Re: Looking for recommendations...
How about some recommendations...
On the list right now are;
Casablanca
Serenity
Life of Brian
Kill Bill
Drunken Master 2
...any others that I ought to see?
Thanx...
Enjoy!
Nice picks!
Casablanca (@@@@@) is awesome. I wish movies still had dialogue like that.
Life of Brian (@@@@@) is a classic too. It doesn't get much better than
Kill Bill (@@@@@). "Part 2" I didn't think was as good, but Pai Mei makes it more than worth it (@@@@). Haven't seen
Serenity but I've been watching
Firefly. I love the comedy in that to death.
I'll just rate the rest of what's been recommended that I've seen out of 5 "@"s.
My system:
@@@@@ = Classic. Perfect. I own it and love it to death...or...Why don't I own this?????
@@@@ = Fantastic, Really solid, good movie.
@@@ = It's alright...decent rental
@@ = Wasn't a complete waste of time, had it's moments, but not recommended
@ = Hate it and could fill pages on how and why I do. I left the theatre (or turned it off), or wish I had left the theatre (or turned it off)
Dune (the fun/bizarre Lynch version, or the recenter Scifi channel version) @@
Alien @@@@
Aliens @@@@@
2001 @@@
Spirited Away @@
Donnie Darko @
The Island @
the 5th element @@@
X-Men @@@@@
X-Men 2 @@@@@
X-Men 3 @@
The Professional @@
Shawshank Redeption @@@@@
The usual suspects @@@ (@@ if you know the ending)
Back to the Future @@@@@
Little Miss Sunshine @
Shaun of the Dead @@
raiders of the lost ark @@@@@
Life Is Beautiful @@@@
Motorcycle Diaries @@@
The Day the Earth Stood Still (original) @@@
War of the Worlds (original) @@@@@
This Island Earth (have only seen it as part of Mystery Science Theatre 3000: The Movie which is a definite classic @@@@@; Normal viewww, normal viewww, normal viewww, normal viewwwwwwwwwww!!!)
House of Flying Daggers (I should see this again, but I'll say @@@ for now)
Hero (Should see this one again too, I'll say @@@, I thought the different coloured scenes gimmick was nothing to get too excited about. And I think the political message is ****** up).
Anything by Studio Ghibli I didn't like
Princess Mononoke @@ or
Spirited Away @@, so I guess I'm just not into Miyazake. There were some bits in there I liked (those little soot things in
Spirited Away were fun), but overall...no thanks.
Everything is Illuminated @. I shut it off after about 15 minutes. A total wasteland.
Little Miss Sunshine @. A supposed comedy. I'm not sure I even smiled once.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail @@@@@. Best comedy ever.
Princess Bride @@@@@. Great, great satirical movie. Great story, so much fun, so many classic moments. Just perfect. And framing it with Fred Savage listening to the story being read from Peter Faulk was so brilliant; especially because I was a young'en at the time. Actually it's a funny story: My older sister brought me and my younger sister to the movies. I asked what we were seeing and she said "a funny movie". Then I got a look at the movie poster and started FREAKING OUT at my older sister. "HEY!!! THIS IS A LOVE MOVIE!!!!" She quieted me down and it was an unforgettable experience.
