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Shareefruck said:
Random fun fact that you might be interested in: the quirky female lead is also the vocalist for Eyes on Me from Final Fantasy VIII. She's great, in my opinion (both acting-presence-wise in the few films she's appeared and musically-- has a solid self-written Cocteau-Twins-inspired album (Restless/Anxiety) that shows up on a lot of Dream-Pop top lists, too).
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Wow that is an awesome random fact!! Glad we're seeing some cross-over from the Final Fantasy thread over in the Geek Emporium lol.
 
Shareefruck said:
Random fun fact that you might be interested in: the quirky female lead is also the vocalist for Eyes on Me from Final Fantasy VIII. She's great, in my opinion (both acting-presence-wise in the few films she's appeared and musically-- has a solid self-written Cocteau-Twins-inspired album (Restless/Anxiety) that shows up on a lot of Dream-Pop top lists, too).
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Other random fun fact:

Tony Leung is somehow even hotter in In the Mood For Love than he was in this.
 
After giving this some thought I decided on Dean Spanley, a) because I think pretty much everyone would enjoy it, and b) because I don't think it had a wide theatrical release in the US so a lot of people might not have seen it. I had never heard of it until my mom handed me the DVD and said, "You have to watch this!"

Without giving too much away (because there is a twist or two), Peter O'Toole (in one of his last roles) plays Fisk Sr. Fisk Sr lives alone, maybe in London, in the early 20th century. One of his sons was killed in the Boer War, his other son- Fisk Jr (Jeremy Northam), visits him every Thursday afternoon. Fisk Jr doesn't particularly enjoy these visits where he is subjected to extended complaining from his father regarding the sad state of affairs today (today being back then).

So one day Fisk Jr sees a notice in the paper that a Hindu mystic is giving a lecture on reincarnation nearby and suggests they go to that. Fisk Sr agrees. Fisk Jr is surprised to see Dean Spanley ("Dean" being his title at the local church, played by Sam Neill) at the lecture. They talk and Fisk Jr is intrigued.

After a couple more chance encounters, Fisk Jr eventually convinces Dean Spanley to meet with him for regular talks every week. But Dean Spanley insists that Fisk Jr bring a bottle of Imperial Tokay wine to these chats. Imperial Tokay was reserved for members of the Habsburg royal family and was hard to get, but fortunately Fisk Jr "knows a guy" (played by Australian actor Bryan Brown) who can get his hands on some, on the condition that he be invited to the meetings with Dean Spanley.

When Dean Spanley partakes of this particular beverage, strange things happen to him. He becomes very "chatty" (who among has not experienced that after a case of Bud Light?). And things get interesting from there. Fantastic performances by O'Toole and especially Sam Neill. At the time I had only seen him in Jurrasaic Park so didn't expect this kind of acting from him.

Overall a funny, charming, thoughtful film.
 
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1984...then again we've been living it for 5+ years now so maybe not

Peasy said:
Requiem for a dream
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That movie freaked me the hell out. I had no idea what it was about going into it. Just kind of blindly watched it. Great music too.
 
Rodgerwilco said:
Excellent film, really enjoyed it! Thanks for the recommendation. Right up my alley as far as sci-fi goes. Feels like something Hideo Kojima would recommend lol.
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More like reality at the time Rodger. People lived under the threat of annihilation. The film even moved Reagan to start working with Gorbachev to cut down the nuclear arsenal. We had Threads in the UK. There are several earlier movies on this theme, Failsafe & The Last Beach.

I know you wanted just one but here are three. Amadeus about human envy & ambition, Come & See about the horror of war (very visceral & unnerving) & Cinema Paradiso a charming love letter to cinema. The final montage always gets many crying.
 
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Slowly but surely catching back up with this thread....
kook10 said:
The Fog of War
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Great doc. A bit dry at times, the tenants to be learned form the film are very relevant to so many things in today's world. Both on an individual and a nationwide scale. Thanks for the recommendation.
plank said:
The Hustler(1961)
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Excellent film which really was the moment when Paul Newman was firing on all cylinders. My grandfather (and probably many people's grandfathers) actually derived his lifelong nickname "Fast Eddie" from the character in this film. He was a hustler and shaker/mover when he was coming up and was incredibly successful in business. If I could, I would ask him his thoughts about it, but he doesn't quite have those faculties these days.

Thanks a lot for the recommendation.
JMCx4 said:
On the lighter side, the Marx Brothers' best cinematic offering is Duck Soup (1933). Very good political satire that still rings true today ...
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Very fun film. One of those films that really exemplifies the phrase "The more things change, the more they stay the same". As you said, the general and overriding theme still rings true today. Fun flick, really makes me wonder what the general vibe was when seeing the film in its initial release. I'd bet looking back now it would have been excellent to see folks reacting to this movie in its own time.
 
