My Favorite Movies
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The Jerk 1979, R)
Steve Martin in his prime. THis movie is intelligently stupid it blows my mind. If Hollywood could produce comedies of the caliber today, maybe we wouldn't have to deal with all these remakes and sequels. |
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Pi 1998, R)
I love numbers and seeing as this is a movie about numbers and their relation to nature, I can't help but love it. Aronofsky's directing in the film truly shines. He is able to portray intensity like no other director I've seen. |
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Barton Fink 1991, R)
I wish I could explain what this movie did to me. I haven't had a movie leave me so amazingly impressed that I spent the next few days trying decipher the deeper meaning of the movie. |
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Brazil 1985, R)
Gilliam does a great job of blending future fiction with classic comedy all served with a healthy portion of surrealism. Deep on so many levels. |
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Children of Men 2006, R)
The cinematography is the film is absolutely stunning. THe extended take shots are so amazingly coordinated and I can even begin to imagine how many takes it took. Clive Owen and Michael Caine are great. I love that Clive never uses a gun and for most of the movie isn't wearing shoes! |
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The Machinist 2003, R)
It tooks me months to watch this movie. For being about insomnia, I could never stay awake through it. Not because of the content but sheerly because of bad timing on my behalf. It was well-worth watching once I finally committed to it. |
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Kids in the Hall - Brain Candy 1996, R)
This movie is full of some much subtle humor. Every time I watch it, I laugh at something new. |
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Monty Python's The Meaning of Life 1983, R)
Why are we here? What's Life all about> and why is the Crimson Permanence hijacking the movie? |
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Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind 2004, R)
The saddest yet most uplifting movie I've seen in years. Carrey does a great job of playing timid every man not something we see him do very often. Charlie Kaufman is a personal hero of mine. |
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Run Ronnie Run! 2002, R)
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American Psycho 2000, R)
Christian Bale brings Patrick Bateman to life in all of the scariest ways you could imagine. My favorite part is him delusional on the the street trying to feed a kitten to an ATM machine. |
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| 12 |
Final Fantasy VII - Advent Children 2005, PG-13)
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Batman Begins 2005, PG-13)
The first true "Batman" movie in my mind. The Tim Burton films were fun but tended to focus more on the villains that on Bruce Wayne. Christian Bale nails the dual-natured lead so well this fanboy nearly wept at it's conclusion. Still, he shouldn't have told Katie Holme's his secret!!! |
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Twelve Monkeys (12 Monkeys) 1995, R)
Brad Pitt steals the show in this movie. This is really the first time we se him step out of his pretty boy type cast. Not to mention, like most Gilliam films it has a great soundtrack. |
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American Beauty 1999, R)
The first time I saw this was in the theater. My friend Joe and I picked it for the sole fact that Kevin S. was in it. WE had no idea what we were in store for. I can still remember walking out of the cinema in awe. |
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail 1974, PG)
Classic Python. Too bad Comedy Central played it out. |
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American History X 1998, R)
Ed Norton gives a great performance. Any movie that can conjure up so much intense emotion that actually drives you to love/hate such a complex character is a rarity these days. |
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Monty Python's Life of Brian 1979, R)
My least favorite Python despite getting to see Graham Chapman's wang. |
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Little Miss Sunshine 2006, R)
This movie was kind of a letdown for me. I was expecting so much more from and it's pacing was slow. DeVotchka does the sound though, which is sweet. |
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Adaptation 2002, R)
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The Fountain 2006, PG-13)
This movie is visually stunning but unfortunately boring. If you are planning on doing lots of psychotropic drugs soon, rent this and mute it. |
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Human Nature 2001, R)
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Being John Malkovich 1999, R)
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Laurel Canyon 2002, R)
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The Dark Knight 2008, PG-13)
Got a little tired of Bale's uber gruff batman voice and the fact that he can't fight dogs but otherwise amazing |
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Get Carter 1971, R)
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The Weather Man 2005, R)
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 1988, PG)
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Three Amigos! 1986, PG)
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Ravenous 1999, R)
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L.A. Confidential 1997, R)
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The Proposition 2005, R)
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Memento 2000, R)
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The Hudsucker Proxy 1994, PG)
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The Big Lebowski 1998, R)
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The Ladykillers 2004, R)
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The Man Who Wasn't There 2001, R)
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O Brother, Where Art Thou? 2000, PG-13)
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Fargo 1996, R)
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Raising Arizona 1987, PG-13)
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 2005, PG)
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Galaxy Quest 1999, PG)
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Confessions of a Dangerous Mind 2002, R)
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Welcome to Collinwood 2002, R)
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High Fidelity 2000, R)
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Grosse Pointe Blank 1997, R)
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Sixteen Candles 1984, PG)
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Better Off Dead 1985, PG)
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Fight Club 1999, R)
I'd leave a comment but it's against rule #1. |
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Snatch 2001, R)
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The Comedians of Comedy 2005, Unrated)
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