Movie recommendations

Started by corn02, October 23, 2007, 10:13:39 AM

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ShutterinbyDayGAAbyNight

Planes, Trains and Automobiles best Christmas movie IMO. Die hard second  ;)

J70

Quote from: ShutterinbyDayGAAbyNight on December 18, 2023, 11:41:50 AMPlanes, Trains and Automobiles best Christmas movie IMO. Die hard second  ;)

Planes, Trains... is a Thanksgiving film!

AustinPowers

Quote from: ShutterinbyDayGAAbyNight on December 18, 2023, 11:41:50 AMPlanes, Trains and Automobiles best Christmas movie IMO. Die hard second  ;)

Both  are great movies alright

Scrooged has to be up  there too. Have to stop and  watch the first two Home  Alone's too if they're on

quit yo jibbajabba

Quote from: ShutterinbyDayGAAbyNight on December 18, 2023, 11:41:50 AMPlanes, Trains and Automobiles best Christmas movie IMO. Die hard second  ;)

Great show. Haven't watched in a while. Those aren't pillows.....

Hard to look past Its a Wonderful Life for pure schmalz all the same

tbrick18

Quote from: clarshack on December 17, 2023, 10:51:24 PMViolent Night is a bit of a mind fcuk as even though Santa is real in the movie the father of the main kid says that he isn't real and that they have been leaving presents instead of Santa at Christmas time because he doesn't exist. It's kind of left open that Santa only leaves presents to those who are on the nice list in which that kid's parents weren't on when they were kids.  Bit of explaining to do but then again young kids shouldn't be watching this film as it is quite violent as per the title. Hopper from Stranger Things is good as Santa.

I loved it!
My older kids loved it too. Good fun but def not for the younger audience. Teenagers+

tbrick18

Quote from: screenexile on December 18, 2023, 01:14:57 AMWatched Miracle on 34th Street recently and its basic premise is that we have no proof that god is real but we know he is... ditto for Santa!

Eldest is 9 so had plenty of questions and I think we batted them away well enough but it was annoying to have to!

Yeah Miracle on 34th street plays very close to the line. I try to avoid it in our house.
Love the home alone movies, the first Nativity movie, Polar Express, Fred Claus, The Santa Clause.
Havent watched It's a wonderful life in years but might wheel it out.

Christmas Chronicles movies on Netflix are actually good too.
There's some new christmas movie with Eddie Murphy in it on Prime, by 6 year old has watched it about 4 times but I haven't seen it myself.

Milltown Row2

Took the kids ( adult kids lol) to the Avenue the other night to watch Home Alone

Place bunged, was like a talk-a-long

None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an after thought. Ea

Jell 0 Biafra

Stuck home today.  Watched two really nice horror flicks. 

Anything for Jackson, like Heritage with a sense of humor, really well acted, nice little story. 8/10

Sissy. Revenge thriller. Influencer/bully from past, Aussie flick. Really good. 7/10, would be higher except for some really poor decisions from characters given what you later learn about them.

Milltown Row2

Watched Beasts of no nation the other day.... Kid soldiers, tough at times
None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an after thought. Ea

lurganblue

Quote from: nrico2006 on December 10, 2023, 01:21:02 PMReally enjoyed Leave the World behind, although the ending was pretty poor.

Surely this was a part 1 or something? It had a feeling of the show "Lost" about it.  Exchange the deer for a random polar bear...

Tony Baloney

Any takers for the new Godzilla? Have read good reviews.

thewobbler

Quote from: lurganblue on December 19, 2023, 03:41:57 PM
Quote from: nrico2006 on December 10, 2023, 01:21:02 PMReally enjoyed Leave the World behind, although the ending was pretty poor.

Surely this was a part 1 or something? It had a feeling of the show "Lost" about it.  Exchange the deer for a random polar bear...

I really enjoyed this movie and the ending doesn't the deserve the flak it's getting.

To me the story is one of how disarray unfolds, rather than how people respond to disarray and restore order. Its natural conclusion was people going into hiding.

Should we really need a completed arc, and every dot crossed, in order to enjoy a story?

The deer were explained by the way ie animals can sense danger before humans can. Instead of looking for warning signs through phones and TVs, just look around you.

jcpen

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Jell 0 Biafra

Quote from: thewobbler on December 19, 2023, 11:19:25 PM
Quote from: lurganblue on December 19, 2023, 03:41:57 PM
Quote from: nrico2006 on December 10, 2023, 01:21:02 PMReally enjoyed Leave the World behind, although the ending was pretty poor.

Surely this was a part 1 or something? It had a feeling of the show "Lost" about it.  Exchange the deer for a random polar bear...

I really enjoyed this movie and the ending doesn't the deserve the flak it's getting.

To me the story is one of how disarray unfolds, rather than how people respond to disarray and restore order. Its natural conclusion was people going into hiding.

Should we really need a completed arc, and every dot crossed, in order to enjoy a story?

The deer were explained by the way ie animals can sense danger before humans can. Instead of looking for warning signs through phones and TVs, just look around you.


If you just reinterpret the movie so that the little girl is the main protagonist, the ending is perfect. 

nrico2006

No matter what way you interpret it, the ending was crap.
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