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Ratedargh posted:4) Top Gun - That's right...I've never seen Top Gun. My friends who love 80s movies are ashamed of me. Just joining the thread. There's a lot of movies that I'd like to see but I find I'm never in the mood to sit down and put the effort into actively watching them - much easier to watch something crap and half ignore it. This is an effort to change that. Reservoir Dogs[1992] - Never seen this one, for some reason. Fargo[1996] - I think I've only seen the big lebowski and no country for old men - keen to change that. Spotlight [2015] - A friend keeps bugging me to see this. Memories of a Murder [2003] - Came on my radar from some podcast, looks interesting. Casino [1995] - can't go wrong with a scorsese mob film. Beasts of No Nation [2015] - whoo boy. Big fan of the director, but just never in the mood for a little child-soldiering. The Brothers Bloom [2008] - Liked looper, loved brick, interested to see how this goes. Superbad [2007] - A comedy that people seem to like  Annie Hall [1977] - It's difficult to be authentically snobbish when I've never seen a Woody Allen film. 12 years a Slave [2013] - a cheery movie to lift my spirits
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Awesmoe, gonna throw you one of my favourite films of Tarantino's catalogue and go with Reservoir Dogs. A Hard Day's Night was pretty much exactly what I expected going into it, that being a showcase of The Beatles' trademark self-deprecating humour, alongside a smattering of the band's early material interspersed throughout, but what I got was a joy to watch. Admittedly, I do feel that the film is probably just a bit more interesting as a piece of Beatles history than a film in it's own right, but for what it is, it was a fun, enjoyable film throughout. 1. Good Morning Vietnam - Continuing my Robin Williams film spree with one of the films that really put him on the map. 2. Requiem for a Dream - A fun-filled romp for the whole family! 3. Plan 9 From Outer Space - The B-movie to define all B-movies? 4. Whiplash - One of my best friends considers this his favourite film of 2014, and J.K. Simmons generally hasn't steered me wrong in the past. 5. Porco Rosso - Starting to get into the Miyazaki material that I really don't know a whole lot about going in. 6. Mad Max: Fury Road - Meant to see this when it was in theatres over the summer but never got around to it. Alternatively, I haven't watched any of the earlier Mad Max films either, so if you think Fury Road is better appreciated having watched any of those first, feel free to recommend one of those instead. 7. The Wolf of Wall Street - My understanding is that this shares a lot of structural and thematic similarities to Goodfellas, so for the sake of contrasting the two, I figured it'd make for a suitable follow-up to the Scorsese slot. At any rate, I had been interested in seeing this one and do love me a good black comedy. 8. Fargo - Following up No Country For Old Men with the film that, as I understand it, finally made the Coen Brothers a household name. 9. The Exorcist - No real excuse not to have seen this already, nor to neglect throwing it on here while in horror movie season. 10. Pee-Wee's Big Adventure - The absurdist comedy with a slight tinge of dark comedy seems right up my alley, and with a pseudo-sequel having come out within the last year, it seems as good an excuse as any to finally get around to watching this oe. Deshamed (57): Monty Python's Life of Brian, My Neighbor Totoro, Alien, Back to the Future, Star Wars: A New Hope, Aliens, Hot Fuzz, Ghostbusters, The Fisher King, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Good Will Hunting, Wayne's World, One Hour Photo, This is the End, Inglourious Basterds, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, John Carpenter's The Thing, The Social Network, The Blair Witch Project, The Silence of the Lambs, Se7en, Fantasia, Kill Bill, The Iron Giant, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, The Avengers, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Zombieland, Grave of the Fireflies, Kiki's Delivery Service, The Shawshank Redemption, Fight Club, 21 Jump Street, The Godfather, Jackie Brown, Citizen Kane, Pink Floyd - The Wall, Birdman, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Back to the Future: Part II, Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Zodiac, Princess Mononoke, The Godfather Part II, Halloween, Spirited Away, Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones, Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Full Metal Jacket, The Shining, UHF, Goodfellas, No Country For Old Men, A Nightmare on Elm Street, A Hard Day's Night Trash Boat fucked around with this message at 12:58 on Dec 22, 2016 |
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Trash Boat posted:8. Fargo - Following up No Country For Old Men with the film that, as I understand it, finally made the Coen Brothers a household name. Yeah, you gotta watch Fargo. The Lives of Others I LOVED this movie. When I read the synopsis I was really reluctant but, man, am I glad I watched it. I was expecting some sultry voyeuristic movie about wiretapping when, in fact, I got a movie about loneliness, art, love, betrayal, and honor. It wandered a little bit at the end but it was still a great, simple, film. There are politics involved since it is East Germany in the 80s but they were able to distill it down into being about just the people involved, not some great big political ethos. From the IMDB Top 250: From the Netflix Top 100: Joy (2015) From the Janus Arthouse Essential Collection: Umberto D. (1952) In memoriam, From Roger Ebert's Top Films of All Time List: Floating Weeds (1934) Best Movies of All Time based on the Tomatometer (sigh) Score: Repulsion (1965) AFI 100 Years 100 Movies: High Noon1952 List of films considered the best, Wikipedia: Cross of Iron (1977) The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made, NY Times: L' Avventura (1960) Best 100 Movies Ever Made, TIME Magazine: Nayakan (1987) The 500 Greatest Moves of All Time, Empire Online: Jailhouse Rock (1957) Completed Assignments: Mad Max, The Conversation, Tombstone, Diabolique, The Last Picture Show, Fanny and Alexander, Dawn of the Dead, The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly, Bridge on the River Kwai, Robot & Frank, 12 Angry Men, Seven Samurai, City Lights, Spartacus, La Règle du Jeu, Gravity, Mud, Aguirre, Wrath of God, Andrei Rublev, Captain Phillips, Mr Smith Goes to Washington, The King of Marvin Gardens, Once Upon a Time in the West, Still Walking, Come and See, Tokyo Story, The Intouchables, All About Eve, The Lives Of Others
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York_M_Chan posted:The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made, NY Times: L' Avventura (1960) The Adventure. The Hour of the Furnaces - This was an extremely dense film and I could write dozens of pages around it. It's broken into three segments and focuses on neocolonialism and imperialism within Argentina primarily. It feels very much like a film directed by a militant Michael Moore and at times (when it goes into cultural geography information) like a Ken Burns film. Nearly four hours of strong ideology that's filled with so much wishful thinking and fantasy. Ethnic lines are present and certain groups have much rage and anger toward the wealthy Spaniards stationed in Buenos Aires. Some are definitely suffering an inferiority complex against the interlopers (Spaniards/English/European/US) as they feel they've been conquered and left out of the economy. There's jealousy and envy as well. The main mistake IMO is that some have been led to believe that with enough hate, anger and violence they can overcome class and eliminate capitalism and corporate structures along with their natural hierarchies. Death = liberation etc. Youthful idealism; admirable but mistaken. Another error is a longing for Juan Perón to return to power and fix a lot of things when it was obvious his time was over especially with Evita's demise. A classic case of political pining for yesteryear. Like I said it's dense so we veer into all kinds of topics: -CIA conspiracies -Isolationism -Guerilla warfare -Destroying class within society -Wealthy villains contrasted with the destitute poor -Illiterate people raging against the rich golfers Things that are all still relevant. All kinds of ideological fantasies run rampant. Part II covers many of the same aspects but demonstrates further just how much faith and hope some have misplaced in their political leaders. It's similar to what goes on every four years in the US and other places. So many think they know the future. Tangentially, I'm reminded of how so many though NAFTA was a great thing twenty years back and now so many have done a 180 on it. In this segment we have more cultish pipe dreams, more military coups. To be simple, everything boils down to money. The third and last segment reinforces the fantasy and goes into too many absolutes. e.g. Ending imperialism and capitalism. Consistent work is done to compare Argentina with Cuba and Vietnam but it feels superficial considering the numerous differences. The US dropped so very many bombs within SE Asia that what was done within South America pales in comparison. Other thoughts: -Overall too much "us vs. them" duopolistic thinking and too many platitudes. -No matter where you go you'll find that some will be hoarding the money. In South America's history there've been so many wars but in the US you probably won't have heard about them unless you've read some history books or taken a class or two. One of the best moments that summarizes the futile conflict is a guy who's proudly motivated to make caltrops to destroy truck tires. We can fight imperialism with caltrops!  