Looking for some good movies.

[Renton]

did anyone mention Being John Malcovich?

all charlie kaufman screenplays, especially adaptation

adaptation is way better than BJM

[bigred]

I personally enjoy top gun. Plot...nope...good acting...nope...huge ass fighter jets with missles and explosions...YES

[Renton]

i wish Joel Shitmaker, Michael Gay, and Jerry Fuckheimer would get inoperable tumors at the bases of their spines, so I wouldn't have to endure their crappy movies

[bigred]

I wish you are forced to watch biodome all day while chanting I <3 Pauly Shore.

[Pingviini]

I just watched Boondock Saints for the first time, what a kickass movie!

[boost]

biodome OWNS, it ranks up there with bill and teds awesome adventure and waynes world.

[Isop]

all terry gilliam films, especially the holy grail, the meaning of life, and fear & loathing in las vegas

Don't see Terry Gilliam's "Baron Munchausen." It's terrible and isn't worth the time. Definitely the biggest bomb of all time, in my books. "12 Monkeys" is by far the best Terry Gilliam film.
A great extra is called "Lost in La Mancha" (might be Lost At La Mancha), a documentary about the making of a Terry Gilliam movie about Don Quixote starring Johnny Depp that went all wrong. It really shows T. Gilliam's sense of humour, and the comedy of errors around filming this movie. Everything that could go wrong, did, and more. Very black comedy.

"The Game", with Michael Douglas and Sean Penn is a real mind f**k.

If you haven't seen them, "Sixth Sense" and "Signs" (love the girl and her water!)

"Seven Samurai" (seen soon after "The Magnificent 7" - you don't need the subtitles the storyline is so good, and the transition from Samurai era Japan to old west is amazing.)

Along the war movie line, "Midway", "Bridge too Far", "Tora Tora Tora".

"Pay it Forward." Haley Joel Osment, Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt. Can you get a better cast?

[boost]

kids

[Isop]

kids

Kids? Kids was one of the worst movies I have ever seen. One big train wreck of humanity, with no point other than to disgust and annoy you.

A similiar type of movie that I would recommend would be "Nowhere." Bunch of actors you'd know in it before they were really big, except for John Ritter who plays a televangelist (a really messed up one, too.) Great movie, very rambling, not much plot but lots of subtleties. Definitely a 'different' movie.

[givememyleg]

Great movie, very rambling, not much plot but lots of subtleties. Definitely a 'different' movie.

I love movies that leave people to figure it out and don't point out every little damn detail... This is the reason a lot of movies get bad ratings because the critics aren't intelligent enough to understand or follow along.

[boost]

I guess its a bad movie if you dont relate in anyway to the things in the movie. But you seem to be implying that the movie is bad because it shows a seedier side of our society, and it because doesnt have a peachy happily-ever-after ending, thats retarded.

[givememyleg]

I guess its a bad movie if you dont relate in anyway to the things in the movie. But you seem to be implying that the movie is bad because it shows a seedier side of our society, and it because doesnt have a peachy happily-ever-after ending, thats retarded.

Don't worry boost I'll still watch it.

[Isop]

I guess its a bad movie if you dont relate in anyway to the things in the movie. But you seem to be implying that the movie is bad because it shows a seedier side of our society, and it because doesnt have a peachy happily-ever-after ending, thats retarded.

*spoilers*

There's a difference between seedy and a young teen (I seem to remember being 15 years old) making lists of who he's gonna transmit his HIV to. I dunno.. I just think that movie should be prefaced by the disclaimer to southpark. I agree with you that if I didn't like it because it doesn't have a happy ending would be retarded if that were all I disliked about it, but it was far more - the characters and story left me with a feeling of disgust.

