OT: The Movie Thread

[TheMartian]

Saw a movie thread in the Timberwolves forum, and I thought I'd make one here.

I LOVE movies. Watching films has been one of my favorite pastimes aside from watching sports. It's been a hobby of mine collecting DVDs these past few years. I enjoy movies from almost any genre, as long as they pique my interest. I'm just curious if there are people here who share the same interests as mine.

Some movies I've recently seen (or re-watched) that I'd recommend:

Swimming Pool
Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window
Fritz Lang's M
The Life of David Gale
The Game
American Psycho
The Pianist
Shutter (Asian Horror)
Guillermo Del Toro's The Devil's Backbone

Anybody here who's seen these movies before? I'd love to hear from you.

I'd also appreciate some recommendations.

[Tricky Ricky]

I heard Disturbia was made like Rear Window so maybe u should check that out. Im a big American Psycho fan, do you think it was all in his head or really happened?

[DorfonCeltics]

Swimming Pool
Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window
Fritz Lang's M
The Life of David Gale
The Game
American Psycho
The Pianist
Shutter (Asian Horror)
Guillermo Del Toro's The Devil's Backbone

Anybody here who's seen these movies before? I'd love to hear from you.

I'd also appreciate some recommendations.

I'm a big movie buff myself and think this could be a very good thread. I've seen the bolded movies above.

I thought Swimming Pool was a little boring but there is a nice nude scenes. I'm not a big fan of British flicks.

Rear Window is in my opinion, Hitchcock's greatest movie and one of my all time favorites. Jimmy Stewart is great in that movie.

The Life of David Gale is a great one too. A real mind **** if you ask me.

American Psycho is a classic as well. If you like Christian Bale in this you might want to check out The Machinist.

OP, it sounds like you like foreign films. If that's the case, you might want to check out a few movies:

Amelie - A very funny French film starring Audrey Tautou who co-starred with Tom Hanks in The Divinci Code.

Y Tu Mama Tambien - Coming of age Spanish film about two teenage boys and their trip to paradise.

The Motorcycle Diaries - The adapted screenplay based on the Autobiography of Che Guevara and a journey through South America he took as a teenager.

If you don't like foreign films then some of my other favorites are:

Boondock Saints - Great movie about two Irish immegrants turned vigilantes.

Shawshank Redemption - One of Stephen King's greatest adaptations.

The Professional - Do you like scumbags getting killed and a prepubecent Natalie Portman? Then you'll like this one.

Legends of the Fall - Epic movie about three brothers growing up in Montana at the turn of the 20th century.

[Datruth345]

i just watched this movie called downfall about Hitlers last days

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363163/

it was great, incredible acting

if subtitles don't bother you, you should check it out

[sittinOnGreen]

another excellent foreign film is City of God (Cidade de Deus)

[Datruth345]

another foriegn film, while we're on the subject i liked alot, was maria full of grace

[floyd]

another foriegn film, while we're on the subject i liked alot, was maria full of grace

I'll second that and also the Y Tu Mama Tambien shout out.

I'll throw in Rabbit Proof Fence, The Magdalene Sisters, Elling and Pan's Labyrinth for quality foreign films.

[LenBiasBaller]

My top films:

Shawshank Redemption
Braveheart
Good Will Hunting
Mystic River

to name a few...

I am def. adding all the movies above to my blockbuster list!

Pianist was awesome

Amelie was good I saw it in a french Cinema class...

City of God is unreal def. one of my fav. movies

Boondock Saints was also a good one...I have to actually go back and watch that movie again I just recall it being a good movie....

[Cyclical]

A lot of good movies mentioned here. I like at least 50% of them Yeah, City of God is unreal - one of the srongest movies I've ever seen. Another on I love is American History X, for Edward Norton's perfomance - one of the best of all time. Rear WIndow is great. Re classics, I recently watched a brand new edit of Touch of Evil (Orson Welles) that blew me away. If you're into some good acoustic music check out "Once" - just came out on DVD. Beautiful stuff.

[coach mang]

mang givin out 5 FO FREE

TODAY ONLY

for mang is kind:















Enjoy!

[Al n' Perk No Layups!]

The Usual Suspects.


Greatest movie of all time.

[Egregious Blunder]

mang givin out 5 FO FREE

Enjoy!

hey many, i dig your taste in movies. i see branded to kill, lone wolf, ichi and (i think) lady vengeance, right?

