Recommend a movie for me, and I will watch it.

[Brad Russ]

I thought this would be a good idea for a thread, and if anyone else wants to participate, let me know. I recently joined Blockbuster's DVD mail service, and could really use some help picking out good movies to watch. That's where you all come in. Just recommend a movie for me, and I'll eventually watch it, rate it, and give a mini review of it. This is your chance to get someone to watch some of your favorite movies. Keep in mind that I'm only one person, and won't be able to get to every movie right away, but I will eventually get to each movie in time. Just for the record, I mostly prefer dramas, sports movies, documentaries, and anything emotional or touching. I am willing to try other genres too though, but those are just my favorites. If anyone else would like to participate, please let me know, as I would love to share some of my favorite movies with people as well, and see what they think of them. So anyway, start posting what you'd like me to see, and I'll get to them as soon as I can. Thanks!!

[HuntingtonM15]

Right now the only one that comes to mind is my favorite film from this year's awards season, Frozen River. It's an excellent movie.

[robyrob]

Eating Raoul.

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.

The Party.

[Shine]

The two movies that I recomment to everyone are Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 film Vertigo with James Stewart and Brian De Palma's 1981 film Blow Out with John Travolta. These are the two movies I admire more than any others.

[Shine]

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.



That's a great movie!

[browneyes106]

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

[Pus$y Galore]

I watched the Green Mile again this past weekend and once again, loved it and it had me in tears of course.

I love that movie on so many levels.

[Torgo]

Drama: Lightning Bug '04, Red '08

Sports: Slap Shot '77

Documentary: American Movie '99

[catlover79]

A Patch of Blue with Sidney Poitier, Elizabeth Hartman and Shelley Winters.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059573/

[Liza]

The two movies that I recomment to everyone are Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 film Vertigo with James Stewart and Brian De Palma's 1981 film Blow Out with John Travolta. These are the two movies I admire more than any others.

I second Vertigo. I've seen every one of Hitchcock's films (you read that right - every single one - and Vertigo is just about as perfect a film as you can get. Did ya know I'm related to Sir Alfred? :D

I also have to plug the film that's currently in my dvd player, the 1939 film Midnight with Claudette Colbert and Don Ameche. People swear that It Happened One Night is Colbert's best... but I have to tell you, I always preferred Midnight. It's a screwball comedy, and it's so charming you just can't resist it. I waited three years for this sucker to come out on dvd, now that it is, there's just no excuse! I guarantee you will love it. :wave:

[Shine]

I second Vertigo. I've seen every one of Hitchcock's films (you read that right - every single one - and Vertigo is just about as perfect a film as you can get. Did ya know I'm related to Sir Alfred? :D



You probably haven't seen The Mountain Eagle, since the print of it has been lost. :lol: I have seen everyone of his films save for that one, and his first film, The Pleasure Garden. Most of his films I have seen countless times, but it is Vertigo that always leaves the greatest impression on me. :)

[Brad Russ]

Thanks so much for the recommendations guys. I've got them all written down, and am eager to get started as soon as I can. I have seen the Green Mile, and you're right Cathie, what a touching film!! I haven't seen any of the others mentioned though, so you've definitely given me alot of good choices. Please keep them coming, and thanks again guys. :)

[catlover79]

Thanks so much for the recommendations guys. I've got them all written down, and am eager to get started as soon as I can. I have seen the Green Mile, and you're right Cathie, what a touching film!! I haven't seen any of the others mentioned though, so you've definitely given me alot of good choices. Please keep them coming, and thanks again guys. :)
I saw Green Mile when it was in the theater, and I BAWLED!! That's Dabbs Greer (aka Rev. Alden from Little House on the Prairie), in his last major screen role.

[Brad Russ]

I saw Green Mile when it was in the theater, and I BAWLED!! That's Dabbs Greer (aka Rev. Alden from Little House on the Prairie), in his last major screen role.

I agree Monika, it was a definite tear jerker for sure. I put it right up their with Dead Man Walking, and The Shawshank Redemption, as one of my all time favorite prison movies.

[JamesG]

I agree Monika, it was a definite tear jerker for sure. I put it right up their with Dead Man Walking, and The Shawshank Redemption, as one of my all time favorite prison movies.

If you like prison movies I have one that I highly recommend if you haven't seen it already; FELON (2008).

Stephen Dorff plays Wade Porter who is a family man convicted of manslaughter for killing his home intruder.

He gets sent to San Quentin and is placed within the security housing unit. His cellmate is mass murderer John Smith (Val Kilmer) who is serving life for the murders of 16+ something people and he also has a huge online fanbase of those that follow his writings.

It's about how John Smith shows Wade how to handle the prison life; teaching the code signals, "prison talk", how to sense trouble coming, and how to handle the abusive corrections officer, played by Harold Perrineau, who allows the inmates to continue fighting in the yard while he and other guards place bets.

For me it was cool seeing Harold go from being an inmate on the show OZ to a Corrections Officer.


I highly recommend this one if you like prison films. I'm also a huge fan of Val Kilmer and he was quite good in this.

Here is the trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr0zDhqfOVo

[Pus$y Galore]

Actually as "classic" movies go, I also like Birdman of Alcatraz.

For a good laugh - I always go for Airplane! No matter how often I see it, I still find something new (in the background) and funny as hell in it.

I loved Ratatoullie (sp?) The one with the chef rat. Four paws up definitely!

[ponytail]

The Horse Whisperer

The Bear

An Innocent Man

[Torgo]

You probably haven't seen The Mountain Eagle, since the print of it has been lost. :lol: I have seen everyone of his films save for that one, and his first film, The Pleasure Garden. Most of his films I have seen countless times, but it is Vertigo that always leaves the greatest impression on me. :)

I recently picked up a DVD set that collects 20 of his early films- including 6 of his silent films.

[Torgo]

For a good laugh - I always go for Airplane! No matter how often I see it, I still find something new (in the background) and funny as hell in it.



You can never go wrong with Airplane!

And then there's the pre-Airplane! disaster films spoof- 'The Big Bus' 1976, which is about a nuclear powered bus. Definitely not the classic Airplane! is(though very funny), but it's still interesting seeing a film that did it before the Zuckers.

[Cactus Jack]

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Pineapple Express

Tropic Thunder

Step Brothers

The Dark Knight

The Big Lebowski

Johnny Dangerously ( best non Zucker 80s spoof movie)

Kentucky Fried Movie-first ZAZ movie and ****ING HILARIOUS

[Pus$y Galore]

You can never go wrong with Airplane!

