I understand that there has already been a must-see movie thread, but I think that one was only geared towards documenting movies that have an underlying libertarian theme to them. I am curious to know what movies my libertarian/agorist/anarcho-capitalist/anti-statist pals here on the Mises forums find good, regardless of the film's theme. In other words, just tell everyone your favorite films, because my intention with this thread is to get the libertarians on these forums sharing their taste in movies.
P. S. I'll list mine later on in the thread.
I have a varied taste, and I ain't too picky. My favourites range from Hollywood blockbusters to the most obscure of arthouse film.
Here's a few off the top of my head:
- The Shawshank Redemption
- Ossos
- Back to the Future
- Let the Right One In
- The Brave Little Toaster
- The Lives of Others
- No Country for Old Men
- 2001: A Space Odyssy
- Aguirre the Wrath of God
- Werckmeister Harmonies
- Raise the Red Lantern
I may edit this later to include some that I may miss as of this posting.
In the order that these movies come to mind:
Persepolis
The Bourne Series
The Matrix
Master and Commander
Gangs of New York
Braveheart
Inception
Office Space
Shaun of the Dead
Run Fatboy Run
The Road to Perdition
It's a Wonderful Life
The Departed
The Shawshank Redemption
Pulp Fiction
Gandhi
The Godfather I & II (haven't seen the third part)
Anchorman
Inglorious Basterds
The Social Network
EDIT
Apocalypto
Goodwill Hunting
Gran Torino
If I had a cake and ate it, it can be concluded that I do not have it anymore. HHH
Movies that immediately come to mind, in no particular order:
The Producers
Blazing Saddles
Ghostbusters
Men in Black
Casablanca
Die Hard
Bourne Trilogy
Fifth Element
History of the World Part 1
Ikiru
Seven Samurai
Schindler's List
Spirited Away
The Hogfather
Going Postal
Good Will Hunting
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Benny and Joon
Disney's Aladdin
Duck Soup
Little Miss Sunshine
The Usual Suspects
Zombieland
Star Wars (Original Trilogy)
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Yojimbo
That list ended up a lot longer than I expected.
Okay, here's mine. My movie tastes are a bit strange, I like surreal, art-house style movies, and at the same time, I love Kung-fu movies from Hong Kong and China, and what not.
The Legend of 1900
The Star Wars Trilogy
The Godfather Trilogy
Scarface
Letters from Iwo Jima
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Taxi Driver
Apocalypse Now
Breaking Bad (I know it's not a movie, but it's still awesome as hell)
Patton
Hana-bi
Team America: World Police
The Ip Man films (I know they are Chinese mainland nationalist films but...you have to admit...they are fun to watch)
Hard Boiled
The Killer
Dark City
The Crow
The Killing
A Clockwork Orange
Star Trek - Wrath of Khan
The Birds
...And basically every Bruce Lee movie and most of Jackie Chan's films. Get your laughs out now, but I love Hong Kong kung-fu and crime movies.
I've probably missed a bunch being that there are so many movies out there that I like, so I'll continue to add on as I remember.
EDIT:
Blade Runner
What's to laugh about Bruce Lee? His films (particularly Enter the Dragon) are great, and while they are highly entertaining, they also have interesting philosophical subtext. Bruce co-wrote a lot of the scripts.
Nothing's laughable about Bruce Lee or Jackie Chan in my view, but a lot of people seem to get the giggles when I tell them that I find those films to be very entertaining, and that was what I was referencing to.
The Lord of the Rings and Braveheart. I like movies with really good soundtracks like The Fountain, The Village, Last of the Mohicans etc. Old Westerns are always fun to watch and I usually like whatever Clint Eastwood is in.
The Abyss
K-Pax
American Beauty
Schindlers list
Total Recall (old)
Empire Strikes Back
Wedding Crashers
I definately need to get around to watching American Beauty. I've seen many scenes from it on YouTube.
Requiem For A Dream
The Fountain
Mr. Nobody
Skeptical, you say you wanna go to film school right?
Requiem for a dream has great movie shots, so does the fountain.
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Yeah, I do. Thanks, I'll be sure to check them out.
Oh and one film I'd really like to see by the director of both of those films is "The Wrestler."
You can watch requiem for a dream here in parts but the quality isnt that good.
http://www.twitch.tv/theacegamer/b/258494937
If you want to get a better impression id suggest renting it on dvd, so you can watch big screen or just download at the good ole piratebay.
The guy recording it says a few words on commentary but most of the video he keeps quiet.
P.S
Do not watch requiem for a dream for a first date movie with girlfriend.
I hold Ferd Morton to be the greatest American composer, and yet I still haven't seen that film. Shame on me (although the actor who plays him in the movie looks nothing like him).
Some of my favourites:
The Room
A Fistful of Dynamite (aka Duck, You Sucker)
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
The Lord of the Rings
Star Wars (originals)
Many old westerns and samurai films.
