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funky films that rock my socks... and my shoes
Amores Perros [DVD] [2001]Amores Perros [DVD] [2001]
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This is a work in progress, a continuation from my previous list (I ran out of room), hence there aren't many films. Amores Perros was on the other list, but it's so amazing it's here too.
Battle Royale [DVD] [2001]Battle Royale [DVD] [2001]
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This is my new Amores Perros: I'm obessed. The idea's so cool, yet twisted, and they all have crushes on each other. Hilarious, tragic, voilent and VERY gripping.
The Seventh Seal [DVD] [1957]The Seventh Seal [DVD] [1957]
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This film is amazing, maybe not what a typical teenager likes, but who gives a faeces. It's dark, gothic, and all about death and doom - what more could you want? Stunning.
Boys Don't Cry [DVD] [2000]Boys Don't Cry [DVD] [2000]
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This isn't the kind of film you watch for fun, but is a film that everyone has to see. It's gripping from start to finish and the end leaves you devasted. A heartbraking story about being yourself.
Mulholland Drive [DVD] [2002]Mulholland Drive [DVD] [2002]
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This is the most confusing film I have ever seen and is brilliant because of that. I love the hag thing outside winkies - tis my favourite bit. Beautiful and extremely thought provoking.
Y Tu Mama Tambien (And Your Mother Too) [DVD] [2001]Y Tu Mama Tambien (And Your Mother Too) [DVD] [2001]
Buy used from: £2.12
I was disappointed at first with this, as it seemed to be all about the sex; but on a second viewing I loved it. It's funny, intellegent and powerful. But then I am a bit biased towards GGB.
Goodbye Lenin! [2002] [DVD]Goodbye Lenin! [2002] [DVD]
Buy used from: £5.95
It seems like every single film on my amazon rent list beomce ones of my favourite films... Goodbye Lenin is a wonderful feel good film, but is also poignant. I love the music too - tis great.
The Holy Mountain [2007] [DVD]The Holy Mountain [2007] [DVD]
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Don't question it, it just is. Less of a film and more of an experience, HM is mesmerizing. I couldn't take make eyes off the screen incase I missed a piece of the surreal journey. (Thanks, MGMT)
Pedro Almodovar Collection: Bad Education / Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down / Live Flesh / All About My Mother / Talk To Her [DVD] [2004]Pedro Almodovar Collection: Bad Education / Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down / Live Flesh / All About My Mother / Talk To Her [DVD] [2004]
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This is a selection of Pedro's best, all five are very different but very excellent. Rich, vibrant and passionate, this is a delicious feast of great cinema.
Disco Pigs [DVD] [2001]Disco Pigs [DVD] [2001]
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Disco pigs is fricking great. Maybe, like most other films I like, it is not to everyone's taste but I absolutely loved it. It's intense, obsessive, suffocating, brutal and beautiful.
Requiem For A Dream [DVD] [2001]Requiem For A Dream [DVD] [2001]
Buy new: £4.38 / Used from: £3.96
"I'm gonna be on televison" is the most heartbraking thing I've heard in a long time. RFAD is astounding but is not for the weak. It's intense, claustrophobic and surreal. Great cast, great music too.
Brick [DVD] [2006]Brick [DVD] [2006]
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.40
Half way through Brick and I suddenly shout "third rock from the sun!" at the TV. (it had been bugging me for some time). Brick is an excellent high school film noir with great characters and suspence
Withnail And I [1986] [DVD]Withnail And I [1986] [DVD]
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This film has one of those scrpits that you wish you'd written. Really funny, with great performances from all the (quite small) cast.
Shallow Grave [DVD] [1994]Shallow Grave [DVD] [1994]
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If I had to give an example of the kind of film I like - this would be it: great dialogue, fast moving and few characters... and the whole betraying your friends aspect. Compulsive viewing.
Oldboy [DVD] [2003]Oldboy [DVD] [2003]
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Shocking, stunning and very violent, Oldboy is a fantastic film. Thoroughly gripping throughout, you lose yourself in the unveiling of the mystery. Also, people, don't forget the four squids that died
Elephant [DVD] [2004]Elephant [DVD] [2004]
Buy new: £5.18 / Used from: £3.67
Yes, it largely is people walking round school, but that, my friends, is the beauty of it. The long shots and improvisation add to the realism. Pretentious? No. Beautiful? Most definitely.
Persona [1966] [DVD]Persona [1966] [DVD]
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"So did they make friends in the end, then?" Honestly, my family are philistines. Persona is a beautiful but harsh film that provides a fascintating exploration into the nature of indentity.
Welcome To The Dollhouse [1995] [DVD]Welcome To The Dollhouse [1995] [DVD]
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No one I've shown this film to seems to have appreciated its utter brilliance. I just find the dark, offbeat tone of it hilarious: "They found her tutu". Sharply written, underated excellence.
The Idiots [1999] [DVD]The Idiots [1999] [DVD]
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Thoroughly uncommercial in true Dogma style, The Idiots is a powerful study of character, group dynamic and the search for you inner idiot. Shocking, perhaps, but all the best films are.