• AndrewZabar@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    2 hours ago

    I’ve got a three-way tie and I’ve never been able to promote any one:

    The NeverEnding Story
    Wall•E
    Watchmen

    I consider Watchmen one of the most perfect movies ever made.

  • GnuLinuxDude@lemmy.ml
    2·
    3 hours ago

    E.T.

    I am absolutely charmed by the characters, the story, the optimism, and the connection to the unknown.

  • Fredselfish@lemmy.world
    1·
    3 hours ago

    Clerks, because when I was 22 years before I ever saw that movie I to ran my convince store just like that. Also totally relate to the crap customers you deal with in that setting.

  • wolf@lemmy.zipEnglish
    4·
    6 hours ago

    One is not enough, and a lot of great movies where already named, still, some great movies are missing:

    • Heat (Michael Mann) Every single time I see it, it is brilliant and I discover something new
    • Jin Roh (The original animation movie), awesome atmosphere and only after the 2nd viewing one can really appreciate it
    • Near Dark (1987) Why the hell did nobody ever produce something like this ever again?
    • Miami Vice (Michael Mann), ‘Style over substance’, in a great way, although I have the shaky camera
    • Seven Samurai
    • Casablanca
    • Strange Days
    • Point Break
    • XXX (Nobody understood that it was a parody back in the days :-P)
    • What we do in the shadows
    • Brazil
    • Rocky
    • Eternal Sunshine …
    • The city of lost children
    • Leon the professional
    • Dolls
    • The Killer (The original of course)
    • The last unicorn
    • Dark City
    • The thing
    • The Lost Boys
    • Spirited Away
    • Donnie Darko
    • Rashomon
    • Brother (2000)
    • Parasite
    • Hatsukoi (First Love)

    … from the top of my mind. :-P

  • grid11
    1·
    6 hours ago

    Elysium

    I re-watch from time to time to check where we’re at.

    • apt8@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      10 hours ago

      I’m not sure if you’re interested, but I believe they’re rereleasing it this weekend for theaters. At least in the US.

      Update: they pushed it to December 6th

    • FooBarrington@lemmy.world
      3·
      11 hours ago

      I first saw it in a completely empty theater as a teen. The visuals are obviously amazing, and I really liked the story, until the last bit - back then I was annoyed that they suddenly jumped from scientific accuracy towards feelings and emotions.

      It took me a long time to properly understand the metaphor and message, but now I love it all the more!

      • AndrewZabar@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 hours ago

        That stupid love shit they shoehorned in was sickening. But, Hollywood must always sit in every chair at the table. I’m sure that was the suits insistence and not the writers.

  • callouscomic@lemm.eeEnglish
    18·
    16 hours ago

    Favorite is difficult and changes over time. But it’s gonna be one of these:

    • The Big Lebowski
    • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
    • Clerks
    • Tron
    • Airplane!
    • Die Hard
    • Escape From New York

    Now I think The Pianist is the best movie of all time, which is a different thing, but that newer movie 1917 sure competes.