TV/Movies Megathread

[11B4V]

July 4th weekend viewing:

Hunt for Red October. ONE PING ONLY.

The Enemy Below. Curt Jurgens.

Dirty Grandpa. DeNiro is a hack.

Amistad, West Side Story, Die Hard, The Road Warrior.  It was all about embracing diversity this holiday.

Binged Billions
The Thing (80's)

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1974 - Death Wish
1984 - Buckaroo Banzai
1993 - Jurassic Park
2004 - Life Aquatic
2014 - Grand Budapest Hotel

And the actor is?

[Admiral Yi]

Sexy Jew Boy

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Sexy Jew Boy

One day he'll get around to playing somebody other than himself.

[Admiral Yi]

One day he'll get around to playing somebody other than himself.

What was that Baby Boomer mid life crisis movie with Kevin Klein et al?  He played out of type.

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The Big Chill?

[Admiral Yi]

yup

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I was just impressed that I could start with his first movie role and jump 10 years (except for JP) for 40 years and find a well remembered movie.

[celedhring]

I was just impressed that I could start with his first movie role and jump 10 years (except for JP) for 40 years and find a well remembered movie.

What about The Fly? That flick's a small classic.

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What about The Fly? That flick's a small classic.

I wasn't trying to hit highlights, just the most memorable film on the 10x anniversary of his first movie.

[The Minsky Moment]

I always think of Into the Night as the definitive JG movie.

[Liep]

This was pretty amusing:

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It looks like the real drop off is 4 years earlier just after Jackie Brown.

[The Larch]

Heh, interesting. Did he got divorced and had to start paying a big chunk in alimony back then?

[celedhring]

That graphic can be a bit misleading, even though it nails his career's overall decadence. He's had supporting roles in a bunch of films (American Hustle, Joy, Silver Linings Playbook, Stardust, etc...) that are firmly in fresh territory.

But yeah, he's been cashing in for the most part of the past two decades.