The Last Great Movie You've Seen

[hammerhedd11]

This is obviously a spin off of the last terrible movie you've seen thread...
Now for this thread, when I say great, I don't just mean a good movie, but something great, almost perfect in all areas; something I feel is as rare to find as a truly awful movie.

My most recent great movie experiences:

Matchstick Men: Loved the direction(couldn't believe it was Ridley Scott) and was really invested in the relationship b/w Cage and Lohman. Also has one of the most unexpected and cruel twists I've seen in quite a while.

Black Swan: Horrifying, powerful and completely captivating.

A Serious Man: The acting and writing is top notch. Simultaneously depressing and hilarious.

Pi: Probably one of the best Sci fi movies I've ever seen.

[hopefuldreamer]

Kick Ass

I know it's not 'great' in the sense of being emotionally or intelligently challenging. But it was absolutely perfect to me, and one of those rare times when staight after watching it, I could think of nothing more interesting to do that watch it again.

[gwynplaine]

The King's Speech.
Great performances at the service of a very moving and powerful story.
It reminded me a little bit of Amadeus. Just great actors acting together in greatly written scenes. Good stuff (and pretty rare these days.)

[danoyse]

This year's rerelease of Back to the Future. Why the hell do they not make movies like that anymore?

[Max J Power]

The last one I saw that was near-perfect was Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, but I've seen Shutter Island, Gosford Park, and the Coens' True Grit since then and I'd probably consider those great too.

[danoyse]

The King's Speech.
Great performances at the service of a very moving and powerful story.
It reminded me a little bit of Amadeus. Just great actors acting together in greatly written scenes. Good stuff (and pretty rare these days.)

I saw it this morning - amazing!

[gwynplaine]

I saw it this morning - amazing!
:up:

[Mr.Webs]

I finally got around to seeing the original Alien, and it was just as terrifying as everyone described. A movie that perfectly builds the tension, allowing the last half to just be an absolute nightmare on celluloid.

[childeroland]

Black Swan
Somewhere

[Killgore]

Black Swan = Fight Club for girls.

[Killgore]

Not that that's a bad thing. I enjoyed it a lot. Just saying that's all.

[gwynplaine]

Just watched The Outlaw Josey Wales again.

[CBGB]

The last great movies I've seen are
Modern Times. A wonderfully hilarious film thats messages and themes still apply today.
Paths of Glory. Stanley Kubrick's underrated masterpiece, brilliant direction and acting.
True Grit. An excellent Coen Brothers film, the acting, music and cinematography are top notch.

[gwynplaine]

Black Swan = Fight Club for girls.
:huh:

[Killgore]

:huh:

Major spoilers.
Lily looks the way Nina wants to look, she acts the she wants to act, dances the way she wants to dance -- and is mostly a figment of her imagination. She even kills her imaginary Lily by literally hurting herself, ala Jack and Tyler Durden.

Maybe Fight Club has just set me up to think that everyone in a movie is a imaginary projected character in the protagonists head, but from the first scene I suspected that Lily wasn't real. The only thing that differentiates Jack/Tyler from Nina/Lily is that Nina was extrapolating from a real person.

[gwynplaine]

Major spoilers.
Lily looks the way Nina wants to look, she acts the she wants to act, dances the way she wants to dance -- and is mostly a figment of her imagination. She even kills her imaginary Lily by literally hurting herself, ala Jack and Tyler Durden.

Maybe Fight Club has just set me up to think that everyone in a movie is a imaginary projected character in the protagonists head, but from the first scene I suspected that Lily wasn't real. The only thing that differentiates Jack/Tyler from Nina/Lily is that Nina was extrapolating from a real person.
I understand better what you mean now.

[gwynplaine]

Animal Kingdom. Great Film.

[SuperFerret]

Are we talking the last great film you've seen for the first time? Or just the last time you've seen a film you consider great, regardless of the times you've seen it or the age of the movie?

[hammerhedd11]

The latter.

