Movie Marathon (Part 4)

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Foreign films with an American actor/actress in a leading role

  1. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - Clint Eastwood
  2. The Silent Partner - Elliott Gould
  3. Four Weddings and a Funeral - Andie MacDowell
  4. Invasion of Astro-Monster - Nick Adams
  5. The Grey Fox - Richard Farnsworth
  6. Godzilla - Raymond Burr
  7. Vie Privee (Private Life) Jodie Foster
  8. Jeanne du Barry - Johnny Depp
  9. The Man from Snowy River - Kirk Douglas
  10. Emilia Perez - Zoe Saldana, Selena Gomez

Films set in Japan

  1. The Seven Samurai
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Films set in Japan

  1. The Seven Samurai
  2. Lost in Translation
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Films set in Japan

  1. The Seven Samurai
  2. Lost in Translation
  3. Godzilla Minus One
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Films set in Japan

  1. The Seven Samurai
  2. Lost in Translation
  3. Godzilla Minus One
  4. Audition
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Films set in Japan

  1. The Seven Samurai
  2. Lost in Translation
  3. Godzilla Minus One
  4. Audition
  5. The Wolverine
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Films set in Japan

  1. The Seven Samurai
  2. Lost in Translation
  3. Godzilla Minus One
  4. Audition
  5. The Wolverine
  6. Akira
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Films set in Japan

  1. The Seven Samurai
  2. Lost in Translation
  3. Godzilla Minus One
  4. Audition
  5. The Wolverine
  6. Akira
  7. Mr. Baseball
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He was a naturalized US citizen, I believe.

Films set in Japan

  1. The Seven Samurai
  2. Lost in Translation
  3. Godzilla Minus One
  4. Audition
  5. The Wolverine
  6. Akira
  7. Mr. Baseball
  8. Yojimbo

My favorite ronin movie.

Street tough: “Try and kill me!”
World-weary ronin: “It’ll hurt.”

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Films set in Japan

  1. The Seven Samurai
  2. Lost in Translation
  3. Godzilla Minus One
  4. Audition
  5. The Wolverine
  6. Akira
  7. Mr. Baseball
  8. Yojimbo
  9. Throne of Blood

Kurosawa’s adaptation of Macbeth set in Japan

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  1. The Seven Samurai
  2. Lost in Translation
  3. Godzilla Minus One
  4. Audition
  5. The Wolverine
  6. Akira
  7. Mr. Baseball
  8. Yojimbo
  9. Throne of Blood
  10. Rashomon

Movies you like from a genre you usually dislike, or starring a performer you usually dislike

  1. The Searchers (I hate Westerns, and don’t especially care for John Wayne, but I loved this) [that happens to be a twofer-- you only need one or the other]
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Movies you like from a genre you usually dislike, or starring a performer you usually dislike

  1. The Searchers (I hate Westerns, and don’t especially care for John Wayne, but I loved this) [that happens to be a twofer-- you only need one or the other]

  2. Tombstone (I, too, hate Westerns, but this one is an absolute banger. Some of the best lines in cinema history (“I’m your huckleberry.” “HELL’S COMING WITH ME!!!”)

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Movies you like from a genre you usually dislike, or starring a performer you usually dislike

  1. The Searchers (I hate Westerns, and don’t especially care for John Wayne, but I loved this) [that happens to be a twofer-- you only need one or the other]
  2. Tombstone (I, too, hate Westerns, but this one is an absolute banger. Some of the best lines in cinema history (“I’m your huckleberry.” “HELL’S COMING WITH ME!!!”)
  3. A Few Good Men (I am not a fan of Tom Cruise. In many of his movies, he portrays a cocky asshole who cheats and harasses his love interest who is nevertheless loved by everyone and celebrated at the end. IMO, he also announces his lines more than interacts with the other characters around him. These tendencies worked well for him in A Few Good Men though)
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Movies you like from a genre you usually dislike, or starring a performer you usually dislike

  1. The Searchers (I hate Westerns, and don’t especially care for John Wayne, but I loved this) [that happens to be a twofer-- you only need one or the other]
  2. Tombstone (I, too, hate Westerns, but this one is an absolute banger. Some of the best lines in cinema history (“I’m your huckleberry.” “HELL’S COMING WITH ME!!!”)
  3. A Few Good Men (I am not a fan of Tom Cruise. In many of his movies, he portrays a cocky asshole who cheats and harasses his love interest who is nevertheless loved by everyone and celebrated at the end. IMO, he also announces his lines more than interacts with the other characters around him. These tendencies worked well for him in A Few Good Men though)
  4. Braveheart (I am not a fan of the star (Mel Gibson) or of the genre (historical fiction). Gibson I don’t like as a person; I often find his acting style rough-hewn, and the film is such a mishmash of historical inaccuracy and I hate the misconceptions it’s put in people’s minds about Scotland.
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Movies you like from a genre you usually dislike, or starring a performer you usually dislike

