Hey Lemmy, what's a movie you think everybody should see at least once?

That's just movie to prepare you for the future.

Idiocracy is a funny movie that I enjoy. However I'm disturbed by the number of people who say it's a documentary, or a warning. That's because the central premise of the movie (that humans breed wrong and if nothing is done, we'll devolve and society will collapse) also happens to be the central premise of Eugenics.

Welcome to Costco, I love you

"Ass to ass!"

One of my favorite movies that I’ll probably never watch again. The Kronos Quartet did an awesome job with the soundtrack.

That word... I think it means exactly what you think it means.

It's immaterial, it is automatically disqualified from the list because we've all already seen it multiple times.

Mawwiage is what bwings us togevah today.

Bonus points for the actor Wallace Shawn being based

Damn it feels good to be a gangsta.

Super green.

Leeloo Dallas multipass

Whoa! Calm down there, Satan.

Main-lining high grade depression. It's my go-to threat when someone tells me they think anime is 'too silly' to watch.

Great film - I think the world would benefit from more people watching it. But it is so depressing, I don't think it is a film everyone should watch.

In the beginning of 12 Angry Men everything is shot from above eye-level with wide-angle lenses, giving everything the feel of more space, but as the film progresses it transitions to tighter shots with telephoto lenses from lower angles. The film gives the viewer more and more of a subconscious sense of tension and claustrophobia as the story progresses.

At least one stage adaptation of the story gave a similar effect over the course of the show by slowly tightening the lighting and having the walls of the set physically move inward, too slow for the audience to take notice but enough to subtly affect the entire atmosphere and really drive that feeling home.

I've seen this movie 3 times, each viewing several years apart. Each viewing solidified this movie as my personal favorite, I would go in thinking I've already seen this, it can't have the same wow factor. Nope, I would end up loving it even more. Can't recommend this enough!

The joke with the boots is magnificent. Need to watch that again, been a while.

Blazing saddles is up there with those movies too with just a bit more colourful language

If you like all of those, check out “The Wrong Guy”. Also if you like the amazing wonderful pure Dave Foley.

"I know a little German... He's sitting over there."

The Pinto

I'm not the type that can watch the same movie or show over and over. This movie is one of the rare exceptions. I watch it at least 2-3 times a year.

It masterfully blends music, jokes, and action without a dull moment. It's amazing how they can make you laugh your ass off with dry humor while Aretha Franklin is belting out a Respect. Not to mention having Ray Charles, John Lee Hooker, James Brown, and Cab Callaway all perform. And of course the car chases. Oh man, nothing can top those car chases.

This one right here.

Bold of you to assume we'll be able to cooperate long enough to transport all of humanity off planet

I came to say Brazil but what does it have to do with 9/11?

The super weapon that sleeps half the movie.

...didnt realise this till I head it on The Film ReRoll podcast.

12 Monkeys was unexpectedly good! Not many films can tell a story in that manner and pull it off.

+1 for the man from Earth! Best long winded movie ever!

The concept of Her is feeling more and more possible.

This movie is the epitome of #mood for me. I love almost every scene as a standalone artwork. Must've watched it 20 times.

I loved this movie and if I was to read a summary I would think it's boring as hell. But it's not. It's on my Made Me Cry list, has an amazing female main character and a solid romance that is not cliche, and I typically cringe at movies with too much romance. This one is good. I +1 your recommendation.

The baby scene was a little weird but otherwise great movie

I freaking love that movie but actually think it has a lot of depth. It shows a cgi cartoon character dealing with inevitability of death, fragility of life and mortality and value of what’s truly important. Side storylines about families, adoption, forgiveness etc but man does that wolf kill it.

That movie had no business being as good as it was.

Did you see Paddington 1+2? I had the same feeling about those two. Absolutely fantastic movies with a lot of soul.

I'll have to check out Puss in Boots if it's similar.

You gotta watch Spaceballs or there isn't any context for the greatest movie of all time, Spaceballs II: The Search For More Money!

(for now you can watch it for free on YouTube)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeHFXo1wZ3g

"There's no shortage of air!"

Ok, I’ll take back the bit about your cunt kids.

Amazingly underrated movie.

I've tried so hard to watch the film three times and always fell asleep. It's my bad for not starting it from where I left off but the intro is so good even if it's a bit slow-paced for me.

Lemmy will never understand how amazing this movie is.

Good picks! I never heard of before I disappear, but based on everything else on the list, I should probably check it out! Thanks!

I saw Oppenheimer in theaters and spent the entire time going: "this is just imitation game but everyone sucks and instead of saving millions of lives and being punished by your government for it... The man kills millions of people and then gets awarded for it..."

I definitely need to rewatch it.

That's Alan Turing the traitor as played by Sherlock Holmes?

It is a film with a great list of cheap tropes to avoid.

I can hear my antlers growing

Please sit on my face

Donnie Darko is an upside down version of "it's a wonderful life"

solid. add fight club and boondocks saints.

Oh hell yes

I used this movie as the basis for at least three school assignments in high school. Brilliant.

Requiem for A dream is a very good film. Its quite similar to the much older German film "Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo" (We children from the station zoo). The original version has a quite weird style in terms of how it tells the story but its still a very good film. Can only recommend it to everybody. Heroin one hell of A drug that can quite easily ruin everything.

I saw Grave of the Fireflies once.

Once.

Could never bring myself to go through it again, despite how utterly beautiful it is.

But my favourite thing about it is that it was originally a double bill with My Neighbour Totoro. Imagine seeing those two back to back. You’d get some serious emotional whiplash.

That movie is really terrible.

Tires are the enemy

Old or new? Either way, skip the movie and read the book.

This is generally what I recommend. I’d also suggest going into it as blind as possible simply knowing that it’s a half comedy, half historical drama. It gets pretty heavy at times, more than most comedies. One of my favorite movies ever.

I saw it not even knowing that much and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Great film.

The first half of Life is Beautiful is perfectly named.

The second half…

Bruce Dern and Rick Ducommun were so amazing in that film.

That movie is damn near perfect.

In a way I’m glad we didn’t get a sequel, because the execs would have diluted it down to a PG rating in order to maximise the merch sales.

I’m bona fide!

The gun is good! The penis is evil!

Absolutely required viewing, especially in this day and age

Shit made me cry

Hell yeah that’s my favorite movie ever

"Seven ex boyfriends."

"I said seven exes."

"..."

One of my all time favorites. I usually recommend it along with I Origins. They hit differently, but scratch the same itch for me.

Such a prophetic movie