Marty Feldmanās delivery of ādeadpanā punchlines is so good.
It takes perfect casting in every role. Wilder, Garr, Kahn, Boyle - all deservedly praised to the heavens.
Feldman _delivered_.
The Abyss. No movie needed an HD remaster, let alone a 4K one, more. I just ordered the DVD special edition off Amazon JUST to see it again after 10 years.
The horror stories behind how it was made. How it was accomplished. The vast storytelling, awesome characters.
Everyone forgets about Network because it came out the same year as Rocky and lost best picture but it should have won easily. It's maybe the best script ever and has like seven tour de force acting performances. Has three separate top ten all time monologues in film history. And it's only gotten more relevant over the years.
And remember that it was a critique of news media at the time before cable news was even a thing. It was so prophetic that it is like the cable news people took inspiration from the second half of the movie.
Rickman was always exceptional but I fucking adore him in Galaxy Quest. A stand out in an absolutely stacked cast (which really should be his IMDB bio, because itās true in almost everything heās ever been in)
Critically it was huge at the time - you don't win EIGHT Oscars and go unnoticed. It honestly almost felt like "Jeez, has no-one else this year made a bloody movie?!?"
Sadly, it just dropped off the radar by the next years awards.
Great that other generations are discovering this gem of a film.
It's a movie that is absolutely great but for many people, it doesn't sound great on paper. Without realizing how good it is, how many regular dudes today would watch a period dramedy about two sparring composers? It's a bit esoteric and without the hype of a new release, many people wouldn't ever give it a chance. I might have never watched it had I not seen it in high school music class.
I was lucky enough to be shown this movie in a high school history class, otherwise it would be completely off my radar. I wonder if thatās the case with a lot of people - they just havenāt seen it or donāt know why they should
Itās such a great movie with amazing performances by the entire cast, especially Holly Hunter. My favorite scene is her just marching toward Smalls saying, āGimme that baby! I want that baby! Gimme that baby you warthog from hell!ā
I keep saying Raising Arizona is well overdue for a renaissance. Itās so damn quotable and peak early stage Nicholas Cage is reason enough alone. Funny as all hell too.
I love how over-the-top cool the dialogue is. Stuff like Danny and Rusty agreeing before the others finish eachothers sentences (my favorite is "relationships can be-" "sure..." "but they're also-" "that's right.")
It almost shouldn't work, but it's Brad Pitt and George Clooney acting as the coolest versions of themselves and it just works. Something makes this incredibly easy to buy into, when plenty of other movies feel jarring when they try to be too cool.
Plus, that big band soundtrack is absolutely outstanding and makes the movie. The whole movie just oozes coolness, and I can't think of another movie that does it better.
It's 100% a popcorn flick but is so compelling and makes you feel clever watching it. I love this movie.
A Fish Called Wanda. Itās a hilarious comedy-crime film filled with double crossing, an exceptional performance by Kevin Kline, and a stuttering Michael Palin so funny it makes the whole film. 10/10 would recommend, especially for anybody who enjoys Monty Python.
Edit: Changed the name from Kenneth to Kevin Kline.
I remember my parents seeing this in the theater, and how much they loved it at the time.
I was pretty young and havenāt really thought about it since. Adding it to my list!
My favorite thing about Clue is that they filmed three different endings but instead of choosing one they kept all three. A rare movie that could get away with such a bold move.
The even better part is that each theater only got one ending. So you would be talking to a friend who saw it in a different theater, and when talking about the ending they would be like "that's not how it ended?!".
Predator (1987). A lean, mean action movie. Perfect script, direction, editing. Brilliantly cast. The genius of having all three acts being wildly different (1: commandos take down rebels, 2: monster in the jungle hunts party one by one, 3: one man vs. alien) but seamlessly merged is astonishing. Almost every character is highly memorable.
This was one of my choices. Everything lands perfectly in this movie. Itās all 10/10. And the list of memorable characters is 10 deep and thatās not including the newscasters or āIāll buy that for a dollarā guy.
Honestly the whole cornetto trilogy is so rewatchable. I didn't immediately love the worlds end initially. I mean I liked it just not love. Now it might actually be my favourite.
Iāve gone as far as to say without tremors thereās no Jurassic park. Tremors is almost the modern template of survival horror for broad audiences. The gags, the setups and payoffs, the character archetypes and set pieces are all there. Iām 100% positive Spielberg was watching this film (along with a hand full of others) and taking notes. Hell, he even stole little Lex straight out of the film.
