Recommend Me Some Good Movies

[MortalForNow]

I've always enjoyed movies but it's just recently, within the previous year, that I've really come to explore more of what's out there and not leave anything to chance. I've been looking at what many others have recommended and have seen plenty of good ones over the summer, but right now, I've kind of hit a dead end where I only have a few to check out that I haven't yet seen.

So, I want to know which movies you really enjoyed enough to recommend to others. I will take any suggestions you have, but here are a few things:

-I've been trying to keep in track with movies that seem to be popular across multiple sites.
-I've already seen most films directed by Kubrick, Fincher, or Tarantino.
-I've been trying to get a hold of a few films that have evaded my grasp (Memento, Oldboy, etc.)
-No spoilers (for obvious reasons).
-Let's leave the joke responses at the door, please.

This is not only a good opportunity for me to see what I've been missing, but for you to express which movies that you've really enjoyed.

So, go ahead and let's see what films come up.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

The Shawshank Redemption... that movie is made of fucking win. Seriously, see it if you haven't.

 

[Jezzascmezza]

Zombie-land and District 9 were probably my favorite movies that came out last year, if you haven't seen them already then check them out.

 

[Pilot Bush]

Star Trek?
Inglorious basterds?

 

[LordGarbageMan]

If you haven't seen them yet, you should watch the hurt locker and moon. Both recently came out on dvd.

 

[MortalForNow]

The Shawshank Redemption... that movie is made of fucking win. Seriously, see it if you haven't.

Yes, seen that one. And yes, I do agree with you.

Evil Dead 2 (obviously, I mean, it's me)
Original Dawn of The Dead
Let the right one in

I'll think of more.

I've seen the first two, but haven't seen Let the Right One In. I've heard about it for some time, and I've been meaning to check it out.

Zombie-land and District 9 were probably my favorite movies that came out last year, if you haven't seen them already then check them out.

I've also been keeping track of recent movies, and those were both ones that I had the great pleasure of watching.

 

[MortalForNow]

Star Trek?
Inglorious basterds?

Suprisingly enough, haven't yet seen Star Trek. That's another I've put near the top of my "to see" list. And I've also seen Basterds and loved it.

If you haven't seen them yet, you should watch the hurt locker and moon. Both recently came out on dvd.

I loved the Hurt Locker more than any other movie this year. I've been hearing lots of praise about Moon but didn't get to catch it in theaters. Now that it's on DVD, I'll have to check it out.

 

[sms_117b]

District 9, Surrogates, Inglorious Basterds, A Knights Tale (yeah, A knights tale, big whup, wanna fight about it?) The Emperors New groove (I don't care it's a Disney cartoon, it's amazing and funny), 300, Pitch Black, The Chronicles of Riddik, Jet Li's Fearless and Unleashed, American Gangster, Anchorman, Baseketball, Blades of Glory, Cars, Children of Men, Crank and Crank: High Voltage, Eastern Promises, Eight Legged Freaks, Gridiron gang, Hostage, Kung Pow, Million Dollar Baby, Semi-Pro, Shooter, Sunshine, Taken, The Bank Job, The Forgotten, The Longest Yard.

They should keep you substantially busy.

 

[TheSeventhLoneWolf]

The Ruin (Or Ruins)
Dawn of the dead
Wallace and gromet (Any.)
Kung-Fu Panda
Pixar movies!

 

[MiracleOfSound]

If you haven't seen them yet, you should watch the hurt locker and moon. Both recently came out on dvd.

Watched the Hurt Locker last night, fantastic movie.

The 'body bomb' scene fucked with my head.

 

[damselgaming]

Red Cliff is pretty awesome.
I'm guessing it makes more sense if you've played Dynasty Warriors, it's pretty much Chi Bi.

The Wrestler is amazing. Definately worth a watch.

