Help a Hickman with Hints of Hollywood
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BBQ_Pork,
Posted on: 2010-09-18 06:06 in Comic and Hero-Villain Culture
I'd love to suggest "Dead Man" but it's 121 minutes and rated 'R'
It's got an all-star cast, including Johnny Depp, Robert Mitchum, Crispin Glover, Gabriel Byrne, Michael Wincott, Lance Henriksen, Gary Farmer, Billy Bob Thornton, John Hurt, Alfred Molina and Iggy Pop.
Probably the most understated and beautiful Westerns of all time, and it's not a Western, per say, but more of one man's search at a new life, and the price that comes with it.
Not so much violent as graphic, lots of harsh language and a different view of what the Old West may have been like.
I'd also add (and I doubt any of these fit the criteria):
"Equilibrium"
"Big Trouble in Little China"
"Seven Samurai"
"Throne of Blood"
"The Boondock Saints"
"The Usual Suspects"
"Casablanca" (best film ever made)
"The Nightmare Before Christmas"
"The Princess Bride"
"Jacob's Ladder"
"My Cousin Vinny"
"Sling Blade"
"Way of the Gun"
"Stardust"
"The Thirteenth Floor" (which still makes my jaw drop when the twist is revealed, even after 12 years.)
"Man of LaMancha"
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Hmmmmm.... I dont know if that sort of enlightenment is good for my long range plans? I've been taking a Doomsday style approach to reincarnation and total consciusness would invariably equal ascesnsion. |
Originally Posted by TroyHickman
Thank you for your assistance. There won't be any money, but when you die, on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness. So you've got that going for you, which is nice.
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How the hell would I ever be able to take over the world if that happened!
------->"Sic Semper Tyrannis"<-------
How about:
THE UNTOUCHABLES (119 min)
THE LAST UNICORN (92 min)
CHILDERN OF A LESSER GOD (119 min)
GLORY (122 min)
THE USUAL SUSPECTS (106 min)
Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite
Dark_Respite's Farewell Video: "One Last Day"
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For some animated movies:
I want to say the original Ghost In The Shell movie, but am unsure if it would pass muster for rating.
The second Urusei Yatsura movie, Beautiful Dreamer. It's kinda like Groundhog Day in the fact that the characters involved keep living the same day over and over. It's based on a Japanese fairy tale and is a very good movie. 98 minutes long. It's Unrated, BUT my dvd case says, "Suitable for most audiences", so take it as you will.
I think we could use more information about what kind of movie you're aiming for. Classics, not-so-classics, polished llamma droppings, are there preferences on the medium or genre, etc.
For animated, I'd recommend Porco Rosso {by Ghibli}, or one of the Corto Maltese {animated adaptation of Hugo Pratt's comics} movies.
For live action, how about White Heat?
Hondo
Weird Science
Uncle Buck
Planes Trains and Automobiles
Mr. Mom
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That was simply depressing. Although my wife is 37 and does not understand the appeal of Cool Hand Luke (or Robot Chicken) so I guess I should not be all that shocked.|
Originally Posted by TroyHickman
On that subject, by the way, here's a link to what they said about Cool Hand Luke.
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My suggestion is Streets of Fire because its a friggin rock-n-roll fable(says so right on the box) and has Diane Lane tied to a bed. Can't go wrong there. Although my wife cannot understand the appeal of that movie either.
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Shhh! Rangle is plotting.
Was thinking Bullitt ( http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800042439/info ), but it would have to be a two-parter since the movie is almost two hours long. After reading the comments on your website Troy, I'd dearly love to see what they had to say about one of the most iconic chase scenes in Hollywood history.
I can see it now; "Lame compared to the Transporter, needs less drama and more action!"
------->"Sic Semper Tyrannis"<-------
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Streets of Fire is a great movie but it's rated 'R' which means it doesn't meet Hickman's criteria.
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Originally Posted by PapaSlade
That was simply depressing. Although my wife is 37 and does not understand the appeal of Cool Hand Luke (or Robot Chicken) so I guess I should not be all that shocked.
My suggestion is Streets of Fire because its a friggin rock-n-roll fable(says so right on the box) and has Diane Lane tied to a bed. Can't go wrong there. Although my wife cannot understand the appeal of that movie either. |
"Tell my tale to those who ask. Tell it truly, the ill deeds along with the good and let me be judged accordingly. The rest is silence." -- Dinobot
I would suggest 'Vanishing Point' but it's chock full of violence, drug use and law-breaking.
Of course, it's also a classic film.
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Yeah, yeah, you sound like Saffron explaining things to Mal on "Firefly." |
Originally Posted by TroyHickman
Yes, I know it's been five months, but I haven't responded to this thread yet because I'm still using it! I'm checking it out now for ideas for THIS semester's movie review.
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So what suggestions did you use for class??
"How do you know you are on the side of good?" a Paragon citizen asked him. "How can we even know what is 'good'?"
"The Most High has spoken, even with His own blood," Melancton replied. "Surely we know."
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This clears something up for me.|
Originally Posted by MentalMaden
Trilogy of Terror
 Scar them for life too. |
One of the first times I was on the boards, I apparently saw a photo like this in a Hickman-related thread. It was not as good a quality as this photo, and for a long time I thought that Zuni was smoking a cigar.
Now, of course, I realize he never would have modelled such bad behavior for impressionable youth!
"How do you know you are on the side of good?" a Paragon citizen asked him. "How can we even know what is 'good'?"
"The Most High has spoken, even with His own blood," Melancton replied. "Surely we know."
Just about my favorite film of all time (when it comes to old school sci-fi) is Quatermass and the Pit, known to us Yanks as Five Million Years To Earth.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062168/
At 97 minutes long, it's a well done mix of sci-fi and horror, plus the original character (from some tv movies made in the UK in the early 60s) influenced Dr. Who and it beat 2001 to the screen with a theme that I won't give away here (spoilers! 
). And it's a Hammer Film Productions movie.
Seriously, what's not to love?
Troy,
I was an English Lit major in college. I can tell you that out of all the reading I did, the story that stands out the most to me is The Prairie, not because it was a good story, but because the professor told us that it was generally considered good, but was actually terrible. He was going to make us read it anyway, and report on it. The idea was that in school, you're always exposed to content that is considered "classic", or at the very least, "good". He wanted to flip that on us. Though a few students thought it "wasn't that bad", most of us hated that book, but I can tell you that it taught me to think much more critically about what other people told me was good (or bad), and helped me understand the importance of seeing why other folks both like and don't like something.
I don't have a specific movie suggestion, instead I'd say pick a film that you don't like that is generally considered good and see what they say. It'll stick with them