good movies

[pibb991]

here are some movies everyone should see. not your average dumb hollywood movie. feel free to add your choices to the list--

dancer in the dark
requiem for a dream
the pianist
memento
happiness
y tu mama tambien
bottlerocket
we hot american summer
the big lebowski(one of my all time favorites)

[Pontemonti]

Two awesome movies:
Amelie from Montmartre
Run Lola Run

[jrr]

commando with arnold,
the conan movies,
bloodsport,
that movie that master p directed..
hmm, the original adam west batman,
all winners.

[Fipse]

The complete Monty Python Stuff (Life of Brian, Holy Grail etc.) to give you a sensible view of life,
Brazil and Fisher King,
Clerks,
Dogma

to name a few ...

Fipse

[JoshuaTheJames]

Damn near alll Ah-nold movies!!!!!!

http://www.gamespy.com/avatars/av/AT/at232.gif

[wassermelone]

Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
Snatch
Fight Club (who hasnt seen this movie?)
Adaptation
Amelie (Is this the same as Amelie from Montemarte?)

Im probably forgetting a lot...

[RONIN]

Along the Gangster Genre:

State of Grace - Gary Oldman is great and the final scene in the bar is a work of art.

King of New York - Christopher Walken & Lawrence Fishburn MAKE this movie

True Romance - Funny, exciting, great dialogue. Sammuel L Jackson's shortest role.

Resevoir Dogs - Greatest dialogue in film.

Visual:

Brazil - Terry Gilliam is a master of environments

The Mission - Great story, excellent settings in the Amazon

I'll think of more and post later.

_____________________________________________
Smash the control images ... Smash the control machines.
- William S. Burroughs

[gekitsu]

"thirteenth floor" is pretty much great.

well, the alien movies (not no. 4 obviously) but you should read the books. they're so much better... (and i mean not the usual jump in quality between book and film)

umm... pulp fiction of course. basically everything tarantino. jacky brown is superb.

casablanca

chinatown

evangelion :)

[Goo]

memento(that movie has so many twists.....its twisted..)
fight club
amadeus
braveheart(for all those gore)

[cityworker]

Amadeus - Goo why did you like the film?
Touch of Evil
Rear Window
Goonies

many more...those just popped in my head

[Goo]

cityworker: i watched the film in class, my lecturer has a habit of showing us quirky diverse films. i studied music for a while, and the music as well as the narration were so meaningful, its kinda hard to explain. the appreciation, the longing, the disgust expressed of the main character's voice was top notch. i cant really put my finger on it, but i think its most probably the quirky laughter of mozart...lol:D

[cityworker]

lol...
I think F. Murray Abraham did a fantastic job in portraying a man who hated Mozart so much, but at the same time acknowledged and respected his work. I think that film defined the word: jealously perfectly. That laugh was icing on the cake.:D

[Goo]

i dont know if its truly jealousy. at first it was admiration, then envy, then jealousy and bitterness. but in mozart's last moments, the feeling was a bit muted. there was nothing save for the conductor's frantic scribblings of mozart's dictation. you could see the passion. perhaps there was a slight tinge of regret on the part of the conductor when mozart died..but thats just my guess. love the part where they made mozart conducting the piece with real orchestra playing in the bg, whereas the conductor could only hear the 'bom boms' of mozart.

yeah, and the part of the narration,"a little circus monkey", and showing mozart as a boy bindfolded and perfroming like a circus monkey..:ahha:

[jrr]

sorry f murray and amadaus' got nothing on arnold and that axe swinging action from commando. i suggest you all let some steam out! because i'm dead tired myself.... typing with my WEAK arm. um... dana!

