Films to see before you die?

[Monty Cantsin]

yer what are the classics we must see? what are some really good revolutionary films? both revolutionary politics but revolutionary changes in technique and style.

Godard went through a hyper-political period 67 with weekend through to the 80s when he became more mainstream... can anyone think of other directors or particular films to look into.

[Sir Aunty Christ]

City of God. It's one of the best films I've seen... ever.

[Socialistpenguin]

Well, you can't go wrong with "Reds", based on the book, "10 Days That Shook The World", by John Reed. Admittedly, it uses the cheesy romantic subplot heavily in the movie, but other than that, it's an excellent piece, documenting the run up to, and aftermath of, the Russian Revolution. Also, it has a great line for debunking capitalism:

"Tell me, what does a capitalist make, apart from money?" - John (Or Jack) Reed.

[amos]

Originally posted by Sir Aunty [email protected] 30 2005, 05:54 PM
City of God. It's one of the best films I've seen... ever.
Awesome film.

Check out Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai too.

Cheers
Amos

[which doctor]

Originally posted by Sir Aunty [email protected] 30 2005, 12:54 PM
City of God. It's one of the best films I've seen... ever.
YES!!! That is the best movie ever, as long as you dont mind subtitles and people speaking portugese.

[Consume_Golem]

"Fear and Lothing in Las Vegas"
"Pulp Fiction" (and all the others by Quentin Tarantino).
"Apocalypse Now"
and maybe "the motorcycle diaries"

[Regicidal Insomniac]

"The Ruling Class"

[Ultra-Violence]

"Donny Darko"

My personal favorite movie. its got everything time travel,love,sick pervs, what more could you ask for really.

and great music by the way!

[Reds]

Silver City and the pentigon wars.

[Monty Cantsin]

Originally posted by Regicidal [email protected] 30 2005, 09:14 PM
"The Ruling Class"
who's the director?

[Regicidal Insomniac]

Peter Medak.

[Monty Cantsin]

i looked it up, it sounds cool.

[Enragé]

Originally posted by Sir Aunty [email protected] 30 2005, 05:54 PM
City of God. It's one of the best films I've seen... ever.
and battle royale (1+2)

[Marat]

Salvador

Steal This Movie

Full Metal Jacket

Fidel (2002) Not a Documentary but it is a movie

[Clarksist]

"Requiem For a Dream"
"A Clockwork Orange"
"Way of the Gun"
"Pulp Fiction"
"Kill Bill vol. I & II"
"Session 9"
"Dreams"
"What the %$&! Do We Know?"

[RABBIT - THE - CUBAN - MILITANT]

Rabbit's list (in order)

Ghost Dog
Metropolis (Metoroporisu)—( the anime one )
Kamikaze Taxi
Battle royal (one)
Lady Snowblood (one and two)
Tupac : resurrection
Coffee and cigarettes
Lost in translation
Jackie brown
Romeo + Juliet (1996)

[Clutch]

Sahara - So crap that it's good.
The Salton Sea - The only thing wrong with this movie is Val Kilmer.
Once Upon A Time In Mexico - Violent and funny.
Blade: Trinity - More of a comedy than an action movie.
Bad Santa - Sick, sick comedy. I laughed so hard that I almost shit myself.

No leftist ideology, sadly, but still good to watch.

[rioters bloc]

Originally posted by RABBIT - THE - CUBAN - [email protected] 2 2005, 10:36 AM
Rabbit's list (in order)

Ghost Dog
Metropolis (Metoroporisu)—( the anime one )
Kamikaze Taxi
Battle royal (one)
Lady Snowblood (one and two)
Tupac : resurrection
Coffee and cigarettes
Lost in translation
Jackie brown
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
i rented lost in translation and casablanca, will be watching them tonight :)

[Le People]

Educating Rita-I highly recommend :rolleyes:
Monty Phython and the Holy Grail
Waterboy

[which doctor]

Originally posted by rioters bloc+Oct 1 2005, 09:27 PM--> (rioters bloc @ Oct 1 2005, 09:27 PM)
RABBIT - THE - CUBAN - [email protected] 2 2005, 10:36 AM
Rabbit's list (in order)

Ghost Dog
Metropolis (Metoroporisu)—( the anime one )
Kamikaze Taxi
Battle royal (one)
Lady Snowblood (one and two)
Tupac : resurrection
Coffee and cigarettes
Lost in translation
Jackie brown
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
i rented lost in translation and casablanca, will be watching them tonight :) [/b]
I've only seen bits and pieces of Casablanca, but I thought Lost in Translation was very good. Another good movie is The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

[JC1]

Boyz in the hood
Malcom X
City Of God

[Jimmie Higgins]

Radical movies:

"Matewan" - it's like he made a western out of a movies about a strike. It's like "high noon", but the protagonist is a communist.

"Malcom X" - best political movie of the 90s

"X-men 1 & 2" - Mutants Unite, you have nothing to loose but your chains!

"Battle of Algiers" - best war movie ever made. Even the pentagon screened it to find out what an urban occupation and resistance looks like.

Entertaining movies that I would watch any time they came on the tv:

"Monty Python and the Life of Brian"

"Hairspray"

"Evil Dead I & 2"

"When we were Kings"

"Hedwig & the Angry Inch"

"Zoolander"

"Shaolin Soccer"

[viva le revolution]

Hotel Rwanda

[Sir Aunty Christ]

Not forgetting American History X of course.

[Des]

planes trains and automobiles

who's harry crumb

[Consume_Golem]

I forgot "The Company", great Movie.
Was "wag the dog" already mentioned?
and "the Matrix" of course (i love the whole Cyberpunk thing^^)

[Monty Cantsin]

Ok for my favourites –

The Matrix
Kill bill (1 and 2)
A Clockwork orange
Can dialects break bricks? (just watched it sooo funny)
Weekend (directed by godard).

that's all i can think of now...

[Monty Cantsin]

has anyone seen,

Claude Faraldo's Themroc

or

Derek Jarman's Jubilee