2009-08-26, 11:18 PM
Everything by Pixar, Hayao Miyazaki (I assume you've seen these), Quentin Tarantino, Mel Brooks, Darren Aronofsky (Pi, Requiem for a Dream, The Wrestler)
I'm a fan of Tim Burton (Sweeney Todd, Big Fish, Beetlejuice, Big Fish, Nightmare Before Christmas, Big Fish)
Rob Reiner - The Princess Bride, Spinal Tap
Also love me some Mike Judge - Idiocracy (I THINK IT'S BETTER THAN OFFICE SPACE, SO SUE ME), Office Space, Beavis and Butt-head Do America
Unrelated, can't wait for Extract to come out
The original college raunch comedy - Animal House
If you want "good" movies you have to see Citizen Kane, The Godfather, Cassablanca, etc. They're very, well... good. If you really wanna go overboard, read up on German Expressionism and corresponding symbolism, then find The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and watch it. Do this before you watch any Burton stuff, and even Sweeney Todd might blow your mind. Also watch Rob Zombie's Living Dead Girl video after Caligari. And after you watch Casablanca, watch Out Cold. Funny movie. Another crazy old movie that's worth seeing is The Battleship Potemkin.
Stanley Kubrick - Dr. Strangelove, Clockwork Orange, and sadly... 2001: A Space Odyssey. It's boring as pineapple, but considered a classic. I dunno how I sat through it, but I did. The end scene was almost worth it. Almost.
I have a soft spot for Studio 4°C's movies too. Mind Game and Tekkonkinkreet. Love 'em.
Hear me out on this one. In Bruges. Please don't let Colin Farrell scare you away. It's an exceptional movie. Hell, I liked Colin Farrell in it.
Hur, you've got me flipping through the AFI and BFI top 100 lists, and other stuff like that, Rotten Tomatoes, etc. Just gonna throw some stuff out there that I've seen and enjoyed.
Monty Python's Life of Brian, Meaning of Life, Holy Grail
A Fish Called Wanda
The Shawshank Redemption
Saving Private Ryan
The Road Warrior
Children of Men
The Graduate
3:10 To Yuma
North By Northwest
12 Angry Men
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
The original Willy Wonka (Goddamit I love Gene Wilder)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Cool Runnings >__>
Glory
The Last Samurai
Patton - I haven't seen it yet, but it's the first thing on my list when the dorm movie room opens
A Scanner Darkly
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure
Airplane!
American Beauty
Adaptation
The Truman Show
Shoot 'Em Up - Clive Owen kills a guy with a carrot!
This is a French film that's totally unrelated, but I love it anyway - The Triplets of Belleville
You got me digging through all sorts of best movie lists to amuse myself. Hope this isn't too much.
I'm a fan of Tim Burton (Sweeney Todd, Big Fish, Beetlejuice, Big Fish, Nightmare Before Christmas, Big Fish)
Rob Reiner - The Princess Bride, Spinal Tap
Also love me some Mike Judge - Idiocracy (I THINK IT'S BETTER THAN OFFICE SPACE, SO SUE ME), Office Space, Beavis and Butt-head Do America
Unrelated, can't wait for Extract to come out
The original college raunch comedy - Animal House
If you want "good" movies you have to see Citizen Kane, The Godfather, Cassablanca, etc. They're very, well... good. If you really wanna go overboard, read up on German Expressionism and corresponding symbolism, then find The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and watch it. Do this before you watch any Burton stuff, and even Sweeney Todd might blow your mind. Also watch Rob Zombie's Living Dead Girl video after Caligari. And after you watch Casablanca, watch Out Cold. Funny movie. Another crazy old movie that's worth seeing is The Battleship Potemkin.
Stanley Kubrick - Dr. Strangelove, Clockwork Orange, and sadly... 2001: A Space Odyssey. It's boring as pineapple, but considered a classic. I dunno how I sat through it, but I did. The end scene was almost worth it. Almost.
I have a soft spot for Studio 4°C's movies too. Mind Game and Tekkonkinkreet. Love 'em.
Hear me out on this one. In Bruges. Please don't let Colin Farrell scare you away. It's an exceptional movie. Hell, I liked Colin Farrell in it.
Hur, you've got me flipping through the AFI and BFI top 100 lists, and other stuff like that, Rotten Tomatoes, etc. Just gonna throw some stuff out there that I've seen and enjoyed.
Monty Python's Life of Brian, Meaning of Life, Holy Grail
A Fish Called Wanda
The Shawshank Redemption
Saving Private Ryan
The Road Warrior
Children of Men
The Graduate
3:10 To Yuma
North By Northwest
12 Angry Men
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
The original Willy Wonka (Goddamit I love Gene Wilder)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Cool Runnings >__>
Glory
The Last Samurai
Patton - I haven't seen it yet, but it's the first thing on my list when the dorm movie room opens
A Scanner Darkly
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure
Airplane!
American Beauty
Adaptation
The Truman Show
Shoot 'Em Up - Clive Owen kills a guy with a carrot!
This is a French film that's totally unrelated, but I love it anyway - The Triplets of Belleville
You got me digging through all sorts of best movie lists to amuse myself. Hope this isn't too much.