List movies that "blew your mind".

[Firsttime]

I'll add while I didn't find the Dark Knight mind blowing or anything. I thought the "commentary" people are talking about was more of an insight into the modern American's brain. It showed a group of people who society would have termed bad as being at the core good and selfless. I thought it was interesting, and was the only part of the movie I really thought much about afterwards, the way Nolan portrayed criminals. Other than "want to see a magic trick?" hahaha. That made me laugh.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: ja1484


I find it amusing that a Donnie Darko post was timewarped to the top.

There was nothing amusing about that. It makes perfect sense.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: ja1484
Great, another list of movies that people think are great simply because they're weird but are in reality average with some superficial surrealistic gimmick.

OK...but then you say this:

The Dark Knight (For being the most profound social statement in film since 9/11)

right......

LOL :thumbsup:

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: mxyzptlk
Commit
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0986346/

Two strangers meet at a coffee shop for what seems like a blind date. But as the conversation progresses, it becomes clear that this couple, who have never seen each other face to face and who met on the Internet, have actually formed a suicide pact. Problems arise when the couple realizes that they may have finally found something worth living for

It's fairly funny if you've got a dark sense of humor and the final act will keep you on the edge of your seat. Also, I'm sorry to have spoiled so much with my synopsis here. I watched it knowing less than this and found the ride quite enjoyable.

Weird, I can't find that listed anywhere. How the hell am I supposed to see it?

KT

 

[DT4K]

If you can include a series,
Band of Brothers - Brilliant portrayal of what it was like to be a soldier in WW2.
Platoon and Saving Private Ryan deserve mention for similar reasons.
Star Wars - Saw it in theaters when I was 7 years old. It was so far above and beyond any other sci-fi movie, that it completely changed the genre.

 

[Andy22]

Vanilla Sky

 

[Stratk1ng]

Lucky Number Sleven. Wasn't exactly a mind-blow but still had a good twist at the end.

 

[Saint Nick]

The only movies AT knows of will only "blow your load" :laugh: ....

 

[Coalfax]

Saving Private Ryan
The Dark Knight (In IMax)
Slumdog Millionaire
Colors

 

[mrrman]

Trust

 

[Kev]

Originally posted by: Mo0o

Originally posted by: krylon

Originally posted by: Mo0o

Originally posted by: ja1484
Great, another list of movies that people think are great simply because they're weird but are in reality average with some superficial surrealistic gimmick. Some of you are thinking clearly with contributions like Apocalypse Now, et al. Memento and Pulp Fiction are excellent movies for reasons completely aside why people are posting them. Eschewing chronological order isn't interesting or special. The writing and overall plot arcs are what made both those films work. Pulp Fiction in particular survives on its plausible situational humor - the "funny because it's true" effect, so to speak.

I find it amusing that a Donnie Darko post was timewarped to the top.

Anyway:

Oh Brother Where Art Thou (For the genius writing and acting)
Black Hawk Down (For the phenomenal "boots on the ground" cinematography style)
The Dark Knight (For being the most profound social statement in film since 9/11)

The Dark Knight is a profound social statement? In which way? The contrived, cliche, scenario of who to rescue? The movie was the most overhyped movie of last year. Way too self important to be entertaining, too shallow to be important.

Sounds like you.

Maybe, maybe not. Which of the following points do you disagree with:

Plot was pretty standard fare (thus not mind blowing)
Way too long, final two-face plot felt crammed in
Batman's voice became more and more ridiculous

The movie would have been fine if they had just ended it in the hospital scene w/ revealing Two Face. I think i'm just reacting against the ridiculous hype the movie got. In my opinion Iron Man was way more fun as a movie. Kept a tongue-in-cheek tone throughout the whole movie, lots of a great special effects and a script that moved along nicely. Who cares if it didnt attempt to tackle any moral dilemmas

Iron Man was boring. There are two action scenes: One where Iron Man kicks a bunch of helpless terrorists' asses, and then one where he gets the living shit kicked out of him and needs to be saved by his girlfriend. Complete garbage.

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: ja1484



Agreed. It was a fucking shame that movie got completely overshadowed by the Pirates of the Caribbean craze. It's kind of frightening that teen girls are the most powerful market force in the film world.....really, they're the most powerful market force in pretty much any area, now that I think of it. No wonder they're all growing up so fucked up. They're raised by commercials.

Master and Commander was 10x the movie that POTC was.

 

[mxyzptlk]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent

Originally posted by: mxyzptlk
Commit
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0986346/

Two strangers meet at a coffee shop for what seems like a blind date. But as the conversation progresses, it becomes clear that this couple, who have never seen each other face to face and who met on the Internet, have actually formed a suicide pact. Problems arise when the couple realizes that they may have finally found something worth living for

It's fairly funny if you've got a dark sense of humor and the final act will keep you on the edge of your seat. Also, I'm sorry to have spoiled so much with my synopsis here. I watched it knowing less than this and found the ride quite enjoyable.

Weird, I can't find that listed anywhere. How the hell am I supposed to see it?

KT

I dunno, it was a low budget indie movie staring the directors wife and friend. I found it on the internet. Don't you have the internet where you are?

 

[mxyzptlk]

Originally posted by: Andy22
Vanilla Sky

I swallowed your cum, that means something

 

[CallMeJoe]

The Dark Knight?
Donnie Darko?
Lucky Number Slevin?

It appears many minds here can be totally "blown" by the gentlest of breezes...

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: mxyzptlk

Originally posted by: KeithTalent

Originally posted by: mxyzptlk
Commit
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0986346/

Two strangers meet at a coffee shop for what seems like a blind date. But as the conversation progresses, it becomes clear that this couple, who have never seen each other face to face and who met on the Internet, have actually formed a suicide pact. Problems arise when the couple realizes that they may have finally found something worth living for

It's fairly funny if you've got a dark sense of humor and the final act will keep you on the edge of your seat. Also, I'm sorry to have spoiled so much with my synopsis here. I watched it knowing less than this and found the ride quite enjoyable.

Weird, I can't find that listed anywhere. How the hell am I supposed to see it?

KT

I dunno, it was a low budget indie movie staring the directors wife and friend. I found it on the internet. Don't you have the internet where you are?

Unfortunately no. Oh well.

KT

 

[Muse]

Couple of Terry Zwigoff movies:

Crumb
Ghost World

Really, any Pixar or James Cameron movie.

Office Space

Jerry Maguire

This is Spinal Tap

Almost Famous

Dazed and Confused

Before Sunrise

American History X

The Constant Gardener

Babel

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Jackie Brown

 

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: CallMeJoe
The Dark Knight?
Donnie Darko?
Lucky Number Slevin?

It appears many minds here can be totally "blown" by the gentlest of breezes...

:laugh:

 

[ja1484]

Originally posted by: Muse

Originally posted by: ja1484



Agreed. It was a fucking shame that movie got completely overshadowed by the Pirates of the Caribbean craze. It's kind of frightening that teen girls are the most powerful market force in the film world.....really, they're the most powerful market force in pretty much any area, now that I think of it. No wonder they're all growing up so fucked up. They're raised by commercials.

Master and Commander was 10x the movie that POTC was.

Get no argument from me.

 

[ja1484]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: ja1484


I find it amusing that a Donnie Darko post was timewarped to the top.

There was nothing amusing about that. It makes perfect sense.

Look everyone! This joke has layers!