# Favourite film that's in the cinemas now? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 4, 2003, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-film-thats-in-the-cinemas-now/205530 "2003-10-04T09:52:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Griffin)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-film-thats-in-the-cinemas-now/205530/1 "2003-10-04T09:52:07Z")
Once Upon a Time in Mexico. Saw it last night and it’s great. Still to see Bad Boys 2 though so maybe my mind will change… ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-film-thats-in-the-cinemas-now/205530/2 "2003-10-04T11:07:22Z")
[Casa de los Babys](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303830/) ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-film-thats-in-the-cinemas-now/205530/3 "2003-10-04T12:09:07Z")
_American Splendor_ ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-film-thats-in-the-cinemas-now/205530/4 "2003-10-04T14:03:35Z")
**Lost in Translation**. Wonderful, wonderful film – though apparently you have to have a crush on Bill Murray; the friend I went with fell asleep twice. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-film-thats-in-the-cinemas-now/205530/5 "2003-10-04T15:32:38Z")
_American Splendor_, absolutely. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-film-thats-in-the-cinemas-now/205530/6 "2003-10-04T15:41:22Z")
Pirates of the Caribbean. ---
**Author:** ![Short\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Short\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Short_Guy)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-film-thats-in-the-cinemas-now/205530/7 "2003-10-04T16:58:23Z")
I’ll second Pirates, though I have to admit I haven’t been to the movies much lately. Once upon a Time in Mexico is on my to-do list. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-film-thats-in-the-cinemas-now/205530/8 "2003-10-04T18:21:16Z")
**Capturing the Friedmans** ---
**Author:** ![pokey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ebca7d/32.png) [@pokey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pokey)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-film-thats-in-the-cinemas-now/205530/9 "2003-10-04T18:58:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by twickster \* > \*\ ***Lost in Translation**. Wonderful, wonderful film – though apparently you have to have a crush on Bill Murray; the friend I went with fell asleep twice. \*\* Me too. I have the deep abiding love for Bill Murray. Lost in Translation is the type of movie I want to rave about but it’s hard for me to imagine everyone liking it as much as I did. Someone in the theatre was snoring through the whole thing which was pretty annoying. I decided that if you are the type of person who could look out the window for hours without getting bored or sleepy or restless then you will be able to appreciate Lost in Translation but if you are not that type it might not work for you. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-film-thats-in-the-cinemas-now/205530/10 "2003-10-04T19:09:26Z")
I’ll go with **Lost in Translation** too. **Pirates** is the runner up. ---
**Author:** ![peterW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bb73d2/32.png) [@peterW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peterW)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-film-thats-in-the-cinemas-now/205530/11 "2003-10-04T19:46:53Z")
**Matchstick Men**. Great story and great acting by Nicholas Cage and Sam Rockwell. And though I don’t have any children of my own, I found the relationship between Nicholas Cage and Alison Lohman amazingly touching. ---
**Author:** ![shy\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@shy\_guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shy_guy)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-film-thats-in-the-cinemas-now/205530/12 "2003-10-04T23:01:16Z")
_American Splendor_. Interestingly, it would probably be _Lost in Translation_ if not for my deep rooted hatred of Bill Murray. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-film-thats-in-the-cinemas-now/205530/13 "2003-10-05T00:26:19Z")
_Lost in Translation_, followed by _American Splendor._ (I posted a rave thread about these movies recently.) I was surprised by how much I enjoyed _Matchstick Men._ It’s a bit of a mess, thematically, but it’s a fun mess. _Once Upon a Time in Mexico_ was okay. I haven’t seen _Casa de los Babys_ or _School of Rock_ yet, but will soon. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-film-thats-in-the-cinemas-now/205530/14 "2003-10-05T00:29:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pokey \* > \*\*I decided that if you are the type of person who could look out the window for hours without getting bored or sleepy or restless then you will be able to appreciate Lost in Translation but if you are not that type it might not work for you. \*\* I’ve been telling people “short on plot – but the visuals are wonderful – very atmospheric.” You definitely have to like Bill Murray, though. My friend who doesn’t like Bill Murray was getting very upset about my using the work “grok” to describe the experience. ---
**Author:** ![Stimpy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/779978/32.png) [@Stimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stimpy)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-film-thats-in-the-cinemas-now/205530/15 "2003-10-05T02:48:03Z")
Adaptation just came out here. loved it. Another great performance[s] from Cage. Catch City of Gold on vid/DVD. ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-film-thats-in-the-cinemas-now/205530/16 "2003-10-05T04:06:44Z")
Well, _Lost in Translation_ is actually the only movie I’ve seen that’s out right now, but I’ll throw in another “probably not for everybody, but I droolingly loved it.” Then again, I lived in Tokyo for a while in high school, so I spent half the movie distracted by Tokyo, thinking, “Hey! I understood what they said!” “Hey! I can read that!” “Hey, _I’ve been there_!!!” So I also need to see it again to catch the parts where I was distracted. ---
**Author:** ![well\_he\_s\_back](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ab097/32.png) [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-film-thats-in-the-cinemas-now/205530/17 "2003-10-06T13:27:12Z")
1. Pirates of the Caribbean 2. Once upon a Time in Mexico of course, I don’t get out much