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Movie recommendations from Mel and other people
- Adaptation. (Jarne recommends this one too)
- Still Crazy: has in common with Spinal Tap that it's about a legendary nonexistent rock band, but the story is more of a drama than a comedy
- Bill Murray
- The Royal Tenenbaums
- Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
- Broken Flowers
- Rushmore
- Fantastic Mr. Fox
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
- The Dargeeling Limited (cameo)
- Court Jester (Jarne recommends this one as well) (><>)
- The Player
- Strange Days
- Dogma (Sorcy reccomends this one as well)
- High Spirits
- The Usual Suspects
- American Beauty (n.b. Woozle didn't especially like)
- Moulin Rouge (Wzl says: hope it's better than the music)(Swinger now says it's one of his favorite movies so i daresay this shall spur me along)
- High Fidelity
- Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
- K-Pax
- Orange County
- Little Voice
- Robin Williams:
- Dead Poets' Society
- Insomnia (Jarne recommends, but he liked the original one slightly better)
- Good Morning, Vietnam
- The Bird Cage (Rec'd by Kathy)
- Analyze This
- Being John Malkovich
- Robin Hood: Men in Tights (Wzl says: ennhh...)
- Topsy Turvy
- Bubba Ho-Tep (the “real” old Elvis and black “JFK” fight a mummy in a nursing home) (><>)
- The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
- Truckers (based on Pratchett novel)
- Mars Attacks (so bad it's good!)
- Johnny & The Bomb (based on Pratchett novel. It's a mini-series, not a movie, but close enough!)
- Fifth Element (also rec'd by Swinger: "A fun ride!")
- Glory
- Three to Tango (recommended by Swingerzetta & Talia)
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- Harold and Maude (recommended by Ritzy and Sor!)
- Thank You For Smoking (also recommended by Rtizy, Sor, and Jarne)
- Devil Wears Prada (kinda-sorta recommended by Swinger)
- The Fountain (also recommended by Swinger)
- Stardust (based on a Neil Gaiman book. Recommended by Everybody (where Everybody is Talia & Rtizy)(Finally finished book!)(<>< also highly recommends)
- Dangerous Minds
- Freedom Writers
- Runaway Jury
- Nell (set and filmed in North Carolina about a woman who grew up in the wild)
- Big Fish (Tim Burton Goodness) (><>)
- Everything in Illuminated (recommended by draz)
- Waking Life (recommended by Jarne)
- A Scanner Darkly (recommended by Jarne)
- Shawn of the Dead (Zombies!) & if i like it then (Reccomended by Sor as well, because it is *awesome*):
- Hot Fuzz (rec'd by Swinger)
- Fight Club (rec'd by Swinger, Rtizy, & Sor!)
- Enchanted (rec'd by Talia & Sor)
- El Laberinto del Fauno (rec'd by Talia) (><> warning involves death)
- Mr. Magnorium's Wonder Emporium
- Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? (Recommended by Swinger & Mel & ><>)
- A Mighty Wind (Fake documentary about 60s folk groups) (><>)
- Cabaret (both recc'd by Swinger)
- Reservoir Dogs
- Triplets of Bellville
- Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
- Mallrats
- Gosford Park (rec'd by Mel: "Utterly Brilliant")
- The Incredible Hulk (has nice hat-tips to the series which starred my all-time forever love, Bill Bixby)
- Clue
- Love Actually (Rtizy says it's aDORable)
- Slither (Rec'd by Rtizy; B-Movie! Aliens! Possession! Capt'n Hammer!)
- Dressed To Kill (Rec'd by Swinger: Murder! Mystery! Noir! Suspense! Humour!)
- The Great Lebowski (Jeff Bridges in long hair & beard! *squeee*)
- Mamma Mia (Recommended by Mel)
- King Arthur ("Put it on the list too" Mel)
- Good Will Hunting (ditto)
- Crank (Rtizy says, "It's the greatest Action movie ever!" Swinger says, "It really is!")
