NationStates Jolt Archive

So I got a few gift cards for Xmas, and I don't really know which dvds to buy with them. So...you tell me. As a general rule, I love sci-fi, and I hate chick flicks.

In fact, it doesn't have to be just movies. Anything that comes in dvd form is acceptable :p

I am legend

I am legend

That's still in theaters


Serenity, Firefly

Downfall (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downfall_%28film%29), Abre Los Ojos (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abre_los_ojos), Initial D (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initial_d), Oz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oz_%28TV_series%29), Long Way Round (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Way_Round).

Apart from Abre Los Ojos, not really sci-fi at all, but still very good stuff.

In no particular order it seems: The Blues Brothers, anything by Hayao Miyazaki, Army of Darkness, Dr. Strangelove, Robin Hood season 1, new Battlestar: Galactica season all of them, Spaceballs. Can think of other stuff later.

Eddie Izzard's Dress to Kill (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0184424/) stand-up DVD, if you haven't seen it.

As for other suggestions, I really like La Haine (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113247/). It's badass awesome. Das Leben der Anderen (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405094/) is great and very poignant in our times, too.

Eddie Izzard's Dress to Kill (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0184424/) stand-up DVD, if you haven't seen it.

Heartily agree. IMO, the best stand-up comedy performance of the decade.

Eddie Izzard's Dress to Kill (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0184424/) stand-up DVD, if you haven't seen it.

Why limit yourself, any of Eddie Izzard's dvds

I am legend
That came out in cinemas yesterday. I do intend to go see it though.


Eddie Izzard's Dress to Kill (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0184424/) stand-up DVD, if you haven't seen it.

As for other suggestions, I really like La Haine (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113247/). It's badass awesome. Das Leben der Anderen (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405094/) is great and very poignant in our times, too.
I love Eddie Izzard, I have the boxset :) I'll add the other two to the list of things to look at.


*adds everything else mentioned so far to the list, except for Robin Hood Season 1 - I'm assuming you mean the BBC series? That was awful.* :D

*adds everything else mentioned so far to the list, except for Robin Hood Season 1 - I'm assuming you mean the BBC series? That was awful.* :D
Well you're going to hell, that was great, the 2006 series.

Serenity, FireflyDon't forget to order "Serenity: Those Left Behind" from a bookstore.

Pitch Black, Der Untergang (The Downfall), Fight Club

Das Leben der Anderen (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405094/) is great and very poignant in our times, too.Unfortunately, Mühe is dead... :(

Planet Earth is a good collection on DVD. I got that for Christmas and am enjoying watching it. Plus I like the narrator better than Sigourney Weaver, who narrated for the airing on the Discovery Channel in the US.

it seems I'm not the only one who got those crappy HMV vouchers (are they for £20?) :D

I suggest you buy whats on sale or the Spaced collectors edition

Unfortunately, Mühe is dead... :(

I did not know that. Pity.

Heartily agree. IMO, the best stand-up comedy performance of the decade.

Too bad it doesn't have Death Star Canteen (http://youtube.com/watch?v=hp69rg6Hdlo) on it.

it seems I'm not the only one who got those crappy HMV vouchers (are they for £20?) :D

I suggest you buy whats on sale or the Spaced collectors edition
HMV and Zavvi, lucky me! :p:rolleyes:

Well you're going to hell, that was great, the 2006 series.
It would have been great if the actors knew how to act. *hides*
Although you have reminded me that I need to buy Men in Tights, so thank you :p

In no particular order it seems: The Blues Brothers, anything by Hayao Miyazaki, Army of Darkness, Dr. Strangelove, Robin Hood season 1, new Battlestar: Galactica season all of them, Spaceballs. Can think of other stuff later.

You may just be my new second favorite person in the world at the moment. The first is me...

I'd recommend ATHFCMFFT (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqua_Teen_Hunger_Force_Colon_Movie_Film_for_Theaters), The Thing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_%28film%29) and finally Stockholm Knockout Live - Chaos Ridden Years (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_Knockout_Live) (Christmas present to myself and pretty amazing).

Here's my "Top 100 Favorite Movies of All Time" from my Myspace blog. Sorry if there's any format errors from the copy-paste, but it's too long to edit.

100. I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998) Ben Willis, the killer from the first movie who now has a hook for a hand comes up with an highly plausible plan for tricking J-Love and her awesome friends into going to the Bahamas where he slaughters them one by one. To the rescue is Freddie Prinze Jr. Highlights of the film include Hewitt doing karaoke, Prinze and his shitbag friend singing Whitesnake, and Jack Black being murdered. Also the scene where the 2 fish kiss was good. Moesha is in the movie along with Mekhi Phifer as the horny asshole, Bill Cobbs as creepy groundskeeper, and Matthew Settle who turns out to be the son of the killer- shyeahh! Directed by "Cannon" Danny Brannon.

99. I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) Four of the most charming teens ever assembled get all fucked up and run this dude over with the car. He gets pissed and kills them. J-Love stars along with Buffy the Vampire Slayer as her ditzy friend, Ryan Phillipe as the jock, and Freddie Prinze Jr. as the nice guy. Kind of the same group as Evil Dead when you think about it. Anne Heche plays a strange bumpkin, and the guy that was Darlene's boyfriend on Roseanne has a bit part. Best line of the film- "Don't you test me, motherfucker!" Directed by Jim Gillespie.

98. The Faculty (1998) Another thriller from mexican action guru Robert Rodriguez! The T-1000, Jon Stewart and the rest of the local high school faculty have been acting a little strange, and it's up to Josh Hartnett, Elijah Wood, Clea Duvall and a couple other fucks to find out what's going on. Attention hip-hop fans, Usher is in the house as well! Elijah Wood getting his crotch rammed into a flagpole is worth the price of admission alone, and the icing on this fruitcake is the final showdown with the naked chick that turns into a hideous alien.

97. The Immortals (1995) Eric Roberts is the mastermind behind a heist and he recruits the zaniest band of misfits to pull it off. Tia Carrere and Chris Rock are among the robbers, but they are showed up by an unexpectedly charming no-name cast that has great chemistry. Even the retarded guy is a smartass in this low-budget thriller directed by Brian Grant.

96. The Outsiders (1983) Fuck Ocean's 11, this movie has the largest collection of A-Listers I've ever seen! Matt fucking Dillon, Ralph fucking Macchio, Patrick fucking Swayze, Rob fucking Lowe, Emilio fucking Estevez, Tom fucking Cruise, and last and quite possibly least Leif fucking Garrett. Attention homosexual rock fans, Tom Waits is in the house! Francis Ford Coppola directing just adds more weight. Writer S.E. Hinton has a cameo, and this movie rages so hard that Ralph Macchio gets burnt to death.

95. Death Wish V: The Face Of Death (1994) You know the drill. Bronson's girlfriend gets killed and he has to go on a hot-blooded mission of fiery revenge. Michael Parks is the crime boss who crosses Bronson's path only to end up taking an acid trip to hell. Directed by Allan A. Goldstein. Best line in the film: "Hey, Freddy! I'm gonna fix your little dandruff problem for you!"

94. Death Wish 3 (1985) If a senior citizen with a mustache blowing away street trash with an exotic hand cannon is how you get your kicks, prepare to have your fucking head smashed in. This film switches things up in the series by having Bronson's best friend Charlie get killed instead of his girlfriend. Later in the movie Bronson gets a girlfriend and she dies. Gavan O'Herlihy plays the freekish villian and leader of a gang that preys upon the poor and elderly in what appears to be Mexico City. Jimmy Page does the musical score and Michael Winner directed this bad boy. Ed Lauter and Alex "Bill S. Preston, Esq." Winter can be seen as well as the bitch that played Deanna Troi on Star Trek. She gets raped to death.

93. Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) Eddie Murphy is back with a bang, and this time he's up against Brigitte Nielsen and another crime sydicate. Returning are bumbling idiot detectives Judge Reinhold and John Ashton, Ronny Cox, washed-up comedian Paul Reiser and Detroit City badass Gil Hill. They also go back to the titty bar. Directed by Tony Scott.

