Iām sorry to hear about your brother I donāt wish incarceration on anybody Especially when itās related to addiction or mental health. I hope heās hanging in there and has a routine and is fairly easy for him all things considered. Been there done that if Iām being honest one of my main motivators for staying sober is that if I relapse Iām going to prison for three years. If anything happens ,any new arrest, even a single failed drug test, any interaction with police Iām getting three years. Even when I get done probation Iām prison mandatory now. So I donāt drink or do opiates and I wonāt have to worry about going to prison. Florida is a point system and I have way too many points. Anyway sorry for the story but maybe what I just wrote will help somebodyā¦
Thatās pretty interesting you got to see Jim Morrisonās grave. I read his biography when I was 16 years old. That book had a major impact on me because it introduced me to a lot of writers, directors, movies, artist and other musicians I didnāt know about. One that stands out the most is Jack Kerouac. I know just about everything about Jim Morrison. I bought that biography around the same time that I moved from Pennsylvania to Florida. The first album I bought was LA woman which interestingly enough is their last album.. I remember me and my brother were staying in a hotel because we were waiting for the house to be finished and I drove my brother nuts listening to that album Over and over all night long During this time I was sober and hadnāt touched anything not even a single drink. Then I bought the biography and it introduced me to a life honestly I didnāt know about. I canāt blame the doors on my downfall or introduction to drugs alcohol and craziness but it definitely made me curious about a lot.
Definitely watch book of Eli. Itās a post apocalyptic movie with Denzel Washington and Mia Kunis. Itās 10 out of 10 in my opinion. Itās seriously awesome. there will be a scene where thereās a guy running a pawnshop and the guy playing the pawnshop owner is Tom waits who is a musician Iām not sure if you know him.
I havenāt heard Of most of those suggestions but thank you I will definitely look them up.
It would be hard to guess how many movies Iāve watched but well over a 1000. Currently I watch at least one a day. Itās a good healthy escape. I was talking with one of my best friends how itās interesting that at least speaking for myself I can tell if a movie is good within 60 seconds. I donāt know how to explain that or what makes a movie good or bad but I just know right away.
Iām going to make a list of my favorite movies and post on this thread I donāt think that will bother anybody. I know this is mainly for reviews and one movie at a time but Iām going to post a really long list of my favorites. It wonāt take long to make that list
Sorry you have done time too, definitely stay clean and clear! If / when my brother gets out, he has to stay super clean or else he will never be outside again. My Mom says she is holding on so she can see him again (she is 89). It is a heartbreaking thing.
I do know Tom Waits! Cool. Like Tom Petty in The Postman?
There will be blood
Book of Eli
28 days later
No country for old men
Shawshank redemption
Goodfellas
Casino
Heat
Field of dreams
Gangs of New York
Catch me if you can
Fight club
The pianist
Inglourious bastards
The lady vanishes
Shutter Island
The reverent
Pulp fiction
American beauty
Saving Private Ryan
A beautiful mind
Requiem for a dream
The pursuit of happiness
Cast away
Rounders
American gangster
Man on fire
The aviator
Big Fish
Walk the line
Inception
Cinderella Man
Apollo 13
The curious Case of Benjamin button
Before the Devil knows youāre dead
American psycho
Moneyball
The Master
James and the giant peach
The green mile
The terminal
North country
Talladega nights
The beach
Training day
Lost in translation
Donnie Darko
Flight
Leaving Las Vegas
The Bourne identity
Wolf of Wall Street
@SassyRocks After trying to make a list of some of my favorite movies I realize itās really difficult because there is so many lol. But this is a good one to start with I highly recommend every single one of these movies. Iām not too big on anything else except just basic drama movies or thrillers. My favorite time for movies is probably the 90s or early 2000s. There was a period in my movie watching where I found a thrift store that sold VHS tapes for five cents and at the time I was unemployed and living with my parents so I was watching like five or six movies a day. This was probably like 20 years ago. Out of everything I listed probably there will be blood, book of Eli, And Inglourious Bastards is in my top 10. I probably wouldāve kept going with my list but then it would be a really really long post. I guarantee Iām forgetting at least 20 or 30 movies actually probably way more than that. This is not a specific order just what I could think of.
Ps: James and the giant peach is my favorite movie from childhood. I recently tried to find a hat or a piece of clothing from that movie but it was hard to find. As an adult I can still watch that movie
Iāve seen the life aquatic!! I totally forgot about that movie but I have not seen the others? Are all of these movies like connected in some kind away or are there different types of story lines and movies ?
Different stories only connection Wes directed them and use a lot of the same actors if you liked life aquatic check the rest great films and like said the soundtracks are
My Mom says she is holding on so she can see him again (she is 89). It is a heartbreaking thing.