[spider-neil]

if we are talking about the last great film full stop it would be either aliens and BttF because I just bought them on blu ray.

if we are talking about this year then that would be toy story.
I happen to think pixar is a hideously overrated studio with average movies like cars and finding nemo being LAUDED but I loved the heck out of toy story and have no problem with that movie picking up best picture but I doubt that will happen.

[gwynplaine]

1947's Kiss of Death. Great Movie.
I wonder if Richard Widmark creepy, sadistic, laughing killer was partly based on the Joker? Probably not, but cool and scary character nonetheless.

[bullets]

The Social Network , This weekend I saw The Fighter and Black Swan a second time.

[Crockett]

The latest for me.

The Thin Red Line - It's up there on my favorites from Malick.

On the Waterfront - Both Marlon Brando and Karl Malden delivered a great performances in this.

[danoyse]

The Sound of Music. I never get sick of that movie.

[Paste Pot Pete]

Black Swan - One of the most terrifying experiences in film. It's been a long time since I was literally on edge for the entire runtime (probably since Funny Games) with a mixture of horror and astonishment.

Inception - Even on third viewing, an incredibly engaging film. Exciting, thoughtful, innovative, everything a great movie should be.

[gwynplaine]

Lonely are the Brave.

[Homer J. Fong]

That would be Wayne's World.

[Fudgie]

The Godfather

[bullets]

There will be blood

[childeroland]

The King's Speech
Blue Valentine

[Sgt.Pepper]

Once Upon a Time in the West. Honestly I prefer this over the Dollars Trilogy.

[gwynplaine]

A Prophet.

[Crockett]

Once Upon a Time in the West.

[Max J Power]

I Was Born, But...
Arsenic and Old Lace
Duck Soup

[gwynplaine]

I Was Born, But...
Arsenic and Old Lace
Duck Soup
:up:

[Fudgie]

Marathon Man

[bullets]

Master and Commander : The far side of the world.

[Crockett]

Gone with the Wind.

[gwynplaine]

"Each Dawn I Die". James Cagney, Georges Raft. Great Prison Movie.

[nite-owl]

The Secret in Their Eyes

[Sgt.Pepper]

The New World

[Max J Power]

12 Angry Men
Blazing Saddles

[Sgt.Pepper]

Léon - Natalie Portman was completely brilliant in her film debut.

[Crockett]

Det Sjunde Inseglet (The Seventh Seal)

A masterpiece and one of my favorite from Bergman.

[hammerhedd11]

Man on the Moon

[Max J Power]

Dr. Strangelove
Shane
Maybe The King's Speech too

[gwynplaine]

^:up:

"The Friends of Eddie Coyle".
"The Set-Up".

[gwynplaine]

"Bad Day at Black Rock."

Spencer Tracy vs Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan and Ernest Borgnine:awesome:

[bullets]

Apocalypse Now

[hammerhedd11]

Atonement

[gwynplaine]

The Secret in Their Eyes
Same here.

[hammerhedd11]

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:dry:....what?

[Sundancer]

Shaun of the Dead.

[Pyroschik]

Couples' Retreat

[DarkSovereignty]

star trek (2009)

[hammerhedd11]

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[gwynplaine]

Mother

[Homer J. Fong]

^Hear hear!

I just watched From Russia with Love again.

[gwynplaine]

^Hear hear!

I just watched From Russia with Love again.
:up:
My favorite Bond film. Robert Shaw is such a great Bond villain. Probably the greatest.

[Max J Power]

Waking Life
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Blade Runner

[Banana-Hotdog]

The Chaser

[gwynplaine]

Waking Life
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Blade Runner
One of my favorite films. Among a lot of other things, I like that John Huston gave his father Walter one of his best part.

The Chaser
I want to see this one.

[Bim]

The Fighter. I honestly didn't expect to be blown away by it like i was. Fantastic performances all around, and a very compelling story.

[gwynplaine]

"Champion" a great boxing movie with a young Kirk Douglas.

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

The Seven Samurai.
Man that's a long movie.

