I watched a total of three movies last year and two of them sucked. I don’t think I’ve seen a movie so far this year, and I’m looking for suggestions. What’s a movie that you really love?

  • Aralakh@lemmy.ca
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    27 days ago

    Off the top of my head (after scanning the thread):

    • About Time
    • Looper
    • Nightcrawler
    • Dark Knight trilogy
    • Your Name (Kimi no Na Wa)
    • Suzume
      • Aralakh@lemmy.ca
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        26 days ago

        Yeah I liked it, all of Shinkai’s work is beautiful! I found I enjoyed it less than Your Name or Suzume Suzume though, as it didn’t hit me the same way in terms of the writing.

    • Teh@sh.itjust.works
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      27 days ago

      This is absolutely in my top 5. Hard to pick amongst that rarified air, but it’s so well done in EVERY category. Costuming, acting, casting, direction, writing, pacing, editing, directing. It’s an absolute masterpiece of a film and hilarious to boot.

    • i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca
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      28 days ago

      This is my absolute favourite movie of all time but I gave up recommending it to people.

      The Coen brothers are too weird and nobody gets it but me, apparently 😭

      • blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works
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        27 days ago

        Pretty sure there are others who love the Coen bros, though my personal favorite of theirs is The Hudsucker Proxy. Haven’t seen all of their films yet, though

  • okwhateverdude@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    27 days ago

    Not enough Nolan films mentioned:

    • Interstellar
    • Inception

    Someone else mentioned Primer, which is also an amazing mind bender.

    As a kid in the 80s, Flight of the Navigator and Explorers (just turn it off once they meet the aliens, lol) were awesome.

    Also not a lot of Miyazaki mentioned:

    • Howl’s Moving Castle
    • Castle in the Sky
    • Kiki’s Delivery Service
    • Spirited Away
    • Porco Rosso
    • Ponyo
  • GarboDog@lemmy.world
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    27 days ago

    We gotta put series and sagas into “movies” as they’re all one long story or so to us.

    • #1: Star Wars 1-6
    • #2: Lord of the rings + Hobbit
    • #3: Short Circuit
    • #4: Interstellar
    • #5: Walle

    Bonus cuz funnies

    Shows:

    • #1: One Piece
    • #2: Space Dandy
    • #3: Dr.Stone
    • #4: Owl House
    • #5: Samurai Jack

    Series (stories told over movies/shows/books/Comics/etc):

    • #1: Star Wars
    • #2: Alex Rider
    • #3: BLAME!
    • #4: Spider-Man
    • #5: Metro (first book: metro 2033)

    Currently we’re watching all of Yu-Gi-Oh and waiting for the next episodes of One Piece and Dr.Stone. Currently reading the Thrawn series and Thus spoke Zarathustra.

    We know it’s more than just favorite movie but that’s the best we can do Anne thought it was funny +wanted to share lol.

  • pmk@piefed.caEnglish
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    27 days ago

    If you only watched three movies in a year and didn’t like two of them, are you just not into movies? Or do you like a specific type? What kind of books do you like?

    • toomanypancakes@crazypeople.onlineOPEnglish
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      27 days ago

      I’m not generally into movies, but I like them every once in a blue moon. I usually enjoy action, thrillers, comedies and specifically romcoms I think. Books I usually read urban fantasy, things like the Mercy Thompson series, or light sci fi (not usually space operas). I have pretty trash taste I think overall.

      • eightpix@lemmy.world
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        27 days ago

        Try out Brick (2005). Mystery and set in a high school with fun, noir-specific language. Same guy wrote and directed the Brothers Bloom (2013) and Knives Out (2019 and 2020), which is some fun mystery.

        Nope (2022) and Get Out (2017), Parasite (2018), the Prestige (2004), and Primal Fear (1994) are all great thrillers.

        You might also like Shane Black’s movies. Funny, some action, The Last Boyscout (1991) and the Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) are guilty pleasures he wrote. Links are fun samples.

        Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (2005) and The Nice Guys (2018) are quite solid later work that he wrote and directed.

        Romcom/ light sci-fi? Her (2015)

      • pmk@piefed.caEnglish
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        27 days ago

        Do you like stories that make you think and ponder things after, I mean not necessarily solving a murder mystery but like ethical dilemmas or your perception of the world? Or do you like stories that are more like the experience of a wild ride visually and plot wise? There are no right or wrong answers, just wondering what role you want media to have?

          • pmk@piefed.caEnglish
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            27 days ago

            In that case, I would recommend the movie Gone girl for thriller that has the opportunity for thinking, and the book Daemon (and the sequel Freedom) for a page-turning sci-fi with relevance today.

  • Katana314@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    27 days ago

    Someone else mentioned Hot Fuzz, which is mine. Another I love is Tucker & Dale vs Evil. It’s an excellent satire about conflict borne from nothing but preconceptions. Also a rare movie in which the “jock”-type characters are the good guys.