more on film...

[dwenius]

Let's revisit that films of joy post. Like I said, I don't watch a lot of film, which means that I'm likely missing out on many things that I would like if I knew about them. So if you start with Charlie Kaufman, Miyazaki, Svenkmajer, the Marx Brothers, Jeunet and Caro (the five primary sources of joy in my original list), then add in Terry Gilliam (yes, every film including Baron Munchausen) and quirky cult films like Harold and Maude or Being There, plus obvious geek pleasers like LotR and CTHD...where do you, oh great video store master, send me next? Help me, Lazyweb!

Comments

[nothings.livejournal.com]

Well, I like most of that stuff so I could just dump my 5-star netflix list at you, but that's probably overkill. (And note re: posters above: I liked CTHD but didn't think Hero lived up to it; I like Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream but hated Pi).

So, trying to be more organized based on the above, and not particularly restricted to movies in the last five years since you didn't say...

quirky: Amelie, Local Hero, Shaolin Soccer, Diva ("C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."), Better Off Dead, Go
mainstream comedies: Groundhog Day, All of Me, Ruthless People
Coen brothers: Fargo, Raising Arizona, O Brother Where Art Thou
geek pleasers: Fight Club, Run Lola Run, the Kevin Smith oeuvre (primarily Clerks, Chasing Amy, Dogma)

If you've already seen some of these and like them, make a note and I'll see if I can find more-like-that.

[dwenius.livejournal.com]

Familiar with All of Me, Ruthless People, Better Off Dead; thanks for the rest.