5 best movies from the past 20 years.

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  1. Valkierei said:

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    Well, thought it'd be fun and a way too find out new good movies.

    Not by rank,

    mine are,

    1) Oldboy
    2) Sympathy for lady vengeance
    3) pulp fiction
    4) Spirited Away
    5) My sassy girl (korean)

    Others which are good,

    Taegukgi
    The damned united
    The counterfeiters
    500 days of summer
    Dark knight ( pretty ok i guess =p )
    Fight club
    pan's labyrinth
    Leon <--- Love it
    Avatar <-- pretty
    JSA
    gladiator
    kill bill
    million dollar baby
    hero and house of flying daggers
    howl's moving castle <-- watched it when i was younger, was magical





    so what are yours?
    Last edited by Valkierei; February 05, 2010 at 10:43 AM.
     
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    D.B. Cooper said:

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    L.A. Confidential

    Do The Right Thing

    Shawshank Redemption

    Con Air

    Gladiator I guess.

     
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    Biggles said:

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    There Will Be Blood

    Up

    The Wrestler

    Toy Story

    The Terminal.


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    Gaidin said:

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    Taken
    A Few Good Men
    The Departed
    Catch Me If You Can
    Confidence
    One thing is for certain: the more profoundly baffled you have been in your life, the more open your mind becomes to new ideas.
    -Neil deGrasse Tyson

    Let's think the unthinkable, let's do the undoable. Let us prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all.
     
  5. Valkierei said:

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    Something is wrong with this world, all you guys have named are hollywood films. have you watched oldboy? THE BEST THING EVER! amazing character, un-cliche story.
     
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    Gaidin said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Valkierei View Post
    Something is wrong with this world, all you guys have named are hollywood films. have you watched oldboy? THE BEST THING EVER! amazing character, un-cliche story.
    Get over it.
    One thing is for certain: the more profoundly baffled you have been in your life, the more open your mind becomes to new ideas.
    -Neil deGrasse Tyson

    Let's think the unthinkable, let's do the undoable. Let us prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all.
     
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    Biggles said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Valkierei View Post
    Something is wrong with this world, all you guys have named are hollywood films. have you watched oldboy? THE BEST THING EVER! amazing character, un-cliche story.
    Can't say any of my movies would fall into my own understanding of a "Hollywood movie".


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  8. Valkierei said:

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    =p the departed, was adapted from the chinese version, which is much better. XD nothing is wrong. go on, hope the list continues.
     
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    Gaidin said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Valkierei View Post
    =p the departed, was adapted from the chinese version, which is much better. XD nothing is wrong. go on, hope the list continues.
    I love the cast of it anyway so it still rules even if its a derived work.
    One thing is for certain: the more profoundly baffled you have been in your life, the more open your mind becomes to new ideas.
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    Let's think the unthinkable, let's do the undoable. Let us prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all.
     
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    Jagdpanzer said:

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    Heat
    Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
    Master & Commander: Far side of the world
    Inside Man
    Training Day

    Also good:

    Hero (But I didn't really like House of the Flying Daggers for some reason)
    LA Confidential
    Watchmen
    Ocean's Eleven (the remake with george clooney and brad pitt)
    A Bridge Too Far
    Saving Private Ryan
    Gladiator
    Pan's Labyrinth
     
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    Gaidin said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Red Knight View Post
    Heat
    Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
    Master & Commander: Far side of the world
    Inside Man
    Training Day


    Also good:

    Hero (But I didn't really like House of the Flying Daggers for some reason)
    LA Confidential
    Watchmen
    Ocean's Eleven (the remake with george clooney and brad pitt)
    A Bridge Too Far
    Saving Private Ryan
    Gladiator
    Pan's Labyrinth
    Emphasis added. This is the problem with just five movies....
    One thing is for certain: the more profoundly baffled you have been in your life, the more open your mind becomes to new ideas.
    -Neil deGrasse Tyson

    Let's think the unthinkable, let's do the undoable. Let us prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all.
     