[Erik]

Usual suspects

2001 Space Odyssey

Spartacus

[franz]

The Gooooooodfather I & II
2001
Fight Club
Memento
Dr. Strangelove
Lolita
Fist of Legend
Man on the Moon
Drunken Master
The Cell (visuals)
Amadeus is sweet, just bought the DVD a couple of weeks ago

[Bathgate66]

Last of the Mohicans

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship

The Professional

The Killer

Shawshank Redemption

[arkanos]

what about that:

Matrix
12 monkeys
Gladiator
American Beauty

[clayrodery v.03]

Roman Holiday- Audrey Hepburn is hot, dude

Memento-eivom emosewa

Chinatown- have to have the Nicholson, man

Batman- have to have the extreamly scary and awesome Nicholson, man

Se7en- shit yeah, nothing touches the creepyness of this

Charade- yes, Audrey Hepburn again, she's my goddess

Usual Suspects- "who is Keyser Söze?"

Pulp Fiction- Royal with cheese?

[Goo]

oh yeah....how could i have forgotten...

TAXI 1 & 2
YAMAKASI

[Erik]

This is a movie that will freak you out: it's called 'PI' (as in the math number) but i don't know who made it.

It is absolutely a freak out movie. About numbers. O_o

Enter the dragon

Another list: Best 'bad movies' of all time, these are movies
that are bad but also very good if you get what i mean.

Predictor - ehm predator- 1 and 2,
Escape from Island Absolom,
Crying Freeman (that one makes you go x_x lol)
Moon 44 (MUST see)
The Red Planet [... wahts that, flipper? ]

not a serious contender: Big trouble in Little China

[pibb991]

pi was done by the same guy who did requiem for a dream.

[wassermelone]

Erik: I remember Red Planet... It came out at about the same time Mission to Mars did. Everyone predicted Mission to Mars was going to be good while Red Planet was going to flop...

Well they both flopped money wise, but Red Planet was actually a pretty fun movie while Mission to Mars was utter crap...

[Nimrod]

Yea you guys need some kung fu.

Fist of Legend
Iron Monkey
Wing Chun
Once Upon A Time in China
Legend of Drunken Master
Shaolin Temple
Police Story

A more modern classic:
Kiss of the Dragon

And not nearly enough John Woo up in here:

Hard Boiled
A Better Tomorrow
A Better Tomorrow 2 ('Don't fuck with my family!')
The Killer
The last half or so of Mission Impossible 2 :P

Some random good Stuff You Might Not Have Seen:

Fallen Angels (dir. by Wong Kar Wai)
The Lady From Shanghai (dir. by Orson Welles)
Ed Wood (dir. by Tim Burton)

And has anyone said any of Sergio Leone's spaghetti westerns yet?? The Good The Bad and the Ugly ruuuulllleezzz!

[tyboogie]

good shit NIm






braveheart
last of the mohicans
crouching tiger
waking life
dancer in the dark
all Akira Kurosawa films
"the legend", and "hero" ( jet li)
lord of teh rings
BARAKA
legends of teh fall
dances with wolves
tombstone
neverending story
labryinth
sparticus
legend of drunken master
MIYAZAKI films

[arkanos]

Today I saw Bowling Columbine. What a documental movie!!!!
I recommend it!

[wassermelone]

Right...
I dont care if you like Anime or not, these films are great for outstanding storytelling alone.

Jin-Roh
Spirited Away

While I like Akira, people who arnt really into anime wouldnt enjoy it I dont think.

[Smeagol71]

I agree with Tyboogie and probably most others on this thread...whether you like anime or not, go to the source.

SEVEN SAMURAI!

But I have to disagree with Toaster. I just saw Sprited Away about a week ago and was completely dissapointed. While it was gorgeous to look at and very visually captivating, the story was almost non-existent and hung by a mere thread the whole movie. No sweeping themes, no twists, not cohesion. Sheesh, they didn't even throw in any fairy-tale cliches'. I mean "No Face" was floating around in the background and a "main" character for 3/4 of the movie and I dare anyone to fully explain what his purpose was as a character. Really a dissapointment.

But, that's just my opinion. I'll have to come up with my top ten...gonna' have to think about this one for awhile.

:nana

[wassermelone]

o_O

You went to a kids movie looking for twists and a complicated story?
Not all good stories have to be intricate and enigmatic.

Also note that I did not say it had the greatest story, although I still think it had a very good story for a kids movie,
Storytelling is using what you have very well which is what it did to a t.

