"Terminator 2 judgement day"
"The Mist, that f@#king ending. I don’t wanna watch that again in my life."
"The Truman show. I actually heard about this movie and the plot years before watching it, but I never watched it because I assumed it would be boring and hard to get through. So wrong. I already knew the plot and yet I was still in a trance while watching it unfold"
"Fight Club. In 1999, I had never seen anything else like that movie."
"The Arrival third act reveal is a moment I wish I could experience again…"
"Snatch. By far my favorite heist movie.
The intricately woven story made my young adolescent self appreciate chaotic filmic storytelling."
"Jurassic Park, but can you blame me? I was like, four."
"The Matrix. In addition to the twist, the building assault sequence ending with the helicopter crash was one of the most exciting theatrical experiences I ever had. I remember the audience just being electric with excitement."
"Requiem for a Dream left my friend and me sitting speechless for minutes after it ended. “What just happened?”"
"The Prestige"
"The opening scene of Star Wars in the theater in 1977, mind blown."
"Shutter Island left me sitting in the theater for like ten minutes in silence."
"American History X.
No spoilers, but after watching that movie, it just hurt so bad reflecting on how much hatred there was in the real world.
The world isn’t perfect, but there’s a lot less hatred in my world and I think that movie had a big influence on a younger version of me."
"Seven
Half the audience I saw it with were cheering Mills’ choice at the end and the other half was shouting “NO!”"
"Pulp Fiction. It was just so different from anything else when it came out.. the bouncing around between stories, the caliber of actors, all seen in a way we’d never seen them before, the number of shocking moments that were also humorous in a sick way. I remember coming out of the theater thinking how much I loved that movie but I wasn’t really sure what the hell was going on."
"Usual suspect’s….when he started walking normally! I’m still chasing that high."
"Memento probably was the only movie I ever watched then immediately watched again and even enjoyed it better the second"
"Spirited Away
It was the first Studio Ghibli movie I saw in a theater and it was so good. I was blown away by the quality of the animation, the writing, and the characters. Still one of my favorites."
"The Sixth Sense"
"Interstellar. Only thing I hate about that movie. Is that I’ll never be able to experience it the same way as I did the first time ever again."
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Beauty (and what is considered a masterpiece) is in the eye of the beholder. Many of these did not win "awards" but they were films that MANY people remembered and made an impression
I was also fascinated with the Abyss the first time I saw it. The idea of breathing liquid freaked me out.
The rest are really good, but it seems it always the same 20 movies on these lists.
But, if you want movies that really blow you away try watching Canibal Holocaust, Gummo, and Kent Park. Warning, Kent Park is NOT a movie to watch with other people. It's is the MOST uncomfortable I have ever been watching a movie, even more so than the last 20 mins of Requiem. Oh, and Spun!