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5 best movies you've seen that weren't blockbusters

Discussion in 'TV & Movie Discussion' started by SilverSurfer, Jun 17, 2007.

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  1. Jun 20, 2007 at 12:33 PM #91
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    I'm gonna watch it tonight. Sounds like a good one.
     
  2. Jun 20, 2007 at 12:34 PM #92
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  3. Jun 20, 2007 at 3:48 PM #93
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    donnie darko
    fear and loathing in las vegas
     
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  5. Jun 20, 2007 at 3:59 PM #95
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    Warning Gutter - it's told as a fairy tale, despite the setting. It is NOT seven. Nowhere near that pace. And the freaky shit is very brief.

    There's a ton of symbolism in it, but I couldn't tell you what it all means.
     
  6. Jun 20, 2007 at 4:11 PM #96
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    Not my favorites but just worth mention:

    Hard Candy
    Down by law
    Alferd Packer the Musical
    Crumb
    Assault on Precint 13 - the original John carpenter version.
     
  7. Jun 20, 2007 at 4:27 PM #97
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    FWIMFW - The Big Lebowski totally kicks ass.
     
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  9. Jun 20, 2007 at 4:40 PM #99
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    *Spoiler*














    Okay, I cannot quite reconcile the "sin" angle from the table of plenty, and what the girl does, and the freaky guy's wakening, but he is without a doubt the fairy tale representation of the captain. In fact, the girl's fairy tales are a mirror for the real life story going on. Ofelia and Mercedes are the same person... either at different phases of their lives OR two aspects of the same personality with Ofelia representing her childish innocence. Some people will disagree with that because of their strong belief in the escapism, but I think that escapism only reinforces the point.

    In any case, the parallels in the fairy tale and the struggle against the Captain and the fascists are all over the movie. The door the girl ghooses with the key is a political statement in itself that is mirrored by the rebels, etc. The frog is... well I bet you can guess.
     
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