History Gush / FIlm

* I'm really pissed that ''Film/TheSocialNetwork'' hasn't gotten any notice at all on this site, as it's [[HypeBacklash passed up]] for titles [[HypeAversion I frankly think are trash]]. And it's sad that it would have never made it to this page because it isn't a dumb movie with a gimmick, so thank god I exist. But, anyway, when I was watching it, I was bored, and when I got out of it, I thought it was good, and when I thought about it more, it was excellent. The direction is great, every shot is unique & sets the mood, the acting is stellar & contains some of the best performances of the year, and the script feels fast & natural, as each character feels unique with the script & loads of little details are in there. Each character is multi-layered, even characters with smaller parts like Christy Lee has a some good amount of depth. The movie itself is brillant, as it lets us ponder about, the coming of the internet and who we are in society. I plan to see it again on DVD, just so I can get all the details of the script. The fact that no-one will second this because "it's a movie about Facebook, derp!", is stupid. It's not just a movie about Facebook, that's calling {{Network}} "just about TV'. It's about the coming of the internet as a whole, and the part it plays in our everyday life. I plan to a EntryPimp for this movie, it's that good. Oh, and Trent Reznor's soundtrack. The soundtrack showed me just how much music can add to a scene.
** Seconded, seconded, Mother of God, seconded. There is not a single thing about that movie I did not like, so saying what I did like would take up too much space. It ties with Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld for my favorite movie of all time.

* Speaking of ''Kung Pow'', ''Kung Pow''! I can't think of a single scene in it without at least one very quotable line. "I really like the band *Music/{{NSYNC}}...my favourite member is [[MarxBrothers Harpo]]. Is there a Harpo in *NSYNC? If not, there should be..."

* My ex boyfriend did not like the MarxBrothers' masterpiece ''DuckSoup''. While it cannot be said that this was the only reason the relationship ended, it would be incorrect to say it was not a factor.

* Creator/DavidLean's 1947 adaptation of Literature/GreatExpectations is [[PunctuatedForEmphasis the. best. movie. I've. ever. seen.]] And as far as I can remember the ''only'' perfect movie I've ever seen. Which means that by definition it could never be topped, only equaled at best. That is all. And speaking of Creator/DavidLean masterpieces, the desert scenery from LawrenceOfArabia is the closest to a religious experience I've ever come watching a movie. I do ''not'' mean that figuratively.

* ''{{Casablanca}}'', anyone? The acting, story, and songs are ''amazing'', and if Seltzerberg makes a "Classic Movie" that rips off Casablanca, they'd probably do this:

* ''Film/TheSpirit'' is a utterly bizarre movie that has a serious case of WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs made by the equally bizarre mind of Creator/FrankMiller. But its totally out there (in a good way) and I feel it doesn't always get a fair shake because it deviated so heavily from the source material(though it wouldn't be the first, second or third to do so). It's deadpan characters who always seem to be having fun, especially [[Creator/SamuelLJackson The Octopus]]. Acres of ChewingTheScenery, just as much FetishFuel, and it allows you not to think too hard about about the inane brilliance of it all.

* MacGruber. It's so hilarious and over-the-top that you can't help but laugh at the sheer insanity. Plus it's directed by one-third of TheLonelyIsland trio, so that's a bonus!

* I like ''HighSchoolMusical'', it's my goofy GuiltyPleasure! There, I said it. Feel free to get out your torches and pitch forks, now.

* ''PhantomOfTheParadise'' is utterly fabulous. Combining a 6'4" masked madman in a bondage outfit (complete with with synthesized voice and metal teeth), clever and catchy parodies of popular music genres from doo-wop to heavy metal, a gorgeous contralto singer, a villain based on Phil Spector, a belt made of antlers, off-the-wall dialoque ("I know drug-real from real-real!"), caustic satirisation of the entertainment world, a proto-goth show where band members mock carving up the audience, and a man with a record logo melted into his face, you'll never see another film like it and everybody should see it at least once (or twice, in my opinion). It is also a favourite film of/source of inspiration to Guillermo del Toro, Edgar Wright, Daft Punk, Marilyn Manson and the cities of Paris, France and Winnipeg, Canada.

