There are Dick Flicks and there are Chick Flicks. I generally like a movie somewhere in between the extremes.
I suppose taking recommendations from an employee at a movie rental store means taking your chances. People like different sorts of movies. This clerk recommended Eastern Promises. I watched it and thought it extremely drab. I should have known I probably would not like it, because I had mentioned something about the one Bruce Willis movie I liked, but I couldn't remember its name. She had looked at me like I was nuts and said "All Bruce Willis movies are great." I beg to differ.
Bruce Willis movies are simple stuff. Here is the Willis movies formula. Bruce Willis=super tough super good guy. Throw in super bad guys. Throw in victims, usually children and women. And that's the premise of almost every Bruce Willis movie I've seen. Boooorrrriiiiinnnnng. You do not need a brain to watch a Bruce Willis movie. Usually, you need abnormal testosterone, if an adult, or, you need to be a developing teen boy.
I have not seen all his movies. I quit. But I saw one good one he made. I can't remember the name. He was a soldier, for some reason in Africa, reluctantly helping get out some hostages. I liked it.
I am trying to remember movies I have enjoyed. Here is a partial list, in no particular order:
Bulworth
Falling Down
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Dick
The Ghost and the Darkness
Gatica
Edward Scissorhands
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Chocolat
Ed Wood
Out of Africa
Never Cry Wolf
The Snow Walker
The Unforgiven
Million Dollar Baby
Schindler's List
Shawshank Redemption
Whale Rider
Sling Blade
Requeim for a Dream
Man from Snowy River
Thelma and Louise
Pleasantville
The War of the Roses
Blood Diamonds
Shining Through
Vacation
LA Confidential
Usual Suspects
The Black Stallion
Hard Candy
The King
Rabbit Proof Fence
Empire of the Sun
I will add to the list when my memory wakens.
I am a Cat Woman. My self-appointed mission in life is to save the feline world! To accomplish this mission, I get cats fixed. Perhaps my mission might be slightly delusional. This blog is a mishmash of wishful thinking, rants, experiences as I remember them and of course, cat stories and cat photos. I have a nonprofit now, to help keep the cats here cared for and to fix community cats. Happy Cat Club formed in 2015. Currently, we are on a mission to fix 10,000 cats.
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hiya - i loved whale rider - that kid is such a good actress! i STILL haven;t seen Shawshank Redemption, people keep tell me it is excellent though. that is a super list! happy christmas to you and your rescued babies x
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