[hammerhedd11]

Dead Man's Shoes

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

Yojimbo.
Throne Of Blood.

[gwynplaine]

"Mafioso."
Before The Godfather, there was Mafioso. If you don't mind subtitles, this is a must-see.

[DarkSovereignty]

Let Me In

[hammerhedd11]

Straw Dogs

[hammerhedd11]

Seven

[hammerhedd11]

Synecdoche New York

[gwynplaine]

Straw Dogs

Seven

Synecdoche New York
If you are on the letter S, I also recommend:
Soylent Green
La Strada
Seven Samurai
The Seventh Seal
Stop or My Mom Will Shoot (just kidding on that last one:woot:)

OK, last great movie I've seen:

"The Court Jester."
Danny Kaye at his best. And another great performance by Basil Rathbone.

[hammerhedd11]

Nope, now I'm going backwards:
Rango

[Max J Power]

The Night of the Hunter

[SuperFerret]

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Single best ending in cinematic history.

[gwynplaine]

The Night of the Hunter
:up::up:
One of my favorite films.

[nite-owl]

The Silence of the Lambs

[gwynplaine]

^:up:

"Knock on Wood." Another great Danny Kaye movie. Kinda like "North By Northwest" but with a very funny comedian instead of Cary Grant.
I can see why Kaye was such a huge star back then. I probably preferred "The Court Jester" though, it felt like a precursor to "The Princess Bride."

[gwynplaine]

"Spider Baby." "The Addams Family" meets "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." Nice little dark gem, I can see how it influenced a lot of film makers.

[Max J Power]

Crimes and Misdemeanors
Bananas

Both ends of the Woody Allen spectrum.

[gwynplaine]

Crimes and Misdemeanors
Bananas

Both ends of the Woody Allen spectrum.
Love both of them:up:

[gwynplaine]

"Deranged." (1974)
Another take on the Ed Gein story that inspired Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Silence of the Lambs and probably other films that I don't know about. There's a great performance by Roberts Blossom in the lead role. I had never heard of him before and he was particularly creepy. A good little cult horror film, not for the faint of heart.

[Homer J. Fong]

All About Eve on TCM last night

[gwynplaine]

The last great movie I've seen (again) was "Soylent Green" and speaking of green, the last great trailer I've seen was "The Green Lantern."

[bullets]

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

Kagemusha.

[danoyse]

Never Let Me Go

[gwynplaine]

^ Great Film:up:.
I was particularly moved by Andrew Garfield and Carey Mulligan's powerful performances. And Romanek's visuals were really beautiful.
I haven't read the books yet, but so far between this and "The Remains of the Day" (another favorite of mine), I really love Kazuo Ishiguro's adaptations on the big screen.

[danoyse]

^ Great Film:up:.
I was particularly moved by Andrew Garfield and Carey Mulligan's powerful performances. And Romanek's visuals were really beautiful.
I haven't read the books yet, but so far between this and "The Remains of the Day" (another favorite of mine), I really love Kazuo Ishiguro's adaptations on the big screen.

I just finished reading Never Let Me Go a few weeks ago, and I watched the movie last night. It really was an excellent adaptation, the performances alone just captured the book so well.

I haven't read Remains of the Day yet, but I loved the film.

[gwynplaine]

I just finished reading Never Let Me Go a few weeks ago, and I watched the movie last night. It really was an excellent adaptation, the performances alone just captured the book so well.

I haven't read Remains of the Day yet, but I loved the film.
Cool. It's really hard to adapt a good book on the screen. Kudos to Mark Romanek and James Ivory.

[hammerhedd11]

Animal Kingdom

[Max J Power]

The Grifters

[hammerhedd11]

World's Greatest Dad

[gwynplaine]

The Tin Star.
A great western, recommended by C.Lee, a film and Western expert.

[Duke]

The Empire Strikes Back.

Simply awesome movie.

[Duke]

A.I. Artificial Intelligence


Really good movie. Kinda underated movie IMO.:up:

[Figs]

The Wages of Fear

Fantastic movie. I'm still on the fence about the very last scene. On one hand it pissed me off, but on the other hand I think it was an interesting way to end it.

