Movies you haven't seen, but know that you should

[gcoutu]

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Glengarry Glen Ross
Out of the Past

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Both great.

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Glengarry was a complete dissappointment for me.

I have seen nearly every movie you guys listed in this thread and most should be seen.

Keanu Reeves is a tool.

[Pocket Trips]

He is definately a tool but it works for him in these movies... He is SUPPOSED to be a clueless idiot throughout 90% of them and it comes naturally to him [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[jakethebake]

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Glengarry was a complete dissappointment for me.

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I kind of agreed. It's been a long time since I saw it. Maybe it was just that it was so hyped that I expected more. There were some great scenes, and the acting was so good it makes it well worth watching. But as I recall, I thought it moved way too slow. It's hard to put my finger on, but I thought something was missing.

[jakethebake]

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He is definately a tool but it works for him in these movies... He is SUPPOSED to be a clueless idiot throughout 90% of them and it comes naturally to him [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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Yes. He clearly made a name for himself by just being himself in Bill & Ted.

[brettbrettr]

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Glengarry was a complete dissappointment for me.

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I kind of agreed. It's been a long time since I saw it. Maybe it was just that it was so hyped that I expected more. There were some great scenes, and the acting was so good it makes it well worth watching. But as I recall, I thought it moved way too slow. It's hard to put my finger on, but I thought something was missing.

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The acting is excellent, script excellent, this is enough for me. Give it another look. I would also recommend other Mamet scripted films:

American Buffalo, Spanish Prisoner, Heist (not great, not bad)..

One of my favorite movies in this same vein--ie, snappy smart dialogue and great acting--Hurlyburly.

[jakethebake]

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One of my favorite movies in this same vein--ie, snappy smart dialogue and great acting--Hurlyburly.

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See, I thought the same thing about Hurlyburly. Very good acting and dialog, but it seemed to just kind of drift along and was really missing something.

[brettbrettr]

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One of my favorite movies in this same vein--ie, snappy smart dialogue and great acting--Hurlyburly.

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See, I thought the same thing about Hurlyburly. Very good acting and dialog, but it seemed to just kind of drift along and was really missing something.

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Like the others, it was oringially a play, then adapted. Thus, its dialog/acting driven. Perhaps if they had added an explosion or car chase somehwere?

[jakethebake]

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One of my favorite movies in this same vein--ie, snappy smart dialogue and great acting--Hurlyburly.

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See, I thought the same thing about Hurlyburly. Very good acting and dialog, but it seemed to just kind of drift along and was really missing something.

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Like the others, it was oringially a play, then adapted. Thus, its dialog/acting driven. Perhaps if they had added an explosion or car chase somehwere?

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I didn't realize these were plays. That does partially explain it. But no, i'm not saying they should be turned into smokey & the bandit. the stories just seemed to be missing something. i'm not saying they're bad, just they seemed to be missing something to me.

[PokerFink]

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The Five Obstructions


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This was pretty cool, I watched it for my fiction writing class.

My list includes Requiem for a Dream and Magnolia. I also want to watch some of Bogart's films, since I've only seen a couple.

Oh, Seven Samuri too.

[stanky]

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Jaws

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I envy the fact that you are going to watch this for the first time. When it's on TV I always stop to watch it.

Is Bourne Identity worth renting? People keep telling me it was good.