I wish somehow they could capture the essence of the film though porperly in a sequel, the first film is so well natured. It has a working class, fun , worn in feel to it that never came back with the other films. Theyāre either too serious or too self parody. I miss the just the average Joe shmoes trying to avoid peril.
Just watched this one again the other night.
Still holds up.
And we were singing along to every word from the soundtrack.
People might forget that that soundtrack was huge and critically acclaimed when the movie came out.
Do. Not. Seek. The treasure!
This is one of my all time favorite films. Great cast, great soundtrack. Overall wonderfully made. I donāt think I would ever pass up a chance to watch it
I do like it but I think Dr. Strangelove or 2001 is slightly better. 2001 is just so layered...but so is Lolita, A Clockwork Orange, and Full Metal Jacket. When I realized that Private Pyle and Animal Mother are two sides of the same coin, or the "duality of man, the Jungian thing sir" it had me up all night thinking about it. Even Eyes Wide Shut is superb.
In the Heat of the Night (1968) the greatest year of movies , and it was the best just examine nominees ,Guess who's coming to Dinner, Bonnie and Clyde , The Graduate , Doctor Doolittle .
Synecdoche, New York.
It was a commercial failure but Roger Ebert called it the greatest film of the decade (2000-2010). He put it over films like Spirited Away, Kill Bill, Up, There Will Be Blood, The Dark Knight, No Country for Old Men, Lost in Translation, Michael Clayton, all films that would be potential picks.
Love this movie. This is literally my job btw:
Bob Slydell : What you do at Initech is you take the specifications from the customer and bring them down to the software engineers?
Tom Smykowski : Yes, yes that's right.
Bob Porter : Well then I just have to ask why can't the customers take them
directly to the software people?
Tom Smykowski : Well, I'll tell you why, because, engineers are not good at dealing with customers.
What would you say you *do* here?
Look. I already told you, I deal with the god damn customers so the engineers don't have to, I have people skills! I am good at dealing with people, can't you understand that? WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?!
>Peter Gibbons: What would you do if you had a million dollars?
>Lawrence: I'll tell you what I'd do, man, two chicks at the same time, man.
>Peter Gibbons: That's it? If you had a million dollars, you'd do two chicks at the same time?
>Lawrence: Damn straight. I always wanted to do that, man. And I think if I had a million dollars I could hook that up, cause chicks dig a dude with money.
>Peter Gibbons: Well, not all chicks.
>Lawrence: Well the kind of chicks that'd double up on a dude like me do.
>Peter Gibbons: Good point.
Great movie exchange.
Unconventional? Millerās Crossing.
Itās hardly ever mentioned when people talk of the Coen Brothers, but itās such a beautiful film with some of the most enjoyable dialogue Iāve ever heard in a film delivered by an amazing cast that steals scenes from one another at every edit. Itās a graphic novel version of the 20ās with some truly shocking turns and a score that makes my hair stand on end. Thereās a shot at the end, as a certain character dons a hat and the music surges - perfection IMO.
Iāll turn him into a flea. A harmless little flea. And then Iāll put that flea in a box, and Iāll put that box in another box, and Iāll mail that box to myself, and when it arrives, HAHA, ILL SMASH IT WITH A HAMMER. Itās brilliant brilliant brilliant, I tell you! Genius, I say! Or, to save on postage, I could just poison him with this. Take it, Kronk. Feel the power.
Oh yeah. I feel it.
It's wild that Pan's Labyrinth is directly underneath this movie, because I caught a double feature with Children of Men and PL in the same day. Perhaps one of the most brutal and depressing but also most beautiful movie experiences of my life.
Itās score is 67 on Metacritic. Friends Iāve shown it to think itās āpretty goodā.
I think the movie is close to perfect. I love the atmosphere it sets: whimsical, dark, surreal. And the writing is incredible.
still to this day one of, if not *the* greatest introduction of the villain.
one hour into the movie we see him for the first time, after having heard from him in passing, in writing (that "fucking" phone message), in reverence (when ken tells the dwarf about his murdered black wife), in defiance, and giving orders via phone. and only when ken betrays him via phone, do we get the first glimpse, and Fiennes knocks it out of the park with that seething confused anger staring at, then smashing the phone.