[gwynplaine]

The Wages of Fear

Fantastic movie. I'm still on the fence about the very last scene. On one hand it pissed me off, but on the other hand I think it was an interesting way to end it.
:up:
Awesome film. I love Charles Vanel and Yves Montand in it. I still haven't seen "Sorcerer" the William Friedkin remake.

[Figs]

:up:
Awesome film. I love Charles Vanel and Yves Montand in it. I still haven't seen "Sorcerer" the William Friedkin remake.

Just looked i up and Roy Scheider is in it. Just added it to my Neflix cue.

[gwynplaine]

Just looked i up and Roy Scheider is in it. Just added it to my Neflix cue.
I'll be interested to know what you think about it, specially since you saw the original one.

[Figs]

I'll be interested to know what you think about it, specially since you saw the original one.

It might be awhile, my cue is quite large.

[hammerhedd11]

Hanna

[HighFivingMF]

Finally saw Dog Day Afternoon!

[Vindex]

Reservoir Dogs

[gwynplaine]

Finally saw Dog Day Afternoon!
:up:
"Wyoming":woot:
R.I.P Sydney Lumet.

[HighFivingMF]

:up:
"Wyoming":woot:
R.I.P Sydney Lumet.
I had to rewind when his wife arrived. I immediately thought Wait, who is that guy?

[gwynplaine]

Haha:woot:

[hammerhedd11]

Cool Hand Luke

[Mary Jane Watson]

PA 2. I screamed loudly for 3 times.

[Sgt.Pepper]

Cool Hand Luke

:up:


The Ghost Writer

I saw the movie a few days ago but forgot to mention it here. Though a lot of people may not like Polanski, one can't deny that he is an excellent film-maker and it shows in the film. I highly recommend the film to those who enjoy conspiracy thriller.

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

Black Narcissus.

[Max J Power]

Blood Simple

[Mary Jane Watson]

The Expendables. BADASS action! 10/10

[bullets]

Forrest Gump

[dude love]

Collateral. Superb film. Everyone must watch it before they die.

[Ponyboy]

jackie brown (havent seen it in years)

[rnewbz]

Scream 4

[Max J Power]

Being There

[gwynplaine]

Being There
Dude, Night of the Hunter than Being There, you're on a roll.
Some of my all time favorites there:up:
Next Stop Barry Lyndon:woot:

[Ariakas]

The Guns of Navarone from 1961, one of the favourite films of my father.

[Duke]

Fletch!!! Funny movie!!!:woot:

[gwynplaine]

The Guns of Navarone from 1961, one of the favourite films of my father.
Good War Movie.

[hammerhedd11]

Blue Velvet

[Duke]

Star War III: Revenge of the Sith.

[Tron Bonne]

All that Jazz

[gwynplaine]

^:up:
Not a huge fan of musicals in general, but I love ATJ and Cabaret as well of course. Bob Fosse was the Man.

[hammerhedd11]

Boogie Nights

[Max J Power]

the Queen

[hammerhedd11]

Dancer in the Dark

[Sgt.Pepper]

The Fall

[gwynplaine]

Joe Kidd.

[Crockett]

Children of Men.

[Sgt.Pepper]

Cidade de Deus (City of God)

[Crockett]

Never Let Me Go

Great book and also a great movie.

[gwynplaine]

^Haven't read the book, but I loved the film.

_ Winchester 73.

[Crockett]

^Haven't read the book, but I loved the film.


I'm surprised that Romanek manages to adapt the book quite well actually. If you have the time you should definitely give the book a chance, one of the best books from the last decade in my opinion.

[gwynplaine]

I'm surprised that Romanek manages to adapt the book quite well actually. If you have the time you should definitely give the book a chance, one of the best books from the last decade in my opinion.
Cool:up:.
I loved reading and then watching "The Remains of the Day", so I will check it out for sure.
I was really impressed by Andrew Garfield and Carrey Mulligan in "Never Let Me Go." And Romanek's visuals were so beautiful. I loved that it was scifi but actually looked retro. That probably comes from the book.

