Let's rent a movie........

[anduin]

I do not watch many movies, but on occasion, I like to rent them. There are many great movies out there I know, but I never know what to rent. I talk of keeping a list of movies to refer to whenever the urge hits to rent, but haven't started one yet. So, I am asking if anyone would like to list their favorite movies that are available on VHS, maybe with a short description, actors, director, whatever, to help me and anyone else who wonders what should they watch next. I thank anyone who would be so kind as to participate. :)

[IronParrot]

Ooh, I can think of lots.

Any particular faves in terms of genre or directors or whatnot?

[Film Hobbit]

If you are looking for a new release that is something out of the ordinary, give Drowning Moana a try. Its a very odd little dark comedy starring among others Danny Devito and Bette Midler. Good rental, and very quirky.

[anduin]

Thanks film hobbit, I appreciate the response, sounds good! :) Do you have any old faves too? I haven't rented or gone to too many movies, so there are a lot of movies that I have never seen.

IP.....generally I like movies that are entertaining. Mostly comedy, those that are light hearted, some suspense....especially those that are a bit scary, classics, sci-fi that isn't cheesy, some drama...those that aren't sappy, and period films (Elizabeth, Rob Roy, Three Musketeers) I don't like gory movies or those that are filled with violence (Natural Born Killers, Pulp Fiction, A Clockwork Orange)......great films I know, but not my speed. I like films that make me think, and hate those that make me think...what the?? I hate ****py endings! (Can't think of any off the top of my head). As for directors, I like Scoreses (sp?)....Godfather for some reason doesn't fit into the violence category for me......Burton. Hmmm...don't really pay that much attention to who directs. :( I am looking for those movies that I have somehow missed, those that are must sees. :)

[Film Hobbit]

Old rentals? Ok, you asked for it, here is a list of must sees. most are well known, but if you haven't seen them you are sorely missing out.:

COMEDY:
The Princess Bride
Monty Python and The Holy Grail
Strange Brew
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Noises Off

Sci Fi:
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
2001 & 2010
Dark City
Back To The Future Pt 1,2, & 3
12 Monkeys
Tron
The Black Hole (kinda cheesy, but interesting)

OTHER:
Jean de Florrete (French w/ subtitles, but MUST SEE)
Mannon of the Springs (sequel to Jen de Florrete)


That's a good start :) Any sound good?

[anduin]

Did I mention that I am particular? ;)

COMEDY:
The Princess Bride....seen it&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
Monty Python and The Holy Grail......don't like MP....I know, there is something wrong with me ;)
Strange Brew.....seen it
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me......seen it
Noises Off.....heard of it, I know of the play, didn't know it was a movie too.

Sci Fi:
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan....seen it
2001 & 2010....seen the first, should see the second.
Dark City.....never heard of it, what's it about??
Back To The Future Pt 1,2, & 3......seen them, well maybe not the third one, is it really all that good?
12 Monkeys....seen it.
Tron.....forgot about it.
The Black Hole (kinda cheesy, but interesting).....forgot about this one two. I'll have to see them then. :)

OTHER:
Jean de Florrete (French w/ subtitles, but MUST SEE)......ahh, haven't seen too many foreign films.....well at least it isn't overdubbed. ;)
Mannon of the Springs (sequel to Jen de Florrete).......see above.

Thank you, nice list. Do you have anything more? :)

[Jochen Deyke]

Also French w/ subtitles: A Pure Formality. Don't know how well known that one is, but it certainly makes ya think.

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[juntel]

"A Pure Formality"... yeah, a good one. It was filmed in french, but it's actually an italian film (or French-Italy combination); with Depardieu, but also notably with Roman Polanski.)

My little list for anduin (for now):

-Inherit The Wind (b&w version with Spencer Tracy)

-All The Kings Men (b&w version)

-Mr Smith Goes to Washington (d. by F.Capra, with Jimmy Stewart)

-Citizen Kane (because)

-The Elephant Man (very good; with Hopkins, J.Hurt, J.Gielgud, directed by D.Lynch)

-Fearless (directed by P.Weir, with J.Bridges and Isaaaaabelllla Rosselini)

-Doctor Zhivago (esp. the widescreen restored version; d. by D.Lean)

-Reds (acted and directed by W.Beatty, with D.Keaton and J.Nicholson)

-Being There (with the late P.Sellars)


I'll be back... for more, if need be.

[Film Hobbit]

oh and we can't forget our Hitch@#%$!

