Movies

[SBD]

On the tail of Film 4's must see movies, which 5 movies would the good people on here recommend without going for the obvious favorites Godfather, Goodfellas etc etc.

The Big Lebowski - http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0118715/plotsummary
Battle Royale - http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0266308/plotsummary
La Haine - http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0113247/plotsummary
Leon - http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0110413/plotsummary
The Royal Tenenbaums - http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0265666/plotsummary

 

[Bigga]

All of them have their place, SBD, so that's a toughie.

I really admire "La Haine" out of all of them, though.

 

[SBD]

C'mon Mr B suggest 5 flicks

 

[alib]

1900 (aka Novocento)

Before Sunrise

About Last Night

Talk Radio

Reality Bites

 

[Bigga]

Oh, I dunno... Ok, just thinking briefly...

"Grand Canyon" (Great human drama about losing touch)

"The Fly" -1988 (Great transformation, great nutty speeches!)

"The Incredible Shrinking Man" (Awesome special effects for its time)

"Rope" (Severly underrated Hitchcock film. So many nuances and tricky subject!)

"The Fountain" (A brilliantly and beautifully filmed piece of work. The underlying message is very powerful)

 

[vincent]

The Big Lebowski - superb film.

Has anyone seen the recent film Juno ?

 

[Bigga]

The Big Lebowski - superb film.

Has anyone seen the recent film Juno ?

It's ok. It's just hugely overrated! How many 16 year olds do you know that would be so in control about everything in THEIR lives, in comparison to this film? That's what bugged me.

 

[Uwe Rosler's Grandad]

Of the less popular movies, I would go for:-

Jacob's Ladder
Swingers
Stalag 17
That Sinking Feeling
Escape From Alcatraz

 

[dannybcity]

Never seen La Haine but I've always wanted to. battle Royale is awesome as well. Juno is good but the soundtrack annoys me.

1. Little Miss Sunshine
2. The Corporation
3. Irreversible

I'll get back to the rest when I've had a think.

 

[kurious oranj]

Pans Labyrinth - amazing fantasy film set against the backdrop of Franco's post war Spain. fairly brutal and disturbing in places.

El Topo - mental quasi religious/spiritual/head-trip western movie. makes fuck all sense.

Once Upon a Time in the West - another western, this time a spaghetti western from the master Sergio Leone. this film is a visual masterpiece from beginning to end. long though.

Dead Mans Shoes - best British film in years. paddy considine is stunning/funny/terrifying in it.

Oldboy - proper violent Korean vengeance movie, disturbing, brutal and brilliant.