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Name a movie that’s good even though it’s a “boy” movie. I’m just watching this movie called “Stand by Me” it’s good even though a boy movie

Posted - July 11, 2020

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  • 11151
    Maybe Billy Elliot it's about a dancing boy or Pee Wee Herman's Big Adventure it's about a man boy that goes  on  a big adventur. Chears and happy weekend!
      July 11, 2020 8:20 PM MDT
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  • 7408
    Okay thanks :) I’ll look for that one soon  now that I’m open to “boy” movies lol. 
      July 11, 2020 8:21 PM MDT
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  • 23641
    "Billy Elliot" is excellent to me!
    :)

     I like "Pee Wee's Big Adventure," too!
    :)
      July 11, 2020 8:25 PM MDT
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  • 23641
    "Billy Elliot" is excellent to me!
    :)

     I like "Pee Wee's Big Adventure," too!
    :)
      July 11, 2020 8:26 PM MDT
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  • 13277
    Why do you automatically expect that such films won't be "good," however you define that? And since you brought it up, how do you define a "boy movie?"
      July 11, 2020 8:20 PM MDT
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  • 7408
    FFS  Stu, I define a boy movie as one  that has a main cast of mostly “boys“. I usually like movies with people in it that I can in someway identify with or relate to, I think most people do. Was Annie or adventures in babysitting a favourite movie of yours when you were young??? PROBABLY NOT.   
      July 11, 2020 8:25 PM MDT
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  • 23641


    1963's "Lord of the Flies"


    Lord of the Flies 1963 Trailer | Peter Brook - YouTube
      July 11, 2020 8:25 PM MDT
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  • 7408
    Thank you :) 
      July 11, 2020 8:26 PM MDT
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  • 23641
    Sure! 
    :)


    (This one is on the disturbing side to me but it's really good, too.)
      July 11, 2020 8:29 PM MDT
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  • 2327
    "Lost Boys". 

    That's two boy movies in the bank for Keifer Sutherland. 
      July 11, 2020 8:26 PM MDT
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  • 7408
    I haven’t seen that movie yet either, thank you. I’m huge Keifer fan too, so I need to get on that one :) 
      July 11, 2020 8:30 PM MDT
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  • 2327
    You should. It's one of his best, imo. 
      July 11, 2020 8:37 PM MDT
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  • 7408
    I will, thanks. 
      July 11, 2020 8:42 PM MDT
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  • 23641
    Forgot about that one! I liked it, too.
    :)
      July 11, 2020 8:31 PM MDT
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  • 23641
    Oh, and I liked "Stand By Me" a lot. :)
      July 11, 2020 8:28 PM MDT
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  • 7408
    It’s so good :) I can’t believe I’ve never watched it before tonight. I know parts of it Cos it’s a big deal movie, but I’ve never watched it through before tonight:) 
      July 11, 2020 8:31 PM MDT
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  • 23641
    Yeah, it's very good to me, too!
      July 11, 2020 8:31 PM MDT
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  • 53524

     

      But wait, I thought you’ve always liked guys!



    ~

      July 11, 2020 10:01 PM MDT
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  • 7408
    Sometimes I forget I like them cos of all their stupid guy stuff.

      July 13, 2020 5:18 AM MDT
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  • 53524

     

      Well, hold on a second.  What is it about guys that you definitely like and that you don’t forget?

      Oh, I see. I guess a woman had to have her priorities in life, right?  Very well, carry on. (Cough, cough.)


    ~

      July 13, 2020 7:28 AM MDT
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  • 4624
    "About a Boy"
    The critic Nell Minnows says, "The plot may sound like manipulative claptrap from a made-for-TV movie, but the theme has so much appeal that even a lousy script and poor production values can't completely destroy it."

    The reality is, it's actually quite a good plot that explores the character and motivations of an emotional avoidant - and contrasts this lovelessness against real altruism and intimacy.
    It's these deeper themes that compensate for the lacks in filmic creativity.
      July 11, 2020 10:23 PM MDT
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  • 7408
    Thanks :) I’ll add this to my list. 
      July 13, 2020 5:18 AM MDT
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  • 448
    The Sandlot
      July 12, 2020 4:00 PM MDT
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  • 11151
    Ya the Sandlot is a good movie I like how it has a happy ending and turns out the dog was really a lovable freindly dog instead  of the monster everybody thought it was. Cheers!
      July 12, 2020 4:47 PM MDT
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