(This is also just my opinion.)

[Clodhopper]

Well, Nimrod completed most of my list for me...but he forgot about
Once upon a time in China 1, 2 and 3.
Jet Li is a one man movie

and "the story of Rickio" ---I've never been so amused by excessive low budget gore before.

but heres one:
MY ALL TIME FAVORITE
"Boondock Saints"
look for it- more poeple need to see this movie.

and Braveheart, best date movie ever.

old classics-
Terminator 2
Total recall
Robot Jocks -old favorite
Robocop
enemy mine
running man
rocky
runaway
alien
mad max
the ROAD WARRIOR of course

DO NOT see "Requiem for a dream"
I've nerer been so negatively affected by a movie before.

[pibb991]

i dont like anime but i liked spirited away, but i didnt have big expectations going into it. i've heard boondock saints is a good flick-i'll have to check it out. clodhopper-thats exactly why everyone should see requiem

[Wizard of KOZ]

I dunno if these have been stated by here is my top 10

1) The Princess Bride...It has everything Fencing, fighting, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, torture, revenge, true love, miracles!

2) Fight Club

3) Crouching Tiger

4) Bram Stokers Dracula

5) Interview with the Vampire

6) Lord of the Rings

7) The Dark Crystal

8) Nightmare Before Christmas

9) Spirited Away

10) Eyes Wide Shut


Oh and we can't forget Two movies that transend taste, and are in a class all their own THE WARRIORS, and THE LAST DRAGON!

[Lono]

just about everything from Wes Anderson and the Wilson bros. Bottlerocket, rushmore,, royal tanenbaums..

just about everything from the Coen Bros. Rasing arizona, big Lebowski, hudsucker, etc.

just about everything from Terry Gilliam. Brazil, 12 monkeys,, Fear and loathing in Lasvegas, etc..

just about everything from akira Kurosawa.. 7 samurai, yojimbo, ran,, etc.

just about everything from Kubrick.. 2001,, shining, dr stranglove, etc.

just about everything with Clint Eastwood. unforgiven,, outlaw josey wales,, fist full of dollars,, good bad ugly,, etc.

Most Bill Murray movies.. ghostbusters, stripes,, groundhogs day,, etc.

Misc,,
Rumblefish
Repo Man
fight club
donnie darko
Spun
Punch Drunk Love
gross point blank
butch casidy and the sundance kid
Dune
marathon man

shit, i could go on forever so i will stop now before i get carried away.

-Lono

[jrr]

titanic was a great movie! wow guys if you haven't seen it, i really recommend it! i mean wow!. directed by a guy named james cammeron. :rolleyes:

another great film director is john woo, nothing beats gun fights in churches! and doves flying about! about the only thing that could better is if they were gun fighting doves!

sorry about the movie snobbery with my posts but i've seen most of these movies on this thread. they're all kind a big popular movies, do you guys have some little films that no one has seen that are good?

[kaini]

ok I've seen all this hollywood shit, it's a total waste of time guys, just brainless crap. You guys should really look around because there is soo much intelligent and great stuff to discover !
It's like that: movies like Matrix or LOTR are nice, good entertainment and all but nothing more, at least for me. But when I saw Eureka...maan what an experience, and I'll never forget it !

Eureka (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0243889)
Naked (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0107653)
Kikujiro no Natsu (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0199683)
Tokyo Eyes (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0157117)
Underground (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0114787)
Angels of Universe (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0233651)

etc...

[Coma]

Apocalypse Now
Natural Born Killers
Pulp Fiction
The Shining
Matrix
American History X
American Beauty
Fight Club
Gladiator
The Boxer
Good Will Hunting
Event Horizon
Sleepy Hollow
Twelfth Night
Almost Famous
Royal Tenenbaums
Hearts in Atlantis
Princess and the Warrior
Amelie
Training day
Mulholland Drive
Donnie Darko
Princess Mononoke
Akira
Spirited Away

I could go on but don't have the time :p
I'm a movie nut.
Most likely have around 400 favorites.

