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Movie Suggestions!!

You know the drill! Recommend me two films a person. Will be putting up a poll tomorrow so type away!


By the way, look at this cat.

Movie Suggestions!!

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pkleo73

The Manchurian Candidate, 1962 Dir. John Frankenheimer. Then the remake 2004 Dir. Jonathan Demme.

Linda Richards

Coma 1978 NOT the remake!!!

Linda Richards

Trainspotting2 (it’s time) Stalker

Chaplin, Gandhi, The Mission

TWILIGHT SAGA DEAR GOD PLEASE

Mellysomething

Happiness (1998), Vivre sa vie (1962)

kimsmk

Still hoping for Joy Luck Club (1993).

Juley

The Last Starfighter His Girl Friday (original, 1940)

Bd Blake

Since Majority Report was already reviewed.... I am replacing that request with 'Good Will Hunting'

Randall Keizer

Foxcatcher!

Charlie Johnson

Breaking the rules a little, but 2 very short limited series I'd love to see you explore at some point in the future as I think you'd really enjoy them: - Chernobyl (2019) - Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (2004)

Jack Ryan

Elizabethtown (2005) and Election (1999)

claireisfine

The Departed

X-Men First Class and X-Men Days Of Future Past

You're in luck - he reacted to this one already

Ken

Lord of War (2005)

Negatomix

Minority Report - Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise (2002)

Randall Keizer

Unforgiven - Clint Eastwood (1992)

Randall Keizer

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) Not animated The Mask of Zorro (1998)

Chickenelegs

Universal Soldier: Regeneration

Monkey D. Gaddafi

Primal Fear and... Primal Fear? If I can't suggest the same film twice how about checking out some of Shin'ya Tsukamoto's work (possibly my favourite director and very, very unique). The obvious choice would be Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) but it's very acquired taste and potentially a tough watch, (I'd love to see anyone tackle this film), so instead I'll suggest Gemini (1999). Regarding the cat, I wouldn't mess with him if I were you, he looks handy.

2old4gamez

I'd suggest Akira Kurosawa's The Bad Sleep Well so we can get a view of his non-Samurai film. Also, The Piano by Jane Campion for a beautiful, unique film.

Cameron Berry

He did let the right one in

M Potter

I saw someone suggest Moneyball and I would just suggest High Flying Bird to be watched on your own time. It's a much better film about the business of sports that's constantly overlooked. André Holland and Melvin Gregg have a conversation in the film's opening that's some of my favorite writing ever, and Bill Duke has one of his best roles. Steven Soderbergh and Tarell Alvin McCraney crushed it.

Kaitlin

Elephant Man yes. Hollywood no.

Kaitlin

Dolores Claiborne is excellent. I never saw After Hours

Robert Kruger

Peter, He's already reacted to Jagten. He also, inadvertently, watched The Hunt with Betty Gilpin. Both reactions are special.

Robert Kruger

Gravity (2013)

Underwater Sunlight (Eddy)

Series „Firefly“ (2002) (followed by the movie „Serenity“ (2005))

Underwater Sunlight (Eddy)

"Romeo is Bleeding" (1993) a great performance from Gary Oldman & "A Simple Plan" (1998) Billy Bob Thornton showing a different side to his artistry. Both are great stories with great cinematography.

Vampyr will get my vote if it ever makes the poll. It is a great movie.

Damian Christopher

Punishment Park. Paths of Glory

richard

"First Blood" (1982; aka "Rambo: First Blood") just the first movie in the series, since the sequels are really a whole different genre. "The 13th Warrior", an overlooked classic, IMO.

Lexi Knight

Evil (original title Ondskan) (2003) The Machinist (2004)

søren knudsen

How about another foreign language film? - Jagten (The Hunt) (2012) with Mads Mikkelson or go for a silent classic The General by Buster Keaton.

A Prophet (2009) by Jacques Audiard First Man (2018) by Damien Chazelle

H.

