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Here's how it works: One poster describes a person/situation. When replying, recommend a movie for the aforementioned party, and give us one of your own. I'll start: Recommend me a movie for someone who doesn't usually like cop/buddy action-comedies, but loved Hot Fuzz, and hated Shawn of the Dead. Go!
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As much as I don't want to actually recommend, you'd probably be best off watching Bad Boys, Bad Boys II or Point Break, since those are the movies most directly being parodied in Hot Fuzz. Now, recommend me a movie for someone who's interested in war movies, but doesn't care much for all the standard war movie trappings (epic battle scenes; gung ho "US VS THEM" bravado, etc). Edit: VVVVVVV That was actually the film I was thinking of when I typed this. It's an excellent movie, but are there any others like it? Jay Dub fucked around with this message at 08:11 on Aug 14, 2009 |
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Aug 14, 2009 07:55
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Jay Dub posted:Now, recommend me a movie for someone who's interested in war movies, but doesn't care much for all the standard war movie trappings (epic battle scenes; gung ho "US VS THEM" bravado, etc). Paths of Glory. Kirk Douglas plays a Colonel who defends three soldiers falsely charged with cowardice during an assault. There's a big battle in the beginning but I'd hardly call it "epic" and it's about as far from gung-ho as you can get.
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Aug 14, 2009 08:02
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Recommend me films for someone who really, really loves brutal satire and black humor, but doesn't know any examples other than Dr. Strangelove and Network.
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Aug 14, 2009 11:01
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Binowru posted:Recommend me films for someone who really, really loves brutal satire and black humor, but doesn't know any examples other than Dr. Strangelove and Network. Terry Gilliam's Brazil is an excellent example of this. If you enjoyed Dr. Strangelove, then Brazil should be right up your alley. EDIT: Spelling. 
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Aug 14, 2009 11:12
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Jay Dub posted:\Now, recommend me a movie for someone who's interested in war movies, but doesn't care much for all the standard war movie trappings (epic battle scenes; gung ho "US VS THEM" bravado, etc). Apocalypse Now? I don't know if you're looking for WWII or just war movies in general but that one only has a couple "epic" battle scenes and it's more "US VS US" I guess in it. Either way you should see it if you haven't.
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Aug 14, 2009 13:42
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Recommend me movies that take place pretty much entirely in a single room or small area and focus primarily on character dialogue. For example The Man from Earth and Pontypool, both of which I watched recently and really enjoyed.
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Aug 14, 2009 14:49
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You could try 2LDK. It's about two actresses who live together (but aren't really friends) and have just auditioned for the same part. It kind of takes a turn for the dramatic at one point but it's all set in their apartment and the two leads are the only characters you see. EDIT: I'd like to be recommended films which contain interesting takes on the future. That's really general but what I'm interested in seeing covers films such as The Matrix, Ultraviolet, Equilibrium, Children of Men, Sunshine, The Gene Generation, Barbarella, Idiocracy, Babylon A.D., Starship Troopers, etc. basically any film that focuses on a 'possible' (if extremely unlikely) way that the world might develop in the coming years. DiscoJ fucked around with this message at 15:11 on Aug 14, 2009 |
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Aug 14, 2009 15:02
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King Lur posted:Recommend me movies that take place pretty much entirely in a single room or small area and focus primarily on character dialogue. For example The Man from Earth and Pontypool, both of which I watched recently and really enjoyed. I think 12 Angry Men applies here and, too a far lesser extent, Apollo 13.
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Aug 14, 2009 15:03
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Binowru posted:Recommend me films for someone who really, really loves brutal satire and black humor, but doesn't know any examples other than Dr. Strangelove and Network. it's nothing like Dr Strangelove (and I haven't seen Network) but try Crimes and Misdemeanors
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Aug 14, 2009 15:12
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Jay Dub posted:
The Thin Red Line. Amazing film.
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Aug 14, 2009 15:34
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DiscoJ posted:EDIT: I'd like to be recommended films which contain interesting takes on the future. That's really general but what I'm interested in seeing covers films such as The Matrix, Ultraviolet, Equilibrium, Children of Men, Sunshine, The Gene Generation, Barbarella, Idiocracy, Babylon A.D., Starship Troopers, etc. basically any film that focuses on a 'possible' (if extremely unlikely) way that the world might develop in the coming years. I didn't see you mention Gattaca and I highly recommend it. It's one of those rather rare sci-fi movies that aren't action oriented and its look and score are just fantastic. If you're looking for something less serious there's the always fun to watch Demolition Man. Recommend me a movie about things going wrong in space but preferably not in the horror category like Alien or Event Horizon. Sunshine without the third act is pretty much a perfect example of what I'm looking for. Other movies that come to mind are Apollo 13 and the Jupiter mission portion of 2001.
