i thought i would put this out to get some good idea's of movies to watch since i've seen almost every movie that caught my eye in all the movie store around i was looking for suggestion. i supose i will put the movie rasputin (staring alan rickman and ian mckellin) i didnt think it would be that great since it was a 1996 made for tv movie. but acctually i found it very amusing. i think alan rickman is so far the be rasputin i have seen. (this is the movie i ended up with last night) they need to start making more movies

ringu, the japanese version of the ring. you should watch it... or watch the ring (american) first if you haven't already. watch some anime movies too, like "dreaming away" and "princess mononoke", or if you're bored and desperate, "kiki's delivery service"... hehe

i've actually seen all of those movies i really watch to many movies. maybe i should start spending more time at a casino or something

wow... then you do watch a lot of movies o_O

err... i don't know any others that are good... blah...

Here is a list of some of my favorite movies. And if you really watch that many movies then all of these have been in your presence:

Donnie Darko
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Run Lola Run
Amelie
Star Trek : Nemesis
Strictly Ballroom
Almost Famous
Spirited Away
Breakfast Club

Uh, yeah...these are a whole lot of movies that I was just kind of staring at because their in a stack by the computer.

*gasp* Someone else besides me has seen Donnie Darko?! That's freakin' fantastic!

Also, I like
Shawshank Redemption
Moulin Rouge
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Fargo
Blues Brothers
Piranha Women in the Avacado Jungle of Death
and..
The Evil Dead Trilogy starring Bruce "Don't Call me Ash" Campbell

bleah, i have the thing on dvd, go me.

anyway, films...

fight club
se7en
donnie darko (even though i feel "popular" now because everyone else has seen it )
the empire strikes back
the godfather
withnail and i
bowling for columbine
roger and me (i am a sucker for michael moore)
romeo and juliet (don't hurt me)
monty python's life of brian
interview with the vampire

someone should do a "worst movies" thread to balance this out...

silence of the lambs
the matrix
all of my others have been taken!

I saw 28 Days Later Today, it wasn't the greatest film ever but it was worth watching.

Event horizon is also poop yer pants scary.

Spider-Man

Harry Potter 1 & 2

Spirited Away

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

That Thing You Do

The Fast and The Furious

Armitage III, Poly Matrix

Darkside Blues

oooh i have never seen donnie darko or Hedwig and the Angry Inch or Piranha Women in the Avacado Jungle of Death what are thay about

damn movie stealers!! umm...i agree with everyone so far...but i'd like to reassure debs that i want hurt him for liking romeo and juliet cause i think it's a kickass film...'spec the music.

ppl mentioned a couple of mine already...spirited away and shawshank redemption.
others include:
stigmata
american beauty
schindler's list

yeah....i tend to like overly depressing and/or thoughtful movies...lol.

american beauty was just good to watch...but schindler's list made me sad for the world and all the bad stuff that happens to people in it...

yeah...it's really hard to watch

the ending is really what makes me love the movie though....tis the only movie EVER to make me cry. the beginning and middle part i do not enjoy watching. but it is a very good, if very sad, movie...i think, anyway.

schindler's list is one of my favorite movies =) i've been trying to find a place to buy it for a long time

i'd have to agree there...but i cry easy anyway! we watched it when we did the holocaust at school...it was so much worse when you had all the background knowledge from lessons of everything else that happened about that time...but people should watch it to learn from it, i say.

i just taped it off of nbc when they showed it uncut w/ no commercial breaks.

i think they did that twice, that i know of anyway. as for buying it hrmm have ya checked ebay?

i dont have a credit card, so i cant buy things online, when i stop being so lazy i'll probably go over to an hmv and make them order it for me

psst...ya don't need a credit card for ebay..lol. you can pay w/ check/money order for a lot of em

Tank Girl

Empire records

clockwork orange

and many others but these three are my favorites

My favorite movies:

Requiem for a Dream
Ghost World
Bagdad Cafe
Quills
Foxfire
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Lord of the Rings
Serial Mom
Cecil B. Demented
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
A Streetcar Named Desire
Mary Reilly
a ton more that I don't feel like listing at the moment (or that have already been mentioned in this thread)

Look! Look! These am de best!

MallRats
The Wicker Man
The Parole Officer
Monty Python & the Holy Grail
Life of Brian
Reservoir Dogs
Akira
My Wrongs #8245-8249 & 117
Withnail & I

And no doubt there's loads more and I'll be all, "Oh! Oh! And how could I have forgotten..." But I have! I have forgotten loads! Why?! WHY-EEEEEEEEEE?!

*jumps out window*

*wheeeeee!*

I have yet to see one mention of the Boondock Saints? Why?!

It's the greatest movie of ALL TIME. I command you all to see it, if you haven't!!

Tara agrees with me. It seems only the Scottish and Irish folks understand how great that movie is.

