Must-see cinema

"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove) 10/12/2017 at 22:05 • Filed to: None

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“Make up a list of required viewing. I bet I hav not seen half. I’m also not much of a movie/ TV person...An official Oppo required viewing thread.” — XJDano

So, my friends, let’s help out our comrade. What is on the list of classic “must see” cinema?

Obviously The Blues Brothers and Young Frankenstein start it off. And, of course Star Wars . I’m also going to throw in Back to the Future. Discuss...

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Chariotoflove 10/12/2017 at 22:22

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I personally would recommend Gattaca, Memento, Europa report, The Iron Giant, 2001 a Space odyssey, Jurassic park, Terminator, Jaws... That’s all the really good (at least in my opinion) films I can think of right now.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Chariotoflove 10/12/2017 at 22:26

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Here’s a start:

Princess Bride

The Wizard of Oz

Alien and Aliens

Pacific Rim

Senna

Any movie with the Wolverine played by Huge Jackman

Any movie with Jennifer Lawarnce

Legally Blond

Star Trek The Next Generation

ELF

Home Alone 1 and 2

Something about Mary

Meet the Parents

The first 2 or 3 movies steven segal did.

Kickboxer

Terminator and Terminator 2

And the list goes on and on.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 10/12/2017 at 23:00

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Can’t edit because Kinja but here’s some more

Primer, District 9, Apollo 18, Guardians of the Galaxy, Arrival, Contact, Alien, Avatar, ET, Wall-E, Signs, Coraline, The Lion King, Cabin in the Woods.

I personally (clearly) am a fan of the How to train your dragon movies but I probably wouldn’t recommend them for him to watch.

There’s many, many more.

Chariotoflove > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 10/12/2017 at 23:07

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I had never heard of Apollo 18 until now.

shop-teacher > Chariotoflove 10/12/2017 at 23:15

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The Hunt for the Red October

Dirty Harry

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Chariotoflove 10/12/2017 at 23:19

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It’s a great film. I really don’t like found footage all that much but i’ll give this and Cloverfield (also should go on the list) a pass because I think they were really well done. It takes a lot to get me scared and this did it.

Also more for the list.

Cloverfield, A.I., Super 8. Ok I think that’s all the movies that I can re-watch without getting tired of them.

WilliamsSW > Chariotoflove 10/12/2017 at 23:31

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French Connection

Easy Rider

North By Northwest

Pulp Fiction

Better Off Dead

Caddyshack

Tohru > Chariotoflove 10/13/2017 at 00:03

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Ronin
Gone in 60 Seconds (H.B. Halicki version)
The Italian Job (original)
Maximum Overdrive
Smokey and The Bandit
Christine
The Cannonball Run
Escape from New York
Big Trouble in Little China
Harley Davidson & The Marlboro Man
The Wraith
Vanishing Point
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
Bullitt

Chariotoflove > shop-teacher 10/13/2017 at 00:08

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Yes!

Chariotoflove > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 10/13/2017 at 00:09

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Cool. I’ll check it out.

Chariotoflove > Tohru 10/13/2017 at 00:09

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Classic classics.

Tohru > Chariotoflove 10/13/2017 at 00:14

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Only the best.

Tohru > Chariotoflove 10/13/2017 at 00:14

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Only the best.

Chariotoflove > Chariotoflove 10/13/2017 at 00:16

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I was waiting for someone to say Highlander. Also, Repo Man defines cult classic. So does The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Also Animal House

And don’t forget The Breakfast Club, Top Gun, True Lies, Army of Darkness.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Chariotoflove 10/13/2017 at 01:06

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Man looking at the comments I forgot some really good films. I know what I’m doing this weekend.

Chariotoflove > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 10/13/2017 at 10:41

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Right?

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > Chariotoflove 10/13/2017 at 11:23

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No one mentioned the Godfather, the usual suspects, and Goodfellas?
Shame on you!
Less obvious choices: Slevin, Donnie Darko (weird, but I love it), Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Shoot em up, Book of Eli, Children of men, 28 days later

Chariotoflove > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 10/13/2017 at 11:55

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You did! Mission accomplished.

And while you’re going there, I’m gonna mention Patton . And The Sound of Music.

boxrocket > Chariotoflove 10/13/2017 at 12:33

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In addition to the many excellent ones already listed on this page, I’ll add (apologize for any redundancies):

Apollo 13

Grave of the Fireflies followed immediately by My Neighbor Totoro.

Serenity

V for Vendetta

Pirates of Silicon Valley

Gone in 60 Seconds

RED, followed immediately by RED 2

Supertroopers

Mean Girls

Others to come. Lunch time.

Chariotoflove > boxrocket 10/13/2017 at 12:51

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No apologies necessary.

Forgot about RED, which reminds me of the greatest Christmas film of all time, Die Hard .