Film/Movie Recommendations

**KilljoyKlown** · 07-07-12, 11:09 AM

Originally Posted by Buddha12

If you think that is what this movie is all about then that's up to you. I saw it and was very impressed by the way it handled bigotry, racism and understanding of others that are different than everyone else. It showed how bigotry starts and grows into hate but also shows how this can be dealt with through the use of knowledge and understanding. It doesn't beat the racism out of people it instead lets them see themselves for who they really are and makes them want to change into more caring people.

I'm sure it would help if you could get a racist bigot to watch it.

**Buddha12** · 07-07-12, 01:33 PM

Originally Posted by KilljoyKlown

I'm sure it would help if you could get a racist bigot to watch it.

The movie doesn't let on what it is really about directly, it is a subtle way to show bigotry and its results. It is a good view for anyone actually for its black and white to color transitions during the film. I wouldn't want anyone that doesn't watch good movies to see it.

**Stoniphi** · 07-16-12, 06:37 AM

"Space Cowboys" with Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland and more. While the wife said it is a 'guys flick', it is a very good one indeed. Especially to those of u s who have watched the US space program through the years. I give it 5 out of 5 stars.

**KilljoyKlown** · 07-16-12, 07:28 AM

Originally Posted by Stoniphi

"Space Cowboys" with Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland and more. While the wife said it is a 'guys flick', it is a very good one indeed. Especially to those of u s who have watched the US space program through the years. I give it 5 out of 5 stars.

I pretty much like anything with Clint Eastwood in it. But have you ever noticed how when good actors get old they start getting together to make movies with each other?

**Buddha12** · 07-22-12, 07:06 PM

A Thousand Words

**KilljoyKlown** · 07-22-12, 07:21 PM

Originally Posted by Buddha12

A Thousand Words

Saw it and laughed my ass off. Besides being funny it has a great plot.

**Buddha12** · 07-22-12, 07:31 PM

Yes, I to was finding much jockularity within this film and given a very wise message along the way as well.

**Stoniphi** · 07-23-12, 06:11 AM

Watched Vin Diesel's "Chronicles of Riddick" again yesterday. Very good flick, lots of action, he is a great fit for the role.

**youreyes** · 07-23-12, 06:38 AM

Originally Posted by Stoniphi

Watched Vin Diesel's "Chronicles of Riddick" again yesterday. Very good flick, lots of action, he is a great fit for the role.

I absolutely love that film

**KilljoyKlown** · 07-23-12, 07:44 AM

Originally Posted by Stoniphi

Watched Vin Diesel's "Chronicles of Riddick" again yesterday. Very good flick, lots of action, he is a great fit for the role.

Vin Diesel (born Mark Sinclair Vincent; July 18, 1967), he said that he changed his name to "Vin Diesel" while working as a bouncer at the New York City nightclub Tunnel, because in that business one's real name is not usually given out. The name "Vin" is simply a shortened version of "Vincent". He received the nickname "Diesel" from his friends who said he ran off diesel fuel, referring to his non-stop energy.

I also liked him in Pitch Black (2000), The Fast and the Furious (2001), xXx (2002), The Pacifier (2005), Babylon A.D.(2008), Fast & Furious (2009), Fast Five (2011) & I'm looking forward to seeing The Chronicles of Riddick: Dead Man Stalking set for release in 2013.

**youreyes** · 07-23-12, 09:53 PM

Originally Posted by KilljoyKlown

Vin Diesel ... He received the nickname "Diesel" from his friends who said he ran off diesel fuel, referring to his non-stop energy.

What an irony at an age of upcoming oil shortage, this will be.

**KilljoyKlown** · 07-23-12, 10:18 PM

Originally Posted by youreyes

What an irony at an age of upcoming oil shortage, this will be.

Irony? I only know he's on my list of favorite actors. I pretty much go out of my way to all his pictures.

**youreyes** · 07-23-12, 10:41 PM

Originally Posted by KilljoyKlown

Irony? I only know he's on my list of favorite actors. I pretty much go out of my way to all his pictures.

him running on diesel fuel associated with non-ending source of energy, when the world is facing fuel shortage... get it? I like Vin 2.