I would also love to throw in the original Bourne trilogy if you haven't already seen them

ryan

Jarhead (2005) and All the President's Men (1976)

ryan

Primer (2004) and Apostle (2018) - I think you'd have an amazing reaction to both

Stephen

Dogville 2003

thinkaaj .

Das Boot (1981) I would love to see your reaction!

The bad seed 1956

LaShawn Johnson

I recommended Solaris but yeah, any of these would be great.

AliaAtreides84

In the Mood for Love so fucking good. James needs to see some Wong Kar Wai films

Ken

Oh, I forgot. The Fisher King. It's Robin Williams and it's amazing.

Robert Kruger

Tommy Boy Suspiria (2018)

Robert Kruger

I'm going to, once again, renew my suggestion of "In the Mood for Love". I know it's a foreign language romance movie and lacks a certain amount of thrill because of it, but it is cinematically gorgeous and has amazing performances. On the other hand, if you haven't seen "Unstoppable" (2010 starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine) it has a great narrative, telling a story with a lot of technical details while at the same time succeeding as an action movie based on a true event. It's thrilling, well told, and for some reason often overlooked by people in general.

waiting for more sunshine reactions!

Chelsea

Smokin' Aces (2006) Audrey Rose (1977)

Chelsea

Absolutely yes to Ed Wood

Kaitlin

M is an amazing movie.

Kaitlin

You need to watch more weird movies! I'll vote for "The Turin Horse" and "Stranger Than Paradise."

Keith Alt

1. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1928 by FW Murnau) One of the finest silent films, shot in Hollywood, original (and only) winner of the Best Picture, Unique and Artistic Production award. 2. M (1931sound film by Fritz Lang) The best early police procedural, with the main character you should hate but who still raises sympathy by the end of the movie.

Brett Coster

Both are tremendous films.

Brett Coster

Eastern Promises and I Love You, Man

kbobravo

The Passion of Joan of Arc would be a fantastic film to react to, with so much emotion written on the actors' faces.

Brett Coster

The Searchers. (One of the best films of all time and one of those “Your favorite filmmakers favorite films”). Also you NEED to see ED WOOD.

Steve Adoniz

Definitely The Duellists, one of Ridley Scott's best films, and his first!

Brett Coster

Sam Peckinpah's 1969 classic The Wild Bunch. I was going to add Alex Cox's 1984 Repo Man, but I may defer to David Wayne's Space Odyssey. And, oh man, I see Luke's Being There. Well Wild Bunch number one, and any of the aforementioned three number two.

YES YES A THOUSAND TIMES YES!!!!!!

George Ray

Persona and once again recommending Only God Forgives.

George Ray

Being There (1979) Pleasantville (1998)

Could not agree more. I recommended Short Cuts and Nashville before reading this. I hope if we could just get one in the poll we might be able to pull a Harold and Maude.

Yours truly, Johnny Dollar

It Follows and Exorcist 3

CJ SWANSON

My Cousin Vinny and Tears Of The Sun

Wingates_Hellsing_42

I’ll throw in a sixth, but it’s not a romance (unless it’s one’s romance with their work): Tick Tick Boom

Kaitlin

"A Monster Calls" and "Big Fish"

Victor Gimenez

Princess Mononoke Arrietty

2001:A Space Odyssey, The Wizard of Oz

David Wayne Fox

Two of my favorites: The Fall and Eastern Promises! Both are great.

'Seven Samurai', isn't it time to pick up another masterpiece by Kurosawa? 'Tampopo' is one of those little gems that makes you enjoy life more, all be it a bit hungry

Paul Steffens

Dolores Claiborne After Hours

Brittyn Lindsey

I'm gonna recommend The Last Dragon. You are going to love this movie. It's kinda like the grown up version of The Karate Kid with a black cast. lol

H Blackwell

Hoosiers (1986) That Thing You Do! A film produced, written, directed, and acted in by Tom Hanks. He also co-wrote a few songs in the film as well.

