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abe · Apr 18, 2008, 05:19 PM

Your Favorite Las Vegas Movie?

For the fun and the theme song, "Viva Las Vegas" with Elvis and Ann Margaret.

For the dark, moodiness and intensity, the kick-ass soundtrack and the awesome performances by Elizabeth Shue and Nicholas Cage, I'll take "Leaving Las Vegas."

What are your favorite Las Vegas films?

d4nth3m4n · Apr 18, 2008, 05:28 PM

fear and loathing.

subego · Apr 18, 2008, 05:28 PM

PoS movie, but the "Battle of Vegas" in RE: Extinction is worth the price of admission, if, say, you're paying two dollars.

This was the best pic I could find. That's the pedway from the Venetian behind Mila.

Those garters are oh so practical.

Atomic Rooster · Apr 18, 2008, 07:51 PM

Lost Wages.

OK, it wasn't a movie but I couldn't think of any others.

PS...It could be a ko0l movie. Abe get started on the screenplay.

osiris · 08:11 AM

Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas.

abe · Apr 19, 2008, 02:16 AM

Originally Posted by Atomic Rooster

Lost Wages.

OK, it wasn't a movie but I couldn't think of any others.

PS...It could be a ko0l movie. Abe get started on the screenplay.

abe · Apr 19, 2008, 02:24 AM

I'm surprised the Oceans 11, 12 and etc. films (Rat Pack era or current), or Honeymoon in Las Vegas haven't come up yet.

Here's a list.

1. Viva Las Vegas
Elvis plays a race car driver who is trying to win the Las Vegas Grand Prix, of course, he meets some hot girl and starts to sing. Classic Las Vegas and classic Elvis. If it involves Elvis how can you not watch it and think Las Vegas? Start singing the song during the movie, it should make your friends extremely agitated. "Bright light city gonna set my soul on fire....

2. Honeymoon in Vegas
Nicholas Cage gets in a high stakes poker game and bets his girlfriend who he was supposed to marry, It makes you long for Elvis and the poker tables. Watch this with your significant other and bring up the indecent proposal question of you sleeping with someone else for a million dollars. The answer could go over really well or disastrous.

3. Casino
The quintessential mob film about gambling, Las Vegas and violence. It is long but you get DeNiro and Pesci as well as Sharon stone in 1970’s clothing.

4. Bugsy
How it all started, well, kind of. But it makes you want to head out to the desert and claim your piece of the American dream. Try to imagine the strip as a single casino on a lonely road. Who would have thought they would have placed a volcano on Las Vegas Blvd? Get out onto the 15 and look for a spot to raise your arms like Bugsy does. The Highway Patrol loves it when you do that.

5. Leaving Las Vegas
Nicholas Cage goes out and captures the underbelly of drinking and existing in Las Vegas as a person intent on creating his own demise. Can you say depressing? How can one person have such a bad time having alcohol? You have a prostitute and unlimited drinks and you go and end it all, go figure.

6. Very Bad Things
So you want a bachelor party in Las Vegas. This is what could go wrong, show it to your best man but hide it from your bride-to-be. This one is just plain scary, it reminds me of the time when I was with a group of friends and the stripper started to lick...maybe that's too much information.

7. Swingers
Two guys living it up in Las Vegas, do you always double down on eleven, of course you do. Vegas baby! Vegas! It's not really about Las Vegas, but the sudden urge to go to Las Vegas is reason enough to watch this fantastic movie. Although, you really shouldn't recite the lines at parties like I do. People frown on things like that. I'm not sure why though.

8. Oceans Eleven
Brad Pitt and George Clooney steal some money from the Bellagio and my wife makes me watch Brad Pitt eat every imaginable thing throughout the movie. The movie might be really good but this one is like shellfish and avocados, an aphrodisiac so I never get to the end.

9. The Cooler
Easily one of those movies that you have to see if you love the idea of old school Las Vegas. Alec Baldwin, William H. Macy and Maria Bello in a compelling story of the transformation of Las Vegas.

