BoneyCork's Movie Fun Club Challenge

[Specially Cork]

I like movies, but I never watch them. I've compiled a list of movies that are supposedly great, but I haven't seen. There's a lot. I'm going to use the power of weak Chinese copyright laws to stream them all online and watch as many as I can, then give you an authoritative decision on whether they're as good as people say or total fucking shit.

Here is the list. You're welcome to suggest other movies I may have missed, but its more likely they're just not on here because I've already seen them.


12 ANGRY MEN (watched) 09/08/11
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (watched) 09/08/11
ALIEN (watched) 10/08/11
APOCALYPSE NOW
THE BICYCLE THIEF
BLADE RUNNER
BLAZING SADDLES
BLOW UP
BLUE VELVET
BONNIE AND CLYDE
BEATHLESS
THE BRIDE ON THE RIVER KWAI
BRINGING UP BABY
BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID
CASABLANCA
CHINATOWN
CITIZEN KANE
DO THE RIGHT THING
DOUBLE INDEMNITY
DR STRANGELOVE
DUCK SOUP
ET
ENTER THE DRAGON
FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH
THE FRENCH CONNECTION
THE GODFATHER
THE GODFATHER II
THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY
THE GRADUATE
GRAND ILLUSION
A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE
IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
JAWS
KING KONG
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
M
M*A*S*H
MODERN TIMES
MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL
NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE
NETORK
NOSFERATU
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST
PATHS OF GLORY
PSYCHO
RAGING BULL
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
RASHOMON
REAR WINDOW
REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE
ROCKY
ROMAN HOLIDAY
THE SEARCHERS
SEVEN SAMURAI
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
SOME LIKE IT HOT
SUNSET BLVD.
THE THIRD MAN
THIS IS SPINAL TAP
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
VERTIGO
WHEN HARRY MET SALLY
WILD STRAWBERRIES
WINGS OF DESIRE
GOODFELLAS
MISERY
THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
THELMA & LOUISE
HARD BOILED
MALCOM X
THE PLAYER
RAISE THE RED LANTERN
SUPERCOP
UNFORGIVEN
DAZED AND CONFUSED
SCHINDLER'S LIST
CHUNGKING EXPRESS
ED WOOD
PULP FICTION
RED
BEFORE SUNRISE
CLUELESS
HEAT
LIVING IN OBLIVION
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
THE USUAL SUSPECTS
BIG NIGHT
DEAD MAN
Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN
ELEPHANT
SHAUN OF THE DEAD
SIDEWAYS
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
CHILDREN OF MEN
THE LIVES OF OTHERS
4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS, 2 DAYS
THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
THE HURT LOCKER
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
FARGO
GHOST IN THE SHELL
LONE STAR
SLING BLADE
SWINGERS
BOOGIE NIGHTS
EVE'S BAYOU
LA CONFIDENTIAL
THE SWEET HEREAFTER
THE BIG LEBOWSKI
OUT OF SIGHT
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN
ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER
AMERICAN BEAUTY
BEING JOHN MALKOVICH
ELECTION
AMELIE
DONNIE DARKO
IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE
MULHOLLAND DRIVE
THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS
THREE KINGS
ALMOST FAMOUS
BEST IN SHOW
YI YI

[mrandyk]

I've only seen 7 of those movies. I thought 12 Angry Men, The Godfather, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Rocky, and This is Spinal Tap were great movies. Monty Python and the Holy Grail and The Big Lebowksi were pretty underwhelming.

[Specially Cork]

OK. I just finished 12 Angry Men. My first ever black and white movie. I loved it. Very character driven and believable plot. I give it 9 corks out of 11.

[DanteJay]

Brokeback Mountain is on your to watch list? Really?

[Specially Cork]

Brokeback Mountain is on your to watch list? Really?

It's generally regarded as a "great" movie so I put it on there.

Just finished 2001: A Space Odyssey

I'm conflicted. The middle of the film was cool to watch and defined a range of cultural references in other shows for me which was nice. The end was a total fucking disaster though. I despise having to interpret stuff, if you've got a story to tell just tell it. I watched some of the slow artsy fartsy scenes on 2x as well - kinda pointless and not as impressive as they probably were in the 1960s. Overall though...I guess I enjoyed it more than I thought I would though so yeah...7 Corks out of 11.