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Aug 14, 2009 15:52
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I'm having a Day From Hell at work, so sorry for the quick answers.Jay Dub posted:Now, recommend me a movie for someone who's interested in war movies, but doesn't care much for all the standard war movie trappings (epic battle scenes; gung ho "US VS THEM" bravado, etc). Kanal Fires on the Plain Shame As someone else said, The Thin Red Line. There's really a whole bunch of them, it depends on what you want in a war film. Binowru posted:Recommend me films for someone who really, really loves brutal satire and black humor, but doesn't know any examples other than Dr. Strangelove and Network. The Americanization of Emily A Face in the Crowd Ace in the Hole Songs from the Second Floor You, the Living King Lur posted:Recommend me movies that take place pretty much entirely in a single room or small area and focus primarily on character dialogue. For example The Man from Earth and Pontypool, both of which I watched recently and really enjoyed. The Exterminating Angel What Happened Was Wait Until Dark Closet Land Dial M for Murder Rope Rear Window Arsenic and Old Lace Secret Honor My Dinner With Andre Swimming to Cambodia/Monster in a Box/Gray's Anatomy/Terrors of Pleasure Glengarry Glen Ross DiscoJ posted:EDIT: I'd like to be recommended films which contain interesting takes on the future. That's really general but what I'm interested in seeing covers films such as The Matrix, Ultraviolet, Equilibrium, Children of Men, Sunshine, The Gene Generation, Barbarella, Idiocracy, Babylon A.D., Starship Troopers, etc. basically any film that focuses on a 'possible' (if extremely unlikely) way that the world might develop in the coming years. Sex Mission Code 46 THX 1138
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Aug 14, 2009 16:58
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Senjuro posted:Recommend me a movie about things going wrong in space but preferably not in the horror category like Alien or Event Horizon. Sunshine without the third act is pretty much a perfect example of what I'm looking for. Other movies that come to mind are Apollo 13 and the Jupiter mission portion of 2001. Not that I liked this movie but it fits the theme... Space Camp
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Aug 14, 2009 17:02
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King Lur posted:Recommend me movies that take place pretty much entirely in a single room or small area and focus primarily on character dialogue. For example The Man from Earth and Pontypool, both of which I watched recently and really enjoyed. The first thing that comes to mind is Sleuth. Really great movie with a tiny cast set in one location, that focuses primarily on dialogue which is mostly witty intellectual exchanges.
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Aug 14, 2009 17:07
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King Lur posted:Recommend me movies that take place pretty much entirely in a single room or small area and focus primarily on character dialogue. For example The Man from Earth and Pontypool, both of which I watched recently and really enjoyed.
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Aug 14, 2009 17:15
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Binowru posted:Recommend me films for someone who really, really loves brutal satire and black humor, but doesn't know any examples other than Dr. Strangelove and Network. Being John Malkovich is a great one once you wrap your head around it.
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Aug 14, 2009 17:39
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Recently been catching up on foreign horror and found out the French do some pretty intense stuff. So I'm looking for the closest thing to Martyrs or High Tension, both of which I loved. Also, L'Interieur/The Inside And on the level of foreign horror in general, I also recently saw and loved Calvaire and The Vanishing (Spoorloos, the original, not the lovely remake). Recommend me spooky/tense/disturbing/bizarre/insane horror, preferably non-English. Edit: Let The Right One In was also amazing. Several Goblins fucked around with this message at 18:20 on Aug 14, 2009 |
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Aug 14, 2009 18:15
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King Lur posted:Recommend me movies that take place pretty much entirely in a single room or small area and focus primarily on character dialogue. For example The Man from Earth and Pontypool, both of which I watched recently and really enjoyed. I suppose Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? applies. Two couples, one room, booze, secrets, vicious insults, fun and games. They do go out a couple times, once into the front yard and once out driving to a roadhouse for dancing, but it's empty so it's still just the four characters.
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Aug 14, 2009 18:42
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Recommend me some road movies that aren't sentimental and don't involve characters learning important life lessons (at least not in an obvious manner).
