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Soror, if you are EVER in Cincinnati, we have to have a movie night!!!!! Our movie tastes are very similar, and I agree, '99 was a great year (and not just;)) for movies.

I have put Irreversible into my Netflix queue.

Now, Fear & Loathing... I couldn't sit thru it. Maybe I should read the book. I can sit thru the most incoherant movie, but this one was superbly done cuz I felt like I was high as h*ll. I couldn't hang.

Ok, more movies I've seen. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, HILARIOUS!!! Just as dry in humor as [i]The Royal Tennenbaums[i]. I loved it. I thoroughly enjoyed The Butterfly Effect. I need to own that. Run, Lola, Run was also a good one. I thought Dirty Pretty Things was OK, not as great as it had been played up to be, but it was good. Also, [i]Dark Days[i] was REALLY good!!! Documentaries are my newest addiction. Netflix is my enabler. :)

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I *did* like Requiem (it was also nice to see Marlon Wayans in a dramatic turn :) ). I was just "co-signing" with what I mentioned about how I felt about MD. Sorry for the confusion. :(

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LOL, soror! It's a date! :D

And, yes; '99 was a good year in other respects as well (namely in music). I guess there may have been some sense of urgency for something good due to all the Y2K drama. :p

We've seen most of the same flicks; I'll have to check out Dark Days. I'm also feelin' docs these days. There were a lot of good ones that came out last year and in 2004 (i.e. Super-Size Me, Oscar winners Born Into Brothels and March of the Penguins, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, Murderball, Mad Hot Ballroom, Grizzly Man...just to name a few :p ).

LOL about your Netflix addiction; I'll get around to signing up myself one of these days. :D

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Yay, I'm a 9/30 baby too!

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(*continue hijack) Libras in da house, BAY-BEE! PM me!!! :D

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Girl, you are worse than my boss, got me addin' movies left and right. Mad Hot Ballroom is getting moved to the top of my queue; I LOVE BALLROOM DANCING!!!!!

I dont know if this is obscure, but Sparkle. I watch that movie every chance I get.

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Is this the documentary about the kids learning to dance and compete? I was hyped about that when I saw the trailer, and then I forgot about it.

One obscure movie that I have to give a thumbs down was Mystic River. :confused: I wasn't feeling it.

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It sure is...and it was *GROSSLY* overlooked for an Oscar nomination this year!!! :mad:

Here are some links to check out:

http://www.paramountclassics.com/madhot/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0438205/

I feel the same way abou Mystic River. I had to give it a second look to give it a more favorable "review"; it just didn't "sing" with me the first time I saw it. What I *did* know when I saw it was that Sean Penn had the Oscar in the bag (esp. for that scene when he found out about his daughter). :)

I love Sparkle, too! As well as Cooley High. Classics indeed! :D

'Magnolia', 'American Splendor' and 'Chungking Express'. I LOVE these movies...

*and 'Brother From Another Planet', kinda...j/k...kinda :cool:*

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I love Magnolia and American Splendor as well (yet another overlooked performance by the Academy {for Paul Giamatti}).

I have some "guilty pleasure" obscure movie favs as well...gotta think 'bout 'em...more movies to list later...

(*frantically looking through old movie stubs...*)

[hijack]Yeah, the Academy DEFINITELY owed Giamatti one. I fell in love with him in this movie and have been a fan ever since---'Sideways' was the bomb!.[/hijack]

I took a course in the history of film and fell in love with documentaries, in particular 'Hearts and Minds'. Do these count as obscure (?), 'cuz I got a couple: 'Capturing the Friedmans', and 'Roger & Me' (although Michael Moore gets on my nerves, this movie hit close to home, both literally and figuratively).

I also like war movies like 'Apocalypse Now' and 'Full Metal Jacket'...and they might be considered obscure...

Hell, I'm lying. I like all movies since I don't have cable/local television and rely on the local library as my sole source of entertainment. :cool:

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Well, both movies share the same title, but the latest is *not* a remake (it won an Oscar for Best *ORIGINAL* Screenplay; hence, it isn't a remake...two *totally* different films...)

With that said, the first Crash *was* interesting in a very erotic WTF sorta way. James Spader was *SOOOO* sexy!!! :D

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115964/ (It was directed by David Cronenberg, who was behind last year's critically-acclaimed A History of Violence {Oscar nods for William Hurt [Supporting Actor] and Adapted Screenplay}.)

Speaking of Mr. Spader's "body" of work, another obscure movie dealing with sexual fetishes that I enjoyed was Secretary. I really like Maggie Gyllenhaal. She and her brother have done quite well for themselves. :)

I can't get enough of Sideways either! It was one of my top 3 favs of 2004. Can't wait to go see "wine country" for myself one of these days! :)

I'll have to check out Hearts and Minds. I saw the other docs you mentioned, and I agree about Michael Moore (I agree with his politics for the most part, but he can be heavy-handed and over-the-top at times; I think he'd be taken more seriously if he'd just stop beating a dead horse. We get it, Mikey, *GOSH* {hijack from ND}! :rolleyes: )

Oddly enough, I enjoy war flicks as well. Black Hawk Down and Tears of the Sun struck a chord in me.