Recommend Me Some Good Movies

[MortalForNow]

And yes, Reefer Madness seems pretty random today, but back then, it was trying to warn the people. Today, however, it is viewed as nowhere near as serious as it was trying to be and did not stand the test of time like some of those other movies you've listed. Then again, when you have the intent of that movie along with way of displaying its content, that probably also killed its relevance.

I actually have never seen the original, I watched the new version with Kristen Bell. Sorry to disappoint.

Sorry, haven't heard that they made a new version actually.

Another great film I recommend is In The Loop [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Loop_(film)].

If you enjoy political satire, can handle British accents & lots of swearing, and enjoy sublime comedy then maybe you should check it out.

I heard about that and, in a strangely twisted way (me being an American), I actually enjoy British comedy more than American. Maybe that's just because I've always held Monty Python to be the example to hold all comedy by (which is actually how I got into Edgar Wright films).

After painstakingly going through all these posts hopefully here are some you may or may not have seen yet.

War Films - Tora Tora Tora (The best take on Pearl Harbour Ever); The Longest Day(The best take on D-Day ever and features soooooooo many awesome actors); The Big Red One (My favourite war film ever. Blood, guts and realism long time before Spielberg came on the scene. Stars Lee Marvin so you know it rocks); ANZACS (Not a movie but a TV series similar to Band of Brothers only made back in the 80's. Needless to say it's about the Australian soldiers during WWI

Cult Films - Mad Max (You mentioned you've seen Road Warrior but if you haven't scene the first Mad Max take the time and do so); Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Drugs, Johnny Depp, Terry Guilam directing Hunter S. Thompson novel. Heh...heh); Subway ( French Film by Luc Besson. Stars Christopher Lambert); City of Lost Children ( Another Luc Besson Film. Very Trippy); The Warriors (WARRIORS!!!! COME OUT TO. PLAAAAAAAEEEEEY!!!); Seven Samurai ( Already mentioned above somewhere but worthy of a second mention); Dark City (Bleak, dark, dingy, creepy, noir...hmm I think all those words cover it)

Music - Pink Floyds the Wall (AWESOME); Rammstien-Live Aus Berlin (Who cares if you can't understand a word they say, they are true show men and the concert is amazing)

Fantasy - Clash of the Titans (Clayme sword and sorcery, featuring all your favourite Greek gods and beasties); Excalibur (Old school knights of the round table and the best King Arthur movie ever); The Gamers2-Dorkness Rising (Very funny if you've ever played DnD in your life)

Hmmm I could keep going but chicken is calling! Hope these help

Damn, you've got quite a list there. Love the choices of Tora Tora Tora, The Longest Day, Mad Max (I've actually seen all three), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Seven Samurai, and Clash of the Titans (I've seen all of those that I've listed.

Oh, and I now completely respect you for putting Pink Floyd: The Wall on that list. That movie did so many things right with what rock opera movies should be that I hold it as perhaps the shining example of that type of film, with Tommy as probably a close second. Every single second of the movie is complete awesomeness from beginning to end and it doesn't lose track of what the actual concept of the music was at any point. Kudos.

EDIT:

Pink Floyd The Wall (This still fucks with my brain)

You too, buddy. Really amazed that that would make its way onto this discussion, but nevertheless, I'm really glad.

 

[Dwarfman]

Alrighty then let's see what else I can toss your way...

Sci fi - Day of the Triffids (Based on David Wyndham's book of the same name. After a cosmic disaster involving meteorites, 90% of the population becomes blind. Ohh...yeah there are killer plants as well..); The day the Earth Stood Still (The original!!!!! I'm asuming you've seen it, but hey go see it again); The Forbiddon Planet (The first movie to feature the famous the one the only 'Robbie the Robot'); Metropolis (Fritz Lang's 1920's silent film. A marvel for it's time and despite it's age still significant to this day); Soylant Green (This film is a poignant reminder of the troubles we ourselves will soon face if we don't get our act together! This movie predicted food problems, over population, climate change and all back in the 70's.); The Shape of Things to Come ( Based on HG Well's novel. Covers three to four generations starting from world war devastation to civilisation eventual rebirth.); The Time Machine (The original adaptation of HG Well's tale starring George Lazenby. Very close and true to the novels telling)

Shakespeare - Henry V (Kennith Brannagh's work of this play is truly amazing. I look forward to seeing Thor in later months); MacBeth ( I'm sure you've seen Roman Polanski's version, however there is also a modern Australian version that's just as bloody based around the Victorian gangs)

Horror - The Call of Cthulhu (The Lovecraft apreciation society put this one together. Trying to track it down myself. It's made as a 1920's silent film and very true to the books. Rotten Tomatoes rates it 100%); The Unameable 1&2 (Another adaptation of several Lovecraft stories featuring several of the writers favourite heroes).

Hmmm let me think of more...

 

[Toaster Hunter]

The Hurt Locker, probably the best movie of 2009

 

[LiquidGrape]

Kim Ki-duk's Bin-jip.
Visual poetry at its very best.

Sally Potter channels Virginia Woolf's novel Orlando.
Tilda Swinton has a presence unlike any other actress I've seen.

A History of Violence.
Believe it or not; but David Cronenberg is one of the great humanist directors of our time.

 

[Lemon Of Life]

Shawshank Redemption is a good start.

 

[spikespiegel]

Great Korean film:
On thw whole, anything with Min sik-choi (main character in oldboy)
Olboy obviously (which you have mentioned)
Symathy for mr.Vengance.
Thirst.
The Host.
King and the clown.
Memmories of Murder.
The Chaser.
The good, the bad, the wierd.
A bittersweet life.
Fighter in the wind.
Save the green world (f-ed up film)
A man who was superman (sweetest film I have seen in ages)
Hello Schoolgirl (another very sweet, (very ASIAN) film)

++++

Other must see asian films:
Red cliff (part1 and 2)
Warlords.
Infernal Affairs. (The film The Departed was a remake of)

+++

 

[Red Right Hand]

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.

