Topic: 'favorite movies' lists (wanted)

[Ah.hell]

I never saw Dark City. One to look at I presume then. wonder if its on netflix instant watch

As noted above, make sure its the director's cut.

In no particular order:

The Thin Man
North by Northwest
Dark City
Blade Runner
Blazing Saddles
Unforgiven
Shawshank Redemption
Miller's Crossing
Brazil
The Thing (John Carpenter's Version)

[GodSlayer]

The Thing (John Carpenter's Version)

have you seen the other version, and decided it doesn't deserve to be on such an exclusive list? (the omission is unclear)

[jt512]

A bit long, and in no particular order:

Annie Hall
Sleeper
Casablanca
Rear Window
2001: A Space Odyssey
Dogville
Lost in Translation
Seven Sumaruai
It's a Wonderful Life
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Brazil
Dr. Strangelove
Yojimbo
Pulp Fiction
Three Days of the Condor
The Conversation
Day for Night
All Quiet on the Western Front
Primer
Body Heat
Young Frankenstein
House of Games
Dog Day Afternoon
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Paris, Texas
The Producers (1968)
The Triplets of Belleville
The Birds
Blue Velvet
Cabaret
Minority Report
The Crying Game
The French Connection
Gangs of New York
Das Boot
Heatwave
The Year of Living Dangerously
The Coca Cola Kid
King of Hearts
The Longest Day
M*A*S*H
Mad Max
The Road Warrior
Sanjuro
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
The Usual Suspects
Reservoir Dogs
Body Double
Blow Out
Mulholland Dr.
On the Beach
A Shot in the Dark
A Boy and His Dog

[GodSlayer]

Rear Window
2001: A Space Odyssey
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Brazil
Dr. Strangelove
Blue Velvet
Das Boot
Reservoir Dogs

on my 'to see' list, already
(I bump things up in priority the more people mention them, though)

looks like I've got a shitload more to look into.

[jt512]

Rear Window
2001: A Space Odyssey
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Brazil
Dr. Strangelove
Blue Velvet
Das Boot
Reservoir Dogs

on my 'to see' list, already
(I bump things up in priority the more people mention them, though)

looks like I've got a shitload more to look into.

You seriously haven't seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail? 

[Calinthalus]

Most of my faves have already been mentioned.

However...

Rosenkrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
O Brother Where Art Thou
The Unforgiven
Tombstone

[David E.]

I never saw Dark City. One to look at I presume then. wonder if its on netflix instant watch

I've never heard of anyone not liking it.

make sure you get the Director's Cut -- the other version infamously has a spoiler-ridden narration at the beginning.

Roger Ebert loves this movie so much he helped to do the Commentary.

[GodSlayer]

You seriously haven't seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail?

not that I know of. (I know I've seen certain Star Wars movies, but at an age too young to really remember the sequence of events. it's possible I'd remember scenes from this movie.)

saw just the intro the other day

(click to show/hide)

(migratory birds carrying coconuts)

, and now it's not just a movie on someone's list but one I'm very much looking forward to watching it.

[GodSlayer]

Most of my faves have already been mentioned.

don't hesitate to mention things already mentioned if you can be bothered (context is important to me)

The Unforgiven

different from "Unforgiven" earlier mentioned, right?

Unforgiven (1992)
Clint Eastwood , Gene Hackman , Morgan Freeman

The Unforgiven (1960)
Burt Lancaster , Audrey Hepburn , Audie Murphy
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/search/?search=Unforgiven&sitesearch=rt

[alexbutterfield]

Interesting list. I love about half of the movies on your list. a couple I'm indifferent to but have seen. the rest, are now of much interest to me.

