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magicwizard · Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 48

Out of these 5 films, which 4 would you choose?:

Love Actually
Jerry Maguire
I Am Sam
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
The Omen (2006)

It's just too hard to choose...

TheAngryJew · Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 3:22 am Post subject:

Jerry Maguire

...and spend the rest of your money on junk food.
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CharlesTatum · Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 2:31 pm Post subject:

I have only seen the awful "I am Sam," so I choose the other four...

Sad

Alex Paquin · Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 2:40 pm Post subject:

I tend to agree with Scott... your question would be better if it were "out of these 5 films, which four would you not choose?"

Jack Sommersby · Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 6:13 pm Post subject:

Rob Gonsalves · HBS Monkey Joined: 19 May 2006 Posts: 2024

Anything but I Am Sam.

I would recommend drunken Ed Wood porn over I Am Sam.

There really isn't anything I wouldn't recommend over I Am Sam.
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Jack Sommersby · Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 8:21 pm Post subject:

Sad, isn't it, that so much scorn is directed at a film that showcases two of our finest thespians? But, hey, if the noose fits...
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Rob Gonsalves · HBS Monkey Joined: 19 May 2006 Posts: 2024

Pfeiffer is actually really good in it, if you can divorce her performance from the rest of the movie. Then again, I think Pfeiffer has gotten better as an actress as she's gotten older, despite the often unexciting things she ends up in.
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UDM · Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 10:19 pm Post subject:

Jack Sommersby · Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 2:31 pm Post subject:

Thing is, Pheiffer turned down the role of Clarice Starling, which earned Foster the '91 Oscar, while Pheiffer got ignored for her sensational performance in Frankie and Johnny, which was way better than Foster's. Pheiffer's always had the acting chops, but, yeah, Rob,her film choices haven't been so hot. But when she's got the right material, she's right up there with Julianne Moore.
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David Cornelius · Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 8:52 pm Post subject:

MP Bartley · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 3:02 am Post subject:

Jerry Maguire is overrated, How to Lose... is vanilla to the extreme, while Love Actually is cliched slush that has some bearable moments. Haven't seen the other two.

In other words, save your money Wink

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David Cornelius · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 1:16 pm Post subject:

petersob · HBS Monkey Joined: 06 Mar 2005 Posts: 769

I dig Jerry Magurie and Love Actually (though the latter is way too long and occasionally too cutesy)

What I am curious about is the situation that you are involved in where these are your only five film choices. Just seems like an odd grouping--two good romantic comedies, one shitty one, Tards-a-Poppin and the frickin Omen.
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magicwizard · Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 48

well....it turned out I bought all of them, since (I'm 14) my mom lets be but I didn't bought Jerry because it wasn't the 2-disc set (yes, I like watching bonus features) but all of these movies were $5 (the other movies) to $7 (the omen). So far I've seen The Omen and How to Lose a Guy, which were ok films...

petersob · HBS Monkey Joined: 06 Mar 2005 Posts: 769

Well, you have two of the horror films out of the way--try to gird your loins for I AM Sam
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SonicXtreme · Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 10:50 pm Post subject:

Let me know how Love Actually is, I'm kind of curious.
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magicwizard · Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 48

Love Actually was a good movie. Better than most romantic comedies but it wasn't the best one.

SonicXtreme · Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:39 pm Post subject:

Cool, I'll check it out.
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