Movie requests

[lynxgriffin]

Yes, two posts one right after the other, but I don't have much else to do right now so I'm posting anyway.

OKAY SO, in the month of August (so a couple of weeks from now) I think that I am going to hold off on any video games until BBS comes out, and instead focus on movies. For how much I want to, y'know, work in entertainment, I don't think that my movie literacy is up to snuff. So in the month of August, I will make it a point to watch one movie that I haven't seen yet every day of the month. 30 new movies should help me a bunch!

Flist, I want YOU to recommend me movies to watch! It can be anything you can think of, but since I am specifically looking to expand my movie literacy, I am looking for classics and/or landmarks in film. The sort of things people go "what, you haven't seen that?!" when you mention not having seen it.
- Black and white films are a-o-kay, even encouraged. Any time period is fine.
- Comedy, drama, action, don't care what it is, as long as it's good. I am not a fan of horror/slasher and would rather avoid horror recs (unless it's a classic/landmark film, like 'Alien.')
- No classically bad films, please! I get plenty of my bad-film dosage from MST3K! Would prefer good films for this.
- I love animated films the most, but just FYI, you will be VERY hard-pressed to find a Disney film that I haven't seen.
- If I've already seen it, I'll let you know!

EXTRA CREDIT: If you can link me to your movie rec on YouTube, Hulu, iTunes or any other place online, in return I will give you a free sketch request! (Something small and non-complicated, please.)

THANK YOU FLIST! And in return, I'll offer up a few movies that are pretty classic that other dudes may not have seen yet:

Wait Until Dark (Thriller/Suspense, 1967)
It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World (Comedy, 1963)

Comments

[lynxgriffin.livejournal.com]

I actually have Benny and Joon at home; it's one of my mom's fav movies. XD Delirious I haven't heard of, though...thanks for linkage!

[lazzchan.livejournal.com]

:P

Aw, I like a mom-favorite! :P

Other movies while I'm thinking about it...

"Better Off Dead" makes me giggle each time.

[lazzchan.livejournal.com]

And let me fix my link... argh

[lazzchan.livejournal.com]

http://www.hulu.com/watch/129855/delirious for Delirious. D:

[sillywhims.livejournal.com]

Er, I just kinda skimmed thru everybody's recommendations so if I'm repeating some, forgive me. And I forget which one's you have mentioned seeing before.

-Cinema Paradiso
-Pleasantville
-Cats Don't Dance
-Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (you have to watch this one a couple times to catch everything; very fast-paced dialogue and tiny details)
-Singing In the Rain
-Sadie Thompson (watched it in Music In Film, pretty good. Ends oddly because, iirc, the ending of the film was destroyed and they had to reuse footage)
-Surf's Up
-Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs
-District 9

I'll add more if I can think of anything.

[lynxgriffin.livejournal.com]

Hey, just because it's a mom-favorite doesn't mean it's a bleh movie! XD My mom also likes all the Harry Potter movies, and those are very much geek movies (when she's sooo not a geek), so there you go. XD

[lazzchan.livejournal.com]

^__^

[lynxgriffin.livejournal.com]

I've seen Pleasantville and Cats Don't Dance, although the rest I've either only seen parts of it not at all. I should probably at least see Singing in the Rain, Surf's Up and District 9. :O

[sillywhims.livejournal.com]

Singing in the Rain is just hilarious and a great example of classic Hollywood. Surf's Up is surprisingly funny and clever and District 9 is just awesome.

I have Surf's Up on my computer if you want me to upload it somewhere! I have the bootleg of D9, too, but the language of the credits is Russian I think.

[lynxgriffin.livejournal.com]

:O That would be totally awesome, thanks!

[sillywhims.livejournal.com]

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8UH4I071

[nalina.livejournal.com]

First one is... odd. But then it was a Terry Gilliam film. 8D It's not on youtube anymore from what I can see, alas, but http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0p9W47frhI trailer /o/

Return to OZ was by Disney, actually. :3 It got a lot of slack cause "it wasn't like the first one". Though it combines several OZ books together, it's actually in ways more like the book though than the old movie. Some of the characters really look like they fell out of the book illustrations. :D And it's on youtube! Although a lot of the ones have messed up audio. :( apparently http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zrRzlHW9to&feature=related has it fixed though. Too bad the quality is kinda meh. Widescreen is nice though. :O

[muffinsphinx.livejournal.com]

Definitely The Fall. It stars Lee Pace of Pushing Daisies fame, and it is the most beautiful movie I've ever seen, artistically and plot-wise.

Whoever suggested Singing In The Rain was absolutely right.

12 Monkeys and Brazil, directed by Terry Gilliam, because everyone needs a dose of "this is so incredibly weird wtf is going on" in their lives. These movies make Donny Darko look straightforward, especially 12 Monkeys.

[swyrel.livejournal.com]

The chick who voices Sophie in HMC plays the main girl in Dear Frankie. And if you've seen LotR (who hasn't), Billy Boyd is in On a Clear Day.