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Ron Obvious

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19. 50/50 Really?

Sat Jan 11, 2014, 12:51 PM

Jan 2014

I never even heard of it.

Turns out it's from 2011:

Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis, and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.

Meh.. Doesn't sound like my kind of movie to be honest.

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What�s the best movie set in your state? This map will tell you. [View all] jakeXT Jan 2014 OP

Of course, that's pretty subjective. n/m IntravenousDemilo Jan 2014 #1

Imdb rating is pretty much useless...n/t jakeXT Jan 2014 #2

If not mistaken yuiyoshida Jan 2014 #3

You can look up most of the filming locations jakeXT Jan 2014 #4

true but the Studios yuiyoshida Jan 2014 #40

The OP says "set in your state". nt valerief Jan 2014 #46

Ha! Stroszek isn't even set in Wisconsin, although parts of it were filmed there. Scuba Jan 2014 #5

New Hampshire: On Golden Pond n/t sarge43 Jan 2014 #6

I love that movie! B Calm Jan 2014 #70

Full Metal Jacket. GoCubsGo Jan 2014 #7

Only archival footage jakeXT Jan 2014 #8

Either that is incorrect, or I was lied to. GoCubsGo Jan 2014 #10

I meant Full Metal Jacket jakeXT Jan 2014 #11

Oh. Doh. GoCubsGo Jan 2014 #12

One of the Marine's boot camps is at Parris Island, SC Kaleva Jan 2014 #9

Don't forget, Parris Island is in SC. Brigid Jan 2014 #15

I never paid much attention to British road markings jakeXT Jan 2014 #17

Parris Island, South Carolina: an 8-week college for the phony tough and the crazy brave jmowreader Jan 2014 #87

"The Straight Story"? Never heard of it. HarveyDarkey Jan 2014 #13

"The Straight Story" is great cemaphonic Jan 2014 #75

Dorney Park, Allentown, PA.---"Where Angels Go Trouble Follows" and "Hairspray." WinkyDink Jan 2014 #14

I disagree with "A Christmas Story" for IN. Brigid Jan 2014 #16

I think it's just imdb rating 7.6 vs 8.1 jakeXT Jan 2014 #18

50/50 Really? Ron Obvious Jan 2014 #19

You've got cancer...who found it ? -- My cleaning lady found it in the back of my jeans jakeXT Jan 2014 #21

Maybe I'll go check it out after all n/t Ron Obvious Jan 2014 #26

50/50 is really quite good TexasBushwhacker Jan 2014 #36

Yeah, there's not that many classics set in WA, but there's a few: cemaphonic Jan 2014 #77

some more.... pokerfan Jan 2014 #79

I don't know if they count as classics... Ron Obvious Jan 2014 #84

Paris, Texas is the best movie set in this state. kentauros Jan 2014 #20

I'd have to go with Last Picture Show or Hud n/t TexasBushwhacker Jan 2014 #28

Hud as well as Giant kentauros Jan 2014 #31

People still travel to Marfa to see the Reata ruins TexasBushwhacker Jan 2014 #34

Hud and last picture show were the same author lame54 Jan 2014 #39

Larry McMurtry, he wrote Lonesome Dove and Terms of Endearment too n/t TexasBushwhacker Jan 2014 #74

LPS TeamPooka Jan 2014 #81

Blood Simple lame54 Jan 2014 #80

oh yeah. "I'll tell him when I see him." TeamPooka Jan 2014 #82

Yes, that's another excellent one. kentauros Jan 2014 #88

I beg to differ......"O' Brother where art thou?" is a better movie than "Django Unchained" Rowdyboy Jan 2014 #22

And "The Long, Hot Summer" Glorfindel Jan 2014 #65

Can't believe I forgot that one! Its a real classic and packed with real stars.... Rowdyboy Jan 2014 #73

Of all the movies filmed in California, Pulp Fiction? NV Whino Jan 2014 #23

Only "The Godfather" and "Shawshank Redemption" have a higher rating on imdb jakeXT Jan 2014 #24

