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Five Favorite Films with Fred Durst

by Tim Ryan | June 29, 2009

Summary

F. Scott Fitzgerald once said there are no second acts in American lives. Obviously, he never met Fred Durst. Best known as the lead singer for rap/rockers Limp Bizkit, Durst has always had a passion for movies. His debut, The Education of Charlie Banks (out this week on DVD), tells the tale of an uneasy friendship between Charlie (Jesse Eisenberg) and Mick (Jason Ritter), a tough kid from his old neighborhood. When Charlie goes to an elite college, Mick follows him there, and for a while it appears he's smoothed out his rough edges, before old tensions come back to the surface. (Charlie Banks was shot before, but released after, The Longshots, Durst's second film, which starred Ice Cube). Durst (who spoke to RT from Poland while on tour with his band) reflected on five of his favorite films, as well as the differences between making music and making movies, and why he chose The Education of Charlie Banks to be his first film. Back to Article

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Jack Waters writes:
on Jun 29 2009 06:47 PM

I can't believe he picked Harold and Maude. I was forced to watch that in my film class and practically puked in my mouth. It's the worst film ever made by man. Hell, I'd pick an Uwe Boll film over it any day. Mabye, I'm just a bit too conservative to buy into a movie about a teen having sex with a 90- year old woman and then laugh at the kid pretending to off himself over and over(which made no sense). But, I digress. Limp Bizkit is a crazy band and I still listen to some of their stuff today. Plus, I actually thought The Longshots was a decent family film.

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railroad wino writes:
on Jun 29 2009 06:54 PM

Wait.... what?

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GST writes:
on Jun 29 2009 07:04 PM

LOL Fred Durst!

But this is a surprisingly good list...

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tomwaitsjr writes:
on Jun 29 2009 07:15 PM

Fred Durst is lose.

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Chris B. writes:
on Jun 29 2009 07:15 PM

wow. all this coming from a guy who once told us to stick cookies up our @sses

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Michael K. writes:
on Jun 29 2009 07:23 PM

*insert witty pun involving Limp Bizkit lyrics here*

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Adam M. writes:
on Jun 29 2009 07:23 PM

Fred Durst, singer for the most annoying band in recent memory, has good taste in movies. Who would have thunk it?

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pabscm writes:
on Jun 29 2009 08:00 PM

Great films but his reviews are laughable.

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pabscm writes:
on Jun 29 2009 08:01 PM

Good films but his reviews are laughable.

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thedownstar writes:
on Jun 29 2009 08:02 PM

one of the better lists

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ledawg1138 writes:
on Jun 29 2009 08:05 PM

I know nothing of this guy. Excpet people don't seem to like him. Still, one of the more agreeable list in my opinion.

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Shaun G. writes:
on Jun 29 2009 08:35 PM

he still sucks. they still dont play him on the radio in here in chicago.

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brandon s. writes:
on Jun 29 2009 08:58 PM

I used to listen to his band when I was 15 or 16 back in 1998/99....until I realized the best music wasn't on television and that his band was tepid pop rock. But, as has been stated already, this is a surprisingly decent list. I have never seen Harold and Maude, but the rest of the films are great choices.

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Spurple writes:
on Jun 29 2009 08:58 PM

In reply to this comment (#2519175)
Hehehe, first poster insults the quality of Harold and Maude, and then admits to liking Limp Bizkit...

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Hamboner writes:
on Jun 29 2009 09:01 PM

Always had a soft spot in my heart for Limp Bizkit... it wasn't high art but it was definitely fun to listen to if you're looking for musical junk food.

As a director... I don't know... his insight into these picks left a lot to be desired. Oh well.

Another music video director trying to do features... here we go again...

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spiraleye writes:
on Jun 29 2009 09:04 PM

Sigh. Nice list Fred, yes. Though your reviews are full of 'me's', 'my's', and 'I's. You're all audience.

You're not a filmmaker, Fred. You're a guy with connections, because even a 'has-been' in the entertainment industry has those.

But I digress, Fred. You're not a 'has-been'.

You're just a very lucky 'never-was'.

Which is fine, because most of us are.

But don't take off your red cap and pretend it's ok. You know what you did. Apologize to us all for Limp Bizkit, then commit seppuku.

You've shamed yourself.

You're still about as real as a three-dollar bill.

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Bob S. writes:
on Jun 29 2009 09:06 PM

HOLY CRAP, FRED DURST LIKES THE BICYCLE THIEF? Wow...I am impressed. Excellent list. Really, really excellent.

