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Post by MysteryLamb on Oct 10, 2021 0:25:22 GMT
It's NOT the best films made, it's ones that mean the most to you. In the same way packet stuffing, gravy, sausages, and Yorkshire puds isn't the best meal but it's a favourite.
Original Planet of the Apes (mum loved it - I do too. We watched it so many times).
Weird Science (my sister and I occasionally bounce quotes from it off each other - we watched it together about a month ago again for the first time in maybe 25 years, trashy fun).
Back to the Future (some sentimentality, it is tighter than a mermaids brazier though - classic), but really I remember seeing it in the cinema with mum and sisters and the trailer at the end for both parts 2&3 were shown immediately after. I was so excited. The car was flying!
Ferris Beuller (spelling?). On repeat once we had a VHS player.
Nostalgia thread then.
Terrorvision - Google how bad that was. But it was taboo and I was about 12.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2021 0:31:25 GMT
Amelie is up there, as is most of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's catalog.
The Godfather might be no. 1.
Raging Bull.
In the Mood For Love, and everything Wong Kar-Wai does.
And top it off with Coming to America.
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Post by MysteryLamb on Oct 10, 2021 0:40:31 GMT
Amelie is up there, as is most of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's catalog. The Godfather might be no. 1. Raging Bull. In the Mood For Love, and everything Wong Kar-Wai does. And top it off with Coming to America. Amelie is bloody lovely and also evokes positive nostalgia for the time I first saw it. By proxy now on my list. |
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Post by RadicalRex on Oct 10, 2021 1:38:07 GMT
2001. Stone cold.
Terminator 2. Thought it was badass when I was 14 or so, but when I was young I also liked Jurassic Park, Independence Day and whatnot. Terminator 2 is the one that withstood the test of time, I can watch it today and still marvel at how fucking brilliant it is.
Life of Brian, Holy Grail, Jabberwocky. No matter how often I watch them, they still put a smile on my face.
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Post by Aunt Alison on Oct 10, 2021 6:22:55 GMT
Three Amigos Blair Witch The Fog Big Trouble in Little China Blade Runner Robocop Total Recall Lost Boys
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Post by Nanocrystal on Oct 10, 2021 6:40:11 GMT
Fury Road
Fellowship of the Ring
Spinal Tap
Whiplash
District 9
Aliens
Bladerunner 2049
Shawshank
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2021 7:40:33 GMT
Probably missed something, but the films I've watched most are the below (aside from Dead Poets which I've only seen twice).
Groundhog Day
The Princess Bride
The Fellowship of the Ring
Zulu
Gladiator
When We Were Soldiers
Die Hard
The Good,the Bad and the Ugly
Dead Poets Society
Star Wars
Terminator / Predator
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Post by cubby on Oct 10, 2021 7:49:51 GMT
Magnolia
Introduced me to several things I still love: Paul Thomas Anderson, Aimee Mann's music, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and long ass movies about how your parents fuck you up.
The best Tom Cruise performance.
There's a bit where all the cast start singing for no obvious reason other than mood.
It's pretentious and overreaching, with an over the top performance from Julianne Moore that shouldn't work but does. It's great.
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Post by Lizard on Oct 10, 2021 7:54:54 GMT
I really struggle with this kind of thing, but there's a few films that I've watched over and over again:
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Back to the Future
Dr Strangelove
Terminator 2
The Third Man
Heathers
Princess Mononoke
The Long Goodbye
The Princess Bride
Local Hero
Casablanca
Robocop
Goodbye Pork Pie
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Post by Cosmopolitan on Oct 10, 2021 7:56:00 GMT
In no particular order:
Alien
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Terminator 2
The Matrix
Grease
The Godfather
Evil Dead
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Drag Me To Hell
The Ring (original, not the US remake)
The Fly
No Country for Old Men
Fargo
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Post by hedben on Oct 10, 2021 8:40:00 GMT
The Abyss - absolutely blew my mind watching it as a kid. Effects, action, submarine bumper-car chase scene, it had everything an 11 year old could wish for.
Desperado - Top quality action film, teenage me quite appreciated Selma Hayek too.
Alladin - best Disney film, RIP Robin Williams
Memento - probably hasn't stood the test of time to be honest, but it's one of those films where you feel a bit clever for understanding it.
Labyrinth- it's a cult classic for a reason. The scene in a tunnel with approaching knives gave me nightmares but I still watched it every chance I got.
Delicatessen - haven't actually seen it in years, but I remember it having some great characters, music and moments. Plus it's French so you get to feel a bit cultured recommending it.
District 13 / Banlieue 13 - "that parkour movie", just does its thing, but does it extremely well.
Edit- hadn't twigged that Delicatessen was by the Amelie guy but it should have been obvious in hindsight. Amelie is also very much on the list.
Also thinking of foreign language films I remembered another:
City of God - fucking fantastic and chilling
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Post by richardiox on Oct 10, 2021 8:50:16 GMT
Goonies
Gremlins
Planes Trains Automobiles
Lord of the Rings
Contact
Arrival
Big Trouble in Little China
Ferris Bueller
Home Alone
Star Wars OG Trilogy
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Post by suicida on Oct 10, 2021 9:19:35 GMT
Two films that I watched with my dad when I was a kid, both still amazing:
Duel - Spielberg's first film, about a faceless homicidal truck driver stalking a traveling salesman through rural America. Just so tense, and the film that got Spielberg noticed and led to, well, everything that followed.
