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good movies...
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Tue, 31 August 2004 02:55
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peoples, give me some good movies suggestions to watch... i like most stuff, but arthouse certainly stirs up a good emotion...
so some suggestions of some good movies?
i saw 'the lady killers' last night, its pretty good actually 
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Cabramatta, NSW
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Tue, 31 August 2004 02:58
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Can't help you with the artsy movies. I don't watch that shit from fear of utter boredom.
You interested in new (ie: in the cinema) films? Or old? Or anything?
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Tasmania
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Re: good movies...
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Tue, 31 August 2004 03:22
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Hi,
Betty Blue is the go. It's French, and subtitled if I remember correctly. It goes for something like 4 hours. I watched at the State Theatre years ago, and they had an intermission break.
It's not mainstream, but not art house. It's a love story, but not in the shit way that Hollywod movies are.
I think you would like it! Very chick friendly.
Cheers,
Justin
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Wed, 01 September 2004 05:39
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thanks for that link ed. tis great. 
nark- practically anything, but more of a focus on older shit i can rent out....
justin- ill check it out, cheers
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Wed, 01 September 2004 06:38
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Try 'Once Upon a Time in Mexico"
Its american spagetti western style but manages to take the mick out of itself. Don't let the cover fool you, the star of the movie is the guy who steals all the right scene's at the right time.....
"Are you a Mexican, or a Mexi-can't ?"
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Wed, 01 September 2004 08:19
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Check out "Equilibrium".
low-budget arse-kicking, and surprisingly good.
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I supported Toymods
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Plumpton/sydney
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November 2003
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Re: good movies...
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Wed, 01 September 2004 08:46
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alien vers predator is an exelent movie I got it last week and "it was realy good"
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Toymods Vice President
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Wed, 01 September 2004 09:49
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Eurotrip.
Loved it, can't beat getting a heap of laughs while seeing nice titties.
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I supported Toymods
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Wed, 01 September 2004 10:27
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I would have to agree with josh too
also dodgeball is funny as to
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VIC, Sth Frankston.
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July 2003
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Re: good movies...
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Wed, 01 September 2004 10:32
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"A Night at the Roxbury"
The song "What is love" never sounded so good!
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Campbelltown, NSW, Austra...
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January 2004
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Wed, 01 September 2004 10:35
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In terms of old movies, Cube would have to be my favorite movie. Low-ish budget and not really noteworthy actors, but has a great plot, some cool effects and an ending you wouldn't expect.
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Land of Oz
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June 2004
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Re: good movies...
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Wed, 01 September 2004 10:39
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Hi,
Define "old" movies. What period are you talking about? My wife collects movies and she likes the old stuff. Got hundreds of VHS and hundreds of DVD - ranging from old classics to the new stuff, including a few series etc.
seeyuzz
river
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Ballarat, Victoria
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Wed, 01 September 2004 12:47
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ive seen 'once upon a time....' its good
AvP good? Really?! I've heard its crappy.... does it compare to the other movies in the series? (Pick the diehard alien and predator fan  )
keep the suggestions coming guys
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cambo
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Wed, 01 September 2004 12:57
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you seen momento? (spelling?). resevoir dogs, true romance, pulp fiction, kill bill are also good movies. obviously im a fan of his 
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I supported Toymods
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Wed, 01 September 2004 13:00
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equilibrium was awesome
not quite matrix level... but it couldhave been
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Ballarat, Victoria
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Wed, 01 September 2004 13:03
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ill check it out...
anyone here watched the neon genesis evangelion series? fucking awesome...
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Adelaide
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June 2003
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Re: good movies...
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Wed, 01 September 2004 13:04
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| Evil_Foetus wrote on Wed, 01 September 2004 23:03 |
ill check it out...
anyone here watched the neon genesis evangelion series? fucking awesome...
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how fucked up was the ending tho, those last 2 or so episodes where he was floating around in lala land with concept sketches flying around and him repeating the same shit over and OVER and OVER
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Wed, 01 September 2004 13:22
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lol, have you seen the movies? they ran out of money....
still a great end though.... well, fitting..... an awesome series
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Wed, 01 September 2004 13:32
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requim for a dream - very very involving movie, great soundtrack, pump up the surround and you won't be able to take your eyes off the screen. great cinematography too.
watched wild things last night too, i forgot how good it is
hmmm, fear and loathing in las vegas is also good
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Rowville, Victoria
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April 2003
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Wed, 01 September 2004 13:35
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they ran out of money for evangelion series.
the movies were awesome...but somewhat perverted.
if you like eva, watch ghost in the shell: stand alone complex and 2nd gig (up to ep.13 subbed currently)
one of the funniest movies i remember is east is east. first UK non-mainstream movie i watched.
a while ago i watched the secretary with a few friends. kinda interesting. watched monsters ball last night and it's a pretty piss weak film.
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Wed, 01 September 2004 13:38
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seen ghost in the shell, i liked it
seen monsters ball, liked it too
seen requiem, have the soundtrack, thats one hell of a moving movie.... probably biggest impact on me to date... i love it... in an awful kinda way
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Wed, 01 September 2004 13:42
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if you like that...
