Movies that exist

[EvilShoe]

Just now I stumbled upon this film's imdb page:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QzKjYKyjFmU/TLg908qqfBI/AAAAAAAAACM/lyFjNLlolLc/s1600/hereafter+movie.jpg

And my immediate reaction was: "oh, I forgot this exists".

I haven't heard any of my friends mention Hereafter. I know critics thought it was a mixed bag, but no one downright hated it (or loved it, for that matter).

So it made me think: what are some other movies that have fairly famous people in them, yet no one ever talks about. No admirers, no haters.

[number8]

Body of Lies.

[EvilShoe]

Thought of another one:

http://generalmichaelcollins.com/photographs/Michael-Collins-Film.jpg

Neil Jordan, solid director. Really good cast. Michael Collins was interesting enough.

Don't remember a thing about this movie, though. I guess Liam wanted another Oscar. That didn't happen.

[Dukefrukem]

Remember this huge AOL ad?

http://d2oz5j6ef5tbf6.cloudfront.net/cd/large/You_ve_got_mail_Varese)VSD_601 5.jpg

[Sycophant]

It'Ｓ important to note that I'm drunk, and when I went to Match-Cut.Org, I saw this thread title and lost my shit in laughtfer.

[EvilShoe]

It'Ｓ important to note that I'm drunk, and when I went to Match-Cut.Org, I saw this thread title and lost my shit in laughtfer.
I think it nicely captures the fact that these movies exist.

Also:
http://prime.be/assets/movies/covers/striking_distance.jpg

[Thirdmango]

I haven't heard any of my friends mention Hereafter. I know critics thought it was a mixed bag, but no one downright hated it (or loved it, for that matter).

This movie is currently on HBOGO and I've been thinking about watching it sometime this month.

[Dukefrukem]

This movie is currently on HBOGO and I've been thinking about watching it sometime this month.

It's awful. By far Eastwood's worst.

[Morris Schæffer]

http://i2.listal.com/image/299439/936full-the-invasion-poster.jpg

http://www.tribute.ca/tribute_objects/images/movies/Extraordinary_Measures/ExtraordinaryMeasures.jpg

[Acapelli]

Remember this huge AOL ad?

http://d2oz5j6ef5tbf6.cloudfront.net/cd/large/You_ve_got_mail_Varese)VSD_601 5.jpg
i think a lot of people do

[number8]

Yeah, You've Got Mail is in no way forgotten. It consistently makes it into those top romantic comedies lists.

[EvilShoe]

Although the rules to this are arbitrary at best, I don't consider You've Got Mail to belong in here for several reasons:

reunites Tom Hanks & Meg Ryan for a third time
remake of Shop Around the Corner
all downhill from here for Meg RyanI submit
http://awesomebmovies.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Behavior-1.jpg

[Winston*]

Thought of another one:

http://generalmichaelcollins.com/photographs/Michael-Collins-Film.jpg

Neil Jordan, solid director. Really good cast. Michael Collins was interesting enough.

Don't remember a thing about this movie, though. I guess Liam wanted another Oscar. That didn't happen.

Haven't seen the movie since I was studying the period in high school history but I remember this being a really compelling take on Michael Collins' life without too much fabrication in it. I also remember Julia Roberts with a bad Irish accent. Wouldn't mind seeing it again.

Liam doesn't have a first Oscar btw.

[EvilShoe]

Cheers Winston*, this carefully constructed thread is now officially falling apart at the seams.

All this research for nothing. Absolutely nothing. I could've spent my time playing games with my kids and reading them bedtime stories, instead of working on an algorithm that determines these movies based on imdb-scores and page hits.

Now here I am, admitting my defeat while my son calls for his father. Am I even to be called that still, now that you've completely emasculated me?

I hope you enjoy Michael Collins when you get another chance to watch it. I really, really do.

[DavidSeven]

Posted these two together in another thread a while back, but seems apt for this discussion. If you can tell these two movies apart based on pure memory alone, then you are better than I am.

http://l.yimg.com/eb/ymv/us/img/hv/photo/movie_pix/universal_pictures/the_interpreter/theinterpreter_bigposter.jpg

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41SCzBSYQfL.jpg

[DavidSeven]

I actually watched this one:

http://bookofjoe.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/09/13/ijoijoijo.jpg

[baby doll]

I don't care what anyone says, I still love Hereafter, even after three viewings. It's certainly a lot more memorable than this:

http://www.andrewklavan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/true_crime.jpg

Or this:

http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/204880.1020.A.jpg

Or this:

http://www.dvdactive.com/images/news/screenshot/2010/5/invictus2d.jpg

[Watashi]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_z58KxB4fECE/TMzQMM_Cd3I/AAAAAAAAACk/2kvYWPbMxIU/s1600/The+Tourist+Poster.jpg

[Watashi]

Naomi Watts is the Queen of Forgettable Movies:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Nu-Dh8Es55E/TMjZVUDYJuI/AAAAAAAAABc/7TL_9t3m-0M/s400/Fair+Game+%281%29.jpg

http://www.movieposterdb.com/posters/07_10/2006/446755/l_446755_92863f29.jpg

http://hollywoodjesus.com/movie/21_grams/naomi-watts.jpeg

http://cdn-1.nflximg.com/images/6092/1046092.jpg

[Winston*]

http://l.yimg.com/eb/ymv/us/img/hv/photo/movie_pix/universal_pictures/the_interpreter/theinterpreter_bigposter.jpg

I just remember this movie as the one where to play the role of African born interpreter they decided to cast Nicole Kidman.

[Winston*]

http://www.iceposter.com/thumbs/MOV_99a74572_b.jpg

[EvilShoe]

Edward Norton had a couple of these as well. Most unmemorable would be:
http://www.dvdlink.ca/images/Movies%20Covers/1968/9/1214370777_1214748715.jpg
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTMzODg4MjU4OF5BMl5BanBnXk FtZTYwNDAzNTU3._V1._SY317_CR0, 0,214,317_.jpg

[Winston*]

Edward Norton had a couple of these as well. Most unmemorable would be:
http://www.dvdlink.ca/images/Movies%20Covers/1968/9/1214370777_1214748715.jpg
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTMzODg4MjU4OF5BMl5BanBnXk FtZTYwNDAzNTU3._V1._SY317_CR0, 0,214,317_.jpg

http://www.antilabelblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/new-pride-and-glory-poster1.jpg

One of the dumbest taglines I think I've ever seen. What would a policeman be uncovering except for the truth? It might make sense if they were archeologists.

[Winston*]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/93/Bridgeofsanluisreyfilm.jpg

[Qrazy]

http://hollywoodjesus.com/movie/21_grams/naomi-watts.jpeg


21 Grams wasn't forgettable. Flawed but not forgettable.

[Skitch]

It's awful. By far Eastwood's worst.

Seconded.

I really like Body of Lies and The International.

[Kurosawa Fan]

http://www.themoviemind.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/rendition.jpg

[dreamdead]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B002ZG98FU.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Harrison Ford owns these kinds of lists.

