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My pathetic true story of two months of movie addiction. What else is someone with no girlfriend or social life working an un-fulfilling job supposed to do? Burn two hours of your life away everyday and hopefully have a few laughs along the way. There's some great films, and some that I wasted some time on (but still had nothing better to anyways). The purpose of this is to provide anyone who's even bothering to read this some lesser known films to watch that are still worthwhile. My current movie count is 42 since this year started.

It started with watching The Truman Show starring Jim Carrey and Ed Harris on New Year's Eve. Truly a hidden gem if there ever was one, but is sadly no longer on Netflix. Basically this film is about a man, Truman Burbank (Carrey), who's whole life is a lie. He is an insurance salesman with a pretty wife in a quiet suburban neighborhood. I'm not going to spoil this movie because when the revelation hits you it makes you think of your own life; particularly if you ever felt trapped or things were out of your control. My verdict: 5/5

The next movie I saw was Witness. It's a 1985 crime drama starring Harrison Ford-- with a twist. When Detective John Book gets caught up in a murder conspiracy and is wounded, he must take shelter in an Amish community and also protect the sole witness. This comes highly recommended, and I have never even heard of it before Netflix recommended it to me. Great acting, and shows how people from different backgrounds might have more in common than you would think. My verdict: 5/5

I was in the mood for more Ford, so I watched the exceptional 90's thriller The Fugitive. After being wrongly convicted for his wife's murder, Dr. Richard Kimble must prove his innocence. Also Tommy Lee Jones plays a great no-nonsense US Deputy Marshall named Samuel Gerad who will stop at nothing to bring Kimble in. Another great suspenseful crime thriller to watch on a bored Saturday afternoon. My verdict: 5/5

Next I wanted to laugh a bit. I found out about Galaxy Quest. If you liked Spaceballs you will enjoy this to put it simply. It stars Sigourney Weaver and Tim Allen and spoofs Star Trek and sci-fi conventions and fandom. My verdict: 5/5.

Christian Bale? A movie like the Matrix, John Woo, and Orwell's 1984 had a baby? That's Equilibrium which is currently on Netflix. In a future dystopian society, art, music, and anything that makes you feel is banned. And like 1984, the masses are on opiates to keep them in line. Great action and though provoking. Great unknown film worth watching if you liked the Matrix. My verdict 4/5.

One liners? Check. Gruesome deaths? Check. Arnold Schwarzenegger? Ja. 1987's The Running Man is a great satire based on a novel by Stephen King. In yet another dystopian future, contestants on the show The Running Man run from Stalkers who try to kill them. My verdict: 5/5.

Will continue to write this later. I'm bored.
Last Edit: February 22, 2015, 10:07:24 PM by RomanGladiator


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Oh, hey.
Everything got a 5/5?


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Everything got a 5/5?

I didn't get to Robocop 2 yet...and also I should probably rate them using a different system. Basically if I think something's worth watching I'm going to give it five...
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Good read.

Nothing wrong with watching movies man. Do what makes you happy.

I agree that The Truman Show is an underrated movie. We watched it in school like every year.


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Movies are great, I don't see the problem with watching one a day.

I do think it's kind of strange that you've awarded all but one of the movies you've watched so far a perfect score.
^^^

If you've only watched stuff you've really enjoyed, that's great OP.
But something's odd with giving them all a perfect rating.


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I've been catching up on movies from last year that I missed over the past few days.

I watched:
Interstellar (Loved it)
Mockingjay Pt 1 (It was alright I suppose. Nothing great, just like the first two)
John Wick (Pretty good)
Birdman (Kinda confused by it at times, but I enjoyed it nonetheless)
Equalizer (Pretty good)
Just finished watching Fury (I really liked this one)

Probably going to watch The Imitation Game next.