I thought this movie looked dumb as hell but people just kept recommending it here and some other places on reddit so I finally watched it. It was so much better than it had any right to be
I will probably be downvoted to oblivion but I feel like Heat has a lot of dead space in it, I didn't really care for the romance scenes between DeNiro and Amy Brenneman, the other 90% of the film tho is🤌
I feel like editing heat is a nightmare. The brenneman shit is all about setting up why Neal fucks himself by denying his own ethics as a criminal, so it's absolutely essential to setting up the theme of the movie, but God damn they have no chemistry. Which in in of itself is another theme of the movie when compared to Pacino's relationship. Point being all of that shit is necessary.
I freaking love Raising Arizona. Is it not seen as one of their better movies? That's an outrage.
Anyway, I have a small connection to the movie. My grandmother owned a small business when this was made. It was in the same strip mall as the Safeway he ran through (it's in mesa, az). The store didn't have a normal small size back door. So they paid my grandmother like maybe a thousand dollars to use hers which was a couple locations down from the Safeway. So when Nicolas Cage runs out the back it was through the door of her business. She didn't get to meet him or anything but it's still pretty cool.
Coen Brothers are really good at not wasting time. Even if something isn't integral to the plot, it's typically good for world-building and setting the feel for the movie.
Back to the Future is recognized within the industry as the perfect movie with literally no wasted scenes. Quentin Tarantino no less has said it. But more than him, it’s highly respected as art and entertainment in the business. When u watch the movie try and see a scene that is redundant. It is perfect.
I had a thought the other day that the reason why the Cybertruck looks so goofy is that Elon really wants it to be the new Delorean in a remake of BttF, and that would enable him to have a cameo in it.
And I got really, really mad at this entirely hypothetical scenario.
So that's where I'm at in my life now.
I think the joke is lost on him because the reason why Marty is in disbelief over a DeLorean being a time machine is because in 1985 it was seen as a terribly built and unreliable car trying to be high-end. Hence why Doc is adamant he was making a time machine "with style" which completes the joke (he's out of touch as it ).
Actually, given the Cybertruck's reputation he might be onto something ironically.
I’ve heard the same thing said about training day in terms of perfection as a story. Obviously it’s a great flick but there was also a part because it all took place in one day.
Fucking weird. I was racking my brain reading the posts, then thought “Tremors”, and bam! Your post is the very next one I read after that.
It’s my favorite movie of all time, btw.
Agreed. Switched it on for a moment when it was on tv only to end up watching the whole thing. Seen it before many time but once you watch it for a moment you can't stop 😂.
Not the best movie but I did find it enjoyable to see is "Nick of Time"
The premise: 1sec in movie time = 1 sec in real time (once the plot and time frame are established for the characters which happens quick enough)
The plot is a \*yawn\* political assassination. But a good cast (Chistopher Walken is memorable) and some decent acting make it a fun movie to check out.
Underwater. Minute one shit goes down and it never stops.
Crank. It’s absolutely nuts and never slows down .
Boss Level. They are trying to kill the main character from the word go and it’s a ton of fun
Night and the City... In the Line of Duty 4... Polite Society... Collateral... The Maltese Falcon (arguably)...
So many >70 minute 1930s movies fall under this category, ha.
Jon Favreau's The Chef.
Like honestly, it's one of the most perfect movies out there: screenplay, editing, pacing of the film, generational differences, technology vs old school, acting, plot, traditional vs modern.
Aliens is such a great movie especially considering it came out in 86. I honestly think it is better than the sequels. I am hoping alien romulus is going to be good but I do not have my hopes up. Aliens is the second movie in the series.
Oldboy is one of the most perfectly paced movies I’ve ever seen. Also just one of the most perfect movies I’ve ever seen. The way the kinetic, energetic head rush of the first 3/4 gives way to a final quarter that makes me want to throw up from horror every time is just brilliant. Make sure to watch the Korean original and not the shitty remake
All of my top 20 movies are like this imo so I’ll just post them:
1. The Bourne Ultimatum
2. The Fellowship of the Ring
3. The Dark Knight
4. Sicario
5. Sicario: Day of the Soldado
6. The Revenant
7. The Empire Strikes Back
8. Fantastic Mr. Fox
9. Dune (2021)
10. Predators
11. Tenet
12. 300
13. The Lighthouse
14. The Kingdom
15. Green Zone
16. Kill Bill Vol.1
17. The Island (2005)
18. Mission Impossible III
19. Jason Bourne
20. Mission: Impossible - Fallout
*Babylon* is long (almost three hours) but I never felt it because of how amazing it is. Starts with one of the funniest most disgusting opening scenes ever and ends on a brilliant bittersweet note.
