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Re: Movie suggestions?

thomas697 — Tue, 4 Jan 2011 06:03:05 GMT

Author: thomas697

Posted: 01/04/2011 11:03

Blow is in a large list of movies that i pick up, get ready to put it in the DVD player .. and then I find something better to do.

that list includes

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (I noticed is also in your list Gary)
Beetle juice
Spartacus
Serpico
Amadeus
Catch me if you can
Mean Streets
One flew over the cuckoos nest
Raiders of the lost ark
Schindler's List (probably the one I'm most embarrassed about)
Caddy shack
This Is Spinal Tap

And a few more .. there's something about movies that I just cant commit to playing.

Movies I have recently watched that I thought were good are ...

The Town
Unstoppable
Scott Pilgrim vs the world
A Fistful of dollars
I Love you Phillip Morris
Easy A
Animal Kingdom (I usually can't stand Australian movies but this is exceptional)

Re: Movie suggestions?

GARY — Mon, 3 Jan 2011 16:24:28 GMT

Author: GARY

Posted: 01/03/2011 21:24

Here are some lesser known movies that I like that you may not have seen.

Metropolis
The Omen (old or new version as both are good)
Amadeus
Benny & Joon
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
The World according to Garp
The Warriors
The wanderers

But my all time favorite movie is Blow.It is a true story.It's funny,sad,dramatic, fast moving & has great acting in it & a killer soundtrack.From the opening scene in Colombia with Keith Richards fantastic guitar riff playing the opening to the Stones song Can't You Hear Me Knocking I was hooked.I've watched Blow at least 10 times now.

fear and loathing

hugo a gogo — Sun, 16 May 2010 10:31:15 GMT

Author: hugo a gogo

Posted: 05/16/2010 14:31

I know right I have also often recommended that movie often and people don't like it. It's funny though I find if you mention that it was done by Terry Gilliam And that Johnny Deep is the main character (somthing people never seem to notice) Then ''suddenly" like it more!

Re: Movie suggestions?

thomas697 — Sun, 16 May 2010 00:57:47 GMT

Author: thomas697

Posted: 05/16/2010 04:57

I love fear and loathing, but everytime ive reccommended it someone they dont like it .. so I never put it in lists, so well done.

Just watched Eraserhead the other day, I dont understand the purpose of that movie, Mulholland Drive is infinitely better!

Movie suggestions

hugo a gogo — Sun, 16 May 2010 00:37:18 GMT

Author: hugo a gogo

Posted: 05/16/2010 04:37

Casablanca, Dr Strangelove, Fear and Loathing in Las Vagas and Vertigo

All must see movies to name a few

Re: Movie suggestions?

luis — Sat, 15 May 2010 19:09:42 GMT

Author: luis

Posted: 05/15/2010 23:09

My Favourite movie is Fight Club (1999).

Other ones i like are The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly; The Usual Suspects; Saving Private Ryan; El Secreto de sus Ojos; The Shawshank Redemption; The Departed; Goodfellas

Re: Movie suggestions?

Mr.Music — Sat, 15 May 2010 09:31:18 GMT

Author: Mr.Music

Posted: 05/15/2010 13:31

Maybe u havent seen them.....

the Mirror
Stalker .... both by Andrei Tarkovsky

Eraserhead by David Lynch

the Shining by Kubrick

Underground by Emir Kusturica

the Tin Drum by Volker Schlöndorff

Aguirre, the Wrath of God by Werner Herzog

Das Boot by Wolfgang Petersen

Re: Movie suggestions?

SquishypuffDave — Sat, 15 May 2010 06:05:26 GMT

Author: SquishypuffDave

Posted: 05/15/2010 10:05

Let The Right One In
Inland Empire
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (my personal favourite)

Re: Movie suggestions?

thomas697 — Sat, 15 May 2010 00:07:37 GMT

Author: thomas697

Posted: 05/15/2010 04:07

The Royal Tenenbaums
True Romance (One of the most intense/funny scenes of all time)
Casablanca
The Godfather I/II
Pulp Fiction
Collateral (cant explain, just a soft spot)
Schindler's List
Wall E
No Country for old Men
American History X
A Clockwork Orange
Full Metal Jacket

So many!

Re: Movie suggestions?

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:33:06 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 02/10/2010 12:33

I've always been a big fan of Big Fan

Re: Movie suggestions?

Richie Hunt — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:15:07 GMT

Author: Richie Hunt

Posted: 02/10/2010 12:15

District 9
Children of Men
No Country for Old Men
No Country in District 9 for Children of Old Men - producer Harvos

are a couple of my favorite.... if Harvos was around they'd be in his favorite too

Re: Movie suggestions?

badfaith — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:06:33 GMT

Author: badfaith

Posted: 02/09/2010 13:06

Elston wrote:

Hey, Mike Leigh is a genius. Either All or Nothing or Abagail's Party (apparently Very Drake is good too)

Indeed, a lot of old british films were very good because they were diverse and original, but now it's the same old crap, costume drama or quaint rom-com starring Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Judi Dench, Helen Mirren etc. Where are the Wicker man's of our time?

...and don't get me started on Keira Knightly. All very nice to look at, until she smiles, then she reminds me of one of Ridley Scott's aliens when it's about to shoot that toothy cock out of it's mouth- her lips peel back over the toothsome horror of her face, and I half expect her to start hissing like like on of those beasties and the aforementioned shaft to protrude from her skeletal physog!
And no matter what she does,it's impossible to care about her character.

rant over. Carry on.