And it might be early, but I'll call it on

http://img.scoop.it/KE5jFFuU6hHSrISQHlfCoDl72eJkfb mt4t8yenImKBVaiQDB_Rd1H6kmuBWt ceBJ

[Winston*]

Morgan Freeman edition:

http://www.videomax.com.hk/upload/English%20DVD/English%20DVD-Feast%20of%20Love.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/53/Thickasthievesposter.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2f/Maiden_Heist_Cover.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4e/Contractposter.jpg

[EvilShoe]

Let's not forget the Iraq films:
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjAyNTI1NDg1MV5BMl5BanBnXk FtZTcwNzE2NTg1MQ@@._V1._SY317_ CR1,0,214,317_.jpghttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3619/3347673939_63cb4144af.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QqvfSFxx5rI/TTyMW_lhOdI/AAAAAAAAZh4/KpNVSwRp5-A/s1600/lucky_ones.jpg

[EvilShoe]

See, I don't know if the Freeman ones count. It's hard to call a movie forgettable if you never heard of it in the first place.

[Winston*]

See, I don't know if the Freeman ones count. It's hard to call a movie forgettable if you never heard of it in the first place.

The thread title is movies that exist, not movies I'd heard about and then forgot about hearing about.

[EvilShoe]

The thread title is movies that exist, not movies I'd heard about and then forgot about hearing about.
Curse you, Winston*. To the depths of hell.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Angelina Jolie edition:
http://images.ados.fr/divers/photo/8465287846/dark-movies/beyond-borders-1041210dc4.jpg

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51BQRS5GBCL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

http://www.signis.net/malone/img/wiki_up/Playing-by-Heart-Video-Release-Posters.jpg

[Mysterious Dude]

I saw Playing by Heart for Jon Stewart. He wasn't funny.

[Skitch]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4e/Contractposter.jpg

This was surprisingly decent.

[Irish]

I think it nicely captures the fact that these movies exist.

Also:
http://prime.be/assets/movies/covers/striking_distance.jpg

Bruce Willis has been in a handful of these kinds of things -- The Siege, Tears of the Sun, and .... that movie about the hostage standoff with that weirdly intense kid.

[Neclord]

So we're all pledging to watch and comment on all these now, right?

[Irish]

I actually watched this one:

http://bookofjoe.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/09/13/ijoijoijo.jpg

I've seen this twice --- accidentally, because I completely forgot that I had seen it before. It took me like 20 minutes to realize it.

Same thing happened with one of Jason Statham's movies. I rented it all psyched to see some cop action movie .. Hit play .. Realized after 20 minutes that I had seen it before. (It's the one were he's paired with a gay cop played by Paddy Whatshisname).

[EvilShoe]

Bruce Willis has been in a handful of these kinds of things -- The Siege, Tears of the Sun, and .... that movie about the hostage standoff with that weirdly intense kid.
There's also the one in which he's an abusive dick.
http://avidmysteryreader.files.wordpr ess.com/2012/07/mortal-thoughts.jpg

Similar plot in this:
http://pinartarhan.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/65345-bigger906760the-rich-mans-wife_large.jpg

Which reminds me of other bland erotic fare such as this

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e7/Deception08poster.jpg/220px-Deception08poster.jpg

[Irish]

@EvilShoe :lol: I've never even heard of that Jackman movie before today.

Are all these from the same period? Seems like a lot of them are modeled on bigger successes like Sleeping with the Enemy, Kiss the Girls and The Last Boy Scout.

[Qrazy]

@EvilShoe :lol: I've never even heard of that Jackman movie before today.

Are all these from the same period? Seems like a lot of them are modeled on bigger successes like Sleeping with the Enemy, Kiss the Girls and The Last Boy Scout.

Big successes? Never heard of these films.

[EvilShoe]

@EvilShoe :lol: I've never even heard of that Jackman movie before today.

Are all these from the same period? Seems like a lot of them are modeled on bigger successes like Sleeping with the Enemy, Kiss the Girls and The Last Boy Scout.
'91, '94, '08.

I think Rich Man's Wife was trying to do that Basic Instinct kind of thing. No idea who decided Deception was a good idea.

[EvilShoe]

Big successes? Never heard of these films.
Seriously? Kiss The Girls was succesfull enough to get a sequel, and Sleeping with the Enemy solidified Julia Roberts' career.

[Irish]

'91, '94, '08.

I think Rich Man's Wife was trying to do that Basic Instinct kind of thing. No idea who decided Deception was a good idea.
Nice! They actually predate those other movies. That's interesting.

Suddenly reminded of The Bone Collector:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/31/Bone_collector_poster.jpg

Seen it. No memory of it.

[Qrazy]

Seriously? Kiss The Girls was succesfull enough to get a sequel, and Sleeping with the Enemy solidified Julia Roberts' career.

Shrug. I have not heard one person mention either of those films in the last 10 years of my being an avid film viewer. The latter makes sense that I never would have heard of it because I was 6 years old when it came out. The former I have heard of the sequel but not the original.

[number8]

I saw Feast of Love, and I find it very memorable because there's a scene where Morgan Freeman smiles proudly as he watches two teenagers have sex in the middle of a football field. It's kind of unforgettable.

[number8]

Bruce Willis has been in a handful of these kinds of things -- The Siege, Tears of the Sun, and .... that movie about the hostage standoff with that weirdly intense kid.

...Hostage?

[Irish]

Big successes? Never heard of these films.

Sleeping with the Enemy got a lot of attention because it was the first movie Julia Roberts did after Pretty Woman.

Kiss the Girls was Ashley Judd's commercial breakout. She got positive critical notice for Ruby in Paradise, then was paired with Morgan Freeman (post Shawshank) in a thriller based on a popular novel by James Patterson. She then went on to star in several similar thrillers. (There's one with Ewan McGregor called Eye of the Beholder which is just God awful).

As Shoe notes, the pair made another movie afterwards too -- and the character played by Freeman (Alex Cross) was recently featured in a 'reboot' attempt.

[Thirdmango]

Kiss The Girls was the first R rated movie I ever saw that wasn't edited for television. I saw it at Sven's house.

[number8]

It's kind of blowing my mind a bit that you've never heard of Kiss the Girls, Qrazy.

[Irish]

...Hostage?

:lol: I thought that might be it, but then I second guessed myself, thinking the title wouldn't be that obvious.

[Winston*]

:lol: I thought that might be it, but then I second guessed myself, thinking the title wouldn't be that obvious.

"...I think it was called The Bus that Couldn't Slow Down"

[number8]

:lol: I thought that might be it, but then I second guessed myself, thinking the title wouldn't be that obvious.

I was also trying to figure out if the weirdly intense kid refers to Ben Foster or Willis' daughter.

[Irish]

I was also trying to figure out if the weirdly intense kid refers to Ben Foster or Willis' daughter.
Ben Foster. First thing I saw him in & I thought he was just fantastic.

[number8]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/09/Unforgettable_dvd_cover.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fc/Ask_the_dust_film.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/aa/The_Libertine_film.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/49/Astronaut_farmer.jpg

http://www.mattsmoviereviews.net/Images/knightanddayposter04.jpg

[Qrazy]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/09/Unforgettable_dvd_cover.jpg


A priceless selection.

