bungalow

i like bela tarr a lot--especially his earlier films (the prefab people, autumn almanac) which adopt an almost cinema verite approach to very gritty, realistic human dramas. these early films remind me of john cassavetes in that tarr uses his camera and amateur actors effectively to document brutal human truths and relationships. cassavetes is right there with tark as one of my favorite directors and he was the absolute master of this style--it is interesting to see his influence on tarr's early work and tarr's perspective on themes cassavetes explored so thoroughly. beginning with damnation tarr began to incorporate more of the formal filmmaking elements, spirituality/mysticism and meditative pace that make him more akin to tarkovsky. i enjoy these films as well, particularly satantango--this period after damnation is obviously where his style blossomed and he became a distinct voice in world cinema, but his earlier films just appeal to me more (at the moment) because of the cassavetes influence and their raw, unpolished nature is refreshing--especially coming off of watching a stretch of his more recent films.

glastonelle

Trainspotting
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Snatch
Ferris Buellers Day Off
How To Train Your Dragon
Shaun of the Dead

TheCunningStunt

Everyone's list is either really short or a respectable size. Then you go back 2 pages and there's mine. Mahoosive.

glastonelle

Well, I'm quite picky - your obviously not

I bolded the ones I like. And I'll add Shaun of the Dead to my list as Hot Fuzz reminded me of it

TheCunningStunt

It's not that I'm not picky, I just can't leave some of them films out. I could probably manage a top 10 but I'd feel bad because I have a few more than a top 10 favourite films. Maybe a top 20 is more doable. The ones you bolded, fine choices. What about the rest though?

glastonelle

Fair enough, I'm pretty fussy about movies though so I choose really carefully. Some I havent seen, some I didnt like - like Eternal Sunshine On The Spotless Mind, Big Fish, King Kong, Lost In Translation and Sin City - and some, like Clockwork Orange and Taxi Driver I tried to watch but didnt like so blanked out.

AleG

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TheCunningStunt

^

Quite the list you've got there.

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Last FM

glastonelle

I watched that for a film study once. I hated it at first, but then realised it was actually a really good movie. Not a favourite, but definitely an honorary mention.

Rhovanion

I like a variety of genres. As long as I'm entertained, that's all that matters. If I had to pick a favorite genre it would probably be Fantasy/Adventure. Give me pirates, hobbits, trolls and nelwyns any day!

Here be my list:

300
Agnes Cecilia
Alice In Wonderland
Amadeus
American History X
Back To The Future Trilogy
Big Fish
Bourne Trilogy
Braveheart
Breakfast Club
Brothers Grimm
Bröderna Lejonhjärta
Butterfly Effect
Centurion
Cider House Rules
Crow
Da Vinci Code
Dances With Wolves
Dirty Dancing
Edward Scissorhands
Fanny & Alexander
Forrest Gump
Gladiator
Gone In 60 Seconds
Gone With The Wind
Goonies
Green Mile
Harry Potter Series
House Of The Spirits
Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus
Indiana Jones Quadrilogy
Interview With The Vampire
Iron Man
Juloratoriet
Labyrinth
Last Of The Mohicans
Legends Of The Fall
Les Misérables 1998 Film Version
Låt Den Rätte Komma In/Let The Right One In
Little Women
Lord Of The Rings Trilogy
Lost Boys
Marie Antoinette
Mists Of Avalon
National Treasure I+II
Neverending Story I+II
Ocean's Trilogy
Phantom Of The Opera
Pianist
Piano
Pirates Of The Caribbean Trilogy
Prestige
Princess Bride
Punisher
Ronja Rövardotter
Schindler's List
Secret Garden
Se7en
Shawshank Redemption
Sherlock Holmes
Sin City
Singin' In The Rain
Sleepers
Sleepy Hollow
Snapphanar
Solomon Kane
Some Like It Hot
Sound Of Music
Stand By Me
Stardust
Still Crazy
Så Som I Himmelen/As It Is In Heaven
Tillsammans/Together
Unbreakable
Village
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Willow
X-Men Trilogy
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Änglagård I+II

And I've probably forgot tons.

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