Hello OzBargainians,
Please suggest some great Hollywood movies to watch.. Thriller, Suspense, Comedy, Drama.. Anything but sci-fi..
Thanks..
Please Suggest Some Great Movies to Watch
[Deactivated] on 25/10/2014 - 20:18
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Inside Man (2006)
Why no SciFi?
Why no SciFi?
Agreed. To exclude the entirety of perhaps one of the most intrinsically diverse movie genres is pretty much cutting off one's nose to spite the face…
OP, perhaps one of the most thought provoking movies I've seen in recent years is The Man From Earth (2007), even though it overlaps slightly with the SciFi genre, it is very much a cerebral, character driven story that is superlatively acted, directed & written, which will stay with you long after the credits roll. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0756683/
Hehe, reminds me of an argument I had in a pub years back with this girl who thought that the 'Lord of The Rings' movies were amazing because they were full of cool heros/villians; great swordplay and action sequences; and magic and strange creatures, but wouldn't even consider watching Star Wars because she "wasn't interested in any of that sci-fi rubbish".
Still makes me smile :)
So many of the most successful movies are sci-fi but as soon as they become popular they get labelled as Action/Adventure. Avatar being the biggest ,but also most superhero movies, I'd even label most James Bond movies as Sci-Fi. And the other side of that coin Fantasy gets similar treatment despite the massive success of the genre.
I had that same argument in a pub with someone once, made me sad though as they were a filmmaker and refused to see Star Wars or any other Sci-Fi on principal. If you haven't seen it how do you know it is no good?
I'd even label most James Bond movies as Sci-Fi.
Agreed. If any movie contains even a single mechanical item which does not yet exist then I call it sci-fi. Done!
That labels around 80-90% of all movies sci-fi and then people who won't even give it a chance are screwed for choice.
@mad__llama: Not just mechanical item. Don't forget biological like engineered viruses or cures. Software, anything man made that does not yet exist.
@tonka: Correcting myself……it doesn't need to be man made. Just something that could happen in the future that hasn't yet.
Personally as much as I loved it I consider Star Wars very much Fantasy not Sci-fi. It occurred in the past, It is nothing to do with Earth's humanity and at least in the first movies the concepts/science is never attempted to be explained.
on principal.
lol Not seeing a certain genre of movie isn't even a principle, let alone a principal.
@McFly: Not sure if you were just commenting to point out the spelling, but truly there are people who do consider avoiding Sci-Fi a 'principle'. Like it is some sort of sell out to the craft and refusing to watch it as some sort of protest.
Personally as much as I loved it I consider Star Wars very much Fantasy not Sci-fi.
Completely agree, hence the story about the girl in the pub :)
Man From Earth is one of my all time favorites :), I highly recommend it.
Shawshank Redemption…..oldie but a goodie
Forrest Gump
The Princess Bride…give this a go if you haven't seen it already
Have to agree with the first two, never seen the last one.
Watched Shawshank redemption for english year 11 or 12 (can't remember). The only movie I've ever enjoyed watching for an English class.
And of course Forrest Gump has to be in the list, Tom Hanks was really amazing in that.
Cast Away
The Green Mile
Captain PhillipsMost Tom Hanks movies are worth a watch.
The Game
Inglorious Bastards, Pans Labyrinth
oh yeah, pan's labyrinth. Part children's fantasy, part horror. Good movie!
Bian Lian (The King of Masks)
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+king+of+mas…MaMa Zai Ai Wo (Mother Love Me Once Again)
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mama+zai+ai+woThe Lincoln Lawyer. Heavily underrated IMO.
White Chicks. Hilarious.
The Wedding Singer. Adorable :)Totally agree about Lincoln Lawyer, way underrated. Great movie.
"Thriller, Suspense, Comedy, Drama"
'Fargo' (2013).
This eight hour movie starts again this Wednesday on SBS TV. (Third time this year).
fargo was awesome
the human centipede was pretty awesome :D
A Serbian Film.
A light-hearted chick flick for the whole family with a dose of cultural enrichment.
