what are some solid movies?

[InSoMnIaK*]

im looking for weired, twisted storys, like suspect zero, a reqreum for a dream, riverman, stuff like that, NO CHESSY ACTION VIDS!

thanks!

[Phrenetic]

secret window, unbreakable, fight club come to mind when you mention twisted stories

[anewlife]

Originally Posted by InSoMnIaK*

im looking for weired, twisted storys, like suspect zero, a reqreum for a dream, riverman, stuff like that, NO CHESSY ACTION VIDS!

thanks!

weird twisted movies? WRISTCUTTERS!

100% lovable!

[InSoMnIaK*]

nice thanks, seen em all way to many times.....


how bout some evil ass shit, NOT HORROR

im picky , lol

[ebbomega]

Unbreakable feh. Not solid at all imo.

Alright, here's Dave's Rundown Of Important Flicks.

#1) The obvious ones
Memorize the following names:
Stanley Kubrick
Terry Gilliam
Quentin Tarantino

see anything involving their names. twice. If you've already memorized their names, see anything by them you haven't.

A couple that might have been missed, just in case:

Kubrick - 2001 will forever be one of my top movies of all time (I can never pick 1, this is one of the three), but most people know about it, so I'm going to pipe up and say if you've never seen The Shining, then you have no right in saying NO HORROR. Otherwise see Full Metal Jacket and Spartacus.

Tarantino - Okay, he's totally a given. Kill Bill is probably the thing that cemented him as not only a smart filmmaker but a legend of the industry, but then again who hasn't seen 'em twenty times over. So instead I'll recommend True Romance, a movie he wrote but didn't direct that has a glorious cast (Val Kilmer as Elvis is a highlight, Christopher Walken in one of his more badass roles, albeit short, and I connected with Brad Pitt in this movie on a level unlike any other of his movies), fucked up brilliant characters and one of the more intricate gangster plots hollywood has had. Also, if you haven't seen Grave Danger - the episode of CSI he directed - then you need to.

Gilliam - I haven't seen Brazil and everybody keeps saying I should. Fear & Loathing is the obv one that everybody's seen. Check out Life Of Brian if you haven't (honestly you should see all the Monty Python flicks but Meaning Of Life is only good in small doses and the television series did a way better job at all the sketches in And Now For Something Completely Different) but one you may not know of it a fantasy film he did way back when called Time Bandits.

#2) Classics
Horsefeathers
K, really any Marx Brothers movie will do, but this one is pretty decent. Harpo, Chico and Groucho offer some of the greatest humour of the time. These guys were the precursors to the Three Stooges and were one of the biggest transitions of Vaudeville to the big screen short of Abbott & Costello. Funniest gags come from Harpo, the mute though. Also fantastic musicianship from Chico & Harpo.

The Day The Earth Stood Still
This is being remade I hear recently. Basically it was movies like this that marked a generation fascinated by outer space after the end of the world wars. A powerful message and a brilliant look at the world after the bomb. I'm kind of scared to see what they do with the remake, if it'll maintain any kind of thematic integrity or if it'll become a GO HUMANS a la I Robot.

High Society
As far as Bing Crosby & Frank Sinatra movies go, I kinda dig this one. Louis Armstrong cameo appearance for the win.

Rocky Horror Picture Show
It's nasty, ugly, sexy, in-your-face and you can't look away.
And you don't really want to either. You kinda wanna get up and dance.
Don't assume you know anything about this movie until you've seen it at a theatre.
(btw, this one goes right on that top-3 list)

Below the radar (Lesser known stuff)
Swingers (okay, maybe not that unknown)
Before he started making the Bourne movies, The O.C. and Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Doug Liman helped out a group of four up-and-coming filmmakers by directing a low-budget chick flick for guys about a young up-and-coming filmmaker living in LA trying to get over his girlfriend. Those four people were Vince Vaughn (genius in this movie), Jon Favreau (who just made Ironman), Ron Livingston (who later went on for a lead role in Office Space), and Patrick Van Horne (who, uh, um...), and they play the four lead characters. I quote this movie almost on a daily basis.

Free Enterprise
Speaking of Patrick Van Horne, here's something he's done since. Similar design to Swingers too, with a twist... basically about two guys trying to get into filmmaking in LA while trying to reconcile their respective relations with women. Twist is these guys grew up worshiping William Shatner. That's right, Swingers for nerds. Erick McCormack (Will from Will & Grace) trades up gay for jewish, and Shatner's role in the movie is nothing short of brilliant.

Lords of Dogtown
Written & directed by Stacy Peralta, founder of Powell-Peralta boards and notedly the man who discovered Tony Hawk. Tells the story of the Zephyr skate team in california that invented street and vert skating as we know it, of which Peralta was a member. Emile Hirsch as Jay Adams is a good performance.

[Pennywise]

Hostel?

[wishbone]

Don't read anything about what it is, just go and watch Primer.

In fact, the director has uploaded it right to google video:

Primer (2004)

Don't read anything before you watch it.

[Phrenetic]

Originally Posted by wishbone

Don't read anything about what it is, just go and watch Primer.

In fact, the director has uploaded it right to google video:

Primer (2004)

Don't read anything before you watch it.

ill def check this out

[ebbomega]

Originally Posted by Pennywise

Hostel?

He said solid.

That's a half-baked excuse for a popcorn flick.

[mapleleaf4ever]

The Lives of Others


Die Blinkende Lygter


Was tun, wenn's brennt?

[Revolver]

the others

natural born killers

[cinist]

full metal jacket
mosquito coast
lord of the flys

[Sykonee]

There are no solid movies. They all exist in a gaseous state.

[rawb]

FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY SHOOK ME TO MY VERY CORE l

[Lil Jenna]

Southland Tales

Its by the people who made Donnie Darko. I picked it up and didnt expect much from it... turned out to be a great movie.

[Silverwinged]

brick.

[ebbomega]

Originally Posted by rawb

FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY SHOOK ME TO MY VERY CORE l

FROM REUBEN TO CLAY WAS MORE CULTURALLY SHOCKING IN A WHOLE BROKEBACK SORT OF WAY

[wishbone]

Originally Posted by Silverwinged

brick.

co-operatively signed.

one of my favorites to lend out to people.

[inside]

Snatch

Lock Stock and Two Barrels

The Acid House

La Haine (French Foriegn Film called Hate)

Hard Core Logo

City Of God

Traffic

Beetleguise

Suicide Club

[Phrenetic]

Originally Posted by inside

The Acid House

EPIC WIN!

[inside]

Originally Posted by Phrenetic

EPIC WIN!

Cheers!

[inside]

Suprised this hasn't been mentioned.

It's All Gone Pete Tong

[stephen_c]

To Live and Die in L.A.

[tiedye]

[SEAN!]

momento
revolver
I know a bunch more but i cant remember their names

for straight action
ronin
heat