For ultimate weirdness
Eraserhead while on your choice of mind altering substances
Eraserhead while on your choice of mind altering substances
What’s a movie that everyone needs to watch it at least one time in their lifetime?
- Thread starter stoney
- Start date
I don't understand the fascination with this movie. It's enjoyable, yes, but it's just soooo mediocre in a totally 80s fantasy movie way. My wife and daughter are obsessed with this movie, but it's in no way better than any other similar movie from it's time. Legend, Never Ending Story, Labyrinth, etc.
The Prestige was amazing.
Labyrinth sucks. Bowie is great (as is Tim Curry in Legend) but that movie is not.
Pan's Labyrinth, however, should be on this list.
Dark Crystal is pretty good, tho. Did you ever read the Neverending Story book? It was kinda cool how it was done.
OK I need to admit I love their movies, too.
The last few posts are hard for me to respond to because everyone one of those movies mentioned i would put into a must see list
PI?
I think the draw is that Princess Bride doesn’t take itself too seriously and is trying to be cheesy stereotypes, vs NES and Labyrinth that were trying to be totally serious.
Exactly...it’s camp.
Clerks
Good Will Hunting
Casino
The Fugitive
Good Will Hunting
Casino
The Fugitive
masterclass on how to not make money.
Sometimes, industry must suffer for the sake of true art.
Of all of those, I'd have said none except perhaps Romeo and Juliet and Blood Diamond...
You're serious? The world is covered in water and the bad guys have an endless supply of gasoline and cigarettes?
La règle du jeu
Orphée
Le corbeau
Rear window
Topaz
Vertigo
Orphée
Le corbeau
Rear window
Topaz
Vertigo
Pretty much the Citizen Kane of post-apocalyptic aquatic Costner endeavor.You're serious? The world is covered in water and the bad guys have an endless supply of gasoline and cigarettes?
Good Burger.
Animal House
Surprise; not surprised.
Full Metal Jacket.
Agree
forgot these two on my last list:
Les Diaboliques (spoiler alert: the article gives away the story-line)
Le Salaire de la peur
Seriously though, the way these movies created a feeling that grips you; I still have those feelings thinking about the movies, even if I haven't seen them in years.
Last edited:
A prior book reading usually ruins a movie experience.
I think I saw "The Thin Red Line" but now I'm thinking maybe I read the book. Perhaps both. My memory sucks. 
Only read it afterward. Movie sucked a priori.