Watch "Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas" if you haven't already. Seriously, Johnny Depp is better in this than he is in Pirates of the Carribean.

EDIT: Damnit, Ninja'd

 

[SeanTheSheep]

Most of my suggestions have already been said but one I haven't seen is "El Labarinto Del Fauno"
Or, as it is in English, Pan's Labarynth, it's a damn good movie, directed by Guillermo del Toro which will keep you on the edge of your seat, and probably freak you out a couple of times.

Other than that, I recomend the classic violent/deep/hillarious movies, because they are classics for a reason.

Oh, and the Blood and Ice Cream Trilogy, though I'm not sure what's happening at the moment, with "The World's End" it isn't out yet, even in cinemas, but scheduled for 2010.
[sub]Google it, you know the films and love them[/sub]

 

[LiquidGrape]

Watch "Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas" if you haven't already. Seriously, Johnny Depp is better in this than he is in Pirates of the Carribean.

I agree completely. But then again, Depp is pretty awful in Pirates.
But Fear and Loathing is excellent. As is pretty much everything Terry Gilliam is involved in.

Oh; another warm recommendation.
David Lynch's Mulholland Drive.
The very definition of a tragic dream play.
Surrealism in motion.

 

[rayman 101]

You need to be a bit more specific than tossing the names of a few directors. Which time period, what genre, what director? I can think of a hundred films you should see from the top of my head when you give me so little information.

 

[Red Right Hand]

Watch "Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas" if you haven't already. Seriously, Johnny Depp is better in this than he is in Pirates of the Carribean.

I agree completely. But then again, Depp is pretty awful in Pirates.
But Fear and Loathing is excellent. As is pretty much everything Terry Gilliam is involved in.

I would disagree with that, I think he's brilliant in Pirates of the Caribbean.

 

[RanD00M]

The Shawshank Redemption and Schindler's List.Both movies on my top 10 list.And that list has nothing but great classics.

 

[TheJackel2008]

Battle Royale
Full Metal Jacket
The Lost Boys
The Goonies
Lord of The Rings (all of the)
The Green Mile
The Usual Suspects
Pulp Fiction
Reservoir Dogs
The Godfather 1 and 2 (haven't seen 3)
Stand By Me
Batman Begins
The Dark Knight
Die Hard (all of them)

 

[LiquidGrape]

Watch "Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas" if you haven't already. Seriously, Johnny Depp is better in this than he is in Pirates of the Carribean.

I agree completely. But then again, Depp is pretty awful in Pirates.
But Fear and Loathing is excellent. As is pretty much everything Terry Gilliam is involved in.

I would disagree with that, I think he's brilliant in Pirates of the Caribbean.

He's the best thing about it, no doubt about that.
But it's far too haphazard and unfocused to appeal to me.
Depp is often in great control of the physical aspects of his roles; as proved in Fear and Loathing and especially Edward Scissorhands. I'd actually like to say that at his very best, there are signs of the same prowess which defined Buster Keaton's genius.
But in Pirates it's all random gestures and quaint grimaces. And while it's by far the most inspired performance to be found in those films (which isn't saying much, really), it's ultimately little more than the thespian equivalent of hogging the proverbial limelight and doing a poor impression of David Bowie hooked on LSD.

But I digress; film suggestions!

I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK.
Like most of Park Chan-Wook's work, utterly insubstantial.
But in "Cyborg" he managed to encompass a strange sense of farcical consistency, which while ridiculous in every sense of the word lead to some genuinely lovely scenes.
Worth your time and effort; especially if you've gone through his Vengeance-trilogy and is in desperate need of something which doesn't take itself so damn seriously.

City of Lost Children ( Another Luc Besson Film. Very Trippy)

Last time I checked that gem was nurtured by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro.
I approve of the recommendation, however.
It is brilliant.

 

[MoWriter]

In the past year, I enjoyed District 9 and Up.

My favorite movies are Pan's Labyrinth, Se7en, and The Game.
Other good movies are The Prestige, 1408, and Pirates of the Caribbean.

I'll warn you in advance, Pan's Labyrinth and Se7en are very gory.

 

[1gremlyn1]

District 9
Gladiator
Inglourious Basterds
Die Hard
Harry Brown

 

[bcponpcp27]

Apocalypse now is my personal favorite.

For a good laugh and some good action, try Kung Fu Hustle, just saw that movie for the second time. You didn't mention the Coen Brothers, so I would recommend their movies. Specifically the Big Lebowski and Fargo, but they are all pretty good.

 

[killerwhalen]

Here's just a few I've enjoyed more recently, regardless of whether or not they were already suggested. I'm sure some great dramas and classics have already been put up so here's some simpler favorites of mine.

For the ACTION fan: "Heat", "Top Gun", any of the "Mission Impossible" films,
Spy Game", true classic "The Fugitive" or something along the lines of "Kingdom of Heaven" or "Gladiator" if you're feeling historic.

For the COMEDY fan: Maybe some Mel Brooks ("Blazing Saddles", "History of the World Part 1", "Young Frankenstein") Jason Reitman's stuff ("Thank You for Smoking", his new flick "Up in the Air" or even "Juno" if you don't mind Michael Cera), "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", and finally, the works of genius duo Simon Pegg and Nick Frost ("Hot Fuzz" and "Sean of the Dead").


Hope I helped!