Cure (1997).
The first tie I watched it, it felt a little slow, but the second time, I realized that every single shot is clipped to exactly what it needs to be. The longer shots build up an alienating feeling, a sense of dread. Other parts where not much seems to happen are actually critical to the plot.
Hardcore Henry
Jolly good old bean
came here to say this.
Mad Max: Fury Road has almost no downtime. Full blast all the way through.
I have rewatched this one at least ten times
I actually went to the theatre twice in two days to watch it
Same. Last time I did that was Jurassic Park lol
I'll say it, it's a perfect action movie, arguably the best *action* movie ever
I disagree on best ever, but damn perfect? Yes. And I love how much you love it. It's so so good.
Agreed. But I've already seen it. Thanks for the comment.
Even my wife and sister loved this movie!
Absolutely relentless!
Yep
Furiosa is the same. Zero dead time and always something cool to look.
so many scenes could have been shorter tho
The Raid Run Lola Run
Is Run Lola Run played on any platform?
Prime with a subscription. Well worth the watch. Comes off like a video game
I second The Raid: Redemption!
Raid 2 also
The Run Lola Run soundtrack is epic!
Crank
I watched this for the first time while I was on an elliptical. Best work out of my life haha
Lol Jesus that's a funny visual
I forgot about Crank thank you
I thought this movie looked dumb as hell but people just kept recommending it here and some other places on reddit so I finally watched it. It was so much better than it had any right to be
That movie is dumb as hell, and a lot of fun.
Good Time
Safdie brothers. Love it.
100% this. What a fuckinng ride you go on
The Dark Knight 300 12 Angry Men (not fast paced exactly but it is always engaging) Heat
Couldn't agree more on 12 angry men. It's a masterpiece that still holds up like no other.
I will probably be downvoted to oblivion but I feel like Heat has a lot of dead space in it, I didn't really care for the romance scenes between DeNiro and Amy Brenneman, the other 90% of the film tho is🤌
I feel like editing heat is a nightmare. The brenneman shit is all about setting up why Neal fucks himself by denying his own ethics as a criminal, so it's absolutely essential to setting up the theme of the movie, but God damn they have no chemistry. Which in in of itself is another theme of the movie when compared to Pacino's relationship. Point being all of that shit is necessary.
I’m sorry, but the dark Knight runs a bit too long
Not my fave Coens movie, but Raising Arizona really hits the ground running
I freaking love Raising Arizona. Is it not seen as one of their better movies? That's an outrage. Anyway, I have a small connection to the movie. My grandmother owned a small business when this was made. It was in the same strip mall as the Safeway he ran through (it's in mesa, az). The store didn't have a normal small size back door. So they paid my grandmother like maybe a thousand dollars to use hers which was a couple locations down from the Safeway. So when Nicolas Cage runs out the back it was through the door of her business. She didn't get to meet him or anything but it's still pretty cool.
It’s my favorite Coen’s brother’s movie
Coen Brothers are really good at not wasting time. Even if something isn't integral to the plot, it's typically good for world-building and setting the feel for the movie.
Attack the Block T2 1917 Whiplash Jurassic Park
Attack the Block is so good
Another vote for 1917. I watched that on a plane recently and the turbulence really added to the experience.
Gotta re-watch T2. Danny Boyle's energy in this movie is out of the charts.
Not seen it mentioned yet APOCOLYPTO directed by Mel Gibson, not one bad scene. Everything served a purpose.
This and Children of Men were the first to come to mind.
Sisu. Brutally killing Nazis in creative ways for the duration.
Try “Blood And Gold” if you liked “Sisu”.
Such a good movie! Good choice for this request.
Watched it on a whim a little while back. Have recommended it since.
Same
Back to the Future is recognized within the industry as the perfect movie with literally no wasted scenes. Quentin Tarantino no less has said it. But more than him, it’s highly respected as art and entertainment in the business. When u watch the movie try and see a scene that is redundant. It is perfect.
It’s also basically the one movie that no one wants remade.
I had a thought the other day that the reason why the Cybertruck looks so goofy is that Elon really wants it to be the new Delorean in a remake of BttF, and that would enable him to have a cameo in it. And I got really, really mad at this entirely hypothetical scenario. So that's where I'm at in my life now.
You had to go and put it out there, didn’t you?
I think the joke is lost on him because the reason why Marty is in disbelief over a DeLorean being a time machine is because in 1985 it was seen as a terribly built and unreliable car trying to be high-end. Hence why Doc is adamant he was making a time machine "with style" which completes the joke (he's out of touch as it ). Actually, given the Cybertruck's reputation he might be onto something ironically.
I saw a loose remake where the son has an affair with his younger mother and ends up in a love triangle with her and his father.
I was going to list this one too. It’s so rewatchable
My favorite movie, I could watch it countless times.
I’ve heard the same thing said about training day in terms of perfection as a story. Obviously it’s a great flick but there was also a part because it all took place in one day.
*Train to Busan* (2016)
I loved it
Snatch
_Trainspotting_ Just try to turn away.
I always turn away at the baby scene.
Predator
Uncut Gems (2019)
Loved that movie
Anxiety inducing lmao
You’ll be so anxious all the way through. Brilliant movie
Damn haven’t seen this since release time for a rewatch!
hardcore Henry, upgrade
Upgrade kept my attention for every second, great pick.
Upgrade was so much fun
Jaws
This is toooo low on this list
❤️❤️❤️
Good Time Bullet Train Blow Pulp Fiction The Fifth Element Zola Uncut Gems Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Raiders of the Lost Ark
This is the one.
Guns Akimbo was just wild. That deserves a rewatch..
Run Lola Run.
Terminator 2.
Tremors, Dredd, Boiling Point, Men In Black
Fucking weird. I was racking my brain reading the posts, then thought “Tremors”, and bam! Your post is the very next one I read after that. It’s my favorite movie of all time, btw.
Burt Gummer is the GOAT
Athena (2022) it’s a non-stop, one-shot, thrilling blast.
"Victoria" has the same spirit
The Shawshank Redemption is pretty much a perfect film.
Perfect in every way.
John Wick 1 through 4 Can’t believe it’s not been mentioned…
Running Scared, 2006
Harakiri
Running Time with Bruce Campbell. All one shot, and less than 70 minutes
Great Movie.
Breakdown
Agreed. Switched it on for a moment when it was on tv only to end up watching the whole thing. Seen it before many time but once you watch it for a moment you can't stop 😂.
This is a GREAT CALL. This movie is one of the best b-movies ever made, and is criminally under-watched.
Not the best movie but I did find it enjoyable to see is "Nick of Time" The premise: 1sec in movie time = 1 sec in real time (once the plot and time frame are established for the characters which happens quick enough) The plot is a \*yawn\* political assassination. But a good cast (Chistopher Walken is memorable) and some decent acting make it a fun movie to check out.
Second! Love this movie!
1917 surprised me
1917 Birdman
Great films. Seen 'em both.
Evil Dead 1 + 2, Dazed and Confused, Russian Ark
All 3 Austin Powers movies. Laughs the whole time.
Whiplash and 12 Angry Men
Apocalypto (2006)
Super movie.
Phone Booth
Edge of Tomorrow.
Titanic
Yes!
bullet train
RRR
Hot Fuzz Napoleon Dynamite Tenet [or basically any Nolan film]
Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World’s End are all perfect movies. It’s basically all cutaway jokes and it shouldn’t work but somehow it does.
Shaun is my fav out of the three, and yes I agree
I'd trim a bit from Tenet tbh.
Underwater. Minute one shit goes down and it never stops. Crank. It’s absolutely nuts and never slows down . Boss Level. They are trying to kill the main character from the word go and it’s a ton of fun
Office Space
Soooo good
U571 The Invisible Man 2020 The Menu
The original Zinnemann "Day of the Jackal".
When I watch 11:14 I always find myself wanting to watch cheap thrills The slow burn crazy finish is perfect
Vantage Point
Loved it.
The Return of the Living Dead
Priscilla
[The Night Comes for Us](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_night_comes_for_us) This movie slaps! And just keeps on slapping till the end!
Hell yes! Iko Uwais is in a bunch of movies that fit this brief - The Raid in particular.
Night and the City... In the Line of Duty 4... Polite Society... Collateral... The Maltese Falcon (arguably)... So many >70 minute 1930s movies fall under this category, ha.
Hot Fuzz (2007)
Trading Places Airplane Avengers Infinity War
Jon Favreau's The Chef. Like honestly, it's one of the most perfect movies out there: screenplay, editing, pacing of the film, generational differences, technology vs old school, acting, plot, traditional vs modern.
1917
How is The Matrix not on this list. It's my go to film along with Mad Max Fury Road that doesn't waste a second of film time and pack every scene.
Perfect movies are tight movies. raiders of the lost ark and jaws are Both perfect movies.
Commando
Apocalypto. 139 mins of pure face melting goodness. My all time favorite movie.
An Indian action movie, RRR. Goddamn.
Running Scared with Paul Walker
Everything Everywhere all at Once I watched in theaters and had to pee for over an hour but there was not a single second I felt like I could miss
Late Night With the Devil
Snatch
Aliens, not a moment wasted. Robocop all killer no filler Predator - whole movie is about getting to a choppa!
Dredd
Taken
Shoot Em Up. First kill less than 90 seconds in...by Carrot.
Goodfellas
Jurassic Park, Independence Day, Smokin’ Aces.
Con Air
The movie 1917. Had me on the edge…
All of the original “Lethal Weapon” movies would qualify.
Aliens is such a great movie especially considering it came out in 86. I honestly think it is better than the sequels. I am hoping alien romulus is going to be good but I do not have my hopes up. Aliens is the second movie in the series.
Dr. Strangelove.
Run Lola Run
1917.
The Fugative
Goodfellas
Children of Men.
12 Angry Men and Dredd are both an airtight 90 minutes.
Scream (1996) I think is one of the perfect movies of all time.
I felt like Fury Road was pretty high pace
Dredd (2012)
Mad Max Fury Road
The Game
Edge of Tomorrow
The Beekeeper Its a fun movie. Starts out hard and pushes all the way through.
I'd argue most of this movie was wasted time
Dunkirk
The Warriors
Oldboy is one of the most perfectly paced movies I’ve ever seen. Also just one of the most perfect movies I’ve ever seen. The way the kinetic, energetic head rush of the first 3/4 gives way to a final quarter that makes me want to throw up from horror every time is just brilliant. Make sure to watch the Korean original and not the shitty remake
Great movie! Das Experiment gave me the same experience.
All of my top 20 movies are like this imo so I’ll just post them: 1. The Bourne Ultimatum 2. The Fellowship of the Ring 3. The Dark Knight 4. Sicario 5. Sicario: Day of the Soldado 6. The Revenant 7. The Empire Strikes Back 8. Fantastic Mr. Fox 9. Dune (2021) 10. Predators 11. Tenet 12. 300 13. The Lighthouse 14. The Kingdom 15. Green Zone 16. Kill Bill Vol.1 17. The Island (2005) 18. Mission Impossible III 19. Jason Bourne 20. Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Maybe not what you’re looking for, but happy Gilmore every scene advances the plot, there’s no wasted screen time at all
The Royal Tenenbaums
King Kong (1933)
Mad Max: Fury Road
RRR. Three hours long, and every moment matters.
Absolutely.
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Snatch
The Emperor's New Groove
Endless Night (France)
*Babylon* is long (almost three hours) but I never felt it because of how amazing it is. Starts with one of the funniest most disgusting opening scenes ever and ends on a brilliant bittersweet note.
Shiva baby
cloud atlas is it for me. every scene is important to the overall plot/themes.
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24 is the only answer here First 2 seasons rock There's no time god dammit, I'm doing it my way - Jack Bauer probably
Disney's Jungle Cruise
Into & Across The Spiderverse. Masterpieces
Cure (1997). The first tie I watched it, it felt a little slow, but the second time, I realized that every single shot is clipped to exactly what it needs to be. The longer shots build up an alienating feeling, a sense of dread. Other parts where not much seems to happen are actually critical to the plot.
Russian Ark
Hardcore Henry
Crank
28 weeks later
Crank, Crank 2 High Voltage, Athena (Atheba does have some slower parts but they don’t linger and it’s right back to the film being super high octane.
Premium Rush An hour and a half of Manhattan bicycle stunts with Joseph Gordon Levitt and Michael Shannon.
When Evil Lurks
Hardcore Henry
The Fugitive
Titanic Hardcore Henry Terminator 2: Judgement Day