Cody Price

Rumble in the Bronx and Legend of Drunken Master 2. Time for Jackie Chan !

Michael Llaneza

The Farewell and Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Hara-Kiri (1962) - Masterclass deconstruction of feudal Japan. Arguably the most well-constructed film I've ever seen.

1. Smokin Aces - Dope cast including Jeremy Piven, Ryan Reynolds, Taraji P. Henson, Ray Liotta, and the acting debut for both Common & Alicia Keys. 2. Pain & Gain - Absolutely wild movie based on a true story with Wahlberg, The Rock, Anthony Mackie, Tony Shalhoub and Ed Harris

Mr. Propane

After Hours and A Simple Plan.

Outstanding call on both (Short Cuts slipped my mind entirely......shame on me)

Marx Brothers' Duck Soup (1933) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Bert Taverner

Das Boot!!! Downfall!!! (Must see), Carlito's way, Hair (a musical, but great, same director as Amadeus)

Dolores Claiborne (1995) - for our love of Kathy Bates Tremors 2: Aftershocks (1996) - to continue with the Tremors series

Nikki Sonrisa

How about these? 1941 (1979) - Considered one of Spielberg's weakest films, but it has moments that must be seen to be believed. Hail, Caesar! (2016) - Coen Bros. tribute to / commentary on Golden Age Hollywood.

Bryan Tuck

I'll go with 2 very recent movies : "Boiling Point" and "Mass"

Softcore Punk

The Talented Mr. Ripley- Matt Damon, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cate Blanchett, and Philip Seymour Hoffman

Patrick

James I had suggested these 2 movies above (ET and Grosse Point Blank) before but they never made it onto the polls. Have you scene them before? Or are they just further down the list?

Sonia Deepak

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - It's Spielberg and such a classic (stranger things pays homage to it) Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) - Hilarious Dark comedy staring John Cusack, Joan Cusack, Minnie Driver, Alan Arkin and Dan Aykroyd.

Sonia Deepak

Deliverance (1972) The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)

Christiaan Van den Akker

Smokin' Aces -- 2006 -- stacked cast, fun action film, some clever cinematography, and plot twists + color explosion ( I don't know the technical term for how bright and colorful some of this film is.) Hard Eight -- 1996 -- Paul Thomas Anderson's first - great cast, see what a young autuer on a limited budget can do with a broad character study.

Jon Johns

Mommy (2014) dir. Xavier Dolan Paths of Glory (1957) dir. Stanley Kubrick

Tyree Harris

PARIS TEXAS 1984, FIRST MAN 2018

Matt

Good movies, Which two do you think you'll go with?

Ken

Any of these Tarkovsky films: Stalker (1979) Solaris (1972) The Mirror (1975)

I’ve got five but we’re going into Valentine’s Day and I know you love a good romance so here they are! Moonstruck Sabrina (1954) Some Like It Hot Phantom Thread Casablanca

Kaitlin

Great moviemaking. They went old, old school with the effects. It’s all in-camera and on set, not post-production

Ken

Let the right one in is on the channel ma dude. I think u can make another suggestion 😄

Christian Edelmann

Silence is an underrated masterpiece

Shaft (1971) & The Brotherhood of The Wolf (2001)

JL Green

"The Rover" (dir: David Michôd, 2014) and "Tom at the Farm" (dir: Xavier Dolan, 2013).

Milk Soylent Green thanks James :D

Marsha Lynch

Sideways

Ken

The Fly American Hustle

M Potter

Terminator 1 & 2

Victor Grubbs

Oh I especially love Millenium Actress, and I’d be thrilled to see James react to anything by Kon!

TheDaviday

The Room (2003) Reservoir Dogs (1992)

James reacted to this great movie already.

Damian Christopher

Casino Royale (2006) 2001: A Space Odyssey

Sam JD

High Plains Drifter (1973)

Martin Scorsese’s Silence and Steven soderbergh’s Logan Lucky…

Lynda Olson

Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)

Here's two that probably would never win a poll but what the hell. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer. A Man for All Seasons (1966) directed by Fred Zinnemann.

