Piggy backing off @PurpleJ recent cinematic thread here and his suggestion of some sort of a movie tournament...
I am thinking of running a little 32 entries tourney of Hardcore Husky's favorite films. ATBSJBS, I'd like to do some research ahead of time in terms of selections and seedings. Please to be poasting your all tim, top 10 most favorite films. I will start:
Godfather I Godfather II Goodfellas Dirty Harry Caddyshack Animal House Blazing Saddles Napoleon Dynamite The Graduate Apocalypse Now
GodfatherII GodfatherI Animal House Saving Private Ryan (I've watched this movie almost as many tims as I've watched Josie Wales, which is to say, a lot) River Runs Through It Good Will Hunting Gladiator Outlaw Josie Wales Patton (George C. Scott played that role so well that when I see pictures of the real Patton my mind wants to blurt out, "that's not Patton.") Last of the Mohicans (You don't want to be Duncan in any part of your real life; Magua is a fucking bad ass and Wes Studi is the shit)
Honorable Mentions
Unforgiven/Pale Rider/High Plains Drifter (pick one) Apocalypse Now (more of a WWII guy than a 'Nam guy) Darkest Hour Full Metal Jacket (dark shit dude; some great fucking lines in this one)
Horror/Scary Shit
The Others. You can only watch it once, but the first tim you watch it while you're still figuring it out it's fucking awesome and spooked me a little.
You will laugh but I only recently watched The Last of the Mohicans for the first time. Just a wonderful movie and definitely one of the all-time greats. That soundtrack touched the very essence of my soul. Actually that entire last sequence from the Duncan fire until the ending monologue. Jaw-dropping stuff. 10/10 movie.
I’ll be controversial and say outside of the magnificent opening scene I very much dislike Saving Private Ryan. It really slows down, and its depiction of warfare in the final act is terribly apocryphal. Battle hardened German troops just bypassing rows of houses to get to a city center? Stupidest thing I’ve ever seen.
I thought the whole point was that they wanted to get to that bridge and secure it. Remember the scene where Captain Miller is going over the map with some other guy and pointing to that bridge as critical for the Germans so that they could retreat and regroup or for their supply lines or some shit? I think that's why they were in, what was it, Romel?, in the first place.
Then again, I know nothing about being a soldier and will defer to those of you who do.
Agreed; the score for Mohicans is epic. Pretty much anything Daniel Day Lewis touches is the real deal. No accident that he's in two of my top 10. Bill the Butcher takes the fucking cake though. Holy shit that is Deniro in Taxi Driver-level acting.
I myself liked the journey they took in SPR. Wandering through France and the dialogue about what they were doing. The death scene of the medic was heavy. "My liver. Oh my God my liver." Heavy.
But the opening scene is so intense and well done it's hard to improve from there. Watched it for the first time after buying a good surround sound system and the bullets were clanging off metal all around me.
The opening scene of SPR was fantastic film marking. I actually cried in the theater when the old guy was walking through his the cemetery in Normandy. Maternal Grandpappy Yella landed on Utah Beach on 6/6/44. Not as bad as Omaha, but still...
Re: Daniel Day Lewis, he is the finest actor of our time IMHO. Daniel Plainview, Bill the Butcher, Honest Abe, etc....
The opening of Gladiator ranks right there in the "let's get off to a good start" film making category.
"On my command, unleash hell."
Can you imagine going up against the Roman army at its peak? They were just so much better than everybody else, it was hardly even fair.
You should start a thread of "top 10 greatest empires in human history". Rome would be my #1.
Piggy backing off @PurpleJ recent cinematic thread here and his suggestion of some sort of a movie tournament...
I am thinking of running a little 32 entries tourney of Hardcore Husky's favorite films. ATBSJBS, I'd like to do some research ahead of time in terms of selections and seedings. Please to be poasting your all tim, top 10 most favorite films. I will start:
Godfather I Godfather II Goodfellas Dirty Harry Caddyshack Animal House Blazing Saddles Napoleon Dynamite The Graduate Apocalypse Now
GodfatherII GodfatherI Animal House Saving Private Ryan (I've watched this movie almost as many tims as I've watched Josie Wales, which is to say, a lot) River Runs Through It Good Will Hunting Gladiator Outlaw Josie Wales Patton (George C. Scott played that role so well that when I see pictures of the real Patton my mind wants to blurt out, "that's not Patton.") Last of the Mohicans (You don't want to be Duncan in any part of your real life; Magua is a fucking bad ass and Wes Studi is the shit)
Honorable Mentions
Unforgiven/Pale Rider/High Plains Drifter (pick one) Apocalypse Now (more of a WWII guy than a 'Nam guy) Darkest Hour Full Metal Jacket (dark shit dude; some great fucking lines in this one)
Horror/Scary Shit
The Others. You can only watch it once, but the first tim you watch it while you're still figuring it out it's fucking awesome and spooked me a little.
You will laugh but I only recently watched The Last of the Mohicans for the first time. Just a wonderful movie and definitely one of the all-time greats. That soundtrack touched the very essence of my soul. Actually that entire last sequence from the Duncan fire until the ending monologue. Jaw-dropping stuff. 10/10 movie.