And then there's the pre-Airplane! disaster films spoof- 'The Big Bus' 1976, which is about a nuclear powered bus. Definitely not the classic Airplane! is(though very funny), but it's still interesting seeing a film that did it before the Zuckers.


OMG! I saw the Big Bus at the theatre - along with "The Groove Tube" (similar to Kentucky Fried Movie). Yes - it's another GREAT spoof! I still remember the piano player in the "lounge" singing, "I Only Have Six Months To Live...! :rofl:

[catlover79]

Actually as "classic" movies go, I also like Birdman of Alcatraz.

For a good laugh - I always go for Airplane! No matter how often I see it, I still find something new (in the background) and funny as hell in it.

I loved Ratatoullie (sp?) The one with the chef rat. Four paws up definitely!
Airplane - ALWAYS a classic. One of my favorite parts was when the woman gets hysterical - "I gotta get outta here! I GOTTA GET OUTTA HERE!" and everyone yells, "CALM DOWN! GET A HOLD OF YOURSELF!!" They all get in line to beat her up with fists, baseball bat, wrench, etc. :rofl: :brent

[Cactus Jack]

Airplane - ALWAYS a classic. One of my favorite parts was when the woman gets hysterical - "I gotta get outta here! I GOTTA GET OUTTA HERE!" and everyone yells, "CALM DOWN! GET A HOLD OF YOURSELF!!" They all get in line to beat her up with fists, baseball bat, wrench, etc. :rofl: :brent
LOL that was awesome, they referenced that on Family Guy with Stewie LOL



I like the part where the flight attendant is singing to the sick girl and accidentally takes off the IV with the guitar :rotflmao:


and JUNE CLEAVER TALKING JIVE LOL

[catlover79]

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Pineapple Express

Tropic Thunder

Step Brothers

The Dark Knight

The Big Lebowski

Johnny Dangerously ( best non Zucker 80s spoof movie)

Kentucky Fried Movie-first ZAZ movie and ****ING HILARIOUS
Johnny Dangerously was indeed hilarious. :lol: How about the Naked Gun movies? The first, especially, was hysterical when OJ burns his hand, falls face first into a wedding cake, hits his head on the ceiling, gets his foot caught in the bear trap, etc. :rofl:

[Cactus Jack]

Johnny Dangerously was indeed hilarious. :lol: How about the Naked Gun movies? The first, especially, was hysterical when OJ burns his hand, falls face first into a wedding cake, hits his head on the ceiling, gets his foot caught in the bear trap, etc. :rofl: Yeah it is hilarious. Joe Piscopo was hilarious. "I got shot once..................................ONCE!"
LOL those are awesome, Id recommend those too! I love em all.

[LuLu Rogers]

The Horse Whisperer


That's a GREAT movie!!

I also recommend:

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
Seabiscuit
St. Elmo's Fire
Forrest Gump
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest- Know you already love that one Brad ;)
Five Easy Pieces
The Four Seasons
Heartburn
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Cool Hand Luke
Pretty Woman
Twilight
Terms of Endearment
Steel Magnolias
As Good As It Gets

[Torgo]

OMG! I saw the Big Bus at the theatre - along with "The Groove Tube" (similar to Kentucky Fried Movie). Yes - it's another GREAT spoof! I still remember the piano player in the "lounge" singing, "I Only Have Six Months To Live...! :rofl:

Love The Groove Tube, my favorite bit is when the clown on the children's show gets all the parents away from the TVs so he can read adult stories to the kids.

[Torgo]

Johnny Dangerously was indeed hilarious. :lol: How about the Naked Gun movies? The first, especially, was hysterical when OJ burns his hand, falls face first into a wedding cake, hits his head on the ceiling, gets his foot caught in the bear trap, etc. :rofl:

I also like Top Secret!, and the Hot Shots movies.

[Pus$y Galore]

Love The Groove Tube, my favorite bit is when the clown on the children's show gets all the parents away from the TVs so he can read adult stories to the kids.


:lol: That's a good one. The two scenes that have always stood out to me (well actually more than one scene - running bits) were: the public service announcements against VD (I wasn't wearing my glasses that night and couldn't figure out what was speaking until near the end) :rofl: and the other was I think "The Dupont Corporation". I'll never see that name again without thinking of their "liquid" version. OMG. It made Jackass look mild (especially for it's day). You'll never see it on North American television! ;)

[Liza]

You probably haven't seen The Mountain Eagle, since the print of it has been lost. :lol: I have seen everyone of his films save for that one, and his first film, The Pleasure Garden. Most of his films I have seen countless times, but it is Vertigo that always leaves the greatest impression on me. :)

Well, you know what I mean! :lol: Actually Always Tell Your Wife came before The Pleasure Garden but there's only the first reel that is still around. I've seen all the completed ones that are still around.

[browneyes106]

If you like prison movies I have one that I highly recommend if you haven't seen it already; FELON (2008).

Stephen Dorff plays Wade Porter who is a family man convicted of manslaughter for killing his home intruder.

He gets sent to San Quentin and is placed within the security housing unit. His cellmate is mass murderer John Smith (Val Kilmer) who is serving life for the murders of 16+ something people and he also has a huge online fanbase of those that follow his writings.

It's about how John Smith shows Wade how to handle the prison life; teaching the code signals, "prison talk", how to sense trouble coming, and how to handle the abusive corrections officer, played by Harold Perrineau, who allows the inmates to continue fighting in the yard while he and other guards place bets.

For me it was cool seeing Harold go from being an inmate on the show OZ to a Corrections Officer.


I highly recommend this one if you like prison films. I'm also a huge fan of Val Kilmer and he was quite good in this.

Here is the trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr0zDhqfOVo

That movie sounds pretty interesting from the trailer and synopsis. Harold Perrineau was one of my favorite actors on OZ.

[JamesG]

That movie sounds pretty interesting from the trailer and synopsis. Harold Perrineau was one of my favorite actors on OZ.

Felon had a limited run here in NYC and I saw one of its screenings. I loved it and bought it on DVD when it came out.

Harold was awesome on OZ; it's also neat how he went to LOST. Simon Adebisi went to LOST as well.

[Shine]

I recently picked up a DVD set that collects 20 of his early films- including 6 of his silent films.


I have one of those collections too. I was really happy to get it because it seems almost impossible to get any of his pre-1934 movies (with the exception of Blackmail) on seperate DVDs. Of the silent films, I like The Lodger the best. :)

[Shine]

Well, you know what I mean! :lol: Actually Always Tell Your Wife came before The Pleasure Garden but there's only the first reel that is still around. I've seen all the completed ones that are still around.


Wasn't he the assistant director on Always Tell Your Wife and not the actual director? Every book I've read on Hirch always says that The Pleasure Garden was his first film as director.