* ''PansLabyrinth'' is ''gorgeously'' deep, and I'm not usually one to use "deep" as a qualitative statement. And as for Mercedes - ''pure awesome''.

* I have to say...whatever its flaws, and I'm sure people will list plenty, the film version ''TheDaVinciCode'' is made of utter win for two reasons: A) Ian [=McKellen=], and B) The Crowning Music Of Awesome at the film's end. That is all.

** Designs? What about the awesome ''characters''? True that you don't get to see much of any of them once things go to hell, but even from that much they feel solid (and if any of them seem pigeonholed by their traits, it actually eventually makes sense), especially in their dynamics - they probably are a pretty good representation of what it'd be like if a person divided the facets of their soul into nine people indeed - and there's a good chance you'll have at least one particular favorite (2 for me, a very CoolOldGuy without needing to be a BadAss). Never mind the plot's weak points, the movie's one of my favorites for the world and characters.

* I'm putting ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars 2}}'' on this list, and I don't care what is said! The story is expansive and cleverly written! [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass Mater]] gets a character study! Awesome action and racing scenes! And awesome music!

** ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' is a well-produced movie propelled by the strength of our [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica titular hero]]. Whether he's standing up to himself against big, bad bullies or fighting the forces of HYDRA as the ultimate [[SuperSoldier Super-Soldier]], Steve Rogers/Captain America takes the cake as ''the'' best superhero of 2011. Add to that gush-worthy supporting characters, a kick-ass musical score, and rip-roaring action evocative of 1940s adventure serials and you've got one of the best comic book movies ever made.
*** And it was all just ''buildup'' for the ''real'' story: '''''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}.''''' Every character has been introduced, and now they all shine under the direction of the single geekiest man in Hollywood; Creator/JossWhedon. Creator/AlanSilvestri's score is peanut butter to all that chocolate. '''''The result is already being hailed as one of the best movies of all time.'''''
*** Seconded. While tons of directors are going for the DarkerAndEdgier approach, The Avengers went and reminded us why we loved the very films said directors are deconstructing. It dared to be BOTH incredibly stylish AND full of substance.
* Seconding the ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' love that's further up the page. Stories of good people doing good things simply because it's the right thing to do might seem old fashioned compared to the works full of deconstruction and gritty realism common today, but that's sometimes just what you need. In ''The First Avenger'' the sheer comic-y awesomeness of the action scenes combines with a hero who is every inch TheCape to bring a movie that can't help but make you smile. The characters are brilliant, the villain is diabolical, the score is just awesome and patriotic (even to this Scottish troper)... What more could you want from a superhero film?
* Film/TheWarriors. Can 8 guys, leaderless, unarmed, make it from the Bronx to Coney, 28 miles of "the most dangerous city in America," via subway, with every cop and gang-kid in the city looking for them? OH YEAH. Great lighting, great editing, wonderful use of deep-focus cinematography, and even some great dialogue and performance. Sure the realism is on the level of the 60's Batman show. It all still works. "You Warriors are good. Real good." "The best."

* What?! No one's put on ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly'' yet? It's one of the greatest Westerns ''ever made'' and no one mentioned it yet?! For SHAME, Tropers!!!

* The ''Film/MadMax'' trilogy. Even [[Film/MadMaxBeyondThunderdome Thunderdome]]. The [[Film/MadMax first]] is a great example of how much sheer awesomeness can be made from hardly any money. The way in which Max disposes of Johnny is both [[Main/SociopathicHero disturbing]] and essential to his character development. The [[Film/TheRoadWarrior second one]] is so action-packed and explosive, it is impossible not to love it. It also has a great soundtrack. Then comes [[Film/MadMaxBeyondThunderdome Beyond Thunderdome]], the logical conclusion of the trilogy. The fact that it is far LighterAndSofter than the previous entries in the series is not a bad thing, as it helps symbolise Max regaining his compassion and humanity. Plus, the bit where the children play the record about how to speak French was a TearJerker.

* ''In the decade of the 1930's, even the great city of Metropolis wasn't spared the ravages of the world-wide depression. In these times of fear and confusion, the Daily Planet, a great metropolitan newspaper whose reputation for honesty and truth, became a symbol of hope for the city of Metropolis......'' Cue, JohnWilliams RousingMusic and so begins '''''THE''''' definitive, and greatest, SuperHero movie ever made. Up in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane. No it's ''Film/{{Superman}}''. Thirty years later, they still can't top it.

