Movies you HAVE to have seen

[KayuWolf]

Donnie Darko, The Matrix, The Shawshank Redemption, Shaun of the Dead and others i cant think of right now

 

[Kris015]

A Clockwork Orange (provided they're not, y'know, five) is a definite must.
Pulp Fiction as well.

I'm tempted to also say "Citizen Kane," as cliche'd as that sounds, the movie is just phenomenal.

I've NEVER EVER heard of "A Clockwork Orange".. Fo serious.

 

[Treefingers]

This.

http://www.imdb.com/chart/top

I am working my way through it. Current tally at 113 (of 250). Well worth it for any cinephile.

 

[Krantos]

The Usual Suspects.

 

[L33tsauce_Marty]

Anything by Quentin Tarentino, because he makes some of the most thought provoking movies ever, and not to mention they are extremely enjoyable *cough* kill bill *cough*.

Now, by thought-provoking, you meant brain poison. Right?

No because many of Q.T's movies, give you a fantastic ending, but then you start to think about the ending more and more, and realize, what if the ending didnt mean this, but actually meant that...

EDIT: i forgot, just watch the ending of Reservoir Dogs...you never really know what happens

Spoiler

to mr.pink, because what happens, happened off-screen

Wow, I just watched it again and I didn't notice that the first time. Thats some interesting shit right there

 

[AMMO Kid]

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Lord of the Rings Trilogy

Fight Club

National Treasure

The Matrix

 

[AmayaOnnaOtaku]

Castle in the Sky
Howls Moving Castle
Spirited Away
Princess Mononoke
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind

Yeah I really like anime.

Edit: I forgot about Serenity, not anime but watch that too.

Don't forget Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Blood the last vampire, Vampire Hunter D

 

[superbatranger]

I'd say Seven, Watchmen, Back to the Future, Fight Club, Snatch, The Godfather, A Clockwork Orange, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Saving Private Ryan, Oldboy, Toy Story, The Lion King...hell, there are so many gems out there, and it makes me sad people still mindlessly flock to movies like Twilight. Ugh.

 

[Darkenwrath]

Lord of War, I thought it was an awesome study in humans. And how much we can really really suck

 

[Ghostkai]

Star Wars (original trilogy)
Godfather (1+2)
Back to the Future Trilogy
Jurassic Park 1+2
The Matrix
Indiana Jones 1+2+3
Alien + Aliens
Predator
Die Hard 1+2+3
Terminator 1+2
Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Extended Editions!)
The Goonies
Pulp Fiction
The Dark Knight
The Watchmen
Starship Troopers (please, only the first)
Monty Python (all of the films)
A Bridge too far
Saving Private Ryan
Band of Brothers(I'll count this because of the Length of each and the production value)
Toy Story 1+2
Reservoir Dogs
American Beauty
Saun of the Dead
Seven Samurai
The Great Escape
Close Encounters
Usual Suspects
Lawrence of Arabia
The Shining
E.T
Empire of the Sun
Psycho (original)
North by North-west
Clockwork Orange
Citizen Kane
Blade Runner
Casablanca
Taxi Driver
2001: A Space Odyssey
Raging Bull
Fight Club
Apocalypse Now
Goodfellas
Jaws
The Shawshank Redemption


To be honest, thats just off the top of my head. I'm sure I've missed a fair few.

But if you haven't seen all of those?

Go. Watch. Now.

My personal favourites? Well, you will never convince me that there any better two films ever made than "The Godfather" and "The Empire Strikes Back".

 

[WINDOWCLEAN2]

Up.

My reasoning being that its first 10 minutes manage to show a couples true love and troubles with no words, and also it's highl.....SQUIRREL!

 

[Joshroom]

Three Colours:White, Blue and Red. Amazingly good pieces of world cinema.

More popular cinema I'd say the Blade movies and Gladiator.

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

I'm sure no matter what, you have to have seen at least one Star Wars movie.

James Bond, number two on the list.

 

[Berserker119]

Rocky. That's it.

 

[thegamermn]

Tron. You are not a nerd if you have not seen tron.

 

[Eggsnham]

Office Space. It's just a classic.

 

[thenumberthirteen]

Pulp Fiction as well.

Indeed.
I actually have a wallet that says "Bad ************" on it.
And it is glorious.

Me too. I live in the hope I can do that line from the movie. Maybe I'll leave it in a hotel or something.

 

[TheTurtleMan]

Avatar, because the environment and the sets are incredible. Not too crazy about the plot but that isn't really the thing to focus on when you watch it.

 

[Mariakitten]

Castle in the Sky
Howls Moving Castle
Spirited Away
Princess Mononoke
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind

Yeah I really like anime.

Edit: I forgot about Serenity, not anime but watch that too.

Don't forget Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Blood the last vampire, Vampire Hunter D

Oh yeah I really liked Ghost in the Shell! Haven't seen Vampire Hunter yet, I'll watch that next.