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And probably a thousand more I'm not thinking of off the top of my head.
Snatch
And watching Napoleon Dynamite with a 10-12 year old is HILARIOUS.
I'm more into just about anything animated, so my list is absolutely biased against most any live action film:
• Prince of Egypt ( Pixar's last good film before they started flying off a cliff, in my opinion )
• An American Tail ( Fivek Goes West as well, but the first one is definitely better )
• The Land Before Time ( specifically movies 1 & 5 since they're my favorites of the overdone franchise )
• Secret of NIMH
I can't think of any others off the top of my head that aren't your standard 1970s animated Robin Hood ( the dosney one ) or Zootopia, but I can't say I'd put them up there despite how much I adore those movies.
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.
Add Shawshank Redemption to this list and it would basically be my list.
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.
Most of Denis Villenueve’s filmography are must watches:
Korean movies:
Mystery Train
Baraka
Bad Boy Bubby
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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.
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.
small note: cornetto trilogy, not confetti
Fucking autoincorrect (or lack of sleep but I'm going to blaim the computer, of course! Thank you and I shall correct forthwith!
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
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.
I always recommend the Hitchcock movies from his middle era. My favorites:
Rear Window is my all-time favorite movie. It's a perfect film, where every shot and line means something. Grace Kelly's appearance is the most beautiful that any woman has ever been, in any film. The rest are all 10 out of 10s.
And look for Hitchcock's famous cameos in every movie, always close to the beginning, and usually amusing.
Pacific Rim. They never made any sequels though, so don't bother looking.
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.
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.
