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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

There have been a few films over the years that peeps and film critics rave about but I dont. Get it

The big lebowski

Donnie darko

Casino

The twilight trilogy

Not just chick flicks so not a male thing

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Donnie darko? What is wrong with you man, I love that movie.

Recent one I never got was that Looper, I was confused after 10 mins

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By *ilandlarryCouple
over a year ago

more north lincs than mids!

Eyes Wide Shut. Just a lot of crap IMO

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

inception

citizen kane

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Wrong House

90 minutes of my life I'll never get back

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By *he Enigmatic MagnetMan
over a year ago

Glasgow West

Shite film, but a good way of dealing with housebreakers....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Master.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There have been a few films over the years that peeps and film critics rave about but I dont. Get it

The big lebowski

Donnie darko

Casino

The twilight trilogy

Not just chick flicks so not a male thing

Do you mean Casino with DeNiro in it or Casino Royale?

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By *ohnny4playMan
over a year ago

Kinross

Prospero's books - dir Peter Greenaway.

Gorgeous visually, but .......

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By *ohnny4playMan
over a year ago

Kinross

"There have been a few films over the years that peeps and film critics rave about but I dont. Get it

The big lebowski

Donnie darko

Casino

The twilight trilogy

Not just chick flicks so not a male thing

Do you mean Casino with DeNiro in it or Casino Royale?"

Or maybe the rather excellent film croupier staring Clive Owen and featuring the sexy character of Jani (Alex Kingston).

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By *lasgowfunnMan
over a year ago

paisley

Vanila sky what's that film all about

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The royal tenembaums....totally lost!! i have written scripts too!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bend it like Beckam, just never 'got' that film at all.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jacobs Ladder...

I need to re watch it, as didnt get it first or 2nd time.

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By *ustlovesexMan
over a year ago

Wishaw

"The royal tenembaums....totally lost!! i have written scripts too!"

Yeah terrible film.

Also jarhead. Talk about missing the point.

A guy joins the army and goes to the first Iraq war. His squad play football until they get a call to action. Then they get there to find it's all been taken care of.

After a few times this gets real annoying. There's action somewhere but these fuds keep showing up late when everyone is either dead or gone home for tea and scones.

This became sheer agony when they finally got somewhere that still had some enemy soldiers. After a big buildup, they are all set to go in but some planes turn up and bomb the Iraqis off the planet.

Back to base and more football. Somehow during all this inaction movie, the main guy goes slowly mad. This can only be caused by terminal boredom. Watching this crap I knew what he was going through.

I think the point may have been the war was mostly inaction, but that's no reason to make a shit film about it.

Anything by David Cronenberg doesn't make sense either

I don't know how they convinced the money men to finance some of the mince I've seen lately.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Death in Venice - 2 hours too long

The French Lieutenant's Woman - never got that.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The royal tenembaums....totally lost!! i have written scripts too!

Yeah terrible film.

Also jarhead. Talk about missing the point.

A guy joins the army and goes to the first Iraq war. His squad play football until they get a call to action. Then they get there to find it's all been taken care of.

After a few times this gets real annoying. There's action somewhere but these fuds keep showing up late when everyone is either dead or gone home for tea and scones.

This became sheer agony when they finally got somewhere that still had some enemy soldiers. After a big buildup, they are all set to go in but some planes turn up and bomb the Iraqis off the planet.

Back to base and more football. Somehow during all this inaction movie, the main guy goes slowly mad. This can only be caused by terminal boredom. Watching this crap I knew what he was going through.

I think the point may have been the war was mostly inaction, but that's no reason to make a shit film about it.

Anything by David Cronenberg doesn't make sense either

I don't know how they convinced the money men to finance some of the mince I've seen lately. "

Jarhead is an amazing film!!!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

The ambulance

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By *igeresslilly43Woman
over a year ago

west lothian

Limitless...but Bradley Cooper is hot hot hot

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Inception. Biggest pile of shite ever. I don't get it

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By *autious CoupleCouple
over a year ago

home

The lion king...never knew animals could talk.

