Guest The Worm Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Wife has been out of town all week so I ran through this list and scooped up a few movies to watch. Primer - Pretty fucking cool movie, little hard to follow at first but definitely a good flick. I like most of Th!nk films though. Fear & Loathing in Las Vega Criterion - Finally got around to getting this. Seen the movie a million times but this was the first time I've seen the Omnibus BBC episode with Hunter and Ralph Steadman. I've been reading his books alot lately, most recently Kingdom of Fear and Hey Rube. God damn I miss the man, his writing is dare I say soothing. The Libertine - Another Depp flick. Really liked this one as well, pure debauchery and the play with all the dildos is fucking hilarious. Vertigo - This one has been on my list of movies to see for years but I always forget about it. Finally glad I got around to seeing it, probably the best Hitchcock movie I've seen. Also, even though I already own it, I wanted to second the previous recommendation of Roman Polanski's The Tenant. Such a fucked up but intriguing movie. I'm sure this movie provided at least partial inspiration for Ed Hollywood, which I didn't much care for. I got this as a gift, probably because it was in one of those .99 cent dvd bins at a gas station. Tried to find Holy Mountain but nobody around here sells or rents it! Guess I'll have to get this one off amazon. I also still have darjeeling unlimited to watch...Anyone know if this is any good? /Thread Necromancy I just rented Holy Mountain and the first two movies in the Trois Colours trilogy at Hollywood fucking Video. What is the world coming to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ataraxy2 Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Didn't read the other posts but the first one. Here's some suggestions for ya. Godfather (I hate it but it's apparently good, you could like it) Die Hard (if you haven't) El Laberinto del fauno (or Pan's Labyrinth) Lost Highway Mulholland Drive Requiem For A Dream Cellular Zodiac The Prestige There's some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Adjective Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 p.s. i think i'm the only watmm'r that hated The Holy Mountain does falling asleep count as hating? the king of kong. adjective recommended this and i picked it up. electronic music movie. i got real emotionally involved in king of king. ah cool, glad you liked it, whenever i recommend it to someone i'm always wondering if everyone one is going to feel it, such an odd subject / group of people. i got a little glassy eyed during it, i bet on the right day i would of sobbed, but i saw it with 5-6 other people so i was all manned out and flexing the whole time, thinking about trucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokoon Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 watched a few flicks: - short cuts: nothing special really, maybe even a bit boring at moments. - la promesse: an excellent movie in all aspects, although i wasn't exactly in the right mood. i still enjoyed it though. - no country for old men: i think this is a very fine example of a contemporary movie done right, i recommend this to everyone! a great movie! - le double vie de veronique: a very special movie, liked it a lot! quite subtle though, i guess you have to be in the right mood, i was :) - rushmore (wes anderson) - my first exposure to anderson. i thought it was clever, kind of has a special charm. bill murray! - the royal tenenbaums (wes anderson) - very similar concept, but expanded with more (obviously somewhat autobiographic) characters. - the life aquatic (wes anderson) - this is my least favorite anderson movie so far, can't make up my mind whether an average or a poor movie. - the darjeeling limited (wes anderson) - awesome! my favorite movie by him, i really really liked this one. recommended! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yegg Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 - la promesse: an excellent movie in all aspects, although i wasn't exactly in the right mood. i still enjoyed it though. I second this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shockerbrown Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 black snake moan & the orphanage are quite good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Soothsayer Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 La Promesse is fantastic, everything by the Dardanne Bros. is fantastic...I highly recommend trying to find The Son and Rosetta. Esp. all you Passion of Joan of Arc fans, Rosetta will strike a similar chord. Also, nice call w/Double Life of Veronique :) edit: I adore the ending of La Promesse. *possible spoiler below* » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « The look between those two, and then the pan out into a blur to signify the unknown ahead of them both. Really powerful stuff. I recently picked up the Agnes Varda boxset on Criterion, recommend this very highly. La Bonheur has had me thinking about it since I watched it about 2-3 weeks ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 I watched [REC] the other day. It wasn't until the last 10 minutes that I was really freaked out, so you could say that the last 10 minutes actually saves the movie - but luckily it's only 1 hour and 15 minutes long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest acridavid Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Pretty much everything of David Lynch and Tarkovsky. Bergman did some good movies too. Here's a list :P Some easygoing stuff in there too: American Beauty Blue Velvet Cloverfield Fanny och Alexander Fight Club Kill Bill Inland Empire One Hour Photo Persona Reservoir Dogs Sin Dity Solaris Stalker Star Wars (obviously!) The Godfather The Mirror The Shining Trainspotting good anime movies: Animatrix Grave of the Fireflies Howl's Moving Castle My Neighbor Totoro Princess Mononoke Spirited Away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cardan Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 ...Tarkovsky...Bergman... Fanny och Alexander Persona Solaris Stalker The Mirror well said! most of the movies i own are from those