Caligula, was pretty rough back in the 80's but the content isn't too far off from Game of Thrones

The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover. Artsy completely surreal weirdness with Helen Mirren.

As someone mentioned, Maria full of grace. I still think about it when eating grapes.

Anonymous wrote:All of these movies stuck with me, for different reasons:

The Impossible
Dear Zachary
Grizzly Man
Sling Blade (this movie is the most often quoted movie in my house, and has been for years. It's a heartbreaking movie, but I can't help it, some of the lines are hysterical).

I rarely get teary watching movies, and I had big, ugly tears streaming down my face for half that movie. Ugh.

Anonymous wrote:Cult classics that would be good to see (if you haven't seen them yet):
The Princess Bride
Galaxy Quest (especially funny if you love Star Trek, but if you do, you have probably already seen this)
The Breakfast Club
The Wedding Banquet (although this holds a special place for me as a Chinese-American)

Love, love, love.

Anything by John Hughes. I also think seeing his work about coming of age when you are coming of age really stays with you.

Dancer in the Dark

Kids.

Cult classics that would be good to see (if you haven't seen them yet):
The Princess Bride
Galaxy Quest (especially funny if you love Star Trek, but if you do, you have probably already seen this)
12 Monkeys
The Breakfast Club
The Wedding Banquet (although this holds a special place for me as a Chinese-American)
The Joy Luck Club

Citizen Kane

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gladiator

+1


Night of the Hunter

{{kindred soul}}

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:the name of the rose
shawshank redemption

Shawshank is one of my all-time faves.

Is there anyone who hasn't seen that one though?

Quite a few. Sometimes people look at a movie in a very superficial way and don't look past that. To many, it looks like a period piece prison story and that just turns people off. It's a lot more than just that, which is what makes it a good movie.

Also, there are some of us who have different ways of selecting movies. I don't have cable or netflicks and I get my movies by going to the used bookstore and looking for interesting movies in the bargain DVD/Blu-ray section. I get my movies for $4-10 and we watch them. Movies that I like, I'll go back and watch a second time to try to get more out of it or look for less obvious details that I didn't look for because I was paying attention to plot. I also often like to have a movie that I've seen on in the background if I am doing some mindless chores like folding laundry, or working on a craft project. So, often, I don't see blockbusters if they don't appear in the bargain bin unless I look for them specifically to get.

The people who go out and see all the blockbusters, either in theaters, on DVD/blu-ray or netflicks are a significant minority, but still a minority of the population. These days there are so many forms of entertainment that no forms of entertainment command a majority of the population, unlike, say, 50+ years ago when there were fewer entertainment options.

Kids

Thirteen

Meet the Feebles

Freeway

All of these movies stuck with me, for different reasons:

The Impossible
Dear Zachary
Grizzly Man
Sling Blade (this movie is the most often quoted movie in my house, and has been for years. It's a heartbreaking movie, but I can't help it, some of the lines are hysterical).

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gladiator

+1


Night of the Hunter

I love Night of the Hunter too.

Anonymous wrote:The Sweet Hereafter

Totally agree with this one.

The Hours
The Virgin Suicides