Hellsing is also awesome (the manga, not the movie)
and rurouni kenshin rocks the big one as well (6 OVAs and 100+ episodes.... you can get away with just watching the 6 ovas tho)
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Wed, 01 September 2004 13:48
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hmmm
ill check out hellsing, i like animes...
and ill see kenshin... is it anything from samurai X? i saw that but slept through a lot of it.... been meaning to get it out... ive also seen akira, that was cooooool
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July 2003
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Wed, 01 September 2004 14:13
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A good anime movie I saw not long ago was "Metropolis"
Had a kinda 50s style cartooniness to it.
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Melbourne
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August 2003
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Wed, 01 September 2004 14:25
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Yeah, very 'Astroboy'. But good.
Mononoke Hime is good too but not on release I think. It screens at the Astor from time to time, including once this month!
I liked Serial Experiments Lain. Just the ominous nature of it. There wasn't really a feeling of climax ever, just so ominous.
The Quiet Room was very low-budget and simple. Three characters, all filmed inside one house. This actually became a creative tool, symbolising (for me) the isolation of the main character (a ~10yr old girl). No distraction, no exterraneous fluff. Just direct, frank and honest. Makes you see how stupid some adult constructs are sometimes. Life through the eyes of a ten year old makes it clear how simple some things should be and how complicated we make them instead.
^^ Um, I liked it. Again, not on release, but can be viewed at (or hired from) the ACMI library (I think...).
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Adelaide
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June 2003
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Wed, 01 September 2004 14:55
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| draven wrote on Wed, 01 September 2004 23:42 |
if you like that...
Hellsing is also awesome (the manga, not the movie)
and rurouni kenshin rocks the big one as well (6 OVAs and 100+ episodes.... you can get away with just watching the 6 ovas tho)
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cowboy bebop and trigun are also very good.
how cool is his gun in hellsing (very cool).
if your interested in something more abstract but still cool take a look at hack.//sign (probalby not for everyone)its about someone who gets stuck inside an MMORPG
ive seen every kensin movie + episode, it does drag on near the end (espeically if you try and watch them all in about 3 weeks). kenshin is awsome too, one of my favourites.
ghost in the shell is awsome too, im yet to get my hands on any of the series tho 
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Thu, 02 September 2004 01:12
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A...K...I...R...A!
The Big Lebowski is one the best films ever. Oh Brother, where art thou is also great.
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Thu, 02 September 2004 01:13
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Go the cowen brothers
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Thu, 02 September 2004 01:43
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| joorsh wrote on Thu, 02 September 2004 10:43 |
Go the cowen brothers
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Did you mean Coen brothers?
Other great films are
Heat - probably my favourite film, with Rob DeNiro and Al Pacino face to face. One of the best shooting scenes ever in a movie (lots of Michael Mann stuff is great)
La Femme Nikita (lots of Luc Besson is great)
Human Traffic - you have to kinda of be experienced in this to see how damn funny and true it is.
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Thu, 02 September 2004 02:08
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I'll leave the Hollywood films 'coz they've been covered.
These are some must-see Hong Kong films that I can think of off the top of my head:
Hero (if you like Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, you'll like this one)
Storm Riders
The Killer (Chow Yun Fat classic)
God of Gamblers series (including the Stephen Chow sendup)
Once Upon A Time In China series
Fong Sai Yuk 1 & 2
Any vintage Jackie Chan (Fearless Hyena is my fav)
There's plenty more that I can't think of... But those will do.
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Thu, 02 September 2004 02:24
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| joorsh wrote on Thu, 02 September 2004 11:27 |
Yeah, you know what i meant
If you like the weird quirky kinda humour then you just HAVE to see "Fear and Loathing in Los Vegas".
Best Johnny Depp movie ever.
Little did he know... this was BAT country.
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Fear Loathing is great - "we were at Barstow, on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold" 
Once Upon a Time in China rocks as well - especially the "umbrella in the tea house" scene with it's Mary Poppins homage!
Try to find "Sex and Zen". Hilarious, full of titty and some cool fighting scenes.
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Thu, 02 September 2004 11:47
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| Toy SX wrote on Wed, 01 September 2004 23:35 |
a while ago i watched the secretary with a few friends. kinda interesting. watched monsters ball last night and it's a pretty piss weak film.
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haha The Secretary, what a wierd arse movie that was.
yeh Heat is a classic, its long but damn its entertaining.
also Training Day with Ethan Hawke and Denzel Washington, one of my fav movies, fuck Denzel Washington is a cruel cunt in it, the original ending is cool too.
and Ronin, my favourite car chase action scene sequence ever, that Audi A8 with NOS, ohh yeah!! the fact that its set in France and Europe just adds to it lol. 
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Thu, 02 September 2004 13:35
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Have you seen 'man on fire' it is a exelent movie
the best is the MATRIX trilagy
And AvP is the best of all of them
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Thu, 02 September 2004 13:38
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first matrix rocks
it's all downhill from there tho.
whoever said star wars episode 1 is a tool - to paraphrase mr cranky, jar jar binks is most annoying thing since fibreglass enemas
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Thu, 02 September 2004 13:51
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Mr Cranky is the king.
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