a short

Or the antithesis of the Smart Car: http://67.20.85.147/galeria/imagenes/fmcat79701.jpg

Own the road: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxjcPEE4jIg

he decided

Eskimo

And thus

and then...

Man. You ask for some simple recommendations and all you get are ridiculous suggestions. Unbelievable are the Internet forums.

Not really sure what the desert has to do with it. I think you're just making excuses because you don't like the $100,000 conversion price.

Consider a Honda Civic.

In the interest in being environmentally friendly, practical, economical, and such, I suggest this: http://www.aev-conversions.com/vehicles/brute-double-cab

He went..

I have heard of it. How about Ender's Game?

Fifteen more:

From Up on Poppy Hill: http://mubi.com/films/from-up-on-poppy-hill--2
La Notte: http://mubi.com/films/la-notte
The Life of Oharu: http://mubi.com/films/the-life-of-oharu   
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp: http://mubi.com/films/the-life-and-death-of-colonel-blimp 
Plastic City: http://mubi.com/films/plastic-city                     
Still Life: http://mubi.com/films/still-life     
The World: http://mubi.com/films/the-world
Remembrance: http://mubi.com/films/remembrance
Our Ten Years: http://mubi.com/films/our-ten-years
Unknown Pleasures: http://mubi.com/films/unknown-pleasures
She and He: http://mubi.com/films/she-and-he
Confessions Among Actresses: http://mubi.com/films/confessions-among-actresses
The Devils: http://mubi.com/films/the-devils--2
Yôkihi: http://mubi.com/films/yokihi
Himiko: http://mubi.com/films/himiko   

Indeed.

Intermission: Pastoral: To Die in the Country

Let's take a breather from the lists (an intermission, so to speak) and cast an eye at one film on the list so far. I think this will be a good thing to do every so often. Each film on the list goes through some type of vetting process. It should meet some criteria. Was it a contender at a film festival? Has it received critical acclaim? Is it a cult film? Is its director highly praised? Does the film break new ground? Does it have a devoted fan base? Do others who like the kind of films you like recommend the film in question?

And so, here we see a fan made Criterion Three Reasons for Pastoral: To Die in the Country. It seems to be quite the surreal film: https://vimeo.com/30090257

Here's Fifteen more. Some extraordinary films here:

A Brighter Summer Day: http://mubi.com/films/a-brighter-summer-day
Taipei Story: http://mubi.com/films/taipei-story                  
That Day, on the Beach: http://mubi.com/films/that-day-on-the-beach      
A Confucian Confusion: http://mubi.com/films/a-confucian-confusion
Mahjong: http://mubi.com/films/mahjong
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees: http://mubi.com/films/under-the-blossoming-cherry-trees
The Sandwich Man: http://mubi.com/films/the-sandwich-man
A Summer At Grandpa's: http://mubi.com/films/a-summer-at-grandpas
Profound Desires of the Gods: http://mubi.com/films/profound-desires-of-the-gods
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors: http://mubi.com/films/shadows-of-forgotten-ancestors
Taira Clan Saga: http://mubi.com/films/taira-clan-saga      
The Naked Island: http://mubi.com/films/the-naked-island                
Silence Has No Wings: http://mubi.com/films/silence-has-no-wings
Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice: http://mubi.com/films/flavor-of-green-tea-over-rice
Temptress Moon: http://mubi.com/films/temptress-moon

And fifteen more:

Medium Cool: http://mubi.com/films/medium-cool
A City of Sadness: http://mubi.com/films/a-city-of-sadness
A Story Written With Water: http://mubi.com/films/a-story-written-with-water
Eros Plus Massacre: http://mubi.com/films/eros-plus-massacre
Heroic Purgatory: http://mubi.com/films/heroic-purgatory
Coup d'état: http://mubi.com/films/coup-detat
Once Upon a Time There was a Singing Blackbird: http://mubi.com/films/once-upon-a-time-there-was-a-singing-blackbird
Giants and Toys: http://mubi.com/films/giants-and-toys
Cruel Story of Youth: http://mubi.com/films/cruel-story-of-youth
The Sun Legend of the End of the Tokugawa Era: http://mubi.com/films/the-sun-legend-of-the-end-of-the-tokugawa-era
Killers on Parade: http://mubi.com/films/killers-on-parade
Funeral Parade of Roses: http://mubi.com/films/funeral-parade-of-roses
The Sun's Burial: http://mubi.com/films/the-suns-burial
Where Chimneys are Seen: http://mubi.com/films/where-chimneys-are-seen
The Crucified Lovers: http://mubi.com/films/the-crucified-lovers  

Fifteen more, with a heavy emphasis featuring the wonderful Hideko Takamine:

Hideko the Bus Conductress: http://mubi.com/films/hideko-the-bus-conductress
Immortal Love: http://mubi.com/films/immortal-love   
Carmen Comes Home: http://mubi.com/films/carmen-comes-home
Carmen's Pure Love: http://mubi.com/films/carmens-pure-love
Flowing: http://mubi.com/films/flowing
Untamed: http://mubi.com/films/untamed--3
Scattered Clouds: http://mubi.com/films/scattered-clouds
Floating Clouds: http://mubi.com/films/floating-clouds
Lightning: http://mubi.com/films/lightning
Yearning: http://mubi.com/films/yearning
Sudden Rain: http://mubi.com/films/sudden-rain
A Wanderer's Notebook: http://mubi.com/films/a-wanderers-notebook
Sound of the Mountain: http://mubi.com/films/sound-of-the-mountain
Repast: http://mubi.com/films/repast
Anzukko: http://mubi.com/films/anzukko

A while back, I would've made lists like those of btceic, PurpleTentacle and hany103, including films such as those listed above. All good films. I have many of those on Blu-ray or DVD.

But then I started watching films which were critically acclaimed for various reasons.

There are two lists below. One is a list of some of my absolutely favorite relatively modern films generally made for American and British markets with some sort of Hollywood influence. It is the second list. The other is a list of some of my all time favorite films which I would take to a desert island with me. They are pretty much all Asian films, but critically acclaimed to very high levels, often occurring in the top 100 greatest films ever made.

The point is, I am not unlike others in this thread. I have watched and enjoyed the same films as all of you. And I would have named them as some of my favorite films. But I must say, after having explored other areas of cinema, I truly understand why critics also name the same kinds of films I have been naming, as in an earlier post here.

Given that I have been on the same path as all of you in watching films, and came to the same conclusions as you with regard to what constitutes a great film (see the quoted sections above), it stands to reason that there must be something wonderful and significant about the films listed below which would appeal to many of you as well.

And thus, I stand behind the following as some of my absolutely favorite films.

Yi Yi: http://mubi.com/films/yi-yi-a-one-and-a-two
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs: http://mubi.com/films/when-a-woman-ascends-the-stairs
* Trailer for When a Woman Ascends the Stairs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c57V3Owk30w
Pale Flower: http://mubi.com/films/pale-flower
* Trailer for Pale Flower: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOOr4nuWFqU
The Terrorizers: http://mubi.com/films/the-terrorizers
Center Stage: http://mubi.com/films/center-stage
* Trailer for Center Stage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nwp-_UL2PlY
Equinox Flower: http://mubi.com/films/equinox-flower
* Clip from Equinox Flower: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wI6LfigwYA
Days of Being Wild: http://mubi.com/films/days-of-being-wild
* Trailer for Days of Being Wild: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cExEkJjyD8
In the Mood for Love: http://mubi.com/films/in-the-mood-for-love
* Trailer for In the Mood for Love: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kRQqksluZk
2046: http://mubi.com/films/-2046
Chungking Express: http://mubi.com/films/chungking-express
The Human Condition: http://mubi.com/films/the-human-condition
Sansho the Bailiff: http://mubi.com/films/sansho-the-bailiff
* Trailer for Sansho the Bailiff: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=076MrMynyak
Late Autumn: http://mubi.com/films/late-autumn
Early Summer: http://mubi.com/films/early-summer
* Clip from Early Summer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cF3Gz66P2zQ
Floating Weeds: http://mubi.com/films/floating-weeds
* Floating Weeds analysis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPjHBhWm4MU
The Face of Another: http://mubi.com/films/the-face-of-another
* Trailer for The Face of Another: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa6BitYbhZU

