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The Official Movie Thread

Sucker Punch said:
Moneyball seems to be getting pretty good reviews, would you suggest it for someone who doesn't particularly know or care about baseball?

If you go, just don't expect any action.  It's really a slow-moving movie.  I'd say it's interesting, but slow, and I don't like, know, or care about baseball either.
 
Sarge said:
Might as well cancel the holidays if Christmas Vacation isn't part of it as far as I'm concerned.

Yes it has been a staple for me all the way from childhood to adultery-er .. adulthood!
 
Going to watch The Inbetweeners movie this afternoon, hopefully they've carried on the spirit, too bad the tv show is done but I guess they can only pretend to be in secondary for so long, was hoping for some kind of 'college' version but sadly, doesn't look like it.
 
Just curious, and I need some viewing suggestions, but what is everyone's top 5 favourite films here? I honestly probably couldn't pick a top 5, but I'll throw out 5 of my favourites.

American History X
Sunset Boulevard
The Departed
The Prestige
The Last Picture Show

There's also movies like Ferris Beuller, the Bourne movies, and a lot of Will Ferrell comedies that I can watch over and over (more than the five above) but wouldn't necessarily be in my top five.
 
Newbury said:
Just curious, and I need some viewing suggestions, but what is everyone's top 5 favourite films here? I honestly probably couldn't pick a top 5, but I'll throw out 5 of my favourites.

American History X
Sunset Boulevard
The Departed
The Prestige
The Last Picture Show

That's a tough one for me, especially since I haven't watched alot of classics. But as a general movie fan a few of my favourites are:

12 Angry Men
Back to the Future
Shawshank Redemption
Vertigo
Magnolia

For comedies, My Cousin Vinny, 3 Amigos, Anchorman, Groundhog Day, Top Secret, Naked Gun all are universally re-watchable for me.
 
Off the top of my head

Seven Samurai
Brazil
The Usual Suspects
2001 A Space Odyssey
No Country For Old Men

Another 5 that couldn't hurt

Primer
Chinatown
Alien
Akira
Full Metal Jacket

Another 5 just for fun

The Battleship Potemkin
Citizen Kane
Nosferatu
Once Upon A Time in the West
Rear Window

Also, recently I've really come to respect a certain director, Drive and Valhalla Rising being his most recent work.
 
From this century:

Memento
Inglourious Basterds
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Inside Job
The Man who Wasn't There

From last century:

Goodfellas
The Godfather pt. 2
Reservoir Dogs
Raiders of the Last Ark
The Big Lebowski

Old Timey:

The Third Man
Dr. Strangelove
North by Northwest
High Noon
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Comedies:

Horse Feathers
Airplane
Animal House
Major League
Blazing Saddles
 
You're all cheating... It's 5!

(in no particular order)

1. Goodfellas
2. Jaws The Professional (sorry sharkie)
3. Raiders of the Lost Ark
4. Wall Street
5. Full Metal Jacket.

... man, that was tough.
 
Tigger said:
Reservoir Dogs, oh yeah.

Could have had Fargo in there too, or Blood Simple, or almost any Coen bros. flick.

Just doing a top 5 Coen Bros list would be tough. I'd have to have Fargo, Lebowski, O Brother and TMWWT so that leaves room for...NCFOM? Raising Arizona? Miller's Crossing? It's a tough job.
 
Busta Reims said:
No Star Wars? I'm very disappointed with all of you.

The tough thing there is that because it's such an episodic trilogy it's tough to pick one of them that's really exceptional. I probably like Jedi the most, think Empire is the best made movie and obviously any sort of initial response/nod towards innovation has to go to the first. None of them work on their own really.
 

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