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MakeTheGoalsLarger said:
Back to the Future
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as much as I really don't like this film, I watched it again at your referral to commit to my thread... I really still don't care for it, but it has that err of nostalgia from days gone by that makes it hard not to enjoy on some level... Tarantino considers it a "perfect film", I can't quite co-sign on that one, but hey, what do I know, I'm just a part-time Entertainment Boards poster.
 
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Putt Pirate said:
Running on Empty - 1988. A really good River Phoenix movie.
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God I'm a sucker for River... Maybe it's the nostalgia since he's no longer with us, maybe it's something else, but man his performance here is excellent. Very heavy emotional flick, really enjoyed it a lot. Thanks so much for the recommendation. May end up showing this one to the old lady, she may like it.
 
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the valiant effort said:
Great selection. It wrecks me for some reason, the universality I suppose.

It hasn’t been mentioned yet so I’n happy to be the Network (1976) guy
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Oh man, what a cast and a fun little film. Felt like it went by very quickly, entertaining flick. A bit serious and heavy at times, in the same vein as some of the other films... really pretty relevant to today's social and political environment.

Would love to see the Broadway adaptation with Bryan Cranston sometime if I can find it somewhere online.
 
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Rodgerwilco said:
God I'm a sucker for River... Maybe it's the nostalgia since he's no longer with us, maybe it's something else, but man his performance here is excellent. Very heavy emotional flick, really enjoyed it a lot. Thanks so much for the recommendation. May end up showing this one to the old lady, she may like it.
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I watched this about a year ago and was absolutely blown away by how good he is. I'm an 80s kid so I grew up with River Phoenix's short but impactful movies (including this one) but seeing this again as an adult, he's really phenomenal, especially a lot of small, subtle things. It's easy for actors to play big, but selling that small stuff ...

And trivia tidbit: It was written by Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal's mom.
 
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Scandale du Jour said:
Dr. Strangelove or how I learned stop worrying and love the bomb
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Love the film!! Thanks to Hideo Kojima... probably my favorite film that he mentiones within the Metal Gear Series... Re-watched it after your comment and loved it just the same. I'm going to put this on the list of films I implore my wife to watch as well, that type of humor is right up our alley.
 
KallioWeHardlyKnewYe said:
I watched this about a year ago and was absolutely blown away by how good he is. I'm an 80s kid so I grew up with River Phoenix's short but impactful movies (including this one) but seeing this again as an adult, he's really phenomenal, especially a lot of small, subtle things. It's easy for actors to play big, but selling that small stuff ...

And trivia tidbit: It was written by Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal's mom.
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Absolutely agreed on the bold, man. The signs of a great actor are in the subtleties and River was right up there with the best of them in that regard. He was before my time, as I was born in 1991, but it's almost painful to watch and speak about him because he just had so much more to offer us.

Thanks for the trivia quip, I'm sure it'll come up on Jeopardy or my local trivia sessions in the near future lol.
 
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Rodgerwilco said:
Absolutely agreed on the bold, man. The signs of a great actor are in the subtleties and River was right up there with the best of them in that regard. He was before my time, as I was born in 1991, but it's almost painful to watch and speak about him because he just had so much more to offer us.

Thanks for the trivia quip, I'm sure it'll come up on Jeopardy or my local trivia sessions in the near future lol.
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Martha Plimpton also is really good in it. They're two of the more realistic human teen portrayals I've seen in movies. (They dated in real life as well.)
 
Thanks for the posts everyone!! Sorry to spam the thread, but I'm trying to get through the film recommendations as much as I can and give a bit of feedback... Will be coming back here every so often to update on films from here I've watched. Trying hard to commit to this and expand my cinematic experience, which yall are helping out quite a lot with so thanks for the posts. Cheers!

:)
 
Shareefruck said:
I'm amazed and impressed that you're even committing to this. Sounds like a nightmare that I'd dread, personally. I mean, what if everyone who responded just happened to like things that you don't care for?
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Thanks man. I’m just really trying to branch out my knowledge of film in general. If I don’t care for it then I guess I’ll just chalk it up to some sunk time. Everything’s been pretty solid though.
 
Rodgerwilco said:
... Very fun film [Duck Soup]. One of those films that really exemplifies the phrase "The more things change, the more they stay the same". As you said, the general and overriding theme still rings true today. Fun flick, really makes me wonder what the general vibe was when seeing the film in its initial release. I'd bet looking back now it would have been excellent to see folks reacting to this movie in its own time.
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Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933 (the year the film was released). Coupled with the Great Depression being at its peak in the U.S., I reckon the movie stimulated more concern than laughter for the audiences who could afford a ticket. 😢
 
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Shareefruck said:
I'm amazed and impressed that you're even committing to this. Sounds like a nightmare that I'd dread, personally. I mean, what if everyone who responded just happened to like things that you don't care for?
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Also, what if everyone who responded decided to be a smart alec and recommend the silliest or longest movies that they could think of? Can you imagine...
 
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