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MovieCriticGamer
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Gladiator
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
I, Robot
Bourne Trilogy - Bourne Identity/Supremacy/Ultimatum
The Departed
Dawn of the Dead (remake)
Inception
Skyline
Predators
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Aliens
AVP 2: Requiem
The Pianist
Transformers 3
Outlander
Max Payne
Real Steel
2012
X-Men 3
Jurassic Park 3
Death at a Funeral (remake)
Avatar (2009)
Star Trek (2009)
Green Lantern
Planet of the Apes (2001 remake)
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tourettebassist
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Dead Man w/ Johnny Depp
Swedish "Millennium Trilogy" (dubbed in English). This is the trilogy with "Girl w/ Dragon Tattoo"
Twelve Monkeys
Missouri Breaks |
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TheFerretHadToGo
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Age: 34
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This is a tricky subject, since taste does change over the years. The most evident would be to point out the movies I like right now (but sadly nothing comes to mind as Iīm rather oblivious of my self in its present state) or movies that Iīve considered favourites ever since first I saw them (since I havenīt seen most of them in years I canīt tell if they still count as favourites). So Iīll list some of the favourites Iīve had during certain periods in my life.
As a kid:
Star Wars trilogy (i.e. episodes IV-VI)
Tron
The Indiana Jones movies
... canīt remember any more at the moment
In my teens:
Invasion of the Bodysnatchers (50s original)
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Brazil
Bride of the Monster (by Ed Wood. Yeah, I have always had an ironic side)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Vertigo
Touch of Evil
Planet of the Apes (original)
Alien & Aliens
Night of the Living Dead trilogy
Jacobīs Ladder
The City of Lost Children
In my early twenties (Warning! Pretentious stuff!):
Providence (by Alain Resnais)
Aguirre - The Wrath of God
Stalker (by Andrej Tarkovskij)
Akira (OK, that was not so pretentious)
Pierrot le Fou/Crazy Pete
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Edit: Oops, forgot a couple of good ones I shouldnīt have forgotten!
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LexingtonDeville
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Aliens and Alien
The Silence of the Lambs
The Shawshank Redemption
Pulp Fiction
Batman Begins
Memento
Gladiator
Reservoir Dogs
Platoon
The Lord of the Rings trilogy
Blade Runner
The Crow
Trainspotting
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Pan's Labyrinth
No offense to MovieCriticGamer, but Skyline was awful.
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impulse94
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| Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 4:29 pm Post subject: (lists, people -- just not that interesting...) |
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Justify your choices!
I will just put one in here now that almost no one has seen -- The Fall. One of the most beautiful productions I've ever seen, and an engaging story. |
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modelmaker
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My top 6 favorite films are as follows in order of preferance;
1. Das boot - I admire jurgen projnov , plays a great leading roll in this. Great soundtrack on CD. Story was based on true events of the U96.
2. Dead mans shoes - Just makes me think about those who are bullied & abused, very funny in parts with those bullies taught a lesson
3. Rise of the footsoldier - I like how craig fairbrass plays the hardman in this.
4. 28 days later Good story, the sound track during the film near the end is powerfull.
5. Creep - I have a fascination of the london underground !
6. Zulu Dawn - The part near the end of film where the flag colours get thrown into the ravine, & "birmingham" also gets a mention**.
(**- the part where a young soldier gets killed, his mate say's; "come all this way only to be shot down by a bullet made in Birmingham"
Dave.
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IdahoRose
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My Top 4 for the past 2 years has been:
Alice in Wonderland (2010) - Don't care that a lot of people found it lackluster; I loved it, and the Mad Hatter and Alice will always have a special place in my heart.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) - I love Johnny Depp's Willy Wonka! He's so cute and he makes me laugh! Not to mention, that chocolate factory looks so beautiful...
Edward Scissorhands - A classic Tim Burton movie. It's so sad during the second half, but Edward is so sweet that the movie is worth seeing multiple times. And personally, I think the soundtrack to this movie is Danny Elfman's best work.
Sweeney Todd (2007) - As disturbingly villainous as Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett are, you can't help but love them. This movie turned me into a die-hard Helena Bonham Carter fan.
Hoping to add the upcoming summer movies Brave and Dark Shadows to this list. Don't disappoint me, Pixar and Tim Burton! |
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ZX_SpectrumDisorder
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Location: Ireland
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| Rise of The List Thread 2 : List Harder. |
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This list is in no particular order, and is liable to change.
The Usual Suspects
L.A. Confidential
The Empire Strikes Back
Blade Runner (directors cut)
The Thing (Carpenter remake)
JFK
Alien
Blue Velvet
The Shining
Tombstone
Wonderland
Cthulhu
The Guard
Drive
The Big Lebowski
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HisDivineMajesty
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Scarface (1983), as the main character really is a hero to me. I first watched it when I was eleven years old as we were watching it in school (yes, my school wasn't quite politically correct).