92. Beverly Hills Cop (1984) This movie kicks off with one of the sweetest chase scenes ever. Eddie Murphy then goes to Beverly Hills to figure out why his shitbag friend got whacked. It's a fish out of water story with hilarious moments featuring stupid detectives Judge Reinhold and John Ashton, Damon Wayans, Bronson Pinchot and other bit players. They go to the titty bar too. The bad guy is this asshole with a raisin on his forehead. Did you know that this movie was originally written for Sly Stallone? I think he decided to do Cobra instead. Directed by Martin Brest.

91. Kickboxer (1989) Oh shit. Van Damme's cocky mulleted and mustached brother gets crippled in a tournament fight so JCVD has to go through a rigorous training to exact his revenge. Amazing feats of endurance and body bending ensue, and it's topped off with one of the best fight scenes ever. They do that shit where they dip their fists in caramel and chocolate, then sprinkles and nuts. Oh I meant glue and broken glass. This movie is so awesome it had to be directed by 2 dudes.

90. Ninja Scroll (1993) Also known as Jubei ninpucho. This wandering mercenary ninja gets caught up in fighting a group that is trying to take over Japan. He has to fight a bunch of people and wierd demons. He has a few wacky cohorts himself. Directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri.

89. Joe Dirt (2001) I don't know why I love this movie so much but it's fucking awesome. David Spade plays the laid-back title character with the mullet who goes on a cross-country search for his missing parents. He encounters all sorts of wacky people and gets in a bunch of adventures. The soundtrack is great, full of your favorite 70s hits from Eddie Money, Joe Walsh, I think the Eagles. Kid Rock plays the bad guy if that's what you could call it. Christopher Walken has a great role. Some asshole named Dennie Gordon directed. Best line in the film: "You like to see homos naked?"

88. Goodfellas (1990) Ray Liotta recounts his days mixed up with the mob and coke as Henry Hill. This movie is full of classic scenes and catch phrases which were successfully lampooned in Goodfeathers. Most of my best wop stereotypes come from this film. All the actors in this film are in every other movie about the mafia, you know who they are. Favorite line: "Where have you been, Henry?" Directed by Martin Scorcese.

87. Bruce Vs. Bill aka Long hu zheng ba (1981) This white guy is planning on stealing a shitload of money from the Chinese government. Bill stumbles onto the plot and has to beat some ass. But is the guy who looks like Bruce Lee a friend or foe? Don't trust anybody in this movie.

86. Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) Three nice looking British kids go to live with Angela Lansbury during WWII. But they find out she's a witch! They go on a fabulous adventure searching for the other half of a crucial spell-book. They go fucking everywhere. At the end they stave off a nazi invasion. Fuck yeah!

85. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) Hey, odd couple detectives Danny Glover and Mel Gibson are back. The bodies pile up faster than you can say "I'm so awesome I had to be registered as a lethal weapon." This time wop stereotype Joe Pesci is bringing in a little comedy relief. These smartasses never quit. Directed by Richard Donner. Oh yeah, I think the bad guy in this movie is the guy who replaced John Paul II as pope. Favorite line: "But you're blick!" Somebody make another film before Danny Glover dies!

84. Lethal Weapon (1987) What do you get when you put an upstanding, levelheaded black detective together with an upstart suicidal Aussie who plays by his own rules? You get a big pile of dead bad guys! Also included in the deal are wacky antics inside a motor home down by the river, some titties, and an awesome fight scene between Gary Busey and Mel Gibson that completely defies police procedure. Busey burning his arm with a zippo was pretty intense too. Richard Donner directed this action monster.

83. The Outlaw Josie Wales (1976) Cowboy movie master Clint Eastwood directed and starred in this awesome movie about a dude who doesn't take any shit and shoots you if you piss him off. These Union soldiers shoot his family or something and he tracks them down. Never before has spitting tobacco been so awesome.

82. The Last Boy Scout (1991) The one-liners drop as fast as the bad guys in this action odd-couple film directed by Tony Scott. Writers Shane Black and Greg Hicks one day decided to come up with a film where nobody talks unless it's either to set up a one-liner, deliver a one-liner, or both. Bruce Willis' best friend gets killed, Damon Wayans' stripper girlfriend Halle Barry gets killed and they team up to find out who did it. Features Chelcie "Crisco, Barbasol, Vagisil" Ross. Best line in the film: "They're gonna see the picture and they're gonna think, 'Don't open the suitcase because it's full of fresh fruit!'"

81. Friday (1995) Well I guess it starts when Ice Cube gets fired on his day off. He doesn't have shit to do anyhow so he gets high with his boy Chris Tucker (who seems to think he has something else to offer the world besides "Smokey", LOL). Cube gets caught up in a bunch of bullshit and ends up having to beat the shit out of Tiny Lister at the end of the film. The fight scene rivals that of No Holds Barred. Also dropping some classic lines is John Witherspoon. "Snoop Doggy Dogg need to get a jobby job" That shit still makes me laugh.

80. Face/Off (1997) Fuck plausibility, this movie was action packed! John Woo directed some of the finest action scenes in history in this face-swapping cautionary tale starring dancing faggots Nicholas Cage and John Travolta. You had the airplane chase, the prison breakout, the scene where the cops fuck up that guy's apartment, the fucking boat chase at the end, they were all amazing. Who wouldn't jump at the chance to have Travolta's face sewn to their skull?

79. Universal Soldier (1992) Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren square off in the sweetest movie about zombified uber-Vietnam-vets ever. There was that scene where Van Damme beats the shit out of all those country bumpkins while he's trying to eat, I was laughing my ass off! Thankfully the movie moves so fast you never have time to question logic or reason. Directed by Roland Emmerich and probably Van Damme's best film. A long line of terrible sequels followed. I own 2 and 3 on one low-priced DVD.

78. Jason X (2001) Pretend those Alien movies never existed: Now you have an original sci-fi horror action bonanza! Kane Hodder is back as the man with the machete in this space slasher directed by James Isaac and he has no shortage of stupid pieces of shit to kill. At the end he turns into Uber Jason and really fucks people up. The series just gets better with age. (I didn't see Freddy Vs. Jason)

77. My Cousin Vinnie (1992) Oh boy, what do you get when Ralph Maccio and his jewish friend get arrested for murder in a sleepy southern town and bring in cousin lawyer Joe Pesci to defend? Team him up with sassy bitch Marisa Tomei and you've got enough jokes to rise Herman Munster up from the grave. This oscar winning situation comedy directed by Jonathon Lynn helped cement Joe Pesci into typecast hell. Hey Joe, when's your next album coming out?

76. Under Siege (1992) Who could stop an all-star team of criminal masterminds like Gary Busey and Tommy Lee Jones from hijacking a navy battleship? I'll believe a cook, but only if that cook is the ass-kicking pompous asshole Steven Seagall in the best movie he ever made. That part where knockerlicious Erika Elleniak pops out of the cake blew my mind as a youngster. Andrew Davis directed this action masterpiece.

75. Rocky IV (1985) Take a lionhearted boxing film icon who owes his life to the American Dream and pit him against Soviet poster child Ivan Drago and you have a matchup of biblical proportions. Stallone, infuriated because Dolph Lundgren beats Carl Weathers to death in front of James Brown, goes international for a training montage in the arctic tundra. There's not enough roids in the world to defeat America's Walloping Wop.

74. Deadly Strike aka Shen Long (1978) This dude that looks like Bruce Lee takes a band of misfit jailbirds with him on an epic journey to take on a crimelord. The bad guy is that one dude with the long hair and the sideburns. Some of the best fighting scenes I've seen in Kung Fu movies, with a story full of lovable characters and comedy.

73. John Carpenter's They Live (1988) Roddy Piper is a wandering badass construction worker who discovers these special glasses that allow him to see that America has been infiltrated by a nasty race of aliens. After the greatest fight scene ever to grace the silver screen, Piper convinces Keith David to check out the glasses too. The social message of this movie is awesome, with money that reads, "This Is Your God" and shit like that. Meg Foster plays the bitch with the weird eyes. Favorite line: "I came here to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and I'm all out of bubblegum." Then he blows away about 20 people in a bank with a shotgun.