Go rent Rear Window and Vertigo... they are GREAT.

And I notice you said you haven't seen Dark City, then it is a MUST see. It came out a couple of years ago, but for some reason didn't do well at the theatre. Its a Sci Fi movie, I'd compare it to something like the Matrix, but as much as I like the Matrix, Dark City is ten times better than even that. By far the BEST Sci Fi movie to come out in many many years. And not just for the story either, the effects are stunning as well. If you like Sci Fi at all, you MUST see this one.

[juntel]

Alfred Hitch@#%$.
Hitch@#%$.

Now now now... why does his name turn out so garbled...
I guess the ezboard automatic censor can't distinguish between a "dirty" word, a rooster, and the name of a famous film director...

[anduin]

-Inherit The Wind (b&w version with Spencer Tracy)......hmmm, haven't seen it, yet ;)

-All The Kings Men (b&w version).....once again.....

-Mr Smith Goes to Washington (d. by F.Capra, with Jimmy Stewart).....nope

-Citizen Kane (because)......excellent!

-The Elephant Man (very good; with Hopkins, J.Hurt, J.Gielgud, directed by D.Lynch).....ahh, when did that one come out??

-Fearless (directed by P.Weir, with J.Bridges and Isaaaaabelllla Rosselini)....never even heard of it, what's it about??

-Doctor Zhivago (esp. the widescreen restored version; d. by D.Lean)......haven't seen it, who is in it, when was it made?

-Reds (acted and directed by W.Beatty, with D.Keaton and J.Nicholson).....excellent, but it has been so long since I last saw it I should probably see it again. :)

-Being There (with the late P.Sellars)....Peter Sellars is dead??? Man, where have I been? ;) I should have to see this one.

Juntel, thank you for your list!

JD, what is your suggestion about??

LOL, AMC showed the restored widescreen version last night of Vertigo. Great movie! Speaking of Hitchc o c k and Stewart, Rope is a must see! It was filmed in one take and the scene never breaks. The only time they broke the film was to reload and then they moved the camera behind someones back, so to block the entire screen. Excellent movie....will certainly make your heart race with each agonizing minute!

Keep 'em coming guys! :)

[IronParrot]

anduin, you should see Doctor Zhivago. Directed by David Lean, stars Julie Christie, Omar Sharif and Alec Guinness (may he rest in peace), based on the novel by Boris Pasternak (which I haven't read but will). It's a Russian Revolution-era romance epic... it's wonderful...

Oh, and do you like musicals?

[juntel]

Firstly, about Rope... excellent indeed!
But it seems I did notice at one point a break, a sudden change of camera angle that had nothing to do with changing the reel. But it was in a french translation, and it *may* be due to a unfaithfull cut (but that would surprise me).
I'll have to see it again and be attentive.

-Elephant Man came out in the 80s; was nominated for an Oscar for best movie, but lost. Filmed in B&W. A tear-jerker.

-Fearless is about a man who survives a plane crash (among many other survivors), and sees his view of life changed. He tries also to comfort another surviver, a lady who lost a young child in the plane while she was holding him (lady played by Rosy Perez).
Part of the movie to be noted: the flash-back scene at the end, accompanied by part of Gorecki's 3rd Symphony (amazing piece of music, to be heard by itself).

-Zhivago: filmed in the 60s with a grandeur like D.Lean knows how to give a movie (like Lawr.of Arabia also). Starring Omar Shariff, Julie Christie, Alec Guiness, Rod Steiger and Geraldine Chaplin.


Other movies:

-Jesus-Christ Superstar; amazing songs and decor, filmed by Norman Jewison.

-West Side Story; who doesn't know about that one. To see again and again.

-Singing in the Rain; is on TV at least once a year, and i see it at least once a year.

-Blue; a movie by late director Kievlovski, filmed in french. Quite sad and beautiful. Music is an integral part of that movie. Stars Juliette Binoche.

-English Patient; I guess that movie is already well-known.

-Lorenzo's Oil. Another tear-jerker. Barber's Adagio was almost over-used here, but only almost.
With Suuuuusan Saaaarandon, Nick Nolte and Peter Ustinov. Good to see with someone you love.

-Lilies of the Field; beautiful and funny b&w movie of the late 60s(?), with Sidney Poitier building a church for immigrant german nuns.

-Twelve Angry Men; late 50s(?), filmed by Sidney Lumet, with Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, and many other well-known faces. Based on an incredible play. Minimalist in the decor, so the psychology of the characters sweat out. Excellent, not to miss.


