Okay, for real: I like a number of John Sayles' films - Matewan, City of Hope, Secret of Roan Inish. There are more by him that I like but those films come immediately to mind. I also like Bian Lian - a Chinese film. Chinatown is an all time favorite too. I'm sure I'll think of more but for starters this is a good list.
and i noticed a bunch of poeple mentioend pulp fiction, but no one seems to have put Reservoir Dogs up. it was also a very good tarantino. many of the same players in both flicks.
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I saw only the last half of Reservoir Dogs, and man, what a cool movie. Better than Pulp Fiction, and a lot better than Jackie Brown. I loved it when I saw the part where two of the guys try to hijack the car when they make their getaway. I think it's something I'll get on DVD, if there's a DVD version of it available.
Tarentino is trendy violent tripe with a stylish flair for novelty.
the only truly great movies listed above, In my not too humble opinion: are Burnt By the Sun, Brazil and maybe some Lynch movies if you look at them from the right angle,
That and Kurosawa's Ran
The rest is Hollywood drivel, even the chinese films are just formulaic in that hollywood slightly off-center way.
Mulholland Drive - I've seen it 5 times and I still don't have any idea what really happens in it. But damn is Naomi Watts hot.
LA Confidential
Fargo
edit: to whoever said Big Trouble in Little China: <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
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Ah, what the hell, pretty much any movie with Muppets.
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? Lock, Stock and two smoking Barrells / Snatch
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I like Snatch too.
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Easy, tiger.
Seven
Lost Highway
Mulholland Drive (well, one scene in particular
<strong>Seven
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i forgot about se7en. that won was so good i have to go get it now.
<strong>Ah, what the hell, pretty much any movie with Muppets.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Labyrinth
Dark Crystal
Also, Princess Bride (no muppets, but it does feature Andre the Giant...)
<strong>Labyrinth
Dark Crystal
Also, Princess Bride (no muppets, but it does feature Andre the Giant...)</strong><hr></blockquote>
Yes, yes, and most definitely YES!
The Princess Bride is a wonderful book, and the movie is about as perfect an adaptation as you could ever hope for.
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What? Did I say something?
"tremors" - just genius
"clueless" - timeless/classic, highly intellectual despite what has been said
"moulin rouge" - haven't seen anything like that visually in years
"american psycho" - just too hot, burned me - i ran out to get new business cards made...
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and i noticed a bunch of poeple mentioend pulp fiction, but no one seems to have put Reservoir Dogs up. it was also a very good tarantino. many of the same players in both flicks.
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I saw only the last half of Reservoir Dogs, and man, what a cool movie. Better than Pulp Fiction, and a lot better than Jackie Brown. I loved it when I saw the part where two of the guys try to hijack the car when they make their getaway. I think it's something I'll get on DVD, if there's a DVD version of it available.
<strong>The Adventures Of Elmo In Grouchland.
Ah, what the hell, pretty much any movie with Muppets.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Muppets Take Manahatten~~!
the only truly great movies listed above, In my not too humble opinion: are Burnt By the Sun, Brazil and maybe some Lynch movies if you look at them from the right angle,
That and Kurosawa's Ran
The rest is Hollywood drivel, even the chinese films are just formulaic in that hollywood slightly off-center way.
Truly great films:
Fanny And Alexander
Andrey Rublev
Mephisto
Mallic's the Thin Red Line
Apocalypse Now
Satan Tango by Bella Tarr
Koyaanasqaatsi
Annie Hall
Godard's Histoire Du Cinema (all three parts)
Passolini's Medea
The Nightmare Before Christmas.
BeetleJuice.
Requiem for a Dream.
<pi> (Pi).
Fight Club.
Brazil
Wings of Desire
Santa Sangre
2001: A Space Odyssey
A Clockwork Orange
King Kong (Jessica Lange version)
Monty Python and The Holy Grail
Cube
Fight Club, of course.
The Matrix
Mulholland Drive - I've seen it 5 times and I still don't have any idea what really happens in it. But damn is Naomi Watts hot.
LA Confidential
Fargo
edit: to whoever said Big Trouble in Little China: <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
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Toy Story
Toy Story 2....
Duh!
(Just kidding about the little mermaid and muppets take manhattan)