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A Clockwork Orange
Pulp Fiction
The Dreamers
Amelie
The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg
Princess Mononoke
Howl's Moving Castle
Akira
My Neighbor Totoro
Spirited Away
Ghost World
Atonement
Igby Goes Down
Rebel Without a Cause
Happiness of the Katakuris
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Shaun of the Dead
Withnail and I
This is Spinal Tap
Full Metal Jacket
Children of Men
Dog Day Afternoon
Reservoir Dogs
A Very Long Engagement
Requiem for a Dream
City of God
Y Tu Mama Tambien
Gummo
Pillow Talk
You and Me and Everyone We Know
And some music that pleases my ears:
Ben Kweller
Radiohead
The Prodigy
The Flaming Lips
The Velvet Underground
Arcade Fire
The Black Keys
The Raconteurs
The White Stripes
Sondre Lerche
Matt Costa
The Mars Volta
David Bowie
Iron and Wine
Rufus Wainwright
Damien Rice
The Beatles
The Postal Service
Death Cab for Cutie
Gogol Bordello
Vampire Weekend
Jeff Buckley
Frank Sinatra
Cornershop
M.I.A.
Bob Dylan
The Decemberists
The Shins
The Go! Team
Black Moth Super Rainbow
The New Pornographers
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Daft Punk
Stars
The Dandy Warhols
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Coldplay
MGMT
Girl Talk
None of these are in any specific order...and not everything is probably included. But this is a good sampling.
Reviews
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
....wow.
There's so much to say about this film, it's insane.
First of all, the score for this film was absolutely perfect. It made the mood and kept it. It left a very deep emotional impact, something that I hadn't felt from any of the scores I've heard before.
Secondly, Ellen Burstyn gives an absolutely amazing performance as a lady obsessed with her weight, because she's going to appear on television, so she takes diet pills...much like speed.
All the characters mix together well and the actors are very believable in their individual roles. I was surprised to see Marlon Wayans do amazingly in a serious role for once. I, for one, think he should do more.
Watch out though. This movie can easily make you feel a bit depressed, so be prepared for it. It's about how these people's lives are absolutely shattered by their spiral into drug addiction...it starts with them leading nice lives and slowly spinning out of control. It's very hard to watch this, it's very realistic.
SPOILERS
The outcome that got to me most, was Ellen Burstyn's characters'. It felt like a punch in the stomach. Seeing her go through the shock treatment was painful and watching her friends crying together on a bench after seeing her made you feel empty.
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I'd highly recommend this to everyone...I don't care your taste in movies, you should see it. It gets a 10/10 from me.
A bit of advice though, I'd follow with a lighthearted movie.
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002)
I LOVED it!
This is a must see!
Everyone in the cast pulled this movie off excellently. Acting was great by everyone, which made the movie all the more absorbing and real.
It is a funny movie, but is definitely serious when it needs to be. It's sort of what you'd call dark humor. I love how they put the cartoon bits in at exactly the right time and still let the movie run smoothly.
It's a very tragic portrayal of 4 young boys', but mostly focusing on Francis and Tim, journey in growing up, and learning some of life's hard lessons.
If you liked this movie, I strongly recommend reading the book. The book is just as great, but much different at parts.
All in all...I loved this movie. 9/10