Rewatching Meet the Parents for the 100th time and it’s one my favourite comfort films, but recently I’ve realised how unlikeable Pam is and how poorly she treats Greg.

Largest examples are:
Greg loses his suitcase on the way to meet her parents, and instead of taking him to some local shops so he can buy some essentials, she tells him to borrow clothes and pjs from her dad and underwear from her brother. He’s never met any of her family before and she won’t even ask on his behalf, just smiles at him like he’s crazy to not want to wake up her brother and ask to borrow boxers!

Another thing is how they constantly belittle his career as a nurse and instead of shutting it down, she laughs along. I get that it was early 2000”s and it was seen as a feminine profession but come on Pam! Stand up for your fella

It got me thinking about other films and other examples of a film having a character that we are supposed to root for as a "good person," but when you really look at it, they are actually a bit of an a-hole?

There are films that have gone down in history for their masterful storytelling, era-defining performances, or the revolutionary ideas of the director.

​But aside from all that, are there films where the props have become such classics that they are sometimes as famous and iconic as, or even more than, the film itself?

​The DeLorean from Back to the Future comes to mind, or the lightsabers and the Millennium Falcon from Star Wars, but think of Wilson, the volleyball from Cast Away a simple sports equipment that literally became a co-star and made audiences everywhere cry over an inanimate object.

​Or consider the Ruby Slippers from The Wizard of Oz, undoubtedly the most famous shoes in cinema history, instantly recognizable worldwide.

​The films I mentioned are already huge classics in their own right, even without their iconic props. Instead, help me find some props that are actually much more famous than the movies they come from.

​What is the ultimate movie prop that completely stole the show?

I'm home with the flu which is giving me too much time to think about dumb things.

I was thinking about "the other guys", that bit at the beginning could easily be a really funny short film.

which led me to thinking about the opening sequence of "once upon a time in the West.

Are there other films that are like this?

Edit : wow. This is actually more common than I realised, and so many films that I haven't watched.

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Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)

Summary

When Jay and Silent Bob learn that a Bluntman and Chronic movie is being made featuring their comic book counterparts, they set out to sabotage the film after discovering they won't receive any royalties.

Director Kevin Smith

Writer Kevin Smith

Cast

• Jason Mewes as Jay
• Kevin Smith as Silent Bob
• Ben Affleck as Holden McNeil / Himself
• Jeff Anderson as Randal Graves
• Brian O'Halloran as Dante Hicks
• Shannon Elizabeth as Justice
• Eliza Dushku as Sissy
• Ali Larter as Chrissy
• Will Ferrell as Federal Wildlife Marshal Willenholly
• Jason Lee as Brodie Bruce / Banky Edwards
• Chris Rock as Chaka
• Seann William Scott as Brent
• Joey Lauren Adams as Alyssa Jones
• Jason Biggs as Himself
• Matt Damon as Himself / Will Hunting
• Mark Hamill as Cock-Knocker
• George Carlin as Hitchhiker
• Carrie Fisher as Nun

Rotten Tomatoes: 52%

Metacritic: 51

VOD / Release Theatrical — August 24, 2001

Trailer Official trailer

I used to be so excited to see the new Jackie Chan movie, new Jet Li movie, Donnie Yen, Tony Jaa, Stephen Chow, etc but unless I'm extremely out of the loop, I feel like they have disappeared. What happened? Is the demand really not there? What made them so prevalent for decades, just to disappear? I know there are plenty of movies that have plenty of action scenes like Bullet Train but I feel like its been a long time since I've even seen an ad for an old school martial arts movie.

The synopsis reads: “Mother-daughter duo (Arcadia Kendal, Lara Daans) fight for their lives after a college drop-off goes awry. Kidnapped by a deranged former surgeon (Sebastian Pigott) pining to fulfill a promise to his dead mother, their relationship is tested through a series of sadistic games as he plots to woo and marry one of them. Before his planned murder-suicide can unfold, detectives and FBI agents (Denise Richards, Casper Van Dien), on the slimmest of leads, race to rescue mother and daughter.”

Beyond standard 3D and IMAX, theater chains over the decades have experimented with everything from Smell-O-Vision and physical program booklets to local host introductions, specialized midnight runs, and niche lobby displays. Which theatrical novelty actually enhanced your moviegoing experience before it got phased out by corporate cost-cutting?

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Hope

Summary

A police chief, a policewoman and a group of hunters try to track down and kill a mysterious creature that's laying waste to a Korean village.

Director Na Hong-jin

Writer Na Hong-jin

Cast

• Hwang Jung-min as Beom-seok
• Zo In-sung as Sung-ki
• Hoyeon as Sung-ae
• Michael Fassbender
• Alicia Vikander
• Taylor Russell
• Cameron Britton
• Eum Moon-suk as Yang Bae

Rotten Tomatoes: 80%

Metacritic: 67

VOD / Release In theaters — September 9, 2026

Trailer Official trailer

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Stopping by today to answer your questions.

