Need Some Help / Suggestions (WARNING: EPIC LIST AHEAD)

[The_Return]

Ok guys - here's another "give me a hand" thread.

As some of you might know, I'm graduating high school this year, in about 10 days. I'm not going off to university just yet: I'm staying home for a year to work / accumulate money / get some of my many film projects off the ground / build an acting resume / ect.

But on top of all that, I have another major goal for this year. Like many of you, I have a pretty decent sized DVD collection...it's nothing compared to a lot of the folks around here, but it's still a pretty solid size.

Now, my problem - and I've gotten a lot better then I used to be - is that I buy far, far more movies than I have time to watch. Therefore, a whole bunch of movies have accumulated on my shelves that I've never even taken out of the case.

My goal? I want to have watched everything that I own before I go away to school in about a year + a month. It should be more than doable...I mean, there are a lot, but it's a manageable number for sure. I'd shudder to think what Urge or Zwoti's list of unseen films must looks like...yikes.

Anyway, if I post the list here, would you guys be willing to skim through it and suggest some that I bump to the top of the pile? It would be highly appreciated!

List to come shortly...

[The_Return]

So as I went through my collection to make this list, I became really ashamed of my self for a couple reasons: first because I have a whole bunch of classics that I have no excuse for not having seen yet, and second because I own a LOT of crap that I dont have a lot of interest in watching :p

Anyway - here we go:


