NFT: What are your go to movies when you actually have downtime?

Down for around 20 of them
Couple I haven’t seen
For series I have watched breaking bad twice
Probably will do it every 10 yrs
May do LOST again, Vikings, GOT etc. but all those wil” be years from now
Friday nite lights too

Zero Dark Thirty
Crimes and Misdemeanors
The Unforgiven
Bull Durham
All the President's Men
Zombie Flesh Eaters
Barry Lyndon
The King of Comedy
Blow Up
Zodiac

In comment 15225296 Payasdaddy said:

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Down for around 20 of them Couple I haven’t seen For series I have watched breaking bad twice Probably will do it every 10 yrs May do LOST again, Vikings, GOT etc. but all those wil” be years from now Friday nite lights too

I'm re-watching breaking bad right now. In my opinion, it's the best series from start to finish that I've seen. Game of Thrones could have been if they didn't botch the last season like they did. To the OP, Dumb & Dumber, Goodfellas & Shawshank are three of my favorites of all time. Other movies I've enjoyed watching multiple times:

Comedy:
Superbad
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
40 Year Old Virgin
Super Troopers
Beerfest
Liar Liar
Me, Myself & Irene
Kingpin
Meet the Parents
Dodgeball
Happy Gilmore
Dazed and Confused
Tommy Boy

Drama/Action
Pulp Fiction
Fight Club
Forrest Gump
Catch me if you can
Wolf of Wall Street
Inception
The Revenant
Memento
The Matrix
Prisoners
Blow
The Prestige
Casino
25th Hour
Fight Club
Rounders

I was watching The Departed last night. I couldn't find anything even close to interesting on Netflix so I just went with that.

Just a side note, as much as I love that movie, it feels so outdated (it is) but with all the flip phones (and stuff I haven't seen in forever) make me actually feel like I'm getting up there. It is a good film with an amazing cast but it really didn't age well and I don't get as enthusiastic about it as I used to, especially when I talked about it to other people back in 2006-2007.

Also watched A Clockwork Orange the other night lol

Might be my favorite movie.

faves.

Lawrence of Arabia - never gets old, the cinematography, countless memorable shots, the music, and the classic actors, a David Lean masterpiece.

Apocalypse Now - ditto the above except it is a Francis Ford masterpiece.

Caddyshack - hilarious every time.

Holy Grail - same same......

Beauty and the Beast
Guardians of the Galaxy I

Captain Blood
Robin Hood (the Errol Flynn version)

Tombstone, any of the Eastwood Spaghetti Westerns (preferably The Good, Bad, and the Ugly), Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Slapshot for comedic relief.

And the martian to the action side and the original the in-laws to the comedy side.

Serpentine Shel.

Comedies: The Marx Brothers, Duck Soup and Horse Feathers. Abbott & Costello, Who Done It and In Society.

Ditto for Bill L, The Adventures of Robin Hood and Captain Blood (and I'll throw in The Sea Hawk).

Film Noir: Laura, The Third Man, This Gun for Hire. I'll include some modern film noir: Mulholland Falls and L.A. Confidential.

Sci-Fi: The Day the Earth Stood Still, Forbidden Planet, Them.

These are just a few movies that I could watch over and over again. Never get tired of them.

Big Night
Chariots of Fire
Field of Dreams
Bull Durham
Eastern Promises
Godfather I and II

as a go to in downtime huh? I find that surprising. that movie never fails to entertain me

there are some scenes that I will want to watch.

The first chase scene in Fury Road.

Endgame: "On your left scene"

Before Sunset "The waltz"

Fallout: the car chase/motorcycle chase (both versions)

In comment 15225336 Route 9 said:

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Also watched A Clockwork Orange the other night lol

I say there staring at the movie logo for like 30 seconds on whatever streamer it’s on, couldn’t bring myself to watch it again. But it’s calling me lol...

I didn’t see it mentioned but I only skimmed, I just started lord of the rings again. Been a while maybe five years plus. I’m doing all the uncut versions. Now that is one that has aged very very well. It’s a great rewatch.