[Winston*]

I thought The Libertine was worthwhile.

[Grouchy]

Yeah, Kiss the Girls and Sleeping with the Enemy are fairly famous films. They used to be on TV all the time, at the very least.

I tend to hate this forgettable fare a lot more than honest bad movies. I HATED The Visitor and The Interpreter, for example.

[Mr. Pink]

http://www.impawards.com/1999/posters/october_sky_ver2.jpg

I'm mentioning this not because it's mediocre, but because it's awesome and I don't think I've ever seen it mentioned anywhere.

I stumbled onto it and got mad I didn't know it existed before then.

[Boner M]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/93/Bridgeofsanluisreyfilm.jpg
Holy shit

[Boner M]

Self-reflexive title double feature:

http://www.movieposterdb.com/posters/06_01/2005/0417217/l_83222_0417217_0651fc12.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c9/Paycheck_filmposter.jpg

[Boner M]

Gotta say, though, working in a Blockbuster (still...) puts a new perspective on this thread. Fracture is a popular favorite among customers.

[Derek]

So we're all pledging to watch and comment on all these now, right?

B-side and Rowland have that covered. It'll be nice to see which of these are underrated gems.

[Boner M]

Forest Whittaker post-Crash ensemble piece edition:

http://www.iwatchstuff.com/2008/01/07/air-that-i-breathe-poster.jpg

http://www.movieposterdb.com/posters/10_05/2008/948547/l_948547_75a9da83.jpg

[Boner M]

Directed by Steve Buscemi edition:

http://www.cd4sell.com/PRODUCTS/Interview_DVD-Steve_Buscemi-Sienna_Miller.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/ca/Lonesome_Jim_DVD_cover.jpg/220px-Lonesome_Jim_DVD_cover.jpg

(actually, are either of these any good?)

[Dead & Messed Up]

https://netflix.hs.llnwd.net/e1/images/1713/1091713.jpg

I can't find the source, but supposedly a reviewer offered this brilliant review:

"No, she isn't."

[number8]

Interview is not good.

[transmogrifier]

This thread fails because it contains Disturbing Behaviour and The Tourist, two absolute pieces of crap that have had their awfulness seared into my brain. Forgettable? I wish.

[Sven]

Kiss The Girls was the first R rated movie I ever saw that wasn't edited for television. I saw it at Sven's house.

I don't think I've seen this. Was I there? Did you sneak into my house to watch this movie?

[Dead & Messed Up]

http://crujonessociety.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/k-pax.jpg

[Watashi]

Here's some that I've actually seen!

http://www.ioncinema.com/old/images/upload/movie_833_poster.jpg

http://img2.targetimg2.com/wcsstore/TargetSAS//img/p/11/34/11346617.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_R5eSeuKwB2A/TSxwe9OE4wI/AAAAAAAAB7k/5jYzX0n3H6Q/bobby%2B2006.jpg

[transmogrifier]

Here's the true test of forgettable - just post the title and see how many can even remember who was in it, let alone what it was about:

Catch a Fire
People I Know
The Safety of Objects
Paradise Road
City by the Sea
88 Minutes

Disclaimer: I haven't seen any of these. Except maybe City by the Sea. I can't remember.

[Watashi]

I remember Catch a Fire. Tim Robbins was in it.

[Boner M]

Shitty-DV Sundance 2002 film edition:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/77/Personal_velocity_poster.jpg/220px-Personal_velocity_poster.jpg

http://wpc.556e.edgecastcdn.net/80556E/img.teasers.posters/FIoxbuqov4RLru_1_c.jpg

[Dead & Messed Up]

I've never seen the flick, but I respect Oscar's taste in women.

[Boner M]

Was gonna do Kyra Sedgwick edition but I looked at her IMDb filmography and my brain exploded from the rush of fuzzy, vague DVD cover memories.

[number8]

Here's the true test of forgettable - just post the title and see how many can even remember who was in it, let alone what it was about:

Catch a Fire
People I Know
The Safety of Objects
Paradise Road
City by the Sea
88 Minutes

Disclaimer: I haven't seen any of these. Except maybe City by the Sea. I can't remember.


City by the Sea is the movie where James Franco delivers a better performance than Robert De Niro.

88 Minutes is the Al Pacino movie that led to Jon Avnet getting him and De Niro together.

Speaking of, Righteous Kill deserves a special place for managing to be completely and utterly forgettable despite the fact that it has a historic pairing.

[transmogrifier]

Was gonna do Kyra Sedgwick edition but I looked at her IMDb filmography and my brain exploded from the rush of fuzzy, vague DVD cover memories.

Imagine her poor dutiful family slogging their way through her filmography.

"God, another one? When's this Hollywood discrimination against older actresses gonna kick in?"

"I can't do it. I'm gonna skip Christmas this year so I don't have to pretend anymore."

[Boner M]

Too easy, but: Lasse Halstrom ca. 2005 edition

http://www.joblo.com/posters/images/full/2005-unfinished_life-1.jpg

http://movi.ca/im/mio/casanovacasanova9949974.jpg

[number8]

Al Pacino's actually a good source for the past decade.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bZUu0ys4DSk/UEIDyYLXQlI/AAAAAAAAADA/wQCXxxTe_-A/s1600/3PbJV.jpg

http://0.tqn.com/d/movies/1/0/d/r/1/therecruitpubj.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w206/ByteCollectors/Twoforthemoney.jpg

[Boner M]

I've neglected to mentions films that embody 'forgettable' so immensely they become memorable...

http://i43.tower.com/images/mm113629404/domestic-disturbance-john-travolta-dvd-cover-art.jpg

..."quintessential", even.

[Winston*]

Forest Whittaker post-Crash ensemble piece edition:

http://www.iwatchstuff.com/2008/01/07/air-that-i-breathe-poster.jpg

http://www.movieposterdb.com/posters/10_05/2008/948547/l_948547_75a9da83.jpg


Your second image isn't working. Which one of these is it?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/47/Even_money.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a4/American_gun_poster.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8e/Powder_blue.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/12/Winged_creatures_ver2.jpg

[Boner M]

It's working for me, but the film is Fragments, which is the title Winged Creatures goes under in the UK. I prefer the former, as it conveys what I imagine is the fragmented narrative of the film.

[Irish]

City by Sea

Made me think of Salton Sea:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/89/Salton_sea_poster.jpg

[Boner M]

Facing away on the poster... so punk!

[Pop Trash]

This thread just makes me realize how different cinephiles approach movies compared to the general public. Like Boner, I used to work in a video store (not Blockbuster thankfully) and a lot of these were pretty big renters. The Salton Sea (which one of my friends w/good movie taste liked) and The Door in the Floor esp.

[Mr. McGibblets]

S1mone is such a ridiculously bad movie. They develop a holographic person and then in an effort to drum up publicity - decide to hide that fact from the public.

[EvilShoe]

An Unfinished Life and Bridge of something something win so far.