1. 3 Extremes, Vol. 2
2. A Perfect Murder (1998)
3. Adventures of Ford Fairlane
4. Alamo, The (1960)
5. Alien: Resurrection
6. All About Eve
7. American History X
8. American Madness (1932)
9. American Werewolf in Paris
10. Apocalypse Now
11. Apt Pupil
12. AVP: Alien Vs. Predator
13. Batman: The Movie
14. Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
15. Beverly Hills Cop
16. Beverly Hills Cop 2
17. Beverly Hills Cop 3
18. Blade in the Dark
19. Blade: House of Chthon
20. Breathing Fire
21. Bride of Re-Animator
22. Brides of Dracula
23. Bringing Out the Dead
24. Candyman
25. Chasing Amy
26. Children of the Damned (1963)
27. Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury
28. Conan the Destroyer
29. Congo
30. Crimes and Misdemeanors
31. Curse of Frankenstein
32. Dances with Wolves
33. Daredevil - Director's Cut
34. Dark Water (2002)
35. Demons
36. Diamonds Are Forever
37. Dirty Dozen, The (1967)
38. Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
39. Doctor Blood's Coffin
40. Dolls
41. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
42. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
43. Dr. No
44. Enter the Dragon
45. Eraser
46. Evening with Kevin Smith
47. Evil of Frankenstein
48. Exorcist 3
49. Family Plot
50. Fire Down Below
51. Flight of the Phoenix
52. Four Rooms
53. From Russia with Love
54. Ghost and the Darkness
55. Ghost World
56. Glen or Glenda?
57. Godfather Part III
58. GoldenEye
59. Goldfinger
60. Grand Hotel
61. Graveyard Shift
62. Grosse Pointe Blank
63. Groundhog Day
64. Hard Boiled
65. Hatari!
66. Heat
67. High and the Mighty
68. High Fidelity
69. Hollywoodland
70. Horror in the Attic
71. I Wake Up Screaming
72. Ice Harvest
73. Iguana
74. In Harm's Way
75. Incident at Loch Ness
76. Infernal Affairs
77. Infernal Affairs 2
78. Infernal Affairs 3
79. Interview with the Vampire
80. Invisible Agent (1942)
81. Invisible Man's Revenge, The (1944)
82. Invisible Woman, The (1940)
83. Island in the Sky
84. Jail Bait (1954)
85. Kiss of Death (1995)
86. Kiss of the Vampire
87. Lady in the Water
88. Lady Vengeance
89. Land of the Minotaur
90. Last Days of Frank & Jesse James
91. Last Days of Pompeii (1935)
92. Laura
93. Lawrence of Arabia
94. Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3
95. Life & Death of Peter Sellers
96. Macabre
97. Magnificent Seven, The (1960)
98. Mallrats
99. Maltese Falcon, The (1931)
100. Man Who Knew Too Much, The (1956)
101. Man with the Golden Gun
102. Man with the Screaming Brain
103. Masters of Horror: Brad Anderson - Sounds Like
104. Masters of Horror: Peter Medak - The Washingtonians
105. Masters of Horror: Tobe Hooper - The Damned Thing
106. Masters of Horror: Tom Holland - We All Scream for Ice Cream
107. Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1999)
108. Mighty Joe Young (1949)
109. Misery
110. Moonraker
111. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
112. Mystic River
113. Near Dark
114. Nick of Time
115. Night Creatures
116. Night Strangler, The (1973)
117. Nightmare
118. Ninja Scroll
119. Nomads
120. On Deadly Ground
121. One-Armed Swordsman
122. Out for Justice
123. Paranoiac
124. People Under the Stairs
125. Puppet Masters, The (1994)
126. Quest for Fire
127. Quicksand
128. Rain Man
129. Raising Arizona
130. Ravenous
131. Rich and Strange
132. Robocop 3
133. Roman Holiday
134. Satan Met a Lady (1936)
135. Scarlet Street
136. Secret Agent (1936)
137. Serpico
138. Shadow of the Vampire
139. Shocker
140. Silver Bullet
141. Sister Street Fighter
142. Sleeping Dogs (1977)
143. Smash Palace
144. Snake & Crane Secret
145. Snatch
146. Starship Troopers
147. Stealth
148. Stephen King's Desperation
149. Stir of Echoes
150. Street Fighter (1974)
151. Street Fighter's Last Revenge
152. Streetcar Named Desire
153. Suddenly
154. Surviving the Game
155. Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
156. Taste the Blood of Dracula
157. Terror
158. Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation
159. The Fog (2005)
160. The Game (1997)
161. The Hitcher (1986)
162. The Keeper
163. The Lost Voyage
164. The Majestic
165. The Ninth Gate
166. The Phantom Creeps
167. The Philadelphia Story
168. The Score
169. The Woods (2005)
170. Thirty-Nine Steps
171. This Is Spinal Tap
172. Thunderball
173. Tigerland
174. Topaz
175. Torn Curtain (1966)
176. Training Day
177. Trapped in Paradise
178. Tremors (1990)
179. Tremors 2: Aftershocks (1996)
180. Tremors 3: Back to Perfection (2001)
181. Tremors 4: The Legend Begins (2003)
182. Trouble with Harry
183. Truth About Charlie
184. Undead (2003)
185. United 93
186. Vanishing Point (1997)
187. Village of the Damned (1960)
188. Waking Life
189. War of the Worlds, The (1953)
190. Waxwork
191. Waxwork II: Lost in Time
192. Wayne's World
193. Wayne's World 2
194. When Worlds Collide (1951)
195. White Christmas
196. White Heat
197. Wild Bunch, The
198. You Can't Take It with You (1938)
199. You Only Live Twice
200. Young and Innocent
201. Young Guns
202. Young Tiger
203. Zombie 4: After Death
204. Zombie 5: Killing Birds


...and there you have it folks. Any suggestions as to where I should start?

[urgeok2]

batman : the movie.

move to #1 spot (i'm not joking)

[Despare]

The Hitcher, The Ninth Gate, This is Spinal Tap, and Raising Arizona need to be moved up for sure. So many good ones you haven't seen though... it's hard to choose.

[The_Return]

batman : the movie.

move to #1 spot (i'm not joking)

I'm really, really pumped to watch that, actually - I grew up watching re-runs of the Adam West TV show and I'm dying to catch some of that again.

My girlfriend adores that movie, so we're waiting for a chance to watch it together...cant wait.

[urgeok2]

those for sure ..

also - incident at loch ness ..grosse point blank ..


shit - it's easier to provide a list of the ones that arent worth watching.

[Despare]

those for sure ..

also - incident at loch ness ..grosse point blank ..


shit - it's easier to provide a list of the ones that arent worth watching.

