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Movie- Crash (2005)

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SteezyOhio
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hope that works if not

http://loombo.com/4ye51me5pc8x

WATCH! Discuss, this is truly a good, moving movie. Brings up a lot to debate about and i have to write an essay on it for my contemporary issues class tomorrow. Might be one of my all time favorite movies. DISCUSS DAMMIT!
Apr 21 2010 1:01AM
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gmack24
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this thread is now about discussing The Shawshank Redemption



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Apr 21 2010 1:06AM
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SteezyOhio
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Crash is better imo, give it a chance.
Apr 21 2010 1:08AM
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skiierman
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incredible movie. love the scene where he lands in the pond at the end. and of course, morgan freeman.
Apr 21 2010 1:09AM
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SteezyOhio
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cast includes-
sandra bullock
don cheadle
tony danza
terrence howard
ludacris
thandie newton


Apr 21 2010 1:14AM
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SteezyOhio
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have you ever seen "crossing over (2009)"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0924129/

another great race debate movie.




Apr 21 2010 1:18AM
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Ben.
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meh. lacked substance IMO.

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Apr 21 2010 1:20AM
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skiierman
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crash fucking sucks. all it is was a bunch of stereotypes fighting each other. its a pity that half of america is a bunch of dumb fucks who think it was inspirational and original. jesus, thats like praising scary movie 4 as the best horror film of all time.
Apr 21 2010 1:26AM
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Black-Bandanna
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Crash doesn't have shit on Shawshank.  I found the dialogue to be clunky, and the stories didn't flow as well as they could have. The Shawshank Redemption was a gem of a film. Nearly perfect.
Apr 21 2010 1:28AM
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Black-Bandanna
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Hahaha well put skiierman.
Apr 21 2010 1:29AM
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Chaka
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I have this poster in my room... amazing movie

Didn't like Crash as much.
Apr 21 2010 1:29AM
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SteezyOhio
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ah i see, i take back that it is better then shawshank, as that is a timeless classic, yet i felt it was a good movie, and i thought the plot pieced together decently, i mean its not the best movie ever, yet its interesting and discussable.
Apr 21 2010 1:31AM
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theabortionator
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Shawshank was the better movie. Crash was good. Saw it in 05 or 06. Way delayed and ranom thread. Omg i saw a five year old movie, Ill make a thread.
Apr 21 2010 1:32AM
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shortdawg
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Thats an oversimplification, Crash is a really good movie. I could write a bunch about how it provokes thought beyond the obvious morals of the movie. Anyways, it was well written and filmed. +k for posting it I forgot about it for years
Apr 21 2010 1:34AM
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ReetsAdeets
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Shawshank was awesome. And that pic reminds me...
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Apr 21 2010 1:36AM
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el_chupacabra
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crash is maybe one of the worst movies to ever win an oscar for best picture (probably not as bad as shakespeare in love) completely unoriginal, and like skiierman said, it only promotes the same old racial stereotypes

i agree with ben too, do the right thing is so interesting - at least for me - go watch it w/o doing any research and then go read about the message spike lee was trying to send or at least how he interpreted the story, that will actually make you think and give you some real controvery

overall, if you really want to look at racial contemporary issues, documentaries are the way to go....find a local independent theater in your area and i guarantee you will learn way more shit that way
Apr 21 2010 1:37AM
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skiierman
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yeah you forgot about it for years because it blended away as just a bunch of stereotypical races fighting each other which sucks to watch. its like all the people in crash are as stereotypical as fucking white people in a spike lee film. man i wish i had the ability to repress memories like you do, especially with such shitty movies around- like this one.
Apr 21 2010 1:37AM
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CypressGrove
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dammit, i love ns.

shawshank= amazing

crash= pretty good

american history x= damn good (stupid kids that don't understand it and love the curb stomping ruin it for me)

tmnt 2- the secret of the ooze= blows everything else out of the water

the chase= prob the best charlie sheen movie imo

Apr 21 2010 1:39AM
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Ben.
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no it doesnt. it doesnt provoke any thought whatsoever. it just mocks stereotypes, and even tries to make them funny at a lot of points (im looking at you, ludacris)
Apr 21 2010 1:40AM
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ECfreeski3
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yeah sorry gotta agree with this 100%
Apr 21 2010 1:40AM
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theabortionator
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For another movie I haven't seen in years. Swing kids?
Apr 21 2010 1:42AM
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el_chupacabra
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no truer words were spoken
Apr 21 2010 1:42AM
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skier_boy26
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crash is a pretty weak movie. seriously. 2005 boned munich pretty bad, too.