That's it again for now... more if ask of.
I'd like to see other's choices...

[Fat middle]

Some that come to my mind:

-"The Miserables", based on Hugo's novel. With Qui Gon Jinn :p

-"A Midwinter's Tale", directed by Keneth Branagh. Very good comedy.

-"Blade Runner". That's obvious.

-"Excalibur". Perhaps not your type of film.

-"Oliver", if you like musicals.

[anduin]

IP, thanks for the info about DZ.....my mom loved the book and the movie, but I never gave it much thought....maybe now I will. :)

Umm musicals?? No, not really. Sound of Music would be the exception. Jesus Christ Superstar....loved the play, but haven't seen the movie. Speaking of Jesus, a great movie is The Last Temptation of Christ. Peter Gabriel did the soundtrack, and it by itself is wonderful! I highly recommend both. Singing in the Rain has come highly recommended by IP for as long as I have "known" him....so I think that I will probably see that one sooner than later.

-"The Miserables", based on Hugo's novel. With Qui Gon Jinn..... loved, loved, loved this movie!

-"A Midwinter's Tale", directed by Keneth Branagh. Very good comedy..... ooh, what's this one about??

-"Blade Runner". That's obvious...... you can say that again. BTW, have you seen the director's cut, and if so, do you like it better, worse, or the same as the original??

-"Excalibur". Perhaps not your type of film..... Are you kidding?? I loved this one too! FYI, Liam Neeson has a small role in this one.....his first picture I believe.

-"Oliver", if you like musicals....... ummm..... ;)


Man, you all are doing a great job....thank you so much.....more, more, more!! :)


Thought I would add some....can't let you all do all of the work. ;)

- Harold and Maude.....my favorite movie. Bud Cort and Ruth Gordon. Soundtrack by Cat Stevens.

The Jerk and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels....both with Steve Martin. Too funny for words, IMO!

Reffer Madness.....1930's cult classic about the "dangers" of marijuana. "With a little toke, average teenagers become addicts turning into psycho killers and brazen hussies." (note: I am not advocating the use of marijuana. ;) )

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.....who hasn't seen this one??

South Park...Bigger, Longer, and Uncut (or something like that).....I am not a fan, but this movie was too funny!

[Shanamir Duntak]

Pulp fiction, Young guns 2 (Really good movie)

Forest Gump, The crow, Lost highway

And of course, Braveheart!

[Film Hobbit]

The 5th Element
Any Errol Flynn Pirate movie

[Fat middle]

Yes, Liam Neeson plays Sir Gawain in Excalibur.

Haven't seen the director's cut Blade Runner yet. I'm planning to see it soon on DVD. I'm sure i'll prefer the new version because i've heard the speaker has been erased.

"A Midwinter's Tale" is also known as "In the Bleak Midwinter". It's about a company of only six actors (very weird actors all of them) who are preparing a performance of Hamlet with very poor means.

[IronParrot]

Here's my list of...

Sweeping, grandiose epics with catchy, memorable themes in the score:

Braveheart
Gone With The Wind
Spartacus
Gladiator
Lawrence of Arabia
Doctor Zhivago
Ben-Hur
Saving Private Ryan
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
The Patriot
All the Star Wars movies... which you already love, anduin...

I recommend all of these to different extents. I'm a sucker for epics.

[juntel]

And in that list, why not include Once Upon A Time In the West
Another good one from Sergio.

[IronParrot]

And Once Upon A Time In China - the best kung fu epic ever. (Not in English though.)

[juntel]

Wow... I didn't know Sergio Leone made a kung fu epic! ;)

[anduin]

juntel--Sergio who?? ;)

[juntel]

Sergio Leone!!!!!
The Master of the spaghetti-westerns!
"Once Upon A Time in the West"
with Charles Bronson, Henry Fonda.

"For A Fistfull of Dollars"
with Clint Eastwood and Lee VanCleef.
"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"
with Clint Eastwood, Lee VanCleef and Eli Wallach.
etc...
(I may have missed one or two other movies with Clint in there... he was one of his fetish actor).

also made "Once Upon A Time in America", with DeNiro and James Woods.
Was censored into a shorter version for american screens.

[IronParrot]

No, Once Upon A Time In China wasn't directed by Leone, it was directed by Tsui Hark.

