Ronin was ok. Decent car chase scene in it. But Heat is a dumb movie for De Niro? Whaaaaaat? And Meet the Little Fockers Parents or whatever is passion work for him? Pacino and Bobby D have done some pretty iconic roles in the past, but Heat was still serious work for them. Not like the last cop movie those two were in together a couple years ago. Pretty much just phoned in their parts. Fucking 50 cent was in that movie and acted just as well.
Gimme Casino over Heat any day. (I loved Heat when it came out.)
I rented The Dear Hunter because I'd heard so many great things about it and was completely disappointed. I think the FORTY-FIVE MINUTE wedding reception scene was the capper on that. Add in Walken's fate and at the end I was just laughing at myself for being dumb enough to not turn it off after the first hour of nowhere-going schlock.
I'll toss out a few that I think are good. Others will probably think some of them are crud.
Tarantino's complete works (max effect if you watch them in chronological order)
American Beauty
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
The Birdcage
Requiem for a Dream
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Fargo
Slingblade
Star Wars (IV-VI)
Lord of the Rings trilogy
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