Sleeper Movies I've Watched Recently - Page 2

xoxoxoBruce · 09-03-2005, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

THX-1138 was George Lucas' first major film. It was based on a short student film he did in college. One of the Storm Troopers in Star Wars has THX-1138 as his/it's code number as a nod to this film. There was a DVD rerelease of it last year which includes some good behind the scenes type info in the extras. The star is Robert Duvall, and Donald Plesance is also featured. I think you'll like it, given some of your other choices.

I believe THX-1138 was also the license plate on the yellow coupe in American Graffiti.

Happy Monkey · 09-03-2005, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I believe THX-1138 was also the license plate on the yellow coupe in American Graffiti.

And don't forget THX, Lucas' advanced sound specification.

dar512 · 09-03-2005, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Hobbs

"Princess Bride." - Where did this movie come from. Sleeper extrodanair.

I don't sink zis word means what you sink it means.

Princess Bride is a great movie, but it is not a sleeper. It did well at the box office IIRC and is #115 on IMDB.

melidasaur · 09-04-2005, 09:35 PM

I just finished watching the Station Agent. It was pretty good. The ending was a bit disappointing, but didn't ruin it for me.

Bullitt · 09-05-2005, 12:16 AM

Memento :will make you fry your brain trying to figure out what's going on

Boondock Saints: hilarious

Griff · 09-05-2005, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by melidasaur

I just finished watching the Station Agent. It was pretty good. The ending was a bit disappointing, but didn't ruin it for me.

OOOO... good one!

wolf · 09-05-2005, 02:26 PM

American Psycho is as good as I remember it being. Still not as good as the book, but it caught enough of the flavor of it to work.

Hobbs · 09-06-2005, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by dar512

I don't sink zis word means what you sink it means.

Princess Bride is a great movie, but it is not a sleeper. It did well at the box office IIRC and is #115 on IMDB.

I never saw it in the theater nor did I even realize it had hit the theaters. When I saw it almost 15 years ago, it was a video rental at a friends house. I had never heard of it before. I am very much aware of what sleeper means my bass playing friend. To me personally, it was a sleeeper.

barefoot serpent · 09-06-2005, 01:35 PM

The Straight Story A David Lynch film based on a true story.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0166896/

mrnoodle · 09-06-2005, 03:48 PM

The Gods Must Be Crazy. Everything about it rocks, from the casting to the Keystone Kops sped-up chase sequences. The sequel's not as good, but still captures the charm of the original.

edit -- Just read my sig line -- The Adventures of Baron Munchausen was good too

Urbane Guerrilla · 09-08-2005, 03:10 PM

Pass the Ammo. A little something for Tim Curry fans that isn't Rocky Horror Picture Show or Clue. He plays an evil televangelist -- who gets jacked up in his own studio by two smalltime bandits (one of whom has such a taste for Moon Pies that he looks like the butterscotch variety -- no shit) whose grandmother he's bilked of her savings and they've come to repossess. Wackiness ensues, with pregnancy, TV special effects, and an 81mm mortar.

Perry Winkle · 09-08-2005, 03:15 PM

I've been on a bit of a Monica Bellucci kick lately.

Irréversible
Malèna
Tears of the Sun

Guyute · 09-08-2005, 06:23 PM

Without A Paddle- hilarious.
Sin City- just watched it last night- amaaaaazing cinematography. Mickey Rourke dragging that guy by the face was the best scene ever made.

Brett's Honey · 09-08-2005, 06:49 PM

I also loved "The Gods Must Be Crazy". And "Secondhand Lions".

09-04-2005, 09:35 PM	#19
melidasaur Traded your soul for pogs. Join Date: May 2004 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 646	I just finished watching the Station Agent. It was pretty good. The ending was a bit disappointing, but didn't ruin it for me. __________________ I love England, what can I say?

09-05-2005, 12:16 AM	#20
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	Memento :will make you fry your brain trying to figure out what's going on Boondock Saints: hilarious __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

09-05-2005, 02:26 PM	#22
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	American Psycho is as good as I remember it being. Still not as good as the book, but it caught enough of the flavor of it to work. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

09-06-2005, 03:48 PM	#25
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	The Gods Must Be Crazy. Everything about it rocks, from the casting to the Keystone Kops sped-up chase sequences. The sequel's not as good, but still captures the charm of the original. edit -- Just read my sig line -- The Adventures of Baron Munchausen was good too __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

09-08-2005, 03:10 PM	#26
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Pass the Ammo. A little something for Tim Curry fans that isn't Rocky Horror Picture Show or Clue. He plays an evil televangelist -- who gets jacked up in his own studio by two smalltime bandits (one of whom has such a taste for Moon Pies that he looks like the butterscotch variety -- no shit) whose grandmother he's bilked of her savings and they've come to repossess. Wackiness ensues, with pregnancy, TV special effects, and an 81mm mortar. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

09-06-2005, 01:35 PM	#24
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	The Straight Story A David Lynch film based on a true story. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0166896/

09-08-2005, 03:15 PM	#27
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	I've been on a bit of a Monica Bellucci kick lately. Irréversible Malèna Tears of the Sun

09-08-2005, 06:23 PM	#28
Guyute Gamehenge Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Halifax, NS Posts: 168	Without A Paddle- hilarious. Sin City- just watched it last night- amaaaaazing cinematography. Mickey Rourke dragging that guy by the face was the best scene ever made. __________________ It's Really Plain and Easy To See, The Family grows like fungus on a tree.

09-08-2005, 06:49 PM	#29
Brett's Honey whatever Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 308	I also loved "The Gods Must Be Crazy". And "Secondhand Lions".

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