• MissJinx@lemmy.world
      3·
      17 天前

      wow the 5th element for me too. Always thought I was weird but his movie is great

      also tropic thunder lol

  • Doubleohdonut@lemmy.ca
    831·
    18 天前

    The Big Lebowski. Simultaneously ridiculous and incredibly sophisticated. People who think its “just” a stoner comedy may have some more viewings to go 🙂

    • RebekahWSD@lemmy.world
      15·
      18 天前

      I never realized it was considered a stoner comedy! It’s quite a bit better than one I’ve seen in that category!

      • hitmyspot@aussie.zone
        17·
        18 天前

        It gets the stoner comedy reputation as the dude is stoned throughout. He’s a character in the movie though, not then full tone. That’s probably why it’s so good. It blends so many genres with an interesting interweaving plot and wonderful dialogue.

        It’s a deserved reputation as it’s great to watch stoned. Especially when the dude is confused and so are you. Or the psychedelic sequences. However it’s also not deserved as it’s so much cleverer than that with differen levels. A stoner comedy doesn’t normally have a coherent plot and levels.

        • RebekahWSD@lemmy.world
          12·
          18 天前

          Interesting. When my husband suggested we watch it, ages ago really early on in our relationship, I had asked him what category it was. I also asked him just now. Just now he went “Oh that’s difficult but broadly speaking it’s a comedy”. I said “I asked that question of you when you showed it to me like 15 years ago. So you know what you said then?” “No, what did I say then?” “You called it a dark comedy because someone died” (because I was and am sensitive to that) He nodded and said “Makes sense”

      • Thunderbird4@lemmy.world
        7·
        18 天前

        I don’t think the Dude could be his illegitimate son since that’s part of the reason Maude referred him to that doctor. He wouldn’t have been very “thorough” if he missed that they were related.

      • Doubleohdonut@lemmy.ca
        3·
        17 天前

        That’s going off the deep end for me. I prefer the interpretation that its a video essay on masculinity. “What makes a man a man?” is the central tenet of that movie, and personally, knowing that was a really crystallizing moment that made all the bullshit fall aside. I read a beautifully succinct essay about this somewhere and will look for the link.

  • BillDaCatt@lemmy.worldEnglish
    40·
    18 天前

    Groundhog Day

    Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

    Megamind

    Pirates of the Caribbean (2003)

    The Princess Bride

    • CybranM@feddit.nu
      5·
      18 天前

      Wish they’d make a new release for the 4k version of Pirates. From what I’ve heard the one out now is pretty bad in terms of color grading and detail.

    • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
      1·
      16 天前

      I liked it a long time ago, but last time I watched it I didn’t enjoy it nearly as much. The eugenics annoys me far more than it used to, and most of the humor is just crass and doesn’t have a meaning. They aren’t using it to say anything larger.

      Meanwhile the themes of the movie are anti-capitalist (sort of, without the philosophy of considering why it causes issues) and anti-populist. It has something to say, but I feel like they’re far too careful to say it. Its got a veil of critique, but without wanting to make too many waves, because it’s still a big budget capitalist movie at the end of the day.

      I feel like it makes a lot of people feel smug and turns them into reactionary anti-establishment conspiracy theorists, because it only says “this is bad and stupid” but doesn’t give you anywhere to go with that.

  • lemmyng@piefed.caEnglish
    33·
    18 天前

    Hackers. Yes, it’s corny - cheesy, even - but it had a great cast with awesome chemistry, and it did a great job at capturing the zeitgeist of hacker/punk culture. Plus so many memorable quotes…

      • WellroundedKi@lemmy.world
        3·
        18 天前

        CLI + VR and specially GPUs to be able to hack in those UI… For a moment while watching Superman (2025) I had those flashbacks (Luthor’s employees in fight scenes).

        • bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip
          1·
          18 天前

          Shit I haven’t seen the new Superman, is it any good?

          I’m also giggling at the thought of spending that kind of money on a VR headset just to use for a console lol

          • WellroundedKi@lemmy.world
            1·
            17 天前

            Shit I haven’t seen the new Superman, is it any good?

            It’s fair.

            spoiler

            I still can’t believe that many people in the US were complaining about Superman’s principles…

  • DagwoodIII@piefed.socialEnglish
    30·
    18 天前

    Big Trouble In Little China.

    Marathon Man [Dustin Hoffman, Lawrence Olivier] seems to have been designed for multiple viewings. A character seen briefly in one scene turns up later in the movie. A quick telephone call becomes incredibly important but you have to be paying close attention to every minute.

  • PurplePixie@midwest.social
    27·
    18 天前

    Clue.

    Sometimes my friends and I just sit around quoting it until we’ve made it through the entire movie, so maybe there’s no point in rewatching it, but we do anyway.

  • chunes@lemmy.worldOP
    23·
    18 天前

    For me it’s The Matrix.

    I never like to retread old ground, but this one’s an exception. It’s hard to overstate how much it blew our minds 26 years ago. I might have a soft spot for it too because I was raised sheltered and it was the first rated R movie I saw.

    • mysticpickle@lemmy.ca
      62·
      18 天前

      It’s a shame they didn’t make any sequels. The creators probably decided it was a complete story rather than milk it to death like Star wars. Guess that’s for the best!

    • Joeffect@lemmy.world
      2·
      17 天前

      I know they say it has nothing to do with them and their transitioning… but nothing can change my mind on how the whole movie can be seen as a struggle to choose who you really are…