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Best original movie in the last 5 years?

#41 Macros

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Posted 21 April 2008 - 10:47 AM

john wears a wifebeater vest, he has to win.
Donnie Darko, too old but I can't believe I forgot it.
Lord of War FTW, It rocks, I know nicholas cage is a pretty poor actor but he class in this film.

#42 drinksinbars

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Posted 21 April 2008 - 11:14 AM

gotta plump down some recent stuff for no reasonother than aweosmeness.

the assassination of jesse james by the coward robert ford.

the girl next door (elisha cuthbert...drool)

old boy /lady vengeance

american ganster

#43 Aptorian

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Posted 21 April 2008 - 11:45 AM

I would claim there wasn't much original about American Gangster.

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Posted 21 April 2008 - 11:47 AM

Aptorian;292649 said:

I would claim there wasn't much original about American Gangster.

course there is... weho ever saw a crime film based in new york, i mean the idea in itself is fucking ground breaking!! and to have a cop in the movie, and a drug dealer, man i was hitting bricks waiting for that movie :cool:

#45 Tiste Simeon

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Posted 21 April 2008 - 01:53 PM

drinksinbars said:

the girl next door (elisha cuthbert...drool)

Hahaha yeah, the film itself wasn't brilliant, but DANG!! She is fine!

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#46 drinksinbars

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Posted 21 April 2008 - 01:57 PM

Tiste Simeon;292694 said:

Hahaha yeah, the film itself wasn't brilliant, but DANG!! She is fine!

it does have a few laugh out loud moments though - most notably when the director kid is giving his seminar at the end and tells the fat guy to shut the fuck up

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Posted 21 April 2008 - 03:54 PM

The Tyrant Lizard;292618 said:

I heard once that the Die Hard 3 script was originally supposed to be a Lethal Weapon movie. Someone bailed out so they changed it a bit and stuck McClane in there instead of Riggs. So they're pretty similar characters - similar enough to share a script.

Riggs is probably a better fighter, but John never loses.

I don't know particularly about that, BUT, Die Hard was originally Commando 2. Arnold turned it down so they reworked it and made Die Hard, which helped change the 80s action flicks(gratuitous tongue in cheek violence with middling to poor acting and dialogue other than oneliners) to the 90s action flicks(well cast, well acted, good dialogue, taking itself seriously rather than being gratuitous/cheesy). Kind of interesting how it happened because without Die Hard, the action landscape would be totally different and Bruce Willis would still be that guy from Moonlighting(or whatever that show was)

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Posted 21 April 2008 - 03:57 PM

Awh, I'd almost prefer a Commando 2. I loved Commando.

But on the other hand Die Hard is about the best action flick ever.

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Posted 21 April 2008 - 03:57 PM

Sparkimus;292406 said:

Shawn of the Dead was by far the better, but that's obviously a knock-off.

Commonly held misconception. Hot Fuzz was at least 14.8 times better than Shaun of the Dead.

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Posted 22 April 2008 - 06:01 AM

^

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BUT, if that's not enough they throw in zombies for good measure.

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Posted 22 April 2008 - 07:51 AM

Aptorian;292759 said:

I loved Commando.

You're a funny man, Apt, I like you. That's why I'm going to kill you last.

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#52 stone monkey

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Posted 22 April 2008 - 09:33 AM

Oldboy is iirc based on a manhua (Korean comic book)
As for Kill Bill - I own all of the Lady Snowblood manga and one of the films and the only way in which Kill Bill resembles them is in having a woman running around with a sword killing people.

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Posted 22 April 2008 - 10:12 AM

I never thought I would hear myself say this (or indeed see myself write this) but I agree with Brood.

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#54 greenteam

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Posted 22 April 2008 - 04:17 PM

i love wes andersons movies
totally original and really funny
"rushmore"
"the royal tenebaums"
"the life aquatic"

all great movies:)

#55 Dag

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Posted 22 April 2008 - 06:58 PM

greenteam;293326 said:

i love wes andersons movies
totally original and really funny

I would have agreed with this, but I've seen "The Darjeeling Limited" this weekend, and I must say, it was a great disappointment. Apart from the scenery in the background, the movie was... boring.

#56 The Tyrant Lizard

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Posted 23 April 2008 - 06:37 AM

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead is a good film. The way it jumps backwards and forwards makes it even better where as in some films this style seems to ruin films.

I want to die the way my dad died, peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming in terror like his passengers.

#57 Zanth13

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Posted 23 April 2008 - 07:09 AM

ohh how could I forget

Southland Tales...

very original IMO...
fucking wierd is how I would actually say it... But I liked it...

from the director/ writer of Donnie Darko also...

I think that is the new number 1 for this thread