Also watched: Claire's Knee - A diplomat named Jerome goes on vacation and through a series of events and with help from his matchmaking friend ends up infatuated with a few girls that are half his age. It's a simple day by day look at a vacation from a bygone era. The title comes from the humorous and insatiable desire Jerome has to touch the knee of a girl he barely knows. He's finally able to do it and can move on with his life. Some may see him a lecherous man in the midst of a midlife crisis. I was reminded of another film (while completely different) that also puts forth a really simple but memorable story: The Only Son (1936). It's similar to The Before Trilogy at times and reminds me of vacations I've taken myself. It also captures relationships from a different era and how things have changed. Procrastination (238 completed): #229 Greed - I was futilely waiting for some hero to find the full original version somewhere but I'll throw in the towel at this juncture. 7/12/16 #237 Children of Heaven - Not to be confused with Children of Men. I'm very close to reconquering the IMDb top 250. 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Zogo, I'm not sure which supernova you're talking about, but the first two results on google both look garbage. Lets go with that. So, reservoir dogs was good. A film that's set in a room with a couple of guys wandering around has to keep you interested, and it certainly managed that. Not boring for even a second. Dialog has always been tarantino's thing and it carries the film, really. Tense, violent, funny...it's pretty much what I expected it to be. It surprised me how simple the film was - it could have been a play, except for the commode anecdote sequence. I was expecting more flash, just based on his other films, but it's kinda cool how much the film achieved with so little. Overall grade:  Fargo [1996] - I think I've only seen the big lebowski and no country for old men - keen to change that. Spotlight [2015] - A friend keeps bugging me to see this. Memories of a Murder [2003] - Came on my radar from some podcast, looks interesting. Casino [1995] - can't go wrong with a scorsese mob film. Beasts of No Nation [2015] - whoo boy. Big fan of the director, but just never in the mood for a little child-soldiering. The Brothers Bloom [2008] - Liked looper, loved brick, interested to see how this goes. Superbad [2007] - A comedy that people seem to like Annie Hall [1977] - It's difficult to be authentically snobbish when I've never seen a Woody Allen film. 12 years a Slave [2013] - a cheery movie to lift my spirits The Hateful Eight [2015] - from tarantino's oldest to his latest seen: Reservoir Dogs
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awesmoe posted:Fargo [1996] - I think I've only seen the big lebowski and no country for old men - keen to change that. So tough for me to pick between this and Annie Hall, as they're both two of my favourite films, but had to assist in giving you some more exposure to the Coen brothers. Cheers! Farewell my Concubine Chen Kaige's theatre epic was immediately stifled by the average DVD transfer. Either I'm spoiled by blu-rays, or this film flat out deserves it - or both. Nonetheless, the story of Douzi growing up an orphan as part of a strict theatre group is something I wouldn't think would keep my interest. But I was always engaged with eyes glued to the screen. It's a unique story of fame and love and sacrifice, and a peek behind the curtain of celebrity life in that time & place. It's one I don't know I'd need to watch again, but I'm glad I saw it. It's one I won't soon forget for many reasons - the art, the score, the melodrama, and truly how grand a scope this film has. LIST Dark Victory [1939] - (2016.05.29) - one of those films you don't hear discussed much, but a revisit of All About Eve makes me want more Bette Davis! Drugstore Cowboy [1989] - (2016.06.23) - I'll replace one addiction movie with another, though I wonder if Matt Dillon can compare to Nic Cage. Fail-Safe [1964] - (2016.11.15) - continuing my goal of being Walter-Matthau-complete. Gilda [1946] - **OLDEST** (2015.11.27) - I'll replace an early Rita Hayworth film with her most iconic. I Killed My Mother [2009] - **NEW** (2016.12.29) - loved Dolan's 2014 film Mommy, but even with a pricey Plain Archive blind-buy, the film's title doesn't make me rush to watch it.. It Should Happen To You [1954] - (2016.09.15) - replacing my previous Jack Lemmon selection with Lemmon's debut film Love and Death [1975] - (2016.09.01) - adding a Woody Allen film to continue my completion of his filmography. Marketa Lazarova [1967] - (2016.05.05) - best place to put a lengthy acclaimed film... I'll keep putting it off otherwise! I sound like a broken record. Nobody Knows [2004] - (2016.04.23) - a 2+hr Kore-eda film that would be my 3rd film of his. Long overdue. Slacker [1991] - (2016.07.17) - want to keep Linklater films a presence here until I'm fully caught up. This is a gorgeous Criterion blind-buy sitting unwatched. De-shamed Pt2: True Romance (4/5), The Right Stuff (3/5), Syndromes And A Century (4/5), Still Life (3/5), My Cousin Vinny (2.5/5), Doctor Zhivago (3.5/5), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (4.5/5), Peeping Tom (4/5), Shadow of a Doubt (4.5/5), The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (4.5/5), Only Angels Have Wings (4/5), Umberto D (4/5), Anatomy of a Murder (4.5/5), Only God Forgives (1.5/5), Missing (3.5/5), Howl's Moving Castle (4.5/5), Rio Bravo (4/5), Cloud Atlas (3.5/5), Children of Paradise (4/5), That Obscure Object of Desire (5/5), The Fountain (3/5), Malcolm X (4/5), Warrior (4/5), American Movie (4/5), Being There (4/5), Leaving Las Vegas (4.5/5), Rope (4/5), Ed Wood (4.5/5), American Hustle (2.5/5), The Man Who Knew Too Much (3.5/5), Mister Roberts (4/5), Charley Varrick (4/5), A Face in the Crowd (4.5/5), Farewell My Concubine (3.5/5), [Total:134]
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friendo55 posted:Farewell my Concubine Wow, this sounds really good.
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Magic Hate Ball posted:Wow, this sounds really good. Assuming you're being sarcastic, but yes now that I'm reading it back, I jotted this down inbetween clients at work - it's a bit of a jumbled mess. Basically it's a padded way of saying it's not really my cup of tea, but I liked it far more than I expected. The transfer wasn't very good, and it's a film that would benefit & come alive all the more with an HD transfer.
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friendo55 posted:Assuming you're being sarcastic, but yes now that I'm reading it back, I jotted this down inbetween clients at work - it's a bit of a jumbled mess. Basically it's a padded way of saying it's not really my cup of tea, but I liked it far more than I expected. The transfer wasn't very good, and it's a film that would benefit & come alive all the more with an HD transfer. No, I looked it up and it actually looks terrific. There's a BFI blu-ray that looks pretty good. I might have to track it down.
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Magic Hate Ball posted:No, I looked it up and it actually looks terrific. There's a BFI blu-ray that looks pretty good. I might have to track it down. I guess I'm my own biggest critic - glad I could help!
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Nobody seems to be watching movies over the holidays... Happy New Year everyone.
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I watched Farewell My Concubine last year and yea it's a bad non-anamorphic DVD. Watching it on bluray would be a lot better.Ratedargh posted:Also watched Shallow Grave. I think this would make for a great group movie. It's fun, it's quick, it's sloppy and highly stylized. It's the polar opposite in terms of style to Ali, actually. It's frenetic where Ali is very still. Served as my introduction to Kerry Fox, too...which is a shame. She's very good and her filmography seems absent much I've heard about. Maybe there's a diamond in there. Anyway, I loved some of the gags, mostly slapstick ones like the car door and the punch in the bathroom stall even if it doesn't entirely hang together. Shallow Grave is probably my favorite blind watch ever. I rented that one over a decade ago and didn't know one thing about it. friendo55 posted:Nobody seems to be watching movies over the holidays... Happy New Year everyone. Happy belated new year. I'm guessing a lot were busy with holidays. I've been super busy so my movie watching has been curtailed.
