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The Movies

Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:33 am
by Minniman
Topic One: Adult Comedies

I keep coming back to these films. They crack me up even after multiple viewings.

No, no, ... none of them are for kids.

Wedding Crashers

The 40 Year Old Virgin

Superbad

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Re: The Movies

Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 9:31 am
by glg
So what you're saying is, Judd Apatow rules!

Re: The Movies

Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:49 pm
by Minniman
glg wrote:So what you're saying is, Judd Apatow rules!
For the most part, that is correct, but he didn't write all of the the films, and the screenplay is a big deal. Jason Segal wrote Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg wrote Superbad. Judd Apatow and Steve Carell did write The 40 Year Old Virgin.

I have not seen Knocked Up or Funny People. Year One didn't get great reviews, but I'll rent it from the Red Box for a buck at McLovin, I mean, McDonalds.

Talladega Nights and The Anchor Man are good Apatow films too even though I'm not into NASCAR or newscasters.

The Larry Sanders Show and Freaks and Geeks on television were both Apatow productions as well.

Re: The Movies

Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:16 pm
by S197
Minniman wrote:Topic One: Adult Comedies
The Hangover

Grand Torino. Not sure if this is a true comedy but there are a lot of funny parts and it's one of the best movies I've seen in a while.

Re: The Movies

Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:56 pm
by glg
Minniman wrote:I'll rent it from the Red Box for a buck at McLovin, I mean, McDonalds.
You have RedBox at McD's by you? Around here, they're all at grocery stores and none at McD's. Guessing maybe they were at McD's originally, but not anymore. I know McD's started them (and their corp offices are still in close proximity to McD's HQ).

Re: The Movies

Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:00 pm
by glg
S197 wrote:Grand Torino. Not sure if this is a true comedy but there are a lot of funny parts and it's one of the best movies I've seen in a while.
no d, Gran ;) And no, not a comedy. Fantastic movie and should have gotten a nomination for best picture.

Re: The Movies

Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:39 pm
by S197
glg wrote: no d, Gran ;) And no, not a comedy. Fantastic movie and should have gotten a nomination for best picture.
Bah being a muscle car guy, that was a bad typo.

Re: The Movies

Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 5:43 pm
by OJVIKE
love the grand torino movie. my first car was a 1973 grand torino sport.looked just like that one.brought back a few memories

Re: The Movies

Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 12:37 am
by Hunter Morrow
I thought Observe and Report was really good.

THE WORLDS BIGGEST FREAKIN SHOTGUN!

Boom! You're going to jail now, beeyotch!

Its all fun and games until someone sticks something in you that you don't want stuck in you.

Re: The Movies

Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:25 pm
by Minniman
Ghost Town and Last Chance Harvey were cute. They are not the same kind of film as the one's above though. They are more like date movies.

I Love You Man was a nice film as well, but not quite a romantic comedy.

Re: The Movies

Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:10 pm
by Minniman
All right, with Halloween coming, what are the best horror flicks.

Here are a few:

John Carpenter's The Thing

George Romero's Dawn of the Dead

Signs


Alien

Aliens (more of an action flick)

Poltergeist

The Night Gallery for television.

Re: The Movies

Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 3:56 pm
by dead_poet
Minniman wrote:All right, with Halloween coming, what are the best horror flicks.

Here are a few:

John Carpenter's The Thing

George Romero's Dawn of the Dead

Signs


Alien

Aliens (more of an action flick)

Poltergeist

The Night Gallery for television.

The Exorcist., The Ring, Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, Carrie, Rosemary's Baby, The Shining, Psycho, Red Dragon

Re: The Movies

Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 4:05 pm
by S197
A lot of the ones I was thinking of are already listed but in addition: Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original), The Omen, The Grudge (Japanese version), Saw, Seven.

Edit: On a side note, saw Paranormal Activity last night. It was alright I guess. They did a good job considering their budget was something like $12,000 but I'd wait until it comes out on DVD.

The shaky camera (think Blair Witch) kinda made me sick at times too but at least they used a tripod for some parts of the movie.

Re: The Movies

Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 5:17 pm
by dead_poet
Anybody see "Drag Me To Hell?" Any good?

Re: The Movies

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 7:13 pm
by yezzir
did anybody go see mj's "this is it"? it really is incredible. has nothing to do with his death, its not a memorial or whatever, but instead focuses on the creative and musical genius he truly was while preparing for the 50 date london stretch. definitely entertaining. he's a funny dude too.