[Lono]

kaini: you sound like a damn elitest fart hole. ;)
so basically your saying that every movie thats not made in japan is crap?
ok I've seen all this hollywood shit, it's a total waste of time guys, just brainless crap.
thats a pretty big and pompus statement foo.
none of the movies on MY list are brainless crap. im VERY pickey about movies. i dont even watch TV.. ever.
i agree that there is a WHOLE LOT of brainless hollywood crap out there,, but come on,,, ALL OF IT?? your retarded.
i think maby you dont know what your talking about. and i seriously doubt youve seen all of the movies listed here.

:bsflag:
ive been waiting for a chance to use that smiley.. :)

-Lono

[Nimrod]

I tried to post some movies I thought few people had seen. I'll reiterate, and add a few more, some rare, some just oldies but goodies I'm willing to bet a lot of you kids have never bothered to see ;P :

Ed Wood
Fallen Angels
Lady From Shanghai
Hidden Fortress
Lone Star
Buffalo Bill and the Indians
Bulworth
The Great Escape
The Man Who Would Be King
The Bridge at Remagen
North by Northwest
12 Angry Men
L.A. Confidential
The French Connection

[pibb991]

i hate tv, except maybe comedy central on occasion

[Erik]

Another good 'bad' movie:

Red Sonja (it even has Ahnold!)

When the love interest is about to develop and Sonja plays hard to get: "If you only yield to a conqueror, prepare to be conquered!"

Lol.

Another one of that calibre is in Terminal velocity ( O_o ) : "Why is it that everytime a girl walks into the room you start thinking with your little head"

Blade Runner has not yet been mentioned i believe.
I have another one:

>>> The Fly <<<

Once upon a time in the west. If you got some time on your hands and have a not restless butt.

BTW the Great Escape is fun to watch

Edit: I vote for Lono's as the best list. But no Bill murray for me. Ok, Ghostbusters but thats childhood sentiment for me (remember playing it on the C64 with that incredible music tadadada dada... dadadadada... ) (woops - sorry ;/)

[Erik]

BTW: is it just me that gets bored to death by Quentin Tarantino? (Except Pulp Fiction) I mean, just shouting Fuck a 100 times and shooting around a couple of 100 kgs of 9 milli rounds does not make a good movie in my opinion...

I notice a tendency in my own preference for movies that have no or minimal shooting/fighting/etc in the sense of violence and gore just to have violence and gore. I can't stand car chases anymore and i really really really cannot stand this anymore:

END SCENES where the good guy gets insanely beat up by bad guy in derelict factory/power plant/wh'ever whilst the bad guy explains his narro plotline in depth - the good guy finally wins.

Here three examples to counter my own preferences:
1. chase: Bourne Identity. Now that is a chase ;-) and Goldeneye - the chase with the T80 is just absurd.
2. end scene: ok this one's crappy. Blade runner
3. shooting: Leon. That is how it is done.

So i'm confused or looking for originality/quality or something ridiculous as that...

[kaini]

@Lono: haha man, yes I'm a retard sometimes. I just can't stand stuff like Spiderman, LOTR, Titanic etc, ahh man you know what I mean. Oh and your list is fine btw. :nod:

so basically your saying that every movie thats not made in japan is crap? ...I do ?

[Lono]

kaini: ok, so maby was too quick to jump down your throat. :D
yah,, i agree with you about Titanic,, and spiderman was just ok, but not great in my opinion. i did however love LOTR though.. i dont think theres anything wrong with a very well done adventure movie. especially one with characters and a universe as compelling as LOTR. now i wont be going to see The Core any time soon.
But,, to each his own.
i guess i misenterprited what you were saying in your last post. sorry..

the reason i made the Japanese comment is because the only movies you listed were forign.. i was being a smartass.

-Lono


:chug:

[pibb991]

erik- you cant deny groundhog day. scrooged is pretty good too.
i thought spiderman was horrible, so much cheese.

[Erik]

Spiderman sucked but it was better than THe Invisible Man.