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, as some scenes really had me laughing my guts out. The part with the Catholics, the part with the fat man exploding and the part with those people taken away to heaven after eating some kind of canned food. Wasn't the most pleasant film to watch along with my parents during Christmas, though, due to the relatively excessive amount of topless women parading around.
The Room, making a movie so mindbogglingly bad it's good is an art perfected by Tommy Wiseau. It defies all explanation, and it's surprising how such a meagre and far-fetched plot could be spread out over such a long and silly film (with me having made the mistake of watching the only important parts before watching the entire film), but it can be summarised in a few quick scenes, which are probably all over the internet.
The Harry Potter film series, though some weren't anywhere near well-made.
Psycho, as well as cheesy old propaganda films for any political or cultural organisation, but that's more because I like old films, especially when most people involved in making them are long dead, as they give me some 'nostalgic for times before mine' idea.
The Adventures of Tintin, as it was a surprisingly good adaptation of the books that managed to stay true to the original thought despite its complete mangling of the storyline and choice of voice actors, and the 3D effects were really nice on a large screen, although I wonder if it's anywhere near as good on home sets when I decide to get it. It was better than a roller coaster, and it's the first film to achieve that with me.
Now that I'm reading everyone else's list, though, it occurs to me that I'm quite culturally handicapped. as I don't recognise too many of those films.
I'll make it official policy to watch more movies, then - nice excuse for not working, at the very least!  |
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Catamount
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1 - Dances With Wolves
2 - Touching the Void
3 - Into the Wild |
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1000Knives
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Two off the top of my head would be Wings of Honneamise, anime movie, and the 20th Century Boys trilogy.
Others:
Ink
Forest Gump
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ZX_SpectrumDisorder
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All The President's Men
American Splendor
Dirty Harry
Anchorman
Gross Pointe Blank |
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crmoore
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Star Wars: It was one of the first films I can remember watching over and over again. Although I now admit the script could be better, I still love the story and the visual effects (not those CGI ones) are awesome even today.
Pulp Fiction: Introduced me to the fact that you could do some wonderful things with a script and not be restricted to telling the story in order from A to B. The characters were fun, the dialog was sharp, and it still feels as fresh as it did in the 90s.
Raiders Of The Lost Ark: Harrison Ford's one of my favorite actors, and this was a great character for him. Again, awesome story and a ton of memorable characters and actors.
Clerks: Introduced me to the concept that you could have a movie that's funnier than most blockbusters and be made with a shoestring budget. It also got me into Kevin Smith's comedy films.
Blazing Saddles: The first ever R-rated movie I saw. Introduced me to Mel Brooks, who I still think is a genus in the world of comedy. It was such a risky concept, but it had an incredible payoff.
Casablanca: One of the first "golden age" movies I watched regularly. Got me into classic films and introduced me to actors like Bogart and Bergman outside of the old Looney Tunes characatures they used to have.
My honorable mentions: (films I think are incredibly good, but I'd be here all day explaining them all)
Citizen Kane
The Godfather
12 Angry Men
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Psycho
Reservoir Dogs
The Shawshank Redemption
The other old Indiana Jones and Star Wars films
Alien
Schindler's List
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Vito
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Age: 21
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Location: Czech Republic
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My TOP TEN
1. A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick) because I like the punctuality with which was this movie made. It is also unrestrained, original and very realistically brutal.
2. The Godfather 2 (Francis Ford Coppola) It is also very good movie, highlighted by the performance of Robert De Niro and Al Pacino.
3. Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan) It is good paced, logically consistent with original idea of Batman/Joker conflict (personally I do not particulary enjoy the comic) . Also, the Joker there is freaky and awesome.
4. Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino) It's just sooo hillarious; and the Czech dubbed version is even more.
5. 12 Angry Men (Sidney Lumet) Very original and well made with interesting points made
6. The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola) Not as good as The Godfather 2 but still exceptional movie
7. Joyeux Noel (Christian Carion) On the one hand it is quite sad, on the other it shows that humanity exists even in very dark times. Also it is best Christmas movie ever.
8. I Robot (Alex Proyas) Greatly adapted Asimov's ideas. Also portraying humanity in very interesting light
9. Matrix trilogy (Andy and Lana Wachowski) Very original idea presented in interestingly made action movie.
10. Mononoke-hime (Hayao Miyazaki) Great allegory on the inevitable clash of civilization and nature.
Other movies I particularly enjoy (not necessarily in that order)
Goodfellas
Forrest Gump
No Country for Old Men
Gran Torino
Shawshank Redemption
Kill Bill 1&2
The Shining
Inception
Mary and Max
The Sixth Sense
The Terminator
Alien
Yip Man
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