Titanic
Forrest Gump
Life Of Pi
Revolutionary Road
The Great Gatsby
Catch Me If You Can
Yes Man
Dallas Buyers Club
The Wrestler
Wolf Of Wall StreetA few of my favourites there.
Did the fact that it's Leo and Kate again in Revolutionary Road have an impact in your thoughts on the movie?
Yes
a lot of Leo in yr list.
Porco Rosso … just because
Indeed, I concur ;-)
"Earthlings" is a documentary that often changes people's lives. I highly recommend it.
Seven Psychopaths.
Colin Farrell, Woody Harrleson, Christopher Walken and Sam Rockwell. GREAT movie. Is a very funny, dark comedy which for some reason seemed to slip through the cracks. Most people I talk to haven't seen it but I can highly recommend it.This is my speciality, ill recommend you my fav movies, keep in mind i have many many mvoies over 2000, so im just gonna tell u my all time favorites not in any particular order, if u want me to pin point some by year or genre leme know,
Fightclub: this movie is the shit nuff said
The god father, best ganster movie of all time, the real gansters, with honor, respect, family, not all these wanabe gansters these days,
Pulp fiction, thuis movie is a bad m0therf@cker, lol ull get the reference when u watch it
Good fellas, what do you mean im funny? Funny how like i amuse you, like a clown? :P
Donie brasko , al pacino, need i say more, its not a fugasi:P
The dark knight, best super hero movie of all time
Lawless, hard core movie, tom hardy never dissapoints
Wanted 2008, kinda same theme as fightclub, about a man finding him self..
Casino 1995, another great ganster movie
Scarface needs no introductionI know many mnay more leme know more specifically what ur after and ill name a few.
i can't believe how many recommendations in here are all standard fare. think outside the box people. please.
"i need movie recommendations"… "have you seen the godfather?"… "slap"
I think you would be surprised how many people haven't seen the godfather - most people (well people my age at least) only seem to like michael bay movies or superhero movies. Unless you're a movie buff, recommendations from IMDB toplists are probably the best way to give sound advice without looking like a pretentious twat touting ancient movies set in a foreign language, only released straight in betamax.
speaking of box, unless you're easily offended, you really should see freddy got fingered…
Well lets see u name some instead of complaining, give us an example of what you mean..
Interesting observation Dids considering your lack of input. Nevertheless the OP put few boundaries on his request and apparently has since sat back and enjoyed the show. I'll bet he's disappointed at the lack of a true bunfight.
few comedies : Longest yard, seven psychopaths,21 jump st
SLAP
Seven Psychopaths is a great movie and really fresh.
21 Jump Street is a pathetic PG13 standard fare. Boobies and weed jokes from a regular odd couple, so stagnant.
DID SOMEONE RECOMMEND TITANIC>!OUUHVJKBfdj wsaveq
Lmfao this is your out side of the box thinking? You sound like you know absouloutly nothing about movies, Hahaha titanic lmao everyone and their dog have watched titanic, try again didsburydan
I have seen it over 60 times…. In cinemas 5 times, once in IMAX 3D, On Blu-ray, Cassette and DVD. I not only recommend it I can almost quote it. I have heard of people watching it nearly every week, but that's crazy.
Did you know that there is only four mistakes in the entire movie? One is the sky at the end, the time difference of the viewing and the iceberg (barely), how it sank exactly (Which Jim Cameron did a documentary on years later) and…. I can't even remember the fourth.
The Shawshank Redemption, Dirty Dancing, Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Top Gun, Terminator 2, The Lion King, Aladdin. Aladdin and the King of Thieves, Cinderella, Cinderella 3: A Twist in Time, Avatar (Wait till Avatar 2 comes out, watch in movies) and Wonder Woman (Animated) 2011. Superman VS The Elite. Gravity, Inception. The Wizard (LOL).
i know its a good movie, but my point was that i dont know anyone who has not already watched it.
I've never seen it. What happens?
ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA !!!! Na
Actually, that reminded me of two Wu Xia favourites of mine, Hero (Jet Li) & House of Flying Daggers! :)
Here's what I do when I want to see something different.