But I also really like the ones listed below. They rank very very highly on my list:

No Country for Old Men: http://mubi.com/films/no-country-for-old-men
Lost in Translation: http://mubi.com/films/lost-in-translation
True Grit: http://mubi.com/films/true-grit--2
Net Let Me Go: http://mubi.com/films/never-let-me-go
2001: A Space Odyssey: http://mubi.com/films/2001-a-space-odyssey
Beetlejuice: http://mubi.com/films/beetlejuice
Mystery Train: http://mubi.com/films/mystery-train
Layer Cake: http://mubi.com/films/layer-cake
X-Men: First Class: http://mubi.com/films/x-men-first-class
The Innkeepers: http://mubi.com/films/the-innkeepers
Zodiac: http://mubi.com/films/zodiac
Last of the Mohicans: http://mubi.com/films/the-last-of-the-mohicans
Jane Eyre: http://mubi.com/films/jane-eyre--2
L.A. Confidential: http://mubi.com/films/la-confidential
Hugo: http://mubi.com/films/hugo
Barry Lyndon: http://mubi.com/films/barry-lyndon
Pride & Prejudice: http://mubi.com/films/pride-prejudice
Iron Man: http://mubi.com/films/iron-man
Midnight in Paris: http://mubi.com/films/midnight-in-paris
The Jacket: http://mubi.com/films/the-jacket
Hunger: http://mubi.com/films/hunger
The Ninth Gate: http://mubi.com/films/the-ninth-gate
Let Me In: http://mubi.com/films/let-me-in
An Education: http://mubi.com/films/an-education
A Dangerous Method: http://mubi.com/films/a-dangerous-method

And with that said, please visit my growing list of films I have yet to watch here in this post: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=246542.0

You are invited to list out films that you want to watch there as well.

Man! You guys are taking over this thread with all of your 'want to watch' lists. I'll have to post some more to keep the playing field even. Here's fifteen more:

As a Wife, As a Woman: http://mubi.com/films/as-a-wife-as-a-woman
Daughters, Wives and a Mother: http://mubi.com/films/daughters-wives-and-a-mother
A Wife's Heart: http://mubi.com/films/a-wifes-heart     
Two Wives: http://mubi.com/films/two-wives
Wife! Be Like a Rose!: http://mubi.com/films/wife-be-like-a-rose
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka: http://mubi.com/films/the-wife-of-seishu-hanaoka
Seisaku's Wife: http://mubi.com/films/seisakus-wife
A Wife Confesses: http://mubi.com/films/a-wife-confesses
Mother: http://mubi.com/films/mother--5
Woman of the Lake: http://mubi.com/films/woman-of-the-lake
Flame and Women: http://mubi.com/films/flame-and-women
Women in the Mirror: http://mubi.com/films/women-in-the-mirror
The Garden of Women: http://mubi.com/films/the-garden-of-women
The Crucified Woman: http://mubi.com/films/the-crucified-woman
A Woman's Story: http://mubi.com/films/a-womans-story

I see that everyone else is excitedly listing out the films that they want to see. I'll try and keep up by listing fifteen more:

Inside Llewyn Davis: http://mubi.com/films/inside-llewyn-davis
History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess: http://mubi.com/films/history-of-postwar-japan-as-told-by-a-bar-hostess
I am Cuba: http://mubi.com/films/i-am-cuba
A Legend or Was It?: http://mubi.com/films/a-legend-or-was-it
The Professor and his Beloved Equation: http://mubi.com/films/the-professor-and-his-beloved-equation
The World of Apu: http://mubi.com/films/the-world-of-apu
Hour of the Wolf: http://mubi.com/films/hour-of-the-wolf
Human: http://mubi.com/films/human
Come and See: http://mubi.com/films/come-and-see
24 City: http://mubi.com/films/24-city
All About Lily Chou-Chou: http://mubi.com/films/all-about-lily-chou-chou
Linda Linda Linda: http://mubi.com/films/linda-linda-linda
Irma Vep: http://mubi.com/films/irma-vep
An Inn at Osaka: http://mubi.com/films/an-inn-at-osaka--3
Take Care of My Cat: http://mubi.com/films/take-care-of-my-cat