Science Fiction
Comedy
Dark Star (1974, John Carpenter, director) Ship's mission is to destroy unstable planets. A smart bomb keeps arming itself. Cheap and wonderful!
The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984, W.D. Richter, director) the "technology" is awesome, the cast is stellar.
Lair of the White Worm (1988, Ken Russell, Director) Snakes and Ladders
A Clockwork Orange (1971, Stanley Kubrick, director) Listen to Dim's backing vocals as he helps Alex rape the writer's wife.Haunting.Laugh at the Horror.
Doctor Strangelove or: How I Stopped Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964, Stanley Kubrick, director) It's all about Peter Sellers playing against George C. Scott, and Keenan Wynn.
Repo Man (1984, Alex Cox, director) Generic Products, Air fresheners, Aliens, What more could you want?
Sleeper (1973, Woody Allen, director) A Timeless Classic from one of the best thinkers of our time.
The Fifth Element (1997, Luc Besson, director) I heard Chris Tucker say he didn't like his Character.He balances the power of everyone involved.
Until the End of the World (1991, Wim Wenders, director) It takes place perhaps fifteen years before it should. Watch it and see the future past.
The Toxic Avenger (1985, Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman, directors) Sick but funny. And did I mention Sick, and Funny?
Class of Nuke'Em High (1986, Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman, Richard W. Haines, directors) If you like "Toxie" this is a must see.
A Boy and His Dog (1975, L.Q. Jones, director) Young Don Johnson in a post apocalyptic world with a dog that talks only to him.
Brazil (1985, Terry Gilliam, director) Steam Punk before it existed. The song will never be the same.
Time Bandits (1981, Terry Gilliam, director) A romp through time with little people and treasure.
Robocop (1987, Paul Verhoeven, director) Another sick and funny Gem. Highly Origional.
Hard SciFi
Solaris (1972, Andrei Tarkovsky, director) The ONLY version of the film. Sorry George.
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968, Stanley Kubrick, director) When I watch this I think to myself we could have faked the moon landing.
Silent Running (1972, Douglas Trumbull, director) Tragically haunting. R2-D2 and the Scutters from Red Dwarf owe this movie their lives!
The Andromeda Strain (1971, Robert Wise, director) Michael Crighton's story lends itself to great performances by all involved.
Blade Runner (1982, Ridley Scott, director) Very ambitious and colorful, this movie, like Ridley's film before it, changed us.
Alien (1979, Ridley Scott, director) Ground breakingly genre defining. It's perfect.
Metropolis (1927, Fritz Lang, director) Even though it's silent, it's a stunning vision by a German legend. C3P0's Mother!
Things to Come (1936, William Cameron Menzies) OMG!
Le Dernier Combat (1983, Luc Besson, director) One of the truly great Directors of our age! Only Two words in the entire film! It rains Fish!
THX 1183 (1971, George Lucas, director) Genious.
The Matrix (1999, The Wachowski Brothers, directors) Again, OMG!
The Quiet Earth (1985, Geoff Murphy, director) A film from New Zealand. Unrequited love, unconditional and perminent.
Minority Report (2002, Steven Spielberg, director) We are almost there.
eXistenZ (1999, David Cronenburg, director) hauntingly freaky.
On the Beach (1959, Stanley Kramer, director) Isn't there anybody out there? Fred Astair doesn't dance here.
Westworld (1973, Michael Crighton, director) Michael, technology is always running amuck with you. Thank you and Yule Brenner.
Looker (1981, Michael Crighton, director) but here, Michael, it's the people.
When Worlds Collide (1951, Rudolph Mate, director) What do you do when your scientist discover a large planetary body heading straight for Earth?
Sunshine (2007, Danny Boyle, director)The Sun is going dim. Can the Icarus II succeed? A visually stunning film
District 9 (2009, Neill Blomkamp, director) Oh, wow! Nothing at all wrong with this film!
SciFi Horror
The Last Man on Earth (1964, Ubaldo Ragona, director) I love Vincent Price.
