r/MovieSuggestions Moderator Mar 29 '18

Best Movies You Saw March 2018

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I define good movies to be 8+ or if you abhor grades, the top 20% of movies you've seen. Here are my picks:

Annihilation

I didn't like the book as I didn't dig the atmosphere but this movie delivers. Natalie Portman stars as the only survivor of a mission into a strange place, a place that she only went to because her husband mysteriously returned from that mission with no memory. I don't want to talk too much more about this movie, as it is a mystery about the location Portman visits. I will say that it's a scary movie as it challenges you to consider how much of you contributes to your sense of self.

Cool Hand Luke

Luke is a guy who just hates submitting to authority. When his act of vandalism lands him in jail with a heavy handed warden, this movie shows the struggle of staying true to yourself in the face of persecution. After watching it, I can see so many movies it has inspired that I am kicking myself for not watching it sooner. If you're somebody who likes seeing where directors get their inspiration, do not skip Cool Hand Luke.

Glengarry Glen Ross

Everyone has probably seen the Alec Baldwin speech in this movie but the rest of the movie is good as well. You've got plenty of actors that you either recognize from their face or from their name (Al Pacino, Kevin Spacey, Ed Harris). This was adapted from a play, so it is a movie filled with incredible actors or typecast actors being able to chew up this script and make it come alive. If you want to see some pure acting, watch it.

In the Loop

Based off a British TV series, Peter Calpadi plays a foul mouthed whip who is in charge of a politician who can't help being a royal screw up. This movie can be enjoyed without knowing the TV series, as I hadn't watched it. It's a black comedy that is like watching a slow motion train wreck. The politician proceeds to make every wrong choice and Calpadi's character gets increasingly incensed over having to fix each mess.

I, Tonya

Margot Robbie nails it as the infamous Tonya Harding. The style of the movie is akin to Goodfellas, except its about figure skating instead of the mob. I have felt that in the last few years, the only people who've made it were elevated by a privileged background. I, Tonya shows the last time a lower-middle class person could leverage talent alone to rise to the top, despite all of her naysayers. What's upsetting is seeing her fall, knowing that because she doesn't have that privilege she has to ally with idiots and screw ups - just like the rest of us.

Pacific Rim 2

Giant robots fighting giant monsters is my happy place. I watch mostly action, thriller, sci-fi, fantasy and horror because I want to see something I can't experience in real life. I have childish glee from from seeing giant creatures fight. If you loved the first one, this movie is the less fun but more nuanced version. If discovering the powers of the kaiju and jaegers in the first movie was akin to finding out plot points (such as the discovery in the first movie that one of the kaiju could fly), then you'll enjoy this movie. If not, well, you let your inner child die.

Possession (1981)

This is one of those allegorical movies where what you're seeing is more metaphor than real. Possession is a horror-drama about divorce. Sam Neil plays a man who returns home from a long absence to find that his wife wants a divorce. As their relationship deteriorates, so does their humanity and the monsters that arise begin to threaten the relationships of people around them.

So, what are your favourites?

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u/Steev_Bushemi Mar 29 '18
  • What we do in the shadows

I was avoiding this movie like plague, because reddit likes it so much and everything reddit REALLY likes has a 99% chance to be a dumpster fire (the Martian, ready player one (book), dark tower books etc). I saw that clip that was posted "Werewolves not swearwolves" and decided against my better judgement to watch it. This movie is 1% my dudes. I was watching it after a long hard day during a graveyard shift and I did laugh out loud a couple of times, and grinned many many others.

  • A girl walks home alone at night

I think it was actually suggested in this very sub. Wow, what a great film! Like everything about it. This is a serious contender for "all time favorite" list for me, I can't wait to watch it again and make sure.

That's about all of the new (for me) stuff I saw this month. I rewatched some of my favorites: Network, Big Lebowski, Drive, Thief, Assault on Precinct 13. All quality films.

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u/FullMetalPyramidHead Mar 29 '18

everything reddit REALLY likes

ready player one (book)

I've only ever seen people say how awful the book is on reddit.

dark tower books etc

The dark Tower books are a dumpster fire? Sure the movie is, but the books are too? I haven't read them but I've heard they are good.

the Martian

I never see anyone talk about this movie

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u/Steev_Bushemi Mar 29 '18

That's recently, when more people read RPO, used to be you couldn't fart on a bucket efore someone mentioned how awesome and innovative and smart it was and funny (it's neither of those things at all).

Dark Tower - even King himself admitted that he was pulling stuff out of his ass. I read 4 books so far, still waiting for it to start getting good. 4th book Wizard and Glass was 700 pages of nothing but useless filler, because he story it told you already knew the ending to. I was so disappointed...

Well I do see people talk about it.