** This troper thinks that the ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' films are [[Creator/DreamworksAnimation Dreamworks']] line of [[MagnumOpus Magnum Opus-es]].

** Lots of people will disagree with me, but... I love Jar-Jar.
*** He's not as bad as people make him out to be. But for me, R2D2 will always be the best.

** The later prequel, ''Film/XMenFirstClass'', might at times seem just like a fun adventure romp about the very beginnings of the team in the early 1960s, but it strikes a surprisingly good balance between being a genuine human drama and an upbeat superhero film. It's also an installment that genuinely cares for the complexities faced by humanity in the setting, normal humans and mutants alike, rather than painting the whole thing as a fairly black-and-white issue, with easily drawn "battle lines" between prejudice and reasoned views. Bravo. For a film superficially about the younger versions of the comic book characters, it takes on a lot of stuff and it succeeds very admirably... A talented but emotionally troubled Beast (my personal favourite X-Man ever) gets more development in this installment than any before or since, Moira [=MacTaggert=] is the [[TheQuietOne somewhat shy]] but influential glue that helps bring and keep the early team together, Professor X tries to make sense of the whole struggle and where his protéges fit in it and what they should stand for, and we see Magneto's development from a man struggling with the demons of his past with help from his newly found friends, only to eventually succumb to the overwhelming temptation of his lust for vengeance. Great stuff, some of it very moving and chilling. For me, the greatest take away from the story are the Professor's words on "being the better man" - instead of wanting to be a better human by searching for superiority based on something physical or on personal pride, he appeals to being a better human in spirit, based on one's ethics and responsibility towards others. Professor X himself is a complex man, not without flaws and anxieties, and even though this appeal of his fails to sway Magneto and a few other mutants from creating an ideological schism and parting ways with him, the remaining original X-Men still manage to save the day and prove the Professor right. Pettiness and obsession with vengeance is wrong and it makes the divisions between humans even worse, regardless of them being ordinary or superpowered. The scene where Magneto [[DisproportionateRetribution gruesomely kills the now-helpless antagonist]], after his friend's continued and desperate pleas to [[ThouShallNotKill "be the better man" and show the villain mercy]] fall on deaf ears, is equal parts unsettling and touching. Unsettling for how easily even an intelligent and justified man like Magneto can fall for a blind PayEvilUntoEvil mindset and touching because of Professor X's [[IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim dogged, heartfelt protesting of such insane, needless violence]]. Even after Magneto and the proto-Brotherhood leave, Professor X and his remaining followers keep up hope that they'll be able to help protect humanity from conflict and foster understanding, instead of division and exclusion. Despite all the sad stuff that happened, you can't but admire them. About the only disappointment for me was the death of Darwin, who was a charming presence on the team and could have shown so much potential in any of its sequels. Seriously, Darwin was awesome, he shouldn't have been so underused.