Have you read any book on Hitchcock? If so what were your favorites? :)

[Liza]

I have one of those collections too. I was really happy to get it because it seems almost impossible to get any of his pre-1934 movies (with the exception of Blackmail) on seperate DVDs. Of the silent films, I like The Lodger the best. :)

Me too. The Lodger was wonderful. I've got a bunch of Hitchcock collections - I think I have about 4 copies of The 39 Steps :lol: What about his early British films? I loved Young and Innocent and The Lady Vanishes.

[Brad Russ]

Damn!!!! Thanks so much for all the choices everyone. These should definitely keep me busy for awhile. :lol: Cool thing is, many of them I don't even have to rent. My roomate has Netflix, and gave me her account info, so I can get on and watch several of the movies instantely for free online. Probably close to 1/4 of them I can watch without even renting. :D I'll get started on them tonight, and keep you all updated on what I thought of them. Some I've already seen, but most mentioned I have not seen yet, so it should be fun. Thanks again everyone!! :wave:

[Shine]

Me too. The Lodger was wonderful. I've got a bunch of Hitchcock collections - I think I have about 4 copies of The 39 Steps :lol: What about his early British films? I loved Young and Innocent and The Lady Vanishes.


I love quite a few of his British period movies. I think the period between 1934 beginning with The Man Who Knew Too Much and 1938 ending with The Lady Vanishes, was his first great period of moviemaking. The second, of course, was between 1954 and 1960. However, my two favorites would be The 39 Steps and The Lady Vanishes. The 39 Steps is a great chase thriller with some really good humor. The Lady Vanishes is farfetched storywise, but it is just so much fun to watch with really colorful charaters.

[Brad Russ]

If you like prison movies I have one that I highly recommend if you haven't seen it already; FELON (2008).

Stephen Dorff plays Wade Porter who is a family man convicted of manslaughter for killing his home intruder.

He gets sent to San Quentin and is placed within the security housing unit. His cellmate is mass murderer John Smith (Val Kilmer) who is serving life for the murders of 16+ something people and he also has a huge online fanbase of those that follow his writings.

It's about how John Smith shows Wade how to handle the prison life; teaching the code signals, "prison talk", how to sense trouble coming, and how to handle the abusive corrections officer, played by Harold Perrineau, who allows the inmates to continue fighting in the yard while he and other guards place bets.

For me it was cool seeing Harold go from being an inmate on the show OZ to a Corrections Officer.


I highly recommend this one if you like prison films. I'm also a huge fan of Val Kilmer and he was quite good in this.

Here is the trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr0zDhqfOVo

That movie sounds interesting, and after watching the trailer, it looks like a movie I can definitely get into. Thanks for posting the trailer. Unfortunately, it's not available on Instant watch at Netflix, but I will definitely rent it. It's probably better that I rent it, cause then my mom's b/f can watch it. He did 7years in prison, and loves these types of movies. Thanks again JamesG, I appreciate the recommendation!!!

[Torgo]

:lol: That's a good one. The two scenes that have always stood out to me (well actually more than one scene - running bits) were: the public service announcements against VD (I wasn't wearing my glasses that night and couldn't figure out what was speaking until near the end) :rofl: and the other was I think "The Dupont Corporation". I'll never see that name again without thinking of their "liquid" version. OMG. It made Jackass look mild (especially for it's day). You'll never see it on North American television! ;)

Yeah, I remember when I first saw it as a kid I was wondering if the little VD spokesperson was what I thought it was, brings a whole new meaning to 'talking head'

[Torgo]

Me too. The Lodger was wonderful. I've got a bunch of Hitchcock collections - I think I have about 4 copies of The 39 Steps :lol: What about his early British films? I loved Young and Innocent and The Lady Vanishes.

Young and Innocent was the first movie I watched in the set, I really enjoyed it.

[Shine]

Young and Innocent was the first movie I watched in the set, I really enjoyed it.

Yound and Innocent is a fun movie. I like it a lot. :)

[Brad Russ]

Drama: Lightning Bug '04, Red '08

Sports: Slap Shot '77

Documentary: American Movie '99

I saw Red this morning, and I give it an 8

I thought Red was a great film. Brian Cox was amazing in his role, and he totally kept me into the movie from beginning to end. I've always thought this, but he proved once again what a versatile actor he truly is. This was an incredibly sad story that really makes you think. It made me think about the decline of western civilization, and in many ways, what we have become as a society, and the lack of morals that many parents seem to be teacing their kids these days. It definitely is no feel good story, that's for sure. I would not recommend this film to animal lovers, as the basis of the story has to do with an extremely cruel act to a dog, which was hard for me to watch as a dog lover. Tom Cavanaugh played a great *******, as he always seems to do, lol! and I hated his character all the way through, which is good, cause that just means he did his job well. The only thing I didn't really care for about this film was the ending. I thought it was way to predictable, and it left me unsatisfied. Had it ended differentely, I'd probably have given it a 9. Other than that though, I thought it was a phenomenal movie, which I definitely recommend. Thanks for the recommendation Torgo!! :thumbsup:

I will be watching another one or two of the listed movies tonight, and will give my review of them tomorrow. Thanks for reading!!

[Cactus Jack]

See Kentucky Fried Movie next,Id buy some depends first before watching it though :lol:

[Darren J.]

-Eddie
-Malibu's Most Wanted
-Kingpin

[Brad Russ]

See Kentucky Fried Movie next,Id buy some depends first before watching it though :lol:

The next movie I watch will have to be on Netflix instant play, since those ones are free, but I'll make sure that Kentucky Fried Movie is the next one I rent. Thanks for the recommendations Jack!!

[Brad Russ]

-Eddie
-Malibu's Most Wanted
-Kingpin

I've seen all of those. I loved Kingpin. That movie was hilarious!! :lol: Isn't Eddie the basketball movie with Whoopi Goldberg?? That one was good too. I love basketball movies.

[Darren J.]

I've seen all of those. I loved Kingpin. That movie was hilarious!! :lol: Isn't Eddie the basketball movie with Whoopi Goldberg?? That one was good too. I love basketball movies.


Yeah, Whoopi was great in that movie.

[Brad Russ]

Watch "A Bronx Tale." You'll have to download it off the internet and convert it to a DVD disc or watch it on your computer, or buy it off ebay- cause it's out of print sadly. But a great movie & I promise you won't want to watch any other movie after you see it :lol: ;)...just kidding, but its my favorite.

