I've been renting a lot of movies lately. I'm starting to run out of ideas though.
I know there's some film buffs on here (Lando), suggest some stuff for me:).
Oh I don't really care what type of movies they are, just not childrens movies, or comedy....well you know most comedy......not that i hate comedy or anything.
.....I realize that chances are this might not work well cause i'll just be saying "yeah i saw that" to lots of the suggestions, but hey maybe other people haven't!
What do I need to see before I die?
What do I need to see before I die?
"How can we justify spending so much on destruction and so little on life?" Matthew Good
"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911
"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good
I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.
"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911
"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good
I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.
"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
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This is incredibly tough to answer for me because there are so many different great movies for their own reasons.
I base my opinions on so many different things. A film, to me, can be great for many reasons. Such as, the cinematography, the story, the background behind the film, the fact that it's independent, many movies are great for their own reasons.
So letting you know what movies you need to see is incredibly difficult because it's so subjective.
What I mean is, I absolutely love the movie Collateral by Michael Mann because of the cinematography and the way it's presented visually. However, when it comes to an incredible piece of writing. I'd consider something like the movie Adaptation to be incredibly well written.
Then there are movies like El Mariachi, which I love for so many reasons. First, it was completely funded by the director/writer Robert Rodriguez. He raised money to fund his film by being a being a drug tester for pharmaceutical companies.
Not only that, but the fact that he made that film into his own trilogy with Desperado and Once Upon A Time In Mexico as his own homage to Legendary Spaghetti Western film maker Sergio Leone who made what's referred to as the "Dollars Trilogy" which are the Clint Eastwood Western movies: A Fistfull of Dollars, For A Few Dollars More and The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
However! Sergio Leone's A Fistfull of Dollars was based on an amazing film by Japanese writer/director Akira Kurosawa's film Yojimbo. Yojimbo is an incredible movie, with both the way it was shot and when you've seen how so much is taken from Kurosawa's work in modern filmmaking and story telling you really appreciate the movie that much more. Seven Samurai is Kurosawa's most legendary film and he even has films such as The Hidden Fortress which George Lucas took heavily from while writing Star Wars: A New Hope.
A lot of people don't even know that Star Wars isn't all Mr. Lucas's original ideas, and with it being pretty much the biggest Sci-Fi film franchise in history, it's surprising.
Anyway, I've rambled on quite a bit, I can list tons of movies and why I think they're important to see or what makes them great or worth seeing, but seeing as how opinions on films are so subjective, you might watch half of them and really love them and be bored to death or hate the other half. You never know.
If you ask specifically for what type of film you're looking for, whether it's cool cinematography, an incredibly engaging story, an independent or foreign film that's not some blockbuster or mainstream movie, I can more easily suggest what to check out. It just depends what exactly you're wanting to see or take away from the film.
I base my opinions on so many different things. A film, to me, can be great for many reasons. Such as, the cinematography, the story, the background behind the film, the fact that it's independent, many movies are great for their own reasons.
So letting you know what movies you need to see is incredibly difficult because it's so subjective.
What I mean is, I absolutely love the movie Collateral by Michael Mann because of the cinematography and the way it's presented visually. However, when it comes to an incredible piece of writing. I'd consider something like the movie Adaptation to be incredibly well written.
Then there are movies like El Mariachi, which I love for so many reasons. First, it was completely funded by the director/writer Robert Rodriguez. He raised money to fund his film by being a being a drug tester for pharmaceutical companies.
Not only that, but the fact that he made that film into his own trilogy with Desperado and Once Upon A Time In Mexico as his own homage to Legendary Spaghetti Western film maker Sergio Leone who made what's referred to as the "Dollars Trilogy" which are the Clint Eastwood Western movies: A Fistfull of Dollars, For A Few Dollars More and The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
However! Sergio Leone's A Fistfull of Dollars was based on an amazing film by Japanese writer/director Akira Kurosawa's film Yojimbo. Yojimbo is an incredible movie, with both the way it was shot and when you've seen how so much is taken from Kurosawa's work in modern filmmaking and story telling you really appreciate the movie that much more. Seven Samurai is Kurosawa's most legendary film and he even has films such as The Hidden Fortress which George Lucas took heavily from while writing Star Wars: A New Hope.
A lot of people don't even know that Star Wars isn't all Mr. Lucas's original ideas, and with it being pretty much the biggest Sci-Fi film franchise in history, it's surprising.
Anyway, I've rambled on quite a bit, I can list tons of movies and why I think they're important to see or what makes them great or worth seeing, but seeing as how opinions on films are so subjective, you might watch half of them and really love them and be bored to death or hate the other half. You never know.
If you ask specifically for what type of film you're looking for, whether it's cool cinematography, an incredibly engaging story, an independent or foreign film that's not some blockbuster or mainstream movie, I can more easily suggest what to check out. It just depends what exactly you're wanting to see or take away from the film.
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Run Lola Run
Crash
Donnie Darko (Though I'm sure you've seen it)
Fight Club.
Camp Nowhere.
I seem to only really enjoy movies that were made in my time period. I'm not entirely sure why that is. And most of the movies I like are ones that are ment to be just entertaining. I'm not much for politics and ethics and all that.
Run Lola Run
Crash
Donnie Darko (Though I'm sure you've seen it)
Fight Club.
Camp Nowhere.
I seem to only really enjoy movies that were made in my time period. I'm not entirely sure why that is. And most of the movies I like are ones that are ment to be just entertaining. I'm not much for politics and ethics and all that.
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Goodbye you liar,
Well you sipped from the cup but you don't own up to anything
Then you think you will inspire
Take apart your head
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Take apart your demons, then you add it to the list.
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Hm.... does it have to be movies, specifically? 'cause Band of Brothers is an amazing 10-part miniseries
I second The Good, The Bad and The Ugly as well as Fight Club. If you like awe-inspiring fights and don't particularly care about the simplicity of the plot, see Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior. I enjoyed Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, though you've probably already seen those. Garden State was an OK movie as well, not something completely life changing or anything, but it was pretty good. Um... The Great Escape if you like classic war movies (and Steve McQueen), Goodfellas ("HOW am I funny? Funny like a clown? Do I AMUSE you?")
....aaaand that about clears out all the movies I have downloaded.
I second The Good, The Bad and The Ugly as well as Fight Club. If you like awe-inspiring fights and don't particularly care about the simplicity of the plot, see Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior. I enjoyed Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, though you've probably already seen those. Garden State was an OK movie as well, not something completely life changing or anything, but it was pretty good. Um... The Great Escape if you like classic war movies (and Steve McQueen), Goodfellas ("HOW am I funny? Funny like a clown? Do I AMUSE you?")
....aaaand that about clears out all the movies I have downloaded.
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The Great Escape is good to watch so you can understand the many pop culture'esq references tv and movies make to it today. (I.e. The Simpsons episode where Maggie goes to the daycar and gets put in 'The Box')
Something else you may throughly enjoy is getting one of those multi-dvd collections of like 50 Horror B-Movies for liek $20 - $30 for hours of halarity.
Something else you may throughly enjoy is getting one of those multi-dvd collections of like 50 Horror B-Movies for liek $20 - $30 for hours of halarity.
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I will throw a few recommendations in here.
Seven Samurai by Akira Kurasowa is amazing. Honestly, he might as well be the most important director ever.
A few good foreign movies I saw over the summer that are considered classics that I enjoyed:
M
Metropolis
400 Blows
The Wes Anderson films (Rushmore, Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic) are great comedy films, if you haven't seen those yet.
Anyways, if you are looking for good movies, just check out a list of Criterion films. They are usually dead on.
Seven Samurai by Akira Kurasowa is amazing. Honestly, he might as well be the most important director ever.
A few good foreign movies I saw over the summer that are considered classics that I enjoyed:
M
Metropolis
400 Blows
The Wes Anderson films (Rushmore, Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic) are great comedy films, if you haven't seen those yet.
Anyways, if you are looking for good movies, just check out a list of Criterion films. They are usually dead on.
Jackie Chan-Snake in the Eagles Shadow
Just watch it, you have to.
Just watch it, you have to.
Queens Of The Stone Age-Someone's In The Wolf
Once you're lost in twillights's blue
You don't find your way, the way finds you...
Tempt the fates, beware the smile
It hides all the teeth, my dear,
What's behind them...
So glad you could stay
Forever
He steps between the trees, a crooked man
There's blood on the blade
Don't take his hand
You warm by the firelight, in twilight's blue
Shadows creep & dance the walls
He's creeping too..
So glad you could stay
Forever
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Jellybones wrote:
The Wes Anderson films (Rushmore, Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic) are great comedy films, if you haven't seen those yet.
