For real movie fans.
This thread isn't for:
-people that think Transformers was one of the top 20 greatest movies of all time.
-people that think Shia LaBeouf is a
GREAT actor, or find his halfstache appealing.
-people who's only real opinions are that The Goonies, The Usual Suspects, Fight Club, Donnie Darko, Boondock Saints, Pan's Labyrinth, The Dark Knight, etc. are the greatest films of all time and that's
all they can talk about. Though the aforementioned films are great, and discussing them is welcome.
-people that Christian Bale, Christian Bale, Christian Bale, blah, blah, blah, Christian Bale.
This thread is for:
-people who value the artistry that takes place behind the camera, as well as in front of it.
-people who realize that explosions, and special effects aren't the only thing that make a good movie.
-people who have seen a few movies beyond what Hollywood puts out.
-people who know some directors and their styles.
-people who know who one or more of the following are.
--Aaron Eckhardt
--Bruce Campbell
--Vincent DiOnofrio
--Terrence Malick
--Werner Herzog
--Ellen Paige
Request:
-Please Bold any movie titles used in posts in this thread, unless the movie it mentioned in a formatted list. This makes it easier for posters to find posts containing movies, or topics that they have an opinion on.
-Please put spoilers in BLACK size one font.
Example:
Spoiler:
Bruce Willis is dead the whole time during The Sixth Sense.
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Message from Bullitt68
On November 9th, 2009, the
Serious Movie Discussion regulars were asked to submit their 25 favorite movies. Thread regular
flemmy tallied up the scores and made a list of this thread's 25 favorite movies. For users thinking about becoming regulars in here wondering about our taste, here is what the list looks like.
- Pulp Fiction
- Fight Club
- Heat
- Terminator 2
- Aliens
- Goodfellas
- Predator
- Taxi Driver
- Die Hard
- Snatch
- The Thing
- The Dark Knight
- Jaws
- The Big Lebowski
- Raging Bull
- There Will Be Blood
- The Shining
- Casino
- Leon: The Professional
- The Godfather
- A Clockwork Orange
- Children of Men
- City of God
- Once Upon a Time in the West
- Oldboy
So, if a lot of these films are favorites of yours, as well as ours, it's safe to assume you'll fit in very nicely here.
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