The only thing in life I get anxiety about (and have recurring nightmares about) is missing a plane, train, or similar because I've got to the station/port/airport late. That hilarious movie gives me butterflies lol
but it’s an epic, fun, breathless couple of hours of total madness
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subtitle: ‘Islamic state: the movie’
wasnt this basically one step below torture porn and unrelentingly grim? Not heard anyone call it fun before. genuinely interested
bad moms is very funny
dodgeball and zoo lander are stiller at his peak. Tropic thunder is uneven but has properly hilarious sections.
might get that Eurovision thing on your recommendation. Had seen it on rarbg but thought it looked crap
I was watching this last week and thought Harrison Ford's suits c1986 are arguably still stylish today, whereas Melanie Griffith's character's clothes were an abomination. Female fashion is a fvcking SCAM. I'm still furious about the 15 year tyranny of skinny jeans.
Howle's Moving Castle
The Sound of Music
The Man from La Mancha (with Peter O'Toole and Sophia Loren)
Freaky Friday (Jodie Foster or Lindsay Lohan versions)
i presume this is a joke. I sobbed on and off throughout and immediately decided it was the best film I never wanted to see again. I found it heart rending
No Porpy, because we've merely replaced them with the despotism of high-waisted jeans, which are now inescapable. Why must jeans corset us this way? Why aren't they making all-you-can-eat-buffet-friendly jeans?
I second (or possibly third) the Will Ferrell Eurovision one. Expected to hate it but it was a bit of a laugh. Our kids described it as being so bad it was good. A bit like the Greatest Showman in terms of the critics hating it but it gets traction on user review sites
I am a massive fan of Kung fu films so I will recommend you some personal faves:
Enter the Dragon - still one of the most stylish films ever....the opening credit sequence alone still makes me smile.
Kung Fu Hustle - zero plot (if that) but really entertaining fight sequences.
Hero - This is such a great film. Very good choreography and camerawork.
Incidentally, the guy who directed Hero, Zheng Yimou, has a film that is currently on Netflix - Shadow....it’s unfathomably shit and pointless. The first fight doesn’t happen for over an hour and the protagonist uses an umbrella as a weapon....which he said he had made for the fight. Also there are only two fights in the entire film. I was so disgusted that I went and threw a brick through the window of a Chinese takeaway and then felt a bit bad when I found out it was actually a Thai restaurant
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Romey and michelle
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an excellent choice!
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Trading places
working girl
The princess bride
stardust
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of course :-) they invested post it notes, don't you know
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Might just watch those back to back on Saturday tbh
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big lebowski. but it requires a bit more watching.
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Clerks
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The devil wears prada
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mad max: fury road
on paper, absolutely not my sort of thing
but it’s an epic, fun, breathless couple of hours of total madness
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Rambo 5 similar. I thought it was hilarious
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Can’t believe I agree with guy about something. Only because Emily blunt’s in it tho
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Overboard is my favourite rom com - very funny. I also like The Proposal.
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Rushmore
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The Campaign is funny
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Anchorman
Philadelphia Story
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Naked gun. ‘Hey, Drebin, I gotta message for you from Mr Ludwig’ ‘Stop shooting when you’re speaking, I can’t hear the message!’
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What sort of vintage?
I'll give you one from each decade:
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National Treasure
Shrek
The Vikings
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Caddyshack
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Clergs have you ever watched Harold and Maude? If not I think you might like it.
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Godfather III
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Baywatch but the one with the Rock.
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The whole Naked Gun series is great, I love me some Leslie Nielson.
Also Airplane! is fun for a laugh.
I quite like the Brady Bunch movies from the 1990s, but probably helps to be American.
Austin Powers kind of good for a chuckle, all of them are pretty good but I like the first 2 best.
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles
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Dogma
Frozen
finding nemo
dodge ball
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The only thing in life I get anxiety about (and have recurring nightmares about) is missing a plane, train, or similar because I've got to the station/port/airport late. That hilarious movie gives me butterflies lol
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I got on the wrong train once.
I got off at the next stop went back
had missed the last train.
slept in the station
Got first train the next day
no tramps bum raped me but it was cold.
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Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga - surprisingly good.
