Classic Genre films to show my brother?

[fett527]

Ummm...unless I missed something:

THE STAR WARS TRILOGY

I would hope he's seen EP I and EP II in the theater.

 

[sniffles]

Hmm, not sure if these are the kinds of films you want, but I find them great fun!

The Adventures of Robin Hood (Errol Flynn)
The Three Musketeers/The Four Musketeers (1970s swashbuckly goodness!)
The Princess Bride (a true classic)
The Big Sleep (Bogie & Bacall do Noir right!)
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across The 8th Dimension or else Monty Python & the Holy Grail (everyone needs at least one always-quoted geek film in their background! )

Beyond that, it kinda depends what genres you are trying to fill in...

I'd show him both Buckaroo Banzai and Holy Grail. The rest of the list is good too, although Robin Hood might seem a bit hokey to younger viewers (*I* don't think it's hokey, but a 16-year-old might).

WayneLigon has an excellent list of suggestions also.

 

[Berandor]

Hmm, not sure if these are the kinds of films you want, but I find them great fun!

The Adventures of Robin Hood (Errol Flynn)
The Three Musketeers/The Four Musketeers (1970s swashbuckly goodness!)
The Princess Bride (a true classic)
The Big Sleep (Bogie & Bacall do Noir right!)
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across The 8th Dimension or else Monty Python & the Holy Grail (everyone needs at least one always-quoted geek film in their background! )

Beyond that, it kinda depends what genres you are trying to fill in...

These are exactly the kind of movies I'm looking for!

Though Buckaroo Banzai is virtually unheard of in Germany (I don't even know if there's a German version out there).

And I am reasonably sure I've shown him the Star Wars trilogy years ago - but I should have said that, you're right! We've also watched "Big Trouble in Little China" - that's the one that started it all, since I quoted it and my brother had no idea what I was talking about I *think* we've watched Princess Bride, too, since I own it. I am desperately looking for a DVd to Court Jester, too, but cannot find it.

I'm looking for a good movie that is either a must-see from a cinematic point of view, or a little "out there". Great options so far!

My current short list:
The Adventures of Robin Hood (Errol Flynn)
Monty Python & the Holy Grail (everyone needs at least one always-quoted geek film in their background! )
Jaws
Mad Max/Road Warrior
Predator
Robocop
Terminator 1/2
Alien/Aliens
Drunken Master II
Lock, Stock, and two smoking barrels
Back to the future

I'm debating the Warriors, since it was maybe the one movie that influenced me to look into film when I was 13. However, that was 15 years ago. Does it still work?

I'm going for an easy way in. He's supposed to like the movies for their visceral appeal first, and then maybe (hopefully) discover that there's more to it. And then I can go Solaris, Deliverance, A Clockwork Orange, etc.

 

[Wombat]

These are exactly the kind of movies I'm looking for!

**stands stunned as if amazed**

This is so odd ... I'm usually out of step with everyone on this board

But, yeah, they are good films

I think your "Short list" is a great place to start!

 

[nothing to see here]

These are exactly the kind of movies I'm looking for!

Though Buckaroo Banzai is virtually unheard of in Germany (I don't even know if there's a German version out there).

And I am reasonably sure I've shown him the Star Wars trilogy years ago - but I should have said that, you're right! We've also watched "Big Trouble in Little China" - that's the one that started it all, since I quoted it and my brother had no idea what I was talking about I *think* we've watched Princess Bride, too, since I own it. I am desperately looking for a DVd to Court Jester, too, but cannot find it.

I'm looking for a good movie that is either a must-see from a cinematic point of view, or a little "out there". Great options so far!

My current short list:
The Adventures of Robin Hood (Errol Flynn)
Monty Python & the Holy Grail (everyone needs at least one always-quoted geek film in their background! )
Jaws
Mad Max/Road Warrior
Predator
Robocop
Terminator 1/2
Alien/Aliens
Drunken Master II
Lock, Stock, and two smoking barrels
Back to the future

I'm debating the Warriors, since it was maybe the one movie that influenced me to look into film when I was 13. However, that was 15 years ago. Does it still work?

I'm going for an easy way in. He's supposed to like the movies for their visceral appeal first, and then maybe (hopefully) discover that there's more to it. And then I can go Solaris, Deliverance, A Clockwork Orange, etc.

Predator is a good call. The best blending of suspense and excitement in an action movie that I have ever seen.

 

[Gomez]

Lawrence of Arabia
Seven Samurai
Captain Blood
Stalag 17
Bridge on the River Kwai
Bringing up Baby
A Night at the Opera
It's a Wonderful Life
Bladerunner
North by Northwest
Lifeboat
The Quiet Man
The Philadelphia Story
The Thin Man
The Searchers
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
The Wildbunch
Life of Brian
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Vertigo
2001: A Space Odyssey
To Kill a Mockingbird
Some Like it Hot
Red River

 

[merztrumpet]

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Enter the Dragon
The Sword of Doom

Lots of good recommendations already here.