Recommend a couple films for me.

liah

I've seen a ridiculous amount of films and I'm kind of running out of stuff that interests me now, but say if I liked the following films, what else do you reckon I'd like?

In Bruges
After Sex
Young People Fúcking (it's a comedy, not a porno!)
A Clockwork Orange
American Beauty
Fight Club
Snatch
American History X
A Tale of Two Sisters (visually stunning korean psychological horror/thriller)
Epitaph (visually stunning korean psychological horror/thriller)
Sleepy Hollow
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Interview with the Vampire
Shawshank Redemption
The Green Mile
Turner and Hooch
Forrest Gump
Ring of Bright Water
Death to Smoochy
Trainspotting
Pulp Fiction
The Departed
City of God
Se7en
Saving Private Ryan
Enemy at the Gates
Sin City
Braveheart
Requiem for a Dream
Donnie Darko
Gladiator
Kill Bill Volume 1 & 2
The Devil's Backbone (spanish, Guillermo del Toro)
Pan's Labrynth (spanish, Guillermo del Toro)
The Graduate
The Princess Bride
Stand By Me
Children of Men
The Butterfly Collector
Big Fish
28 Days Later
Breakfast on Pluto
Battle Royale
Blue Velvet
Carrie
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (original)
Dead Poet's Society
Edward Scissorhands
Gin Gwai (original korean version of the eye)
Final Destination series
I Am Sam
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
The Wedding Singer
Punch Drunk Love
Water (deepa mehta)
The Virgin Suicides
Thank You for Smoking
Juno
Rainman
American Psycho
O Brother, Where Art Thou
No Direction Home
Freaks (1930's)
Nightmare Before Christmas

Basically love asian thrillers (though I have seen pretty much all of them from Audition to Marebito, etc., so only suggest them if they're incredibly rare), cult classics, well done drug flicks, the occasional comedy (really hate slapstick Will Ferrell / Jim Carrey type stuff), really well done vampire flicks, and I am addicted to well done WWII films.

Don't like slapstick comedy, movies that are visually unpleasant to watch (I don't mean gore, I just mean the shots aren't well thought out, effects are crap, etc), sci fi, action, or crime. As a rule. If the film is exceptional in every other way, I'll consider these things.. except maybe sci fi.

If it helps, I like shows like Scrubs, Big Bang Theory, Reaper, QI, IT Crowd, Penn & Teller: Bullshít, etc., if you suggest any comedy, and I adore Band of Brothers. Oh, and those BBC documentaries about dinosaurs, beasts, and sea monsters.

Thanks for any help.

MagicMarker

The Fall
The Orphanage

Valmont

I like a good lot of those films too and based on them I'd suggest you have a look at Brick and True Romance and Broken Flowers.

Fulton Crown

Heres a couple for you

Reservoir Dogs

Fargo

Goodfellas

My Cousin Vinnie

liah

Thanks Valmont, I'll have a look at those.

The rest I've seen, so far! Not too fussed on gangster films either now that I think of it.

I was so disappointed by the Orphanage to be honest with you The ending killed it for me. Oh well!

Anyway, keep 'em coming!

johnny_ultimate

Since something tells me you are a fan of

visually stunning korean psychological horror/thriller

I would highly recommend the Chaser, which is just out on DVD. It gives the old thriller formula a nice kick in the nads.

Also Spring Summer Autumn Winter... And Spring which is on TV at some point this week (will check later). Amazing and beautiful film.

Naikon

Who framed Roger Rabbit.

I hate kids movies, but this one is simply a classic.
The live action/animation combo is very impressive for a film made in 1988.

You won't see films like this anymore with the advent of CGI taking over
everything these days. There are some adult overtones to it aswell which is nice.

Highly recommended.

tony1kenobi

Film

Lost Highway
Clerks
Leon
Blow

TV

Brasseye
Darkplace
Spaced
Generation Kill

Nolanger

Watch some old black and white movies - that will keep you busy.

Naikon

tony1kenobi wrote: »

FilmClerks

Great film. Sequel not so much, but I would love to see the First one again.
It's been a few years:)

albert-bundy

can some of you guys review my new section on my site its got movies dvds books and music please review and suggest some movies to add.
thanks
http://snazzyjobs.ie/directory/index.php/reviews/home

Armin_Tamzarian

You appear to have a pretty similar taste in films to myself.
All of the following are excellent...

Casino
HEAT
Once Upon A Time In America

Lock Stock n Two Smoking Barrells
Rock n Rolla - It's the new Guy Ritchie One

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
The Outlaw Josey Wales

The Silence of The Lambs

Good Will Hunting

Chopper

The Twelve Monkeys

Lucky Number Slevin

Topgun

albert-bundy

not so sure about top gun.. great movies but maybe out of its leauge it that list

Armin_Tamzarian wrote: »

You appear to have a pretty similar taste in films to myself.
All of the following are excellent...