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Oof, this thread needs a kickstart to get it back running again. Friendo, watch Slacker. Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? obviously asks for the Sunset Blvd comparison, but it's so much stranger and deranged. The pairing of Davis and Crawford is astounding, especially as I thought the roles were inverted and was preparing for Crawford to be the psychotic maniac. Both of them are phenomenal. It can be a frustrating film. It's effective at drawing you into to the characters and it's world that it becomes maddening when Jane always manages to get the upper hand in some way as the rest of the characters struggle to get control of the situation. All the obvious solutions fall apart, but it adds to the horror that this one person can be so omnipresent. My List: Passages from James Joyce's Finnegans Wake (1966) - Mary Ellen Bute's underground, feature length adaptation of Joyce's inscrutable novel. I've never even tried to read it, but I'll give the movie a shot. (Added 4/1/2016) Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921) - Classic Mary Pickford, aka my bae. <3 <3 <3 (Added 4/9/2016) Last Summer (1969) - The warm weather is here and something about sexual awakenings. Let's hit the beach and gently caress. (Added 5/12/2016) Nerves (1919) - German expressionist film that looks cool as heck. (Added 5/16/2016) The Blood of Jesus (1941) - Spencer Williams' iconic race film. Spike Lee paid homage to it with Da Sweet Blood of Jesus. I've never seen any of these old race films, outside of some documentaries featuring clips. It seems like a fascinating genre worth diving into. (Added 5/25/2016) All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace (2011) - I've never seen any Adam Curtis but I feel like I'd like him. I've been increasingly interested in the role technology is playing in our societal development. (Added 6/8/2016) The Passion of the Christ (2004) - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. (Added 11/19/2016) The Phantom of Liberty (1974) - This is the oldest entry (by date added) on my 400+ film To-Do List. I recently watched Simon of the Desert and before that it had been years since I'd seen a Bunuel. I need to explore him more. (Added 11/26/2016) Grand Illusion (1937) - I wasn't huge on Rules of the Game and never got big into Renoir, so maybe I should try to come back around to him. (Added 12/12/2016) Fanny and Alexander (1982) - Been a long, long time since I watched a Bergman movie. (Added 1/7/2017) edit: I'm actually about to watch Fiddler on the Roof anyway so I'm swapping out before the next post. Watched: Fort Apache; Damnation; Ran; Ordet; Purple Rain; Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages; Napoléon; Yi Yi; Faces; The Blood of a Poet; The War Room; Sanjuro; The Testament of Dr. Mabuse; Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key; Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace; Flooding with Love for the Kid; Soylent Green; The Most Dangerous Game; Street Trash; The Avenging Conscience; The Spook Who Sat By the Door; Bringing Up Baby; The Life of Juanita Castro; The Hour of the Furnaces; Au hasard Balthazar; Surname Viet Given Name Nam; Seconds; My Dinner with Andre; The Thin Man; What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (TOTAL: 30) TrixRabbi fucked around with this message at 23:49 on Jan 7, 2017 |
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TrixRabbi posted:All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace (2011) - I've never seen any Adam Curtis but I feel like I'd like him. I've been increasingly interested in the role technology is playing in our societal development. (Added 6/8/2016) He's divisive but he's more relevant now than he ever has been. Give it a shot. My list: Rocky Horror Picture Show [1975] and Labyrinth [1986] -- I'm told I've confused them more times than is acceptable. Good Will Hunting [1997] -- I'm generally not huge on Robin Williams but I am unreasonably into Matt Damon. Elephant [2003] -- This seems like the better place to start with Van Sant's filmography except for ... Last Days [2005] -- It bears nothing less than Sonic Youth's seal of approval. Solaris [1972] -- I seem to be in the minority who enjoyed Soderbergh's remake but I'm open to the possibility that it pales in comparison to Tarkovsky's.
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Geez guy, there's better filmmakers than Gus Vant Sant to fill half your list with.
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What can I say, I'm a masochist.
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dooinit posted:What can I say, I'm a masochist. Have you seen Gerry?
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Dooinit, watch Solaris. All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace I forgot to update my post that I actually did see Adam Curtis' latest film HyperNormalisation when it came out last year, which was much more cohesive and complete than this three-part film. However, I find Curtis endlessly fascinating and immensely watchable. The central thesis - that different theories about the individual and society and how much individual autonomy we truly posses have each led to horrific economic and violent consequences - does come across in the end, although the path there is often winding and unclear. Curtis is great at identifying the men behind the curtain, but sometimes they've created such a complicated facade even he has trouble boiling down the truth into clear answers. In the end, I wish he had connected more from the beginning, such as the discussion of Ayn Rand and Alan Greenspan, to the neo-eugenicists like Hamilton and Price. It was cute cross-cutting the love affairs of Rand with Bill Clinton, but I don't quite see how they were as relevant to the end message, unless the idea is to disprove objectivism through her own hypocrisy, but again this isn't as clear when you're actually watching it. At least the end of days will have a sick soundtrack. My List: Passages from James Joyce's Finnegans Wake (1966) - Mary Ellen Bute's underground, feature length adaptation of Joyce's inscrutable novel. I've never even tried to read it, but I'll give the movie a shot. (Added 4/1/2016) Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921) - Classic Mary Pickford, aka my bae. <3 <3 <3 (Added 4/9/2016) Last Summer (1969) - The warm weather is here and something about sexual awakenings. Let's hit the beach and gently caress. (Added 5/12/2016) Nerves (1919) - German expressionist film that looks cool as heck. (Added 5/16/2016) The Blood of Jesus (1941) - Spencer Williams' iconic race film. Spike Lee paid homage to it with Da Sweet Blood of Jesus. I've never seen any of these old race films, outside of some documentaries featuring clips. It seems like a fascinating genre worth diving into. (Added 5/25/2016) The Passion of the Christ (2004) - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. (Added 11/19/2016) The Phantom of Liberty (1974) - This is the oldest entry (by date added) on my 400+ film To-Do List. I recently watched Simon of the Desert and before that it had been years since I'd seen a Bunuel. I need to explore him more. (Added 11/26/2016) Grand Illusion (1937) - I wasn't huge on Rules of the Game and never got big into Renoir, so maybe I should try to come back around to him. (Added 12/12/2016) Fanny and Alexander (1982) - Been a long, long time since I watched a Bergman movie. (Added 1/7/2017) Os Deuses e Os Mortos (1970) - "Of Gods and the Undead." A Brazilian film that is reportedly a favorite of Werner Herzog's. (Added 1/8/2017) Watched: Fort Apache; Damnation; Ran; Ordet; Purple Rain; Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages; Napoléon; Yi Yi; Faces; The Blood of a Poet; The War Room; Sanjuro; The Testament of Dr. Mabuse; Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key; Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace; Flooding with Love for the Kid; Soylent Green; The Most Dangerous Game; Street Trash; The Avenging Conscience; The Spook Who Sat By the Door; Bringing Up Baby; The Life of Juanita Castro; The Hour of the Furnaces; Au hasard Balthazar; Surname Viet Given Name Nam; Seconds; My Dinner with Andre; The Thin Man; What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?; All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace (TOTAL: 31)
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TrixRabbi posted:The Passion of the Christ (2004) - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. (Added 11/19/2016) Next one for you. Supernova - This one has awful reviews/ratings but I thought it was adequate despite having a couple of predictable points. I consume generic/basic science fiction very easily. It covers a space crew in a ship that functions as a flying ambulance, able to traverse great distances in no time. It highlights the perils of space travel unlike most films would. A little heavy on the procedural dialogue and an extended action sequences ultimately leave it feeling like an extended TV show without much to say. It focuses on seduction and sex as well. Lots of sex, lots of zero gravity sex. It has elements that reminded me a little of TV shows like Star Trek or Farscape. I guess the main brunt of story is that the guy being rescued finds a magical egg that gives the power to become younger and more powerful. But it's also a bomb that will seed new life and mutation if detonated near planets. So it's the catalyst for the crew that causes a lot of infighting. Also predictable that the suspicious guy being rescued was the evildoer. Procrastination (239 completed): #229 Greed - I was futilely waiting for some hero to find the full original version somewhere but I'll throw in the towel at this juncture. 7/12/16 #237 Children of Heaven - Not to be confused with Children of Men. I'm very close to reconquering the IMDb top 250. This usually means a bunch of new films will enter the list shortly. 9/15/16 #239 The War of the Gargantuas - Election season 2016. 10/16/16 #242 The Saragossa Manuscript - I started watching this once and realized it was one of those bastardly DVDs in the incorrect aspect ratio. 11/17/16 #244 On Golden Pond - Henry Fonda's last role. 11/26/16 #245 The Spirit of the Beehive - Sounds interesting 12/11/16 #246 Superbad - So many movies to see. 12/28/16 #247 I Am Curious: Yellow - I am curious. 12/28/16 James Bond versus Godzilla (22/58 completed): Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture (38/39 completed): Gene Siskel's Top Films 1969-1998 (23/30 completed): 1986 Hannah and Her Sisters - Something about Thanksgiving. 12/11/16 new 1970 My Night at Maud's - Another Eric Rohmer film. 1/8/17
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Jurgan posted:Have you seen Gerry? I've yet to see anything by him.