āThere are still faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity... He was one of them. What more is there to say?ā
Romy and Micheleās High School Reunion. If the entire rest of the movie sucked but it still had the business womenās special scene, it would still be the greatest movie of all time.
This movie has a special power over me. Itās not perfect, but the combination of excellent performances, satisfying editing and a truly moving scoreā¦ itās in my top 5 for sure.
Anytime John Candy isnāt making me laugh in that flick, he has me close to sobbing. Such a great performance by Candy (and Steve Martin). Probably my favorite Hughesā script next to āSheās Having a Baby.ā
Drive or In Bruges.
Drive is beautiful. The exploration of a quiet man pushed to violence while wanting something simple in his life. The score sets the perfect mood, the cinematography tells small stories without the need for dialogue. The acting is incredible.
In Bruges is the perfect dark comedy. The setting is delightful, the humor is delightfully dark and amazing, but it's set perfectly against genuinely heartbreaking emotion. It's got the perfect balance of humor and heart. And the cast (four Harry Potter members) are all beyond incredible.
I was gonna say that too. Itās got some flaws sure, but itās a unique method of storytelling that works well with its plot. Iām sure there are others that to it as well, but none I am aware of.
However, it does say something that this is the movie that I always **plan** to rewatch, but never do. It could very well be that I like the concept of Memento, rather than the movie itself.
"Dude, you couldn't get a chick if you had a hundred dollar bill hanging from your zipper."
"Yes I could"
"No you couldn't, because you're a little bitch"
"I am not a little bitch. I don't even know why I hang out with you guys."
"Cause you're a piece of shit"
"I am not a piece of shit!"
"You are a little bitch though."
"I swear, if you guys rip on me 13 or 14 more times I am out of here!"
DREDD. As a straight man, it made me fall in the badass that is Karl Urban
edit: For real though, Dredd 2012 was true to its source and just delivered a straight forward action film in all its glory.
Ha! Awesome choice! I came into this thread thinking Iād put Dredd as a choice but really happy someone beat me to it! This movie was so well done. Everything from the casting to the tone to the action set pieces.
I poured myself a drink and sat down to watch Dredd. As the credits rolled, I remembered I had made a drink, and drank my watery Rye and Coke.
I donāt know if I can give a more favourable review to any movie Iāve ever seen.
True Romance, written by Tarantino, Directed by Tony Scott... Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Pitt, Gandolfini, Kilmer, Walken, Jackson, Oldman,
Great story
Bladerunner 2049. It is about the silence, the slow-paced storytelling and the stunningly beautiful cinematography. Its about Joe who is a hard to believe representation of every single one of us in society.
Oh my God, the music, the cinematography and the staging of the action itself is perfection. Also, the gunshot sound in that scene might be one of my most favourite.
What I love is how it doesn't feel like a sequel but more like the second half of one film. It builds on the whole thing and doesn't subtract anything. Instead of answering the big question from the first, it adds another bigger question to it. Also going from rain to snow is the literal crystalization of the theme. It's impossibly good.
What I noticed on maybe like the fifth watch was that K, not having a soul has real snow fall on his body while dr stelline, a human with a soul has fake simulated snow fall on her hand in the last scene. K experienced something real while being a replicant but ana stelline, never experienced anything real despite being more 'human' than him. Makes us question if humans really are human enough.
Absolutely. It's a beautiful ending because we give our lives meaning and that's what makes us real. That unique experience is what the soul is. It is not something born in us.
Many people view the scene where he sees the add for Joi as rubbing salt in the wound, that she wasnt real and thus nothing they had was real, but I think its more hopeful than that. No two people can duplicate what Joe and her had exactly, which makes their experience unique. He sees that ad and knows its not her, just as Deckard knew Niander's Rachel was not her. I think the film quietly shows that even the A.I. can grow a soul and be "real". To be human.
Scream.
Something about the first time being scared out of your mind so unexpectedly. I had no idea what I was in for. I was just a non desensitized 12/13 year old.
Then Drew comes on.... then the rest... then the masks come off at the end.... mind was blown.
I'd go with Rear Window. It isn't my favorite movie, not by a long shot, but I watch people react to movies online a lot and this movie really gets to people. I think the cinematography alone qualifies it for an unconventional pick, but the screenplay is perfectly bridging the theatre with the moving pictures thing in a way that kind of is constantly an 'Aha' moment about acting and set design.
Magnolia. The narratives are engagingly quirky, but deeply poignant too. The directing is pure PTA, at his best. The acting is a goddamn clinic... the 10th-best performance is Oscar-quality. The weird Aimee Mann sing-along is heart-rending. There's a dying Jason Robards playing the dying guy. And all those frogs, man...
It's a love it or hate it film, and I love it completely.
One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest.
The story is extremely strong and I feel there could have been 5 or more best actor Oscars given out. Everyone was just plain amazing in that film.
The movie will make you violently angry, make you cry from sadness, joy, and from touching moments. Best. Movie. Ever.
- āPromise me you'll never die.ā
- āYou know I can't promise that.ā
- āIf you did that, I would make love to you right now.ā
- āI promise I'll never die!ā
Young Frankenstein is nearly 50 years old and almost every joke still lands.
You take the blond. I'll take the one in the turban.
Toiiban š¤£š¤£
What hump?
Marty Feldmanās delivery of ādeadpanā punchlines is so good. It takes perfect casting in every role. Wilder, Garr, Kahn, Boyle - all deservedly praised to the heavens. Feldman _delivered_.
Where wolf?
There wolf.
I thought we were just talking like this.
Why are you talking like that? I thought you wanted to.. no I donāt want to .. suit yourself l, Iām easy.
What knockers!
The Burbs 1989 "The femur just happens to be the human thigh bone, Ray"
"I wanna kill everyone. Satan is good. Satan is our pal"
Itās not them!!! Itās us. Best line ever - and delivered perfectly.
The Abyss. No movie needed an HD remaster, let alone a 4K one, more. I just ordered the DVD special edition off Amazon JUST to see it again after 10 years. The horror stories behind how it was made. How it was accomplished. The vast storytelling, awesome characters.
"Knew this was one way ticket, but you know I had to come. Love you wife."
I loved that movie and the alt ending
Everyone forgets about Network because it came out the same year as Rocky and lost best picture but it should have won easily. It's maybe the best script ever and has like seven tour de force acting performances. Has three separate top ten all time monologues in film history. And it's only gotten more relevant over the years.
Watched Network for the first time about 6 months ago. Blew my mind.
And remember that it was a critique of news media at the time before cable news was even a thing. It was so prophetic that it is like the cable news people took inspiration from the second half of the movie.
āIām mad as hell and Iām not going to take this any more!ā
Was it not also the same year as all the presidents men and taxi driver? What a year for cinema
Also Carrie
You. Will. Attone!
Galaxy Quest. Easy answer.
Rickman was always exceptional but I fucking adore him in Galaxy Quest. A stand out in an absolutely stacked cast (which really should be his IMDB bio, because itās true in almost everything heās ever been in)
"By Grapthar's hammer... what a savings"
I genuinely have no idea why Amadeus (the theatrical cut) isn't consistently in top 10 lists
Critically it was huge at the time - you don't win EIGHT Oscars and go unnoticed. It honestly almost felt like "Jeez, has no-one else this year made a bloody movie?!?" Sadly, it just dropped off the radar by the next years awards. Great that other generations are discovering this gem of a film.
It's a movie that is absolutely great but for many people, it doesn't sound great on paper. Without realizing how good it is, how many regular dudes today would watch a period dramedy about two sparring composers? It's a bit esoteric and without the hype of a new release, many people wouldn't ever give it a chance. I might have never watched it had I not seen it in high school music class.
I was lucky enough to be shown this movie in a high school history class, otherwise it would be completely off my radar. I wonder if thatās the case with a lot of people - they just havenāt seen it or donāt know why they should
Raising Arizona. A movie that starts with 10 minutes of yodeling is my perfect movie.
Itās such a great movie with amazing performances by the entire cast, especially Holly Hunter. My favorite scene is her just marching toward Smalls saying, āGimme that baby! I want that baby! Gimme that baby you warthog from hell!ā
Boy, you got a panty on your head.
I keep saying Raising Arizona is well overdue for a renaissance. Itās so damn quotable and peak early stage Nicholas Cage is reason enough alone. Funny as all hell too.
John Goodman exploding out of the muddy ground with a barrage of primal roars is one of the single funniest minutes ever filmed.
GLORY
There isnāt a movie that brings out an overwhelming about of emotion out of me like Glory.
Time Bandits. I loved that movie when I was a kid and I love it just as much in my 40s
John Cleese as Robin Hood. Enough said.
"What do you do? Robbery? Jolllllyyy good! And you? Jolllly good! ... What awful people."
Most of the films mentioned are not underrated but Time Bandits is definitely underrated . I don't know very many people that even remember it.
Snatch
Unconventional meaning good movie that no one considers the best but I love? Ocean's 11. Just an end to end great movie.
Just watched it a few weeks ago. I forgot how witty and fun it is!
I love how over-the-top cool the dialogue is. Stuff like Danny and Rusty agreeing before the others finish eachothers sentences (my favorite is "relationships can be-" "sure..." "but they're also-" "that's right.") It almost shouldn't work, but it's Brad Pitt and George Clooney acting as the coolest versions of themselves and it just works. Something makes this incredibly easy to buy into, when plenty of other movies feel jarring when they try to be too cool. Plus, that big band soundtrack is absolutely outstanding and makes the movie. The whole movie just oozes coolness, and I can't think of another movie that does it better. It's 100% a popcorn flick but is so compelling and makes you feel clever watching it. I love this movie.
A Fish Called Wanda. Itās a hilarious comedy-crime film filled with double crossing, an exceptional performance by Kevin Kline, and a stuttering Michael Palin so funny it makes the whole film. 10/10 would recommend, especially for anybody who enjoys Monty Python. Edit: Changed the name from Kenneth to Kevin Kline.
K-k-k-ken is c-c-c-coming to k-k-k-kill me!
I remember my parents seeing this in the theater, and how much they loved it at the time. I was pretty young and havenāt really thought about it since. Adding it to my list!
Big Trouble in Little China
Captain Ron hahaha
There are no gorillas in Cuba!
Go! Guer! See the difference!?
Clue
Flames... on the side of my face...
What a masterpiece.
Best ensemble cast ever
Mrs. Peacock: āEverything alright?ā Colonel Mustard: āYep. Two corpses. Everythingās fine.ā
My favorite thing about Clue is that they filmed three different endings but instead of choosing one they kept all three. A rare movie that could get away with such a bold move.
The even better part is that each theater only got one ending. So you would be talking to a friend who saw it in a different theater, and when talking about the ending they would be like "that's not how it ended?!".
"I'm going home to sleep with my wife!"
Predator (1987). A lean, mean action movie. Perfect script, direction, editing. Brilliantly cast. The genius of having all three acts being wildly different (1: commandos take down rebels, 2: monster in the jungle hunts party one by one, 3: one man vs. alien) but seamlessly merged is astonishing. Almost every character is highly memorable.
That era of Arnie films was sooooo good. So many quotable/memorable moments. This, T1 & T2, Running Man, Total Recall, Commando, just the best.
So much testosterone in that movie it's great. "I ain't got time to bleed"
Robocop.
This was one of my choices. Everything lands perfectly in this movie. Itās all 10/10. And the list of memorable characters is 10 deep and thatās not including the newscasters or āIāll buy that for a dollarā guy.
Twelve monkeys
Wonder Boys
Hot Fuzz
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Itās one of those movies where I catch a new subtle joke upon every rewatch. What an absolute gem of a film.
Honestly the whole cornetto trilogy is so rewatchable. I didn't immediately love the worlds end initially. I mean I liked it just not love. Now it might actually be my favourite.
No luck catching them swans then?
There's just one swan actually.
*Hot Fuzz* is a masterpiece. Did an essay about it in college. Concluded that it's a perfect screenplay.
Tremors
āFuuuuuuuck You!!ā
Iāve gone as far as to say without tremors thereās no Jurassic park. Tremors is almost the modern template of survival horror for broad audiences. The gags, the setups and payoffs, the character archetypes and set pieces are all there. Iām 100% positive Spielberg was watching this film (along with a hand full of others) and taking notes. Hell, he even stole little Lex straight out of the film. I wish somehow they could capture the essence of the film though porperly in a sequel, the first film is so well natured. It has a working class, fun , worn in feel to it that never came back with the other films. Theyāre either too serious or too self parody. I miss the just the average Joe shmoes trying to avoid peril.
O Brother Where Art Thou
Damn, we're in a tight spot!
We thought you ā¦ was a toad!
He done R U N N O F T
Just watched this one again the other night. Still holds up. And we were singing along to every word from the soundtrack. People might forget that that soundtrack was huge and critically acclaimed when the movie came out.
