I'd like to put down a huge list of movies, but I believe these are my two best choices. If you have Netflix, Ghost in the Shell is available on Instant Watch; I prefer the original from 1995, but it has since been updated with enhanced animations and graphics -- both are available on Netflix anyways. And the Fountain completely floored me, if you've never seen it then rent the DVD asap. The FountainGhost In The Shellserenity now ...insanity later
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Wow, some great movies here plus some ones i need to check out...
I'd say out of all the ones listed that 'The Fountain' had the hardest impact on me, for about 3 days after all i could think about was death, in a good way
'Moon' is a good film aswell, if you really get into it there's a certain scene that will just floor you emotionally.
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Yeah The Fountain and Moon are both great movies.
The Fountain was directed by the same guy who directed Requiem For a Dream so check those 2 out in the same month to get some perspective into his style.
Moon is really cool because it is so minimal but has such an impact. Another 2 movies along those lines are My Dinner With Andre and The Man From Earth. I just checked out The Man From Earth a few months ago and I think it is definitely a movie a nexian would be into. Would've suggested that right from the beginning if I remembered.
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A couple of my favs:
Requiem for a Dream
Trainspotting
Little Miss Sunshine
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Films nobody has mentioned...
The absolutely stunning Blueberry / aka Renegade - possibly the best trip visuals ever made in any movie...
The Fall - visually stunning and a cute tale - try and get a hd copy its worth it...
If you have not seen the above... check it out..
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Enter The Void by Gaspar Noe. If you missed it at the cinema (it did have a limited release earlier this Autumn) then give it some respect and wait for the DVD/Blu Ray release - its full on visual and aural trip cinema and has to be experienced if you even have a vague interest in psychedelics, life, death, and the universe. "buy the ticket, take the ride" HST
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Lots of good films listed here. I definitely recommend 'Enter the Void' as well. I was fortunate to be able to see this one in a theater recently. Here's a few of my other favorites: Naqoyqatsi/Koyanisqantsi Evangelion 1.11 (2.0 in theaters next month) 2001 Mulholland Dr. My mind craves nectar day and night.
Like a blue lotus floating on the sea of love.
Lingering in ashantic realms
Lingering in the akashic realms
Lingering in, lingering in the realms.
Blue lotus floats, floating, floating..
Some laugh, some weep, some dance for joy.
My mind craves nectar day and night.
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Oh, and BARAKA by Ron Fricke. Easily my favourite film of all time. The most beautiful and precise time lapse footage of our world shot on 70mm large format (before the days of iMax and before digital really exploded - and yet perfect for repro on Blu Ray). There's no words, no verbal storyline, just a 90min journey across the planet looking at the natural world and the earth as dominated by mankind. Its unpatronising in its presentation and universally understood by anyone, anywhere. We could show this to aliens and they would understand the last 5,000 years of our planet. Watch this stoned and it will change your life. I am fully aware of the magnitude of this claim, and so you'll believe me when i say i mean every bit of it. "buy the ticket, take the ride" HST
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I haven't seen these mentioned yet so..
Dark City
Donnie Darko
The Lovely Bones
All great movies
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Thanks for the Secret of Kells recommendation.
Here's a couple of mine:
Brazil
The Devil's Backbone
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Ekstasis wrote:Naqoyqatsi/Koyaanisqatsi
OH GOD YES! x1000 serenity now ...insanity later
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renegade aka blueberry is an amazing movie.
its a movie. "not a documentary" but a movie on the use of ayahuasca, amazing movie,
if possible to find it another great movie is mirror mask by the jim henson company.
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Was just reminded of Ram Dass on the book thread; Although not a movie, his documentary 'Fierce Grace' about dealing with his stroke is inspiring.
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In no particular order, some of these have probably been repeated somewhere, but Some movies worth watching Pans Labyrinth Twelve Monkeys - (Really good, watch it a few times) The Incredible Human Machine - (National Geographic documentary) Cube Gummo - (?) Enter the Void Pi - (Highly recommended) Skidoo Altered States From Beyond Dune - The spice diver edition - (must see) Alien Dreamtime A clockwork orange Waking Life Expect nothing, Receive everything.
"Experiment and extrapolation is the only means the organic chemists (humans) currrently have - in contrast to "God" (and possibly R. B. Woodward). "
He alone sees truly who sees the Absolute the same in every creature...seeing the same Absolute everywhere, he does not harm himself or others. - The Bhagavad Gita
"The most beautiful thing we can experience, is the mysterious. The source of all true art and science."
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great thread, should be a sticky somewhere,I just watched "the jacket" that someone recommended,good movie. *The above text represents a fictional alter ego, none of it is based on the experiences of a real person.*
"Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation." Oscar Wilde
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2001 space odyssey Blade Runner Crumb jacobs ladder delicatessen (french) Alien ( first one) Pi ( aronofsky film) The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible. Arthur C. Clarke http://vimeo.com/32001208
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Yes, Bluberry is worth watching. Not a remarkable film plot-wise but some very potent and skillfully made visual sequences. You can skip to the best part right here: http://www.youtube.com/w...yMto&feature=relatedEnjoy! "buy the ticket, take the ride" HST
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I'm sorry if I am posting some movies that may have been already posted, but I think they worth to be written down again. - Altered States - Blow - Candy - A Clockwork Orange - Dazed and Confused - Easy Rider - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - The French Connection - The Holy Mountain - Layer Cake - Requiem for a Dream - Scarface - Sid and Nancy - Spun - Trainspotting - The Trip (1967) Enjoy! "Psychedelics are probably responsible for every aspect of human evolution apart from the decline in bodyhair." -Terence McKenna
"One of the things you learn after years of dealing with drug people, is that you can turn your back on a person, but never turn your back on a drug." -1200 Micrograms, Mescaline
"There is no space, there is no time, there is no me, there is no you" -Cubensis Theory, Little Tiny White Suited
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Just watched "The Jacket" wow that's a good movie, I've never really been a big fan of Adrien Brody but this movie and Predator's were great. Also got a chance to see Moon which was good as well.
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Hell Ride - awesome cast/story about desert biker gangs and even has a peyote scene to boot. Presented by Quentin Tarantino http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell_RideDisclaimer: All Entheogens and other research materials are not for Human consumption! I have researched by text the effects of consuming such things in case of accidental consumption. I have never actually consumed any of the materials I speak about and it should be assumed I'm speaking hypothetically. I have a wild imagination.
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