eatmyshorts
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Post by eatmyshorts on Jan 15, 2007 1:07:46 GMT -5
Freddy Got Fingered is a classic in my opinion (however I am sure only my amigo Eatmyshorts will agree) Um...yeah...PLEASE don't lump me in with that statement...it would be like being a film buff with lepracy... |
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Post by TheOogieBoogieMan on Jan 15, 2007 10:10:37 GMT -5
I'd put the Nightmare Before Christmas alongside Toy Story for innovations in animation (whoa...). I consider Se7en to be a classic as well, but not for the same reasons.
And I guess I'll have to wait 2 years before I can add American Beauty to the list...
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Post by Lordmoon on Jan 15, 2007 13:07:25 GMT -5
Just to add more to the list Cube and Friday would be two more films that I would consider a classic. Cube was just a great story that left a lot to your imagination when it was over (something that should have been done with the Matrix but they had to go and make more films). And Friday is just a great story with great dialog that is just as fun to watch the first time as it is the 10th. Oh and I almost forgot, Fifth Element . What sci-fi fan doesn't have that movie in their top ten? |
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Post by aargmematey on Jan 16, 2007 11:08:37 GMT -5
Ed Wood, Empire Records, Reservoir Dogs, and Romeo+Juliet. Ed Wood for all of the great performances and the story, Empire Records because it is one of the funnest "day at work" movies ever, Reservoir Dogs because of its pure awesomeness, and Romeo+Juliet for combining Shakespeare and modern day while being faithful to the original play and stylistically intriguing.
Oh yeah, and Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid (it came out in 1989, but I'm rebelling), and The Lion King for shaping childhoods and whatnot.
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coccatino
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Post by coccatino on Jan 16, 2007 15:43:00 GMT -5
Batman (1989, but it counts) and Batman Returns.
Also, even though Tom Hanks is getting all sorts of Love on this thread, I'll throw in Philadelphia.
Oh! and Trainspotting!
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ironica728
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Post by ironica728 on Jan 18, 2007 22:21:29 GMT -5
I will have to stick the Crow in there. It's a classic on different levels.
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eatmyshorts
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Post by eatmyshorts on Jan 27, 2007 16:52:01 GMT -5
I think someone said this already, but EVERYTHING about Fargo makes it a modern day classic...it's has such a classic movie feel...i love it.
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Post by mrshady on Jan 27, 2007 17:16:02 GMT -5
Goodfellas (1990)
Schindlers List (1993)
Usual Suspects (1995)
L.A.Confidential (1997)
T2: Judgement day (1991) - at the time the most expensive movie ever made and it still holds up today. Add in the amazing special effects and this is easily a classic.
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Post by felix on Jan 27, 2007 19:21:26 GMT -5
Dark City with Jennifer Connelly.
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Post by blinkfan on Jan 27, 2007 20:30:00 GMT -5
Oldboy
Audition
Ichi The Killer
Battle Royale
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
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Post by sirgallahad2 on Jan 28, 2007 11:37:07 GMT -5
the Descent
Oldboy
the Hills have eyes
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
The Big Lebowski
Requiem for a dream
Gladiator
Grosse Pointe Blank
Aliens
Die Hard
Robocop
Terminator 2
Sideways
Last of the Mohicans
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Post by Lissa on Jan 31, 2007 17:01:46 GMT -5
I forget what year it came out, but Moulin Rouge! is at the top of my list. I think it's Baz's most influential film, and brought the musical back to Hollywood.
I hated it, but Pulp Fiction definitely qualifies, even more than Reservior Dogs.
I would definitely second Schindler's List and would add Philadelphia and Saving Private Ryan.
Things I would not call classics: Titanic or Shakespeare in Love. Both might have bowled people over then (and I still rather like the second), but neither have really achieved true classic status. Although it's great fun to mock Titanic. I should do that in a review some day.
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Post by DarthShady on Feb 1, 2007 1:48:03 GMT -5
My friends and I try to make it a weekly ritul to watch movies purely to mock them, and Titanic is by far our second favorite! (Footloose is #1)
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coccatino
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Post by coccatino on Feb 1, 2007 14:24:43 GMT -5
My friends and I try to make it a weekly ritul to watch movies purely to mock them, and Titanic is by far our second favorite! (Footloose is #1) if you haven't seen Crossroads, you need to. |
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Post by DarthShady on Feb 8, 2007 16:03:47 GMT -5
if you haven't seen Crossroads, you need to. Haha, actually my firends Kim and Katie (whom I love very much but should NOT be allowed to pick out what movies to watch) roped me into seeing that when it first came out. The sad part was they both took it seriously, so I had no one to make fun of it with. These are also the two girls who convinced me to see Glitter (with Mariah Carey) in theatres. We were the only three there, but again they apparantly thought it was a much better film than it should ever be considered among sane persons. I was scarred for life. |
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