[DanteJay]

This reminds me, a couple of friends and I watched Airplane for the first time three weeks ago. There were a few moments that had us in tears! I was always told by my parents that it was a stupid movie, but they just didn't get the humor at the time. Now that I watched it, it's still a stupid movie... But a funny one.

[not just souLLy now]

Check out Moon, it's my favourite film of recent years.

[DanteJay]

Check out Moon, it's my favourite film of recent years.

I watched it two days ago. Good movie.

[pixel]

A Hard Day's Night sucks unless you're a 13-year-old girl.

[Jeeba Jabba]

but I never watch them.





then give you an authoritative decision

No thanks.

[Specially Cork]

but I never watch them.





then give you an authoritative decision

No thanks.

What the fuckaroo are you talking about. I am BoneyFuckingCork and what I say goes. You will take the opinions I shove down your throat and treat them as fact. Don't you dare cross me again otherwise you will face the consequences. You will face them good. Oh yes.


USA RULES

[DanteJay]

USA RULES

[Specially Cork]

OK I finished Alien. Man, what a crock of shit. I knew actiony/sci-fi movies would age the worst and this movie is a good example of that. With no real plot you've only got the special effects to entertain you, and they're not going to manage that in these days of computers and Michael Bays.

3 Corks out of 11.

[mankrip]

Same here. Some of the alien scenes are simply laughable.

[DanteJay]

When is the next installment of your movie fun club challenge?

[Specially Cork]

After starting this thread I really got into movies as I found them a far more convenient way of passing the time than videogames when you have a baby in the house, because they require less commitment and are easier to pause/stop. Seriously, I have since set about using a free iTunes alternative to make a huge xbmc library of movies and I'm at about 470ish right now. I'd say on average I'm watching 2 a day - always at least 1.

I've seen loads of films on this list and many more that aren't on it. Really enjoying my new hobby.

As for the mini-reviews...fuck it. I never follow through on anything so this shouldn't come as a surprise.

For the record, the last movie I watched was 25th Hour. I liked it.

[DaMadFiddler]

Even if the project has been abandoned, these should be on your list:

Metropolis (the silent film, not the anime... though I suppose you could go ahead and add the anime as well. They're both completely different films, though, with little in common except the title and a few general themes)

The Great Dictator

The Third Man

[melancholy]

After starting this thread I really got into movies as I found them a far more convenient way of passing the time than videogames when you have a baby in the house, because they require less commitment and are easier to pause/stop.

When my son was born, I switched to playing games that were easy to play one handed so I could hold and feed him while I played. I put 70 hours of level grinding in Final Fantasy X just to beat Penance. I played a lot of point and click games like Sam and Max, Riven, and Neverhood. And I played iPhone games a lot.

But I also majorly got into watching television shows. We don't have cable or even an antenna, so we got a Blu-Ray player that had Netflix streaming. For the first year of my son's life, the only show we watched was all 10 seasons of Law and Order SVU.

Now that he's nearly 2, though, I've once again stopped watching TV shows completely and am back to playing whatever. It's funny how I completely changed the way I structured my free time when my son was born.

[Chilly Willy]

Brokeback Mountain is on your to watch list? Really?

It's generally regarded as a "great" movie so I put it on there.

Just finished 2001: A Space Odyssey

I'm conflicted. The middle of the film was cool to watch and defined a range of cultural references in other shows for me which was nice. The end was a total fucking disaster though. I despise having to interpret stuff, if you've got a story to tell just tell it. I watched some of the slow artsy fartsy scenes on 2x as well - kinda pointless and not as impressive as they probably were in the 1960s. Overall though...I guess I enjoyed it more than I thought I would though so yeah...7 Corks out of 11.

You're watching the wrong version of 2001.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFNtf95roQk

[Jeeba Jabba]

I just saw my first movie a few weeks ago. I was amazed with how well it told a story, and how much space it allows artists for expression and growth. More exciting than the Bible!