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Zogo posted:#245 The Spirit of the Beehive - Sounds interesting 12/11/16 I shall give you this one, being my favourite film of the ones I've watched off your list. Also, Happy New Year Zogo! Totally understandable having movie-watching curtailed - happened to me too. Slacker More of an experience than a film, this was a lot of fun to watch - especially after hearing comments scattered about over the years like 'pointless' or 'boring'. It may be "plotless", filled with highly-intelligent yet mostly unemployed wanderers, but I found each segment enjoyable & engaging in it's own way. Some I wish I saw more of (like the guy & his girl who didn't leave the house) - others much less (like the "JFK theory" guy), but I was always wondering where the camera was going to take me next. And as for Richard's own take on reality, I've had those thoughts too, as I'm sure we all in one way, shape, or form..... 'I should've just stayed on the bus!'. LIST Dark Victory [1939] - (2016.05.29) - one of those films you don't hear discussed much, but a revisit of All About Eve makes me want more Bette Davis! Drugstore Cowboy [1989] - (2016.06.23) - I'll replace one addiction movie with another, though I wonder if Matt Dillon can compare to Nic Cage. Fail-Safe [1964] - (2016.11.15) - continuing my goal of being Walter-Matthau-complete. Gilda [1946] - **OLDEST** (2015.11.27) - I'll replace an early Rita Hayworth film with her most iconic. I Killed My Mother [2009] - (2016.12.29) - loved Dolan's 2014 film Mommy, but even with a pricey Plain Archive blind-buy, the film's title doesn't make me rush to watch it.. It Should Happen To You [1954] - (2016.09.15) - replacing my previous Jack Lemmon selection with Lemmon's debut film Love and Death [1975] - (2016.09.01) - adding a Woody Allen film to continue my completion of his filmography. Marketa Lazarova [1967] - (2016.05.05) - best place to put a lengthy acclaimed film... I'll keep putting it off otherwise! I sound like a broken record. Nobody Knows [2004] - (2016.04.23) - a 2+hr Kore-eda film that would be my 3rd film of his. Long overdue. A Scanner Darkly [2006] - **NEW** (2017.01.09) - replacing one Linklater film with another. De-shamed Pt2: True Romance (4/5), The Right Stuff (3/5), Syndromes And A Century (4/5), Still Life (3/5), My Cousin Vinny (2.5/5), Doctor Zhivago (3.5/5), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (4.5/5), Peeping Tom (4/5), Shadow of a Doubt (4.5/5), The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (4.5/5), Only Angels Have Wings (4/5), Umberto D (4/5), Anatomy of a Murder (4.5/5), Only God Forgives (1.5/5), Missing (3.5/5), Howl's Moving Castle (4.5/5), Rio Bravo (4/5), Cloud Atlas (3.5/5), Children of Paradise (4/5), That Obscure Object of Desire (5/5), The Fountain (3/5), Malcolm X (4/5), Warrior (4/5), American Movie (4/5), Being There (4/5), Leaving Las Vegas (4.5/5), Rope (4/5), Ed Wood (4.5/5), American Hustle (2.5/5), The Man Who Knew Too Much (3.5/5), Mister Roberts (4/5), Charley Varrick (4/5), A Face in the Crowd (4.5/5), Farewell My Concubine (3.5/5), Slacker (3.5/5), [Total:135]
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friendo55 posted:Drugstore Cowboy [1989] - (2016.06.23) - I'll replace one addiction movie with another, though I wonder if Matt Dillon can compare to Nic Cage. Go with this one, because, yeah, Matt Dillon IS pretty good. Time for me to start crossing some movies off my list. It's long. THE LIST Days of Heaven (1978): Seeing as Tree of Life is one of my favorite films, and I’ve seen none of his other movies, I should probably get started. This seems a good a place as any. Tokyo Story (1953): I keep seeing this all over “Best Films Ever”-type lists, and I hadn’t even heard of it until a few years ago. Seems like a good candidate. Psycho (1960): I’ve seen a lot of Hitchcock, but never this one. The Apartment (1960): I love Billy Wilder, I like Jack Lemmon, and it’s a Best Picture winner. A Touch of Zen (1971): Extremely influential wuxia film. Have heard great things about it. Ikiru (1952): In general, I’ve seen too little Kurosawa. Spirited Away (2001): Slowly working my way through the Ghibli films, but somehow haven’t seen this one yet. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976): I love a good revisionist western and Clint Eastwood has a hell of a scowl. Paths of Glory (1957): I’m light on war movies and light on Kubrick. A Few Good Men (1992): I just have a gut feeling that I’m supposed to watch this movie.
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BeefSupreme swooped in while I was writing. Watch Paths of Glory, in honor of Kirk Douglas' centennial last month. I'm by no means a religious person. I'm half Jewish with Eastern European ancestry, half English and the second generation to forsake Protestantism, so I never had to sit through a church service as a child. Watch The Passion of the Christ is an interesting experience as I'm completely divorced from any sort of emotional attachment to the story of the crucifixion. I've seen people argue that the film fails to deliver on emotion, relying on the audience to fill in their own religious devotion to translate into meaning. I don't fully agree with that assessment as I believe Mel Gibson created a very well crafted and personal film, albeit one that comes from a religious ideology that emphasizes suffering and sacrifice as opposed to life. I've often found it disturbing that the key Christian symbol, the cross, is a torture device. This is a certainly a religious film, one that wants to bring you closer to Christ by reminding you of the agony he suffered to absolve the sins of all humanity. If you don't believe this to start, it's effectiveness as a spiritual film falls flat, but as a visceral human experience it still resonates. The scene where the crowd calls for Pontius Pilate to release Barabbas instead of Jesus is very reminiscent of modern American Christians who call for the cutting of welfare and healthcare at the expense of the poor. The Mitch McConnells and Paul Ryans of the world would gladly be chanting "Free Barabbas" if they lived then. And of course the torture. It was not as bad as I'd built it up in my mind, but it is still painful to watch. Particularly one moment sticks out, which is when Jesus first receives the lashing from the cat o' nine tails and it sticks into his side momentarily before ripping out chunks of flesh. Ultimately though we're supposed to feel for him because he suffered, because we already know who he is and what he represents. In a lot of ways though I'd say that's just economical filmmaking on Gibson's part. He doesn't need to show us too much of Jesus as a man because we already know, and too much beyond those brief flashbacks is just repeating the same stories we've heard a thousand times before. Ultimately, I've got to give the movie props, in spite of the weird underlying anti-Semitism and obsession with pain and suffering. It's well made, moves quickly, and tells a millennia old story in a way that still manages to feel fresh and personal. My List: Passages from James Joyce's Finnegans Wake (1966) - Mary Ellen Bute's underground, feature length adaptation of Joyce's inscrutable novel. I've never even tried to read it, but I'll give the movie a shot. (Added 4/1/2016) Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921) - Classic Mary Pickford, aka my bae. <3 <3 <3 (Added 4/9/2016) Last Summer (1969) - The warm weather is here and something about sexual awakenings. Let's hit the beach and gently caress. (Added 5/12/2016) Nerves (1919) - German expressionist film that looks cool as heck. (Added 5/16/2016) The Blood of Jesus (1941) - Spencer Williams' iconic race film. Spike Lee paid homage to it with Da Sweet Blood of Jesus. I've never seen any of these old race films, outside of some documentaries featuring clips. It seems like a fascinating genre worth diving into. (Added 5/25/2016) The Phantom of Liberty (1974) - This is the oldest entry (by date added) on my 400+ film To-Do List. I recently watched Simon of the Desert and before that it had been years since I'd seen a Bunuel. I need to explore him more. (Added 11/26/2016) Grand Illusion (1937) - I wasn't huge on Rules of the Game and never got big into Renoir, so maybe I should try to come back around to him. (Added 12/12/2016) Fanny and Alexander (1982) - Been a long, long time since I watched a Bergman movie. (Added 1/7/2017) Os Deuses e Os Mortos (1970) - "Of Gods and the Undead." A Brazilian film that is reportedly a favorite of Werner Herzog's. (Added 1/8/2017) The Viking (1928) - An all technicolor silent about Lief Ericsson. I saw a clip in a documentary years ago and I've had it on my To Do list for years. (Added 1/14/2017) Watched: Fort Apache; Damnation; Ran; Ordet; Purple Rain; Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages; Napoléon; Yi Yi; Faces; The Blood of a Poet; The War Room; Sanjuro; The Testament of Dr. Mabuse; Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key; Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace; Flooding with Love for the Kid; Soylent Green; The Most Dangerous Game; Street Trash; The Avenging Conscience; The Spook Who Sat By the Door; Bringing Up Baby; The Life of Juanita Castro; The Hour of the Furnaces; Au hasard Balthazar; Surname Viet Given Name Nam; Seconds; My Dinner with Andre; The Thin Man; What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?; All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace; The Passion of the Christ (TOTAL: 32)
