Movie Recommendations

[Munsu]

Memento is entertaining, but it is certainly not a great movie. The entire idea of a anteriograde amensia victim (and the film incorrectly identifies his amnesia as being retrograde..) being able to remember to check his body for tattoos, that he should check around for polaroids, that he even has the disease, is almost pure crap.

When does the film incorrectly identify the amnesia? I've checked through the script and I don't remember such a thing. Also, there are numerous reasons for him remembering to check his body and such, one being called conditioning the body and that's possible even for people with amnesia. So, in conclusion, it's a great movie. Interesting that it bothers you that this may be pure crap, yet you find some animes amazing and you don't find Fight Club full of crap? Please, Fight Club is just as bad in the full of crap department.

Edit to below (as to not go more off-topic):

Yeah, I never considered "I don't have amnesia, I just can't make new memories" as wrongly identifying the type of amnesia. I figured it's something he tells himself as not consider himself "sick". Also, maybe the character himself doesn't know about the different types of amnesias, so probably just any other common person would think the same.
So there has to be a distinction between a character saying something wrongfully, and the movie itself identifying the disease wrongfully. But yeah, great movie... you simply don't like it.

[masamuneehs]

damn you Onshi! You got me there, Fight Club is full of crap too, even moreso than Memento. Still, I find the characters and story much more compelling in that one than in Memento.

As for your question, there are several times in the film where he states "I don't have amnesia. I just can't make new memories." Well, apparently he couldn't make a new memory about anteriograde amnesia existing, since that's clearly what he has.

by and large though Mun, i think you're right. it's not a bad film, i just didn't like it...

another movie recommendation (to stay on topic):
Wayne's World. I think it's Mike Myers' funniest film ever, way above Austin Powers

[Board of Command]

The Fountain is a good movie. it's really different from the trailers. It's one of those "thinkers."

[XanBcoo]

The Fountain is a good movie. it's really different from the trailers. It's one of those "thinkers."

If by "thinkers" you mean "artsy bullshit movie that doesn't have any substance beyond striking imagery, random time jumps and ridiculously airy dialoge in the hopes of seeming profound, but in reality is just completely inane " then I totally agree with you! It's the worst movie I've ever seen.

And I've seen Uwe Boll's movies. The whole thing just reminded me of that painting on The Simpsons that one time, of a unicorn in space thinking "Why?". Yeah...real profound Ah well, at least The Fountain looked nice.

My recommendation is one that has been mentioned: Pan's Labyrinth. One of the best movies I've seen in a long time. It's got the perfect mix of realism, violence, and childlike fantasy. It's also one of those movies that's got an ending that's "open to interpretation" but actually has evidence to back up either claim.

Edit: I also think Fight Club is completely full of crap.
Edit2: And Memento was pretty damn good.

[masamuneehs]

going off some of my earlier posts (Westerns), I've got one more movie recommendation:

Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch (1969).

This is a slam-bang Western that doesn't pull any punches, is chock full of action and has some of the most memorable characters in any Western. It follows a group of outlaws who scramble to make money after being chased into Mexico by a bounty hunters (one of which is a former member of the bunch). It's a very full and beautiful Western, but still teeming with sexy Mexicanas and bloody gunfights. A classic.

[Assassin]

If by "thinkers" you mean "artsy bullshit movie that doesn't have any substance beyond striking imagery, random time jumps and ridiculously airy dialoge in the hopes of seeming profound, but in reality is just completely inane " then I totally agree with you! It's the worst movie I've ever seen.

haha, 3 of my friends went to see it a while back. 1 of them (the artsy business student) loved it. The other 2 (both engineers) hated it, and said it was the stupidest movie they'd ever seen. apparently the guy turns into a tree at the end or some shit like that .

[gr3atfull]

For my English class, we saw Schindler's List and Life is beautiful. I definitely recommend both movies. Schindler's List scored 96% on rottentomatoes . Life is beautiful won 3 Oscars in 1999 but did not do well on rottentomatoes due to the fact not every one agree how the movie is made. Life is beautiful is a movie like the Dictator of Charlie Chaplin for those who saw that old movie.
Both movies are a must see!