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cragesmure
Joined: 23 Oct 2010
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| northway wrote: |
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| Loads of good movies mentioned here. One Korean movie that is worth checking out is "The Isle" (섬). It's a bit dated, but is different from the usual clap-trap that the industry churns out. |
I'm a big fan of 3-Iron (빈집-Bin Jip-Empty Houses) by the same director. Next to no dialogue, but extremely well shot and is quite engaging despite its silence. |
I'd never heard of it, but will check it out. Cheers for that, mate. |
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Stout
Joined: 28 May 2011
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 7:57 am Post subject: |
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| cragesmure wrote: |
Loads of good movies mentioned here. One Korean movie that is worth checking out is "The Isle" (섬). It's a bit dated, but is different from the usual clap-trap that the industry churns out.
I'm a bit biased, but a couple of Aussie classics- "Two Hands", "Hercules Returns", "The Castle", "Bad Boy Bubby", "Kokoda" and, of course "Mad Max". |
Ever see "Walkabout"? |
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cragesmure
Joined: 23 Oct 2010
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 8:17 am Post subject: |
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| Stout wrote: |
| cragesmure wrote: |
Loads of good movies mentioned here. One Korean movie that is worth checking out is "The Isle" (섬). It's a bit dated, but is different from the usual clap-trap that the industry churns out.
I'm a bit biased, but a couple of Aussie classics- "Two Hands", "Hercules Returns", "The Castle", "Bad Boy Bubby", "Kokoda" and, of course "Mad Max". |
Ever see "Walkabout"? |
Of course. There are many more to go on about- "Picnic at Hanging Rock", "Romper Stomper", "Don's Party"...Do I really need to mention them all? |
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Stout
Joined: 28 May 2011
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 8:31 am Post subject: |
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| Nah, just wanted to briefly revisit a memory |
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cragesmure
Joined: 23 Oct 2010
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 9:07 am Post subject: |
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| Stout wrote: |
| Nah, just wanted to briefly revisit a memory |
Sorry- I might have gotten a bit aggressive there. We didn't have a video player when I was a kid, but my mum brought the one in her department at school home for the holidays. She made me watch "Walkabout" twice, when a perfectly good tape of "Gremlins" went to waste. To be fair, she did use the VCR to introduce me to Monty Python via "Life of Brian", so all's well that ends well. |
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myenglishisno
Joined: 08 Mar 2011
Location: Geumchon
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 9:30 am Post subject: |
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Science Fiction ('cause I'm a huge SF nerd):
2001: A Space Oddyssey (classic)
Blade Runner (classic/essentially started the cyberpunk subgenre)
District 9 (will be a classic)
Moon (indie)
Akira (anime/classic)
The Truman Show (underrated/classic/wonderful)
Children of Men (amazing cinematography)
Gattaca (classic/wonderful)
Terminator 2 (classic/much better than the first in my opinion)
Aliens (classic/genre defining)
Equilibrium (underrated/cult classic/no one has seen it and it is actually very good)
The Host (cult classic/Korean)
Star Wars: The Empire Strike Back (classic/best of Star Wars trilogy)
The Matrix (cult classic/huge cultural impact)
Ghost in the Shell (anime/cult classic)
A Clockwork Orange (classic)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (indie/classic -- yes, it really is SF)
Neon Genesis Evangelion (anime/cult classic/nobody can decide if it's genius or idiotic)
The Fifth Element (underrated -- one word: "multipass")
Starship Troopers (cult classic/horrifying/amusing satire)
The Animatrix (The Second Renassance I&II and Beyond)
Twelve Monkeys (cult classic/genre defining)
Jurassic Park (classic/no one has not seen it)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn (classic)
Minority Report (underrated/I thought it was brilliant)
Cube (indie/classic/Canadian)
Dark City (mind-blowing pre-2000, these days... not so much)
Serenity (underrated/indie/Brilliant if you watch the Firefly series first)
Honourable mentions:
A.I. (Otherwise known as: the movie that would have been a classic if the last thirty minutes or so didn't ruin it)
Donnie Darko (Is this even SF? Does it even have a genre? Great movie that I always recommend to older students who seem interested in foreign movies)
I'll admit that some of these movies aren't actually good but they're all very important. I tried to make the list so you could tell which ones were good and worth watching and which were just worth watching. |
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travel zen
Joined: 22 Feb 2005
Location: Good old Toronto, Canada
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 10:46 am Post subject: |
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I agree Equilibrium, Gattica and Dark City are underrated. Great movies even if your not into sci fi too much.
Fifth Element was fun to watch. Shawshank is possibly the best movie made in 20 years. |
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T-J
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
Location: Seoul EunpyungGu Yeonsinnae
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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Just in the comedy category, because I think it's been under represented so far...
