What are your "must-watch" movies?
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No, I think that's a common opinion. I share it.
I don't know about that. Try saying that on Reddit, and you'll be down voted to oblivion.
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The wicker man (1973)
Shaun of the dead
The Shawshank redemption
The thing
Shaun of the Dead is so good! I can't believe I missed it from my list. Pretty much anything by Edgar Wright is amazing, I even enjoyed Midnight In Soho, which was his weird Giallo horror tribute.
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There's a lot of movies I really like. But I believe these to be my all time favorites:
Master and Commander
Rogue One
Tron: Legacy
Arrival
Tron has an amazing soundtrack.
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The holy mountain by Jodorowsky is also great. If this is running in a cinema somewhere by chance go for it.
I prefer El Topo to Holy Mountain as it has more of a uh script. Looks like they had a lot of fun filming the latter though!
Both of them are worth taking the time to watch though. Nothing else quite like them.
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Casablanca
It's definitely underrated due to a Seinfeld Effect like phenomenon where everyone feels like they've seen it - even when they haven't.
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I'm not a huge movie fan, but I want to broaden my horizons a bit. I'll offer my list (that I've rewatched so many times I'm a bit tired of them):
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Young Poisoner's Handbook
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Full Metal Jacket
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Life of Brian
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Holy Grail
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Sunset Boulevard
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Curse of the Golden Flower
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The Nightingale
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Downfall
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Amadeus
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Once Were Warriors
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Dusk to Dawn
wrote last edited by [email protected]- There Will be blood.
- No country for old men
- Sicario
- Anora
- Amadeus
- The Big Short
- Children of Men
- Collateral
- A Complete Unknown
- The Departed
- Djanjo Unchained
- Dune 1 & 2
- Ex Machina
- Fracture
- Gone Girl
- Good Time
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Her
- Heretic
- Hotel Rwanda
- The Killer
- The killing of a sacred deer
- Lord of War
- The Menu
- The Pianist
- Terminator 2
- Uncut Gems
- warfare
- Whiplash
Anything with Daniel Day-Lewis really. Or nothing by Aaron Sorkin. If bored and wanting to watch something familiar I like the Bourne (Jason) films.
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Alien, Aliens, Alien 3. Two different movies that are great, then how to make a movie bad.
There's a director's cut like version of Alien 3 that fixes many of the issues (and unfortunately creates a few new ones)
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Did @[email protected] stutter? They never made any sequals.
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Ooh, my kids are heading deep into teenager territory so this feels like my chosen, specialist subject. Avoiding OP's picks (the Python stuff would be on my list too), and in no particular order:
Bladerunner (Directors cut)
The Blues Brothers
This is Spinal Tap
Alien
Aliens
Terminator
Terminator 2
Seven Samurai
Yojimbo (+ A Fistful of Dollars)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Schindler's List
12 Angry Men
Rear Window
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Memento
Dune (the Lynch 1980's one)
The Princess Bride
The Cornetto Trilogy (Sean of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World's End + Baby Driver)
Die Hard
Pulp Fiction
Fight Club
The Silence of the Lambs
Se7en
The Usual Suspects
2001 A Space Odyssey
Platoon
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Trainspotting
My Neighbour Totoro
Do The Right Thing
The Thing (John Carpenter version)Some they've seen, most they haven't yet.
small note: cornetto trilogy, not confetti
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I'm not a huge movie fan, but I want to broaden my horizons a bit. I'll offer my list (that I've rewatched so many times I'm a bit tired of them):
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Young Poisoner's Handbook
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Full Metal Jacket
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Life of Brian
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Holy Grail
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Sunset Boulevard
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Curse of the Golden Flower
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The Nightingale
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Downfall
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Amadeus
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Once Were Warriors
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Dusk to Dawn
Mystery Train
Baraka
Bad Boy Bubby
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Heist (2001)
I like all of Mamet's films, but Heist is head and shoulders above the rest, IMO. Besides being a well written heist film with a great cast, it rewards rewatching. I've watched it so many times, but the last time I watched it, I caught a new detail I hadn't noticed before.
Heist (2001)
Just saw this today, it was pretty great.
As for me, Groundhog Day, every year, on the day. I can rarely stay awake through the whole thing but I won't let that stop me.
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- There Will be blood.
