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What is a joke or situation from the show that has stuck with you?
A thought I considered as the film progressed.
Spoilers about the ending.
A thought I had about Jerrys Friend/Assistant/Daytime Guardian Billy Cole
Could you take a charged laptop out in the woods middle of the night and watch this alone?
Subtle touches that rewards those rewatching
What Three Episodes would you choose to show a newcomer to the series that represents The Gangs typical dynamic?
Netflix Special
Who is an actor, where no matter how bad the movie is, they are still great in it?
Whats the last cheap movie you took a chance and purchased but it turned out to be a decent movie?
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She probably yells out "WITNESS ME"!!! before peeling out.
The Nice Guys is a movie I enjoyed and rewatched several times. I like Russell Crowe in it the most though. His story about being "the diner guy" and how he ends with saying "I just felt like for once in my life, I actually mattered" (been awhile since Ive watched it so paraphrasing some). Also when he spots Goslings daughter walking the empty yard and he pulls over to find out what shes doing. Those emotional moments are my favorite. Though Goslings bumbling about in the film is charmingly funny xD
I liked Jeff Bridges character and that he did the right thing in the end. Its like this nice juxtaposition of people having the capacity to change and do the right thing alongside the people who refuse to change or make the right choice. Who can be saved? I think Jeff Bridges wearing the priest outfit was to add some symbolic nature to the whole thing. He made the right choice in the end, the good choice, and even prayer was involved! And theres the message Disillusionment and Abandonment. Those bad people and also the broken people, there are manipulators and those who have been manipulated and despiared because of it. They were all living lives of sin away from God, then this man in the priest outfit and black lady who is a beautiful singer saves the day, along with the soldier who lost the path but found the path again to salvation. But the bible says "no righteous acts will lead you to Heaven, you will only see the Father through Me (Jesus)" Is this why the soldier needed that prayer before he died? He knew that righteous act at the end wouldnt be the saving factor for his soul?
Thank you for posting this. I havent seen this movie in years but still think of it sometimes. I need to rewatch it, and I think I will with my Fiance. See what she thinks of the movie. I find watching movies with others can help you see more or think differently. I use to watch so many shows and movies alone.
This is a movie where its box art, actors, and synopsis was good enough for me to to purchase the DVD blindly. And I was happy to find that I enjoyed the movie. It stuck with me for some time, the mystery of the characters, and the culmination of their paths crossing, along with the satisfying ending. I think I considered going to the movies to see it, but just never made it out there. For someone who loves movies, I dont go to the theater that often. I was intrigued the moment Jon Hamms character began finding all those wire taps! So for me I was glued to the screen from early on.
I think the movie had interesting messages as well. Sometimes you just cannot save somebody. The older sister trying to rescue her sister even from early childhood, just to lose her at the end and die as well. You gotta feel some way about that, its just rough. She loved her sister, they both experienced trauma, but the younger sister made a choice and was not gonna change. Have you ever struggled to help a family member or even a friend and eventually realize they make their choice?
I'll have to add a second post as I began writing so much it cut me off xD more below...
I liked The Omega Code with Casper Van Dean. Also the movie called Tribulations starring Gary Busey was really good. Those are two christian films I really liked.
If you try it out let us know! Im curious as to what time during the film you begin to feel uneasy and if you actually finish it alone in those woods. Remember, my scenario has you sitting on some log no cover when you watch it, only light coming from the laptop shining upon you. You break the rules if you are just lazily laying within a tent as the movie plays. Thats not the same experience. You gotta be exposed as you watch.
That would be a good one. But the dark woods play a major role in this film. Besides at the time I thought of this scenario, I lived in an old house partly enveloped with woods right behind it. And those woods felt eerie as if someone was watching you. I may as well have been in the cabin! xD Im just kidding, that cabin was very secluded in the movie. The old house I was in did have other homes nearby, but they werent as close to the woods as it was.
But would you fall asleep alone, in the woods, with this movie playing?
That coffee was ever so good, and was shocked to find that was a part of this ice creams flavor!
Publix brand Frozen Yogurt called Expresso Chip, its rare because it has real coffee in it and this coffee is called "Santas White Christmas" it was a coffee that got bought out and then shut down for awhile but it was then rebranded and redistributed by the new owner with different packaging. But it was some of the best coffee I have had and that ice cream was exceptionally special and it was actually healthy!
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Publix+Premium+Frozen+Yogurt%2C+Espresso+Chip+&t=newext&atb=v262-1&iax=images&ia=images
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