I’ll be controversial and say outside of the magnificent opening scene I very much dislike Saving Private Ryan. It really slows down, and its depiction of warfare in the final act is terribly apocryphal. Battle hardened German troops just bypassing rows of houses to get to a city center? Stupidest thing I’ve ever seen.
I thought the whole point was that they wanted to get to that bridge and secure it. Remember the scene where Captain Miller is going over the map with some other guy and pointing to that bridge as critical for the Germans so that they could retreat and regroup or for their supply lines or some shit? I think that's why they were in, what was it, Romel?, in the first place.
Then again, I know nothing about being a soldier and will defer to those of you who do.
Agreed; the score for Mohicans is epic. Pretty much anything Daniel Day Lewis touches is the real deal. No accident that he's in two of my top 10. Bill the Butcher takes the fucking cake though. Holy shit that is Deniro in Taxi Driver-level acting.
I myself liked the journey they took in SPR. Wandering through France and the dialogue about what they were doing. The death scene of the medic was heavy. "My liver. Oh my God my liver." Heavy.
But the opening scene is so intense and well done it's hard to improve from there. Watched it for the first time after buying a good surround sound system and the bullets were clanging off metal all around me.
The opening scene of SPR was fantastic film marking. I actually cried in the theater when the old guy was walking through his the cemetery in Normandy. Maternal Grandpappy Yella landed on Utah Beach on 6/6/44. Not as bad as Omaha, but still...
Re: Daniel Day Lewis, he is the finest actor of our time IMHO. Daniel Plainview, Bill the Butcher, Honest Abe, etc....
The opening of Gladiator ranks right there in the "let's get off to a good start" film making category.
"On my command, unleash hell."
Can you imagine going up against the Roman army at its peak? They were just so much better than everybody else, it was hardly even fair.
You should start a thread of "top 10 greatest empires in human history". Rome would be my #1.
Godfather II Godfather I Shawshank Redemption Glory Raiders of the Lost Ark A New Hope The Power Of One Dumb and Dumber Anchorman Batman Begins
Over Dark Knight. Bold.
Dark Knight's almost assuredly a better film thanks to Ledger's performance but I thought Begins was the perfect handling of the origin story. I loved every minute of it. Visually it was such a fantastic counter/rebrand to Batman & Robin.
I should have poasted then read everyone's lists. I left so many off - my list is ones I can watch over and over. Left off Silence/lambs, Holy grail, Dead men don't wear plaid, and some others
Dawn of the Dead (original) Ghost Godfather series Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Great Escape Killer Clowns from Outer Space Lord of the Rings (extended version – short sucks) Patton Peter Pan Rocky Horror Picture Show
Cruel intentions 2 American Pie 6 Cocktail Roadhouse Batman and Robin How to Teach a Dragon Meet Joe Black Fellowship of the Ring Me Myself and Irene Underworld Rise of the Lycans
Apocalypse Now The Shining Natural Born Killers The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou The Royal Tenenbaums There Will Be Blood Punch Drunk Love Rushmore The Big Lebowski Twilight Zone: The Movie
The Watchmen Braveheart Old School Casino Royale 3:10 to Yuma Godfather 1/2 Empire Strikes Back The Dark Knight LOTR The Two Towers Master and Commander
Gonna hang me in the morning A’fore this night is done
The Big Lebowski Heat Kids In the Hall: Brain Candy Bottle Rocket Fight Club Legends of the Fall South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut Braveheart Good Will Hunting Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Good lists Fellas!! Keep 'em cumming. I am going to rely heavily on these when it comes time to seed the "Hardcore Husky's All Time Favorite Flick" Tournament.
Good lists Fellas!! Keep 'em cumming. I am going to rely heavily on these when it comes time to seed the "Hardcore Husky's All Time Favorite Flick" Tournament.
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Except for the uw part. Hoping for pink tutus.
I know, I know, take this to the "movie locations you've been to" thread.
Dawn of the Dead (original)
Ghost
Godfather series
Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Great Escape
Killer Clowns from Outer Space
Lord of the Rings (extended version – short sucks)
Patton
Peter Pan
Rocky Horror Picture Show
American Pie 6
Cocktail
Roadhouse
Batman and Robin
How to Teach a Dragon
Meet Joe Black
Fellowship of the Ring
Me Myself and Irene
Underworld Rise of the Lycans
Fight me bitches
The Shining
Natural Born Killers
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Royal Tenenbaums
There Will Be Blood
Punch Drunk Love
Rushmore
The Big Lebowski
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Casablanca
Full Metal Jacket
Godfather
Heat
Jaws
Terminator II
No Country for Old Men
Top Gun
Raiders of the Lost Ark
ETA: guess I would put the Usual Suspects on the list too.
Heat
Kids In the Hall: Brain Candy
Bottle Rocket
Fight Club
Legends of the Fall
South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut
Braveheart
Good Will Hunting
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
This was hard. No way this list is accurate.
Chinatown
Apocalypse Now
Full Metal Jacket
Goodfellas
Godfather
True Romance
Get Shorty
Silence of the Lambs
Team America World Police
The Shining
If I did this in an hour at least five of those would probably change.
@chuck has exquisite taste for a gear chucker.