30 minutes ago, DeathByEagle said:

Oh admit it, you were an Alf guy

Not to be topped by:

I'm 40.  I've never seen Die Hard.  I feel like it's one of those movies people think they have to say they love just because.  

Just now, bpac55 said:

I'm 40.  I've never seen Die Hard.  I feel like it's one of those movies people think they have to say they love just because.  

🤦‍♂️. 

Something awesome about Alan Rickman as the bad guy, and Carl Winslow outside the building the whole time.   

6 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

🤦‍♂️. 

Something awesome about Alan Rickman as the bad guy, and Carl Winslow outside the building the whole time.   

Damn it!!  I haven't seen this yet and I was planning on watching it in a few years

7 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

Nailed it.  Bruce Willis is a horrendous actor.  

Agreed.  Alan Rickman is the star of that movie.

22 minutes ago, olsilverhair said:

best movies, A Christmas story, all the star wars movies, and castaway, for some reason I watch it almost every time its on

All great movies.  Now how bout you make like Tom Hanks attempted to and hang yourself from the side of a cliff?  

Just now, 4for4EaglesNest said:

Movie is overrated.  But ok.  

Doesn't bother me.  Everyone has their preferences.  

2 hours ago, justrelax said:

Here’s a challenge:  the best action movie ever.

My pick: The Raid.

I wouldn’t argue for any of these as the best ever, but some of my favorites would be:

The Terminator

James Bond (my demographic was the Roger Moore era with Richard Kiel)

The Jason Bourne series

The 4 Liam Neeson movies where he will find you and he will kill you; I think the last one was just because someone took his assigned parking spot 

Lethal Weapon

Raiders of The Lost Ark

 

10 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

Nailed it.  Bruce Willis is a horrendous actor.  

That’s part of the fun in my opinion. He’s such an idiot it turned into a cult classic as a comedy action Christmas movie. 

2 minutes ago, vaeagle2 said:

love old westerns , john wayne , randolph scott (grit is running scott week this week) , dale robertson , joe mccrea and clint walker. you ever see the last outlaw with mickey rourke

Have not seen The Last Outlaw that I remember, but upon looking it up seems to have a good cast of Steve Buscemi, Keith David, John C. McGinley, Ted Levine, and Dermot Mulroney.  Will have to check it out.  Thanks.  It was an HBO made movie.

HBO has done some good movies dating back 30 years ago, which include (ones that standout to me):

*61 - About the season Maris and Mantle were chasing the HR record.

Citizen X (personal favourite) - about Russia's first serial killer starring Stephen Rea, Donald Sutherland, and Max von Sydow.

And The Band Played On - about the beginning stages of the AIDS situation and the doctors/scientist trying to fight it while navigating through political red tape, the cast is like a Hollywood Who's Who.

Long Gone - about a minor league baseball team in the 50s starring William L. Peterson and Virginia Madsen (who played a character called Dixie Lee Boxx).

Here's a whole list of the films they've done:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_HBO_Films_films

Think I've seen nearly half of these as far as I can recall.  Some were really good that I had forgotten about.

 

Captain Phillips is a good one

The Town

The departed 

the shining 

 

Just some random movies I love off the top of my head…

Memento

Good Will Hunting

Aliens

Predator

The Nice Guys

This is the End

In Bruges

Shawshank Redemption

Anchorman

Unforgiven

1 minute ago, ManuManu said:

Just some random movies I love off the top of my head…

Memento

Good Will Hunting

Aliens

Predator

The Nice Guys

This is the End

In Bruges

Shawshank Redemption

Anchorman

Unforgiven

. 

I like Alien over Aliens. In Bruges and This Is The End are great though. 

So I like documentaries and stuff.  Great movie is Riding Giants.  It's about the birth of big wave surfing and Laird Hamilton.  I've always been fascinated by the surfing lifestyle and how it grew during the 60s.  

10 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

I’m definitely in the "not an xmas movie” camp.  

He sees you …

 

13 minutes ago, Original Sin said:

Captain Phillips is a good one

The Town

The departed 

the shining 

 

Captain Phillips is alright. The Town and Departed are fantastic. The shining I was terrified as a kid. 
 

 

Sicario with Emily Blount and Benicio Del Toro is a great flick.

6 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

So I like documentaries and stuff.  Great movie is Riding Giants.  It's about the birth of big wave surfing and Laird Hamilton.  I've always been fascinated by the surfing lifestyle and how it grew during the 60s.  

 

 

I highly recommend renting All I Can Say.  Best documentary I've seen in the past couple years.  Wasn't a fan of the band but it was a great documentary.  The lead singer basically video tapes everything so it captures their rise in that early 90s alternative scene up until the day he died. 

 

 

 

30 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

Movie is overrated.  But ok.  

Is it one of my favorites? No, but I generally find myself watching it when it comes on. Just like Kelly's Heroes, Dirty Dozen, Count of Monte Cristo, John Wick, and a few others. Not sure I can watch the entire thing though.

1 minute ago, RememberTheKoy said:

 

 

I highly recommend renting All I Can Say.  Best documentary I've seen in the past couple years.  Wasn't a fan of the band but it was a great documentary.  The lead singer basically video tapes everything so it captures their rise in that early 90s alternative scene up until the day he died. 

 

 

 

oh nice.  I love the 90s grunge/alt genre. 

2 movies that I always relate to that.  Fear and The Crow.  

6 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

oh nice.  I love the 90s grunge/alt genre. 

2 movies that I always relate to that.  Fear and The Crow.  

 

Have somehow not heard of and seen Fear.  Will have to check it out if you're pairing it with The Crow. 

1 minute ago, RememberTheKoy said:

 

Have somehow not heard of and seen Fear.  Will have to check it out if you're pairing it with The Crow. 

It's not so much the same genre...but it takes place in Seattle in the 90s and I just associate it with that timeframe and whole movement.  Mark Walberg is a psycho boyfriend to Reese Witherspoon.  I just watched it for the first time in years and it's a good film.  

11 minutes ago, Diehardfan said:

Is it one of my favorites? No, but I generally find myself watching it when it comes on. Just like Kelly's Heroes, Dirty Dozen, Count of Monte Cristo, John Wick, and a few others. Not sure I can watch the entire thing though.

YES!  Not John Wick for me.  Never seen that one.

7 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

Count of Monte Cristo is underrated.  Not really an action movie.  But if you know the book you know the story.  Still well done.  
 

I’m too young to appreciate dirty dozen and Kelly’s hero’s.  John Wick is ok.  But some really silly parts and bad acting.  Especially Halle Berry in 3.  She was terrible.  

Kelly's Heroes is a classic.  @Connecticut Eagle  Dirty Dozen is also amazing.   Those two have some actors in common.  Telly Savalas and Donald Sutherland.

1 minute ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

Count of Monte Cristo is underrated.  Not really an action movie.  But if you know the book you know the story.  Still well done.  
 

I’m too young to appreciate dirty dozen and Kelly’s hero’s.  John Wick is ok.  But some really silly parts and bad acting.  Especially Halle Berry in 3.  She was terrible.  

We agree it's underrated. A lady at Blockbuster had to talk me into it years ago and I'm glad she did.

 

25 minutes ago, Casey @ Bat said:

Captain Phillips is alright. The Town and Departed are fantastic. The shining I was terrified as a kid. 
 

 

Sicario with Emily Blount and Benicio Del Toro is a great flick.

Have you seen the 2nd one?  I enjoyed that one as well.