(07-06-2010 11:48 PM)Lush Wrote: Your five films that we need to see: (I make an effort to view as many films as possible )
Mine
1) Moon
2) City of God
3) Waltz With Bashir (the most powerful film I've ever seen)
4) Dr. Strangelove
5) Man on Wire
Hmmm 5 films I think OTHERS MUST SEE... **that I think most have not seen*
1) Hard Boiled
--Chow Yun Fat and John Woo at the top of their games.
2) Swimming Pool
--A mystery film noir of sorts.
3) A Better Tomorrow
--A really great drama, with good action to boot. The story of the Triad guy redeeming his life and the relation ship with his cop younger brother is really heartwarming.
4) Ong Bak
--Good story and Tony Jaa :D
5) Ghost in the Shell
--IF you at all liked the Matrix then this will show you where it got inspired from. It balances action, plot, philosophy, character depth (which gets better in the form of its 2 movie sequels and its 2 seasons of tv series), and sci fi geekness the best of any movie I have seen.
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Now, of more "known" movies...
1) Aliens
--The action of it matched with all the subplots and the feeling of a real threat just make it a great movie.
2) Hero
--Jet Li delivers heart and great kung fu at the same time.
3) Glory
"nuff said"
4) Spaceballs
5) The Exorcist
--The balance of "reality" of priest doubting his faith due to personal circumstances, mother dealing with the emotional/mental state of her possessed daughter, the aging priest who has seen it all, the in-church debate about exorcisms, the inquisitive cop...it all just blends together.
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Harry Potters 3-6 / dvd
--I have loved all the movies so far.
Despicable Me / theater
--This is a good "family" movie but I can only stand so much of Carrell's humor. I liked some of the jokes and they did have a good plot points to work out in the story but I did like how he developed the relationship with those adopted girls of his. Those yellow guys reeked of the green aliens from Toy Story.