As Stevus alluded to in a previous comment, he and I discussed a plan that we would each come up with a list of five movies that we thought most other people haven't seen but should. Five, I believe, is a reasonable number to expect people with busy lives to be able to aquire and watch within a reasonable timeframe. Even that is pushing it if several people are inclined to chime in with their list.
Steve promptly came up with TEN!
Rulebreaker.
To compensate, I will list three.
1- "Slacker" This is a stoner type movie from the early 90's. Filmed in Austin. The camera follows one person or group of people for a while then switches to a new group that has happened to pass the first group, and so on. Some of the scenarios are lame, but a few are elevated genius. There's one character for whom I'm a dead ringer. It's not flattering but it's true.
2- "Fantastic Planet" Keep a glass of water nearby cos your mouth will get dry hanging open most of the time while you wonder what the fuck is going on.
3- "Dinner with Andre" If you have any ADD tendancies (and you know who you are), do not attempt to watch this movie. I love Wallace Shawn but he merely serves as a facillitator to keep Andre Gregory's bizarre story going over dinner.
Andre: What does it do to us, Wally, living in an environment where something as massive as the seasons or winter or cold, don't in any way affect us? I mean, we're animals after all. I mean... what does that mean? I think that means that instead of living under the sun and the moon and the sky and the stars, we're living in a fantasy world of our own making.
Wally: Yeah, but I mean, I would never give up my electric blanket, Andre. I mean, because New York is cold in the winter. I mean, our apartment is cold! It's a difficult environment. I mean, our life is tough enough as it is. I'm not looking for ways to get rid of a few things that provide relief and comfort. I mean, on the contrary, I'm looking for more comfort because the world is very abrasive. I mean, I'm trying to protect myself because, really, there's these abrasive beatings to be avoided everywhere you look!
Andre: But, Wally, don't you see that comfort can be dangerous? I mean, you like to be comfortable and I like to be comfortable too, but comfort can lull you into a dangerous tranquility.
I wouldn't put on an electric blanket for any reason. First, I'd be worried if I get electrocuted. No, I don't trust technology. But I mean, the main thing, Wally, is that I think that kind of comfort just separates you from reality in a very direct way.
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Some comments to scarcely related events (okay, blogs). First, my list of movies, without fanfare or explanation: Fight Club, Pan's Labrynth, and Hot Fuzz; Clerks II almost got the nod at #3, but Hot Fuzz is more on the down-low.
Don't try to talk to me about ingratious people who work in a position of authority over other, more defenseless, human beings; I'm working in a school for at-risk youth, and the days wherein I want most to just quit, these are the days when I need most to stay at work because someone else is being a royal fuck-up, and doesn't care how they affect the 30 people they're in contact with.
Finally, what the hell is a teatoller?!
3? WTF? You got atleast 2 more in you.
Pan's Labrynth is a good one as is an earlier film by Guillermo del Toro called The Devil's Backbone.
A few more good ones came to mind. Mystery Train by Jarmush, another one of those films where characters pass by other characters and your not sure what is the beginning and end. Identity, fun little film that plays with you sensibilities. Out of Sight, J-low and George Clooney, somehow it works.
I have to disagree with Fight Club since that film belongs in my top 5 all time films.
A teatoller is someone that charges by the cup.
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