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Kudos Mooney writes:
on Jun 29 2009 09:13 PM

"Just...so real...it's like reality, but realer, in a realler sense of real, you know? Oh my god. It really moved me into a reality of the moving real, so real, you know? Oh my god."

That was Five Favourite Movies with Fred Durst in 4 sentences.

You're welcome.

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arendr writes:
on Jun 29 2009 09:55 PM

I expected Godfather, Godfather 2, etc.

Happily surprised.

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Spaced writes:
on Jun 29 2009 11:02 PM

Who knew Fred Durst was such a champion??

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scatteredshadows writes:
on Jun 29 2009 11:53 PM

Spare me. Pretentious list, like Sarah Palin being coached to namedrop "The Economist". Don't give this neanderthal credit because he failed to name ALL 3 "Underworld" flicks as his favorit-est movies EVAR. His "reviews" above prove it. No insight whatsoever, "poorly articulated" wouldn't begin to describe this tripe.

"I love Chinatown. Great movie, I mean, it just is what it is. Unbelievable, just a classic. I just really respond to that movie. It's real; it has this heightened reality about it. Very powerful. It's something that sticks out in my head. Seeing it, and watching it again and again, then seeing it as an adult. Something I can continue to watch through the years and be inspired by, and get lost in, and just forget about everything and say, "I just had a movie experience."

Genius! Right Durst, you're an "artist", a man whose career "artistic" triumph was rhyming "nookie" with "cookie".

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will s. writes:
on Jun 30 2009 12:01 AM

either smart or pretentious.. i'm leaning towards the latter..

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Joshua G. writes:
on Jun 30 2009 12:26 AM

In reply to this comment (#2519225)
haha might have something to do with the one of thr greatest bootlegs I ever picked up called "fred durst vs chicago." Its not the performance that makes this a classic.

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Joshua G. writes:
on Jun 30 2009 12:28 AM

In reply to this comment (#2519225)
I think the elitist movire goers most people dont give a crap about yet post here bash everyone except betty white. I do wonder do yuo all have responses saved to a word pad and you just change the names but really you have like 5 negative posts you use for everything on here?

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Satanizmo writes:
on Jun 30 2009 02:51 AM

Well, no list can sastisfied the RT crowd!

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Runtun writes:
on Jun 30 2009 03:26 AM

Nice list but judging form his replies he really doesn't know what he's talking about and is obviously trying too hard.

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Raziel5000 writes:
on Jun 30 2009 03:33 AM

In reply to this comment (#2519240)
"Sigh. Nice list Fred, yes. Though your reviews are full of 'me's', 'my's', and 'I's. You're all audience.

You're not a filmmaker, Fred. You're a guy with connections, because even a 'has-been' in the entertainment industry has those."

Is it just me or is this comment completely self righteous and, well, wrong.
Have you seen any of his work (movies I mean)? I'm not Limp Bizkits biggest fan but EOCB is a good film. It has very good reviews. So who are you to say he isn't a film maker? What gave you the right to make that call?
I don't know the guy, but after seeing EOCB then I'd say he has a talent for it. Was he the most articulate person in this article? No. Maybe he isn't in real life, but he has enough to get his view across to actors and crew. And thats what matters.

Sorry but it irks me when people take this holier than thou stance, and probably have no working knowladge of movies or the business. As I say, I'm hardly a Lim Bizkit fan, just going on what I saw in his film.

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crystalwhiteeyes writes:
on Jun 30 2009 05:05 AM

Fred is alright with me. I haven't seen any of his films but I'm sure it's not the worst I'll ever see.

As far as his music goes, "The Unquestionable Truth : Part 1" album is their best work when Wes comes back. The rest of their music is either fun or annoying to listen to. I'm not one to judge. I still keep track of some of the nu-metal bands of the late '99-'02 era. I'm more into the alternative, indie rock scene now.

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Jack Waters writes:
on Jun 30 2009 05:20 AM

In reply to this comment (#2519235)
Ya, I'm not gonna be a stupid prick like everyone else and pretend like I didn't like one or two the band's songs. they were huge for awhile and of course there were people like you who thought they were just oh so brilliant denying the new wave ****, while they watched their porn called Harold and Maude with teens and 90 year old women. I hope you and your grandmother are very happy...

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Orbulas H. writes:
on Jun 30 2009 07:19 AM

In reply to this comment (#2519175)
I couldn't believe somebody was raggin' on a film as cinimatically unimpeachable as Harold and Maude until I got to the part where the poster said he enjoys Durst's "music", or rather the muscle headed, self-glorifying chauvinist frat-boy dross that Durst stumbles through singing over.
The list itself is impressive; here I thought this cromagnon holdover would whip in to a frenzy when confronted with the talking light box.
His publicist picked out a pretty decent list for him.