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mad max: fury road
on paper, absolutely not my sort of thing
but it’s an epic, fun, breathless couple of hours of total madness
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subtitle: ‘Islamic state: the movie’
wasnt this basically one step below torture porn and unrelentingly grim? Not heard anyone call it fun before. genuinely interested
bad moms is very funny
dodgeball and zoo lander are stiller at his peak. Tropic thunder is uneven but has properly hilarious sections.
might get that Eurovision thing on your recommendation. Had seen it on rarbg but thought it looked crap
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The Campaign is funny
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as cancer. Stopped watching after about 25 mins. Dire.
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Dogma
Any of the Lethal Weapon films. Just pure escapism nonsense (and yes I know he is a terrible person etc, but they are still great).
Beverly Hills Cop
Terminator (only the first one)
Juno
Labour Day.
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The Heat with Sandra Bullock. Still funny the second time.
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I was watching this last week and thought Harrison Ford's suits c1986 are arguably still stylish today, whereas Melanie Griffith's character's clothes were an abomination. Female fashion is a fvcking SCAM. I'm still furious about the 15 year tyranny of skinny jeans.
Howle's Moving Castle
The Sound of Music
The Man from La Mancha (with Peter O'Toole and Sophia Loren)
Freaky Friday (Jodie Foster or Lindsay Lohan versions)
Bring it On
Mean Girls
Bride & Prejudice
Bridget Jones's Diary
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Zoolander 2 is worth it for Penelope Cruz's introductory line, flipping open her Interpol badge
'Agent Valentina Valencia. Fashion Police'
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How to Steal a Million is an excellent choice.
Priceless (in French).
Easy A.
Hot Fuzz.
If you want late 90s rom coms I think Notting Hill and Shakespeare in Love hold up well.
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Oh and all the Bridget Jones film, yes.
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JUNO
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i presume this is a joke. I sobbed on and off throughout and immediately decided it was the best film I never wanted to see again. I found it heart rending
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Seems that the tables are turned as I only see (male) hipsters wearing them these days. Are you mollified?
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No Porpy, because we've merely replaced them with the despotism of high-waisted jeans, which are now inescapable. Why must jeans corset us this way? Why aren't they making all-you-can-eat-buffet-friendly jeans?
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Cant believe noone has suggested:
Contagion
Outbreak
Or (for a particularly fun lockdown in the style of a perpetual Caledonian Express): Snowpiercer.
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Super Troopers
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Bill on Amazon
Trust me
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Best in Show
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What We Do in the Shadows
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The Eurovision one on Netflix is fun
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I second (or possibly third) the Will Ferrell Eurovision one. Expected to hate it but it was a bit of a laugh. Our kids described it as being so bad it was good. A bit like the Greatest Showman in terms of the critics hating it but it gets traction on user review sites
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" being so bad it was good" same as Eurovision itself then.
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+1 for Bring it On - such an unexpectedly enjoyable movie
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Troll Hunter (watch it in Norwegian with English subtitles)
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Agree on the Eurovision film
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Yes! Agree 'What we do in the Shadows', funniest nicest thing I've seen for YEARS.
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Clyde just reminded me about the two new Jumanji films.
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Agreed on Jumanji, despite (a) the original.film being arse dribble; and (b) Jack Black being arse dribble
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Manchester By The Sea
Downfall
Lives of Others
Schindler's List
Tyrannosaur
Dead Man's Shoes
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WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS
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Heh at Phil’s list. Dead Man’s Shoes still haunts me.
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I am a massive fan of Kung fu films so I will recommend you some personal faves:
Enter the Dragon - still one of the most stylish films ever....the opening credit sequence alone still makes me smile.
Kung Fu Hustle - zero plot (if that) but really entertaining fight sequences.
Hero - This is such a great film. Very good choreography and camerawork.
Incidentally, the guy who directed Hero, Zheng Yimou, has a film that is currently on Netflix - Shadow....it’s unfathomably shit and pointless. The first fight doesn’t happen for over an hour and the protagonist uses an umbrella as a weapon....which he said he had made for the fight. Also there are only two fights in the entire film. I was so disgusted that I went and threw a brick through the window of a Chinese takeaway and then felt a bit bad when I found out it was actually a Thai restaurant
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Mugen, if you haven’t already seen Shaolin Soccer (by same guy who did Kung Fu Hustle), I highly recommend.
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