Damian Christopher

The Game Arlington road

Ancestor of Freedom

My number one choice still remains Pump Up The Volume (1990) However, it may be difficult to find so I will put forward a couple of John Woo classics from his Hong Kong days ... The Killer (1989) and Hard Boiled (1992). He was the first director to really embrace the two pistol-wielding technique known as Both Barrels Blazing

Jon Bradley

Absolute classics

Jon Bradley

I love both of those films. ... Everyone should watch Enemy of the State and think about what Edward Snowden said. It does have quietly underrated cast to it. Mississippi Burning is a film that everyone who cries about how racist things are today needs to see to understand how things used to be

Jon Bradley

Clue please!

Eurocheese

Last Action Hero (1993): A very meta film and an acid satire for the action movies in general Upgrade (2018): A low budget film with very unique tricks

Evo García

Duel (1971) Early Spielberg The Terminator (1984) If you've not already seen it.

Wilss

Millenium Actress (Satoshi Kon) Prince of Egypt (first traditionally animated feature by DreamWorks)

Kero-chan

Streets of Fire is underrated ...Walter Hill also directed The Warriors and 48 HRS

Jon Bradley

This Is Spinal Tap for the funnies. And Copland, just cause I feel it’s an underrated movie with a great cast.

Haye Zeus

I'd recommend a different two if I were you.

Damian Christopher

Vanilla Sky (2001) See No Evil; Hear No Evil (1989)

Nicotti

Smokin Aces Enemy of the State

I love both of these ... Brotherhood of the Wolf is so underrated

Jon Bradley

Short circuit and mind hunters...................the 13th warrior with Antonio Banderas

DABSLABOG

WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (1989) ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (2004)

Bonny T

Robert Altman: Nashville; Short Cuts.

Yours truly, Johnny Dollar

To Kill A Mockingbird (1962) and The Sting (1973)

Brawl in Cell Block 99 and Dragged Across Concrete!

Tim Brown

Man Sling Blade is really phenomenal, and outrageously tense if you’re into it

TheDaviday

Let Me In (2010) dir. Matt Reeves; a remake of Let The Right One In that holds its own Eastern Promises (2007) dir. David Cronenberg; Russian gangster drama

Enemy of the State (1998) is a great action thriller that sadly no one is talking about anymore. Another fantastic thriller that also has Gene Hackman in a leading role (together with Willem Dafoe) is Mississippi Burning (1988). Don’t believe there’s any reaction videos out there of any of those two.

Rickard Blixt

The Thirteenth Floor (1999) Running Scared (2006)

Elliott Smith

Burning (2018, Lee Chang-Dong) 8 1/2 [Otto e Mezzo] (1963, Federico Fellini)

TheDaviday

I hope The Third Man can remain on the poll since its been getting a good amount of votes.

Damian Christopher

Inherent Vice (2014, Paul Thomas Anderson)

Altered States (Ken Russell - director 1980

Dune (2021) Blade Runner 2049

The apartment (1960) Another round (2020)

Christian Edelmann

The Believer (2001) The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)

Solomon Wong

Apparently you have already reacted to the first 40 ideas I got, This channel is amazing lol! Got some catching up to do

Eik104

After last week's reactions I'm going with The Abyss - James Cameron and Streets of Fire - Walter Hill

Harvey (1950) with Jimmy Stewart and Clerks (1994) directed by Kevin Smith. Two very different, very funny B&W movies. 😊

Maria Yarber

let's go with Glory (1989), and The Grey (2012)

Cregg Riley

Kung fu panda 3

Passing (on Netflix by Rebecca Hall) State and Main (by David Mamet)

Connie Tsang

Almost Famous (2000) Chef (2014)

Chris Martin

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) Dir: Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In) Chopper (2000) Dir: Andrew Dominik (The Assassination of Jesse James....) And as a 3rd suggestion (just because someone else had the same suggestion, and I'm pushing my luck 😆) a 3rd choice: The Insider (1999) Dir: Michael Mann (Heat)

