For me, personally, It would be Snatch. It’s such a great movie that I could watch again and again. So many interesting characters and a unique style that sets it apart from so many other movies. There’s just that extra something in that movie
What about you, fellow Lemmites? What is your favourite movie?
The Princess Bride. It has great comedy, action, and romance. It’s influenced my sense of humor and it’s just so much fun.
I watched that with my girlfriend who had never seen it. After hyping it up I had a real “just wait it gets funny” feeling the whole time. Not as good as I remember.
I’ve definitely watched it recently and still enjoy it just as much. But also, your sense of humor can change over time so it probably just doesn’t fit what you like anymore.
I have a theory that movie is only funny if you grew up watching it. I saw it for the first time in my late 20s and just could not get into it. I’m sure I have favorites like that, too, and maybe I wasn’t in the perfect mood at the time.
I showed it to my fiance and while I ADORED the rewatch he was very meh and I was questioning him as a person. Then one day he asked me to watch it again so he could watch Andre the Giant again. And then, I’m convinced, it spoke to him and showed him the magic. He loved it. Quoted it. And will watch it with me when I have it on.
I really think mindset and willingness to dive into it is a necessity.
God, what a beautiful movie.
Sounds interesting, but I need to know if this is a kissing book.
I’ve been listening to Cary Elwes’ book “As You Wish” on audiobook. I haven’t finished it yet, but i’m loving it so far.
Absolutely agree. Have really enjoyed passing it on to my two girls as well.
i literally watched this because of this comment. great movie.
My favorite is The Fifth Element. Love it. Another great movie is The Apartment with Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine
Leeloo multipass!
Leeloo Dallas Multipass…Multipass.
The cinematic masterpiece form 1999 starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz “The Mummy”
He was handsome, she was hot, great story, action, comedy and a great villain. Classic action/adventure/comedy mix.
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The Big Lebowski.
I lie to people about how many times I’ve seen it because I don’t want them to think I’m crazy (if you though about a number, it’s more than that).
Every line of dialogue is simply a masterpiece.Hot Fuzz. Every time you watch it, you discover some new joke or callback.
You must watch this at least once. Of course, it’s for the greater good.
Yarp!
Brazil. Directed by Terry Gilliam, with a great cast including Robert de Niro
Ok, maybe it’s not my all time fav, but it deserves a mention
Def a candidate for all time favorite for me
The Blues Brothers. It has action, comedy, cameos, and some of the best music in any film. I will never tire of watching it.
O Brother where art thou
The music, the pacing, the twists, the characters.
Haven’t seen it mentioned yet, Children of Men
What a masterpiece. So bleak and so beautiful.
This is one of my least favourite films. I know it’s a fan favourite, but I just don’t get it
Hot Fuzz. I think to me it’s a perfect movie. So much great build up, very funny. Just so good.
I love Shaun of the dead, but I have seen hot fuzz twice and it just doesn’t click for me.
I’m that way but in the other direction. Maybe cuz I’m freaking done with zombies. Still a good movie.
crusty jugglers …
In Bruges.
“I can’t see! I can’t see!” “Of course you can’t see! I just a shot a blank in your fucking eye!”
That duo also did another movie together, The Banshees of Inisherin, which is about a remote Irish island and these two friends who are suddenly no longer friends.
Snatch is outstanding. The scene with a replica gun vs deagle, the robbery by noob thugs… I laugh even at my memories of them.
But I’ll take Shawn of the Dead. Cool direction and awesome cast making a great apocalyptic comedy movie. It’s humor may be too dry for some, but if you are into this kind of jokes (is it brittish humor?), it’d blow you away. Watching it with my buddy back then made some of it’s gags into our convos.
I’m more of a Hot Fuzz type of person, but I still greatly appreciate Shawn of the Dead. So many funny gags and foreshadowing/callbacks.
The bit in the beginning of Shawn of the Dead where he sleepily walks to the store to buy something, and then does it again the next day after the zombies start showing up is classic.
No argument there, friend. Watching them back-to-back on a movie night is a wonder. Reiteration of a fence-jumping gag, connecting these two movies, is so sweet of a detail.
Of Hot Fuzz, I loved the actor who played the supermarket’s boss. His delivery of another chilling comment… Gosh, I can’t see how it’d work without him for he kills it. Some people I showed it for the first time only got into it because of him setting the tone and promising some big reveal.
