toss up between
Ahhh!!! I can’t choose one. It would be a toss up between these:
The Birdcage, Death to Smoochy, Soapdish, Drop Dead Gorgeous, or Clue
Death to Smoochy is so underappreciated. Fantastic movie.
Death to Smoochy
I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone else reference this film, ever. I watched it far too young, my parents got it in a pile of cheap DVD’s thinking it was a typical Robin Williams kid friendly comedy, and it scarred me… 😂
One of my favorite dark comedies. Ridiculous yet hilarious. RIP Robin Williams.
+1 for drop dead gorgeous, my favorite comedy along with muppets from space.
Just so many great lines, great characters, awesome cast. Between its age and non-mainstream release, it is one of those gems that easily gets overlooked.
I was just mentioning Britanny Murphy’s performance to my husband the other day, she was such an island of (hilarious) sincerity in a perfect river of satire.
Also I think I say “it’d be real easy” like … once a week?
“Drive me home?”
“Don’t let her fool you, she lives two trailers down!”
“So? It’d be real easy!”
I didn’t realize until years later that Amy Adams was the cheerleader.
Hard to pick just one, and it changes from time to time. For this specific post, I’ll choose Sicario.
Well that changes weekly, but if I had to pick just one to be stranded on a desert island with it would be the original Robocop(1987) - just so much nostalgia personally but a really great satire ahead of it’s time.
Although next week, I might could say the hilarious meta mindfuck Adaptation. Peak Nic Cage, Spike Jonez and Charlie Kaufman - a really fun and wild ride and I love how self indulgent it is.
so one thing I never got when. I was watching robocop was the danger of having mega corporations owning public services. I never gave it a second thought, and liked robocop cause hey robot cop action 😃
now we are living in a reality where billionaires and mega corporations own public services. it’s scary
Withnail and I. Ludicrously quotable.
Robo Cop, Total Recall and Starship Troopers are sometimes seen as an unofficial trilogy of bad capitalism. They have the same director and some overlapping themes.
Murphy!
The Princess Bride, with In Bruges being a fairly close second. But I think The Princess Bride stays permanently at number 1 for me.
And a hearty “fuck yea” for In Bruges, too
My ex used to fall asleep to this movie. I’ve seen up to the sword fight scene more time than I can count. Still love it.
Me too, thanks.
“Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.”
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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.
V for vendetta
I love old movies. Here are 15 great ones. Watch these and you will love old movies too! Most are available on internet archive. I could probably add another 85 to this list.
- Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- All About Eve (1950)
- The Apartment (1960)
- What Ever Happened to Baby Jane (1962)
- Sunset Boulevard (1950)
- Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
- The Maltese Falcon (1941)
- Rear Window (1954)
- Laura (1944)
- Rope (1948)
- To Have and Have Not (1944)
- Key Largo (1948)
- Lifeboat (1944)
- The Letter (1940)
- Now Voyager (1942)
Edit: bonus movie
- Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
I love so many of these, I’m gonna have to download the rest that I haven’t seen.
All about Eve, Witness for the prosecution, maltese falcon, and now voyager, rear window, these are some of the best movies ever made.
Matrix
My absolute favorite that I rewatch constantly is Supertroopers. If I only had 1 movie to be able to rewatch forever, it would be that one
“…all nimbly bimbly…?”
As someone who spent their developing years slamming heroin ofc “trainspotting” is my fav
For all the good they’ve done, I might as well have stuck them up my arse!
Back to the future part 1
That’s heavy
“There’s that word again, ‘heavy.’ Why are things so heavy in the future? Is there a problem with the Earth’s gravitational pull?”
yellow submarine (1968?)
I loved having the movie run in the background at parties. That sounds like an insult but tuning into a scene every now and again while blazed is a wonderful experience I do enjoy watching it properly from time to time too.
The Mummy (1999)
