Fat Mac Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Hot Fuzz over Shaun of the Dead? Yep. I've always preferred Hot Fuzz, though they're all great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theda Baratheon Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Hot Fuzz over Shaun of the Dead?I put Hot Fuzz ever so slightly above Shaun of the Dead also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 My appreciation of Hot Fuzz was rather lessened by seeing Pineapple Express at a similar time. They're not particularly similar, but they both have a similar vein of action-comedy and odd-buddy humour running through, and Pineapple Express was better.More directly, Hot Fuzz is nowhere close to as good as the Starsky & Hutch movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonArryn Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Some I don't think have been mentioned:Memories of MurderThe Assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert FordSevenCasino RoyaleCrouching Tiger, Hidden DragonBoogie Nights and MagnoliaEternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindCider House Rules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theda Baratheon Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Pineapple Express is hysterical, aye. I'll make a serious list when I get on to a computer later, naturally just had to mention Blade Runner though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind In this sort of oddball existentialist vein, I <3 Huckabees. Love that film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyoshi Posted July 30, 2014 Author Share Posted July 30, 2014 I just finished Blade Runner. What an awesome movie. Thanks for the recommendations again.Here's what I loved most about the movie: it's sci-fi so I kind of went in with the fear it would be riddled with bad dialogue, otherwise known as badass cool lines by my generation. That wasn't the case. Although futuristic, I wasn't overwhelmed by gadgets and flashy toys which were annoyingly more developed than the characters and the storyline. It wasn't filled with unnecessary explosions and high speed car chases that ultimately led nowhere and did absolutely nothing to develop the story. There wasn't a cool guy on a random computer doing the impossible i.e. hack into the most secure database in the world in less than five minutes with a laptop that looks like the one my mom owns.It was a simple tale, highly enjoyable and well made. Off to another one now. Now what should it be......? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch-MaesterPhilip Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Forbidden PlanetThe Day the Earth Stood StillThe Poseidon Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyoshi Posted July 30, 2014 Author Share Posted July 30, 2014 :tantrum: I know, I know, we're supposed to be civil. It's just... so sappy and emotionally manipulative and saccharine, in my eyes.Plus, you know, it beat Pulp Fiction and The Shawshank Redemption to an Oscar. I still hold that grudge.Anyway, my favourite films change all the time, but I'll give a go to naming some of my favourites since 2000 or so, since TC seems to be interested in finding more recent ones. Dunno if there's any you'll not have seen, mind: ...Just this one time (I sincerely hope) I'm going to throw away my own disclaimer and applaud you. I also hold that grudge.Also, the lack of Brokeback Mountain in these lists is breaking my heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 I haven't seen Brokeback Mountain yet, but it must be great, because my homophobic uncle thought it was beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nictarion Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Yep. I've always preferred Hot Fuzz, though they're all great. I didn't care much for The World's End tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l2 0 5 5 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 American BeautyShawshank RedemptionA Beautiful MindThe Spectacular NowCloud AtlasTrafficThe Girl with the Dragon TattooHer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of the Amused Tree Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 I'll go a bit older for you: Chinatown Hitchcock- start with the "39 Steps" and Strangers on a Train""Laura"Preston Struges moviesBilly Wilder moviesJohn Ford moviesWB and RKO movies from the '30's and '40'sFrank Capra movies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myshkin Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 56 posts and not one of you has mentioned the single greatest movie ever made, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Shame on you all. Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... And Spring (2003) But at least one of you knows the beauty of Kim Ki-duk's films. I'd strongly recommend anything he's directed, especially Bad Guy, Samaritan Girl, and The Isle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonArryn Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 In this sort of oddball existentialist vein, I <3 Huckabees. Love that film. Haven't seen it but Russell makes good flicks. Especially American Hustle, IMO maybe the most entertaining and well written movie of last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balefired-ed Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 The third page and no mention of the greatest movie of all time? I'm disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balefired-ed Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 The third page and no mention of the greatest movie of all time? I'm disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balefired-ed Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 The third page and no mention of the greatest movie of all time? I'm disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyenon15 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 The third page and no mention of the greatest movie of all time? I'm disappointed.Too much play on basic cable forces me to lower this on my list.Kinda like the first Blues Brothers, incredible movie utterly ruined by TBS and other basic cable networks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam with one D Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Back to the FutureRaidersAmerican Beauty, that damn plastic bag gets me every timeGladiatorInglorious Basterds, my favorite but really any Tarantino movieThe GodfatherStar WarsThe Usual SuspectsCity of GodSaving Private RyanMemento.....theres a hundred more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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