- Wristcutters ("It's a charming, thoughtful, intriguing tale", says Swinger)
- Dante's Inferno (a modernisation version done with paper puppets; rec'd by Rtizy)
- The Spirit (rec'd by Swinger who says it's totally noir, the prettiest thing ever, and had an amusing plot (and then wasn't sure whether i ought to put it on this list, silly thing))
- Treasure Island (Recommended by Swinger who says it's a satisfactory rendition with lovely animation and even though it had Disney storytellling with cliché, it worked for the story)
- Maltese Falcon (Duh)
- Brick (Rtizy: "I like it so much I'm going to buy it... That says a lot" Swinger: "It's probably my favorite detective movie"
"I'd consider buying it..."Me: "Wow! That good!" ;D) - MirrorMask (It's Gaiman! Also Rtizy says, "If you like Neverending Story and/or Labyrinth it'll be up your alley") (><>)
- Labyrinth (i can't believe this wasn't already on here :P Also Rtizy says, "If you like Neverending Story and/or MirrorMask it'll be up your alley!")
- Pulp Fiction (Rtizy's favorite Tarantino movie... 'nuff said)
- The Secret of Kells (really pretty animation, and some Irish mythology! -Trout)
- The Fifth Element (rec'd by Foolie: "Good cheesy sci-fi with Bruce Willis and the infamous 'thermal bandage' outfit")
- Crossroads (rec'd by Rtizy. A blues journey/road trip thingy)
- [The Illusionist]
- The Artist (A French black and white mostly silent film done in the style of the classic 20's silent films about a famous silent film actor who has to deal with the rise of "talkies.")
- Legacy then:
- Tron:Uprising (not a movie but an animated series and highly recommended by Mel)
- both Hellboy movies (Ron Perlman, 'nuff said)
- Across the Universe
- Unforgiven ("Spaghetti Western" rec'd by Mel; has Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, & Richard Harris)
- Birdman (rec'd by Mel)
- [Night at the Museum] (all three?)(rec'd by tumblr & B)
- Interstellar
- Mad Max
- Gravity
- Ex Machina
- Boyhood
- Contact
- Sherlock Holmes (a la Robert Downey, Jr)
- The Danish Girl [IMDB Page](Rec'd by W's mum)
- Looper
- Red
- Red 2
- Moonrise Kingdom
- The Whole Nine Yards
- Lucky Number Slevin
- Queen of Katwe
- Stranger than Fiction (QB)
- The Sixth Sense
- Unbreakable
- The Village
- The Lobster (><>)
- Youth
- The Lego Movie (<><)
- The Lego Batman Movie (><>)
- Mr. Holmes
- John Adams (Mini-Series)
- Arrival
- Bottle Rocket (can wait till seen all the other Wes Anderson films)
- What We Do in the Shadows (Quite Silly mockumentary about vampires) (><>)
- Seven Psychopaths (Christopher Walken as a Quaker Psychopath??? :O)
- The Shape of Water
- Spamalot
- LAIKA Animation:
- ParaNorman (Cute, about a kid who sees ghosts) (<><)
- The Boxtrolls (><> though I have not actually watched yet)
- Missing Link (bigfoot and stuffs! ><>)
- The Princess and the Frog
from Sinaas
demandsrecommendations from Sinaasappeltje:- Zwartboek
- De Tweeling
- Hable con ella
- Todo sobre mi madre
- Dancer in the dark
- Hukkle
- As It Is in Heaven( Sa som i Himmeln)
- Amelie (also recommended by Jarne
- Life Is Beautiful ( La vita e bella )
Animé
(?) = not sure if it'd be good for me
- Fruits Basket
- FLCL / Furi Kuri/ Fooly Cooly (?) (CRAZYHEADTRIPOFDOOM!)
- I My Me! Strawberry Eggs! (?)
- Lain (not undepressing)
- Dogtato
- Love Hina (?)
- Excel Saga (?)
- Daa Daa Daa (?) (any relation to the song?)
- Naruto
- Shaman King
- One Piece
- Scrapped Princess
- Godamer (robots!)
- Galgeiger (?)
- Azumanga Daioh
- Tokyo Godfathers
- Utena
- Invader Zim (not 'anime', but animated! so there! MOOSE!) (Sor reccomends the little bits she's seen, and sez that we should watch it together)
- Studio Ghibli:
- Grave of the Fireflies (depressingish)
- Porco Rosso (Approved by Kitten!)
