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Mandatory Viewing
JennyC:
Great recommendations so far! I will also add
Gandhi: for one man’s perseverance and believe that changed the history, for the power of non-violence, civil disobedience. You can see many similarities between Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King.
vkm91941:
--- Quote from: Flashframe777 on April 21, 2006, 12:50:45 am ---"Powder"...yes, "Powder" with Sean Patrick Flannery.
And "Beloved" with Oparah...
'Scuse me? How come none of you told me that Jared Leto was the love of Colin Farrell's life in "Alexander" Even though you knew I would fast forward through the battle scenes?
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Jared Leto is still looking just beautiful isn't he! Those eyes
ednbarby:
--- Quote from: hungry_hungryhippos on April 20, 2006, 06:08:35 am ---
Sorry but I loved Dead Poet Society (being a teacher and all... as well as somebody who has seen the devastating effects of suicides on a family - not my own, but close to me).
I'd also recommend: The Outsiders, Traffic, The Shawshank Redemption
And I'm going to have to add - but before I do *Sheyne holds up riot shield for protection*...
Bowling for Columbine... I am going to come right out now and say that I liked this film. *ducks*
Even though Mike Moore is an egotistical, love him or loathe-him-with-fiery-passion, sensationalist, and-at-times-blatantly-manipulative film-maker, he has his moments. This was one for me. I liked this film for 2 scenes: the interview with Marilyn Manson, who until I saw this movie, I had always dismissed as nothing more than a talentless, attention-seeking, sicko wanker. Gotta love a film that can change my mind about a person with a 4 minute interview. :-\ Not that I like him. Its just I kinda respect him now. The other scene I love at the end is when Moore makes Charlton Heston look like a weakling. The way I look at it is: Moore decided to make a movie about how bad gun violence is. And that's what he did. I'm not saying I blindly believe everything that was in the movie, but it gave me food for thought. I don't live there in the States, but I do live in the country that holds the current world record for the worst mass killing (Port Arthur, 1996, 35 people killed). And as a teacher who works in a socio-economic area that reeks of despair and desperation (and don't think that the thought of a kid obtaining a gun and shooting up my school doesn't cross my mind every day), it hit a particularly big nerve with me. I liked it anyways, I'll completely respect your opinions if you don't feel the same way... *tentatively lowers riot shield*
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You can lower it all the way with me, baby. I LOVE that film. And Marilyn Manson - YES! I think I might have actually fallen in love with him in that scene. He comes on the screen and I think, "Oh, geez, here we go..." and what comes out of his mouth is some of the most beautiful, heart-wrenching truth I've ever heard uttered in the English language. Talk about being so totally wrong in your impressions of another person. My heart grew three sizes that day. And the Charleton Heston sequence was Da Bomb. Talk about ending a movie with a bang and not a whimper. What a monumental horse's ass he proved himself to be. I always suspected it, but now it's immortalized on film.
My husband is one of those who cannot stand Michael Moore the person. But he thought this and Farenheit 9/11 were brilliant, especially the latter. His only beef with F 9/11 is that Moore didn't end it with his favorite Who song ("We Won't Get Fooled Again") instead of whatever one he chose which escapes me now.
ednbarby:
Ooh, and speaking of documentaries, I *cannot* believe I forgot to add this one to my list: Hoop Dreams. If you want to know the *true* state of race relations in this country, you need look no further. Quite possibly the best documentary ever made.
delalluvia:
--- Quote from: Flashframe777 on April 21, 2006, 12:50:45 am ---'Scuse me? How come none of you told me that Jared Leto was the love of Colin Farrell's life in "Alexander" Even though you knew I would fast forward through the battle scenes?
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Where you been flash? Why do yoiu think I was on the 'Alexander' board for 4 months and I keep saying that not even Jake has pushed Jared off his pedestal yet?
Jared was ungodly meltingly beautiful in that movie. Even if the only skin he showed was a saucy bit of bosom. :-*
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