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Possibly an unpopular choice, but the remake of Ocean's 11.
The sequels all got progressively more terrible. But that first one is still super fun to watch. It did a great job of creating a modern rat-pack out of current star power and playing them off each other's cool factor.
The editing of the film was also great.
It's one of those films that's not meant to be high art. But just a fun watch.
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Weekend at Bernie's
Mad Max: Fury Road is a perfect film, and I'll die on this hill.
10's had some great action movies, Fury Road, Dredd, John Wick, Baby Driver, The Raid 2, Winter Soldier, Batman
Ugh Dredd fucks, so hard. I'd love some kind of follow-up, but I do appreciate what we got.
It’s so gorgeous
So is Furiosa. I'm so sad I didn't see it in theaters
Pirates of the Caribbean had enough hype that I went to the midnight showing, got the most applause and laughs I’ve ever experienced at the theatre, and it still stood up upon rewatch.
I had the pleasure of watching this in the theater with a cadre of goths that had a little too much rum and tequila with lunch. The movie itself is entirely too much fun on its own, but accidentally attending with a crew of drunken pirates made for a 11/10 experience.
That sounds like the perfect crowd to watch it with, fate smiled upon you
Jurassic Park. Easy to name but just about all aspects of that movie are phenomenal. They made all the right changes from the source material. No one needed a genetically engineered dog sized elephant running around.
Oh..my…god… this is beautiful
10 PRINT "Oh no! Dinosaurs!"
20 PRINT "Whew! We're safe ..."
30 GOTO 10I recently rewatched Arrival and it absolutely deserves to be on my favourite list
I hated it for the same reason I hated Interstellar... 'the power of love will save the universe' nonsense ending.
So much build up and world building, and brutally cliche cop out endings... but i guess that's why most people LOVED them, because you know PARENT-CHILD LOVE SAVES THE UNIVERSE.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail really is hilarious and unique.
Who are you who is so wise in the ways of science?
Yeah but the ending was a real cop out
The latest Dune movies. Weapons IMO was as good as it was hyped up.
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As for Weapons, when I finished it I thought, "okay movie". Then the more I thought about it and the symbolism started clicking, the more amazed I was. I need to rewatch it with everything in mind.
I liked the movie a lot more than i thought. Especially like you said, when i thought about it. The only thing that absolutely puzzles me is that scene when that one guy saw this big CG gun above the house.
The way I saw it, Brolin's subconscious was telling him that the kids had been transformed into objects at that time. The gun imagery, in-universe, comes from Brolin's character's toxic masculinity. Out-of-universe it reinforces the school shooting allegory.
The Dark Knight The Lord of the Rings trilogy The Matrix
Why yes, you probably can guess my approximate age.
One second, I have to get these darn kids off of my lawn...
Anyway, yes, The Matrix absolutely lived up to the advertising hype. All we knew was that it was a cyberpunk-flavored martial arts film, and that's all. The "big reveal" was left out of everything which was all the more satisfying when watching for the first time.
Superman (2025). The only movie in recent years that has made me feel genuine hope towards humanity and the world.
I watched the first Alien film with my parents. They hyped up the scariness beforehand and it definitely delivered, I don't think I've ever been so tense during a film. The whole opening leading into the discovery of the alien is so atmospheric.
District 9
Wreck it Ralph
Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy
Star Wars: Rogue One
TMNT: Mutant Mayhem
I'll throw out Master & Commander: At World's End. It's a fantastic naval drama and the actors all have great chemistry, with excellent action sequences throughout
12 Angry Men
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I'm not sure about any hype, but I'd add Memento (2000) to this thread.
I watched Pink Floyd's The Wall for the first time last month and that surpassed the hype for me.
Wolfwalkers.
Absolutely incredible film. Every single aspect of it.
I cry every damn time at the "how to be a wolf" part.
Kingdom of heaven director's cut
Easy its Death to Smoochy.
Its reviews sucks for some reason, but it's absolutely one my favorite movies as of late. Robin Williams and Edward Norton are fantastic. Went in expecting nothing came away with many quotes and laughs.
"She's been down on everything but the Titanic!"
"Are you okay?" "I don't know. I'm kinda fucked up in general so it's hard to gauge"
Somehow missed it when it came out, and just never watched. Thanks for the suggestion, I really need a laugh today.
You are in for a treat my friend! I hope you enjoy it. It starts a little slow but give it time. Also recommend subtitles to catch all the jokes.
it's a niche kind of comedy that won't connect with a general audience.
when it came out i loved it buy everyone I knew I showed it to HATED it. and thought it was stupid af, and generally black/dark comedy turns off general audiences.
Well with respect to those who don't enjoy it, they dumb lol