And the starting sequence, as well, is a classic. I’ve seen people having it in their 101 on filmmaking, and it’s not wrong.
"Simon Skinner: Lock me up.
Nicholas Angel: I’m sorry?
Simon Skinner: I’m a slasher, and I must be stopped.
Nicholas Angel: You’re a what?
Simon Skinner: A slasher… of prices! Ha ha ha, just kidding! I’m Simon Skinner, and I run the local Supermarket. Stop in and see me some time. My discounts are criminal! [runs off] Catch me later!"
This bit always cracks me up, sets the tone and also foreshadows the ending. He seems obviously the bad guy, and then misdirections all over the place, and the ending pay off. Just love it. Timothy Dalton is a rather good actor also, I only knew him from Hot Fuzz but he’s had a long career.
He didn’t fare well as Bond because the 80’s was a very blow 'em up and shoot 'em down era. With better writing he could have been great, imho anyways
Haven’t checked on him, but I guess now I have a reason to. Thank you.
His face in this movie has an uncanny resemblance of a mask from V for Vendetta for me. It does help his role for sure.
That actor is none other than James Bond Timothy Dalton.
As a Brit I’ve always preferred Lock Stock to Snatch. Both great films.
I was having a hard time anyway, but after reading through all the comments, I don’t think I could narrow it down.
If I had to try, it would be, in no particular order:
The Matrix
Princess Bride
Fight Club
Shawshank Redemption
The Boondock Saints
The Incredibles
…
Actually, I can’t narrow it down…lol
The Incredibles is incredible. It is my most watched movie of all time and one of my top 10 quoted.
Where’s my super suit???
The Hunt for Red October
Give me a ping Vasily. One ping only pleash.
I must have watched this movie 20 times. Def in my top 5. Still haven’t read the book though.
The book is very good as well! Additionally, for me anyway, it doesn’t spark the internal struggle of, “The book/movie was better!”.
If you love THFRO what do you think about Das Boot?
Just finished it. I’d heard about it, and many people recommend it when red October is mentioned (and vice versa). I’m not sure I’d put them in the same genre.
I’m not sure what I think at the moment. It was very long, but had some very intense scenes. I think it was trying to get me to feel deeply for the characters (especially the captain) but it didn’t really reach me (spoiler) Eg The people jumping off the burning ship.
I’m also not sure yet what to think about the fact that (spoiler) the whole movie takes place on the submarine, with no cut aways. I think on one hand it added to the tension of surface ships trying to find them, but on the other hand it was difficult to orient the story without visuals for location or relative locations.
I feel the length was included to show how boring it can be waiting for orders or enemies, but a shorter cut might’ve been more engaging.
It’s not a movie I’d go and rewatch in a hurry (if ever). Red October has much more rewatchability.
Be careful what you shoot at. Most things in here don’t react too well to bullets.
A toss up between Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away, or Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
Spirited away is a fantastic movie.
And so is Eternal Sunshine, but in a totally different way.
Spirited away is so good <3
My wife and I have been working our way through Studio Ghibli movies for the first time. So far we have seen Howl’s Moving Castle, Spirited Away, and Kiki’s Delivery service. Thoroughly enjoyed them all, but i’d say Spirited Away was me least favorite so far.
Not sure exactly why, but I feel like all 3 of them could have benefitted from some extra runtime. Parts just feel rushed to me. Or maybe I just don’t want them to end. Lol
Oh man. Eternal Sunshine is so good but so exhausting. I love it but sometimes i just don’t have the energy to watch it.
That’s why it can’t be my only favorite, it’s definitely not a “throw this on whenever and enjoy” it’s a very particular mood, but it’s executed extremely well
Hot take: I don’t “get” Spirited Away. Like I appreciate the art and animation, but the story and characters are a confusing mess to me. I’ve heard the explanation of “it’s a critique of Japanese society”, and looking back on it I can see the symbolism, but if you need additional context for the story to make sense, then I don’t think it’s a very good movie, at least I don’t think it deserves universal acclaim if it only makes sense to one specific culture.
I found it relatively easy to understand the basic motivations of the characters without getting into metaphor, what about the characters confuses you specifically?