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Orbulas H. writes:
on Jun 30 2009 07:33 AM

In reply to this comment (#2519377)
That last post was impressive for it's bold logical flights of fancy; first he equates Harold and Maude to granny porn (I won;t even start on how incredibly dense he sounds when complaining about the film, suffice to say, he probably doesn't understand anything that isn't painstakingly explained to him, all: subtext is lost on him)And then he goes on to say that not liking Limp Bizkit means I like Harold and Maude... logically speaking, it's a false dichotomy, but I gotta give it to you 'cause in this case it rings true. I hate Limp Bizkit and I love the granny porn that is Harold and Maude... and I'm incredibly proud to say it.

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Orbulas H. writes:
on Jun 30 2009 07:41 AM

In reply to this comment (#2519322)
I get the feeling Fred Durst new saw China Town, he's like an 8th grader doing a book report and he didn't read the book.
"Yeah, that movie was really great. And it had really powerful themes. Wonderful performances, don't even get me starting on the acting, the cast was so good that it would be unfair the everybody else. I just really related to, the way the one character was reminds me a lot of my self."

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Salty Gritts writes:
on Jun 30 2009 07:52 AM

Reactions to these lists are always hilarious. People either completely crucify the person's list, say its crappy, pretentious, fabricated, or unoriginal. Or they say that its completely unique, cool, or great choices. This is usually based more on who the celebrity making the list is rather than anything else. Guillermo Del Toro got one of the best reactions ever, but there was nothing unbelievable about his list given his tastes, status as a director/producer, and how old he is. On the flip side Dane Cook got killed for having a pretentious list for name typical "classics" like The Godfather, when given his tastes, status as a mainstream actor/comic, and age it makes perfect sense for his favorite movie to be The Godfather. Reactions to these lists is always more based on how much people like the list maker than it is on whether the actual list is good.

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Solonik -. writes:
on Jun 30 2009 08:09 AM

In reply to this comment (#2519405)
Seriously, you all don't give anyone a break. It would be funny if they get a respected actor/director/writer on here like say, Robert De Niro and he lists one of the Genre Movies with an articulate, well thought out explanation of why he likes it just to mess with RT people.

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Jack Waters writes:
on Jun 30 2009 08:31 AM

In reply to this comment (#2519399)
No, I believe in films having a subtext and true meaning. I believe in all that good **** in films. In fact some of my favorite films have a hint of what you might call subtext. But, Harold and Maude is crude and pretentious once you get past the whole "teenage lonely kid discovers who he is through his love to an older, wiser woman." I mean what the **** is wrong with this film? First off this lady seems to be crazy on some deep psychlogical level. She lets this young teenage kid fall in love with her and even seduces him only to set her mind on dying and taking all that love away from this kid which should **** him up beyond all reason. Beyond that this movie made no sense. The film asks you to laugh at the fact that the kid repeatedly fakes his own suicide. I'm sorry, but suicide is not a funny thing. Especially thoughts of suicide for a kid so young. I don't find that funny. Also, it made no sense. How did the kid hang himself and live from it. Could he really survive after hanging there for so long. And how can I find it funny when a mom(a mean one no doubt but still a mom) walks into a bathroom and sees her son and blood scattered all over the bathroom like he cut his wrists. Hey, I like my comedy dark, but that's just bad taste. Also, how does he clearly shoot himself in the face and live. And the granny finds herself such a "free bird" that she just goes around stealing people's cars and even a police car. Oh yeah, I'm sure that's real funny for the family whose car she stole. Believe me I like subtext and meaning in a film. But Harold and Maude is just crude and disgusting.

Some of my favorite films that come to mind, which are much better than your granny porn:
Reservoir Dogs
Buffalo '66
The Graduate
On the Waterfront
The Twilight Samurai

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J P. writes:
on Jun 30 2009 08:31 AM

People hate Fred Durst because he has banged tons of hot chicks that they will never come close to touching. Yes, Limp Bizkit was awful, but the jealousy seeping through these comments is pretty obvious.

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Jack Waters writes:
on Jun 30 2009 08:35 AM

In reply to this comment (#2519394)
Look, i'm not saying he's some kind of artistic genius when it comes to music. But, some of their songs are pretty fun. and their cover of "Behind Blue eyes" is actually pretty great. And as for the Harold and Maude thing, please read my above comment to other granny loving prick.

