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The Departed (2006)
15 recommendations
"this is the best film i've seen in a long time. drop everything and go see it... it's right up there with Goodfellas, Mean Streets, and Casino. Oscars all around!"
Equilibrium
4 recommendations
"I used to ask candidates what their favorite movie was and if they'd ever heard of Equilibrium. An answer in the positive gave them a slight favor in my book. An incredible movie that is like 1984, Fahrenheit 451, and the Hong Kong martial arts all rolled into one. The fighting style, Gun Kata, stands apart from all the other movies of the time which were all obsessed with modeling themselves ..."
300
8 recommendations
"What is there not to love about this movie? It just blows all other war movies out of the water. The cinematic style, the passion of the Spartans, the ruthlessness of the battles, the grit and the gore; it's all just beautiful."
sex, lies, and videotape
1 recommendation
"Graham (James Spader) seeks out his college friend John (Peter Gallagher, now of the OC). Graham videotapes women's sexual confessions, as he cannot connect with women directly. Ann (Andie MacDowell) is John's repressed wife. Two parts stands out in particular: Once Ann confirms that John is cheating on her, she changes out of the floaty white dress that she had been wearing into more form..."
Love Actually
13 recommendations
"This is a movie I can watch over and over again. A feel-good clever movie."
A League of Their Own
4 recommendations
"Awesome semi-historical comedy about the wonderful women of the wartime All American Pro Girls League."
Reality Bites (10th Anniversary Edition)
4 recommendations
"Who remembers this? The quintessential "Gen X" movie, while that was still relevant. Winona Ryder plays a documentarian who doesn't want like, editors messing with her magnum opus, Ben Stiller plays a well meaning LOSER who tries to ger her film on TV and totally RUINS IT in the process, and Ethan Hawke plays the totally HOT ARTISTE with no income who is apparently living off his parents. Totally ..."
Billy Madison (Special Edition)
2 recommendations
"Hilarious Adam Sandler, while he was still a comedian rather than a "serious actor"."
Eddie Murphy Raw
1 recommendation
"Eddie Murphy, before his obsession with fat suits, was actually a hilarious stand-up comedian. Eddie Murphy Raw is a comedy classic, right up there with Richard Pryor, and with better clothes (read: leather jumpsuit)"
Mrs. Doubtfire
3 recommendations
"Possibly the best family movie ever - heartfelt and child friendly without being sappy or boring. Robin Williams is a recently divorced dad who pretends to be an elderly female nanny to stay close to his kids. His ability to do this is explained by the fact that he works as a voice-over guy for cartoons."
Hook
2 recommendations
"This movie rules! A now-adult Peter Pan (Robin Williams) visits "Grandma Wendy" in London with his children - until they are sucked into Neverland by the diabolical Captain Hook (Dustin Hoffman). Tinkerbell (Julia Roberts) comes to retrieve Pan, who is forced to rediscover his forgotten childhood, reclaim his place as leader of the Lost Boys, who have taken a new leader named RUFIO! and save his k..."
The Prestige
3 recommendations
"This movie promised to be my favorite movie of all time - David Bowie as Nikola Tesla? Are you serious? - and though it didn't live up to my lofty expectations, it did better - it defied them. The end will throw you for such a huge loop you'll have to watch it again and again."
The Little Mermaid (Two-Disc Special Edition)
3 recommendations
"Allow me to clarify: I do not think little girls should watch this movie. It will give them weird body image issues (why can't I wear purple shells?) and preconceptions (fat people = evil octopus witches). THAT SAID: this movie is memorable, amusing, and sparks one's longing for an undersea world."
The Great Dictator (2 Disc Special Edition)
1 recommendation
"Though you wouldn't think a silent movie about Adolf Hitler could be hilariously funny, Charlie Chaplin makes it happen like no other possibly could. See Adolf slide down the curtains of his office with one boot extended! See him gnash his teeth incoherently in pidgeon German! See him work that stache!"
What About Bob?
3 recommendations
"Bill Murray is hilarious and brilliant as a deeply OCD man who trails his psychologist (Richard Dreyfuss) on his vacation, winning the affection of his family and slowly destroying his life."