72. Dawn of the Dead (2004) Zack Snyder directed this awesome remake about a group of people stranded in a mall and forced to work together to fend off a world of zombies. The brutality, the cast is mostly likeable, memorable lines and scenes, the fast-paced zombie action, everything about this movie is awesome. The eraserboard communication scene between Ving Rhames and the dude from the gun shop has been redone over and over on YTMND.com. Funny, the line I remember best is when Rhames is like, "Fuck y'all."

71. National Treasure (2004) Sometimes I wonder how Nicholas Cage got into my Top 100 as many times as he did. This movie is great though, a modern day adventure that revisits scenes from the days of the Founding Fathers and the mysteries of the Freemasons. Cage is racing against greedy shithead Sean Bean to reach the biggest and most valuable collection of historic artifacts ever. Diane Kruger is the love interest, Justin Bartha is Cage's nerdy sidekick, Harvey Kietel is the federal investigator also on Cage's tail. Oh yeah, my boy Jon Voight plays Cage's dad.

70. K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) If you've seen a movie about a submarine, you know the drill. Harrison Ford is the captain of the fated K-19 sub and a bunch of shit goes wrong on its maiden voyage. The whole thing hangs by a thread from start to finish and it kept me sweating. Liam Neeson is also up in there. Legend has it this film was directed by a woman, Kathryn Bigelow.

69. K-PAX (2001) Kevin Spacey, is he a nutjob or is he really an alien? Whatever the case, Jeff Bridges and the rest of the mental hospital are a little better off for knowing him. You're kept guessing right up to end, and even then you cannot be sure what the truth is. A unique look at the human experience. David Patrick Kelly "Warriors, come out to play!" is in the movie too as a wimpy OCD patient..

68. Breakfast of Champions (1999) One of my favorite books in the first place, this film adaptation is the shit. Bruce Willis plays a car salesman entering the depths of schizophrenia. Nick Nolte is his cross-dressing partner. I think the 7-Up guy is also in the movie. I love the part where he crosses the parking lot and the concrete bends under his feet. Albert Finney plays Vonnegut's alter-ego Kilgore Trout and Owen Wilson is in there somewhere. Directed by Alan Rudolph, this movie makes less sense than the book does, it's awesome.

67. Slither (2006) Imagine the movie Squirm had a bigger budget, more imaginitive writing, better actors, had aliens instead of earthworms and was a completely different movie. Ewwww!!! Yucky wormy things turn an entire midwest cowshit town into zombies. The town's mayor is also the comedy relief. The leader of the invasion has terrorized the galaxy for millenia, but it's nothing a little shitstick Mayberry-assed reject with a propane tank can't handle. This film won my respect because every kid in it dies- that's an honest invasion story. Written and directed by James Gunn (no relation to the Smoking Gunns).

66. Office Space (1999) When I first saw this movie I thought it was good but not great, but since then I've quoted lines from the film so often I just had to put it on the list. The ensemble cast of this film is great, up to and including John C. McGinley as one of the Bobs. Mike Judge of Beavis and Butthead fame directed and is responsible for the hiphop soundtrack. Possibly my favorite line from any movie: "We get caught laundering money, we're not going to white-collar resort prison. No, no, no. We're going to federal POUND ME IN THE ASS prison."

65. Monster House (2006) This kid lives across the street from a house that's possessed by a fat lady. Him and his friends take it down through a series of trial and error. Steve Spielberg had his hands in this one somehow. Steve Buscemi is the voice of the old man who owns the house. Napolean Dynamite is the voice of Skull, the pizza-delivering video game master. The last scene where the kids blow up the house is pretty cool if a little unlikely. But what do you want from a fucking cartoon, smartass?

64. Pee Wee's Big Adventure (1985) P. Reubens' Pee Wee character has his awesome bike stolen by lardass Mark Holton and has to go on a big adventure to get it back. Danny Elfman wrote the theatrical score. Director Tim Burton couldn't resist putting some dark touches to this kid's movie. Pee Wee ends up having to steal the bike back from the Wonder Years kid but he gets sidetracked saving a pet shop. My favorite part is when he goes, "Paging Mr. Herman. Mr. Herman, you have a telephone call at the front desk."

63. The Untouchables (1987) Kevin Costner is Elliot Ness and he's been ordered to shut down big wop Al Capone, played by Robert De Niro. He assembles a dream team of guys who have no business trying to take down a crime syndicate, including schnook beat cop Sean Connery, police cadet Andy Garcia, and accountant Charles Martin Smith and they proceed to shut down Capone's operations. Director Brian De Palma brings his usual violence to the film. Sean Connery does a really good job and has a nice back alley brawl with another old irish cop.

62. Night of the Living Dead (1968) One of the greatest B-movies ever, this is the story of a houseful of people fending off a zombie attack. Director George Romero pretty much based his career off this one film. Some characters you like and some you don't but don't worry because they all die. Hey, did you know that when Barbara runs into the gas pump in the beginning, it wasn't bolted down and she almost tipped it over onto the cameraman?

61. Bloodsport (1988) Hey, that black guy looks just like Forest Whitaker! Oh wait, it really was him.... This movie is about the time JCVD entered this full contact martial arts tournament and beat the shit out of everybody. Donald Gibb plays his loveable lug biker buddy who gets put in the hospital by the bad guy, Chong Li. One of Van Damme's best films, and all the fight scenes are awesome. Remember that part where he's sitting in his hotel room doing the splits on those two chairs and the chick walks in and she's like WTF? Newt Arnold directed. Hey, did you know that the real Frank Dux was the fight coordinator for the movie?

60. Die Hard: With A Vengeance (1995) Who would have guessed that if you wanted to make the third Die Hard movie as good as the first two, all you have to do is team Bruce Willis up with Samuel L. Jackson? The formula works as Willis and Jackson piss and moan their way through 131 minutes of action. I love the drive through Central Park. Jeremy Irons is the bad guy plotting to steal a bunch of gold. He dies in a helicopter crash. Directed by John McTiernan. Favorite line: "Asshole! I was going to call you asshole!" See if you can spot the late founder of Wendy's, Dave Thomas in the film in an uncredited role. Hey, this script was originally supposed to be for Lethal Weapon 3, and Jackson's character Zeus was going to be a girl!

59. Die Hard 2 (1990) It all starts when a naked man who looks like Willem Dafoe takes over an airport. Bruce Willis just happens to be there and he ends up killing about 1,200 mercenaries, even stabbing one in the eyeball with an icicle. The government sends in the dad from Good Times to help, but it ends up that he's in on the terrorist plot! Of course Bruce makes time to call up Reginald Veljohnson for a favor. Oh yeah, his wife is up in one of the planes. Randy Harlan directed.

58. Die Hard (1988) The most sophisticated, highly funded group of burglers ever is planning on robbing millions from the Nakatomi building, and the only thing that can stop them is an off-duty New York cop. Bruce Willis started a dynasty when he created the wise-cracking, ass kicking John McClane. Did you know that the script was actually written for the sequel to Schwarzenegger's Commando? Thank god Ahnold didn't take that one up. John McTiernan directed this action monster.

57. First Blood (1982) It all started back in 1981 when Charles Bronson made this movie called Death Hunt, about a dude up in the 1930's Yukon being chased by Mounties. Sly Stallone saw it and said, "You know I'm going to make a movie exactly like that, only a little more modern and I'm going to have this awesome knife in the movie." Now you have the Rambo series. Brian Dennehy plays the sheriff who pushes Rambo too far, and David Caruso is one of his deputies. Ted Kotcheff directed. A recent DVD release has these things that pop up when you watch the movie where you see a mini-documentary about that part in the movie, but they all waste your time.

56. Escape From Alcatraz (1979) This is about the time when Clint Eastwood escaped from jail. This movie is basically The Great Escape but instead of Nazis, they just escape from pound-me-in-the-ass prison. And there's no Charles Bronson. Hey, see if you can spot Danny Glover in his film debut! Don Siegel directed. I like that part when he goes, "I'm not scared, I just hate niggers."