I would also lump in with Kids on a list of movies that should never have been made (and I know lots of people will disagree with me on this one) Oliver Stone's "Natural Born Killers." I absolutely hated this movie, even though Juliette Lewis and Woody Harrelson are amazing in it. One of the few Tarantino written movies that I just couldn't stand, and for the same reason. I just don't see much of a reason to promoting and sensationalize insanity, brutality, cruelty and extreme stupidity. Don't get me wrong, I do feel these things need to be looked at, but not from the side of making them cool... I see it as if someone told the story of the recent Penn. school killings making the murderer the hero. I'm not saying these movies should be banned or anything stupid like that - I just would like for there to be a little bit of taste involved in making film.

Another Tarantino movie not mentioned yet (he only wrote it) is True Romance. Good stuff.

I forgot to mention one of my all time faves -
What Dreams May Come is one that I have on my list of great surreal movies, also. Full of rich mythology and powerful images, it is also one of the most visually beautiful movies I've seen.

[Lukie]

The departed.. great movie. It's still in theatres though.

[boost]

wtf... you dont like natural born killers? How about Taxi Driver? How about scarface, godfather, blow, pretty much any fucking movie with the protagonist being an antihero. Yes what the kid is doing is fucked up, but its an insight into the hopeless feeling a lot of youth have. Its an extreme example yes, but its giving insight into a kids mind, and why they can do such (self) destructive things.

I dont get how you can think that the movie is promoting this stuff either. Its a fictional story about things that happen in this world, what you take from it is on you. Just because a movie doesnt explicetly say "this is amoral and these are bad guys" doesnt mean that its promoting the behaviour of the characters.

[boost]

kevin smith movies ftw...

malrats

clerks (1/2)

jay and silent bob strike back

Im not a huge chasing amy fan, but its a good movie.

[boost]

kevin smith is so cool:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=vgYhLIThTvk

[Margin Of Error]

The Shawshank Redemption

Catch Me If You Can

[Bmxicle]

the machinist is baller

[pgil]

I guess its a bad movie if you dont relate in anyway to the things in the movie. But you seem to be implying that the movie is bad because it shows a seedier side of our society, and it because doesnt have a peachy happily-ever-after ending, thats retarded.

*spoilers*

There's a difference between seedy and a young teen (I seem to remember being 15 years old) making lists of who he's gonna transmit his HIV to. I dunno.. I just think that movie should be prefaced by the disclaimer to southpark. I agree with you that if I didn't like it because it doesn't have a happy ending would be retarded if that were all I disliked about it, but it was far more - the characters and story left me with a feeling of disgust.

I would also lump in with Kids on a list of movies that should never have been made (and I know lots of people will disagree with me on this one) Oliver Stone's "Natural Born Killers." I absolutely hated this movie, even though Juliette Lewis and Woody Harrelson are amazing in it. One of the few Tarantino written movies that I just couldn't stand, and for the same reason. I just don't see much of a reason to promoting and sensationalize insanity, brutality, cruelty and extreme stupidity. Don't get me wrong, I do feel these things need to be looked at, but not from the side of making them cool... I see it as if someone told the story of the recent Penn. school killings making the murderer the hero. I'm not saying these movies should be banned or anything stupid like that - I just would like for there to be a little bit of taste involved in making film.

Another Tarantino movie not mentioned yet (he only wrote it) is True Romance. Good stuff.

I forgot to mention one of my all time faves -
What Dreams May Come is one that I have on my list of great surreal movies, also. Full of rich mythology and powerful images, it is also one of the most visually beautiful movies I've seen.

I believe the point of natural born killers was to look at the way the media sensationalize and promote these acts and these people. It was not saying "look at these cool people killing people", it was saying look at how the sensationalistic media attempts to make these people cool, and how it could drive some attention starved people (albeit some very depraved and mentally distressed people to begin with) to violent acts in order to get recognition. but that was just my take on it.

[Isop]

Loved Taxi Driver, Scarface... didn't like Blow so much, but that was more the feeling of the movie than the topic. I don't have a problem with antiheroes, or the genre, I have a problem with that specific movie (or those movies, if you want to include NBK.

