In this thread we name our favorite movie and explain shortly or elaborately why we favor it.
Mine is David Lynch's "Mulholland Drive".
For me, that movie has it all: It makes me laugh, teary-eyed, angry, frightened and it gives me a boner - every fucking time I watch it. Everything woven together by great actors, awesome camera work and a pretty damn fine score.
Some people complain about Lynch movies and ultimately call them pretentious. Regarding MR, I have heard even Lynch fans call it a work "that begs far too much to be interpreted" and is supposed to be too symbolic to actually enjoy.
I don't share that sentiment. I don't think that the viewer is forced to find any or none satisfying explanation for what's going on in the film. The movie gives him the freedom to find whatever. That's actually part of the fun for me while watching the movie: to follow the patterns of the plot and piece it together in some way that it makes sense (or not).
And I don't think it's too abstract to enjoy it without any sense, either. Just indulging in the moods this movie manages to evoke in each scene and moment is enough, is the same reason I watch westerns, too. There's just the option for more.
Anyway, yeah, I love that movie.
Name yours!
Pulp Fiction. I'm a bit of a Tarantino fan (Jackey Brown was a serious letdown however), but Pulp Fiction wins because it has a lot of elements that are somewhat "hardcore" with drug overdosing, gansters, racism and shooting people, however its cool and attitude is very appealing to me. Other than that, the Shawshank Redemption and Good Will Hunting are also at the top of my list.
So many great movies, so little time...
I watched Gattaca recently. Quite well done.
I'll second Shawshank Redemption, the end was well done. In a similar vein, The Usual Suspects was worth watching just for the ending alone.
Gattaca was stylish, but sort of empty. The topic might be new in movies, but old as the hills in sci-fi literature.
Excuse me, I didn't understand the title of your favorite movie. Would you be so kind as to expressively tell me again?
>>5
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119177/
Here it is.
>>4
Hey,In this bord I've often seen your words.
But ususally your sentences are complicated,and little bit
selfish writing ways, which are not easy to understand for me.
Did you use some to be able to translate HP or something?
gayniggers from outer space
Yes, it is true that I often use more complicated language than what is necessary. English isn't my first language, but I like it a lot, and often end up writing strange and hard to read sentences. Many apologies for any headaches I may cause.
I try to keep my language simpler when I post on the Japanese board, though.
>>6
His sentences are complicated by his excessive use of "spelling" and "grammar."
Fight Club
The first rule of Fight Club is
you do not talk about Fight Club!
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0085809/
also the first motion picture I ever saw.
pipped Mua Oi at the post.
broken
Mouth of Madness
This movie should be on a lot more
I agree. It's a brilliant little gem of trash!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0297721/
I searched the internet far and wide to find this movie that had an intriguing synopsis. It turned out to be one of the best movies I've ever seen.
・Triple X
Feelings are refreshing.
2001 or 7 samurai(not the anime)
Johnny Mnemonic by William Gibson Directed by Robert Longo 1995
Starring Keanau Reeves - Dolph Lundgren - Henry Rollins - and ICE-T.
(http://www.williamgibsonbooks.com)
Johnny Mnemonic is set in the world of 2021 where a Mnemonic Courier named Johnny played by Keanau Reeves carries data in a "wet-wired brain implant" in his head. It is registered as a dyslexia prosthesis to sneak him through customs as he moves data physically from Beijing to Newark New Jersey where most of the action takes place.
Johnny Mnemonic suffers from synaptic seepage of the data as he has overloaded and risks losing his mind. He is hunted by the Yakuza because the data he is carrying. He gradually discovers that the data is owned by a large corporation that they (the Yakuza) have an interest in.
On the world backdrop is Nerve Attenuation Syndrome which is caused by all of the electronics and implants that cause people to generally go haywire and crash. In 1995 when AIDS was being heavily marketed first as an Epidemic - It seemed closely related to the Epidemic of NAS - although vastly different in nature.
William Gibson is a cyberpunk science fiction writer who has written two trilogies and a recent novel called Pattern Recognition which is in development under director Peter Weir and is rumored to be in theaters by 2006.
2005 Mark's Johnny Mnemonic's 10th birthday.
(http://www.voidspace.org.uk/cyberpunk/pattern_recognition.shtml)
Baby's Day Out
>>15
Good choice, one of my favorites.
Oldboy is also very good, it has such great pacing, and music, and intense story progression. I find infinitely rewatchable.
I also like the recent Japanese samurai film Twilight Samurai, it's a touching portrayal of a poor samurai struggling to provide for his family and perform his duties to his lord. So far, it's the only samurai movie that I can watch with a female.
Though, if I had to choose a movie that is destined to be a classic it would be the Mexican film Amores Perros:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245712/
There are many good movies coming out now, unfortunately not many are coming from the US. Of course, Sin City kicked miles of ass.
I guess someone has to like it, to keep the universe in balance.
I liked it too. Then again, I like just about any movie that has Ice-T. However, I can't say it's my favorite, not by a long shot. First off, it destroys Molly Millions.
~Nightmare before Christmas is so cute!!~
I like Unico (the first one)
Ok, actually, my favorite is probably Les 400 coups. The music is very happy while all sorts of depressing things happen to the main character. As though the movie is saying, "unfairness is an inescapable part of life, you must therefore find a way to enjoy it."
The scene where the boy plagiarizes because of his discovery and love for Balzac, and then is punished for it, is the most touching to me since a lot of people have likely done a similar thing as children.
David Lynch's Lost Highway, BR and Oneechanbarra
Thirded. It's horribly depressing in places, but it's still a wonderful piece of cinema.
"The Great Escape"
This is the best one.
But...take care not to sleep!