What Makes Drug Movies So Compelling?

[singleton]

Trainspotting has to be one of my favorite movies (both with and without the influence of substances).

I find it hard to really like many movies which sucks. I could never have a large DVD collection!

I've noticed that watching movies while drinking is great because it can totally suspend your judgement on them, you can get into movies (or at least I can!). Or perhaps alcohol just helps me think better overall

 

[singleton]

My favorite of Van Damme has always been "Kickboxer". Don't bother with the sequels, though.

No way...Bloodsport!

 

[tribdog]

You people are all crazy I was making a Steven Seagal/van damme joke. Neither one has ever done anything worth seeing. I'm going to kick back, watch Braveheart, and ignore this thread

 

[gravenewworld]

The Deer Hunter

Quite a disturbing movie.

 

[Chrono]

No way...Bloodsport!

Yeah, but I much prefer Bloodsport II to the first one.

 

[gazzo]

anyone seen: "Life is Beautiful"?

 

[Polly]

"Chicago", anybody?
Chrono, shall we dance?

 

[recon]

I don't know why, but every movie that has Richard Gere in it has me going .

 

[Chrono]

Chrono, shall we dance?

That was a great movie also. I saw the Japanese version which is what the american version Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez are in.

 

[pace]

You didn't answer her question. ;)

 

[Chrono]

Oh, yeah. I'd love to dance, Polly. Just watch your feet.

 

[daveed]

i really enjoyed the ring, although it did horribly scar my dreams

loveactually is a happy little thing

 

[Polly]

Yes I saw the Japanese one as well, those men must be a very suppressed lot, and yes Richard Gere generally leaves me but he dances so well

 

[Chrono]

Yes I saw the Japanese one as well, those men must be a very suppressed lot, and yes Richard Gere generally leaves me but he dances so well

I wish I can dance that well.

 

[Polly]

Now remember always, always, Practise Makes Perfect

 

[Chrono]

Well, I need a partner to do that.

 

[Polly]

Not a very good idea to be hitting on your great grand mother

 

[Artman]

Dramas: Seabiscuit, Amadaus, Gettysburg, and the Godfather (parts 1 & 2), Flight of the Pheonix

Horror: Re-animator, Shining, The Birds

Classics: Casablanca, Mr Smith Goes to Washington

Comedy: Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstien, Arsenic and Old Lace, Muder By Death

Kids: Little Mermaid, Lion King, The little Bird short (I think it is on the Ice age DVD), Wallace and Grommet "The Wrong Trousers", all three of the Harry Potter movies.

 

[Chrono]

Kids: Little Mermaid, Lion King, The little Bird short (I think it is on the Ice age DVD), Wallace and Grommet "The Wrong Trousers", all three of the Harry Potter movies.

You forgot Aladdin and Sleeping Beauty.

 

[Artman]

You forgot Aladdin and Sleeping Beauty.

Partial list, but these are both good. Actually, Sleeping Beauty could easily fit in classic category as well.

 

[Gokul43201]

And in the Psychedelic, Kiddie Comedy/Musical Drama Scifi Classic category, there's the good ol' Wizard of Oz (with the Dark Side...soundtrack, of course)

 

[tumor]

Dramas: Seabiscuit, Amadaus, Gettysburg, and the Godfather (parts 1 & 2), Flight of the Pheonix

Horror: Re-animator, Shining, The Birds

Classics: Casablanca, Mr Smith Goes to Washington

Comedy: Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstien, Arsenic and Old Lace, Muder By Death

Kids: Little Mermaid, Lion King, The little Bird short (I think it is on the Ice age DVD), Wallace and Grommet "The Wrong Trousers", all three of the Harry Potter movies.

Sorry Artman,but your selection of movies is mine worst.

 

[Artman]

Sorry Artman,but your selection of movies is mine worst.

You don't like The Wrong Trousers! Oh my gosh!

 

[tumor]

Oh! Jeeez! I overlooked Wallace and Groomet.It is a gem!

 

[tumor]

Does anyone likes Pink Floyd's "The Wall"?

 

[Physics is Phun]

Contact (sci-i/drama)

About a boy(comedy)

chicago (musical/comedy/drama)

pirates of the carribean (action/adventure/comedy)(has an excellent score)

Lord of The Rings (fantasy/adventure)(takes a lot of stamina to get through all three but the third one makes it all worth it)

The Graduate (comedy/drama)

Vertigo (suspense/horror)

Watcher in the woods (Suspense/horror)



I will think of more.

 

[Chrono]

Lord of The Rings (fantasy/adventure)(takes a lot of stamina to get through all three but the third one makes it all worth it)

Which, also, has a great score. It can also be described as a inspirational movie. At least I think so.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

go see "the saw", best suspense horror flick since seven

 

[arildno]

Which, also, has a great score. It can also be described as a inspirational movie. At least I think so.

And soon ROTK:EE arrives; the trailer is VERY promising!

 

[Polly]

Here are some of the more memorable:

Funny - Best In Show, Good Bye Lenin
Scary - Requiem
Heart warming - Amelie From Montmartre, Love Actually (girls love it)
Romantic - Birthday Girl
Inspirational - Billy Elliot

Anyone who is into scary should see the Japanese, even the posters are eerie .

 

[recon]

And soon ROTK:EE arrives; the trailer is VERY promising!

I'm definitely getting the DVD when it comes out. Me and my cousin are planning a movie marathon. We will be watching the extension edition of all three movies in a single sitting!