I see what you are saying about it being an insight into the feelings of youth... that must be an american concept because in my work (granted, I'm no guidance cousellor, but I work for a local school board) and life I simply don't see a significant amount of kids with problems even resembling those. I have met or heard of the occasional young adult who has no shame whatsoever, and of course there are those who are extremely mal-adjusted (I.E. A CFL football player has been charged with intentionally infecting a number of women with HIV, Kimveer Gill's recent rampage at Dawson College in Montreal).

Even though there are the occasional mal-adjusted brain damaged individuals, I can't believe that the group of kids I saw in that movie is a representation of any real segment of society, and as such I have to look at the story being told. I find the story reprehensible, personally, and felt like I had much better things to have wasted my time on than watching the movie Kids (or NBK.) Things like plucking my arm hairs or trying to teach my cat calculus. Either one would be a better use of 2 hours.

I have to agree that Natural Born Killers is an excellent example of the path mainstream US journalism has taken over the past few decades. In that regard it is a good example of the degredation of the society, but as an example of terrible journalism it is only as good as its subject. I expect Oliver Stone would be pleased with the fact that we are discussing the ideas in the movie... it seems like that kind of picture. I suspect the director of Kids would hope for the same thing -the big difference between the two being that NBK has almost a silly aspect to it... Kids was delivered so straightforwardly that (I felt) there was little redeeming about it whatsoever.

I think I would suggest to people that they see both movies; just don't expect to like them. As such, I take back my earlier recommendation that it's not worth seeing... but I stand by the opinion that it's a terrible movie.



Isop

[bode]

Lord of War

I thought Lord of Wars was a kick ass movie.

[jukejointroach]

omg Rounders!

lord of war is pretty good. (briget moynahan - rowrrr)

the way of the gun - best car chase/shootout ever.

mr. and mrs. smith - seriously, after 40 rewrites, the dialogue gets pretty sharp. negative points for adam brody acting like, well, every character adam brody plays.

friday night lights - incredible soundtrack, and billy bob and tim mcgraw (yes, tim mcgraw) are excellent.

[kingnat]

I'm sure it's been mentioned but anyone said The Usual Suspects, one of the all time greats.

QFT

People have obviously moved away from the original "trippy"-style movies... but Usual Suspects made me think of a few others that I think are amazing.

Blade Runner
Alien
Unforgiven
The Graduate (actually quite trippy)
Apocalypse Now (see the non-Redux version first) I think it flows better and is seriously trippy.

[bigred]

Is that the apocalypse now featuring brando?

More importantly, that movie is based on a great book I read, Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, I'm gonna go post this in the books section now.

[lolzzz_321]

Is that the apocalypse now featuring brando?

More importantly, that movie is based on a great book I read, Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, I'm gonna go post this in the books section now.

Yeah and Martin Sheen.

[aislephive]

"The Life Of David Gale" was a great movie, Kevin Spacey is one of my favorite actors.

I just saw the new Adam Sandler movie "Click", that was pretty solid.

I'll think of more later.

[Dislexsik]

"The Life Of David Gale" was a great movie, Kevin Spacey is one of my favorite actors.

I just saw the new Adam Sandler movie "Click", that was pretty solid.

I'll think of more later.

Yeah, i don't think ive seen a movie that was bad when Kevin Spacey was in it.All the films he's in are great.

[kingnat]

Is that the apocalypse now featuring brando?

More importantly, that movie is based on a great book I read, Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, I'm gonna go post this in the books section now.

Yeah and Martin Sheen.

also wit Laurence Fishburne (credited as Larry Fishburne.. no shit), Robert Duvall, and the ever-rambling Dennis Hopper.

Speaking of Hopper... Easy Rider is frickin' Great.. and still holds true is quite trippy.

"To old D.H. Lawrence... *drinks* INDIANS."

Love that...

[thenonsequitur]

Yeah, i don't think ive seen a movie that was bad when Kevin Spacey was in it.All the films he's in are great.

I think he was in a whole spectrum of films from great to horrible.

e.g. I thought he was brilliant in Se7en, and that was a really good movie. But I thought X-PAX sucked a lot, and his performance in X-PAX sucked too.

[bigred]

First of all it's K pax, and I thought he was pretty good in it.

[boost]

Loved Taxi Driver, Scarface... didn't like Blow so much, but that was more the feeling of the movie than the topic. I don't have a problem with antiheroes, or the genre, I have a problem with that specific movie (or those movies, if you want to include NBK.

I see what you are saying about it being an insight into the feelings of youth... that must be an american concept because in my work (granted, I'm no guidance cousellor, but I work for a local school board) and life I simply don't see a significant amount of kids with problems even resembling those. I have met or heard of the occasional young adult who has no shame whatsoever, and of course there are those who are extremely mal-adjusted (I.E. A CFL football player has been charged with intentionally infecting a number of women with HIV, Kimveer Gill's recent rampage at Dawson College in Montreal).

Even though there are the occasional mal-adjusted brain damaged individuals, I can't believe that the group of kids I saw in that movie is a representation of any real segment of society, and as such I have to look at the story being told. I find the story reprehensible, personally, and felt like I had much better things to have wasted my time on than watching the movie Kids (or NBK.) Things like plucking my arm hairs or trying to teach my cat calculus. Either one would be a better use of 2 hours.

I have to agree that Natural Born Killers is an excellent example of the path mainstream US journalism has taken over the past few decades. In that regard it is a good example of the degredation of the society, but as an example of terrible journalism it is only as good as its subject. I expect Oliver Stone would be pleased with the fact that we are discussing the ideas in the movie... it seems like that kind of picture. I suspect the director of Kids would hope for the same thing -the big difference between the two being that NBK has almost a silly aspect to it... Kids was delivered so straightforwardly that (I felt) there was little redeeming about it whatsoever.

I think I would suggest to people that they see both movies; just don't expect to like them. As such, I take back my earlier recommendation that it's not worth seeing... but I stand by the opinion that it's a terrible movie.



Isop

I guess you dont have to believe it if you dont want, but I can tell you first hand these types of kids definately exist. Its just like a gang except these kids arent from the type of background that would lead them to be in a gang. They are lonely and they find comapnionship in a group of kids. Then mob mentality sets in, and theyll do anything with the group. Youve gotta realize that its a movie too, a story thats try to get ap oint across and they only have 2 hours and a so many charters. There are kids very similar to the ones depicted, but there are also tons more kids that share some of the traits, but all of those get compacted into the handful of characters.

And how did you not find any humor in kids? There are certainly funny scenes, albeit they are mostly if not all on the sick end of the humor spectrum.

[boost]

the way of the gun - best car chase/shootout ever.

way of the gun = bad ass movie. However best car chase action scene def goes to ronin, hands down.

[boost]

The good the bad and the ugly

Full Metal Jacket

Apoc now "I love the smell of napalm in the morning"

Thin Red Line - I really like saving private ryan, but I think this movie puts it to shame.

Big Fish - I liked it, some hated it, its kinda trippy I guess

Gladiator - bad ass epic..

[bigred]

Yeah big fish was cool

[thenonsequitur]

First of all it's K pax, and I thought he was pretty good in it.

Yeah, I know it's K-PAX. 'X-PAX' was a typo.

I guess I was being too harsh on his performance; I mainly just think the movie is stupid. Taking that into consideration, his performance wasn't so bad.

[kingnat]

Apoc now "I love the smell of napalm in the morning"

"It smells like................ victory."

When I was younger I thought this was just completely bad ass, hardcore... now that I'm a slightly older... I think this is one of the most deeply chilling lines in war movie history.

[boost]

king, haha I know exactly what you mean. I feel that way about a lot of movies/scenese too.

[pgil]

a good (though not great) recent-ish movie was The constant gardener. I found it to be entertaining. It wasn't at all what I was expecting it to be, which is a good thing.

[Margin Of Error]

"The Life Of David Gale" was a great movie, Kevin Spacey is one of my favorite actors.

Thanks for reminding me how awesome this movie is.