bff 2,454 Posted September 23, 2021 25 minutes ago, pawnshop said: can’t come up with a top 20 list so here’s my top 10 Parasite Perfect Blue I Want to Eat Your Pancreas A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) Scream (1996) Final Destination 3 Kristy The Craft Evil Dead (2013) Definitely, Maybe FINAL DESTINATION 3 AND EVIL DEAD IKTR!! Love to see another horror stan! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pawnshop 998 Posted September 23, 2021 31 minutes ago, Volta said: FINAL DESTINATION 3 AND EVIL DEAD IKTR!! Love to see another horror stan! it’s just the best genre! no it’s true it’s true 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
V For Vendetta 0 Posted September 23, 2021 A Clockwork Orange American Beauty American Psycho An American Werewolf In London Assassination Nation Bridget Jones's Diary Clueless Die Hard Kill Bill Vol. 1 Let The Right One In Mean Girls Monty Python And The Holy Grail Pride And Prejudice Scream Shawn Of The Dead Titanic The Dark Knight The Devil Wears Prada The Lovely Bones Trainspotting 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
house of balloons 12,770 Posted September 23, 2021 This was so hard to make considering the crazy amount of movies that I've watched but oh well: 1. The Sunset Limited: Two angry men, one room. (sounds like gay porn) One represents christian optimism and brotherhood while the other represents nihilism and despair. It starts off with the first guy trying to save the other one but a sudden dramatic switch in power (the climax of the movie) forces both the christian guy and the audience to see the flaws in both philosophies. It's brilliant in the most unsettling way. The play it was based on is a good read too. 2. Double Indemnity: Noir excellence. It's the movie that legitimized the genre in the eyes of mainstream cinema. 3. The Grand Budapest Hotel: The cinematography, the soundtracks, the perfect timing of the dialogue, Ed Norton. 4. The Virgin Suicides: Hauntingly beautiful (especially the book). The guys' sexualisation of the Lisbon girls' innocence and purity went too far that it became dehumanizing. Trip's tantrum after Lux loses her virginity to him (and thus her purity) still manages to piss me off. 5. Solaris: Many people found this movie to be slow, which is unfair considering it's a russian movie made in the 70s. Once you can contextualize it, the pacing will make sense. It's a fascinating meditation on consciousness in the context of outer space. Tarkovsky is an underrated director. 6. True Romance: This one was so fun to watch. It's such a perfect mixture of action, romance and comedy. Bonus point because It ends in a classic Tarantino way. Pretty solid performance from every actor involved too, but especially Brad Pitt. I feel like any Lana fan would enjoy it. 7. Departures: Everything about this movie is simply beautiful. The visuals, the use of humor to mask the characters' fears, the life-long grief from losing a loved one, etc. That scene where Daigo recalls a time with his dead father when he was 5/6 years old, but despite the vividness of the memory, his father's face is nothing but a blur. As someone who also lost a father at the same age (and can't remember what he looked like without the help of a picture), that scene made me cry like a baby. 8. Inglourious Basterds: Tarantino's magnum opus and he knows it. Morally gray characters have always been one of Tarantino's defining qualities as a director but I feel like that quality was especially highlighted in this movie. The actors' phenomenal performances (looking at you, Christopher Waltz) alongside the taut directing are enough to build a suspense that would put any high budget jumpscare-filled horror movie to shame. The historical inaccuracies can be bothersome at certain points but they were intentional so who cares. 9. Fallen Angels: My favorite Wong Kar Wai movie. It also has one of the best opening scenes I've ever seen. Fun Fact: Tarantino did an introduction for the movie where he talks about how it influenced his style. 10. Chinatown: I really hate Polanski's pedo ass but I have to separate the art from the artist for this one. It has a realistically unforgiving ending that will stick with you for a long time. I could write an essay on the ending but I don't want to spoil it for anyone who plans on watching it. 11. Shutter Island: My favorite Scorsese film and Leo's best performance to date. It could probably qualify as Neo Noir. 12. Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures: This movie was recommended to me by my russian class professor I only actually got to watching it because I'm a huge fan of russian literature and so russian cinema seemed promising. It did not disappoint. I got tired of American cinema's love of antagonizing the people of the soviet union and so this movie was a breath of fresh air, it's lighthearted representation of young adults living the good old soviet life with some surprisingly-still-relatable comedy to make the movie even better. 