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Keen on any recommendations on anything pre-1990s, obscure or foreign language, let me know and I might even briefly review it on here if anyone's interested.
I wouldn't consider these obscure, although some might, but Japanese director Akira Kurosawa has made some great movies which are both foreign and pre-1990s. My favourites are Seven Samurai (you may have seen the Hollywood version called The Magnificent Seven), Ikuru, Kagemusha and Ran.
 

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I wouldn't consider these obscure, although some might, but Japanese director Akira Kurosawa has made some great movies which are both foreign and pre-1990s. My favourites are Seven Samurai (you may have seen the Hollywood version called The Magnificent Seven), Ikuru, Kagemusha and Ran.
Ooh yep, heard of Seven Samurai and Ran, it's so hard to find the time and concentration for epics. I'll make an effort to watch them.
 
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I'd probably actually rate it pretty low in Lynch's filmography but the scene you quoted is utterly amazing.
That scene, plus Nic Cage, the Snakeskin Jacket, the feel of the movie. I've seen it a couple of times and enjoyed it but agree it's not the best.

Love or hate Lynch, you can't deny his ability to get the most out of borderline average actors - Laura Dern, Dennis Hopper, Kyle MacLachlan, Cage, Dafoe all gave their best performances under his direction. Isabella Rossellini possibly being an exception although I think a fair bit of criticism comes from her singing in Blue Velvet, although to be honest I don't think it matters.
 

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Not top 5 of all time, but top 5 movies watched without getting too bored..

- District 9
- Oldboy
- Anchorman
- Terminator 2
- Shawshank Redemption
 

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Yes!!!! + Fallen Angels & Chungking Express.
I need to sit down and watch his movies properly as an adult. I remember a few of his movies because my parents watched them, but didn't pay enough attention since I thought they were shitty romance movies etc.

I attribute a lot of the good things in his movies to Christopher Doyle, his cinematographer, so I'd like to see how his latest movie looks.
 

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Requiem for a Dream
Point Break/White Men Can't Jump
The Waterboy

Are all movies I've seen multiple times and will watch again which I think is a good indicator of how much I love them. Some influenced who I am in a way. They aren't what I'd consider great cinema, they are just films I have feelings for.

I hate trying to do these kinds of lists, I can never fill them to my satisfaction
 
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