  1. The Searchers (I hate Westerns, and don’t especially care for John Wayne, but I loved this) [that happens to be a twofer-- you only need one or the other]
  2. Tombstone (I, too, hate Westerns, but this one is an absolute banger. Some of the best lines in cinema history (“I’m your huckleberry.” “HELL’S COMING WITH ME!!!”)
  3. A Few Good Men (I am not a fan of Tom Cruise. In many of his movies, he portrays a cocky asshole who cheats and harasses his love interest who is nevertheless loved by everyone and celebrated at the end. IMO, he also announces his lines more than interacts with the other characters around him. These tendencies worked well for him in A Few Good Men though)
  4. Braveheart (I am not a fan of the star (Mel Gibson) or of the genre (historical fiction). Gibson I don’t like as a person; I often find his acting style rough-hewn, and the film is such a mishmash of historical inaccuracy and I hate the misconceptions it’s put in people’s minds about Scotland.
  5. Insomnia (I usually grow very, very tired of Robin Williams after about twelve seconds, but let him play a creepy guy in a dark movie, and it clicks.)
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@themapleleaf I think you missed the part when the list said you’re supposed to like the film despite an actor or its genre.

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You’re right, I changed my entry.

Movies you like from a genre you usually dislike, or starring a performer you usually dislike

  1. The Searchers (I hate Westerns, and don’t especially care for John Wayne, but I loved this) [that happens to be a twofer-- you only need one or the other]
  2. Tombstone (I, too, hate Westerns, but this one is an absolute banger. Some of the best lines in cinema history (“I’m your huckleberry.” “HELL’S COMING WITH ME!!!”)
  3. A Few Good Men (I am not a fan of Tom Cruise. In many of his movies, he portrays a cocky asshole who cheats and harasses his love interest who is nevertheless loved by everyone and celebrated at the end. IMO, he also announces his lines more than interacts with the other characters around him. These tendencies worked well for him in A Few Good Men though)
  4. Trading Places (A very entertaining comedy. Stars among others Jamie Lee Curtis, who I’m not a big fan of through no fault of her own, but e.g. I associate her with characters where she’s a surly, strict mother, c.f. How to Deal and Freaky Friday.)
  5. Insomnia (I usually grow very, very tired of Robin Williams after about twelve seconds, but let him play a creepy guy in a dark movie, and it clicks.)
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Movies you like from a genre you usually dislike, or starring a performer you usually dislike

  1. The Searchers (I hate Westerns, and don’t especially care for John Wayne, but I loved this) [that happens to be a twofer-- you only need one or the other]
  2. Tombstone (I, too, hate Westerns, but this one is an absolute banger. Some of the best lines in cinema history (“I’m your huckleberry.” “HELL’S COMING WITH ME!!!”)
  3. A Few Good Men (I am not a fan of Tom Cruise. In many of his movies, he portrays a cocky asshole who cheats and harasses his love interest who is nevertheless loved by everyone and celebrated at the end. IMO, he also announces his lines more than interacts with the other characters around him. These tendencies worked well for him in A Few Good Men though)
  4. Trading Places (A very entertaining comedy. Stars among others Jamie Lee Curtis, who I’m not a big fan of through no fault of her own, but e.g. I associate her with characters where she’s a surly, strict mother, c.f. How to Deal and Freaky Friday.)
  5. Insomnia (I usually grow very, very tired of Robin Williams after about twelve seconds, but let him play a creepy guy in a dark movie, and it clicks.)
  6. Superman (The 1978 version. I typically dislike superhero movies, but I still enjoy this one. At the time, it was a fresh, new look at an ingrained part of pop culture, and I never get tired of watching it nowadays.)
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Movies you like from a genre you usually dislike, or starring a performer you usually dislike