[EvilShoe]

Kevin Spacey edition:
http://www.movieposterdb.com/posters/08_02/2000/160611/l_160611_6faefa04.jpg
http://sharetv.org/images/posters/the_shipping_news_2001.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6sdxZmC-r9A/TOFe3lLGacI/AAAAAAAAAlo/BZZL6vBLaGc/s1600/51UyWAp71dL.jpg
http://www.gayworld.be/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/midnight-in-the-garden-of-good-and-evil.jpg

Actually, Eastwood seems to be a pro at making forgettable fluff.

[Irish]

Two of those movies were based on best selling novels and another was Spacey's directorial debut.

Try to stay on topic, Shoe. ;)

[EvilShoe]

Two of those movies were based on best selling novels and another was Spacey's directorial debut.

Try to stay on topic, Shoe. ;)
Bit more obscure then...

http://i.neoseeker.com/boxshots/TW92aWVzL0RyYW1h/american_heart_frontcover_larg e_JWJkJAKOLRl7T6q.jpg

http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/249194.1020.A.jpg

http://www.ourrelease.org/bittorrent/upimg/120624/1_111251.jpg

[EvilShoe]

http://joethemnmovieman.files.wordpre ss.com/2012/06/final_analysis1.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2jliaR0G0oY/Td_Vn90LdwI/AAAAAAAADes/-55T3jcK8CY/s1600/jennifer_eight_ver1.jpg

[baby doll]

http://s3.media.squarespace.com/production/465215/5338238/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/6a00d8341c630a53ef0120a69a8baf 970b.jpg

[Grouchy]

"No Hotlinking Please" seems to be a favorite.

[MadMan]

Body of Lies.I liked that movie.

You've Got Mail was okay. Striking Distance is bad, but its hilarious and entertaining regardless.

Space Cowboys was decent. Old People in Space FTW


I saw Feast of Love, and I find it very memorable because there's a scene where Morgan Freeman smiles proudly as he watches two teenagers have sex in the middle of a football field. It's kind of unforgettable.That's unintentionally hilarious.

I liked Crazy Heart, but I'll admit its kind of forgettable.

Going through this thread I realized how many of these movies I actually know about. I'm not sure if that's a good thing...

[Skitch]

This thread just makes me realize how different cinephiles approach movies compared to the general public. Like Boner, I used to work in a video store (not Blockbuster thankfully) and a lot of these were pretty big renters. The Salton Sea (which one of my friends w/good movie taste liked) and The Door in the Floor esp.

I really like The Salton Sea.

[EyesWideOpen]

I'll never forget Domestic Disturbance. Not because I've seen it but because the poster was hanging in the Blockbuster bathroom I worked at for two years. Having to stare into Travolta's eyes as I peed is something I can never undo.

[Boner M]

Having to stare into Travolta's eyes as I peed is something I can never undo.
If I wasn't so anal about my sig's rating-space, I'd sig this.

[NickGlass]

Directed by Steve Buscemi edition:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/ca/Lonesome_Jim_DVD_cover.jpg/220px-Lonesome_Jim_DVD_cover.jpg

(actually, are either of these any good?)

This one is not.

[NickGlass]

Remember this huge AOL ad?

http://d2oz5j6ef5tbf6.cloudfront.net/cd/large/You_ve_got_mail_Varese)VSD_601 5.jpg

You recognize that this is considered an enduring classic, right?

[Yxklyx]

I really liked Norton's Down in the Valley - one of my favorites from the last decade.

[Watashi]

I'll never forget Domestic Disturbance. Not because I've seen it but because the poster was hanging in the Blockbuster bathroom I worked at for two years. Having to stare into Travolta's eyes as I peed is something I can never undo.

Just be thankful it wasn't this poster:

http://www.impawards.com/2008/posters/bangkok_dangerous.jpg

[Irish]

http://www.ourrelease.org/bittorrent/upimg/120624/1_111251.jpg

Jagged Edge was a big, big hit on its release, but you're right it's not talked about today.

Which brings up an interesting question. Are "movies that exist" movies that were obscure in release and just stayed that way? Or can a movie that was widely seen & popular in its day qualify a few decades later?

Like, Marty and The Greatest Show on Earth both won Ocars (and Marty is actually a good little film) but I can't remember hearing anybody ever talk about them.

Are they "movies that exist" now?

[number8]

I think it's just movies that make you go, "Oh yeah, that was a movie."

[Dead & Messed Up]

I think they're films that are nondescript and vaguely titled and inexplicably packed with stars.

[MadMan]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51EDKD3077L.jpg

This one comes to mind. I even saw it in theaters as a kid. I recall it being okay and well, forgettable.

[EyesWideOpen]

The Cutting Edge has a pretty decent following of fans. I don't think it fits in this category. Not to mention Moira Kelly in this is adorable.

[EvilShoe]

Again, arbitrary rules, but for me "movies that exist" are films that boost a certain pedigree, and had a certain amount of buzz surrounding them when released, yet people seem to have forgotten about completely now.

If rated properly some of these could be considered good, some bad. I just see them as movies no one can be bothered to do a write-up about.

Something like Gossip. It's a shit movie, but not awful enough for me to go on a rant about. It's just there. No one cares, either way.

[amberlita]

The Cutting Edge is awesome.

I think Jim Caviezel is the male Naomi Watts of these kinds of movies.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e396/amberlita21/220px-Frequency_film.jpg

[MadMan]

The Cutting Edge has a pretty decent following of fans. I don't think it fits in this category. Not to mention Moira Kelly in this is adorable.Huh, I didn't know that the movie had a following.

[Mr. Pink]

Something like Gossip. It's a shit movie, but not awful enough for me to go on a rant about. It's just there. No one cares, either way.

Ha. That's one of the first movies I thought of when I saw this thread.

[Kurosawa Fan]

http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTUwOTE5NjA5MV5BMl5BanBnXk FtZTcwMTcyNjk4Nw@@._V1._SY317_ CR0,0,214,317_.jpg

http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMzY1MTIyNDg4MF5BMl5BanBnXk FtZTcwODQ4MTEzMw@@._V1._SY317_ .jpg

[Yum-Yum]

The Cutting Edge is awesome.

Toe pick!

[amberlita]

Toe pick!

Oh my god, I'm not entirely unconvinced you're not my sister right now.


(wow. terrible syntax in that sentence but i refuse to change it.)

[Gamblor]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2fzicfw3H1qhsyiho1_500 .jpg

[eternity]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2fzicfw3H1qhsyiho1_500 .jpg

DING DING DING

[Mal]

http://content7.flixster.com/movie/10/87/12/10871261_det.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/48/Body_of_lies_poster.jpg/220px-Body_of_lies_poster.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/47/A_Good_Year.jpg/220px-A_Good_Year.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/State_of_Play_theatrical_poste r.jpg/220px-State_of_Play_theatrical_poste r.jpg
http://content9.flixster.com/movie/11/15/27/11152771_det.jpg

[baby doll]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2fzicfw3H1qhsyiho1_500 .jpgWas this ever released?

Also, did anyone mention this yet?

http://img.filmsactu.net/datas/films/t/h/the-assassination-of-richard-nixon/xl/46f8ca2a84361.jpg

[Gamblor]

Came out here, at least, over three years ago.