 

[MortalForNow]

District 9, Surrogates, Inglorious Basterds, A Knights Tale (yeah, A knights tale, big whup, wanna fight about it?) The Emperors New groove (I don't care it's a Disney cartoon, it's amazing and funny), 300, Pitch Black, The Chronicles of Riddik, Jet Li's Fearless and Unleashed, American Gangster, Anchorman, Baseketball, Blades of Glory, Cars, Children of Men, Crank and Crank: High Voltage, Eastern Promises, Eight Legged Freaks, Gridiron gang, Hostage, Kung Pow, Million Dollar Baby, Semi-Pro, Shooter, Sunshine, Taken, The Bank Job, The Forgotten, The Longest Yard.

They should keep you substantially busy.

Looking through, I picked a few out off the top of my head, then scanned the rest of it. I really liked a few of those in there, such as the ones others have listed before. As for some of the others, heard some good things about a few of them so I'll check some of those ones out.

The Ruin (Or Ruins)
Dawn of the dead
Wallace and gromet (Any.)
Kung-Fu Panda
Pixar movies!

In order of appearance:
-Haven't heard about it much before (I'll look into it)
-Original or remake? I've seen both but greatly preferred the original
-Seen quite a few of the shorts and such, but haven't really seen them in a while
-Seen it
-Seen all of them (the exclamation point is greatly needed)

 

[MortalForNow]

Red Cliff is pretty awesome.
I'm guessing it makes more sense if you've played Dynasty Warriors, it's pretty much Chi Bi.

The Wrestler is amazing. Definately worth a watch.

Haven't seen the first but I've seen the Wrestler.

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  The Killer by John Woo
  
  In Bruges
  
  Mad Max 2 (The Road Warrior)
  
  Blood Simple
  
  Come and See (Soviet war film, difficult to find.)
  
  Badlands
  
  Gomorrah
  
  Hunger
  
  The Thing
  
  Amadeus
  
  Battle Royale

-Haven't seen yet
-Seen it
-Seen it (a great one still today)
-Seen it (and most else by the Coen brothers)
-Haven't heard of it (I'll look into it)
-For the next three: Haven't seen them
-By The Thing, do you mean the original or Carpenter's remake? I've seen Carpenter's but not the original
-Seen it (another great one)
-Have heard so many things about it but haven't seen it yet

 

[XIGBARx13]

District 9, Watchmen, Avatar, American History X, Fight Club, Pixar movies (basically all of them, but specifically Toy Story 1 and 2, Up, Wall-E, and Ratatouille), X-Men and X2: X-Men United, The Dark Knight, Anchorman, Die Hard, Never Back Down, The Blind Side.... That's all I can think of at the moment.

 

[cheese_wizington]

Hot Fuzz
Shaun of the Dead
Slumdog Millionaire (Very, very, good)
The Boat that Rocked
Fight Club
Super Bad.

EDIT: Oh and GoodFellas, and the Bourne series.

 

[zari]

On the low budget side of things: Cube (sequel/prequel weren't that bad, but more of the same really).
From the "I never expected them to sing" department: O Brother Where Art Thou? and Hudson Hawk
Boondock Saints (sequel predictably will hit Australia when I'm an old man or not at all )
The Good Thief, hard to quantify, but I've always loved this movie.
Once Upon a Time in Mexico.

There you go, a selection from the less mainstream side of my dvd shelf.

 

[Matt_LRR]

Accross the Universe,
A Scanner Darkly,
Be kind Rewind,
Big Fish,
Children of Men,
Close encounters of the 3rd Kind,
Cloverfield,
Coraline,
Crank,
Crank 2,
Empire Records,
Fido,
In Bruges,
Labrynth,
Lord of War,
Lucky Number Slevin,
Orgazmo,
Pan's Labrynth,
Ong Bak,
Princess Bride,
Running Scared,
Shaolin Soccer,
Shoot 'em Up,
Sweeny Todd,
Taken,
Watchmen.

Everything I can think of going back to 2006, with a few older faves thrown in.

Edit: formatted for readability.

-m

 

[solidstatemind]

-Momento
-The Killer, Hardboiled, A Better Tomorrow and pretty much anything by John Woo during his Hong Kong days
-Primer
-The Crow
-Requiem for a Dream (but only if you can stand feeling completely despondent after watching a movie)

I'm sure I'll think of more.