September Film Challenge 🎬

[UnquietDreams]

Day 25: A movie you would recommend to anyone

2006's Stranger Than Fiction is a clever, intelligent, well-made, thought provoking, moral movie that rarely is talked about. It has a stellar cast, including Will Ferrell in a quiet, subdued, and very non-Will Ferrell role, balancing serious acting with well crafted comedic moments rather than his usual style of throwing temper tantrums as if he is the world's tallest five-yer-old. He surprised the ever-loving fuck out of me with this. He plays a buttoned down IRS agent who wakes up to hear a female voice in his head, narrating his life as if in a novel. Then this happens:

The rest of the film is him trying to figure out what is going on, who is narrating, and how to avoid his fate. It could spiral into farce -- you have Will Ferrell right there. But it never does. The movie does a beautiful job of speaking directly on the ideas of enjoying simple moments of bliss, of making changes to be more authentic to yourself, and embracing life, but in such a clever and thought-provoking way. And the cast is just brilliant, including Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, Queen Latifah and my favorite crush, Emma Thompson. But with all of that, it was pretty much overlooked, which is a shame. So I recommend it all the time.

Stranger Than Fiction (2006)

 

[lavendersilk]

Day 25: A movie you would recommend to anyone

Stranger Than Fiction (2006)

I love this film.

 

[lavendersilk]

Day 26: A movie with the best plot twist

I see dead people.

I think this movie is M. Night's best work. He is known for plot twists... good ones, and bad ones.

The Sixth Sense (1999)

 

[Jordan90]

A movie I'd recommend to anyone

Danny Kay is one of the greatest actors of the last century. The script is witty and full of puns, twists, and turns...and is oh so quotable.

The Court Jester

 

[lavendersilk]

A movie I'd recommend to anyone

Danny Kay is one of the greatest actors of the last century. The script is witty and full of puns, twists, and turns...and is oh so quotable.

The Court Jester

The pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the pestle. The chalice from the palace has the brew that is true.

I say this a lot randomly.

 

[Grant55]

Day 26: Laura

 

[UnquietDreams]

The pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the pestle. The chalice from the palace has the brew that is true.

I say this a lot randomly.

So do I! Oh, and Angela Landsbury....

 

[UnquietDreams]

Day 26: A movie with the best plot twist

Not all the power of movies is just on the screen. One of the most profound memories of my childhood was of sitting in a massive movie theater with hundreds of strangers. Then, one of the most famous lines in movie history, and all of us leaned forward and gasped at the same time. For that instant, we were all connected. Good stories can do that.

The Empire Strikes Back, 1980

 

[lavendersilk]

Day 26: A movie with the best plot twist

Not all the power of movies is just on the screen. One of the most profound memories of my childhood was of sitting in a massive movie theater with hundreds of strangers. Then, one of the most famous lines in movie history, and all of us leaned forward and gasped at the same time. For that instant, we were all connected. Good stories can do that.

The Empire Strikes Back, 1980

"I know." Yeah, that got me.

 

[Qky75]

Day 26: A movie with the best plot twist

I see dead people.

I think this movie is M. Night's best work. He is known for plot twists... good ones, and bad ones.

The Sixth Sense (1999)

This one was excellent! I still laugh at my reactions to the Village the first time but sadly that was a one trick poney.

 

[curious_slut]

Day 26: A movie with the best plot twist

I'm massaging this a little bit into the best movie with the worst plot twist. Absolutely vicious. Despite ripping my heart out, I still love Atonement for the fabulous leads and that green silk dress, ugh, it's simply perfect.

 

[Jordan90]

The pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the pestle. The chalice from the palace has the brew that is true.

I say this a lot randomly.

This. Along with the Duchess and the Doge!

 

[vagrantx]

Day 26: A movie with the best plot twist

Like in @lavendersilk's choice of the Sixth Sense, I believe a good plot twist must be built on a foundation of hints and foreshadowing. It's one thing to have the killer rip of their mask and scream "but it was ME, DIO!" and be done with it, but to craft a film that on a second viewing has you going "how in the ever loving name of FUCK did I not catch that"? That requires some serious writing-chops.