[Clodhopper]

is it safe to assume matrix reloaded will make the top list? damn i hope so...I know where I'll be on the 15th
and in my opinion, daredevil was much better than spiderman

[RONIN]

OK so some "different" movies NEED to be added to the list. Here are a few that are off the beaten path and worth the rent:

The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and her Lover (UNRATED VERSION) - Bizzaro film designed by Jean Paul Gaultier.
The Krays - The brothers from Spandau Ballet (80's band for those scratching heads) Playing the true story of nasty gangsters in Engand.
Love & A .45
Barfly - Mickey Rourke as alcoholic/poet/writer Charles Bukowski.
The Big Blue
Cripple Masters - OK, One of the funniest Kung Fu movies I have EVER seen. It is so bad I had to watch it 2-3 times.
Raging Bull
Drugstore Cowboy - I DARE anyone to drink any alcoholic beverage whenever they say "Bob".
Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness - Ash is my hero.

I'll have to look in my collection for some more.
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Smash the control images ... Smash the control machines. - William S. Burroughs

[tyboogie]

i like the second part of titanic---and please dont even think about tryin to convince anyone that LOTR iss a bad movie--cus tehn your opinion would be wrong...sorry.


some more------

"Straw dogs" with dustin hoffman-- great character arc
the professional
heavy metal ( only the first) not the bastard child
baraka
lawrence of arabia
from hell-- cinematography need only apply
the serpent and the rainbow
pollok
baraka
Bascqiat ( sp?)
dazed and confused
donnie darko

oh yea and.... BARAKA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



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[Erik]

Pantzercruiser Potemkin

[Irate Customer]

Time Bandits <-- A must see for all concept artists and fans
Crouching Tiger <-- Just for the beauty of the Mandarin language.
A Fist Full of Dollars <-- Clint is the man
Fifth Element <-- I love this movie
12 Monkeys <-- Brad Pitt is freaking amazing
In the Nick of Time <-- Johnny Depp and Christopher Walkin, nuff said.
Alien <-- The original, the terrifying.
Faceoff <-- Nick Cage was freaking brilliant.

Irate

[face]

rebel without a cause
chocolat
erin brockovitch
road to perdition
willow

[Diablo™]

Niagara, Niagara

[Blazzo]

Ah!
Hopefully this is all new.

The Shawshank Redemption (has anyone mentioned this yet?)
Six String Samurai
The Devil's Backbone
Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy
Colossus: the Forbin Project
Young Frankenstein
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Waking Life
Narc (I need to see Blood, Guts, Bullets, and Octane)
The Way of the Gun
The Green Mile
Total Recall
Chronos
Blade 2
uh. . .Blade
Little Buddha
The Salton Sea
Heat
Blackhawk Down
Being John Malcovich
JFK
The Insider
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Well, not a bad list, but I know I'm missing something.

[Behemoth]

You're right, Erik, Pi is excellent. I also enjoyed Fallen and Arlington Road and Jacob's Ladder and Fargo and loads of others...

[I.was.ink]

hey, guys does anyone know the name of the movie where each frame is painted over the original film. Ive been told that they filmed the movie, and then they went back to paint over each fram of it. It's supposed to be really cool, but I don't know the name of it.

Can anyone help me out here?

[DragonGX]

I have to agree with Boondock Saints, that is a cool movie, and theyre making a sequel sometime..

ALthough im not sure if the US DVD release its edited or not... I saw the unedited version and it was pretty cool!

[Bloodstone]

I.was.ink - Waking Life? (http://www.haro-online.com/movies/waking_life.html)

[N D Hill]

Alien
Aliens
Alien3
Alien Resurrection
2001: A Space Odyssee
The Relic
Pitch Black
Dune (the 1986 version...I sucked but the visuals were interesting)
Anything having to do with the matrix
John Carpenter's The Thing
Species
Species II
Poltergiests
Sphere
Equilibrium
Willow
Legend

[apb]

Here's my list, give me escapism any day. I think there's a couple here that haven't been mentioned yet...

