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Do you think James would like Plan 9 From Outer Space?

Or how about Clerks?

 

How about the original Poseidon Adventure...Towering Inferno?

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Have you seen how the old movies look? It's bloody awful, mate. And it's a space opera. If it doesn't have good effects then it is by definition a bad movie. Plus, the old cast is also pretty meh next to the new one.

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also don't you love Harry Potter James? I just gave sorcerer's stone a rewatch, and it has some of the most dated CGI I've ever seen. it's like awful looking now, in fact the visuals in the OT star wars look better.  but it's still what I could call a good movie.

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25. 12 Monkeys (1995)

 

The perfect combination of Terry Gilliam's dense compositions and anti-establishment attitude, Chris Marker's striking and unique and famous short film project, and a brilliant script by David and Janet Peoples (David Peoples co-wrote BLADE RUNNER). Bruce Willis stars as a man who's possibly from the future sent back to the 1990s to collect data from before a viral apocalypse that almost wiped out humanity. Madeleine Stowe is a psychiatrist he kidnaps, someone who first thinks he's crazy and then slowly starts believing. And Brad Pitt is a pro-animal rights nut-job who's the founder of a mysterious and potentially dangerous group called The Army of the 12 Monkeys (a group which appears to be the one who released the killer virus). The plot description doesn't do this justice: this is an elliptical story that skips around time, from 1990 and (later) 1996 to the future, even back to the past. And it all comes together in a amazing conclusion that fits all the pieces together perfectly.

 

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24. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

 

A movie that came out of nowhere, bombed in its initial run at the box-office, yet somehow caught on enough to grab 7 Oscar nominations... and that was enough to get a re-release and make more people take notice. And when they did, it exploded: it must be one of the most replayed movies on TV. And for good reason: this is a wonderfully inspiring and uplifting movie. If you haven't seen it, don't even bother reading a review or watching a trailer: just go see it. Trust me. I mean, I bet even Lisa likes it. :)

 

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25. 12 Monkeys (1995)

 

The perfect combination of Terry Gilliam's dense compositions and anti-establishment attitude, Chris Marker's striking and unique and famous short film project, and a brilliant script by David and Janet Peoples (David Peoples co-wrote BLADE RUNNER). Bruce Willis stars as a man who's possibly from the future sent back to the 1990s to collect data from before a viral apocalypse that almost wiped out humanity. Madeleine Stowe is a psychiatrist he kidnaps, someone who first thinks he's crazy and then slowly starts believing. And Brad Pitt is a pro-animal rights nut-job who's the founder of a mysterious and potentially dangerous group called The Army of the 12 Monkeys (a group which appears to be the one who released the killer virus). The plot description doesn't do this justice: this is an elliptical story that skips around time, from 1990 and (later) 1996 to the future, even back to the past. And it all comes together in a amazing conclusion that fits all the pieces together perfectly.

 

Also, if you like/love this movie and haven't seen La Jetee, do it ASAP. It's 27 brilliant, heartbreaking minutes. 

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23. Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

 

Peter Weir's elegant and brilliant take on Patrick O'Brian's famous sea-going saga. The books are known for their fanatical accuracy (both in detail and speech but also literally how the books are written -- they read like novels from the 1800s), and Weir manages to bring a good sense of that to the movie. Everything rings true: they filmed on a restored version of the sister ship of Capt. Aubrey's HMS Surprise, the script does not spend time explaining all the things the crew is doing or the strategy behind the battles: the filmmakers rely on the audience paying attention and picking up the gist of what's happening, and it works. This is also one of the rare movies that shows the actual scale of naval battles: the ships are different sizes, have different armored hulls and amounts of canon, have to crew and navigated in different ways, etc. But all this detail wouldn't matter if the same care and attention wasn't given to the characters. Fortunately, Weir and his team are up to that task as well. The Aubrey-Maturin books are an international success because of the deep and layered friendship between Captain Jack Aubrey and his surgeon, scientist, and occasional spy Stephen Maturin. Think of the Kirk/Spock relationship -- this is essentially the same thing. Russell Crowe is perfectly cast as Aubrey, the bold and clever commander (who aspires to literature and music but is just an average amateur in those matters), and Paul Bettany (cast against the book description of Maturin) is an inspired choice as well. This is thinking man's adventure movie -- one of the very best.

 

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22. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

 

After the blowback against TEMPLE OF DOOM (which famously helped inspire the PG-13 rating), and perhaps being somewhat older and gentler, Spielberg and Lucas returned to a more light-hearted story, again featuring Nazis and set in the backdrop of pre-WWII Europe and the Mediterranean. What makes it more than just a RAIDERS retread is the introduction of Indy's father, wonderfully played by Sean Connery. The father-son relationship initially is played for laughs, but it becomes deeper and more meaningful as the two men seek the Holy Grail. Once again, Spielberg showcases brilliantly designed action scenes, incorporating thrills and humor into the various set-pieces, and John Williams outdoes himself with a rigorous score that beautifully punctuates the action.

 

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