Well as you're probably aware of by now, I'm rather fond of making lists. Seeing as I've been watching a butt-load of movies lately, I thought I'd start cataloging the noteworthy ones. Below I've divided them into three sections (for now) of awesomnesss: the insane plot twist, total mind ****, and just pure win. It's kind of late right now, so I think I'll just gradually update this post with write-ups for each of these movies and why they are on this list.
Plot Twist (holy **** did that just happen?!):
The Game
The Usual Suspects
Fight Club
The Shawshank Redemption
Inglorious Basterds
(500) Days of Summer
Mind **** (movies that just hurt to think about):
Primer - This movie shows just how freaking' confusing time travel is when done right. I've spent probably well over an hour reading explanations about the plot/s and I still find it confusing. That's not to say that this movie too poorly made to be fully comprehended, however. I think it might actually be too well made for us mere humans to catch all of the nuances.
Memento - Christopher Nolan is the man. Telling the story of a man with no memory backwards is one of the awesomest ideas of all time. Somehow with all of the confusion and mind-screwing throughout the film, Nolan still managed to find the perfect way to say "**** you" to all of our brains in that incredible ending. Or was it the beginning?
Dark City
The Prestige
Apocalypse Now
2001: A Space Odyssey - Though pretty much the entirety of 2001 is incredibly tame, that didn't stop the directors from shoving in one of the weirdest things ever put on film. I mean it's not even confusing; it just makes you stare at your tv screen with a giant "What. The. ****." pasted to your face.
Just Plain Win (kinda self explanatory):
Pulp Fiction
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Bourne Trilogy
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
No Country for Old Men
Gladiator
Funny Stuff (pretty self explanatory, too):
Airplane! - Dry humor at it's best. Everything is just so blatantly, yet unabashingly stupid. That's probably why I love it so much. The fact that there's hardly an actual laugh in the entire movie just adds to the awesomeness.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
The Big Lebowski
School of Rock
Spaceballs
2001 was too long for me to concentrate. It lost its thinking potential. By the way, Eternal Sunshine should be first on the 'Just Plain Win' list.
ReplyDeletei haven't organized these yet! i just thought go ahead and throw it up since i'm gonna be changing it a lot, anyways. And yes, 2001 is pretty freakin' long, but the ending is still one of the biggest WTF moments of all time.
ReplyDeleteIs it a bad thing if I've only seen 3 of these movies? And that it would be 1 if I hadn't watched the other two this past week?
ReplyDeletelooking back at the list, yes that is a pretty terrible thing chandler! these are some of the best movies of all time!
ReplyDeleteThough the Godfather isn't on there, I have to agree. Watch more movies of quality, Chan!
ReplyDeleteI'm gonna make my own lists.
ReplyDeleteThe Godfather's a good move, no doubt. For some reason, though, it just didn't do it for me... I suspect it may have something to do with me watching it right after Pulp Fiction, which completely blew my mind with awesome.
ReplyDeleteI agree, the godfather was overrated in my opinion. To add to your list, some of my favorites are: American Beauty, City of God, Into the Wild, American History X, Ameile, In bruges. And since the list goes on and i keep ranting, i suggest you view these films
ReplyDelete2001 is the most overrated, definitely WTF movies of all time. there aren't enough Ws, Ts, or Fs to describe how much i disliked that movie.
ReplyDelete2001 was good, until the end, then it did go WTF
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