I’ll start with:

Leon – should be seedy and the relationship should be even less believable than his assassin antics. But somehow it works.

and

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai. He’s a fat black man who lives on a roof, follows the code of the samurai and gets his mafia hitman instructions by carrier pigeon. Sounds like a non starter but I love it.

Any others?

The original Italian Job.

Dune, a right shambles. But visually awesome.

Both good suggestions.

should be seedy

The “Uncut International Edition” explores that somewhat more.

Cowboys And Aliens……Sounds stupid (and probably is) but I enjoyed it.

Leon was supposed to have them having a seedy relationship but they thought better of it.

Dusk til dawn

Leon was supposed to have them having a seedy relationship but they thought better of it.

That’s why it works for me. The innocence of their relationship is more of a surprise than if it had been sexual.

Upstream Color. Utter nonsense, but still gripping, menacing and beautiful. Great sound design and just slightly less than too much lens flare.

LoCo: Dusk til dawn

Documentaries don’t count.

Hudson Hawk. So sue me.

The Lego Movie.

So sue me.

If you’re going to come out with that, I’m nominating Howard the Duck.

Any which way but loose.

Iron Sky

Watched it open mouthed….

Dusk til Dawn

Tequila.

Enough said.

Tremors

Brazil

Primer

Pi

Twelve Monkeys

I dropped out of university, but I saw some really interesting films. *ahem*

dog soldiers, just gets sillier and sillier but they must have been having fun!

Pitch Black
Snakes on a Plane

Troll Hunter – too much like The Blair Witch Project to be worth watching, very silly premise and frankly not all that great.

REALLY enjoyed it

Will watch agen…

+1 for Tremors. Also, Critters too.

13th Warrior
Stupid idea but very watchable

The fifth element…

Machete.

Wish you lot would stop mentioning some of my favourite films..

The princess bride

highlander

Cloverfield.

Enemy at the gates

Watching it now, accents ranging from posh-faux-cockney to borat for characters that are all supposed to be from the same country but must be decent enough for me to watch it again.

13th Warrior
Stupid idea

It might seem stupid but I believe that plot line has stood the test of time somewhat…..

Groundhog Day. It’s a paper thin concept not thought through yet it’s brilliant.

Cougar – Moderator
So sue me.
If you’re going to come out with that, I’m nominating Howard the Duck.

Be ashamed, be very ashamed!
Leon
The Station Agent
Highlander
Pitch Black
Ghost Dog

Groundhog Day. It’s a paper thin concept not thought through yet it’s brilliant

Interesting point, I’d take on two levels:

1) If you consider it as a religious story it’s perfectly reasonable.

2) A story is not a building, it doens’t have to have a solid foundation all the way down. It’s a piece of art, and it just has to resonate with something in the viewer’s mind. You just need to think ‘hey, that’s cool, I can understand that’ then you can suspend disbelief. Many of our favourite stories are preposterous, but that doesn’t matter, they work.

Ghost Dog – awesome film

Leon – Loved it. Saw the Japanese cut of it, loved it a little less as it wasn’t at all an innocent relationship

Donnie Darko – on paper just a weird idea
Inception – No idea if you could wright it down, sails the fine line of mind bendingly complex but not over the edge…

+1 for Primer, should be a complete mess but had me hooked.

Inception, on the other hand, only seemed complex because it set up a load of rules and then ignored them when they became troublesome and went ‘because it’s dreams’. Cop out city.

Kung Fu Panda.
I mean, a panda! that does kung fu!

So I Married an Axe Murderer – one of my all time faves. Mike Myers in a ‘straight’ comedy role.

Full of excellent cameo performances. Alan Arkin is superb. The Scottish father character is awesome. Some great lines.

Star Wars:
Terrorists fight the forces of law and order, assisted by a violent religious cult.

Casablanca:
Alcoholic collaborator fails to win back his ex.