films: DVD must haves

[steinanwine]

^ are you speaking of the U.S. or German version?

but Funny Games, yes, really.

 

[Unglued]

both actually. since the us version was a shot-for-shot remake of the german version, with the only thing changing being the actors and language.

just not my cup of tea i suppose. especially not as a thriller

 

[steinanwine]

^ yeah, thats understandable. I had mixed feelings about the German version immediately following my first viewing of it but then I couldn't stop thinking about it and it really grew on me.

As far as it not being a thriller to you, well, I didn't know what was going to happen in the film. So for me it wasn't "totally obvious what was going to happen," so it was still a thriller for me, and a pretty good one at that. I really love the director though too, Michael Haneke, I've seen his Cache, which was just awesome, and The Piano Teacher which was just weird and relatively disturbing, so I appreciated the movie experience of Funny Games as a whole.

I have the U.S. version requested at my local library so in about a week I estimate I will be able to see that version too. I'm quite interested to see it since it is a shot-by-shot remake. Plus Michael Pitt, Naomi Watts and Tim Roth are completely awesome actors.

 

[cletus]

I so want in on this! :D

Arthouse - *PASS*
Action - Fight Club
Drama - Schindler's List
Romance - The Princess Bride
Comedy - Office Space
Thriller - L.A. Confidential
Manga - *CAN'T STAND MANGA*
Foreign - Der Untergang (Downfall)
Documentary - Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills
Horror - Halloween *1978*
Stoner/Drug related - True Romance
Martial Arts - Zatôichi
War - Full Metal Jacket
Classics - Whatever Happened to Baby Jane
Gangster - Goodfellas
Sci-Fi - Alien
Stand up - Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker
True Stories - Murderball
Musical - The Wizard of Oz
Christmas (or seasonal) - Home Alone
Television - The Shield
Mini-series - Band of Brothers
B-movie - I spit on your grave
Western - Blazing Saddles

 

[moosedog]

qqq

*Arthouse Searchiung for Bobby Fischer
*Action Reservoir Dogs
*Drama The Talented Mr. Ripley
*Romance The Dreamers
*Comedy Office Space
*Thriller Apocalypto
*Foreign Don Jaun DeMarco as Himself (not really foreign)
*Documentary Jesus Camp
*Horror Halloween
*Stoner/Drug related Trainspotting
*Martial Arts Beverly Hills Ninja!!! haha jk
*War Braveheart
*Classics
*Gangster Goodfellas
*Stand up Bill Hicks, Louis C.K.
*True Stories A Beautiful Mind


I didnt know what Arthouse meant so I just threw an awesome movie in that spot.

qqq

 

[tribal girl]

Bumping cuz I love this thread.

I might update my list later too.

 

[lostNfound]

I definitely need to sir down and work out my updated list