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@molgrips Red Curtain Trilogy; Strictly Ballroom, Romeo & Juliet and Moulin Rouge.

Just remembered that lot. 12yo Squirrelprincess will appreciate.


 
Posted : 19/07/2023 9:37 pm
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Maybe not really the subject of this thread but one of the best films I ever saw is Irreversible by Gaspar Noe.
That said it's so violent and disturbing that I will never watch it again. However in my opinion there's nothing gratuitous in the violence or the rape scene. It's about fate. If you embark on an extreme course of action, at what point does a chain of events become Irreversible. In my opinion that's right at the start.
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Posted : 20/07/2023 3:50 pm
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Oh **** no! Based on what Molgrips has written Irreversible is the very last film I'd recommend. In fact there are very few scenarios where I would recommend it. It's been almost 20 years since I watched it (still have it on DVD) and there's no way I'm ready to watch it again.

Down there with Man Bites Dog, another film I'd struggle to use the word 'recommend' around.


 
Posted : 20/07/2023 9:05 pm
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LOL at someone suggesting an eleven year old watch Irreversible. Why not go the whole hog and watch A Serbian Film


 
Posted : 20/07/2023 9:21 pm
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Ooops I had forgotten the OP referred to eleven year olds


 
Posted : 20/07/2023 10:44 pm
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I was born in 78 and my papa owned a video shop so my knowledge of 80s, 90s and beyond cinema is unparalleled, however having grown up in a movie loving household, I'll go even further back and recommend

the Marx brothers

Abbot and Costello

Laurel and Hardy

Martin and Lewis

Etc

I look back so fondly on my parents showing me those films when I was young


 
Posted : 21/07/2023 1:54 am
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Red Curtain Trilogy; Strictly Ballroom, Romeo & Juliet and Moulin Rouge.

Add The Greatest Showman to that list for 12yr old girls and you've got what mine loved watching around that time. That, Madagascar and Lemony Snicket's a Series of Unfortunate Events.

I think Bill and Ted (both excellent and bogus) with all the current cheesy 90's fashion could be entertaining.

Airplane! and Top Secret (despite the bum jokes)

The Truman Show


 
Posted : 21/07/2023 10:42 am
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yer my boy at 11 i think, loved the bill and ted series


 
Posted : 21/07/2023 11:18 am
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Irreversible by Gaspar Noe

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He should have Gaspar Noe night: Irreversible, Love and Climax.
Perfect evening for Daddy and daughter! 😆


 
Posted : 21/07/2023 3:16 pm
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