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diamond in the rough - your movie rental gem

Posted by JDh888 • 10/09/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: Blockbuster, denzel, Diamond, fallen, gem, movie, netflix, rental, rough, washington

name a movie that might not have gotten big time publicity - didn't necessarily break the bank - and quietly slipped into video ... and upon viewing turns out to be damn good.

i'll start. highly highly recommend "Fallen" with Denzel Washington. the movie is so well crafted ... watch carefully or it will elude you.

what's yours?

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10/09/09

DailyBeerReview

American History X. Don't catch it on cable b/c they will cut out the most dramatic parts.

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10/09/09

crazyTsu

I've seen many good movies on cable.. but hardly remember them or their names

Watch Terminal, or "in pursuit of happyness", or Rainman, Driving miss daisy, "my father a hero"

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10/09/09

Halconite

"Accidental Hero" (AKA "Hero") Starring Dustin Hoffman ...

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1. 10/09/09
  
  JDh888
  
  never seen it ... will check it out
  
  loved Hoffman in another gem ... "Stranger than Fiction" funny movie
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  trailofpen
  
  This movie gets me so riled up. I can't believe Dustin Hoffman's character was shafted so hard! I wanted him to strangle Andy Garcia's character!
10/09/09

newblogmogul

Splinter starring Tom Sizemore, Resmine Atis and Emilio Rivera.

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10/09/09

roadgurl5

"An Unfinished Life" Robert Redford, Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Lopez

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  italkfilm
  
  I liked this film too . Now I know the title, I could never think of it .
10/10/09

askcherlock

Magnolia-- Tom Cruise, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, William Macy, Julianne Moore. Film has great character development and plot.

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1. 10/10/09
  
  JDh888
  
  i've not seen this ... will rent it upon your recommendation. Thanks!
10/10/09

italkfilm

Its hard to pick for me. I would say Let the Right One In, its a foreign film about a child vampire. Should be a great pick for this month since Halloween is coming.

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10/10/09

ismsandologies

Gridlock'd. There's something adorable about Tupac Shakur and Tim Roth with a shaky Brooklyn accent trying to kick their drug habit together. I would vote it has the "funniest stabbing scene" I've ever seen. Plus, social commentary about American health care before everyone was doing it.

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10/10/09

Stillthinking

None of these movies are under the radar movies. They were all critically acclaimed movies that were fairly popular at the box office.

Lately, I watch TV on DVD. I just watched the second season of "No Reservations" starring Anthony Bourdain. Fantastic foodie tours of a new city/country every episode. The Vietnam one made me want to live there.

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