55. Inherit the Wind (1960) It all starts when a teacher down in the 1920s Bible Belt has the nerve to teach his students the theory of evolution. The state gets this religious nutjob prosecutor to send him to pounding in the ass prison, but a newspaper hires the greatest trial lawyer in all the land to tell the prosecutor to stick it up his ass. Stanley Kramer directed. In the end, the prosecutor dies.

54. Captain Kidd (1945) Charles Laughton plays scheming shitbag pirate Captain Kidd in a story of greed and betrayal on the high seas. Sword fights and double double double crosses are around every corner. John Carradine and Randolph Scott are among Kidd's krew of dirty pirates. Directed by Rowland V Lee.

53. Sleepy Hollow (1999) Some heads are gonna roll! Johnny Depp gets sent to a sleepy, backwards town in ancient New England where the ghost of Christopher Walken has been chopping off heads. Is it a conspiracy between the townsfolk or is Walken really a ghost? The movie has some great scenes with Depp applying theory in forensics. Directed by Wes Craven and I think Danny Elfman of Oingo Boingo put the music together.

52. For A Few Dollars More (1965) Clint Eastwood is back as the man with no name (who I think has names in all three movies) and is teaming up with Lee Van Cleef to take down a ruthless gang of bandit rat turds. But they can only team up after shooting at each others' hats for 25 minutes. Indio and his gang have a price on their heads and Eastwood aims to collect, as well as recover their stolen booty. With Sergio Leone directing and once again a great movie score this film is right up with the other "Spaghetti Westerns".

51. Rain Man (1988) Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman star in what is arguably the most famous film about a retard to this day. What is it about retards on film that makes for such great movies? You got the Goonies, great fucking movie. The Immortals starring Eric Roberts had a retard. Deliverence had the most famous scene with a retard ever with the Dueling Banjos, together with the ass-pounding scene making an otherwise dull movie famous. What about that guy in Mask, he had that retarded face- great film.

50. American Beauty (1999) You know, I saw this movie when it first came out on to video (remember when shit came out to video?) and I thought it was great. The soundtrack was great, and I think of classic scenes like Kevin Spacey beating off in the shower and working at a fast food place, that scene where the two gay guys welcome the new neighbors, the king of real estate was hilarious too. Don't forget the hoots. Then I remember all that shit about the bag flying in the air and I just get embarrassed.

49. The Fugitive (1993) This movie based on a real-life crime (in which the doctor was not completely innocent) is full of suspense and classic scenes. Like that part when the bus gets hit by a train. Or when Harrison Ford jumps off the aquaduct. Or when the guys from America's Most Wanted and Real Stories of the Highway Patrol are hanging out in the bait shop. Directed by Andrew Davis, who the fuck is he? Tommy Lee Jones got typecasted as a result of his excellent performance as a US Marshal.

48. Hostel (2005) These three dudes are backpacking through Europe and get talked into making a detour through Turkmenistan or something where the bitches fall all over you and the booze costs a nickel a case. Ha! When they get there they get kidnapped, and tortured to death. The cast isn't really the most charming group but the justice served in the end is pretty satisfying. I thought this was the best horror film I've seen in a while and as far as gratuitous torture movies go it's the best I know of. Eli Roth wrote and directed this one, but didn't Tarantino get to put his name on this one for some reason? Oh yeah I forgot to mention the excellent T&A.

47. A Fistful of Dollars (1964) This is about the time Clint Eastwood was riding around on his mule and came to this Twilight Zone-like town where the only townsfolk were two constantly warring crime syndicates, an undertaker, and a bartender where Eastwood is the only customer. Well Clint Eastwood knows oppurtunity when he sees it so he gets the two families to both pay him to kill each other off. I like the part when he kills the fatass with the beard with a giant wine barrel. All this is to the tune of another excellent theatrical score. Directed by Sergio Leone.

46. Evil Dead II (1987) "Hey Ash, where are you going for your vacation?" "Well, I thought I'd take my new girlfriend up to this little cabin I know up in the woods." "Dude, isn't that where your last girl and your best friend got killed by an evil supernatural force?" "Yeah. It beats paying for a motel." "Didn't your sister get killed too?" "What are you trying to say?" This is the exact same movie as the first except Ash gets a chainsaw for a hand. It's not hard to swallow this plot.

45. Evil Dead (1981) This is where it all started! Bruce Campbell becomes a cult icon, Sam Raimi gets established as a director and one of the greatest trilogies in horror gets rolling. Ash and some friends go to a little place up in the woods, where one by one they become possessed by demons. Ash, who is a big pussy in this movie, ends up having to kill off his buddies. Aside from Scotty they're not a very charming bunch anyhow.

44. Mother Night (1996) This movie is about the time Nick Nolte was living in pre-war Germany and is asked to become an undercover operative for the OSS by John Goodman. Nolte becomes an unsung national hero but he doesn't give a shit about that because he only cares about his wife and she dies. Kind of a wierd film because it's really a comedy about how much life sucks, based on the Kurt Vonnegut novel of the same name. Directed by Keith Gordon.

43. 16 Blocks (2006) Bruce Willis has to take Mos Def to court. Sounds simple enough except there is a large police conspiracy that wants the witness dead. The movie moves so fast you can't help overlooking plotholes and plausibility. I guess there are several other movies with the exact same plot but you know what? I didn't see any of those. Hey, Mos Def's character, Eddie Bunker, is named after the real life criminal-turned-actor from Reservoir Dogs.

42. Reservoir Dogs (1992) Writer-director Quentin Tarantino put out this great movie about a jewel heist gone wrong and also plays Mr. Brown. Harvey Keitel is Mr. White, Michael Madsen is the sadistic Mr. Blonde, Tim Roth is the snivelling Mr. Orange, Steve Buscemi is Mr. Pink. Full of memorable lines, great scenes, and an awesome soundtrack. Everybody dies in the end except Steve Buscemi, who I guess gets a break because he dies in every other movie he's in.

41. American Psycho (2000) Patrick Bateman pulls off his psychopath persona perfectly in this story of a New York business executive who is also a serial killer. I loved the psychological study involved with this film where a psychopath who has no sense of self is compared to businessman who live only to measure up to each other and there is little contrast between them. Willem Dafoe is his usual impeccable self as a detective investigating Jared Leto's disappearance. Seeing Jared Leto get the axe is worth the price of admission alone. I loved that part where he kills that guy after running through the revolving door. "I have to return some videos." Oh yeah, this takes place in the 80s which is a treat in itself. Directed by Mary Harron.

40. Starship Troopers (1997) Based on hack sci-fi writer Robert Heinlein's statist novel, this is the story of a group of kids graduating school in a statist-utopian future and being forced to battle an invading race of insects attacking earth. Great special effects, violence and bloodshed by the bucket, gratuitous nudity, this movie's got it all! When I first saw the movie, I thought the nazi propaganda allusions that run through the film were director Paul Verhoeven's idea considering his history. But after reading the book I saw that the nazi dreamland future was all Heinlein's idea and Verhoeven just made fun of it. Casper Van Dien plays Ken-doll protagonist Jonny Rico. Breast appearances by Dina Meyer and Denise Richards. Jake Busey of the esteemed Busey lineage plays Rico's fuckfaced side-kick and NPH plays his psychic secret intelligence friend.

39. The Grapes of Wrath (1940) This one's about the time Henry Fonda got out of prison, got kicked out of Oklahoma with the rest of his family and went to California to become a socialist activist. John Carradine plays the preacher Casy who gets beat to death by police. A great movie about depression-era America. Directed by John Ford. The entire musical score for this movie is played on a harmonica.

38. Schindler's List (1993) Steven Spielberg directed this black and white movie about Oskar Shindler, played by Liam Neeson, who saves a bunch of Jews in Poland by putting them through a legal loophole. What a depressing movie. This little pink girl gets killed in a concentration camp and it's so fucking senseless. Maybe you should watch this one before George Bush sends you to a gulag.

37. The Sound of Music (1965) Come on, you didn't like The Sound of Music? Adieu, Adieu, to you and you and you! Julie Andrews is a nun in training and she goes to the Von Trapp household to be the nanny and falls in love with the Captain. The Nazis want to force Capt. Von Trapp to be a nazi seaman but they trick the 3rd Reich through song and escape to Switzerland. Robert Wise directed this classic.

36. Full Metal Jacket (1987) These marine recruits get drilled by a stern instructor in boot camp. Full of classic scenes and lines. Then we follow Cowboy and Joker through Vietnam and they kind of just hang out until they all get shot by a sniper. Vietnam was such a fucking waste, what else were they supposed to do? 5 stars, and this doesn't mean I like Stanley Kubrick. He sucks.

35. Back to the Future Part II (1989) The best sequel to a movie about time travel ever. Marty has to go to the future to fix his kids up and ends up ruining Hilldale, so he goes back to the past to fix things up but ends up ruining things because Doc Brown accidently gets sent to the past. The 1980s take on 2015 life is hilarious, all your favorite characters return and the trip back to the '50s leads to a thrilling end. Don't miss this one, "Unless you got power!!!!!!!"

34. Back to the Future (1985) Well now you get a nostalgic look at the 80s with a nostalgic look at the 50s thrown in. "Two TVs? You must be rich!" I love this movie. It's just one classic scene after another. Biff, the McFly family, the bald principal, Doc Brown, they're all here! Not to mention everyone's favorite time machine, the Delorean. That thing is still a badass among the most badass cars ever. I still wish the doors on my car opened like that.

33. Major League (1989) If only real baseball players were as colorful as the ensemble cast of this underdog tale masterpiece. Tom Berringer steps out of his usual role of psychotic killer to play a laid back smartass catcher on the pathetic Cleveland Indians. Also featuring Charlie Sheen as a felonious rookie pitcher, Chelcie "Crisco, Barbasol, Vagisil" Ross, Wesley Snipes as Willie Mays Hayes, Corben Bernsen (Who comes back for the sequels, LOL) and much more. The stupid bitch who owns the team purposely forms a dream team of worthless misfits, complete with a tire salesman manager, in order to try to move the Indians to sunnier pastures in Miami. Let's see if the boys can give her a nice big shitburger. Written and directed by David S. Ward. Rene Russo plays the love interest. 80s pissant icon "Baseball" Bob Eucker plays the wisecracking tv announcer.

32. It's A Wonderful Life (1946) This movie's about family man Jimmy Stewart's bank going south and he thinks about ending it all. His guardian angel comes and shows him what life would have been like without Jimmy having been around. Turns out the town's welfare pretty much depended on his existence and Jimmy finds a new love of life. By the way, it's also Christmas time. The movie's full of lovable characters and cheesy emoting. Directed by Frank Capra.

31. Commando (1985) Oh, shit. Remember that part where Schwarzenegger rips that phone booth out of the ground while Sully is inside it? That's a power move, my friend. In terms of movies where the plot only serves to give Arnold Schwarzenegger a reason to kill people this one is the best. They made this one back when "Fuck you, asshole" was still a catchphrase. It all starts when Tony Danza's daughter gets kidnapped so Arnold has to go on a hot-blooded mission of violent revenge. He then kidnaps Tommy Chong's daughter and forces her to help him track the girl down. David Patrick Kelly's gift for playing sleazy characters comes in handy as he is pretty much the bad guy for the first half hour. Directed by Mark L. Lester.

30. Akira (1988) I'm not even going to try to explain the plot of this one. Remember that episode of South Park where Cartman got a Trapper Keeper? It's kind of like that. The old video version had Leonardo from the Ninja Turtles as Kaneda, but the DVD version is all redone and actually has competent dubbing. This is my favorite Anime film.

29. Driving Miss Daisy (1989) Morgan Freeman gets a job driving Dan Akroyd's mom around, who is the whiniest old jew lady there ever was. After about 58 years Freeman's easygoing nature rubs off on the lady and they become friends. A depressing tale about growing old. Bruce Beresford was the director.

28. Ducktales: Treasure of the Golden Suns (1989) Well Ducktales is like the greatest cartoon show ever and this was the TV movie that kicked it off. Donald's nephews Huey Dewey and Louie get dropped off at their uncle Scrooge's mansion where they are to live, which is fodder enough for a cartoon. But then they travel the globe in search of treasure and adventure and it's just too much for a 7 year old kid to take. The end where they go to the lost city where everything is made of gold is a thriller.

27. The Green Mile (1999) Tom Hanks runs a prison ward where they keep all the dudes on death row down in Alabama. They get this guy that looks like Tiny Lister who's been wrongfully accused and he has these awesome healing powers which can cure cancer or revive a dead mouse. If you're not into urination, don't watch this one. In the end, everybody gets the chair.

26. Stalag 17 (1953) This one's about these American prisoners inside a nazi camp. They're always trying to escape but somehow the nazis always know exactly what they're up to. What it is is the guy from Hot Shots that's supposed to be Iceman has travelled back in time and he tells the nazis everything. William Holden plays the guy who's been wrongfully accused. Directed by Billy Wilder.

25. The Warriors (1979) The Warriors are this badass street gang who goes to the awesomest meeting of street gangs there ever was and gets wrongfully accused of murdering the head of the biggest gang in New York. So they have to bop their way back to their turf in Coney. Featuring James Remar and David Patrick Kelley. The chick in the movie was also in a John Carpenter film. Directed by Walter Hill. These desperate dudes will make you wish you had a vest.

24. To Kill A Mockingbird (1962) Gregory Peck is Atticus Finch, a deep south lawyer who defends a black man with one arm who has been accused of raping a white girl. See if you can spot a young Robert Duvall in this one. Based on the book which was also excellent. Directed by Robert Mulligan.

23. Unforgiven (1992) Clint Eastwood is a reluctant bounty hunter with Morgan Freeman as his partner. Gene Hackman is the sadistic sheriff who Clint Eastwood ends up having to take down. Eastwood also directed this bad boy. The movie is about old men showing young whippersnappers how it's done.

22. The Wizard of Oz (1939) Dorothy gets whisked away from her sleepy farm to a magical land where trees talk, midgets walk, and the wizard calls the shot. This one inspired the ICP song, "Wizard of the Hood". Sing along with Dorothy, Toto, the Scarecrow, Lion and the Tin Man as they go about their wonderful journey. You know that part where you can see a midget hanging himself? Well that was just a bird.

21. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) This is the big movie based on the epic adventure written by J.R.R. Tolkien. It starts here.

20. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) It continues in this movie.

19. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) And it ends here in an awesome showdown between Gondor and Mordor and with Elijah Wood throwing Gollum and the Ring into Mount Doom. Peter Jackson did a great job directing. Easily his best filmmaking since "Bad Taste".

18. Pulp Fiction (1994) The film that made Quentin Tarantino the shit. Full of memorable characters, great lines, classic scenes, this movie is awesome. John Travolta would be starring in Look Who's Talking 12 if it hadn't been for his role as Vincent Vega. Bruce Willis as Butch the boxer, Ving Rhames as Marcelis Wallace, Samuel L. Jackson gets typecast for his role as Jules, Uma Thurman was good. See if you can spot Fleetwood Mac alumnus Peter Greene in this one. The soundtrack was also the shit.

17. The Big Lebowski (1998) No need for a synopsis, here's the short version. Jeff Bridges, John Goodman and Steve Buscemi give you 2 hours of memorable lines in this bowling-related adventure story. Who made this movie, the Coen brothers? Who the fuck are they? I think my favorite part is "I am the walrus. I am the walrus."

16. The Running Man (1987) This action bonanza really makes Stephen King's original book look like shit. Arnold Schwarzenegger is Ben Richard, the Butcher of Bakersfield, who gets sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit. He promptly escapes. Now, if you ever host a TV show where men have to outrun the likes of Jim Brown and Jesse Ventura to stay alive, and if you can find them, maybe you should call Arnold, his girlfriend and his two walking dead sidekicks for an episode. Directed by Paul Michael Glaser. Hey, see if you can spot Dweezil Zappa. I think he did the music for the movie. Alledgedly, Stephen King wrote the original novel in 72 hours while on a coke binge.

15. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) Max is back, and this time there's 300% more assless leather pants. If you ever wondered why Mel Gibson got to be an action star, this is the reason. This movie set the bar for post-apocolyptic films. George Romero was the last person I can think of who made an inferior version of this with Land of the Dead. Here's a little trivia for you- Did you know Vernon Wells once beat off in Hardy's hot tub?

14. Runaway Train (1985) Eric Roberts and Jon Voight break out of pounding in the ass prison in Alaska and hop this train, but the conductor dies and there's no way to stop the train from careening towards inevitable death! Another movie that's full of memorable lines. My favorite is "Shoes! I need shoes!" Churran's favorite is "Freeze, sucker!" Fucking awesome movie. You know who wrote the screenplay? Akira Kurosawa wrote it originally, it was adapted by former real life criminal Edward Bunker. Your boy Andrei Konchalovsky directed.

13. The Protector (2006) These real assholes kidnap Tony Jaa's elephants so he has to travel to a far off land and kick the living shit out of every single person he sees until he gets the fucking elephants back. Contains the greatest "continuous" shot of action ever. All the fight scenes are bitchin', and the movie moves so fast you won't give a shit that you can't understand what anybody is saying.

12. Star Wars (1977) George Lucas loved cliffhanger serials as a child so he decided to scene-for-scene and shot-for-shot steal all the best stuff from them, put it all in one movie and call it his original work. If I ever have a shitload of free time I'll meticulously document the source of each scene in this movie. That said, Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and the rest of the cast all give performances that are out of this world. This movie is fucking great. All the other movies blow, though. Admit it, all the scenes on Dagobah are boring as hell. Nigga, please.

11. King Kong (1933) These dudes go to Skull Island which is populated by savages, dinosaurs and a giant ape named Kong. Fay Wray falls in love with Kong and they run off to New York together. On the night of their wedding, Kong catches her making out with a soldier and he goes berserk and climbs up the Empire State Building and he's like, "I'm gonna jump unless you say you love me!" But Fay Wray won't do it so he jumps and dies.

10. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) Fucking yeah! I love this movie. Harrison Ford is the awesomest treasure hunter ever. This time he ends up in India looking for these magical stones and takes down this barbaric cult-sect of hindu bastards. At his side is the Lovable Shorty, and he has this whiny blonde bitch with him too. Their daring escape from the gulag salt mines is awesome.

9. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Another movie inspired by 1940s cliffhanger serials only this one doesn't directly copy off them. Full of crazy-ass chase scenes and suspenseful escapes, this movie is the shit. Indiana Jones single-handedly takes down the Third Reich at the end. Have you ever wondered how to break into a submarine while it's under water?

8. Forrest Gump (1994) Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump. I guess this one is based on a book, but I've never seen that book anywhere. A film about a part retarded guy and his adventures through four decades. The soundtrack is really good, the dialogue is really good. Scenes from this film are being made fun of to this day. Robert Zemeckis directed.

7. Saving Private Ryan (1998) This one kicks off with the most famous scene about storming the beach in Normandy ever. Then Tom Hanks has to find Pvt. Ryan and save his ass because the nazis are trying to kill him. He has this elite group with him and they're always going, "Why the fuck are we doing this?" Vin Diesel and Ted Danson are also in this one. Speilberg directed.

6. 12 Angry Men (1957) One time Henry Fonda was shooting a movie and he got called up for jury duty and everybody thought it was going to be a big waste of time, but Fonda was like, "Bring the cameras, we'll have some fun." So they got up to the court house and it turned out Radar from MASH was in the jury pool, Paulie from the Rocky series and a whole bunch of other colorful characters. They ended up making a whole seperate movie just from the jury deliberation footage and it was the awesomest movie about dudes yelling at each other ever. Director Sidney Lumet originally put the cameras in the men's room as a prank but used the footage in the final cut.

5. Frankenstein (1931) Mad scientist godfather Dr. Frankenstein puts a dude together out of body parts and he goes bonkers! That's about the long and short of it. Directed by James Whale. The monster ended up being the role of a lifetime for Boris Karloff, much to his chagrin.

4. Total Recall (1990) Arnold Schwarzenegger's most complicated movie. Who is Arnold? Is this a dream or is it real? Is his wife really his wife? Does he get lobotomized? Who gives a shit, this one's action-packed! Director Paul Verhoeven has zero regard for human life as Arnold shoots his way through a sci-fi mystery. Don't forget the chick with 3 boobs.

3. Platoon (1986) You talk about this one with your friends and remember all the funny scenes and lines in it. Then you put it in and by the time it's over you're so depressed you stay home from work the next day watching reruns of Family Matters. Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, Tom Beringer, Johnny Depp, Forest Whitaker, Kevin Dillon, everybody in this movie is great. Keith David later appeared in the sequel with Charlie Sheen as sanitation workers. John C. McGinley is also his usual impeccable self. Oliver Stone directed and also has a bit part as a soldier.

2. The Terminator (1984) I'll make this short and sweet: Schwarzenegger is trying to kill this bitch and Michael Biehn has to protect her. This movie is both the greatest action film and greatest sci-fi film ever. Have you ever heard Arnold say "I'll be back"? This is where that shit (and Arnold's action career) got started. He only has about 17 lines in the whole movie and they're all catchphrases. Linda Hamilton only got cast as Sarah Connor because director James Cameron was bending her over at the time. Hey, you know the punk who gets a hole punched through his stomach? See if you can spot him in Commando.

1. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966) Wow, my favorite movie ever. Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach are old west sharpshooters who are all trying to get a crack at $200,000 in gold. The soundtrack is one of the most famous ever, and this movie also holds the record for longest scene of 3 guys staring at each other. Sergio Leone directed.

"Children of Men". Just... awesome.

Donnie Darko. Dark City. Fight Club. Hero. Solaris.

(All movies that changed how I think).


Stardust. Memento. Sixth Sense. Twelve Monkeys.

(All very evocative).


Labyrinth. The Princess Bride.

(Never get old).

Here's my "Top 100 Favorite Movies of All Time" from my Myspace blog. Sorry if there's any format errors from the copy-paste, but it's too long to edit.
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Oh my word that's a big list! :P I had a quick scroll through and I think I have about 35-40 of those movies. I'll give it a proper read through tomorrow, thanks!

"Children of Men". Just... awesome.

Donnie Darko. Dark City. Fight Club. Hero. Solaris.

(All movies that changed how I think).


Stardust. Memento. Sixth Sense. Twelve Monkeys.

(All very evocative).


Labyrinth. The Princess Bride.

(Never get old).
Excellent taste! Although Sixth Sense sort of loses it's attraction once you've seen it and know the ending.

I don't think I've seen Solaris, George Clooney put me off. I assume since you mentioned it that it's actually decent then?

"Children of Men". Just... awesome.

Donnie Darko. Dark City. Fight Club. Hero. Solaris.

(All movies that changed how I think).


Stardust. Memento. Sixth Sense. Twelve Monkeys.

(All very evocative).


Labyrinth. The Princess Bride.

(Never get old).

Donnie Darko and Labyrinth all the way! ^.^

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Catch-22

The Man With Two Brains

Eating Raoul

From Hell

et cetera

92. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
90. Ninja Scroll (1993) EXCELLENT
84. Lethal Weapon (1987)
83. The Outlaw Josie Wales (1976)
76. Under Siege (1992)
72. Dawn of the Dead (2004)
70. K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
69. K-PAX (2001)
68. Breakfast of Champions (1999)
66. Office Space (1999)
64. Pee Wee's Big Adventure (1985)
63. The Untouchables (1987)
62. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
58. Die Hard (1988)
57. First Blood (1982)
50. American Beauty (1999)
49. The Fugitive (1993)
47. A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
42. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
41. American Psycho (2000)
39. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
38. Schindler's List (1993)
37. The Sound of Music (1965)
36. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
34. Back to the Future (1985)
33. Major League (1989)
32. It's A Wonderful Life (1946)
30. Akira (1988)
29. Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
27. The Green Mile (1999)
26. Stalag 17 (1953)
24. To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)
23. Unforgiven (1992)
21. The Lord of the Rings
18. Pulp Fiction (1994)
15. Mad Max 2
12. Star Wars (1977)
11. King Kong (1933)
9. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
8. Forrest Gump (1994)
7. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
5. Frankenstein (1931)
4. Total Recall (1990)
3. Platoon (1986)
2. The Terminator (1984)
1. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966)...among others. :)

Excellent taste! Although Sixth Sense sort of loses it's attraction once you've seen it and know the ending.


I love Sixth Sense. Yes - once the twist is 'twisted' you've lost all that impact.. but it is one of those movies you can just watch over and over anyway. Just looking for the visual clues (red door handles, red dresses, etc) and picking up on some truly excellent work.


I don't think I've seen Solaris, George Clooney put me off. I assume since you mentioned it that it's actually decent then?

Let me qualify. I can't stand George Clooney. George Clooney totally put me off this movie too. Then I saw it. The pacing doesn't work for everyone, but for me, it's about perfect... and Clooney just is that good in this movie. Kinda makes me wonder what the hell is he doing, all the rest of his career. It's also just gorgeous... and Jeremy Davies is a joy.

The Firefly series, Serenity, Event Horizon, the Next Generation if you have the money for it, Robocop Director's Cut, Penn & Teller: Bullshit, Engineering an Empire, Star Odyssey, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (I'm not making that up, it's a real movie I got for Christmas).

The Firefly series, Serenity, Event Horizon, the Next Generation if you have the money for it, Robocop Director's Cut, Penn & Teller: Bullshit, Engineering an Empire, Star Odyssey, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (I'm not making that up, it's a real movie I got for Christmas).

For a while now, Ive been searching for the "Worst Horror Movie Ever Made".
Its a hard row, and the only thing that prevents "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" from being THE worst, is that its not really a Horror Movie.

Is IS however, one of the worst films Ive ever seen, and Ive sat through films that most folks here wouldnt touch.

If you like horrible schlock, like I do, then I can name some god-awful creations of steaming piles of evil.

For a while now, Ive been searching for the "Worst Horror Movie Ever Made".


That reminds me - I may have a new winner for you.

I bought a new 'horror' movie a week or so ago, and it is without a doubt the worst movie I have ever seen. Seriously. The 'acting' is horrendously bad,the script somewhere between drug-addled and nonsensical, entire scenes go by with no content except birds wheeling around above, and the 'characters' looking 'scared'. The whole proposition makes no sense, the 'ending' even less. There are three (maybe four?) 'monster' elements, one of which appears to have nothing to do with the storyline except driving around, and possibly sleeping with the remains of the 'victims'... and another of which seemingly has no significance except wandering around in tartan trousers.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0861730/

Edit: I found it for $2.50 in a stock clerance. That's probably the same price as the budget for the movie, and about $10 more than it's worth.

I did not know that. Pity.I never got around to watching "Das Leben der Anderen", but he played the lead role on a tv series called "The Last Witness" which I found amazing.

"Children of Men". Just... awesome.

QFMFT.

Let me qualify. I can't stand George Clooney. George Clooney totally put me off this movie too. Then I saw it. The pacing doesn't work for everyone, but for me, it's about perfect... and Clooney just is that good in this movie. Kinda makes me wonder what the hell is he doing, all the rest of his career. It's also just gorgeous... and Jeremy Davies is a joy.
I thought Solaris was decidedly mediocre. And I like George Clooney. ;p

I did find Jeremy Davies incredible, though - until I saw him in another movie and realized that what I thought was incredible acting is actually just his shtick he does all the time. Who knows, maybe he actually is like that in real life., too. Boo. :(

That reminds me - I may have a new winner for you.

I bought a new 'horror' movie a week or so ago, and it is without a doubt the worst movie I have ever seen. Seriously. The 'acting' is horrendously bad,the script somewhere between drug-addled and nonsensical, entire scenes go by with no content except birds wheeling around above, and the 'characters' looking 'scared'. The whole proposition makes no sense, the 'ending' even less. There are three (maybe four?) 'monster' elements, one of which appears to have nothing to do with the storyline except driving around, and possibly sleeping with the remains of the 'victims'... and another of which seemingly has no significance except wandering around in tartan trousers.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0861730/

Edit: I found it for $2.50 in a stock clerance. That's probably the same price as the budget for the movie, and about $10 more than it's worth.

One of the movies about the BTK serial killer is really bad. I think it was filmed on my dad's camcorder.

ROME season 1 and 2 boxsets. Extreme violence, plenty of sex and bloodthirsty politics in an epic saga of betrayal, lust and ambition taking place in one of the most crucial periods of history

I thought Solaris was decidedly mediocre. And I like George Clooney. ;p

I did find Jeremy Davies incredible, though - until I saw him in another movie and realized that what I thought was incredible acting is actually just his shtick he does all the time. Who knows, maybe he actually is like that in real life., too. Boo. :(

What was it about Solaris that failed so hard for you? My wife doesn't like it because she finds the pacing a bit... well, European. One of my friends doesn't like it for the pallette.

I personally love the environment it conjours... there's something amniotic about the whole film - in terms of colour, light and shade, mood and pacing, and even the music... and that just fits the whole theme of the movie, to me. But then, I see the movie as being about transitions, the nature of 'life' and 'death', and the questions of 'reality' and faith.

go for the older war movies. they will most likely be cheaper so you can also get more and the stories are as good if not better then most new movies

A few sci-fi (or sci-fi flavoured) films that I've liked:

Bladerunner
Brazil
Being John Malkovich
City of Lost Children
The Quiet Earth
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (may be a bit chick flick for your tastes depending on how you define that)
12 Monkeys
MST3K (by the season or best of collections)

A few sci-fi (or sci-fi flavoured) films that I've liked:

Bladerunner
Brazil
Being John Malkovich
City of Lost Children
The Quiet Earth
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (may be a bit chick flick for your tastes depending on how you define that)
12 Monkeys
MST3K (by the season or best of collections)

Emphasised four that really should have been on my list. :)

Metropolis by Fritz Lang
Might be the oldest SF movie ever (1937)

Solaris by Tarkovsky
The original one, not the Clo(o)ne(y)

Brazil by Terry Gilliam
12 monkeys by Terry Gilliam
I love Gilliam

Akira
Wonderful OAV. And Kaneda's motorcycle is just awesome

Plan 9 from outer space by Ed Wood
Worst SF movie ever but...

Ed Wood by Tim Burton
Not a SF movie but...

Nigh watch
Day watch
Awsome Vampires the Masquerade style russian horror

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (may be a bit chick flick for your tastes depending on how you define that)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

thats a horrific movie whats wrong with you people!?

Across the Universe (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ6d3m-GFyw). For all that's wrong with it, there's still a lot that's good about it.

30 Days of Night (http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ov1wlc0zGMQ). I don't think that's out yet.

Prestige (http://youtube.com/watch?v=MgNVC6Hv4KE). That's one of the best movies I've ever seen. Just because the Illusionsit is fodder for the mouth breathers, don't judge this movie the same way. It's really great.

Departed (http://youtube.com/watch?v=VqKZ8ARPgC4). One of Sorceses best. And I hate Matt Damon with a passion. Before this movie I'd written DiCapprio off as a no-talent hack who get's it right every so often. And it's got Nicholson in it.

Live Free or Die Hard- Best Action Movie of the Year
The Simpsons Movie- Suprisingly good
The Host- Even more suprisingly good
Children of Men- Awesome movie
Rush Hour- Funny

The Matrix! the first one, the other 2 weren't as good.:(

What was it about Solaris that failed so hard for you? My wife doesn't like it because she finds the pacing a bit... well, European. One of my friends doesn't like it for the pallette.

