movie reco

[monet]

I've probably recommended this movie already or talked about it a few times on this site.
This movie is a hidden gem IMO.
It has too many parallels to my own life to list and my father looked a little like Nick Nolte.
So it always hits me kind of hard.
I grew up watching North Dallas Forty, Teachers, 48 Hours and many other Nick Nolte movies.
He had a 2002 movie that was decent enough called The Good Thief.
Another hidden gem of his is Off the Black (2006).
The back and forth at the end is some really good acting IMO.
Not sure how they got some of those perfect shots of roads and the skies but damn this movie is a treat.
Very Epic and along the same lines as Mask or the Elephant Man showing a Good Person on the Inside but not so good looking on the outside.
I couldn't locate a free version but perhaps tableplay can track it down.
Curious if you seen this one TP?
Interesting Note that the main character wasn't Vietnamese.
I watched the behind the scenes before and iirc he was from California and a Surfer.
Cancel Culture going to go insane!

That segue from leaving the ship with little food to throwing 5 pounds of food away in America is very realistic.
This movie has many nuances like that.

*** Not sure how they got Nolte and Tim Roth to do this movie but I'm glad they did! ***

The Beautiful Country (2004)

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I've probably recommended this movie already or talked about it a few times on this site.
This movie is a hidden gem IMO.
It has too many parallels to my own life to list and my father looked a little like Nick Nolte.
So it always hits me kind of hard.
I grew up watching North Dallas Forty, Teachers, 48 Hours and many other Nick Nolte movies.
He had a 2002 movie that was decent enough called The Good Thief.
Another hidden gem of his is Off the Black (2006).
The back and forth at the end is some really good acting IMO.
Not sure how they got some of those perfect shots of roads and the skies but damn this movie is a treat.
Very Epic and along the same lines as Mask or the Elephant Man showing a Good Person on the Inside but not so good looking on the outside.
I couldn't locate a free version but perhaps tableplay can track it down.
Curious if you seen this one TP?
Interesting Note that the main character wasn't Vietnamese.
I watched the behind the scenes before and iirc he was from California and a Surfer.
Cancel Culture going to go insane!

That segue from leaving the ship with little food to throwing 5 pounds of food away in America is very realistic.
This movie has many nuances like that.

*** Not sure how they got Nolte and Tim Roth to do this movie but I'm glad they did! ***

The Beautiful Country (2004)

Hi Monet, I don't recall seeing this one (https://www.123movies.work/movies/th...tiful-country/) .
Thanks for the reco. I believe I did see the Good Thief. I think he was a heroin addict in that one.

[gytis888]

I've probably recommended this movie already or talked about it a few times on this site.
This movie is a hidden gem IMO.
It has too many parallels to my own life to list and my father looked a little like Nick Nolte.
So it always hits me kind of hard.
I grew up watching North Dallas Forty, Teachers, 48 Hours and many other Nick Nolte movies.
He had a 2002 movie that was decent enough called The Good Thief.
Another hidden gem of his is Off the Black (2006).
The back and forth at the end is some really good acting IMO.
Not sure how they got some of those perfect shots of roads and the skies but damn this movie is a treat.
Very Epic and along the same lines as Mask or the Elephant Man showing a Good Person on the Inside but not so good looking on the outside.
I couldn't locate a free version but perhaps tableplay can track it down.
Curious if you seen this one TP?
Interesting Note that the main character wasn't Vietnamese.
I watched the behind the scenes before and iirc he was from California and a Surfer.
Cancel Culture going to go insane!

That segue from leaving the ship with little food to throwing 5 pounds of food away in America is very realistic.
This movie has many nuances like that.

*** Not sure how they got Nolte and Tim Roth to do this movie but I'm glad they did! ***

The Beautiful Country (2004)

Hi Monet, I don't recall seeing this one (https://www.123movies.work/movies/th...tiful-country/) .
Thanks for the reco. I believe I did see the Good Thief. I think he was a heroin addict in that one.

Hi,
My Mom was an elementary education teacher. She always forced books on me: <you have to read the first 100 pages. If you don't like it after that, you can put it down..> Beautiful Country, is one of those books, but in film. Bai Ling is as deep as deep can get, a tortured multidimensional soul who gets through life; a survivor. The first 100 pages are difficult. When Ben and his father, a broken but hardened Vietnam vet, cast perfectly cast as Nick Nolte, discover themselves you will be rewarded.

[gytis888]

Hello forumers,

I'm asking for your reco.

