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some great movies
Platoon [DVD] [1987]Platoon [DVD] [1987]
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Realistic, moving and beautifully shot.
Dawn Of The Dead [DVD] [1980]Dawn Of The Dead [DVD] [1980]
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Entertaining, but also very meaningful. People overlook the social statements Romero was making about race, consumerism, prejudism etc....
Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn [1987] [DVD]Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn [1987] [DVD]
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Just plain funny. Especially Ash's severed hand.
Clerks [DVD] [1995] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]Clerks [DVD] [1995] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
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One of the best writers of dialogue alive.
Battle Royale [DVD] [2001] [NTSC]Battle Royale [DVD] [2001] [NTSC]
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A big fk you to hollywood. Although they will probably try to remake it sometime.
Fargo [DVD] [1996]Fargo [DVD] [1996]
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The best cinematography ever. Brilliantly written characters. Lovely music.
The Usual Suspects (2 Disc Special Edition) [DVD] [1995]The Usual Suspects (2 Disc Special Edition) [DVD] [1995]
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One of Kev Spacey's best performances. You can watch it again and again.
The Complete Naked Gun Collection [DVD] [1988]The Complete Naked Gun Collection [DVD] [1988]
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Lesley Nielsen is an absolute genius at being an idiot. The dancing scene at the end of 33 1/3 is the funniest thing ever.
Down By Law [1986] [DVD]Down By Law [1986] [DVD]
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I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! The relationship between three convicts is strangely touching.
L.A. Confidential [1997] [DVD]L.A. Confidential [1997] [DVD]
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Looks amazing, very well acted.
Midnight Cowboy [DVD] [1969]Midnight Cowboy [DVD] [1969]
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Honest and compassionate. The innocence of Voigt's character and his relationship with Hoffman's character are very moving.
The Shining [DVD] [1980]The Shining [DVD] [1980]
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The best horror film ever.
Dazed And Confused [DVD] [1994]Dazed And Confused [DVD] [1994]
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Straight up fun and nostalgia. Linklater is very good at writing his characters.
American Splendor [DVD] [2004]American Splendor [DVD] [2004]
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The best film I've seen this year. Harvey Pekar is a legend.
Donnie Darko [2002] [DVD]Donnie Darko [2002] [DVD]
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Captivating, strange, very original.
The Hudsucker Proxy [DVD] [1994] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]The Hudsucker Proxy [DVD] [1994] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
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The critics hated it. Proof that they are morons.
Blue Velvet [DVD] [1986]Blue Velvet [DVD] [1986]
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Dennis Hopper is the most terrifying man on film in this along with........
Apocalypse Now Redux [DVD] [1979]Apocalypse Now Redux [DVD] [1979]
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Marlon Brando as Colonel Kurtz.
Doctor Strangelove (Collectors Edition) [DVD] [1963]Doctor Strangelove (Collectors Edition) [DVD] [1963]
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Brilliantly played by Peter Sellers. Especially appropriate now what with the madman in the Whitehouse.
Fight Club - 2-disc Special Edition [DVD] [1999]Fight Club - 2-disc Special Edition [DVD] [1999]
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Subversive and very very dark, especially for a mainstream film.
Irreversible [DVD] [2003]Irreversible [DVD] [2003]
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Very difficult to watch, at times absolutely sickening, but you will never ever forget it.
Mystery Train [DVD] [1989]Mystery Train [DVD] [1989]
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It has Joe Strummer in it; Jim Jarmusch directs and writes. Just watch it.
Short Cuts [VHS] [1994]Short Cuts [VHS] [1994]
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Brilliantly written. Also watch The Player.
Gummo [DVD] [1997] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]Gummo [DVD] [1997] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
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Sort of voyeuristically fascinating, an offbeat and very strange look at some very strange people.
Happiness [DVD] [1999]Happiness [DVD] [1999]
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Phil Seymour Hoffman is great as a phone sex pest. A warped but hilarious film.