arse films

[Diestl]

Waterworld
Battlefield earth
Blank DVD

[DS23]

sometimes.

[realityhack]

3? 3?? Try these (Absolute essentials emboldened):

The Lives of Others
Koyaanisqatsi
Powaqqatsi
Naqoyqatsi
Cypher
Magnolia
The Big Blue
Prospero's Books
The Battle of Algiers
Nattvardsgästerna
Short Cuts
8½
8½ Women
Nuovo Cinema Paradiso
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Witness
Cube
Enemy of the State
Duel
The Piano
Lord of the Flies
Rear Window
After Hours
The Game
Brazil
1984
The Fisher King
The Shining
Abre los ojos
Seven Samurai
Blade Runner
Das Boot
Persona
Get Carter
Kes
Threads
Akira

Obviously, most people will have seen most of these, but there are a lot of good films. Give me a genre you like and I'll suggest more.

[Lockhouse]

Pulp Fiction
Kill Bill 1 & 2
The Butterfly Effect

[ace00]

Watch Apocalypse Now 3 Times

[Ruprect]

Dead Man's Shoes
Pan's Labyrinth
Heat

PL and Heat both overrated.

FWIW:

Blood Diamond
The History Boys
Anchorman

[Pickle2]

My, I am quite overwhelmed, good work so far.

Most of those I havent seen (which I guess proves that I am indeed a movie laggard). Although the lives of others, which was mentioned a couple of times, I have. I agree, it was great film.

[Swiss Tony]

Going for a bit of varity here

Goodfellas - has to be seen
The Game - Will mess with you head
Once we were Warriors - Very moving Kiwi film

Otherwise

Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Snatch
Saving Private Ryan

Trilogies: Lord of the Rings
Pirates of the Caribbean
X-Men
Hannibal Series (not seen the latest one, books ok though)

[realityhack]

Once we were Warriors - Very moving Kiwi film

Good call, excellent film.

[NickFitz]

• A Matter of Life and Death
• A Canterbury Tale
• Equus

And +1 to RH's sugestion of Koyaanisqatsi

<decides to spend first afternoon on bench watching A Canterbury Tale>