10. Showgirls
Las Vegas and a lot of naked women. A bad movie with bad acting and a lot of nudity. I tried looking for a positive thing to say but all I come up with is naked women.

Top Las Vegas Movies - Las Vegas Movie

Here's a LONGER list.

List of films set in Las Vegas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Atomic Rooster · Apr 19, 2008, 02:33 AM

What about the one with a Leventy-seven Elvis impersonators in it. I think they parachute in Vegas.

Viva Los Vegas had the best song, I think, but, I'm mental.

Lateralus · Apr 19, 2008, 02:38 AM

abe · Apr 19, 2008, 02:47 AM

Originally Posted by Atomic Rooster

What about the one with a Leventy-seven Elvis impersonators in it. I think they parachute in Vegas.

Viva Los Vegas had the best song, I think, but, I'm mental.

I'm mental, too. But no bragging, please.

That's Honeymoon in Vegas! Funny and surprisingly suspenseful for a comedy.

YouTube - Honeymoon in Vegas - Trailer (1992)

And, yes, I love that song, too!

abe · Apr 19, 2008, 02:51 AM

Originally Posted by Lateralus

I must watch Vegas Vacation all the way through. I was busy doing something a few years ago when it was on TV and only caught bits and pieces.

MARS ATTACKS is one of the GREAT films of our generation. TERRIFIC film!

Ack Ack!

I can hear it now and it makes me laugh.

abe · Apr 19, 2008, 02:53 AM

Originally Posted by subego

PoS movie, but the "Battle of Vegas" in RE: Extinction is worth the price of admission, if, say, you're paying two dollars.

This was the best pic I could find. That's the pedway from the Venetian behind Mila.

Those garters are oh so practical.

Cute girl!

abe · Apr 19, 2008, 03:02 AM

Originally Posted by d4nth3m4n

fear and loathing.

I've never seen it but hulu.com has clips from it that I'm going to watch right now.

Hulu - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

ctt1wbw · Apr 19, 2008, 06:06 AM

Leaving Las Vegas was definitely an excellent film. And 10,000 Miles To Graceland was awesome, too.

Railroader · Apr 19, 2008, 10:42 AM

My vote is for Leaving Las Vegas.

My wife would cry every time she thought about that move for month after seeing it.

Macfreak7 · Apr 20, 2008, 12:12 PM

Swingers!

Hawkeye_a · Apr 20, 2008, 05:28 PM

Laminar · Apr 20, 2008, 05:33 PM

Originally Posted by Hawkeye_a

One of the worst movies I've ever seen...maybe it was because I was sober...

abe · Apr 20, 2008, 07:24 PM

Originally Posted by Railroader

My vote is for Leaving Las Vegas.

My wife would cry every time she thought about that move for month after seeing it.

It is haunting, sadly seductive and a lovely depiction of a horrible way to go.

With all due respect, I must remark you have very good taste in women.

I think it's lovely that she would react that way.

Railroader · Apr 20, 2008, 07:46 PM

Originally Posted by abe

It is haunting, sadly seductive and a lovely depiction of a horrible way to go.

With all due respect, I must remark you have very good taste in women.

I think it's lovely that she would react that way.

Yeah it was a mixed blessing, you get to see lots of Elizabeth Shue, but not in ways you really want to.

zipperzap · Apr 21, 2008, 12:36 AM

Check out the flick 21 - very good depiction of card counting in
Blackjack. Wonderful suspense thriller (believe it or not)!

... saw it the other night - might rent it and watch it a second time when it goes to DVD.

abe · Apr 21, 2008, 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by zipperzap

Check out the flick 21 - very good depiction of card counting in
Blackjack. Wonderful suspense thriller (believe it or not)!

... saw it the other night - might rent it and watch it a second time when it goes to DVD.

Will do!

Thanx!