Flipside Movie Emporium

Al_Bundy_007 · Key Grip Joined: 28 Feb 2004 Posts: 33 Location: GA

Hi, I'm sixteen and I'm new to this forum. I was wondering if you guys would recommend some movies to me. I've just started to watch different kinds of movies and I'm interested in film. Any suggestions would be great. thanks

The Third M?n · Posted: 02.28.2004 9:53 am Post subject:

I'm 15. I'm sure that I, as well as the other members in this forum, will be able to help you.

I say, welcome. Have fun and post often.

Al_Bundy_007 · Key Grip Joined: 28 Feb 2004 Posts: 33 Location: GA

thanks

matt header · Posted: 02.28.2004 3:57 pm Post subject:

Hello good sir! Welcome to the forum. I hope you enjoy yourself here.

There are so many recommendations to make, a list of hundreds is possible. Are you looking for anything in particular?

Al_Bundy_007 · Key Grip Joined: 28 Feb 2004 Posts: 33 Location: GA

well, i was just looking for anything you think i absolutely need to watch

Al_Bundy_007 · Key Grip Joined: 28 Feb 2004 Posts: 33 Location: GA

what are some of your favorites

matt header · Posted: 02.28.2004 5:16 pm Post subject:

Egad! Favorites. That list practically changes every week. These are my absolute favorite films, the ones that have stayed at the top of the list permanently:

2001: A Space Odyssey

The Third Man

Top Hat & Swing Time

The Bicycle Thief

Napoleon (the Abel Gance version)

Mon Oncle

City Lights

The General

The Kid Brother

Nosferatu (1922)

Le Samourai

Children of Paradise

Throne of Blood

8 1/2

The Grapes of Wrath

Rear Window

Double Indemnity

Bringing Up Baby, His Girl Friday, The Lady Eve

Dude, I know I'm forgetting tons.

Al_Bundy_007 · Key Grip Joined: 28 Feb 2004 Posts: 33 Location: GA

thanks, i've only seen 2001, which was great. i'll definitely try to see some of those
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The Third M?n · Posted: 02.28.2004 5:35 pm Post subject:

Some of my all time favourites are these:

I'll give you my [however rough as though it may be] Top 30 for now, actually.

01. Lawrence of Arabia (David Lean, 1962)

02. Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958)

03. Touch of Evil (Orson Welles, 1958)

04. 12 Angry Men (Sidney Lumet, 1957)

05. Stalker (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1979)

06. Unbreakable (M. Night Shyamalan, 2000)

07. The Third Man (Carol Reed, 1949)

08. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)

09. The Lord of the Rings (Peter Jackson, 2001-2003)

10. Chinatown (Roman Polanski, 1974)

11. Psycho (1960, Alfred Hitchcock)

12. Memento (Christopher Nolan, 2001)

13. Breathless (Jean-Luc Godard, 1959)

14. L'Avventura (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1960)

15. Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941)

16. Sleuth (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1972)

17. Forrest Gump (Robert Zemeckis, 1994)

18. Requiem for a Dream (Darren Aronofski, 2000)

19. The Bicycle Thief (Vittorio De Sica, 1948)

20. Mulholland Dr. (David Lynch, 2001)

21. The Shining (1980, Stanley Kubrick)

22. Singin' in the Rain (Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly,1952)

23. Wild Strawberries (Ingmar Bergman, 1957)

24. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, 1981)

25. On the Waterfront (Elia Kazan, 1954)

26. The Silence of the Lambs (Jonathan Demme, 1991)

27. 8 1/2 (Federico Fellini, 1963)

28. Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese, 1980)

29. Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979)

30. Les Diaboliques (1954, Henri-Georges Clouzot)

31. It's a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, 1946)

32. The Seventh Seal (1957, Ingmar Bergman)

33. The Elephant Man (1980, David Lynch)

34. The Conversation (1974, Francis Ford Coppola)

35. A Man For All Seasons (1966, Fred Zinnemann)

Al_Bundy_007 · Key Grip Joined: 28 Feb 2004 Posts: 33 Location: GA

I've seen quite a bit of those before, but i'll try to rent some of the others
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beltmann · Posted: 02.29.2004 1:56 am Post subject:

Where do we begin? Matt's and Lime's lists are good places to start. I'll only add a link to something I wrote a few years back: The Best Films of the Century.

Eric

the night watchman · Posted: 02.29.2004 6:51 pm Post subject:

A belated welcome, Al. Here's my stock top ten list:

Alien (Scott, 1979)

Blade Runner (Scott, 1994)

Raising Arizona (Coen Brothers, 1987)

Eraserhead (Lynch, 1977)

Dead Ringers (Cronenberg, 1988)

The Silence of the Lambs (Demme, 1991)

Princess Mononoke (Myazaki, 1997)

Psycho (Hitchcock, 1960)

The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941)

Yojimbo (Kurosawa, 1961)
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Jim Harper · Posted: 02.29.2004 7:09 pm Post subject:

Here's my top ten. These aren't set in stone, and they'll probably change the next time someone asks me. All of them however are well worth seeking out, in my humble opinion.

1. Battle Royale (dir. Kinji Fukasaku, 2001)

2. Cemetery Man (dir. Michele Soavi, 1994)

3. The Experiment (dir. Oliver Hirschbiegel, 2001)

4. The Beyond (dir. Lucio Fulci, 1981)

5. Run Lola Run (dir. Tom Tykwer, 1998)

6. Day of the Dead (dir. George Romero, 1985)

7. Donnie Darko (dir. Richard Kelly, 2001)

8. Tenebre (dir. Dario Argento, 1982)

9. The Thing (dir. John Carpenter, 1982)

10. Uzumaki (dir. Higuchinsky, 2000)

The Third M?n · Posted: 02.29.2004 8:17 pm Post subject:

Al_Bundy_007 · Key Grip Joined: 28 Feb 2004 Posts: 33 Location: GA

Wow I didnt think that many would reply. Thanks for all of your suggestions. I also love horror and science fiction Jim Harper.
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