What do I need to see before I die?

_old_lady_peace · Post by **_old_lady_peace** » 9/26/2006, 1:31 pm

i <3 huckabees, definitely
the stepford wives
hercules (the animated disney one)
fight club, yeah

idk everything!

Hope · Post by **Hope** » 9/26/2006, 7:18 pm

i dunno if anyone has mentioned these.. but you MUST watch this:

Amelie (le fabuleux destin d'Amelie Poulain).

it's seriously one of the most awesome (modern) movies ever.

You should also see at least a couple of Hayao Miyazaki's animated films. pure genius work.
some recommendations:

Princess Mononoke
Spirited Away
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

here are some other suggestions. all of these were critically acclaimed, if you care about that sort of thing.

Schindler's List... this is a must.
Ray
To Kill a Mockingbird
Oldboy (Foreign - by a Korean director.)
Doctor Zhivago (classic film, historical context)

i sometimes check the IMDB Top 250 list if i don't know which dvds to rent. it's a pretty good guideline, i think, but not perfect.

Lando · Post by **Lando** » 9/27/2006, 2:20 am

I liked Amelie, but I wouldn't put it in my MUST SEE LIST.

As for Miyazaki films, I definitely agree with you. Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke especially.

I'm really glad you didn't mention Howl's Moving Castle. I did like it a lot, but it just didn't have that something extra the other 3 you named had.

Gimme_Shelter · Post by **Gimme_Shelter** » 9/27/2006, 2:26 am

Lando wrote:
Gimme_Shelter wrote:
Lando wrote:I agree with all of the one's Gimme mentioned, with the exception of Josey Wales. It's one of my favourite westerns, but I wouldn't say it's a must see before you die. There are better westerns out there.

I just picked it because I didnt want to say something obvious,
Everyone knows about The Good The Bad And The Ugly, or Unforgiven

So I figured I’d go with something more obscure in Outlaw Josey Whales which is movie a lot more people would not know about in comparison to the other two

They're obvious to people who know a lot of movies, but even people who think they're big movie fans don't go back to watch a lot of older movies, especially westerns. Not that Unforgiven is all that old, but there's a good chance even though both of those movies are much better known than some of Eastwood's other westerns, that most people on this board haven't seen any of the 3.

Well then,

The Wild Bunch
The Magnificent Seven

Lando · Post by **Lando** » 9/27/2006, 2:30 am

Let's not start recommending NON Eastwood films now. If you're gonna do that, you should've probably mentioned a certain Carradine brothers film.

So it may not be the best or a movie you need to see before you die. But Bill is in it.

Gimme_Shelter · Post by **Gimme_Shelter** » 9/27/2006, 2:32 am

he is very hard to kill

also, everyone should see
Hard To Kill

Lando · Post by **Lando** » 9/27/2006, 2:33 am

I saw the new Segal movie you were talking about at Blockbuster. How the cover only has his hands with guns now.

I laughed a lot.

dream in japanese · Post by **dream in japanese** » 9/27/2006, 5:03 pm

Hope · Post by **Hope** » 9/27/2006, 6:49 pm

Lando wrote:I liked Amelie, but I wouldn't put it in my MUST SEE LIST.

As for Miyazaki films, I definitely agree with you. Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke especially.

I'm really glad you didn't mention Howl's Moving Castle. I did like it a lot, but it just didn't have that something extra the other 3 you named had.

Haha, i would easily put Amelie on top of my list.

And i'm glad there's another Miyazaki fan! (other than saman and me). And i also agree about Howl's, i liked it a lot too but it was missing something, i don't quite know what.

I think it's time for me to watch Princess Mononoke again. i haven't seen it for years.

ihatethunderbay · Post by **ihatethunderbay** » 9/27/2006, 7:23 pm

Hope wrote:Oldboy (Foreign - by a Korean director.)

That is a fuuuuucked up movie.

Gimme_Shelter · Post by **Gimme_Shelter** » 9/28/2006, 12:03 am

dream in japanese wrote:

Peter Faulk, Mr. Columbo himself is the grandpa reading the book in that

Lando · Post by **Lando** » 9/28/2006, 3:01 am

He's got a glass eye.

Bandalero · Post by **Bandalero** » 9/28/2006, 9:28 am

Lando wrote:The Deer Hunter is an extremely good movie, with the exception of the first 45 mins to an hour. All of that wedding footage of people dancing and stuff wouldn't cut it anymore. Which is a good thing though, most of that material doesn't advance the story at all, but once everything gets going, it's one really amazing movie.

i like the first part of that movie, because without it the flip side of the movie wouldn't be as dramatic or devastating. it would just be another lame ass war movie. plus, they're pulling shenanigans, gotta love shenanigans.

Lando · Post by **Lando** » 9/28/2006, 4:36 pm

The shenaningans are good, it's also good to show the home life and camaraderie of the characters, but it's waaaay too drawn out. It's like an hour long... especially a lot of the wedding stuff. I read some review some interview and review with director Michael Cimino and he said that if he were to change one thing about the movie it would be cutting back on that material. He knew he could get away with it at the time, but as for a film that stands the test of time, that type of filmmaking just wouldn't work today and he was left without a lot of restriction while editing the film, which might not have been the best in his opinion.

Dr. Hobo · Post by **Dr. Hobo** » 1/1/2007, 7:04 am