Exactly... I just saw Groundhog Day which I have a soft spot for and Hard Boiled, one of the best damned action movies ever made; PERIOD.

[The_Return]

also - incident at loch ness

That movie is like, cursed for me. I've sat down to watch it about 3-4 times, but something ALWAYS interrupts me before I can even get it started.

I guess I should make it a priority...again, haha.


shit - it's easier to provide a list of the ones that arent worth watching.

Thats a solid plan - go right ahread:)

[urgeok2]

[QUOTE=The_Return;705091]

only my opintion of course .. but these stand out as the ones i would consider a waste of time unless you've seen EVERYTHING else :


3. Adventures of Ford Fairlane
5. Alien: Resurrection
9. American Werewolf in Paris
12. AVP: Alien Vs. Predator
17. Beverly Hills Cop 3
19. Blade: House of Chthon
28. Conan the Destroyer
29. Congo
50. Fire Down Below
79. Interview with the Vampire
87. Lady in the Water
120. On Deadly Ground
128. Rain Man
132. Robocop 3
140. Silver Bullet
148. Stephen King's Desperation
159. The Fog (2005)
160. The Game (1997)
179. Tremors 2: Aftershocks (1996)
180. Tremors 3: Back to Perfection (2001)
181. Tremors 4: The Legend Begins (2003)
203. Zombie 4: After Death
204. Zombie 5: Killing Birds

there were other 'meh's' and a few i didnt know .. but these were the ones that reall stood out

[neverending]

Here would be my list of top picks, so you'll probably want to, like, skip them altogether or something.

All About Eve
Apocalypse Now
Bride of Re-Animator
Curse of Frankenstein
Evil of Frankenstein
Glen or Glenda?
Maltese Falcon, The (1931)
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
Misery
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
People Under the Stairs
Raising Arizona
Ravenous
Stir of Echoes
Roman Holiday
This Is Spinal Tap
Village of the Damned (1960)
War of the Worlds, The (1953)
When Worlds Collide (1951)
White Christmas
White Heat
Wild Bunch, The

[novakru]

Nevermind what to watch first.
Buy portable dvd players and one that is waterproof.
Put them everywhere...the car, the shower, in front of the toilet....

[Doc Faustus]

Theme nights. You gotta have theme nights. Get your Bond out of the way. Doctor No , Goldfinger and You Only Live Twice are a great triple feature. Next, work on the Hammer Box. Kiss and Brides go well together, Nightmare is kinda crappy. Then work on your noirs. I believe in you. You can do this. My girlfriend and I once watched the fifty horror classics over a long weekend and still got stuff done. Pace yourself and don't be a hero. There will be days you're doing nothing. You're an artist taking a year off from college. It will not be hard to find movie time. Trust me on this.

[The_Return]

Thanks for the suggestions / encouragement guys! :D

Wanna hear some really great news? I realized that I was sitting beside a pile of DVDs that I had yet to enter into my DVD Aficionado account, so they missed out on the originally posted list! So here's a small little addition:

205. River’s Edge
206. Gods and Monsters
207. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982)
208. The Quiet Earth
209. The Wild One
210. The Conformist
211. Inland Empire
212. Happy Accidents
213. 5 Days to Midnight
214. The Hustler
215. Sunset Boulevard

[Doc Faustus]

Ooh...Sunset Boulevard and All About Eve double feature all the way. Screw you fifties Hollywood!

[neverending]

Thanks for the suggestions / encouragement guys! :D

Wanna hear some really great news? I realized that I was sitting beside a pile of DVDs that I had yet to enter into my DVD Aficionado account, so they missed out on the originally posted list! So here's a small little addition:

205. River’s Edge
206. Gods and Monsters
207. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982)
208. The Quiet Earth
209. The Wild One
210. The Conformist
211. Inland Empire
212. Happy Accidents
213. 5 Days to Midnight
214. The Hustler
215. Sunset Boulevard

Three essential films there- The Wild One, The Hustler & Sunset Boulevard.