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Jack Waters writes:
on Jun 30 2009 09:13 AM

more films better than your granny porn:
Leaving Las Vegas
Hustle & Flow
American Beauty
Heat

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Colyn B. writes:
on Jun 30 2009 09:49 AM

Excellent list, ****ty band.

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Jen Yamato writes:
on Jun 30 2009 10:25 AM

Hey everyone: We'd love to see your Five Favorite Films, and wouldn't you know it? Our nifty new Community upgrade allows you to make it in list form. So go to your profile in the new Community beta section, make your Favorite Films list (or any sort of topic you like - Favorite Actors, Least Favorite Movies, etc.) and leave the link here in a comment so others can see your Faves.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/community/

Then we'll see who likes The Godfather...

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fluxboy writes:
on Jun 30 2009 10:56 AM

Throw your hands up
Ladies and gentlement
Chocolate Starfish
Keep on rolling baby

Move in, now move out
Hands up, now hands down
Back up, back up
Tell me what you're gonna do now
Breath in, now breath out
Hands up, now hands down
Back up, back up
Tell me what you're gonna do now

Keep rollin' rollin' rollin' rollin'
What?
Keep rollin' rollin' rollin' rollin'
Come on!
Keep rollin' rollin' rollin' rollin'
Yeah

Now I know y'all be lovin' this **** right here
L.I.M.P
Bizkit is right here
People in the house put them hands in the air
Cuz if you dont care, then we don't care
1 2 3 times two to the six
Jolts in for your fix with the Limp Bizkit mix
So where the **** you at?
Punk, shut the **** up
And back the **** up
Before we **** this track up

Throw your hands up

Move in, now move out
Hands up, now hands down
Back up, back up
Tell me what you're gonna do now
Breath in, now breath out
Hands up, now hands down
Back up, back up
Tell me what you're gonna do now

Keep rollin' rollin' rollin' rollin'
What?
Keep rollin' rollin' rollin' rollin'
Come on
Keep rollin' rollin' rollin' rollin'
Yeah

You wanna mess with Limp Bizkit? (Yeah)
You cant mess with Limp Bizkit (why?)
Because we get it on (when?)
Every day and every night (oh)
See this platinum thing right here? (uh huh)
Well we're doing it all the time (what?)
So you'd better get some better beats
And uh, get some better rhymes (d'oh!)
We got the gang set
So don't complain yet
24/7 never begging for a raincheck
Old school soldiers passing up the hot ****
That rock ****
And bounce in the mosh pit

Throw your hands up

Move in, now move out
Hands up, now hands down
Back up, back up
Tell me what you're gonna do now
Breath in, now breath out
Hands up, now hands down
Back up, back up
Tell me what you're gonna do now

Keep rollin' rollin' rollin' rollin'
Come on
Keep rollin' rollin' rollin' rollin'
What?
Keep rollin' rollin' rollin' rollin'
Yeah

Hey ladies
Hey fellas
And the people who dont give a ****
All the lovers
All the haters
and all the people that call themselves players
Hot mommas
Pimp daddies
And all the people rolling up in cadies
Hey rockers
Hip hoppers
And everybody all around the world

Move in, now move out
Hands up, now hands down
Back up, back up
Tell me what you're gonna do now
Breath in, now breath out
Hands up, now hands down
Back up, back up
Tell me what you're gonna do now

Keep rollin' rollin' rollin' rollin'
Yeah
Keep rollin' rollin' rollin' rollin'
What?
Keep rollin' rollin' rollin' rollin'
Come on

Move in, now move out
Hands up, now hands down
Back up, back up
Tell me what you're gonna do now
Breath in, now breath out
Hands up, now hands down
Back up, back up
Tell me what you're gonna do now

Keep rollin' rollin' rollin' rollin'
What?
Keep rollin' rollin' rollin' rollin'
Come on
Keep rollin' rollin' rollin' rollin'
Yeah

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Quality.

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Satanizmo writes:
on Jun 30 2009 10:59 AM

I agree with J P. here. Jealousy is an ugly, ugly thing!

And yes, Limp Bizkit is awful.

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tomwaitsjr writes:
on Jun 30 2009 11:06 AM

Didn't limp bizkit also have that loser who kept wearing all black contact lenses?

I never paid much attention to the band. . .so I might be wrong.

Oh,

"I love Chinatown. Great movie, I mean, it just is what it is. "

It is what it is? Yah, that's a mind-numbing reason to like something.

I love celery, I mean, it just is what it is.

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Kyle S. writes:
on Jun 30 2009 11:35 AM

hurrr durrrr i'm pretentious durrrr limp bizkit pop-rock terr i'm smart fred durst is dumb hurrr.

decent list.
happy that RT interviewed him.

