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LifeDistortion 06.26.2006 10:44 PM

Film Snobs, Movie Geeks, and Cult Connosiours
 
I need some films to put in my Netflix Quay. I'm stumped on what I should rent. I've got like 400 films in my reccomendations list, but I just can't decide on what to put on it. I'm thinking of at least one forgien film. Maybe a classic american film. Genre doesn't matter. Perhaps a must see comedy. If its old old, that's fine. I rent a lot of old films. Just throw some ideas at me and we'll see what sticks. Give me a few ideas to mull over. Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

acousticrock87 06.26.2006 10:49 PM

-Songs from the Second Floor
-Kikujiro (Perhaps an odd taste, though. Slightly childish, but it's good overall.)

finding nobody 06.26.2006 10:49 PM

PCU
have you seen that movie?

LifeDistortion 06.26.2006 10:51 PM

Saw PCU its on Comedy Central and HBO all the time. Two channels I have.

Daycare Nation 06.26.2006 11:03 PM

None of these are funny...

L'Avventura
The Dreamlife of Angels
The Sweet Hereafter
My Night at Maud's
Tess (Polanski)
Heaven (Tykwer)
I am Curious (Yellow)
I am Curious (Blue)
The Ice Storm

documentary:

Hell House (Ratliff)
Devil's Playground

acousticrock87 06.26.2006 11:04 PM

-Das Experiment was alright.
-Following, by Christopher Nolan, is probably my favorite movie. British, but not "foreign."
-There's a Battle Royale 2 that's at least worth watching once, if you never want to watch it again. Though I don't know if there's a subbed version.

SpectralJulianIsNotDead 06.26.2006 11:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by finding nobody
PCU
have you seen that movie?


I 2nd that. I love PCU.

Oh wait you saw it.

I 2nd Das Experiment. Good movie.

m^a(t)h 06.26.2006 11:23 PM

PCU is great, anyone ever notice Van Wilder is a direct ripoff


You should rent the Coachella dvd or David Lynch's Short Films...

alyasa 06.26.2006 11:36 PM

Straw Dogs is a must-see, as is City of Lost Children. And, try to see if you can find a Singporean movie titled 'Be With Me'. Heart-wrenching in every sense of the word. It will leave you feeling hollow, then emancipated. :)

SpectralJulianIsNotDead 06.26.2006 11:45 PM

City of Lost Children is great. I sort of like Delicatessen better though. The sex/cello/toy making/wall papering/sewing scene is one of my favorite movie scenes ever.

acousticrock87 06.26.2006 11:45 PM

A friend of mine brought up City of Lost Children before. Is that the one about the guy who can't feel emotions and has to go into kids' dreams to experience them or something? I couldn't find it anywhere, and don't have Netflix. I really want to see it, though.

alyasa 06.26.2006 11:49 PM

Yup, something like that. And the visuals are surreal. Dreamlike and hypnotic. You have to see it for yourself.

Alex's Trip 06.26.2006 11:52 PM

The Last 3 that I got were Eraserhead, Mulholland Drive, and Annie Hall. They were pretty good.

TheDom 06.26.2006 11:59 PM

eternal sunshine of the spotless mind

schizophrenicroom 06.27.2006 12:17 AM

Repulsion by Roman Polanski is really good.

golden child 06.27.2006 12:36 AM

scientology is good, free masonary though has a very rich smooth texture... sometimes when im in the mood i splurge for mormanism.


get wild at heart, the david lynch film with kevin coster... ITS AMAZING.
"this snake skin jacket expresses my individuality and my right to live freely"

LifeDistortion 06.27.2006 01:33 AM

Thanks for all the suggestions. Just to show you guys I'm not completely out of it. "Delicatessen" is supurb, and "City of Lost Childern" is fucking brilliant, love them both. "Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind" is a wonderful film. Probobly get it on DVD at some point, seen it more then twice, first being in theatres. "Be With Me" your description of that movie sounds depressingly intriguing. And I really love Lynch but have yet to see "Wild At Heart", think I might just pick that one. Yes I have seen "Eraserhead" and "Muholland Drive", so don't worry, those are covered. Thanks everyone who posted suggestions.

umjammer atomsk 06.27.2006 01:44 AM

Jacob's Ladder

cryptowonderdruginvogue 06.27.2006 02:27 AM

 

 

cryptowonderdruginvogue 06.27.2006 02:28 AM

 

LifeDistortion 06.27.2006 02:33 AM

Amacord is another film I've seen and enjoyed a great deal. Still have yet to see 8 1/2, my brother has it, maybe I'll borrow his copy.