[missmacabre]

candyman
ghost world (read the graphic novel if you get a chance first, makes the movie so much better)
chasing amy
enter the dragon (little slow to start but keep with it)
evening with kevin smith (hilarious)
four rooms (i really liked it)
mall rats( ok so i have a thing for kevin smith)
misery (ive only seen it once but it made a huge impression on me)
the majestic (really was a gem imo)
tremors (but only really the first one)
all the waynes worlds (hehe can't go wrong there)
the wild bunch
stir of echoes (my perfect movie)

[novakru]

You ever have one of those nights you can't sleep and it's about to storm (cool winds blowing, strong misty scents in the air)

Watch The Quiet Earth:)

[GorePhobia]

So are these movies movies you have never even seen before??

Just curious. Here is my list.

7. American History X
10. Apocalypse Now
11. Apt Pupil
25. Chasing Amy
46. Evening with Kevin Smith
52. Four Rooms
63. Groundhog Day
66. Heat
68. High Fidelity
72. Ice Harvest
76. Infernal Affairs
79. Interview with the Vampire
88. Lady Vengeance
98. Mallrats
124. People Under the Stairs
145. Snatch
155. Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
171. This Is Spinal Tap

[newb]

1. 3 Extremes, Vol. 2
2. A Perfect Murder (1998)
3. Adventures of Ford Fairlane
4. Alamo, The (1960)
5. Alien: Resurrection
6. All About Eve
7. American History X
8. American Madness (1932)
9. American Werewolf in Paris
10. Apocalypse Now
11. Apt Pupil
12. AVP: Alien Vs. Predator
13. Batman: The Movie
14. Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
15. Beverly Hills Cop
16. Beverly Hills Cop 2
17. Beverly Hills Cop 3
18. Blade in the Dark
19. Blade: House of Chthon
20. Breathing Fire
21. Bride of Re-Animator
22. Brides of Dracula
23. Bringing Out the Dead
24. Candyman
25. Chasing Amy
26. Children of the Damned (1963)
27. Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury
28. Conan the Destroyer
29. Congo
30. Crimes and Misdemeanors
31. Curse of Frankenstein
32. Dances with Wolves
33. Daredevil - Director's Cut
34. Dark Water (2002)
35. Demons
36. Diamonds Are Forever
37. Dirty Dozen, The (1967)
38. Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
39. Doctor Blood's Coffin
40. Dolls
41. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
42. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
43. Dr. No
44. Enter the Dragon
45. Eraser
46. Evening with Kevin Smith
47. Evil of Frankenstein
48. Exorcist 3
49. Family Plot
50. Fire Down Below
51. Flight of the Phoenix
52. Four Rooms
53. From Russia with Love
54. Ghost and the Darkness
55. Ghost World
56. Glen or Glenda?
57. Godfather Part III
58. GoldenEye
59. Goldfinger
60. Grand Hotel
61. Graveyard Shift
62. Grosse Pointe Blank
63. Groundhog Day
64. Hard Boiled
65. Hatari!
66. Heat
67. High and the Mighty
68. High Fidelity
69. Hollywoodland
70. Horror in the Attic
71. I Wake Up Screaming
72. Ice Harvest
73. Iguana
74. In Harm's Way
75. Incident at Loch Ness
76. Infernal Affairs
77. Infernal Affairs 2
78. Infernal Affairs 3
79. Interview with the Vampire
80. Invisible Agent (1942)
81. Invisible Man's Revenge, The (1944)