[Dukefrukem]

The Cutting Edge is awesome.

I think Jim Caviezel is the male Naomi Watts of these kinds of movies.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e396/amberlita21/220px-Frequency_film.jpg

I think I like this movie...

[Dukefrukem]

http://content7.flixster.com/movie/10/87/12/10871261_det.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/48/Body_of_lies_poster.jpg/220px-Body_of_lies_poster.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/47/A_Good_Year.jpg/220px-A_Good_Year.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/State_of_Play_theatrical_poste r.jpg/220px-State_of_Play_theatrical_poste r.jpg
http://content9.flixster.com/movie/11/15/27/11152771_det.jpg

LOL, I haven't see any of these either.

[Winston*]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NO9x2Tpgw7M/T43Rx_9H2fI/AAAAAAAABUE/S7ASX2d7E40/s1600/DVDlonely+hearts.jpg

[transmogrifier]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2fzicfw3H1qhsyiho1_500 .jpg

I've never heard of this movie. Ever.

But then again, maybe I have. And I have completely blanked it from my memory. Making it the perfect choice for this thread.

But how do I know which is the case? Is there any difference between once knowing something and forgetting it, and never knowing it in the first place?

Philosophical crisis going on over here.

[Mr. McGibblets]

For some reason, I own this movie:

http://www.iceposter.com/thumbs/MOV_142a78ad_b.jpg

[Skitch]

Me too! Haha!

[baby doll]

Anything with Thandie Newton in it can't be a complete waste of time.

http://musicandcelebrities.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/crash.jpg

[MadMan]

I discovered thanks to the previews before Safety Guaranteed out on DVD/Blu Ray the following movie with Gerald Butler:

http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTY1MTU1OTA5NF5BMl5BanBnXk FtZTcwNTM1MTQyOA@@._V1._SY317_ .jpg

Funny enough this could be decent, maybe. I smell mediocrity though.

[Boner M]

baby doll, you're not very good at this.

[Winston*]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/59/Arthur_and_the_Invisibles_post er.jpg

[Dead & Messed Up]

In addition to Russell Crowe, Gerard Butler's getting good at making these movies:

http://cdn01.cdn.justjared.com/wp-content/uploads/headlines/2012/08/gerard-butler-playing-for-keeps-trailer-poster-stills.jpg

http://www.nordicposters.com/p2/ugly_truth_09_u.jpg

http://girliegossip.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/ps-i-love-you-big.jpg

[Irish]

@boner pretty sure baby doll was making a joke, ie Crash isn't a "movie that exists" but it should be.

@damu the ugly truth generated over $200 mil on a reported $40 mil budget. Lotsa people saw that one, lotsa people talked about it. Maybe Butler's pairing with Jennifer Anniston be a better fit. (that was him , wasn't it?)

[Dead & Messed Up]

@damu the ugly truth generated over $200 mil on a reported $40 mil budget. Lotsa people saw that one, lotsa people talked about it. Maybe Butler's pairing with Jennifer Anniston be a better fit. (that was him , wasn't it?)

The Bounty Hunter cumed $140 mil ww against $40 mil exp. And adjusted for inflation, your earlier contribution The Bone Collector cumed $230+ mil against $70 mil cost.

The point of the thread is that nobody cares about these movies. "Lotsa people saw it"? So? Lotsa people saw Monsters vs. Aliens. Does anybody give a monkey's nut about it now?

[Irish]

The Bounty Hunter cumed $140 mil ww against $40 mil exp. And adjusted for inflation, your earlier contribution The Bone Collector cumed $230+ mil against $70 mil cost.

The point of the thread is that nobody cares about these movies. "Lotsa people saw it"? So? Lotsa people saw Monsters vs. Aliens. Does anybody give a monkey's nut about it now?

Whoa, relax. My read on the idea was similar to yours, except I thought "movies that exist" really needed to be productions that came and went without little to no notice. (Gamblor's entry above is a perfect example).

From that angle, popular movies don't fit. And "The Ugly Truth" was a widely seen and discussed, no matter what anyone here thinks of it. That's all I was trying to suggest.

If you're making a distinction between "movies that nobody cares about" and "movies that nobody on Match Cut cares about," that's a different story. Personally, I think it's a bit less interesting.

[Mr. McGibblets]

I'll bet no one cares about The Ugly Truth anymore.

[Dead & Messed Up]

My read on the idea was similar to yours, except I thought "movies that exist" really needed to be productions that came and went without little to no notice. (Gamblor's entry above is a perfect example).

See, I saw it differently. Gamblor's example points up a different sort of film, in that Fireflies in the Garden didn't just come out to little fanfare - it came out to no fanfare whatsoever. It was unceremoniously shat out by the studio into a tiny number of screens, most likely to satisfy a contractual obligation for theatrical release. I don't think this is as much fun: almost nobody remembers it because almost nobody had the opportunity to remember it.

I think it's more fascinating to see films that we can't remember that nonetheless got a push, and got talented (mileage may vary) A-listers, and opened on big screen counts, and did a fair bit of business, and then get condemned to apathy a week after arrival, doomed to a sad legacy of late-night TNT fests, where people of almost any stripe click on the info button and remember that, yes, that was a movie that existed.

[amberlita]

I've never heard of this movie. Ever.

But then again, maybe I have. And I have completely blanked it from my memory. Making it the perfect choice for this thread.

But how do I know which is the case? Is there any difference between once knowing something and forgetting it, and never knowing it in the first place?

Philosophical crisis going on over here.

:lol:

I'm still floored over the revelation that Fireflies in the Garden exists. I've now watched a trailer, read a synopsis, read a bad review and found on Boxofficemojo that this thing was released in November 2011 and made $70,000. It really happened! Where the hell did this thing come from? I'd like a poll of Match-cut to see how many people knew this movie existed before Gamblor posted it. Cannot possibly be more than 4% of the posting population who knew.

[Irish]

I think it's more fascinating to see films that we can't remember that nonetheless got a push, and got talented (mileage may vary) A-listers, and opened on big screen counts, and did a fair bit of business, and then get condemned to apathy a week after arrival, doomed to a sad legacy of late-night TNT fests, where people of almost any stripe click on the info button and remember that, yes, that was a movie that existed.

My only issue with that take is that it casts too wide a net. Half the movies made with big stars would fall into the category (and with someone like Nicolas Cage, that percentage might rise to ninety or so).

It also depends too much on generational reference points and ignorance. If you were born in 1995, than the early films of Jeff Bridges and Harvey Keitel might feel downright obscure to you, no matter how well known they really are. Likewise, Qrazy's ignorance of Kiss the Girls or Shoe's ignorance of Jagged Edge is independent of their impact.

If you're extending the category to be more-or-less "forgotten" movies, then you up talking about a majority of most films that are ever made.

Most of what people create becomes less important over time.

[MadMan]

In addition to Russell Crowe, Gerard Butler's getting good at making these movies:

http://cdn01.cdn.justjared.com/wp-content/uploads/headlines/2012/08/gerard-butler-playing-for-keeps-trailer-poster-stills.jpgHeh I mentioned that movie in my post above yours, but the link doesn't show up. :pritch:

[Winston*]

If you're extending the category to be more-or-less "forgotten" movies, then you up talking about a majority of most films that are ever made.


Wouldn't want to let the category of 'movies that exist' get too broad.

[Dead & Messed Up]

My only issue with that take is that it casts too wide a net.

This is why my original post carried over my agitation - because it's a silly-ass thread, and the variety of responses made it clear we were casting a wide net, and I wasn't expecting someone to step in and vouchsafe my contributions with box office statistics and the meaningless vagary of "lotsa people."

Maybe part of this agitation is simply my incredulity that someone would say, "Hey now, let's not diminish the cultural permeation of The Ugly Truth."

[Irish]

This is why my original post carried over my agitation - because it's a silly-ass thread, and the variety of responses made it clear we were casting a wide net, and I wasn't expecting someone to step in and vouchsafe my contributions with box office statistics and the meaningless vagary of "lotsa people."

I think it's more fun than straight up silly, and an interesting topic for discussion around movies. (And yeah, getting contradicted can be annoying. I get that.)

But if all answers are permissible, then why did half dozen people jump on Duke when he suggested You've Got Mail? Or check Qrazy when he impled Kiss the Girls was obscure?

I don't -- and didn't -- mean to pick in you, Damu, but even if you vehemently disagree with a post, isn't that ultimately more interesting than a forum where everyone constantly agrees and parrots opinions back to one another?


Maybe part of this agitation is simply my incredulity that someone would say, "Hey now, let's not diminish the cultural permeation of The Ugly Truth."

My 'meaningless vagaries' (now who's fact checking?) were based in the dozen or so articles I read at the time of this movie's release, mostly by female journalists and feminist bloggers, decrying its crudity and shitty worldview.

The box office citation was meant to point out that, holy shit, a lot of freaking people paid to see this movie in the theaters, despite its 14% rotten critical pasting.

A movie isn't forgotten simply because M-C didn't see it or talk about it.

[Dead & Messed Up]

But if all answers are permissible, then why did half dozen people jump on Duke when he suggested You've Got Mail? Or check Qrazy when he impled Kiss the Girls was obscure?

Casting a wide net doesn't mean casting an ocean-sized net. There were some barometers people were working off of, like critical acclaim and significant popular success that extends beyond what simple market saturation can accomplish.


I don't -- and didn't -- mean to pick in you, Damu, but even if you vehemently disagree with a post, isn't that ultimately more interesting than a forum where everyone constantly agrees and parrots opinions back to one another?

It's not like there's no middle ground. We debated in good spirits regarding Miss Maddow a few days back. My confusion was that your rejoinder seemed out of place and inconsistent. On the latter point...


My 'meaningless vagaries' (now who's fact checking?)

I pointed that out because of the immediate discordance between empirical statistics and anecdotes. It was like hearing someone say, "You don't think McGwire is a good baseball player? The man hits 36.4 homers per season, and some folks talk about him." My brain got whiplash.

[Grouchy]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NO9x2Tpgw7M/T43Rx_9H2fI/AAAAAAAABUE/S7ASX2d7E40/s1600/DVDlonely+hearts.jpg
This film is notable for being the complete Hollywoodization of a true crime story already covered with more truth by the film Deep Crimson.

The film is so Hollywood that the morbidly obese woman is played by Salma Hayek.

[Sycophant]

It feels like now is the time to admit a friend and I contributed about $15 to The Ugly Truth's gross. I'd say I regret it if it hadn't given us several hours of fun conversation over the years.

[Watashi]

Richard Gere edition:

http://www.movieposterdb.com/posters/08_06/2007/455782/l_455782_05a491e4.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0c/The_Hoax_film_poster.jpg

http://www.impawards.com/2004/posters/shall_we_dance_ver2.jpg

http://cdn.teenhollywood.com/albums/brooklyns-finest-movie-posters/brooklyns-finest-movie-poster-338x500.jpg

http://www.impawards.com/2011/posters/double.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xIRgmoC5Riw/UBX9jNkT4oI/AAAAAAAADOo/shIJKCZrhns/s1600/Hachiko+poster.jpg

[Winston*]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6a/Ameliaposter09.jpg

[Watashi]

To be fair, Richard Gere's entire filmography post 1980 could have fit in here.

[Winston*]

The response section on Hachi: A Dog's Tale's Wikipedia page seems to dispute its inclusion in this thread:


Critically acclaimed all over with great response. It is considered one of the saddest movies ever made

[Mara]

I have seen a weird number of these films. I blame insomnia and working at a video store in the late 90's.

How bout this?

http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/211425.1020.A.jpg

[Skitch]

Brooklyn's Finest was surprisingly good.

[transmogrifier]

Brooklyn's Finest was surprisingly good.

Oh no. No, no, no.

No, no, no, no, no.

[Skitch]

Oh no. No, no, no.

No, no, no, no, no.

Ahhhhh you hate everything. :)

[transmogrifier]

Ahhhhh you hate everything. :)

My pornography addiction begs to differ.

[Derek]

http://oldies.s3.amazonaws.com/i/boxart/simu/12/031398127291.jpg

In which Sam Rockwell's moustache does a spot on interpretation of Sam Elliott's.

[Boner M]

Wim Wenders edition

http://0.tqn.com/d/movies/1/0/5/T/8/dontcomeknockingposter.jpg

http://www.readthespirit.com/storage/0904%20Land%20of%20Plenty%20DV D.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSI ON=1315158334429

http://www.filmposters.it/imgposter/grandi/the-million-dollar-hotel.jpg

http://s3.amazonaws.com/plexus_ent/posters/original/movie_34202.jpg

[Grouchy]

Million Dollar Hotel is so lame.

Most of Wenders work is pretty much under the radar. I saw The State of Things recently, with Sam Fuller playing a cameraman, and I don't think I'd heard of that film even once before.

[Ezee E]

So, what's the November/December movie that's going to "exist" in 2014??

[Watashi]

So, what's the November/December movie that's going to "exist" in 2014??

http://wpc.556e.edgecastcdn.net/80556E/img.site/PH8byMcyNtCEbh_1_m.jpg

http://www.joblo.com/posters/images/full/parental-guidance-poster.jpg

[Irish]

Imagine what kind of deformed homunculus would be spring from the loins of Billy Crystal and Bette Midler IRL.

[Russ]

Am I alone in being positively creeped out by pretty much all aging actors who spend waaaaay too much money on plastic surgery in an effort to stay eternally young?

Whatever happened to aging gracefully?

[Derek]

So, what's the November/December movie that's going to "exist" in 2014??

http://www.impawards.com/2012/posters/playing_for_keeps.jpg


When Gerard Butler makes a rom-com, it's a slam dunk movie that exists:

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSXv4MW-BaHLFgl-iB5s3PbvG_-rFG_aRA-FA1h4eSzPbXbwLKGkBGYetnZ

http://thecia.com.au/reviews/u/images/ugly-truth-poster-1.jpg

http://www.impawards.com/2007/posters/p_s_i_love_you.jpg

[NickGlass]

Holiday edition of "Movies that exist":

http://s3.amazonaws.com/plexus_ent/posters/original/movie_40280.jpg

[Gizmo]

http://images.zap2it.com/images/movie-9455355/a-christmas-story-2.jpg

[baby doll]

Million Dollar Hotel is so lame.Agreed.


