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Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
1962 | Drama, History, War

"Next on my list is Lawrence of Arabia. 1962, Peter O’Toole, directed by David Lean. When you watch this movie digitally remastered… I would love, at some point, to see it in a theater, to see it on film, the way it was meant to be seen. I’ve never done that with Lawrence of Arabia, and I would love to be able to do that. But when you watch that on a flatscreen — get a big enough one — with surround sound, the epicness of this movie… I mean, there’s an intermission for God’s sake. I’m not sure there’s a greater adventure than Lawrence of Arabia. And Peter O’Toole, he’s another guy who doesn’t have any superpowers. He’s a human being. He’s working off the human condition, what it is to be a man, and what he believes in, and what he’s trying to do out there in the middle of the desert. It’s epic. It’s epic in scope."

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Ethan Embry recommended Midnight Express (1978) in Movies (curated)

 
Midnight Express (1978)
Midnight Express (1978)
1978 | Drama, Mystery

"No matter how much my vibe changes I think this one probably stays on [the list] consistently and that’s Midnight Express. That one is always in my top five. I think it goes through all the emotions. It puts you on the edge of your seat, it breaks your heart, it scares the crap out of you. I even laugh a little when they do that yoga scene. That’s the one thing I’ve never really understood. Do you remember that part? When they do naked yoga together? I understand what they’re conveying, that these two people find companionship and peace inside of all the insanity going on around them. The blond guy and your main character, Billy, have this, like… it’s not romantic, but it’s very… it is sensual in a way, this yoga scene, together, and the way they shot it with the light coming through the window. It always makes me chuckle. But yeah, Midnight Express, man, it’s always on the top five."

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Andy K (10821 KP) created a post

Jan 1, 2021  
My annual movies make you feel old list.

The following films are 10 years old:

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Thor
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Captain America: The First Avenger
The Help

The following films are 20 years old:

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Shrek
Monsters, Inc.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Fast and the Furious

The following films are 25 years old:

Independence Day
Twister
Mission: Impossible
The Rock
The Cable Guy

The following films are 30 years old:

Terminator 2: Judgment Day
The Silence of the Lambs
Beauty and the Beast
My Girl
The Fisher King

The following films are 40 years old:

Superman II
Stripes
For Your Eyes Only
An American Werewolf in London
The Cannonball Run

The following films are 50 years old:

A Clockwork Orange
The French Connection
THX-1138
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
The Omega Man
     
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The Craggus (360 KP) Jan 1, 2021

My favourite part of the list was this, because it was what I get like doing once I'd found out all these films were that old!

Welcome to Sugartown (Sugartown, #1)
Welcome to Sugartown (Sugartown, #1)
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8.0 (1 Ratings)
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I enjoyed this.

It was different; set in Australia and centred around one ex-biker gang guy trying to go it straight in the small town of Sugartown

I liked Elijah. He was hot and so sweet with Ana and Sammy. He tried to resist her for her own good but in the end he couldn't do it and it made me smile because I think they make quite a cute couple.

As for Ana, she was so strong willed and, I was behind her 100% of the book in regards to seducing Elijah, it broke my heart a little with what happened to her, though. Poor thing. Elijah got a bit of justice for her, which sent him even higher up my list of favourite things in this book.

It has a different plotline to most NA, so if you're getting bored of reading the same sort of storylines, you should check this out!
  
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Gail (4 KP) rated Incapable in Books

Jun 4, 2018  
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Incapable
Marie Skye | 2016
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10.0 (1 Ratings)
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Ok I know it has to be 5 stars but holy gravy train this book was AMAZING! The character build, the drama, the romance and holy macaroons the SEX! This was panty dripping good. This follows Grayson and Emmalin as they battle past demons and try to find their way to love. Emmalin is working hard to just scrape by. She doesn’t go looking for anything but a break from the hard life. What she finds is a man willing to lay down roads paved in gold for her. She can’t let him take over her life she has worked to hard to be independent and free to allow him in. Grayson slowly breaks down her walls but situations keep happening and she just builds them back up.
Grayson has to been the most amazing man in fiction right now. The guy oozes sex-appeal and dominance. The way he commanded her with that deep voice(in my head) just had me wishing I was her. He had his flaws but they just made him perfect. He gave more to others than any billionaire in any book I have read to date. The guy was possessive in all the right areas.
I want to spoil this for you so bad but I wont because this book if worth the read. I should be in bed getting rest for work but man I couldn’t put this book down. Marie Skye you just got yourself put on my all time favorite author list. To others it’s not much but to me that’s an achievement because I am high maintenance when it comes to books. THANK YOU!
  
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Dean (6925 KP) rated Black Summer - Season 1 in TV

Jan 3, 2020 (Updated Jan 3, 2020)  
Black Summer - Season 1
Black Summer - Season 1
2019 | Action, Drama, Horror
Simple but effective (1 more)
Gripping episodes
A low budget in some episodes (0 more)
Zombietastic!
After hearing good things about this zombie show on Netflix I finally caught up with it.
Definitely worth putting to the top of your list. This is how a zombie series should be done. We join the start of an outbreak with a small town evacuation and join a handful of survivors trying to get to safety. What I really liked is that the episodes just follow the chaos as it unfolds. You could imagine the situations happening in this type of event. The episodes vary from around 25 - 40 minutes in length. Some are just about 1 guy trying to avoid a zombie. Another episode shows the distrust in others when things go bad. So there is great variation overall in the settings and situations that arise. It's a little low budget, more evident in some episodes. However it doesn't need big budget effects and it has a raw gritty feel which adds to the intensity. A must for Zombie and Horror fans. Season 2 is coming this year.
  
The Magic Christian (1969)
The Magic Christian (1969)
1969 | Classics, Comedy
4
4.7 (3 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Laborious satire proves that no matter how good your cast is, it can't save a film with a lousy script. Subversive multi-millionaire Guy Grand (Sellers) and his adopted son (Ringo) embark on a series of lavish practical jokes to demonstrate the venality of western society. Basically a series of too-contrived-to-be-funny sketches clumsily making fun of the sacred cows of British society in particular.

Some people (Paul Merton for one) would have you suggest that The Magic Christian has a reputation as a bad movie because it ridicules things the establishment holds dear (the boat race, high art, grouse shooting, etc). This is not true: it has a reputation as a bad movie because it is a bad movie, clumsy, smug, and not nearly as insightful as it seems to think it is. The main reason for watching is the cast list, which is eye-opening, although how well the various cameoing stars emerge tends to be in inverse proportion to the size of their role. One of those films that proves the swinging sixties weren't all that great.
  
Stan & Ollie (2018)
Stan & Ollie (2018)
2018 | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Laurel & Hardy were one of the world's greatest comedy duos to ever step, or stumble, rumble, and dance rather, in front of audiences. I'll be honest, I've never really watched a lot of their work, I was always more of an Abbott and Costello guy myself, but you don't have to know or love their work to love this movie. Stan & Ollie gives a beautiful look into the real lives of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy at the end of their career. Their friendship and career, often like the hats on their heads, had its ups and downs, but they had a true chemistry and bond that could not be broken; whether their wives liked it or not. Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly each give one of their best performances to date. And a huge tip of the hat to the special effects, makeup, and costuming department of this film. What are you waiting for? Don't make me give you a swift kick to the butt to dance away and add this to your watch list.