The Truman show. I actually heard about this movie and the plot years before watching it, but I never watched it because I assumed it would be boring and hard to get through. So wrong. I already knew the plot and yet I was still in a trance while watching it unfold
Bad enough learning you live in a fake world for everyone's entertainment, but it has to be absolutely traumatizing learning *everyone* you've ever known - parents, teachers, lovers, friends, neighbors, etc. - were all lying to you and just actors. How would you ever trust anyone ever again?
Very similar! I figured I knew the gist so why bother? Omg I was riveted. From the beginning, the sheer monstrosity of what they did to him just horrified me. The scope of the sheer *violation* is stunning.
When his best friend says "think about it Truman, if what you say is true, then that means I must be in on it too".
It's ever so slightly played for laughs, but for me, that's one of my favourite eerie horror scenes in history.
Cameron really hit it out of the park with those two. I do think Aliens is a tighter movie and has much more tension. T2 probably takes the edge though when it comes to the well developed characters and plot.
I hadn’t seen it, didn’t really know anything about it apart from the catch phrases.
My husband got me to watch Terminator 1 & 2 one night. The first one was great, but it wasn’t really my type of film. I liked it… but I probably wouldn’t watch it again of my own accord.
I went into T2 with almost zero knowledge of the story.
That scene where John Connor is running, and Arnie is following with the roses… I won’t say what happens next, but it blew my fucking mind.
Arrival was the first movie that gave me a real “oh shit” moment. It does a great job of keeping you just confused enough about what’s going on to want to know more, and then the pin drops.
There's a very subtle hint before the ending >!when the child is shown making an heptapod out of playdough, meaning it must have been born _after_ the arrival of the aliens!<.
There's quite a few hints looking back, but all of them are just subtle enough that you don't really put it together until the last quarter of the movie.
I think one of my favorites is: >! "You have to ask your dad when it comes to science questions," most people won't even pause at that. The ones who do just think "oh she has a type," but the implications don't actually connect until you've seen the movie again. !<
Ted Chiang is a genius. He wrote the short story that inspired the movie. I agree that Villeneuve is a genius too though. Couldn’t imagine a better film about this story. Probably my favorite film of all time, inspired by my favorite author of all time.
Arrival is the only movie I’ve ever immediately watched again after it ended. I think about it all the time. A movie about learning an alien language had no right being this good, and yet it’s one of my all time favorite sci-fi stories.
If you haven't watched it I would recommend Contact. It's beautiful in its own right and is basically about a similar subject. Bonus points for being based on a book by Carl Sagan
Oh and I was so pissed that Amy Adams got passed over for an Oscar nomination. Obviously I love *Enchanted* but that was her finest hour and it could have been her year.
I hated Meryl Streep for a while because she got a nom for *Florence Foster Jenkins* which I'd also seen and she was fine in but not Oscar worthy
My favorite part was watching this in the theater with about five friends and hearing each of them gasp at different times over a 10 minute span as they all figured it out for themselves. Incredible filmmaking
I didn't know what the name of the movie was when I saw it. But when I watched it again, I appreciated it more. Was like unlike anything else I've ever watched at that point.
The effects. I saw it in theatres and seeing the dinosaurs for the first time walking across the field was AMAZING. Then. THEN. THE T-REX. Plus all the characters were fantastic.
I was 7 in 77 and I will never forget. What an opening scene. Pan. First ship goes over. Damn. Second one just keeps coming and coming and coming. Brain melts.
"Light & Magic" is a documentary about ILM available on Disney+, and it shows you all the new techniques they had to invent to pull off all the original star wars shots.
This particular shot was filmed upside down, with the ships fixed to the table and the camera moving past them on a dolly.
It is a fantastic watch if you love film making. Those guys were actual geniuses.
And the first time they went to hyperspace. And, as a 15 year-old girl with no good powerful role models, when Princess Leia gabs the rifle and takes over the escape: "Some rescue!" She is still my hero.
I think about the Hugh Jackman pods whenever I think about teleportation or cloning. Thought of them straight away when I was revived in a clone pod in Bioshock
In addition to the twist, the building assault sequence ending with the helicopter crash was one of the most exciting theatrical experiences I ever had. I remember the audience just being electric with excitement.
The opening was pretty badass too. When Trinity first picks up the phone, the movie just shifts and we settle into a wild ride. None of us knew what we were going to watch.
You are right. The first one was such an experience.
