Movies to see before you die...

[SangRahl]

I'm sure a good few of these have been mentioned already...

Memento - a solid mindf*ck flick, if there ever was one

Usual Suspects - this movie cemented Kevin Spacey as one of my all-time favorite actors

The Abyss and The Abyss: Director's Cut - to truly see how the production company can deepsix a well-crafted film in post-production

Ed Wood - an amazing bio-pic portraying one of the worst, yet most loved, director/producers of all time (as opposed to Uwe Boll, who is just universally despised)

(not a "movie", but absolutely HAD to be on this list...)
Deadwood - HBO's short-lived series was everything that a western series should be

 

[David Bray]

Blade Runner: Final Cut

That is all

 

[The Man With the Soap]

The Alien series, the Predator series, and Fight Club are all well worth a watch. But, I would have to say the movie you have to see before you die is...THE WARRIORS! Can you dig it?

 

[Audio]

Monty Python's life of Brian : just for the ending...

"always look on the bright side of life~ *whistle*" Just what you need before you bite the bucket
"life's a piece of shit..when you look at it. Life's a laugh, death's a joke it's true. You'll see it's all a show, keep 'em laughing as you go. Just remember that the last laugh is on you."

 

[freiheit]

Leon (The professional) from Luc Besson
Paprika by Satoshi kon
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence if you know the work of the many referenced philosophers named or hinted during the film.

 

[Idiotastic]

The Illusionist

Fin.

 

[John_Dillinger]

It think it's worth trying to see as many movies as you can before you die, It's one of the last great escapeisms.

What I'd recommened, Eraserhead, Blade Runner, Spirited Away, Apocalypse Now and anything Luc Besson had his sweet sweet hand in usually comes up roses.

Oh yeah and my ultimate guilty pleasure, Crank 2. I know what your thinking, but he was dead, then he got better!
How can you not enjoy a film willing to run on that tagline?

 

[mr.aravaro]

UHF, it's one of the most underrated movies ever.

 

[witheringsanity]

Downfall. Yes it's subbed but i'm fairly sure everyone on the forum has learned to read at some point.

Also, "Moon" was either trying to hard or not trying hard enough. It had a very good thing going with the "whats going on is he going crazy or maybe he's really a clone" for about 5 minutes before the movie went and ruined itself by goin "yeah he's a clone" and left the remaining 45 mins of the movie with "well now what?" syndrome. kinda like the TV series "Lost" which started by balancing excellent story potential in one hand and excellent characters in the other, couldn't make up it's mind what to do with either and ended up dropping both into the mud and walked off to watch the care bears movie.

 

[Timeslament]

The Truman Show, What Dreams May Come, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, and V for Vendetta.

 

[Turbulenssi]

Shogun Assasin

 

[George Palmer]

BladeRunner, Naked Lunch, Fantasia, Wall*E, StarWars, The Good, The Bad and the Ugly...Im sure theres a few Im forgetting at the moment.

 

[John_Dillinger]

Not to mention that it coined the phrase "Pinch a loaf" to audiances everywhere

 

[imp-caretaker]

The ghostbuster movies
Howls moving castle
Beetlejuice

 

[Toaster Hunter]

Lord of the Rings
Fight Club
Zulu
Saving Private Ryan
Monty Python and the Holy Grail

 

[Silver Patriot]

Citzen Kane. If only because of its status as one of the greatest films ever.

Titanic.

The Godfather Series

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

M*A*S*H*

Zombieland, maybe. Mostly for the quick how to on surviving a Zombie attack.

Air Force One, if your a American.

(Disqualified for not being a Movie)
M.A.S.H.
Doctor Who

 

[nothingdeletemeplease]

The Star Wars movies (VI,V,VI), the Evil Dead trilogy, Apocalypto...i don't what else kind of put on the spot

 

[V TheSystem V]

Shaun of the Dead, or The Dark Knight.

Dark Knight because it's a comic book movie, but it is just so intelligent and dark it feels awesome.

Shaun of the Dead because it is just so great and amazing all the way through. Very well done, is a love letter to George A Romero and the Spaced references are cool.

 

[Alon Shechter]

Saving Private Ryan.
Unless the dying person is stupid , if so then I'd say Shrek 1.