Rented Memento and Requiem for a Dream

[gsaldivar]

Originally posted by: loki8481
bleh @ The Shawshank Redemption. It was an ok film, but in one of those feel-good kinda ways. It wasn't something that challenged my mind or inspired debate.

I totally agree. I thought The Shawshank Redemption was a good movie, but I don't consider it to be in the same league as most of the other movies that have been mentioned.

 

[chrisms]

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Fantastic film, especially if you know the history behind the real people in it, and an even better book.

 

[tarak]

haven't seen this one mentioned yet: City of Lost Children.

 

[Childs]

Amelie!
Dirty Pretty Things
The Big Empty - is kinda strange and funny.
Shade and Rounders - if you're into the Texas Hold'um craze
EuroTrip - hehehe...lowest common denominator goodness
Out of Time - good suspense flick
Palmetto - another good suspense flick

Originally posted by: yukichigai
One more:

Musa the Warrior (the highest-budget Korean film ever made)

I still have this movie shrinkwrapped..I was sold on the cover art. I guess I should watch it.

And Equilibrium isn't all action. Its more about extreme fascism in the future and how it could effect society. Its not like a Matrix Reloaded wall to wall action movie, the action is just one aspect.

 

[GigaCluster]

Wit.

 

[ky2pip]

Originally posted by: OREOSpeedwagon
Definitely The Shawshank Redemption. My #1 movie ever 🙂

Agree....Shawshank is my favorite too....but if disturbing is what you want, than nothing comes close to these two

Audition

Irréversible

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: chrisms
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Fantastic film, especially if you know the history behind the real people in it, and an even better book.

We can't stop here! This is BAT country!

 

[Koing]

Just saw Memento today and thought th at was a good film 😀

Very good suggestions here also!

Koing

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

A lot of good recommendations here, I think I'll just change the subtitle to "recommend your favorite intelligent flicks"

 

[GRIFFIN1]

Rear Window

12 Angry Men (mentioned earlier)

These are a couple of old movies, but they great even today.

 

[y2kc]

RAN. Kurosawa's adaptation of King Lear

 

[bonkers325]

the only movies that i genuinely enjoyed that arent war/comic were...

the italian job
finding forrester
a beautiful mind
man on fire
training day

 

[UglyCasanova]

Bottle Rocket
Rushmore
Royal Tenenbaums
(yeah, I liked all of his movies 😛)

City of Lost Children
Brazil
Seven Samurai
Metropolis (old b&w classic)
Being John Malchovich (sp?)