Two for me
Number one- Seven Samurai, because it's perfect in every way. A strong story of honour gained, lost and stolen, redemption, courage, selfless sacrifice, friendship, love and faith in humanity. Added to that superb acting, incredible direction and camerawork, tense gripping battle scenes and not one wasted second in over 3 hours.
Number two- Stalker. An extraordinary, poetic, ambiguous film. Every frame of this could be hung in a gallery. The stalker is a guide, who takes people into The Zone, a military-guarded abandoned area: at the centre of the Zone is a room in which the deepest desire of anyone entering will be made real. The route to the room is dangerous and not straightforward- the stalker is the only one who can make his way through, using steel nuts tied to strips of bandage to test the ever-changing safe route. He is guiding a Writer and a Scientist, and as they progress through the Zone the focus is on their motivation for wanting their wishes granted. I can't say any more as that would spoil the film, but you should watch this if you have an afternoon or evening spare.
( uncle bastard is twanging a dan moi, Thu 17 Jul 2008, 21:23, 2 replies)

Stalker's a fantastic film.
If you have a computer that can play it, then buy, patch and play "Stalker: shadow of chernobyll".

It's not only a really enjoyable game but some parts really do capture the spirit of parts of "stalker" the movie. And there's a prequel game coming out soon.
( Mockingbird Practitioner of SCIENCE, Fri 18 Jul 2008, 12:10, closed)

I've not...
...seen the movie 'Stalker', but I have read the story that inspired it (Road Side Picnic) and played the game, too. The game reminded me of the book in many many places. I really should get on Amazon and get a copy of the movie.
(TC, Mon 21 Jul 2008, 12:25, closed)