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135. Well, The Gods Must Be Crazy is a favorite that comes to mind often

Sat Nov 29, 2025, 07:24 PM

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but maybe I should re-watch it. It's been years and perhaps I've missed the point but for me, the fact that a manufactured object created such discord comes to mind whenever I feel any crankiness about some 1st-world problem.

To have so much and still find something to complain about always brings me back to thinking of those who have so little and manage to live peacefully. But then, I'm currently working my way through Goliath's Curse by Luke Kemp which explains the dynamic in great detail.

Agree with so many of the movies mentioned here and love streaming movies at home so I don't have to get up and walk out of theaters.

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Movies you just don't get why they're so popular. [View all] bif Nov 27 OP

The one with the... Mike Nelson Nov 27 #1

The Big Lebowski genxlib Nov 27 #6

Jeff Bridges. ms liberty Nov 27 #7

Yeah, well you know... JoseBalow Nov 27 #17

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LOL- perfect meme response Redleg Friday #88

Yes. I hated the big lewbowski BlueWaveNeverEnd Friday #63

Amazing perspective on this one. This is one of our favorites! AllyCat Saturday #133

Sooo many. But first that came to mind was "Pretty Woman." 50 Shades Of Blue Nov 27 #2

Funny thing is Dear_Prudence Nov 27 #28

I'm that way about "Pillow Talk"! 50 Shades Of Blue Nov 27 #34

The story is meh... JPK Friday #84

Harold and Kumar go to White Castle. Ferryboat Nov 27 #3

Some really awful movies are actually pretty funny when you add rifftrax yourout Nov 27 #4

Rifftrax makes anything funny! bif Nov 27 #8

Silence of the Lambs MIButterfly Nov 27 #5

Never saw Silence of the Lambs and never plan to. 3catwoman3 Nov 27 #9

It was triggering for me. Ilsa Nov 27 #35

That's why they call it a horror movie. Hieronymus Phact Friday #90

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We were camping with our scout troop... buzzycrumbhunger Saturday #127

I have a brother NJCher Friday #52

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I agree 100% with all you said about Pretty Woman. Diamond_Dog Friday #82

"Blair Witch Project" really stands out in my memory rurallib Nov 27 #10

yes DBoon Nov 27 #39

AHA! Bayard Nov 27 #44

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Agree with you on Terms of Endearment. Diamond_Dog Friday #83

Everything Everywhere All at Once Thunderbeast Nov 27 #12

I tried to watch it bif Nov 27 #13

Agreed. Great acting. The best actress and best supporting Ilsa Nov 27 #37

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I've not seen it, and your 2nd sentence is sufficient to... 3catwoman3 Friday #94

I was thinking of streaming it if it landed on one of my apps, but maaaaybe not electric_blue68 Friday #109

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Sorry, I'm obviously missing something. Abolishinist Friday #60

'It' refers to recent historical events. OldBaldy1701E Friday #70

Absolutely shameful that "Titanic" took Best Picture that year... Paladin Friday #72

Just did not see the appeal on that one. AllyCat Saturday #134

Ferris Bueller's Day Off Coventina Nov 27 #15

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Agree with this Wiz Imp Friday #78

It's a movie where high school aged audiences enjoyed watching Ferris make fools out of adults, but an adult viewer Midwestern Democrat Friday #92

Chariots of Fire (boring) Emile Nov 27 #16

Well then NJCher Friday #55

"Gone With the Wind." But then again, B.See Nov 27 #18

It was a good movie for its time. milestogo Nov 27 #20

It's hard to condense a large story into a movie LogDog75 Nov 27 #22

Gone with the Wind is a great story of the Old South, milestogo Nov 27 #24

Exactly. And judging from B.See Friday #68

It was written in 1936. milestogo Friday #75

Yes, and when more than just women B.See Friday #113

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Never having seen it may explain why you don't get its popularity JoseBalow Friday #62

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Scarface milestogo Nov 27 #19

Once was enough, back when it was new. The lead actor's bullshit accent takes me out of it every time I try to watch it. Iggo Nov 27 #30

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LOL...For comedic effect, yeah. I can't do it for two hours, though. Iggo Saturday #120

The Godfather LogDog75 Nov 27 #23

The Deer Hunter. Harker Nov 27 #25

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I HATE The Deer Hunter. Jeebo Friday #66

When I was a high as a kite teenager, The Gods Must Be Crazy was the funniest thing I ever saw. Iggo Nov 27 #26

The Thin Red Line rsdsharp Nov 27 #27

That was a horror movie, not a war movie. Iggo Nov 27 #29

Somebody shoulda told James Jones. rsdsharp Nov 27 #32

I loved it and have watched it several times. milestogo Friday #76

I came close to walking out. I loathed it. rsdsharp Friday #95

The Godtfather RandySF Nov 27 #31

Lincoln was the first one that came to mind for me. chowder66 Nov 27 #42

With the exception of "Jaws", I've never been all that wowed by Steven Spielberg. Midwestern Democrat Friday #96

Mrs. Doubtfire Morbius Nov 27 #38

Agree Hieronymus Phact Friday #91

I didn't care for Wicked that much. Ilsa Nov 27 #40

I went to Wicked with a friend. I kept looking at my watchand wondering... 3catwoman3 Nov 27 #47

ITA! At first, I thought Ilsa Friday #74

"I think I may have slept thru part of it." MIButterfly Friday #97

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Forest Gump. It required too much willing suspension of disbelief. 3catwoman3 Nov 27 #48

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Well, The Gods Must Be Crazy is a favorite that comes to mind often EverHopeful Saturday #135