Who remembers soundtracks? Are they even a thing anymore? What's y'all favorite?

I hate Wes Anderson movies. That's my main one. I also think Tarantino's best movie is Jackie Brown (although the 3 glasses scene in Basterds is my fave of his). I don't love Pulp Fiction, but I do love parts of it.

Edit: Star Wars 1-3 are better than 7-9

What's the last movie you watched because someone mentioned or recommended it on Reddit?

I just watched Flow and was super impressed. I also really enjoyed Sasquatch Sunset (2024) quite a bit. Can anyone recommend something similar?

I really enjoy the filmmaking being the conduit on how I feel about the characters. Who thought a family of Sasquatch would make me feel something? Or even a cat with a bunch of random friends picked up along the way?

I want to feel like this more. I'm open to any movie from any country, any genre, whatever you have.

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For me it's a tie between Hotel Rwanda and The Guard. He knocks it out of the park in both and both films are totally different in terms of vibes and subject matter. He has such incredible range. I wish he did more films like both nowadays

One for me was Mid 90's. I was exactly that age in those times, and everyone seems to forget the intense social pressure of the time. It wasn't all rose-colored glassses, just the entertainment industries.

I even had a friend that looked and acted a lot like the main character.

I just randomly stumbled upon the movie “the iron fist” tonight, and holy shit. That is what I need. I don’t know if you guys know what I mean, but that kind of tension, and trying to hold off crying the whole movie, and then an end scene where something happens just so depressing. The whole movie was just depressing, I cried and I needed that.

I need a movie like that! Please I’m having a rough time and I don’t care how it pulls, but I want something to pull those strings inside of you where you try so hard not to cry but you can’t help it.

I just rewatched Dazed and Confused, and it honestly feels like stepping into the ‘70s. The music, the fashion, the vibe, it’s all spot on. What’s a film that completely immerses you in its era?

This month has not been very good vs last year when we had good movies like dune part two and Godzilla vs Kong 2 with a third one coming on the same opening weekend as the first live action Zelda movie. That will change with the release of the first ever Minecraft movie. The soundtrack is already out and I loved the Jack black song. In Thailand screenings of Minecraft will have a 5 minute Superman sneak peek before the film starts. Is this even true for us American moviegoers ?

for me it would be the scene involving the child molester and child killer couple from Running Scared 2006. Really shows the dread that the kid went through and the build up to it's reveal is just sick and creepy. Bullets were too good for them I would say feet first down the woodchipper would be better.

Just watched this 60s romp on Youtube and enjoyed it.
Its over the top but likable.

[Note: Contains a few brief anti-war scenes, which may be disturbing to some].

'The Magic Christian' (1969) [Its the name of a 'ship' btw]
Comedy.
(1 hours 30 minutes)
Starring: Ringo Starr, Peter Sellers. and Richard Attenborough etc.

...plus many cameo roles........

Cast and Crew
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_magic_christian/cast-and-crew

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I recently watched Requiem for a Dream, and I don’t think I can ever sit through it again. It’s brilliant but absolutely soul-crushing. What’s a movie that made you feel deeply unsettled or disturbed?

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It takes me out of the movie instantly. I also avoid trailers and these stupid things (where the actors look dead and clearly don't wanna be there) ruin the surprise of the cast. In case there are entertainment people here: stop making these stupid videos. I know the movie theaters are great. I'm there. Sitting in one. Show me my fucking movie

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It reminds me of Prometheus and The Creator in that the first half or so had great cinematography, world-building, visual effects, and acting, but then it got worse as it went on.

I thought Pattinson's acting was very good and I thought it posed a lot of interesting questions about the moral, ethical, legal, philosophical, and religious implications behind cloning (I thought the creator of cloning being a serial killer using the technology to have an alibi and then the police not knowing how to prosecute him was a really clever idea). There were also some really funny gags (like Mickey falling out of the human printer like a piece of paper when you forget to stick the tray out), the worldbuilding was interesting and well thought out, and I loved the grungy 70's sci-fi aesthetic.

But I feel like it became less focused as it went on. The aliens suddenly became the focal point and the cloning took a backseat which felt kind of jarring. Then Mark Ruffalo's character started talking about how he viewed the ice planet as a white utopia and also wanted to replace Mickey's girlfriend with a white woman so I thought the film was going to be a commentary about the dangers of white supremacy but then that theme/plotline just kind of went nowhere. By the end I wasn't really sure what it was trying to say or be about.

I also thought Ruffalo's performance was horrendous and singlehandedly brought the whole film down. It was cartoony, over-the-top, and felt like he was playing a character in a bad SNL sketch whereas everyone else felt like regular people. I didn't really like Toni Collette's performance either but it at least wasn't quite as distracting.

You could have taken the aliens, Mark Ruffalo, and Toni Collette's characters out of the film altogether and just made Mickey 18 the main antagonist and you would have been left with a far more interesting and satisfying movie.

I feel like fifth entries have usually been below average. Attack of the Clones, Rocky V, Terminator Genisys, Alien vs. Predator, Star Trek V, etc.

With the notable exception of "Fast Five" - are they any other examples where the fifth film is actually the best of the series?

For me it's Inglourious Basterds. I have to admit that this movie got better after time. Christoph Waltz was amazing in this movie, that scene in theater when Brad Pitt character presented he is Italian director is fantastic.

For me, it was Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. It showed me how weird and beautiful film could be, and I’ve never looked at movies the same since.

What is a movie that is so absurd and reddish that it ends up being hilarious and a classic for you to enjoy?

I watched Anora last night. Good movie, maybe not quite Best Picture material, but entertaining all the same. I was surprised to see the accolades it got.

But what intrigued more is how Mikey Madison won the best actress Oscar for her performance as a sex worker. I thought about performances of sex workers/call girls/erotic dancers that won Oscars:

• Jane Fonda for Klute

• Mira Sorvino for Mighty Aphrodite

And Oscar-nominated:

• Julia Roberts for Pretty Woman

• Elizabeth Shue for Leaving Las Vegas

• Natalie Portman for Closer

• Jodie Foster for Taxi Driver

And while Emma Stone in Poor Things isn't an outright sex worker, she does turn to sex for income at one point in the movie. Her role is also very sexually charged.

I'm not for or against it. It's just something I noticed that's interesting. What's your take on it?

EDIT: Updated to move Jodie Foster to the "nominated" list. Thanks to /u/Adequate_Images for catching that.

I've been watching Accented Cinema's videos, where he highlights the worst film from certain countries, like Devilman (Japan), Real (South Korea), and Deshdrohi (India). So what films would be contenders from your country?

I'm British, and we have plenty of options. There's Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey and countless low-budget horror films, Confessions of a Window Cleaner, Konga, and many gangster/hardmen films.

About 30 years ago, after the pub, I came home and there was a film on the TV that involved conquistador types in armour on a raft on a river. I can't remember any more than that and have spent all this time wondering what film that was.

I've just watched Aguirre The Wrath of God as I recently learned of it and thought "That's it! Found it!".

But it wasn't. I don't think, anyway. I mean, I think what I saw didn't have the crazy surrealism. Maybe. Maybe it was Aguirre I saw back then and my brain has mutated it over the years. But maybe not. Anyone got any idea what other flick it may have been?