NFT: What movie(s) do watch when playing even though

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Goodfellas
Wolf of Wall Street
Godfather I and II
Blazing Saddles
Big Lebowski
Dark Knight
Three Kings
3:10 to Yuma
Animal House
Unforgiven
The Naked Gun
Coming to America
Tropic Thunder

Zodiac, The Departed, Terminator 2, Rain Man, Full Metal Jacket, Die Hard, The Hangover

Have to say Goodfellas. It always seems fresh no matter how many times I watch it.

In comment 14939998 GiantEgo said:

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Have to say Goodfellas. It always seems fresh no matter how many times I watch it.

Oh yeah. This one as well.

Godfather I, (and the Godfather Saga that HBO put together)
Just magnificent movie making to anyone with an ounce of Italian blood in their veins.

Also, the first hour of Silverado is as tightly told a script as I've ever seen brought film. John Cleese is excellent as the Sheriff. The last hour and a half starts to drag though.

"Dave and Mike Need Wedding Dates" makes me laugh every time.

There are many other movies that fit into this category.

How good is Zodiac? Keep meaning to watch but never quite happens. Similar: Nightcrawler -- Seen it? Good?

In comment 14940020 lugnut said:

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How good is Zodiac? Keep meaning to watch but never quite happens. Similar: Nightcrawler -- Seen it? Good?

Both are excellent.

Comedy Central runs it at least 50 times a week for years now and it never gets old no matter how many times I've seen it

But Goodfellas is probably the #1. That pulls me in like the universe's densest black hole.

Any Rocky movie
Any godfather
Any Friday movie

Outlaw Josey Wales
Any Star Trek
Sink The Bismarck
In Harm's Way
Tora, Tora, Tora
Midway (Charlton Heston)
Longest Day
Michael (John Travolta)
Pulp Fiction
Act of Valor
Tombstone
Old Lions
A Night to Remember
Action on the North Atlantic
Open Range

When liotta is jonesing towards the end of the movie, i still get paraniod.

Shawshank

Castaway

GoodFellas

Casino

Fargo

Groundhog day

Old School

Gladiator

The Great Outdoors

Braveheart

Escape From Alcatraz

Wedding Crashers

The Bourne Movies

Pulp Fiction

Reservoir dogs

Rounders

Funny Farm

Midnight Run

Scarface

The Natural

Breakfast Club

Scent of a Woman

Shallow Hal

Blade Runner

Dr. Strangelove

Best in Show

Waiting for Guffman

What about Bob?

The Man who knew too little

Coming to America

Unforgiven

Donnie Brasco

A Christmas Story

A Christmas Carol

Elf

Young Frankenstein

Bottle Rocket

Rushmore

Rocky 1 and 2

Just about any Woody Allen films.

Broadway Danny Rose

Bananas

Sleepers

Take the Money and Run

Jaws

Gran Torino

Absolute Power

Good Will Hunting

Training Day

In comment 14940020 lugnut said:

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How good is Zodiac? Keep meaning to watch but never quite happens. Similar: Nightcrawler -- Seen it? Good?

I like Fincher so I'm going to be biased. It's a bit long for the newer crowd but the acting by all three leads in this were great. Jake Gyllenhaal and Mark Ruffalo had quite the chemistry toward the end of the film, especially at the diner having an intense conversation.

Robert Downey Jr. was hilarious in a weird way playing a wise-ass reporter.

Great storytelling and directing. They had so much more footage that didn't make the final cut and yet the movie was still 2.5 hours.

The cinematography really put you in the late 60s and early 70s as if you were actually there!

Close Encounters
Step Brothers
Dune
Fifth Element
Dredd (second one)
Billy Madison
Happy Gilmore
Riddick series
Bourne series
Office Space
Caddyshack
Goodfellas

many, many more

Road House
Jaws
Goodfellas

Toxic Avenger.

and also The Godfather

In comment 14940037 Grey Pilgrim said:

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Shawshank Castaway GoodFellas Casino Fargo Groundhog day Old School Gladiator The Great Outdoors Braveheart Escape From Alcatraz Wedding Crashers The Bourne Movies Pulp Fiction Reservoir dogs Rounders Funny Farm Midnight Run Scarface The Natural Breakfast Club Scent of a Woman Shallow Hal Blade Runner Dr. Strangelove Best in Show Waiting for Guffman What about Bob? The Man who knew too little Coming to America Unforgiven Donnie Brasco A Christmas Story A Christmas Carol Elf Young Frankenstein Bottle Rocket Rushmore Rocky 1 and 2 Just about any Woody Allen films. Broadway Danny Rose Bananas Sleepers Take the Money and Run Jaws Gran Torino Absolute Power Good Will Hunting Training Day

Good list, but you are missing "Almost Any Film Directed by Akira Kurosawa" starting with "The Seven Samurai", which IMO is the greatest film ever produced, and the grand daddy of several genres of modern film, including war movies, buddy movies, coming of age movies, outsider movies... OK I am exaggerating a little bit, but not much.