The Boys from Brazil - just an amazing cast: Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier, James Mason, and an early appearance for Steve Gutenberg. Nazi Hunter Ezra Lieberman (Olivier) on the trail of insane Nazi madman Josef Mengele (Peck)
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Post by Youthist on Oct 10, 2021 9:23:48 GMT
You all appear to have missed Midnight Run from your lists.
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Post by H-alphaFox on Oct 10, 2021 9:32:01 GMT
Blues Brothers
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Top Gun
The Gate
Weird Science
The Evil Dead trilogy
Breakfast Club
Big
The real Star Warseseses and Indy's
The Big Lebowski
The Castle
The Crocodile Dundees
Probably others.
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The Jaws movies
Beverly Hills Cops
Lethal Weapon
Commando
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Post by richardiox on Oct 10, 2021 9:34:46 GMT
Magnolia Introduced me to several things I still love: Paul Thomas Anderson, Aimee Mann's music, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and long ass movies about how your parents fuck you up. The best Tom Cruise performance. There's a bit where all the cast start singing for no obvious reason other than mood. It's pretentious and overreaching, with an over the top performance from Julianne Moore that shouldn't work but does. It's great. "I'm going to dropkick your fucking dog" is probably the best Tom Cruise line in any film ever. This film gets nowhere near enough love. Read a great article how it was written to fit the Aimee Mann soundtrack, not the other way around. /Goes to check it there's a 4K HDR release |
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Post by cubby on Oct 10, 2021 9:38:33 GMT
Magnolia Introduced me to several things I still love: Paul Thomas Anderson, Aimee Mann's music, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and long ass movies about how your parents fuck you up. The best Tom Cruise performance. There's a bit where all the cast start singing for no obvious reason other than mood. It's pretentious and overreaching, with an over the top performance from Julianne Moore that shouldn't work but does. It's great. "I'm going to dropkick your fucking dog" is probably the best Tom Cruise line in any film ever. This film gets nowhere near enough love. Read a great article how it was written to fit the Aimee Mann soundtrack, not the other way around. /Goes to check it there's a 4K HDR release Spoilers: there isn't, not even a Criterion. |
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Post by Matt A on Oct 10, 2021 9:48:47 GMT
Blade Runner and Withnail and I, oh and Robocop.
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Post by rockavitch on Oct 10, 2021 10:19:47 GMT
Evil Dead.
Big Trouble In Little China.
Mad Max.
Turbo Kid.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2021 10:46:22 GMT
The princess bride. Without a doubt The greatest movie ever made.
Robocop
Indy and the last crusade
Terminator 2
Ferris beueller
Rocky horror picture show
Total recall
Bladerunner 2049
Predator
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2021 10:51:47 GMT
Oh and the meaning of life. How can a movie that includes this not be counted among the great? youtu.be/fUspLVStPbk |
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Post by LFace on Oct 10, 2021 11:25:30 GMT
Original Texas Chainsaw Massacre "Look what your brother did to the door!"
Evil Dead 2
Matrix
2001 / 2010
Candyman
Ghostbusters
Rocky 1-4. Rocky 5 does not exist.
Creepshow
Interstellar
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Post by Aunt Alison on Oct 10, 2021 11:43:27 GMT
Is it really that good? I still haven't seen it because I love the original so much and I'm scared |
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Post by richardiox on Oct 10, 2021 11:49:35 GMT
Is it really that good? I still haven't seen it because I love the original so much and I'm scared It is the perfect sequel and doesn't tarnish the original at all. It's incredible that you love the original but haven't seen this. If you have the tech it's also one of the best examples of a 4K HDR release you can buy. |
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Post by anephric on Oct 10, 2021 11:49:52 GMT
Aside from a few minor caveats mostly involving Jared Leto, I can't imagine a better sequel. It was absolutely storming on a huge screen with massive sound. It is inevitably diminished via home viewing.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2021 11:54:01 GMT
Personally, I didn't like it all, which is why I'm wary of the new Dune. Also, not a fan of that Chalomet kid.
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Post by anephric on Oct 10, 2021 12:05:37 GMT
I'VE SUCKED OTHER MEN'S COCKS. |
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Post by Aunt Alison on Oct 10, 2021 12:19:10 GMT
Sometimes you've just got to blurt it out. Like ripping off a plaster. Proud of you
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2021 12:44:02 GMT
2001. Stone cold. Terminator 2. Thought it was badass when I was 14 or so, but when I was young I also liked Jurassic Park, Independence Day and whatnot. Terminator 2 is the one that withstood the test of time, I can watch it today and still marvel at how fucking brilliant it is. Life of Brian, Holy Grail, Jabberwocky. No matter how often I watch them, they still put a smile on my face. Forgive me if I have misread this but are you saying JP has aged poorly or isn't as good anymore? I will legit have to fight you to the death for having this opinion. |
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Post by clemfandango on Oct 10, 2021 12:46:16 GMT
Serious lack of starship troopers in here
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