jtswope: 60 Random Movies to Check If You Haven't

ScuroFantasma 04.11.16	39 is so great, highly reccomend
MyNameIsPencil 04.11.16	bless this list man
LotusFlower 04.11.16	i rep 4 hard
LotusFlower 04.11.16	Also 54 is pretty under appreciated, one of the few suspense movies where the suspense actually feels like it holds a punch. Probably due to the protagonists being confined to a small space with no real alternative or solution out of it.
Mart49 04.11.16	Short term 12 and Moon are awesome
ArsMoriendi 04.11.16	Burn After Reading is amazing, especially the parts with J. K. Simmons
jtswope 04.11.16	That scene with Brad Pitt in the closet is somehow one of the funniest and most surprising things ever.
ChoccyPhilly 04.11.16	good list, though I recommend adding 'eternal sunshine of the spotless mind'. Frankly, I think it's the best a romantic movie can possibly do
jtswope 04.11.16	Yeah that's such an awesome movie, but that one definitely gets talked about plenty already so I didn't think to add that one. Obviously a must see for anyone who hasn't though.
Mystletainn 04.11.16	Sputnikmovies.com
Chortles 04.11.16	d00od awesome list, just watched 35 just last week actually. Viggo is becoming one of my fave actors tbh his stuff with Cronnenberg is A+
Sinternet 04.11.16	love a lot of these, but am I the only one who didn't like Whiplash?
jtswope 04.11.16	Probably not, but that was hands down my favorite of 2014.
Inveigh 04.11.16	this is a great list, movie and album wise few that i'd add (movies) 12 Monkeys A Scanner Darkly Blood Diamond Barton Fink Miller's Crossing Last Man Standing Prisoners Equilibrium Midnight Meat Train High Tension fucking Antman
jtswope 04.11.16	Sweet, love 12 Monkeys. And Prisoners is one of my favorites.
Rowan5215 04.11.16	God, Chronicle was absolutely terrible. Great list otherwise though
Inveigh 04.11.16	word, 12 Monkeys is probably in my top 10 sci-fi/action movies ever. seriously check out A Scanner Darkly if you haven't
jtswope 04.11.16	Definitely will check that one bud. The premise looks dope.
Inveigh 04.11.16	i still haven't seen ex machina
EyesWideShut 04.11.16	some nice stuff here, Sling Blade is one of my favs.. A History of Violence is great too. Short Term 12 was p meh for me tho.
Vetimus 04.11.16	How about A Serbian film for some newborn porn? LOL
RadicalEd 04.11.16	"District 9: Most of y’all have probably seen this, but if you haven’t it’s one of the best sci-fi movies ever made" It's not. It's barely average.
Rowan5215 04.11.16	just watched Swimming with Sharks, fantastic movie
Intothepit 04.11.16	If you think District 9 is "barely average," you're either a movie snob who turn up their nose to anything that amounts to a blockbuster, or you're a flat out idiot. And Ex Machina was great. The whole comparison to how Ava and Caleb communicate compared to how Caleb and another human being(Nathan) communicate is beautiful yet harsh.
RadicalEd 04.11.16	"If you think District 9 is "barely average," you're either a movie snob who turn up their nose to anything that amounts to a blockbuster, or you're a flat out idiot." I love a lot of blockbusters, and I'm not surprised to see another nerd with a superiority complex on this site, who can't handle differing opinions. Loved Ex-Machina btw.
Intothepit 04.11.16	"I love a lot of blockbusters, and I'm not surprised to see another nerd with a superiority complex on this site, who can't handle differing opinions." It has nothing to do with a superiority complex. And did you just call me a nerd? I mean, really?
Ovrot 04.11.16	where is beavis and butthead do america?
Zeneren 04.11.16	District 9 isn't my favourite film of all time but you'd have a hard time to justify calling it barely average
adr 04.11.16	Yea it straight up sucks , now fuck off
RadicalEd 04.11.16	"It has nothing to do with a superiority complex. And did you just call me a nerd? I mean, really?" "If you disagree with me, you're an idiot!!!" Superiority complex? Hell naah.
Intothepit 04.11.16	Disagreeing with me isn't what makes you an idiot. What makes you an idiot is calling labeling a pretty enjoyable movie as "barely average." That's what makes you an idiot.
RadicalEd 04.11.16	Are you deliberately being obtuse or something? By labeling the movie "barely average" I made a comment about my enjoyment of the movie, which was not very high, I expressed a slightly negative opinion. You label it as "pretty enjoyable" which is obviously a more positive opinion on the movie. Our opinions on the movie diverge, which caused you to call me an idiot. Sadly this is a comment that hints at your inability to deal with people who have a different opinion than you, because your reaction that differing opinion is dismissive and and stupid.
Intothepit 04.11.16	"By labeling the movie "barely average" I made a comment about my enjoyment of the movie, which was not very high, I expressed a slightly negative opinion. You label it as "pretty enjoyable" which is obviously a more positive opinion on the movie." That's been established, yes. "Our opinions on the movie diverge, which caused you to call me an idiot." Ok. "Sadly this is a comment that hints at your inability to deal with people who have a different opinion than you, because your reaction that differing opinion is dismissive and and stupid." No, you're differing opinion is dismissive and stupid. I don't care what anyone else's opinion is at this point. Just yours.
RadicalEd 04.11.16	Wow. You are actually just not worth talking to. "You're differing opinion is stupid, I don't have problems with other peoples subjective opinions, unless they are STUPID"
Intothepit 04.11.16	"Wow. You are actually just not worth talking to." And yet here we are....
trve 04.11.16	2/10 lacks birdemic
LotusFlower 04.11.16	My goodness Intothepit are you being serious right now?
BlushfulHippocrene 04.11.16	Still haven't seem Primer, and Anomalisa hasn't even come close to me... But sweet list, some pretty great movies on here.
SCREAM! 04.11.16	Ugh thought I was finally done hearing about the godamn babadook Otherwise though, what I've seen in this list is solid-amazing(12,13,15,21,23,26,35,39,41,46,48,57). Quite a few of these have been on my radar for a while as well
Shemson 04.11.16	Some great movies here. Also funny seeing 'Simple Plan' being recommended on a music forum! Just watched Lock Stock yesterday for about 10th time, still great
jtswope 04.11.16	Yeah that one has unlimited replay value for me.
p4p 04.11.16	The Entire British Empire was built on cups of tea
Tunaboy45 04.11.16	Under the Skin is one of the best films of the last 10 years
LotusFlower 04.11.16	"Ugh thought I was finally done hearing about the godamn babadook" Horribly underwhelming movie, for sure. Which is a massive shame because it really seemed like there was a perfect horror movie hiding under all the bullshit.
SCREAM! 04.11.16	The first half or so was great but all the tension it built came crashing down in the second when they started parading the monster around like a damn circus clown
jtswope 04.11.16	The reason I think this movie underwhelmed some people is that they were expecting a monster movie, which it's not at all. If you catch what they're trying to convey about what the "monster" really is at the end, the whole movie makes a lot more sense. Not saying that would make you like it more, but it justifies everything that happens in the film.
Shemson 04.11.16	The Game is a bit of a hidden gem too, for some reason few seem to have heard of it. I'm sure you've already seen it but if you haven't seen Memento, judging from your list, you'll love it.
