Let's talk about Movies which Inspire You
 

Heyyy... site kinda slow on posts, so let's have a wreckable thread...k...

I like movies which have the Never Give Up Hope thingy. This really inspired me especially when I went through the dark days of my financial tsunami.

My all time fav is a very well made Thai Movie called Bang Rachan which is a real historical situation that happened long, long ago. The story is about how a small village that got into the way of a massive Burmese invasion of Thailand. With their little resources they held up the invasion for months until the Burms were so fed up, they sent a huge force of 200,000 soldiers to crush the couple hundred of villagers. In their final defense, all the warriors died, men, women and the elderly folks. It was a very touching story which shows that with grit and determination, common folks can go the max. I think in English, it is called the Village Warriors. To this day, the huge bronze monument of the warriors still stand in that village. Of course I do like the film The 300 Spartans and the remake, 300. Love the motto, Never Say Die!

So what's yours? Pray tell.....:ha:

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Not in any order;

Top Gun
Red Dawn
Blackhawk Down
Rudy
Full Metal Jacket ( The first half when they are in basic training )

:lurk::lurk:

Ummm I'll think of more in a few hours.

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Hey Jeff, Red Dawn.... I like the concept of the invasion. I wonder how many people remember this movie with the blokes there like Charlie Sheen still a kid.

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Braveheart
Rocky I, III
The Killing Fields
Castaway
City of Angels
Say Anything
The Breakfast Club
My Left Foot
Wall-E
Pay it Forward
Schindler's List

Quite a few more... :) ~Cheryl

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Not many,
Charlie Sheen,Patrick Swayze,Jennifer Gray,Emilyo Estevez and a couple others that made it after that movie

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That inspired me (in no particular order)...
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Barefoot in the Park
Equilibrium
Dark City
Dogma
Wag the Dog
Platoon
Apocalypse Now
War INC
K-Pax
Pulp Fiction
Kundun
The Guru (with Jimi Mistry and Heather Graham, not that horrible Mike Meyers thing)

That are my favourites (ie I could watch them again and again and again)...
Grosse Point Blank
The Dark Knight
Cold Dog Soup
Born in East LA
The Usual Suspects
Kill Bill

The lists are by no means complete; I watch LOTS of movies because I can't stand commercial breaks, and most of what's on TV is really insipid.

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The Song of Bernadette (I loaned this DVD to a friend of mine once and he watched it over 100 times before I got it back and then I bought him his own DVD as a birthday present).
Therese - The Story of Saint Therese of Lisieux
The Chronices of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as well as Prince Caspian
Beverley Hills Chihuahua (a little bit, anyways)

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Soul Plane

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"Battlefield Earth"
"Patch Adams"
Darn near every war picture.
"Gran Torino"

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Red Dawn....WOW! I loved that movie back in the day! The ones I could watch over and over again (and have), are The Hunt for Red October (One Ping Only Please), Sommersby, and First Knight. Yes, I confess I love me some Sean Connery.:ha:

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Grumpy Old Men, Grumpier Old Men

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I Like the never give up hope themed movies myself so Raiders of the lost Ark is probably tops. Favorite futility of war movie hands down...Full Metal Jacket...and back to the never give up theme...that classic 1970's hit.....D.D.D.

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Stefanie, I bought Bang Rajan a few days ago and will be watching it real soon after it arrives. I've got some private messages from your dad about the movie and am sure I will be thinking about all of our great discussions when I watch the movie. I miss him a lot!

Harvey

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Two Words:

TAXI DRIVER

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mine would have to be:
breakfast club
pretty in pink
red dawn( i watch it ever time it comes on fx)
labrinth ( david bowie is hot!)
under seige 1 &2
marked for death
demolition man
too wong fou thanks for everything julie newmar
1600 pennsylvania ave
and there are so many more

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I can tell you which movies get me all choked up with positive emotion:

Casablanca- the Marseilles scene always get me.
Gettysburg- the defense of Little Round Top by the 20th Maine under Col. Joshua Chamberlain on 7/2/1863. When they charge downhill into the face of the advancing Confederates, I feel like standing up and shouting.
Air Force One- "Get off of my plane." Need I say more? One of the great movie lines of all time.
Band of Brothers- the entire series.
Saving Private Ryan-I still get choked up when the old Ryan kneels down at the grave of Capt. Miller (Hanks).
Space Cowboys- the entire movie. A treat for an old geezer like me.

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Red Dawn
Amerika -- A mini series that only aired once and I've read that it's banned in the U.S. now.
Matchstick Men
Thornbirds -- another TV mini series I can watch over and over
Diary Of A Mad Black Woman
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Peggy Sue Got Married
Rainman
When A Man Loves A Woman
French Kiss
Mask
Miss Congeniality
The Devil Wears Prada
All John Travolta movies

.... and so many more!

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oh and :
the hand that rocks the cradle

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"You talkin to me?"

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There's nobody else here