13. I'm Thinking of Ending Things: Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind's older alcoholic sister. 14. Django Unchained: Another Tarantino classic. Everyone praises Leo's, James' and Waltz' performances (as they should) but they seem to forget about Samuel Jackson. The way he kept switching between the fake dumb servant role and the mastermind behind Monsieur Candy is enough to warrant him every single oscar on this planet. 15. Hereditary: The acting. THE ACTING. 16. My Neighbor Totoro: I'm only putting it here because I have totoro tattooed on my wrist and I need to gaslight myself into thinking it was worth it. 17. Razzia: A franco-moroccan movie set in my hometown so you know it will be in my top 20 The movie follows several characters that are more connected to each other than one may think. One of my favorite characters is a cinema buff whose favorite movie is Casablanca, which makes him fall deeper in love with his city. But that romanticized image is soon shattered by the reality of several radical uprisings, classicism, etc. He learns in the final scene that the movie Casablanca was never even filmed in Casablanca. The way I'm about to cry. It also showcases the discrimination against the moroccan jewish community (finally), so bonus point. 18. À mon âge je me cache encore pour fumer: A franco-algerian movie set in a bathhouse It's set during the rise of radical islam in Algeria after its independence from french colonialism and how a sudden change in politics of a country that once was so liberated is affecting the women in it. It's so beautiful. The way the director simplified all of the events occurring in the country and represented them through each woman in the bathhouse is chef's kiss. 19. The Man From Earth: A brilliant think piece. It's not meant to be taken too seriously because you'll just end up with a lot of plot holes. 20. En Attendant Les Hirondelles: Another franco-algerian movie. It's divided into 3 parts but I only like one. what a long ass post holy fuck 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crimson and Clover 22,032 Posted September 23, 2021 I can’t think of all of them at the moment but my top 5 would be 1. Spirited Away 2. Buffalo 66 3. Before Sunrise 4. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 5. Midsommar 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moonbeam monsoon 1,281 Posted September 23, 2021 Twin Peaks: The Return Safe (1995) Donnie Darko Almost Famous L.I.E. Marathon Man Sorcerer Silence of the Lambs Thelma & Louise You Can Count On Me Marie Antoinette Grease Titanic Toy Story 3 Muriel’s Wedding Blow Out Widows The Lure All That Jazz / Cabaret My Beautiful Laundrette 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluechemtrails 22,704 Posted September 23, 2021 In no specific order (I have a passion for literary adaptions and biographies): A Beautiful Mind Die Glasbläserin Gladiator Inglourious Basterds Never Look Away Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Ray Schindler’s List The Aviator The Cider House Rules The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button The Da Vinci Code The English Patient The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring The Matrix The Village Walk the Line Water for Elephants You’ve Got Mail You, Me and Dupree 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bff 2,454 Posted September 23, 2021 4 hours ago, Volta said: I dont have the energy to come up with 20 so here’s my top 10! 1. Martyrs 2. Mysterious Skin 3. Love Exposure 4. Possession 5. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me 6. Kill Bill (vols. 1 & 2) 7. Black Swan 8. Neon Genesis Evangelion: End Of Evangelion 9. Before Sunrise 10. Stalker ok so i decided to come up w the rest of my top 20: 11. Mulholland Drive 12. 3 Women 13. Rosemary’s Baby 14. Grave of the Fireflies 15. Come and See 16. Dogville 17. Happy Together 18. Eyes Wide Shut 19. Spirited Away 20. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (which seems to be a fan favorite here!) 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Solar Fields 4,158 Posted October 22, 2021 In no particular order: 1. Get Out 2. Train to Busan 3. Won’t You Be My Neighbor? 