Lt. Boxy Angelman
I WILL EAT THIS GAME
Because the only things I love as much as MK are movies and conversing about said movies in vast detail <3.
Let's compare swords, kids.
BOX'S TOP 10.
Inclusive to a few groupings/duos because IMO there's no sense in seperating a saga...unless it's The Godfather Part 3.
#1. Donnie Darko.
Easily the one movie that's stuck with me the longest from adolescence until today. Helped me define myself as a human and feel a lot less unusual in my unusual six-sided skin. My left forearm is still reserved for an eventual 28:06:42:12 tattoo. Still arguably the best thing Jake Gyllenhall's ever made.
#2. Titanic.
A cinematic masterpiece. Interesting from start to finish in spite of its massive length. Great score, great aesthetics, Kate Winslet <3, everything from the comedic to the dramatic to the emotional hits the nail on the head (the last song from the string quartet = gets me every time). Gave rise to my love of movie scores which inadvertantly led to the shaping of this list. Jack Dawson for DLC.
#3. The Matrix Trilogy.
THE most influential pieces of cinema in the creative landscape of my life. Long story short, this series literally opened my mind and caused me to look at life through much bigger, sharper lenses. Yes, it's a post-apocalyptic messiah story. No, not even I fully understood what the fuck the Architect was talking about at first. Take it at face value and it's a LOT more enjoyable, and it will make sense eventually.
#4. Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2.
I love all things Tarantino, but these two are by far my favorites of all his work, and IMO one of the best revenge stories ever told on film. Everything from the cast to the colors to the cutscenes, from Sonny Chiba to the Pussy Wagon to Paula Schultz's grave, every element complimented the one before and after it like a symphony. Masterfully.
#5. Braveheart.
A family favorite, a personal favorite, and a collection of cinematic elements that wasn't ahead of its time; it was literally perfect for its time, and along with "Signs" is the reason I will always love Mel Gibson no matter how batshit crazy he is. Simon of Ireland gets a nod as one of the best sidekicks of all time.
#6. Interstellar.
It may be the fact that I'm father to a daughter myself, but this movie struck me in almost every feels that could be struck. The relationship between Cooper and Murphy, coupled with my love for/fascination with space and the unknown and the mysteries of gravity, coupled again with a suspenseful story and a beautiful score, and coupled once more with the legendary robot duo of TARS and CASE, and this movie won its place on top forever. On an unsober day an argument could be made for it against either #4 or #5 for certain, but it's still early.
#7. Goodfellas.
Hands down, my favorite mob movie ever made. Not nearly as traditional or precise as a Godfather or the like, but that's what I love about it; it's crass, vulgar and bloody, but not to as obscene a degree as, say, "Casino", but it still adheres to all the key points of a great gangster movie, from the feeling of authenticity to the mob itself to letting its cast and their characters blend together enough to provide its own unique flavor. Also, the fucking helicopter.
#8. The Ring.
Go ahead. Judge me. Ridicule me. Tell me I have a mangina. I don't fucking care. I went to see this on a creepy foggy October afternoon, in a old single theatre movie house, in an empty theatre in the fourth row, and it scared the fucking shit out of me. For years. To the point that I still get creeped out sometimes being left alone in the dark with a shut off TV. Call it the right combination of elements, but to this day I have yet to be as frightened by ANYTHING as I was the first time I saw that movie. She never sleeps...
#9. There Will Be Blood.
From a fan of cinema perspective alone, this is one of the best films ever assembled. It's not a feel good tale or a tour de force; it's a profound, stark tale of the olden days of our country through the perspective of a character who, for the purpose of the story, took part in molding it. It's a story of the "dark" side of the American dream...the ruthless and oft-times self-destructive aggression the pioneers an tycoons of old forged to build the infrastructure.
#10. Sunshine.
@SquirtMcGirt can back me up on this. Of the dozens of movies that could've taken this spot, this one wins not just because of what makes it a great movie - Scarecrow and Captain America as protagonists, beautiful visuals/sounds and score, suspense and drama all around - but because of how much it helped in getting me through a particularly horrible time in my life. There was something incredibly uplifting and calming that came from watching Capa and the crew fight against literally impossible odds and (near literally) throw themselves into the Sun to save the human race that made those days a little less dark. A movie I'd recommend to everyone I know.
