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Old 10-17-2007, 10:02 PM
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Movies that make you think
Two that are running tonight on FX:

Crash
American History X

Saw both when they came out, but watching again now. Man they are powerful movies.

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Old 10-18-2007, 07:41 AM
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"Crash" made me think of someone trying to manipulate me at every turn.
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Old 10-18-2007, 03:58 PM
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Wag the Dog
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Old 10-18-2007, 04:29 PM
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Was Deckard a replicant?
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Old 10-18-2007, 04:44 PM
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Full Metal Jacket put me into a daze for days....
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Old 10-18-2007, 05:56 PM
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I don't want to think when I watch movies, I want to be entertained. Crash and Brokeback made me think the Academy is off its rocker.
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- Apocalypse Now (good, drags a bit towards the end)
- Blade Runner
- Collateral (Tom Cruise right before he cracked, very good acting by him here)
- Children of Men (I particularly enjoyed this one)
- Out of Africa
- Taxi Driver
- Le Samouraï (It's in French, but there's not much dialogue anyway)
- Easy Rider
- Wag the Dog
- George Washington

Crash I didn't really like. It tried to make its points a little too overtly, sacrificing things like plot in the process. I suppose you could say the same thing about a couple of the films I have on my list, though.

There is a place for movies that entertain and movies that make you think. The best ones do both equally well, and make it look easy. But speaking as someone who's tried it, film-making is indescribably frustrating.
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Old 10-18-2007, 08:02 PM
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[i]Crash I didn't really like. It tried to make its points a little too overtly
I've gotta agree on this, though I think that's what got my attention as I'm a fairly dopic individual with lot's of stuff.
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"Fight Club" anyone??
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Old 10-18-2007, 08:32 PM
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Babel. Its a must see if you haven't seen it yet.
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Old 10-18-2007, 08:35 PM
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"I am in a world of shit....."
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Old 10-18-2007, 08:42 PM
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One of my favorites.... Very much a thinker movie.
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"American Me"
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I agree on Crash. It was a decent movie but Best Picture of the Year - No.

The Usual Suspects really made you think.
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