35. The Blues Brothers
34. There's Something about Mary
33. The Longest Yard
32. Stripes
31. Groundhog Day
30. A Christmas Story
29. National Lampoon's Vacation
28. Silver Streak
27. Christmas Vacation
26. Fast Times at Ridgemont High
25. Heaven Can Wait
24. Beverly Hills Cop
23. Sleeper
22. My Favorite Year
21. Planes Trains and Automobiles
20. Caddyshack
19. The Producers (Gene Wilder 1968 version)
18. American Graffiti
17. Father of the Bride (Spencer Tracy original version)
16. When Harry Met Sally
15. The Pink Panther
14. Fast Times at Ridgemont High
13. The Princess Bride
12. Ghost Busters
11. The Road to Singapore (any of the road shows, but this is my fav)
10. It's a mad mad mad mad World
9. Some Like It Hot
8. Duck Soup
7. Blazing Saddles
6. M*A*S*H
5. Dr. Strangeglove
4. The Jerk
3. Airplane
2. Animal House
1. Montey Python and The Holy Grail
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Oreovictim
Joined: 23 Aug 2006
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Louis VI
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
Location: In my Kingdom
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 1:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Mr. Peabody wrote: |
101 Movies Everyone Should See
12 Angry Men (1957)
Apocalypse Now
Casablanca
Dead Poet's Society
Fargo
Godfather, The
L.A. Confidential
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Platoon
Psycho (1960)
Pulp Fiction
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Schindler's List
Star Wars
Terminator 2
Truman Show, The
Usual Suspects, The |
We agree on 17 of the 101. Everybody from every generation should see these movies. |
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Died By Bear
Joined: 13 Jul 2010
Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
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Mr. Peabody
Joined: 24 Sep 2010
Location: here
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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http://www.greenespace.com/web/richardsmovies.htm
101 Movies Everyone Should See
12 Angry Men (1957)
2001: A Space Odyssey
Akira
Aliens
Amadeus
American Beauty
Amistad
Apocalypse Now
As Good as it Gets
Babe
Back to the Future
Batman
Braveheart
Casablanca
Chocolat
Citizen Kane
Clerks
Clockwork Orange, A
Clue
Crow, The
Dances with Wolves
Dead Poet's Society
Deer Hunter, The
Desperado
Dr. No
Dr. Strangelove
Dracula (1931)
Empire Strikes Back, The
English Patient, The
Excalibur
Exorcist, The
Falling Down
Fargo
Few Good Men, A
Fifth Element, The
From Russia with Love
Full Metal Jacket
Ghost and the Darkness, The
Gladiator
Godfather Part II, The
Godfather, The
Goldfinger
Good Morning, Vietnam
Goodfellas
Green Mile, The
Grosse Pointe Blank
Heat
Hudsucker Proxy, The
Hunt for Red October, The
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Interview with the Vampire
Iron Giant, The
Jaws
L.A. Confidential
Last of the Mohicans, The
Life is Beautiful
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
Memento
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Mr. Holland's Opus
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Patton
Platoon
Pleasantville
Predator
Princess Bride, The
Professional, The
Psycho (1960)
Pulp Fiction
Quiz Show
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Ref, The
Remains of the Day, The
Return of the Jedi
Rob Roy
Roger & Me
Run Lola Run
Saint, The
Saving Private Ryan
Scent of a Woman
Schindler's List
Seven Samurai, The
Shawshank Redemption, The
Silence of the Lambs, The
Simple Plan, A
Sixth Sense, The
Sleepy Hollow
Slingblade
Star Wars
Sting, The
Suicide Kings
Superman
Terminator 2
Time to Kill, A
Tombstone
Traffic
True Lies
Truman Show, The
Usual Suspects, The
Whole Nine Yards, The
You Only Live Twice |
I have seen all of those movies. I don't agree on the list thought.
some of those movies are not that good, technically, photographically and narratively.
there are so many other movies which need to be on that list. and so many need to come off that list..
The whole nine yards!! really???
can't believe China town in not in the list, regarded as one of the best screenplays to hit the screen. |
I should have made this clear when I posted, it's not my list, and I agree Chinatown should be on there. Along with Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, As Good as it Gets, The Shining, ect...(Jack is awesome)
But I agree with many of the picks, if not most.
There are a bunch I would dump, too. The Ref? Pul-leeeze! |
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T-J
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
Location: Seoul EunpyungGu Yeonsinnae
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6827163268088648679#
OMG IS THAT susan sarandon? |
Yup. And Barry Bostwick. Tim Curry had a pretty good career as well.
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Koreadays
Joined: 20 May 2008
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 5:51 pm Post subject: |
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| cragesmure wrote: |
| Stout wrote: |
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Loads of good movies mentioned here. One Korean movie that is worth checking out is "The Isle" (섬). It's a bit dated, but is different from the usual clap-trap that the industry churns out.
I'm a bit biased, but a couple of Aussie classics- "Two Hands", "Hercules Returns", "The Castle", "Bad Boy Bubby", "Kokoda" and, of course "Mad Max". |
Ever see "Walkabout"? |
Of course. There are many more to go on about- "Picnic at Hanging Rock", "Romper Stomper", "Don's Party"...Do I really need to mention them all? |
Rabbit proof fence, Gallipoli, Bodyline also classics. |
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skinhead
Joined: 11 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 8:37 am Post subject: |
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a word of warning to the meek and mild.. |
Thank you.
Prospero's Books ~ Peter Greenaway. |
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