Movies every film maker should see

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Okay, I'm a long-winded bastard, but this post gave me a chance to try and make a list of important and/or influential movies. I've tried my best to keep them in order by date (roughly) and organize them somewhat by movement. My memory for foreign films is lacking, so if somebody else wants to make a list...

All the movies below are landmark movies in someway, and I consider them all must-see. There are many that are left out, I'm sure. But I'm trying to touch on directors and genres. From there, the list could branch off in other directions, in order to complete one's knowledge of a genre or a director (or an actor).

The American Golden Era:
MODERN TIMES
M (Fritz Lang)
DRACULA
FRANKENSTEIN
BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN
GRAND HOTEL
MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY
STAGECOACH
GONE WITH THE WIND
THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES
I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
DUCK SOUP
HIS GIRL FRIDAY
KING KONG
THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD
CASABLANCA
THE GREAT DICTATOR
THE MALTESE FALCON
DOUBLE INDEMNITY
CITIZEN KANE
THE BIG SLEEP
THE KILLING
TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE
OLIVIER'S HAMLET
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
GIANT
REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE
JAILHOUSE ROCK
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI
SUNSET BOULEVARD
HIGH NOON
SNOW WHITE
PINOCCHIO
SOME LIKE IT HOT
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
ON THE WATERFRONT
THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL
INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS
TOUCH OF EVIL
KISS ME DEADLY
SHANE
THE WIZARD OF OZ
FORBIDDEN PLANET
DR. STRANGELOVE
ROSEMARY'S BABY
CLOCKWORK ORANGE
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE
THE DIRTY DOZEN
COOL HAND LUKE
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
DR. NO
GOLDFINGER
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
PSYCHO
THE BIRDS
PATTON
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA

The Beginnings of the American New Wave:
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
BONNIE AND CLYDE
BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID
THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
THE GRADUATE
THE WILD BUNCH
MEAN STREETS
TAXI DRIVER
AMERICAN GRAFFITI
DUEL
JAWS
STAR WARS
ROCKY
HALLOWEEN
THE LAST PICTURE SHOW
PAPER MOON
MASH
THE GODFATHER
THE FRENCH CONNECTION
BADLANDS
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
DIRTY HARRY
SHAFT
SUPERFLY
FOXY BROWN
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
ANNIE HALL
STAR WARS
CHINATOWN
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER
GREASE
DELIVERANCE
MIDNIGHT COWBOY
ENTER THE DRAGON
THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
THE SHINING
THE EXORCIST

Foreign (European):
BREATHLESS
THE FOUR HUNDRED BLOWS
SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER
BAND OF OUTSIDERS
THE RED CIRCLE
THE BICYCLE THIEF
LA DOLCE VITA
NIGHTS OF CABIRIA
RAFIFI
WAGES OF FEAR


Other Foreign:
SEVEN SAMURAI
THE HIDDEN FORTRESS
YOJIMBO
THRONE OF BLOOD
TOKYO DRIFTER
LONE WOLF AND CUB (SERIES)
AKIRA

Creeping Into the Eighties:
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
SUPERMAN THE MOVIE
E.T. THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL
THE TERMINATOR
BATMAN
REVENGE OF THE NERDS
BACK TO THE FUTURE
THE OUTSIDERS
PREDATOR
FIRST BLOOD
ENTER THE NINJA
RISKY BUSINESS
THE COLOR PURPLE
AMADEUS
CARPENTER'S THE THING
BEVERLY HILLS COP
THE ROAD WARRIOR
FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF
THE BREAKFAST CLUB
WHEN HARRY MET SALLY
FRIDAY THE 13TH
GREMLINS
RAIN MAN
WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
RETURN OF THE JEDI
BLOOD SIMPLE
RAISING ARIZONA

The Nineties New Wave Begins:
SLACKER
TERMINATOR 2
GOOD FELLAS
SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
RESERVOIR DOGS
EL MARIACHI
CLERKS
JURASSIC PARK
SCHINDLER'S LIST
PHILADELPHIA
FORREST GUMP
BOYS IN THE HOOD
THELMA AND LOUISE
LETHAL WEAPON
WAYNE'S WORLD
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
PULP FICTION
BOOGIE NIGHTS
THE SIXTH SENSE
SLING BLADE
TITANIC
THE MATRIX
JERRY MCGUIRE
GLADIATOR
THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT
OH BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?
MEMENTO
 
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I love how you said "Gozilla (the one w/ferris bueller)"

I was watching that the other day and I realized how commercial it really was. In all it's commercialism though, it ended being one hell of a fun movie!
 