Most of Wenders work is pretty much under the radar. I saw The State of Things recently, with Sam Fuller playing a cameraman, and I don't think I'd heard of that film even once before.Although it didn't make as big of a splash as Paris, Texas or Wings of Desire, it did win the Golden Lion. That's not nothing. In any event, to my tastes it's one of Wenders' very best.

[Grouchy]

Although it didn't make as big of a splash as Paris, Texas or Wings of Desire, it did win the Golden Lion. That's not nothing. In any event, to my tastes it's one of Wenders' very best.
It's very good! Admittedly something strictly for film buffs, though. I don't think anyone who isn't crazy about cinema will get much out of it.

[Ivan Drago]

Two "movies that exist" are nominated for Best Comedy at the Golden Globes this year: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and Salmon Fishing in the Yemen.

[Fezzik]

http://images.zap2it.com/images/movie-9455355/a-christmas-story-2.jpg

Wait...is this really a thing?

[Boner M]

This post was a poster of the 2007 animated film TMNT. It has been removed due to security conflicts with Google Chrome and potential malware.

-Raiders

[Kurosawa Fan]

Just read today that this movie exists:

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4/mike3245/impostor_zps1891c656.jpg

[Skitch]

I quite enjoyed Imposter. Nice little gem in the rough.

[Kurious Jorge v3.1]

Million Dollar Hotel is so lame.


As lame as it is, there are some amazingly poetic scenes in it that are almost Carax-esque.

[Neclord]

I thought about

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/6452/anonymousposter.jpg

...which got me thinking of

http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/3717/elizabeththegoldenage.jpg

[Izzy Black]

love this thread

[Izzy Black]

Funny thing is that 90% of the movies on Netflix watch instant are like this. Looking for a popular critical darling? Netflix probably doesn't have it. Looking for a straight-to-video ABC Family Christmas special with once-famous-A-list stars and no RT consensus because only 2 critics saw the movie but neither bothered rating it? Netflix probably has what you're looking for. (A lot of the movies mentioned in this thread are on watch instant but your year-end favorites are probably nowhere to be found).

By the way, these movies exist:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/65/Possessionfilm.jpg/220px-Possessionfilm.jpg

http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjAxNTUxMDcyMl5BMl5BanBnXk FtZTcwNDExNzcxMQ@@._V1_SY317_C R3,0,214,317_.jpg

http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjExOTk3MTcwNV5BMl5BanBnXk FtZTcwMjk1NDU2Nw@@._V1_SY317_C R0,0,214,317_.jpg

This next cinematic masterwork grossed a whopping $30 at the box office:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fb/Zyzzyx_Road_movie_poster.jpg

Oh, and most of Heather Grahams career

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/Adrift-in-manhattanposter.jpg/220px-Adrift-in-manhattanposter.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3e/MissConceptionCover.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d8/Babyonboardfilmposter1.jpg

Both of the above films have plots about having a baby and came out in the same year. I'm not sure if Graham was trying to tell someone something or what.

[DavidSeven]

Heather Graham is totally an actress that exists.

[D_Davis]

Just read today that this movie exists:

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4/mike3245/impostor_zps1891c656.jpg

The Director's/Unrated cut is pretty good. Definitely one of the better PKD adaptations.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Heather Graham is totally an actress that exists.

That's a stretch.

[Winston*]

2013 contenders

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b4/Broken_City_Poster.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/02/Dead_Man_Down_Theatrical_Poste r.jpg

[Winston*]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/03/Gangster_Squad_Poster.jpg

[Derek]

2013 contenders

http://www.comingsoon.net/gallery/91840/Olympus_Has_Fallen_30.jpg

[Rowland]

The Director's/Unrated cut is pretty good. Definitely one of the better PKD adaptations.I've only seen the theatrical cut, and all I remember is the ending being hilarious.

[D_Davis]

I don't remember the ending at all.

[Neclord]

Turns out, Gary Sinise was the impostor the whole time. Then he explodes.

[EvilShoe]

http://www.movieguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/8953.jpg

[NickGlass]

Holiday kids movie.

http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2011/11/Hugo-Poster.jpg

[Watashi]

Uh, yeah. Hugo does NOT belong on here.

Now Runner, Runner. That movie exists.

[Winston*]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f0/Two_guns_poster.jpg

[eternity]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f4/Closed_Circuit_film.jpg

[MadMan]

Uh, yeah. Hugo does NOT belong on here.

Now Runner, Runner. That movie exists.Seconded and seconded.

[Pop Trash]

Holiday kids movie.


FFS Nick. No.

[Sycophant]

http://www.movieguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/8953.jpg

It's hard to think of a movie I saw at least a dozen times in my youth as a "Movie that exists," but if you've never heard about it or only vaguely remember it from a trailer on a VHS tape in 1997, I guess it probably is, and I guess that's most people's experience?

[Izzy Black]

Not sure if I'd count it either. I saw it back in '97 and I saw it not long ago on Netflix. It's not a particularly great movie or anything, but I like Michelle Pfeiffer.

[Irish]

It's hard to think of a movie I saw at least a dozen times in my youth as a "Movie that exists," but if you've never heard about it or only vaguely remember it from a trailer on a VHS tape in 1997, I guess it probably is, and I guess that's most people's experience?

Need to know two things then, since you're well familiar:

1) How the hell did you manage to see this movie a dozen times?!

2) What, exactly, is up with George Clooney's hair in that poster?

[Izzy Black]

lolz

[Winston*]

2) What, exactly, is up with George Clooney's hair in that poster?

Clooney was rocking the Caesar cut in the 90s. Had it all through ER.

[number8]

Yeah, he even wore that same hair cut as a badass criminal in From Dusk Till Dawn.

Guess for what role he first cropped his hair short the way he's known now? Yep, Bruce Wayne.

[Sycophant]

The hair question's been answered, but as for how I've seen it so much, I was raised in a household where we watched movies often, but as a family nothing over a PG rating. Also, a house with a mother and two sisters. I saw a lot of romcoms and Disney movies over and over again. A dozen may be undershooting.

I remember as far as the contemporary romcoms we watched all the time, this was a pretty good one. No While You Were Sleeping, but pretty fun.

[EvilShoe]

http://mybyzantine.files.wordpress.co m/2010/10/agora_movie.jpg

[Neclord]

http://www.untrainedhousewife.com/wp-content/uploads/2003/05/in-love-and-war-movie.jpg

[Mysterious Dude]

I love Agora. :sad:

[Yxklyx]

I love Agora. :sad:

Looks good - queued it up.

[EvilShoe]

Of the ones I've listed in this thread, Agora is the first movie where I had absolutely no idea it existed. I was just checking out Amenabar's imdb page to see if he had done anything after Mar Adentro. Might check it out.