Gawd, I hate Pulp Fiction NV Whino Jan 2014 #27

You at least got all the way through it. kentauros Jan 2014 #32

Yeah, progressoid Jan 2014 #44

I don't get the appeal either. nt valerief Jan 2014 #47

Me too. I couldn't stand "The Departed," either. WorseBeforeBetter Jan 2014 #56

I've always been baffled about how much people seem to love "The Shawshank Redemption" cemaphonic Jan 2014 #76

srsly XemaSab Jan 2014 #33

Agree... Pulp Fiction is a terrible choice for California begin_within Jan 2014 #38

Terminator, Terminator 2, Die Hard, Inner Space... n/t krispos42 Jan 2014 #59

+ another. I liked Pulp Fiction, but there's no way that's the best movie petronius Jan 2014 #55

I prefer "A Philadelphia Story" to "Deer Hunter." malthaussen Jan 2014 #25

Striking Distance for the win. Orrex Jan 2014 #61

Sudden Death for the win. Orrex Jan 2014 #62

Night of the Living Dead for the win. Orrex Jan 2014 #63

I liked The Green Mile, but Cool Hand Luke is classic n/t TexasBushwhacker Jan 2014 #29

George Washington for NC? It's not even out yet. mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #30

I was getting ready to say wtf? George Washington? JanMichael Jan 2014 #53

I had to Google it. Evidently it was made on... WorseBeforeBetter Jan 2014 #54

SoCal: Chinatown, NorCal: The Graduate XemaSab Jan 2014 #35

Vertigo is also a mighty fine choice XemaSab Jan 2014 #37

Agree that Chinatown is better than Pulp Fiction - so is Blade Runner aint_no_life_nowhere Jan 2014 #52

NorCal should be Harold and Maude Brother Buzz Jan 2014 #91

Both "Deliverance" and "2000 Maniacs" are better than "Gone With The Wind" Tom Ripley Jan 2014 #41

I think with Delaware we have like 3 movies LynneSin Jan 2014 #42

Uh, Jaws for Mass. Or The Verdict or Thomas Crown Affair or Now, Voyager. nt valerief Jan 2014 #43

I don't think Amity Island was associated with a specific state. krispos42 Jan 2014 #60

The Straight Story beats Field of Dreams for Iowa. progressoid Jan 2014 #45

I liked that movie a lot fishwax Jan 2014 #49

My Own Private Idaho was set in Oregon (mostly) rather than Idaho fishwax Jan 2014 #48

movie set in Idaho Stillwater Jan 2014 #51

Illinois should be "The Blues Brothers" mucifer Jan 2014 #50

Utah has been the backdrop of over 900 Hollywood films,... TeeYiYi Jan 2014 #57

Most of True Grit was supposed to have occurred in Arkansas Art_from_Ark Jan 2014 #58

NC -The Hunger Games - not necessiarly the best, but the only one that comes to mind. The map patricia92243 Jan 2014 #64

I haven't seen it either, like anybody else on the planet ... probably jakeXT Jan 2014 #72

Indiana's should be "Breaking Away". Jokerman Jan 2014 #66

Or "Hoosiers". bif Jan 2014 #90

For Montana it should be 'A River Runs Through It.' Ptah Jan 2014 #67

Fargo won for Minnesota which I think is an awful movie Bjorn Against Jan 2014 #68

I would have said Hoosiers for Indiana B Calm Jan 2014 #69

Grumpy Old Men would be my Minnesota pick! B Calm Jan 2014 #71

Does "The Good, the Bad & the Ugly" even have a specific setting? cemaphonic Jan 2014 #78

I've heard that he recreated some shots of Matthew Brady, but I haven't seen a comparison jakeXT Jan 2014 #85

I believe it's New Mexico aint_no_life_nowhere Jan 2014 #86

Fuck PULP FICTION, LA CONFIDENTIAL is the best California movie. TeamPooka Jan 2014 #83

Ohio: Rocky Horror Picture Show jmowreader Jan 2014 #89

California, Texas, Florida, New York and Illinois... jmowreader Jan 2014 #92