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TrixRabbi posted:Grand Illusion (1937) - I wasn't huge on Rules of the Game and never got big into Renoir, so maybe I should try to come back around to him. (Added 12/12/2016) This is the only one I've watched out of your 10 films... hopefully this works for you! (I'm a little cold on Renoir myself) Drugstore Cowboy Talk about a film that does very little in glorifying the life of an addict - and yet it was still an enjoyable film without punishing the viewer or hammering it home too much. Gus Van Sant focused more on the impact around them, both in lifestyle & family life, and not so filled with suffering as say Nic Cage in Leaving Las Vegas. The two couples here, led by Matt Dillon's Bob, are almost like family as they hunt from one pharmacy to another looking for their next big score. There's great voiceover work from Dillon as well, who gives by far his best performance I've ever seen (and apparently it's his favourite too). His delivery, mannerisms, and body language are spot on for a role like this - the whole thing just seemed to come natural to him. A younger Heather Graham is also a standout here as was James Le Gros (who I recently saw in Kelly Reichardt's Certain Women). A highly recommended film and among the top drug-related films I've watched. LIST Dark Victory [1939] - (2016.05.29) - one of those films you don't hear discussed much, but a revisit of All About Eve makes me want more Bette Davis! Fail-Safe [1964] - (2016.11.15) - continuing my goal of being Walter-Matthau-complete. Fantastic Mr Fox [2009] - **NEW** (2017.01.15) - still not a fan of Wes Anderson after 5 films and hoping his animated work helps turn that around. Gilda [1946] - **OLDEST** (2015.11.27) - I'll replace an early Rita Hayworth film with her most iconic. I Killed My Mother [2009] - (2016.12.29) - loved Dolan's 2014 film Mommy, and my pricey Plain Archive blind-buy remains unwatched.. It Should Happen To You! [1954] - (2016.09.15) - replacing my previous Jack Lemmon selection with Lemmon's debut film Love and Death [1975] - (2016.09.01) - adding a Woody Allen film to continue my completion of his filmography. Marketa Lazarova [1967] - (2016.05.05) - best place to put a lengthy acclaimed film... I'll keep putting it off otherwise! I sound like a broken record. Nobody Knows [2004] - (2016.04.23) - a 2+hr Kore-eda film that would be my 3rd film of his. Long overdue. A Scanner Darkly [2006] - (2017.01.09) - replacing one Linklater film with another. De-shamed Pt2: True Romance (4/5), The Right Stuff (3/5), Syndromes And A Century (4/5), Still Life (3/5), My Cousin Vinny (2.5/5), Doctor Zhivago (3.5/5), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (4.5/5), Peeping Tom (4/5), Shadow of a Doubt (4.5/5), The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (4.5/5), Only Angels Have Wings (4/5), Umberto D (4/5), Anatomy of a Murder (4.5/5), Only God Forgives (1.5/5), Missing (3.5/5), Howl's Moving Castle (4.5/5), Rio Bravo (4/5), Cloud Atlas (3.5/5), Children of Paradise (4/5), That Obscure Object of Desire (5/5), The Fountain (3/5), Malcolm X (4/5), Warrior (4/5), American Movie (4/5), Being There (4/5), Leaving Las Vegas (4.5/5), Rope (4/5), Ed Wood (4.5/5), American Hustle (2.5/5), The Man Who Knew Too Much (3.5/5), Mister Roberts (4/5), Charley Varrick (4/5), A Face in the Crowd (4.5/5), Farewell My Concubine (3.5/5), Slacker (3.5/5), Drugstore Cowboy (4.5/5), [Total:136]
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friendo55 posted:Love and Death [1975] - (2016.09.01) - adding a Woody Allen film to continue my completion of his filmography. Go with this one. The Spirit of the Beehive - After watching Frankenstein a girl has a strong desire to meet the real monster. Her sister eggs her on and pushes the fantasy farther by making all kinds of things up. This one really evokes childlike thinking and how kids truly interact with each other...playing make believe etc. Lots of fictions/imaginings between kids (right from the beginning as the film opens with drawings by young kids). Their imaginations run wild although not as severe as those girls who were trying to conjure up Slenderman recently. It reminds me of how some have the desire to meet aliens/bigfeet and other cryptids even though they're already all around us. Aliens who live in different cultures and speak different languages. But most are afraid to venture out. PS I also liked the screening segment. It's reminiscent of scenes from Cinema Paradiso. Also watched: Children of Heaven - A brother and sister from a poor family in Iran lose a pair of shoes when a blind man unwittingly steals them. In this precarious position they have to share a pair of sneakers so that their stern and austere father won't lash them repeatedly. They keep up the charade for a few weeks with some trouble. The family frequently argues over $$$ and rent etc. I can't say I was too engaged but there were two segments I liked: when the father and son ride around on a bike looking for gardening work in a wealthy neighborhood with an exciting finish. Also, the showcasing of a 4K race near the end so that Ali can attempt to win new shoes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adOO9YXZ9Ys Procrastination (241 completed): #229 Greed - I was futilely waiting for some hero to find the full original version somewhere but I'll throw in the towel at this juncture. 7/12/16 #239 The War of the Gargantuas - Election season 2016. 10/16/16 #242 The Saragossa Manuscript - I started watching this once and realized it was one of those bastardly DVDs in the incorrect aspect ratio. 11/17/16 #244 On Golden Pond - Henry Fonda's last role. 11/26/16 #246 Superbad - So many movies to see. 12/28/16 #247 I Am Curious: Yellow - I am curious. 12/28/16 James Bond versus Godzilla (22/58 completed): new All Monsters Attack - Godzilla X. Still in the 1960s. 1/15/17 Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture (38/39 completed): Gene Siskel's Top Films 1969-1998 (23/30 completed): 1986 Hannah and Her Sisters - Something about Thanksgiving. 12/11/16 new 1981 Ragtime - I'm guessing this will have some piano music. 1/15/17 1970 My Night at Maud's - Another Eric Rohmer film. 1/8/17
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Zogo posted:1986 Hannah and Her Sisters - Something about Thanksgiving. 12/11/16 You gave me Woody Allen, so it's only fair. Love and Death So many laughs, great one-liners and hilarious gags that I quickly lost count. Every time I wanted to remember a quote, I'd quickly forget it for the next one. This is Woody Allen at his best, even when it's a backdrop I'm not entirely familiar or engaged in (Russians in the Napoleonic era). It reminded me of other comedies like Chaplin's The Great Dictator or Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove with wartime / political backdrops - though not nearly at that level. It's fun and well worth the watch - even if it's.... uneven. LIST A Clockwork Orange - **NEW** (2017.01.15) - realized today that I've never actually watched this start to finish. It may be my MOST shameful. Dark Victory [1939] - (2016.05.29) - one of those films you don't hear discussed much, but a revisit of All About Eve makes me want more Bette Davis! Fail-Safe [1964] - (2016.11.15) - continuing my goal of being Walter-Matthau-complete. Fantastic Mr Fox [2009] - (2017.01.15) - still not a fan of Wes Anderson after 5 films and hoping his animated work helps turn that around. Gilda [1946] - **OLDEST** (2015.11.27) - I'll replace an early Rita Hayworth film with her most iconic. I Killed My Mother [2009] - (2016.12.29) - loved Dolan's 2014 film Mommy, and my pricey Plain Archive blind-buy remains unwatched.. It Should Happen To You! [1954] - (2016.09.15) - replacing my previous Jack Lemmon selection with Lemmon's debut film Marketa Lazarova [1967] - (2016.05.05) - best place to put a lengthy acclaimed film... I'll keep putting it off otherwise! I sound like a broken record. Nobody Knows [2004] - (2016.04.23) - a 2+hr Kore-eda film that would be my 3rd film of his. Long overdue. A Scanner Darkly [2006] - (2017.01.09) - replacing one Linklater film with another. De-shamed Pt2: True Romance (4/5), The Right Stuff (3/5), Syndromes And A Century (4/5), Still Life (3/5), My Cousin Vinny (2.5/5), Doctor Zhivago (3.5/5), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (4.5/5), Peeping Tom (4/5), Shadow of a Doubt (4.5/5), The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (4.5/5), Only Angels Have Wings (4/5), Umberto D (4/5), Anatomy of a Murder (4.5/5), Only God Forgives (1.5/5), Missing (3.5/5), Howl's Moving Castle (4.5/5), Rio Bravo (4/5), Cloud Atlas (3.5/5), Children of Paradise (4/5), That Obscure Object of Desire (5/5), The Fountain (3/5), Malcolm X (4/5), Warrior (4/5), American Movie (4/5), Being There (4/5), Leaving Las Vegas (4.5/5), Rope (4/5), Ed Wood (4.5/5), American Hustle (2.5/5), The Man Who Knew Too Much (3.5/5), Mister Roberts (4/5), Charley Varrick (4/5), A Face in the Crowd (4.5/5), Farewell My Concubine (3.5/5), Slacker (3.5/5), Drugstore Cowboy (4.5/5), Love and Death (3.5/5), [Total:137]
