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** ''Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back'' is made of pure, sweet win. Every scene is beautifully done from music to acting to directing, the Leia/Han and Darth Vader scenes especially. Also, my respects to Mark Hamill for his awesome acting in the Yoda scenes, where he couldn't hear what Frank Oz was saying and had to act his lines to a mute puppet.
** This may be slightly over-the-top, but {{spoiler|Darth Vaders [[Heroic Sacrifice]]}} in Episode 6 is pretty much the only thing that can even temporarily restore my faith in humanity. * After the [[Star Wars]] love I gotta talk about ''[[Star Trek]]''. Particularly, Parts II, III, and IV, which are so awesome, people who despise Trek love them. James Horner's kickass music probably helps.
** What about the new 2009 ''[[Star Trek (film)|Star Trek]]'' film? I know some ''really'' hardcore ''[[Star Trek: The
*** No argument there. [[Doom Tay|I]] enjoyed it, and I have an aunt who called herself one of the original Trekkers and gave the film a thumbs up.
*** I've never been a Trekkie and am so ignorant of and indifferent toward the Star Trek universe that I don't even know what Romulans are, yet I ''still'' liked the new Trek film so much I went to the theater to see it ''thrice''.
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* ''[[Little Shop of Horrors]]''. In [[User:Cabbit Girl Emi|my]] opinion, it is the perfect movie.
* ''[[Starship Troopers (film)|Starship Troopers]]''. It's the film version of ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]'' -- if it isn't under [[Rule of Cool]], it's under [[Rule of Funny]], with kickass CG. What's not to love?
** No no no, you're doing it wrong; ''[[Kung Pow]]'' is the film version of ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]''. ''[[Starship Troopers]]'' is the film version of ''[[Warhammer
*** While the film version of ''Starship Troopers'' is, of course, ''[[Aliens]]''.
* I like ''[[High School Musical]]'', it's my goofy [[Guilty Pleasure]]! There, I said it. Feel free to get out your torches and pitch forks, now.
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** Seconded. It isn't a world beater but it is damn entertaining all the same.
** Thirded. And this one is from a fan of the original Godzilla films. "Zilla" may not live up to Godzilla Classic, but it was still a pretty fun film. Plus, it had [[Jean Reno]] as a badass French commando. That alone is a lot of awesome points right there. It only got better with the [[Animated Adaptation]], ''[[Godzilla: The Series]]'', where Godzilla Jr. acted far closer to Godzilla Classic.
* ''[[Hot Fuzz]]'' just gets better and better every time I see it. Hilarious, with many [[
** The cast! Cate Blanchett (eyes and voice only!), Peter Jackson (ho! ho! ho! * stab* ), ''Timothy Dalton''...
** It should be studied in screenwriting classes. For the greater good. ("SHUT IT!")
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** To paraphrase the ending, I have found that every now and again in my life I need this movie. I initially saw it when I was 10, came back to it at a low point in my life at 16, and it sort of sustained me over what might have been a rougher patch of time otherwise. As I write, I'm 32, and it ''still'' captivates me.
* ''Spirited Away'' is the most beautiful movie ever made. The art is gorgeous and the story will play your heartstrings like a champion harpist. It's so good, I watched it right after having four impacted wisdom teeth out and forgot I was ever in pain.
** I would argue that ''[[
** [[Scenery Porn]], anyone? Miyazaki is a genius, no matter what movie you watch. It's a pity so few people in the US (I can only speak for my home country) know who he is.
* I came to love [[Peter Sellers]] because of his work in the movie ''[[Being There]]'', and the fight he fought to make that film. For all of Sellers' flaws as a person, I steadfastly refuse to believe the man who played Chance the gardener didn't have ''some'' good in him. It helps that everyone else in front of and behind the cameras was on top of their game - why can't new-millennium comedies be this gorgeously photographed?