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Kimmy S. writes:
on Jun 30 2009 11:35 AM

The many faces of Fred Durst. He's amazing. To compose, sing and now direct. A definite accomplishment.

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Kimmy S. writes:
on Jun 30 2009 11:36 AM

Two thumbs up for Fred and THE EDUCATION OF CHARLIE BANKS!

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Deborah K. writes:
on Jun 30 2009 11:53 AM

I saw The Education of Charlie Banks when it was out in theaters, and it was damn good. Not what I was expecting, but really brilliant, and different. Sort of American History X meets Talented Mr. Ripley, without the Neo Nazis...since Jason Ritter's character wants to redefine himself as something else, something better, more refined and sharper, although he can't leave his own violent tendencies behind.

Huh. Sort of like Durst. I just figured that out. Weird.

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LikesGoodMovies writes:
on Jun 30 2009 12:28 PM

I can't believe people are giving him such credit for this list...? I guess most people were expecting him to say Scarface and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but c'mon! Though these are good movies, this list could be part of the course materials covered in a high school film class...

Glad I read this piece as I didn't know Fred Durst is now directing films--will help me know exactly which movies to avoid.

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the_reasons writes:
on Jun 30 2009 01:00 PM

a surprisingly solid list from the frontman of one of the worst bands ever.

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K C. writes:
on Jun 30 2009 01:17 PM

Without knowing too much about Fred or Limp Bizkit (i know they were popular in the 90's), maybe folks should lighten up a tad. After all, Musicians/Artists arent reknown for their extensive education and mastery of the enlgish language. Perhaps he simply enjoys the movie and doesnt know how to adequately express it in words. Also, if RT actively recruits celebrities for their Fave 5 threads, shouldnt we not tar and feather anybody that does not justify their picks appropriately? Just my 2 cents.

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matt_spectrum writes:
on Jun 30 2009 02:34 PM

he must have wrote that review of chinatown without seeing the movie. if he had seen the movie, and that was the review......damn. I would have liked to hear him pitch. "this movie is gonna be like a movie....but not like the movie you are movieing in your mind, like a movie experience movie awesome movie

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whitey_mcwhite writes:
on Jun 30 2009 02:37 PM

In reply to this comment (#2519420)
rambo-killer #2: I completely disagree with you about Behind Blue Eyes, I hated it, but I also name Who's Next as one of my favorite albums of all time.

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whitey_mcwhite writes:
on Jun 30 2009 02:39 PM

In reply to this comment (#2519513)
tomwaitsjr.: The one you refer to with the all black contacts is Wes Borland, and he's actually a phenomenal guitarist. He was the only good part of LB in my opinion.

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whitey_mcwhite writes:
on Jun 30 2009 03:12 PM

I don't like Limp Bizkit, I'll admit to enjoying at least one song (Break Stuff), but other than that I really don't like them. I've heard good things about The Education of Charlie Banks so I will be checking that out. I have to say I like some of the videos Durst has directed (namely the Falling Away From Me video from Korn).

Having said that, I'm not typically one for bashing someone for the movies they choose, but prior to directing The Education of Charlie Banks Fred Durst was practically proclaiming himself the next Martin Scorsese. Charlie Banks might be a good movie, but I haven't heard anything to suggest it's on par with Scorsese. Also, if you intend to be on that caliber of filmmaking, I expect a little better thought into your movies. You can't tell me anything about the acting, the subtext, the plot, the sets, the characters, the direction, etc.? I know that I personally think about and analyze my favorite films on a regular basis on these various criteria, I would expect more from a director. There's no real talk about how these movies influence him or anything, just how real the movie is. Great list, but I want more insight into how these movies inspire the director and push him to put out a better product.

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Hamboner writes:
on Jun 30 2009 04:13 PM

The Unquestionable Truth was only good for The Truth, I thought the rest of the album kinda blew.

I'd take Significant Other or 3 Dollar Bill Y'all as their best album.

You're damn right I can differentiate between Limp Bizkit Albums.

"So when it takes and you wanna talk ****
then step the **** up and say it right to my face.
YOU'LL GET KNOCKED THE **** OUT
'Cus you're mouth's writing checks that you *** can't cash"

... genius...

I can't even tell if I'm kidding or not anymore.

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Jack Waters writes:
on Jun 30 2009 04:56 PM

In reply to this comment (#2519638)
Ya, it seems like most Who fans I meet don't really like any covers of the song. But, I've never been a big fan of the Who and I like the covers done by Limp Bizkit and Sheryl Crow. But, hey, to each his own man to each his own...