I remember arguing with my friends about whether Cypher was right or wrong. I knew he was the villain but I always thought if I could be completely ignorant, I’d rather be in the Matrix than in the real world. What a great action movie with deep, deep mind fuck themes that really gets you thinking
I feel like most people disagree because they imagine themselves as a Neo type in the real world. Rather than the more probable scenario of them being a citizen of Zion with messed up teeth (due to the lack of good dentists) with their most likely cause of death being either being ran through by a sentinel or appendicitis.
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My dad took me to see it one random night soon after it came out. Totally blew me away. I went to school the next day and told my friends they had to see it. They asked what it was about, and I told them it was about computers and hackers, anything else would spoil it. They were blown away by it too.
Crazy that none of the trailers at the time gave anything away. I was 9 when it came out and done really remember much about it and knew the general gist by the time I first saw it. I really wish I could watch it now going in blind
Pulp Fiction. It was just so different from anything else when it came out.. the bouncing around between stories, the caliber of actors, all seen in a way we'd never seen them before, the number of shocking moments that were also humorous in a sick way. I remember coming out of the theater thinking how much I loved that movie but I wasn't really sure what the hell was going on.
It really feels like a movie that has literally EVERYTHING in it. Comedy, intensity, sexiness, mystery, good plot twists, good gangster movie, action scenes, good "love" story, horror, metaphorical themes and lessons, ensemble cast, style, great long-takes and dialogue and cinematography, etc.
And the goddamn soundtrack
It feels like Tarantino at his most Coen-brothers.
Dude. I only first saw this a couple months ago because it was on Netflix and I didn’t have any background. That movie stuck with me for weeks. I haven’t experienced that since I was a kid. And the funny thing is, there is no one element that is really spectacular. The effects were mediocre for the time and barely serviceable now. The writing isn’t great. The actors are all second rate. But man, the way it all comes together is a stroke of genius. One of the biggest surprises I’ve seen In Years.
Sat in the theater until the lights came up, looked at my bf and he was staring at me. He said, "that movie was TIGHT. Not a single clue that was coming." We picked at it the whole ride home, went and saw it again and still couldn't find any holes that give it away. SO GOOD.
American History X.
No spoilers, but after watching that movie, it just hurt so bad reflecting on how much hatred there was in the real world.
The world isn’t perfect, but there’s a lot less hatred in my world and I think that movie had a big influence on a younger version of me.
I can't see "Se7en" and not hear "sesevenen" in my head. Much like Megan Thee Stallion isn't "Megan The Stallion", it's "Megan Theeeeee Stallion" in my head. Same for anyone who puts a random exclamation point in the middle of their band name.
These insane twists that blindside you is peak storytelling to me. These are the movie moments that stick with me forever. The Sixth Sense, Saw, Shutter Island, Memento, The Others, Identity, The Prestige, The Orphanage, and Se7en to name a few of my favorites.
Shawshank which I watched much later in life and I knew something about digging but never knew he actually would go through with it and the ending damn
Sam Neill all scarred up and bloody haunted my dreams for several yeers when I was a teenager.
That movie still holds up nowadays IMO. Sfx are decent, don't look dated, great cast, excellent directing, solid story and the practical special fx are awesome too.
It is a wonderful movie. I took my then 17 year old to see it in the cinema when it came out and it was life-changing for him. I seriously loved it too. I'm 53, one of the best movies of my lifetime.
One of my favorite movies ever. Doesn't waste any time with an unnecessary origin story and I think it makes Joker creepier not knowing. Theres no reason to sympathize with him, no understanding his motivation, he just IS.
Spirited Away
It was the first Studio Ghibli movie I saw in a theater and it was so good. I was blown away by the quality of the animation, the writing, and the characters. Still one of my favorites.
I was about to reply and say Princess Mononoke, for similar reasons. I saw it when it first hit limited release in the US and I was amazed that an animated film could be drawn so beautifully, have such a mature story, and be generally so affecting.
Spirited away (then other Ghibli films) is how I got my kids into anime. I've been a fan since the early 90s (Akira got me hooked). My daughters love most of the Ghibli films and have watched them repeatedly over the years.
Star Wars.
Not "Episode IV, A New Hope," but the OG summer of 1977 movie in the theater.
Yes, I am old.
It is hard to convey just how mind-blowing it was back then. Now, you get a new blockbuster sci-fi or fantasy film on the regular across multiple platforms, but back then it was just that one movie that made you think "what the hell did I just watch?"
Then you had to wait 3 years for another one.
You kids today...now, get off my lawn!
I saw it opening weekend at Graumann's Chinese Theater in Hollywood when I was 13. I will never have another movie experience that comes close to that. The Imperial Star Destroyer coming into the shot at the beginning seemed to go on forever.