Wedding Crashers

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Star Wars (I still refer to A New Hope by its original title), Empire Strikes Back,Return of the Jedi
The Natural
Major League
For Love of the Game
Hoosiers
Rocky, Rocky II, Rocky IV
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Most of the Marvel Universe
Batman
Batman Begins

Godfather I & II, Casablanca, It's a Wonderful Life, Citizen Kane, Shawshank, Forrest Gump, Space Balls, Field of Dreams, Remember the Titans, Flight, JFK, Nixon, Good Will Hunting, Gladiator, The Social Network, The Graduate, Jurassic Park, Braveheart, The Patriot, Zodiac, The Departed, Four Weddings & a Funeral, Death at a Funeral (the British version, not the American one), Stand By Me, any of the Rockies except Rocky V, Donnie Brasco, Love Actually, You've Got Mail, Sleepless in Seattle, any Star Wars movie-absent Phantom Menace or Attack of the Clones

And any movie Woody Allen does in Europe always draws me in: Match Point (love me some Scarlett) & Midnight in Paris stand out.

Probably forgetting a ton too.

Stand by Me, I've probably watched 200 times in my life, even though I'm not that crazy over the movie.

Can't count how many times I watched that one

But the two I don't pass up when I see them on are:

Doctor Zhivago
The Godfather

But the two I don't pass up when I see them on are:

Doctor Zhivago
The Godfather

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- Oh Brother Where Art Thou
- Princess Bride
- Shawshank
- Remember the Titans
- Trading Places
- Green Mile
- Talladega Nights

The Longest Yard (Burt Reynolds NEVER Adam Sandler),61*,Heaven Can Wait,Rocky 1,2 &3,1776 and many others I'm forgetting off the top of my mind...

Any Clint Eastwood movie
Godfather I & II
Pulp Fiction
Kill Bill I & II
the Bourne movies
Shane
Jerimiah Johnson
Hombre
Cool Hand Luke
The Hustler
Office Space

In comment 14940068 BlueLou'sBack said:

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In comment 14940037 Grey Pilgrim said: Quote: Shawshank Castaway GoodFellas Casino Fargo Groundhog day Old School Gladiator The Great Outdoors Braveheart Escape From Alcatraz Wedding Crashers The Bourne Movies Pulp Fiction Reservoir dogs Rounders Funny Farm Midnight Run Scarface The Natural Breakfast Club Scent of a Woman Shallow Hal Blade Runner Dr. Strangelove Best in Show Waiting for Guffman What about Bob? The Man who knew too little Coming to America Unforgiven Donnie Brasco A Christmas Story A Christmas Carol Elf Young Frankenstein Bottle Rocket Rushmore Rocky 1 and 2 Just about any Woody Allen films. Broadway Danny Rose Bananas Sleepers Take the Money and Run Jaws Gran Torino Absolute Power Good Will Hunting Training Day Good list, but you are missing "Almost Any Film Directed by Akira Kurosawa" starting with "The Seven Samurai", which IMO is the greatest film ever produced, and the grand daddy of several genres of modern film, including war movies, buddy movies, coming of age movies, outsider movies... OK I am exaggerating a little bit, but not much.

I tried watching it, but couldn't get all the way through...Maybe I should try again.

Thanks for the suggestion.

Step Brothers

Saw it on TV the other day and watched the first 30 or so mins of it. Just an extremely rewatchable 80s action flick. Arnold at his peak.

In comment 14940202 Route 9 said:

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Stand by Me, I've probably watched 200 times in my life, even though I'm not that crazy over the movie.

Zodiac is a great movie.

Lord of the Rings Trilogy

Shawshank Redemption

Terminator 1

Karate Kid

Growing up, these three movies were on NY TV all the time and I usually got sucked in:
-Taking of Pelham 123
-Warriors
-Raid on Precinct 13

The Sand Pebbles
Battleground
A Walk in the Sun

In comment 14940409 jamalduff123 said:

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Lord of the Rings Trilogy Shawshank Redemption Terminator 1 Karate Kid Growing up, these three movies were on NY TV all the time and I usually got sucked in: -Taking of Pelham 123 -Warriors -Raid on Precinct 13

Great list.

You mean Assault on Precinct 13?

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I tried watching it, but couldn't get all the way through...Maybe I should try again.

Its pace is pretty similar to Unforgiven or The Natural or even Shawshank, if you don't mind the subtitles and B&W.

IMO, the cinematography of 7 Samurai is peerless in so many ways, starting with the foreboding rolling clouds in the opening minute.

I never finished Sun Tzu's The Art of War either, even though I practiced MA for 5 years at 3 hours plus per day, 6 days per week.

So I get the trepidation, or just lack of staying power.

In comment 14941254 BlueLou'sBack said:

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Quote: I tried watching it, but couldn't get all the way through...Maybe I should try again. Its pace is pretty similar to Unforgiven or The Natural or even Shawshank, if you don't mind the subtitles and B&W. IMO, the cinematography of 7 Samurai is peerless in so many ways, starting with the foreboding rolling clouds in the opening minute. I never finished Sun Tzu's The Art of War either, even though I practiced MA for 5 years at 3 hours plus per day, 6 days per week. So I get the trepidation, or just lack of staying power.

Thanks Lou! I'll try it again!