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friendo55 posted:Fantastic Mr Fox [2009] - (2017.01.15) - still not a fan of Wes Anderson after 5 films and hoping his animated work helps turn that around. You probably know well enough how you feel about Wes after 5 films, but you'll definitely know for sure after 6. Anyway, I like Fantastic Mr. Fox.  Paths of Glory: Anti-war film is right. I can understand why France didn't want people watching this--it paints a thoroughly unflattering (and, from my understanding of WWI history, accurate) portrait of the French army. It's pretty tightly constructed at 88 minutes, and doesn't waste a lot of time on anything other than it's subject. In general, it is pretty single-minded, in showing the hubris of French leadership, the desperation of the soldiers, and the absurdity of the whole thing. It is pretty simple stylistically, but there are some great long tracking shots--of the general walking through the trench,of Douglas during the assault, of the soldiers walking to the execution. Black and white seems like the right choice based on the subject and themes of the film. Two great scenes: the discussion about which way is best to die, especially considering the future of one of those soldiers. The end scene in the bar is also a killer. A fitting end, for sure, as the soldiers participate in a forlorn moment of humanity, and then we see Douglas receive new orders. In the Mood for Love: I didn't include this on my list, since I knew I was going to watch it anyway. My review: Mrs. Chan has an endless supply of beautiful dresses, and Wong Kar-wai has an endless supply of beautiful shots. Or maybe that credit goes to his DP, but still. The movie is gorgeous and melancholy. I still am wrestling with it, and I don't know how what the right feeling is--which is I think exactly where the film wants you to be. It's simple, and it hits hard. THE WATCH LIST Days of Heaven (1978): Seeing as Tree of Life is one of my favorite films, and I’ve seen none of his other movies, I should probably get started. This seems a good a place as any. Tokyo Story (1953): I keep seeing this all over “Best Films Ever”-type lists, and I hadn’t even heard of it until a few years ago. Seems like a good candidate. Psycho (1960): I’ve seen a lot of Hitchcock, but never this one. The Apartment (1960): I love Billy Wilder, I like Jack Lemmon, and it’s a Best Picture winner. A Touch of Zen (1971): Extremely influential wuxia film. Have heard great things about it. Ikiru (1952): In general, I’ve seen too little Kurosawa. Spirited Away (2001): Slowly working my way through the Ghibli films, but somehow haven’t seen this one yet. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976): I love a good revisionist western and Clint Eastwood has a hell of a scowl. Solaris (1972): I have seen almost everything good there is to see in the sci-fi genre. But I have not seen this. Or any Tarkovsky, for that matter. A Few Good Men (1992): I just have a gut feeling that I’m supposed to watch this movie. The Watched List: Paths of Glory
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BeefSupreme posted:The Apartment (1960): I love Billy Wilder, I like Jack Lemmon, and it’s a Best Picture winner. You lucky dog. Perhaps in my Top 10 of all time. L' Avventura I am conflicted. This was one of the most, if not the most, beautifully shot film I have ever seen. Other than that, however, I hated it. I can't stand stories about rich people just existing. Yes, I understand that their shallowness is the point of the film but 2.5 hours of that can grow really tedious and there isn't a likable character in the bunch to grab on to help you through, they were all insufferable. I can understand why people hated it when it first came out, it is a tough watch but I can also see why it's message makes it a favorite to some... just not me. From the IMDB Top 250: Paths of Glory (1957) From the Netflix Top 100: Joy (2015) From the Janus Arthouse Essential Collection: Umberto D. (1952) In memoriam, From Roger Ebert's Top Films of All Time List: Floating Weeds (1934) Best Movies of All Time based on the Tomatometer (sigh) Score: Repulsion (1965) AFI 100 Years 100 Movies: High Noon1952 List of films considered the best, Wikipedia: Cross of Iron (1977) The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made, NY Times: Best 100 Movies Ever Made, TIME Magazine: Nayakan (1987) The 500 Greatest Moves of All Time, Empire Online: Jailhouse Rock (1957) Completed Assignments: Mad Max, The Conversation, Tombstone, Diabolique, The Last Picture Show, Fanny and Alexander, Dawn of the Dead, The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly, Bridge on the River Kwai, Robot & Frank, 12 Angry Men, Seven Samurai, City Lights, Spartacus, La Règle du Jeu, Gravity, Mud, Aguirre, Wrath of God, Andrei Rublev, Captain Phillips, Mr Smith Goes to Washington, The King of Marvin Gardens, Once Upon a Time in the West, Still Walking, Come and See, Tokyo Story, The Intouchables, All About Eve, The Lives Of Others, L' Avventura
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York_M_Chan posted:From the IMDB Top 250: Paths of Glory (1957) This is the only one on your list that I've seen. It wasn't quite flashy enough to make a huge impression on younger me, but I know it's beloved by people who actually know about cinema, so I hope your experience with it will be more profound. I was assigned, and finished, Goodfellas ages ago, but I couldn't post about it until now because my PC died. Sorry for the delay! I was a bit worried that jumping into Goodfellas immediately after having seen Godfather I and II for the first time might be a bit too much of a good thing, but that wasn't the case at all. Goodfellas had a distinctly different feel, and was, for me, the easiest of the three to watch. Some super fun long takes in there. I'd only previously seen Liotta as an over-the-top weirdo in Revolver and an Uwe Boll flick of all things, and had no idea he had ever starred in a film as respected as Goodfellas; Pesci being in it is the only thing I knew going in. I liked them both a lot, and it was fun seeing characters caught up in (what they perceive to be) the glitz and glamour of the lifestyle for a while instead of being constant worrywarts. Great stuff - I liked it more than Godfather II, and maybe just a smidge less than Godfather I. 01 Citizen Kane - I don't remember hearing about this at all growing up. Since becoming aware of it, I've mainly seen it listed as an example of a movie that's historically significant but not necessarily easy to watch in this day and age, so that's a bit daunting. 02 Schindler's List - I've avoided it thus far because I imagine it's so much of a bummer that I'd have to take breaks constantly to make it through. 04 Apocalypse Now - I thought this was the Bruce Willis film growing up, and the concept of that one didn't appeal to me. I don't know anything about it, but I always see it listed as one of the most must-see films ever. 05 Casablanca - I know literally nothing about it; I've always conflated it with Gone With the Wind, which I also never really considered watching. 06 Back to the Future - I know it has Michael J. Fox, that there's a car/time machine called the Delorean, and that the scientist is called Doc Brown. I get the vibe that this is a film I would've loved as a kid, but somehow it was just never on during my late-night channel surfing. 07 Ghost in the Shell - I didn't enjoy Akira as much as I'd hoped, so that + not knowing if the 90s movie was actually the proper way to get acquainted with GitS made me put this on the backburner. 08 Terminator 2 - One of the few movies where I feel like I know enough about it already to where I don't actually need to watch it, though I enjoyed the original. 09 Network - I watched the opening 5 minutes of this some years back and thought it started off well. No idea why I quit there; I think I'm just real bad at watching stuff. 10 The Admiral - I haven't kept up with South Korean cinema at all since maybe 2009. The Admiral is critically acclaimed, but that's all I know about it. 11 Scarface - Having watched Godfather, Godfather pt. II, and Goodfellas, Scarface is probably my biggest omission as far as gangster films go. I know the one quote from the film and that it has Pacino.