Sergio Leone is the king of westerns, bar none. And he had Ennio Morricone's music to back him up, to boot.

[juntel]

(didn't you see the smiley?!)

[IronParrot]

Yeah, I did. I'm just mocking you. :)

[juntel]

(ya got me alright!)

[anduin]

Well, you didn't get me! I made a joke just for you and you didn't even flinch! :(


:lol:

[juntel]

oh! right... i didn't notice your smiley either...
Guilty as charged! ;) <--smiley

Elmer Gantry
with Burt Lancaster (a great performance in this movie), and Jean Simmons.
It's about a charlatan preacher who falls in love with a good preacher.

Trial at Nuremberg (b&w)
with Sp.Tracy, Maximillian Schell and Marlen Dietrich.
About one of the last of the trials done at Nuremberg after WW2, but against german civilians accused of war crimes. German and American cast.
Good comment about war and war crimes and the "I was following orders!" phenomenon.

[Gilthalion]

Just saw it recently! Marlene Dietrich and Spencer Tracy were superb.

May I suggest QUEEN MARGOT (Alexander Dumas adaptation in French, English subtitles)

There is also a Three Musketeers movie out on video (Fr/Eng subs) featuring D'Artagnon's (sp) daughter! Very good, especially the outtakes at the end! I can't recall its name. If anyone is interested, I'll look in BLOCKBUSTER next time I go.

[juntel]

"La fille de d'Artagnan", with Philippe Noiret and Isabelle Adjani (or Sophie Marceau?).

I think "Queen Margot" was with Adjani also.

[Gilthalion]

Really fine movies! My wife normally won't sit still through a subtitled movie with me, but she liked these.

[Miralys]

Hmmmmmm....well I think you people have beat me to the punch on this one. Most of the movies I favor have already been chosen. A few that I didn't see there:

To Hell and Back Audie Murphy is just great. I liked this one even though I'm not so fond of war movies.

A Clockwork Orange Different. A few disturbing scenes. But it really makes you sit down and think about crime and punishment. You can definitely tell it's a Kubrick film.

Shadowlands Based on the book. It's the biography of C.S. Lewis. Anthony Hopkins is one of my favorite actors and he fits the role quite well IMHO. It is a bit of a tear jerker at the end but it's chock full of good thoughts on love, life and death.

[anduin]

A Clockwork Orange Different.

Oh man, you can say that again. I do not like movies of this nature, but I have to tell you, this one is a must see! In fact, I think I should see it again.

Shadowlands sounds like a great movie. Have you read the book? Maybe I should read the book first. ;)

Last weekend I saw Dogma and Princess Mononoke.....both excellent IMO. Has anyone else seen these, and if so, what is you opinion?

[BRENYA]

Yes, I've seen them both. Dogma I liked, but Mononoke I loved. It's a shame that we don't get more animated movies of this calibre. Beautiful animation, great music and a story that doesn't give any easy answers. I can't wait for the DVD. I thought Dogma was a good flick. Chasing Amy is still my favorite Kevin Smith movie, but this one certainly had it's moments. I love the bus scene where the angels are arguing over Krush Groove and E.T. Classic.
I still don't see why the movie caused so much controversy. Hell, the film is very much PRO FAITH. I hardly saw anything worth protesting over. I'll bet that most of the people up in arms over it never even saw it.

Since this thread is for recommending movies to rent, I'll throw one out here: Grave of the Fireflies.
It's an anime about the struggle of a boy and his sister to survive in the last days of World WarII era Japan. It gets the message across that everybody loses in war and the ending WILL break you. I don't give a damn if you're the Boston Strangler, the tears will come. Ask anyone that's seen it.

[Fat middle]

hey, anduin, yesterday i saw The Director's Cut of Blade Runner. Great!!! :)

i liked especially the first part of the movie. at one time i thought " i knew the futuristic urban landscapes of the movie were great, but i did't remeber they were so absolutly beautiful" and then " and i didn't remember that the music was so wonderful. it fits perfectly with the plot...". Then i saw clearly what was happening: the hated voice-overs had prevented me of enjoying those beauties all this time!! i was aware that the deletetion of the voice-overs might alter the perception of the film, but i thought that would affect only to the understanding of the plot...

the unicorn scene bugged me a little: i understand what it means, but i'm not sure it fits well... it seemed as a comercial cut of Legend. i think that the fight Deckard-Lion has been shortened, i'm not sure of this, but it seemed strange for me and i think i prefer the older version of this scene.

anyway, i enjoyed the film and finished howling aloud as Rot :D

besides, the DVD quality makes a difference! ;)

[anduin]

Wowzers! You saw it on DVD?!! Excellent. :)

Yeah the unicorn scene seems a bit outside of the original movie, but maybe with more viewings it will make more sense. I really must watch it again. And man, if I could watch it on DVD.....