- No country for old men
- Sicario
- Anora
- Amadeus
- The Big Short
- Children of Men
- Collateral
- A Complete Unknown
- The Departed
- Djanjo Unchained
- Dune 1 & 2
- Ex Machina
- Fracture
- Gone Girl
- Good Time
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Her
- Heretic
- Hotel Rwanda
- The Killer
- The killing of a sacred deer
- Lord of War
- The Menu
- The Pianist
- Terminator 2
- Uncut Gems
- warfare
- Whiplash
Anything with Daniel Day-Lewis really. Or nothing by Aaron Sorkin. If bored and wanting to watch something familiar I like the Bourne (Jason) films.
Sicario is some quality action movie. Insanely good
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Sicario is some quality action movie. Insanely good
Yeah it really is. Denis Villeneuve Is great.
I’ve updated my list now I’m home and can access my media server. If you’re interested in any you’ve not seen.
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small note: cornetto trilogy, not confetti
wrote last edited by [email protected]Fucking autoincorrect (or lack of sleep but I'm going to blaim the computer, of course)! Thank you and I shall correct forthwith!
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I'm not a huge movie fan, but I want to broaden my horizons a bit. I'll offer my list (that I've rewatched so many times I'm a bit tired of them):
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Young Poisoner's Handbook
-
Full Metal Jacket
-
Life of Brian
-
Holy Grail
-
Sunset Boulevard
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Curse of the Golden Flower
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The Nightingale
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Downfall
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Amadeus
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Once Were Warriors
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Dusk to Dawn
Snatch
And watching Napoleon Dynamite with a 10-12 year old is HILARIOUS.
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Ooh, my kids are heading deep into teenager territory so this feels like my chosen, specialist subject. Avoiding OP's picks (the Python stuff would be on my list too), and in no particular order:
Bladerunner (Directors cut)
The Blues Brothers
This is Spinal Tap
Alien
Aliens
Terminator
Terminator 2
Seven Samurai
Yojimbo (+ A Fistful of Dollars)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Schindler's List
12 Angry Men
Rear Window
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Memento
Dune (the Lynch 1980's one)
The Princess Bride
The Cornetto Trilogy (Sean of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World's End + Baby Driver)
Die Hard
Pulp Fiction
Fight Club
The Silence of the Lambs
Se7en
The Usual Suspects
2001 A Space Odyssey
Platoon
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Trainspotting
My Neighbour Totoro
Do The Right Thing
The Thing (John Carpenter version)Some they've seen, most they haven't yet.
Now this is a good list.
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Finally! I Heart Huckabees mentioned! There are dozens of us! I rewatch it once a year on average.
It is truly an underrated classic! The only complaint I have about it is the presence of Wahlberg, but even he aced his role if I'm being totally honest. The entire cast utterly slays it, really. And that's not even getting into the stellar themes, writing, and transcendental message! Easily one of my favorites of its genre and era
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- Lawrence of Arabia.
wrote last edited by [email protected]I have watched this movie several times over the years, but I recently watched the 4K UHD Blu-Ray release of the 2012 50th anniversary digital restoration and it feels like this was the first time I truly saw the full greatness of this movie — until now I had always regarded it as a truly great movie, one of the great classics, but seeing it like this now finally made me see why so many of the greatest filmmakers who came after it are obsessed with it.
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- La Haine
- City of God
- Alien
- The Shining
- 2001 Space Odyssey
- The Exorcist
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre
- Blue Velvet
- 12 Angry Men
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- The 39 Steps (Hitchcock original)
- The Third Man
- Some Like It Hot
- Royal Tenenbaums
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- Shaun of the Dead
- The Act of Killing
- Nosferatu (1979)
- Yojimbo
- Rashomon
- A Serious Man
(Will stop making edits)
I was hesitant about adding Blue Velvet to my list because it's so...'difficult', let's say. Lynch knocked it out of the park (as usual), but it's just so deeply unsettling on so many interesting levels. Thinking about it tho, that might be exactly why I should have added it. Eh. Either way, great picks!
And please continue making edits lol. You've got good taste and I plan on checking this thread over the the next couple days just to compare notes/see what I want to watch next.
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No movie collection is complete without Scott Pilgrim versus The World
It reads more and more like a relic of its time, but it's still just such a damn good watch. You speak truth
