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AeroGrunt

AeroGrunt

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I've seen this done on other forums and thought this would be a fun thing to do.

Post the name of a movie you think is a must-see for everyone and I'll add it to the list. ONLY ONE MOVIE PER PERSON, so choose wisely. If you want you can write a short explanation/review of what makes the movie great and why it deserves to be on the list. I look forward to reading your posts.

So to start the list off, I choose 2001: A Space Odyssey.

1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - Suggested by @AeroGrunt
2. A Clockwork Orange (1971) - Suggested by @Eldriken
3. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) - Suggested by @ruff321
4. The Shining (1980) - Suggested by @OG Mannimal
5. RoboCop (1987) - Suggested by @Under_The_Mayo
6. Blood In, Blood Out (1993) - Suggested by @VenomX-90
7. Full Metal Jacket (1987) - Suggested by @Sage Leviathan
8. The Host (2006) - Suggested by @Spinky
9. Se7en (1995) - Suggested by Qperg
10. Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991) - Suggested by @K7L33THA
11. Mulholland Drive (2001) - Suggested by @AK Pig Of The Hut
12. Lost Highway (1997) - Suggested by @Johnny San
13. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) - Suggested by @1man3letters
14. Sharknado (2013) - Suggested by @rev0lver
15. Apocalypse Now (1979) - Suggested by @Forever Free
16. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) - Suggested by @fr stack
17. Gojira (1954) - Suggested by @Mulder
18. Oldboy (2003) - Suggested by @Disturbed Red Mask
19. Finding Neverland (2004) - Suggested by @Braindead
20. Big Trouble in Little China (1986) - Suggested by @SZSR
21. Frozen (2013) - Suggested by @BlackViper415
22. Blade Runner (1982) - Suggested by @LtLuthor
23. Goodfellas (1990) - Suggested by @RelentlessOhio
24. Memento (2000) - Suggested by @BRUTALITY
25. Reservoir Dogs (1992) - Suggested by @Yoaksssss
26. District 9 (2009) - Suggested by @Zoidberg747
27. Gran Torino (2008) - Suggested by @Mikemetroid
28. Fight Club (1999) - Suggested by @Dudley Dowork
29. Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) - Suggested by @TaffyMeat
30. Gladiator (2000) - Suggested by @EndofGameBoss
31. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - Suggested by @Peter Quill
32. Citizen Kane (1941) - Suggested by @CrimsonShadow
33. Schindler's List (1993) - Suggested by @aldazo
34. The Exorcist (1973) - Suggested by @Jaku2011
35. The Usual Suspects (1995) - Suggested by @The Highlander
36. American Beauty (1999) - Suggested by @Pterodactyl
37. Rocky (1976) - Suggested by @xxE.Txx
38. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - Suggested by @HGTV Soapboxfan
39. Children of Men (2006) - Suggested by @Cossner
40. Commando (1985) - Suggested by @xGunShow
41. Apocalypto (2006) - Suggested by @biggabarr
42. Star Wars (1977) - Suggested by @Dark_Rob
43. Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002) - Suggested by @Derpin Errday
44. The Matrix (1999) - Suggested by @NoxiousDonny
45. Casino (1995) - Suggested by @TwiztidOne
46. Sinister (2012) - Suggested by @Kim0z
47. Taxi Driver (1976) - Suggested by @Saltywu
48. American Psycho? (2000) - Suggested by @PANDA
49. Training Day (2001) - Suggested by @187x
50. Rambo (2008) - Suggested by @colt
51. Clerks. (1994) - Suggested by @Clark Luthor
52. Brazil (1985) - Suggested by @Crathen
53. Office Space (1999) - Suggested by @Prinz
54. The Triplets of Belleville (2003) - Suggested by @macro
55. 300: Rise of an Empire (2014) - Suggested by @MK Trickylizard
56. Moon (2009) - Suggested by @RiBBz22
57. Ghost in the Shell (1995) - Suggested by @Living Corpse
58. Donnie Brasco (1997) - Suggested by @BIOZ
59. The Godfather: Part II (1974) - Suggested by @bettyswallaux
60. Deep Rising (1998) - Suggested by @Mr_Swizzer
61. The Big Lebowski (1998) - Suggested by @xInfra Deadx
62. The Devil's Advocate (1997) - Suggested by @MEN_TATALOR
63. The Raid: Redemption (2011) - Suggested by @LiangHuBBB
64. Red State (2011) - Suggested by @VGMtheVagabond
65. Airplane! (1980) - Suggested by @juicepouch
66. Dawn of the Dead (2004) - Suggested by @Qwark28
67. Pulp Fiction (1994) - Suggested by @pherleece
68. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) - Suggested by @NickDaGreek1983
69. Predator (1987) - Suggested by @ColdBoreMK23
70. SLC Punk! (1998) - Suggested by @Roachthroat
71. Back to the Future (1985) - Suggested by @Rip Torn
72. Escape from Alcatraz (1979) - Suggested by @Spletty
73. IT (1990 Mini-Series) - Suggested by @TelekineticBeing
74. Stand by Me (1986) - Suggested by @PunkMafia83
75. Captain Phillips (2013) - Suggested by @JustPressingButtons
76. Tropic Thunder (2008) - Suggested by @Steven_a
77. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) - Suggested by @NorCalSamurai
78. Hot Fuzz (2007) - Suggested by @Konqrr
79. Django Unchained (2013) - Suggested by @Youphemism
80. The Man From Nowhere (2010) - Suggested by @GRieVeR_SKeiTH
81. They Live (1988) - Suggested by @Wemfs
82. Seven Samurai (1954) - Suggested by @That__John__Guy
83. Hero (2002) - Suggested by @Temjiin
84. The Goonies (1985) - Suggested by @Jimmypotato
85. Super Troopers (2001) - Suggested by @THTB
86. Drive (2011) - Suggested by @SpiceWeasel
87. Sunshine (2007) - Suggested by @Forbidden_Donut
88. Army of Darkness (1992) - Suggested by @jbthrash
89. Duck Soup (1933) - Suggested by @tylerlansdown
90. Street Kings (2008) - Suggested by @Espio
91. Tombstone (1993) - Suggested by @Slips
92. Donnie Darko (2001) - Suggested by @DarthArma
93. Twelve Monkeys (1995) - Suggested by @Chris4387
94. A Beautiful Mind (2001) - Suggested by @TakeAChance
95. Seven Psychopaths (2012) - Suggested by @DWednesday
96. Akira (1988) - Suggested by @Axel_Redd
97. Mortal Kombat (1995) - Suggested by @Mikemetroid
98. Major Payne (1995) - Suggested by @gpmoney
99. The Dark Knight (2008) - Suggested by @Eric Z19
100. The Prestige (2006) - Suggested by @TopTierHarley