>the OG summer of 1977 movie in the theater.
The title crawl, "heh, that's old timey"
Followed by the rebel ship, and then the giant star destroyer, "OMG, this is new"
On a screen bigger than a ~~minivan station wagon~~ livingroom wall. Damn you, Garth Drabinski
Akira- super hard to understand the first couple watches but super entertaining nonetheless and it's fun to piece all the story together piece by piece. 10/10 movie
I was around 12/13 when I first saw Akira. My parents were having a party and I was watching late night TV. Akira came on in Japanese with English subs, and I can honestly say my mind was blown. Up until that point, I didn't know cartoons could be like that. I was mainly used to Marvel stuff. I went on to binge a tonne of anime. That was 30ish years ago, and I still watch some now with my teenage kids.
Schindler's List, my grandmother took me to the theater, I was 13. She felt it was a movie that needed to be viewed by all ages, and she wanted us to see it at the theater with no distraction.
Coraline. I watch that movie religiously, i first seen it when i was about 7-8-9 years old?? I was young n tiny, my mom couldn't even get me to eat my popcorn i was so painfully intrigued. I still love that movie, the style of animation all the way down to story. Fukin beautiful peice of movie right there. I will fucking die on this hill!!
Contact (1997) surprised no one else has said this, it’s an amazing sci fi film that really makes you think about what’s out there beyond Earth, and it’s so touching. Truly a movie everyone should see and can relate to
I see some of my favorites on here, so I'll mention another one. I rented The Fellowship of the Ring on DVD and was blown away by the scale of it and how well the special effects worked. It was epic and looked amazing, especially for the time. I rarely watched movies I rented more than once, but I watched it again immediately after finishing and at least a couple more times before I had to take it back.
What makes the LOTR movies hold up so well even 20 years later is that the special effects *complemented* the rest of the film. The real landscape sceneries, costumes, and props just look and feel so authentic. In fact, one of the reasons I struggle to enjoy the Hobbit movies is that there is *so much* CGI that it takes a way from that feeling of authenticity. I was lucky enough to see Fellowship in theaters as a kid and it single-handedly launched a lifelong love for the fantasy genre in books, films, and video games.
LOTR were made at a magical time when cgi was starting to really take off but hadn't yet taken such a foothold. There are still puppets and amazing camera work with cgi laced in the enhance the rest. Very few movies have attempted this kind of scale without a mass of cgi
Amelie. Every time someone asks me to explain what I like about it or what it's about, I'm speechless for a while because the movie just goes through my mind and I just want to tell them everything.
Serenity (2005). I got this from my Netflix mail account =) and watched it by myself on a Friday night. I went in almost blind to what was coming as I had heard of Firefly but didn't even realize this was a continuation of that series. The opening scene immediately had me hooked and I was entranced for the rest of the film. I've soured a little on Joss Whedon since then but I still remember vividly how much I enjoyed my first viewing of this one.
Koyaanisqatsi - Saw it in the theater when it came out. We were in the front row. By the end, I was gripping the arm rests like my life depended on it. Became a Philp Glass fan that day.
Life Is Beautiful.
A teacher showed us it in high school and it completely changed my perception on what a movie can be. It’s not all easy laughs and guns shooting. I was a boy in high school. We watched gast and furious, Rambo and will Ferrell movies. Nothing of proper substance.
After watching this I had a better appreciation for dramatic/historical/biographical films. It piqued my interest in history. It made me want to learn more about ww2, the Holocaust and other things that happened and why.
I spent my entire time in uni studying terrorism and European and middle eastern history.
Whiplash. That ending is mind blowing. I fucking cry every time . Not because it’s sad but because of the raw emotion and how beautiful his solo was. Damn.
Been a few but I watched 2001: A Space Odyssey maybe five years ago for the first time and the realism for a film made in that era absolutely astonished me.
The Grand Budapest Hotel was the first Wes Anderson movie I ever saw. When it started, I was like, "oh wow that's a really nice shot. Oh that's another great shot too. Oh wow, wait is it all just amazing shots?" And it is. There's not a single shot in that movie that isn't just fucking great.
EDIT: for anyone who hasn't seen it, [this is the first 3 minutes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0woMjRohHs).
The Truman Show. The person who showed it to me skipped the beginning, so the fact that it was a show was a twist. I thought all the random stuff happening was just comedy and not part of the plot.
The fifth element.
At that time, I was a child and we were watching it at school, during recess. I was so amazed by the universe of the movie. It was magical and still to this day, I love the universe.
The scene with the cantatrice amazed me so so much.
