Top ten recommended movies.


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I just thought i would put together a list of what in my opinion are ten truly great films in no particular order. I like a variety of genres but these recommendations are i think films that everyone would like more or less. Feel free to do the same,top 5 top 3 or top 10, whatever.


No1, The shout. A surreal and ominous fantasy/horror drama starring Alan bates and John hurt.


No 2 The lion in winter. a superb movie adapted from a play starring Peter o toole and Anthony Hopkins about a medevil royal family and their woes.


No 3 Saviour. Starring denis quaid and set during the bosnian war. its an emotional tale of redemption and suffering and is superb.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/bvEut13aWm0?feature=oembed

No 4 Flesh and bone starring Denis Quaid and Gwynneth Paltrow. An original drama with a believable twist and great backstory.


No 5 Childs play. (no not the one with chucky) This is a brilliant english horror movie with beau bridges and james Mason set in a school.This is much more scary than typical modern horrors in that it is an ominous psychological horror.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN4aThGgapU


No 6 Chasing sleep.(only available on region one ntsc dvd) Starring the brilliant Jeff Daniels. This is a tense drama almost entirely based in a house.But trust me theres never a dull moment.


No 7 10 rillington place. A movie based on the true story of a serial killer in 1950's england. john Hurt stars.John hurts performance is ace.


No 8 The fixer. starring alan bates. A very good drama set in marxist russia.


No 9 Check out any of the basil rathbone sherlock homes movies. these are the best holmes movies in my opinion.


No 10 Blue collar. A film about detroit car factory workers starring richard pryor and harvey Keitel. A very good film with a mixture of humour and drama.
 
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No 3 Saviour. Starring denis quaid and set during the bosnian war. its an emotional tale of redemption and suffering and is superb.
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thanks. ill be sure to check this one out over the weekend. while it can be hard for me to watch some of this sometime, it also helps dealing with the reality of it. im also looking for the name of a recent movie that was just in very few select theaters thats based around a sex-slave distribution in Sarajevo around the time of these wars. if anybody knows what im talking about, please tell me the name.


now onto the only three movies ive watched at least 5 times.


1. Half Baked......cult classic. may not be everybodys cup of tea, but to my personal enjoyment.


2. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas....while there may be a nice collection of movies from all genres taking place in the las vegas area, this is by far the best one.


3. Space Jam.....yeah.....favorite childhood movie i guess
 
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I should note that I'm mostly an animation enthusiast, so my list will probably be quite different to everyone else's. :p


1: Lilo & Stitch - An off-beat movie from Disney, featuring an orphaned girl, Lilo, who is taken care of by her older sister Nani, and the chaos which ensues when a renegade alien creation, Experiment 626, falls to Earth, is mistaken for a dog, and is adopted by Lilo. Lilo idolises Elvis Presley, and tries to teach the badly-behaved "dog" (who she names Stitch) to see him as a good role-model, whilst Nani struggles with holding down a steady job so that social services (represented by the imposing Cobra Bubbles, who seems incredibly out-of-place as a social worker) don't take her younger sister away. All of this is going on while the mad creator of Stitch (Dr. Jumba Jookiba) is released from prison under the supervision of the cross-dressing alien Agent Wendy Pleakley (Pleakley is male, for those who haven't seen it), and the two of them try to track down and eliminate Experiment 626, before the less-incompetent Captain Gantu (a giant alien biped with a resemblance to a shark) is sent in to take care of it. While all of *this* is going on, Stitch, meanwhile, is learning the meaning of having a family, and of his chaotic actions having consequences. If this doesn't sound like a Disney movie at all, you're right - and it's my favourite Disney movie precisely because it's not like one at all! I strongly recommend that you watch this at least once.


2: The Castle of Cagliostro - Hayao Miyazaki's first film, featuring Lupin III as he gets to the bottom of an age-old counterfeiting operation, whilst also rescuing the princess of Cagliostro, Clarisse, who is about to be forced into a marriage that will grant greater political power to her creepy uncle, the Count of Cagliostro. It's highly regarded by many famous movie-makers (off of the top of my head, Steven Spielberg and the folks at Pixar spring to mind as folks I've seen mentioned with regard to this), though some feel its representation of Lupin is a bit soft. Footage from it was also used in the LaserDisc game, Cliff Hanger. I personally feel that the dub done by Streamline (where Lupin is nicknamed "Wolf", and voiced by Bob Bergen) is the best, as it has good acting and a lot of personality and charm, but others prefer the later ones done by Manga Entertainment. (Fun fact: In France, due to copyright reasons of old, Lupin III is known as "Edgar the Burglar-Detective".)