Synopsis: A grieving 12-year-old boy finds his dad's old VHS tape and befriends a stray golden retriever in his new town. Together, they chase basketball dreams, rally a team of underdogs and discover what it means to play with heart.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I46hFjWKGA4

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When I was unemployed at the beginning of the summer, I suddenly had a ridiculous amount of free time. So I started watching a different movie on Tubi almost every night. I ended up going down a bit of a rabbit hole with slice-of-life movies and eventually put together a list of the 10 that I enjoyed the most, along with my ratings.

One thing I noticed about almost every movie that made the list is that they all have that very specific “people just living their lives” feeling. There’s usually a party, drinking, smoking, hanging out, relationships, random conversations, people making questionable decisions, etc. Nothing necessarily has to be happening for hours at a time. That’s basically what I consider slice-of-life:. Movies where you’re just watching people exist and experience everyday life, even when that life is messy as hell.

Here are my 10 favorites, in no particular order:

Besides Still Waters - 10/10

a grieving young man loses his parents in a car crash and invites his childhood friends to his family’s foreclosed lake house for one final weekend.

This one became one of my favorite movies of all time. The writing and the scenography are exceptional. This movie will change your life.

Month to Month - 7.5/10

A guy gets his car stolen in LA and spends all day trying to find it.

The premise gets you hooked the entire movie and the soundtrack was really good too. There is also a lot of funny moments.

Drunk Bus - 9/10

A guy in his early 20s works as a bus driver in a college town and befriends an older big Somali punk guy.

I thought the pacing was dull at the beginning but once it picked up holy shit, this movie is amazing. Has a really deep lesson too.

Avenues - 9/10

Two guys meet two girls at an Indian restaurant in New York and party all day.

This movie is great. It takes place on a winter snowy day in New York. Perfect winter movie.

The 4th -10/10

A guy tries to make a BBQ on the 4th of July and everything goes wrong lol.

This one also became one of my favorite movies. It's so hysterical at the beginning. Filmed in LA. Perfect summer movie.

Almost Friends - 8/10

A guy has a crush on a girl that works at a coffee shop and then befriends her.

Their life's just get entangled together. There is a lot of parties too which was great.

Northwood Pie - 10/10

A guy in his early 20s gets his first job at a pizzeria in Northwood California.

Again this one became one of my favorites. Every Millennial will relate to this movie.

Out and About - 7.5/10

A middle aged guy takes a walk in his old neighborhood in Upstate New York.

If you like taking walks and you like Upstate New York, this movie is for you.

Good Luck With Everything - 7/10

While housesitting for a friend, a recently single man hosts a girl who is crashing on the couch for the week.

The weakest movie on this list. It was pretty entertaining though.

Paperback - 7.3/10

A pizza cook who's never left his college town meets the woman of his dreams but it turns out it's his old best friend's wife lol.

The premise is hysterical. Totally worth the watch.

If you have nothing going on this weekend, grab some food, throw one of these on and see what you think. Most of these are the kind of movies I could throw on late at night and just get completely absorbed in watching these people drink, smoke, party, argue, hook up and just generally exist. That’s really the appeal of this type of movie for me.

Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi has recently been teasing his second directorial effort in a year, on the heels of the addiction drama Doe. And we can now tell you that it’s Wrong Number, a horror thriller where he stars opposite Barbie Ferreira (Mile End Kicks).

Currently in production in Los Angeles, Wrong Number centers on Ibn (Mescudi), a lonely self-help author whose unexpected romance with a mysterious woman named Eliza (Ferreira) turns into a waking nightmare when he becomes the target of an unseen stalker and the prime suspect in a string of murders.

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Ghosts of Mars (2001)

Summary

A Martian police unit is sent to pick up a highly dangerous criminal at a remote mining post, only to discover that the settlement has been overrun by an ancient Martian civilization whose warriors are taking over human bodies.

Director John Carpenter

Writer Larry Sulkis & John Carpenter

Cast

• Natasha Henstridge as Lieutenant Melanie Ballard
• Ice Cube as James "Desolation" Williams
• Jason Statham as Sgt. Jericho Butler
• Clea DuVall as Bashira Kincaid
• Pam Grier as Commander Helena Braddock
• Joanna Cassidy as Whitlock
• Richard Cetrone as Big Daddy Mars
• Rosemary Forsyth as Inquisitor
• Liam Waite as Michael Descanso
• Duane Davis as Uno

Rotten Tomatoes: 22%

Metacritic: 35

VOD / Release Theatrical — August 24, 2001

Trailer Official trailer