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_Ten Bear
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Post by _Ten Bear »

I liked the line in Shawshank, "It's time to get living or get dying." (I think that's close). Excellent movie.
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_Yoda

Post by _Yoda »

Scottie wrote:
Jason Bourne wrote:Love Shawshank

Still need to see The Green Mile.

Just saw Vantage point. It is a fast 90 minutes that will keep you on the edge of your seat the whole time.


Until the 20 minute car chase....


Too bad we don't live in the same state. You could be my movie date. LOL
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_Phaedrus Ut
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Post by _Phaedrus Ut »

A interesting way of watching The Green Mile is to consider John Coffee as a allusion to Jesus Christ.

Phaedrus
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_Jason Bourne
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Post by _Jason Bourne »

Scottie wrote:
Jason Bourne wrote:Love Shawshank

Still need to see The Green Mile.

Just saw Vantage point. It is a fast 90 minutes that will keep you on the edge of your seat the whole time.


Until the 20 minute car chase....



I thought it was pretty well done chase. Very realistic and up close. Felt like I was in the car.
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_dartagnan
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Post by _dartagnan »

Some of my favorites would include:

Snatch
Lock, Stock and two Smoking Barrels
Big Lebowski
Anything DeNiro
Anything Tarantino
Old School
Sea Biscuit
Superbad
Unforgiven
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_BishopRic
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Post by _BishopRic »

Phaedrus Ut wrote:A interesting way of watching The Green Mile is to consider John Coffee as a allusion to Jesus Christ.

Phaedrus


I remember hearing an interview about that, and the "allusion" is not coincidental.

A favorite movie of mine is "God's Army 2, States of Grace" Really. I think it puts reality into missionary work and grace.
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Post by _Mercury »

movies I have seen 5+ times:

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Fight Club
American Beauty
Magnificent Seven/Seven Samurai
And crawling on the planet's face
Some insects called the human race
Lost in time
And lost in space...and meaning
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_Scottie
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Post by _Scottie »

Phaedrus Ut wrote:A interesting way of watching The Green Mile is to consider John Coffee as a allusion to Jesus Christ.

Phaedrus


Isn't it supposed to be "like the drink, only not spelt da same"?

From IMDB, it's John Coffey.

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_Scottie
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Post by _Scottie »

liz3564 wrote:
Scottie wrote:
Jason Bourne wrote:Love Shawshank

Still need to see The Green Mile.

Just saw Vantage point. It is a fast 90 minutes that will keep you on the edge of your seat the whole time.


Until the 20 minute car chase....


Too bad we don't live in the same state. You could be my movie date. LOL


* sigh *
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_Yoda

Post by _Yoda »

Mercury wrote:movies I have seen 5+ times:

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Fight Club
American Beauty
Magnificent Seven/Seven Samurai

Yikes!!! How could I have forgotten "American Beauty"?! That is another one of my all-time favorites! :)
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