Comments | causticangel: When in doubt, go to the movies

causticangel

When in doubt, go to the movies

Aug 20, 2006 15:36

I watched The Rocky Horror Picture Show yesterday for the first time. It's been on my list of Movies To Watch for quite a while - it seems to have really informed the slightly off-beat culture of the last thirty years or so, and it was starting to bug me that I didn't get the references ( Read more... )

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lieutenanth August 20 2006, 14:33:18 UTC

I wouldn't bother with Raising Arizona, I thought it was rubbish.

otak August 20 2006, 14:43:40 UTC

I concur - don't bother.

Good Coen films include the stunning The Man Who Wasn't There, the sadly overlooked The Hudsucker Proxy and the extraordinarily quotable The Big Lebowski.

causticangel August 20 2006, 14:52:42 UTC

I've seen The Big Lebowski in the video shop, but never got it out - it looks rather off-putting. Do you think I'd actually enjoy it, or is is all T&A??

otak August 20 2006, 14:57:19 UTC

Um, are we talking about the same film? I don't remember much T&A.

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matttt August 20 2006, 17:09:49 UTC

Seen Never heard of

1 Apocalypse Now 2 The Apartment 3 City of God 4 Chinatown 5 Sexy Beast 6 2001: A Space Odyssey 7 North by Northwest 8 A Bout de Souffle 9 Donnie Darko 10 Manhattan 11 Alien 12 Lost in Translation 13 The Shawshank Redemption 14 Lagaan: Once Upon A Time in India 15 Pulp Fiction 16 Touch of Evil 17 Walkabout 18 Black Narcissus 19 Boyzn the Hood 20 The Player 21 Come and See 22 Heavenly Creatures 23 A Night at the Opera 24 Erin Brockovich 25 Trainspotting 26 The Breakfast Club 27 Hero 28 Fanny and Alexander 29 Pink Flamingos 30 All About Eve 31 Scarface 32 Terminator 2 33 Three Colours: Blue 34 The Royal Tenen-baums 35 The Ladykillers 36 Fight Club 37 The Searchers 38 Mulholland Drive 39 The Ipcress File 40 The King of Comedy 41 Manhunter 42 Dawn of the Dead [seen half of this one] 43 Princess Mononoke 44 Raising Arizona 45 Cabaret 46 This Sporting Life 47 Brazil [only seen half of this one too; keep meaning to watch it all] 48 Aguirre: The Wrath of God 49 Secrets and Lies 50 Badlands.

otak August 20 2006, 23:01:27 UTC

That list is completely awful. Sexy Beast? City of God? Erin Brockovich? Donnie Darko?!! Oh please.

It looks like the films are mostly ones for which Film4 has the broadcast rights.

causticangel August 25 2006, 08:10:31 UTC

Having had a look at their schedule, I think they are films they're broadcasting on Friday nights. So perhaps not a terribly well thought out list.

realrealgone August 21 2006, 08:18:13 UTC

my three favourite films of all time are probably:

'Walkabout' (on the list!!!) and 'Don't Look Now' - both directed by Nicolas Roeg, a brilliant director...

and 'The Last Temptation Of Christ' - dir. Martin Scorcese.

My favourite films I've seen so far this year are: 'The Straight Story', 'Grizzly Man', 'Innocence', 'Naqoyqatsi' and 'Hidden (Cache)'. But have you heard of any of that lot I wonder ( ... )