 

[Polly]

Recon you have the happiest family life I have ever heard and the country you live in must be so trouble free as well, you make me drool, honestly

 

[Chrono]

I'm definitely getting the DVD when it comes out. Me and my cousin are planning a movie marathon. We will be watching the extension edition of all three movies in a single sitting!

My parents got the original theatric releases when they came out. I, on the other hand, will be getting the Extended Editions sometime later.

 

[arildno]

For those unfortunates who haven't seen the trailer to ROTK:EE yet, here's a link:
http://www.lordoftherings.net/

I am particularly impressed by Christopher Lee's performance; he captures Saruman's pride and arrogance excellently, but also the edge of despair in a man who knows he has lost everything, yet who is too stubborn to yield..

 

[recon]

Recon you have the happiest family life I have ever heard and the country you live in must be so trouble free as well, you make me drool, honestly

Did I fail to mention that I also have my morning "shower" in a bathtub full of yoghurt?

My parents got the original theatric releases when they came out. I, on the other hand, will be getting the Extended Editions sometime later.

A short movie made by Sean Astin (Sam) can be found in the bonus material section of the theatrical version of The Two Towers DVD, but not in the Extended Edition. That's my only regret for having bought the EE instead of the Theatrical version of The Two Towers.

For those unfortunates who haven't seen the trailer to ROTK:EE yet, here's a link:
http://www.lordoftherings.net/

I am particularly impressed by Christopher Lee's performance; he captures Saruman's pride and arrogance excellently, but also the edge of despair in a man who knows he has lost everything, yet who is too stubborn to yield..

50 MINUTES OF ADDITIONAL ROTK FOOTAGE!
MORE THAN 20 HOURS OF DOCUMENTARIES! Now where's that drooling smilie?

 

[Chrono]

A short movie made by Sean Astin (Sam) can be found in the bonus material section of the theatrical version of The Two Towers DVD, but not in the Extended Edition. That's my only regret for having bought the EE instead of the Theatrical version of The Two Towers.

I saw it. It was pretty good, though I wouldn't skip on the EE version for it.

 

[poolwin2001]

My favourites(Old ones)

You have got Mail!
The 4th Tenor
The curse of the Jade Scorpion
Gladiator

 

[Gokul43201]

I've just got Grave of the Fireflies, Dirty Pretty Things, and 24 Hour Party People but my DVD player's on the blink...damn

Damn ! Damn ! Damn !

 

[Chrono]

My favourites(Old ones)

You have got Mail!
The 4th Tenor
The curse of the Jade Scorpion
Gladiator

You call those old ones? A couple of old ones I like to call classic are Casablanca and West Side Story.

On a side note, I just saw Shrek 2 and it was totally better than the first.

 

[recon]

Just watched Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. I'm going into Westerns now. Next up: For A Few Dollars More.

 

[tumor]

Kill Bill #1 is an excellent movie,first I hated it but now I think that movie is great!

 

[Polly]

Recon, the Magnificent Seven (western) is pretty cool, and the men in it are quite good looking as well .

 

[Smurf]

Has anyone put Blue's Brothers yet?
Funniest movie ever.

 

[recon]

Recon, the Magnificent Seven (western) is pretty cool, and the men in it are quite good looking as well .

Eli Wallach and Yul Brynner star in this movie, don't they? The Ugly and King Mongkut, mmm...

 

[Chrono]

Recon, the Magnificent Seven (western) is pretty cool, and the men in it are quite good looking as well .

That was based off of Akira Kurosawa's The Seven Samurai staring Toshiro Mifune. Highly recommended!

 

[tyco05]

The Seven Samurai is one of the most overrated films of all time.
It claims to be the greatest action movie ever, and yeah the action in it is pretty good... but the whole other 2 and a half hours of crap are the WORST ever!
If you want to watch this movie, just watch the las half hour or so.


My suggestions for movies are as follows: Go and see Peter Jackson's (directed The Lord Of The Rings) first three movies...They are:
Bad Taste , (aliens try to take over New Zealand!)
Meet The Feebles , (the muppets meet sex, drugs and rocknroll)
Braindead , (monkey bite turns small town into zombies)

HILARIOUS! (you just have to remember that he was chosen to direct the Rings trilogy, hilarious!)

 

[Chrono]

The Seven Samurai is one of the most overrated films of all time.
It claims to be the greatest action movie ever, and yeah the action in it is pretty good... but the whole other 2 and a half hours of crap are the WORST ever!
If you want to watch this movie, just watch the las half hour or so.

Without the beginning of the movie, it would have no substance. If you were to watch the last thirty minutes, instead of enjoying the movie, you'd be wondering what the hell is going on.

 

[tyco05]

OK, I'll summarise it in a couple of lines, that way anybody who watches it will know what's going on:

A small village of peasants is threatened by a group of bandits.
The peasants then need to find somebody to protect the village for when the bandits return.
They search and search and search (and finally find seven samurai), and convince them to protect their village, even though they can't pay them anything.
They get back to the village and the bandits come.

That's 2.5 hrs of movie for you.

.........
I admit I was expecting a completely different movie than what I saw. Therefore I have a somewhat tainted view. I agree that it is a good movie, but still think that it is completely overrated.

P.S. as has been mentioned in earlier threads, anything from Kubrick is good.

 

[recon]

Rosebud...

 

[ShawnD]

P.S. as has been mentioned in earlier threads, anything from Kubrick is good.

The Shining would be an exception; I fall asleep every time I try to watch it.
Dr. Strangelove was definitely Kubrick's best work.

A movie you must watch is Gattaca.