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Skjorte posted:05 Casablanca - I know literally nothing about it; I've always conflated it with Gone With the Wind, which I also never really considered watching. So many great movies to choose from, but I had to go with my personal all-time favourite. Some find it overrated or dated, but I make sure I watch this at least once a year - at the very least, on my birthday as a gift to myself. I hope you enjoy it half as much! Fantastic Mr. Fox Without a doubt my favourite from Wes Anderson - his artificiality and all-too-precise framing & symmetry work in an animated film far more than his typical live action. Beyond all that, this was so fun to watch, both in storytelling and as a visual treat - I paused/rewound the movie quite a few times just to enjoy a particular shot or sequence (compared to live action where it mostly annoys me). I'm so glad I blind-bought this cheap on bluray. LIST Airplane! [1980] - **NEW** (2017.01.17) - not too many comedies appear on my shame list, but this certainly applies! A Clockwork Orange [1971] - (2017.01.15) - realized today that I've never actually watched this start to finish. It may be my MOST shameful. Dark Victory [1939] - (2016.05.29) - one of those films you don't hear discussed much, but a revisit of All About Eve makes me want more Bette Davis! Fail-Safe [1964] - (2016.11.15) - continuing my goal of being Walter-Matthau-complete. Gilda [1946] - **OLDEST** (2015.11.27) - I'll replace an early Rita Hayworth film with her most iconic. I Killed My Mother [2009] - (2016.12.29) - loved Dolan's 2014 film Mommy, and my pricey Plain Archive blind-buy remains unwatched.. It Should Happen To You! [1954] - (2016.09.15) - replacing my previous Jack Lemmon selection with Lemmon's debut film Marketa Lazarova [1967] - (2016.05.05) - best place to put a lengthy acclaimed film... I'll keep putting it off otherwise! I sound like a broken record. Nobody Knows [2004] - (2016.04.23) - a 2+hr Kore-eda film that would be my 3rd film of his. Long overdue. A Scanner Darkly [2006] - (2017.01.09) - replacing one Linklater film with another. De-shamed Pt2: True Romance (4/5), The Right Stuff (3/5), Syndromes And A Century (4/5), Still Life (3/5), My Cousin Vinny (2.5/5), Doctor Zhivago (3.5/5), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (4.5/5), Peeping Tom (4/5), Shadow of a Doubt (4.5/5), The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (4.5/5), Only Angels Have Wings (4/5), Umberto D (4/5), Anatomy of a Murder (4.5/5), Only God Forgives (1.5/5), Missing (3.5/5), Howl's Moving Castle (4.5/5), Rio Bravo (4/5), Cloud Atlas (3.5/5), Children of Paradise (4/5), That Obscure Object of Desire (5/5), The Fountain (3/5), Malcolm X (4/5), Warrior (4/5), American Movie (4/5), Being There (4/5), Leaving Las Vegas (4.5/5), Rope (4/5), Ed Wood (4.5/5), American Hustle (2.5/5), The Man Who Knew Too Much (3.5/5), Mister Roberts (4/5), Charley Varrick (4/5), A Face in the Crowd (4.5/5), Farewell My Concubine (3.5/5), Slacker (3.5/5), Drugstore Cowboy (4.5/5), Love and Death (3.5/5), Fantastic Mr. Fox (4.5/5), [Total:138] friendo55 fucked around with this message at 15:10 on Jan 18, 2017 |
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Skjorte posted:
Citizen Kane is great fun and a really easy watch actually.
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friendo55 posted:A Scanner Darkly [2006] - (2017.01.09) - replacing one Linklater film with another. This is an interesting one. Philip K. Dick provides good source material here, and the style is interesting. I'm curious what you'll think of it.  The Apartment: There is no doubt that Billy Wilder is one of my favorites. He makes some tremendous movies, and this is certainly one of them. Jack Lemmon and Shirley Maclaine are great, Fred MacMurray is a douchey Pierce Brosnan lookalike, the dialog is sharp, it's clever all throughout. This was billed as a romantic comedy, but I didn't laugh much. I'm not holding that against the movie; I just found it to be much more emotionally engaging than it was humorous. There is a lot of melancholy in this, both because of the events and the existential crises of our main characters. It was interesting watching this after so recently watching In the Mood for Love, another movie about loneliness and unfulfilled love. I have to think that affected how I watched this movie. The Apartment feels a bit like the western version of the same kind of story, because of the difference in the way the two movies end. I also couldn't help thinking that maybe the Wolf of Wall Street isn't as absurd as I thought, given the depiction of corporate life here. Anyway, great movie. THE WATCH LIST Days of Heaven (1978): Seeing as Tree of Life is one of my favorite films, and I’ve seen none of his other movies, I should probably get started. This seems a good a place as any. Tokyo Story (1953): I keep seeing this all over “Best Films Ever”-type lists, and I hadn’t even heard of it until a few years ago. Seems like a good candidate. Psycho (1960): I’ve seen a lot of Hitchcock, but never this one. Le Samouraï (1967): The origin of cool. Or so I hear. A Touch of Zen (1971): Extremely influential wuxia film. Have heard great things about it. Ikiru (1952): In general, I’ve seen too little Kurosawa. Spirited Away (2001): Slowly working my way through the Ghibli films, but somehow haven’t seen this one yet. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976): I love a good revisionist western and Clint Eastwood has a hell of a scowl. Solaris (1972): I have seen almost everything good there is to see in the sci-fi genre. But I have not seen this. Or any Tarkovsky, for that matter. A Few Good Men (1992): I just have a gut feeling that I’m supposed to watch this movie. The Watched List: Paths of Glory; The Apartment BeefSupreme fucked around with this message at 10:20 on Jan 19, 2017 |
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Branded to Kill what the hell no I actually liked this. It was funny, beguiling, and weird. The script was a little incoherent, but I kind of liked how the film jerked its way into each segment, completely abandoning whatever it was doing previously. One minute it's a technical thriller, the next minute it's a sexual fever dream, and then later it's a slightly gay comedy, before becoming a farcical tragedy. Suzuki has no interest in maintaining a tone from reel to reel, and as a result, once the viewer realizes what's going on, it has a weird sort of immediacy that you usually only find in Monty Python sketches. Part of the fun is Suzuki's self-indulgence. He plays with the screen, maximizing the effects of the current moment. One sequence heavily features the fall of water from a shower head. Another is filled with pinned butterflies. Later, he clips out whole areas of the screen to create a geometric effect, presumably just because it felt good and right to do so. It's a little like a proto-Hausu, just kind of doing whatever and assuming you're having fun watching it. As it turns out, the main character's cheeks weren't a prosthetic - due to a failing career, he actually underwent surgery to increase the size of his cheekbones, and returned to massive success. I don't know why. It almost feels like an aspect of Branded to Kill escaped into our reality to wreak havoc on filmgoers. The director was fired after making this, and became a countercultural icon. Good for him! 8/10 In Heaven There Is No Beer? And that's two for two for Les Blank. At the end of the movie, someone states that, of course, the song is merely a joke - there must be beer in heaven (and, certainly, Les Blank is up there drinking it), but the song's idea, that we should celebrate the now, is vibrantly alive throughout the rest of the film. As in Garlic, Blank investigates not only a central idea (polka), but the culture around it (Polish heritage). We get interviews with musical historians, with butchers, with immigrants, with teenagers rejecting rock by whipping it up in halls on the weekends to the burbling sound of accordions. There's also an undercurrent of community, and of what it means to be happy with others. To be in any focused community is to have an instant bridge between yourself and others - one woman, who owns a record shop, talks about how, when they installed sound booths for people to listen to polka 78s, they discovered that people were meeting each other and falling in love over their found connection. You like this? I like this! And, exactly as in Garlic, Les Blank's depiction of the events is so enthralling that you want to step through the screen and join the action. People dancing, eating sausage with sauerkraut, smiling, all under the gaze of his earthy 16mm camera. Perhaps the best element is the sheer breadth of people onscreen. We see fat people, skinny people, beautiful people, ugly people, people with great teeth, people with no teeth, young people, old people. It all feels so amazingly open and free, and you really get a great sense of what brings them all together. 10/10 shame sphere 1) A Poem Is A Naked Person - more les blank!!! 2) The River - Inspired Satyajit Ray? Something about India? 