If you're going to start watching Wes Anderson movies, start with Bottle Rocket. His first film. It's my favourite of his movies, I'm not a huge fan of The Royal Tenenbaums, but a lot of people like it a lot. Rushmore and The Life Aquatic I quite enjoyed.
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Okay, here's a list of a few you need to see.
Rocky - The most important underdog story of all time. You don't need to like boxing or anything to appreciate this story of a man who has nothing being given one of the biggest chances to make something of his life.
Braveheart - Still one of my favourite movies.
The Matrix - You've probably seen it. Who hasn't? The first one has one of the most creative plot ideas in a long time. What if we're all really sleeping right now and none of this is real?
Sin City - The whole movie was done with green screen technology, but this is the closest and most accurate adaptation from a comic book/graphic novel to screen ever made. Not to mention that Mickey Rourke is kick ass. (Also directed by Robert Rodriguez, who I mentioned earlier)
The Godfather - Too legendary to get into why it's important to see. Just see it, even if you don't think it will interest you.
Shindler's List - Another one that's too legendary to give much of an explanation for. Pretty much everyone has at least heard of this movie. Whether or not you think it lives up to all the hype is up to you. I really like it though.
Crash - Recently won the Academy award for best picture. Written and directed by Canadian screenwriter/director Paul Haggis who also wrote and won an Academy award the previous year for the Clint Eastwood movie Million Dollar Baby. He currently has a movie in theatres starring Zach Braff from the TV series Scrubs called The Last Kiss.
The Rage In Placid Lake - I've recommended this one on here before. Don't get it confused with the american movie from the late 90's called Lake Placid. This is actually an Australian film starring a musician named Ben Lee. He's huge in Australia and recently toured across Canada both opening for Sam Roberts a few months ago and earlier this month on his own club tour. This movie is as far from Hollywood types of films as you can get. It's got a really independent feel to it, but it's one of the better written comedy/dramas I've seen in a while. The dialogue is fantastic.
A few others I'll recommend right now that are worth checking out and while not necessarily as groundbreaking as other movies, are still quite enjoyable.
Lucky Number Slevin, The Butterfly Effect, The Weather Man, Domino, Lord Of War.
I'll come up with some better ones soon. No time right now.
Rocky - The most important underdog story of all time. You don't need to like boxing or anything to appreciate this story of a man who has nothing being given one of the biggest chances to make something of his life.
Braveheart - Still one of my favourite movies.
The Matrix - You've probably seen it. Who hasn't? The first one has one of the most creative plot ideas in a long time. What if we're all really sleeping right now and none of this is real?
Sin City - The whole movie was done with green screen technology, but this is the closest and most accurate adaptation from a comic book/graphic novel to screen ever made. Not to mention that Mickey Rourke is kick ass. (Also directed by Robert Rodriguez, who I mentioned earlier)
The Godfather - Too legendary to get into why it's important to see. Just see it, even if you don't think it will interest you.
Shindler's List - Another one that's too legendary to give much of an explanation for. Pretty much everyone has at least heard of this movie. Whether or not you think it lives up to all the hype is up to you. I really like it though.
Crash - Recently won the Academy award for best picture. Written and directed by Canadian screenwriter/director Paul Haggis who also wrote and won an Academy award the previous year for the Clint Eastwood movie Million Dollar Baby. He currently has a movie in theatres starring Zach Braff from the TV series Scrubs called The Last Kiss.
The Rage In Placid Lake - I've recommended this one on here before. Don't get it confused with the american movie from the late 90's called Lake Placid. This is actually an Australian film starring a musician named Ben Lee. He's huge in Australia and recently toured across Canada both opening for Sam Roberts a few months ago and earlier this month on his own club tour. This movie is as far from Hollywood types of films as you can get. It's got a really independent feel to it, but it's one of the better written comedy/dramas I've seen in a while. The dialogue is fantastic.
A few others I'll recommend right now that are worth checking out and while not necessarily as groundbreaking as other movies, are still quite enjoyable.
Lucky Number Slevin, The Butterfly Effect, The Weather Man, Domino, Lord Of War.
I'll come up with some better ones soon. No time right now.
Lando wrote:Sin City - The whole movie was done with green screen technology, but this is the closest and most accurate adaptation from a comic book/graphic novel to screen ever made. Not to mention that Mickey Rourke is kick ass. (Also directed by Robert Rodriguez, who I mentioned earlier)
Not to mention Carla Gucinno in the buff *growl*
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seriously, Crash was/is not as good as people make it to be.
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