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  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    I looooooove Collateral. Tom looks so badass.
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
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    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    I looooooove Collateral. Tom looks so badass.
    And I so never think of him like that, even with M, Impossible films. Not a big Cruise fan. But I will definitely get this one soon.

  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    Lucio Fulci

    1. The Beyond
    2. The Black Cat
    3. Lizard In A Woman's Skin
    4. City Of The Living Dead
    5. The House By The Cemetary

    I'd like to see Don't Torture A Duckling and Contraband next.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    4EverBonded wrote:
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    I looooooove Collateral. Tom looks so badass.
    And I so never think of him like that, even with M, Impossible films. Not a big Cruise fan. But I will definitely get this one soon.

    You don't? To me he is the epitome of a movie hero. The man is almost 50 and still looks like he could wreck you in a second. He does all his own stunts, even the dangerous stunt in Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol where he ran down and around the Burj Khalifa!
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    Yes, THAT thing.

    He is an idol of mine, and I hope I am in that shape when I get to be his age. If I ever saw him in person I doubt I could get up from this position: ^:)^
  • DCisaredDCisared Liverpool
    edited August 2016 Posts: 1,329
    See page 3
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    edited June 2012 Posts: 41,011
    You can't get closer to badass than this:

    CruiseKhalifa.jpg
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    edited June 2012 Posts: 28,694
    Creasy47 wrote:
    You can't get further from badass than this:

    CruiseKhalifa.jpg
    I always heard of the throne up there, but never actually saw anyone sit in it. AWESOME!
    Tom is 2,717 feet off the ground, yet looks so relaxed. What a guy.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7, he's a God. Apparently, he got up one morning, climbed up, and they hoisted his clothes up to him and he got dressed there. Just a casual green tee and jeans. What. A. Man.
  • LAWNMOWERMANLAWNMOWERMAN
    edited June 2012 Posts: 163
    Cameron
    1> Terminator 2 Judgement Day
    2> The Terminator
    3> ALIENS
    4> RAMBO: First Blood Part II (Co Writer, screenplay)
    5> True Lies

    Carpenter
    1> HALLOWEEN (1978)
    2> The Thing (1982)
    3> Dark Star
    4> Assault On Precinct 13 (1976)
    5> Escape From New York

    Craven
    1> SCREAM
    2> A Nightmare On Elm Street
    3> The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
    4> SCREAM 2
    5> SCRE4M

    Eastwood
    1> High Plains Drifter
    2> Unforgiven
    3> Pale Rider
    4> Sudden Impact
    5> Heartbreak Ridge

    McTiernan
    #1> PREDATOR
    2> The Hunt For Red October
    3> DIE HARD
    4> Medicine Man
    5> DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE

    Siegel
    1> Dirty Harry
    2> Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1956)
    3> Coogan's Bluff
    4> The Killers
    5> Escape From Alcatraz
  • thelordflasheartthelordflasheart
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    Creasy47 wrote:
    You can't get further from badass than this:

    CruiseKhalifa.jpg

    I'm confused...can't get further from badass means that you think he's the least badass person in the world. Really? He's in better shape at 50 than most guys half his age, does stunts that some experienced stuntmen would be scared to do, and has hobbies that would make most men throw up (like flying stunt planes). He may not have a shaved head and lots of tattoos but the man is pretty damn cool in my book.

  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    @thelordflasheart, I just realized that mistake when I read your quote. Definite mistake on my part, I will fix that. I meant that you can't get closer to badass than this.
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
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    I don't really have a favorite director, but if I had to pick one..

    John McTiernan

    #1 Predator 1987
    #2 Die Hard With A Vengeance 1995
    #3 The Hunt For Red October 1990
    #4 Die Hard 1988
    #5 Basic 2003

    really would of liked to have seen him undertaken a Bond release at some stage
  • thelordflasheartthelordflasheart
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    Creasy47 wrote:
    @thelordflasheart, I just realized that mistake when I read your quote. Definite mistake on my part, I will fix that. I meant that you can't get closer to badass than this.

    Ah, I understand. I was wondering if it was some oblique reference to how high up he was!

