Mine is Lost Highway. It’s one of the most amazing pieces of media I’ve ever experienced. It’s dark, surreal, and I still don’t know what it’s about for sure. I have my own interpretation, as do many others. Who’s right? We’ll never know. The film is a fucking trip. I highly recommend.
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I have never heard of this movie. Am watching now. This is quite interesting !!
Back to the Future. It’s both an amazing time capsule of the era and somehow also timeless. All the actors absolutely nail it and it’s just super fun to watch. I never get tired of it.
The Lord of the Rings (pick any one)
My favorite movie is The Favorite. The humour is just right for me.
Gotta be The Matrix (1999). It blew my mind with the action when I saw it as a teenager, it continued blowing my mind with the philosophical and existential ideas when I started understanding those as an adult, and now it’s the ultimate comfort watch for me.
The two sequels have a special place in my heart too.
Eurotrip. My friends watched it like 8 times. It’s not rated as great movie, but the jokes are really good, makes fun of stereotypes, every scene is a meme. Maybe I’m biased, but its a fun movie
Lord of the Rings. It has all my heart desires. Great shots of nature, camaraderie, action, feels, swords, a message, charge of the Rohirrim… I could go on. It’s a masterpiece.
You may say it’s cheating, that’s three movies - well to that I say the books are also actually one book split into three. They shot all the movies together as well. Besides, I only ever watch them all or not at all so… one big movie as far as I’m concerned.
can’t really go to one because the lotr trilogy is still top for me.
Gut reaction. Fear and Loathing. Just a perfect movie. It is pretty faithful to the book, Depp gives an amazing performance so close to the real Hunter it is spooky and the whole thing is just perfect in every way.
Depp was actually really good friends with Thompson and lived with hunter for a few years before the filming of the movie so he was kinda the perfect person to cast.
I can’t decide, but what immediately comes to mind that hasn’t been said is “Everything everywhere all at once” and “Interstellar”.
Interstate 60. Gary Oldman at his best. Highly recommend.
Gut reaction?
“Big Trouble In Little China.”
I know there are better movies, but this is my favorite. Magic and gangsters, a dimwit hero, cheesy dialog, really good fight scenes, and a really hot actress.
Every time I watch it I feel like I’m 14 again.
My Neighbor Totoro
“Rubber” - It’s a (french?) movie about a car wheel that suddenly becomes aware of its own existence. It then starts rolling around, and somehow it has the ability to KILL telepathically. It starts small with squirrles or rats exploding, but at some point even the military needs to intervene.
I like trash :)
Soo goofy of a movie
O man, I need to rewatch this. The whole “No Reason” scene with the chairs is burned in my mind. Absolute cinema
(Or lack there of if you will)
It’s hard to name my favorite with certainty, but one of my favorites is The Incredibles. The world building, the score, the action, the comedy, the relationships. It’s all great.
The stakes are very real too. Syndrome is willing to murder not just superheroes, but kids. When he orders Elasti-Girl’s plane shot down knowing it has her and Bob’s kids on board, you feel every bit of tension as Helen tries to stay calm while doing everything she can to save her kids. The scene is even more believable because the way she uses pilot jargon while speaking through the radio.
And the themes! Each main character’s power is tied to their role. Super strong Bob being weighed down with the crushing burden of mediocrity. Over functioning Helen has to stretch herself to take care of everyone. Super fast Dash has too much energy and resents being contained. Insecure Violet just wants to be invisible to the world. Even baby Jack Jack is just full of possibilities.
Honestly I could go on and on. It’s a movie that’s suitable for kids but has some very grownup themes and relationships. It hits different after you have kids, feeling what the parents are going through on a new level. To me it’s not just a great superhero movie, it’s just a great movie that most people can find something to relate to in.
Please watch all of Brad Bird’s writer-credit movies. All are fun. Only Tomorrowland is… odd.
