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In Reply to: The RGA challenge posted by Victor Khomenko on March 20, 2004 at 08:33:13:

Why do you need someone else to list Hollywood movies for you to pick from?
Pick them yourself! That's part of the challenge.

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Then I would pass - Victor Khomenko 08:52:02 03/20/04 (4)
I think I explained already why... read my post.
Ditto for French, German, Russian films. Ask me about just good films if you want.
- OK.... - Chris Garrett 11:00:43 03/20/04 (3)
  LA Confidential...Nice period piece w/interesting characters.
  The Usual Suspects...Great plot twist, awesome 'who dunit'.
  Casino...Interesting looking into Las Vegas from a different perspective.
  LOTR Triology..."A billion Chinese can't all be wrong"
  Starship Troopers...Great special effects, interesting story and the killing of lots of mean looking insectoids.
  The Fifth Element...If you couldn't enjoy this one, well, then as they say, you're probably brain dead.
  We Were Soldiers...Great action in a tear jerker of sorts.
  Last Samurai...Epic, awesome choreography, sad ending.
  Bad Boys II...Who said sequels suck? Anybody seen ALIENS?
  Booty Call...A black comedy that even white people will find funny, need I say more?
  Austin Powers...This is American cinema at its finest moment.
  Wild Things...great who dunit with hot chicks making out with each other, wow, save on Porn rentals with this one.
  2 Days In The Valley...odd ball look at hit men with a great ensemble cast.
  Traffic...great ensemble cast too and an interesting looking into the Drug/High Society life of the 90s.
  U Turn...this is one fucked up film, beware
  Armageddon...Come on, the special effects good, if not slightly unbelieveable, but geeze? I cried at the end.
  Bound...what's there not to like about his 'backstabbing' film? Gina and Meg are even hotter when they're making out with each other. A Bonus!
  Face Off...Good action, mean characters.
  Con Air...rip roaring entertainment and a great ensemble cast.
  Dusk Til Dawn...Wow! Two snaps for me. Salma doing the dirty dance was worth the price of admission alone.
  Assassins...low budget but actually an interesting story of two hitmen vying to be number one in the world of killing. See FULLTIME KILLER for an awesome Hong Kong variation on this theme.
  Tomb Raider I...what's not to like? Great action, great story, great body. You're gay if you didn't like this one.
  Conspiracy Theory...Mel and Julia were good together in this one.
  Blackhawk Down...If you didn't feel a tinge after this one, call a nurse.
  Enemy At The Gates...Die you sticking Nazis, die.
  Small Soldiers...great animation from the second team of SGK Dreamworks and a great story.
  Falling Down...Weird to see Michael Douglas as a weird guy gone off the edge...
  Behind Enemy Lines...a low budget cat/mouse game set in modern day Bosnia/Serbia/Croatia area. Crank the subwoofers up for the missile/jet scene and that's worth the rental price right there.
  Crimson Tide...Nail biter with two great actors. All navy men/women should love this one.
  Nurse Betty...great team of Morgan Freeman and Chris Rock as zany hitmen after a fantasy living soap opera fan.
  The Replacement Killers...great chemistry between Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino and Chow Yun-Fat. Great action too.
  Heat...Slick interesting cat/mouse game. Interesting interplay between archrivals.
  Ronin...See above, great twists, great car chases, stoic.
  Rounders...Like Casino, an interesting look at the minor leagues of poker playing and ripping people off.
  The Thomas Crown Affair...I know it's a remake, but damn if they don't make a sexy couple. Rene looked hot in that blue dress too.
  Fargo...Interesting characters and nice plot twists.
  Grosse Point Blank...A funny comedy about two hitmen after each other's gigs. Dan Aykroyd is funny in this one.
  Well, just a few from my DVD collection, lest you think that I don't put my money where my mouth is.
  Chris
  - Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation - ephemere 14:44:29 03/20/04 (1)
    You mentioned Starship Troopers by Paul Verhoeven. That movie had a $95M budget.
    The soon-to-be-released Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation had about a $3M budget, was filmed in just over a month, and yet is far more entertaining than Verhoeven's big-budget effort. It was directed by Phil Tippett, who worked on special effects for the original; for his own film he went for a Roger Corman kind of filmmaking (in his words). Roger Corman had a genius for filmmaking, and this movie is a fitting tribute.
    Everyone knows that it doesn't take a lot of money to make a good movie, but Starship Troopers 2 is the only recent example I know of that pulls off a good low-budget well crafted special-effects/action/sci-fi romp. Check it out when it's released.
    - I'll have to check that one out......didn't even know that there was a STII...thanks...nt - Chris Garrett 15:20:54 03/20/04 (0)
      nt
  - Thank you Chris, good start - Victor Khomenko 11:05:49 03/20/04 (0)
    I didn't find any I would consider great, but a few good ones.
    The Usual Suspects
    Casino (but only borderline)
    Heat? Well, maybe, together with Ronin, but we are already lowering our scale... be warned.
    Fargo
    Sorry, that is about it. But since you mentioned the Enemy at the Gate, I would love to introduce one of my all-time favorite American comedies - the Barbarians at the Gate.
    It is incredibly witty, and I cherish the tape.

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