YES, A Bronx Tale is awesome!!! I've seen it about 5 times, and it's one of my favorite mafia films. Only one I liked better was Casino. I thought the casting in a Bronx Tale was phenomenal. The kid that played Deniro's son looked exactly like him. Had I seen a picture of that kid, and hadn't known, I probably would have thought it was a picture of a young Deniro. Only thing I didn't understand about the movie was why they didn't utilize Joe Pesci as a character. He played in one scene at the very end of the movie for about two minutes. If you get an actor the caliber of Joe Pesci to play in your film, you definitely give him more than a cameo. Aside from that though, it was a phenomenal movie!!! :thumbsup:

[Brad Russ]

I agree; you basically nailed it their. it's my favorite movie, not just my favorite mob movie. have you ever seen "Carlito's Way" Brad?? Not bad movie, and Scarface is obviously a classic & a great movie as well :crazy: :D.

Never seen Carlito's Way, but I will add that to my now long ass list of movies to see. I have seen Scarface though, and it's a definite classic. :thumbsup:

[Torgo]

I saw Red this morning, and I give it an 8

I thought Red was a great film. Brian Cox was amazing in his role, and he totally kept me into the movie from beginning to end. I've always thought this, but he proved once again what a versatile actor he truly is. This was an incredibly sad story that really makes you think. It made me think about the decline of western civilization, and in many ways, what we have become as a society, and the lack of morals that many parents seem to be teacing their kids these days. It definitely is no feel good story, that's for sure. I would not recommend this film to animal lovers, as the basis of the story has to do with an extremely cruel act to a dog, which was hard for me to watch as a dog lover. Tom Cavanaugh played a great *******, as he always seems to do, lol! and I hated his character all the way through, which is good, cause that just means he did his job well. The only thing I didn't really care for about this film was the ending. I thought it was way to predictable, and it left me unsatisfied. Had it ended differentely, I'd probably have given it a 9. Other than that though, I thought it was a phenomenal movie, which I definitely recommend. Thanks for the recommendation Torgo!! :thumbsup:

I will be watching another one or two of the listed movies tonight, and will give my review of them tomorrow. Thanks for reading!!

Glad you liked it.

And I think you mean Tom Sizemore ;)

[Liza]

Wasn't he the assistant director on Always Tell Your Wife and not the actual director? Every book I've read on Hirch always says that The Pleasure Garden was his first film as director.

Have you read any book on Hitchcock? If so what were your favorites? :)

I guess he may have been assistant - he really wasn't credited at all - but it was his first chance directing anything, up until then he'd been a title designer. I have read The Dark Side of Genius, but honestly, most of the info I have on Hitch I got from my great-aunt, who was his first-cousin. :wave:

[Shine]

I guess he may have been assistant - he really wasn't credited at all - but it was his first chance directing anything, up until then he'd been a title designer. I have read The Dark Side of Genius, but honestly, most of the info I have on Hitch I got from my great-aunt, who was his first-cousin. :wave:


Being related to Hitch is about as cool as you can get. :)

I think The Dark Side of Genius was a great book. I think author Donald Spoto seemed to go out of his way to paint Hitchcock as some deranged pervert (especially in regards to his reltionship with Tippi Hedren), but the book is filled with such great behind the scenes information, that I would recommend it to anyone interested in Hitchcock's films. I would also highly recommend Hitchcock's Films Revisited by Robin Wood. Wood has been writing about Hitchcock since the 1960's and he knows the films inside and out. :)

[Liza]

Being related to Hitch is about as cool as you can get. :)

I think The Dark Side of Genius was a great book. I think author Donald Spoto seemed to go out of his way to paint Hitchcock as some deranged pervert (especially in regards to his reltionship with Tippi Hedren), but the book is filled with such great behind the scenes information, that I would recommend it to anyone interested in Hitchcock's films. I would also highly recommend Hitchcock's Films Revisited by Robin Wood. Wood has been writing about Hitchcock since the 1960's and he knows the films inside and out. :)

:) Thanks, I'm pretty proud of that fact :)

I agree that some writers try to make him out to be twisted - and I just picture him getting a chuckle out of it.

[catlover79]

For the record - Emily (aka Liza) does NOT recommend Caligula. :rofl:

[Shine]

Never seen Carlito's Way, but I will add that to my now long ass list of movies to see. I have seen Scarface though, and it's a definite classic. :thumbsup:

Carlito's Way is a great movie. Its often considered the sequal to Scarface because Pacino stars in it and Brian De Palma directed it, though the stories are in no way connected. Great performances from both Pacino and Sean Penn. There is also a great chase sequence at the end.

[Brad Russ]

I'm sorry I haven't gotten around to anymore movies yet. I had an extremely busy past four days, and simply haven't had time to watch any. Today will be my last busy day for awhile, so I'll get right into the movies tonight. Once again, thanks everyone for the recommendations. This should keep me occupied and entertained for quite some time!! :thumbsup:

[Brad Russ]

Glad you liked it.

And I think you mean Tom Sizemore ;)

Yes, Tom Sizemore. lol!! I knew I had the name wrong, but was too lazy to look it up. Thanks for the correction.

The next movie on my list is one of Lauren's picks, St. Elmo's Fire. I'm going to start it right now.

[JamesG]

Brad, there's another movie I forgot to recommend before.

It's a very good period piece; one of the best historical dramas of all time. It has an awesome cast as well; Helen Mirren, Malcolm McDowell, Peter O'Toole, and John Gielgud.

Highly recommend, you won't be disappointed.

[JamesG]

Carlito's Way is a great movie. Its often considered the sequal to Scarface because Pacino stars in it and Brian De Palma directed it, though the stories are in no way connected. Great performances from both Pacino and Sean Penn. There is also a great chase sequence at the end.

I love Carlito's Way too. I can't say the same about Carlito's Way: Rise to Power.. ugh.

[Brad Russ]

Brad, there's another movie I forgot to recommend before.

It's a very good period piece; one of the best historical dramas of all time. It has an awesome cast as well; Helen Mirren, Malcolm McDowell, Peter O'Toole, and John Gielgud.

Highly recommend, you won't be disappointed.

I looked up a few reviews of this movie, and I found that most people either absolutely loved it, or absolutely hated it. It actually sounds quite weird to me, but I'll give it a try. Can't make any guarantees that I'll make it all the way through though. I'm going to enter this one with extreme caution. Knowing now what it's about, I won't be too shocked going into it I don't think. I laughed my ass off reading Roger Ebert's review of it. I hardly ever agree with his reviews, but I might with this one. Here's what Ebert thought of it. :lol:

Caligula


By Roger Ebert / September 22, 1980

"Caligula" is sickening, utterly worthless, shameful trash. If it is not the worst film I have ever seen, that makes it all the more shameful: People with talent allowed themselves to participate in this travesty. Disgusted and unspeakably depressed, I walked out of the film after two hours of its 170-minute length. That was on Saturday night, as a line of hundreds of people stretched down Lincoln Ave., waiting to pay $7.50 apiece to become eyewitnesses to shame.