82. Invisible Woman, The (1940)
83. Island in the Sky
84. Jail Bait (1954)
85. Kiss of Death (1995)
86. Kiss of the Vampire
87. Lady in the Water
88. Lady Vengeance
89. Land of the Minotaur
90. Last Days of Frank & Jesse James
91. Last Days of Pompeii (1935)
92. Laura
93. Lawrence of Arabia
94. Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3
95. Life & Death of Peter Sellers
96. Macabre
97. Magnificent Seven, The (1960)
98. Mallrats
99. Maltese Falcon, The (1931)
100. Man Who Knew Too Much, The (1956)
101. Man with the Golden Gun
102. Man with the Screaming Brain
103. Masters of Horror: Brad Anderson - Sounds Like
104. Masters of Horror: Peter Medak - The Washingtonians
105. Masters of Horror: Tobe Hooper - The Damned Thing
106. Masters of Horror: Tom Holland - We All Scream for Ice Cream
107. Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1999)
108. Mighty Joe Young (1949)
109. Misery
110. Moonraker
111. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
112. Mystic River
113. Near Dark
114. Nick of Time
115. Night Creatures
116. Night Strangler, The (1973)
117. Nightmare
118. Ninja Scroll
119. Nomads
120. On Deadly Ground
121. One-Armed Swordsman
122. Out for Justice
123. Paranoiac
124. People Under the Stairs
125. Puppet Masters, The (1994)
126. Quest for Fire
127. Quicksand
128. Rain Man
129. Raising Arizona
130. Ravenous
131. Rich and Strange
132. Robocop 3
133. Roman Holiday
134. Satan Met a Lady (1936)
135. Scarlet Street
136. Secret Agent (1936)
137. Serpico
138. Shadow of the Vampire
139. Shocker
140. Silver Bullet
141. Sister Street Fighter
142. Sleeping Dogs (1977)
143. Smash Palace
144. Snake & Crane Secret
145. Snatch
146. Starship Troopers
147. Stealth
148. Stephen King's Desperation
149. Stir of Echoes
150. Street Fighter (1974)
151. Street Fighter's Last Revenge
152. Streetcar Named Desire
153. Suddenly
154. Surviving the Game
155. Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
156. Taste the Blood of Dracula
157. Terror
158. Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation
159. The Fog (2005)
160. The Game (1997)
161. The Hitcher (1986)
162. The Keeper
163. The Lost Voyage
164. The Majestic
165. The Ninth Gate
166. The Phantom Creeps
167. The Philadelphia Story
168. The Score
169. The Woods (2005)
170. Thirty-Nine Steps
171. This Is Spinal Tap
172. Thunderball
173. Tigerland
174. Topaz
175. Torn Curtain (1966)
176. Training Day
177. Trapped in Paradise
178. Tremors (1990)
179. Tremors 2: Aftershocks (1996)
180. Tremors 3: Back to Perfection (2001)
181. Tremors 4: The Legend Begins (2003)
182. Trouble with Harry
183. Truth About Charlie
184. Undead (2003)
185. United 93
186. Vanishing Point (1997)
187. Village of the Damned (1960)
188. Waking Life
189. War of the Worlds, The (1953)
190. Waxwork
191. Waxwork II: Lost in Time
192. Wayne's World
193. Wayne's World 2
194. When Worlds Collide (1951)
195. White Christmas
196. White Heat
197. Wild Bunch, The
198. You Can't Take It with You (1938)
199. You Only Live Twice
200. Young and Innocent
201. Young Guns
202. Young Tiger
203. Zombie 4: After Death
204. Zombie 5: Killing Birds