Dirty Dancing (Ultimate Edition)
1 recommendation
"BEST MOVIE EVER. Not really, but I've probably seen it so many times that it has brainwashed me - maybe 20? 30? More? I don't know, but it's great. Baby (Jennifer Gray) goes to the Catskills with her parents, expecting another lame summer, but strikes up a romance with a badass and extremely masculine...dancer! (Patrick Swayze) Much to the chagrin of her parents, her sister, her persnickety little..."
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
3 recommendations
"The first installment of the Indiana Jones series, the Raiders of the Lost Ark introduces us to the most kick-ass professor and archaeologist of all time (Harrison Ford), on his quest to find the Ark of the Covenant for the US government, before the Nazis get to it first!"
Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade - Widescreen Edition
1 recommendation
"In the last installment of the Indiana Jones series, Jones discovers his father's obsession with the Holy Grail - shortly after he's been kidnapped by the Nazis, who aim to recover the grail to make up for having lost the Ark of the Covenant. Yada yada yada, and hooray for Sean Connery! And River Phoenix, who has a cameo as the young Indy!"
Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom - Widescreen Version (1984)
1 recommendation
"The second in the Indiana Jones trilogy, this flick showcases what Spielberg does best - childlike excitement and adventure. With the unusual catchphrase of, "This belongs in a museum!", Jones was probably the invention of a daydreaming archaeologist. In this episode, Jones (Harrison Ford, duh) has to recover something or other from an ancient Mayan temple, accompanied by an endlessly whiny blonde..."
The Wizard of Oz (Two-Disc Special Edition)
1 recommendation
"It's rare that a movie becomes a family favorite and a cult classic, but with a fairy tale plot with twists that involve a poppy-field induced trip and flying monkeys, it makes a bit more sense. Beautiful movie, which shows why Judy Garland was a star."
Murder by Death
1 recommendation
"The most obvious inspiration for the more celebrated Clue, release ten years later, Murder By Death features a hilarious ensemble cast, including Peter Sellers as a terribly racist version of a vaguely Asian detective, Peter Falk as his usual detective self, Alec Guinness (!!!), and Truman Capote (!?!?!?)."
Clue
6 recommendations
"This faux-mystery farce - with its ensemble cast of weirdos, a mysterious invitation to a party at a mansion at which someone is mysteriously murdered, and Eileen Brennan as a star - is strangely similar to Murder By Death, a film made ten years earlier. Coincidence - or PLOT?! PS This one has Madeline Kahn. It wins?"
History of the World Part I
1 recommendation
"The fact that there is no Part II to this stunning Part I will haunt me forever. Mel Brooks magnum opus, this offbeat history features eunuchs, Jesus, Louis XVI playing chess with human pieces, and the inimitable Madeleine Kahn."
2001 - A Space Odyssey
1 recommendation
"Why have I seen Stanley Kubrick's quasi-religious sci fi masterpiece so many times? It's not an "easy see", but it blows my mind more and more every time I see it - just the fact of when it was made is unbelievable."
The Lion in Winter
1 recommendation
"A stunning period piece, about the original odd couple, King Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. These two go at each other like Bogie and Bacall, but with tarnished love rather than seething lust as the undercurrent. A beautiful movie and a stunning screenplay. Katherine Hepburn and Peter O'Toole are an army to be reckoned with."
Aladdin (Disney Special Platinum Edition)
4 recommendations
"From Disney's cartoon heyday, this movie saved itself by employing the considerable vocal talents of Robin Williams as the genie, the merchant, and various other characters - plus Gilbert Godfried as a parrot, which is obviously fitting. Williams and Godfried pretty much make the movie."
South Park - Bigger, Longer & Uncut
2 recommendations
"You've seen the show, then? It's like that, but with more swears and sexual references and - pretty much the title says it all."
West Side Story (Special Edition DVD Collector's Set)
1 recommendation
"I'm not usually that into musicals, but this one has a special place in my heart because it lived with me in Italy and reminded me of everything wrong with America - through SONG! And DANCE. Rita Moreno is so hot and flamboyant she is practically a drag queen. Speaking of which, practically the whole male cast of this movie was sleeping with each other. Jet all the way!"
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