Ferris Bueller's Day Off
(1986)

Fun 80's comedy about a kid on the verge of high school graduation feigning sick and gathering his girlfriend and best friend to have a great day in Chicago. Has added a lot of cultural significance in American culture.
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District 9
(2009)

As far as new science fiction movies go, this was really good. Aliens have arrived over Johannesburg, however instead of the conventional alien invasion or first contact, these aliens arrived malnourished. They are given space to live, District 9, which soon becomes a slum. The people of Johannesburg want the aliens out and there is much prejudice against the aliens. MNU, a large global weapons manufacturer wants to harbor the alien weapons technology. Our hero, Wikus van de Merwe, is an agent of MNU who ends up getting more than he bargained for. Soon he joins forces with the aliens after an interesting series of events. Good action flick.
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Rock & Rule
(1983)

Another trippy animation. Last adult-oriented animation film to come out of the US. Story set in the future after World War III in which rodents, small creatures survived nuclear holocaust, have mutated into Disney like beings. Group of teenagers want to make it big. Evil, famous superstar named Mok wants to rule the world by unleashing an even more evil being into the world. Only way? To find the perfect voice with the correct frequency. Great soundtrack with Iggy Pop and Debbie Harry. Several scenes look fantastic under certain drugs.
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Nekojiru-so
or "Cat Soup"
(2001)

I always thought La planète sauvage was the most surreal, psychedelic movie that I have ever seen. Sure, Yellow Submarine was just as good, and the Point is also a favorite of mines, but something about La planète sauvage just got me. Cat Soup follows in the similar aspect of these aforementioned films, though it is less story driven. Centered around two cats in a surreal world, things start to go awry when the older sister cat falls ill and in the process loses part of her soul (at least, I think that's what happened). Afterwards the younger sister cat must drag her older sister, discovering new lands, animals, adventures all in the pursuit of curing her sister. Being less than half an hour long, it's a lot of fun, and quite short so you can always go to that fast food place right after.
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Beverly Hills Cop
(1984)

Comedy buddy-cop movie. Eddie Murphy plays the wise-cracking, street-smarts police officer from Detroit who goes to Beverly Hills to investigate the murder of his best friend. Befriends two Beverly Hills officers, Rosewood and Taggart, who are clumsy, by the book and clueless about being a police officer in general. Lisa Eilbacher, as Axel Foley's (Murphy) old friend Jenny, is one sexy girl in the 80's. A few good jokes, done in predictable 80's fashion.
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