[alkytrio666]

You need to drop what you're doing right now and watch Apocalypse Now. Whatever expectations you may have about the film will be shaken and you will experience an escapism you have never felt before while watching a movie. It isn't a war movie, despite what Blockbuster tags it as. It stands alone as one of the most ferociously original pieces of filmmaking of any generation.

Also, slide All About Eve, Lawrence of Arabia, White Heat, The Philadelphia Story, Rain Man, and Near Dark to the top of your list.

[_____V_____]

These are the ones I recommend for your yearly viewing :-

6 All About Eve
7 American History X
8 American Madness (1932)
10 Apocalypse Now
11 Apt Pupil
13 Batman: The Movie
14 Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
15 Beverly Hills Cop
18 Blade in the Dark
21 Bride of Re-Animator
22 Brides of Dracula
24 Candyman
25 Chasing Amy
30 Crimes and Misdemeanors
31 Curse of Frankenstein
32 Dances with Wolves
34 Dark Water (2002)
35 Demons
36 Diamonds Are Forever
37 Dirty Dozen, The (1967)
38 Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
41 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
42 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
43 Dr. No
44 Enter the Dragon
45 Eraser
46 Evening with Kevin Smith
48 Exorcist 3
49 Family Plot
53 From Russia with Love
54 Ghost and the Darkness
55 Ghost World
57 Godfather Part III
58 GoldenEye
59 Goldfinger
60 Grand Hotel
62 Grosse Pointe Blank
63 Groundhog Day
64 Hard Boiled
66 Heat
67 High and the Mighty
68 High Fidelity
71 I Wake Up Screaming
75 Incident at Loch Ness
76 Infernal Affairs
77 Infernal Affairs 2
78 Infernal Affairs 3
79 Interview with the Vampire
88 Lady Vengeance
92 Laura
93 Lawrence of Arabia
94 Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3
95 Life & Death of Peter Sellers
97 Magnificent Seven, The (1960)
98 Mallrats
99 Maltese Falcon, The (1931)
100 Man Who Knew Too Much, The (1956)
101 Man with the Golden Gun
102 Man with the Screaming Brain
103 Masters of Horror: Brad Anderson - Sounds Like
107 Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1999)
109 Misery
110 Moonraker
111 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
112 Mystic River
113 Near Dark
114 Nick of Time
115 Night Creatures
118 Ninja Scroll
121 One-Armed Swordsman
123 Paranoiac
124 People Under the Stairs
125 Puppet Masters, The (1994)
126 Quest for Fire
128 Rain Man
129 Raising Arizona
130 Ravenous
131 Rich and Strange
133 Roman Holiday
135 Scarlet Street
136 Secret Agent (1936)
137 Serpico
138 Shadow of the Vampire
139 Shocker
145 Snatch
146 Starship Troopers
149 Stir of Echoes
150 Street Fighter (1974)
152 Streetcar Named Desire
153 Suddenly
155 Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
160 The Game (1997)
161 The Hitcher (1986)
164 The Majestic
165 The Ninth Gate
167 The Philadelphia Story
168 The Score
170 Thirty-Nine Steps
171 This Is Spinal Tap
172 Thunderball
173 Tigerland
174 Topaz
175 Torn Curtain (1966)
176 Training Day
178 Tremors (1990)
182 Trouble with Harry
184 Undead (2003)
185 United 93
186 Vanishing Point (1997)
187 Village of the Damned (1960)
189 War of the Worlds, The (1953)
192 Wayne's World
193 Wayne's World 2
194 When Worlds Collide (1951)
195 White Christmas
196 White Heat
197 Wild Bunch, The
199 You Only Live Twice
200 Young and Innocent
201 Young Guns
205 River’s Edge
206 Gods and Monsters
207 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982)
208 The Quiet Earth
209 The Wild One
210 The Conformist
211 Inland Empire
212 Happy Accidents
214 The Hustler
215 Sunset Boulevard




And these are the ones you can skip for now, or rummage through at a later date when you have nothing else to watch :-


1 3 Extremes, Vol. 2
2 A Perfect Murder (1998)
3 Adventures of Ford Fairlane
4 Alamo, The (1960)
5 Alien: Resurrection
9 American Werewolf in Paris
12 AVP: Alien Vs. Predator
16 Beverly Hills Cop 2
17 Beverly Hills Cop 3
19 Blade: House of Chthon
20 Breathing Fire
23 Bringing Out the Dead
26 Children of the Damned (1963)
27 Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury
28 Conan the Destroyer
29 Congo
33 Daredevil - Director's Cut
39 Doctor Blood's Coffin
40 Dolls
47 Evil of Frankenstein
50 Fire Down Below
51 Flight of the Phoenix
52 Four Rooms
56 Glen or Glenda?
61 Graveyard Shift
65 Hatari!
69 Hollywoodland
70 Horror in the Attic
72 Ice Harvest
73 Iguana
74 In Harm's Way
80 Invisible Agent (1942)
81 Invisible Man's Revenge, The (1944)
82 Invisible Woman, The (1940)
83 Island in the Sky
84 Jail Bait (1954)
85 Kiss of Death (1995)
86 Kiss of the Vampire
87 Lady in the Water
89 Land of the Minotaur
90 Last Days of Frank & Jesse James
91 Last Days of Pompeii (1935)
96 Macabre
104 Masters of Horror: Peter Medak - The Washingtonians
105 Masters of Horror: Tobe Hooper - The Damned Thing
106 Masters of Horror: Tom Holland - We All Scream for Ice Cream
108 Mighty Joe Young (1949)
116 Night Strangler, The (1973)
117 Nightmare
119 Nomads
120 On Deadly Ground
122 Out for Justice
127 Quicksand
132 Robocop 3
134 Satan Met a Lady (1936)
140 Silver Bullet
141 Sister Street Fighter
142 Sleeping Dogs (1977)
143 Smash Palace
144 Snake & Crane Secret
147 Stealth
148 Stephen King's Desperation
151 Street Fighter's Last Revenge
154 Surviving the Game
156 Taste the Blood of Dracula
157 Terror
158 Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation
159 The Fog (2005)
162 The Keeper
163 The Lost Voyage
166 The Phantom Creeps
169 The Woods (2005)
177 Trapped in Paradise
179 Tremors 2: Aftershocks (1996)
180 Tremors 3: Back to Perfection (2001)
181 Tremors 4: The Legend Begins (2003)
183 Truth About Charlie
188 Waking Life
190 Waxwork
191 Waxwork II: Lost in Time
198 You Can't Take It with You (1938)
202 Young Tiger
203 Zombie 4: After Death
204 Zombie 5: Killing Birds
213 5 Days to Midnight