** The later prequel, ''Film/XMenFirstClass'', might at times seem just like a fun adventure romp about the very beginnings of the team in the early 1960s, but it strikes a surprisingly good balance between being a genuine human drama and an upbeat superhero film. It's also an installment that genuinely cares for the complexities faced by humanity in the setting, normal humans and mutants alike, rather than painting the whole thing as a fairly black-and-white issue, with easily drawn "battle lines" between prejudice and reasoned views. Bravo. For a film superficially about the younger versions of the comic book characters, it takes on a lot of stuff and it succeeds very admirably... A talented but emotionally troubled Beast (my personal favourite X-Man ever) gets more development in this installment than any before or since, Moira MacTaggert is the [[TheQuietOne somewhat shy]] but influential glue that helps bring and keep the early team together, Professor X tries to make sense of the whole struggle and where his protéges fit in it and what they should stand for, and we see Magneto's development from a man struggling with the demons of his past with help from his newly found friends, only to eventually succumb to the overwhelming temptation of his lust for vengeance. Great stuff, some of it very moving and chilling. For me, the greatest take away from the story are the Professor's words on "being the better man" - instead of wanting to be a better human by searching for superiority based on something physical or on personal pride, he appeals to being a better human in spirit, based on one's ethics and responsibility towards others. Professor X himself is a complex man, not without flaws and anxieties, and even though this appeal of his fails to sway Magneto and a few other mutants from creating an ideological schism and parting ways with him, the remaining original X-Men still manage to save the day and prove the Professor right. Pettiness and obsession with vengeance is wrong and it makes the divisions between humans even worse, regardless of them being ordinary or superpowered. Incidentally, the scene where Magneto gruesomely kills the antagonist, after his friend's continued and desperate pleas to "be the better man" and show the villain mercy fall on death ears, is equal parts unsettling and touching. Unsettling for how easily even an intelligent man like Magneto can fall for a blind PayEvilUntoEvil mindset and touching because of Professor X's dogged, heartfelt protesting of such insane, needless violence. Even after Magneto and the proto-Brotherhood leave, Professor X and his remaining followers keep up hope that they'll be able to help protect humanity from conflict and foster understanding, instead of division and exclusion. Despite all the sad stuff that happens, you can't but admire them. About the only disappointment for me was the death of Darwin, who was a charming presence on the team and could have shown so much potential in any of its sequels. Seriously, Darwin was awesome, he shouldn't have been so underused.

** ...I cried at the end of the second one. ''And I didn't even see the whole thing!'' It must have been the song; the soundtracks for these and other DisneyChannel stuff are what you would call my guilty pleasure music.

* Lots of things done by Creator/TerryGilliam, but specifically ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'', ''Film/{{Brazil}}'', and ''Film/12Monkeys''.

*** No offence to any fans of ''Film/ClashOfTheTitans'', but Liam Neeson could take a few lessons from Davy Jones on how to REALLY [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lN2auTVavw release a Kraken!]]

* Does the ClashOfTheTitans remake have plot holes? Sure. Does it get many parts of the original myth wrong? Yeah. Does that keep it from being a very entertaining film? Hell no.

* The Japanese ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' too. Awesome monsters and epic (if not funny) battles. Godzilla is one of the many reasons behind my love for Japanese {{kaiju}} (and anime) along with ''Series/ZoneFighter, Franchise/{{Gamera}}'', and ''Series/{{Ultraman}}''.

* {{Anastasia}} will ALWAYS have a special place in my heart, no matter how old I am. I ADORE the characters, and the score is so much fun...I still know every word!

* Film/BladeRunner, especially the Final Cut. The overall feel and tone of this movie is just amazing. Not to mention Rutger Hauer's fantastic monologue and an awesome ending.

* Not sure how this page got this far without mention of the 80's classic Film/{{Ghostbusters}}, what with the awesome backpack, cool car, and great acting by Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Dan Aykroyd and yes, Ernie Hudson as well and by the supporting cast as well, and of course, the earworm of a theme.

* For something that gets so much hate, Film/{{Doomsday}} was the most entertaining two hours I've had all year. I don't give a shite that it's derivative, that was kind of the point, and I love its random shifts in setting, from furistic dystopian England to punk city to a medieval castle. I love how much work was put into the details of each society, I love that they use prosthetics instead of CGI, I love its bloody, gritty, dirty style, I love that it favours hand-to-hand combat over guns, I love how realistic they made beating up a huge guy in full plate armour, I love the off-the-wall insane car chase, and most of all, I love the cannibal humour. ''Doomsday'' stole my heart with cannibalism, y'all!

** Third. This is the second best film I seen this year (first being Paranorman). The video game cameos are just the cherry on top. I love the visuals, the humor, video game references, how they make the fictional video games so interesting that I want to be actual video games, the characters, the fact that it's one of the (if not, only) rare times when the VillainProtagonist is used, yet they don't make the hero counterpart a dick at best, the voice acting, and the PlotTwist are well done. I was disappointed with the lack of cameos to some other video game franchises (ie Mother, KingdomHearts, Phsyconauts, Kirby, ect.) and they don't dell into other video game realms, but hey. Nothing's perfect.

* The MarvelCinematicUniverse: It's like Uatu The Watcher stretched forth his hand, summoned everyone who loves Marvel superheroes, gave them blank checks and said, "Show us your dreams."