Tokolosh 06.27.2006 02:57 AM

Has anyone forgotten the best movie ever made according to critics.

 


Here's a list of the best 100.

1. CITIZEN KANE (1941)
2. CASABLANCA (1942)
3. THE GODFATHER (1972)
4. GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)
5. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)
6. THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)
7. THE GRADUATE (1967)
8. ON THE WATERFRONT (1954)
9. SCHINDLER'S LIST (1993)
10. SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952)
11. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)
12. SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950)
13. THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957)
14. SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)
15. STAR WARS (1977)
16. ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)
17. THE AFRICAN QUEEN (1951)
18. PSYCHO (1960)
19. CHINATOWN (1974)
20. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (1975)
21. THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940)
22. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)
23. THE MALTESE FALCON (1941)
24. RAGING BULL (1980)
25. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)
26. DR. STRANGELOVE (1964)
27. BONNIE AND CLYDE (1967)
28. APOCALYPSE NOW (1979)
29. MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)
30. THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948)
31. ANNIE HALL (1977)
32. THE GODFATHER PART II (1974)
33. HIGH NOON (1952)
34. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962)
35. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934)
36. MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969)
37. THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (1946)
38. DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944)
39. DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965)
40. NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)
41. WEST SIDE STORY (1961)
42. REAR WINDOW (1954)
43. KING KONG (1933)
44. THE BIRTH OF A NATION (1915)
45. A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (1951)
46. A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971)
47. TAXI DRIVER (1976)
48. JAWS (1975)
49. SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)
50. BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)
51. THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940)
52. FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953)
53. AMADEUS (1984)
54. ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930)
55. THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)
56. M*A*S*H (1970)
57. THE THIRD MAN (1949)
58. FANTASIA (1940)
59. REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955)
60. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)
61. VERTIGO (1958)
62. TOOTSIE (1982)
63. STAGECOACH (1939)
64. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977)
65. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991)
66. NETWORK (1976)
67. THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962)
68. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951)
69. SHANE (1953)
70. THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971)
71. FORREST GUMP (1994)
72. BEN-HUR (1959)
73. WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1939)
74. THE GOLD RUSH (1925)
75. DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990)
76. CITY LIGHTS (1931)
77. AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973)
78. ROCKY (1976)
79. THE DEER HUNTER (1978)
80. THE WILD BUNCH (1969)
81. MODERN TIMES (1936)
82. GIANT (1956)
83. PLATOON (1986)
84. FARGO (1996)
85. DUCK SOUP (1933)
86. MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (1935)
87. FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
88. EASY RIDER (1969)
89. PATTON (1970)
90. THE JAZZ SINGER (1927)
91. MY FAIR LADY (1964)
92. A PLACE IN THE SUN (1951)
93. THE APARTMENT (1960)
94. GOODFELLAS (1990)
95. PULP FICTION (1994)
96. THE SEARCHERS (1956)
97. BRINGING UP BABY (1938)
98. UNFORGIVEN (1992)
99. GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER (1967)
100. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942)

Dues 06.27.2006 03:13 AM

Punishment Park.

http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?...vieid=70039189

The Five Obstructions.

http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?...vieid=60037339

Caché.

http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?movieid=70035177&trkid=189530&strkid= 1737516944_0_0

finding nobody 06.27.2006 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpectralJulianIsNotDead
I 2nd that. I love PCU.

Oh wait you saw it.

I 2nd Das Experiment. Good movie.

maybe we should bag this protest..
but sam!!! their party flyer promotes the objectification of women.
maybe, but they've also got a really kickin party goin

Rob Instigator 06.27.2006 12:38 PM

Jim Jarmusch
DEAD MAN
GHOST DOG

Spike Lee
DO THE RIGHT THING
CLOCKERS
BAMBOOZLED
MALCOLM X

documentaries
VERNON FLORIDA

Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Touch of Evil
Dr. Strangelove
The Good The Bad & The Ugly

Washing Machine 06.27.2006 12:52 PM

Okay I would suggest firstly an argentinan comedy called 'Familia Rodante' (very funny), Godfrey Reggio's excellent 'Qutsi Trilogy' (In particular Koyaaniqatsi and Powaqqatsi), Dave Markley's 'Lovedolls Superstar', Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey', Human Traffic (its set in Cardiff!) and seems that this is a SY site cheak out Gus Van Sant's 'Last Days'!


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