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Aug 14, 2009 19:48
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T-Bone posted:Recommend me some road movies that aren't sentimental and don't involve characters learning important life lessons (at least not in an obvious manner). The Road Warrior is a pretty good one. edit: Also, From Dusk 'Til Dawn, Dumb and Dumber, and The Hitcher. And maybe The Last Detail, I can't remember if there were any lessons learned at the end of that, so I'll assume there weren't. Uncle Boogeyman fucked around with this message at 20:40 on Aug 14, 2009 |
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Aug 14, 2009 20:33
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My recommendations might be kind of crappy, but I like threads like this so I can't resist:Jay Dub posted:Now, recommend me a movie for someone who's interested in war movies, but doesn't care much for all the standard war movie trappings (epic battle scenes; gung ho "US VS THEM" bravado, etc). In addition to what others have said (especially Thin Red Line and Apocalypse Now), I'd add in Platoon, which is probably the best movie about Vietnam not called Apocalypse Now, and is decidedly not gung-ho. Also consider Empire of the Sun, which is one of the few overlooked Spielberg films. There's some sentimentality and epic stuff going on, but it's mostly a really personal story. T-Bone posted:Recommend me some road movies that aren't sentimental and don't involve characters learning important life lessons (at least not in an obvious manner). Two-Lane Blacktop might be a good choice. It steadfastly refuses to wrap things up in a nice bow.
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Aug 14, 2009 20:35
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Wreath of Barbs posted:Recommend me spooky/tense/disturbing/bizarre/insane horror, preferably non-English. Also, Ils was fantastic. Keanu Grieves fucked around with this message at 21:11 on Aug 14, 2009 |
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Aug 14, 2009 21:07
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Frontalot posted:Also, Ils was fantastic. The first two-thirds were, but I thought it ran out of steam in the last act. Still worth watching though.
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Aug 14, 2009 21:38
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T-Bone posted:Recommend me some road movies that aren't sentimental and don't involve characters learning important life lessons (at least not in an obvious manner). I strongly recommend Vanishing Point and Steven Spielberg's Duel.
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Aug 15, 2009 03:51
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I love movies that perfectly blend music & pictures. More precisely, a movie where the score jumps out at you. Movies that come to mind: The Proposition, Days of Heaven, and The Fountain. Thanks in advance for any recommendations.
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Aug 15, 2009 06:20
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Arkane posted:I love movies that perfectly blend music & pictures. More precisely, a movie where the score jumps out at you. Movies that come to mind: The Proposition, Days of Heaven, and The Fountain. Thanks in advance for any recommendations. Koyaanisqatsi comes to mind first, but I can't guarantee that's it's a movie that you'd enjoy. I love it though.
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Aug 15, 2009 06:35
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T-Bone posted:Recommend me some road movies that aren't sentimental and don't involve characters learning important life lessons (at least not in an obvious manner). Kalifornia, Pink Cadillac. Although the latter could be considered sentimental.
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Aug 15, 2009 09:28
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DiscoJ posted:EDIT: I'd like to be recommended films which contain interesting takes on the future. That's really general but what I'm interested in seeing covers films such as The Matrix, Ultraviolet, Equilibrium, Children of Men, Sunshine, The Gene Generation, Barbarella, Idiocracy, Babylon A.D., Starship Troopers, etc. basically any film that focuses on a 'possible' (if extremely unlikely) way that the world might develop in the coming years. Recommend me movies like Conan the Barbarian. Basically someone with a sword loving poo poo up. Preferably in a fantasy setting.
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Aug 15, 2009 11:43
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DiscoJ posted:EDIT: I'd like to be recommended films which contain interesting takes on the future. That's really general but what I'm interested in seeing covers films such as The Matrix, Ultraviolet, Equilibrium, Children of Men, Sunshine, The Gene Generation, Barbarella, Idiocracy, Babylon A.D., Starship Troopers, etc. basically any film that focuses on a 'possible' (if extremely unlikely) way that the world might develop in the coming years. Bunker Palace Hotel Immmortel
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Aug 15, 2009 12:17
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Frontalot posted:Malefique, Lunacy and Frontiere(s) were all movies I enjoyed (although I think I'm in the minority on the last one, but if you enjoyed Calvaire, I think Frontiere(s) is a much better take on a similar setup). I totally forgot about Frontiere(s), I saw that a couple of months back and really enjoyed it. And I agree, similar set-up, but Frontiere(s) was a much more solid film. Added the others to my Netflix. Ils looks particularly interesting. Thanks 
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Aug 16, 2009 01:50
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King Lur posted:Recommend me movies that take place pretty much entirely in a single room or small area and focus primarily on character dialogue. For example The Man from Earth and Pontypool, both of which I watched recently and really enjoyed. Nothing and Cube are the 2 main ones that come to mind (awesome movies as well) both by the same Canadian director. Check them out. Also for a totally different type of samurai movie: Aragami takes place with only 2 speaking characters and all but the first min or so (if that) takes place in the same room. There's quite a bit of verbal swordplay and kick rear end action swordplay. It's in japanese though so it doesn't fit exactly with your examples. Nimrod's Son fucked around with this message at 20:53 on Aug 16, 2009 |
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Aug 16, 2009 04:24
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I loved Death Wish (3 and up were terrible). Recommend me some vigilante/revenge movies.