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steve s. writes:
on Jun 30 2009 05:37 PM

i actually want to know what films fred durt likes. so many have put bicycle thief. i guess i need to see it. i bet tomorrow he does not list harold & maude. chinatown is a masterpiece.

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tomwaitsjr writes:
on Jun 30 2009 05:43 PM

Jen,

I hope they paid you double, for hazard pay, for losing all those brain cells listening to this idiot.

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frank f. writes:
on Jun 30 2009 06:08 PM

Douche!

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MiskatonicWest writes:
on Jun 30 2009 06:12 PM

he just asked one of this friends for some good movies - i don't think he has ever seen any of these

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dahluzz writes:
on Jun 30 2009 06:26 PM

OK, so at this point there are basically two top 5 lists:

1.) The kind that features 'Godfather' maybe also 'Godfather Dos' or even 'Citizen Cane' or 'Casablanca.' These are lame and pretty much say to me "Hey, I'm a celeb being interviewed by a movie website, what can I say that won't make me look stupid?"

2.) The kind that feature the most mainstream types of "subversive" films or even the occasional throw-back to the 50's or the French New Wave or something. That's what we have here. With Fred, we see the standard formula in play.

Insert one each of the following: A Kubrick film and an early Scorsese film. Throw in 'Chinatown' for something else no one can argue with and top it off with 'Harold and Maude' and a wild card. Here we have 'Bike Thief' to make Fred seem worldly and "aware."

This type of list is almost as shamefully safe as Type 1, but it's made even worse by trying to appear underground and old-school. It says "I'm a celeb being interviewed by a movie site, what can I say to look cool?"

This list is a big ole lie, which Durst tries to cover by saying, "Ask me tomorrow and I'll change it!" He has no clue why he would like these movies, he just knows he's supposed to.

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Jack Waters writes:
on Jun 30 2009 07:25 PM

In reply to this comment (#2519756)
I think you're digging into it too deep. I think this is just a regular guy. He likes movies, but just can't always vocalize why. I'm sure Fred Durst didn't put that much thought into his list. I mean the guy just chose some movies he liked(wish he didn't pick Harold & Maude). Besides, judging from how many times this guys been dissed by other muscians and not cared and dissed other musicians and not cared, I would say he really doesn't give a **** what people think. He just wants to do his thing.

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n8mills writes:
on Jun 30 2009 07:41 PM

In reply to this comment (#2519322)
Your comment is the epitome of what I predicted from this thread. You are the Champion of Haters. Are you claiming that Limp Bizkit is better than Charlie Banks? Are you claiming that people can't grow up? Or repent from selling out? Have you even seen Charlie Banks?

You should know that Fred isn't great with words (reference any Limp Bizkit lyric), so why are you further busting his nuts for not being able to articulate a review? After all, this is an interview, not a review. You don't need a vocabulary, or even an intellect, to have soul.

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n8mills writes:
on Jun 30 2009 07:46 PM

In reply to this comment (#2519405)
Exactly. Gawd, why am I still reading this? I'd get more out of reading The Family Circus.

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n8mills writes:
on Jun 30 2009 07:48 PM

In reply to this comment (#2519653)
*Golf clap*

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Chris A. writes:
on Jun 30 2009 08:03 PM

If everyone hates this guy, who were the millions that bought his records? MILLIONS! Easy to cast stones but you know you liked his stuff. As for his movie tastes--he did say it was off the top of his head, and his list is good, very good. Some people make lists to make them look like they know something, but the movies he chose were enjoyable to non critics as well.

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Jack Waters writes:
on Jun 30 2009 09:19 PM

In reply to this comment (#2519804)
Exactly, I love people who pretend that they hate this guy and his music. ****, even I own some some of their songs. Look, their not Nirvana, but they were huge for awhile and their fun. All you haters need get off your high horse and just admit you listened to his stuff and liked it. And also for those of you who defended Harold and Maude, please stay on your high horse. I don't want you down here.

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Hamboner writes:
on Jun 30 2009 09:34 PM

... ladies and gentlemen...introducing... THE CHOCOLATE STARFISH!!!!!

...and the Hot Dog Flavored Water!

BRING IT ON!!

His poetry really moves me.

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Geoman787 writes:
on Jun 30 2009 10:13 PM

Bicycle Thief? Sure Fred...

"Just a very, very unique film that someone turned me onto years ago and that I had no idea about."

more like

"Just a very, very unique film that someone turned me onto" minutes before this interview and by adding it to my list of favorite films people might actually believe that I know something about cinema."

This guy is a joke...