1. Please recommend the movie about golf (maybe about golf history or golfing pioneers)

I have already seen:

**Seven Days In Utopia
**Tommy's Honour
**The Greatest Game Ever Played
**Bobby Jones: Stroke Of Genius

[gytis888]

My second post:

recommend movies about casino:
- casino history
- the largest amounts paid
- casino tactics or anything theories about roulette
- maybe somehting about the biggest gamblers
- something about the lives of gamblers

[monet]

Broke Down out of some boredom and rented TENET (2020) the other night.
Not sure how this guy got the lead role other than his father is Denzel.
Probably would of been a better movie if they casted someone with more clout or chops.
That being said, I found the movie entertaining enough for the rental price.
I don't mind a movie being 2 and a half hours long but obviously I'm a bit of a movie buff.

After watching the movie I kept thinking how INCEPTION (2010) was more but basically the same.
I went over and read reviews of TENET and found it humorous how many people were complaining about how complicated this movie was.
I didn't find it very complicated.
No more complicated than similar movies like PRIMER (2004) and any other paradoxical movie dealing with time travel and multiple versions of oneself.
Anyways... like I say... worth the rental price or viewing if you are into movies.
Better than most movies being produced these days.
I stayed away from this movie for this long because I thought it was going to be some super hero woke movie when I first saw a 10 second preview long ago.
I was wrong about that.

[monet]

Hello forumers,

I'm asking for your reco.

1. Please recommend the movie about golf (maybe about golf history or golfing pioneers)

I have already seen:

**Seven Days In Utopia
**Tommy's Honour
**The Greatest Game Ever Played
**Bobby Jones: Stroke Of Genius

My second post:

recommend movies about casino:
- casino history
- the largest amounts paid
- casino tactics or anything theories about roulette
- maybe somehting about the biggest gamblers
- something about the lives of gamblers

I can give you a lengthy list.
Kind of lazy at the moment.
Start with TIN CUP (1996) and report back and I will gather a more detailed list.
I watch TIN CUP on the regular not to mention other golf and casino movies.

"You Ride her till she bucks ya or you don't ride at all."



"Everybody gets what they get."

[Ozzy]

Hello forumers,

I'm asking for your reco.

1. Please recommend the movie about golf (maybe about golf history or golfing pioneers)

I have already seen:

**Seven Days In Utopia
**Tommy's Honour
**The Greatest Game Ever Played
**Bobby Jones: Stroke Of Genius

My second post:

recommend movies about casino:
- casino history
- the largest amounts paid
- casino tactics or anything theories about roulette
- maybe somehting about the biggest gamblers
- something about the lives of gamblers

I can give you a lengthy list.
Kind of lazy at the moment right now.
Start with TIN CUP (1996) and report back and I will gather a more detailed list.
I watch TIN CUP on the regular not to mention other golf and casino movies.

"Rider her till she bucks or don't ride at all."

"Everybody gets what they get."

What a coincidence TIN CUP ROFLMFAO !!

[monet]

What a coincidence TIN CUP ROFLMFAO !!

What's really funny is how this movie was before Jean Van de Velde and how it was referenced during the real life meltdown.
I watched this Open Championship on TV all four days.
Those were the days when I watched a lot of sporting events constantly but sports were interesting in that era (70's till about the mid 2000's) IMO.
Most likely because my father was still alive and it was something we enjoyed doing together.
Watching Sports that is while he drank a case of beer.
Good Times.

[monet]

By the way, I was watching some of the Masters yesterday and of course they have a woman calling the action on one of the holes now.
My ears can't stand it.
They bleed.

[monet]

Let's not forget Lefty and his meltdown in the 2006 US Open.
Phil and Jean playing like Tin Cup hitting driver when not needed.
Ego... I know it well.

Does anyone actually remember the winner Geoff Ogilvy?
Doubt it but we all remember Phil blowing the US Open on the last hole just like TIN CUP.

Don't forget that Phil Mickelson is in the movie TIN CUP involved in a prop bet.
ha ha and ten years later he is living TIN CUP out in real life.

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Broke Down out of some boredom and rented TENET (2020) the other night.
Not sure how this guy got the lead role other than his father is Denzel.
Probably would of been a better movie if they casted someone with more clout or chops.
That being said, I found the movie entertaining enough for the rental price.
I don't mind a movie being 2 and a half hours long but obviously I'm a bit of a movie buff.

After watching the movie I kept thinking how INCEPTION (2010) was more but basically the same.
I went over and read reviews of TENET and found it humorous how many people were complaining about how complicated this movie was.
I didn't find it very complicated.
No more complicated than similar movies like PRIMER (2004) and any other paradoxical movie dealing with time travel and multiple versions of oneself.
Anyways... like I say... worth the rental price or viewing if you are into movies.
Better than most movies being produced these days.
I stayed away from this movie for this long because I thought it was going to be some super hero woke movie when I first saw a 10 second preview long ago.
I was wrong about that.