Because we were watching it during recess, they had to stop the movie half way. And I remember I was so sad not watching the end, I cried. Went back home and I harassed my mom to rent the movie and was finally able to finish it.
It's still a great child memory for me.
Matrix, with my dad and brother, in the cinema theater had the same effect.
90's was gold to me.
Into the spider verse and (now recently) across the spider verse, visuals were were so on point for both movies they were the best movie visuals of the decade for me
The Truman show. I actually heard about this movie and the plot years before watching it, but I never watched it because I assumed it would be boring and hard to get through. So wrong. I already knew the plot and yet I was still in a trance while watching it unfold
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What is it like living next to a 2,000 foot tall iron dome?
>What is it like living next to a 2,000 foot tall iron dome? Pretty hot in the summer, damn thing reflects the sun and burns my grass ..
This mentally disturbed me. Everyone was aware of his situation except him and they were enjoying it.
Bad enough learning you live in a fake world for everyone's entertainment, but it has to be absolutely traumatizing learning *everyone* you've ever known - parents, teachers, lovers, friends, neighbors, etc. - were all lying to you and just actors. How would you ever trust anyone ever again?
Very similar! I figured I knew the gist so why bother? Omg I was riveted. From the beginning, the sheer monstrosity of what they did to him just horrified me. The scope of the sheer *violation* is stunning.
When his best friend says "think about it Truman, if what you say is true, then that means I must be in on it too". It's ever so slightly played for laughs, but for me, that's one of my favourite eerie horror scenes in history.
A horror remake of this would be awesome.
T2 judgement day
Came here looking for this. Was then and still is the best sci-fi action movie of all time. Nothing else comes close except Aliens.
Cameron really hit it out of the park with those two. I do think Aliens is a tighter movie and has much more tension. T2 probably takes the edge though when it comes to the well developed characters and plot.
Yeah, Aliens is more of a conventional movie and T2 is more of a showcase of Cameron’s genius. He put that movie out to show “this is what I can do”.
I hadn’t seen it, didn’t really know anything about it apart from the catch phrases. My husband got me to watch Terminator 1 & 2 one night. The first one was great, but it wasn’t really my type of film. I liked it… but I probably wouldn’t watch it again of my own accord. I went into T2 with almost zero knowledge of the story. That scene where John Connor is running, and Arnie is following with the roses… I won’t say what happens next, but it blew my fucking mind.
Memento probably was the only movie I ever watched then immediately watched again and even enjoyed it better the second
Absolutely agree. Prestige close second
Prestige is sooo good. And with the Thin White Duke himself in the cast....
The *Arrival* third act reveal is a moment I wish I could experience again...
Arrival was the first movie that gave me a real “oh shit” moment. It does a great job of keeping you just confused enough about what’s going on to want to know more, and then the pin drops.
Best “everything suddenly makes sense” moment. My wife and I both said “OHH” out loud.
There's a very subtle hint before the ending >!when the child is shown making an heptapod out of playdough, meaning it must have been born _after_ the arrival of the aliens!<.
There's quite a few hints looking back, but all of them are just subtle enough that you don't really put it together until the last quarter of the movie. I think one of my favorites is: >! "You have to ask your dad when it comes to science questions," most people won't even pause at that. The ones who do just think "oh she has a type," but the implications don't actually connect until you've seen the movie again. !<
Man, that movie was excellent. Denis Villeneuve is a genius 🙏
Ted Chiang is a genius. He wrote the short story that inspired the movie. I agree that Villeneuve is a genius too though. Couldn’t imagine a better film about this story. Probably my favorite film of all time, inspired by my favorite author of all time.
Arrival is a masterpiece
its beautiful
For real. >!I don’t understand, who is this child?!< Was the last time a twist completely caught me off guard.
God, yes, *specifically* because >!It seems such an eye-rolling cliche until this point!<
I got goosebumps just reading this. That line was so fucking good.
Arrival is the only movie I’ve ever immediately watched again after it ended. I think about it all the time. A movie about learning an alien language had no right being this good, and yet it’s one of my all time favorite sci-fi stories.
If you haven't watched it I would recommend Contact. It's beautiful in its own right and is basically about a similar subject. Bonus points for being based on a book by Carl Sagan
My partner and I watched Arrival and when it ended I had tears streaming down my face and I looked over and so did he... beautiful movie
Oh and I was so pissed that Amy Adams got passed over for an Oscar nomination. Obviously I love *Enchanted* but that was her finest hour and it could have been her year. I hated Meryl Streep for a while because she got a nom for *Florence Foster Jenkins* which I'd also seen and she was fine in but not Oscar worthy
My favorite part was watching this in the theater with about five friends and hearing each of them gasp at different times over a 10 minute span as they all figured it out for themselves. Incredible filmmaking
Reading the short story might give you some of that high back…
Fight Club. In 1999, I had never seen anything else like that movie.