I wanted to tell them ... what did I want to tell them? What I'm telling you now. That this film is not only garbage on an artistic level, but that it is also garbage on the crude and base level where it no doubt hopes to find its audience. "Caligula" is not good art, It is not good cinema, and it is not good porn.

I've never had anything against eroticism in movies. There are X-rated films I've enjoyed, from the sensuous fantasies of "Emmanuelle" to the pop-comic absurdities of Russ Meyer. I assume that the crowds lining up for admission to the Davis Theater were hoping for some sort of erotic experience; I doubt that they were spending $15 a couple for a lesson on the ancient history of Rome.

All I can say is that the makers of "Caligula" have long since lost touch with any possible common erotic denominator, and that they suggest by the contents of this film that they are jaded, perverse and cruel human beings. In the two hours of this film that I saw, there were no scenes of joy, natural pleasure, or good sensual cheer. There was, instead , a nauseating excursion into base and sad fantasies.

You have heard that this is a violent film. But who could have suspected how violent, and to what vile purpose, it really is? In this film, there are scenes depicting a man whose urinary tract is closed, and who has gallons of wine poured down his throat. His bursting stomach is punctured with a sword. There is a scene in which a man is emasculated, and his genitals thrown to dogs, who eagerly eat them on the screen. There are scenes of decapitation, evisceration, rape, bestiality, sadomasochism, necrophilia.

These scenes -- indeed, the movie itself -- reflect a curiously distanced sensibility. Nobody in this film really seems to be there. Not the famous actors like Malcolm McDowell and (very briefly) Peter O'Toole and John Gielgud, whose scenes have been augmented by additional porn shot later with other people and inserted to spice things up. Not the director (who removed his credit from the film). Not the writer (what in the world can it mean that this movie is "Adapted from an Original Screenplay by Gore Vidal"?) Not even the sound track. The actors never quite seem to be speaking their own words, which were so badly dubbed in later that the dialogue never seems to be emerging from the drama itself.

The film even fails to involve itself in the action. "Caligula" has been photographed and directed with such clumsiness and inelegance that pieces of action do not seem to flow together, the plot is incomprehensible, the events are frequently framed as if the camera was not sure where it was, and everything is shot in muddy, ugly, underlit dungeon tones. The music Is also execrable.

So what are we left with? A movie, I am afraid, that may be invulnerable to a review like this one. There are no doubt people who believe that if this movie is as bad as I say it is, it must be worth seeing. People who simply cannot believe any film could be this vile. Some of those people were walking out of the Davis before I did Saturday night; others were sitting, depressed, in the lobby. That should not, I suppose, be surprising.

The human being is a most curious animal. often ready to indulge himself in his base Inclinations, but frequently reluctant to trust his better Instincts. Surely people know, going in, that "Caligula" is worthless. Surely they know there are other movies in town that are infinitely better. Yet here they are at "Caligula." It is very sad.

My friendly recommendation is that they see "The Great Santini," to freshen their minds and learn to laugh and care again in a movie. People learn fast. "This movie," said the lady in front of me at the drinking fountain, "is the worst piece of **** I have ever seen."

[Torgo]

There are X-rated films I've enjoyed, from the sensuous fantasies of "Emmanuelle" to the pop-comic absurdities of Russ Meyer.

Of course Ebert likes Russ Meyer movies, he wrote one of them.

[JamesG]

I looked up a few reviews of this movie, and I found that most people either absolutely loved it, or absolutely hated it. It actually sounds quite weird to me, but I'll give it a try. Can't make any guarantees that I'll make it all the way through though. I'm going to enter this one with extreme caution. Knowing now what it's about, I won't be too shocked going into it I don't think. I laughed my ass off reading Roger Ebert's review of it. I hardly ever agree with his reviews, but I might with this one. Here's what Ebert thought of it. :lol:

Caligula


By Roger Ebert / September 22, 1980

"Caligula" is sickening, utterly worthless, shameful trash. If it is not the worst film I have ever seen, that makes it all the more shameful: People with talent allowed themselves to participate in this travesty. Disgusted and unspeakably depressed, I walked out of the film after two hours of its 170-minute length. That was on Saturday night, as a line of hundreds of people stretched down Lincoln Ave., waiting to pay $7.50 apiece to become eyewitnesses to shame.

I wanted to tell them ... what did I want to tell them? What I'm telling you now. That this film is not only garbage on an artistic level, but that it is also garbage on the crude and base level where it no doubt hopes to find its audience. "Caligula" is not good art, It is not good cinema, and it is not good porn.

I've never had anything against eroticism in movies. There are X-rated films I've enjoyed, from the sensuous fantasies of "Emmanuelle" to the pop-comic absurdities of Russ Meyer. I assume that the crowds lining up for admission to the Davis Theater were hoping for some sort of erotic experience; I doubt that they were spending $15 a couple for a lesson on the ancient history of Rome.

All I can say is that the makers of "Caligula" have long since lost touch with any possible common erotic denominator, and that they suggest by the contents of this film that they are jaded, perverse and cruel human beings. In the two hours of this film that I saw, there were no scenes of joy, natural pleasure, or good sensual cheer. There was, instead , a nauseating excursion into base and sad fantasies.

You have heard that this is a violent film. But who could have suspected how violent, and to what vile purpose, it really is? In this film, there are scenes depicting a man whose urinary tract is closed, and who has gallons of wine poured down his throat. His bursting stomach is punctured with a sword. There is a scene in which a man is emasculated, and his genitals thrown to dogs, who eagerly eat them on the screen. There are scenes of decapitation, evisceration, rape, bestiality, sadomasochism, necrophilia.

These scenes -- indeed, the movie itself -- reflect a curiously distanced sensibility. Nobody in this film really seems to be there. Not the famous actors like Malcolm McDowell and (very briefly) Peter O'Toole and John Gielgud, whose scenes have been augmented by additional porn shot later with other people and inserted to spice things up. Not the director (who removed his credit from the film). Not the writer (what in the world can it mean that this movie is "Adapted from an Original Screenplay by Gore Vidal"?) Not even the sound track. The actors never quite seem to be speaking their own words, which were so badly dubbed in later that the dialogue never seems to be emerging from the drama itself.