Stars Wars (episodes 4, 5, 6), Indiana Jones (1, 3, 2 in that order), Sean Connery as 007, Jaws

The Matrix, 5th Element, Lord of the Rings, Blade Runner, Alien 1 & 2, both Terminators

The Great Escape, The Dirty Dozen, The Sting, Planet of the Apes

My Cousin Vinny, Trading Places, Sneakers, The Mummy

The Replacement Killers, Gladiator, Payback, SE7EN

Baraka

[N D Hill]

What's Baraka? I saw it mentioned at least twice. What's it about?

[arkanos]

ok, something about baraka, see this link
Baraka (http://www.spiritofbaraka.com/baraka.aspx)

[wes9000]

heres a few off the top of my head....


the cremaster cycle (notably cremaster 3)

koyaanisqatsi

amelie

raiders of the last ark

tuvalu

tampopo

amores perros

gattaca

the game

the karate kid

falling down

battle royale

wild style

the tai chi master

dawn of the dead

[Lono]

thats a pretty diverse lineup there Wes.

Dawn of the Dead is my favorite zombie movie.
i want to be trapped in an abandoned mall full of zombies,,, and get to beat on them with baseball bats and run over there bodies with golf carts.
that movie is fun..

where you been man?
you needs to post some new shit pronto..


-Lono

[Blackhawk]

The Big Lebowski
007 Goldeneye
Slapshot
Army of Darkness
Revenge of the Nerds 1
Indiana Jones Movies
LOTR movies
Falling Down
The Game
Bladerunner
Saving Private Ryan
Tora! Tora! Tora!
The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly
The Green Mile
Shawshank Redemption

I don't know, too many for me to think of, kind of overwhelming. I think Big Lebowski is one of my all time favorites.

[togusa]

snatch
emperor's new groove
dancer in the dark
titus
brazil
fight club
monster inc
o brother where art thou

[ansonjew]

A lot of films I really like have already been mentioned. Here are a few more I think are worth checking out:

The Reflecting Skin
A disturbing film by Philip Ridley about a little boy thinks his neighbor is a vampire. This gorgeous film was made to look like an Andrew Wyeth painting. It isn't on DVD as far as I know. Check it out if you find it on VHS. I would love to see them release this widescreen on DVD.

The Man Who Wasn't There
The Coen's offbeat take on film noir. Excellent script and characters. Plenty of great plot twists. Gorgeous black and white cinematography by Roger Deakins.

Heavenly Creatures
Still my favorite Peter Jackson film. Inventive camerawork and direction, great script and performances. The longer, original NZ cut is the only version out on DVD right now available in widescreen. The shorter, international cut is Jackson's preferred version (I like it better, too) but it, unfortunately, is currently only available in pan and scan. (Write Miramax!)

Seconds
This John Frankenheimer classic from 1966 is like a feature length version of a Twilight Zone episode. Features great creepy black and white cinematography by James Wong Howe. Its kind of a sci-fi /thriller /drama about an old bank president who pays a secret organization to get his youth back.

Following
Chistopher Nolan's 16mm feature debut is a great example of no-budget guerilla filmaking. I personally liked it better than its larger budget followup Memento. Great twist ending.

A Sign From God
Greg Watkins' quirky indie comedy loosely based on real life experiences of frequent collaborator Caveh Zahedi. About an eternally optimistic indie filmaker having a really, really bad day trying to keep it together with his girlfriend. If you like this, you might also enjoy these Zahedi/Watkins collaborations: "A Little Stiff" and "I Don't Hate Las Vegas Anymore"

Henry Fool
Hal Hartley's strangely funny story about a garbage man who is inspired by an ex-con to write poetry. Not currently on DVD, but you might find it on VHS.

One Hour Photo
Robin Williams put in a suprisingly creepy performance as a one-hour photo developer who develops an obsession with a suburban family. Mark Romanek directed this unconventional thriller which features a really excellent visual style.


