Hmmm...kind of a tall order, but I'll see what I can do...I don't know if I have the order exactly down and it probably constantly changes depending on what I've watched or whatever, but, here we go, my Top 10 as of now...!
10 -
Evil Dead II: Dead By Dawn - Just a plain great movie. Before Shaun of the Dead, this was the original, classic, cult horror comedy. Maybe not as many awesome one-liners as Ash has in Evil Dead III: Army of Darkness, but some of Sam Raimi's best work. The laughing scene put me in stitches.
9 -
Requiem for a Dream - A great movie that'll make you want to have absolutely NOTHING to do with drugs of pretty much ANY kind after seeing it (and not want to be black in the south...>_>)...Absolutely unforgettable must see movie...ASS TO ASS!!
8 -
Akira - Yeah, it's the only anime on my Top 10 list...yeah, it was the first real anime movie I saw...yeah, I've read some of the awesome manga since then...So it's not only my favorite anime and one of my favorite movies...but one of my favorite adaptations! A really touching story about friendship over a futuristic backdrop involving psychic powers, lasers, and reincarnation. KENADAAAAAAAA! TETSUOOOOOOOOO! Very touching ending too (basically the reason why Akira beats out Princess Mononoke to me as top anime spot).
7 -
Donnie Darko - Quite possibly the best super hero movie ever made. And it barely focuses on the fact! I also love the fact that you just won't see everything the first time you watch it. I love all the quasi-montage scenes where the music takes over as characters are introduced or something is revealed. Awesome soundtrack (NOT THE DIRECTOR'S CUT though, which, for some reason uses lamer songs from what I heard of it).
6 -
Shaun of the Dead - Why someone didn't previously so successfully combine zombies & comedy we may never know. But at least we got this movie when we did. It simultaneously pokes fun & pays tribute to the genre and does so with flying colors.
5 -
The Host (Gwoemul) - Good lord this Korean movie is pretty ufckin awesome. Screw Cloverfield & King Kong, baby! The monster in this movie shows up in the first 10 minutes! It's a great combination of comedy, dramatic horror & even a touch of satire. I don't want to overplay the comedy elements, which ARE great, but it's like the Korean equivalent of a Shaun of the Dead for monster movies. It's nuts because there's a lot of sewer scenes and they actually went into REAL sewers to film them...there's an extra on the DVD that goes into it. It's really kind of disturbing & gross. Since they don't do union stuff over there, it seems like it was some real guerrilla film-making. They're lucky no one really got sick (or worse). As soon as they showed Kang-ho Song, who plays the oldest son, sleeping at the helm of their little shop I instantly knew two things: 1) he's gonna be the hero, definitely and 2) I'm gonna absolutely love this movie. And I did! You should too!
4 -
Secretary - This movie really made me fall in love with Maggie Gyllenhaal. It's kind of a romance movie...but with a twist that can keep anyone's attention because it's basically a S&M love story. It's just awesome and I couldn't recommend it to anyone, any sex, any age, more. It's a different, and better take on the genre & the "culture".
3 -
Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas - This is one of the best book adaptations I've ever seen. Up until the end, it's practically word for word in sync with the book by Hunter S. Thompson (R.I.P.). An awesome movie about a quest for the American Dream addled with hilarious and copious amounts of drug use and wanton acts of destruction. You've never seen Johnny Depp or Benicio Del Toro as they are in this movie and their performances are, as always, top notch. I really hope they can get to adapt another one of his great books.
2 -
Mulholland Dr. - Awesome freak fest you will not understand your first watch through (or maybe even your second...or your seventh!)...Plus, lesbian fun and a horrible crying & masturbating scene by Naomi Watts! Disturbingly weird...Oh David Lynch, you're an absolute CARD! Some people may choose Blue Velvet, but I think they do so just because it has a more easy to follow storyline, but I like the absolutely raw emotion of this one...even if the first half is difficult to get through, it's like that FOR A REASON! Which is amazing to me and very cool.
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Dogville - This movie probably isn't for everyone. The play-like aspects may lose interest for some. To me, it was just amazing and made me finally really appreciate Nicole Kidman for the first time. It's kind of a story about people's true colors and intentions...and the ending is just...great and deserving and awesome. Another movie that just kind of eats at you so much that you won't be sure you can take watching it any more...but it's worth it, I swear!