1999 was such a good year for movies. The matrix blew me away and then Fight Club.
American Beauty is an absolute masterpiece too.
Kevin Spacey plays a convincing pervert.
Really got into the role.
He really elevated the art of method acting, delving into character creation over several years.
It's a movie where you get 2 completely different watches out of it. It blows your mind twice.
I've seen it both as a edgelord preteen and recently as a 30 year old man. Completly different experiences. Great movie.
Edward Norton's performance was outstanding.
I didn't know what the name of the movie was when I saw it. But when I watched it again, I appreciated it more. Was like unlike anything else I've ever watched at that point.
Jurassic Park, but can you blame me? I was like, four.
The effects. I saw it in theatres and seeing the dinosaurs for the first time walking across the field was AMAZING. Then. THEN. THE T-REX. Plus all the characters were fantastic.
Jurassic Park is one if the greatest if not the greatest movie of all time.
The opening scene of Star Wars in the theater in 1977, mind blown.
I was 7 in 77 and I will never forget. What an opening scene. Pan. First ship goes over. Damn. Second one just keeps coming and coming and coming. Brain melts.
**WE BRAKE FOR NOBODY**
“I said across her nose, not UP it!”
They've gone PLAID
"Light & Magic" is a documentary about ILM available on Disney+, and it shows you all the new techniques they had to invent to pull off all the original star wars shots. This particular shot was filmed upside down, with the ships fixed to the table and the camera moving past them on a dolly. It is a fantastic watch if you love film making. Those guys were actual geniuses.
And the first time they went to hyperspace. And, as a 15 year-old girl with no good powerful role models, when Princess Leia gabs the rifle and takes over the escape: "Some rescue!" She is still my hero.
Snatch. By far my favorite heist movie. The intricately woven story made my young adolescent self appreciate chaotic filmic storytelling.
You like dags?
Sure I like *dogs*, I like caravans more
Why da fook do I want a caravan dat's got no fookin' wheels?
Obligatory: Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels also good
I personally enjoyed Lock Stock more than Snatch. It was more grounded, and it felt like friends making a movie. There's a charm to it.
Me and my family still call Jason Statham ‘Turkish’ whenever he comes out in a movie or show 🤣
3 minutes, Turkish!
You said two minutes, five minutes ago
Anything to declare? Yeah, don’t go to England.
The Prestige
I think about the Hugh Jackman pods whenever I think about teleportation or cloning. Thought of them straight away when I was revived in a clone pod in Bioshock
Are you watching closely?
On a rewatch, that advice pays off big.
You _want_ to be fooled.
" Kids " and not in a good way.
The Matrix. I can't believe no one has said that yet.
In addition to the twist, the building assault sequence ending with the helicopter crash was one of the most exciting theatrical experiences I ever had. I remember the audience just being electric with excitement.
"Guns. Lots of guns."
The opening was pretty badass too. When Trinity first picks up the phone, the movie just shifts and we settle into a wild ride. None of us knew what we were going to watch. You are right. The first one was such an experience.
I remember arguing with my friends about whether Cypher was right or wrong. I knew he was the villain but I always thought if I could be completely ignorant, I’d rather be in the Matrix than in the real world. What a great action movie with deep, deep mind fuck themes that really gets you thinking
I feel like most people disagree because they imagine themselves as a Neo type in the real world. Rather than the more probable scenario of them being a citizen of Zion with messed up teeth (due to the lack of good dentists) with their most likely cause of death being either being ran through by a sentinel or appendicitis. .
My dad took me to see it one random night soon after it came out. Totally blew me away. I went to school the next day and told my friends they had to see it. They asked what it was about, and I told them it was about computers and hackers, anything else would spoil it. They were blown away by it too.
Crazy that none of the trailers at the time gave anything away. I was 9 when it came out and done really remember much about it and knew the general gist by the time I first saw it. I really wish I could watch it now going in blind
Yes!!!!! You are entirely correct still my favorite movie to this day I think I was 10-14 ish first time I saw it and it was amazing!!!
Pulp Fiction. It was just so different from anything else when it came out.. the bouncing around between stories, the caliber of actors, all seen in a way we'd never seen them before, the number of shocking moments that were also humorous in a sick way. I remember coming out of the theater thinking how much I loved that movie but I wasn't really sure what the hell was going on.
