Movie Recommendations

[Mysterious F.]

So, which movies do you recommend to all of us? Or to specifc members?

Her are my twenty five favorite movies, all ofwhich I highly recommend:

1. The Godfather (1972, United States)
2. Schindler's List (1993, United States)
3. Amadeus (1984, United States)
4. The Grapes of Wrath (1940, United States)
5. The Third Man (1949, United Kingdom)
6. Lawrence of Arabia (1962, United Kingdom)
7. It's a Wonderful Life (1946, United States)
8. Intolerance (1916, United States)
9. The Wizard of Oz (1939, United States)
10. A Clockwork Orange (1971, United Kingdom)
11. Spirited Away (2001, Japan)
12. Sherlock, Jr. (1924, United States)
13. Battleship Potemkin (1925, Soviet Union)
14. Chinatown (1974, United States)
15. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993, United States)
16. Once Upon a Time in America (1984, United States)
17. Barry Lyndon (1975, United Kingdom)
18. Rear Window (1954, United States)
19. The Birth of a Nation (1915, United States)
20. M (1931, Germany)
21. Do the Right Thing (1989, United States)
22. Blade Runner (1982, United States)
23. Sunset BLVD. (1950, United States)
24. The French Connection (1971, United States)
25. Vertigo (1958, United States)

And yes, The Wizard of Oz is still one of my favorites. Get over it.  8)

Additionally, for JQ, I recommend you watch Donnie Darko, which I think will at least get you thinking. You seem to be the kind of person who would like that movie.

[darkphantomime]

I already have Donnie Darko.

[Mysterious F.]

Did you like it, though?

[Commodore Axilon]

19. The Birth of a Nation (1915, United States)

I thought this was pretty funny.

For those of you who don't know, this a movie which actively promotes white supremacy and glorifies the Ku Klux Klan.

I don't think this is a list of your favorite movies at all!

[Mysterious F.]

Even if it is among the most rascist films ever created, it is also unquestionably the most influential film ever made. It introduced film as a form of art and instantly cemented D.W. Griffith as a legend. All films after it wouldn't be here otherwise. It is enjoyable and provides entertainment all the way through, despite its largely one-sided view of history. (This is mostly during the second half, though. Notice how in the first half it portrays the North as being right about the Civil War.)

[Gamefreak]

To much thought goes into a list like this for me.

Worst of lists are a lot more fun.  For me:

1-10: Disaster movie and any other movie with the name movie after it, I think, unless I missed a good one by any odd chance.

[Mysterious F.]

Gamefreak, you're int politics, correct? Then might I suggest Mr. Smith Goes to Washington?

[Gamefreak]

A movie I've always wanted to see.  I'll have to rummage through my dad's DVD collection to see if we have it.

[Hi no Seijin]

Whocares, what makes you think we'd poke fun at you for liking The Wizard of Oz?

[MagmarFire]

Yeah. It's a classic, after all. Can't beat 'em.

[Mysterious F.]

That was merely to keep any of you from mentioning that. If I didn't include that, then some of you would poke fun at me for still liking it. By doing that, I stopped you from commenting.

[Hi no Seijin]

Wha?

Just for that, I'm going to say that The Wizard of Oz sucks.  Dorothy sucks for not going down the red brick road because that road led to Kansas.  The Scarecrow sucks because he didn't realize that the thought processes from a brain would ignite his straw.  The Tinman sucks for not making himself out of rust-proof metal.  The Lion sucks for pretending he wasn't courageous.

[Mysterious F.]

Fine then.

Fan fiction sucks. All of it.

Also, for those who like Japanese stuff, I suggest you watch The Seven Samurai.

[Aureliano]

Fight Club, anyone?

[Mysterious F.]

Never really heard of it. When was it made?

Also, I should tell you that the 19th of every month (since Octobr 19th is my birthday), I revise my list of favorite films. Thus, the new listing is:

1.   The Godfather (1972, United States)
2.   The Grapes of Wrath (1940, United States)
3.   The Third Man (1949, United Kingdom)
4.   Lawrence of Arabia (1962, United Kingdom)
5.   It's a Wonderful Life (1946, United States)
6.   Intolerance (1916, United States)
7.   A Clockwork Orange (1971, United Kingdom)
8.   The Wizard of Oz (1939, United States)
9.   Schindler's List (1993, United States)
10.   Spirited Away (2001, Japan)
11.   Gone with the Wind (1939, United States)
12.   Once Upon a Time in America (1984, United States)
13.   Sherlock, Jr. (1924, United States)
14.   Battleship Potemkin (1925, Soviet Union)
15.   Chinatown (1974, United States)
16.   The Night of the Hunter (1955, United States)
17.   Amadeus (1984, United States)
18.   Barry Lyndon (1975, United Kingdom)
19.   Do the Right Thing (1989, United States)
20.   Casablanca (1942, United States)
21.   Rear Window (1954, United States)
22.   The Birth of a Nation (1915, United States)
23.   Blade Runner (1982, United States)
24.   Sunset BLVD. (1950, United States)
25.   The French Connection (1971, United States)

Vertigo, M, and The Nightmare Before Christmas dropped out this month, and Casablanca, The Night of the Hunter, and Gone with the Wind are in.

Also, I recommend to everyone who thought westerns suck, but never saw one before in their life, The Searchers. Westerns are no where near as bad as people think they are.