Happy viewing!

[cactus]

Pretty much everyone has given great recommendations, especially Apocalypse Now and The Wild Bunch.

The only recommendation that I can really add is to take number 159, The Fog (2005) and move it slowly away from the dvd player...don't let it come close, you may be tempted, but no...don't let it happen. For the love of god, don't let it happen.

[The_Return]

You need to drop what you're doing right now and watch Apocalypse Now. Whatever expectations you may have about the film will be shaken and you will experience an escapism you have never felt before while watching a movie. It isn't a war movie, despite what Blockbuster tags it as. It stands alone as one of the most ferociously original pieces of filmmaking of any generation.


The only reason I haven't watched that one yet is because I got it in my head that I should read Heart of Darkness first...can't get through that book for the life of me. Conrad makes Lovecraft look like Dean Koontz...

I think I'll just give up on the stupid book and watch Apocalypse Now really soon. I've put ot off way too long :)

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

#1 Bringing Out the Dead
#2 Tremors (1990)
#3 Stir of Echoes

other movies that are really good

The Hitcher (1986)
American History X
63 Groundhog Day
68 High Fidelity
Candyman
Stir of Echoes

[Elvis_Christ]

[QUOTE=The_Return;705091]

only my opintion of course .. but these stand out as the ones i would consider a waste of time unless you've seen EVERYTHING else :

3. Adventures of Ford Fairlane
140. Silver Bullet


:eek: WHAT?!

Those are both great flicks!

Watch Ford Fairlane A.S.A.P it's a fuckin' classic! One of my favorite comedy films ever.

[roshiq]

Apocalypse Now
Batman: The Movie
Candyman
Dirty Dozen, The (1967)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
Dr. No
Enter the Dragon
Eraser
Exorcist 3
From Russia with Love
Heat
Infernal Affairs
Interview with the Vampire
Lady Vengeance
Magnificent Seven, The (1960)
Man Who Knew Too Much, The (1956)
Misery
Mystic River
Rain Man
Roman Holiday
Serpico
Snatch
Stir of Echoes
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
The Hitcher (1986)
Thirty-Nine Steps
Training Day
Tremors (1990)
Wild Bunch, The
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Young Guns

[Rayne]

When I have a lot of movies piled up that I haven't watched yet, I separate them into 2 piles

1) Movies that might not be so great
2) Movies I think I'll really like

I watch the not-so-good movies first, then save the best for last...That way the possibly bad movies don't seem AS bad (like if Britney Spears had to follow Children Of Bodom, she would suck so much harder :p)...and the good ones, are even better :)

Then, when I get to the good ones...I close my eyes, reach into the pile, and we watch whatever I pull out...Makes it kinda fun

[ferretchucker]

At the moment my DVD collection is abysmal. Good DVDs, but there are only about 20. Seriously, when I get a job, my lifes goal is to get a DVD collection that big. Watching them, I'll think about later!