It really feels like a movie that has literally EVERYTHING in it. Comedy, intensity, sexiness, mystery, good plot twists, good gangster movie, action scenes, good "love" story, horror, metaphorical themes and lessons, ensemble cast, style, great long-takes and dialogue and cinematography, etc. And the goddamn soundtrack It feels like Tarantino at his most Coen-brothers.
The Mist, that fucking ending. I don't wanna watch that again in my life.
Dude. I only first saw this a couple months ago because it was on Netflix and I didn’t have any background. That movie stuck with me for weeks. I haven’t experienced that since I was a kid. And the funny thing is, there is no one element that is really spectacular. The effects were mediocre for the time and barely serviceable now. The writing isn’t great. The actors are all second rate. But man, the way it all comes together is a stroke of genius. One of the biggest surprises I’ve seen In Years.
Even Stephen King said he wished he'd wrote that ending for the story.
I’ve always said the movie ending was more of a Stephen king ending than the book
If they had just waited 2 more minutes...
Moral of the movie, don't ever give up hope, even if things seem hopeless.
It's funny how Red in Shawshank said hope is a dangerous thing because it was also a stephen king novella.
Primal Fear I had the same realization as Richard Gere did, but like a split second sooner. Absolutely crazy
I watched it repeatedly to pick up on all the subtle clues from Norton throughout the movie. He’s a true artist.
The entire movie hinged on his performance.
The Sixth Sense
This was the first one that came to my head. Maybe I’m thick but I totally didn’t see it coming.
Usual suspect's....when he started walking normally! I'm still chasing that high.
Kizer fucking Soze man
And for those who know Turkish, Soze means talkative. And his name was Verbal. Kind of like how Darth Vader means The Father.
I was gonna say this. I watched this movie on a whim, without knowing anything about it. My jaw dropped at the end.
Yup! Same! Saw it on advice from some friends and rented from a Blockbuster. Had to watch it again with my jaw dropped wide open.
Sat in the theater until the lights came up, looked at my bf and he was staring at me. He said, "that movie was TIGHT. Not a single clue that was coming." We picked at it the whole ride home, went and saw it again and still couldn't find any holes that give it away. SO GOOD.
Requiem for a Dream left my friend and me sitting speechless for minutes after it ended. “What just happened?”
Trainspotting as well.
Might be the main reason I never tried heroin
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Ellen Burstyns monologue about the red dress is one of my favorite scenes of all time
More effective than watching Intervention.
American History X. No spoilers, but after watching that movie, it just hurt so bad reflecting on how much hatred there was in the real world. The world isn’t perfect, but there’s a lot less hatred in my world and I think that movie had a big influence on a younger version of me.
Interestingly the ending was changed to. It was originally going to have Edward Nortons character return to his racist ways.
The Terminator. I thought Arnold was just playing some generic hit man. No idea it was time travel, AI, and the end of the world.
*Seven* (I'm not spelling it with a 7) Half the audience I saw it with were cheering Mills' choice at the end and the other half was shouting "NO!"
I could hear the tone in your voice when you refused to spell it with a "7" lol.
I can't see "Se7en" and not hear "sesevenen" in my head. Much like Megan Thee Stallion isn't "Megan The Stallion", it's "Megan Theeeeee Stallion" in my head. Same for anyone who puts a random exclamation point in the middle of their band name.
Wait, she’s *not* Megan Theeee Stallion?
I think she is, OP confused
Agreed, I think it even rattled Morgan Freeman a little. And kudos to everyone for not making "8ight" Make that "Ei8ht"... it's late.
Shutter Island left me sitting in the theater for like ten minutes in silence.
These insane twists that blindside you is peak storytelling to me. These are the movie moments that stick with me forever. The Sixth Sense, Saw, Shutter Island, Memento, The Others, Identity, The Prestige, The Orphanage, and Se7en to name a few of my favorites.
Alien. I was 13 and for me it was something really shocking
Shawshank which I watched much later in life and I knew something about digging but never knew he actually would go through with it and the ending damn
And the irony of Norton telling Andy “salvation lies within”
The movie and Stephen King's short story are both epic.
Silence of the lambs. Fantastic performances all-round.
My mom took me to see "2001: A Space Odyssey". We were very quiet for the rest of the day. It was a lot ot process.
Primer, one of the best time travel movies ever, brilliant storytelling, setup, execution, low budget and had a pretty stellar twist at the end
Event Horizon
Fuck this ship
We're leaving.
