I’m a fan of most of the movies listed, but didn’t notice anyone mention one of my favorites, Moneyball. Don’t let the baseball fool you. I don’t even like baseball. To me it’s not about baseball, it’s about trying to succeed in a flawed system.
The movie that is constantly being re-watched, and I guess has become my happy place in the last 10 years, is The Martian
If you like that, you should read the book or listen to the audiobook.
The audiobook really changed my perspective on the pandemic, wonderful book. The movie was fine but for whatever reason I didn’t have the same emotional response as the audiobook.
“Project Hail Mary” is a similar vibe by the same author, not quite as good but a fun read!
I agree that the movie doesn’t live up to the book, whether you read it or listen to it.
Thanks for the recommendation. I will look into that one.
For me, it’s Poor Things. I watched it three times in a row, when it came out. First of all, it’s a perfectly executed movie for me, the style, the acting, the storytelling, Emma Stone. What makes it special for me, is that it embodies everything I like about my sexuality and I hope that humanity is heading in that direction of norm-breaking freedom of leading your life. Yorgos Lanthimos has a way of transporting a fresh view on possible paths for society.
Jurassic Park hands down.
yea me too. Saw it very young and it stuck with me
I got to see it opening weekend with my mom and stepdad who took me to see it because I wasn’t 13 yet but was absolutely obsessed with dinosaurs to a more academic extent than your average 9 year old even has any business being. The box office had a giant hand sculpted pterodactyl in a nest on top of it which was one of the coolest things ever.
You should also definitely read the books, there is a much stronger emphasis on how capitalism makes everything shittier and endangers workers and compromises scientific integrity, which makes it especially shameful that toward the end of his life Crichton turned into a fuckin climate change denying right wing crank.
I’ll consider reading the books then. I wish I had seen it in the cinema but I must have been 4 or 5 when it released so I may have been a bit young. Although I did watch it on vhs at home like one year later, so…
Pulp Fiction. Also, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. And Snatch. Also… aw man, there’s so many…
Withnail and I. Ludicrously quotable.
‘I have been called a ponce…’
There is nothing quite like a firm, young carrot
Being John Malkovich
the story is just so out there and it’s excellently acted and directed. chef’s kiss
I never watched that movie because of the title. Watched it the first time last year. Holy shit what an amazing movie. The half floor had me dying.
Velocipastor.
It is a goddamn masterpiece and the perfect movie for all occasions.
I never heard of the movie and the plot summary is almost exactly what i expected somehow
I highly recommend giving it a watch!
Interstellar. I so sincerely regret not seeing it on the big screen.
I’m not sure if you live in the US, but they’re releasing it for theaters on December 6th. I missed out on it the first time too, so I’m making sure I’m there.
It was a very intense experience in the cinema. Some sequences -docking, waves, tesseract…- were absolutely spectacular
docking
Can’t believe they showed one guy fucking another guys foreskin, that seemed really out of place
TIL I wish I could unlearn
The scene where he read the poem was really memorable for me. I found out afterwards it’s a well-known poem irl, but I’ll probably always associate it with that movie. Rage, rage, against the dying of the light.
yea ! for some reason I initially thought it was composed for the movie as well. Maybe because it was so fitting
Same here, didn’t see it on the big screen because I kept hearing negative things about the film but man… it’s the best sci-fi movie I’ve ever seen!
Once I ignored the ridiculous conclusion that “love is the key” I also liked this film.
I can’t shake off the Nolan when I see Nolan films. I see the same tired tropes of affluent people grandstanding each other against the stakes of the world, to the absolute non-consent of anyone in it. Ample nepotism in the sense that the “greatness” is inherited, and then tacking on over-the-top artistic prose with the intent of swaying the audience into believing that these are respectable people. All his characters scream of narcissism.
And as always: Eat a dick, Murphy. You’re an adult now, you know exactly why your dad had to leave, and you still choose to hate him? Jesus, kid.
Airplane!
Fury Road.
My previous best film was Mad Max 2.
So you like Fury Road over Mad Max 2? I’m the opposite.
The Mummy (1999)
It’s still Office Space.
Damn it feels good to be a gangster
I’ve been wanting to rewatch. Nice.
Sneakers
I’m not sure I can call it my favorite, but damn this movie is great.
Favorite is difficult and changes over time. But it’s gonna be one of these:
- The Big Lebowski
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- Clerks
- Tron
- Airplane!
- Die Hard
- Escape From New York
Now I think The Pianist is the best movie of all time, which is a different thing, but that newer movie 1917 sure competes.
Were you born between '78 and '83?
Nope, quite a few years after, actually.
Have no idea why 1917 was less commented than Dunkirk. The former is a masterpiece and the latter is just bad
That music drop.
That whole scene is so well made. The music, cinematography and plot all culminate in that beautiful but still twisted moment. Brilliant!