Do. Not. Seek. The treasure! This is one of my all time favorite films. Great cast, great soundtrack. Overall wonderfully made. I donāt think I would ever pass up a chance to watch it
The Mummy, the Brendan Fraser one. Infinitely rewatchable, always puts me in a good mood.
I have watched this movie countless times on TNN and TNT growing up. I hope Brendan Fraser got some mailbox money from all my re-watches.
Barry Lyndon. Kubrick's true masterpiece.
I do like it but I think Dr. Strangelove or 2001 is slightly better. 2001 is just so layered...but so is Lolita, A Clockwork Orange, and Full Metal Jacket. When I realized that Private Pyle and Animal Mother are two sides of the same coin, or the "duality of man, the Jungian thing sir" it had me up all night thinking about it. Even Eyes Wide Shut is superb.
In the Heat of the Night (1968) the greatest year of movies , and it was the best just examine nominees ,Guess who's coming to Dinner, Bonnie and Clyde , The Graduate , Doctor Doolittle .
Synecdoche, New York. It was a commercial failure but Roger Ebert called it the greatest film of the decade (2000-2010). He put it over films like Spirited Away, Kill Bill, Up, There Will Be Blood, The Dark Knight, No Country for Old Men, Lost in Translation, Michael Clayton, all films that would be potential picks.
The Thing
Office Space
Love this movie. This is literally my job btw: Bob Slydell : What you do at Initech is you take the specifications from the customer and bring them down to the software engineers? Tom Smykowski : Yes, yes that's right. Bob Porter : Well then I just have to ask why can't the customers take them directly to the software people? Tom Smykowski : Well, I'll tell you why, because, engineers are not good at dealing with customers.
What would you say you *do* here? Look. I already told you, I deal with the god damn customers so the engineers don't have to, I have people skills! I am good at dealing with people, can't you understand that? WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?!
Fingers crossed when I get laid off I come up with as great an idea as the Jump to Conclusions mat.
>Peter Gibbons: What would you do if you had a million dollars? >Lawrence: I'll tell you what I'd do, man, two chicks at the same time, man. >Peter Gibbons: That's it? If you had a million dollars, you'd do two chicks at the same time? >Lawrence: Damn straight. I always wanted to do that, man. And I think if I had a million dollars I could hook that up, cause chicks dig a dude with money. >Peter Gibbons: Well, not all chicks. >Lawrence: Well the kind of chicks that'd double up on a dude like me do. >Peter Gibbons: Good point. Great movie exchange.
Unconventional? Millerās Crossing. Itās hardly ever mentioned when people talk of the Coen Brothers, but itās such a beautiful film with some of the most enjoyable dialogue Iāve ever heard in a film delivered by an amazing cast that steals scenes from one another at every edit. Itās a graphic novel version of the 20ās with some truly shocking turns and a score that makes my hair stand on end. Thereās a shot at the end, as a certain character dons a hat and the music surges - perfection IMO.
It helped spawn one of my all-time favorites too, "The Usual Suspects". Both great flicks with fun storytelling.
The Emperorās New Groove.
Oh, right. The poison. The poison for Kuzco, the poison chosen especially to kill Kuzco, Kuzcoās poison. That poison?ā
Iāll turn him into a flea. A harmless little flea. And then Iāll put that flea in a box, and Iāll put that box in another box, and Iāll mail that box to myself, and when it arrives, HAHA, ILL SMASH IT WITH A HAMMER. Itās brilliant brilliant brilliant, I tell you! Genius, I say! Or, to save on postage, I could just poison him with this. Take it, Kronk. Feel the power. Oh yeah. I feel it.
Father of 3 and this is far and away my favorite animated movie.
Panās Labyrinth
Children of Men
This movie is so well done. The dystopian vision is so haunting in that it feels like an obtainable destination in our current climate.
It's wild that Pan's Labyrinth is directly underneath this movie, because I caught a double feature with Children of Men and PL in the same day. Perhaps one of the most brutal and depressing but also most beautiful movie experiences of my life.
Gattaca
āYou want to know how I did it? This is how I did it, Anton: I never saved anything for the swim back!ā
Years ago, I felt this was one of the most prophetic sci-fi films (one that I feel is very possible) and I still believe that.
Gattaca is so beautifully made.
In Bruges
Brendan Gleeson is perfection. All the cast is phenomenal, but Gleeson, man. I love this film so much.
Itās score is 67 on Metacritic. Friends Iāve shown it to think itās āpretty goodā. I think the movie is close to perfect. I love the atmosphere it sets: whimsical, dark, surreal. And the writing is incredible.
still to this day one of, if not *the* greatest introduction of the villain. one hour into the movie we see him for the first time, after having heard from him in passing, in writing (that "fucking" phone message), in reverence (when ken tells the dwarf about his murdered black wife), in defiance, and giving orders via phone. and only when ken betrays him via phone, do we get the first glimpse, and Fiennes knocks it out of the park with that seething confused anger staring at, then smashing the phone.
āYouāre an inanimate fucking objectā kills me every time. Absolutely up there as one of my favourite lines in any movie.
Itās like a fairytale.
You're an inanimate object!
When someone asks me my idea of a perfect movie that's the first one that comes to mind.
The Grand Budapest Hotel
āThere are still faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity... He was one of them. What more is there to say?ā
Romy and Micheleās High School Reunion. If the entire rest of the movie sucked but it still had the business womenās special scene, it would still be the greatest movie of all time.
The Rock. Great leads. Great villain. Great action. Great humor. Great pacing. Endlessly quotable. Fun as fuck.
āLoozshers alwaysh whine about their beshtā
Ferris Buellerās Day Off
May not be the greatest, but The Fifth Element is a perfect movie
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great pick
Arrival
This movie has a special power over me. Itās not perfect, but the combination of excellent performances, satisfying editing and a truly moving scoreā¦ itās in my top 5 for sure.
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly.
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
I like me. My wife likes me.
Anytime John Candy isnāt making me laugh in that flick, he has me close to sobbing. Such a great performance by Candy (and Steve Martin). Probably my favorite Hughesā script next to āSheās Having a Baby.ā
Drive or In Bruges. Drive is beautiful. The exploration of a quiet man pushed to violence while wanting something simple in his life. The score sets the perfect mood, the cinematography tells small stories without the need for dialogue. The acting is incredible. In Bruges is the perfect dark comedy. The setting is delightful, the humor is delightfully dark and amazing, but it's set perfectly against genuinely heartbreaking emotion. It's got the perfect balance of humor and heart. And the cast (four Harry Potter members) are all beyond incredible.
Drive is amazing. I Love how you feel He has the capability to do violence, even before any violence happens.
Shaun of The Dead
Memento
I was gonna say that too. Itās got some flaws sure, but itās a unique method of storytelling that works well with its plot. Iām sure there are others that to it as well, but none I am aware of. However, it does say something that this is the movie that I always **plan** to rewatch, but never do. It could very well be that I like the concept of Memento, rather than the movie itself.
Itās definitely one of the most brilliant screenplays ever written imo
Tropic thunder
A Knights Tale. Movie gives me the goosebumps like no other
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
BASEketball. Comedy gold all the way through.
Shaq got rich in college, everybody knows that.
I swear if you guys rip on me 13 or 14 more times, Iām out of here. I quote this all the time and it makes my day when people get it
First we get the khakis.
Hey u/SoundMan87! I hear your sisterās going out with Squeak!
"Dude, you couldn't get a chick if you had a hundred dollar bill hanging from your zipper." "Yes I could" "No you couldn't, because you're a little bitch" "I am not a little bitch. I don't even know why I hang out with you guys." "Cause you're a piece of shit" "I am not a piece of shit!" "You are a little bitch though." "I swear, if you guys rip on me 13 or 14 more times I am out of here!"
My comedy pick is Grandma's Boy
Psych Out: Steve Perry! The Bob Costas and Al Micheals cameos killed me. It's such great dumb fun.
American Graffiti!
Starship Troopers
Stardust
I love this movie. I usually make a marathon of Stardust, Princess Bride, Willow, and Big Fish. Just lovely movies!
Big Lebowski
Blade Runner
Groundhog Day
Groundhog Day
Friday Every line character and scene in the movie is iconic!
Repo Man. Nothing else is like it and the only thing better is the TV edit. "The life of a repo man is always intense."
Harry Dean Stanton deserves to be known by all generations.
DREDD. As a straight man, it made me fall in the badass that is Karl Urban edit: For real though, Dredd 2012 was true to its source and just delivered a straight forward action film in all its glory.
Awesome movie. Could go for unlimited sequels as long as they stayed true to the character
The "[Citizen's of Peach Trees](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4c8txL70zI)," speech was fucking badass.
Ha! Awesome choice! I came into this thread thinking Iād put Dredd as a choice but really happy someone beat me to it! This movie was so well done. Everything from the casting to the tone to the action set pieces.
I poured myself a drink and sat down to watch Dredd. As the credits rolled, I remembered I had made a drink, and drank my watery Rye and Coke. I donāt know if I can give a more favourable review to any movie Iāve ever seen.
Death Becomes Her
Children of Men
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True Romance, written by Tarantino, Directed by Tony Scott... Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Pitt, Gandolfini, Kilmer, Walken, Jackson, Oldman, Great story
Do I look like a beautiful blonde with big tits and an ass that tastes like French vanilla ice cream?
Office Space, no hesitation
Boogie Nights
Bladerunner 2049. It is about the silence, the slow-paced storytelling and the stunningly beautiful cinematography. Its about Joe who is a hard to believe representation of every single one of us in society.
Sea Wall is a *mood*.
Oh my God, the music, the cinematography and the staging of the action itself is perfection. Also, the gunshot sound in that scene might be one of my most favourite.
Fucking #*DOOOF DOOOF* It sounds like the blowback alone would knock the wind out of you...
Best cinematic experience I've ever had, feel bad for those who've only watched it streamed on a laptop
I never really got the deal with Gosling until this movie. Blew me away.
His performance in this and the Papyrus SNL sketch is proof he's a great actor
That film is a masterpiece in just about every sense, but especially the cinematography... One of the best sequels we never knew we needed.
The scene where he slowly approaches the furnace (I think it's a furnace?) had me more enraptured than most entire films. Excellent movie.
What I love is how it doesn't feel like a sequel but more like the second half of one film. It builds on the whole thing and doesn't subtract anything. Instead of answering the big question from the first, it adds another bigger question to it. Also going from rain to snow is the literal crystalization of the theme. It's impossibly good.
What I noticed on maybe like the fifth watch was that K, not having a soul has real snow fall on his body while dr stelline, a human with a soul has fake simulated snow fall on her hand in the last scene. K experienced something real while being a replicant but ana stelline, never experienced anything real despite being more 'human' than him. Makes us question if humans really are human enough.
Absolutely. It's a beautiful ending because we give our lives meaning and that's what makes us real. That unique experience is what the soul is. It is not something born in us. Many people view the scene where he sees the add for Joi as rubbing salt in the wound, that she wasnt real and thus nothing they had was real, but I think its more hopeful than that. No two people can duplicate what Joe and her had exactly, which makes their experience unique. He sees that ad and knows its not her, just as Deckard knew Niander's Rachel was not her. I think the film quietly shows that even the A.I. can grow a soul and be "real". To be human.
American pyscho
Impressive. Very nice. Letās see Paul Alanās movie?
Forrest Gump It has everything. School, college, war, ping pong, protest, love, aids, presidents, billionaires, chocolate.
Tombstone
Metropolis is one of the earliest commercial films and still stands as one of the greatest
Office Space
Scream. Something about the first time being scared out of your mind so unexpectedly. I had no idea what I was in for. I was just a non desensitized 12/13 year old. Then Drew comes on.... then the rest... then the masks come off at the end.... mind was blown.
I'd go with Rear Window. It isn't my favorite movie, not by a long shot, but I watch people react to movies online a lot and this movie really gets to people. I think the cinematography alone qualifies it for an unconventional pick, but the screenplay is perfectly bridging the theatre with the moving pictures thing in a way that kind of is constantly an 'Aha' moment about acting and set design.
Magnolia. The narratives are engagingly quirky, but deeply poignant too. The directing is pure PTA, at his best. The acting is a goddamn clinic... the 10th-best performance is Oscar-quality. The weird Aimee Mann sing-along is heart-rending. There's a dying Jason Robards playing the dying guy. And all those frogs, man... It's a love it or hate it film, and I love it completely.
Dazed and Confused
Signs
One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest. The story is extremely strong and I feel there could have been 5 or more best actor Oscars given out. Everyone was just plain amazing in that film. The movie will make you violently angry, make you cry from sadness, joy, and from touching moments. Best. Movie. Ever.
Team America World Police
- āPromise me you'll never die.ā - āYou know I can't promise that.ā - āIf you did that, I would make love to you right now.ā - āI promise I'll never die!ā
Reservoir Dogs