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The Exorcist
Blow
The Mighty Ducks
Van Wilder
Aliens
Carlito's Way
American Psycho
Beetlejuice
Batman
The Shining
The Exorcist is definatly one of my favs. It is still scary to this day with its great camera work, horrifying music, and how it lingers in your mind.
Why The Evil Dead Trilogy of course. Ash is really just an ordinary guy stuck in this extraordinary situation that only gets worse, including his own stupidity. In the end, the poor guy just wants to go home.
Honorable mention:
The Shawshank Redemption & Dark City
Damn, how could I forgot those! Iīm still hoping for a post-apocalyptic Evil Dead 4!Quote:
Why The Evil Dead Trilogy of course. Ash is really just an ordinary guy stuck in this extraordinary situation that only gets worse, including his own stupidity. In the end, the poor guy just wants to go home.
Yes, the creators of Silent Hill have said that Jacob's Ladder was a big inspiration for the creation of the original Silent Hill and the creators are "big fans" of the movie! If you liked that, watch Angel Heart, similar sorta film, but far superior, the film inspired the classic movie, Se7en by David Fincher, Angel heart is said to be one of his all time faves too.Quote:
Originally Posted by 108 Stars
Current favorite list I guess, limiting it to ten movies:
Forbidden Zone -- Great, bizarre Danny Elfman musical. Always entertaining to watch.
Nightmare Before Christmas -- I am a Danny Elfman whore. Still love the movie even though it's been adopted by Hot Topic and goth kids. :(
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure -- Timeless comedy and without 80's "cheese," fashion aside.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan -- Surprisingly brilliant movie. Love the symbolism and Khan is such a terrific villain.
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker -- I love Batman. This is a great film and the best one featuring Batman in any shape or form.
PeeWee's Big Adventure -- Another always enjoyable comedy. Great visuals and terrific Elfman soundtrack.
Hunt For Red October -- I see this as an underwater Wrath of Khan. Great performances and story make it a winner.
Ghost in the Shell -- Not a huge Japanese animation fan (Akira sucks), but this is a smartly written if somewhat slow moving picture that's amazing to look at.
Citizen Kane -- Generally regardless as the best movie ever. I don't know about that, but it is a great movie nonetheless.
Shawshank Redemption -- Wasn't this recently voted the best movie that no one ever pans?
Training Day needs to be mentioned.
I forgot to mention in my first post 24 Hour Party People and Once Were Warriors. I probably enjoyed the former more than your average person because I'm a fan of Joy Division and New Order. The latter is a really powerful movie, not one you'd watch to relax.
Battle Royale
I still couldn't believe Netflix had this when I looked out of the blue. This is one AWESOME movie. If you're into a real violent "everyone dies" type of movies, look here. I was alos pleasently suprised with Kitano being the villian (aka Vic Romano from MXC)
I watched The Long Good Friday the other night after about 18 years. Not bad, not half as violent as gangster films today. The language was pretty restrained as well. It's a bit like Essex Boys or Gangster No1 but the kids will have to leave the room a couple of times when you watch it.
Donnie Darko
Although I can see why this movie has such a cult following, I'm not joining. I liked it okay, it just wasn't a huge favorite of mine. Still a great movie though.
That was a pretty good film, although subtitles always annoy me.Quote:
Originally Posted by VinnyT
I actually like subtitles sometimes. The english voiceovers can really hurt the feel of the movie for me at times.
If they had Japanese people speaking English then that would have been good, but if they had accents that would have destroyed the entire film. Does anybody know what the sequel is like?
Yes, it sucks, I am a HUGE BR fan as well! It takes me a lot to say this but: do NOT watch it, you will be disappointed by it, big time.
Saw a few movies recently
Big Trouble in Little China: Superb ***1/2
Howling III: Weird. Not bad, but not good either **
Commando: Solid Arnold film, but too campy at times **1/2
Alien Nation: Okay, but seemed uneven at times**
The Running Man: The great media satire ***
Total Recall: Film good humor good action ***