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Movies you catch on TV and won't leave the room or turn the channel

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by 3_Octave_Fart, Dec 15, 2013.

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  1. PCLoadLetter

    PCLoadLetter Well-Known Member

    Running Scared.

    It used to be on about every three days on the various Turner channels.
     
    PCLoadLetter, Dec 16, 2013
    #25
  2. doubledown68

    doubledown68 Active Member

    In addition to the many mentioned above, add No Country for Old Men to the list. The movie is awesome, but in addition to that, there are 3-4 darkly funny moments that make me giggle every time I watch that movie.
     
    doubledown68, Dec 16, 2013
    #26
  3. KYSportsWriter

    KYSportsWriter Well-Known Member

    Another one:

    Mississippi Burning.
     
    KYSportsWriter, Dec 16, 2013
    #27
  4. Stoney

    Stoney Well-Known Member

    I believe you're the only guy I know of who lumps these three together. Even the "Godfather marathons" now pretend that 3 never happened.
     
    Stoney, Dec 16, 2013
    #28
  5. Starman

    Starman Well-Known Member

    If you are going to watch 1&2, might as well watch 3 as well to see how the threads come together.

    BTW, GF3, light-years behind 1/2 as it was, was still nominated for Best Picture in 1990, and arguably could have won ("Ghost??" "Dances With Wolves??").
     
    Starman, Dec 16, 2013
    #29
  6. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    GoodFellas also came out that year.

    But I agree that GF3 is not a terrible film on its own, just suffers tremendously by comparison to the other two. However, Pacino overacts ridiculously in GF3, and Sofia Coppola is laughably awful (though they were reportedly hamstrung there when Winona Ryder pulled out at the last minute).
     
    Steak Snabler, Dec 16, 2013
    #30
  7. Starman

    Starman Well-Known Member

    Oh yeah, if I were voting for the 1990 honorees, I would probably put GF3 behind Goodfellas and Awakenings. But definitely ahead of "Dances with Wolves," which WON.
     
    Starman, Dec 16, 2013
    #31
  8. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    I almost never watch a non kids movie on TV for all of the reasons listed above.

    I do find myself watching Bond movies if they're on, the original Star Wars movies if they're on and the first two Godfather movies.

    This is pretty idiotic since I own all the films on DVD.
     
    Mizzougrad96, Dec 16, 2013
    #32
  9. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    Casablanca
    Sons of Katie Elder
    Josey Wales
    Godfather I and II
    Goodfellas
    Empire Strikes Back
    White Christmas
    Christmas Vacation
    Dazed and Confused
    Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade
    Four Weddings and a Funeral
    Rambo: First Blood
     
    Inky_Wretch, Dec 16, 2013
    #33
  10. Buck

    Buck Well-Known Member

    Just can't do it.
    I used to rewatch a lot of movies. I just can't do it anymore.
     
    Buck, Dec 16, 2013
    #34
  11. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    The Godfather III is an abomination to all that is good and right with the world. ... It is made that much worse by the fact that even though we were all thoroughly warned about the stomach punch it delivers, we've all watched it anyhow, because putting numbers after the the word "Godfather" is like waving a bag of heroin in front of a junkie. By the time you realize you got a deadly hot shot, unfortunately it's too late.
     
    The Big Ragu, Dec 16, 2013
    #35
  12. casty33

    casty33 Active Member

    I don't believe nobody has mentioned 12 Angry Men
    But I'll also go with:
    Casablanca
    The African Queen
    The Shawshank Redemption
    To Kill A Mockingbird
    Ghost
    The Producers
    My Cousin Vinny
    and, or course,
    The Godfather
    Godfather II

    And I agree with those who can't watch Godfather III
     
    casty33, Dec 16, 2013
    #36
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