And Shepherds we shall be. For thee, my Lord, for thee. Power hath descended for from Thy hand Our feet my swiftly carry out Thy command. We will flow a river forth to Thee And teeming with souls shallit ever be.

In nomine patri, et fili, et spiritu sancti.

Memento, The Usual Suspects, Lock Stock and two Smoking Barrels, The two Lord of the Rings films.

From my childhood, I'd have to say my favourite films were 'The Princess Bride' and 'Willow'.

the movie willow scared me on so many levels.. although i'm not to sure why

the gorier the films the beta! or the funnier the films the beta! but if there put togetha its a match made in heaven. i think u shud check out Jay an Silent Bob they rock!! - ive seen it far to many times!!

donnie darko ... im getting to the point of watching it every day and mouthing along to the script .... i need a life and possible a psychiatrist


also the matrix, girl interrupted and most horror movies that dont have the word tomato in the title


but they all pale in the face of frank ....

Donnie Darko: I was obsessing over this when it first came out thanks to the groovy website but it only got to a cinema near me something like 2 years later, and by then it no longer had the "alternative" cool factor... Oh well, I eventually managed to get all my friends as obsessed over it as me

Memento: I Love this film, I think it shows us how much we rely on black and white definitions; this guy's good, this guys bad, this guys ugly. It left me feeling kind of cold at the end not being able to label Lenny...

The Boondock saints: Billy Connoly as a hitman? O_O The part somehow suits him though. Irishguy, I'm from Bristol and I have to watch this film at least once a month or my family will die...

Ghost world

The nightmare before christmas

Requiem for a dream: *cries*

Pi: Yay, numbers and stuff.

Edward Scissorhands: Sooo so pretty... Twas my favourite film as a child and I still love it.

Withnail and I: Do I have to explain? And if I do could I? Who'd of thought two guys getting pissed a lot would make such a great film..

Hmm, there's loads more that I can't think of right now.

[edit]Forgot Ringu, only horror film I've ever been remotely scared by. Although when I heard there was going to be an american big budget remake that scared me a lot...[/edit]

if you havent seen "battle royale"(sp) i would sugest you do so at some point. also check out "bullet in the head" although i havent seen it in ages (i watched it on tv a long time ago, but so far havent been able to get a hard copy that does'nt require a credit card). "the blade" (the japanese one) is also a good show. so is "legend of a fighter".

ps: i dont know what these film's original titles are.

*edit addition:i would aso agree with alanity on the subject of pi. 'tis a very good film with lots of insanity goodness.

Ooo I've been trying to get hold of Battle Royal for a while now, I've given up trying to find a video and am currently downloading it from Kazaa lite (has taken several weeks so far because there aren't many sources)

Do you know if Darren Aronofsky (sp?) has had any other films because all I've found are Requiem and Pi and they're both incredible, although I think I prefer Pi.

I like the original Ring trilogy (American re-make is no where near as good), Audience (another Japanese film), Battle Royale (And another, you beginning to see a pattern emerge?), Donnie Darko, Shawshank Redemption, Star Wars (all), LOTR. Many others that i can't think of right now, but will probably add them later.

if i could i would upload it for ya! i cant though, becauae the only 'puter i have access to at the mo' is this one in the new deal course.

As fir that name you mentioned: is he the director? i cant check at the present time.
and i havent seen "requiem...." as of yet.

Masses of respect to certain people - you'll know who you are when you see my list.

The Ring Trilogy -Japanese originals, natch. The first is simply sublime, the second had me shuddering in fear, and the third (or the nothingth?) was fascinating. Must-see stuff.

Battle Royale - Wow. Just wow. The ultimate mix of high concept, thrilling action, and ultra-cute Japanese actors. Plus 'Beat' Takeshi! Yaaay!

Audition - Was this what you meant, poppa? It's an evil film - utterly captivating, with the most unwatchably gruesome denoument. It was true through-the-fingers viewing for me, and I loved it.

Withnail and I - Best. Film. EVER!

The Big Lebowski - I like just about everything by the Coen brothers, but this one simply spoke to me the most. Plus, for a while, certain of my mates insisted on calling me The Dude...

The Evil Dead trilogy - Bruce Campbell is a huge-chinned God.

My Wrongs - Excellent choice, Galder! I adore Chris Morris...

Delicatessen - Excellently weird French cinema. Beautifully shot, creative, and hilarious.

Akira - It's an anime classic, innit?

Memento - Brilliantly original, and totally gripping. I won my copy in a competition too! Go team me!

Eraserhead - Everyone needs to watch this once. Don't expect to understand it - I didn't - but it's a very interesting and affecting film. Makes me cringe just thinking about it, mind... *shudders*

That'll do for now. I haven't seen Donnie Darko as yet - kicking meself, I am - but I plan to...