The film even fails to involve itself in the action. "Caligula" has been photographed and directed with such clumsiness and inelegance that pieces of action do not seem to flow together, the plot is incomprehensible, the events are frequently framed as if the camera was not sure where it was, and everything is shot in muddy, ugly, underlit dungeon tones. The music Is also execrable.

So what are we left with? A movie, I am afraid, that may be invulnerable to a review like this one. There are no doubt people who believe that if this movie is as bad as I say it is, it must be worth seeing. People who simply cannot believe any film could be this vile. Some of those people were walking out of the Davis before I did Saturday night; others were sitting, depressed, in the lobby. That should not, I suppose, be surprising.

The human being is a most curious animal. often ready to indulge himself in his base Inclinations, but frequently reluctant to trust his better Instincts. Surely people know, going in, that "Caligula" is worthless. Surely they know there are other movies in town that are infinitely better. Yet here they are at "Caligula." It is very sad.

My friendly recommendation is that they see "The Great Santini," to freshen their minds and learn to laugh and care again in a movie. People learn fast. "This movie," said the lady in front of me at the drinking fountain, "is the worst piece of **** I have ever seen."

:lol: :lol: :lol: Thanks for that review Brad.

In all honesty, I haven't watched this movie yet but my interest was raised in this from another thread here; the NC-17 one. I will say this movie definitely isn't for everyone.

I can't wait for my copy to come in the mail. :D

[Brad Russ]

My second movie review, St. Elmo's Fire

I give this movie a 7

Thanks for the recommendation Lauren, I really enjoyed this movie, and it is one of the few brat pack movies I hadn't seen before. I thought the cast was great, and felt that the standouts in the movie were Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, and Ally Sheedy. This is a movie about friendship, and the ways that friendships change over the years. It's also a story about the trials and tribulations, and frustrations young people just entering the real world can experience in life. This movie was funny at times, sad, and even happy. I loved watching Emilio Estevez's quest to be with a sexy doctor played by Andie Mcdowell. I loved it when he kissed her, and then had his picture taken with her, with a big goofy grin on this face. I was so rooting for him to get the girl, but sadly, that wasn't in the cards for him. Although I did enjoy this movie, I wouldn't quite put it on the level of other Brat Pack movies such as The Breakfast Club, and Pretty In Pink, but I still would give it three stars, and recommend it to anyone who's into these types of 80's movies. I'm definitely glad I watched it. Thanks again for the suggestion Lauren!! ;)

[catlover79]

:lol: :lol: :lol: Thanks for that review Brad.

In all honesty, I haven't watched this movie yet but my interest was raised in this from another thread here; the NC-17 one. I will say this movie definitely isn't for everyone.

I can't wait for my copy to come in the mail. :D
That review had me :rofl:.

[LuLu Rogers]

My second movie review, St. Elmo's Fire

I give this movie a 7

Thanks for the recommendation Lauren, I really enjoyed this movie, and it is one of the few brat pack movies I hadn't seen before. I thought the cast was great, and felt that the standouts in the movie were Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, and Ally Sheedy. This is a movie about friendship, and the ways that friendships change over the years. It's also a story about the trials and tribulations, and frustrations young people just entering the real world can experience in life. This movie was funny at times, sad, and even happy. I loved watching Emilio Estevez's quest to be with a sexy doctor played by Andie Mcdowell. I loved it when he kissed her, and then had his picture taken with her, with a big goofy grin on this face. I was so rooting for him to get the girl, but sadly, that wasn't in the cards for him. Although I did enjoy this movie, I wouldn't quite put it on the level of other Brat Pack movies such as The Breakfast Club, and Pretty In Pink, but I still would give it three stars, and recommend it to anyone who's into these types of 80's movies. I'm definitely glad I watched it. Thanks again for the suggestion Lauren!! ;)


No problem ;) I love Rob Lowe's line about St. Elmo's Fire, it really got to me. I could really relate to this movie because I'm at that point in my life. :)

[JamesG]

Of course Ebert likes Russ Meyer movies, he wrote one of them.

Yep, he worked on three of his movies:
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Up!
Beneath the Valey of the Ultra-Vixens

[JamesG]

That review had me :rofl:.

Reading that made me more anxious to get my copy of this and see what all of this is about. Should be in by tomorrow or Friday...

[catlover79]

Yep, he worked on three of his movies:
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Up!
Beneath the Valey of the Ultra-Vixens
They're all right up there with Citizen Kane, Gone With the Wind, etc. :rofl:

[catlover79]

Reading that made me more anxious to get my copy of this and see what all of this is about. Should be in by tomorrow or Friday...
Have fun!! :lol:

[Cactus Jack]

More to recommend

How I Got Into College
Johnny Be Good
Plan 9 From Outer Space
Bride of the Monster
Glen or Glenda
( LOL the last 3 are just so I can see your review of them LOL )

[Cactus Jack]

Another one to see is Amazon Women on the Moon

[Adamantium]

My all-time favorite movie, and the movie I recommend to you is...

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

[Brad Russ]

That's a GREAT movie!!

I also recommend:

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
Seabiscuit
St. Elmo's Fire
Forrest Gump
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest- Know you already love that one Brad ;)
Five Easy Pieces
The Four Seasons
Heartburn
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Cool Hand Luke
Pretty Woman
Twilight
Terms of Endearment
Steel Magnolias
As Good As It Gets

Of the ones you mentioned I've seen:

Seabiscuit: 9
St. Elmo's Fire: 7
Forrest Gump: 8
One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest: 10+
Five Easy Pieces: 5
Pretty Woman: 7
Terms of Endearment: 9
As Good As It Gets: 8

I'll be sure to check out the others. :D

[Brad Russ]

The Horse Whisperer

The Bear

An Innocent Man

The Bear was an amazing movie. Ifirst saw it when it came out, and have seen it several times since. The scene at the end where the Bear cub was being chased by the mountain lion had me crying. That was sooo sad, but it ended well. I give it a 9

I have the other movies on my list and will watch them as soon as I can!! :)

[Liza]

Brad, there's another movie I forgot to recommend before.

It's a very good period piece; one of the best historical dramas of all time. It has an awesome cast as well; Helen Mirren, Malcolm McDowell, Peter O'Toole, and John Gielgud.

Highly recommend, you won't be disappointed.

OMG, I CAN NOT believe you just did that! :lol:

No one, not even my worst enemy deserves to see this movie! Please, mel, please please please avoid this movie! Don't see it. Don't waste even five seconds of your life on that absolutely horrid excuse for a movie!

AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!!!

[JamesG]

Have fun!! :lol:

Oh I will...

and I have you to thank since since you're the one who brought this movie up. :D

[Liza]

I looked up a few reviews of this movie, and I found that most people either absolutely loved it, or absolutely hated it. It actually sounds quite weird to me, but I'll give it a try.