[dude love]

Jee-woon Kim's A Bittersweet Life. Amazing.

[Doctor Jones]

Thor

And A.I. It's such an oddity and it's hard to gauge it. But it was very well made. Very touching, yet cold at the same time.

[childeroland]

Le Deuxime Souffle. Vintage Melville heist film. In its own way as good as Red Circle and Bob le Flambeur.
Three Times

[superjoint]

Tucker and Dale vs Evil, Genius movie!!

[hammerhedd11]

A Beautiful Mind

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

The Fugative.

[WinFaster]

Santa Sangre

[gwynplaine]

Someone up there likes me. Great young Paul Newman movie. Great boxing movie. Great Robert Wise movie.

[hammerhedd11]

Badlands

[hammerhedd11]

Gattaca

[Homer J. Fong]

Seven

[gwynplaine]

L.A Noire.

[Spider_Inferno]

I'd say Black Swan

[YoungE808]

Zodiac!

[hammerhedd11]

Groundhog Day

[rnewbz]

Network

[Pyro Man]

I Saw the Devil

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

The Duelists.

[gwynplaine]

^ My favorite Ridley Scott movie, right after Alien.

[nite-owl]

Mystic River. Possibly my favourite Eastwood movie as a director.

[gwynplaine]

"Unforgiven" is still probably my favorite Clint Eastwood directed movie.

[HighFivingMF]

I like Unforgiven best, but I think (or should I say hope?) that J. Edgar gives it a run for it's money.

[gwynplaine]

I like Unforgiven best, but I think (or should I say hope?) that J. Edgar gives it a run for it's money.
I hope too:up:

[childeroland]

I don't wanna get my hopes up--Unforgiven would be hard to top.

Last great movie: The Tree of Life

[hammerhedd11]

Army of Darkness

[Max J Power]

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room. Excellent documentary.

[Crockett]

Blue Velvet. A film that keeps getting better with repeated viewings.

[hammerhedd11]

The Aviator

[NongEyeGong]

I watched the original Highlander film for the first time ever. I can't believe I didn't watch it any sooner!

[hammerhedd11]

Sin City

[rnewbz]

Harold and Maude

[Crockett]

Magnolia.

[The Morningstar]

Misery.

[Sgt.Pepper]

Repulsion

[Knight Rise]

Quantum of Solace

[Spider-X]

X-Men: First Class

Loved it...though it throws some chronology out of wack and takes quite a few liberties with the source material (though all the x-men films have sooooo), I think it was extremely entertaining, well acted, and has a plot you can take seriously and pulls it off.

[The Navigator]

Unforgiven. It's like the anti-Leone.

[Knight Rise]

The Number 23. Love this

[hammerhedd11]

Porco Rosso

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

Pulp Fiction.

[The Navigator]

Apocalypse Now.

[hammerhedd11]

Afterschool

[hammerhedd11]

Princess Mononoke

[The Morningstar]

Apocalypse Now

[Cobblepot]

First Blood

[hammerhedd11]

A Prophet
The Horseman

[hammerhedd11]

Never Let Me Go

[Rowsdower!]

Super 8 was pretty awesome.

[kedrell]

Limitless

[The Morningstar]

Miller's Crossing
The Maltese Falcon

[Sgt.Pepper]

Pusher II

[Heffer Wolf]

True Grit (The new one, not the old one)

[Tron Bonne]

Blow Out

[Sgt.Pepper]

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

[The Morningstar]

Iron Man

[kedrell]

Prince of Egypt

[Homer J. Fong]

Cloverfield

[moviedoors]

Solaris (2002)

[bullets]

The Magnificent Seven.

[gwynplaine]

^ Great movie indeed:up: Even though I love Seven Samurai, I think I actually prefer the remake.

[nite-owl]

Possession

[RedSkull]

X Men First Class

[Thebumwhowalks]

The Idiots

Here's to the noble art of spassing out. :up:

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

Terminator 2.