Anson

[tyboogie]

anyone seen ICHI THE KILLER?


one of the strangest movies ive ever seen--funny too

[pibb991]

blackhawk- same here. i can watch the big lebowski a milllion times and not get sick of it.

a few good movies i've seen recently-

adaptation
about shmidt
secretary

[Szyslack]

i think most of my favorites (or the ones i can think of right now) have already been mentioned.

though i haven't seen these two in anyone's list. it is possible i missed them. maybe not.

office space

run lola run

[darkcult]

Wizard of Oz

Angel’s heart

Texas chainsaw massacre

:chainsaw:

[I.was.ink]

It is waking life. thanks!

I just bought pi and I liked it. I had seen it mentioned here, and had always wanted to see it. It's a diff. type of movie, which is good, and I enjoyed the independant movie feel it had.

Gracias, gorditos! ;)

oh, yes... mary shelley's frankenstein. (this movie rocks, especially cuz robert deniro is frankenstein)

[jwo]

THE EVIL DEAD saga.
Boondock Saints
Léon
What Dreams My come -for when a grown man needs to cry like a 7 year old girl with a scrapped knee.

and so on....

[bizarre]

cool thread.

I'd have to go with:

Silence of the Lambs
Hannibal
Red Dragon
SE7EN
Fight Club
Snatch
Virus (awesome gory robots.)
Tears of the Sun
Black Hawk Down
Saving Private Ryan
Full Metal Jacket

(edit)

Oh and Pi. it's about a mathematician who, i guess, wants to find all the numbers in pi, and then he starts to take speed and other drugs to keep himself awake, then he starts hallucinating. like there's a part where he sees a brain sitting on the subway tracks, and there's a train coming. then, he pokes the brain with a pen, and then he's inside of the train. then he pulls out and he's on the tracks and it's closer. creepy.

[N D Hill]

Hey. A freind of mine just made me watch really good French movie called "Le Pacte des Loups" or "The brotherhood of the Wolf." It's a sort of monster movie that takes place in pre-revolutionary France . A royal Taxidermist and his native American partner are trying to hunt down a creature that's been terrorising a country side. The story might sound familiar but it's very original and full of really strange twists and a great creature design...and Monica Bellucci.

here's the website.
http://www.lepactedesloups.com/

[jwo]

yeah, brotherhood was high class smut.

[AmadorL]

ScareFace
The God Father
Pink Flyoid - The Wall
Star Wars

[N D Hill]

jwo; You're one of those people who let the rave scene in the Matrix reloaded ruin the entire movie for you, aren't you?

[jwo]

Originally posted by jwo
yeah, brotherhood was high class smut.

ment that I liked Le Pacte des Loups very very much.

and i dont wanna talk about reloaded :bheart:

[N D Hill]

You liked Brotherhood of the Wolf... Okay. that's a relief...Wait! You didn't like the the Reloaded!? :moon:

When will people realize that the only thing you need to make a good movie is kung fu? We live in such backwards times.

[Erik]

The 'rave' scene in the Matrix did ruin part of the movie.

As did -for most people- the monologue of the Architect.

Nonetheless i've seen it 5 times now and it is a good movie. The depth in the story is more hidden than in the first one though. I like all the hints and the omens within the movie and for revolutions. The story can go many ways from here.

Well... it's still a good movie.

Not good: X-Men 2. Even with Famke Jansen. It has its moments but also parts that are very weak and obvious.

[softdrawer]

Le roi et l'oiseau

[cybercyst]

I agree with cityworker; I never get tired of watching 'Goonies'...

...I also put 'Labyrinth' and 'Neverending Story' at the top of my list. I love 80's fantasy movies.

I am also obsessed with the FIRST 'Matrix' movie. No, not 'Reloaded' or 'Revolutions'--those two sucked stinky ass and made me lose my faith in the Wachowskis altogether.

And yeah, 'Run Lola Run' as well as 'Life is Beautiful' are my favorite foreign films, though I never get to see that many of them. I like 'Shaolin Soccer' too--hilarious!

[JoshuaTheJames]

Big Fish - Go see it.

-Joshua

[Theo]

die hard 1

probably my all time fav. so crisp n clean.

lots o you guys got great taste:)

and yes, ASH is king.

[Waster]

Leon
The Transporter (Sooo through and through cool.)
Saragossa Scrolls
Paths of Glory
MIB
The Rock