  1. The Searchers (I hate Westerns, and don’t especially care for John Wayne, but I loved this) [that happens to be a twofer-- you only need one or the other]
  2. Tombstone (I, too, hate Westerns, but this one is an absolute banger. Some of the best lines in cinema history (“I’m your huckleberry.” “HELL’S COMING WITH ME!!!”)
  3. A Few Good Men (I am not a fan of Tom Cruise. In many of his movies, he portrays a cocky asshole who cheats and harasses his love interest who is nevertheless loved by everyone and celebrated at the end. IMO, he also announces his lines more than interacts with the other characters around him. These tendencies worked well for him in A Few Good Men though)
  4. Trading Places (A very entertaining comedy. Stars among others Jamie Lee Curtis, who I’m not a big fan of through no fault of her own, but e.g. I associate her with characters where she’s a surly, strict mother, c.f. How to Deal and Freaky Friday.)
  5. Insomnia (I usually grow very, very tired of Robin Williams after about twelve seconds, but let him play a creepy guy in a dark movie, and it clicks.)
  6. Superman (The 1978 version. I typically dislike superhero movies, but I still enjoy this one. At the time, it was a fresh, new look at an ingrained part of pop culture, and I never get tired of watching it nowadays.)
  7. Rain Man (I don’t usually care for Tom Cruise either.)
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Movies you like from a genre you usually dislike, or starring a performer you usually dislike

  1. The Searchers (I hate Westerns, and don’t especially care for John Wayne, but I loved this) [that happens to be a twofer-- you only need one or the other]
  2. Tombstone (I, too, hate Westerns, but this one is an absolute banger. Some of the best lines in cinema history (“I’m your huckleberry.” “HELL’S COMING WITH ME!!!”)
  3. A Few Good Men (I am not a fan of Tom Cruise. In many of his movies, he portrays a cocky asshole who cheats and harasses his love interest who is nevertheless loved by everyone and celebrated at the end. IMO, he also announces his lines more than interacts with the other characters around him. These tendencies worked well for him in A Few Good Men though)
  4. Trading Places (A very entertaining comedy. Stars among others Jamie Lee Curtis, who I’m not a big fan of through no fault of her own, but e.g. I associate her with characters where she’s a surly, strict mother, c.f. How to Deal and Freaky Friday.)
  5. Insomnia (I usually grow very, very tired of Robin Williams after about twelve seconds, but let him play a creepy guy in a dark movie, and it clicks.)
  6. Superman (The 1978 version. I typically dislike superhero movies, but I still enjoy this one. At the time, it was a fresh, new look at an ingrained part of pop culture, and I never get tired of watching it nowadays.)
  7. Rain Man (I don’t usually care for Tom Cruise either.)
  8. Punch Drunk Love - I’ve never liked watching Adam Sandler movies, but his role of a man with anger issues (mostly triggered by his six older sisters) finding love really touched me. I still think his comedy is awful but this movie, and Uncut Gems and The Hustle have revealed a side of him I can appreciate.
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Movies you like from a genre you usually dislike, or starring a performer you usually dislike

  1. The Searchers (I hate Westerns, and don’t especially care for John Wayne, but I loved this) [that happens to be a twofer-- you only need one or the other]
  2. Tombstone (I, too, hate Westerns, but this one is an absolute banger. Some of the best lines in cinema history (“I’m your huckleberry.” “HELL’S COMING WITH ME!!!”)
  3. A Few Good Men (I am not a fan of Tom Cruise. In many of his movies, he portrays a cocky asshole who cheats and harasses his love interest who is nevertheless loved by everyone and celebrated at the end. IMO, he also announces his lines more than interacts with the other characters around him. These tendencies worked well for him in A Few Good Men though)
  4. Trading Places (A very entertaining comedy. Stars among others Jamie Lee Curtis, who I’m not a big fan of through no fault of her own, but e.g. I associate her with characters where she’s a surly, strict mother, c.f. How to Deal and Freaky Friday.)
  5. Insomnia (I usually grow very, very tired of Robin Williams after about twelve seconds, but let him play a creepy guy in a dark movie, and it clicks.)
  6. Superman (The 1978 version. I typically dislike superhero movies, but I still enjoy this one. At the time, it was a fresh, new look at an ingrained part of pop culture, and I never get tired of watching it nowadays.)
  7. Rain Man (I don’t usually care for Tom Cruise either.)
  8. Punch Drunk Love - I’ve never liked watching Adam Sandler movies, but his role of a man with anger issues (mostly triggered by his six older sisters) finding love really touched me. I still think his comedy is awful but this movie, and Uncut Gems and The Hustle have revealed a side of him I can appreciate.
  9. How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) — a little Jim Carrey goes a long way with me, and I was adamant that they’d never be able to top the original 1966 Chuck Jones animated version — but I let my significant other talk me into watching it with her this past holiday season, and was pleasantly surprised. We’ll probably rewatch it again this Christmas too.

-“BB”-