LotusFlower 04.11.16	Thats how I was watching it, but it still removes levels of subtlety that still couldve been there while getting the "THATS WHAT THE MONSTER ACTUALLY IS" point across. Also it prolly didnt help that I couldnt invest in the Mother/Son psychological mumbo jumbo because the kid character was just a badly written little shit instead of a genuinely "unknowingly doing wrong" kid like the movie tries to convince you of.
jtswope 04.11.16	"I'm sure you've already seen it but if you haven't seen Memento, judging from your list, you'll love it." That's my favorite Nolan film. Love it.
jtswope 04.11.16	"Thats how I was watching it, but it still removes levels of subtlety that still couldve been there while getting the "THATS WHAT THE MONSTER ACTUALLY IS" point across. Also it prolly didnt help that I couldnt invest in the Mother/Son psychological mumbo jumbo because the kid character was just a badly written little shit instead of a genuinely "unknowingly doing wrong" kid like the movie tries to convince you of." It does have subtlety in how it scares you though because most of the scares are just you anticipating something happening. The movie's very slow-moving as a whole. As far as building tension goes, it's all in your mind and well-earned. What makes the kid character so great though is that for the first two acts he's this annoying little shit that you want to punt, and then toward the end you can totally sympathize with him, which is mainly due to great writing.
SCREAM! 04.11.16	"The reason I think this movie underwhelmed some people is that they were expecting a monster movie" My complaint is the exact opposite though, they took what could have been an excellent psychological thriller and turned it into a badly executed monster movie. I really liked the first half where it builds slowly and creates tension but then in the second half when the monster makes appearances in the most ridiculous ways, that tension is lost and the whole thing becomes laughable. Also, the whole "hidden message" behind the monster was an interesting take but it isn't the be-all-end-all of horror movies that some make it out to be. It was so thinly veiled that it's a stretch to even call it hidden or even subtle for that matter.
Shemson 04.11.16	Good man, quality film that. That sequence where he thinks he's chasing someone but really their chasing him is gold and wouldn't make sense in any other film.
SCREAM! 04.11.16	Heavenly Creatures would make for a good addition to this. Early Peter Jackson movie (1994) with a young Kate Winslet taking the lead
Shemson 04.11.16	Early Peter Jackson always just makes me think of Braindead man. Hilarious film.
jtswope 04.11.16	"It was so thinly veiled that it's a stretch to even call it hidden or even subtle for that matter." A lot of people didn't really get the symbolism of the ending and mistakenly took it all literally though, so it definitely doesn't beat you over the head with the meaning of it all.
Trebor. 04.11.16	me earl and the dying girl is not very good Anomalisa is life, check synecdoche, new york dude
Trebor. 04.11.16	Blue Ruin is a movie more people need to see Too much fucking Fincher goddamn Your descriptions of the PTA films don't do them justice at all
jtswope 04.11.16	"Anomalisa is life, check synecdoche, new york dude" That's one of the Kaufman movies I haven't seen, so I will definitely check. "Too much fucking Fincher goddamn" We get it, you're above talking about Fincher movies. "Your descriptions of the PTA films don't do them justice at all" You're right about that dude.
jtswope 04.11.16	And yeah man Blue Ruin's really really good.
Intothepit 04.11.16	"My goodness Intothepit are you being serious right now?" Lol are you?
DikkoZinner 04.11.16	Love the piano theme in Eyes Wide Shut
Kman418 04.11.16	"me earl and the dying girl is not very good" boo
UpwardSpiral 04.11.16	Man I love Battle Royale. Crazy Japanese gore fest.
Trebor. 04.11.16	"We get it, you're above talking about Fincher movies." lol dude chill out, I like all of his movies, I just think there's a lot better shit out there
Shemson 04.11.16	Yeah! Eyes wide shut piano is ominous as fuck
jtswope 04.11.16	"lol dude chill out, I like all of his movies, I just think there's a lot better shit out there" That was just a joke bruh. This isn't the be all end all of movie lists or my favorites. I just threw a bunch of random movies together that I thought people might dig. Your comment just sounded like something you'd hear from one of those film school kids who once worshipped Fincher but now disowns him. So I couldn't resist...
