I’m not a huge movie fan, but I want to broaden my horizons a bit. I’ll offer my list (that I’ve rewatched so many times I’m a bit tired of them):

  • Young Poisoner’s Handbook

  • Full Metal Jacket

  • Life of Brian

  • Holy Grail

  • Sunset Boulevard

  • Curse of the Golden Flower

  • The Nightingale

  • Downfall

  • Amadeus

  • Once Were Warriors

  • Dusk to Dawn

  • impudentmortal@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    Since you’ve seen a few of my must-see movies, I’ve decided to watch one of yours. I always wanted to watch more film noir movies since I always like when shows do film noir spoofs so I watched Sunset Blvd. In fact, there was a Tiny Toons Adventure parody called Sepulveda Blvd.

    While there were some glaring plot points (like why didn’t Max just continue making movies that starred Norma?), it was a good watch overall. Even though we know what happens since it shows the ending first, I wasn’t sure where the plot was going. The actress who played Norma did such a good job at making the audience feel fearful and sympathetic towards Norma. If I watch any of the other movies on your list I’ll let you know.

    • FritzApollo@lemmy.todayOP
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      1 hour ago

      The only reason I watched Sunset Boulevard was because I read a theory someone had that the Metallica song The Memory Remains was written about it. So I watched it out of curiosity and it fits. I didn’t notice any “plot points” because the overall theme and pathos of the movie gripped me. I agree that the woman who played Norma did a frighteningly good job. I might add some more to my list soon. I didn’t realise so many people would reply so I just did it off the top of my head.