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MUST SEE MOVIES
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Posted on 08/21/2011 12:00:53 PM PDT by mamelukesabre

I'm interested in what everyone would add to the list. In no particular order, my list of 15 "must see" movies of the last 30 years...

Bladerunner
The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy
Stand and deliver
The big labowski
Buckaroo banzai
Oh brother where art thou?
Phenomenon
Fargo
Open range
Cindarella man
The Hitcher
Pay it forward
Once upon a time in america
Forest Gump
Last of the mohicans


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: cinema; movies; theater
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1 posted on 08/21/2011 12:00:54 PM PDT by mamelukesabre
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great list!


2 posted on 08/21/2011 12:03:06 PM PDT by brivette
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Dances With Wolves


3 posted on 08/21/2011 12:04:26 PM PDT by Java4Jay
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Die Hard


4 posted on 08/21/2011 12:04:54 PM PDT by Java4Jay
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Braveheart, Tombstone and Armageddon top my list.


5 posted on 08/21/2011 12:05:15 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Americans need to wean their government off of its dependence on foreign money.)
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Sea Biscuit
A River Runs Through It
Secretariat


6 posted on 08/21/2011 12:05:44 PM PDT by KansasGirl
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RED DAWN!


7 posted on 08/21/2011 12:06:08 PM PDT by itsLUCKY2B (?Borders, Language, and Culture.?)
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RED DAWN!


8 posted on 08/21/2011 12:06:18 PM PDT by itsLUCKY2B (?Borders, Language, and Culture.?)
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Legends of the Fall


9 posted on 08/21/2011 12:07:16 PM PDT by KansasGirl
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Facing The Giants

Fireproof


10 posted on 08/21/2011 12:07:32 PM PDT by Java4Jay
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Someone made a remake of Red Dawn last year, but it’s been on the shelf since the problems with MGM and Sony.

I wanna see if, but who knows if it will go straight to video?


11 posted on 08/21/2011 12:07:48 PM PDT by Armedanddangerous
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All great movies. They’d make my top 15 too.


12 posted on 08/21/2011 12:08:12 PM PDT by KansasGirl
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Casino Royale
The Dark Knight


13 posted on 08/21/2011 12:08:53 PM PDT by Armedanddangerous
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From what I hear about the remake, don’t waste your time.


14 posted on 08/21/2011 12:09:18 PM PDT by dfwgator
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Seecondhand Lions


15 posted on 08/21/2011 12:09:18 PM PDT by El Sordo (The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen.)
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Silence of the Lambs?

This list seems lacking, but these are a good start to a discussion I guess.


16 posted on 08/21/2011 12:09:46 PM PDT by Vermont Lt (George Lopez is the black hole of funny. Nothing funny can escape his suck.)
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"Are you gonna pull those pistols or whistle Dixie? "

No list is complete without this one..

17 posted on 08/21/2011 12:09:46 PM PDT by Track9 (Make War!!)
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Second Hand Lions


18 posted on 08/21/2011 12:10:05 PM PDT by Domandred (Fdisk, format, and reinstall the entire .gov system.)
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Katyn
Goodbye, Lenin!
The Lives of Others
Sophie Scholl - The Final Days

(Note that none of these came from Hollywood)


19 posted on 08/21/2011 12:10:40 PM PDT by dfwgator
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My top ten:

The Mummy
Secondhand Lions
Ocean’s 11
Seabiscuit
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
The Harry Potter Series (I know, personal taste)


20 posted on 08/21/2011 12:10:55 PM PDT by I still care (I miss my friends, bagels, and the NYC skyline - but not the taxes. I love the South.)
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