EyesWideShut 04.11.16	didnt dig Anomalisa at all, was like monotone elevator music for 2 hours.. very mundane but that's life isnt it.
jtswope 04.11.16	Different strokes bud. It doesn't have a lot of replay value, but I was pretty immersed the whole time.
jtswope 04.11.16	What made it really cool for me was that it could only have worked as an animated movie. For the first ten minutes I was like why is this even stop motion, but then it totally justifies it from a technical and story standpoint.
EyesWideShut 04.11.16	just not really into Kaufman other than Adaptation.. Nice Nic Cage performance Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call gotta a killer Nic Cage performance too.
jtswope 04.11.16	Adaptation's good stuff. Haven't seen Bad Lieutenant.
EyesWideShut 04.11.16	you need to peep it man, better than the original and it even got Val Kilmer in it.
jtswope 04.11.16	Sweet will check
Yotimi 04.12.16	Battle royale is probably the worst movie of all time I like a few here though
Yotimi 04.12.16	Also think enter the void is a turd but i kinda get the appeal. Battle royale though, god damn
jtswope 04.12.16	I'm disappointed Yotimi...
Kman418 04.12.16	yeah ngl battle royale is astoundingly stupid for the hype it gets
Vetimus 04.12.16	Children or men is a good movie.
UpwardSpiral 04.12.16	Maybe it's because I read the Battle Royale manga, which is even more twisted. Yes the movie has bad acting, cheesy dialogues but I still like it. I can understand why people would hate it though.
claygurnz 04.12.16	Swingers is one of my favourites, great movie.
Alastor 04.12.16	Being There has a magnificent ending... followed by some ridiculous bloopers over the end credits that ruin the whole atmosphere of the film. What a way to destroy your own art.
guitarded_chuck 04.12.16	If you think District 9 is "barely average," you're either a movie snob who turn up their nose to anything that amounts to a blockbuster, or you're a flat out idiot. If you think District 9 is "barely average," you're either a movie snob who turn up their nose to anything that amounts to a blockbuster, or you're a flat out idiot. If you think District 9 is "barely average," you're either a movie snob who turn up their nose to anything that amounts to a blockbuster, or you're a flat out idiot. If you think District 9 is "barely average," you're either a movie snob who turn up their nose to anything that amounts to a blockbuster, or you're a flat out idiot. If you think District 9 is "barely average," you're either a movie snob who turn up their nose to anything that amounts to a blockbuster, or you're a flat out idiot
guitarded_chuck 04.12.16	ive seen most of these good list never understood what people saw in the babadook
hogan900 04.12.16	Biggest props to 41. Beautiful movie
BeyondCosby 04.12.16	The end of House of Flying Daggers was epic. I loved the cinematography in the snow.
jtswope 04.12.16	Yeah gorgeous looking movie.
BandNewbac 04.13.16	wow some amazing picks here, seen most of the stuff i like here but will check out what i haven't. you have some good taste thank you :]
ZippaThaRippa 04.13.16	50/50 of good and terrible movies Enter the Void was shit.
JeetJeet 04.14.16	Actually watched Ex Machina a few days ago and was shocked at how much more awesome it was than I expected it to be. Kinda mad nobody I know talks about that film.
Insurrection 04.14.16	some great horror/thriller picks in there, and whiplash might be my favorite movie ever. fruitvale station made me cry like a bitch
Rice303 04.14.16	Watched most of these movies, seems like you have similar taste to me, I still haven't seen the end of House Of Flying Daggers but have it in my collection. I really need to get to watching Sling Blade, We Need to Talk About Kevin and Ex Machina.
PappyMason 04.17.16	Super list, a lot of great films and great albums to boot!
TheWrenKing 04.22.16	I remember watching 59 with my girlfriend and her reaction at the end was priceless
wwf 04.22.16	There's like 30 movies here I haven't seen, someone rec me the best one
jtswope 04.22.16	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, but you may have seen that one.
BigBalls 04.22.16	The Guest is on my to watch list now.