    I know that there are a lot of people who don't like Cruise's religion so they feel that diminishes every other part of his life. But the man always brings it to every film he makes, lives life to the fullest, and is always looking for new challenges. I used to be angrily jealous of how much the girls in my school were in love with him (back in the Top Gun/Cocktail days) but when I grew up I realized that no girl was going to fall out of love with him and into love with me by me or other guys insulting him. So instead of trying to drag his name down I started to try to build myself up. I would recommend that approach to any young guy who feels threatened or angry about attractive male celebs *cough* Daniel Craig in swim trunks *cough* ;-)

  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    edited June 2012 Posts: 15,723
    I find myself frequently watching 'Valkyrie'. A great film :) The best Tom Cruise film, imo.
  • thelordflasheartthelordflasheart
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    DaltonCraig007 wrote:
    I find myself frequently watching 'Valkyrie'. A great film :) The best Tom Cruise film, imo.

    Agreed, DC. When I saw it I was pleasantly surprised - I figured it would be good but it was much better than I expected. Especially that it was so involving considering that the audience knows the assassination plot will be unsuccessful...


  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    @thelordflasheart, I understand: I don't care about a person's religion, sexuality, gender, etc., if they are an excellent actor, then I like them.
  • SaintMarkSaintMark
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    Creasy47 wrote:
    @thelordflasheart, I understand: I don't care about a person's religion, sexuality, gender, etc., if they are an excellent actor, then I like them.

    I tend to agree.............But after certain antics of a diverse plummage of actors I do find myself steering clear of their work untill I have forgotten about it. That said I still have some aversion towards the worl of one Mel Gibson, his rants showed his true character and that still annoys me.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    @SaintMark, since his rant, I've seen only one slightly enjoyable film that he's made, and that was 'Edge of Darkness.' Everything else has been pretty much low-budget, direct-to-DVD stuff.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    edited June 2012 Posts: 15,723
    thelordflasheart wrote:
    DaltonCraig007 wrote:
    I find myself frequently watching 'Valkyrie'. A great film :) The best Tom Cruise film, imo.

    Agreed, DC. When I saw it I was pleasantly surprised - I figured it would be good but it was much better than I expected. Especially that it was so involving considering that the audience knows the assassination plot will be unsuccessful...

    that was the major success of the film. There was a real sense of suspense, even though you knew how it would end. I was on the edge of my seat the whole film !

    As for Mel Gibson, who would want to see 'The Beaver' ?
  • SaintMarkSaintMark
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    I find the title "the Beaver" highly suspect and Mel has done no movies in a while that really interested me.
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
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    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    You don't? To me he is the epitome of a movie hero. The man is almost 50

    Tom Cruise is 50? I suppose he is when I think about how long he's been in films, but still, he's aged really well.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    He somewhat looked the age when he was shirtless in 'Knight & Day,' but he is still ripped.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    edited August 2016 Posts: 4,086
    Brian De Palma

    1. Carrie
    2. Sisters
    3. Dressed To Kill
    4. Blow Out
    5. Scarface

    David Lynch

    1. Blue Velvet
    2. Eraserhead
    3. Wild At Heart
    4. Lost Highway
    5. The Elephant Man

    Steven Spielberg

    1. Jaws
    2. Raiders
    3. Duel
    4. Schindler's List
    5. E.T

    Michael Mann

    1. Manhunter
    2. Heat
    3. Thief
    4. Last Of The Mohicans
    5. Miami Vice

    David Cronenberg

    1. The Fly
    2. Videodrome
    3. Scanners
    4. Shivers
    5. Dead Ringers

    Quentin Tarantino

    1. Reservoir Dogs
    2. Pulp Fiction
    3. Jackie Brown
    4. Kill Bill
    5. Django Unchained

    John Carpenter

    1. Halloween
    2. The Thing
    3. Assault On Precinct 13
    4. Escape From New York
    5. Dark Star

    Stanley Kubrick

    1. 2001
    2. Paths Of Glory
    3. The Shining
    4. Full Metal Jacket
    5. Eyes Wide Shut

    Walter Hill

    1. The Warriors
    2. Southern Comfort
    3. Streets Of Fire
    4. 48 HRS
    5. The Driver

    Martin Scorcese

    1. Taxi Driver
    2. Goodfellas
    3. Mean Streets
    4. Raging Bull
    5. Casino

    James Cameron

    1. Aliens
    2. The Terminator
    3. T2
    4. The Abyss
    5. Avatar

    The Coen Brothers

    1. Raising Arizona
    2. Blood Simple
    3. Millers Crossing
    4. Fargo
    5. No Country For Old Men
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    edited August 2016 Posts: 16,226
    John Glen