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Paints Hz Shirt Red writes:
on Jun 30 2009 11:40 PM

Nirvana!? Nirvana sucks. thats why kurt cobain decided to deep throat the barrel of a gun. because he realized he sucked.

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Raziel5000 writes:
on Jul 01 2009 01:19 AM

Everyone is a critic. Everyone is an expert. No one really seems to know what they are talking about.

I did some research into this - and for the record Mr. Durst never proclaimed to be the next Scorsese. He simply mentioned the director as one of his most idolized and said he hopes he can direct at that standard some day. All up and coming directors will have similar aspirations otherwise why are they even bothering?

If people want to know what to think of him as a director, watch Education of Charlie Banks. Don't listent to Limp Bizkit. Your confusing a visual medium with an audible one. Movies are primarily a visual medium. A director does not need to come up with great dialogue and fantastic stories. That is the job of the writer. A director needs to bring the story to life visually and get the best from his cast and crew. Forget about Limp Bizkit when judging him as a director and watch his stuff. Then come back and decide if this list was bullsh@t.

But of course, you wont. Because too many people are too close minded. Too many people think they know better (even though they have no experience actually DOING this stuff) and aren't willing to put there pre-judgments on hold. Too many armchair critics.

And my defense of Fred Durst is based purely on WATCHING a film he directed.
Topics regarding the quality of Limp Bizkit are best left for another web site.

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Vincent Rolandelli writes:
on Jul 01 2009 02:59 AM

Fred Durst who gives a **** what he thinks! He cant even sing!

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Adam W. writes:
on Jul 01 2009 08:02 AM

Fred Durst a filmmaker? Hahhahahhahha! I love it! You guys are hilarious! The guy got involved in Brittany tabloid junk and ruined his rock rep! Then turned to Hollywood to make family films! Hahhahahaha! This coming from someone who named an album "Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water" (think of the pov of a toilet). Hollywood, you kill me! And why are studio films so disappointing?! Fred Durst! Hahahahahahaha!

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Robot Deniro writes:
on Jul 01 2009 09:55 AM

First, Fred Durst is not going to shock anyone with this list. I'm sure he copied and pasted his list from the one smart friend he keeps in his posse. Just like how Ann Coulter keeps one liberal around just for laughs.
Second, he goes to state how these aren't his favorite films, just really good films he enjoys. I know they aren't his faves because they all lack explosions and tits.
And third, Durst, something cannot be very, very unique. It is either unique or not. Not more unique than unique.

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whitey_mcwhite writes:
on Jul 01 2009 11:45 AM

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n8mills: Was that a sarcastic golf clap, or did you actually agree with what I said? Or just happy that someone didn't blindly bash the list like so many people do?

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whitey_mcwhite writes:
on Jul 01 2009 12:10 PM

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raziel5000: I found what I was looking for and here's the quote: "I want to be beside Martin Scorsese and Wes Anderson and Paul Thomas Anderson and Francis Ford Coppola. I'm a real director." The source: http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1518411/20051216/story.jhtml, and the name of the article is: Fred Durst: The Next Martin Scorsese?Limp Bizkit frontman says band's success has hurt his film career. I misquoted it slightly, but saying that he wants to be listed with those directors means that he thinks he is capable of making films on par with them.

If you want to be on the level of Martin Scorsese, Wes Anderson, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Francis Ford Coppola you need to analyze a film on more of a level than just how real it is. I'm sorry, but when you say you want to be listed beside these people and you come up with a list of your top five I want some insight into how these films influence you as a filmmaker, if you can't give that to me then how am I suppose to get an idea that you know how to make a good film. I don't expect as much from an actor or a musical artist in this aspect as I do a filmmaker.

I'm not judging the man on his musical career (by the way in the article he said the music biz nearly ruined his film career, if that's so why is he going back?). Things like this are done to promote a film that's just been released or is about to be released. With an actor you hope to get an insight into what actors or actresses inspired them, with a music artist nothing really matters, with a director (or even a writer) your top 5 should dictate your sensibilities behind the camera. With this top 5, while it's a good group of films, it doesn't give me any insight into the director. It would seem that all that's going through his head, and his direction to his actors and crew would be: Durst: "Okay, now I want this shot to be real, I want you to look and act real. I want this to be the most real shot of the film." Actor: "What's my characters motivation, what should my character convey in this show?" Durst: "Reality, man." (By the way, I know that's not the typical way a director and his actors talk to each other, but I think it might just be how they communicate on the set of a Durst flick.)

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Rob D. writes:
on Jul 01 2009 02:48 PM

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You do realize filmmakers aren't the same thing as film critics, right? Just hoping you owned a dictionary.

