I try to watch around 3 films per week, but I'm pretty swamped at the moment. Are there any movies in my watchlist that I should make a priority?
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Era, I almost have 900 films in my watchlist. Which ones should I make a priority?
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lol slader
I picked ten movies from the first few pages
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And watch The Godfather already.
I picked ten movies from the first few pages
Munich (2005)
During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and execute those responsible for the attack.
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And watch The Godfather already.
The Exorcist is the GOAT horror film. Get on that.
Edit - Oh man, nevermind. You have some other BANGERS waiting for you from the 70s as well.
-The Godfather
-Apocalypse Now
-One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
-Taxi Driver
Edit - Oh man, nevermind. You have some other BANGERS waiting for you from the 70s as well.
-The Godfather
-Apocalypse Now
-One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
-Taxi Driver
A Clockwork Orange
Children Of Men
Pulp Fiction
The Departed
Groundhog Day
Jaws
Are the ones I would say watch first. Just damn great movies.
Children Of Men
Pulp Fiction
The Departed
Groundhog Day
Jaws
Are the ones I would say watch first. Just damn great movies.
First off Slader166 , friend me: https://letterboxd.com/Superwolfman/ -- I just added you. I think you'll find that my taste is similar to what you're interested in...I've seen a good chunk of your watch list, mostly the older stuff, so check out my ratings/reviews for some insights.
Secondly, if you want just a slice to start with, I'd go with these:
The Holy Mountain
Pather Panchali
A Chinese Ghost Story
Bicycle Thieves
La Dolce Vita
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
The Rules of the Game
Riffifi
Wild Strawberries
Marketa Lazarova
Ugetsu
The Red Shoes
Holy Motors
Vertgo
Andrei Rublev
Some Like It Hot
The 400 Blows
Videodrome
Chunking Express
Secondly, if you want just a slice to start with, I'd go with these:
The Holy Mountain
Pather Panchali
A Chinese Ghost Story
Bicycle Thieves
La Dolce Vita
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
The Rules of the Game
Riffifi
Wild Strawberries
Marketa Lazarova
Ugetsu
The Red Shoes
Holy Motors
Vertgo
Andrei Rublev
Some Like It Hot
The 400 Blows
Videodrome
Chunking Express
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Adaptation
Dazed and Confused
Tremors
Climax
Children of Men
Braveheart
The Good The Bad & The Ugly
Psycho
Rear Window
Inception
Coherence
Lincoln
Perfect Blue
The Blues Brothers
The Bridge on the River Kawaii
What We Do In The Shadows
Jaws
Hero
The Witch
Raiders of the Lost Ark
12 Angry Men
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Adaptation
Dazed and Confused
Tremors
Climax
Children of Men
Braveheart
The Good The Bad & The Ugly
Psycho
Rear Window
Inception
Coherence
Lincoln
Perfect Blue
The Blues Brothers
The Bridge on the River Kawaii
What We Do In The Shadows
Jaws
Hero
The Witch
Raiders of the Lost Ark
12 Angry Men
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
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I use stuff like MyAnimeList and MyMangaList, so this actually looks like an awesome list to archive movie stuff I've watched and things on my backlog! I'll be signing up...
As for recommendations on your own backlog...
Godzilla (1954)
A Song of the Sea
Castle in the SKy
The Silence of the Lambs
Chef
Isle of Dogs
Akira
Kedi
Kubo and the Two Strings
End of Watch
Pulp Fictions
Fantastic Mr. Fox
As for recommendations on your own backlog...
Godzilla (1954)
A Song of the Sea
Castle in the SKy
The Silence of the Lambs
Chef
Isle of Dogs
Akira
Kedi
Kubo and the Two Strings
End of Watch
Pulp Fictions
Fantastic Mr. Fox
There's so much great stuff you still need to see, I can't just pick one or a few.
At say I'd say find the film on your watch list with the highest ranking on the Sight and Sound 250 and watch that, rinse, repeat.
https://letterboxd.com/garrincha89/list/sight-and-sound-2012-critics-top-250-films/
Or alternatively, watch La Dolce Vita then watch it again.
Or this:
Pretty good list.
At say I'd say find the film on your watch list with the highest ranking on the Sight and Sound 250 and watch that, rinse, repeat.
https://letterboxd.com/garrincha89/list/sight-and-sound-2012-critics-top-250-films/
Or alternatively, watch La Dolce Vita then watch it again.
Or this:
Pretty good list.
Write them on scraps of paper and put them in a jar. When it's time to pick a film, you pull a name out. If you're not feeling the choice you get one free re roll. The second film is not negotiable though.
Scrolling through your list though.
Shoot the Piano Player
The Lives of Others
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
Shoah (Take a few breaks, it's a long and tough watch)
Robocop
Cinema Paradiso
The Descent
They Shall Not Grow Old
Once Upon a Time in America
Shawshank Redemption
Bicycle Thieves
Hoop Dreams
A Hard Days Night
Silence of the Lambs
The Wrestler
Passion of Joan of Arc
8 1/2
M
Rear Window
Casablanca
Eraserhead
Holy Grail
Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Grave of the Fireflies
Vertigo.
