The question I have is: what should I pick for a 16 year old? It has to have the right art mixture with danger/violence/. Even comedy. It can't just be the clown college movies that he and his friends can see.

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My recent Hadley grad and I just finished watching Gran Torino, so I asked him what he thought of your question. For the past year, I've tried to expose him to older movies "off the teen beaten path" including Amadeus, Fargo, The Wall, Citizen Kane, Ed Wood, Cinema Paradiso, JFK, Schindler's List, Immortal Beloved, The Green Mile, American History X, Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Platoon, Godfathers 1-3. (Glen Ellyn Library is a great place for these).

If the measure is movies not already seen with his friends, that will resonate and Dad can enjoy too: Fight Club, The Big Lebowski, Goodfellas (or Casino).

Kung-Fu Hustle

What happened to Godfather III?

How about Goodfellas?

Full Metal Jacket, Porky's, Blazing Saddles, History of The World, and Animal House, to name a few....

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Originally posted by Mrs Arten:
What happened to Godfather III?

I feel the same way about GF III as I do Caddyshack II.....it doesn't exist in my mind.

How about a Tarantino marathon?...Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, True Romance.

Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Meatballs
Caddyshack
Stripes
Close encounters of the third kind

If you want to actually teach your son something about having a good relationship with a female-type-person:
When Harry Met Sally

If you want a good foreign film that demonstrates how people in the world are really more alike than different (plus, it's just rich in color and texture):
Monsoon Wedding

Other just plain good movies:
Shawshank Redemption
Schindler's List
A River Runs Through It
Forest Gump

The Wall.
Pan's Labryinth
Apocalypto
Big Fish
AI
Memento
The 5th element
Space Cowboys
U571

Fan everyone knows your favorite movie was Ishtar.

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Originally posted by ronkas:
I decided he needed to see some movies that I felt important for 16 year olds to see.

Last week, it was Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Risky Business (don't get me started, boys love this movie).

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It has to have the right art mixture with danger/violence/. Even comedy. It can't just be the clown college movies that he and his friends can see.

You did Ferris, so you'd best do Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club if he hasn't seen them already.

For quality danger/violence, I'd go Blade Runner or LA Confidential (not a huge fan of The Usual Suspects but I know a lot of guys love it), if you feel you're 16 year old is up to all the content in those (but judging by your list of already seen it, you'll have no problem there). And I can't not watch Band of Brothers whenever it pops up during surfing.

Other milder suggestions for pure entertainment: Get Shorty, The Bourne Trilogy, the Hunt for Red October.

If you're going AFI top 100 on him, there's plenty of suggestions there. For age 16 I'd pick out of the following if he hasn't seen them: Lawerence of Arabia, Psycho, Apocalypse Now, Unforgiven (although its best to have seen all the Clint Spaghetti westerns before seeing this), MASH, the French Connection, and In the Heat of the Night.

Others that just came to me from the 70s/80s that the kids don't see nowadays: Carlito's Way, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, and an almost comical early Sean Penn movie - Bad Boys.

Oh, and another 70's flick perfect for teenage boys - The Warriors


Warriors, come out to play-e-yay!

Our friend Sully quit the gang, but then joined up with some unsavory mercs. His career went down hill when he met Matrix.

Sully's Demise

If you want him to know how scared you were when you were 16, then show him Red Dawn.

"Wolverines!"

Ron, Why if he is a 16 old boy are you not bringing him to THG for a couple of beers instead of seeing namby pamby movies. Man up will ya? Take him deer hunting or something. Maybe a backyard fire pit, beers and a lighting farts contest? Take him to Bitterboys for a meat smoking demo, anything but lounging around for a week in front of the tube!!!!

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Originally posted by GE Fan:
Don't forget one of the all-time greats, The Beastmaster.

Tommy, do you like movies about gladiators?

If you need a swap for levity in the same genre as Platoon,

How about this?

My personal favorite with the same star
Has R Lee Earmy, too.

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What great movie ideas...I loved Kung Fu Hustle!

lupechennel ==> I agree with Big Fish and The 5th Element

ronkas ==> Right on with Blade Runner

Hummmm...I wonder where I could watch those awesome flix on a really, really big screen while not worrying about spilling my drink?

http://www.melanielynnehauser.com/Schedule.html
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Originally posted by ronkas:
I think I might have to sub out Platoon for Blazing Saddles, just for levity. Sorry Fan.

Eat it Fan. Can't go wrong with the Blazing Saddles....

Goodfellas, Raging Bull.

Should have won Oscars for either or both not the crap they finally broke down and gave it to him.