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SixthDeclension

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Movies you just have to see
« on: November 15, 2009, 12:32:18 AM »
Let's see if we can compile a list of movies that are either so good or so profound you just have to see them.

I'll start with: (Please note, these are not in order, simply the order we thought of them)
Fight Club
Revenge of the Nerds
Star Wars (at least once)
Tombstone
Jaws
Predator
Saving Private Ryan
Cross of Iron
Die Hard
The 13th Warrior
The Boondock Saints
Pathfinder
Princess Mononoke
Spirited Awa
Grave of the Fireflies
Whisper of the Heart
V for Vendetta
The meaning of life
Monty Python and the Holy grail
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Sin City
Forest Gump
American Psycho
The Hunt For Red October
The Princess Bride
Ghostbusters
The Road Warrior
Highlander (and only Highlander 1)
Enter the Dragon
Conan the Barbarian
Terminator
Escape from New York
Big Trouble in Little China
Bloodsport
Pulp Fiction
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (Miyazaki's best movie, made before he formed Studio Ghibli)
Willow
The Usual Suspects
The Seven Samurai
Aliens
Evil Dead 2
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Shawn of the Dead
A Fistful of Dollars
Yojimbo (the original Samurai movie Fistful is a Spaghetti-Western remake of)
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Baraka
Beverly Hills Cop 1 & 2
Lethal Weapon 1, 2 & 3
Braveheart
The Matrix
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Re: Movies you just have to see
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2009, 02:19:46 AM »
Tombstone
Jaws
Predator
Saving Private Ryan
Cross of Iron
Die Hard
The 13th Warrior
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Re: Movies you just have to see
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2009, 02:49:02 AM »
The Boondock Saints
13th Warrior
Pathfinder
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Re: Movies you just have to see
« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2009, 02:55:48 AM »
13th Warrior (and read the book, well, a lot of his works are like that) is one fantastic movie.
Fight Club too.

The top four Ghibli movies: Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Grave of the Fireflies, and Whisper of the Heart are all good, and one of them is the only pure romance movie I've ever liked (every other romance has sucked, or was a combo romance/comedy, romance/drama, etc.)

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

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Re: Movies you just have to see
« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2009, 03:01:22 AM »
the afi / imdb top 100 are reasonably comprehensive
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Re: Movies you just have to see
« Reply #5 on: November 15, 2009, 07:26:19 AM »
V for Vendetta
The meaning of life
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Quote from: dman11235 on November 15, 2009, 02:55:48 AM
13th Warrior (and read the book, well, a lot of his works are like that) is one fantastic movie.
There is a book? :o Have to find it (and see the movie again, man it was years ago since I saw it)

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Fight Club too
The exception that proves the rule that the book is always better than the movie
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Re: Movies you just have to see
« Reply #6 on: November 15, 2009, 07:44:30 AM »
Eaters of the Dead is the book's name.  Different name, same story.  Yeah...

Hmm, last time I saw it I was still in college, so at least two and a half years....

Oh, Sin City should be added to the list.
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Re: Movies you just have to see
« Reply #7 on: November 15, 2009, 10:40:36 AM »
Updated with all and added Forest Gump and American Psycho
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Re: Movies you just have to see
« Reply #8 on: November 15, 2009, 11:06:08 AM »
The Hunt For Red October

The Princess Bride

Ghostbusters
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« Reply #9 on: November 15, 2009, 11:09:44 AM »
Off the top of my head...

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (Miyazaki's best movie, made before he formed Studio Ghibli)
Willow
The Usual Suspects
The Seven Samurai
Aliens
Evil Dead 2
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Shawn of the Dead
A Fistful of Dollars
Yojimbo (the original Samurai movie Fistful is a Spaghetti-Western remake of)
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Baraka
Beverly Hills Cop 1 & 2
Lethal Weapon 1, 2 & 3
Braveheart

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Re: Movies you just have to see
« Reply #10 on: November 15, 2009, 08:41:39 PM »
After having seen it, Pulp Fiction is being added to the list.
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Re: Movies you just have to see
« Reply #11 on: November 15, 2009, 08:45:45 PM »
The Matrix. Please note that this is the original (and indeed, the only Matrix movie).
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Re: Movies you just have to see
« Reply #12 on: November 15, 2009, 08:48:57 PM »
The Road Warrior
Braveheart
Highlander (and only Highlander 1)
Enter the Dragon
Die Hard
Conan the Barbarian
Terminator
Escape from New York
Big Trouble in Little China
Bloodsport
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« Reply #13 on: November 15, 2009, 10:42:20 PM »
Quote from: Bozwevial on November 15, 2009, 08:45:45 PM
The Matrix. Please note that this is the original (and indeed, the only Matrix movie).

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« Reply #14 on: November 16, 2009, 12:29:31 AM »
I'd add American Beauty and Memento.
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Re: Movies you just have to see
« Reply #15 on: November 16, 2009, 12:42:53 AM »
Quote from: RobbyPants on November 16, 2009, 12:29:31 AM
I'd add American Beauty and Memento.

I have heard VERY good things about Memento, but still haven't gotten around to seeing it yet
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Re: Movies you just have to see
« Reply #16 on: November 16, 2009, 02:04:57 AM »
American History X.  Very disturbing at times, but oh so good.
Se7en's on the cusp.  It's a great movie and I like it, but I don't feel like it's a "must see".  There's a ton of movies that need watching before it, that's for sure.

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Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (Miyazaki's best movie, made before he formed Studio Ghibli)

I disagree.  While a great movie in its own right, not his best.  His best would be Mononoke.  And not Spirited Away like everyone claims...that one's his third best.  Whisper of the Heart is number two.  For the record, since Nausicaa was the movie that practically gave birth to Studio Ghibli, I consider it a Ghibli movie.  The time line is close enough, and the style is certainly the same.
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Re: Movies you just have to see
« Reply #17 on: November 16, 2009, 02:05:46 AM »
The Kingdom
Heat
Collateral
Taken
A Clockwork Orange
Full Metal Jacket
Kelly's Heroes
The Dirty Dozen
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« Reply #18 on: November 16, 2009, 09:30:43 AM »
Quote from: SixthDeclension on November 16, 2009, 12:42:53 AM
Quote from: RobbyPants on November 16, 2009, 12:29:31 AM
I'd add American Beauty and Memento.
I have heard VERY good things about Memento, but still haven't gotten around to seeing it yet
I don't know what you do and don't know, so I don't want to give anything away.  What I find interesting isn't just how well done it is, but how well done it is on a fairly small budget.

My cousin and I watched it, and we were debating of if we could run a solo D&D game like that, but we didn't see how it would work.
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Why are so many posts on the board the equivalent of " Dear Dr. Crotch, I keep punching myself in the crotch, and my groin hurts... what should I do? How can I make my groin stop hurting?"
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I suggest carving "Don't be a dick" into him with a knife.  A dull, rusty knife.  A dull, rusty, bent, flaming knife.
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Fluffy: It's over Steve! I've got the high ground!
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I don't even stat out commoners. Commoner = corpse that just isn't a zombie. Yet.
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When I think "Old Testament Boots of Peace" I think of a paladin curb-stomping an orc and screaming "Your death brings peace to this land!"
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Re: Movies you just have to see
« Reply #19 on: November 17, 2009, 03:24:43 AM »
The Last Legion is pretty good as well. It is one of the few King Arthur stories that isn't about the romance. It is more along the lines of a prequel to Clive Owen's King Arthur (more gritty, less hollywood love and hocus pocus)
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