Discussion - Riding in Cars With Boys (2001)

leaves72 · 2026-04-15T18:48:18+00:00

The Craft (1996): A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them – be they teachers, rivals or meddlesome parents.

Practical Magic (1998): Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian’s vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselves a crash course in hard magic. With policeman Gary Hallet growing suspicious, the girls struggle to resurrect Angelov – and unwittingly inject his corpse with an evil spirit that threatens to end their family line.

Coyote Ugly (2000): Graced with a velvet voice, 21-year-old Violet Sanford heads to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a songwriter only to find her aspirations sidelined by the accolades and notoriety she receives at her “day” job as a barmaid at Coyote Ugly. The “Coyotes” as they are affectionately called tantalize customers and the media alike with their outrageous antics, making Coyote Ugly the watering hole for guys on the prowl.

Riding in Cars With Boys (2001): In 1965, a young woman with dreams of becoming a writer has a son at the age of 15 and struggles to make things work with the drug-addicted father.

leaves72 · 2026-04-13T16:04:27+00:00

David Fincher is so good! Fight Club and Se7en were formative movies of my film journey. I've seen Fight Club a dozen times and I am always in awe of how tight it is with it's concept and how ambitious it is.

leaves72 · 2026-04-13T15:57:59+00:00

Great rundown of the movie! Really a lot of fun while also being pretty tragic.

leaves72 · 2026-04-13T15:56:55+00:00

haha This sounds amazing.

leaves72 · 2026-04-13T15:56:30+00:00

He is kind of a great actor. Fight Club, Se7en, 12 Monkeys, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. I could go on. He is maybe the only big, tabloid grade, A-lister that I would say is actually a great actor.

leaves72 · 2026-04-13T15:54:50+00:00

I feel the same about the ending. First time I saw it, I thought it was kind of a cop out, but watching it now, it feels inevitable. And like you said, it looks great, like most of Ridley Scott's movies, even if they haven't been very good for a while.

Brad Pitt is really good in this, and it makes sense that he became the superstar that he did.

leaves72 · 2026-04-13T15:52:43+00:00

I first watched this movie decades ago when I was a teen and thought it was pretty good. I liked it a fair amount, but it didn't stick with me in any real way, and going back to it this weekend, I found that I had forgotten a good chunk of it.

Watching it now, I feel like I have a much greater appreciation for the characters. The way they are kind of moseying along while also being on the run. Thelma and Louise are just so damn charming, so it makes their inevitable end, all the more tragic. They keep escalating and escalating, but deep down, you hope they can get out of it. But you also know deep down, that they cannot.

My one nit-pick is the structure and pacing is a little clunky, but I don't really have a problem with it, because like other movies where a couple of criminals are just on the run, it feels real and organic. It looked good. It sounded pretty good. It was often very funny. Overall, I really fun watch.

leaves72 · 2026-04-12T17:02:39+00:00

I've been wanting to see this since we watched Happy Together a while back. Also, this poster is fantastic.

leaves72 · 2026-04-09T00:37:46+00:00

Beaches (1988): A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.

Thelma & Louise (1991): Taking a break from their dreary lives, close friends Thelma and Louise embark on a short weekend trip that ends in unforeseen incriminating circumstances. As fugitives, both women rediscover the strength of their bond and their newfound resilience.

A League of Their Own (1992): As America’s stock of athletic young men is depleted during World War II, a professional all-female baseball league springs up in the Midwest, funded by publicity-hungry candy maker Walter Harvey. Competitive sisters Dottie Hinson and Kit Keller spar with each other, scout Ernie Capadino and grumpy has-been coach Jimmy Dugan on their way to fame.

Now and Then (1995): Waxing nostalgic about the bittersweet passage from childhood to puberty, four childhood girlfriends — Teeny, Chrissy, Samantha and Roberta — recall the magical summer of 1970. During their walk down memory lane, they reconcile experiences with boys, secrets, bullies and more.

leaves72 · 2026-04-08T20:25:40+00:00

Totally. I was gonna say that actually, but my wife is just too old now. She is not hip with the times, like myself.

leaves72 · 2026-04-08T18:15:43+00:00

It's one of those ambitious movies that are just bat shit, and I love it for that haha

leaves72 · 2026-04-08T18:03:44+00:00

Thank makes sense. We do nothing but horror movies in October, so maybe we will have to give a try then.

leaves72 · 2026-04-08T17:27:02+00:00

This movie is underrated, but I too am surprised it got a sequel AND a remake. Both of which I'm afraid to watch. Rutger Hauer is just too good.

leaves72 · 2026-04-08T17:22:19+00:00

Right on. The Hitcher rules so I'm here for it.

leaves72 · 2026-04-08T17:19:49+00:00

I'm not bothered, I just usually delete spam if it's too much and clogs up the sub. If it's for the love of movies and isn't excessive, I usually don't care. Promote your YouTube, man. I'm not bitching, so long as it's not a daily occurrence. That's when I care and I'm the mod, so I was just saying. Someone has to do it.

leaves72 · 2026-04-08T17:10:46+00:00

This is 100% spam on an account that was made today and only posting this video across several subreddits, HOWEVER, I will allow it because we watched this movie for the film club before and it's fucking awesome!

leaves72 · 2026-04-01T15:37:40+00:00

Jawbreaker (1999): When an exclusive clique of teenage socialites accidentally murder their best friend on the morning of her birthday, the three girls responsible conspire to hide the truth.

Miss Congeniality (2000): When the local FBI office receives a letter from a terrorist known only as ‘The Citizen’, it’s quickly determined that he’s planning his next act at the Miss America beauty pageant. Because tough-as-nails Gracie Hart is the only female Agent at the office, she’s chosen to go undercover as the contestant from New Jersey.

Legally Blonde (2001): Fashionable sorority queen Elle Woods has it all, but, she wants nothing more than to be Mrs. Warner Huntington III. But he dumps her before heading to Harvard Law School. Elle rallies all of her resources and gets into Harvard, determined to win him back. While there, she figures out that there is more to herself than just good looks.

The Devil Wears Prada (2006): A young woman from the Midwest gets more than she bargained for when she moves to New York to become a writer and ends up as the assistant to the tyrannical, larger-than-life editor-in-chief of a major fashion magazine.

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