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Post by amanda on Feb 15, 2006 18:00:21 GMT -5
Ten movies that I enjoy a bundle (though I'm sure you've already seen most if not all of these):
Amelie Dangerous Liaisons Husbands and Wives In the Mood for Love Last Temptation of Christ Ocean's Eleven Pulp Fiction Roman Holiday Rear Window sex, lies, & videotape
And a handful of the directors that I enjoy a bundle: Steven Soderbergh Woody Allen Alfred Hitchcock Stanley Kubrick Wong Kar Wai Neil LaBute Coen Brothers David Mamet Quinton Tarantino Jim Jarmusch Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Romantic comedies are my achilles heel. If I happen to stumble across one while flipping channels, I'll most likely hover there until Justin makes me find something else to watch. My Best Friend's Wedding, Emma, Only You, French Kiss, and When Harry Met Sally are a few of my guilty pleasures.
I also seem to be a sucker for Jane Austen novels that have been translated to film, despite having never cracked the cover of any of her books because they strike me as being frightfully dull reads. My favorites are Pride & Prejudice (the definitive Collin Firth version, naturally), Emma, and Mansfield Park.
These days I pretty much gravitate toward independent films, though I'll see a few of the more mainstream blockbusters with the proper persuasion (i.e. if one of my guys is in it).
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Post by Thanin on Feb 15, 2006 18:04:19 GMT -5
The only romantic comedy you mentioned that I've seen is When Harry Met Sally, which I like quite a bit. Don't think there's any need to feel guilty about that one, yo.
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Post by mj on Feb 17, 2006 0:44:35 GMT -5
And, really, if we're talking about movies I can just watch over and over again, then I probably should have added Ocean's Eleven and Pirates of the Caribbean to my list. Sure, they're fluff. But they're fun fluff.
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Post by mj on Feb 17, 2006 0:46:24 GMT -5
Well, Pirates of the Caribbean, anyway. Ocean's Eleven is already listed.
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Post by Jeff on Feb 17, 2006 14:28:34 GMT -5
That is a great new category, Mandark: Movies that don't make your list but you could watch over and over and over again. I've got two immediate entries: Galaxy Quest and Moonstruck.
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Post by Thanin on Feb 17, 2006 23:16:30 GMT -5
Excalibur, Ghostbusters, The Matrix (first one only) & Ron Burgundy
I think these are usually referred to as 'Popcorn movies'
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