Thursday Top Five

duga · 01-31-2013, 03:43 PM

Very nice picks with Blue Velvet and Lost in Translation. Being a former expatriot, I connected with Lost in Translation on a very personal level. There are few movies that can bring me to tears, but that's one of them. In fact, I would have to say those would make my top 5 as well. But, to be different I'll pick another 5 movies I love.

This is in no particular order...I have a very hard time deciding on definitive top 5 anything...so these are just 5 movies I really like.

The Darjeeling Limited
Wes Anderson's masterpiece, in my opinion. You get attached to the characters more than any other of his films - even the minor ones. I could watch this over and over.

Escape From New York
An undisputed B-movie classic that produced one of the most badass characters of all time. When I first saw this, I wanted to BE Snake Plissken. This is one of those rare instances where its corniness actually enhanced it...because most of us know what happened once Escape from LA was made. This was a tossup between this and The Thing...aw hell, and Halloween. I'm a Carptenter fan.

Wayne's World
I don't care what anyone says, this could quite possibly be the funniest movie of all time. I could watch this over and over. Every time it's on TV, I must watch it. It probably also kick started my yellow fever...Tia Carrere is freaking hot in this.

Ghostbusters
Another one I could watch over and over again. I'm also in agreement that Bill Murray is one of the funniest people on the planet. I'm also a huge SNL fan, if you couldn't tell by this and the Wayne's World entry. I know this wasn't an SNL skit, but obviously it's got some SNL regulars and pretty much summed up exactly why the 70's era SNL was the undisputed classic era.

Lost Highway
Yes, I am also a huge Lynch fan. I would actually rate Blue Velvet higher, but this one is so underrated it's insane. With Lynch movies, you don't watch them to just enjoy a movie. You watch them to understand whatever the hell it is he is trying to do, give up halfway, and then try to come up with your own damn explanation. It's very involved and I love that.

01-31-2013, 03:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	Very nice picks with Blue Velvet and Lost in Translation. Being a former expatriot, I connected with Lost in Translation on a very personal level. There are few movies that can bring me to tears, but that's one of them. In fact, I would have to say those would make my top 5 as well. But, to be different I'll pick another 5 movies I love. This is in no particular order...I have a very hard time deciding on definitive top 5 anything...so these are just 5 movies I really like. The Darjeeling Limited Wes Anderson's masterpiece, in my opinion. You get attached to the characters more than any other of his films - even the minor ones. I could watch this over and over. Escape From New York An undisputed B-movie classic that produced one of the most badass characters of all time. When I first saw this, I wanted to BE Snake Plissken. This is one of those rare instances where its corniness actually enhanced it...because most of us know what happened once Escape from LA was made. This was a tossup between this and The Thing...aw hell, and Halloween. I'm a Carptenter fan. Wayne's World I don't care what anyone says, this could quite possibly be the funniest movie of all time. I could watch this over and over. Every time it's on TV, I must watch it. It probably also kick started my yellow fever...Tia Carrere is freaking hot in this. Ghostbusters Another one I could watch over and over again. I'm also in agreement that Bill Murray is one of the funniest people on the planet. I'm also a huge SNL fan, if you couldn't tell by this and the Wayne's World entry. I know this wasn't an SNL skit, but obviously it's got some SNL regulars and pretty much summed up exactly why the 70's era SNL was the undisputed classic era. Lost Highway Yes, I am also a huge Lynch fan. I would actually rate Blue Velvet higher, but this one is so underrated it's insane. With Lynch movies, you don't watch them to just enjoy a movie. You watch them to understand whatever the hell it is he is trying to do, give up halfway, and then try to come up with your own damn explanation. It's very involved and I love that. __________________ Confusion will be my epitaph...