**KilljoyKlown** · 07-24-12, 08:01 PM

Just watched the following movie and I highly recommend it. If you are afraid of heights it's really hard to identify with the main character.

Man on a Ledge

2012 PG-13 102 minutes

When fugitive ex-cop Nick Cassidy steps onto a window ledge high above a busy Manhattan street, police psychologist Lydia Anderson tries to talk him down. But soon Anderson suspects that there's more to Cassidy's stunt than meets the eye.

Cast:Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell, Anthony Mackie, Ed Burns, Kyra Sedgwick, Ed Harris, Génesis Rodríguez, Pooja Kumar

Director:Asger Leth

Genres:Thrillers, Crime Thrillers, Suspense, Heist Films, Crime Action

**Trooper** · 08-02-12, 11:31 PM

Originally Posted by KilljoyKlown

Just watched the following movie and I highly recommend it. If you are afraid of heights it's really hard to identify with the main character.

"Man on a Ledge"

That does look good, thanks!

I just watched “The Flowers of War” and “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen” both were good.

**youreyes** · 08-03-12, 06:34 PM

Samsara.

**KilljoyKlown** · 08-03-12, 07:01 PM

Originally Posted by youreyes

Samsara.

Is it in English? The Netflix rating is just barely above 2 and I usually don't like anything less than a 3 rating.

Samsara 1988 NR 125 minutes

After Shi Ba (Han Lei) -- a privileged youth turned con artist -- meets a fetching dancer named Yu Jing (Xiaoyan Tan), he decides to go straight and leave his life of crime behind him. But will his checkered past come back to haunt Shi Ba when a blackmailer comes calling? Di Liu, Jingmin Luo and Lijun Liu also star in director Jianxin Huang's downbeat Chinese drama adapted from a novel by Shuo Wang.

Cast:Han Lei, Xiaoyan Tan, Lijun Liu, Di Liu, Jingmin Luo, Aimei Tang, Xueqi Wang, Hongshen Jia, Fuli Jin
Genre:Foreign Dramas, China

**Fraggle Rocker** · 08-08-12, 12:15 PM

I saw "Moonrise Kingdom" a couple of weeks ago. A real hoot. A bunch of kids trying very hard to grow up, while the adults around them seem determined to act like children. I suppose some would call it a "chick flick," but I think it's disqualfied from that genre since the only romance is between two 13-year-olds. Great cast: Bruce Willis, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Harvey Keitel... But the kids steal the show.

**KilljoyKlown** · 08-11-12, 09:52 AM

Just watched this movie and have to say it was worth the wait.

2012 PG-13 132 minutes

One minute, Civil War veteran John Carter (Taylor Kitsch) is evading Apaches in a deserted cave. The next, he's waking up on Mars, a once-Earthlike planet that's devolved into chaos -- and civil war of a different sort. Based on Edgar Rice Burroughs's classic "Barsoom Series," this sci-fi adventure finds Carter coming to the aid of Martian princess Dejah Thoris (Lynn Collins) and pitching in to help protect the planet.

Cast:Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Willem Dafoe, Thomas Haden Church, Mark Strong, Ciarán Hinds, Dominic West, James Purefoy, Bryan Cranston, Polly Walker, Daryl Sabara

Director:Andrew Stanton

Genres:Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi Adventure, Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Alien Sci-Fi

**KilljoyKlown** · 08-11-12, 09:56 AM

As usual if you like Nicolas Cage you will very much like this picture.

2011 PG-13 95 minutes

When the devil resurfaces with aims to take over the world in human form, Johnny Blaze (Nicolas Cage) reluctantly comes out of hiding to transform into the flame-spewing supernatural hero Ghost Rider -- and rescue a 10-year-old boy from an unsavory end.

Cast:Nicolas Cage, Ciarán Hinds, Violante Placido, Johnny Whitworth, Christopher Lambert, Fergus Riordan, Idris Elba

Director:Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor

Genres:Action & Adventure