feel good movies:
-Groundhog day
-kpax (no interuptions please)
-Sisters Act (Can’t explain why)
Tear jerkers:
-Spitfire Grill (good ending)
-Steel Magnolias (have to watch it alone caus men don’t cry)
Comedies:
-Stripes
-caddyshack (I’m a Bill Murray fan)
-Trains Plains and Automobiles
-Monty Python and the Holy Grail (must see 6 times to appreciate)
-The Meaing of Life (you will laugh harder describing the movie)
-The Life of Brian (funniest the 1st time)
Science Fiction:
-Forbidden Planet (best film of its era)
-Original Star wars (funny,camp)
-Terminator (the proper use of special effects)
Animation:
-Wizzards
-any of the Grommet clamation shorts
A Walk on the Wild Side
American Graffiti
Patton
This Property is Condemned
That last one’s obscure, but it’s got Natalie Wood, a young Redford, and…what else could anyone want?
Ichi The Killer is probably the most extraordinary movie I’ve seen in years. On the surface it is a Japanese Yakuza movie based on a manga comic of the same name. At its heart though it is a virtually unique character study of two men; the first (Ichi) is a pure sadist and the second (Kakihara) is a pure masochist. It is undoubtedly one of the most, if not the most, violent film I’ve ever seen but it is also the most inventive which is why I love it so much. If you can find a copy, get it as I promise you will never, ever have seen anything quite like it. You should have a strong stomach and very, very dark sense of humor though.
Last House On the Left is an OK movie which is more important for its historical significance than anything else. Pretty much every slasher film since the early 70’s owes a huge debt of gratitude to that movie. It isn’t particulary great, has a very low budget and fairly poor acting but it is an example of what can be done by a creative director with very little tools at his disposal. You need a fairly strong stomach for that one too.
Thanks sirtonyh Its actually being released this week in the UK but for one week only, cant find release dates for Ireland though, so Im guessing its not on release… Ah well not sure I could stomach it anyway!
Inline with the rest of the thread, I wanted to add the following to my list
**Romeo and Juliet
Xmen
Fight Club
Dirty Dancing
Interview with a Vampire
Hackers
The Last of the Mohicans
Shawshank Redemption
A Few Good Men
**
Thats enough for now…
If you have a DVD player it is quite readily available on eBay. However, if you think it is going to be too harsh then I’d stay away from it as it will probably be more disturbing than you would imagine.
Clue -god that movie is soo funny
Bring It On
The Little Mermaid (common it’s a classic-and I’m sure everyone knows the words to that one song)
Annie
Chicago
The Ring
Ishtar 