So, what movies do you actually like?

Thin Red Line

Sandra King86 said:Maybe because the movie kicks off with a story about a Yugo? 😁

Nope, not quite!😁 My family always drove absolute junkers—total clunkers. That Yugo? Absolute trash.🙏 🙏 🙏

Any movie that shifts your perspective—whether it makes you laugh, scares you, pulls at your heartstrings, or leaves you lost in thought—is a great film. Don't sweat what the critics say. Your own emotions are the ultimate judge.
At least, that's how I see it.

David Price5 said:Any movie that actually hits you—makes you laugh, scares the hell out of you, makes you sad, or just gets you thinking... that's a good movie. Don't sweat what anyone else thinks—your own gut feeling is the only judge that matters...
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The Princess Diaries and the Warrior🙏

There are tons of them out there, but I'm pretty much on the same page as Sandra King86, restlessmarlin6, and 👍Alexander Watson
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My personal picks:

Amarcord
Cabaret
Cold War vibes
Apocalypse Now
Thin Red Line
Taxi Driver
Dr. Strangelove

If you're into animation—The Nightmare Before Christmas, Antz, Spirited Away
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As for the "newer" stuff from the nineties: Memento, Trainspotting, Snatch, Reservoir Dogs, Fargo, L.A. Confidential, The Accused, Fight Club...

Carol Jackson45 said:If you're into animation—check out Spirited Away...

👍 🙏

Forrest Gump, Born Killers, Memento, Thin Red Line, All About My Mother, A Streetcar Named Desire...

David Price5 said:which one changes how you feel

I run into this argument all the time: "What’s the point of watching movies? You just throw money away to watch someone pretend... as if a film were reality."
We shouldn't take it that far. Dismissing criticism like that is pretty much the same as mocking people who say: "Football? Just a bunch of idiots running around a field..." (and I won't even go there)

But anyway...
Like David Price5 said—it's about the feeling..

There are plenty of films I could list here, but I keep thinking back to Thin Red Line..
I remember the poetry of it and how a war movie can be crafted so differently..

I still remember that feeling..
one that stays deeply stirred within me..

For me, it’s always been The Shawshank Redemption, Forrest Gump, and Amélie... even watching Home Alone. I’ve probably seen it about twenty times, but it hits just the same every single time.

Alexander Watson said:I run into this logic all the time: "What's the big deal with movies? You just throw money at some actor's performance... as if it's real life."
Don't get carried away. Mocking that kind of criticism is basically the same as mocking people who say: "Football? Just a bunch of idiots running around a field..." (not even gonna quote that famous line)

They don't have to watch them... I don't care about football, so I don't follow it. (Though I gotta admit, it tilts me every time someone claims they aren't interested in movies.) 🙂

There are plenty of them I could list here, but I'm thinking of Thin Red Line..
I still remember those lyrics and how a war movie can be handled so differently..

I still feel it..
deeply awakened inside me..

That hit me hard too, especially since I watched it right after that heroic Spielberg crap I won't name 😉

"Who were you that I lived with, walked with? The brother, the friend? Strife and love, darkness and light--are they the workings of one mind, features of the same face? Oh my soul. Let me be in you now. Look out through my eyes. Look out at the things you made. All things shining".

Carol Jackson45 said:that typical Spielbergian heroism

I mean, seriously 🙄

Carol Jackson45 said:"Who were you that I lived with, walked with? The brother, the friend? Strife and love, darkness and light--are they the workings of one mind, features of the same face? Oh my soul. Let me be in you now. Look out through my eyes. Look out at the things you made. All things shining".

You really went full poet on us there..
And that voice... absolutely stunning.

Then there's that sea of actors just passing through—everything fades eventually, especially in wartime.
Even Clooney gets less than three minutes of screen time..

I've got it recorded, though what good does that do me now? 🙂

quietdriver3 said:I mean it. 🙄

Richie. 😛 If you want to disagree with me, do it here. 😁

Alexander Watson said:It’s just so poetic...
and that voice... pure beauty.

Then all those actors just passing through, just like everything else passes, especially in war.
Clooney barely gets three minutes of screen time..

I’ve got it recorded, but what’s the point? 🙂

Jim Caviezel, that was my first time seeing him. Honestly, all the actors were incredible.

"They just keep coming. One after another. "

Got it on tape too, but it's not exactly a daily watch. I need the right mood...

Pulp Fiction

Memento

Carol Jackson45 said:"They just keep coming. One after another. "

I've got a copy recorded too, but it’s definitely not something you watch every single day. I need the right mood...

We agree far too much; we're going to hijack this whole thread! 😉

Still, I always love finding someone who actually "gets" this movie..
Sigh.. when I really think about it..
Are you the first one?
Then that makes it even better..

I noticed nobody’s even mentioned the absolute legend— Dumb and Dumber 😁

But seriously, though, Tarantino rules (Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill) 🙏 🙏

I have a few personal favorites. I couldn't say for sure how much better they are than everything else, though.

Visual fantasies — Blade Runner, Bram Stoker's Dracula

Metaphysical adventures — Flatliners, Jacob's Ladder, Groundhog Day

Pure chaos — Lisztomania (from the guy who did Tommy)

Spielberg (as his own category 😁 ) — Empire of the Sun

And just to keep things from getting too serious — Ace Ventura, Pet Detective👋

Oh, and Crash — for its sheer provocation and twisted perspective👍

....actually, nooo, the absolute best is Andy Warhol's "Empire State Building," which runs about eight hours long😂

... oh, and The Right Stuff is Cool, a genuine modern epic.😎

Oh, there are plenty of them—here are a few more (and if I repeat any, please forgive me)

- Dragonheart,
- City of Lost Children,
- What to do in Denver when you're dead,
- INTACTO,
- Jerusalem,
- Apocalypse NOW,
- 2001: A Space Odyssey,
- A Clockwork Orange,
- Ben-Hur,
- Vertigo,
- North by Northwest,
- Back to the Future,
- The Doors,
- Hair,
- Se7en,
- Donnie Darko,
- Three Colors: Blue, White, Red,
- Kolya,
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,
- Misery,
- Shawshank Redemption,
- Full Metal Jacket,
- Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,
- Simply BLOOD,
- Fargo,

I honestly can't list any more without my computer overheating,

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And then there's the wave, for instance

A small stamp of my own
The guy
Throws his mother off a train
Jackie Brown
Fargo

But honestly, there are plenty more where those came from