[juntel]

Hmmm... that unicorn scene was added to put mystery on Deckard's identity...
A mystery that Scott finally gave the answer to a few months ago...

[Fat middle]

yep, i've heard that Scott said he had filmed the scene with the rest of the movie, but since it was cut off he decided to use that material for a new movie: Legend.

[juntel]

Clinton's Final Days (http://www.adcritic.com/content/president-clinton-final-days.html)

No need to rent it.

[Elanor]

Some of my favorite movies to watch, that I don't think have been mentioned yet:

Twelfth Night (last summer my family was watching it every available chance we had--it's so good, and you can find new things every time you watch it)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Mary Poppins
Ever After
Chicken Run (This is the coolest movie! lol)
Anastasia (animated)
The Truman Show
Dragonheart
The Fugitive
The Shakiest Gun in the West (This is hilarious! quote: "I'm gonna spread dental health through the West like a plague!"-Don Knotts)
Independence Day
To Live


Most of these are movies I've watched with my family--that's the best way to do it!

[Snowdog]

ere are some good movies that may be somewhat obscure. Most are now out on DVD. Give them a watch!


Easy Rider (1969)

Starring Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper, and directed by Dennis Hopper.

A landmark in film history, EASY RIDER blew the studio doors open for more young directors than any film before or since, helping to create the wide-open climate that would lead to the production of many outstanding films in the 1970s. As its director, Dennis Hopper is usually given the lion's share of credit for the film's success, but the revelations of time suggest that the contributions of the late Terry Southern and, to some degree, Jack Nicholson have endowed the film with much of its residual power. Starring Peter Fonda as Wyatt (alias Captain America) and Hopper as Billy, it traces the hippie duo's adventures as they mount their seriously chopped hogs on a journey to find the real America en route to Mardi Gras. In Arizona, they visit a commune whose members seem to be having a tough time, and in a small Texas town they're jailed for joining a parade. But they're quickly sprung by an ACLU lawyer, the quirky, hard-drinking George Hanson (Jack Nicholson), who accepts their offer to join them on the trip to New Orleans, eager to visit the best whorehouse in the South. Although parts of the film now seem dated and some of the language seems quaint, the tensions and hostilities of the period are accurately reflected, Laszlo Kovacs's photography is superb, and Nicholson is exceptional in his breakthrough role.
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The Big Sleep (1945)

Starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.

This one I love of the classic Bogart/Bacall films with To Have or Have Not a close second (see next entry). Phillip Marlowe, the Raymond Chandler private dick character, takes a job with an elderly riche man to investigate the disappearance of one of his trusted men. It leads him into a tangled web involving his two daughters, Mrs Rutledge (played by Bacall) who is the wise one, and the younger slut daughter (played by Dorothy Malone). A very good movie in my opinion.
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To Have or Have Not (1945)

Starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.

A jaded American fisherman risks his life to help a group of French freedom fighters and a sultry young woman with whom he falls in love. Set in Vichy-controlled Martinique during the Second World War. One of the more memorable lines between these two lovebirds is when Bacall says as she leaves the room... "If you want me, just whistle. You you know how to whistle don't you? You just put your lips together and blow." Also worthy of mention is Walter Brennen as Eddie, the slow but trusted shipmate who loves his drink.
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Seven Days in May (1964)

Though a bit dated in its portrayal of Cold War paranoia, the 'big three' television networks, and the morality of an affair, it is a great movie with Burt Lancaster as General James Scott, who has a plan to become president of the United States, and Kirk Douglas as Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey who figures out things are not as they seem. Ever wonder about a military takeover of the government of the United States? Or why the President of the United States is a civilian and is the Commander in Chief of the armed Fforces? This movie shows why it is so.
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[Snowdog]

