Thursday, July 2, 2009

My top ten films.

Hahaha, looks like Mr Should not be has set a trend.
being the movie lover i am, i can't help but list my top ten.
i think you'll see there are some things me and shoud not be agree on :)

1# The Crow. Directed by Alex Proyas.
Starring Brandon Lee.
Eric Draven, A Heartbroken wrestless soul, is brought back to the world to bring his vengence upon those who deserve it. Escorted by his crow, clothed and made up in the physical manifestation of his broken heart, he adapts to his supernatural abilities and goes to bring death to those who've caused pain and anguish to many, including himself. Also those souls touched by Eric and his girlfriend Shelley's kindness in a depressing city of crime, still in mourning, get an inkling of hope for all when Eric's soul brushes past them on his way to vengence.
The film is orchestrated in such a beautiful manner, creating such an impact in the heart.
The imagery is powerful, bringing on a feeling of mourning for the kind soul who'd been done wrong by.
With the song "Burn" by the Cure, a peace of music that has come from the heart, there is nothing else this film can do but make you feel human, and be greatful for all you have, while at the same time making you wish that the anti hero and his wife had suffered a more kinder fate.
they wish to remake this, but to abandon the gothic and emotional style....how dare they. i will kill them inf ront of there pregnant mothers, pregnant mother impregnated by me. bastards.

my favourite scene: When he visits the pawn shop :)

2# Eraserhead. Directed By David Lynch.
The film opens with such strong imagery, an eerie atmosphere depicting sperm fertilizing an egg.
As the planetary woman egg explodes we are brought into the inudstrial delusional world of David Lynch's mad mind.
The story follows a man on vacation, finding out about a past rendevous's pregnancy that leads to a forced marriage by the parents and the birth of a mutant baby.
As the mother leaves one night from the constant cries of the mutant child, it deals with the delusional fathers experiences thereafter leaving to a shocking conclusion.
Much of the film doesn't make sense and is very delusional. The baby has the appearance of a ducklings head and neck (the body wrapped in bandages), except the head being human size, and the neck being long and pencil thin. it's all slimey and the cries are by far the most eeriest thing i have heard in my life.
The direction makes you feel you have some bad flu, and it feels as if you are spinning out of touch of sanity.
the sound compasition is like a hammer on your temples, and the film is scary and unpredictable, not knowing what dark places these delusions would take you.
this is by far one of the best unconventional films i have seen, and probably will ever see, in my life.

favourite scene: attempting to carve the artificial chicken.

3# I'm Not There.
This film is based on multiple sections of the life of singer songwriter Bob Dylan. His personality split of into different persona's each portrayed by renown actors (Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Heath Ledger and Richard Gere). The film uses heaps of imagery and makes great use of metaphors.
The film also keeps you gripped with its brilliant soundtrack, accompanied by brilliant direction. All songs are written by Bob Dylan but are performed by other bands, the only song on the album by bob dylan being "i'm not there".

favourite scene: Jonas being swallowed by the whale.

4# The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The story follows a young couple who's car has broken down near an old mansion. it is there they become affiliated with a transvestite trying to create the perfect lover. whilst staying there, there love is tested, and new experiences are opened to them emotionally and sexually.
A Rock Opera embracing all that is cheesy, it is brilliant in it's context of expressing yourself freely, and most of all, to love one another. Each song being catchy as hell (although not a big fan of the time warp), the direction being so theatrical and flamboyant, the set peices being the most intriguing and creative, also topped off by the brilliant and lovable acting of Tim Curry as Frank N Furt, the flamboyant bisexual alien transvestite.
This is a faultless movie, taking away the actual perception of a movie experience and lifting you up and blasting you off to the planet of transexual transylvania.
There wishing to remake this, and i say they shouldn't. SIGN THE ONLINE PETITION, DON'T LET THEM SCREW UP THE LIPS.

favourite scene: "i'm cold wet and i'm just plain scared!" "don't worry, i'm here, you have nothing to worry about" turns around and see's frank n furt "AAAAARGGGHHHHHH!!!"


5# Suspiria.
Directed by the father of the slasher genre, Dario Argento, this film is marked as his masterpeice. Following a teenage dancer, departing from america to go to a european prestigous ballet school, through the warning of a mysterious student before running off and being murdered, she realises that this dance acadamy has a real dark agenda.
Being filmed in the 60's and in technicolor, it really makes this film look beautiful.
the camera work is artistic, and ahead of its time, quick cuts and taking you away from the fact its a film from the 60's.
Each frame looks like a painting with the brilliant intensity of technicolor. also the well orchestrated, gory but bueatiful looking death scenes help put this movie ahead of many of todays mediocre attempts at horror.
Truely one of the best horror films ever made.
They wish to remake this film aswell, starring natalie portman. i think they reallllyyyy have to do a fuckign good job or the insane fan base will tear the directors and her head right off. i should know because that's what i'd be doing.

favourite scene: the woman falling through the stain glass roof window, with the chord around her neck and the blood around her mouth, and the open wound in her chest exposing her heart.

