Powerful Movies

Loner · Post by **Loner** » 2005-02-19 04:10pm

I'd have to say it'd be Apocalypse Now, Se7en, and Taxi Driver.

Predator · Post by **Predator** » 2005-02-19 04:22pm

Once Were Warriors

Anyone who's only seen Temuera Morrison wearing Stormtrooper or Mandalorian armour should see this.

Patrick Degan · Post by **Patrick Degan** » 2005-02-19 04:59pm

Citizen Kane

Fail-Safe

Saving Private Ryan

Schindler's List

Planet Of The Apes (1968)

The Bedford Incident

Spartacus

Casablanca

The Searchers

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

On The Waterfront

12 Angry Men

Full Metal Jacket

Rebel Without A Cause

Dr. Zhivago

Lawrence Of Arabia

The Fall Of The Roman Empire

Conan The Barbarian

2001: A Space Odyssey

Brazil

Excalibur

Psycho

Apocalypse Now

Apollo 13

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Star Wars

The Grapes Of Wrath

Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior

Das Boot

Paths Of Glory

Henry V (1989)

Serpico

Dog Day Afternoon

Scarface

Chicago

Metropolis

Run Silent, Run Deep

The Shootist

A Streetcar Named Desire

Zulu

And those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head.

Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman · Post by **Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman** » 2005-02-19 05:13pm

Patrick Degan wrote:Conan The Barbarian

The first Conan was pretty good. Too bad its follow-ups were all shitty.

NeoGoomba · Post by **NeoGoomba** » 2005-02-19 08:06pm

American History X
To Kill A Mockingbird
Band of Brothers (not a movie exactly, but damn if it isnt powerful)

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2005-02-19 08:08pm

Gladiator

The Aliens · Post by **The Aliens** » 2005-02-19 10:26pm

Schindler's List. I was emotionally and mentally drained after watching that, spread out over three days.

Darth Lucifer · Post by **Darth Lucifer** » 2005-02-19 10:46pm

When you take out the Universal Health Care/anti-HMO propaganda, John Q with Denzel Washington was gut-wrenching at times. I can't watch that movie to this day without a box of kleenex.

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2005-02-19 11:10pm

Add Glory, Mad Max, Lifeboat, The War, Falling Down, The Harder They Fall, Stalag 17, The Yearling, and It's a Wonderful Life to that list

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2005-02-20 12:04am

Patrick Degan wrote:Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior

IIRC that was an Akira Kurosawa film, right? I could have bought that at a store many months/years ago on DVD, but didn't. I feel stupid for not doing so.

Patrick Degan · Post by **Patrick Degan** » 2005-02-20 12:24am

Stofsk wrote:
Patrick Degan wrote:Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior
IIRC that was an Akira Kurosawa film, right? I could have bought that at a store many months/years ago on DVD, but didn't. I feel stupid for not doing so.

Kurosawa. And it's a great movie. I saw it in the theatre about five times.

NeoGoomba · Post by **NeoGoomba** » 2005-02-20 12:54am

I'm going to have to add Unbreakable to my list, because damn, most days I feel exactly like David Dunn does in the beginning.

Galvatron · Post by **Galvatron** » 2005-02-20 02:07am

Heat.

SpacedTeddyBear · Post by **SpacedTeddyBear** » 2005-02-20 03:21am

Full Metal Jacket

Amadeus

Pulp Fiction

Ran

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2005-02-20 04:08am

Once Upon a Time in America
Grave of the Fireflies
The Seven Samurai
Life is Beautiful
Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuiokuhen (an OAV, but there's a cinematic version)

Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman · Post by **Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman** » 2005-02-20 04:22am

Joe wrote:The Seven Samurai

IIRC The Magnificent Seven was The Seven Samurai rip-off?

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2005-02-20 04:32am

IIRC The Magnificent Seven was The Seven Samurai rip-off?

I think the preferred term is "remake".

Larz · Post by **Larz** » 2005-02-20 04:40am

Cold Mountain
Leon (The Professional)
What Dreams may Come
Girl with a Pearl Earring

To name a few that I don't think have been listed yet.

Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman · Post by **Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman** » 2005-02-20 05:33am

HemlockGrey wrote:
IIRC The Magnificent Seven was The Seven Samurai rip-off?
I think the preferred term is "remake".

Except those samurai were wielding Colt .45 Peacemakers instead of Katana, and the Japanese Medieval clothing was a little bit incorrectly depicted. Otherwise it would made an accurate remake!

Post by **Gandalf** » 2005-02-20 06:27am

Saving Private Ryan

Braveheart

Gladiator

Full Metal Jacket

Dr. Strangelove

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2005-02-20 08:48am

Edward Scissor Hands. I don't mind admitting that i cried like a baby at the end of that movie.

Elfdart · Post by **Elfdart** » 2005-02-20 03:30pm

The Searchers

Breaker Morant

The Empire Strikes Back

The Wild Bunch

The Seven Samurai

Saving Private Ryan

The Wicker Man

The Seventh Seal

Hamel · Post by **Hamel** » 2005-02-20 03:56pm

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Forrest Gump
The Hitcher
Blowout
A League of Their Own
Turner and Hooch
The Sandlot
Edward Scissor Hands
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2005-02-20 04:00pm

I feel the need to mention Spirited Away. Very powerful and highly emotional for me. There is so much going on in the movie that it really was a masterwork from Miyazaki.

salm · Post by **salm** » 2005-02-20 04:04pm

city of god