OFFICIAL: Movie recommendation thread - Page 3

Milla · 06-22-2005, 12:18 AM

[url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047296/:f22ff]On The Waterfront[/url:f22ff] <-- Click for linkage

Marlon Brando

Terry Malloy (Brando) dreams about being a prize fighter, while tending his pigeons and running errands at the docks for Johnny Friendly, the corrupt boss of the dockers union. Terry witnesses a murder by two of Johnny's thugs, and later meets the dead man's sister and feels responsible for his death. She introduces him to Father Barry, who tries to force him to provide information for the courts that will smash the dock racketeers.

One of the best scenes in a movie im about to quote here:

Charlie: Look, kid, I - how much you weigh, son? When you weighed one hundred and sixty-eight pounds you were beautiful. You coulda been another Billy Conn, and that skunk we got you for a manager, he brought you along too fast.
Terry: It wasn't him, Charley, it was you. Remember that night in the Garden you came down to my dressing room and you said, "Kid, this ain't your night. We're going for the price on Wilson." You remember that? "This ain't your night"! My night! I coulda taken Wilson apart! So what happens? He gets the title shot outdoors on the ballpark and what do I get? A one-way ticket to Palooka-ville! You was my brother, Charley, you shoulda looked out for me a little bit. You shoulda taken care of me just a little bit so I wouldn't have to take them dives for the short-end money.
Charlie: Oh I had some bets down for you. You saw some money.
Terry: You don't understand. I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am, let's face it. It was you, Charley.

I love that scene, infact it was ranked number 2 on top 100 movie quotes of all time.

Anyone seen this one?

descry · 06-22-2005, 12:28 AM

Bringing out the Dead (1999) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0163988/

Screenplay is much better than it got credit for being. It takes some patience but i thought it was pretty good after i thought about it. Very under-rated.

Bullitt · 06-22-2005, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by anntihero

City of God

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317248/

"Two boys growing up in a violent neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro take different paths: one becomes a photographer, the other a drug dealer"

its about a lot of people

Bucknub · 06-22-2005, 12:36 AM

I really liked this one, gonna have to watch it again sometime

Very Bad Things

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0124198/

A group of friends head to Las Vegas for a bachelor party.. only things go wrong and a woman is killed. Soon, the bodies are piling up and the friends find themselves turning against one another as the coverup builds.

lasagna · 06-22-2005, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Bucknub

I really liked this one, gonna have to watch it again sometime

Very Bad Things

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0124198/

A group of friends head to Las Vegas for a bachelor party.. only things go wrong and a woman is killed. Soon, the bodies are piling up and the friends find themselves turning against one another as the coverup builds.

I might look into this one... intrests me.

Does anyone recomend Falling Down, with Michael Douglas?

Milla · 06-22-2005, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by lasagna

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Originally Posted by Bucknub

I really liked this one, gonna have to watch it again sometime

Very Bad Things

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0124198/

A group of friends head to Las Vegas for a bachelor party.. only things go wrong and a woman is killed. Soon, the bodies are piling up and the friends find themselves turning against one another as the coverup builds.

I might look into this one... intrests me.

Does anyone recomend Falling Down, with Michael Douglas

Falling Down is a good movie, i saw it years ago, but i thought it was well done. One of the few Michael Douglas movies i like.

Hollywood · 06-22-2005, 10:18 AM

True Romance

http://imdb.com/title/tt0108399/

Clarence Worley, a penniless hipster in Detroit with a love for Elvis meets a mysterious hooker paid to meet him named Alabama on his birthday in a theater at night. Falling in love, he makes it his mission to dispose of her past, namely her violent pimp, Drexl Spivey. Defeating him and unknowingly taking a vast fortune of Cocaine, the two fight to sell the white gold in Los Angeles as Drexl's associates fight to reclaim it in a bloody romantic thriller full to the brim with style.

Directed by Tony Scott, written by Quentin Tarantino, and starring Christian Slater, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt, Chirstopher Walken, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Rapaport, and James Gandolfini.

CoMaToSe · 06-22-2005, 12:31 PM

FALLING Down epitomizes cool.....

Machette · 06-22-2005, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Hollywood

True Romance

http://imdb.com/title/tt0108399/

Clarence Worley, a penniless hipster in Detroit with a love for Elvis meets a mysterious hooker paid to meet him named Alabama on his birthday in a theater at night. Falling in love, he makes it his mission to dispose of her past, namely her violent pimp, Drexl Spivey. Defeating him and unknowingly taking a vast fortune of Cocaine, the two fight to sell the white gold in Los Angeles as Drexl's associates fight to reclaim it in a bloody romantic thriller full to the brim with style.

Directed by Tony Scott, written by Quentin Tarantino, and starring Christian Slater, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt, Chirstopher Walken, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Rapaport, and James Gandolfini.

Great movie.

Scorched Earth · 06-22-2005, 03:03 PM

Love and Death because the slapstick humor is overwhelmingly hilarious...i think it is one of Woody Allen's best. awesome stupid humor[url:36a7a]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073312/[/url:36a7a]
The Big Lebowski It is a great comedy w/ simple humor.... [url:36a7a]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118715/[/url:36a7a]

Jotun · 06-22-2005, 03:21 PM

Pi- same director as Requiem for a Dream, very good story and intriguing.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138704/

A Time to Kill- i saw it on HBO one night, its slightly boring, but it was good. Samuel L Jackson is in it, and a few other famous actors, i liked it.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117913/

Ferich · 06-22-2005, 04:44 PM

Both from the production team featuring Gilles Adrien, Marco Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet.

La Cité des enfants perdus ( The City of Lost Children )

http://imdb.com/title/tt0112682/

Krank (D. Emilfork), who cannot dream, kidnaps young children to steal their dreams. One (R. Perlman rock

, a former whale hunter who is as strong as a horse, sets forth to search for Denree, his little brother who was kidnaped by Krank's men.

Delicatessen

http://imdb.com/title/tt0101700/

In a post-apocalyptic world, the residents of an apartment above the butcher shop receive an occasional delicacy of meat, something that is in low supply. A young man new in town falls in love with the butcher's daughter, which causes conflicts in her family, who need the young man for other business-related purposes.

Tystnad · 06-22-2005, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Ferich

Both from the production team featuring Gilles Adrien, Marco Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet.

La Cité des enfants perdus ( The City of Lost Children )

http://imdb.com/title/tt0112682/

Krank (D. Emilfork), who cannot dream, kidnaps young children to steal their dreams. One (R. Perlman rock

, a former whale hunter who is as strong as a horse, sets forth to search for Denree, his little brother who was kidnaped by Krank's men.

I fucken love this one, a must see for anyone and everyone. See it in french though (dunno if there are any dubbed versions, but still).

Tripper · 06-23-2005, 12:44 AM

Absurd and utterly brilliant - You all must see this:

[url:082fc]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119574/combined[/url:082fc]

One of the most fascinating movies I have seen in years....

Bucknub · 06-23-2005, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Gonzo

Reservoir Dogs

im sure you have all seen it, and if you not go buy it download it rent it doesnt matter its one of the best movies i have ever seen and QT is a genuis

http://imdb.com/title/tt0105236/

I just watched this, very good recommendation +1 rock: