Hope you don´t mind that I quote you, David!

Since I like movies a lot I thought we could have our favourite/"important" movies here.

Regarding the quote I want to mention a movie that made me have nightmares and being scared just to turn the tap for water... When I was 12 we went to the local cinema to see Squirm... After that I became an other person! Have it on DVD now... felt an inner call to see it again...

Then there was Piranhas, and Jaws... "I stay on the beach!". The Jaws I like a lot, first of all the overall atmosphere... then the scene on the fishing boat when the fisherman tells the story from the war, is great.

Squirm - Jeff Lieberman(1976)
Piranhas - Scott Levy(197
Jaws - Steven Spielberg(1975)

I'm not really a big fan of scary movies so I can't give you any good stories.

However, I do remember that great line from Jaws when they see the shark and the line "We're going to need a bigger boat" is uttered. I think that was it.

My wife didn't get the connection when she told me she was pregnant with our second child and I said to her in the same tone: "We're going to need a bigger car".

You just gave us a good story! The quote just got my ideas running... and every movie, TV-program, I think is cool, just that it means something to you, not just scary movies, it just happens to be me!

Yes that line is great, I had forgot it ,was a couple of years or so since I watched it... bought the dvd last week...

Not such a fan now, but a decade ago I was really into Tarantino. I'd obviously seen his movies and bought the videos, but I'd also bought the scripts and seen any movie in which he was even remotely associated (as writer, producer, extra). Quite sad now...

But he did give me my two most 'extreme' emotions in a cinema. Firstly, the ear-cutting torture scene from Reservoir Dogs made me so nauseous I almost had to leave the cinema for fear of being sick. Secondly, the 'oh my god, I just accidentally shot Marvin in the face' scene from Pulp Fiction made me laugh more than I ever have in my life - it got to the stage it actually hurt! So for these two experiences, I'd have to say Tarantino is a talented director.

Favourite films of all time, however, would be:

Se7en
The Shawshank Redemption
The Usual Suspects

Pulp Fiction is my fav movie ever ! I much prefer it to Reservoir Dogs.

Yeah, Tarantino movies are great, especially the PF and the True Romance with Slater and Arquette...

Brr... yes Seven was good... It was so evil and so smart, I thought!

I'd love to find a movie that genuinely scares me - might check out Squirm. I think fear is much harder to create than laughter, disgust, intrigue, etc.

No-one's mentioned the Kill Bill movies, so I guess they don't rank as highly as Tarantino's other work. I don't think they had as much of an impact on me as his other movies, as they incorporated ideas he'd used previously. Still thought they were good films in their own right though, but would have preferred one long production (as was originally intended) rather than two volumes.

If anyone's after something a little alternative, try Cube. Whilst someone I know thinks it's a completely pointless movie, I believe the exact opposite. To me it comes across as a very deep film, which makes a number of very interesting points.

By the way Alan, I take it if you're a true Tarantino fan, you've seen him in Alias?

Is it canadian... think I saw it on TV... a labyrith that constantly changes with deadly traps? Was good! Spooky!

Can´t recommend you to buy the Squirm, but some people think it´s worth it... Yes, I can recommend it, you can for sure sell it to a buy and sell shop for horror dvds if you don´t like it!

If you like to be scared you should try to get Dead and Buried http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00009WNXA/104-1958350-1039964?v=glance&n=130&n=507846&s=dvd&v=glance was the most chocking thing for me back in the 80´s! Story was good too!

Here´s a part of a review from a Leicesterer(amazon.uk):

"Dead and buried is dug up for an uncut release, June 6, 2005
Reviewer: greatwhite3d from Leicester, England
Finally Dead and Buried is given the respect it deserves on DVD. Remastered and uncut the way it should be. I only just saw D&B just yesterday and i must say i was blown away by it. It terrfied me. I have never seen a film that could scare me as much as this one did."

Gonna buy it myself soon, have it on vhs...

The Kill Bill movies I havn´t seen... have not seen that much new movies at all... When there is Lost and NR2003 nothing more is to ask for... Ok some drawing progs then!

It is Canadian indeed. There seems to be a little cult scene on the net for the film - some rate it as the best movie ever. I'm not sure I'd go quite this far, but it is exceptionally good. I'm definitely going to buy the DVD. There's actually been a sequel and a prequel released since, but I don't know much about these.

Low budget Canadian movies can often spring a surprise. Ginger Snaps, although not in the same league as Cube, is also good.

Will check out Dead and Buried some time as well. I'll look into renting it from EasyCinema, although I'd better return three of their DVDs I've had for ages first.

I have to be honest and say I haven't seen either of the Kill Bill movies! I will do so at some point - just never get around to it. Are they worth seeing?

He's been in Alias? Didn't know that. But have seen his ER and CSI efforts as guest director.

I think I've seen Cube, but don't remember much about it. Don't remember thinking it was a 'deep' movie. In what ways do you think it was, Scott?


Another of my favourite films is the little known 'Beautiful Girls' (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115639/). Nice gentle movie with a great cast and characters you can relate to. Worth checking out.

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I have to be honest and say I haven't seen either of the Kill Bill movies! I will do so at some point - just never get around to it. Are they worth seeing?

He's been in Alias? Didn't know that. But have seen his ER and CSI efforts as guest director.

I think I've seen Cube, but don't remember much about it. Don't remember thinking it was a 'deep' movie. In what ways do you think it was, Scott?


Another of my favourite films is the little known 'Beautiful Girls' (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115639/). Nice gentle movie with a great cast and characters you can relate to. Worth checking out.

I thought it was quite clever how the director used a low budget, basic set with minimal special effects to make a very powerful point. Between all of those trapped inside, there was enough knowledge and expertise to escape. However, due to their inability to work together effectively only one of them did.

I think the cube was supposed to represent the world, and the people inside it the world's population. The movie seemed to be largely about human interaction, and I'm sure the relationships between the various different characters could be studied to a very deep level. It was also interesting that the only escapee was actually the least effective communicator.

As for Tarantino, he appeared in both series 1 and 3 of Alias, and was involved in a fight scene with Sydney in the latter! I'd also recommend Kill Bill, especially as you're a big Tarantino fan.

Agree with that Scott, that I figured out too!(the cube)