Re: Movie suggestions?

cartoken — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 04:36:04 GMT

Author: cartoken

Posted: 02/09/2010 09:36

Freddie55 wrote:

Ghost World
Rushmore

i haven't seen much from your list but i guess if the two movies above are in, it has to be a good one ! the lastest movie of Wes Anderson is really good too (Fantastic Mr. Fox), isn't it ?

Re: Movie suggestions?

Freddie55 — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 02:22:39 GMT

Author: Freddie55

Posted: 02/09/2010 07:22

Apu Trilogy: Pather Panchali, Aparajito and Apur Sansar
Local Hero, Gregory's Girl and anything else by Bill Forsyth
The Man Who Would Be King
The Right Stuff
The Hustler
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
Being there
Dazed and Confused
Heathers
Mean Girls
Salaam Bombay!
Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco
Ghost World
Mountains of the Moon
Fitzcarraldo
Harold and Maude
The Pope of Greenwich Village
Mean Streets
Repo Man
The Straight Story
Miller's Crossing
Stranger than Paradise
After Hours
Rushmore
Pecker
Igby Goes Down
The Legend of 1900
and many many more

Re: Movie suggestions?

videoheadcleaner — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 01:58:43 GMT

Author: videoheadcleaner

Posted: 02/09/2010 06:58

In no order:

North By Northwest
Clue (1985)
Donnie Darko
Brick
The Interview (aussie film)
Sin City
Harvey (Jimmy Stewart)
The Truman Show
Young Frankenstein
Bullitt

Re: Movie suggestions?

Elston — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 18:36:43 GMT

Author: Elston

Posted: 02/08/2010 23:36

Boogn1sh wrote:

Elston, I gotta admit I'm kind of playing devil's advocate cause I'm usually the pretentious twat saying how much I hate main stream films 😄 I agree that Gone with the Wind is about as boring as it gets. Spielberg is indeed WAY over represented in the list. I was mainly trying to point out that many of the greatest films aren't American or in English. Speaking of Welles how bout the opening to Touch of Evil, about as epic and badass as anything ever filmed...

Totally. And how bout F for Fake? It's like...an avant-garde Orson Welles documentary. He is so strange, but always seems to make it work gracefully. As for not all the greatest films being English, that's very true. Many of the 'greatest' films came out of Europe, which makes sense considering how rich their cultural legacy is. But still, on the whole I generally prefer American (or British) films. One big plus is that you can sit back and watch the film without having to read subtitles, two is that, well, that's OUR culture! Those films are easier to relate to even if most of them are junk. But it's true. You find so many of the greatest films from foreign language - Godard, Bunuel, Tarkovsky, Bergman, Tsai Ming-Liang, Kiarostami etc.

Re: Movie suggestions?

Boogn1sh — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 17:09:07 GMT

Author: Boogn1sh

Posted: 02/08/2010 22:09

RFNAPLES wrote:

Boogn1sh wrote:

why an exception was made for Lawrence of Arabia which is unquestionably a British film we'll never know

The film was made by Horizon Pictures (British) and Columbia Pictures (American).

I understand why it was eligible, but c'mon a film about a British officer directed by David Lean (a brit) produced by an Austrian through a British company from a British script, with a British cinematographer and composer, starring the very Irish Peter O'Toole. I understand our desire to claim it, its a fantastic film, but there's almost nothing American about it but some money that was thrown down.

Elston, I gotta admit I'm kind of playing devil's advocate cause I'm usually the pretentious twat saying how much I hate main stream films 😄 I agree that Gone with the Wind is about as boring as it gets. Spielberg is indeed WAY over represented in the list. I was mainly trying to point out that many of the greatest films aren't American or in English. Speaking of Welles how bout the opening to Touch of Evil, about as epic and badass as anything ever filmed...

Re: Movie suggestions?

br1 — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 16:35:00 GMT

Author: br1

Posted: 02/08/2010 21:35

I like this animated films:

Allegro Non Troppo
Yellow Submarine

Re: Movie suggestions?

RFNAPLES — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 16:08:07 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 02/08/2010 21:08

Boogn1sh wrote:

why an exception was made for Lawrence of Arabia which is unquestionably a British film we'll never know

The film was made by Horizon Pictures (British) and Columbia Pictures (American).

Re: Movie suggestions?

Elston — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 16:05:36 GMT

Author: Elston

Posted: 02/08/2010 21:05

I'm not calling them crap, but Gone With the Wind & Wizard of Oz especially (both Victor Fleming films *shudder*) are large productions of relatively uninteresting material. Basically big budget films that aren't really that interesting. I mean, I loved the WoZ as a kid, but I just cannot watch it anymore. I thought Gone With the Wind was terrible (aside from the impressive camera work and beautiful costumes) and I'd say Casablanca was the best of them. I mean, I realize these were landmark films when they came out and that that means something to people. To me it means nothing. I like films that are interesting and/or move me. Those ones don't come close. But granted, I can kind of see why some people would be moved by them. I just prefer movies that actually reflect what life is like, or make you look at life in an interesting way. The Magnificent Ambersons, for example, gives you such an intimate and warm look at a family, while also poking fun at how pathetic they are. WoZ in comparison is colorfully trite fantasy. Gone With the Wind again is mere gloss (give me Lawrence of Arabia over that one anyday). That's my problem with AFI list, the movies are impressive aesthetically yet are pretty empty inside. Spielberg gets 5 spots, but Welles only gets 1? Okay, I'm being pretty negative about it. Let me point out that it's actually a pretty good list. I love Singin' in the Rain', I love Chaplin, I love Billy Wilder & Martin Scorsese. I love the Godfather films. But really, 5 Spielberg and 1 Woody Allen? Not even 1 Cassavetes film. Heh, I somehow turned it back into negative again. See, I'm really just a pretentious twat with a chip on his shoulder.