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Aug 16, 2009 04:30
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Nimrod's Son posted:Nothing and Cube are the 2 main ones that come to mind (awesome movies as well) both by the same Canadian director. Check them out. Further suggestions for small-set, dialog-driven films: Right At Your Door, The Accountant, Funny Games, Fists in the Pocket, Joint Security Area, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, and Reservoir Dogs if you haven't seen it. Joe Don Baker posted:I loved Death Wish (3 and up were terrible). Recommend me some vigilante/revenge movies. JMBosch fucked around with this message at 04:44 on Aug 16, 2009 |
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Aug 16, 2009 04:41
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DiscoJ posted:EDIT: I'd like to be recommended films which contain interesting takes on the future. That's really general but what I'm interested in seeing covers films such as The Matrix, Ultraviolet, Equilibrium, Children of Men, Sunshine, The Gene Generation, Barbarella, Idiocracy, Babylon A.D., Starship Troopers, etc. basically any film that focuses on a 'possible' (if extremely unlikely) way that the world might develop in the coming years. So basically any sci fi movie? Anyways, if you like the idea of where we as a people might be ending up if 1 trait becomes to prevalent (like in equilibrium where excessive controls are put on society by way of mood altering drugs) then i'd recomend Gattaca . Same idea but Genetic discrimination is at the heart of it. If you just want to have a slice of life but many many years in the future i HIGHLY recomend Blood of Heroes. It's basically a roadwarrior/ post apocalyptic film only the awesome part about it is that the people are all engrossed in this bizzare sport. kind of hard to find, but everyone i've shown it to loved it (a little cheesey/80's but not really all that dated)
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Aug 16, 2009 04:54
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T-Bone posted:Recommend me some road movies that aren't sentimental and don't involve characters learning important life lessons (at least not in an obvious manner). Y tu mamá también. I have only seen it once years ago but it was incredibly good. On the black humor thing, I'd recommend a couple more spanish movies by an insane person, Alex de la Iglesia. The last one I watched was Ferpect Crime, but The Day of the Beast was incredibly funny too. Score movies, obviously Requiem for a Dream and Pi, same dudes from The Fountain. 2046 works really well too. And Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind of course. -Recommend me movies that have intertwined but separate stories like Magnolia or Amores Perros, or movies that deal with alternate reality settings like eXistenZ and Vanilla Sky. Not a big fan of action movies though Total Recall was fun to watch.
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Aug 16, 2009 04:54
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Catrel Stevens posted:Haven't seen it, but Death Sentence is supposed to be fun and visceral, and it's an adaptation of the original book Death Wish is based on. Death Sentence is pretty awesome, but I think he wants the ultimate Revenge film: Rolling Thunder.
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Aug 16, 2009 05:01
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Joe Don Baker posted:I loved Death Wish (3 and up were terrible). Recommend me some vigilante/revenge movies. As far as revenge films go, few movies can top Oldboy in my opinion.
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Aug 16, 2009 05:06
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Elijah Snow posted:-Recommend me movies that have intertwined but separate stories like Magnolia or Amores Perros, or movies that deal with alternate reality settings like eXistenZ and Vanilla Sky. Not a big fan of action movies though Total Recall was fun to watch. Ever see The Thirteenth Floor? Wasn't the greatest movie, but I quite enjoyed it. Also, the The Three Colours is a french trilogy by Krzysztof Kieslowski and are very well intertwined. Some bits are obvious and the others are very subtle, with the similaries being more themes and motifs than actual "OMG THAT HAPPENED IN THE OTHER MOVIE" scenes. They're also amazing movies on their own. Macrame_God posted:As far as revenge films go, few movies can top Oldboy in my opinion. Quoted for agreement. Still by far my favourite revenge movie. Although the amazing OH MY GOD YOU GOT SERVED moment you get watching the first time isn't AS amazing in subsequent viewings. But introducing other people to it and watching THEIR faces is great - Recommend movies for someone who likes clever, quick-witted movies like Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, featuring blink-and-you'll-miss-it one liners and hilarious dry humour, but isn't necessarily classed as a comedy.
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NeuroticErotica posted:Death Sentence is pretty awesome, but I think he wants the ultimate Revenge film: Rolling Thunder. Holy poo poo this film looks amazing. If only Netflix has it. I will buy it purely on your recommendation.
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