Movies Everybody Must See

Cafe Society
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I’m putting together a list of movies to watch over the summer, from movies that I’ve been told I “have to see” (either by friends, or by critics or society at large) that I haven’t already seen. (There’s also a couple of movies that I just wanna see on the list too.)

Here it is so far, in no particular order:
Deer Hunter
Taxi Driver
Casino
GoodFellas
Dead Presidents
8 Mile
Casablanca
Citizen Kane
Almost Famous
Pulp Fiction
Reservoir Dogs
American Pimp
A Clockwork Orange
Swingers
Old School
Full Metal Jacket

Add onto this list with just 3 rules:

  1. the movie must be out on DVD or VHS, so that I can rent it
  2. the movie must have some pop-culture relevance
  3. the movie must be entertaining
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The Godfather, Parts 1 and 2(if you really like those, go ahead and try part 3, otherwise don’t bother).

Silence of the Lambs.

Dr. Strangelove

2001: A Space Oddessy.

Alien

Aliens.

The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

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8 MILE!!! No one, not even the little yippy dog next door must see that, and if anyone makes anyone else see it it should be punishable under the Geneva convention.

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Let me add Breakfast at Tiffany’s to the list

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The Princess Bride

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Here’s a list I put together a few years ago of fairly standard must-see movies:

http://www.dcfilmsociety.org/rv_wendell200.htm

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How is it no one’s jumped in and pushed Army of Darkness,

THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER!!!

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**Requiem for a Dream
About Schmidt
Carlito’s Way
Bound
American Beauty
Groundhog Day
Orgazmo
Chasing Amy
**

Requiem For a Dream is the scariest movie I’ve ever seen. The rest are all buy-worthy for any film-addict’s collection.

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Ooohh… forgot about Goodfellas and A Bronx Tale… damn, I should actually go check my collection.

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Personally, I think you should just watch whatever you want to watch. Life’s too short to let other people’s tastes and opinions dictate your own viewing choices.

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This is Spinal Tap

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Following up on what Mr Tambo just said, often seeing a movie just because it’s a “must see” drains all the enjoyment out of it.

I know a couple of people who saw Citizen Kane purely because they felt they ought to. They hated it. It’s one of my favorite movies, but the first time I watched, it was purely on a whim. I can see how I might have hated it if I had felt it was homework.

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Harvey, starring Jimmy Stewart

and

Arsenic and Old Lace, starring Cary Grant

Great old comedies.

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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

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My list, FWIW.

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Donnie Darko
Waiting for Guffman
And I’ll second Requiem for a Dream and American Beauty

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I’m not sure if it’s the scariest. It’s definatly one of the most depressing I’ve ever seen (kind of like Grave of the Fireflies).

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The Big Lebowski

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It’s a Wonderful Life
Maltese Falcon
Annie Hall

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I have to agree with the sentiment that there is no such thing as a movie that you HAVE to see. But, since you asked, you have to see “Eraserhead” and “Wild at Heart”; then you can stop watching movies and simply revel in the fact that you have lived. Oh, and of course “Wizard of Oz”, but you’ve probably seen that already…Timmy