4. One Million Happy Nows 5. Moonlight 6. Hotel Artemis 7. Tremors 8. Black Panther 9. But I’m a Cheerleader 10. Attack the Block 11. Pan’s Labyrinth 12. The Brother from Another Planet 13. Evil Dead 2 14. Scream 15. the entire Friday the 13th franchise 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeadSeaOfMercury 18,788 Posted October 23, 2021 Very hard, But my list in no particular order at the moment… The Exorcist The Car - 1977 The Italian Job - 2003 Gone in 60 seconds - 2000 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang The Love Bugs Batman & Batman Returns Nightmare Before Christmas Titanic Charlie’s Angels Full Throttle Kill Bill Tomb Raider - Angelina Starsky & Hutch - 2004 Ferris Bueller’s day off Misery American Psycho The Cannonball Run Smokey & The Bandit Die Hard Resident Evil 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVANPOP 442 Posted November 6, 2021 updated list as of recent Suspiria (1977) Climax Mother! Perfect Blue Suspiria (2018) Heathers Halloween (1978) Jennifers Body Alien Kids Gone Girl The Exorcist Black Swan Midsommar Welcome to the Dollhouse Jawbreaker Promising Young Woman Carrie Scream Dancer in the Dark 1 Quote 𝘪 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘫𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skuj 225 Posted November 23, 2021 Hmmm.....off the top of my head..... 1. Lawrence Of Arabia 2. La Dolce Vita 3. 8 1/2 4. Vertigo 5. INLAND EMPIRE 6. Dead Of Night 7. 2001 A Space Odyssey 8. Casablanca 9. King Kong (1933) 10. Satantango 11. The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp 12. Out 1 13. Celine And Julie Go Boating 14. The Thing (1982) 15. Dekalog 16. Persona 17. Stalker 18. L'Avventura 19. Jeanne Dielman 20. Night Of The Hunter 0 Quote A.K.A. Fuckin' Mr. Brightside. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gatadelrey 4,575 Posted November 23, 2021 1. Lady Bird. 2. Bridesmaids. 3. Almost Famous. 4. Mermaids. 5. La La Land. 6. A Star is Born (1954). 7. Never Been Kissed. 8. Beautiful Boy. 9. Unfaithful. 10. Bridget Jones Diary. 11. Mean Girls. 12. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. 13. Silver Linings Playbook. 14. Titanic. 15. Scream. 16. Easter Parade. 17. Little Women. (2019.) 18. Meet Me in St. Louis. 19. Finding Nemo. 20. The Aristocats. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kitsunegari101 1,462 Posted November 23, 2021 pulling from my letterboxd here, including my top 4 faves (the rest are from my list of The Fucking Movies Ever). otherwise it's in no particular order Mirrormask (2005) Peeping Tom (1960) M (1931) Dr. Jack (1922) The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) The Hands of Orlac (1924) The Scarlet Letter (1926) Design for Living (1933) The Mark of Zorro (1940) Now, Voyager (1942) Stormy Weather (1943) Dragonwyck (1946) The Unsuspected (1947) Rope (1948) East Side, West Side (1949) Captain Clegg/Night Creatures (1962) A Clockwork Orange (1971) The Name of the Rose (1986) Matador (1986) Sputnik (2020) 2 Quote sumer is icumen in, lhude sing cuccu groweþ sed and bloweþ med and springþ þ wde nu sing cuccu! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ultra Violet 18,410 Posted November 23, 2021 I haven't been a movies person for a long time, so my favourites are mostly movies i saw before the age of 15, especially the ones with female protagonists (nearly all). No order except the top 4 are definitely my faves. Ginger Snaps The Love Witch The Witch Annihilation Sleepy Hollow Black Swan Avatar Scott Pilgrim vs The World The Crow Jennifer's Body The Sisterhood of Night Alice in Wonderland (1951) Gone Girl Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron American Mary Not quite 20 because I've taken out a few that I know now are very problematic or have a certain domestic abuser in the lead role (A**** H****) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alison by Slowdive 26,015 Posted December 3, 2021 spencer it might be too soon but i am sure it will be one of my forever favourites. i forgot to mention clouds of sils maria in my list too; pachelbel's canon fuck me up!!!!!!!!! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ParadiseFreak 676 Posted December 3, 2021 Not a ton of thought went into this - just 20 movies that I love that popped in my head. 1. Vertigo 2. Double indemnity 3. Amadeus 4. Adaptation 5. Back to the Future 6. Rear Window 7. Memento 8. Edward Scissorhands 9. True Romance 10. Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life 11. Sunset Boulevard 12. Sin City 13. Magnolia 14. Wild At Heart 15. The Shining 16. The Apartment 17. Citizen Kane 18. Boogie Nights 19. Touch of Evil 20. The Game 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alison by Slowdive 26,015 Posted April 3, 2022 (edited) forgot to include clouds of sils maria. thinking about how valentine just disappears into the movie Edited April 3, 2022 by Alison by Slowdive omg jk i just scrolled up and saw i made this literal same post in december 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ParadiseFreak 676 Posted April 3, 2022 I need a Tropico Part 2 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BartenderDeco 19,402 Posted April 3, 2022 i cant remember any movie names… so tropico and poolside 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