Seen
Annie Hall
Casablanca
Rear Window
2001: A Space Odyssey
Dogville
Lost in Translation
The Longest Day
M*A*S*H
Young Frankenstein
Mad Max
The Road Warrior
Sanjuro
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
The Usual Suspects
Reservoir Dogs
Seven Sumaruai
It's a Wonderful Life
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Brazil
Dr. Strangelove
Yojimbo
Pulp Fiction
Dog Day Afternoon
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Paris, Texas
The Producers (1968)
The Triplets of Belleville
The Birds
Blue Velvet
Cabaret
Minority Report
The French Connection
Gangs of New York
Das Boot
Mulholland Dr.

Yet to see
Three Days of the Condor
The Conversation
Day for Night
All Quiet on the Western Front
Primer
Body Heat
House of Games
Heatwave
The Year of Living Dangerously
The Coca Cola Kid
King of Hearts
Body Double
Blow Out
On the Beach
A Shot in the Dark
A Boy and His Dog
Sleeper
The Crying Game

[jt512]

Interesting list. I love about half of the movies on your list. a couple I'm indifferent to but have seen. the rest, are now of much interest to me.

Seen
Annie Hall
Casablanca
Rear Window
2001: A Space Odyssey
Dogville

[...]

So what did you think of Dogville?  I don't think it's possible to be indifferent about it.

Jay

[Zytheran]

Primer is an excellent movie.  It is clever, complex and very interesting and you need to be stone cold sober to follow it but it is highly rewarding , even after repeated viewings. Techy people who went through the dotcom bubble will really relate to it.
The fact it was done on a teeny weeny budget with unknown actors is highly impressive.
If you watch it, grasp all the time lines and then your brains melt don't blame me, there are worse ways to become a vegetable.
(After watching it and still not following the various threads there is good plotline diagram on the web but you need a huge printer to do it justice.)

And an old list from 1999 was:
Blade Runner - gets my vote for believable setting
Appocolype Now - believable setting I'd rather not be in
A Clockwork Orange - nice setting and people
Romper Stomper - best closing credits of a movie
2001: A Space Oddyssy - unbelievable effects for it's time
Christiane F - Excellent music , realistic atmosphere
Animal House - funny movie, funny people
The Graduate - interesting plot
The Wall - too deep to understand at one sitting, or two, or three..
Spawn (Directors cut)
Dark City
The Matrix

I'd add a lot more Rubber Reality movies these days, being a fave genre.

http://www.imdb.com/list/_-AB0GMQ6mA/

[jt512]

Primer is an excellent movie.  It is clever, complex and very interesting and you need to be stone cold sober to follow it but it is highly rewarding , even after repeated viewings.

It's hard to say anything about Primer without giving too much away.  Suffice it to say, plan on watching it twice; but you won't regret having to.

Another under-appreciated film in the the-less-you-know-about-it-ahead-it-of-time–the-better-off-you-are genre is House of Games.  If you haven't seen this film, just see it.  Don't ask why, because it's best if don't know anything going into it.  Just see it.  If you don't like it, you can start a thread about how bad my taste in movies is.

Jay

[GodSlayer]

I'd add a lot more Rubber Reality movies these days, being a fave genre.

http://www.imdb.com/list/_-AB0GMQ6mA/

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind  (2004)
Shutter Island  (2010)
Inception  (2010)

any of those worth seeing?

[alexbutterfield]

I like Dogville a lot. It was quite inspiring when I was in film school. In a very general sense that is - I didn't go out and film a woman being abused on a stage with outlines. But it did cast off the idea of limitations in a very fun way. I don't watch it, though I have a copy. Probably will one day. (Probably not actually) But I'd still consider an excellent movie. There are some very beautiful scenes for something so stripped bare.

Primer - I'd forgotten about that one. I enjoyed that a lot. Could definitely see it again, I've completely forgotten how it goes.

I'll give House of Games a try too.

On the subject. Another favourite is The Game, the Fincher movie. It's very much a simple movie (like Panic Room, or Girl With...), not on the level of Fight Club or Social Network or Se7en. But it's still brilliant, and a lot of fun. Very easy to watch.