Inception
I thought I'd start with Inception since I'm sure everyone's heard of it. What's not to like here- Ellen Page Leonardo DeCaprio, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt? I heard a term describing it that I thought fit perfectly- "modern masterpiece".
Let the Right One In
This was so good, a shitty American remake is already being made, just 2 years after its release. I wouldn't call this a horror movie, which is what it is usually called, I would say it's a drama involving children, one of whom just happens to be a vampire! It's very touching, and I loved it.
Last House on the Left
I know it's considered trashy and gross to a lot of people, but I actually loved it. I watched it right after the original, which was ok, but to me this was way more effective. It was believable, suspenseful, and scary. If you're a horror fan and you haven't seen this yet, check it out.
The Disappearance of Alice Creed
This was already out in the UK, I think. I rented it from On-Demand, I'm not sure if it's on DVD yet. I thought it was a really great thriller with a lot of twists, and it's really unique in that it only has three characters throughout the whole movie. Try checking your On Demand and see if it's available!
Spendor in the Grass
This is the only classic I've got for you, sorry! This film is AMAZING, I think every teenager, or even every person, should watch it. It is so powerful and sad, I was completely absorbed the whole time. It kind of reminds of me of The Last Picture show, because it deals with lots of the same types of issues and was probably somewhat racy when it was released. There's no way to describe how amazing this movie is, you just have to see it for yourself.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Another movie that gets really hyped up! It's well worth the hype. It's a really engrossing mystery/thriller, and I just love the character Lisbeth, she's so cool. The second one is out at the art theater where I live, so I really want to see that, and read the books.
Candyman
DON'T LAUGH AT ME UNTIL YOU'VE SEEN IT! This was a movie a lot of people my age were traumatized by when they were little, so I had to see it. I'm not going to lie, it scared the crap out of me. You can't pay me to say Candyman 5 times in front of a mirror. Someone on IMDB called this an "adult horror film", and I agree. Not adult as in XXX, but it's smarter and has a more sensible plot than most scary movies.
I thought I'd start with Inception since I'm sure everyone's heard of it. What's not to like here- Ellen Page Leonardo DeCaprio, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt? I heard a term describing it that I thought fit perfectly- "modern masterpiece".
Let the Right One In
This was so good, a shitty American remake is already being made, just 2 years after its release. I wouldn't call this a horror movie, which is what it is usually called, I would say it's a drama involving children, one of whom just happens to be a vampire! It's very touching, and I loved it.
Last House on the Left
I know it's considered trashy and gross to a lot of people, but I actually loved it. I watched it right after the original, which was ok, but to me this was way more effective. It was believable, suspenseful, and scary. If you're a horror fan and you haven't seen this yet, check it out.
The Disappearance of Alice Creed
This was already out in the UK, I think. I rented it from On-Demand, I'm not sure if it's on DVD yet. I thought it was a really great thriller with a lot of twists, and it's really unique in that it only has three characters throughout the whole movie. Try checking your On Demand and see if it's available!
Spendor in the Grass
This is the only classic I've got for you, sorry! This film is AMAZING, I think every teenager, or even every person, should watch it. It is so powerful and sad, I was completely absorbed the whole time. It kind of reminds of me of The Last Picture show, because it deals with lots of the same types of issues and was probably somewhat racy when it was released. There's no way to describe how amazing this movie is, you just have to see it for yourself.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Another movie that gets really hyped up! It's well worth the hype. It's a really engrossing mystery/thriller, and I just love the character Lisbeth, she's so cool. The second one is out at the art theater where I live, so I really want to see that, and read the books.
Candyman
DON'T LAUGH AT ME UNTIL YOU'VE SEEN IT! This was a movie a lot of people my age were traumatized by when they were little, so I had to see it. I'm not going to lie, it scared the crap out of me. You can't pay me to say Candyman 5 times in front of a mirror. Someone on IMDB called this an "adult horror film", and I agree. Not adult as in XXX, but it's smarter and has a more sensible plot than most scary movies.
Ah the candy man I have that in my collection! Candy Man, Candy Man, Candy man..................*screams*...................*silence*
ReplyDeleteAaaahahahaha Candyman! I saw that in the theater when it came out! I should put it on the Netflix queue ... would serve the BF right, he keeps subjecting me to terrible horror movies and thrillers (most recently "The Crazies," which wasn't TOO bad but clearly wanted to be a zombie movie, and "The Box," which was so bad I couldn't believe it).
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo! It looks amazing. Inception was great, too, quite a trip.
ReplyDeleteHee: I read your thoughts on Let the Right One In, and was all, "I should recommend the Millennium series, since they came out last year and already the American remakes are getting cast," and then scrolled down to see fucking awesome Lisbeth Salander. You *definitely* need to go see the second one. We saw it at a small, indie theatre out here, and even though he hadn't seen the first movie, my husband loved it (and wants to see the first now, and the third when it comes out over here). I love the books, too. Oh! Also, apparently they took the original footage from the three films and re-edited them into a tv mini-series that aired in Sweden as "Millennium" - and includes an hour and a half *more* material (from the original shooting that was edited out of theater releases; not new fluff). I really want to track that down, because the films mostly follow the books, but leave out some small stuff (that I still would have liked to see Noomi Rapace do).
ReplyDelete@princessfats: I saw The Crazies in theaters, it was ok. I think the concept of The Box sounds AWESOME, but I've only heard terrible reviews :(
ReplyDelete@Vanessa: I wish I had seen Inception a second time, I think I would have gotten a lot out of it.
@kathyeffingjacobs: I was going to see it this next week but they already took it away! D:< I'm so mad, I guess I'll have to try and download it somewhere. The tv series sounds interesting, I may have to check that out.
I loooooooved LTROI, though the book was even better :D I wish they'd included the storyline with Hakan, it would've added more of that horror element to the movie. And I wanted more of the whole Eli being a boy mindfuck stuff!
ReplyDeleteA friend of mine hates Last House on the Left because she thinks it's stupid and all the violence is there for no reason but I totally disagree. It's not like torture porn *cough* Hostel *cough* where I sit there and am like "fuck, this is just ridiculous", I think the violence works well in making the audience uncomfortable and really loathe the 'villains'. :)
Also, I really need to read the Millenium trilogy D:
ReplyDeleteMan, Inception was so awesome. I just don't even have any words to say how I felt about that movie.
ReplyDeleteThe US version of Let the Right One In is probably going to suck, and that makes me sad. Everyone should just watch the original. One of the best movies I've seen in a long time. Had some visuals and sound effects that just really stuck with me. Remember when that guy is stringing the 'victim' up in the tree, and it doesn't show it, but he cuts his jugular and there's just this sound of liquid hitting the plactic bucket? *shudder* That was so realistic and haunting! Loved it.