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sadguy
Joined: 13 Feb 2011
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 Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 6:31 pm Post subject: must see movies |
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what are some movies you think that every person should see?
there are movies that i'm *supposed* to see and have tried and couldn't even finish it. for example, indiana jones. maybe it's the kind of movie you have to see as a kid to get lost in.
anyways, i'd like to give these must see movies a try. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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| City of God and Infernal Affairs. |
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brento1138
Joined: 17 Nov 2004
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| Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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Everyone has a different definition of what is a "must see." Here is a list of movies you must see, by genre:
Comedy: Being John Malkovich
Drama: Shawshank Redemption, 21 Grams, A Clockwork Orange, Casino, Goodfellas, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction
Film Noir: Pulp Fiction, Memento
Science Fiction: Twelve Monkeys, Gattaca, Contact, Alien, District 9, Planet of the Apes (1968)
Action: Fight Club, Matrix, Boondock Saints
Epic: Barry Lyndon, Lawrence of Arabia, Braveheart, Gladiator
Thriller: American Psycho
Foreign: Downfall (German), North Face (German)
That was off the top of my head... they're all very decent movies. If you haven't seen them all, get them and watch them ASAP! |
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sadguy
Joined: 13 Feb 2011
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| Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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| brento1138 wrote: |
Everyone has a different definition of what is a "must see." Here is a list of movies you must see, by genre:
Comedy: Being John Malkovich
Drama: Shawshank Redemption, 21 Grams, A Clockwork Orange, Casino, Goodfellas, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction
Film Noir: Pulp Fiction, Memento
Science Fiction: Twelve Monkeys, Gattaca, Contact, Alien, District 9, Planet of the Apes (1968)
Action: Fight Club, Matrix, Boondock Saints
Epic: Barry Lyndon, Lawrence of Arabia, Braveheart, Gladiator
Thriller: American Psycho
Foreign: Downfall (German), North Face (German)
That was off the top of my head... they're all very decent movies. If you haven't seen them all, get them and watch them ASAP! |
cool, i've seen most of the films you listed but i'll check out the others.
i haven't seen gattaca, barry lyndon, lawrence of arabia and the foreign films.
funny that you only have one comedy listed. |
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Mr. Peabody
Joined: 24 Sep 2010
Location: here
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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 |
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Died By Bear
Joined: 13 Jul 2010
Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 2:05 am Post subject: |
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| Soilent Green, we are almost there my friend. Bon appetite! |
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Died By Bear
Joined: 13 Jul 2010
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Stout
Joined: 28 May 2011
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Inspiration for Tarantino's "Kill Bill"-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_Convict_701:_Scorpion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Snowblood
These are both fairly graphic and don't pull many punches, so a word of warning to the meek and mild. Of the two, the second is more accessible, while the first one makes more sense if you've lived in Tokyo and hung out with bohemian types who were born poor and weren't coping the image. The theme song from the first one is also heard during "Kill Bill".
A 'must see' on account of the fact that Kaji Meiko is just about the most wicked female assasin (especially in "Lady Snowblood") you are likely to set your eyes on in a movie. |
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young_clinton
Joined: 09 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 4:10 am Post subject: |
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Thunderball
You Only Live Twice
Moonraker
Khartoum
Never Cry Wolf
Tron
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Shane
Spartacus
Islands in the Stream
Patton
Fall of the Roman Empire
Hannibal (The book is better)
Conan the Barbarian
The Return of the Jedi
All the more recent starwars
The Lord of the Rings (All three)
Escape from LA 
Sink the Bismark
The Magical Mystery Tour (Bad movie, but very interesting in some ways)
Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?
The Dark Knight
The Three Musketeers (1970's version)
The Four Musketeers (1970's version)
The Beach
The Quick and the Dead
Bat*21
The Verdict
Pee Wee's Big Adventure |
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seoulsucker
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 5:21 am Post subject: |
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| Died By Bear wrote: |
| Soilent Green, we are almost there my friend. Bon appetite! |
Soylent Green 2.
It's STILL made out of people!!! They didn't change the recipe like they said they were gonna...it's still people!! |
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Mr. Peabody
Joined: 24 Sep 2010
Location: here
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 6:44 am Post subject: |
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| seoulsucker wrote: |
| Died By Bear wrote: |
| Soilent Green, we are almost there my friend. Bon appetite! |
Soylent Green 2.
It's STILL made out of people!!! They didn't change the recipe like they said they were gonna...it's still people!! |
Awww! You just spoiled it! I was so looking forward to SG2...  |
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cragesmure
Joined: 23 Oct 2010
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 6:56 am Post subject: |
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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". |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 7:00 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 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. |
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Koreadays
Joined: 20 May 2008
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 7:27 am Post subject: |
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| Mr. Peabody wrote: |
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. |
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Died By Bear
Joined: 13 Jul 2010
Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 7:28 am Post subject: |
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| Mr. Peabody wrote: |
| seoulsucker wrote: |
| Died By Bear wrote: |
| Soilent Green, we are almost there my friend. Bon appetite! |
Soylent Green 2.
It's STILL made out of people!!! They didn't change the recipe like they said they were gonna...it's still people!! |
Awww! You just spoiled it! I was so looking forward to SG2... |
dammit man!!!! |
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