[quote]Northcott wrote:
Lucky Number Slevin and Boondock Saints were amazing. Two of my all-time favourites.
I’ll throw “Secondhand Lions” into the mix. Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, Haley Joel Osment, Kyra Sedjwick. Big name cast, but the studio gave it no backing and it disappeared from theatres almost as soon as it arrived.
There’s a fair bit of touchy-feely stuff thrown in there, but the two old men played by Caine and Duvall are fantastic; by turns hillarious and astounding. It’s like being a kid and hearing tales from the family about the amazing deeds your grandfather did in his younger years. Definitely worth a watch.[/quote]
[quote]Northcott wrote:
Lucky Number Slevin and Boondock Saints were amazing. Two of my all-time favourites.
I’ll throw “Secondhand Lions” into the mix. Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, Haley Joel Osment, Kyra Sedjwick. Big name cast, but the studio gave it no backing and it disappeared from theatres almost as soon as it arrived.
There’s a fair bit of touchy-feely stuff thrown in there, but the two old men played by Caine and Duvall are fantastic; by turns hillarious and astounding. It’s like being a kid and hearing tales from the family about the amazing deeds your grandfather did in his younger years. Definitely worth a watch.[/quote]
I’ll toss in another vote for Secondhand Lions. It seems like a movie that would have been made years ago. Great cast, great acting, one of those movies you just get to sit back and enjoy.
And Robert Duvall whooping ass and then using it to teach the young guys a lesson, very T-manish.
Poolhall Junkies
Very good film. There were great performances all around. The lead was the writer and did an OK job. Rick Schroder (yeah, Silver Spoons Ricky) was in it along with the Gods Christopher Walken and Chazz Palminteri. Schroder was pretty badass in his small role. He definitely needs to be given more work.[/quote]
This movie had me hooked from the very beginning as they used the entirety of James Brown’s “The Payback”. Sweet film.
[quote]Dedicated wrote:
Once were warriors. 1994. A realistic portrayal of Maori people stuck in poverty in New Zealand and finding a way to rise above it. Good brutal fight scenes from the guy who played Bobba Fett in Star Wars.[/quote]
[quote]CC wrote:
BrwnbellyYankee wrote:
city of god.
Is that the one with a bunch of people on the beach on the DVD cover? I’ve been tempted to check that out a few times as I pass by it at Best Buy…
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yeah man this is one that you must check out. and the documentary in the special features is amazing, it actually goes inside the favellas, prisons, and the brasilian police department and interviews the people the gangs, its just amazing.
Romper Stomper- Russell Crowe plays angry Aussie skinhead. Great fight scenes.
Riki-Oh!: The Story of Ricky- source of the Daily Show’s (y’know, when it was still hosted by Craig Kilborn, remember him?) infamous “exploding head” image. The most ridiculously violent piece of cheese you’ll ever see.