Hour here and hour there.

I seem to do that more than watch new movies start to finish, lately. With all the sports on this time of year it’s hard to watch much of anything else.

In comment 15225335 Route 9 said:

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I was watching The Departed last night. I couldn't find anything even close to interesting on Netflix so I just went with that. Just a side note, as much as I love that movie, it feels so outdated (it is) but with all the flip phones (and stuff I haven't seen in forever) make me actually feel like I'm getting up there. It is a good film with an amazing cast but it really didn't age well and I don't get as enthusiastic about it as I used to, especially when I talked about it to other people back in 2006-2007.

Love that movie, but I could never believe the part where he’s texting on the phone keypad n his pants. Love Vera Farmiga in that movie!

In comment 15226321 djm said:

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I say there staring at the movie logo for like 30 seconds on whatever streamer it’s on, couldn’t bring myself to watch it again. But it’s calling me lol...

I mean you've been watching the Giants 2012-present, no?

I would guess that you are desensitized to filth and the ultra-horrors.

In comment 15226327 trueblueinpw said:

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Love that movie, but I could never believe the part where he’s texting on the phone keypad n his pants. Love Vera Farmiga in that movie!

As a high school student in the early 00s, I can say that the cell phone texting pocket scene had some credibility. There were some creative people in my school who would find ways to outsmart the teacher and it was actually pretty creative how some kids got away with sending 20 texts a class. That number would have been way higher but I don't think Unlimited texting had been invented yet.

The flip phone era was a short one, but while it lasted, I enjoyed when you could read the drama of the scene by the way someone in a TV show/film would close or open their phone.

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In comment 15226329 Route 9 said:

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In comment 15226321 djm said: Quote: I say there staring at the movie logo for like 30 seconds on whatever streamer it’s on, couldn’t bring myself to watch it again. But it’s calling me lol... I mean you've been watching the Giants 2012-present, no? I would guess that you are desensitized to filth and the ultra-horrors.

haha touche

In comment 15226415 Route 9 said:

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In comment 15226327 trueblueinpw said: Quote: Love that movie, but I could never believe the part where he’s texting on the phone keypad n his pants. Love Vera Farmiga in that movie! As a high school student in the early 00s, I can say that the cell phone texting pocket scene had some credibility. There were some creative people in my school who would find ways to outsmart the teacher and it was actually pretty creative how some kids got away with sending 20 texts a class. That number would have been way higher but I don't think Unlimited texting had been invented yet. The flip phone era was a short one, but while it lasted, I enjoyed when you could read the drama of the scene by the way someone in a TV show/film would close or open their phone.

Gtk, and now I can love that movie even more!

but if I do and crazy, stupid, love is on, Im watching it. I find the relationship of Carell and Gosling funny. And the the 2 red headed females aren't bad to look at

Thanks for posting.

Trading Places is one of my all-time favorites. Can't miss with that one.

"The Best Years of our Lives" is a forgotten gem. It won 7 Academy Awards in 1946, including best lead actor and best picture. It chronicles the lives of three returning WWII veterans (Army, Navy,and Army Air Corps). It shows their difficulties adapting to live after the war and is gripping, dramatic and insightful.

Wedding Crashers, Old School or the like.

what is that?

In comment 15229818 EricJ said:

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what is that?

I suppose it's the times when you're not up...

mine..

Close Encounters
The Fifth Element
Dredd
Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Thor: Ragnorok
Doctor Strange
Avengers (any)
Office Space
The Wrong Missy (I'm serious)
Tommy Boy
Billy Madison
Happy Gilmore
The Other Guys
Old School
Anchorman (both)
Talladega Nights
Riddick (series)

In comment 15229835 BamaBlue said:

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I suppose it's the times when you're not up...

Boomers and their intimacy of long days of work and telling everyone about it... Am I right?

Watching There Will Be Blood as I type this, by the way.