    1. The Living Daylights
    2. Licence To Kill
    3. Octopussy
    4. For Your Eyes Only
    5. A View To A Kill


    Sorry I couldn't resist....here's my real fave directors and their films

    John Huston

    1. The Maltese Falcon
    2. Treasure of The Sierra Madre
    3. The African Queen
    4. The Misfits
    5. The Asphalt Jungle

    Michael Curtiz

    1. Casablanca
    2. Angels With Dirty Faces
    3. Adventures of Robin Hood
    4. Yankee Doodle Dandy
    5. White Christmas

    Billy Wilder

    1.Some Like It Hot
    2. Sunset Blvd
    3. The Seven Year Itch
    4. Sabrina
    5. Double Indemnity
  • SanchairsSanchairs UK
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    1. Touch of Evil
    2. Citizen Kane
    3. Mr. Arkadin
    4. The Magnificent Ambersons
    5. The Trial


  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    Michelangelo Antonioni
    1. La Notte
    2. L'Avventura
    3. L'Eclisse
    4. Al di là delle nuvole
    5. Blowup

    Dario Argento
    1. Suspiria
    2. Tenebre
    3. Profondo rosso
    4. Phenomena
    5. Inferno

    Alfred Hitchcock
    1. Vertigo
    2. North by Northwest
    3. The 39 Steps
    4. Rear Window
    5. Psycho

    Michael Mann
    1. Manhunter
    2. Heat
    3. Miami Vice
    4. Collateral
    5. Public Enemies

    Stanley Kubrick
    1. 2001: A Space Odyssey
    2. A Clockwork Orange
    3. Eyes Wide Shut
    4. Barry Lyndon
    5. The Shining


  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    GoldenGun wrote: »
    Michelangelo Antonioni
    1. La Notte
    2. L'Avventura
    3. L'Eclisse
    4. Al di là delle nuvole
    5. Blowup

    Dario Argento
    1. Suspiria
    2. Tenebre
    3. Profondo rosso
    4. Phenomena
    5. Inferno

    Alfred Hitchcock
    1. Vertigo
    2. North by Northwest
    3. The 39 Steps
    4. Rear Window
    5. Psycho

    Michael Mann
    1. Manhunter
    2. Heat
    3. Miami Vice
    4. Collateral
    5. Public Enemies

    Stanley Kubrick
    1. 2001: A Space Odyssey
    2. A Clockwork Orange
    3. Eyes Wide Shut
    4. Barry Lyndon
    5. The Shining


    My Argento list would be the same @GoldenGun except Inferno would be above Phenonema.

    I must revisit Opera as I've only seen it once.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    @LeonardPine Only saw Opera once as well. Liked it but I wasn't as impressed as with those top five films though. Huge Argento fan nevertheless.
  • KaijuDirectorOO7KaijuDirectorOO7 Once Upon a Time Somewhere...
    edited August 2016 Posts: 189
    Ishiro Honda
    1. Destroy All Monsters (1968)/Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster (1964)
    2. Gojira (1954)
    3. Invasion of Astro Monster (1965)
    4. Terror of MechaGodzilla (1975)

    Steven Speilberg
    1. Jaws (1975)
    2. Schindler's List (1993)
    3. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
    4. Hook (1998)
    5. Jurassic Park (1993)

    Sergei Bondarchuk (A director who I feel is criminally underrated!)
    1-4. War and Peace (1966-1967)*
    5. Waterloo (1970)

    *Well, it IS a four-part film series, though it can be counted as one big movie.

    Yoshiyuki Tomino
    1. Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (1988)
    2-4. Mobile Suit Gundam Trilogy (1981-1982, in reverse order)
    5. Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (1991)

    Peter Jackson
    1-3. The LOTR Trilogy (2001-2003, in reverse order).
    4. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
    5. The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies (2014)


  • TripAcesTripAces Universal Exports
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    I'm glad this thread got resurrected.

    Hitchcock:
    1. North by Northwest
    2. Vertigo
    3. Rear Window
    4. Psycho
    5. The Man Who Knew Too Much

    Fincher:
    1. Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
    2. The Social Network
    3. Gone Girl
    4. The Game
    5. Zodiac
    (No Fight Club on this list...got burned out on that one)

    Soderbergh:
    1. sex, lies, and videotape
    2. Ocean's 11
    3. Out of Sight
    4. Solaris
    5. Kafka

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