- Princess Mononoke
- Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind
- Howl's Moving Castle (Sor sez: Go read the book, I still haven't seen the movie to tell how good it is)
- Panda! Go Panda! (Pre-Ghibli; random sillier "Totoro prototype")
- Only Yesterday (slower, more reflective and nostalgic)(also recommended by Aeire! Good enough for me!)
- The Cat Returns (has Tim Curry, among others!)(Recommended by Rtizy and Talia!)
- Ponyo
- Kaiba (Recommended by drazzy)
- Lupin (Recommended by Rtizy) Working on These
- The Big O (Giant Robot Anime recommended by Erika)
- Band of Brothers (WWII highly recc'd by Mel)
- Hourou Musuko (rec'd by Mary Zeman, I think?)
- Mushishi (Parsnip says, "That show is so pretty. And sad. And Beautiful")(?)
- A Beautiful Mind
- Mastere
- Commander
Cartoons
- Wander Over Yonder
- Star vs The Forces of Evil
- We Bare Bears
Already Seen
A very incomplete list
- Studio Ghibli:
- My Neigbor Totoro
- Spirited Away
- Kiki's Delivery Service
- Castle in the Sky
- Babe (and Pig in the City)
- The Princess Bride (and the book)
- Matilda (and the book)
- James and the Giant Peach (read the book first)
- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1970s version)
- Star Wars parts I, IV,V, and VI
- Star Trek I-n
- Toy Story
- LotR (complete)(and the books. repeatedly. like over 20 times over the years)
- Chicken Run
- Time Bandits
- Shawshank Redemption
- Edward Scissorhands
- Yellow Submarine
- Nightmare Before Christmas
- Donnie Darko (made my head hurt like math!)
- Schindler's List
- Galaxy Quest
- Inside Man (whoaa. Awesome Movie. Loved it.)
- Memento (twisty-brain-hurt-in-a-good-gotta-watch-it-again-way)
- Lost in Translation (surreal)
- Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were Rabbit ("I'm Crackers about Wallace & Gromit, Cheese!)
- Sweeney Todd (Humorous Macabre)
- The Prestige (Magician Rivalry as you have never seen it before!)
- Babel (Intense & Odd but left lots of loose ends)
- Little Shop of Horrors (Gee, you think this movie was influenced by the RHPS at all?)(oh & btw, 2 Fronds Up!!)
- Children of Men (whoaa. heavy movie, but very well done.)
- Snatch (The Accents! The Hijinx! The Tangled Web that tied up neatly in the end!)
- Pirates of the Caribbean 1, 2, and 3! yayay!
- SLC Punk (i'm totally a Poser. ayup.)
- V is for Vendetta (Do you remember the 5th of November?)
- Chicago! The Musical (Pop! Six. Squish. Uh Uh. Cicero. Lipschitz!)
- Trial by Jury (Andrew Warlow version)(Need to see again & again, it was much better than Cats!)
- Coraline (Defin'tely has a Nightmare Before Christmas feel to it... Loved it!)
- Fern Gully (Watched in bits & pieces on youtube with Swinger... hey, there's a bit of an envirnomentalist bent to that movie! who knew? ;D)
- Hudson Hawk (Rtizy says, "PUT IT ON THE LIST :|")(i did! i did! and i liked it! And, yesss, Bruce Willis too :P)
- Sin City (rec'd by Swinger; Noir! :D)(It's true! Totally Noir! And loverly! (and yet more conspiracy to get me to like Bruce Willis *shakes fist*))
- Noises Off! (rec'd by Rtizy)
- My Favorite Year (also rec'd by Rtizy)
- Wall-E (Mel says best Pixar Ever)(He's changed that assessment to Up, I believe)(Also, I need to see Wall-E again because the first time was at Sor's at a Very Late Hour and I dozed through parts)(did this! saw it at the beach w/W the summer of 2013)(And again in Nov of 2014 with B&Z! I think no matter how many times I watch it, I will always squee, "Waaaaall-eeeeeeeeee". Always.)
- Gattaca (Sorcy kinda reccomends this one. It's not life changingly amazing, but it was pretty fun.)(I will never think about my loose hairs in the same way again!)
- Up (Sad & Sweet, Cute & Funny, but Wall-E is still my favorite Pixar)
- Inside Out (I rather liked it, but still like Wall-E best)
- Kubo and the Two Strings