Guest C.H.U.D. Posted September 17, 2002 Report Posted September 17, 2002 "3 O'clock High"...shut up! Holy shit, that movie rocks. As for my pick, I'll go with Blade Runner. It's a great example of technical perfection and it looks better using miniatures and blue screen than any sci-fi films made with CGI these days.
Guest converge241 Posted September 18, 2002 Report Posted September 18, 2002 "The Salton Sea. I just watched it a couple days ago and DAMN that movie is well written and acted. Kilmer is freakin fantabulous in it." i just bought salton last night, but havent watched it yet Fast times at ridgemont high
Guest Agent of Oblivion Posted September 18, 2002 Report Posted September 18, 2002 Taxi Driver Full Metal Jacket Pulp Fiction The Blues Brothers Raging Bull Monty Python and the Holy Grail Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas The Wizard of Oz.
Guest Si82 Posted September 18, 2002 Report Posted September 18, 2002 I'm going for The Shawshank Redemption just 'cause it is a fantastic movie with a real message of hope. It's probably my favourite film ever.
Guest Blue Bacchus Posted September 18, 2002 Report Posted September 18, 2002 Cannibal! The Musical That movie is SUPER~... SUPER~ I tells ya!
Guest Rob Edwards Posted September 18, 2002 Report Posted September 18, 2002 Apocalypse Now - Thought provoking and carries a powerful message
Guest TheHulkster Posted September 19, 2002 Report Posted September 19, 2002 Scarface The Deer Hunter (don't know if anyone said this one yet) Forrest Gump Goodfellas Castaway
Guest Marshall Posted September 19, 2002 Report Posted September 19, 2002 A Better Place! This movie should be shown in every high school. Anyone whos seen it will know why.
Guest areacode212 Posted September 19, 2002 Report Posted September 19, 2002 I'm a huge mark for Dazed and Confused.
Guest gthureson Posted September 19, 2002 Report Posted September 19, 2002 The Life of Brian: Holds together as a movie better than Holy Grail. HG is, to use a wrestling term, a spotfest. Life of Brian is a movie with a complete story. "He's not the Messiah! He is just a very naughty boy!" Green Mile or Shawshank: Both are very, very good movies. Neither have some world-shattering message, and both were criticized with being too long. Watch either, and tell me that you could tell they were over 90 minutes long without looking at a clock. Simply very good story-telling. Road Warrior: Now this is an action movie. Doesn't insult your intelligence by giving some lass excuse for a post-apocalyptic world, it *just* is. Great characters, great sequences, and the best screw-job in movies ever. Cool Hand Luke: Oozes atmosphere, and great performances. Taxi Driver: What you get out of it depends on who you are. Some like drawing conclusions to alienation of Viet Nam vets. Others to decay of society. I think it just shows how fine the line between heroes and psychopaths truly is. Its all a matter of timing. Das Boot: There are three versions of this. The theatrical release, the 'Director's Cut' and the original mini-series. They range from long, even longer to really blood long. All are very good though. Not your average war film, to say the least. And I won't ruin the ending, but after everything to movie puts you through, their is honestly no other way I could see ending it. Its appropriate. Dr. Strangelove: While a bit of a spotfest, it has, over time, defined 'black comedy' and is one of the best satires I've ever seen. Citizen Kane: Probably the most influential movie ever made. See it at least once, just to see what everybody has ripped off from it. Overrated: Apocalypse Now: Its Heart of Darkness, people. Messages are fine, but you don't need to use a sledgehammer to get it through. The making of the movie is a far more interesting tale than the movie itself. Blade Runner: Visually appealing, but notice how no one ever raves about how the story kicks ass. You need both for a great movie. Beautiful movie with an average story. Saving Private Ryan: Very little character development. I can only remember the personalities of maybe three people in it. If cut off the landing at Normandy and the battle at the end, you have a pretty run of the mill war movie. Again, effects don't make a great movie. This is an average movie with a couple of excellent sequences.
Guest Youth N Asia Posted September 19, 2002 Report Posted September 19, 2002 Arlington Road...I was shocked how much I liked this damn movie Young Guns High Fedility...great movie about relationships that's NOT a chick flick Braveheart
Guest DawnBTVS Posted September 20, 2002 Report Posted September 20, 2002 Office Space!!! The Usual Suspects(Just a fun movie and a great ending that caught me by surprise)
Guest Agent of Oblivion Posted September 20, 2002 Report Posted September 20, 2002 Office Space is hilarious. Some other essentials I thought of: The Stoned Age-I swear, this movie is about my hometown. "We got the Schnappster, half a joint of rag weed, all we need's some chicks." UHF-The best worst movie ever.
Guest RobJohnstone Posted September 20, 2002 Report Posted September 20, 2002 I think these have all been mentioned but if I had to pick a handfull of movies to show a person who's never seen them, here's what they would be. Pulp Fiction Fight Club Citizen Kane Shawshank Redemption The Big Lebowski and Apocalpse Now --Rob
Guest godthedog Posted September 20, 2002 Report Posted September 20, 2002 The Life of Brian: Holds together as a movie better than Holy Grail. HG is, to use a wrestling term, a spotfest. Life of Brian is a movie with a complete story. "He's not the Messiah! He is just a very naughty boy!" Green Mile or Shawshank: Both are very, very good movies. Neither have some world-shattering message, and both were criticized with being too long. Watch either, and tell me that you could tell they were over 90 minutes long without looking at a clock. Simply very good story-telling. Road Warrior: Now this is an action movie. Doesn't insult your intelligence by giving some lass excuse for a post-apocalyptic world, it *just* is. Great characters, great sequences, and the best screw-job in movies ever. Cool Hand Luke: Oozes atmosphere, and great performances. Taxi Driver: What you get out of it depends on who you are. Some like drawing conclusions to alienation of Viet Nam vets. Others to decay of society. I think it just shows how fine the line between heroes and psychopaths truly is. Its all a matter of timing. Das Boot: There are three versions of this. The theatrical release, the 'Director's Cut' and the original mini-series. They range from long, even longer to really blood long. All are very good though. Not your average war film, to say the least. And I won't ruin the ending, but after everything to movie puts you through, their is honestly no other way I could see ending it. Its appropriate. Dr. Strangelove: While a bit of a spotfest, it has, over time, defined 'black comedy' and is one of the best satires I've ever seen. Citizen Kane: Probably the most influential movie ever made. See it at least once, just to see what everybody has ripped off from it. Overrated: Apocalypse Now: Its Heart of Darkness, people. Messages are fine, but you don't need to use a sledgehammer to get it through. The making of the movie is a far more interesting tale than the movie itself. Blade Runner: Visually appealing, but notice how no one ever raves about how the story kicks ass. You need both for a great movie. Beautiful movie with an average story. Saving Private Ryan: Very little character development. I can only remember the personalities of maybe three people in it. If cut off the landing at Normandy and the battle at the end, you have a pretty run of the mill war movie. Again, effects don't make a great movie. This is an average movie with a couple of excellent sequences. aside from the part about 'the green mile' going by quickly (that first hour is brutal, this is one of the most intelligent movie posts i've ever read. of course, translated, that really means i just agree a lot with it, but...still, that counts for something.
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