Donnie Darko

[kamakazi-insomniac]

Aka the blockbuster dude

Ooo movies, if you liked donnie darko....

Seven, Fight Club, Quitein Tirenteino movies (Resivor Dogs, Pulp Fiction, others...), Edward Norten movies, crow, dark city. I have others but its been a year since i worked at blockbuster so ive forgoten sooo many. If i get up there ill walk around and refresh my mind.

[Subjugation]

whenever i see a thread like this come up i wish i had a list somewhere of my favorite movies. cuz i have a ton of movies i think are great, but when i write them down on a list like this, i forget 1/2 of them :P

anyway, off the dome:

godfather 1&2
heat (pacino and deniro...nuff said)
goodfellas (gangster classix)
silence of the lambs
reservoir dogs (funny as hell, tarantino's breakout film)
fight club (genious script and great cinematography)
seven (gripping suspence, and smart)
spy game (a great cerebral film)
the LOtR series (enough said)
rounders (greatest poker movie ever)
boiler room (suprisingly fun to watch)
magnolia (very very brilliant character study with superb acting)
caddyshack
swingers
american beauty
dumb and dumber
happy gilmore
blazing saddles
the jerk

i have plenty more, but for the sake of time and space, i'll leave it at this long list.

[Bigwig]

ghost dog (some bad acting from the smaller parts)
hard boiled (best action movie ever)
the killer
trainspotting
to live and die in L.A. (dated, but good)
millers crossing (gabriel byrne rules)
the limey
sexy beast


i've been trying to figure out the name of this one steve buscemi movie for ages. tree's lounge. or something. i can't remember if its any good, would appreciate help.

[CrvenBan]

Trees Lounge (1996), Buscemi both directed and starred in it, some famous faces flashing by. I thought it was pretty ok when I saw it few years ago, but I might be wrong.


And Cops, what else movies do/did you watch and found good ? Those names I gave you are mainly foreign movies, mostly good, some just beautiful, but you might not like any of them.



Fear and loathing in Las Vegas
Dazed and confused
Life is beautiful


Enjoyable action:

Ravenous (more of horror with a good dose of "serious" comedy, if you dig cannibalism )
Hero (gorgeous film, nice little story, great fights)
Equilibrium (Fahrenheit 451 kind of story, not too deep, good action with some nice fights)
Brotherhood of wolf (action flick, kung-fu style in 1800 france, quite entertaining)
Battle Royale (40 kids killing eachother on an island..har har :] )
The way of the gun (from the guy that wrote Usual Suspects, it has some nice moments, and is watchable)



Who has seen Rushmore (from the guy that did Royal Tenenbaums) and thinks its good ? Saw it the other day, it bored the shit out of me, everyone else seems to love it

[Jason]

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. If you want a movie that will leave you utterly dazed and confused no matter how many times you watch it, check out Mulholland Drive. I only watch it for the lesbian action nowadays.

[Project]

brotherhood of the wolf sucked major balls. partly due to the fact that the girl i was watching it with mentioned the horrible dubbing, which I hadn't quite recognized yet. Neverless, I did get head while watching this movie, so I'd give it two thumbs up.

[Subjugation]

Originally posted by Bigwig
ghost dog (some bad acting from the smaller parts)
hard boiled (best action movie ever)
the killer
trainspotting
to live and die in L.A. (dated, but good)
millers crossing (gabriel byrne rules)
the limey
sexy beast


i've been trying to figure out the name of this one steve buscemi movie for ages. tree's lounge. or something. i can't remember if its any good, would appreciate help.

yea, what crveben said...lol

i have a copy of trees lounge, which i bought without having seen it. i kind of went with the general faith in buscemi's work, since i have been a long time fan of his. i wasn't really focused when i saw the movie initially and i thought it sucked balls---no...not in the good way.

then the other day, i was in a dark mood and i gave it another go. i thought it was pretty good this time. expect it to be slow and depressing, but if that type of movie suits your mood, you will probably enjoy it. it reminds me of the movie Adaptation by Spike Jonze, but without the third act conflict.

it becomes an interesting character study of an alcoholic loser stumbling his way through life. the more you get to know the character, the more likable he becomes. this movie was buscemi's full length directorial and writing debut.

PS: have to agree with you on Sexy Beast. i loved that movie.

[Dabram]

Originally posted by Project
brotherhood of the wolf sucked major balls. partly due to the fact that the girl i was watching it with mentioned the horrible dubbing, which I hadn't quite recognized yet. Neverless, I did get head while watching this movie, so I'd give it two thumbs up.

Watch the french version, you american fuck.


Good movies I've recently watched:

- City of God
- 25 Watts
- Koyaanisqatsi (don't watch it if you already fell a sleep watching 2001: A space odyssey)
- Pi
- The King of Comedy

[Subjugation]

Originally posted by Jason
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. If you want a movie that will leave you utterly dazed and confused no matter how many times you watch it, check out Mulholland Drive. I only watch it for the lesbian action nowadays.

ah, naomi watts (petite blonde princess)and laura harring (hot mexican goddess) going at it. and people made such a big deal about brittany and madona? ack!

yea, aside from that girl-on-girl dream come true, mullholland drive was a typical david lynch movie. by that i mean, i went from thinking "wtf?" to "wow, this is great!", then back to "wtf?" then ending up with "wow, this is great!".

if you like his body of work, this one is right up there with Twin Peaks: Firewalk With Me, Blue Velvet, and Lost Highway.

has anyone seen Eraserhead? it's a very old film directed by lynch, and i have never seen it. it was made back in 77, it's in black and white. just wondering if it was worth seeing. i'd appreciate any replies.

[Subjugation]

Originally posted by Dabram
[BGood movies I've recently watched:

- City of God
- 25 Watts... [/B]

25 grams starring naomi watts? i'm just guessing here...

[Dabram]

It's an Uruguayan movie in black and white, about 3 guys who you follow in an average day in their lives. They don't do much else than drink, and in the mean time they have some small problems like girls, studies and jobs. And they'll run into some strange people during the day. It's a funny movie, best comparable to the Big Lebowski.

[Cops]

Originally posted by CrvenBan
Trees Lounge (1996), Buscemi both directed and starred in it, some famous faces flashing by. I thought it was pretty ok when I saw it few years ago, but I might be wrong.


And Cops, what else movies do/did you watch and found good ? Those names I gave you are mainly foreign movies, mostly good, some just beautiful, but you might not like any of them.



Fear and loathing in Las Vegas
Dazed and confused
Life is beautiful


Enjoyable action:

Ravenous (more of horror with a good dose of "serious" comedy, if you dig cannibalism )
Hero (gorgeous film, nice little story, great fights)
Equilibrium (Fahrenheit 451 kind of story, not too deep, good action with some nice fights)
Brotherhood of wolf (action flick, kung-fu style in 1800 france, quite entertaining)
Battle Royale (40 kids killing eachother on an island..har har :] )
The way of the gun (from the guy that wrote Usual Suspects, it has some nice moments, and is watchable)



Who has seen Rushmore (from the guy that did Royal Tenenbaums) and thinks its good ? Saw it the other day, it bored the shit out of me, everyone else seems to love it

I have seen Memento, evil dead 1-2, I've heard of Amelie but never seen it. I'm going to watch requiem for a dream today.

[Cops]

Thanks everyone I have a few movies written down that I want to see.