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greenredblack writes:
on Jul 01 2009 02:58 PM

I'm glad that he read into the bicycle thief that it is "very touching and so ahead of it's time, it seems, but so simple, yet so complex". I got the same insight about it, when I saw it.

I could be sarcastic like this with the rest of the comments he made too. They are all great movies he chose. Almost....TOO great...

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Raziel5000 writes:
on Jul 02 2009 01:51 AM

Whitey: I see what your saying, and appreciate your comments, but I still disagree.
"I want to be beside Martin Scorsese and Wes Anderson and Paul Thomas Anderson and Francis Ford Coppola. I'm a real director."
He isnt saying he IS at there level, he's saying he wants to be. He wants to be taken seriously as a serious director. Anyone in any profession should want to be among the best, whether they get there or not, otherwise whats the point? I took that as he wants to be rated among those people eventually. I don't think he will be, but I think he has talent enough to direct some really good films, going off Education Of Charlie Banks.

"...but I think it might just be how they communicate on the set of a Durst flick."
Again, you have no idea if this is true or not. The only people who would know are the actors involved. I have heard no bad stories regarding actors who have worked with him saying negative things about him, and I've at least looked (not saying you haven't Whitey, your's seem some of the more thoughtful critisisms).

So yeah, fully respect your point of view, just happen to disagree with it. No biggie.

Jessie Eisenberg, who is a hell of a young actor, said he enjoyed working with him and would work with him again. So what I'm saying is, as a director, surely he can't be as bad as everyone has labelled him (labelled without seeing his stuff). It just irked me the way people judged without actually looking into the issue, just going in his Limp Bizkit stuff. Its seperate. He could be a totaly d**k, I don't know, but that doesn't stop him from begin a good director.

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asd a. writes:
on Jul 02 2009 05:32 AM

It is difficult yo review a film when being interviewed. If he had written the reviews down and then read them out, he might have come across better

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whitey_mcwhite writes:
on Jul 02 2009 09:10 AM

In reply to this comment (#2520344)
Raziel5000: I was just being facetious with my comments about how he communicates with his actors, I'm sure it's nothing like that. My point was just that if you aspire to reach that height, you should analyze film better than that. I'm working on being a screenwriter, and eventually I would like to be a director. I study film on my own and I analyze it, if asked my favorite films I could give a little more of a detailed analysis on why I love this film and how it inspires me beyond how real it is.

Naturally, everyone is going to have disagreements though, and you've seen the film while I haven't (although I did add it to my queue). I'm trying to give him the benefit of the doubt outside of his music, but his explanations of why he likes these films is sorely lacking when he wants to be able to place his name next to the great directors he's mentioned who always analyze film (you can tell by how detailed every frame is giving life to ideas, fleshing out characters with their actions and surroundings, etc.).

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whitey_mcwhite writes:
on Jul 02 2009 09:14 AM

In reply to this comment (#2520377)
asd a.: I disagree. When you're a director you should be able to tell how different films have an impact on your work. For you or me it might be a little more difficult, but even I (an aspiring screenwriter looking for a break) can give a better explanation of my favorite films and give insight into the various projects I'm working on.

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Grisu writes:
on Jul 02 2009 11:33 AM

In reply to this comment (#2519211)
ur double post is laughable

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Bret C. writes:
on Jul 03 2009 01:04 AM

In reply to this comment (#2519240)
Wow. That was so powerful.

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Derek M. writes:
on Jul 03 2009 10:29 AM

Why couldn't his publicist have at least chosen five movies he'd seen for him? Or possibly ones that he could understand if he watched them. His review of Chinatown proves that either he didn't watch it, or didn't even have a clue what happened, let alone explain why it was good. I will agree that the movies he "chose" are quite good though.

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troyman21 writes:
on Jul 03 2009 07:46 PM

Sort of predictable with all these high rated films like The Shining, Taxi Driver, and Chinatown. It's a good list, yes, but I'd prefer be surprised with a list including favorite movies you don't hear about too often...

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Monkey Johannon writes:
on Jul 05 2009 11:18 AM

Oh wow...Fred Durst. If you take a minute to read his reviews of his "favorites", you begin to get the feeling like he was in a room with some film junkies and he thought to himself "I have to look cool to these people, i just have to...dont mess it up fred." What im reading is a bunch of generic "This movie just IS...", that same mumbo jumbo you read from people who review new releases without seeing them.

Fred Durst, do the world a favor and keep out of the public eye.

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John B. writes:
on Jul 17 2009 09:06 AM

Next you'll tell me Michael Bay likes good music?

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