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9 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

A few more really spectacular movies:

 

Schindler's List

The Deer Hunter

Patton

Platoon

Full Metal Jacket

Hoosiers

Mad Max

Open Range

Rain Man

Raging Bull

The Green Mile

Pulp Fiction

American Graffiti

Good Morning Vietnam

The Breakfast Club

The Pianist

The Revenant

Scarface

The Untouchables

Apocalypse Now

 

 

 

I could go on. :P

 

 

 

 

Steve

I totally forgot Schindler’s List, love that movie..

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14 hours ago, 1972coronet said:

After all of these years , I finally found it ! 

Aired 13.11.1971 ( 49 years ago already ?!? ) 

https://archive.org/details/DUEL71ABCTV

Internet Archive is a great place. Did they cut out the start of that movie when it was aired on TV? I recorded that film in the 80's on VHS, I still have it, and the beginning starts off with him backing out of his driveway as he's listening to the radio, it slowly progresses through the city then to where I see it start on the upload in the link. 

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The original movie 'Day of the Jackal' that was produced in the 60's. Starring James Fox and based on Frederick Forsythe's novel about a professional British assassin hired to kill President De Gaulle. it really kept to the book storyline and was an excellent movie!

There was another movie named 'Jackal' I think, that was loosely (and I mean loosely) based on the plot but in a different era.  Americanised, and starring Bruce Willis.  Unfortunately. many will have only seen this version and not the original.

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54 minutes ago, doorsovdoon said:

Did they cut out the start of that movie when it was aired on TV?

That (awesome) opening vignette is from the 1972 theatrical release . 

Scenes which were added for the theatrical release (from memory) :

- Backing-out of the garage ( that house was up for sale recently , by the way . It's in Los Angeles' Los Feliz District ) 

- Travelling-up Broadway in  Downtown L.A. 

- Travelling-up the Pasadena Freeway ( then , state route 11 ; it's the oldest highway in Los Angeles )

- Travelling-up the Golden State Freeway 

- Interchange to State Route 14 ( in the background , one can briefly see the demolished section of the "fly-over" ramp which collapsed during the 1971 Sylmar Earthquake )

- Added internal-dialogue ( including colourful-for-the-time words ) 

- Stalled-out school bus 

- Pushed-toward freight train 

The additional scenes required not only another Plymouth Valiant (a 1972 model) , but a new tractor-trailer as well , as both were destroyed in the original filming . It's alleged that Speilberg "rented" the 1972 Valiant , then returned it in less-than-decent condition ( haha ) . The '72 is distinguishable from the 1970-come-1971 model :

- Newly-designed side marker lamps

- Fixed radio antenna 

- Bright door edge guards 

- Different shoulder restraints 

The cars all had 1971-only , Plymouth-only Deluxe Wheel Covers ; and all were 'Rallye Red' (likely painted post-facto , as red sedans were unusual during that era) .

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2 hours ago, Bugatti Fan said:

The original movie 'Day of the Jackal' that was produced in the 60's. Starring James Fox and based on Frederick Forsythe's novel about a professional British assassin hired to kill President De Gaulle. it really kept to the book storyline and was an excellent movie!

Do you mean the 1973 movie starring Edward Fox? 

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There are a LOT of tremendous movies listed.  My all-time favouritest movie is Mr. Roberts with Henry Fonda and James Cagney.  I have all the parts memorized, seen the movie dozens of times, saw the live play and acted in parts of it myself.

As to car racing movies I think Rush is probably the best overall (another Ron Howard classic).  Le Mans is the best racing movie (made by a racer for racers).  Grand Prix brought the genre out of the B-movie world.

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There are so many movies I could list..Animal House was the funniest, until I saw,Adam Sandler in “That’s My Boy.“Yes it was dumb, but hilarious,IMO.But as far as my favorite movies,that would have to be “The God Father”(one,and two),Definitely a masterpiece of film making...”The Shining”is up there on my list too.

