I don’t know, is that like saying “I like dance music?” He’s made quite a few that I’ll watch more than once. I think he’s really adept at sports movies: Field of Dreams, Tin Cup, For Love of the Game (underrated, I think), Draft Day, a great sports movie, IMO. The Westerns: Silverado, Dances with Wolves, Open Range, and Wyatt Earp (not a favorite of mine in comparison to Tombstone). Today we’re watching The Guardian, Costner plays a USCG SCPO Rescue Swimmer. I think a really good movie.

A Perfect World is a great movie. Watch it if you haven’t.

The Untouchables!

Guilty pleasure, I like The Bodyguard.

I know my taste in movies runs toward the more pedestrian, but he can be really good, and his movies usually entertain me.

ETA: 12131, yeah, they aren’t all gems. You can list the bad ones if you like.

No Way Out - was great!

Waterworld - was a box office bomb.

I'll watch Mr. Brooks anytime. And yes A Perfect World is an excellent movie. I think Costner and Eastwood should have worked on more projects together.

Costner is like other long term stars like Bruce Willis, Harrison Ford, Humphrey Bogart, etc- he has made his share of stinkers. I admit I'm not a fan of his earlier work- I did not like Dances With Wolves, I did like him in The Untouchables. But when he got older, his voice a little more gruffer, I think he found his stride. Wyatt Earp, Open Range. His role in the TV series Hatfield and McCoys, I think he was great. The Highwaymen- my favorite Costner role.

Glad somebody mentioned "A Perfect World"!

Black or white was a good one also.

Jon dum bear

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Waterworld - was a box office bomb.

I have heard the names Fishtar and Kevin's Gate used for this movie.

At our academy, they show The Guardian during the field training officer course.

A Perfect World is not a Kevin Costner film. It's a Clint Eastwood film.

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Originally posted by 12131:
No Way Out - was great!

Waterworld - was a box office bomb.

I sorta enjoyed it…I rewatched it just this week…then again I’m kinda a simplistic kind of dude

Waterworld and 3,000 Miles From Graceland are in the “turn brain off and enjoy” section of my library. Certainly not Costner’s finest roles, but I can’t help but grin when the quad-50’s rock and roll at the beginning of Waterworld.

Revenge is a good one.

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Revenge is a good one.

I forgot about that one. I could watch it again if I could hook up a VCR and go through storage.
Madeleine Stowe was quite something in that movie.

My wife loves Dances With Wolves. I can tolerate it, but that's as far as it goes.

I enjoyed The Untouchables, Highwaymen, Wyatt Earp, Waterworld, The Postman, and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.

ETA: Forgot Field of Dreams. We enjoyed that, too.

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How could you guys leave out Bull Durham? One of my all time favorites. And very quotable.

"The rose goes in the front, big guy."
"You think this is a little excessive for the Carolina League?"

The Untouchables is great. That's the first film I recall seeing Andy Garcia in.

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How could you guys leave out Bull Durham? One of my all time favorites. And very quotable.

Shit, I guess I made yet another mistake (since I opened with sports movies); they are all pretty good.

I KNEW there was another baseball movie

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At our academy, they show The Guardian during the field training officer course.

Toward what end?

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Guilty pleasure, I like The Bodyguard.

I read the original idea behind that movie was supposed to star Steve McQueen and Diana Ross.

Anyone read something similar?

Costner on guns and hunting.

I like most of his films and respect him. Yeah we all know Waterworld and the Postman were bombs. Nobody is perfect.

I enjoyed 3 Days to Kill.