The Thing from Another World (1951, Christian Nyby, director) Under the costume is James Arness. One Monster in the Arctic cut out of an icebound alien craft.
The Thing (1982, John Carpenter, director) Now the creature is a replicating xenomorph in Antarctica.
They Live (1988, John Carpenter, director) I'll never see News casters the same way again.
Them! (1954, Gordon Douglas, director) This Movie was Supposed to be Shot in COLOR! Ants. Huge Ants.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956, Don Siegel, director) Don't go to sleep.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978, Philip Kaufman, director) No, don't go to sleep.
Tetsuo, the Iron Man (1989, Shinya Tsukamoto) Disterbing interfacing of man with machine and another man. Enemies? Lovers? Wires!
The Hidden (1987, Jack Sholder, director) Oh yea! Lets go chase an Alien Killer that keeps switching bodies, thank god we are alien too.
War of the Worlds (1953, Byron Haskin, director) Absolute Classic.
Soft SciFi, Action Adventure
Star Wars:Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980, Irvin Kershner, director) Dark and Brooding. Things don't go well.
Blade (1898, Stephan Norrington, director) Vampires, swords and guns!
The City of Lost Children (1995, Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, directors) This is a very lovely gem. Ron Perlman, you seem so gentle.
Donnie Darko (2001, Richard Kelly, director) One Of the Top Absolute Favorites of MINE!
Edward Scissorhands (1990, Tim Burton, director) I said I love Vincent Price. Tim, you are such an artist!
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004, Michel Gondry, director) This is another one of my Absolute Favorites! I could watch it 100 times.
Galaxy Quest (1999, Dean Perisot, director) It's just fun.
The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey (1988, Vincent Ward, director) WOW!
The Returner (2002, Takashi Yamazaki, director) Aliens, Guns, Bad Guys!
Tank Girl (1995, Rachel Talalay, director) Ice-T has really big furry ears.
12 Monkeys (1995, Terry Gilliam, Director) Another Beautiful vision by Terry, American "Python", Gilliam.
The Postman (1997, Kevin Costner, director) Waterworld was poor. This is Rich.
The Day of the Dolphin (1973, Mike Nichols, director) "Fa love Bee" If only the Japanese loved Dolphins as much as we do after watching this.
Children of Men (2006, Alfonso Cuarón, director) I hated to see Julianne Moore get killed, but I loved "strawberry cough". Great Movie!
The Book of Eli (2010, Albert and Allen Hughes, directors) Joseph Campbell would have loved it too.
Deja Vu (2006, Tony Scott, director) This movie is quite perfect and extremely well crafted
Anime and Animated
Ghost in the Shell(1995, Mamoru Oshii, director) Thermoptic camouflage. Claraudient communication. WOW!
Akira (1998, Katsuhiro Otomo, director) More WOW!
South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999, Trey Parker, director) Also one of the best musicals ever
9 (2009, Shane Acker, director) I love evil doll heads.
Art Film
Akira Krosawa's Dreams(1990, Akira Kuosawa, director) All-time-favorite.
Orphee (1950, Jean Cocteau, director) Surrealist filmmaking
PI (1998, Darren Aronofsky, director) What is he doing with that...
Mondo Trasho (1969, John Waters, director) This film is for film's sake. Faint at heart must Stay Away!
Eraserhead (1979, David Lynch, director) Thought it belonged in Horror. Really sick, torment with laughter
M(1931, Fritz Lang, director) Peter Lorre speaks his native language and proves a point. Haunting.
The Fantastic Planet(1973, Rene Laloux, director) Trippy Sci-fi masterwork.
Musicals
Chity Chity Bang Bang (1968, Ken Hughes, director) ..we love you...
Mary Poppins (1964, Robert Stevenson, director) Isn't it one of the best?
The Wizard of Oz (1936, Victor Fleming, director) _________!
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971, Mel Stuart, director)) Who doesn't love this film?
Oliver! (1968, Carol Reed, director)) Consider yourself... "please sir, can I have some more?"
