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"Man movies"

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  • 10-12-2012 9:17pm
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    lilmissprincess
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    So, I'm trying to compile a collection of movies and tv shows for my boyfriend. I got a multimedia hard drive and now want to fill it, and give it to him as a Christmas present. However, I am assuming that my collection of Chick flicks and Greys anatomy box sets aren't going to be high on his to watch lists, so I'm looking for some help in this department. What kind of things should I be looking for? What are the must haves in any collection?


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    [Deleted User]
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    Christmas? Die Hard, Commando, Full Metal Jacket, Goodfellas, Casino, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Fight Club, Platoon, Good the bad and the Ugly, Great Escape, Cool Hand Luke, Tora Tora Tora... loads and loads of options!


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    RDM_83 again
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    ^^
    All great suggestions (though missing the Rambo and Rocky series which would be essential), I'd make sure to get all three of the Good the bad and the Ugly trilogy (in fact you should probably get every Clint Eastwood film apart from the Bridges of Madison country).
    Withnail and I for drinking games (and its a bit of a change of tone from the others). Don;t be tempted by Chuck Norris films their nearly all brutal (which is sometimes good but IMO there so bad there just bad and I liked this film ...


    Anything directed by John Carpenter (upto 1990 no later), in particular They Live for the manliest fight ever

    Also ask or browse in the Film forums (if its a lot of films you get sick of action after a while)


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    Praetorian Saighdiuir
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    You could go all "retro" with some American Ninja flicks or a bit o' Van Damme never goes amiss!


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    enviro
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    All of Christoper Nolan's movies;
    The Dark Knight Rises, The Dark Knight, Batman Begins, Inception, The Prestige, Memento, Following.

    Others I would recommend include Million Dollar Baby, The Fighter, Gran Torino, Fast Five, Drive, The Town, Unforgiven, True Grit.

    Cool present btw :-)


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    RDM_83 again
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    benwavner wrote: »
    or a bit o' Van Damme never goes amiss!

    Be warned though JCVD features what may be considered an unhealthy amount of actual acting, character development and artistic direction and so should be avoided at all costs :P

    Oh and keep an eye on the formats/encoding that the media player can use in relation to the files your putting on it


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    Praetorian Saighdiuir
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    RDM_83 again wrote: »
    Be warned though JCVD features what may be considered an unhealthy amount of actual acting, character development and artistic direction and so should be avoided at all costs :P

    Ha, correct and right! Especially Time Cop.....sooooo feckin bad!

    Oh, lash a few Zombie flicks in there. The original Dawn of the Dead...sweeeet!

    Oh and Demolition Man


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    CastorTroy
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    If going JCVD, it has to be Bloodsport.

    And for manliest movie ever: Top Gun! :)


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    Scuba Ste
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    No The Godfather yet? This is no man's forum.


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    Dietsquirt
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    Dirty Harry..


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    Tefral
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    Download the wire as well if he hasn't seen it.

    Shawshank Redemption, rocky movies, Rambo movies, star wars, the godfather, look up imdb and if Quintin Tarentino directed it, put that on there too.

    The matrix, anything with Will Smith, Arnie, Sly Stallone, Bruce Willis, Will Ferrell.

    Heat, any given Sunday, Ronin, The Town, The Marvel Movies.. Etc etc

    Great present idea!


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    Pat Mustard
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    Excellent suggestions here.

    There was a recent thread which I think will be helpful, here.


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    Joeyjoejoe83
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    Tv shows definitely the sopranos, the wire and breaking bad. Also maybe dexter, the walking dead....that's all I can think of so far, drawing a blank. Definitely 100% the first 3 though. Great gift.


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    Sugar Free
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    Joeyjoejoe83 wrote: »
    Tv shows definitely the sopranos, the wire and breaking bad. Also maybe dexter, the walking dead....that's all I can think of so far, drawing a blank. Definitely 100% the first 3 though. Great gift.

    Second all of the above and would add Band Of Brothers, Generation Kill, The Shield and Homeland.


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    dodderangler
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    Debbie does Texas?


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    guttenberg
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    If your including TV series then Band of Brothers is a must! Great present idea OP!


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    spitfireIRL
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    Terminator 2!


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    lkionm
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    Did someone say Braveheart already?

    Basically go to IMBD and there should be this http://www.imdb.com/chart/top

    Then you will find this http://www.imdb.com/genre/action

    Guns and explosions are a mans best friend http://www.imdb.com/genre/war

    Maybe a handful of movies with some gratuitous boobs flopping around and your on to a winner.

    I assume you will be doing the activity which we are not allowed speak of in these parts? If so, get cracking. If not, good luck.


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    D'Agger
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    Band of Brothers is phenomenal....might actually watch it in full again this Christmas myself


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    Dravokivich
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    Am I seeing this right.... no one said Steven Segal?

    Just don't get him anything Steven Segal after 2000, he was affected terribly by Y2K.


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    old hippy
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    Swingers. It's like a chick flick but for blokes.


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    MJ23
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    Dravokivich wrote: »
    Am I seeing this right.... no one said Steven Segal?

    Just don't get him anything Steven Segal after 2000, he was affected terribly by Y2K.
    That's a good joke.


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    D'Agger
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    MJ23 wrote: »
    That's a good joke.
    I won't allow Segal movies be dissed - they're pure cheesey gold! :D


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    DaveNoCheese
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    Best. Girlfriend. Ever ;)

    A few of my favourites...

    Movies:
    The Great Escape
    Dirty Harry
    Last of the Mohicans
    Rambo (1,2&3)
    Star Wars (Episode 4,5&6)
    Gladiator
    Die Hard (Quadrilogy)
    Fight Club
    The Shawshank Redemptiom
    Braveheart
    The Bourne Trilogy
    Rocky (There's like 7 of them)
    The Godfather Trilogy
    The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
    Saving Private Ryan
    The James Bond collection
    Indiana Jones Trilogy
    Ghostbusters


    TV Series:
    Firefly
    Battlestar Galactica
    Family Guy
    Spartacus
    The Wire
    Band of Brothers
    Sopranos
    Prison Break
    Father Ted
    Deadwood
    Dexter
    Sons of Anarchy
    The Shield
    South Park
    24


    That's about half of what I have on my harddrive, it should keep you busy for awhile :D


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    Hidalgo
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    Delta Force.
    or anything featuring Chuck Norris

    For van damme it has to be Blood Sport
    shout to Double Impact also. Van Damme times 2.
    Mad Max 1 & 2
    The Thin red Line
    Back to the Future trilogy


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    lilmissprincess
    Registered Users Posts: 3,016 ✭✭✭lilmissprincess


    Thanks guys, thats plenty to keep me going! :):)

    Heres hoping he likes it!


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    CastorTroy
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    lilmissprincess wrote: »
    Thanks guys, thats plenty to keep me going! :):)

    Heres hoping he likes it!

    I'm positive he will. Of course you may end up losing him for a few weeks while he uses your present. He wouldn't want you to think he didn't like it. :)


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    General Relativity
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    Both series of 'Game of Thrones' are a must.


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    Dravokivich
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    D'Agger wrote: »
    I won't allow Segal movies be dissed - they're pure cheesey gold! :D

    Hey fúcknuts!

    :D


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    awec
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    él statutorio
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    The Crying Game.......


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