I beg of you, don't give it a try! I will pay you to NOT see this movie! I threw my copy away. It is the worst film I have ever seen in my life (and I've seen some pretty bad ones - everything from quasi-porn to Nazi propeganda). Caligula is the worst film ever made.

[catlover79]

I beg of you, don't give it a try! I will pay you to NOT see this movie! I threw my copy away. It is the worst film I have ever seen in my life (and I've seen some pretty bad ones - everything from quasi-porn to Nazi propeganda). Caligula is the worst film ever made.
I'm not - I did my part. Or didn't do it. :lol:

[Liza]

:lol: :lol: :lol: Thanks for that review Brad.

In all honesty, I haven't watched this movie yet but my interest was raised in this from another thread here; the NC-17 one. I will say this movie definitely isn't for everyone.

I can't wait for my copy to come in the mail. :D

To those of you who weren't on the NC-17 thread, a certain someone here had to order their copy because I couldn't give them mine - it's currently in a landfill outside of Detroit. What a waste of perfectly good landfill space. If I had my way I'd make every copy of this awful, awful movie just disappear. (And I think Malcolm McDowall and Helen Mirren would thank me for it.)

[Brad Russ]

I beg of you, don't give it a try! I will pay you to NOT see this movie! I threw my copy away. It is the worst film I have ever seen in my life (and I've seen some pretty bad ones - everything from quasi-porn to Nazi propeganda). Caligula is the worst film ever made.

:rofl: Ha ha ha, okay Liza, I promise you I won't watch it. lol!! After reading up a bit more about this film, my opinion was starting to change anyway, but after your words, I think my decision is pretty much made. I consider myself pretty liberal when it comes to the types of movies I'll watch, but I think this one is even a bit much for me. So no worries Liza, I won't be watching it. :lol: ;)

[Liza]

I'm not - I did my part. Or didn't do it. :lol:

:nod: Thank you, Monika. I feel I have done my bit for humanity, by warning at least one person away from that movie :wave:

[catlover79]

:nod: Thank you, Monika. I feel I have done my bit for humanity, by warning at least one person away from that movie :wave:
Even reading what happens in the movie made me cringe - I can't even imagine WATCHING it. :eek: You did your civic duty - you kept at least one person from seeing it. :lol:

[Liza]

:rofl: Ha ha ha, okay Liza, I promise you I won't watch it. lol!! After reading up a bit more about this film, my opinion was starting to change anyway, but after your words, I think my decision is pretty much made. I consider myself pretty liberal when it comes to the types of movies I'll watch, but I think this one is even a bit much for me. So no worries Liza, I won't be watching it. :lol: ;)

Phew! Thank you, I feel much better. :)

[JamesG]

^ After all this I can't wait to pop this in.

Come on UPS

[catlover79]

^ After all this I can't wait to pop this in.

Come on UPS
You guys are just too hilarious. :rofl:

[Cactus Jack]

Just watched The Groove Tube,HILARIOUS

[Adamantium]

Besides the already mentioned Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, I also like:

Ghost World
American Beauty
Sideways
Smart People
My Girl & My Girl 2
Across the Universe
Blast from the Past

So maybe if you haven't seen any of those, you could check them out.

[Brad Russ]

I just watched two more of your guys' recommendations. I'm not in the mood to write a review at the moment, but will later today. I added the movies you listed that I haven't already seen Adamantium. Of the ones you mentioned, here's the ones I've seen.

Ghost World - 8

American Beauty - 9

Sideways - 6

My Girl - 7

[Janice]

Taking Chance, with Kevin Bacon. It will rip your heart out.

http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Taking_Chance/70107989?trkid=738547 (http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Taking_Chance/70107989?trkid=738547)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1019454/ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1019454/)

[Brad Russ]

Taking Chance, with Kevin Bacon. It will rip your heart out.

http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Taking_Chance/70107989?trkid=738547 (http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Taking_Chance/70107989?trkid=738547)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1019454/ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1019454/)

I'll add that movie to my list Janice. The last movie you recommended, Marley & Me, my whole family loved. My roomate still can't even talk about it without crying. lol! So far I've checked out four more of the movies listed, I just need to write reviews for them.

[JamesG]

I'll add that movie to my list Janice. So far I've checked out four more of the movies listed, I just need to write reviews for them.

What have you watched so far?

[Brad Russ]

So far I've watched Lightning Bug, Vertigo, Dr. Strangelove, Steel Magnolia's, and I'm in the process of watching Hot Shots part Deux. I'm taking care of the free movies first, before I begin renting, but Felon will be one of the first I rent, because it looks really good.

[catlover79]

So far I've watched Lightning Bug, Vertigo, Dr. Strangelove, Steel Magnolia's, and I'm in the process of watching Hot Shots part Deux. I'm taking care of the free movies first, before I begin renting, but Felon will be one of the first I rent, because it looks really good.
Hot Shots Part Deux!! None other than my man, Gregory Sierra (:eyes:) has a cameo. He plays the riverboat captain who is on the Jenny Craig diet. :lol:

[Brad Russ]

The two movies that I recomment to everyone are Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 film Vertigo with James Stewart and Brian De Palma's 1981 film Blow Out with John Travolta. These are the two movies I admire more than any others.

Vertigo - 4

I'm sorry to say Mike, but it just wasn't my type of movie. And not because it was an older film, but because I found it boring. The first half of the movie has Stewart's character stalking this woman, and I found it laughable how she never saw him. There were many situations where she would have seen him, yet he could be standing 10 feet away from her, yet she never noticed him. :lol: I did think the plot was mildly intriguing, but that's not enough for me to enjoy this movie. I was very turned off by the second half of the film, and was annoyed by Stewart's character basically verbally abusing this poor woman, and trying to make her look like the woman that he thought was dead. Of course that wasn't really the case, I just didn't like the way he tried to clone her, and thought his attitude was abusive in a way towards her. Like I said, the twist at the end of the film was intriguing, but that was the only thing that held my attention in this film. The rest I just thought was boring, and repetitive. I'm sorry Mike, it just wasn't my type of movie.