Horror
Not many here
Comedy
Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1972, Bob Clark, director) Cabbin at the edge of a cemetary. Dig up a body and try a resurrection spell. Not working? Oops!
Shaun of the Dead (2004, Edgar Wright, director) "Hang on. We're coming to get you Barbara!" LOL
Not Funny
The Omen (1976, Richard Donner, director) Not just Horror, the start of Armageddon.
Action Adventure
War
Ran (1985, Akira Kurosawa, director) Shakespear's "King Lear" told with Samurai
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970,Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku, Toshio Masuda, directors) All those planes!
A Bridge Too Far (1977, Richard Attenborough, director) Nice Action.
The Mission (1986, Roland Joffe, director) Tragic. The Soundtrack written by a master.
The Bridge at Remagen (1969, John Guillermin, director) You can't let them blow that bridge!
The Blue Max (1966, John Guillermin, director) Biplanes.
Wings (1927, William A. Wellman, director) More Biplanes.
Saving Private Ryan (1998, Steven Spielberg, director) Best footage ever!
Bent (1997, Sean Mathias, director) See Mick Jagger in drag. Ain't she pretty?
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962, Vincente Minnelli, director) Not much to say. It's great.
Hamburger Hill (1987, John Irvin, director) Relentless!
The Razor's Edge (1984, John Byrum, Director) Bill Murray as a romantic lead in a drama. Tender. Awesome.
1900 (1976, Bernardo Bertolucci, director) Donald Sutherland is soo Evil.
Amarcord (1973, Federico Fellini, director) Cottonwood blowing in the wind, then snow, then cottonwood again.
Mash (1970, Robert Altman, director) The series was so tame!
Enemy at the Gates (2001, Jean-Jacques Annaud, director) I just love it's depiction.
Catch-22! (1970, Mike Nichols, director) Thought it belonged in Comedy, some of the best directing ever. All-time-fav.
Westerns
Little Big Man (1970, Arthur Penn, director) Seeing Richard Mulligan as Gen. Custer is life altering yet perfect.
Bad Company (1972, Robert Benton, director) you killed a little boy because he stole a chicken!
Dances with Wolves (1990, Keven Costner, director) Epic! Screwed me up!
Soldier Blue (1970, Ralph Nelson, director) Here, you fell in love with the indians, only to see them dismembered.
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968, Sergio Leone, director) The Music Master again teamed with a master filmmaker. One of the best continuous shot's in history.
McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971, Robert Altman, director) Leonard Cohen did the soundtrack. It's so wet and cold.
Stagecoach (1939, John Ford, director) Is he a bad man? A killer? Naw.
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (1973, Richard C. Saraphian, director) I'm not a Burt Reynolds fan at all. But he shines here.
Jeremiah Johnson (1972, Sydney Pollack, director) If you kill enough of them, maybe they'll respect you.
Heaven's Gate (1980, Michael Cimino, director) Christopher Walken performs one of the Best deaths ever!
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969, George Roy Hill, director) It's there.
The Wild Bunch (1969, Sam Peckinpah, director) Overshadowed by the film above, this bloodbath was majestic. One of the all time best.
The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970, Sam Peckinpaw, director) Yes, a ballad. Jason Robards. Peacefull.
The Yearling (1946, Clarence Brown, director) Child's film? Not a Western? Historical and Classic anyway. Boy vs. World
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948, John Huston, director)) "We don't need no stinkin badges."
The Searchers (1956, John Ford, director) At one point John Wayne wants to kill his niece. Breathtakingly beautiful.
Action, Adventure, History
Lord Jim (1965, Richard Brooks, director) Isn't this the story of...?
Lawrence of Arabia (1962, David Lean, director) David Lean!
Doctor Zhivago (1965, David Lean, director) DAVID LEAN!
The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996, Renny Harlin, director) Except for the sweeping effects marker/timer toward the end, it never lets up.