  12. Valkierei said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gaidin View Post
    Emphasis added. This is the problem with just five movies....
    yes, but the very best is what matters XD
     
  13. Valkierei said:

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    yea the departed is good 75% of the movie. =p i loved it. i still have the soundtrack. but there was 25% that almost made me sleep XD


    Red knight : i forgot ocean's eleven!
    ah i love saving private ryan too.

    yes the house of flying daggers is not as meaningful as hero. in my opinion.

    i havnt watched 3 of your 5 favourites though.

    i also havnt watched a few good men, con air, taken, confidence, and do the right thing. whats the genre?
     
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    Gaidin said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Valkierei View Post
    i also havnt watched a few good men, con air, taken, confidence, and do the right thing. whats the genre?
    Courtroom Drama, Cheesy Action, Drama Action, Confidence Scheme, and ????

    Quote Originally Posted by Valkierei View Post
    yes, but the very best is what matters XD
    The problem being I picked the first five movies to come to mind and they're sort of interrelated either by plot style or casting. Where I like Heat better than one or two of the five I listed but it didn't drop in on my train of thought.
    One thing is for certain: the more profoundly baffled you have been in your life, the more open your mind becomes to new ideas.
    -Neil deGrasse Tyson

    Let's think the unthinkable, let's do the undoable. Let us prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all.
     
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    Jagdpanzer said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Valkierei View Post
    yes the house of flying daggers is not as meaningful as hero. in my opinion.

    i havnt watched 3 of your 5 favourites though.
    If you loved Hero then you should definitely watch Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon if you get the chance. It's not an easy movie. It looks like a revenge story, but it's also two love stories with swords. You might have to watch it twice to understand everything. The movie won 4 oscars and lead to a boost in popularity of chinese movies in the west. Hero and House of the Flying Daggers would probably not have been made if it wasn't for this movie.

    I wouldn't watch Con Air if I were you. Not a good movie.
     
  16. Valkierei said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Red Knight View Post
    If you loved Hero then you should definitely watch Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon if you get the chance. It's not an easy movie. It looks like a revenge story, but it's also two love stories with swords. You might have to watch it twice to understand everything. The movie won 4 oscars and lead to a boost in popularity of chinese movies in the west. Hero and House of the Flying Daggers would probably not have been made if it wasn't for this movie.

    I wouldn't watch Con Air if I were you. Not a good movie.
    lol i watched it. crouching tiger hidden dragon is cliche when given to someone who grew up watching kung fu dramas =p i prefer hero. 1v3000! =p super warrior.

    oh and to the dude who liked saving private ryan. i highly recommend silmido, and joint security area.

    and to the person who liked terminal, i recommend the korean my sassy girl. you'll love it!
     
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    bleach said:

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    Goodfellas
    Miller's Crossing
    Insomnia
    Downfall
    Unforgiven
     
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    Raradir said:

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    Ok you always think Yea I can name my top 5 easy, but man is it hard, heres mine anyway which will probably change many times

    The Lord Of The Rings (Me and my bro always put LOTR trilogy into one film so we can fit it as our No1)
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    Forrest Gump (She Tasted Like Cigarettes lol)
    Zombie Land
    Donnie Darko (No 1 only)


    Thanx
    Raradir
     
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    Azog 150 said:

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    Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
    Forrest Gump
    Gladiator
    The Shawshank Redemption
    Lord of the Rings Trilogy

    (Sorry for mainly picking the obvious ones- but they are well known for a reason)

    I feel I am forgetting some. I will come back when I have had a better think.
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  20. Valkierei said:

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    yes forrest gump is good. what's ironic about the shawshank redemption is its low number of votes it gets on imdb. yet i find it a really good film over those with high votes. >_> have you watched snatch since youre a fan of lock stock and two smoking barrels?

    honestly im waiting for someone to mention old boy, cus i absolutely love this film and think everyone should watch it. but havn't been able to find anyone to discuss it with. lol.

    gaidin : the only courtroom drama i remember is the exorcism of emily rose XD

    i will find time to watch the rest =p