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* OK, yes, [[Manos: The Hands of Fate]] is one of the worst movies ever made. But you know what? The underlying plot isn't all that bad. And the ending is legitimately creepy. Not ''surprisingly'' creepy. Actually creepy. I would totally watch a modern re-make, taken seriously, starring legit actors.
** Thank you! I have said the exact same thing that you said to my mom and sister, and they both don't agree. I am proud to own a DVD copy of the film, and I have watched the film at least thrice. Torgo has to be one of the greatest tragic villains, or heroes, considering that Mike is a total jerk. I really feel bad for Torgo. He was just a normal man, who was forced into a life of service to a despotic master. When I see Torgo rubbing on Debbie, I know it's creepy, but at the same time, I feel bad, because The Master won't let Torgo have a wife, and life without love is truly tragic. Poor guy... ends up dying in a very... vague manner.
* Take with it what you will, but besides the [[The Lord of the Rings]] movies, I found the [[Chronicles of Narnia]] movies ''stunning''. Sure, the second movie has a fair number of [[Narm|Narmy]] moments, and the [[Romantic Plot Tumor|romance]] was unnecessary, but it was still beautiful. In both, besides the fact that Aslan is a [[Crystal Dragon Jesus]], the special effects are gorgeous, the acting is ''not'' as wooden as everyone likes to pretend it is (what, was Peter supposed to ''sob'' when he killed the wolf?), and the scenery is fantastic. It also helps that they stayed 90% true to LWW, making some changes for the ''better''.
** Seconded. It is one of the best adaptations in terms of keeping true to the best bits of the book and changing the less-than-great parts. VDT in particular made great changes from the book. And the acting (considering they're ''kids'') is pretty damn good.
* Don't ''shoot'' me or anything, but I quite enjoyed the ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'' movie more than I expected to. Not only do the director and writer cut out all the unnecessary [[Wangst|Wangsting]] and constant talk of how beautiful the vampires are, but they seemed to make the movie their own. A fluffy representation, if that's really what the books are anyways. Legions of fans may be pissed, but you can't make a movie ''exactly'' the way the fans want it.
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* ''[[Office Space]]''. The minutes after he has his fears and worries hypnotized aways are some of the greatest and most inspirational of any movie I have seen.
* Blades of Glory. There's some pretty hilarious dialogue in there and great throw away lines, a gem among the category it's in of usually "stupid" comedies. It makes Jon Heder and Will Ferrell look so pretty - I've never been able to watch a movie so many times!
* The [[Spider-Man (film)|''Spider-Man'']] movies.
** ''[[Spider-Man]] 2'' is one of the best superhero movies ever made.
*** And ''[[Spider-Man]] 3'' needs more love, dammit!
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* ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]'' is not up here? ''Inconceivable!''
** I was just rallying herself for such a proclamation. A film as wonderful as this deserves more love!
** [[
* ''[[Dead Poets Society]]''. "Oh Captain my Captain." Enough said.
** It made me want to be a teacher. That film was moving in every way.
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* ''The Red Dragon'', the [[Prequel]] to ''[[The Silence of the Lambs]]'', is the best-made thriller ever. The suspence, the drama, the characters, everything about it is top notch. Not only does it live up to the expectations SotL set up, but it surpasses them.
** It's in some ways better than ''The Silence of the Lambs''. Take a moment to let the enormity of that sink in....
* No matter how many times I see it, I still find myself holding my breath during the last ten minutes of ''[[
* The new ''[[Star Trek (film)|Star Trek]]'' movie rocks my world. The ''Enterprise'' is gorgeous, the humor ''works'', the characterizations shine, the music is jawdroppingly awesome, and I think I'm in love with Uhura. If that isn't enough to convince you, well then.... "fencing".
** Speaking of humour, I, who don't really like ''[[Star Trek]]'', was sold the minute I saw that Simon Pegg was going to be in it (and it's an odd-numbered ''[[Star Trek]]'' film, heh).