The Passenger (1975, Michelangelo Antonioni, director) I really think this is a horror film
Le Femme Nikita (1990, Luc Besson, director) Another horror film by the French Master
Fight Club (1999, David Fincher, director)) I never saw it coming.
Citizen Kane (1941, Orson Welles, director)) One of the Best directed films ever. Black and White film was never as colorful.
Crime, Detective
The Petrified Forest (1936, Archie Mayo, director) Leslie Howard. Humphrey Bogart's first memorable gangster. Bette Davis
Chinatown (1974, Roman Polanski, director) "She's my sister. She's my daughter. My sister. My Daughter..."
The Godfather (1972, Francis Ford Coppola, director) Pretent I didn't write anything here
Miller's Crossing (1990, Joel and Ethan Coen, directors) Albert Finney!
Once Upon a Time in America: European Long Version (1984, Sergio Leone, director) It might be Sergio's best work.
True Romance (1993, Tony Scott, director) Quentin Tarantino wrote this sick little tale. It's just wrong.
The Maltese Falcon (1941, John Huston, director) "...what dreams are made of."
Comedio
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963, Stanley Kramer, director) I think it's the first comedy I fell in love with as a child. Dick Shawn!
The Ruling Class (1972, Peter Medak, director) I swear this list is solely populated by Peter O'Toole, none as F^%#ed up.
It Happened One Night (1934, Frank Capra, director) Clark Gable IS Funny, but it is Capra after all.
Harold and Maude (1971, Hal Ashby, director) Boy meets really old girl, falls in love, contemplates suicide.
Being There (1979, Hal Ashby, director Peter Sellers, enigmatic, quiet
Fellini- Satyricon (1969, Federico Fellini, director) Homosexual Oddysey through Roman Europe. Burning Bush.
Blue Velvet (1986, David Lynch, director) Has a lot going for it, almost too much
How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989, Bruce Robinson, director) Not at all normal, Richard E. Grant at his best.
Withnail and I (1987, Bruce Robinson, director) Slow burn really genius.
Hurlyburly (1998, Anthony Drazan, director) Is "Hollywierd" really like this?
Buffalo '66 (1998, Vincent Gallo, director) Vincent is wonderful. Warning! Homophobic reaction may bother homosexual men.
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001, Wes Anderson, director) Everything about it is Beautiful
Rushmore (1998, Wes Anderson, director) Everything about it is Wonderful
The King of Comedy (1983, Martin Scorsese, director) DeNiro Is Funny.
After Hours (1985, Martin Scorsese, director) Scorsese's funny bone shows again
Elf (2003, Jon Favreau, director) I didn't know Jon was so cute. Film is for everyone.
Romantic Films
Love Actually (2004, Richard Curtis, director) Everybody is in it and it works well.
50 First Dates (2004, Peter Segal, director) The ONLY Movie Rob Schneider was ever in!
A Room With a View (1986, James Ivory, director) Julian Sands and Helena Bonham Carter, Denholm Elliot, Maggie Smith
An Affair to remember (1957, Leo McCarey, director) Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr
All Time Worst!
Titanic (1997, James Cameron, director) Cimino's "Heaven's Gate" should have been treated this well!
Twister (1996, Jan de Bont, director) Everything about this film sucks
Dante's Peak (1997, Roger Donaldson, director) Physics Out the Window. Suck, suck, suck
The Blair Witch Project (1999, Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sanchez, directors)OMG, people payed to see it? And told people?
The Phantom of the Opera (2004, Joel Schumacher, director) I don't know why anyone likes Webber's work
Volcano (1997, Mick Jackson, director) Puking on my shoes gawdawfull!
Spaceballs (1987, Mel Brooks, director) Please don't hate me for this but...What?
Robin Hood, Men in Tights (1993, Mel Brooks, director) Couldn't, just couldn't
West Side Story (1961, Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise, directors) Can't connect. Just Can't
Batman and Robin(1997, Joel Schumacher, director) Physics out the window in this too. I found nothing acceptable. Sry George.