[massacre man]

batman : the movie.

move to #1 spot (i'm not joking)

I concur...

[GorePhobia]

I have over 300 DVDs but for the most part I have seen mostly all of them either in the theatre, on TV, on the actual DVD itself. I do have a few....maybe 5-10 that I have never seen.

[Despare]

[QUOTE=urgeok2;705101]

:eek: WHAT?!

Those are both great flicks!

Watch Ford Fairlane A.S.A.P it's a fuckin' classic! One of my favorite comedy films ever.

I agree, Ford Fairlane is hilarious, at least I think it is. You have to admit though Elvis... the movie is an acquired taste. I've watched it with plenty of people who just look at me confused through most of it.

[ferretchucker]

Yeh, I've seen countless films, but have very few at my disposal. When I get a job you bet your cotton socks I'll get a big collection.

[The_Return]

This is awesome guys, thanks a ton!

My first order of business is to finish off Twin Peaks, which shouldn't take me past the end of the week...then as soon as that's out of the way I'll start digging in to some recommendations :D

[The_Return]

So, instead of working on shortening this list...I've kinda been making it longer :o

Here are some additions:

216. Roma
217. Satyricon
218. Gotham Knight
219. Glengarry Glen Ross
220. L.A. Confidential
221. Road House
222. Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
223. The Nin9s
224. Hot Fuzz
225. Dogma
226. Bug
227. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

I need to watch more + buy less....

[Elvis_Christ]

I never got into LA Confidential it was always just a lot of hype to me.

Before The Devil Knows You're Dead and Bug were two of the best flicks I've seen in awhile.

Road House is a pretty fun watch from what I remember. I was thinking of grabbing it the other day. Sam Elliot and Ben Gazzara are great in it and The Jeff Healey band fuckin' rock in it. The final fight scene always stood out to me cuz it had some brutal shit in it. It should stand out as a really good B-Movie that I'm looking forward to revisiting.

I liked Hot Fuzz too but it seems to get a mixed reaction from people. Timothy Dalton looks like he's having a lot of fun as the villain anyways.

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

#1 Bringing Out the Dead
#2 Tremors (1990)
#3 Stir of Echoes

have you watched these three yet?

[The_Return]

Road House is a pretty fun watch from what I remember. I was thinking of grabbing it the other day. Sam Elliot and Ben Gazzara are great in it and The Jeff Healey band fuckin' rock in it. The final fight scene always stood out to me cuz it had some brutal shit in it. It should stand out as a really good B-Movie that I'm looking forward to revisiting.


I caught the first half hour or so of it on TV last summer when I was on vacation and it seemed like a damn fun movie. Couldn't resist when I saw it in the bargain bin for $3, haha.

#1 Bringing Out the Dead
#2 Tremors (1990)
#3 Stir of Echoes

have you watched these three yet?

Watched Bringing Out The Dead this morning...really enjoyed it.

[_____V_____]

216. Roma - no idea,
217. Satyricon - no idea,
218. Gotham Knight - hearing very good things about it,
219. Glengarry Glen Ross - Very, very good,
220. L.A. Confidential - Excellent,
221. Road House - Another good one,
222. Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead - Hearing excellent reports,
223. The Nin9s - No idea,
224. Hot Fuzz - Fun and entertaining,
225. Dogma - great movie,
226. Bug - Excellent...must watch,
227. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm - Superb, best Batman yet


I guess I d say this :- Bump Bug, Dogma, LA Confidential, Glengarry Glen Ross, Gotham Knight/ Mask of Phantasm higher on your list of must-watches, then take it from there.

[neverending]

I'm surprised you haven't watched these Fellini classics, V!

[_____V_____]

I'm surprised you haven't watched these Fellini classics, V!

Not everyone is perfect. :p

The only Fellini I have watched till now is City of Women. Loved it.

[The_Return]

I've only seen one Fellini myself, Nights of Cabiria. Likewise, I loved it - hence why I picked up a few more :)