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goobster  ·  2951 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What are those movies you never get sick of?

I've got a few:

Blade Runner - I prefer the Director's Cut that removes the voiceover. But I'll watch the voiceover version just for old time's sake, too.

12 Monkeys - Brad Pitt's best role ever! Love this. And Gilliam. And the story. And... everything.

Ocean's 11 - (The Pitt and Clooney version) I don't know what it is about this movie... I just think it is perfect. I've done film-school analyses of every shot, every line of dialog, and every error in the film. I probably know this movie better than any other movie. It's inexplicable and weird, but I love it.

Waking Ned Devine - Totally enchanting little Irish story, shot on the Isle of Man. And I have an enormous crush on Finnoula Flanagan.

Mad Max - In the so-bad-its-good category. I just love that a bunch of weirdo Aussies poured their heart into this complete disaster of a script, and came up with something... iconic.

The Road Warrior - Mad Max done right, and with a budget. I expect Fury Road to replace this one in my shortlist soon. Fury Road gets all of The Road Warrior right, and then goes even further.

Serenity - Duh. Of course.

Galaxy Quest - The finest, most loving, takedown of geek culture there is. Utter perfection, start to finish.

That's my shortlist of "Dangerous" movies, by which I mean, movies that, if I turn them on, I know I'm not going to do anything else for the next hour and a half.





kleinbl00  ·  2951 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Harlan Ellison defined a "classic" as any movie that, if you flip through it while channel-surfing, compels you to watch through to the end.

goobster  ·  2951 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Whoops. Gotta add The Martian to my list.

Once it shows up on TV, I'm doomed.

johnnyFive  ·  2951 days ago  ·  link  ·  

12 Monkeys is, I believe, the only Terry Gilliam movie that I genuinely like. I remember liking both Time Bandits and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, but it's been forever since I've seen either one. I also haven't seen a bunch of his stuff, of course. But both Brazil and The Zero Theorem kind of annoyed me.

bhrgunatha  ·  2950 days ago  ·  link  ·  

No love for Brazil? Too clichéd?

johnnyFive  ·  2950 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Basically. It felt really ham-fisted as far as satire goes, and didn't really say anything interesting to me.

goobster  ·  2951 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Oh crap. I forgot Munchausen.

That is another one that I have "film-schooled" and learned every single line, every single shot, and every detail. I love that film more than any other film.

kleinbl00  ·  2951 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Munchausen didn't age well. Time Bandits is entertaining but also abrupt and weird.

Speaking as someone who watched them within the past 3 years.