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  • mmm_drop
    mmm_drop Posts: 1,126 Member
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    Dead Man, actually, really almost all Jim Jarmusch films.

    I mean, how do you not like this dude?

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    Never heard of him before but that photo is rather riveting. Love him on sight!

    He's a total weirdo and his films are bizarre, so I pretty much just love him!
  • sabified
    sabified Posts: 1,051 Member
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    The Dark Crystal

    Oh and The Fall was visually stunning... much of my honeymoon was to go visit places in India where that was filmed. It's beautiful.
  • EmilyJackCO
    EmilyJackCO Posts: 621 Member
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    Immortal - AMAZING CGI
    Renaissance - black & white cell shading with voices by Daniel Craig
    SLC Punk

    And I'll toss another vote out there for The Fall & Grave of the Fireflies.
  • bookworm_847
    bookworm_847 Posts: 1,903 Member
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    Beautiful Girls
    To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar
    What's Eating Gilbert Grape
  • bookworm_847
    bookworm_847 Posts: 1,903 Member
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    The Cell with Jennifer Lopez was visually amazing.

    good movie indeed

    Agreed! I'm not a huge fan of Jennifer Lopez, but I love this movie.
  • Stopher100481
    Stopher100481 Posts: 154 Member
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    I have also slowly been making my way through most of the big films lists over the years (1001, AFI, TIME, etc). I have really been into Asian cinema the past couple of years and watched 250+ movies (mostly Korean, Japanese, Chinese, and Thai), here's a link to a list of my favorites: http://mydramalist.com/list/D45wqoLX

    That's awesome! I just added a bunch off that list! I had a few already that were on there. :)
  • JulieGirl58
    JulieGirl58 Posts: 158 Member
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    Picture Bride (foreign film with English subtitles)
  • Stopher100481
    Stopher100481 Posts: 154 Member
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    btw, to anyone who is interested. Here is a link to my tiny little collection of films.

    http://connect.collectorz.com/users/StopherJJ/movies/view
  • jchurch9
    jchurch9 Posts: 20 Member
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    Pan's Labyrinth is AMAZING
  • SaintGiff
    SaintGiff Posts: 3,678 Member
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    The Station Agent

    The Way

    Faith, Fraud, and Minimum Wage

    Tyrannosaur

    Hooray for The Station Agent! Love that film.

    Also, for German films Lives of Others is wonderful. Though it should already be on your list.

    I didn't know we were doing foreign language or it would have been on there!. Right along with all three of the Trois Couleurs films. And many others.

    Can I add another one that probably no one has even heard of? Donny Deckchair. I loved that film.
  • PapaverSomniferum
    PapaverSomniferum Posts: 2,677 Member
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    The Triplets of Bellville (2003). I loved this movie. It's animation is strange and organic, and with little dialog, you fall in love with the characters and their story through the animation and music. It's both funny and heartwarming, and is slightly dark and gritty without being overly so.

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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Triplets_of_Belleville
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    Koyaanisquatsi (1982). This movie consists of shots of human life next to shots of nature with an intense musical background. It's very different, but incredibly powerful. Each time I've seen it, I've been moved to tears.

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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koyaanisqatsi
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    The Last Unicorn (1982) A classic from that time in the '80s when fantasy was all the rage. Villain voices by Angela Lansbury and Christopher Lee. Music by America.

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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Unicorn_(film)
  • jacques57
    jacques57 Posts: 2,129 Member
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    Harold and Maude - best chopped Jaguar XKE ever

    The King of Hearts

    And a BBC film made for TV in the 70s with Tim Currie and Michael Palin called "Three Men in a Boat"
  • fannyfrost
    fannyfrost Posts: 756 Member
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    The Court Jester with Danny Kaye... Angela Lansbury was the young beautiful princess... I still laugh histarically everytime I see it... Unfortunately, it's hard to find and I only have an old VHS copy that is almost beyond ability to watch.

    The Court Jester is one of my all time favorite movies. So very funny.

    My list is:

    Serenity
    Canadian Bacon - this is one of the most underrated movies of all time.
    Them
    The Blob
    The Life of Brian
    Attack of the Killer Tomatos


    The old Godzilla movies. I also love the Gamera movies.

    Old Vincent Price movies - there are so many and most were really good.
  • PapaverSomniferum
    PapaverSomniferum Posts: 2,677 Member
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    The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980). A clever trip following a tribal African man as he navigates "civilization" trying to dispose of an object that brought evil to his people. Filled with slapstick and cultural mis-communications, this is a sweet story and a lot of fun.

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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gods_Must_Be_Crazy
  • Oscarinmiami
    Oscarinmiami Posts: 326 Member
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    another funny movie is the Whoopie boys
  • Stopher100481
    Stopher100481 Posts: 154 Member
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    Only You
    I Like It Like That
    Willow
    Big Trouble in Little China
    Labyrinth
    Goonies
    Monster Squad
    Maladies
    Camile
    Kids

    That is an awesome collection! I've seen about half and added the others lol. I used to LOVE Monster Squad when I was little! Absolute classic!
  • Stopher100481
    Stopher100481 Posts: 154 Member
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    Once upon a time in china (sub'd version)
    Dune (David Lynch version)
    The Crow
    Blues Brothers

    All quality stuff! subbed is the only way to watch a foreign film! Unless you can't read, but other than that people need to suck it up and read the subs!
  • Stopher100481
    Stopher100481 Posts: 154 Member
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    Criterion? Okay

    Hard Day's Night
    Red Shoes
    Stagecoach
    Anatomy of a murder
    Blow out
    On the Waterfront
    Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
    Persona
    Rules of the Game
    Seven Samurai
    Seconds
    Shoah (must devote a whole day to this one)
    Red River

    Might I also suggest The General with Charlie Chaplin (or any of his work really), anything with Buster Keaton or Harold Lloyd.

    My bf is a movie critic and so our movie collection is quite extensive.

    You are one lucky girl! Those are a ton of awesome films! I just watched "Life and Death of Colonel Blimp" last week and LOVE IT! I've added the ones I haven't seen to my queue! Keaton is my all time favorite!
  • Stopher100481
    Stopher100481 Posts: 154 Member
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    Goats. Quirky and fun.

    Added, with a name like that it's gotta be good!
  • Stopher100481
    Stopher100481 Posts: 154 Member
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    Guilty Pleasure list:

    The Wizard (1989) Christian Slater, Fred Savage, and Jenny Lewis before she switched to singing.

    The Cutting Edge (1992) D.B. Sweeney is adorable

    Labrynth (1986) David Bowie in tight pants

    Mallrats (1995) Jay and Silent Bob - enough said.

    OMG! I forgot all about The Wizard! I loved that movie!!!

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