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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 11:34 pm 
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Seen this movie dozens of times but not in the last several years. Turns out it’s still one of the best movies ever. Just a classic.

All time great movie title too.

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This movie was as painful as using Wasabi for Visine.

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Terrible opinion. I forgot how much I loved this movie. It’s entertaining as hell

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I dare somebody to make a movie called balck men can't bowl. Seriously. They'd be cancelled on the spot right?

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It sucks.

You suck.

Die.

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It’s entertaining as hell
Anyone who says otherwise is simple.

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 27, 2021 6:23 pm 
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its corny and awesome at the same time.

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I dare somebody to make a movie called balck men can't bowl. Seriously. They'd be cancelled on the spot right?


I used to bowl every weekend. I was at Hoffman Lanes one time, and it was the first time I saw a black guy bowling. He threw the fastest straight ball I ever saw, and when it hit the pins the whole alley boomed.

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I dare somebody to make a movie called balck men can't bowl. Seriously. They'd be cancelled on the spot right?

That would be me. :oops: :lol:

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You know what else was a terrible movie?
Money Train.

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You know what else was a terrible movie?
Money Train.

No, if only because of a stunning Jennifer Lopez

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Frank Coztansa wrote:
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It’s entertaining as hell
Anyone who says otherwise is simple.

Yup

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Darkside wrote:
You know what else was a terrible movie?
Money Train.

Terribly great

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You know what else was a terrible movie?
Money Train.

Terribly great

You have to completely put your brain in neutral to enjoy a movie like that. Like Speed. Just a terrible movie.
I can see why it appeals to you.

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 27, 2021 10:27 pm 
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You know what else was a terrible movie?
Money Train.

Terribly great

You have to completely put your brain in neutral to enjoy a movie like that. Like Speed. Just a terrible movie.
I can see why it appeals to you.

Speed is great too. I’m sorry you hate great movies

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You know what else was a terrible movie?
Money Train.

Terribly great

You have to completely put your brain in neutral to enjoy a movie like that. Like Speed. Just a terrible movie.
I can see why it appeals to you.

Speed is great too. I’m sorry you hate great movies

You probably cream when Con Air is on too.

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:lol: Another classic. Con Air is phenomenal

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ron shelton was the guru of sports movies. "bull durham", "white men can't jump", "blue chips", and "tin cup". he also did "the great white hype" and "play it to the bone". not as great, but he still had his chops.


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:lol: Another classic. Con Air is phenomenal

Con Air is objectively great. Rare miss by Darko.

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:lol: Another classic. Con Air is phenomenal

Con Air is objectively great. Rare miss by Darko.

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Like I said its a shift your brain into neutral kind of movie.
Really my problem with that movie is Cage. Hes distractingly awful as an actor.

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Speed, Con Air, Money Train, Twister....

None were ever going to win Best Picture, but the fact is that they're entertaining.

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No doubt you need to be a certain mood. But I like White Men Can’t Jump and Con Air. Many have commented on Cage’s shitty accent and cheesy lines in that movie, but it works overall.

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I am an absolute sucker for Revenge of the Nerds Part 2: Nerds in Paradise. The introduction of snotty as booger’s master, and the hotel proprietor with her “magic carpet” line around the dead body outline are my highlights.

And from the original when they are looking for housing, they send the Asian kid to go knocking on a Japanese guy’s door. The homeowner answers and spews a bunch of lines in Japanese, and then finishes in English with “NERD”. Classic.

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:lol: Another classic. Con Air is phenomenal

Con Air is objectively great. Rare miss by Darko.

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Like I said its a shift your brain into neutral kind of movie.
Really my problem with that movie is Cage. Hes distractingly awful as an actor.

You mean you don’t buy Cage as a wrong-place, wrong-time , tough yet caring, honorable ex. Army Ranger from parts unknown in the south?
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A funny thing I read about that movie is that when they were casting Cusack he read the script and said, "This is ridiculous, but I'll do it if my character can wear sandals the whole time."

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Cusack is pretty bad in that movie but he crashes that asshole’s car with the asskicker license plate.

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I just watched some of White Men Can't Jump recently, and I didn't think it aged very well BUT I remember back when it came out going to see it with my friends and how funny we thought it was and it brought back a lot of good memories of that time period for me, those were some good, fun years. Watching it made me remember that and for that reason I will always say it was a great movie. HOWEVER Rosie Perez is terrible. She has been in some really good movies but her brash, screechy on-screen persona is the worst.


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White Men Can't Jump had a lot of great humor, but the movie had a dark / grim ending, which wasn't consistent with the humor it had up front. I remember thinking it was presented via trailer as a comedy. By the end, it wasn't a comedy.

Great stuff in it, though. The "You Can't Hear Jimi!" is still classic :lol:

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