Casino
HEAT
Once Upon A Time In America

Lock Stock n Two Smoking Barrells
Rock n Rolla - It's the new Guy Ritchie One

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
The Outlaw Josey Wales

The Silence of The Lambs

Good Will Hunting

Chopper

The Twelve Monkeys

Lucky Number Slevin

Topgun

Quality

Here are a few worth considering


Hannibal Rising
Identity
No country for old men
Fight club
The shining
Hotel Rwanda
V for Vendetta

godspal

Ong-Bak
Oldboi
Drugstore Cowboy

Phsyche

Hansel and Gretel (Korean Movie - 2007)

KlodaX

I think you will really like Tideland and Grindhouse (Planet terror and Deathproof)
but a few others are ...
The Prestige
Empire records
The specials
Angel A
My own private Idaho
Once upon a time in Mexico
Chopper
Oldboy
the big Lebowski
12 Monkeys
A knights tale
Its all gone Pete Tong
Knocked up
Dog Soldiers


I watch across the universe the other day expecting it to be crap (its a musical) .. actually really enjoyed it. Watched it twice.

Its difficult to think of movies on the spot!

youcrazyjesus!

Glengarry Glen Ross.

Grievous

Do you like sci fi?

The Omega Man
Planet of the apes
Terminator 2.
Soylent Green
I.Robot
The Empire strikes back (star wars)

albert-bundy

its so sad i want it banned for been a member of the greens

KlodaX

godspal wrote: »

Ong-Bak
Oldboi
Drugstore Cowboy

I watched Drustore Cowboy last night and I must say I'm not as impressed with it as I was with My Own Private Idaho or Elephant ... could have been my humour though.

For OP just noticed No direction home on your list so I'm gonna add
I'm not there ... Cate Blanchett is savage in it

liah

Jesus I've seen pretty much all of these.. I need to watch fewer films, I think

As stated in the first post, I can't stand sci fi or a lot of crime/action (with some very rare exceptions, obviously).

Keep them coming

rovers2001

Best film i seen in a long time is......Taken.

The Pontiac

Eastern Promises http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0765443/
Dead Man's Shoes http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419677/
Sexy Beast http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0203119/
The Bank Job http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0200465/
Lust Caution http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808357/
Once Upon a Time in America http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087843/
London to Brighton http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0490166/
The Proposition http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421238/
The Counterfeiters http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0813547/
The Lives of Others http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405094/
Smoke http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114478/
Apolcalypse Now http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078788/
The Deer Hunter http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077416/
Matchstick Men http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0325805/
L.A. Confidential http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119488/
Crash http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0375679/
Mystic River http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0327056/
Amores perros http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245712/
Rabbit-Proof Fence http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0252444/
21 Grams http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0315733/
The Insider http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0140352/
Fargo http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116282/
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0292963/
The Player http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105151/
Jacob's Ladder http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099871/
The Machinist http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361862/
A Beautiful Mind http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268978/
The Ice Storm http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119349/
Breaking the Waves http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115751/
Catch Me If You Can http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0264464/
Lantana http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0259393/

Tomohawk

You seem to like WWII films, have you seen

Cross Of Iron. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_of_iron

Come and See. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_and_see

Overblood

liah wrote: »

Don't like slapstick comedy, movies that are visually unpleasant to watch (I don't mean gore, I just mean the shots aren't well thought out, effects are crap, etc), sci fi, action, or crime. As a rule. If the film is exceptional in every other way, I'll consider these things.. except maybe sci fi.

What's wrong with sci-fi?

By the way, have you seen Das Boot?

dardevle

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+1 for ' old boy', and also 'lady vengance' better again.




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kraggy

Amelie
Run Lola Run
Y tu mama tambien

The Pontiac

kraggy wrote: »

Amelie
Run Lola Run
Y tu mama tambien

+1. Excellent choice there.

BlackMamba

kraggy wrote: »

Amelie
Run Lola Run
Y tu mama tambien

+2. Great choices. Love Y Tu Mama Tambien.

Have you seen:
Ringu (Japanese version)
Let The Right One In (Swedish film about vampires)

bnt

You might like:
Buffalo 66 (low-life indie comedy with a slightly weird romance)
Battle Royale (a Japanese "Lord Of The Flies" with guns)
Natural Born Killers (criminals and the cult of celebrity)
The Man Who Wasn't There (overlooked Coen Brothers film noir)
Insomnia (murder in Alaska, with a scary Robin Williams)
Secretary (depression leads to a really weird romance)

L31mr0d

4bia
Brazil
Defiance
Dou fo sin
Good Time Max
Saat po long
The Children of Huang Shi
The Lucky Ones
Primer
Letters From Iwo Jima
Azumi
Huo Yuan Jia
Cheung Gong 7 hou
Vexille
Ying xiong
Shinobi
Banlieue 13
Un long dimanche de fiançailles

BopNiblets

Try put some of your fav movies into these sites see if anything new pops up.
http://www.nanocrowd.com
http://www.tastekid.com

I recommend:
Grosse Pointe Blank
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Lamper.sffc

Tremors
Midnight Sting (little known classic from the early 90s)
Friday:D
Dazed and Confused
Bang Rajan (great film)
The Warrior
Training Day
Tears of the Sun
Dawn of the Dead (modern)
Angel Heart
Memento
Primal Fear

