Movie Thread

[Anonymous]

Actually, not the best film ever made, but im going to throw Memento onto my list just for being so radically different..

 

[flyor64]

Actually, not the best film ever made, but im going to throw Memento onto my list just for being so radically different..

Great choice. If re-watchability (is that a word?) is a criteria, Memento places high on the list.

 

[Anonymous]

Great choice. If re-watchability (is that a word?) is a criteria, Memento places high on the list.

if its not a word it is now.. weve seen it about three times, but never yet got around to watching the "hidden" backwards, or is it forwards, version..

 

[flyor64]

if its not a word it is now.. weve seen it about three times, but never yet got around to watching the "hidden" backwards, or is it forwards, version..

Nor have I. In all honesty I question if watching it "forwards" would really shed any light.

 

[Steampunk]

Two guilty pleasures:

"Ferris Bueller's Day Off"
"The Usual Suspects"

 

[usedtobefast]

yeah, watchability. no spell check for it, but a good word.
guilty pleasures are many "fast times at ridgemont high"
"the princess bride"
"it's a mad,mad,mad,mad,mad world"
"this is spinal tap"

 

[cromagnon]

If you get a chance to watch Ben Hur, you won't regret it. Makes most movies look like the complete pile of poo they are.

*disclaimer*
I am not old, it's just a great film.

 

[US Patent Exploding Cyclist]

Yeah, either that or The Big Lebowski. Can't decide.

"That's just like, your opinion man."

Mine too

 

[rhubroma]

Talk about over-sensitivity, falsity and hypocricy and worrying about all the crapola that normal people throughout the universe couldn't care less about. And what horrible coffee!

The retro-black-and-white style and the shot framing made an otherwise mundane exchange a commentary on mass cultural neurosis.

 

[RDV4ROUBAIX]

 

[usedtobefast]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_(movie)
terry gilliam

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Versus_the_Volcano
john patrick shaneley

 

[blackcat]

 

[blackcat]

Best film about coffee anyway...classic stuff from Jim Jarmusch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6Mw6b1T50U

My kind of cafe

worst Jarmusch film. His best is Mystery Train. Do love his music composition, always hits the spot.

 

[usedtobefast]

my brother had that on laserdisc, remember those? great movie. nice and long.

 

[blackcat]

anything by Wong Kar-wai, Tarkovski, Kieslowski, Almodovar, Lynch, Loach, Aronofsky

Spanish thriller Intacto.
Sunshine by Danny Boyle.

 

[runninboy]

When i lived in England i had Welsh roommates so when i was asked to name my favourite movie of all time i said i had two,
How Green Was my Valley
and
Zulu

actually they are great movies, but for a manly double feature watch Zulu Dawn followed by Zulu.

guilty pleasure= Nightshift. Michael Keaton's big screen debut. not as good as spinal tap but quite a few good lines,

most underrated movie = Pacific Heights

 

[Fourier]

Office Space

God it feels good to be a gangsta...

 

[TRDean]

Wow!! I see a lot of movies I have never heard of...I don't watch too much TV or movies, but I guess I have a couple favorites. I really like Steve Mcqueen...Bullitt, The Great Escape, and even Jr. Bonner. Bonner is not a good movie by any stretch..but I still like it. I also like Eastwood movies...I don't have a favorite but if he is in it I will watch it. I remember watching Star Wars when I was young...and being totally amazed...always wanted to have the force with me!! I remember watching The Sleeper with my dad and laughing my rear off...but saw it recently and was not as impressed...go figure. Lastly, one movie that I will watch multiple times and have is The Sting. Redford and Newman make the perfect team.

 

[St. Elia]

worst Jarmusch film. His best is Mystery Train. Do love his music composition, always hits the spot.

Ya I have to say not his best but I love tom waits. Down by law is my fav,,, from Jim anyway.

Almost any film by Terry Gilliam

I can't stand happy endings or predictable endings. Pretty much anything made in hollwood falls in here but there are a few gems.

Really too many to list.

 

[flyor64]

Office Space

God it feels good to be a gangsta...

For sure this one falls in the top 3 (or higher?) Most Quotable category...which I love, but for some reason, it only annoys my wife

"PC Load Letter"? What the f*ck does that mean?"

 

[Anonymous]

Best film about coffee anyway...classic stuff from Jim Jarmusch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6Mw6b1T50U

My kind of cafe

Best movie by Jim Jarmusch: Down by law...ok, maybe Mystery Train...ok, maybe Night on Earth...ok, Coffee and Cigarettes is pretty good though

"you, you call me Iggy" "Look, I'm sorry I'm late Jim" HILARIOUS!

 

[Anonymous]

Nobody has mentioned Raising Arizona? Okay, Raising Arizona. I win.

I am a film freak. Have to say that many of my favorites are pretty depressing ones though: Requiem for a dream, Leaving Las Vegas, Trainspotting, Choke, Fight Club, Reflecting Skin, Dirty Pretty Things, etc. I always say, give me the Feel Bad Movie of the Year and I am happy.

My list does include many of the films previously discussed (Apocalypse Now, Pulp Fiction, etc) and ones like the Three Colors Trilogy: Red, White, Blue by Krzysztof Kieślowski.

I am one of those people who has seen WAY too many movies to pick just one though.

 

[St. Elia]

For got about night on earth. Great films!

 

[RDV4ROUBAIX]

Nobody has mentioned Raising Arizona? Okay, Raising Arizona. I win.

Yeah! Anything Coen bros. touch is gold. Can't wait to see A Serious Man. Joel and Ethan grew up only about 20 minutes away from where I'm at.

I am one of those people who has seen WAY too many movies to pick just one though.

Wondering if there should be a more general Cinema thread that has more parameters that just "Best"?

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

Nobody has mentioned Raising Arizona? Okay, Raising Arizona. I win.

Great movie. I also love Brother Where Art Thou? Fantastic script, great actors, and the music.................!!!!!!

Susan