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Old March 18th, 2010, 09:22 AM   #1

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I need some motivation to stay in touch with my goals.Please share some inspirational/motivational movies. My best so far are A beuatiful mind,Gifted Hands,The pursuit of Happiness and Troy for fantasy and because Iliad is my favorite book.
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Old March 18th, 2010, 09:39 AM   #2

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What's your goals? More Rambo, or more Dead Poets Society?
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Old March 18th, 2010, 09:57 AM   #3

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Then i advise a documentary!
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Please share some inspirational/motivational movies.
Hey Syryus nice to talk with you.

Some of my favorite feel good movies:

Joe Versus the Volcano
Groundhog Day
La vita è bella

Best to you!
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Hey Syryus nice to talk with you.

Best to you!
Thank you!
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Old March 18th, 2010, 10:32 AM   #7

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Feel good movie?

How about "Forrest Gump?"
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Movies don't motivate me, but many can change a sour mood into a brighter one:
Just about any Elvis movie always makes me happier.
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Old March 23rd, 2010, 07:46 AM   #9

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The most inspirational movies for me are probably A Man For All Seasons (1966) and something like On the Waterfront (1954).
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Old March 23rd, 2010, 08:04 AM   #10

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I'm a fan of horror/gore movies (and comedies, so please don't think of me as a budding Leatherface or Ted Bundy). Here's just three of my favorites:

- Texas Chainsaw Massacre (the '03 remake, not the '74 original)
- The Devil's Rejects (some real sickos in that one, let me tell you!)
- Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (little-known but excellent)

I might add that these movies don't "motivate" me, so you can cancel that 911 call to the cops. I sure don't need them ventilating my front door with a battering ram at 3 am. (Hell, I'm still in the process of repairing the damn thing from the last time they did that).



btw -- Although Troy didn't inspire me in any way, I'm with you, Syryus: it was a good flick. You might want to check out Kingdom of Heaven starring Orlando Bloom (he played Legolas in LOTR); a flick about the Crusaders in the Holy Land.

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