• RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world
    9·
    6 days ago

    The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension - The quintessential 80s movie. Everything you need to know about the 80s is contained in this film.

    Also Mr. Krabs is in it.

  • idunnololz@lemmy.world
    162·
    7 days ago

    Spirited Away. In my opinion the most Miyazaki movie. It’s also just amazing. I’ve probably seen it a dozen times now.

  • rainynight65@feddit.orgEnglish
    141·
    7 days ago

    Lucky Number Slevin

    Man On Fire

    Syriana

    Equilibrium

    And for some solid Australian cinema: Mystery Road

  • CaptPretentious@lemmy.world
    10·
    7 days ago

    These are not feel good movies at all but I think really send important messages. Not for kids, but at 16+ would be good. There’s very important takeaway messages in both.

    Grave of the Fireflies

    Requiem for a Dream

    • cows_are_underrated@feddit.org
      7·
      6 days ago

      Requiem for A dream is a very good film. Its quite similar to the much older German film “Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo” (We children from the station zoo). The original version has a quite weird style in terms of how it tells the story but its still a very good film. Can only recommend it to everybody. Heroin one hell of A drug that can quite easily ruin everything.

    • DJDarren@thelemmy.clubEnglish
      4·
      6 days ago

      I saw Grave of the Fireflies once.

      Once.

      Could never bring myself to go through it again, despite how utterly beautiful it is.

      But my favourite thing about it is that it was originally a double bill with My Neighbour Totoro. Imagine seeing those two back to back. You’d get some serious emotional whiplash.

      • ShareMySims@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        4·
        6 days ago

        I think that stuff (those in power manipulating public opinion for their own ends by whatever means necessary) has always happened, but the access to and use of technology has definitely upped the game significantly, so yeah, I agree.

        Edit to add: I watched it for the first time in my teens, and I think it had a deep impact on how I view politics and the media, and the relationship between them.

  • lightnsfw@reddthat.com
    11·
    7 days ago

    They Live. I stumbled across it on TV while exhausted at 2 am one night and it had me locked in the whole time.

    • DJDarren@thelemmy.clubEnglish
      2·
      6 days ago

      That movie is damn near perfect.

      In a way I’m glad we didn’t get a sequel, because the execs would have diluted it down to a PG rating in order to maximise the merch sales.

  • jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    71·
    6 days ago
    • The Blues Brothers (1980)
    • How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
    • The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) <- The best film version of “A Christmas Carol”. I will die on this hill.
    • Blazing Saddles (1974)
    • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
  • cows_are_underrated@feddit.org
    5·
    6 days ago

    I would like to add 2 absolute masterpieces of German cinematic creations.

    First: Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo(W children from station zoo)

    Devinetively not ab easy or joyfully film. So far I only watched the original version which isn’t great in terms of story telling but it displays the reality of drug abuse(in this case heroin) in a very good way. This film is devinetively capable of ruining your day.

    Werner - Beinhart( Werner and the wizard of booze)

    A quite old(1990) animated film. It is funny as hell but you can clearly see, that it was made in a different time/society. However, its still funny as hell(at least in my opinion).

    • viking@infosec.pub
      3·
      7 days ago

      One of my all time favorites. I usually recommend it along with I Origins. They hit differently, but scratch the same itch for me.

    • Dagwood222@lemm.ee
      1·
      6 days ago

      I first saw The Prisoner when I was about 10 years old, and I thought it was great.

      I watched it again when I was in my 20s, and was amazed by how well it held up.

      If it seems dated now, it’s because people have been ripping it off since it was first made.

      BTW, the creator once pointed out that we never hear that No. 6 was a spy. He could have been a scientist or engineer or analyst.

  • Ænima@lemm.ee
    4·
    6 days ago
    • The Fountain
    • Schindler’s List
    • Idiocracy
    • This is SpinalTap
    • Saving Private Ryan
    • Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    Probably missing some, but these are the ones I can remember right now. I think Schindler’s List should be required viewing by everyone before they graduate high school. I remember when they used to air it on regular TV, unedited and uncensored, commercial free. I feel we were nicer and more willing to avoid wars back then.

    I ain’t ashamed to say it, I cry every damn time I watch it.

      • Ænima@lemm.ee
        1·
        5 days ago

        I know. Same. And the music. It’s so good!! Such an intense movie, but so human. The emotion really comes at you from all angles!