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 DezB
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Posted : 08/01/2018 11:13 am
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This lot should keep me going longer than a road trip across the US

I visited the town of Independence in Oregon that Dave Gorman happened upon on his trip. A surprise of a main street with no chain stores. The guys I stayed with needed a part for a garage door, the ironmongers still stocked it thirty years after it was first fitted and it was sold by the same guy. That's the kind of town I'd like to live in


 
Posted : 08/01/2018 11:24 am
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Little Miss Sunshine

EDIT: Actually the trailer doesn't make it look anywhere near as good as it actually is...


 
Posted : 08/01/2018 11:24 am
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The Road.

Aragorn is brill in it.


 
Posted : 08/01/2018 11:30 am
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Paris, Texas

Badlands

and, of course,

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles 😀


 
Posted : 08/01/2018 11:33 am
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Kailifornia.


 
Posted : 08/01/2018 11:35 am
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Kalifornia
Planes Trains and Automobiles
The Road
Two Lane Blacktop

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Or, one that hasn't been suggested already - [b]The Hitcher[/b] (Rutger Hauer version, NOT Sean Bean!!)


 
Posted : 08/01/2018 11:47 am
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Oh come on, there can only be one. (Not very safe for work)

Crude American Pie style college comedy, but I laughed like a drain watching it.


 
Posted : 08/01/2018 12:56 pm
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Midnight Run with de Niro is a road movie. Not seen it since it came out, think it was pretty good.

Jack Lemmon "classic", The [url= http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066193/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_46 ]Out Of Towners[/url] - "Oh My Gawd George!"


 
Posted : 08/01/2018 1:17 pm
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Another vote for The Straight Story


 
Posted : 08/01/2018 7:43 pm
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The Road.

Aragorn is brill in it.

I don't think I ever want to watch that film again. It tore me up the first time I watched it and now (as a father) I think I'd be an emotional wreck watching it.

Dunno.


 
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Y tu mama tambien


 
Posted : 08/01/2018 11:04 pm
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I don't think I ever want to watch that film again. It tore me up the first time I watched it and now (as a father) I think I'd be an emotional wreck watching it.

The book is even worse, from this aspect. I don't think I've ever cried reading a book, until I read The Road.

I know what you mean: I love the book, and the film is pretty damn good, but I have no desire to read or watch them again.

For the record: I don't have children.


 
Posted : 08/01/2018 11:21 pm
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Yeah I've heard that you the book is much worse. Or better. More traumatic anyway.


 
Posted : 08/01/2018 11:28 pm
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Midnight Run with de Niro is a road movie. Not seen it since it came out, think it was pretty good.

Good shout and currently on Netflix.

Red Rock West, not seen that in ages, another good one.

Recently, Midnight Special was a great film. Bit of a blend of genre.

Trivia: True Romance almost has the same soundtrack as Badlands.


 
Posted : 09/01/2018 7:32 am
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Not a road trip , but definitely a journey - The Warriors (1979).

Another vote for The Straight Story & Little Miss Sunshine too.


 
Posted : 09/01/2018 8:06 am
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I read half of The Road but it shook me so much it's one of the few books I've started but never finished. I was actually dreading picking it up so there seemed no point putting myself through it. I have kids and that book still plays on my mind in darker moments.

Apart from that though, bloody brilliant, I'd recommend it to anyone!


 
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[url= https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leningrad_Cowboys_Go_America ]Leningrad Cowboys Go America.[/url]

No need to thank me.

APF


 
Posted : 09/01/2018 1:05 pm
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The Warriors is a great film, with a great soundtrack.


 
Posted : 09/01/2018 1:37 pm
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Smokey and the Bandit!


 
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+1 Leningrad Cowboys Go America
I watched ‘It happened One Night’ again a couple of weeks ago, it remains as good as ever.


 
Posted : 14/01/2018 10:56 am
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Herbie Goes Bananas


 
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http://www.usaisnotamerica.com/


 
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Posted : 14/01/2018 11:33 am
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'ere paton - you've posted some extremely boring videos on completely the wrong thread mate. I say try reading the first post before linking to crap.


 
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