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By *he Enigmatic MagnetMan
over a year ago

Glasgow West

Anythibg with Will Ferrell, Ben Stiller, Jack Black, or their ilk. To me, comedy is supposed to be funny. That lot obviously never got the memo.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Probably make myself look like a twat, but its true,,,so popular,, almost legendary film for some, but i really did'nt get it.

The Matrix.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Anythibg with Will Ferrell, Ben Stiller, Jack Black, or their ilk. To me, comedy is supposed to be funny. That lot obviously never got the memo.

True story... Apart from meet the fockers.

The rest is emperors new clothes

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By *horstrollMan
over a year ago

Caprona

Jarhead is an amazing film!!!

It is pish no really it is

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By *ootall2920Man
over a year ago

Linlithgow

Magnolia, three hours of watching paint dry to find out the frogs did it!

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By *ustlovesexMan
over a year ago

Wishaw

Jarhead is an amazing film!!!

Yeah amazing it ever got made and even more amazing folk were conned into going to see it lol

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By *ndykayMan
over a year ago

Falkirk

Blue velvet - watched it 3 times and it still does t make sense

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Inception a very deep film. Yes I do get into dream states where I can go down like that Not as deep as DiCaprio's character but yes I have had lucid dreams that I can control.

Eyes Wide Shut is a bit too long for my liking, but then so is most of Kubricks movies.

Deals with sexual inadequacies of the main couple.Also although they live quite comfortably he discovers a whole new world going on around him where the rich and powerful can get away with just about anything because they just can

Never really watched a movie I didn't get.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Probably make myself look like a twat, but its true,,,so popular,, almost legendary film for some, but i really did'nt get it.

The Matrix.

I agree with this one, yous lot need better taste in films tho, jarhead (never be better than full metal jacket mind you) and inception are braw

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By *dultfunscotland2000Man
over a year ago

Scotland and beyond

Dead Poets Society. I'd rather stab myself in the eyes with a fork than watch that pish ever again.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Toy story

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

2001 a space odysey ,utter rubbish

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By *lassic1Man
over a year ago

bellshill

"Magnolia, three hours of watching paint dry to find out the frogs did it!

You vicious bastard I was just waiting for that bit to make it exiting...well done

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The royal tenumbaums

REALLY

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By *sk_morrisseyMan
over a year ago

glasgow

The Mission...fell asleep!

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By *he Enigmatic MagnetMan
over a year ago

Glasgow West

"The Mission...fell asleep!

That is a brilliant, classic movie!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The matrix just don't understand it at alll.xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Some of these "cult" status films are dog-tray too,,, Blade Runner? How?

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By *he Enigmatic MagnetMan
over a year ago

Glasgow West

"Some of these "cult" status films are dog-tray too,,, Blade Runner? How?

You are asking to get burned at the stake for that!

Bladerunner is a study in what it means to be human, what makes us human, and in a world of manufactured creatures, who are really the monsters?

The one thing that nobody gets about the film is Deckard. Is he human? Or is the Bladerunner himself a replicant, explaining his love for Rachael, and his empathy for Roy Batty as his death approaches. What ever the answer, it is not just a great movie, but IMO one of the greatest of all time.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ok, maybe harsh declaring it dog-tray, but certainly i have it listed as thread says, "films you just dont get".

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Looper

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By *lassic1Man
over a year ago

bellshill

I'm going to get pelters for this but.....EASY RIDER.....saw it when it first came out....the music was epic and will last for ever.....but WTF was the film about ???????

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By *riendly foeWoman
over a year ago

In a crisp poke on the A814

There has really only been one film that i thought "WTF"????

Valhalla Rising

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By *horstrollMan
over a year ago

Caprona

Watch it a few times it does make sense after a while

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By *ustcutieWoman
over a year ago

edinburgh

John carter.... I mean really??!??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Inception. Biggest pile of shite ever. I don't get it "

Watch it again & again! Amazing film

Never got Danny boyles, Sunshine but do like his films

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