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* ''[[Clerks]]''. There's barely any plot, a grand total of maybe six minutes of footage was taken outside that conviencence store, it looks like it was shot on a camcorder and then digitally edited to look ''worse'', it's vulgar as all hell, and the actors were all complete amateurs. And it's probably the best independent film of the past twenty years. Many people praise Smith for the endless effort that went into it, but those people would've also would've praised him if the film had turned out to be complete shit. The writing and acting was absolutely amazing.
** Seconded. I was at a point in my life when I had grown so disenchanted with everything when I discovered "Clerks" and realised that I was just like Dante. Brian O'Halloran may not be a traditionally attractive actor, but his portrayal of the character was just so damn relatable that it was impossible not to like him and root for him, despite -- or perhaps even because of -- all his flaws. And while the rest of the View Askew series is great, the character of Dante and his chemistry with Randal is why I return to "Clerks" over and over again. And can you think of a better way to end the series than the awesome hilarity that was "Clerks II"?
*** ''[[Clerks II]]'' does more than just show us how far Dante and Randal have come in twelve years, it shows us just how far ''everyone'' has come. O'Halloran and Anderson were never bad actors, in fact they were incredibly impressive for amateurs, but watch Randal's [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]] and ''tell'' me, with a straight face, that he would've been able to pull off the jail scene in 1993. Tell me David Klien would've been able to shoot that dance sequence, even with a decent budget. Moreover, Mewes has sobered up once and for all and boy oh boy does it show. And look how wooden Smith is as Silent Bob in ''Clerks'' compared to his facial expressions in this movie. But moreover, ''the fucking script''. ''Clerks'' was phenomenal, but the plot! The characterization! The story arced more than just curved! Every line was loaded with emotion, every shot told a story, check out that montage! This movie is hilarious, heartwrenching, and awesome in all the right places. Dante and Randal went from public-pool deep to Olympic-pool deep and it felt totally believable. This movie is the epitome of the [[Day in the Life]] comedy and even in light of Apatow and ''[[The Hangover]]'' stands out in my mind as the greatest comedy of the 2000s. It's the [[Life of Brian]] to ''Clerks'''s [[Monty Python and
* I readily acknowledge that the 2009 ''[[Astro Boy (film)|Astro Boy]]'' film is far from perfect. But I still love every minute of is save the more Anvilicious political parody and those damned [[Goldfish Poop Gang|RRF 'bots]]. The film is beautiful to look at, the score is wonderful, and it's just all around sweet, cute, and ''fun''. (And speaking as a longtime fan of the original, there's one moment I've been waiting for for ''years''...)
** Yeah, it's {{spoiler|Tenma realizing he loves Astro for who he is, rather than continuing to toss him aside for being unlike Toby}}. I'm a sucker for that.
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** How does one mention ''[[Tron: Legacy]]'' without mentioning the [[Daft Punk|fantastic score]]?
* Yeesh, with all the Nolan fanboys around you'd figure [[Memento]] and [[The Prestige]] would have made it onto here by now. But seriously, [[Memento]] is effing brilliant, for elevating what could have been a gimmicky plot device (The story's told ''backwards!'') into a vital part of the story, not to mention great acting and visuals all around. And it truly boggles me that [[The Prestige]] doesn't get more love. I mean, you've got [[The Dark Knight Saga|Batman,]] [[X-Men|Wolverine,]] [[David Bowie]] as [[Nikola Tesla]], [[The Lord of the Rings|Gollum]], [[Iron Man (film)|Black Widow,]] AND [[Michael Caine]] all in [[Gorgeous Period Dress]] doing magic. [[Visual Effects of Awesome|And badass lightning effects.]] Add that to a narrative so layered it makes [[Inception]] look positively flat, gorgeous visuals and truly heartbreaking acting (seriously, any idiots who say that Nolan's films are "cold" needs to sit their ass down and watch the third act) and you've got, fittingly enough, cinematic magic.