I'm going to stop there, you've got a massive list with some amazing films in it.You also have my two favourite films of all time so they would be my strongest recommendations (Vertigo and Once Upon a Time in America)
Scrolling through your list though.
Shoot the Piano Player
The Lives of Others
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
Shoah (Take a few breaks, it's a long and tough watch)
Robocop
Cinema Paradiso
The Descent
They Shall Not Grow Old
Once Upon a Time in America
Shawshank Redemption
Bicycle Thieves
Hoop Dreams
A Hard Days Night
Silence of the Lambs
The Wrestler
Passion of Joan of Arc
8 1/2
M
Rear Window
Casablanca
Eraserhead
Holy Grail
Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Grave of the Fireflies
Vertigo.
I'm going to stop there, you've got a massive list with some amazing films in it.You also have my two favourite films of all time so they would be my strongest recommendations (Vertigo and Once Upon a Time in America)
Damn dude that's some list. Crazy amounts of good stuff on there. Gonna have to rep my boy Tsai and tell you to watch Rebels of the Neon God, otherwise throw a dart at it.
The essentials :
1940s : Citizen Kane
1950s : Rear Window, North By Northwest, Singin In The Rain, Vertigo
1960s : 2001, The Good The Bad & The Ugly, Once Upon A Time In The West
1970s : The Exorcist, Close Encounters, Jaws, The Godfather
1980s : Blood Simple, Das Boot, Raiders Of The Lost Ark
1990s: Barton Fink, 12 Monkeys, Saving Private Ryan, The Big Lebowski, Pulp Fiction
2000s: 500 Days Of Summer, Sideways, O Brother, No Country, Kill Bill, Downfall, There Will Be Blood, Shaun Of The Dead, Master & Commander
You have WAY too many 2010 movies...and I'd eliminate the vast majority of them. I'd just focus on those essentials from pre 2010s and then maybe look at more recent stuff after that.
1940s : Citizen Kane
1950s : Rear Window, North By Northwest, Singin In The Rain, Vertigo
1960s : 2001, The Good The Bad & The Ugly, Once Upon A Time In The West
1970s : The Exorcist, Close Encounters, Jaws, The Godfather
1980s : Blood Simple, Das Boot, Raiders Of The Lost Ark
1990s: Barton Fink, 12 Monkeys, Saving Private Ryan, The Big Lebowski, Pulp Fiction
2000s: 500 Days Of Summer, Sideways, O Brother, No Country, Kill Bill, Downfall, There Will Be Blood, Shaun Of The Dead, Master & Commander
You have WAY too many 2010 movies...and I'd eliminate the vast majority of them. I'd just focus on those essentials from pre 2010s and then maybe look at more recent stuff after that.
You have plenty of really good movie suggestions to go off of, but lol I sorted by highest average rating and was amused to see Nathan For You's Finding Frances episode in the top #15. Definitely would recommend watching it if you haven't yet, but only if you're already familiar with the show and that guest.
I went through each page and below are the movies you should watch. Rather than highly rated or most important, I went with the movies I like to rewatch.
Abyss
Adventures of Tin Tin
Casino Royale
Clue
Fifth Element
Gattaca
Gladiator
Groundhog Day
Holy Grail
Interstellar
Kung Pow
Mean Girls
Princess Bride
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Shawshank Redemption
Singin' in the Rain
Abyss
Adventures of Tin Tin
Casino Royale
Clue
Fifth Element
Gattaca
Gladiator
Groundhog Day
Holy Grail
Interstellar
Kung Pow
Mean Girls
Princess Bride
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Shawshank Redemption
Singin' in the Rain
Well, Great intentions, maybe... OP hasn't watched these movies.
I vote Vertigo.
Uh, you need to cut out a lot of the films that aren't really must-sees. I can't imagine everything on that film has equal weight in your mind in terms of interest or quality.
As far as what I'd personally recommend based on some of the pages I saw:
- They Live
- The Exorcist
- Koyaanisqatsi
- Sunshine
- Ernest and Celestine
- Ida
Honestly, it may be a better thread to ask people which films to cross off your list because they aren't especially worth seeing, heh.
As far as what I'd personally recommend based on some of the pages I saw:
- They Live
- The Exorcist
- Koyaanisqatsi
- Sunshine
- Ernest and Celestine
- Ida
Honestly, it may be a better thread to ask people which films to cross off your list because they aren't especially worth seeing, heh.
Use IMDB rating as a guide. I find that with IMDB rating over 10k user rating is a very good guide.
Get on Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy.
The Godfather
Apocalypse Now
Pulp Fiction
Citizen Kane
Raging Bull
Oh man, you just need to watch everything, lol.
The Godfather
Apocalypse Now
Pulp Fiction
Citizen Kane
Raging Bull
Oh man, you just need to watch everything, lol.
