"Man movies"

DaveNoCheese

awec wrote: »

I personally cannot stand Steven Segal and his "movies".

Take it back :eek:

I mean... Under Siege... come on... such an epic movie!!

D'Agger

awec wrote: »

I personally cannot stand Steven Segal and his "movies".

Ah his movies are so bad they're hilarious - that's why I love them, why so serious Awec?? :pac:

yeppydeppy

Look up Joel or Ethan Coen on IMDB and that'll give you a list of some of the best movies made since 1984.

cson

No Snatch or Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels yet? :eek:

Brad Pitt as One Punch Mickey with his timeless quote "Need to have a shite".

Probably throw No Country For Old Men in there too if it hasn't been said - Coen Brothers are pretty good.

Edit; for something more light hearted and comedic try Old School and Wedding Crashers. Both are excellent.

D'Agger

cson wrote: »

No Snatch or Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels yet? :eek:

Brad Pitt as One Punch Mickey with his timeless quote "Need to have a shite".

Probably throw No Country For Old Men in there too if it hasn't been said - Coen Brothers are pretty good.

Edit; for something more light hearted and comedic try Old School and Wedding Crashers. Both are excellent.

Can't believe I forgot Snatch - this is a must for you collection OP - quality show!

Honorable mention to 50/50 also - probably my favorite movie in recent years, loved it from start to finish!

Daveysil15

True Lies
Predator
Scarface
The Hangover

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the Jason Statham films either. But I suppose it depends on what he's into.

Praetorian Saighdiuir

The Transporter was an ok flick..........it had an Audi A8, /want

Daveysil15

benwavner wrote: »

The Transporter was an ok flick..........it had an Audi A8, /want

And a crazy Ukranian girl to go with it. I think that was the third one and was my fave.

Safe is also a good film with him.

Scuba Ste

This is such a good idea I've now stolen it for an xmas present. Cheers OP.

jimmymal

oooh, was thinking of this idea for the mother in law but cant decide on whether it would be great or awful. then trying to decide what to put on it. might just stick with the jewllery.

anyway
all of aliens, predator, rocky, rambo, godfather, bruce lee films, bourne, crank 1 and 2,

god bless america, super, there will be blood, one flew over the cuckoos nest, 12 monkeys, jacobs ladder,

series
the wire...all series
breaking bad.. all series,
firefly is classy one off series but has a follow up film called serenity... brilliant
stargate- all series of all series
im alan partrigde,
dexter,
oz,
red dwarf,
walking dead
twin peaks(only season1)
band of brothers.

actors
anything at all with clint eastwood, bruce willis, charles bronson, charlton heston ......mens men all!
(include once upon a time in the west)
almost all of these guys films
woody harrelson...zombieland, natural born killers.....
arnie.... total recall, commando...... the list goes on with lots more one liner greats
peter o toole is a class act,
brando,
crank 1 and 2

foreign
intouchables, le seine, old boy, battle royale1&2, the lives of others, a prophet, la haine, mesrine1&2, elite squad1&2, city of god, ip man,

thats all i can think of for the moment. some of these have been mentioned before but deserved a repeat.

Remmy

Trying to think of a few random ones that haven't been mentioned yet. Great suggestions so far btw;

A Prophet.
mesrine 1 and 2.
eastern promises
layer cake
gran torino
open range
wyatt earp
tears of the sun
the punisher
the punisher:warzone
act of valor
rock n rolla
killer elite
dawn of the dead

+1 on game of thrones, the walking dead, the wire and the sopranos if he hasn't seen them.

GarH

I don't think I saw 300 anywhere, or Sin City.

py2006

Debbie does Dallas and the Expendables 1/2

DaveNoCheese

py2006 wrote: »

Debbie does Dallas and the Expendables 1/2

Ah one of the classics, a well "rounded" movie...

Oregano_State

The odd Western wouldn't go amiss.

Once Upon a Time in the West, in particular. That is one cool movie.

True Romance as well if it hasn't been mentioned already. It's not what the name suggests it should be.

gooch2k9

Black Hawk Down!

wexie

Nobody mentioned Apocalypse Now yet?


...the horror...

Prettyblack

Science fiction like Star Trek (the new one), Moon, and War of The Worlds. Entertaining and thoughtful.

Found footage movies like Cloverfield and Chronicle.

Superheroes are always good; the first two X-Men movies, the Wolverine one, the aforementioned Batman movies, Spider-man, Watchmen, The Avengers, Iron Man. The Ang Lee Hulk movie is insane but kind of manly.

Don't forget dumb ass stoner comedies. Guys love dumb ass stoner comedies. So the likes of 40 Year Old Virgin, Pineapple Express, Starsky and Hutch, Zoolander, Superbad, Anchorman, Blades of Glory, the Harold and Kumar movies, basically most things by Judd Apatow starring with Paul Rudd, Will Ferrell or Seth Rogan! :-) Dukes of Hazzard is a terrible movie but its got Jessica Simpson in hot pants and is great fun.

Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz are great guy movies (and also have a little something for the girls). Actually on that note the Spaced tv show (starring the same people as in Shaun / Fuzz) boxset is a must (and has lots going on in it for girls too).

American Psycho (for the 80s suits).

Almost Famous (because every man fantasizes about being in a 70s rock band).

If you get him cosy by the fire and nicely stuffed full of food and wine, you could try out his softer side by watching About A Boy (which is still quite manly) or even Knocked Up (as it has elements of dumb ass stoner comedies). Good Will Hunting might be good here too; bit risky but it is about guys after all.

Music documentaries are always good; I'd recommend the Some Kind Of Monster Metallica one (he doesn't have to like Metallica). Same goes for Anvil, and the Oasis one "Lord Don't Slow Me Down".

If he likes racing cars get him Senna (the movie).

Fr Ted boxset.

The Office (UK) boxset.

Is it a given that all guys like Tarantino movies? If so I'd recommend his less popular stuff like Kill Bill (1 and 2) and Deathproof. Deathproof is great fun.

That's all I can think of for now but will come up with a few more I'm sure!

Benicetomonty

Sexy Beast. Don Logan is the scariest psychopath in cinema history, your bf will thank you forever if he hasn't already seen it!

minidazzler

Dirty Harry
Casablanca (because we all want a name like Rick Blaine and to be as classy as Humphrey Bogart.)
Friday Night Lights
Varsity Blues
Hometown Legend
Chinatown
Gladiator
The Untouchables
The Usual Suspects
Bullitt
Cool Hand Luke
On The Waterfront (I coulda been a contender)
The Bourne Trilogy
Glory
Patton
Gangs of New York
Highlander
Battle Royale

That's from the top of my head.

repsol

A Bronx Tale
Mr Brooks
Payback
The Sopranos Boxset
The Wire Boxset
The Shield Boxset
Goodfellas
Casino
Dusk til dawn
Just Cause
A History of Violence
The Godfather Trilogy
Shaft

Galwayguy35

Maybe it's been mentioned previously but the first Lethal Weapon movie is good, especially the fight scene at the end.


American History X as well.

The Corinthian

Some of these have already been mentioned, and I've tried to pick movies that would predominantly be 'man movies', although many women would also like some of them, so there will naturally be a propensity of action and war flicks.

Ultimately, though, both a good movie for men and a good movie for women, will generally have either reaching for a Kleenex...

Anyhow, and more seriously:

Fight Club
High Fidelity
Wall Street
Goodfellas
Der Untergang
Starship Troopers
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Braveheart
Zulu
Unforgiven
The Godfather (I & II)
Pulp Fiction
Das Boot
Saving Private Ryan
Gladiator
Star Wars (Episodes IV, V & VI)
The Untouchables
Die Hard (only the first, 1988, one)
Pitch Black
Aliens
Ocean's Eleven
The Guide for the Married Man
The Great Escape
First Blood
Glory
The Eagle Has Landed
Ted

300, regrettably fails to qualify, despite the fact that one would think than any movie about the battle of Thermopylae would be an instant testosterone magnet; it was just too camp to be taken seriously.

Similarly, of TV Series:

Band of Brothers
Battlestar Galactica (2003)
Boardwalk Empire
The Sopranos
The Walking Dead

Dravokivich

GarH wrote: »

I don't think I saw 300 anywhere, or Sin City.

That's because they're chick flicks.

kumate_champ07

Gladiator, Spartacus, Point Break, Taken, Face-Off, Total Recall(original) Apocalypto, 3-10 to Yuma, The Transporter 1,2&3

Praetorian Saighdiuir

Man, stick Critters in there too, just for it's awesome 80's feel!

Beerfest, Supertroopers too

WildWater

Did no one suggest The Blues Brothers? Shame on the lot of yeah (or maybe I'm just getting old ).

Aenaes

The Outlaw Josey Wales.
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid.
Kelly's Heroes.
Pale Rider.

syklops

This thread reminds me of the first time I sat down to watch "Love Actually". Myself and herself sat down and started to watch it. Initially I had been sceptical but I started to get into the story, only for herself to pause it, turn to me and say "I'm only a simple girl. This is not really my thing. Could we put on something else? Maybe Die Hard?"

True story.



I love her.

Dravokivich

syklops wrote: »

This thread reminds me of the first time I sat down to watch "Love Actually". Myself and herself sat down and started to watch it. Initially I had been sceptical but I started to get into the story, only for herself to pause it, turn to me and say "I'm only a simple girl. This is not really my thing. Could we put on something else? Maybe Die Hard?"

True story.



I love her.

To be fair, Hugh Grants character had some really good moments in that movie. Bill Nighy was fecking nuts as well.