Let us debate, TYM!
Let's compare swords, kids.
BOX'S TOP 10.
Inclusive to a few groupings/duos because IMO there's no sense in seperating a saga...unless it's The Godfather Part 3.
#1. Donnie Darko.
Easily the one movie that's stuck with me the longest from adolescence until today. Helped me define myself as a human and feel a lot less unusual in my unusual six-sided skin. My left forearm is still reserved for an eventual 28:06:42:12 tattoo. Still arguably the best thing Jake Gyllenhall's ever made.
#2. Titanic.
A cinematic masterpiece. Interesting from start to finish in spite of its massive length. Great score, great aesthetics, Kate Winslet <3, everything from the comedic to the dramatic to the emotional hits the nail on the head (the last song from the string quartet = gets me every time). Gave rise to my love of movie scores which inadvertantly led to the shaping of this list. Jack Dawson for DLC.
#3. The Matrix Trilogy.
THE most influential pieces of cinema in the creative landscape of my life. Long story short, this series literally opened my mind and caused me to look at life through much bigger, sharper lenses. Yes, it's a post-apocalyptic messiah story. No, not even I fully understood what the fuck the Architect was talking about at first. Take it at face value and it's a LOT more enjoyable, and it will make sense eventually.
#4. Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2.
I love all things Tarantino, but these two are by far my favorites of all his work, and IMO one of the best revenge stories ever told on film. Everything from the cast to the colors to the cutscenes, from Sonny Chiba to the Pussy Wagon to Paula Schultz's grave, every element complimented the one before and after it like a symphony. Masterfully.
#5. Braveheart.
A family favorite, a personal favorite, and a collection of cinematic elements that wasn't ahead of its time; it was literally perfect for its time, and along with "Signs" is the reason I will always love Mel Gibson no matter how batshit crazy he is. Simon of Ireland gets a nod as one of the best sidekicks of all time.
#6. Interstellar.
It may be the fact that I'm father to a daughter myself, but this movie struck me in almost every feels that could be struck. The relationship between Cooper and Murphy, coupled with my love for/fascination with space and the unknown and the mysteries of gravity, coupled again with a suspenseful story and a beautiful score, and coupled once more with the legendary robot duo of TARS and CASE, and this movie won its place on top forever. On an unsober day an argument could be made for it against either #4 or #5 for certain, but it's still early.
#7. Goodfellas.
Hands down, my favorite mob movie ever made. Not nearly as traditional or precise as a Godfather or the like, but that's what I love about it; it's crass, vulgar and bloody, but not to as obscene a degree as, say, "Casino", but it still adheres to all the key points of a great gangster movie, from the feeling of authenticity to the mob itself to letting its cast and their characters blend together enough to provide its own unique flavor. Also, the fucking helicopter.
#8. The Ring.
Go ahead. Judge me. Ridicule me. Tell me I have a mangina. I don't fucking care. I went to see this on a creepy foggy October afternoon, in a old single theatre movie house, in an empty theatre in the fourth row, and it scared the fucking shit out of me. For years. To the point that I still get creeped out sometimes being left alone in the dark with a shut off TV. Call it the right combination of elements, but to this day I have yet to be as frightened by ANYTHING as I was the first time I saw that movie. She never sleeps...
#9. There Will Be Blood.
From a fan of cinema perspective alone, this is one of the best films ever assembled. It's not a feel good tale or a tour de force; it's a profound, stark tale of the olden days of our country through the perspective of a character who, for the purpose of the story, took part in molding it. It's a story of the "dark" side of the American dream...the ruthless and oft-times self-destructive aggression the pioneers an tycoons of old forged to build the infrastructure.
#10. Sunshine.
@SquirtMcGirt can back me up on this. Of the dozens of movies that could've taken this spot, this one wins not just because of what makes it a great movie - Scarecrow and Captain America as protagonists, beautiful visuals/sounds and score, suspense and drama all around - but because of how much it helped in getting me through a particularly horrible time in my life. There was something incredibly uplifting and calming that came from watching Capa and the crew fight against literally impossible odds and (near literally) throw themselves into the Sun to save the human race that made those days a little less dark. A movie I'd recommend to everyone I know.
Let us debate, TYM!