3: Mega Man by Eddie Lebron - A legally-freely-viewable fan-made live-action movie, based loosely on the events of the first, second, and third Mega Man games. It's just over an hour and a half long, and covers Dr. Wily stealing Dr. Right's first six Robot Masters, Rock deciding to be remodelled into a battle robot to stop the trouble and taking on the name of Mega Man for this task, the appearance of his brother Proto Man (referred to in this film by his Japanese name of Blues), and Mega Man taking on one of Wily's giant fortresses - this one being a flying one. Even though it was made on a very small budget, it's almost certainly better than a Hollywood adaptation could ever hope to be, and a lot of care has very clearly been put into it. It's very believable, and the twists and changes made to the source material to make it fit the live-action format actually work very well indeed. It also has some lesser-known series facts accurately included (such as how the robots of the series handle food!), which really made me smile. The guy who plays Dr. Wily plays the role brilliantly, too - this is one of my favourite representations of the character in any media outside of the games.


4: Summer Wars - An animated sci-fi movie from Japan, focussing on a near-future Earth where the internet has become so prevalent that much of the world depends on it to get things done, and an online virtual world beyond the forums of today, known as OZ, is just an important part of life as real life itself, and is believed to be so secure that nothing could ever compromise it. One of the volunteer moderators of OZ, a teenage boy with a gift for mathematics, by the name of Kenji, is asked by a school-friend, Natsuki, if he will go with her to her family reunion, only to find that she's passing him off as her fiancé! While there, he receives a strange text message containing an arithmetic problem, which he solves and sends back the solution for. The next morning, his face is all over the news, along with claims that he cracked OZ's security (it's soon discovered that his account was compromised), and things escalate from there, with both him, Natsuki, and the rest of Natsuki's family, soon finding themselves taking part in a virtual war against a botnet that's now threatening the real world because it's consuming all of OZ. It plays off of the theme of juggling real world responsibilities with online ones in a way that many from the "internet generation" can easily identify with, and it all comes together very well throughout. Both the English and Japanese voice-tracks are very good, too, and the dubbing is very, very true to the original version. I cannot recommend this movie highly enough, and it rightfully won multiple awards.


5: Street Fighter: The Movie - A horribly-inaccurate, corny, campy, utterly ludicrous adaptation of the Street Fighter mythos, specifically the story of Street Fighter II. If it's so bad, why am I recommending it? Because it's of the "So bad, it's good" variety, and is actually incredibly entertaining in spite of its many flaws. It features Jean-Claude Van Damme as the All-American-but-with-a-mangled-accent Guile (my favourite Street Fighter character, by the way, along with his buddy Nash), and Raul Julia, who gives the best portrayal of M. Bison in any medium outside of the games. I cannot stress how superb he was in this film - it's only a shame that it was Raul Julia's last role. The story features Guile & pals (including Kylie Minogue as a brilliantly somewhat campy Cammy) infiltrating the country of Shadaloo (yes, it was an organisation in the games, but this is the least of the film's problems :p ), and trying to rescue hostages, whilst Chun-Li (who is somewhat accurately represented as an undercover agent, though she is a journalist in this movie, rather than an Interpol agent as she is in the games) is trying to get to Bison to avenge her father's death at his hands. It's got some brilliant moments from Zangeif, who, along with Raul Julia, is worth watching this film for alone. It's also notable for having Ryu and Ken as con-artists, and for everyone except Raul Julia mispronouncing Ryu as "RYE-OO".


I don't have any more than five movies to recommend, I'm afraid, so that's the end of that. :p
 
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Asmo said:
In recent animation, 'How to train your Dragon' was excellent.
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Oh yes, it was. :D The ending was refreshing, too.

It was nice to see an animated movie where not everybody got out unscathed for no other reason than just because they were the good guys! It was interesting!


Sugary as you'd expect but beautifully done, Disney's 'Tangled' is a guilty pleasure.
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I enjoyed this one, too, but I unfortunately (unfortunately for Tangled, that is) then chose to watch Miyazaki's My Neighbour Totoro right afterwards, and I found it quite striking how - at least to my tastes - the much, much older movie of the two was far superior... (I know they're totally different and it's comparing apples to oranges, but it still raised the question "Why can't this huge company who is considered by so many to be the best in their field not outdo an old movie from 1988?".)


Also, on that note, this reminds me: Studio Ghibli's Arrietty is *fantastic*. I had the chance to see it towards the end of its cinema run (it uses cinema technology, particularly the sound systems, beautifully, which is something I haven't seen an animated movie do in a long, long time, if ever - if it ever gets re-run or you can hire the reel and a screen for a party or such, it's well worth it), and it's incredibly good. It's a loose adaptation of the first Borrowers book, but set in Japan (as I gather that it was intended to introduce the story to audiences there), whilst clearly not abandoning its roots. The dubbed version uses British actors, which was both very refreshing and appropriate, but I would warn that the voice of the human boy, Sho, is... not so good. I found his deliveries to be a bit flat and non-engaging. It doesn't mar the film, though, thankfully.
 
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@ASMO


The Quiet Earth is good, particularly like the end scene.
 
My fav. movies are depending strongly on my mood so it is not easy to make a list. And It would mainly contain the "Usual Blockbusters" plus some Easterns and Animes, so no unknown treasures here I guess.