[Shine]

Vertigo - 4

I'm sorry to say Mike, but it just wasn't my type of movie. And not because it was an older film, but because I found it boring. The first half of the movie has Stewart's character stalking this woman, and I found it laughable how she never saw him. There were many situations where she would have seen him, yet he could be standing 10 feet away from her, yet she never noticed him. :lol: I did think the plot was mildly intriguing, but that's not enough for me to enjoy this movie. I was very turned off by the second half of the film, and was annoyed by Stewart's character basically verbally abusing this poor woman, and trying to make her look like the woman that he thought was dead. Of course that wasn't really the case, I just didn't like the way he tried to clone her, and thought his attitude was abusive in a way towards her. Like I said, the twist at the end of the film was intriguing, but that was the only thing that held my attention in this film. The rest I just thought was boring, and repetitive. I'm sorry Mike, it just wasn't my type of movie.


It's quite alright that you didn't like the movie, Brad. We all have different tastes.:) One thing I should explain though is that the reason Stewart's character acted the way he did in the second portion of the film is that I think he was mentally unstable by that point. He certainly was no longer sane.

[Brad Russ]

Steel Magnolias

I know I haven't gotten to this in awhile, but I really am going to try and see every movie, and hopefully things in life will get less crazy to where it's easier to sit down and start watching movies. Here's my latest critique.

Steel Magnolias

I give this movie an 8. I actually enjoyed it alot more than I thought I would. It stars an all star cast including Julia Roberts, Darryl Hannah, Sally Field, Vanessa Redgrave, and Shirley Mcclaine to name a few. Man I suck at reviews. lol!! It's basically about a woman played by Julia Roberts who is getting married, and looking to start a family. Problem is, her character is diabetic, and having kids of her own could kill her in child birth, or cause damage to her that can't be reversed. Alot of this film takes place in a little small town beauty shop where Dolly Parton, and Darryl Hannah do hair. This is definitely what could be labeled as a chick flick, but I think many men can enjoy it as well. The story is just a story about life, and how these people live in this small Southern town. I really enjoyed Shirley Mcclaine's portrayal OF a biiter old rich lady, and her character had me laughing throughout the movie. Sally Field and Julia Roberts were also fantastic in their roles as mother and daughter. This movie's not for everybody, but anyone who can take a good chick flick tear jerker will probably like it. I didn't think it was great, but it was a very good and well acted film.

[JamesG]

^ I saw Death Sentence and it wasn't bad. Great Kevin Bacon flick. It's also directed by the SAW director.

I have to say I like this one a hell of a lot better than that other horror flick he did called Dead Silence; the one with the dummies. That one sucked to an incredible low.

[beautifuldreamer]

It's quite alright that you didn't like the movie, Brad. We all have different tastes.:) One thing I should explain though is that the reason Stewart's character acted the way he did in the second portion of the film is that I think he was mentally unstable by that point. He certainly was no longer sane.

I don't love it either, Mike... but my 16 year old brother is crazy about it!
And I agree about the second part of the movie, he started getting weirder and weirder as time went on. :crazy: I just always felt like I was missing something. :rolleyes:

[Brad Russ]

From now on I'm not really going to write reviews. I will give some of my thoughts on each film, but I think to call what I'm writing reviews is ludicrous, and an insult to all movie critics out their. So lets just call it: my thoughts instead. lol!! I couldn't write a review if my life depended on it. Anyway, the next two movies I'll be sharing my thoughts about are Lightning Bug, and Felon. I'll write my thoughts on each film very soon!!

[JamesG]

From now on I'm not really going to write reviews. I will give some of my thoughts on each film, but I think to call what I'm writing reviews is ludicrous, and an insult to all movie critics out their. So lets just call it: my thoughts instead. lol!! I couldn't write a review if my life depended on it. Anyway, the next two movies I'll be sharing my thoughts about are Lightning Bug, and Felon. I'll write my thoughts on each film very soon!!

Well I don't know what makes you say that but I found nothing bad about your reviews; not ludicrious at all.

I like reading reviews/opinions from "the people" opposed to pro-movie critics sometimes. I like to compare to what the people say vs. what the real critics say and you'd be amazed sometimes at the different viewpoints.

I hope you will continue to review and I'm looking forward to your review... er thoughts on Felon. :D

[Shine]

So far I've watched Lightning Bug, Vertigo, Dr. Strangelove, Steel Magnolia's, and I'm in the process of watching Hot Shots part Deux. I'm taking care of the free movies first, before I begin renting, but Felon will be one of the first I rent, because it looks really good.


What did you think of Dr. Strangelove, Brad? I love that movie! :D

[Brad Russ]

Felon: 9

Felon was an absolutely thrilling movie that had me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end. Felon stars Steven Dorff, Val Kilmer, and Sam Shepard. The movie starts off when the character played by Dorff has his home broken into. He picks up his bat, and enters his sons room, where the thief quickly runs from him, and jumps out the window with Dorff chasing him. While outside the thief reaches for something, and so Dorff's character whacks him on the head with the bat, instantely killing him. Turns out that the guy didn't really have a gun, and since Dorff killed him out of the house, he is put in prison for three years for manslaughter. He gets involved in a situation early on in the film where he's on a bus with several other inmates, and one of the prisoners is stabbed to death. Dorff had nothing to do with the stabbing, but ends up with the knife, and is put into some kind of solitary confinement. The prison guards know that Dorff didn't do the killing, and they know who did, and they try to get Dorff to snitch on the guy, but he refuses to, knowing that if he does, he's all but dead. Later on we are introduced to Val Kilmer's character who has committed several murders. He knows prison inside and out, and he kind of becomes Dorff's mentor. This movie is hard to explain, but it shows the harsh realities of prison life, including the segregation between races, as well as how corrupt, and desensitized prison guards can become while doing this job. The ending of the movie will make your heart beat fast, and keep you on the edge of your seat. I left out alot of important stuff including the effects that having a man in prison can have on a wife and child, as well as various other things, but this is surely a must see movie, and one of the best prison movies I've ever seen. My whole family actually enjoyed it. There is graphic violence in this film, and so if you can't take that in a movie, you may want to skip this, but if you're into reality, and a great story, I highly highly recommend this film. It is byfar the best recommendation I've gotten so far, and I will probably end up buying this film eventually. Definitely one for the DVD collection!! Thanks soooooo much for the recommendation JamesG!! There wasn't a moment of this film that I didn't enjoy!!!!!!!!!! :cool:

[JamesG]

^ Glad you enjoyed Felon; your high rating is well deserved.

I am in love with this film and it's one of my favorites as well. More people should definitely see this. About the violence, yes the film is pretty brutal but it is an accurate depiction on what goes on in prison. It's not violence for the sake of violence. When my local mom-and-pop video rental had a clearance sale I picked up the DVD for about $3.00

Also, here are some short interviews with Kilmer and Dorff on their experience making the film. Warning, Kilmer's interview gives away spoilers.

Kilmer's interview - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR6EbGcIPXA
Dorff's interview - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MixBUWsYNXw