Movies Every Man Should Own - Page 2

moviefan310 · 10-29-2009, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Doomsday

I always thought Caddyshack was vastly overrated, only I kept my mouth shut because I thought everyone loved it. I found out that most people agree with me but have the exact same mentality.

Anyways, I made a thread a while back from the website Art of Manliness titled 100 Must See Movies for Men. I just cut and pasted from the thread.

Excellent list!

Those are all great films... (not sure about Gandhi and The Lord of the Rings).

but the list I was aiming more toward bad ass man movies. Like super macho kick ass characters (I guess in that case Caddyshack and several others don't really belong).

And on the Caddyshack note... I guess the reason I love that movie is because I grew up on a golf course as a caddie and now a golfer... so I relate to a lot of that movie... I'd probably see it in a different light if that wasn't the case.

DAN! · 10-29-2009, 07:37 PM

To me, caddyshack should have been more, considering the talent that was in the cast. I don't think the movie as a whole just worked. I think it is only a classic just because of the cast, and the movie in general just didn't live up to the hype.

moviefan310 · 10-30-2009, 06:06 PM

Fight Club is finally coming out on Blu-Ray. Now that's a movie every man should own!

MasterChief117 · 10-30-2009, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Tornado

I own most of those. I will never own The Boondock Saints as it's an overrated piece of garbage, but the rest are solid at the least.

The best thing I have ever heard in some time.

MasterChief117 · 10-30-2009, 06:12 PM

Fight Club
The Shawshank Redemption
Die Hard
Batman

Tolkien · 10-30-2009, 07:04 PM

There's over twenty films on that list that I've never seen.

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Originally Posted by docstop

totally forgetting about the Sound of Music and any Jane Austen story.

definite guy movies! lol

Are you kidding me? I've seen The Sound of Music at least a hundred times growing up. I even own the collector's edition on DVD right now. It's a near masterpiece.

Don't knock it!

Doomsday · 10-30-2009, 08:47 PM

To be fair though, Bill Murray was a bright spot in Caddyshack. But I still don't like it that much.

If we're going GUY guy movies, just off the top of my head:

Commando
Predator
The Getaway
Bloodsport
Under Siege
Tombstone

MasterChief117 · 10-30-2009, 09:05 PM

Good movie list, Doomsday. I love Tombstone, Commando and Predator. I just actually watched Under Seige.

**JBond** · 10-30-2009, 09:14 PM

Never saw Commando.

Tornado · 10-30-2009, 09:58 PM

Commando is hilariously awesome.

MasterChief117 · 10-30-2009, 10:04 PM

"What happend to Sully?"

"I let him go."

HAHAHAHHA

docstop · 10-30-2009, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Tolkien

There's over twenty films on that list that I've never seen.

Are you kidding me? I've seen The Sound of Music at least a hundred times growing up. I even own the collector's edition on DVD right now. It's a near masterpiece.

Don't knock it!

Apologies to Tolkien. If you love LOTR then you gotta be a good person.

docstop · 10-30-2009, 10:47 PM

hmmm... I'd go with:

Gladiator
Patriot
Braveheart
Dirty Harry
Die Hard 1 and 2
Fast and Furious
The Longest Yard
Predator
Commando
Rambo
Rocky 1 and 2
Jaws

MasterChief117 · 10-30-2009, 11:10 PM

Which Longest Yard? I haven't seen the older one, I love the newer one.

IanTheCool · 10-30-2009, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by moviefan310

Fight Club is finally coming out on Blu-Ray. Now that's a movie every man should own!

I don't own it, I don't ever plan to own it, and I'm perfectly okay with that.

moviefan310 · 11-02-2009, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by IanTheCool

I don't own it, I don't ever plan to own it, and I'm perfectly okay with that.

That's pretty harsh... what do you not like about that movie?

Fight Club is one of my favorite films of all time... It's hard to imagine anyone so against it.

Tolkien · 11-02-2009, 02:25 PM

Why are people talking about Fight Club? Don't you know the rules?

Rule #1: You DON'T Talk About Fight Club!

Rule #2: You DON'T Talk About Fight Club!

The Moose · 11-03-2009, 03:57 AM

i'm pretty surprised no one has proffered either Terminator or Terminator 2.

docstop · 11-03-2009, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by MasterChief117

Which Longest Yard? I haven't seen the older one, I love the newer one.

The newer one with Adam Sandler in it. Saw the old one awhile ago and it wasn't very memorable.

moviefan310 · 11-03-2009, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Tolkien

Why are people talking about Fight Club? Don't you know the rules?

Rule #1: You DON'T Talk About Fight Club!

Rule #2: You DON'T Talk About Fight Club!

Fine. That's it, not talking about Fight Club anymore...

But if you're a fan of Fight Club you should check this: www.welcometofc.com

enjoy!

IanTheCool · 11-07-2009, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by moviefan310

That's pretty harsh... what do you not like about that movie?

Fight Club is one of my favorite films of all time... It's hard to imagine anyone so against it.

I'm not against it, but I don't think its that great. The ending is pretty dumb, and I thought a lot of t was really gimicky. I don't think its a bad film, just very over-rated. Its probably one of the 3 most over-rated films ever, along with Scarface and full metal jacket.

moviefan310 · 11-09-2009, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by IanTheCool

I'm not against it, but I don't think its that great. The ending is pretty dumb, and I thought a lot of t was really gimicky. I don't think its a bad film, just very over-rated. Its probably one of the 3 most over-rated films ever, along with Scarface and full metal jacket.

"ending is pretty dumb" well that really explains it. I think its a perfect ending for the film. The narrator realizes he is Tyler, he realizes all the chaos he created, all the insurance companies are leveled, the narrator shoots himself in the mouth... how epic is that?

