[Film] Film recommendations from this century

[Triggaaar]

Taken (the trilogy)

Are you mocking us? They made three of those movies. At some point you have to wonder if he’s just a bad parent.

 

[Lenny Rider]

Rockenrolla (2008) The Gentleman (2019)

Guy Ritchie‘s two best films by a country mile.

 

[Weststander]

Could not disagree more.

Would be interesting to know what films you enjoy watching.

The same.

I love to hear positive reviews, I note movies I’ve missed so far. Great idea for a thread.

 

[Weststander]

Are you mocking us? They made three of those movies. At some point you have to wonder if he’s just a bad parent.

I like going against the herd. When Kermode and parts of nsc tell the world that Liam Neeson sold out, I don’t give a xxxx.

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.

 

[jakarta]

1917, a lot of historical flaws but you can't stop watching it.

 

[Machiavelli]

Horror

Heriditary
Midsommar
28 Days Later
The Conjuring
The Others
Let the Right One In

Depressing but touching drama

The Father
Dogville
The Pianist

Surreal dream like

Mulholland Drive
Pan's Labyrinth

Sci-fi

Ex Machina
Blade Runner 2049
Children of Men
Minority Report
Arrival
The Man from Earth

Sexy Lesbian French Drama

Blue is the Warmest Colour


Misc

The Prestige
No Country for Old Men
Saint Maud
Lucky Number Slevin

There's some good ones on there. Of those, I can also recommend:
Dogville, Pan's Labyrinth and No Country for Old Men

 

[Triggaaar]

I like going against the herd. When Kermode and parts of nsc tell the world that Liam Neeson sold out, I don’t give a xxxx.

No I don't care either, if you like something then that's all that matters. I struggle to listen to Kermode simply because he keeps saying 'fare' (if you watch him, you'd know what I mean).

PS - I stole the line from Deadpool

 

[NooBHA]

Could not disagree more.

Would be interesting to know what films you enjoy watching.

" Our Ladies"

Drama / Comedy

Really funny and some good music as the soundtrack when the visit a Northern Soul Club in Edinburgh

 

[Johnny RoastBeef]

Marvellous the Neil 'Nello' Baldwin biopic. It really is Marvellous.

 

[Weststander]

No I don't care either, if you like something then that's all that matters. I struggle to listen to Kermode simply because he keeps saying 'fare' (if you watch him, you'd know what I mean).

PS - I stole the line from Deadpool

I listen to his positive reviews, then make my own mind up when he ‘has it in’ for an actor (they went commercial) or movie.

Punters including myself often just like 2 hours escapism, even if it is yet another attack on The White House or Airforce One .

Two other films I’m adding:

Olympus Has Fallen
The Phantom of the Opera

 

[Triggaaar]

Punters including myself often just like 2 hours escapism, even if it is yet another attack on The White House or Airforce One

Yep, same - although preferably a decent and slightly believable attack. Like Salt for example (poor reviews, but I liked it).

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Never listen to anyone else’s opinion on any film,

Utter nonsense. Whatever you’re into you’ll eventually find a reviewer/reporter who’s broadly in tune with what you like who will also be a good source of new material

 

[Guy Fawkes]

Fish Story (2009) - A comet approaches earth, threatening to end civilization when it impacts. On the streets of Japan, a single music store remains open, its proprietor insisting to his customers that the world is not coming to an end. He plays a forgotten song recorded by an obscure band 37 years ago, and insists that somehow, this song will save the world

In Darkness (2011) - the true story of Leopold Socha who hides Jewish refugees in the sewers of the German-occupied town of Lvov

 

[South Oz Seagull]

Never listen to anyone else’s opinion on any film, it is so, so subjective, and you’ll more than likely end up sitting through more absolute gash than decent stuff, plus we often remember favourite films with an element of nostalgia and fondness that often equates to less than the sum of its parts in the cold light of day.

As you were.

Absolutely. If you need assistance from what other people think you have little confidence in your own analytical skills.

 

[The Clamp]

Brotherhood Of The Wolf

 

[Half Time Pies]

I’ve only just realised that I have a thing for war films! These are ones that I watched more than once:

Fury - (about US tank crew fighting in Europe towards end of 2nd world War with Brad Pitt)

Dunkirk - (Christopher Nolan about 2nd world war mass evacuation of allied troops)

1917 - (1st world war Sam mendes oscar winner).

All quiet on the western front - (2022 remake on netflix - 1st world war told from German perspective).

Zero Dark Thirty - film about the hunt for osama bin laden

 

[Icy Gull]

Has the 2011 Norwegian film Headhunters been mentioned? Gripping stuff, well worth a watch imo

 

[brighton terra]

Into the Wild

Manchester by the Sea

 

[The Clamp]

Into the Wild

Manchester by the Sea

Manchester… is heartbreaking. Casey Affleck is superb in that .