If you like "The Usual Suspects" take a look at "Miller's Crossing" ... great flick by the Coen Brothers set in Prohibition Era New Orleans.

Hmm...."...the greatest war satire"?! I recommend Bugs Bunny cartoons for you. You may find them powerful and provocative! In fact, you may want to consider the profound works of Porky Pig.

And, by the way, the entire point of Eraserhead was exaggerated "self-absorption", in case you missed it

I totally agree, "Miller's Crossing"(1990) is fantastic! Albert Finney, John Turturro, and Gabriel Byrne were simply superb! One of the best gangster films I have seen

i don't think this is overrated.  the compelling concept in this film is that the story is a fabrication told by unreliable sources so that you never know what actually happened.  i also found benicio del toro's character to be as interesting as he's ever been.  very good film that should be watched more than once.

That's the worst point ever.  In fact, I don't think even woodshover could have come up with an argument as weak as that one

Any woodshover comparisons, I find to be a great compliment! Thanks! Now which "point"? That "Duck Soup" is not only very similar to Bugs Bunny cartoons, but the cartoons are even better than anything in that movie? Or, that "Eraserhead" is a film about self absorption to the point of being disturbing?

...I always loved the old black and white films by Harold Lloyd...silent and very comical...I could watch his stuff for hours...no voices, "no colour", simple storey lines...but captivating. I guess the appeal was based on the simple everyday activities of the ordinary man, through the eyes of the clown...slap stick yes, and very funny.

I've only watched "The Freshman"(1925). Very amusing.

The latter, if you're defending the film on those grounds.  Though, you may be talking about self-absorption within the context of the film, whereas I refer to Lynch climbing steadily up his own back passage.

I have to say, Bugs Bunny was fantastically irritating.  That rabbit was one primo asshole.

living in large cities, i was glad to always find repertory cinema as well as really good movie rental stores.  in my small town now, i am hard pressed to find any of that. recently i found a great source for films.  it's a series called Film Movement where they take international award winning independent feature films and shorts and release them once a month.  my local library carries it--they show the movie during movie night and then put the dvd on the shelf for checkout.  i think that individuals that collect films and want to support independent film can subscribe to the series.  all the movies that i've seen so far have been terrific. 

Film Movement is pretty cool, though the self-congratulatory opening sequence is fairly grating.  The Bothersome Man, Viva l'algerie and Ali Zaoua, prince de la rue, are all fantastic.

Well, I'm not really doing anything this afternoon, so I might as well defend Bugs Bunny.

I know a sex-charged, creepy, wigged, trenchcoat-wearing mute with a horn, accounting for a third of the so-called "humour" of  Duck Soup, is not supposed to be "fantastically irritating", but I think he is. Chico's allegedly "funny" musical numbers, and his mispronunciation and misunderstanding of words(perhaps the easiest comedy to do, given that even infants do it, and are at least cute when it happens), is headache worthy. Then Groucho. If Alan Alda can become a success imitating him, and Bugs Bunny can transcend him, then I can safely say that Groucho has done more harm than good.

Here's a short list of more "mainstream" movies that I find myself watching again and again for various reasons:

Bladerunner 

Glengarry Glen Ross

The Big Lebowsky

Amadeus

Wings of Desire

Chariots of Fire

What?  You feel the need to defend Bugs Bunny against charges of being fantastic?

The Deer Hunter (1978), a great movie starring the young Robert De Nero and Meryl Streep. The film is about a group of Russian American steel workers, and their service in the Vietnam War. It was considered a "block buster" in those days...cost $15 million to produce, and grossed $49 million. Produced and Directed by Michael Cimino.

Schindler's List (1993), the true storey of Osker Schindler, a German businessman who saved the lives of more than a thousand mostly Polish/Jewish refugees during the Holocaust by employing them in his factory. Starring Lian Neeson and Ben Kingsley. Produced and Directed by Stephen Spielberg.

Oops! I misunderstood

Because you're living in a bizarro-world where "fantastic" is bad and Groucho Marx isn't funny?

I didn't see "Wings of Desire"(1987), and I don't remember  "Chariots of Fire"(1981) at the moment, but the other four choices are very good, with my favorite being "Glengarry Glen Ross"(1992)! I've probably watched that film four times! Jack Lemmon was never better! Thanks.

 Great movie indeed!