OT - So what movie/DVD is a must see?

my_volcanic · Post by **my_volcanic** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 4:08 pm

its actually austrian i see

futureproof · Post by **futureproof** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 4:20 pm

To Kill A Mockingbird

12 Angry Men

LOST season 1 and 2 (IF you research the relevant philosophy, mythology, and recurring thematic motifs)

edit: I forgot my all time fave, The Warriors!!

pepezabala · Post by **pepezabala** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 4:49 pm

my_volcanic wrote:for fans of unnerving/disturbing i would recommend a german film called funny games. ive watched it twice and it doesnt get any funnier the second time round.

scary scary

droppedbeat · Post by **droppedbeat** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 5:32 pm

The Salton Sea, I Heart Huckabee's

Hypomixolydian · Post by **Hypomixolydian** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 5:41 pm

I can't say I agree with many of the film choices people have recommended, though you probably won't agree with mine. If you want a laugh, I suggest:

All the Austen Power movies, Dumb and Dumber (comedy classic in my opinion), There's Something About Mary, The Life Of Brian, Monty Python And The Holy Grail.

For something a bit more "serious" then:

The Fisher King, Pulp Fiction, From Dusk to Dawn 1, The Godfather, The Pianist, Scarface.

Actually, there are loads more excellent movies!!!

djadonis206 · Post by **djadonis206** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 6:33 pm

Ok fine - I watch more than Porn and South Park (that's a lie but run with me here)

Yes Austin Powers is good on a saturday, sunday afternoon

US Marshalls is a good one

Trainspotting I love

Batman Begins aint bad for a block buster type flick

Pete_m · Post by **Pete_m** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 6:58 pm

Apocalypse now!

the chopper part with the wagner composition is a classic

fear and loathing in las vegas - best watched when smoking weed

also, road trip always goes down well.. but these are all oldies, nothing much fun on dvd at the minute imo

jackass the movie 2 is due to be released in cinmeas in september though, and a film staring samuel l jackson called 'snakes on a plane' is due in the next few months too

Pete_m · Post by **Pete_m** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 7:02 pm

Silverfish wrote:Fight Club. 'Nuff said.

sushhh. we dont talk about fight club...

infact.. what is fightclub

debu · Post by **debu** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 7:03 pm

Waking life
mindwalk
gattaca

FORMAT · Post by **FORMAT** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 7:15 pm

I think Wong Kar-Wei's "In the Mood for Love" is amazing, as are Chungking Express and Fallen Angels.

Mulholland Drive is top, as are Big Lebowski, Elephant, Memento.

If you are into music at all, get the atmospherically dense "Step Across the Border" about multi-instrumentalist Fred Frith. Other music film: "Stop Making Sense" (Talking Heads)

Welles' "The trial" (F. Kafka) is well worth watching more than once.

I really like the stuff that Lalo Shifrin did the music for, such as "Bullit" and "Dirty Harry".

I love "'This is Spinal Tap" too.

Definitely check out Kusturica's "Underground" and "Black Cat White Cat" and "Time of the Gypsys".

dhilsabeck · Post by **dhilsabeck** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 7:43 pm

forge wrote: I also got extras - the new ricky gervais (the office) comedy - I actually think it's better than the office

shit, must be funny. i would proclaim THE OFFICE as my personal favorite. David Brent is one of the funniest characters of all time.

also a huge fan of ABSOLUTLEY FABULOUS. it just keeps getting better and better. season 5 is brutal.

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (Burton, Elfman and Depp at their best)

3 AMIGOS (tried and true)

ZOOLANDER (best comedy from the past 5 years)

CITY OF GOD (brazillian street gangsta flick-EXCELLENT)

ILTK · Post by **ILTK** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 7:44 pm

Ups, allmost forgot, one of the greatest b movie of all times

Jesus Christ - Vampire Hunter

http://imdb.com/title/tt0311361/

There's quotes enough in this movie to last you forever, like...

Jesus Christ: Is that you, bowl of cherries?
God: Do bowls of cherries talk, Jesus?
Jesus Christ: I don't know. I've seen a lot of strange things over the years.

Kap Zuul · Post by **Kap Zuul** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 7:46 pm

MUST SEES:

Lars von Trier: Dogville, Manderlay, Idiots, The Kingdom, dancer in the dark, europatrilogy

Darren Aronofsky: Pi, Requiem for a Dream

Hayao Miyazaki: ALL, especially Mononoke-hime, Spirited Away, Nausicaä, Totoro

Shane Black: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

not to forget musical und visual masterpieces :

Godfrey Reggio:

Koyaanisqatsi

Powaqqatsi

Naqoyqatsi

IF U DONT KNOW THEM WATCH THEM

DeadlyKungFu · Post by **DeadlyKungFu** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 9:42 pm

Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf - Mike Nichols directing Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton as a worn out couple of alcoholics. The wife and I love to get drunk to this movie, pure gold.

Full Metal Jacket - My favorite Kubrick, all his stuff is good though, this one is highly sample-able.

Office Space - If you've ever worked in an office, this is a must see. This movie keeps me sane at work.

Endless Summer - The best surf movie ever as well as one of the best documentaries ever. Filmed when surfing was just a weird sport, no attitude, just two guys travelling the world in 1966 looking for waves. The sequel is pretty good too.

Cool Hand Luke - Paul Newman as a man who refuses to give in to 'the man'.

Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - This was Bowie's last concert as 'the man who fell from the sky' but the audience didn't know it until the end of the movie. Shot by DA Pennybaker, one of the best documentary makers ever. Guitarist Mick Ronson is amazing.

Underworld Live: Everything Everything - Underworld live circa 2000, need I say more?

Glengarry Glen Ross - Also called Death Of A Fucking Salesman. All star cast, amazing dialog.

Then there's Jaws, Animal House, Blues Brothers, Vacation, Dazed and Confused, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (lots of Depp's movies are great, IMO), Repo Man, Casablanca, The Good The Bad and The Ugly (and the two sequels), Woody Allen's movies, The Dirty Dozen, The Great Escape, The Bridge Over the River Kwai, Kelly's Heroes, Rebel Without A Cause, Tampopo, Breaking Away, Basketball Diaries, BLOW, Wild At Heart, Ghost Dog, Goodfellas, anything by Hitchcock (Rear Window, Strangers On A Train, Vertigo, Psycho, North By Northwest), Hotel Rwanda, Do The Right Thing, Sexy Beast, John Hugh's movies, The Queens Of Comedy (!!fucking hilarious!!), Conrack, Guess Who's Coming To Dinner, The Falcon and the Snowman

Some of the mantioned movies: I Heart Huckabees, Austin Powers, Magnolia, Boogie Nights, 2001, Trainspotting (with subtitles, every single line in that movie is amazing), Fight Club, Blazing Saddles, Hudsucker Proxy, The Godfather I and II, Dead Man, 12 Angry Men

There's more, I gotta stop there...

ILTK · Post by **ILTK** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 10:41 pm

And one of the best damn westerns of newer times

Tombstone http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108358/

Val Kilmer is awesome in this movie.

"I'm your huckleberry"
"It would appear that the strain was more than he could bear"

So many quotes to choose from