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That list could be called my all time favorites list and I own so many of them.

I would add:

The Godfather 2
The Wolfman (Lon Chaney Jr)
An American Werewolf in London
American Beauty
Jackie Brown
Rear Window
North by Northwest
Black Hawk Down
Blade Runner
 
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[quote author=John Hudson link=board=movies;num=1093667155;start=135#144 date=10/04/04 at 23:43:21]
I would add:
The Godfather 2
The Wolfman (Lon Chaney Jr)
An American Werewolf in London
American Beauty
Jackie Brown
Rear Window
North by Northwest
Black Hawk Down
Blade Runner
[/quote]

True dat, brotha! And all hail DVD (it is so choice, isn't it?).

(Somebody put together a list of foreign films!)
 
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Stanrick Kubley... that's a great name. Good job.
 
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Down by Law
Stranger than Paradise
Swimming to Cambodia
Vernon, Florida
The Gates of Heaven
Bottle Rocket
Rushmore
The Royal Tennenbaums
Fargo
The Big Lebowski
The Man Who Wasn't There
El Mariachi
Desperado
Once Upon A Time in Mexico

Stanley Kubrick

Taxi Driver
Raging Bull
Casino

Lost in Translation

Napoleon Dynamite
 
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Stanrick, do you own all of the movies on that enormous list?
 
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[quote author=TC link=board=movies;num=1093667155;start=135#148 date=10/05/04 at 19:46:58]Stanrick, do you own all of the movies on that enormous list?[/quote]
No. I own most of them, though, but not all alas. I also have lots of movies that aren't on the list, because I don't consider them must-see.
 
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A must see for any director;

SNATCH

Director: Guy Ritchie

Awsome cast: Brad Pitt, Benicio Del Toro, Vinnie Jones etc

The opening credits / character's intro alone, is a must see

Probably the best Pommy (British) movie I have ever seen
 
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If you like Snatch, you have to see Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. It's Guy Ritchie's first film. There is much debate as to which one is better. I personally like Lock, Stock more, though I own and love them both.
 
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I have seen it and they are both Awsome.

I actually saw Snatch first so It was the first time I experienced Guy Ritchie's style and was blown away.

That's probably why it's my fav, but I do think the jokes & one liners were funnier in Snatch.

But both have very brilliant and memorable comprimising situations.

Brilliant writing and directing by Ritchie, what a talent!
 
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Lock Stock is better. It has more grit to it and is truer to the style than Snatch. I found Snatch tried to accomplish too much in a single film where Lock Stock told one really good storyline.
 
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i still dont get how some people say lock stock is style over substance. i thought that had great/entertaining/interesting story.
 
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i didn't say it was style over substance. In fact I do think the substance in Lock Stock was better. It didn't tell as elaborate a story as snatch did though, which is true. It just told one really solid storyline of them trying to get their money back.
 
y'know waht? how bout trying these for size:
Paris, Texas: fine movie of great expanse- Wim Wenders
Mullholland Drive: One of the most perfect all-round films i have ever seen
Deadman: highly original yet simplistic-Quintessential Jarmusch
Mean Strrets-Blinding

aaaand
Snatch:everyone's seen it but i think it stands alone, ritchie faultless on his second movie. It humbles me every time...
 
"Bullet" chase scene talk has to start here.
"Jaws" especially after Hudsons wonderful scene breackdown.
"Tombstone" a personal favorite check out how the action sequences move one after another.
"Goodfellas" an underated mob classic.
"Once Upon A Time In Mexico" DVD extras are fantastic and explain R.R.s approach.
"Silence of the Lambs" the ultimate thriller and a modern day classic.
"Pulp Fiction" the more I see it the more I like it.
"Clerks" for the inspiration of the masses.

RECENT ADDITIONS
"Shawn of the Dead" destined to be a classic.
"Million Dollar Baby" somewhat melodramatic story but once again Eastwood demonstrates that his best work may be behind the lens.("Mystic River""Unforgiven" "Outlaw Josey Wales"). Eastwood doesn't need CGI or huge budgets give him a decent script and a quality cast and he's one of the best.

OFF TOPIC
To John Hudson: I would love to see you continue your breakdown of a scene thread as some kind of monthly feature. I'm sure others would chime in from time to time. I rewatched that scene from "Jaws" a half dozen times after reading it. It was much more valuble than any list of movies anyone could come up with. Breaking down what makes a master a "Master" was fantastic and I highly recomend that thread to any who might have missed it. Here's the link.

http://www.dvxuser.com/V3/showthread.php?t=24329
 
The ... Master ... would not ... approve.

Man, it's hard to do a good Torgo impression by typing. :undecided

Chris
 
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