 |
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Wasn't "Trees Lounge" directed by Buscemi too? |
Jade Fox |
May-28-06 03:17 PM |
#134 |
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Yes it was. |
maveric |
May-28-06 03:22 PM |
#135 |
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"Best in Show" and "Dogma" I think were largely |
flvegan |
May-27-06 05:10 PM |
#89 |
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"hidden agenda" - frances mcdormand + pretty much all my favorites |
faithnotgreed |
May-27-06 05:14 PM |
#90 |
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The ultimate Democrat movie: "Cradle Will Rock". |
CanuckAmok |
May-27-06 05:26 PM |
#95 |
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Another favorite |
TheCentepedeShoes |
May-27-06 05:46 PM |
#108 |
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The Quiet Earth. |
CanuckAmok |
May-27-06 05:28 PM |
#96 |
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And I thought I was the only one who loved that movie! |
xmas74 |
May-27-06 05:51 PM |
#110 |
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I've been trying to remember the name of that movie - Thank you!! |
Godlesscommieprevert |
May-28-06 03:50 PM |
#139 |
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Three O'clock High |
CanuckAmok |
May-27-06 05:30 PM |
#97 |
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Birdy |
CanuckAmok |
May-27-06 05:32 PM |
#98 |
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The Man Who Would be King |
CanuckAmok |
May-27-06 05:33 PM |
#99 |
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Self delete - wrong thread |
Godlesscommieprevert |
May-28-06 03:54 PM |
#140 |
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Bingo! Many of the movies on this thread are underappreciated |
long_green |
May-28-06 04:26 PM |
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Get Carter and Gangster No. 1. |
CanuckAmok |
May-27-06 05:41 PM |
#104 |
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Spoorloos (aka The Vanishing) |
CanuckAmok |
May-27-06 05:44 PM |
#106 |
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The King of Comedy, and After Hours. |
CanuckAmok |
May-27-06 05:51 PM |
#111 |
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Holy shit, the ending of that film creeps the hell out of me. |
primate1 |
May-28-06 01:41 PM |
#131 |
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anyone here familiar with "State of Siege"? |
peacebuzzard |
May-27-06 05:53 PM |
#112 |
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Breakdown |
CanuckAmok |
May-27-06 05:54 PM |
#113 |
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How about "How Tasty was My Little Frenchman" |
peacebuzzard |
May-27-06 05:55 PM |
#114 |
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The Wages of Fear. |
CanuckAmok |
May-27-06 05:57 PM |
#115 |
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Go Tell the Spartans |
CanuckAmok |
May-27-06 06:00 PM |
#117 |
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Three Canadian films..... Hard Core Logo, Shoot, Cube |
CanuckAmok |
May-27-06 06:18 PM |
#118 |
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Aguirre, the Wrath of God. |
NNadir |
May-27-06 06:31 PM |
#122 |
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Brother from Another Planet. |
NNadir |
May-27-06 06:32 PM |
#123 |
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One more... "Man Bites Dog" |
CanuckAmok |
May-27-06 06:33 PM |
#124 |
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Man, you have good taste. |
primate1 |
May-28-06 01:43 PM |
#132 |
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Oh, stop! |
CanuckAmok |
May-28-06 04:22 PM |
#142 |
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anything written and/or directed by Hal Hartley. |
CanuckAmok |
May-27-06 06:34 PM |
#125 |
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update: "I Capture the Castle"...just wonderful.. |
yellowdogintexas |
May-28-06 01:30 PM |
#126 |
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L.A. Story and Tigerland |
Godhumor |
May-28-06 01:40 PM |
#130 |
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"The American Astronaut" directed by Cory McAbee |
swag |
May-28-06 01:44 PM |
#133 |
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Silent Running |
Godlesscommieprevert |
May-28-06 03:55 PM |
#141 |
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I forgot one |
long_green |
May-28-06 04:28 PM |
#144 |
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The Leonardo di Caprio "Man in the Iron Mask" |
Arkham House |
May-28-06 06:26 PM |
#145 |
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Three Kings |
pink-o |
May-28-06 06:29 PM |
#146 |
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The Cruise |
Patsy Stone |
May-28-06 06:38 PM |
#149 |
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