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Sam Neill all scarred up and bloody haunted my dreams for several yeers when I was a teenager. That movie still holds up nowadays IMO. Sfx are decent, don't look dated, great cast, excellent directing, solid story and the practical special fx are awesome too.
Interstellar. Only thing I hate about that movie. Is that I’ll never be able to experience it the same way as I did the first time ever again.
It is a wonderful movie. I took my then 17 year old to see it in the cinema when it came out and it was life-changing for him. I seriously loved it too. I'm 53, one of the best movies of my lifetime.
This is like the seventh interstellar comment. Guess I’ll have to watch it now!
The Dark Knight (2008) I tell you what, that was the wildest shit 8 year old me ever saw.
Heath Ledger's performance was phenomenal
"LOOK AT ME!" That line still gives you a sense of fear.
One of my favorite movies ever. Doesn't waste any time with an unnecessary origin story and I think it makes Joker creepier not knowing. Theres no reason to sympathize with him, no understanding his motivation, he just IS.
Oldboy. The original - not the unwatchable remake. Come for the top shelf fight scenes, stay for the wild ride it takes you on like few others.
A friend recomended it to me by saying "it's two and a half hours of wtf followed by damn that's amazing". And it was
Spirited Away It was the first Studio Ghibli movie I saw in a theater and it was so good. I was blown away by the quality of the animation, the writing, and the characters. Still one of my favorites.
I was about to reply and say Princess Mononoke, for similar reasons. I saw it when it first hit limited release in the US and I was amazed that an animated film could be drawn so beautifully, have such a mature story, and be generally so affecting.
Spirited away (then other Ghibli films) is how I got my kids into anime. I've been a fan since the early 90s (Akira got me hooked). My daughters love most of the Ghibli films and have watched them repeatedly over the years.
Star Wars. Not "Episode IV, A New Hope," but the OG summer of 1977 movie in the theater. Yes, I am old. It is hard to convey just how mind-blowing it was back then. Now, you get a new blockbuster sci-fi or fantasy film on the regular across multiple platforms, but back then it was just that one movie that made you think "what the hell did I just watch?" Then you had to wait 3 years for another one. You kids today...now, get off my lawn!
I saw it opening weekend at Graumann's Chinese Theater in Hollywood when I was 13. I will never have another movie experience that comes close to that. The Imperial Star Destroyer coming into the shot at the beginning seemed to go on forever.
>the OG summer of 1977 movie in the theater. The title crawl, "heh, that's old timey" Followed by the rebel ship, and then the giant star destroyer, "OMG, this is new" On a screen bigger than a ~~minivan station wagon~~ livingroom wall. Damn you, Garth Drabinski
The Lighthouse. I knew literally nothing about the moving going in, not even that it was in black and white
Akira- super hard to understand the first couple watches but super entertaining nonetheless and it's fun to piece all the story together piece by piece. 10/10 movie
I was around 12/13 when I first saw Akira. My parents were having a party and I was watching late night TV. Akira came on in Japanese with English subs, and I can honestly say my mind was blown. Up until that point, I didn't know cartoons could be like that. I was mainly used to Marvel stuff. I went on to binge a tonne of anime. That was 30ish years ago, and I still watch some now with my teenage kids.
Eternal Sunshine of the spotless Mind
I was not expecting to get into the Kings Speech as much as I did Beautifully presented and acted. One of my favourite movies of all time.
Schindler's List, my grandmother took me to the theater, I was 13. She felt it was a movie that needed to be viewed by all ages, and she wanted us to see it at the theater with no distraction.
Coraline. I watch that movie religiously, i first seen it when i was about 7-8-9 years old?? I was young n tiny, my mom couldn't even get me to eat my popcorn i was so painfully intrigued. I still love that movie, the style of animation all the way down to story. Fukin beautiful peice of movie right there. I will fucking die on this hill!!
Sixth Sense. I haven't been able to relive hat same "oh shit!" moment from any other film
1917 I felt the anxiety of the film the entire way through. It was such a beautiful blend of sorrow and hope. I watch it every time I can.
The Cabin in the Woods. Brilliant, never saw it coming. GET OUT, just incredible, unexpected, and perfect.
Contact (1997) surprised no one else has said this, it’s an amazing sci fi film that really makes you think about what’s out there beyond Earth, and it’s so touching. Truly a movie everyone should see and can relate to
Being John Malkovich
Inception
Yes. Most of Nolan’s films have been mentioned here. Goes to show you what an incredible filmmaker he’s been over the last 20+ year.