6#Natural Born Killers
Directed by Oliver Stone, this movie tells the story of serial killers micky and mallory. based on a stroy written by Quinten Tarrantino, it stars Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Robert Downey Jr, and Tommy Lee Jones.
The imagery is intense and awesome.
the direction cartoony and surreal.
It really shows how good movies can be if movie makers try hard enough. The soundtrack is accompanied by such artists as Leonard Cohen, Nine Inch Nails, Cowboy Junkies and Peter Gabriel, showing us a true brilliance that this film is trying to show us.

favourite scene: "I love Mallory" sketch featuring Rodney Dangerfield.

7#Clockwork Orange
Stanley Kubrick.
Malcom Mc Dowell.
Violence, fornication, brainwashing, drugs, cod peices, giant penis's being used as weapons, what can make this movie more awesome?
and being a kubrick, you know that its an educational, heavy and truely brilliant experience in cinema.
they wanted to remake this one too, but they stopped talking about it. too godamn fucking right they should stop talking about it!

favourite scene: where Alex beats the old lady to death with a giant penis

8#Tokyo Gore Police
A Japanese horror action film brung to you by the same people who did the machine girl.
this film is absed in the future where the police has become a private organisation, giving them any right to do anything they want (thats apprently how it goes, whether or not the movies politics are correct).
These mutants have started to appear in society, that when a limb, or extreme tissue damage ocucurs, the tissue or limb regenerates back as a weapon. when a mutant hunter police girl gains this mutation, she finds out who it was and who assisinated her father and goes against her police chief in one of the most epic showdowns ever.
extremely gory, extremely funny, extremely entertaining and occasionally extremely fuck up and disturbing.
the special effects, although low budget, are effective. the film is well put together and some of the mutations are extremely creative.
Screw Planet Terror (although that was a good film), this film is good for all the reasons planet terror was good, but 100x better.

favourite scene: after losing his legs, the police chief injects himself with painkillers and increases the bloodflow in his leg stumps to the point there so powerful the force makes him fly around as if his leg stumps are bloody jet packs. he then flies around the room.

9# Mullholand Drive
Yet another David Lynch, this movie is a story about the false promises of the american dream, and the corruptness and greed underlying the hopes and promises of hollywood. delusional and brillliant. some sections funny, some sections engaging, some sections disturbing and horrific and others plain confusing, the use of metaphor in this movie is brilliant, as is the casting, sound effects and direction.
not easy to interpret correctly but the overall message is there for you. one movie that will change your perception forever.
stars Niomi Watts and contains the most awesome scenes of lesbian erotica towards the end.

Favourite scene: the old people from the begining of the film, but appearing somewhat demonic, chasing the future dead girl around her apartment, lights of all colours flashing around the shakey camera work, as she jumps on her bed and shoots herself in the head. (that whole scene was symbolism of the falseness of the american dream and her depression and jealousy that lead to her hasty suicide.)

10#Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Based on the popular book by famous gonzo journalist Hunter S Thompson, it follows his alter ego Roal Duke travelling around Las Vegas with his friend and attorney Doctor Gonzo, to report on a motorbike race. instead of reporting, they rent several hotels and binge on all sorts of drugs.
the most tripped out movie ever, witht he only connection between scenes made through Raol Dukes narration.
Raol Duke is played by Johnny Depp and Docotr Gonzo is played by Benincio Del Toro. The film is directed by monty python member Terry Gilliam.

favourite scene: driving across the desert on drugs, Raol Duke stops the car "we can't stop here...this is bat country". he then gets out the car to the back trunk swatting crazy with a fly swatter. as they drive off you see a dead bat squished on the floor


well those are my top ten. enjoy them, i surely recomend

4 comments:

the thing that should not be said...

man i was going to put natural born killers on my list but then i saw repo and had to put that on instead..... yea u have good taste in films dude.

Bilby P. Dalgyte said...

I borrowed Fear and Loathing in las Vegas from cornflake. I seriously need to watch it sometime these holidays.

Bilby P. Dalgyte said...

I borrowed Fear and Loathing in las Vegas from cornflake. I seriously need to watch it sometime these holidays.

I also think the descriptions of what the films were about and why they were good were really well put. You could become a movie reviewer when you're older if you wanted to.

Corn on the Cobb said...

narh i'd be a director, i already decided that >.< lol