@ Aristippus
You can watch the film here on YouTube, actually:
Thanks. They should do the piano-string-as-lighter on Myth Busters.
lolz.
Another movie i like is Kungfu Panda.
Kelvin Silva: THE CAUSE IS LOST.... [ view: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTcTuJHjJh8]
THE CAUSE IS LOST....
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Funny, but...what exactly is this doing in this thread?
Sorry i misposted. I ought to move it to the low content thread.
Fail-Safe, Platoon and Carlito's Way, but generally I find there are more good TV-series than good movies. It makes sense as they have more time to develop a more complex story progression.
Yes, I do agree that television shows these days are much better than movies. Television - private television that is - seems to be experiencing a golden age. This is one of the main reasons I listed Breaking Bad on my list even though it isn't a movie.
When reading this, I can't believe I forgot to list one of the best movies of all time - Almost Famous.
How about hurt locker or stop loss?
Some of the best war films ever include Apocalypse Now and Letters from Iwo Jima. Never seen those two you mentioned.
I love pretty much anything by Kubrick. Shot beautifully and very thought-provoking.
One of my favorites that seems to be underappreciated would have to be Dr. Strangelove. It is said that, working off only one photograph I think, Kubrick managed to recreate the interior of a B-52 bomber so accurately it made the U.S. Air Force a bit uncomfortable, lol. So many unforgettable, witty moments. "Gentlemen! You can't fight in here - this is the war room!", the U.S. soldiers shooting at each other with the "Peace is our profession" billboard in the background and the ending with a series of nuclear explosions while the song "We'll Meet Again" plays. Friggin' love it!
@SkepticalMetal
I also liked Letters from Iwo Jima. I always find war movies told from the 'enemy's' perspective very interesting, especially when they show that a lot of the time, the people we're actually fighting and killing have the same values that we do. This includes movies such as Letters from Iwo Jima, Das Boot, Stalingrad, etc.
Oh yes, Kubrick is THE MAN. Dr. Strangelove, I believe, is a very libertarian film. In fact, if you look up the FilmList here on the Mises website, a guy puts on his list that Dr. Strangelove is of critical interest to libertarians, and he explains why.
I suggest Akira Kurosawa if you like Kubrik. Makes me wish I could speak Japanese.
Here is my list in no order excluding some already mentioned.
My Man Godfrey The Thin Man Mister Roberts White Heat The Public Enemy Trainspotting Shallow Grave It's A Wonderful Life Dangerous Liasons Memento Rashomon El Mariachi Safety Last Girl Shy The Life of Brian The Jerk The Muppet Movie The Princess Bride What About Bob Boondock Saints Fight Club Reseviour Dogs The Usual Suspects
Oh, and I need to check out the film "Taegukgi." (It's listed on the guy's libertarian movies)
Oh, and another libertarian classic, "Shanendoah." (I've already seen it, I own it on VHS)
@OP: Yeah the Must See Movie Thread was about that...
It however, became a pain ###$ because you can no longer edit the origional post... then you make another big one updating things, and can no longer edit that.
So I got over it; and that's about that.
12 Monkeys Dark City The Thing original and new one. Zombie movies in general - Dawn of the Dead 1978 classic :D Transformers series (awesome sound production and great effects) Die Hard series Office Space Con Air The Rock Event Horizon Pandorum Mission Impossible series Underworld series Enemy of the State Inception District 9 30 Days of Night 1 and 2
I have 450 bluray rips and I watch a lot of movies so you could say I am a movie fan. But above list is some of my favourites.
Funnily enough I've known Japanese people who said they needed Japanese subtitles to watch Kurosawa's movies.
Magnolia 8 1/2 Vivre Sa Vie Taxi Driver Mirror Persona Woman Of The Dunes Raging Bull A Clockwork Orange Andrei Rublev That Obscure Object Of Affection Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid My Night At Maud's Le Cercle Rouge Pickpocket Le Fils Heart Of Glass The King Of Marvin Gardens Days Of Heaven Nashville Zelig Catch 22 Carnal Knowledge Apocalypse Now L'Amour Fou Amarcord Blow-Up The Conformist I Fidanzati Winter Light In The Mood For Love The Third Man Walkabout Brazil The Red Shoes City Lights The Hustler You Can't Take It With You Glengarry Glen Ross All The Real Girls The Royal Tenenbaums Ugetsu
Don't forget about The Bicycle Thief.
@SoNowThen Quite a mature list, my former film professors would love it. Mine is less refined.
Troll 2
Dr. Strangelove
The Warriors
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Being John Malkovich
Tears of the Sun
Fantasia
Man on Fire
But the greatest scene of all time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1GadTfGFvU
This is my favorite scene of all time.
Or perhaps it's the Russian roulette scene from The Deer Hunter.