Richard Akhtar-Dobson

Tokyo Fist (1995) and The Duelists (1977) Joke suggestion: Begotten (1989)

Phone Booth (2002) Clerks (1994)

Eik104

Titane [tee-tahn](2021) and The Last Duel (2021)

Heath Cowart

2001 A Space Odyssey, Clue (1985)

Ink, Let The Right One In

Chad Crayton

Encanto

Mister Lou

1945- (2017) Hungarian film Vampyr- (1932)

Matt G

Stranger Than Fiction (2006) and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004).

Rhinehold

A Field in England <p> A Face in the Crowd</p>

g g gooding

Let's see ... some really good obscure movies....How about Medicine Man with Sean Connery and....Pay it Forward with Haley Joel Osmont.

Emily Smith

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

Alan Walker

For as long as I live, I will keep on suggesting 'Sling Blade' (1997) because of Billy Bob Thornton's performance, and for my second one 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' (2011) because of the amazing opening sequence and Rooney Mara's 'How did she NOT win the Oscar??' performance.

Paul Phelan

The Last Samurai (2003)

Alan Walker

bro let me know where you can find a copy of Possession, been wanting to watch forever and can’t find it

nick moose

I'll throw another foreign film in there. Sin Nombre. This was Cary Fukunaka's first film ever and it was spec. He went on to direct the newest James Bond film "No Time to Die."

Simson Ward

I remember seeing I Saw the Devil. That ending has always stayed with me!

Penultimate Tommy Wiseau

wait there's a sequel???

James Adams

Parasite (2019) Man on fire

Carlos Hurtado

Godzilla 1954 and Pink Floyd – The Wall

Mr Zilla

Good (2008) &amp; Mute (2018)

Ken

Ima throw some good South Korean films in here. How about "I Saw the Devil", "Man from Nowhere." Some great cinematorgrapby here that you as a filmmaker would love.

Simson Ward

Possession (1981) and Climax (2018). I’d love to see you react to some more really extreme cinema and these are two of my fave examples.

Badlands &amp; Memories of Murder

Trevor Harty

Sunshine (2007) and JFK (1991)

Nishant

Brotherhood of the Wolf Pitch Black

Nick Garcia

AI Artificial Intelligence (2001) The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) - Cohen Brothers

Charles Allen

Network &amp; ... Network. It's on my mind a lot lately. So I'm putting it in twice.

Not sure if you've reacted to or seen them but Godfather pt 1 &amp; 2 are fucking amazing.

Event Horizon (1997): sci-fi horror/thriller Forrest Gump (1994): drama. Couldn't find this one on the channel but you must've seen this, right?

WhatRaySay

1. Vice 2. Mute (we get to find out what happened to Sam Rockwell's character from Moon)!

Andrew Seigner

Coen Brothers + Criminals Wearing Hats = Miller's Crossing (1990)

Penultimate Tommy Wiseau

Idiocracy &amp; The Graduate

Patrick Littlejohn

Wolf children The green mile

Mathilde Thorn

Moneyball, A few Good Men

Steve

That cat vibing🥶 lol anyways my two suggestions are: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) by Quentin Tarantino The Elephant Man (1980) by David Lynch

Emil Larsson

kingsman and goodfellas

In the Mood for Love or Chungking Express! been dying for a Wong Kar-wai reaction, you’d be blown away by his style

nick moose

"Be Kind Rewind" and "Stranger Than Fiction" and the cute thinker cat who suspiciously looks at us :)

Parasite. The lives of others

My two recommendations are: speed racer &amp; Brick

J.S.Leeds

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Or Das Boot.

F Yale

The player or Nashville. Need to introduce you to altman

Man on Fire, Doctor Sleep

Chance's House Of Horror

Grosse Point Blank!!

Gerard Smith

Princess Mononoke

Paris, Texas or Mommy


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