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

Starring Frank Sinatra & Angela Lansbury

John Frankenheimer's brilliant adaptation of Richard Condon's cold war satire stars Laurence Harvey as Sergeant Raymond Shaw. After his U.S. army unit is captured while fighting in Korea, they're spirited to Manchurian and brainwashed by Chinese communists, whose mastery of their subjects is so complete that they can order one G.I. to nonchalantly strangle another. The men return to the U.S. with no conscious memory of their experience, and Shaw is awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery. But when Captain Bennett Marco (Frank Sinatra) starts having nightmares, actually fragmentary memories of the brainwashing, he begins an authorized investigation of that possibility, which comes to focus on the similarly afflicted Shaw. Further digging reveals that the sergeant's brainwashing has transformed him into an unconscious assassin, who can be triggered by his communist controllers at will. Frankenheimer's best film, both a coruscating thriller and a razor-sharp satire of cold war hysteria, it also gets a jab in at virulent mothering, with Angela Lansbury giving her finest screen performance as Shaw's monstrously conniving mom. A film packed with sly details, such as the liberal senator "bleeding" milk when he's shot, THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE demands repeated viewings. Although Sinatra is slightly miscast as a tortured intellectual, Harvey and the remaining cast are excellent, as is Richard Sylbert's inventively designed "brainwashing" sequence, Lionel Lindon's extraordinary depth-of-field camerawork, and David Amram's witty, neoclassical score.
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As Kings Go Forth (1958)

Starring Frank Sinatra, Tony Curtiss, & Natale Wood

Frank Sinatra stars as Lieutenant Sam Loggins, an American G.I. stationed in a small war torn French village in AS KINGS GO FORTH. Abroad and lonely, he falls in love with a mixed-race American woman, Monique (Natalie Wood). Monique in turn has set her sights on Britt (Tony Curtis), a rich playboy who's a new member of Sam's platoon. When Sam learns that Britt has told Monique he could never marry her because she isn't white, he resolves to kill Britt. But an upcoming mission vital to the Allies' victory over the Nazis makes both men reconsider their feud.

Set in France in 1944, AS KINGS GO FORTH is a riveting film. Director Daves renders an exotic backdrop of villas and meadows as the two battle-hardened GI's court Monique, evoking a teenage sense of lust and angst. Most delectable however are the hunky leads. Cleverly juxtaposed, Sinatra and Curtis are utterly convincing as enemies. One cannot help but root for Sinatra's character Sam. Yes its a 'sad' war movie, but worth the watch.
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Windwalker (1980)

A Cheyenne chief relates his life memories to his grandchildren in the years before major white influence came to their lands. Their battles were with the Crow, and this covers a usually passed over era of the american west. The dialog is in native Cheyenne for the most part, with sub-titles.
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The Mountain Men (1980)

Bill Tyler (Charlton Heston) and Henry Frapp (Brian Keith), two aging beaver trappers in the high Rockies, find their lives on the line when they encounter Running Moon (Victoria Racimo), a beautiful Blackfoot runaway. Though Tyler wants no part of her, she takes him as her own--which angers her true mate, Heavy Eagle (Steven Macht), the powerful local Blackfoot chief. Beautiful photography is one of the highlights of this offbeat mixture of action, adventure, and comedy, which features a script by Charlton Heston's son, Fraser Clarke Heston. Jeramiah Johnson with Robert Redford ( a good movie in its own right) gets the accolades for being the #1 Mountain Man movie, but I like this one better.

[hectorberlioz]

here are some great suggestions...


The Mission (with rob de niro and jeremy irons, also has a young aidan quinn and liam neeson)

All the Presidents Men(has dustin hoffman)

Canadian Bacon(a good comedy)

[BeardofPants]

Blue (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0108394/)

White (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0111507/)

Red (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0111495/)

[Snowdog]

Cool, a French trilogy.

[Mercutio]

Even if you don't normally like Shakespeare, you will have to love "Much Ado About Nothing" with Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson. It's hilarious!

[hectorberlioz]

i saw that a video store one day.
it has so many famous people in it.
Hector Berlioz wrote an opera on that shakespeare story:cool:; "beatrice and benedict"

[Millane]

Originally posted by Mercutio
Even if you don't normally like Shakespeare, you will have to love "Much Ado About Nothing" with Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson. It's hilarious! Kenneth Brannagh and shakespeare do not mix, im watching his Hamlet in Lit and it is so overacted that its not funny, he included all these flashbacks with Hamlet having sex with ophelia for no apparent reason (except i think he likes Kate Winslet) sure kate winslets hot but he could have been a bit more tactful about it.:rolleyes:

[Mercutio]

I haven't knowingly seen any other movies with Kenneth Branagh, but in this Shakespeare he is definitely good.