I pick a movie I already enjoy, for instance, "Memento" which, by the way is very well worth watching, and so many movies have copied it since.
So I look it up on IMDB (link on the title above), and find out it's directed by Christopher Nolan. All of a sudden I have a list of movies, directed by someone of whom i've already enjoyed one of their works, and now have a whole list of other films of potentially the same quality and all different!
I find searching by directors is a much more fulfilling experience than by actors. I tend to see actors as just pawns, there are some very good ones and some rather awful ones, but they're paid to adapt themselves to a new role. Quality directors are worth so much more!
Inversely, you can use this method to filter out movies you do not care for. Personally, i'm not a big fan of movies such as "Armageddon" which for me a a bit childish. So we look that up and it was directed by Michael Bay. Now I have a great list of movies I shall never even have to consider seeing unless I'm forcefully made to!
Yes, it doesn't work all the time (a good citing is Aliens, Terminator 2 which are both directed by James Cameron and of which I thoroughly enjoy but loathe Titanic oh so very much!) but i've found it overall to be pretty good measuring stick.
TL;DR1)Find a movie you already enjoy 2) look up what else the director has done 3) Thank me with cookies
Yeah. Took me many years to realise this idea. after the movie Heat I found out about Michael Mann.
Anyway if you haven't seen Heat it's a great film anyway and most of the stuff by Michael Mann
Oh yeah.. Heat is up at my #1 film.
Interestingly enough, that was the second he made that film. Originally it was an 80's direct to TV movie called "LA Takedown" worth watching if you're a fan of 'Heat'. Although the original is a bit, well crap, the similarities and refinements that went into the second time he made the film really show. And it also shows the quality of the actors vs the script… I could almost do a case study on that film but I love it so much!
This method works for me, too. Some of my favourites are Stanley Kubrick, John Carpenter, James Cameron, Martin Scorsese, John McTiernan, Luc Besson, Ridley Scott, Terry Gilliam, Alfred Hitchcock, William Friedkin and The Farrelly Brothers.
@tommy-darko: You forgot Uwe Boll…
Dons flame suit, throws smoke bomb, ducks & runs like Usain Bolt!
Come now. You can enjoy all James Cameron movies :)
AVENGERS
"Turn brain off, watch Hulk smash stuff"
Your comment was almost as entertaining as the movie (no sarcasm).
I am glad you liked it. thanks for the upvote
Hong Kong movie Infernal Affairs and its two sequels.
The American version The Departed was based off of this movie.
yep, watch the hong kong ones, especially one, much better than the American version
Not "much better" but yes, better. Infernal Affairs I & II is up there with the Godfather I & II in my contender for second favourite film. (For OP, my favourite film is The Shawshank Redemption)
While we're speaking Asian cinema, The Raid is one of the best to come out of there in recent years, the sequel is quite fantastic too.
Thanks, I'll check out Internal Affairs.
Porco, remember, it's the Hong Kong one with an 'f', not the Richard Gere one with a 't' (not saying that it's a bad movie).
Great for Halloween:
Saw movies
Cabin in the woods
Se7en
Oldboy - korean version
Memento
Identity
Mama
Butterfly effect
Is Identity that one at the motel? If so, awesome movie.
Yeah. Totally didn't see that one ending as it did.
Yep, that's the one. It's great
Butterfly effect - Which cut of the movie did you watch? Drastically different thoughts of the movie some people have depending on the answer.
Yeah. 2 quite different endings. Couldn't even tell you off hand which one was the original. But both were interesting.
I watched the one where he was in the womb and I think that was the best.
But I also liked having seen the 3 other endings, similar scene, just slightly different outcomes
Ted, this movie is about a teddy bear who is lustful, swears incessantly and smokes weed, it seriously does not get any better than this.
A beautiful Mind.
if you havent already seen it.
Watched "Let Me In" (2010 version) the other night, great movie.
I'm not normally big on Hollywood remakes of recent foreign movies, but I must confess that I didn't mind that version.