The first time I watched The Prestige, as soon as the credits rolled I wound the tape back and watched it all over again. It was all I could do to keep from ripping my hair out.

 

[crazychemgirl]

Day 25: A movie you would recommend to anyone

2006's Stranger Than Fiction is a clever, intelligent, well-made, thought provoking, moral movie that rarely is talked about. It has a stellar cast, including Will Ferrell in a quiet, subdued, and very non-Will Ferrell role, balancing serious acting with well crafted comedic moments rather than his usual style of throwing temper tantrums as if he is the world's tallest five-yer-old. He surprised the ever-loving fuck out of me with this. He plays a buttoned down IRS agent who wakes up to hear a female voice in his head, narrating his life as if in a novel. Then this happens:

The rest of the film is him trying to figure out what is going on, who is narrating, and how to avoid his fate. It could spiral into farce -- you have Will Ferrell right there. But it never does. The movie does a beautiful job of speaking directly on the ideas of enjoying simple moments of bliss, of making changes to be more authentic to yourself, and embracing life, but in such a clever and thought-provoking way. And the cast is just brilliant, including Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, Queen Latifah and my favorite crush, Emma Thompson. But with all of that, it was pretty much overlooked, which is a shame. So I recommend it all the time.

Stranger Than Fiction (2006)

I absolutely LOVE THIS MOVIE!!

 

[crazychemgirl]

Day 26: A movie with the best plot twist

I’d also say Cabin in the Woods

 

[Whiskeyjack]

Day 26: A movie with the best plot twist
This was one of the first movies that made me go, "Wait - what the fuck?" and immediately go back for a re-watch.

 

[Bry1313]

day 25 a movie you would recommend to anyone
I’m feeling silly today

 

[Bry1313]

Day 26 - Movie with best twist
In the pre-internet days this twist could be kept from the masses

Crying Game

 

[vagrantx]

Day 27 - A movie with your favorite line

I'm not sure what my favorite line is... It depends on my mood, on the genre, on the planetary alignments and fuck knows what else. Right now I think I'll have to go with What We Do in the Shadows. It's a perfect film. I can't think of a single thing that could possibly improve it.

This scene has me cackling... Jemaine's delivery is chef's kiss!

"Leave me to do my dark bidding on the internet!!"

 

[UnquietDreams]

Day 27 - A movie with your favorite line

I'm not sure what my favorite line is... It depends on my mood, on the genre, on the planetary alignments and fuck knows what else. Right now I think I'll have to go with What We Do in the Shadows. It's a perfect film. I can't think of a single thing that could possibly improve it.

This scene has me cackling... Jemaine's delivery is chef's kiss!

"Leave me to do my dark bidding on the internet!!"

"I think of it like this: if you are going to eat a sandwich, you would just enjoy it more if you knew no one had fucked it."

 

[BreukelenAnima]

Day 26: A movie with the best plot twist

I tend to like films where the plot twist is subtle and completely changes the storytelling, which then changes the entire direction of the film.
The Third Man (1949) is a great example of that.

 

[UnquietDreams]

Day 26: A movie with the best plot twist

I tend to like films where the plot twist is subtle and changes the storytelling. This film is a great example of that.
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Fantastic film. Wells is so good here.

 

[baise]

Day 26. A Movie With The Best Plot Twist

Not the best plot twist, but interesting…

 

[SalaciousMonkey22]

Day 26: A movie with the best plot twist

Like in @lavendersilk's choice of the Sixth Sense, I believe a good plot twist must be built on a foundation of hints and foreshadowing. It's one thing to have the killer rip of their mask and scream "but it was ME, DIO!" and be done with it, but to craft a film that on a second viewing has you going "how in the ever loving name of FUCK did I not catch that"? That requires some serious writing-chops.

The first time I watched The Prestige, as soon as the credits rolled I wound the tape back and watched it all over again. It was all I could do to keep from ripping my hair out.

This one was so good.

 

[SalaciousMonkey22]

Day 26. A Movie With The Best Plot Twist

I literally just rewatched this movie last night. The plot twist isn’t vital to the movie. But it does put an exclamation point on some of the central themes of the movie. Such a fantastic movie, so unfairly forgotten.