Not really sure which parts you would consider "gimicky"... When I first watched and still to this day I see the movie to be a very original film. A lot of the things we see in the movie ie porn frames in movies, pissing in food, etc is all based on real things that happened to the author or people he knew.

And when you say Scarface and Full Metal Jacket are overrated... well I really can't take anything you say further seriously.

krushgroove19 · 11-10-2009, 01:06 AM

umm... have you seen Scarface or Full Metal Jacket? Scarface is 3 hours of Al Pacino yelling semi-coherently, occasionally interrupted by gunfire. I realize the movie is about more than just violence, but it was incredibly uninteresting, especially at that length. and I'm a big fan of gangster movies. Full Metal Jacket, after Private Pyle's big display, the rest of the movie seems pretty anti-climactic.

**JBond** · 11-10-2009, 02:00 AM

I never saw Scarface, but I'd have to agree that Full Metal Jacket isn't that special.

HaDoKen · 11-10-2009, 07:26 AM

9 1/2 weeks
Basic Instinct
Porkys
Debbie Does Dallas
I Dream of Jenna

These are some of the films every MAN should own

(i could go on all day)

10-29-2009, 07:37 PM	#27
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10-30-2009, 06:12 PM	#30
MasterChief117 Believe 7-2 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PBS Posts: 8,249	Fight Club The Shawshank Redemption Die Hard Batman __________________ "Everyone looks up to you, they listen to you, if you tell them to fight, they'll fight. But they need to be inspired and lets face it, Superman, the last time you really inspired someone was...When you were dead" - Batman (Editted for ALIEN, :))

10-30-2009, 09:05 PM	#33
MasterChief117 Believe 7-2 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PBS Posts: 8,249	Good movie list, Doomsday. I love Tombstone, Commando and Predator. I just actually watched Under Seige. __________________ "Everyone looks up to you, they listen to you, if you tell them to fight, they'll fight. But they need to be inspired and lets face it, Superman, the last time you really inspired someone was...When you were dead" - Batman (Editted for ALIEN, :))

10-30-2009, 09:14 PM	#34
JBond Stop exploding, you cowards! Join Date: May 2000 Location: Nimbus 1729 Posts: 54,655	Never saw Commando. __________________ The due date for Round 61 of the CS Film Club is Monday, November 16th, 2009. 34 out of 60 Hugo Award winners completed.

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Tornado Inspirational Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 27,945	Commando is hilariously awesome. __________________ Lois: Clark Kent, you're back! I was beginning to think your family lived on some distant planet. [she tightly hugs him] Clark: Must have really missed me. Lois: Uh, only because the guy who sat in your desk was a certifiable psychopath. Otherwise, I've been so busy, I didn't even notice you were gone. Clark: Missed you, too, Lois.

10-30-2009, 06:06 PM	#28
moviefan310 Boom Operator Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 65	Fight Club is finally coming out on Blu-Ray. Now that's a movie every man should own!

10-30-2009, 10:04 PM	#36
MasterChief117 Believe 7-2 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PBS Posts: 8,249	"What happend to Sully?" "I let him go." HAHAHAHHA __________________ "Everyone looks up to you, they listen to you, if you tell them to fight, they'll fight. But they need to be inspired and lets face it, Superman, the last time you really inspired someone was...When you were dead" - Batman (Editted for ALIEN, :))

10-30-2009, 10:47 PM	#38
docstop Executive Producer Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Among the hockey gods Posts: 433	hmmm... I'd go with: Gladiator Patriot Braveheart Dirty Harry Die Hard 1 and 2 Fast and Furious The Longest Yard Predator Commando Rambo Rocky 1 and 2 Jaws __________________ Never deprive anyone of hope... it may be all they have.

10-30-2009, 11:10 PM	#39
MasterChief117 Believe 7-2 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PBS Posts: 8,249	Which Longest Yard? I haven't seen the older one, I love the newer one. __________________ "Everyone looks up to you, they listen to you, if you tell them to fight, they'll fight. But they need to be inspired and lets face it, Superman, the last time you really inspired someone was...When you were dead" - Batman (Editted for ALIEN, :))

11-02-2009, 02:25 PM	#42
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11-10-2009, 01:06 AM	#48
krushgroove19 Don't Eat the Yellow Snow Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: America Posts: 5,874	umm... have you seen Scarface or Full Metal Jacket? Scarface is 3 hours of Al Pacino yelling semi-coherently, occasionally interrupted by gunfire. I realize the movie is about more than just violence, but it was incredibly uninteresting, especially at that length. and I'm a big fan of gangster movies. Full Metal Jacket, after Private Pyle's big display, the rest of the movie seems pretty anti-climactic. __________________ "It has never mattered to me that thirty million people might thing I'm 'wrong.' The number of people who thought Hitler was 'right' did not make him 'right.'... Why do you necessarily have to be wrong just becuse a few million people think you are?" - Frank Vincent Zappa Villainy, Inc. Podcast: Pretty Much Just Magic in Podcast Form

11-10-2009, 02:00 AM	#49
JBond Stop exploding, you cowards! Join Date: May 2000 Location: Nimbus 1729 Posts: 54,655	I never saw Scarface, but I'd have to agree that Full Metal Jacket isn't that special. __________________ The due date for Round 61 of the CS Film Club is Monday, November 16th, 2009. 34 out of 60 Hugo Award winners completed.

11-10-2009, 07:26 AM	#50
HaDoKen The ****** User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7,424	9 1/2 weeks Basic Instinct Porkys Debbie Does Dallas I Dream of Jenna These are some of the films every MAN should own (i could go on all day) __________________ You Must Defeat Sheng Long To Stand A Chance. No You Must Be Able To Shag Long To Stand A Chance.