Snatch, Layer Cake, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

[DangerAardvark]

I didn't like Layer Cake so much because of the sort of double twist at the end. And Sexy Beast is great.

 

[CZroe]

Memento, The Prestige, and The Villiage. ("Big Twist" gimmick movies). And don't hate on The Villiage just because it was M.Knight... it's easy to call them all "bad" because of his typical twists that are shared with some of his poor films (Signs, Lady in the Water, The Happening, etc) but he's kind of the definitive "hit and miss" director that should be considiered, along with The Sixth Sense, a "hit."

Yeah, technically, The Prestige was the "unbelievable" absense of a trick/twist, but that still counts (unexpected).

 

[bunnyfubbles]

Taken, any Bourne, and...unfortunately I cannot think of a proper third that can fit with those two...although hopefully Taken is a sign that movie goers aren't done with the experience.

 

[akshatp]

Just watched Boondock Saints on recommendation from one of the above posters... Not bad.. a little cheesy but overall decent flick.

 

[sdifox]

Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz , Run, Fat Boy, Run and How to lose Friends and Alienate People

 

[Fingolfin269]

Originally posted by: akshatp
Just watched Boondock Saints on recommendation from one of the above posters... Not bad.. a little cheesy but overall decent flick.

I like Boondock Saints, really I do, but Lock/Stock and Snatch are far and away better films than B.S. could ever dream.

 

[akshatp]

Originally posted by: Fingolfin269

Originally posted by: akshatp
Just watched Boondock Saints on recommendation from one of the above posters... Not bad.. a little cheesy but overall decent flick.

I like Boondock Saints, really I do, but Lock/Stock and Snatch are far and away better films than B.S. could ever dream.

Agree 100%

 

[grohl]

Originally posted by: Mermaidman
Sexy Beast. It's more serious, but largely in the same genre. The Bank Job is one of our favorite movies.

Dammit, I was going to say Sexy Beast!

 

[mxyzptlk]

Revolver is good.

Layer Cake doesn't fit because it's not a Guy Ritchie flick. Not that it's a bad movie or anything, I actually liked it a lot.

 

[akshatp]

Sexy Beast, Bank Job on my list. Too bad Netflix doesnt have them streaming.

Revolver got 15% on RT. Can someone else attest to the validity of this movie being good?

 

[akshatp]

Originally posted by: DangerAardvark
I didn't like Layer Cake so much because of the sort of double twist at the end. And Sexy Beast is great.

The gatsbian twist at the end is what made the movie so great. And they left it up to the viewer to decide what happens to Mr. X

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: akshatp
Sexy Beast, Bank Job on my list. Too bad Netflix doesnt have them streaming.

Revolver got 15% on RT. Can someone else attest to the validity of this movie being good?

Negative. Revolver is unmitigated shit. It's one of the worst films I've seen in years. I believe Roger Ebert, who I like and trust, gave it one half of a star.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: grohl

Originally posted by: Mermaidman
Sexy Beast. It's more serious, but largely in the same genre. The Bank Job is one of our favorite movies.

Dammit, I was going to say Sexy Beast!

Hey, I said it first! I really like the Guy Ritchie capers, but Sexy Beast is a much more inventive film IMO.

 

[Locut0s]

Casino
Good Fellas
Heat
The Departed
The Godfather
City of God

Ok so that's 6 not 3.

 

[Inspector Jihad]

just saw sexy beast...i liked it i guess, but i don't see it in the same vein as those other crime dramas.

 

[Billyzeke]

I love snatch, and the movie was pretty good too. Layer Cake was my favorite of the OP's three. Haven't seen rocknrolla or sexy beast yet.

 

[shortylickens]

Snatch is my favorite movie overall.

I cant think of any other trilogies that arent official trilogies.

Tarantinos movies are all kind of connected.
The Alabama referenced in Resovior Dogs is supposed to be the same Alabama in True Love. And of course there are the Vega brothers in Resovior Dogs and Pulp Fiction.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: Locut0s
Casino
Good Fellas
Heat
The Departed
The Godfather
City of God

Ok so that's 6 not 3.

Hmm, none of these are anything like what the OP posted, though they are 1,000,000x better.

I did enjoy Layer Cake, though. Only saw bits and pieces of Snatch, and gave up on Lock Stock. Just didn't give a shit.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: shortylickens
Snatch is my favorite movie overall.

I cant think of any other trilogies that arent official trilogies.

Tarantinos movies are all kind of connected.
The Alabama referenced in Resovior Dogs is supposed to be the same Alabama in True Love. And of course there are the Vega brothers in Reservior Dogs and Pulp Fiction.

You mean True Romance.

I actually liked that way more than Reservoir Dogs (Walken/Oldman ftmfw--not to mention the greatest role Brad Pitt has ever played) even though I've seen RD eleventy billion times. Been a while though and I feel I have built a severe antipathy towards that movie, even though I really like Tarantino.

 

[BriGy86]

Originally posted by: akshatp
Sexy Beast, Bank Job on my list. Too bad Netflix doesnt have them streaming.

Revolver got 15% on RT. Can someone else attest to the validity of this movie being good?

I liked it.

 

[CKent]

Hrm, depending how loose we can be with this...

American Beauty / Fight Club / ??? - I can't think of a third film which so beautifully explores the theme of emasculation, anyone got a reco?
Slumdog Millionaire / Shawshank Redemption / City of God
Idiocracy / Falling Down / Demolition Man
The Hunt for Red October / Clear and Present Danger / Patriot Games
Crash / American History X / Boyz n the Hood
Friday / Half Baked / Pineapple Express
Requiem for a Dream / The Basketball Diaries / Trainspotting
Airplane / The Naked Gun / Top Secret
Spaceballs / Hot Shots / Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Clerks 2 / Talladega Nights / The Love Guru (common themse = me feelin nauseous)