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    The Princess Bride

    If you have seen it. You are happy to watch again. If you haven’t, you will love it.

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    Recently had a movie night where we watched Oscar. Only one person (the person that wanted to watch it) had seen it before, but it was their birthday, so we all sat down to watch. It is a fantastic comedy of errors movie with Sylvester Stallone. None of us could believe that we had never even heard of it before, because we all loved it so much, and laughed so frequently. Fantastic movie night movie. I can’t recommend it enough.

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      I love finding those excellent movies that have somehow floated just below the surface of the consciousness of my sphere of community.

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      The problem with Airplane is that you have to pay attention to appreciate it. That’s a little harder to do with invited guests

      The Police Squad TV show failed because nobody was used to paying attention to TV.

      +1000 for 12 Angry Men. A fantastic drama for a group to watch together.

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        The problem with Airplane is that you have to pay attention to appreciate it. That’s a little harder to do with invited guests

        Get drunk first. ;-)

        Or make it a movie night about the movie.

        Really, you need to pay attention to any movie if you want to know what’s going on. Except for primer.

        https://xkcd.com/657/

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    Shawshank Redemption, for sure. It’s not just a masterpiece, it’s a masterpiece that has incredibly broad appeal compared to most other great movies.

    That’s probably the reason why it has been the top rated movie on IMDb for decades even as trends, opinions, and tastes have changed dramatically over the years.

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      It isn’t obvious but it’s pretty damn violent in some scenes. I didn’t realize until I tried this on my friend who couldn’t handle it.

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    21 Jump Street. Lighthearted, don’t need to worry about how deep it is or not, but it’s well-written, well-executed comedy, and I’ve already seen it a couple times and know that’s not just nostalgia talking.

    I think a general group of adults would get a kick out of it.

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    I amar prestar aen.

    The world is changed.

    Han matho ne nen.

    I feel it in the water.

    Han mathon ned cae.

    I feel it in the earth.

    A han noston ned gwilith.

    I smell it in the air.

    Much that once was is lost, for none now live who remember it.

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      That’s the one with the aliens with the circular writing characters right?

      edit: Oops nevermind, it’s the dandruff shampoo commercial. Despite that its a decent movie, I agree.

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        Sean William Scott is probably the best part of that movie.

        Honestly, probably the best part of any movie he’s in. Role Models was great, and Goon is amazing.

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    Rocky Horror Picture Show — If they’ve seen it before they’ll still love it, if they hate it they can leave