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    I know we all like our zombie and horror movies..but what about the dramatic?

    I mean, lets be fair, if all we watched were horror movies, we'd be a little, how would you say, weird...so, in light of this, what movies would you conisder amoung your favourites that aren't horror or all action related? Personally, i find forest Gump and the Green Mile as my two favourite movies period. I mean, they are both just so beautifully crafted, and the main roles are played amazingly by those involved...I mean, Micheal Clarke Duncan (i think thats his name) was the best actor in the movie..

    what are your favourites?

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    green mile was great. what was wrong with tom hank's knob though? did he have the clap or what? his character seemed too wholesome for that...

    "drama" movies i like...

    withnail and i (classic)
    requiem for a dream (technical masterpiece, brutal viewing though)
    frankie starlight
    antonia's line (nobody had seen this, it's f'king brilliant, i seriously recommend)
    one hour photo
    the elephant man
    a beautiful mind
    lord of war
    city of god (awesome)
    la haine
    heathers
    bound
    american splendor (a real suprise, i loved this)
    fight club (natch)
    doberman
    american history x (ed norton is terrifying, fairuza balk is hot )
    romper stomper (russel crowe as a nazi. lollers.)
    das experiment

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    I forgot about the elephant man..i mean, i was so stunned when i saw it, and i believe that they set the benchmark for make up effects for years to come. It was also touching, and i felt so much pity for him. The way he was treated just becasue he looked so drastically different from the rest of us.

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    yeah it's a choker, when he arrives back home after his experiences on the continent and looks at that picture of the little kid on the wall. just about did me in.

    produced by mel brooks and directed by david lynch, who woulda thought that pair could deliver that movie?!

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    isn't Mel brooks one of the spaceballs fame? If it is, then, he did a hell of a good job in making a movie about such a tragic, but ultimatly inspiring figure.

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    yeah and blazing saddles, the producers etc.

    dunno if youve seen any other david lynch, but here's a clip of another one of his movies to demonstrate how restrained he was when he made the elephant man...


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    Before Sunrise/Sunset
    State of Grace
    Withnail & I
    Irreversible
    Chasing Amy
    Amelie
    Ivans XTC
    Blue Velvet
    Christane F
    Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
    A Clockwork Orange
    City of God
    Casino
    True Romance

    That's just to name a random 15.

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    city of god
    the green mile
    forest gump
    chasing amy
    braveheart
    batttle royale
    advent children

    granted a few are action but every film has action in some form or another.


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    My favourite movies are: Gladiator, The Patriot, Kelly's Heroes, and WWII movies. I hate romantic movies..

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    Drama isn't really a genre. It's just something the video stores use to place everything without action or comedy in it.

    My favorite Melodramas however are:

    Gladiator
    The Shawshank Redemption
    Das Boot (more of a suspense flick than a melodram, I guess)

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    Girl Alert....

    ....sorry guys but the musicals are coming out

    Grease
    Dirty Dancing
    Best Little Whore House in Texas
    Superman etc
    Finding Nemo
    Green Mile
    Last Samurai
    Casshern
    Azumi
    Battle Royale
    Spirited Away
    Goonies
    Stand By Me
    Minority Report
    Kung Fu Hustle

    oh too many more to mention.....
    Hmmmm Toast....YES it is called a crelbow!

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    My Favorite "Other Genre" Films are:


    True Romance
    Shawshank Redemption
    Scarface
    American Beauty
    The Verdict
    A Time to Kill
    K-PAX
    Pay it Forward
    Walk the Line
    Green Mile
    Forrest Gump
    Beverly Hills Cop

    (Tip of the ice Berg)
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    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
    Goodfellas
    Citizen Cane
    American History X
    Requiem for a Dream
    Waking Life
    Before Sunrise/Sunset
    Memento
    The Fountain
    Stay
    Lawrence of Arabia
    Fight Club
    Ben Hur
    Taxi Driver
    Casino
    Mean Streets
    Raging Bull
    The Departed
    Godfather 1 & 2
    Apocalypse Now
    To Kill A Mockingbird
    Young Frankenstein
    Reservoir Dogs
    Donnie Darko
    Ben Hur
    The Deet Hunter
    Back to the Future Trilogy
    Trainspotting
    The Big Lebowski


    And that's enough for now.

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    yknow the best little whorehouse in texas is the same house from either house of 1000 corpses or the beginning of the devil's rejects...
    "Naturally, the common people don't want war, but they can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders.
    Tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and endangering the country.
    it works the same in every country."

    -Herman Goering, Hitler's Reichsmarschall, at the Nuremberg trials.

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    Quote Originally Posted by _liam_ View Post
    yknow the best little whorehouse in texas is the same house from either house of 1000 corpses or the beginning of the devil's rejects...
    Is it? I never knew that....thats abit freaky though!

    You learn something new everyday, thanks Liam for expanding my knowledge. I doth my imaginary hat to you sir
    Hmmmm Toast....YES it is called a crelbow!

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