In order to make the list more readable I split it into sections.



@AK Pig Of The Hut @Temjiin @Johnny San @CalebHara @LtLuthor @Under_The_Mayo @rev0lver
 
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Under_The_Mayo

Under_The_Mayo

Master of Quanculations
Robocop, the original from 1987.

It IS a perfect film. As a child, it's easy to fall in love with it because it has robots and action. But as an adult, there's so much more to discover.

The performances are incredible. Dick Jones is so slimy and hateable, while the main villain Clarence Bodicker is so mesmerizing that you can't get enough of him. Robocop, Alex Murphy, has such a stellar performance going from emotionless drone to broken man, it's one of the best drama's ever to exist in the action genre.

While classified as sci-fi action, the most powerful scene comes from Robocop simply walking through his old house and remembering his family. And we see the struggle as he finds his soul and struggles to express his rage through his robotic body. Watch the way actor Peter Weller moves in the suit, and the blankness in his mouth expression when he's lost in memory.

The director really knew how to sell the metamorphis of Robocop back into Alex Murphy. In the early scenes, you barely see him in the suit. Only obscured. Then you see him, and he speaks robotically with a mechanical hum to his voice. His movements are very rigid and he has no feeling. As he slowly remembers who he is, he walks more naturally, speaks more human, and the hum slowly fades. You don't see his face for an hour, and then you finally see one eye through his broken visor. And finally you see his face at the end, once he truly feels human again. Brilliant.

It's a very dark film, and sad. The saddness is captured perfectly in one moment, as a maskless Murphy asks: "Murphy had a wife and son, what happened to them?". Lewis responds, "They moved away. They thought you were dead." Murphy is only left to contemplate and say, "I can feel them...but I can't remember them."

The humor is fantastic. The violence is practical and exaggerated at the same time. Great score, great cinematography. Smart satire of American culture and deep metaphors on the state of American corporate military and government. And the robosuit is practical and hasn't aged a bit.

Perfect film.
 
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Youphemism

Youphemism

Gunslinger since pre patch (sh/out to The Farmer)
Trailer Trash Nurses. I found this movie quite compelling, its themes caused more than mere emotions to rise up. Its sweet, mellow woman-pounding, though it sounds misogynistic, provoked inspiration from within me...along with some other things. I'd like to go to talk about it's charac... HAHAHA nah I'm just kidding.

I'm going to go with Montvalley Films' "A Year of Injustice" actually, pretty hype to watch it all back over sometimes.
 
AeroGrunt

AeroGrunt

Stay Puft
Youphemism said:
Trailer Trash Nurses. I found this movie quite compelling, its themes caused more than mere emotions to rise up. Its sweet, mellow woman-pounding, though it sounds misogynistic, provoked inspiration from within me...along with some other things. I'd like to go to talk about it's charac... HAHAHA nah I'm just kidding.

I'm going to go with Montvalley Films' "A Year of Injustice" actually, pretty hype to watch it all back over sometimes.
Click to expand...
Doesn't count as a movie.
 
Johnny San

Johnny San

Shazzy's Biggest Fan
Impossible to choose. I'll just post the last excellent film I watched.

Lost Highway

You can think of it as the male counterpart to Mulholland Dr. Among the best Lynchian films. You should watch all of them.
 
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