Is there a particular film that moved you and got you so engrossed in the plot that you forgot yourself and the world about you?

My must see recommendation: Blood Simple (directed by the Coen Brothers; their first film)

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another coen film, O Brother where art thou. had me and trxie hooked from the start

Good choices. I think I'd have to go with American History X. Not only top notch performances, but a general storyline that puts our own ideals and values into question in a very disturbing way. If you hate Nazism and racism then watch this film and look out for how many times you get sucked into at least sympathising with the white supremacists. A very clever bit of cinema.

Another Coen one Fargo fucking ace film and thought it was a true story for ages.

Top five films have to be:

Leon
The usual suspects
O Brothere where art tho
American History X
Pulp Fiction

not to say that there are not many many great films out there, just that these ones come to mind, damn, so does the Matrix, The Godfather Trilogy, FIGHT CLUB :D, Leaving las vegas and stuff like The lost boys, Mall rats, Chasing amy etc :D

Matrix
Battle Royale
LOTR Fellowship & Two Towers
Enter & Way Of The Dragon
Leon

Does Shenmue THe Movie Count?

If So... Add It THe Fuck On!

At present
Ring - the original
Matrix cos it was heavyweight.
Scarface - you fuckin cock a roach
Ghostbusters - hell yeah
jay and silent Bob - any of them mallrats etc.
Dont be a mencae to south central while drinkin gin a juice in the hood.

Heard battle royal was heavy aint got round to watchin it yet.

oh and in diana jones and the temple of poon.

Da PrOdIgAl SoN spouted:
jay and silent Bob - any of them mallrats etc.


U Honestly Tell Me U Found Chasing Amy Funny


And Dogma, That Was Funny At The End, But The Rest Was Poor

I found chasing Amy funny :D have not seen all of maul rats so cannot judge yet (but looks promising)

Funniest Kevin Smith Films in Order:

1st Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back
2nd Mallrats
3rd Clerks
4th Dogma
5th Chasing Amy

Finally managed to see Bowling For Columbine yesterday. Fuckin awsome. Micheal Moore made Charlton Heston look like a right plonk.

Poo

Chasing Amy would have been a helluva better film if the lead female, that would be Amy, didn't inhale helium before spouting her dialogue. I had to stop that movie 'cuz her itsy-bitsy baby voice made me want to put my head through a sliding glass door. Same thing with Rene Zellwiger--I won't see a film she is in--totally ruins it for me. And this is good and bad. Bad because of her increasing popularity with the "yes" men & women. Good 'cuz Hollywood doesn't churn out much I want to see anymore.

end of rant. you may all be excused now.

I LOVE Joey Lauren Adams' voice (the girl in Chasing Amy). It just does something to me... *shiver*

And BTW I agree that "Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back" is the funniest Kevin Smith movie, but only if someone has seen all the other movies you listed.

cb4 funniest film ever needs to be on kazza
matrix
kellys heros
rita sue and bob too another funy as f**k title
starship troopers

"blue velvet ".... dennis hopper is loopier than a barrel full of monkeys.

My current contemporary movie - "Escanba In Da Monnlight" by Jeff Daniels. Da Buckless Yooper!

battle royale - tremendous film
Way of the gun - another tremendous film

loki spouted:
"blue velvet ".... dennis hopper is loopier than a barrel full of monkeys.

that movie gives me the screaming mee-mees.

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Good Will Hunting sorry if you think i iz batty but that film touches me evrytime i watch it. Great film

Ronin Da Bomb spouted:


U Honestly Tell Me U Found Chasing Amy Funny


And Dogma, That Was Funny At The End, But The Rest Was Poor Chasing Amy was funny and thought provoking, although this only dawned on me about six months after seeing the film. Dogma, is just a superb film, it has many, many levels, and a good religious argument that is only apparent if you look at the underlying thread of the film from the first frame to the last.

I didn't like chasing amy much, Dogma had its moments. I think Clerks is by far the wittiest most original film Kevin Smith has made.
My favorites
1. Apocalypse Now, Brando and Sheen-amazing, Laurence Fishburne an excellent actor even as a youngling
2. The Godfather, the best gangster movie
3. The Big Lebowski, there's a beverage involved here, man
4. Akira, love the scifi, love the japanimation
5. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, it took seeing the new shitty ones for me to understand just how good of a movie this is

The daidavies Top Five Must Sees:
1) The Last Temptation Of Christ.
2)Communion
3)The Godfather
4) I Shot Andy Warhol
5) Jacob's Ladder

'Saving grace'
... if you still don't know it, you'll laugh your ass off
'Drowning by numbers'
... fantastic, surreal, a lot of black humor
'Delicatessen'
... surreal post-nuclear comedy, my all time fave so far

The Killer

oh yes, Battle Royale, I second that full heartedly :P can't wait for the sequel :D

Battle Royale Is Probably In My Top 3 Films

U Seen The Trailers Squalion?

In no particular order:

The Atomic Cafe (Well edited and damn funny to boot)
Dr Strangelove (Absolutely black comedy)
Jacobs Ladder (Absolute billiant mind fucker!)
A life less ordinary. (cant explain it but I just enjoyed the film)
Battle Truck (It was cool when I was 6)

Apocalypse Now, Dr. Strangelove, and A Clockwork Orange are the three greatest comedies ever made...

Ring Trilogy (yeah, it's cheating)
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly...
Roman Polanski's Macbeth
Phantom of the Paradise


"Close But No Ceegar" to

Kelly's Army
The Shining
First Matrix
Taking of the Pelham 123

giveadogabone spouted:

'Delicatessen'
... surreal post-nuclear comedy, my all time fave so far
Did you see 'City of the Lost Children'? Another excellent film by the same director. I didn't like 'Amelie' as much, though.
Just realized I didn't include any Kubrick films in my top five list, oh well, top ten would have 2. 'Course top ten would have a porno and another Cohen bros. film in it as well...

Nah I haven't seen the trailers o0 I'll d/l em later, thx ronin

can i stick donnie darko in here.

Adaptation - is a must see
magnolia
twin warriors
both matrix movies
both lord of the rings

listing as they come to me:

Fargo
Big lebowski
Donnie darko
Pecker
Spinal Tap
Back to the future trilogy
Cable guy
Dumb and dumber
Guest house paradiso

Dr Strangelove

Battle Royal is mental. A guy at uni lent it me, I was transfixed by the oddness of it all.

cmontgom said:
Phantom of the Paradise

I'd forgotten about that film. Paul Williams, correct? I saw it at the theatre when it came out...in the late 70's, I think. It was excellant.

Full Metal Jacket...heavy, thought provoking.
Moulin Rouge...a visual feast and fun.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas...a trip and a half.
The Sum of Us...innovative, soul-searching, and funny as.
The Fifth Element...campy, sexy, action packed escapism.

have to add one I rented today, called 'Spirited Away,' directed by a Mr. Miyazaki. This is one of the most beautifully animated films I've ever seen. The story has a 'Through the Looking Glass' feel, but the characters are full, and complex, drawing you in. The sceneries are outstanding, the camera angles superb. Excellent film for the kids, but adults will glean so much more.

go on...you know you want to. ;)