you want a better "racial shit omg can't believe its like that in amuricah" in some media, the wire is it.
Apr 21 2010 1:48AM
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skier_boy26
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i guess in essence it tried too bloody hard to link up a bunch of weak stereotypes into some amalgamation of social shit, and it did it really poorly.
Apr 21 2010 1:51AM
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wazawski
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#1 reason why this movie sucked.....and i haven't even seen it!!! i just know it's gonna blow cause dat bitch is in it...yuuuuuck...just kidding...she's probably not that bad in it...shawshank redemption was so dope tho
Apr 21 2010 2:08AM
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Hermondo
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actually this is one of my favorite movies as well. i enjoyed the cast and acting a lot. i'm not big on cookie-cutter movies so this one was awesome for being so different
Apr 21 2010 2:18AM
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Half-Blood
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You shut your mouth, Sandra Bullock is a very good actress.
Apr 21 2010 2:51AM
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Rachy
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Crash (1996) = highly entertaining movie.

Crash (2005) = alright.... there is better out there.


Apr 21 2010 3:30AM
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geteducated
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the makers of crash said they didn't want the movie to become a debate on racist, but rather how are individual actions can effect the lives of others.  that was the plot.  race was just woven through out it.
Apr 21 2010 3:34AM
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Nathn
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Fuck Yeah!
Apr 21 2010 3:40AM
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theabortionator
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That's more the message I saw. It was at least equal if not more that. But then again I only saw it once and that was like 4 or 5 years ago
Apr 21 2010 6:31AM
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Black-Bandanna
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Watch Grand Canyon, Magnolia, or Traffic, and then tell me how different it was. Sorry, but the plot was as original as Avatar.
Apr 21 2010 8:58AM
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r0dubs
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was wall street any good?




Apr 21 2010 10:23AM
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thecounty
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this movie is fucked up


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Apr 21 2010 10:36AM
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Jodi
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this is so obviously the point guys - not racial tension.....hence the name "CRASH", about lives colliding.
Apr 21 2010 10:41AM
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Apr 21 2010 10:59AM
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Ham.and.Cheese
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Thats a let down, this is the link http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu150/Fbelly/B000127MIK03LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Apr 21 2010 11:03AM
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TheQuailman
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Okay so one time I was watching The John Dore Show on IFC and after it ended it was like "the movie crash is up next on IFC" so I'm like oh shit, I heard thats a tight movie, and at this point it was like past midnight and I was too tired to grab the remote or get up, so I just sat there.

Then the movie comes on, and there was like some weird ass people and like every other scene alternated between a car crash and people fucking in cars.  Now at this point I was like wtf is this shit, but I'm like oh I guess its one of those weird indie films, so I keep watching.  The movie was like almost halfway done and at this point I'm kind of suspicious cause I thought Don Cheadle was in it (hes my favorite african american actor since I saw Boogie Nights).

Anyway I watched the whole thing, I'm pretty sure the Crash movie that I watched was about how people are turned on sexually by car crashes.

The final scene was amazing.  Basically the main guy and girl get into an accident and their car rolls off the highway and they're like pretty banged up, but anyway they get out of the car and start fucking like on the side of the hill for like 5 minutes then the camera pans out and credits roll. 

Apr 21 2010 7:31PM
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TheQuailman
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This is really funny:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115964/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_(1996_film)

Apr 21 2010 8:01PM
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dynodonkey
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this version of crash is better than the don cheadle/ludacris version.  i cannot believe i won best picture.  pure crap.
Apr 21 2010 8:19PM
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Nathn
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Apr 21 2010 8:24PM
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Ben.
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that doesnt make it the "original, groundbreaking" movie people make it out to be. it was pretty bland actually
Apr 21 2010 8:58PM
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skiierman
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precise statement? where the fuck do you live where everyone is running around committing crimes and everyone is a different race, but they all hate each other and call each other racial slurs? yeah movies are for telling stories, but deserve to be hated if the story is shitty. nothing else. just because its about a serious subject matter, a movie doesn't automatically deserve praise. but then again, some people love new-era steven segal movies so i can believe that you truly think that crash was a good movie.
Apr 21 2010 9:49PM
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styley.
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#1 movie on netflix for like 4 years. amirite?
Apr 21 2010 9:54PM
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no_steeze
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i love the scene where he gets beat up and raped.......

no but seriously i just watched shawshank again a few days ago and damn it's fucking good. only movie that's gotten me legitimately sad when brooks went out into the world. it's rare to have that good a movie have that happy an ending
Apr 21 2010 9:56PM
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FBGM
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i THOUGHT this is what you posted on my facebook! i'll get around to watching it sooner or later...
Apr 21 2010 10:25PM
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