Recommend me some movies!

[rocketpig]

Makepeacefox said:

rocketpig said:

The Ghost of RubangB said:
High school setting:
Better Off Dead
The Breakfast Club
Some Kind of Wonderful
License to Drive
Can't Buy Me Love

Gen-X movies:
Office Space
Wayne's World
Heathers
Slacker
Clerks (or Mallrats)



Then graduate to Alasted's post when you get all that out of your system.

I recently rewatched Heathers and was bitterly disappointed. That film did not age well at all. What was once biting, dark humor is largely passe nowadays. There are still some pretty great moments but the film just seems to take itself a little too seriously.

Oh, and I just bought Children of Men on DVD. That movie should be required viewing for everyone. It's even better the third time than it was the first (which had me spending much of the movie slack-jawed and in awe of what was happening onscreen).

I also bought Dr. Strangelove, which is still probably the funniest movie ever created (with Blazing Saddles nipping at its heels).

I just can't agree with you - I think Heathers has aged very well, has a great performance by Christian Slater, and has the high-school setting mentioned by the OP.

Also - to disagree with you again - - Children of Men - what a dull and uninspiring film!

Slightly more on topic: I third or fourth Donnie Darko, and second Pan's Labyrinth

More High School movies - Battle Royale & Back to the Futrue

Also, not a movie I know but how about Twin Peaks

Wait, you're defending Heathers and blasting Children of Men?

You, sir, should have your Eraserhead avatar revoked for such transgressions.

Children of Men is one of the most brilliantly subtle and beautiful pictures I've seen in the past decade. The allegory and nuances of the film are what set it apart in my eyes... Along with the cinematography, which is absolutely breathtaking. They held one shot for almost seven minutes during his run through the refugee camp. Sure, the scene was helped by digital tomfoolery (it would have been impossible otherwise) but that doesn't take away from the beauty of the piece.