Prometheus said:
5: Street Fighter: The Movie - A horribly-inaccurate, corny, campy, utterly ludicrous adaptation of the Street Fighter mythos, specifically the story of Street Fighter II. If it's so bad, why am I recommending it? Because it's of the "So bad, it's good" variety, and is actually incredibly entertaining in spite of its many flaws. It features Jean-Claude Van Damme as the All-American-but-with-a-mangled-accent Guile (my favourite Street Fighter character, by the way, along with his buddy Nash), and Raul Julia, who gives the best portrayal of M. Bison in any medium outside of the games. I cannot stress how superb he was in this film - it's only a shame that it was Raul Julia's last role. The story features Guile & pals (including Kylie Minogue as a brilliantly somewhat campy Cammy) infiltrating the country of Shadaloo (yes, it was an organisation in the games, but this is the least of the film's problems :p ), and trying to rescue hostages, whilst Chun-Li (who is somewhat accurately represented as an undercover agent, though she is a journalist in this movie, rather than an Interpol agent as she is in the games) is trying to get to Bison to avenge her father's death at his hands. It's got some brilliant moments from Zangeif, who, along with Raul Julia, is worth watching this film for alone. It's also notable for having Ryu and Ken as con-artists, and for everyone except Raul Julia mispronouncing Ryu as "RYE-OO".
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KYLIE!!! :lol:


Yeah, I don't remember any other reason to watch this movie. However, it was still a better one than this very very poor "Legend of Chun Li" flic... :ph34r:


But they've should made a Street Fighter Movie like it was done superb in "City Hunter" :lol:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z4Psls1ngwM?feature=oembed
 
DaMummy said:
Wrath of Khan said:
No 3 Saviour. Starring denis quaid and set during the bosnian war. its an emotional tale of redemption and suffering and is superb.
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thanks. ill be sure to check this one out over the weekend. while it can be hard for me to watch some of this sometime, it also helps dealing with the reality of it. im also looking for the name of a recent movie that was just in very few select theaters thats based around a sex-slave distribution in Sarajevo around the time of these wars. if anybody knows what im talking about, please tell me the name.


now onto the only three movies ive watched at least 5 times.


1. Half Baked......cult classic. may not be everybodys cup of tea, but to my personal enjoyment.


2. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas....while there may be a nice collection of movies from all genres taking place in the las vegas area, this is by far the best one.


3. Space Jam.....yeah.....favorite childhood movie i guess
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Hope you do. You wont regeret watching saviour.
 
@ Asmo. Saw the quiet earth years ago but had forgotten the name.will pick up the dvd sometime. Im a big sci fi fan.
 
Wrath of Khan said:
@ Asmo. Saw the quiet earth years ago but had forgotten the name.will pick up the dvd sometime. Im a big sci fi fan.
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The US DVD release from a few years ago (unless there's been a more recent PAL release) is the best. Not only is it stereo and widescreen (The original PAL DVD was mono and 4:3) but it came in a really, really nice steel case with a metallic surface that changes positive/negative depending on the viewing angle. The stereo soundtrack is a plus, the score (have the CD too!) is pretty memorable.

vcoleiro said:
The Quiet Earth is good, particularly like the end scene.
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It leaves you with a lot to think about. I believe that it greatly influenced the writers of LOST (as did Solaris).
 
I have hundreds of recommendations, but here are some (more than 10) of my personal faves (in no particular order) from the top of my head...


Paranormal Activity


Paranormal Activity 2


Paranormal Activity 3


Happiness


Let me in


Inception


Half Baked


Six Sense


KillBill


The Curious Case of Benjamin Button


Gladiator


Kick-Ass


Last Life in the Universe


Pulp Fiction


Kill Bill: Vol. 1


Kill Bill: Vol. 2


The Others


And more to come...


STILL EDITING
 
hello,


- Kieslowski's trilogy "Three colors.." (Blue, white, red)


- Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai"


- Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs"


- Kusturica's "Black cat, White cat"


- The Cohen brothers' "The big Lebowski"


should be a good start :)


Kisses,


Mac
 
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Goodfellas


Raging Bull


Casino


The Godfather [1,2,3]


The Deer Hunter


Animal House


Scarface


A Bronx Tale


Seven


Carlitos Way


10 great ones imho.


Honorable mention ..Taxi Driver.
 
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The Matrix.


I recently saw Nausicaä: Valley of the Wind and I absolutely loved it, I'd never anticipated a postapocalyptic anime from Disney could be so good! It was pretty awesome, and while the environmental messages could be a little... Overt... It was still a pretty great movie!
 
It depends on the mood you are after. Here are a few random ones that are always good.


Romance:


1. Casablanca (Good story, character development, dramatic, romantic)


2. Coming to America (Good story, comedy, romantic)


3. Purple Rain (Good story, music, romance)


Adventure:


1. Star Wars IV,V,VI (Epic)


4. The NeverEnding Story (Great story)


5. The Goonies (Classic)


College-humor:


1. Half Baked


2. Grandma's Boy
 
a couple more of my favourite films are


Highlander 1 and 3


Cipher


Ben Hur


Braveheart


Apocolyptica


Star trek movies, all except for the excrebable nemesis, first contact and star trek the motion picture.
 
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