Anything with Al Pacino or Robert DeNiro

Heat

Kill Bill one,and two.

Reservoir Dogs

Jackie Brown
Scarface

A friend of mine painted this black and white picture of Michael Corleone.

(Hey Slusher,it seems that we have the same taste in movies.)

The French Connection

The 7 Ups

Platoon

The Deer Hunter

American Graffiti

The Green Mile 

Fast Times at Ridgemont High 

The Professional 

Pulp Fiction

Bullitt

Bullet

The Wrestler

The Pope of Greenwich Village

Year of the Dragon

Carlito’s Way

Apollo 13 

Duel 

Taxi Driver

Jaws

Gross Point Blank

 

 

 

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My list.

Lemans

Ford Vs. Ferrari

Lemans

Gran Prix

Gone in 60 seconds

Gone in sixty seconds

Fast & Furious series

Star Wars (most of them)

Back to the Future I

Bullitt

Top Gun

Diamonds are Forever

Any other Bond movie

Ghostbusters (original)

Mad Max and Road Warrior

The Replacements

Waterboy

The Gumball Rally 

The Cannonball run

Smokey and the Bandit

American Graffitii

The Hollywood Knights

Austin Powers

Transformers (original)

Creature of the Black Lagoon

Miss Congeniality

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

 

 

 

 

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1 hour ago, vamach1 said:

My list.

Lemans

Ford Vs. Ferrari

Lemans

Gran Prix

Gone in 60 seconds

Gone in sixty seconds

Fast & Furious series

Star Wars (most of them)

Back to the Future I

Bullitt

Top Gun

Diamonds are Forever

Any other Bond movie

Ghostbusters (original)

Mad Max and Road Warrior

The Replacements

Waterboy

The Gumball Rally 

The Cannonball run

Smokey and the Bandit

American Graffitii

The Hollywood Knights

Austin Powers

Transformers (original)

Creature of the Black Lagoon

Miss Congeniality

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

 

 

 

 

The Gumball Rally, and Smokey and the Bandit are definitely two of mine that I forgot. 

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On 11/8/2020 at 6:27 PM, NYLIBUD said:

There are so many movies I could list..Animal House was the funniest, until I saw,Adam Sandler in “That’s My Boy.“Yes it was dumb, but hilarious,IMO.But as far as my favorite movies,that would have to be “The God Father”(one,and two),Definitely a masterpiece of film making...”The Shining”is up there on my list too.

Anything with Al Pacino or Robert DeNiro

Heat

Kill Bill one,and two.

Reservoir Dogs

Jackie Brown
Scarface

A friend of mine painted this black and white picture of Michael Corleone.

(Hey Slusher,it seems that we have the same taste in movies.)

The French Connection

The 7 Ups

Platoon

The Deer Hunter

American Graffiti

The Green Mile 

Fast Times at Ridgemont High 

The Professional 

Pulp Fiction

Bullitt

Bullet

The Wrestler

The Pope of Greenwich Village

Year of the Dragon

Carlito’s Way

Apollo 13 

Duel 

Taxi Driver

Jaws

Gross Point Blank

 

 

 

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I agree..ever see Angel Heart?

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I stand corrected Snake.     Yes it was the Day of the Jackal from 1973 and yes it was  Edward Fox

His daughter  Amelia plays a lead role in a UK TV series named 'Silent Witness' where she plays the part of Dr. Alexander, a Home Office Pathologist.

Thanks for pointing out my errors.      The original DOTJ  is a brilliant film. I take it you have watched it.

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8 hours ago, NYLIBUD said:

Angel Heart?Never heard of it.Was it a war movie,or love story?lol.

It's kind of bizarre.

 

Mickey Rourke plays a private investigator, Lisa Bonet a voodoo priestess, and Robert DeNiro the devil.

 

It's kind of a weird psychological horror flick.

I wasn't impressed personally.

 

 

 

Steve

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