Mine is Lost Highway. It’s one of the most amazing pieces of media I’ve ever experienced. It’s dark, surreal, and I still don’t know what it’s about for sure. I have my own interpretation, as do many others. Who’s right? We’ll never know. The film is a fucking trip. I highly recommend.

  • mumblerfish@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Pride (2014), maybe? So hard to pick one. But I do love this one. Two very different communities comming together and supporting each other in the worst of times. Filled with love and laughs.

    Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners!

  • stoicEuropean@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    “Rubber” - It’s a (french?) movie about a car wheel that suddenly becomes aware of its own existence. It then starts rolling around, and somehow it has the ability to KILL telepathically. It starts small with squirrles or rats exploding, but at some point even the military needs to intervene.

    I like trash :)

  • southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    Damn. I have a hard time pinning that down. Way easier by genre, but even there I wouldn’t come to a permanent conclusion since the process is highly dependent on what I remember.

    Most of the time, I end up on Fight Club. It’s my most rewatched movie for sure. It hits the right buttons between tight acting, phenomenal camera work, a structure that works, and a concept that can be challenging when first encountered. I hate that it got turned into a symbol for morons that only look at the surface of it, but that’s people for ya; they’ll take the exact opposite message from something and run with it like a pair of scissors.

    That being said, I’ve watched spaceballs damn near as many times, along with young Frankenstein. Most of the Brookes ouvre rank pretty damn high for me, and dominate my comedy folders.

    But there’s also Princess Bride that’s such a simple and comfortable movie, and Rocky Horror that thrills, chills, and fulfills me. All of those, I’ve seen so many times I’ve lost count, but reach triple digits (and probably exceed that considering I’ve been known to put any of those on to help me sleep when insomnia is kicking my ass, and some nights I’ll go through multiple via playlist now that digital exists).

  • Rieux@lemmy.zip
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    2 months ago

    I think arrival was very good. i dont know why but i love this movie without a very rational reason. i think this movies narrative “touch”, i cant find the right word, i mean the “vibe” of the movie, is very appeals to me. and thats the main thing what i love about movie. yes i love the cinematography of this movie(denis villeneuve is always a good sign), yes the music are extraordinarily good, yes the story timeline is very well constructed. but none of them can be a reason why it is the best movie ive ever watched. i just love it. and i couldnt find this movies tone in any other movie unfortunately. i cant find a similar one to this. very unique for me.

    and im ashamed because of that baby badge. dont do that lemmy.

  • IWW4@lemmy.zip
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    2 months ago

    I have never had a single favorite film. I don’t think I could list my top five favorite films of many different genres.

    • tacosanonymous@mander.xyz
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      2 months ago

      Is it because you have different films that fit different moods, no discernible way to objectively rate them, or some combination of the two?

      • IWW4@lemmy.zip
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        2 months ago

        Oh yeah mood is a huge part of it. It is also because the playing field is not level.

        When Harry Met Sally is hilarious, silly and excellent and relies on the charisma of all the actors involved to make it great. There is no way I can level that with The Thing.

        Then there is stuff like All The Presidents Men compared to The Man Who Would be King. Hoffman and Redford v Connery and Caine… good luck with that…

        Then there is production values and funding.

        46 years ago the answer was easy. Star Wars followed very closely by Jaws.

  • DagwoodIII@piefed.socialEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Gut reaction?

    “Big Trouble In Little China.”

    I know there are better movies, but this is my favorite. Magic and gangsters, a dimwit hero, cheesy dialog, really good fight scenes, and a really hot actress.

    Every time I watch it I feel like I’m 14 again.

  • DreadPirateShawn@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 months ago

    Boondock Saints for me. Watched it obsessively for a solid semester in college, and it helped shape my views on capital punishment, especially with the “person on the street” interviews at the end

  • FrChazzz@lemmus.orgEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I have three that all vie for the top-spot at different times:

    The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is usually my top. I love all the performances, the practical sets, the goofy CGI, and the soundtrack (especially the ending scene with the expert use of “Staralfur” by Sigur Ros). I also grew up with an absentee father and while I never really developed typical “daddy issues” over that, something about this aspect of the plot hits me (same with why I have a fondness for Tron Legacy).

    The Beach is also up there. Not a great film, but a favorite. I caught it right around the time I started surfing and developing an itch to see the world. I’ve also read the novel several times (which is quite different from the film). It’s whole commentary on tourism-as-colonialism is brilliant.

    Office Space might be the one movie I’ve seen more than any other. While it’s a great comedy, the performances are perfect as is the themes (though the ending is kinda lame and feels like the movie loses steam). I grew up hanging out among cubicles with my mom and every character is someone that I have met.