Are there certain shows or movies that pull you in ??

thaiphoon · Post by **thaiphoon** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 5:34 pm

I did a search for any thread that asked the same question (some are similar but none ask the question I'll ask below).

I was talking with my wife the other night about how when certain movies come on TV as I'm surfing the channels I have to sit down and watch them no matter what I was going to do previously and no matter what point these movies are at in the storyline. Does anyone do this ?? Would anyone care to venture forth and share the movies they fall victim to ?

I'll go first...

King Arthur (Clive OIwen, Keira Knightley)
Anything with Vince Vaughn (recently its been Dodgeball)
Ocean's Eleven
Pirates of the Caribbean
Joy Luck Club
The Replacements
Anything with Hugh Grant
I, Robot
Independence Day

There are more but those come to mind right away. It isn't always just one type of movie so it tends to be a widely diverse set.

BTW- if someone has already done this thread please let me know. I'm too lazy to do the search and narrow it down from the 100 or so odd pages that are here.

redskins12287 · Post by **redskins12287** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 7:10 pm

King Arthur? I could not wait for that movie to end. It was almost as bad as Troy.

I get pulled in by the Simpsons, Rocky, Rambo, Road to Perdition, Cinderella Man, Brave Heart, but most of all, the Washington Redskins.

thaiphoon · Post by **thaiphoon** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 7:41 pm

Yeah not proud of the K.A. addiction. But for some reason the character Bors is my favorite.

Skinsfan55 · Post by **Skinsfan55** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 9:07 pm

redskins12287 wrote:King Arthur? I could not wait for that movie to end. It was almost as bad as Troy.

I get pulled in by the Simpsons, Rocky, Rambo, Road to Perdition, Cinderella Man, Brave Heart, but most of all, the Washington Redskins.

Yeah, historical epics must be a little dry if you have no understanding of history...

ii7-V7 · Post by **ii7-V7** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 9:25 pm

Skinsfan55 wrote:
redskins12287 wrote:King Arthur? I could not wait for that movie to end. It was almost as bad as Troy.

I get pulled in by the Simpsons, Rocky, Rambo, Road to Perdition, Cinderella Man, Brave Heart, but most of all, the Washington Redskins.

Yeah, historical epics must be a little dry if you have no understanding of history...

Why do you have to pull that out???

Skinsfan55 · Post by **Skinsfan55** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 9:37 pm

Because, it's like baseball.

The only people who think baseball is dull and boring are the ones who don't understand what's going on.

skinsRin · Post by **skinsRin** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 11:58 am

Thaipoon, Joy Luck Club and anything with Hugh Grant :hmm:

Not me! I like some of your other movie favs. What about anything with De Niro or Pacino, Thats what I would say.

redskins12287 · Post by **redskins12287** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 12:27 pm

I hardly see how king arthur and a few of his buds taking on an entire anrmy with nothing but bows is historically acurate.

UK Skins Fan · Post by **UK Skins Fan** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 2:42 pm

King Arthur, historical epic? No doubt, Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves was also a historical epic? Would somebody please let me know if King Arthur appears in any meaningful and respected history book? Next you'll be saying that Return of the King was a historical epic!

UK Skins Fan · Post by **UK Skins Fan** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 2:44 pm

Skinsfan55 wrote:Because, it's like baseball.

The only people who think baseball is dull and boring are the ones who don't understand what's going on.

What about those of us who don't actually care what's going on? I know exactly what's going on when the moon rises in the sky, but I still wouldn't want to watch it for three hours.

UK Skins Fan · Post by **UK Skins Fan** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 2:55 pm

Skinsfan55 wrote:
redskins12287 wrote:King Arthur? I could not wait for that movie to end. It was almost as bad as Troy.

I get pulled in by the Simpsons, Rocky, Rambo, Road to Perdition, Cinderella Man, Brave Heart, but most of all, the Washington Redskins.

Yeah, historical epics must be a little dry if you have no understanding of history...

Actually, Braveheart had more historical basis than King Arthur, so I don't think your point is valid.

Punu · Post by **Punu** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 3:07 pm

hey UK Skins fan, remember steptoe and son? I loved that show when I lived in the uk when i was a kid.

UK Skins Fan · Post by **UK Skins Fan** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 3:17 pm

Punu wrote:hey UK Skins fan, remember steptoe and son? I loved that show when I lived in the uk when i was a kid.

Steptoe and Son? Sheer genius! Shame that we don't have anybody who can write shows like that anymore over here. Steptoe and Son, Dad's Army, and Porridge - now that's what I call a good night's TV!

Justice Hog · Post by **Justice Hog** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 5:12 pm

Good Fellas
Pulp Fiction

Redskin in Canada · Post by **Redskin in Canada** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 7:42 pm

I can not stand watching movies on regular TV. There are far too many long commercial interruptions. A great movie and its audience should not be treated with so much disrespect.

CPallDAY08 · Post by **CPallDAY08** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 9:43 pm

Snatch
101 Dalmations (sp?)

skinsRin · Post by **skinsRin** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:04 am

Lock, Stock & two smoking barrels

Amberion · Post by **Amberion** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:45 am

any of the Lord of the Rings movies

Sports movies

Vampire movies

Z grade horror movies - the worse they are the more I have to watch