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The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly (1966)
Friday (1995)
Unforgiven (1992)
Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Chinatown (1974)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
La La Land (2016)
The Goonies (1985)
Jaws (1975)
Ocean's 11 (2001)

EDIT:
Had to replace Hot Fuzz, can't believe I forgot Unforgiven.

EDIT II:
Bumping Coraline for Jaws, possibly the perfect movie. Most of the appeal of Coraline for me is the setting and animation.

NuttBoxer says

Bumping Coraline for Jaws, possibly the perfect movie. Most of the appeal of Coraline for me is the setting and animation.

Go watch Fantastic Planet, or La Planète Sauvage - it's an animation and the dubbed English version I think doesn't detract from it. It's mind bending or was 30 years ago. It's just a bit of a trip.

I think Fargo or Blood Simple should have been mentioned in this list. Maybe Shaun of the Dead as well. Difficult to list ten when you've seen thousands. Some are legitimate works of art and you are forced to give them priority. Others are merely brilliant or mind bending. All films I listed, I've seen multiple times. I'd give Earserhead notable mention.

Since we live in times of depraved corruption and lies at all levels of society, press and government, to the point where truth is a savaged victim, a couple of movies adept at illustrating such things would be in order. From the oldies vaults, Bernardo Bertolucci made at least two such films: "The Damned" in reference to Nazi Germany, and "The Conformist" in reference to fascist Italy.

"Chinatown" is pretty classic along the lines of the nature of evil and corruption prevailing in good old Elay, as well as "LA Confidential". "LA Confidential" is interesting because the anti-hero uses tools of corruption against the corrupt establishment, itself, to navigate himself into promotions. What's the message there? If you can't beat 'em, join 'em? Or, you can't get anything done either good or evil without using the tools of each?

Surprised nobody has mentioned "99 Homes". Ok so it's probably not a "favorite" movie, but it's quite a gritty view of the housing crisis around 2008. It was recommended to me by a cousin that does work for the banks, essentially he throws people out of houses. He said to me that the movie was just like his job. In fact, he said his boss even carries a gun, like the boss in the movie.

Ceffer says

"LA Confidential" is interesting because the anti-hero uses tools of corruption against the corrupt establishment, itself, to navigate himself into promotions. What's the message there? If you can't beat 'em, join 'em? Or, you can't get anything done either good or evil without using the tools of each?

I'd put 'LA Confidential' as the 2nd (and last) Kevin Spacey masterpiece (despite it being an all-star ensemble), the 1st being 'The Usual Suspects'.

'American Beauty', while not as good as the aforementioned two, was still a great satire against dating American women and settling down with them instead of seeing hoes in Thailand. At least that was the message I'd gotten from it.

It's sad that 'LA Confidential' didn't have a chance against 'Titanic' for the Oscar that year because it was a far better film.

brazil66 says

Hard Eight (low-budget noir pick)

Watched that last night and really enjoyed it, though it's a little slow at times.

Rin says

Ceffer says

"LA Confidential" is interesting because the anti-hero uses tools of corruption against the corrupt establishment, itself, to navigate himself into promotions. What's the message there? If you can't beat 'em, join 'em? Or, you can't get anything done either good or evil without using the tools of each?

I'd put 'LA Confidential' as the 2nd (and last) Kevin Spacey masterpiece (despite it being an all-star ensemble), the 1st being 'The Usual Suspects'.

'American Beauty', while not as good as the aforementioned two, was still a great satire against dating American women and settling down with them instead of seeing hoes in Thailand. At least that was the message I'd gotten from it.

It's sad that 'LA Confidential' didn't have a chance against 'Titanic' for the Oscar that year because it was a far better film.

+1 for usual suspects. Spacey's masterpiece.

Unknown - 2011 action-thriller film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Liam Neeson

Almost forgot, in addition to "Monty Python & the Holy Grail'

there's Terri Gilliam's "Time Bandits"

Oh, I almost forgot "Neverending Story Part II" and "Stop, Or My Mom Will Shoot"

Braveheart
Dead Poets Society
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
The Matrix


I'm not a huge movie guy, so its a short list.

mell says

Spacey's masterpiece.

Spacey? Oh yeah, the homosexual rapist that is such a shitball, Hollywood won't even rehire him.

James Gunn is directing Guardian's of the Galaxy III despite being a pedophile.

porkchopexpress says

Oh, I almost forgot "Neverending Story Part II" and "Stop, Or My Mom Will Shoot"

You also forgot the "Penitentiary" series movies....

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) gota getcha me one o them ther Monoliths fer my yard. I'm a perty good lookin fella, even without my makeup on, but one o them ther Monoliths in my yard would really draw in the babes. que es esto? Also Napoleon Dynamite, with the Llama getting most supporting actor award, and loved Pedro.

richwicks says

James Gunn is directing Guardian's of the Galaxy III despite being a pedophile.

Guardians fooled the younger crowd into thinking that they were playing 80s music. At best, the Escape/Pina Colada song was at the cusp of the decade. Much of that soundtrack was pure 70s music.

The Terminator and the Matrix are two of my all time favorites that I occasionally watch again. They were really good science fiction. The sequels were not.

I like the Bond Franchise up until Daniel Craig. The new stuff is a bit too sadistic for me.

Scarface, in spite of the sadism.

Rin says

Guardians fooled the younger crowd into thinking that they were playing 80s music. At best, the Escape/Pina Colada song was at the cusp of the decade. Much of that soundtrack was pure 70s music.

If you want some films that demonstrate the music of the 1980s, I'd recommend Donnie Darko and Napoleon Dynamite.

Watch the theatrical cut of Donnie Darko, NOT the director's cut. Beware, Donnie Darko was directed by Richard Kelley - he's a one hit wonder director. That was the ONE film he made that was good. Sort of like Neill Blomkamp and District 9, except Kelley's subsequent films were dreadful.

Onvacation says

The Terminator and the Matrix are two of my all time favorites that I occasionally watch again. They were really good science fiction. The sequels were not.

You realize Judgement Day is up there with Empire when it comes to sequels that surpassed the original conversations?

In the interests of keeping this thread alive - I would also like to recommend The Quiet Earth (1985).

Croods II was actually pretty funny. I have kids, so I've watched every cartoon movie for the last 10 years.

I have a soft spot for:
• Master and Commander
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
• Amadeus

Ha. One complete fiction and two "loosely based on history."

Hellraiser Can't beat erotically charged, bloody sticky goo zombies whose skin has been stripped by pinhead demons. On a par with 'Lifeforce'.

Rin says

Almost forgot, in addition to "Monty Python & the Holy Grail'

there's Terri Gilliam's "Time Bandits"

That’s a fun movie!

richwicks says

mell says

Spacey's masterpiece.

Spacey? Oh yeah, the homosexual rapist that is such a shitball, Hollywood won't even rehire him.

James Gunn is directing Guardian's of the Galaxy III despite being a pedophile.

You can be a homo offender and still a great actor. Klaus Kinski banged every womyn of every ethnicity and was one of the greatest actors. I highly recommend Kinski's auto biography.

Which brings me to "Aguirre, wrath of God". Great movie. Kinski is basically going mad with jungle fever during the movie in the Amazon in reality, while portraying someone going mad with jungle fever in the Amazon. Can't get much better.

To keep this thread from dying - anybody seen Dr. Sleep?

It's a (sort of) sequel to The Shining. There's a brutal scene in it, and it's "woke" but not STUPID woke, and I thought it was well done.

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I've started watching YouTube again on Brave with "New Private Window with Tor"

Blocks ads, blocks my IP address. Could Google still be profiting from it?