* David Lean's 1947 adaptation of [[Great Expectations]] is [[
* The BBC made-for-TV movies of the [[Miss Marple]] novels are the epitome of TV movies. The absolute pinnacle. They're almost uniformly extremely well adapted, they're shot with gorgeous scenery and sets that make me jealous I've never been to England, and Joan Hickson IS Miss Marple. Holy shit do these films hold up!
* ''[[Barry Lyndon]]'' is enthralling. It's more than three hours long, but if you have the time and patience for it, it will blow your mind seven times over. It might look like dull [[Scenery Porn]], but the images really are unbelievably beautiful. And the story is truly magnificent. It saddens me that so few people have seen this. So, to paraphrase ''[[Mr. Show]]'', see the shit out of it!
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* ANY PIXAR FILM EVER. No, literally. (Ok, I haven't seen Cars 2, but all the others.) How does a studio make that many good movies in a row?
* Does the [[Clash of the Titans]] remake have plot holes? Sure. Does it get many parts of the original myth wrong? Yeah. Does that keep it from being a very entertaining film? Hell no.
* ''[[
* What about [[Downfall (film)|Downfall]]? Awesome character portrayal. And God, all those [[Gag Dub]] [[Hitler Rants|parodies]] are hilairious.
* The Japanese [[Godzilla]] too. Awesome monsters and epic (if not funny) battles. Godzilla is one of the many reasons behind my love for Japanese [[Kaiju]] (and anime) along with Zone Fighter, [[Gamera]], and [[Ultraman]].
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** [[Iron Man (film)|Iron Man]]: [[Robert Downey, Jr.]] plays himself as a [[Gadgeteer Genius]] who builds a suit of [[Powered Armor]] [[Memetic Mutation|IN A CAVE! WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS!]] and goes on a rampage of terrorist [[Curb Stomp Battle|Curb Stomping]]. Cue the [[Black Sabbath]].
** [[Thor (film)|Thor]]: Ahem. "Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor." [[The Epic]] story of an Old Testament God becoming a New Testament God.
** [[Captain America: The First Avenger]] is a well-produced movie propelled by the strength of our [[Captain America (comics)|titular hero]]. Whether he's standing up to himself against big, bad bullies or fighting the forces of HYDRA as the ultimate [[Super Soldier]], Steve Rogers/Captain America takes the cake as ''the'' best superhero of 2011. Add to that gush-worthy supporting characters, a kick-ass musical score, and rip-roaring action evocative of 1940s adventure serials and you've got one of the best comic book movies ever made.
*** And it was all just ''buildup'' for the ''real'' story: '''''[[The Avengers (film)|The Avengers]].''''' Every character has been introduced, and now they all shine under the direction of the single geekiest man in Hollywood; [[Joss Whedon]]. [[Alan Silvestri]]'s score is peanut butter to all that chocolate. '''''The result is already being hailed as one of the best movies of all time.'''''
* [[The Warriors (film)|The Warriors]]. Can 8 guys, leaderless, unarmed, make it from the Bronx to Coney, 28 miles of "the most dangerous city in America," via subway, with every cop and gang-kid in the city looking for them? OH YEAH. Great lighting, great editing, wonderful use of deep-focus cinematography, and even some great dialogue and performance. Sure the realism is on the level of the 60's Batman show. It all still works. "You Warriors are good. Real good." "The best."
* [[The King and the Mockingbird]] . I looked it up on this wiki and was stunned to find so little said about it. Disappointed, in fact. Such a beautiful movie in the smoothness of its animation and intricate detail of its backgrounds, wandering story and dreamy atmosphere. It was in [[Development Hell]] for decades (and for a time even longer than [[The Thief and the Cobbler]] ), but it ''really'' paid off, known as a classic in French animation and the Magnum Opus of animator Paul Grimault. Of course, in parts it does not make sense, but even if you [[MST3K Mantra|think of it too much]], it won't detract from the beauty of it. Also, it's a movie involving a lonely king, a witty mockingbird, a shepherdess, a chimney sweep, ''[[Rule of Cool|and a giant robot]]''.
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