The -Suggest a great movie- Topic

Oddysseus · Tue 05/10/2010 08:00:55

Grrr!

I too am filled with pointless rage that someone would want to start a list on the internet!

I mean, it's not like I could somehow look up the movies myself on some sort of... site about FLIX on the interNET! No, if you post a movie title, it just mocks me with its ambiguity. I demand that all titles be followed by a paragraph detailing the plot, subplots, subtext, leading actors, and flavor of the DVD!

GarageGothic · Tue 05/10/2010 08:24:35

I agree, it started out with some interesting film suggestions that I went to look up on imdb/wikipedia - but lists happen. Would maybe have helped to title the thread "Suggest a great movie that we probably haven't heard about".

Calin Leafshade · Tue 05/10/2010 08:34:46

I agree, let's ban Dualnames.. wait whut?

Wonkyth · Tue 05/10/2010 08:41:32

Quote from: GarageGothic on Tue 05/10/2010 08:24:35
I agree, it started out with some interesting film suggestions that I went to look up on imdb/wikipedia - but lists happen. Would maybe have helped to title the thread "Suggest a great movie that we probably haven't heard about".

Ok, I bring attention again to The Rage in Placid Lake!

Gilbert · Tue 05/10/2010 09:50:09

Quote from: Calin Leafshade on Tue 05/10/2010 08:34:46
I agree, let's ban Dualnames.. wait whut?

No no no. Maybe we can just make suggestions on titles and demand him to have watched all the mentioned films, and then make him write a short summary on each, so we can read that and make our choice on whether said films are worthy for us to check.

Dualnames · Tue 05/10/2010 12:41:35

The Jacket

Yes it may be cheesy, but its a very nice, somewhat nostalgic movie. It's not so dark, but rather mellow. I heartily suggest it, though some people might hate it,

monkey0506 · Wed 06/10/2010 02:03:50

Obviously my exhaustive post about my DVD collection is the real reason for the upset. But I'll have you know there were quite a few titles that I did choose to exclude. I'm working on providing detailed information to justify my post. I don't have a single favorite movie that I could suggest if I wanted to. But this huge list I dumped is some of my favorite films that I presently own or have owned in the past.

I understand not everyone is going to agree with this point of view, I realize that some of the movies aren't what most would consider "great" films..putting that aside..each of these movies mean something to me, personally. To me, these films are each great in their own way.

The section I titled "Please..just no" I just intended to express my own opinion about movies that I dislike for various reasons. I didn't mean to offend anyone by doing this any more than I expected to offend anyone by suggesting 10 Things I Hate About You as a great movie. It's just my personal opinion. If you asked me if I wanted to watch those films, I'd probably turn you down, because I dislike them.

As for the film 9, I've seen the original short, but I still give due credit to Burton for the role he played. Albeit vastly different than films such as Nightmare or Corpse Bride which he had near total creative control over, he still did have a role in the film. As a die-hard fan, that just makes the movie that much better to me.

Arbitrary fandom is arbitrary, but what the hell.

GarageGothic · Wed 06/10/2010 05:10:24

Quote from: monkey_05_06 on Wed 06/10/2010 02:03:50but I still give due credit to Burton for the role he played. Albeit vastly different than films such as Nightmare or Corpse Bride which he had near total creative control over

I'm calling bullshit on crediting Burton with "near total creative control" over Nightmare Before Christmas - yes, he did write the original outline and design some of the characters, but the real creative talents behind it are Danny Elfman and Henry Selick and his animation team. Not that I don't recognize Burton's influence, but credit where credit is due, and sadly most people never even heard of Henry Selick thanks to the film being marketed as "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas".

LimpingFish · Wed 06/10/2010 21:59:39

Not to appear like I'm joining some Burton-bashing brigade, but personally I would consider him to have a very uneven track record. He's not what I would call a creative genius, but rather an artist with a distinctive style/vision; a style/vision that lends itself very well to certain projects.

But Planet of the Apes? Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? Mars Attacks? Alice in Wonderland? Can't say I care much for them. Sleepy Hollow? Big Fish? Sweeney Todd? Better, though they still didn't do much for me. That doesn't leave too many others.

Beetlejuice and Pee Wee's Big Adventure are great, though. And I enjoyed Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, and the first two Batman movies. Everything that's pre-1995, it would seem.

But if you're going to credit him with 9, then you have to give him Cabin Boy as well. Arbitrary indeed.

monkey0506 · Wed 06/10/2010 22:13:31

I've never yet seen Cabin Boy..:

..though I do credit him for the role he played.

I forgot Ed Wood on my list..great movie.

Ali · Wed 06/10/2010 22:58:34

Quote from: GarageGothic on Wed 06/10/2010 05:10:24
Quote from: monkey_05_06 on Wed 06/10/2010 02:03:50but I still give due credit to Burton for the role he played. Albeit vastly different than films such as Nightmare or Corpse Bride which he had near total creative control over

I'm calling bullshit on crediting Burton with "near total creative control" over Nightmare Before Christmas - yes, he did write the original outline and design some of the characters, but the real creative talents behind it are Danny Elfman and Henry Selick and his animation team. Not that I don't recognize Burton's influence, but credit where credit is due, and sadly most people never even heard of Henry Selick thanks to the film being marketed as "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas".

I agree. Weirdly, when Burton speaks on one of the featurettes on the Nightmare before Christmas DVD the aston underneath reads 'Tim Burton, Director'. Which is true in that he is Tim Burton and he is a director, but very misleading in the context of that film.

RetroJay · Thu 07/10/2010 02:46:32

I have watched many horror films.

The only one I ever stopped watching was the old 'Last House On The Left' by Wes Craven. (His first film).

I just didn't like it. It felt like you were watching a documentary.

Everything felt and looked too real.

Chicky · Fri 08/10/2010 00:20:23

Just got back from seeing 'Buried'. Bloody amazing film, best script of 2010.

Domino · Fri 08/10/2010 00:27:15

The Mist

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0884328/

I have it on DVD and watched it again the other night. I really love this movie, even the second time around.

Chicky · Fri 08/10/2010 00:38:29

Not a bad film Domino but i really wasn't a fan of the CGI! Nice ending tho

RetroJay · Fri 08/10/2010 01:20:50

The Last Star Fighter.

Fantastic film. Thought I would never see it again and then....BANG!
Got it a while back on DVD.
Enjoyed it as much now as when I saw it then.

I was and am still today 'The Last Starfighter'

Greep...Na...Boo.
Jay.

Laukku · Fri 08/10/2010 11:40:04

The original unfinished version of The Thief and the Cobbler

A surreal, unusual animated film... and an extreme example of how a film can ruined by ignorant producers.

The versions that hit the theatres are absolute crap compared to the original. As the film didn't fit their narrow definition of "animated film", the director was fired (he had been working on it independently for over 20 years, ouch!) and the film was changed to a bad Disney musical rip-off. The original version is only available as bootleg copies as it has never been released, so the best way to see it is either YouTube or torrent. Search either for the workprint or the fanmade Recobbled Cut, which tries to restore the film to higher quality. Even Roy E. Disney tried to do a restoration at one point.

The film features the most amazing 2D animation you will ever see in your life :o - although it may look like it, no CGI was used. It also has Vincent Price in it.

EDIT: TRAILER

Dualnames · Fri 08/10/2010 17:03:20

I saw OFFICE SPACE. So thanks to whoever suggested it.
Now.

When the Wind Blows.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090315/

There's no way I can suggest this film more. It's just a sad story with a glance of hope, about the nuclear war. Plus something I was unaware when I first saw it. David Bowie composed the music. Trust me its a god-damn great animation film.

GarageGothic · Sat 09/10/2010 01:30:09

Don't know if it's been mentioned yet, but Synecdoche, New York (Charlie Kaufman, 2008) is one of the most strangely beautiful movies I've seen in recent years. It's the directing debut of screenwriter Charlie Kaufman, and I strongly recommend it to anyone who enjoyed other films he wrote like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Adaptation or Being John Malkovich.
It's quite slow-paced and at times hard to follow, but stick with it for half an hour or so, and you'll know if it's your kind of movie. Yes, the film does seem a tad too 'intellectual' and self-conscious at first, but don't overthink it - at least not until afterward - just enjoy the journey while it lasts. Also one of Philip Seymour Hoffman's finest performances - and that's saying a lot.

The exact same thing (sans Hoffman) can be said about two other titles that I also warmly recommend - the rotoscoped philosophy lesson Waking Life (Richard Linklater, 2001) and Darren Aronofsky's underrated The Fountain (2006).

Dualnames · Sat 09/10/2010 01:35:34

Yay, I had downloaded The Fountain before you said so, and I'm glad for that.
I just saw Total Recall again. And damn I recalled it was better.