Hope there is a few there you havnt seen.

applehunter

On the Waterfront.
The Gambler.
The Hustler.
Bananas
Baseketball
The Manchurian Candidate

Otis Driftwood

Dog Bite Dog
Perdita Durango
Things to do in Denver when you're dead
Clean,Shaven
Titticut Follies
Run and kill
Brother
Sonatine
Man bites dog
Hard Boiled
The Killer
Bullet in the Head
Violent Cop
Bad Lieutenant
Once were warriors
What becomes of the broken hearted

Also,there is a severe lack of horror on your list

You likely know the classics - Halloween,Texas Chainsaw Massacre,The Thing,Re-Animator etc

so some alt horror movies you should check out include

Last house on dead end street
August Underground trilogy
The Prowler
Fetus
Bone Sickness
Amicus Mortis
The Gateway Meat
Philosophy of a Knife
Nails
Visions of Suffering
Cannibal Holocaust
Cannibal Ferox
Inside
30 days of night
Aftermath/Genesis
Cutting Moments
Bad taste
Zombie flesh eaters
Pig
Murder set pieces
Dawn of the dead + day of the dead (originals - remakes are bull spit)
Men behind the sun
Nosferatu
Near dark
House by the cemetery
The hitcher(original)
Dust devil
Scrapbook
The howling
Cat people

Some other odds and sods would be

Salo
Caligula
Lone wolf and cub series
The Streetfighter trilogy
Ichi the killer
The big racket
Contraband


Loads more Im sure but thats all I can think of for now

liah

Believe it or not I've actually seen all of the above with the exception of Banlieu 13 and Y tu mama tambien.

The rest I've seen.. and a lot listed, I'm really really not crazy about.

Interested to see if anyone can come up with much I haven't seen now tbh..

albert-bundy

I loved this one
the warlords
reviewed at http://snazzyjobs.ie/directory/reviews/dvd/27

Junki3

A few of my favs...

The Man (Comedy)
Planes, Trains & Automibiles (Comedy)
Uncle Buck (Comedy)
Yes Man (Comedy)
Adam and Paul (comedy)
Bad Santa (comedy)
The Big Lebowski (comedy)

Dreamcatcher (thriller)
The People under the Stairs (thriller)

Babylon A.D (Action)
Blade 1, 2, 3 (Action)
Bullitt (Action)
The Crew (Action)
The Hurt Locker (Action)
Joan of Arc (action)
3,000 Miles to Graceland (action)
The 13th Warrior (action)

Hellraiser 1, 2. (Horror)

Leonard_H

:cool:

godspal wrote: »

Ong-Bak
Oldboi
Drugstore Cowboy

Matt Dillon with his face would be welcom in some Asian movies:D

Oldboy is masterpiece

the flananator

Do you like British films? I'd suggest;

Dead Man's Shoes
Sexy Beast
Layer Cake
This Is England

Valmont

Lamper.sffc wrote: »

Dawn of the Dead (modern)

Not that it's a bad film, but if you're going to recommend any Zombie film, it has to be the satirical and epic Dawn of the Dead (1979). It outshines the remake in so many ways. This film was literally the peak for zombie movies and there has been a steady decline since.

the whole year inn

12 angry men felon

henke08

"Rumble Fish"
"Angel Heart"
"The Mosquito Coast"
"It's All Gone Pete Tong"

kraggy

Lantana
Slingblade
Somersault

I'd be truly amazed if you've seen ALL 3 of those as well.

The Pontiac

kraggy wrote: »

Lantana
Slingblade
Somersault

I'd be truly amazed if you've seen ALL 3 of those as well.

Lantana is a masterpiece, won numerous awards. I listed it in my post here, but apparently OP have seen everything. Think OP should be doing the recommendations.

'The Proposition' is another Australian masterpiece up there with Lantana IMO.

liah

zudo wrote: »

Lantana is a masterpiece, won numerous awards. I listed it in my post here, but apparently OP have seen everything. Think OP should be doing the recommendations.

'The Proposition' is another Australian masterpiece up there with Lantana IMO.

My bad for watching too many films? Jesus, no need to be narky about it.

eljono

godspal wrote: »

Ong-Bak
Oldboi

+1 for both of these. Oldboi is the much better made film though

Also second these films that have been mentioned..

Eastern Promises
Apolcalypse Now
Amelie
12 angry men

Personal recommendations...

Seven Samurai (Japanese)
La Haine (French)
Cinema Paradiso (Italian)

JCos

Not sure if they've been mentioned but

True Romance
Dead man's shoes
City of God.

The Pontiac

eljono wrote: »

Personal recommendations...

Seven Samurai (Japanese)
La Haine (French)
Cinema Paradiso (Italian)

I must check out 'La Haine' and 'Cinema Paradiso' is indeed a beautiful picture.

Running Bing

These threads are so ****.

Why are we allowed to have "recommend me a film" threads and we cant have list threads?


Lists are infinitely more interesting than every member of the board just posting a selection of random films.:rolleyes: