Simplify one of your favourite movies?

Big Fish - A man telling his family stories.

The Town - Cops and Robbers.

The Life Aquatic - A man chasing a fish.

BQ: Big Fish is top five, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou is top ten, and I don't have an estimate for The Town. I'll just say it's a favorite.

BQ2: Not a fan of those films, sorry. I will say, though, I need to re-watch the first two Terminator films, as it's been years. It's not that I didn't like them, I just don't remember them in great detail.

BQ3: I watched four new movies today actually.

Blue Velvet - I guess you could say this was my official introduction to David Lynch. I attempted to watch Mulholland Drive about two years ago, after a former user on here (who was a really awesome dude) recommended that I check out the works of Lynch, but I got half way through before I shut it off. I like so-called "confusing" movies, such as Memento or Pulp Fiction, but that was just too much for me. Anyway, I saw that this was free On Demand earlier today, so, with absolutely no expectations, I watched it. Honestly, it's now one of my favorite movies. It's fairly simple on the outside, a couple of curious kids want to investigate a potential murder mystery. But, the film is packed full of detail and symbolism, it's twisted in parts, it's film noir-ish, it's kind of amazing, lol. I watched it at two o'clock this afternoon, it's now 2am, and I can't stop thinking about it, three films and 12 hours later. 10/10

Submarine - I was fairly disappointed by this. The trailer made it seem like it would be an absolute masterpiece, in the vein of Rushmore, but with a more modern (and British) twist. The actual movie, though, just didn't click with me like I thought it was going to. The protagonist, Oliver, wasn't incredibly likeable to me, and the film itself just felt like a bunch of other films mixed together, with very little originality of its own. I did enjoy it, but ten years from now, if I even remember it, I'll just look at it as "that nice little coming of age tale", rather than a masterpiece. 7/10

The Must Be The Place - F*cking Sean Penn is a genius. This role deserves Oscar buzz out the a**, and when it comes out in March 2012, I'm hoping it gets a ton of acclaim. For one thing, the plot is as original as it gets. It's hard to even do it justice with a paragraph long explanation. I love the fact that the journey the protagonist goes on doesn't just happen right away, it happens pretty far into the film. The beginning gives time to establish Penn's character, and the relationships he has with those around him. Then it takes you on his journey. The character is so soft spoken and innocent, and his interactions with people are so amazing to watch. The last 20 minutes of the film is just pure brilliance. 10/10

Carnage - The problem I have with movies based on plays is that they always end up feeling like plays. They rarely establish themselves as films. They're short, often claustrophobic pieces that have a certain atmosphere to them. And, although this was no exception, it ended up being a fun little movie with good acting and a relevant story. I wouldn't go out of my way to watch it, but I can definitely see it becoming one of those movies I'll just throw on when I'm doing something else and want something simple playing. 7.5/10

I'll let you guess what the movies are. Though it shouldn't be hard.

Mother, son, and a robot from the future try to outrun another robot from the future.

Woman, child, and marine fighters try to get off an alien planet.

Woman seeks help from a cannibal in order to catch a serial killer.

Man helps a pregnant woman across country in a future where women are infertile.

A boy who see ghosts consults a child therapist.

BQ: They were listed in order from #1 to #5 of favorites.

BQ2: Alien franchise, even though T2 is my favorite movie ever.

BQ3: Brokeback Mountain. It was just shattering. I never needed to use tissue while watching a movie, that was just a great love film. Never cried more in any film.

Rewatched Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: Non-manical Jim Carrey erasing part of his memory.

Rear Window: The neighbour may be a murderer.

BQ: #1 and #2, respectively.

BQ: I prefer Alien. I can't take it seriously with Arnie, to be totally honest with you. I keep laughing uncontrollably when I watch it. Like when I watch LOTR.

BQ3:

The last movie I watched for the first time was Lars and the Real Girl, starring Ryan Gosling. It was hysterically funny in the first half or so but then it just got a bit TOO serious. I mean, would the town REALLY be that supportive of him and that doll? I don't know, I feel like it needed some more comic relief towards the end.

I rewatched Juno last night. Still among my favourites. There's a line in movies that when crossed, it just turns stupid and Juno is really careful not to cross that line. I mean, movies about teen pregnancy are often a little too ridiculous but this one is the perfect balance between funny and serious (unlike Lars and the Real Girl).

Chinatown- Private detective and investigation

A Clockwork Orange- 15 year old loves violence

Ed Wood- A man likes to dress in woman's clothing

BQ- Chinatown is #2, Clockwork is #5 & Ed Wood is #14

BQ2- The Terminator

BQ3- Spartacus, another great movie by Stanley Kubrick. I rewatched The Shawshank Redemption yesterday although I already watched it this week but I wanted to show it to my sister, it's another one of my favourites

Arthur = A drunk rich guy falls in love.

Annie Hall = A guy breaks up with his girlfriend

BQ: Both pretty high, top 10 probably. I'm referring to the original Arthur, by the way.

BQ2: The Terminator

BQ3: A Fish Called Wanda. I was great, I had been meaning to check it out for a long time now. I'm not even sure about a rewatch, though.

Batman Begins: Man dresses like a bat in order to rid city of criminals.

BQ: It's at the top of my list

BQ2: The Terminator

BQ3: I saw I Am Number Four for the the first time the other day. The writers had the bones of a good story, but they screwed it up and made it too teenybopper-ish. The high school love crap was annoying, but it wasn't until the action sequences that I liked it. I rewatched The Dark Knight the other day, one of my favorite movies :)

Trainspotting - Some lads taking drugs

Goodfellas - Some lads committing crimes in order to get rich

BQ: #1 and #2

BQ2: The Terminator

BQ3: V For Vendetta. I thought it was fairly good. I'd give it 7 out of 10.

The Sixth Sense: a boy that sees dead people and a man who's already dead.

BQ1: number 14 out of my top 20.

BQ2: Alien because it didn't go quite as meh as the Terminator series.

BQ3: Rain Man, surprised to find i enjoyed it though im not a Tom Cruise fan. Rewatched The Thing after ten years, way better than the prequel.

The Lovely Bones = Girl stuck between heaven and earth.

BQ: Top 5

BQ2:The terminator

BQ3:Panic Room, Really good

Fluke ~ A dog who was a human in a past life bothering his past life human family.

BQ: #1

BQ2: I've only seen The Terminator.

BQ3: A Clockwork Orange I watched for the first time today. It wasn't as good as I thought it would be. Rewatched... Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind. My teacher mentioned it in class and I went straight home to watch it again. One of my favorite movies of all time.

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