"That's some cowboy shit there if you do that" (or words to that effect).

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I was going to recommend The Legend of Bagger Vance except it wasn't very good ;-).

[monet]

I was going to recommend The Legend of Bagger Vance except it wasn't very good ;-).

I dunno.
I've probably watched that movie over 10 times.
I find it entertaining enough.
It is what it is.
I like that guy from MacGyver who is in it.

[monet]

"That's some cowboy shit there if you do that" (or words to that effect).

I told you before... AppleTV will be the death of me lol.
They kind of have me locked in now because if I don't pay for my account I think I will eventually lose my digital library.
It keeps growing and probably around 200+ dollars now.
Eventually I will just have to chalk it up as a loss.
Sort of like going to the theater and paying 20 dollars a ticket.
Apple TV is cheaper than that and they seem to be giving me back my monthly fee for the last year now.
Nothing new... Over the years I think I have lost a couple DvD collections that were well over 300 movies.
Disposable World IMO.

[monet]

All this talk about Tin Cup is making me want to watch it again.
It's one of those movies like The Hustler, Rounders and others that get me pumped up to go out and bet MORE.
You may not like the movie but it has a bunch of gambling in it and my life mimics the philosophy of that movie.
Kevin Costner is pretty darn good in that roll, IMO that is.

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Then there was Happy Gilmore. I found it to be average but slightly amusing.

[monet]

Then there was Happy Gilmore. I found it to be average but slightly amusing.

Now you are outright blaspheming!!
It rivals the greatest golf comedy movie of all time.
Right up there with Caddy Shack!
You got a Hockey Player playing Golf.
Don't you ever touch my puck!!
I've probably watched that movie over 1000 times lol.
This is Shooters Tour!

The old 9th Green at 9 Trick lol...
Whoa... must be Burt Reynolds or something.
Hey Mister... You got to wear a helmet.
Don't worry about it... come on bring that shit on!
That hurt a little but I'm alright.
You're gonna give that shit up and concentrate on golf.
Golf requires goofy pants and a fat ass.

Hey... you no want breakfast??
Asian Hate I suppose right in the beginning of the movie.
Fuck... Love that movie!
Bob Barker beating up Happy Gilmore... Classic.
Cold Cut Combo... I eat two every day!
Ooooohhh... I hate that Bob Barker.

I literally say something referencing that Alligator Scene all the time.
I change it a bit.
Usually say something like... don't mess with me alligator.
Fucking Classic after he kills the alligator he gets one last elbow in lol lol lol.

You broke my heart tableplay... broke my heart.

[tableplay]

Then there was Happy Gilmore. I found it to be average but slightly amusing.

Now you are outright blaspheming!!
It rivals the greatest golf comedy movie of all time.
Right up there with Caddy Shack!
You got a Hockey Player playing Golf.
Don't you ever touch my puck!!
I've probably watched that movie over 1000 times lol.
This is Shooters Tour!

The old 9th Green at 9 Trick lol...
Whoa... must be Burt Reynolds or something.
Hey Mister... You got to wear a helmet.
Don't worry about it... come on bring that shit on!
That hurt a little but I'm alright.
You're gonna give that shit up and concentrate on golf.
Golf requires goofy pants and a fat ass.

Hey... you no want breakfast??
Asian Hate I suppose right in the beginning of the movie.
Fuck... Love that movie!
Bob Barker beating up Happy Gilmore... Classic.
Cold Cut Combo... I eat two every day!
Ooooohhh... I hate that Bob Barker.

I literally say something referencing that Alligator Scene all the time.
I change it a bit.
Usually say something like... don't mess with me alligator.
Fucking Classic after he kills the alligator he gets one last elbow in lol lol lol.

You broke my heart tableplay... broke my heart.

I agree about Caddyshack. I'll have to watch Happy Gilmore when I'm in especially good spirits I guess to get over the hump ;-).

[monet]

AppleTV got me for another $7.99!
I was fumbling around and fell into this movie.
Missed it somehow back in the day.
Probably too busy playing outside.
Anyways, it is worth a viewing because it predates Silence of the Lambs (1991).
The music is good enough and it is Michael Mann in a similar style as his movie Thief (1981).
Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins did it better but its interesting to watch earlier content.
Other purists disagree as they believe the Brian Cox version of Hannibal to be more realistic.
On the plus side we have (William Petersen) in Manhunter from To Live and Die in LA (1985) which is by far a superior movie IMO.
I guess he came back from the dead to play an FBI Agent.

Manhunter (1986)