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  • #91
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    I think you missed the subtle gag by Mr. Earth there...

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    • #92
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      I don't think I saw anybody mention these two gems

      Raiders of the Lost Ark

      Anchorman

      "I'm a man who discovered the wheel and built the Eiffel Tower out of metal and brawn. That's what kind of man I am. You're just a woman with a small brain. With a brain a third the size of us. It's science. "

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      • #93
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        Longtime lurker but first time poster -- It's impossible for me to pick a #1, but a few more for thought that haven't been mentioned yet:

        Raging Bull
        Mystic River
        Rumble Fish
        Rounders
        The Natural
        Gangs of New York
        The Right Stuff
        Once Upon a Time in America

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        • #94
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          Originally posted by Mr. Earth View Post
          Miller's Crossing
          Braveheart
          Resorvoir Dogs
          Clockwork Orange
          Smoky and the Bandit
          Saving Private Ryan
          Alien
          I like this list, plus Rounders and Die Hard.



          Brokeback Mountain (although it's great) doesn't really belong on a list of man's movies, but I will say this-- I'd rather watch what two cowboys do in a tent together than any movie where there's a scene with a bunch of guys in a locker room, or a frat house or a military barracks trying to figure out who's the most alpha of them all. Not trying to steal Tarrantino's Top Gun bit here, but that sh1t is gay.

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          • #95
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            Originally posted by kintnerboy View Post
            Not trying to steal Tarrantino's Top Gun bit here, but that sh1t is gay.
            Riiiiiight. But a bunch of women doing the same wouldn't be gay, correct? Top Gun is gay because it's men and you're a man. Considering the Top Gun characters only saw each other in the locker room or the class room (and that was under supervision) where else are they gonna fight for top dog?

            Oh right, you're gonna throw the volleyball scene in as gay as well. What else do you expect in the Florida summer sun? Thick winter coats? Again, would you complain of the scene being gay if it was a a bunch of women in bikinis playing volleyball? I bet not. Director casts good looking guys and gives the women some eye candy to get them to pay to watch what is essentially a guy's film and it's suddenly gay, WTF?

            And how about Daniel Craig emerging from the sea in Casino Royale? That was gay too, huh? But not if it was Halle Berry or Ursula Andress. Were you screaming with indignation when either of those women emerged with water dripping down their breasts? Your kind of over reaction to naked men on camera is the sort of knee-jerk reaction discussed in this thread.
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            • #96
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              Originally posted by SundownInRetreat View Post
              Riiiiiight. But a bunch of women doing the same wouldn't be gay, correct?
              I love how the silliest, tossed-off comment can elicit such an angry, defensive response. I would say it's hysterical, but that might be misconstrued as misogynistic..... Anyway, I'm not biting.



              I left two movies off my best man's movie list:

              Donnie Brasco (featuring one of the all-time great platonic male love affairs).

              and David Fincher's homoerotic masterpiece, Fight Club.


              All kidding aside, most of the movies mentioned in this thread have that unquantifiable re-watchablility ingredient that I wish I could figure out how to get into my stories.

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              • #97
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                Originally posted by karlosd View Post
                I think you missed the subtle gag by Mr. Earth there...
                It was a stupid joke, so it should be missed. And actually I should have said "That will be my penultimate...." instead of "This will be..."

                Damn, I was so close to making a lame joke slightly better.
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                • #98
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                  Originally posted by Mr. Earth View Post
                  It was a stupid joke, so it should be missed.
                  Hey, it wasn't the penultimate pun, but it made me chuckle.

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                  • #99
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                    Joe Rogan on Brokeback mountain Parental warning, swearing, drug use and general hilarity, viewer discretion is advised and blah blah blah

                    And on that, you "guys" seem to be missing one thing vital in Man's movie (except Emily and a couple of others have mentioned) HUMOUR

                    So I put forward...

                    Something about Mary
                    Weekend at Bernies (in it's day) and
                    Freddy Got fingered (in the right company)
                    Jackass2
                    I heard the starting gun


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                    • Re: A Man's Movie

                      Definitely one more to add to this thread.

                      The Mark of Zorro (1940) - much better than the 1990s film, and IMO the definitive take on this character. Fantastic script too.

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                        I'd say Terminator 2 is a pretty guy-ish movie.

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                          Terminator 2 is a textbook example of how to handle a female protagonist in an action movie.

                          Not saying it's not still a "Man's Movie" but I think it has a lot to offer the ladies. It has a lot to offer everyone, because it is the greatest movie ever made.
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                            Originally posted by emily blake View Post
                            Terminator 2 is a textbook example of how to handle a female protagonist in an action movie.

                            Not saying it's not still a "Man's Movie" but I think it has a lot to offer the ladies. It has a lot to offer everyone, because it is the greatest movie ever made.
                            Sure. Not as "Man's movie" as others but I guess there's something about Cameron's films that often have the guy vibe running through them. Probably partly due to the machines/vehicles/weapons porn in a lot of them.

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                            • Re: A Man's Movie

                              Personal favorites:

                              The Wild Bunch
                              The Wild Bunch
                              The Wild Bunch
                              Braveheart
                              Fight Club
                              The Last Detail
                              The Last Detail
                              The Last Detail
                              The Dirty Dozen
                              Die Hard
                              Lethal Weapon
                              Yojimbo
                              Reservoir Dogs
                              Scarface
                              Goodfellas
                              Mean Streets
                              The Great Escape
                              Rocky
                              Stalag 17
                              The Departed
                              Lock Stock and Smoking Barrel
                              First Blood
                              48 Hours
                              The Treasure of Sierra Madre
                              The Good The Bad and The Ugly
                              Top Gun
                              Once Upon A Time In America
                              Predator
                              Point Blank - just watched it recently and holy crap it's as homoerotic as Top Gun if not more.
                              The Seven Samurai
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                              • Re: A Man's Movie

                                Add KILLING THEM SOFTLY.
                                "I ask every producer I meet if they need TV specs they say yeah. They all want a 40 inch display that's 1080p and 120Hz. So, I quit my job at the West Hollywood Best Buy."
                                - Screenwriting Friend

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