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Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
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"I first saw this movie on a third-generation bootleg without subtitles while I was making my first real movie, Modern Love Is Automatic. It changed the way I made that movie (there were pickup shots in Modern Love that were slated “Jeanne Dielman, take 1”) and the way I thought about movies, art, and time in general. This movie never gets enough credit for how funny and tense it is—it’s equal parts scathing satire and deconstruction/reinvention of the Hitchcockian thriller. Film financiers of the world, give all your money to twentysomething Belgian women."

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Jason Biggs recommended The Intouchables (2012) in Movies (curated)

 
The Intouchables (2012)
The Intouchables (2012)
2012 | Comedy, Drama, International

"It’s a French movie, pretty recently that I just – and I’m not alone, it was, like, the biggest movie of the year around the world – but I just love it so much. It’s so great. It’s about a friendship between two guys: one who is a super rich guy who is a paraplegic and his caretaker, and the friendship that comes of that working relationship. It’s funny, it’s real, it’s sweet, it’s moving. I cried, l laughed — it’s just a brilliant film. And I’m not surprised it did as well as it did. It’s so good, it’s so good."

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Kindergarten Cop (1990)
Kindergarten Cop (1990)
1990 | Comedy
Early 90s (1990?) effort by the Austrian Oak to soften his tough guy image, playing the role of a tough cop who has to go undercover in a nursery school to track down and protect the former wife of a drug dealer.

And, of course, 'hilarity' ensues.

Or, at least, what the screenwriters thought would be hilarious, as Arnie finds himself struggling to cope with a class of 5(?) year old while also starting to fall for one of his colleagues.

Actually, to be fair, it's not all bad: it is enjoyable enough, just not laugh out loud funny.
  
Rush Hour 2 (2001)
Rush Hour 2 (2001)
2001 | Action, Comedy
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6.8 (13 Ratings)
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2001 sequel to the 1998 original, picking up with Carter and Lee in Hong Kong (see the end of 'Rush Hour'), effectively flipping the script from the first film on its head - now it's Carter who is the fish out of water.

However, when the American embassy is bombed and the trail leads to the triad its not long before they are both back on the job, ending up (in this case) in Las Vegas and a link to Chief Inspector Lee's past.

Not as funny as the first film, with Tucker seeming to dial the 'annoyingness' up to 11!
  
The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
2012 | Comedy, Horror
Creatures lie here
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The cabin in the woods- takes the horror genre and spins it on its head. Its funny, Intresting, fascinated and has a uniqute plot.

When five college friends arrive at a remote forest cabin for a little vacation, little do they expect the horrors that await them. One by one, the youths fall victim to backwoods zombies, but there is another factor at play. Two scientists are manipulating the ghoulish goings-on, but even as the body count rises, there is yet more at work than meets the eye.

A highly reccordmend horror film
  
The Boss Baby (2017)
The Boss Baby (2017)
2017 | Animation, Comedy, Family
I decided that after seeing Table 19 I'd go home and watch Rogue One as I'd picked up the DVD as they were putting them out on the shelved this morning... but then I noticed that Boss Baby had a showing in a few minutes, and it would have been rude not to see that too. There were some funny bits, and I quite enjoyed it, although I thought the "demon" children through Tim's glasses were a bit scary for a kids film. Probably that's just me associating it with horror films I've seen though. Where do I get a forever puppy?
  
King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword (2017)
King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword (2017)
2017 | Action, Drama
Lots of people told me not to bother with King Arthur Legend of the Sword. I'm glad I did see it though, it definitely wasn't as disappointing as the naysayers would have had me believe. Admittedly I don't think it quite knew what sort of film it was. There were some fantastic funny lines, some good fantasy moments, and what (to me) looked like a lot of good "historic" drama. I didn't know until the day before that David Beckham was in it, while he might not be the best actors ever, that man has a good astonished look.
  
Uncle Drew (2018)
Uncle Drew (2018)
2018 | Comedy
My not at all guilty pleasure is sports films. Love them. The trailers for this brought a smile to my face and I still can't see the title without hearing it as "Unclllllleee Dreeeeeeew" in my head.

While I enjoyed it, I was left a little disappointed. It was definitely amusing and seeing Uncle Drew and his team of OAPs (old-age players) was very funny. But the rest of the goings on left it a bit flat for me.

The dance off had me smiling and dancing in my seat. That was probably the redeeming feature.
  
Anastasia Krupnik (Anastasia Krupnik, #1)
Anastasia Krupnik (Anastasia Krupnik, #1)
Lois Lowry | 1984 | Fiction & Poetry
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9.0 (4 Ratings)
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Anastasia krupnik is a 10 year girl who has a wonderful if not a little strange out look on life.She hates many things one day and loves them the next. She has funny but wonderful thoughts and ideas. I first read about Anastasia when i was roughly 10 and i loved her then just as i do now at 23. They might be a little dated nowadays but i still think they are amazing, i think Anastasia was the first Georgia Nicholson (angus thongs and perfect snogging) or possibly the mates dates series. These books still haven't lost their charm though.
  
Ted 2 (2015)
Ted 2 (2015)
2015 | Comedy
The first film was hilarious and a fresh take on friendship that delivered big on laughs aimed squarely at adults.
Ted 2 is more of the same and is very satisfying although its lost some of its original appeal and charm.
The inclusion of Flash Gordons Sam jones is inspired and surprising which lends a comedy element to what is essentially a more prosaic plot centring around adoption.
It's still a very funny movie, but one that has reached an end, I for one have room for another Ted movie, but it's likely his last outing.