[Izzy Black]

I saw Agora on Netflix long time ago. Netflix is giving a lot of recognition to movies that exist.

[Grouchy]

Agora is well worth watching.

[Irish]

http://i.imgur.com/WLwHNeg.jpg

WTF?

[number8]

Does that actually exist?

[Irish]

Yes!

It seems to be some kind of weird, reverse-Taken-- Old Man Willis is an ex-spook, kidnapped by terrorists, and must be rescued by his son (played by the esteemed Kellan Lutz).

[Winston*]

The only difference between Bruce Willis's movies these days seems to be that they're named by randomly pointing on different pages in this dictionary.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b0/Vice_poster.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/81/The_Prince_%282014_film%29_pos ter.jpg

[Irish]

:D

Willis already has 109 acting credits to his name. That seems insane.

(For comparison, John Wayne finished up with 179 credits and a lot of those are 1 reelers he made at the start of his career.)

[number8]

Good thing he has a hit Broadway show.

[Irish]

http://i.imgur.com/FvKdVQN.jpg

So that's three Janes versus three Fishburnes, and you can tell everything is good because the background is exploding.

[Irish]

http://i.imgur.com/8w4QAHH.jpg

Again, wtf?

[Wryan]

Just testing. Sorry.

[transmogrifier]

"A former doctor with psychic abilities is drawn into a serial killer case only to find that the killer also is a psychic"

Studios pay people real money to green light log lines like this. What a world.

http://images.mymovies.net/images/film/cin/350x522/fid11227.jpg

[Skitch]

That's real? wtf

[Spinal]

http://i.imgur.com/8w4QAHH.jpg

Again, wtf?


On March 11, 2005, Brian Nichols (David Oyelowo) escapes from the Fulton County courthouse in Atlanta, during his trial involving a rape case. In the process of the escape he murders the judge presiding over his trial, Rowland Barnes, as well as court reporter Julie Brandau. He also shoots Sergeant Hoyt Teasley while escaping from the prison, and then Special Agent David G. Wilhelm at his home. Nichols becomes the subject of a citywide manhunt. His frantic escape brings him to the apartment of Ashley Smith (Kate Mara), a single mother and recovering methamphetamine addict, whom he holds hostage. Smith gets through this time inspired by Rick Warren's best-selling book The Purpose Driven Life, while Nichols searches for redemption. As she reads aloud, Ashley and her would-be killer come to a crossroads.

Yeah.

[Dead & Messed Up]

That earns a six-A whaaaaaat.

[number8]

Best Picture nominee:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fd/Extremely_loud_and_incredibly_ close_film_poster.jpg

[TGM]

Best Picture nominee:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fd/Extremely_loud_and_incredibly_ close_film_poster.jpg
Terrible movie.

[Skitch]

I couldnt even finish the book.

[Dukefrukem]

That movie was soooooooooo bad.

[Milky Joe]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6d/Reasonable_Doubt_Poster.jpg

[Dukefrukem]

http://s3.birthmoviesdeath.com/images/made/I-Am-Wrath-5_1200_1778_81_s.jpg
http://s3.birthmoviesdeath.com/images/made/I-Am-Wrath-2_1200_1778_81_s.jpg
http://s3.birthmoviesdeath.com/images/made/I-Am-Wrath-4_1200_1734_81_s.jpg
http://s3.birthmoviesdeath.com/images/made/I-Am-Wrath-3_1200_1600_81_s.jpg
http://s3.birthmoviesdeath.com/images/made/I-Am-Wrath-1_1200_1778_81_s.jpg

Look familiar?

http://www.heyuguys.com/images/2012/10/Jack-Reacher-Poster-2.jpg

[Lazlo]

Somehow the Cruise Photoshopping is most egregious since it's so close to being right, but his head is just slightly too large.

[baby doll]

Of the three tag lines, I prefer "No justice without blood," since it's the only one that isn't an outright ripoff of a line from another movie.

[Irish]

http://i.imgur.com/FmwY18x.jpg

I am seriously losing track of how many of these kind of films Willis has appeared in

Alt title: FOUR DUDES, NO HAIR, MUCH GUNS

[Milky Joe]

whoa Bautista! looks good

[Skitch]

Did you know theres a remake of Duel? Its called Wrecker. Spoiler: it really fucking sucks.

[Irish]

http://i.imgur.com/I1qT1YQ.jpg

omg skitch wth

[Winston*]

Haha. This one came out this year.

http://cdn3.gsc.com.my/WebLITE/Applications/MovieManagement/uploaded/pics/2016/Precious_cargo/PC_v1_328x494_500.jpg

[transmogrifier]

It's kind of cheating using any movie that features Bruce Willis, Nicholas Cage or John Cusack these days.

[Skitch]

omg skitch wth

Its a remake of Duel the way that Terminator 2 is...that is to say, its a movie and there are scenes with cars in it.

[Mysterious Dude]

This just came out on DVD. I couldn't find a larger version of this picture.

http://i.imgur.com/Db8z48q.jpg

[Skitch]

Haha. This one came out this year.


Its really weird to me that Claire Forlani never blew up more. I've always really liked her. But MPG wtf??

[Morris Schæffer]

Its really weird to me that Claire Forlani never blew up more.

That reads hilariously. :D

[Skitch]

That reads hilariously. :D

Too many beers on this three day weekend. :cool:

[Irish]

I am now watching Wrecker & listening to the Movie Freaks podcast commentary

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/movie-freaks/id959404584?mt=2

https://www.netflix.com/watch/80079999

:D

[Skitch]

:D Not a great episode by far, but if you are going to endure Wrecker, it should at least take the edge off.

[Irish]

:D Not a great episode by far, but if you are going to endure Wrecker, it should at least take the edge off.

I enjoyed this immensely (the movie, not so much).

Best line, paraphrased: "Oh, look. A pentagram and an upside-down cross. This movie is subtle. They could have had the guy throwing water-ballons filled with pigs blood at them."

Best moment, paraphrased: "Some dude in a car keeps circling my block and it's really starting to freak me out." "When he come back around, you should go to the window and moon 'em."

:D

[Skitch]

Cool, thanks man!

[Irish]

http://i.imgur.com/wMvvnyW.jpg

"This year's Sixth Sense"

[transmogrifier]

Wait, wrong forum...

[Skitch]

"This year's Sixth Sense"

That was a total gem. Really good flick. Even skeptical old me didn't see that ending coming.

[Irish]

HOW CAN WE TRUST YOU, SKITCH?

YOU LIKED WRECKER

[Skitch]

HOW CAN WE TRUST YOU, SKITCH?

YOU LIKED WRECKER

THE FUCK I DID!! That film will be shown on a loop in the 7th circle of hell!

[Irish]

THE FUCK I DID!! That film will be shown on a loop in the 7th circle of hell!

:D :D :D

LOL

[Morris Schæffer]

That was a total gem. Really good flick. Even skeptical old me didn't see that ending coming.

Skitch sees what he wants to see. :D

I'm with ya tho. Brilliant movie.

[Skitch]

Ha to both of ya :D. Seriously though...Red Lights > Sixth Sense

[number8]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5a/Stealth_poster.jpg