I personally love the environment it conjours... there's something amniotic about the whole film - in terms of colour, light and shade, mood and pacing, and even the music... and that just fits the whole theme of the movie, to me. But then, I see the movie as being about transitions, the nature of 'life' and 'death', and the questions of 'reality' and faith.
"Amniotic"? I'm surprised, but I guess I can see what you mean.

And it didn't really "fail hard" for me, it just failed to really make any kind of impression on me other than "Meh. Save your money, that's not something you have to watch." And I tried to like it, I really did, I was excited about it beforehand and watched it in the Berlinale competition, with Soderbergh and Clooney and the other main actors in attendance, so you always try to like it because tepid applause or worse at the end is awkward. But yeah, it just didn't do anything for me. I can't really explain why, mainly because it's just too long ago and I simply don't remember. I definitely didn't even get to the point where the film pulled me in enough to think about it on the level you do. Which of course speaks volumes considering the material.

Prestige (http://youtube.com/watch?v=MgNVC6Hv4KE). That's one of the best movies I've ever seen. Just because the Illusionsit is fodder for the mouth breathers, don't judge this movie the same way. It's really great.



Oh please, that movie was boring throughout and the "surprise ending" was about as shocking as my grandma buying a pack of Depends.

The Host- Even more suprisingly good
the Korean movie? yeah it was surprisingly good.

Oh please, that movie was boring throughout and the "surprise ending" was about as shocking as my grandma buying a pack of Depends.

Who thought it was supposed to be a surprise? They never pretended it was. The cast was fantastic, the cinematorgraphy was great, and it was a good story.

So I got a few gift cards for Xmas, and I don't really know which dvds to buy with them. So...you tell me. As a general rule, I love sci-fi, and I hate chick flicks.

In fact, it doesn't have to be just movies. Anything that comes in dvd form is acceptable :p

santas slay

I highly recommend every American watch "America Freedom to Fascism" directed by Aaron Russo although you don't have buy the dvd you can watch it for Free right here....

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1656880303867390173&q=America+Freedom+to+Facism&total=55&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0

another highly recommended movie is "Zeitgeist" I do prefer "America Freedom to Fascism" over the Zeitgeist but if you do go to Zeitgeist you may have to refresh the page for play back...

http://zeitgeistmovie.com/

as for the other movies I'm not sure what to recommend I canceled my digital cable because I'm not home so I'm not sure what new dvds to recommend...I personally think that X-2 is real good but it's been out for awhile as well as the newest of The Terminator... All Rocky's are awesome...sorry can't be of any real up I don't suppose...

The Great Race (1965) - (inspiration for Wacky Races) pure genius. Slapstick comedy, wit, etc etc. Brilliance.

You may just be my new second favorite person in the world at the moment. The first is me...

I'd recommend ATHFCMFFT (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqua_Teen_Hunger_Force_Colon_Movie_Film_for_Theaters), The Thing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_%28film%29) and finally Stockholm Knockout Live - Chaos Ridden Years (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_Knockout_Live) (Christmas present to myself and pretty amazing).
Well you can't own some sort of video playback device and not own a copy of The Blues Brothers.

86. Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) Three nice looking British kids go to live with Angela Lansbury during WWII. But they find out she's a witch! They go on a fabulous adventure searching for the other half of a crucial spell-book. They go fucking everywhere. At the end they stave off a nazi invasion. Fuck yeah!
That movie is worth watching all the way through at least once for the Portobello Road song break and a bunch of animated suits of armor whipping the shit out of the Nazis at the end.

Well you can't not own some sort of video playback device and not own a copy of The Blues Brothers.*raises hand*

That movie is worth watching all the way through at least once for the Portobello Road song break and a bunch of animated suits of armor whipping the shit out of the Nazis at the end. and the time wasted because no one listened to the little boy... :D

The Great Race (1965) - (inspiration for Wacky Races) pure genius. Slapstick comedy, wit, etc etc. Brilliance.

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World.

:D

Metropolis by Fritz Lang
Might be the oldest SF movie ever (1937)

The anime update is also good.

Also, another Gilliam movie - The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
I've seen it twice, and I still don't know what the hell is going on. All I know is Munchausen is an old crazy Baron who has spent his entire life cheating death (more or less literally). He starts telling tales (tales embedded in tales) that eventually ends up with him reforming the fucking Monty Python Argonauts to save the kingdom from an invading army, all who have now grown old and are spread across. In the end, they all regain their powers and kick the army's ass in ridiculous ways and it is a happy ending. I'm pretty sure Gilliam was high.

Well you can't own some sort of video playback device and not own a copy of The Blues Brothers.

Yes you can.

Yes you can.
Only if you want to be condemned to some sort of purgatory where you have to watch Cinderella III for eternity.

Only if you want to be condemned to some sort of purgatory where you have to watch Cinderella III for eternity.

I'll manage, seeing The Blues Brothers once was enough

If you like anime, well, I have a list...

But if not: Risky Business, Phonebooth, and Letters from Iwo Jima.

Thanks for the suggestions so far, I've got quite a big list of dvds to hunt down :D

I'll manage, seeing The Blues Brothers once was enough
Blues Brothers is awesome

If you like anime, well, I have a list...
Nope :p

hmm a dvd comes to mind Titanic

Blues Brothers is awesome

Meh, I'll admit I enjoyed it, but its not something I'd buy - I just didn't think it was that funny.

Unforgiven (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105695/).

Clint at his best.

Meh, I'll admit I enjoyed it, but its not something I'd buy - I just didn't think it was that funny.
It's not so much the comedy as it is the music and the story.

Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead, any work by Simon Pegg

Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead

Both of these I thought were hilarious :D

Nigh watch
Day watch
Awsome Vampires the Masquerade style russian horror

Very true. I was surprised at just how good those movies were.

Across the Universe (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ6d3m-GFyw). For all that's wrong with it, there's still a lot that's good about it.

30 Days of Night (http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ov1wlc0zGMQ). I don't think that's out yet.

Prestige (http://youtube.com/watch?v=MgNVC6Hv4KE). That's one of the best movies I've ever seen. Just because the Illusionsit is fodder for the mouth breathers, don't judge this movie the same way. It's really great.

Departed (http://youtube.com/watch?v=VqKZ8ARPgC4). One of Sorceses best. And I hate Matt Damon with a passion. Before this movie I'd written DiCapprio off as a no-talent hack who get's it right every so often. And it's got Nicholson in it.

30 Days of Night was very good, I thought. Not perfect, but definitely one that stood out from the crowd.

I differ from you on The Illusionist, though... I love both The Prestige AND The Illusionist.

thats a horrific movie whats wrong with you people!?
If you can't recall my posting history, i'll venture to say it's not worth the time going into an answer to that question that will match what you're thinking you should hear.
And i have no apologies for it. It was a difficult concept to convey and i think it did it very well.
Oh yeah - Videodrome, Naked Lunch, The Fisher King.
Et cetera here too ...

"Amniotic"? I'm surprised, but I guess I can see what you mean.

And it didn't really "fail hard" for me, it just failed to really make any kind of impression on me other than "Meh. Save your money, that's not something you have to watch." And I tried to like it, I really did, I was excited about it beforehand and watched it in the Berlinale competition, with Soderbergh and Clooney and the other main actors in attendance, so you always try to like it because tepid applause or worse at the end is awkward. But yeah, it just didn't do anything for me. I can't really explain why, mainly because it's just too long ago and I simply don't remember. I definitely didn't even get to the point where the film pulled me in enough to think about it on the level you do. Which of course speaks volumes considering the material.

I may be putting too much into it, I guess... but that's kind of how I tend to watch films. A film can seduce me if it gets it just right. Solaris just knew which buttons to push for me. :D

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World.

:D

Good flick! :)
Also - American Beauty, My Fellow Americans, Airplane 1 & 2, Falling Down.

The Ladykillers 1955
The Titfield thunderbolt
The St Trinians Collection
Alastair Sim - The Comic Icons Collection
Oh Mr Porter
The Adventures of Robin Hood (Richard Greene Series )
The Adventures of Robin Hood (Flynn)
The Seahawk
The Buccanners Robert Shaw Series