Not to sound elitist, whilst I honestly did prefer the original 2008 Swedish Let The Right One In http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1139797 because I just felt that it seemed more stark, creepy & atmospheric (purely subjective opinion there); I was pleasantly surprised to find that the 2010 version is a perfectly serviceable movie! :)
Also, in let the Right One In, when "she" says I'm not a girl, she means it. The nudity in the bathroom scene is the biggest change in the US version. Too ambiguous for American Audiences?
Meet the Millers is a great movie.
Rat Race
seriously… if you like seth green, once you get the giggles you can't stop. a very stupid but fun movie..
How about Zoolander?Thought you would be a big fan.
Now You See Me
How has no one mentioned 'American History X'? Probably the best movie I've ever seen. Also if you like that check out 'This is England'
Anchorman ( 1 and 2) , Les Intouchables, Watchmen, Finding Nemo, city of God, The exorcist, Psycho, Mulholland drive (best one-on-one girl action in a mainstream movie!), the shawshank redemption, Forest Gump, Braveheart,Lion king, Bambi …etc
Edit: Jaws, The sixth sense, Kill Bill
lol! City of God and Bambi - just found my next movie-night double-play.
Limitless
Law Abiding Citizen
Man on a Ledge
The Italian Job
Shutter Island
Now You See Me
We're the Millers
comedy:
superbad
pinnaple express
this is the end, very entertaining movie
40 year old virgin, old but good, most likely uve watched it
shawn of the dead
knocked up
step brothers
ted
observe and report
hangover 1 was good, 2 and 3 meh//
Denzel Washington movies are awesome:
training day
flight
the book of eli
american ganster
the talking of pelham 123
man on fire
safe house
unstoppable
he has heaps of awesome movies, his great in every one of them
//the expendables 1 2 3, shit story good action
gangs of newyork
the wolf of wall street: lol best movie of 2013 i recon
12 years a slave, great movie
american hustle, about a con man, with jennifer lawrance, great movie
gravity, really touching movie
world war z if u like zombies
captain phillips, about somali pirates, real story, intense shit
django unchained, one of taranantinos best movies
the mechanic, jason stathem, fun story
skyfall
argo
planet of the apes, 1 & 2, awesome movies
xmen, all of em
drive 2011
all fast and furious movies
the social network
the town, awesome bank robber movie
prince of persia
127 hrs, survivors story
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old westerns:
true grit
3 10 to yuma
no country for old men
cowboys vs aliens//
horror
the conjuring
evil dead 2013
the cabin in the woods 2012
mirrors 1 & 2
drag me to hell
the last exorcism 1 & 2, meh//
gore
I spit on your grave 1 & 2
wrong turn first ones, the latest ones are shit
//
futuristic movies: about using ur brain and sh!t
transcendence, awesome movie
prometheus
limitless
lucy//
revenge movies:
law abiding citizen
death sentencesooo many more..
Thanks man.. This list will probably last me for a long time.
Neg for transcendence, such a crap movie, so many obvious plot holes.
you do realise trancendence is a fiction movie, the idea of it is pretty cool though, nanotech in general is so astonishing , it will eventually become reality, the only question is when. not in this lifetime though lol
6.3/10 IMDB
42% metacritic
19% rotten tomatoes.The people have spoken.
@dinna89: I don't know about you but I usually use my own judgement to rate a movie. yes transcendence had flaws and could have been done better but you cant deny the coolness of story behind it.
An idea is not enough to make a good movie, and money will not make a half baked plot much better.
You are correct, making your own judgement is good, and in my case I was happy to see that the critics agreed that it was terrible.
the secret
the terminal
bourne serieshappy new year :P
dhoomlooking at your username looks like you are a HHH fan so you would love all the below movies only coz it has HHH
Pacific Blue
The Drew Carey Show
MADtv
Blade: Trinity
The Bernie Mac Show
Relative Strangers
The Chaperone
Inside Out
Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mysteryhahahahaha
Simon John SID. I would love to give you the famous HHH stunt Pedigree. Where do I come to knock you out?
Yeah, although I've never understood the hype of Citizen Kane. I understand its importance at the time, but man I was bored.