For some time now, I watched mostly anime, some Japanese/Korean movies and a few doramas. I don't watch as many movies from the West as I did in the past, so I decided to catch up a little and rewatch some movies.The following is a list of the last ten movies I watched and appreciated, excluding the ones I didn't like too much.Leon The ProfessionalPushThirteenPhoebe in WonderlandOrphanGo (1999)Ferris Bueller's Day OffHounddogTidelandElo?eL? den r?te komma inWhat are the last ten movies you watched and appreciated? (or however many you remember)PandorumThe HangoverZeligL'?ole (Innocence)Here's my selections pretty much the best at the top and work your way down but it isn't written in stone....I have added three honorable mentions in the attachments section that are HBO series. I don't watch "TV" per se, but I do rent these series and thought they kick righteous ass!I am going to watch Avatar as soon as it is out on DVD. I like Sci-Fi movies. I just watched Pandorum, which I liked.I've seen The Lover, I might rewatch it though.I've not seen Memoirs of a Geisha or Lolita, I will put them on my to watch list.Hangover sounds kind of nice as well and I have heard Up is a good movie.Chiaki Kuriyama was great as Gogo Yubari.And I just watched some clip from Weeds on youtube, I like it.gotta see Avatar in 3D on the big screen! Even better if it's IMAX 3D !!!!I understand it needs to be seen in 3D, however cinemas do not agree with me. I could wait for affordabe 3D monitors to be sold.Quote:Originally Posted by Aqua2213gotta see Avatar in 3D on the big screen! Even better if it's IMAX 3D !!!!Yes, the 3D was quite nice in Avatar. Not too intrusive but added some nice elements, especially with things like the holographic computer displays.Unfortunately I didn't get to see it in Imax. There is an Imax 4 miles from me, but they didn't have it, they said they had planned to have it but couldn't get a copy. But the same theater has another Imax across the state which was showing it, but instead we get the Polar Express for the next 3 1/2 months. Yippee.Lets see if I can remember the last movies I watched that fit.In no particular order, AvatarCyborg SheUPBridge to Terabithia (Saw it on TV the other day, was expecting something quite different, but it was kind of interesting.)Ghost in the shell 2.0 Ghost in the Shell 2 Innocence (Ok, kind of old, but I just watched them today because I bought the blue ray discs) . Innocence at times is very visually beautiful. I've always liked Mamoru Oshii's style of films, and Shirow writes a good story.Run Lola Run I liked the replay of the same situation and how the out come can be different, that and the police when she comes out of the bank after robbing it.I don't think I've seen a movie I appreciated for a few years!Or maybe there's just so many bad ones that its harder to remember the better ones.Well, my list goes:- Blow- The Dark Knight- Leon: The Professional (all time favorite, too)- The Thing- Donnie Darko- W- My Secret Cache (I didn't think I would like it, and yet...)- Snatch- Phone (really weird Korean horror, had the flu and was hammered on NyQuil when I saw it, so that may have colored my opinion)- aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand BA-BADA-BA - BIO-ZOMBIE! (probably the funniest film I've ever seen, and a Hong Kong horror at that!)Y'know, after thinking up this list its become pretty obvious why nobody lets me pick what movie to watch.Hmm ten movies, I can barely remember the last few I've seen.[rec] (wow!)The Black CauldronKiki's Delivery Service (awesome)The Dark Knight (not bad for a superhero movie)Crimes of PassionKatyn (shocking, but I was less impressed because I knew all the story already)I got saturated enough with the Avatar propaganda to NOT go on cinemas watch it. Maybe in few years...Looking at how my DVDs are stacked, these appear to be the last ten (re)watched and appreciated:The Wicker Man (1973)X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)Crumb (1994)Zelig (1983)Blood Simple (1985)Spoorloos (1988)The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005)Dr. Strangelove (1964)Stalker (1979)Of the ones mentioned by others, I've seen and liked Leon The Professional, Tideland, Schindler's List, The Thing (one of my favorite sci-fi horror) and Donnie Darko.I can give you 5 I've watched within the past month, all of which I enjoyed.6ixtynin9 aka Ruang talok 69 [Pen-Ek Ratanaruang] (1999)Crazy Thai action with dark comedy elements. One of my favourite directors, best known for his seminal "Last life in the Universe".Ponyo on the cliff by the sea [Hayao Miyazaki] (2009)My new second favourite Ghibli film (after spirited away, displacing mononoke hime). Stunning artwork (I happened to watch it in 1080p) as usual, great characters. The scene where Ponyo is running across the top of the waves will stay with me as one of the most breathtaking bits of animation I've ever seen.Up [Pixar] (2009)Girly tears. Pixar is love. A perfect family film.Thirst [Chan-wook Park] (2009)First of all: I don't like vampire films. I find the entire idea pretty tacky. That said, this film is pretty good even with the whole vampire thing. This is still the worst Chan-wook Park film I've seen.The Hangover (2009)Well written, well executed, fun little popcorn film.And my "top 10 favourite films" lifted from my Karagarga profile (not necessarily 100% accurate, but close enough):Quote:1) Luc Besson -- L?n (1994)2) Chan-wook Park -- Oldboy (2003)3) Marc Caro -- Cit?des enfants perdus, La (1995)4) Pen-Ek Ratanaruang -- Ruang rak noi nid mahasan (2003)5) Kar Wai Wong -- 2046 (2004)6) Sidney Lumet -- 12 Angry Men (1957)7) Pen-Ek Ratanaruang -- Ruang talok 69 (1999)8) Hayao Miyazaki -- Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)9) Peter Bogdanovich -- Paper Moon (1973)10) Marco Brambilla -- Demolition Man (1993)