Gremlins (The only Christmas movie worth watching).
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Cinema Paradiso Gaslight Arsenic and Old Lace North by Northwest The Mummy (Brenden Fraser) Gladiator Saving Private Ryan Up Finding Nemo
It hasn't been mentioned.
Primer
It's simply the BEST time travel movie
The original Jumanji. The first Jurassic Park. Rush Hour. The Sound of Music. Spirited Away. Alien. The Dead Poet's Society. The Matrix. Happy as Lazaro. The Dark Knight. The Godfather. 2001: A Space Odyssey The Lord of the Rings (Trilogy). Seven Samurai. The Terminator. The Lion King.
Such classics.
Lots already mentioned, but these i would add:
- Werk ohne autor
- Gattaca
- Thank you for smoking
- Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis
Ghostbusters.
I work with people who have never seen it. Like, what the fuck are they even teaching kids these days?
American Movie
Dr. Strangelove
Mary and Max
Some I haven't seen mentioned: -The Best of Youth -Enter the Void -Call Me by Your Name -Nocturnal Animals -The Secret Life of Walter Mitty -The Hunt -Moonrise Kingdom -Mother (Korean movie) -The Baader Meinhoff Complex -City of God -Snatch
Office Space - the message was ahead of it's time 12 Angry Men – reactionaries vs rationality
I know the franchise has been on shaky ground lately, but I really think everyone should watch the Infinity Saga, in order, at least once. 23 movies that tell one vast over-arching story, featuring some of the best god-damn superhero casting ever seen.
A few I don't see getting mentioned much:
- 3-Iron
- The Seventh Continent
- Hausu
- The Lives of Others
- Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
- Spoorloos
In all my years as a fan of movies I have never heard anyone ever mention SSFWS! I feel like I just found a kindred spirit. It is a movie that sticks with you forever. One of my favorites for sure. You might enjoy The Best of Youth based off your list.
Haha, I have no idea why it is so unheard of. Absolutely floored me the first time I saw it years ago and I've come back to it at various times in my life and gotten different things out of it each time. Such a gem of a film.
Haven't seen The Best of Youth but I'll put it on my list right next to Satantango 😉.
I've also never seen anyone mention it. Also not 3-iron! Of those I haven't seen from your list I'm adding to mine. Too much obscure coincidence there.
A bunch of other people have mentioned Ghibli movies and since I'm in the middle of a binge through every Ghibli movie I think I'll recommend one that I hadn't seen before a few days ago: Only Yesterday or Omoide Poroporo.
It's Isao Takahata, not Miyazaki, but it's easily my favorite Ghibli movie and one of my favorite movies of all time. It feels so real and relatable, the whole movie is essentially a really slow-paced series of flashbacks to the main character's 10-year-old self and every detail is so well-thought-out and interesting.
Very worth watching, although I'll mention as a disclaimer that all the friends I was watching it with thought it was super pointless and boring.
Idiocracy. It was funny when it came out. Now it hurts.
Seriously. Hulk Hogan spoke at the RNC thing tonight. Idiocracy is real. It's happening.
That might explain why I didn’t like it too much. I saw it last year, it probably hits too close to home :/
I can't believe no one has said Tucker and Dale vs Evil yet. It's best if you watch it without knowing anything about it beforehand.
Oh this is honestly a good one that I wouldn’t have thought of. Just obscure enough to be unknown, but still solid.
If we're ever going to see eye to eye, you must be familiar with a Goofy Movie.
I haven't seen it posted here yet so I'd like to add one of my favorites, Big Fish.
- Lord of The rings Trilogy
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- Princess Bride
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) - not entirely faithful to the novel, but this version is brutal in its depiction of the war. I do think removing Paul's short return to his village hurt the story. It's interesting to compare this one to the 1930 version
Spaceballs (1987) - Mel Brooks doing what he does best.
Blindness (2008)
Everyone going the biggest and best....
I suggest:
Both versions of House on Haunted Hill (evolution of the campy horror genre)
Both versions of Black Christmas (see horror tropes become them and the retelling)
Jason X (Jason the undying killer but in space!)
Teeth (if you needed a movie to really drive home that SA is bad)
Trainspotting (if you needed a movie to really drive home that drug addiction is bad)
The Room (a detailed instructional of how not to write a movie)
Super Mario Bros 1993 (watch as both the main characters appear to become more drunk as the story goes on because their actors actually were) .... And the new one I guess. It's ok but not as entertaining on a meta level
DOA Dead or Alive (possibly the most true to source video game movie and a fun martial arts movie)
Patch Adams (if you can watch the whole thing twice, you're better than me. That third act is brutal emotionally for me)
Slaxx (do not read anything about it. Go in blind. Enjoy the layers of what the actual fuck is going on)
Dungeons and Dragons 2000 (about as accurate a oneshot as I've ever seen. Also, Jeremy Irons being peak Jeremy Irons)
What the bleep do we know (Science! Physics! Learning!)
Wicker man (Cage version during the height of him taking literally any role to pay off debts. Watch him overact and punch a woman in a bear suit)
Romeo and Juliet (decaprio version. Shakespeare but in modern day Miami. They do not update the language to current English.)
I've got more but that should be good for a few days worth of watching.
Con Air aka the greatest film ever made : https://youtu.be/5ekakWBxspA?si=SxnwRkzsJWQaCo47
Sorry, Im more of a Face Off guy.
Predestination
- Perfect Blue
- The End of Evangelion
- Love & Pop
Hell yeah! Ritual by him is also wonderful.
I haven't seen Ritual yet but it's on my watch list!
Love & Pop the Hideaki Anno movie? I don't think I've ever seen anybody else mention it online before
Yup, the Hideaki Anno movie! I think it's one of the greatest movies I've seen. There's a chapter of the book called Sexography that discusses the movie very well. It kind of helped me understand the issue a bit more.
The Road, so people should know what to expect in a decade or so.
Forrest Gump The Blues Brothers Jurassic Park Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Just gonna name a few ones that weren't mentioned yet that I find noteworthy, unique and/or just pure fun:
- The Boy and the Heron (2023)
- Parasite (2019)
- The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
- The Man from Earth (2007)
- Ratatouille (2007)
- Catch Me If You Can (2002)
- The Sixth Sense (2001)
- The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
- Playtime (1967)
Lord of the rings the fellowship, lotr two towers, lotr return of the king.
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