two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jim Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 adam and joe's toy movies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berk Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Shane Meadows' stuff. Dead Man's Shoes (really depressing lol) This Is England Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Promo Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 I hight recommend 'Once'. Incredibly moving picture. Brought a tear to my eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest atropa Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 recently watched a charming senegalese animation called kirikou and the sorceress, short and sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Soothsayer Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Probably already mentioned this in this thread...but I'm tellin' ya folks, all you people who like colorful/psychedelic/mystical stuff, get the Sergei Paradjanov boxset that just came out on Kino. Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors is a film you won't forget, I promise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest atropa Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 I watched ashik kerib the other day and really enjoyed the visual, nested story approach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest epsy Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I figure if I name 20 films you'll never watch any of them, but if I name one you probably will. As the first person to reply said. VERTIGO. you must see that film. it is one of the best films ever made. Don't read any spoilers just watch the damn film and die happy. p.s. North by northwest is also amazing. As if you're asking about the best films here and you havent even gotten your feet wet with hitchcock yet?!? wtf! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Vidiot Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Just watched The Wicker Man for the first time. I guess it was pretty cool. It wasn't as intense of a existential horror as I would have liked, but whatevs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zaphod Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 assassination of jesse james was a really, really good movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rook Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 VERTIGO. Wow yes we are officially best friends I am Rook and have blue eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peteisyourfriend Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Apocalypse Now looks good, keeps popping up in top10s, is this a good one to watch with my wife? K, movies that are cool and you can watch with wifey 1. CQ - personal all time favorite. excellent plot, acting, and soundtrack. do you like hot blondes? what about sci fi 70's space suits? directed and written by roman coppola, francis ford coppola's son (the godfather, sophia coppola's brother (lost in translation). 2. Lost in translation - had to put this one up here for the simple reason of one line, Premium Fantasy woman: Mr. Kazu sent me, premium fantasy. My stockings. Lip them. Premium Fantasy woman: Lip my stockings. Yes, please, Lip them. Bob: What? Premium Fantasy woman: Lip them. HEY! Lip my stocking! Bob: Hey? Lip them? Lip them? What? 3. Adaptation - the evolution scene alone is worth watching this. this is everything that movies should be, comedy, suspense, drama, ect ect. 4. American Movie - another one of my all time fav movies. a documentary that winds up turning into a real life comedy. no actors, just regular people living their lives out occasionally getting smashed while trying to make a b-grade horror flick with no budget. and no this isn't one of those fucked up wannabe documentaries sans gey witch project, or that other godzilla meteor movie where ze kids are at a party and then chaos ensues and they walk around town to investigate (sorry too lazy to google the title). fuck them. 5. Last but not least "THREE AMIGOS!". sorry had to throw that in there for good measure. this post was getting too fucking artsy even for my taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eh Speedy Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 All That Jazz (!) This is one of the greatest glitz & glam displays of showmanship i've ever barred witness to. if you're interested in theatre in anyway its imperative that you see this, and if you're not interested in it you still have to see this thing. The editor of this film gets up, puts on a glittered top hat and does a goddamn tap dance, cause its a rare occasion i ever see editing energize a movie like they've done here. can't say enough good things about it. funny it kinda reminds me of Network in ways, one of them being that they were done around the same time. i'd gone on about this over at That Other Site™ too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Worm Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Just watched 'Scoop' and 'The Prestige.' The Prestige was great. Scoop wasn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokoon Posted April 10, 2008 Author Share Posted April 10, 2008 the prestige was bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KY Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 but the illusionist was worst anybody who shittalks a movie with magic and nikola tesla is obviously into first wives club or some nonsense just watched wristcutters, something my girlfriend got on netflix. looked like a boring quirky indie comedy like thumbsucker and rocket science and all that bullshit, but it was slightly better than my preconceptions were. plus tom waits was in it, try and argue that. paranoid park wasn't that bad; underwhelming end, but follows in the tradition of elephant in that sense. gonna watch la comunidad, if you haven't seen that yet check it out. landlord finds a lot of money in a dead man's apartment as she prepares to sell it to a new buyer, a fair amount of deception from what i can remember. we'll see though. also, children of paradise, old epic french romantic drama set loosely within the time of the french resistance, gonna watch that soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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