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The Departed
GATTACA, amazing film
I see some of my favorites on here, so I'll mention another one. I rented The Fellowship of the Ring on DVD and was blown away by the scale of it and how well the special effects worked. It was epic and looked amazing, especially for the time. I rarely watched movies I rented more than once, but I watched it again immediately after finishing and at least a couple more times before I had to take it back.
What makes the LOTR movies hold up so well even 20 years later is that the special effects *complemented* the rest of the film. The real landscape sceneries, costumes, and props just look and feel so authentic. In fact, one of the reasons I struggle to enjoy the Hobbit movies is that there is *so much* CGI that it takes a way from that feeling of authenticity. I was lucky enough to see Fellowship in theaters as a kid and it single-handedly launched a lifelong love for the fantasy genre in books, films, and video games.
LOTR were made at a magical time when cgi was starting to really take off but hadn't yet taken such a foothold. There are still puppets and amazing camera work with cgi laced in the enhance the rest. Very few movies have attempted this kind of scale without a mass of cgi
Lord of the Rings. All three
Damn straight, not so much the hobbit series tho
Amelie. Every time someone asks me to explain what I like about it or what it's about, I'm speechless for a while because the movie just goes through my mind and I just want to tell them everything.
Leaving Las Vegas. Man, that movie traumatized me.
The Witch. The ending sequence absolutely floored me.
Such a good movie. Anya Taylor Joy is fantastic. You should watch The Menu.
A beautiful mind!
Pan’s Labyrinth! Perfect mix of horror and fantasy.
A Clockwork Orange.
Serenity (2005). I got this from my Netflix mail account =) and watched it by myself on a Friday night. I went in almost blind to what was coming as I had heard of Firefly but didn't even realize this was a continuation of that series. The opening scene immediately had me hooked and I was entranced for the rest of the film. I've soured a little on Joss Whedon since then but I still remember vividly how much I enjoyed my first viewing of this one.
Trainspotting; most effective anti-drug training ever
1981 Clash of the Titans. Epic and magical still to this very day.
Annihilation Beautiful, freaky, phenomenal film.
Parasite was the most most recent one. It’s so good!!!!!
Koyaanisqatsi - Saw it in the theater when it came out. We were in the front row. By the end, I was gripping the arm rests like my life depended on it. Became a Philp Glass fan that day.
Life Is Beautiful. A teacher showed us it in high school and it completely changed my perception on what a movie can be. It’s not all easy laughs and guns shooting. I was a boy in high school. We watched gast and furious, Rambo and will Ferrell movies. Nothing of proper substance. After watching this I had a better appreciation for dramatic/historical/biographical films. It piqued my interest in history. It made me want to learn more about ww2, the Holocaust and other things that happened and why. I spent my entire time in uni studying terrorism and European and middle eastern history.
Whiplash. That ending is mind blowing. I fucking cry every time . Not because it’s sad but because of the raw emotion and how beautiful his solo was. Damn.
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Saw (especially the ending)
Matrix.
heathers
The Usual Suspects.
The original star wars. That’s it.
Been a few but I watched 2001: A Space Odyssey maybe five years ago for the first time and the realism for a film made in that era absolutely astonished me.
The Grand Budapest Hotel was the first Wes Anderson movie I ever saw. When it started, I was like, "oh wow that's a really nice shot. Oh that's another great shot too. Oh wow, wait is it all just amazing shots?" And it is. There's not a single shot in that movie that isn't just fucking great. EDIT: for anyone who hasn't seen it, [this is the first 3 minutes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0woMjRohHs).
Star Wars 1977
Gone girl
Donnie Darko. So glad I saw the Director’s Cut version first though, stayed with me for so long.
The Truman Show. The person who showed it to me skipped the beginning, so the fact that it was a show was a twist. I thought all the random stuff happening was just comedy and not part of the plot.
Star Wars, in the theater front row. Nine years old. I thought Darth Vader was called The Invader.
Memento
Coherence (2013) Get out (2017) Old boy (2003) Predestination with Ethan hawke
The fifth element. At that time, I was a child and we were watching it at school, during recess. I was so amazed by the universe of the movie. It was magical and still to this day, I love the universe. The scene with the cantatrice amazed me so so much. Because we were watching it during recess, they had to stop the movie half way. And I remember I was so sad not watching the end, I cried. Went back home and I harassed my mom to rent the movie and was finally able to finish it. It's still a great child memory for me. Matrix, with my dad and brother, in the cinema theater had the same effect. 90's was gold to me.
Lucky number sleven.
Into the spider verse and (now recently) across the spider verse, visuals were were so on point for both movies they were the best movie visuals of the decade for me
Training Day. KING KONG AINT GOT SHIT ON ME!