[gwynplaine]

"Cedar Rapids."
Maybe not great, but really good. A must-see for any John C. Reilly fans (which I am.)

[Tron Bonne]

Night of the Hunter

[gwynplaine]

Night of the Hunter
:awesome:
My favorite film ever:up:

[Tron Bonne]

Oh, wow, really? I was pretty taken by how good it ended up being even though I've always heard great things. Mitchum was pretty mesmerizing.

[Spidermatrix53]

Tokyo Godfathers was pretty incredible, and I HATE anime.

[moviedoors]

"Children..."

[Homer J. Fong]

Out of the Past

[gwynplaine]

Oh, wow, really? I was pretty taken by how good it ended up being even though I've always heard great things. Mitchum was pretty mesmerizing.
I agree.
Laughton wanted to cast Gary Cooper first as Reverend Harry Powell, but he turned him down because he was afraid it would tarnish his image (for the same reason, Robert Redford turned down Kubrick's "Barry Lyndon.") I'm glad both of them did, because Robert Mitchum as well as Ryan O'Neal gave their career's best performances in those films imo.

"Children..."
:up:

[Team Andino]

I just finished about and hour ago "Match Point" and I absolutely loved it. Maybe it helped that I had no idea what it was about and was assuming it was a Romantic comedy/drama but man did I go for on hell of a ride. My brother bought it for me this weekend and I thought I'd give it a shot since he said how much he liked it let alone the fact he bough it for me. Wonderful!

[Bruce Banner]

Rear Window

[returntovoid]

Shutter Island

[darkseid26]

Rashomon

[Bunker]

Adaptation.

[Pyro Man]

The Player

[bullets]

Once Upon a Time in the West.

[nite-owl]

Cries and Whispers

[Crockett]

Cries and Whispers

Same here, I just watched it again. It's together with Persona one of my favorites from Bergman.

[nite-owl]

Same here, I just watched it again. It's together with Persona one of my favorites from Bergman.

I need to watch Persona again, The Seventh Seal and The Magician are my favourite Bergman movies.

[rnewbz]

L.A. Confidential

[Crockett]

I need to watch Persona again, The Seventh Seal and The Magician are my favourite Bergman movies.

Ah, those films too. :up:
There's so many good films by Bergman and I haven't even seen all of them...yet.

[hammerhedd11]

The Incredibles

[hammerhedd11]

Black Swan
American Psycho
Robocop

[fallenAngel]

Cold Weather. Maybe not a "great" movie but admirable in the sense that it kept me thoroughly entertained with barely any plot or budget.

[rnewbz]

Point Break

[nite-owl]

Blue Valentine

[hammerhedd11]

The Thing (1982)

[hammerhedd11]

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

[chesslover]

Mother

[Homer J. Fong]

Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows (both parts - Part 2 is great, but it's not its own movie)

[Max J Power]

Midnight in Paris

[psylockolussus]

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

[bullets]

Letters to Iwo Jima


Captain America

[bullets]

The Great Dictator

[gwynplaine]

I've seen good films, but unfortunately I haven't seen a great movie lately.

[TheIncredibleSk]

The Town. A great ****ing film.

[bullets]

I love that film. Mainly because I grew up next to Charlestown.

The Thin Red Line

[Tron Bonne]

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

[StarkTheProdigy]

Parts of Moulin Rouge. Friend showed me it, and I really want to watch the whole film, as I was extremely entertained by what I saw

[nite-owl]

Come and See

[fallenAngel]

Come and See

Great movie indeed.

[Tron Bonne]

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

[hammerhedd11]

Inception
The Fountain
American Psycho

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

Clockwork Orange.

[gwynplaine]

^ :awesome:
(Just got the Blu Ray.)

[psylockolussus]

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

[hammerhedd11]

The Social Network

[Secret Fawful]

The Invention of Lying

[Max J Power]

Minority Report

Has it really been a month since I saw a great movie or did I just neglect to post one somewhere along the way?