[Muzzleshot]

My favorite war movies:
The Train.
Von Ryan's Express.
Bridge over the River Kwai.
The Great Escape.
The Guns of Navarone.
The Longest Day.

Favorite Westerns:
True Grit
High Noon
Magnificent Seven
The Searchers

I could go on and on with different categories of movies. I love the old movies that Hollywood use to make.

[tonythewise]

The daddy of all modern movies:






http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Kane

[tonythewise]

and a close second- though not as technically impressive...



http://imdb.com/title/tt0034583/

[Al n' Perk No Layups!]

My favorite war movies:
The Train.
Von Ryan's Express.
Bridge over the River Kwai.
The Great Escape.
The Longest Day.
The Guns of Navarone.

Favorite Westerns:
True Grit
High Noon
Magnificent Seven
The Searchers

I could go on and on with different categories of movies. I love the old movies that Hollywood use to make.

Love those, I'm adding Midway, Battle of the Bulge and A Bridge too Far to that list. I love the old WWII movies.

[TheMartian]

Swimming Pool
Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window
Fritz Lang's M
The Life of David Gale
The Game
American Psycho
The Pianist
Shutter (Asian Horror)
Guillermo Del Toro's The Devil's Backbone

Anybody here who's seen these movies before? I'd love to hear from you.

I'd also appreciate some recommendations.

I'm a big movie buff myself and think this could be a very good thread. I've seen the bolded movies above.

I thought Swimming Pool was a little boring but there is a nice nude scenes. I'm not a big fan of British flicks.

Rear Window is in my opinion, Hitchcock's greatest movie and one of my all time favorites. Jimmy Stewart is great in that movie.

The Life of David Gale is a great one too. A real mind **** if you ask me.

American Psycho is a classic as well. If you like Christian Bale in this you might want to check out The Machinist.

OP, it sounds like you like foreign films. If that's the case, you might want to check out a few movies:

Amelie - A very funny French film starring Audrey Tautou who co-starred with Tom Hanks in The Divinci Code.

Y Tu Mama Tambien - Coming of age Spanish film about two teenage boys and their trip to paradise.

The Motorcycle Diaries - The adapted screenplay based on the Autobiography of Che Guevara and a journey through South America he took as a teenager.

If you don't like foreign films then some of my other favorites are:

Boondock Saints - Great movie about two Irish immegrants turned vigilantes.

Shawshank Redemption - One of Stephen King's greatest adaptations.

The Professional - Do you like scumbags getting killed and a prepubecent Natalie Portman? Then you'll like this one.

Legends of the Fall - Epic movie about three brothers growing up in Montana at the turn of the 20th century.

Swimming Pool was a bit boring, but Ludivine Sagnier makes it all worthwhile.

I agree that Rear Window is one of Hitchcock's finest if not the best. I also love Vertigo.

The Life of David Gale was awesome.

I've also seen the Machinist. Christian Bale is IMO one of the most dedicated actors of this generation. The extremes he went through in that movie (he was practically skin and bones) are commendable.

Amelie is one of my all-time favorites. Y Tu Mama Tambien is a good one as well.

I haven't seen The Motorcycle Diaries and Boondock Saints. I have to check them out.

Shawshank Redemption, along with The Green Mile are my two most favorite Stephen King Adaptations.

Leon The Professional is also an all-time favorite of mine. Too bad Jean Reno doesn't make movies of that caliber nowadays.

Legends of the Fall was a bit too long IMO, but is also a good film.

[greenbeans]

i know its not up to par with you guys' high expectations but if anybody else is into stoner movies like myself then "Grandmas Boy" is IT, spark a fatty and enjoy

[TheMartian]

My favorite war movies:
The Train.
Von Ryan's Express.
Bridge over the River Kwai.
The Great Escape.
The Guns of Navarone.
The Longest Day.

Favorite Westerns:
True Grit
High Noon
Magnificent Seven
The Searchers

I could go on and on with different categories of movies. I love the old movies that Hollywood use to make.

Classics.

I'd also recommend:

Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo (The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly)
Shichinin no Samurai (The Seven Samurai)

[meatball sub]

and a close second- though not as technically impressive...



http://imdb.com/title/tt0034583/


(picture)

Bogart rocked the **** in Maltese Falcon.

For any one that wants to see a great movie, go check out No Country for Old Men. Javier Bardem will leave the major award shows with his arms full after his performance.