3) Blind Chance - I need to fill up on my Kieslowski 4) The Pillow Book - greenaway is the man 5) The Entertainer - Lawrence Olivier enters the kitchen sink 6) Odd Man Out - not the orson welles one the other one 7) A Brief History of Time - billions and billions 8) The Marriage of Maria Braun - more fassbinder 9) Blood Simple - cone brothers 10) A Day In The Country - ah, this seems short Jules et Jim 6/10, Saving Private Ryan 9.5/10, Fitzcarraldo 9/10, The 39 Steps 7/10, Notorious 7/10, Run Lola Run 8/10, Downfall 7.5/10, The Searchers 7.5/10, Tokyo Story 7/10, Gone With The Wind 10/10, Touch Of Evil 9.5/10, Ikiru 7.5/10, The Apartment 7/10, Bicycle Thieves 7/10, Moon 7/10, The Color Purple 7.5/10. The French Connection 9.5/10, The Leopard 8/10, Yojimbo 8.5/10, Sanjuro 8/10, Das Boot 8.5/10, The Conformist 8/10, Breathless 9/10, Where The Wild Things Are 7.5/10, Vertigo 9/10, Raging Bull 10/10, Ordet 7/10, City Of God 9/10, The Wages Of Fear 9/10, Aguirre, The Wrath Of God 9/10, The Mirror 9.5/10, Through A Glass Darkly 10/10, On The Waterfront 6/10, The Straight Story 9/10, Lawrence Of Arabia 8.5/10, Dial M For Murder, 8/10 Winter Light 10/10, The Silence 9/10, Badlands 8/10, The Wrong Man 7/10, In The Mood For Love 9.5/10, Secret Honor 10/10, Gosford Park 10/10, Viridiana 7.5/10, The Exterminating Angel 9/10, Seven Samurai 10/10, Rashomon 9/10, The Godfather: Part II 10/10, La Dolce Vita 10/10, The Princess Bride 9/10, Bringing Up Baby 7/10, City Lights 9/10, Baraka 7/10, Au revior les enfants 8/10, Bonnie And Clyde 6.5, Hiroshima mon amour 8/10, Lost In Translation 10/10, The Piano 8/10, La Strada 7/10, Safety Last! 10/10 Vivre sa vie 9/10, Band Of Outsiders 8/10, Diary Of A Country Priest 7/10, Mommie Dearest 8/10, Once Upon A Time In The West 10/10, L'Atalante 7/10, All About My Mother 7/10, Shoot The Piano Player 8/10, Faces 10/10, The Passion Of Joan Of Arc 10/10, The Wild Bunch 6/10, Harold And Maude see my review, Pink Flamingos 8/10, Heat 10/10, Raising Arizona 7/10, L'Avventura 2/10, Atlantic City 9/10, The Magic Flute 9/10, Cleo From 5 To 7 9/10, Down By Law 10/10, Hoop Dreams 10/10, 2 or 3 Things I Know About Her ¿8/10?, La jetée 9/10, Night Of The Living Dead 9/10, Cool Hand Luke 6/10, Pather Panchali 10/10, The Terminator 6/10, The Trial 10/10, Exit Through The Gift Shop 10/10, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 7/10, The Phantom Carriage 10/10, Au Hasard Balthazar 3/10, The African Queen 10/10, My Night At Maud's 10/10, The Testament Of Dr. Mabuse 10/10, La Haine 10/10, The Pianist 7/10, Four Lions A-, Scream A+, Ali: Fear Eats The Soul B-, The Naked City 7/10, Floating Weeds 9/10, Daisies 8/10, Stray Dog 8/10, Victim 6/10, Man Bites Dog 9/10, Night and Fog 10/10, Weekend 8/10, Jubilee 10/10, Sans Soleil 10/10, Candidate 8/10, Valerie and Her Week of Wonders 10/10, The Freshman 5/10, Garlic Is As Good As Ten Mothers 10/10, Branded to Kill 8/10, In Heaven There Is No Beer? 10/10 (total: 116) BeefSupreme gets Solaris Magic Hate Ball fucked around with this message at 01:37 on Jan 21, 2017 |
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Magic Hate Ball take Blood Simple because .... friendo55 gave me Fargo and I loved it. It was beautiful and funny and appalling and violent and careful and interesting and deep without being pretentious and I was just able to sit back and enjoy the experience and I had a great time. Overall grade:  Spotlight [2015] - A friend keeps bugging me to see this. Memories of a Murder [2003] - Came on my radar from some podcast, looks interesting. Casino [1995] - can't go wrong with a scorsese mob film. Beasts of No Nation [2015] - whoo boy. Big fan of the director, but just never in the mood for a little child-soldiering. The Brothers Bloom [2008] - Liked looper, loved brick, interested to see how this goes. Superbad [2007] - A comedy that people seem to like Annie Hall [1977] - It's difficult to be authentically snobbish when I've never seen a Woody Allen film. 12 years a Slave [2013] - a cheery movie to lift my spirits The Hateful Eight [2015] - from tarantino's oldest to his latest Nightcrawler [2014] - possibly not a feel-good x-men spin-off? seen: Reservoir Dogs Fargo
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awesmoe posted:Annie Hall [1977] - It's difficult to be authentically snobbish when I've never seen a Woody Allen film. I had to pick this one - this is a good a place to start as any! You'll know by the end of this whether you're a Woody fan or not. (I, myself, own 37 of Woody's films [having watched about 2/3rds of them]) Hopefully I'm 2/2 for you! A Scanner Darkly I don't even know where to begin... It's an animated dystopian sci-fi thriller, with new developments and subplots happening every minute. Apparently Linklater set out to be as authentic to the Philip K Dick novel as possible, which I'm sure is no easy task. All the performances and locations felt unique and fresh thanks to this rotoscoping animation tool - the film felt like it had it's own "scramble suit" on. With the concept of that suit, which cycles every second from one identity to the next, I think animation is the only way to really show it. I wondered how that suit would've looked in a completely live-action film...? All in all, I enjoyed it, and it was fun trying to keep up with the story while admiring it's visuals. This is not a popcorn movie or one to have on while you do laundry in the background - stay glued to the screen with no distractions! It was also neat to see Robert Downey Jr right before his career resurgence in Iron Man, and to briefly see Marco Perella, who played the drunk father in 'Boyhood', probably around the same time he shot those same scenes in Boyhood (which we'd see 7 years later). LIST Airplane! [1980] - (2017.01.17) - not too many comedies appear on my shame list, but this certainly applies! Bringing Up Baby [1938] - **NEW** (2017.01.21) - absolutely LOVED 'Holiday' w/ Hepburn & Grant, and Grant's birthday just passed. A Clockwork Orange [1971] - (2017.01.15) - realized today that I've never actually watched this start to finish. It may be my MOST shameful. Dark Victory [1939] - (2016.05.29) - one of those films you don't hear discussed much, but a revisit of All About Eve makes me want more Bette Davis! Fail-Safe [1964] - (2016.11.15) - continuing my goal of being Walter-Matthau-complete. Gilda [1946] - **OLDEST** (2015.11.27) - I'll replace an early Rita Hayworth film with her most iconic. I Killed My Mother [2009] - (2016.12.29) - loved Dolan's 2014 film Mommy, and my pricey Plain Archive blind-buy remains unwatched.. It Should Happen To You! [1954] - (2016.09.15) - replacing my previous Jack Lemmon selection with Lemmon's debut film Marketa Lazarova [1967] - (2016.05.05) - best place to put a lengthy acclaimed film... I'll keep putting it off otherwise! I sound like a broken record. Nobody Knows [2004] - (2016.04.23) - a 2+hr Kore-eda film that would be my 3rd film of his. Long overdue. De-shamed Pt2: True Romance (4/5), The Right Stuff (3/5), Syndromes And A Century (4/5), Still Life (3/5), My Cousin Vinny (2.5/5), Doctor Zhivago (3.5/5), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (4.5/5), Peeping Tom (4/5), Shadow of a Doubt (4.5/5), The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (4.5/5), Only Angels Have Wings (4/5), Umberto D (4/5), Anatomy of a Murder (4.5/5), Only God Forgives (1.5/5), Missing (3.5/5), Howl's Moving Castle (4.5/5), Rio Bravo (4/5), Cloud Atlas (3.5/5), Children of Paradise (4/5), That Obscure Object of Desire (5/5), The Fountain (3/5), Malcolm X (4/5), Warrior (4/5), American Movie (4/5), Being There (4/5), Leaving Las Vegas (4.5/5), Rope (4/5), Ed Wood (4.5/5), American Hustle (2.5/5), The Man Who Knew Too Much (3.5/5), Mister Roberts (4/5), Charley Varrick (4/5), A Face in the Crowd (4.5/5), Farewell My Concubine (3.5/5), Slacker (3.5/5), Drugstore Cowboy (4.5/5), Love and Death (3.5/5), Fantastic Mr. Fox (4.5/5), A Scanner Darkly (4/5), [Total:139]
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This was a favourite blind buy of mine from a couple years ago. It's really wild. Top Gun is terrible. It starts out oddly entertaining, funny for how ridiculous it is and then...well...it just gets insanely dull for long sections, and the movie dies when Goose dies. I think (one of) the biggest problem is the lack of stakes. Being set during the Cold War, there's no specific conflict so it all feels manufactured...there is zero tension. The love story is awful. Look, I know the joke is probably on me here, but that's due to me waiting until my 30s to watch this...but I felt oddly compelled. I hated most of this. Highway to the Danger Zone rocks my loving socks, though. Also watched both Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and You Can Count on Me, which were both much better in every way. The former is so incredibly sharp in its dialog and is vicious and just so entertaining despite its caustic nature. It's uncomfortable as hell and I honestly had no idea how far it would go. For a movie adapted from a single-location play, it is fairly dynamic in how it's filmed. The sequence with the umbrella gun and the first bits outside the house are really striking. I can't believe I've gotten this far without mentioning Elizabeth Taylor...or Richard Burton. Knowing their own marital tensions, this story has an extra level of discomfort that plays really strongly. You Can Count on Me is a tight little drama. The small scope is actually welcome. While I complain about the lack of stakes in Top Gun, the stakes here are so personal that they seem much more important. It could be seen as quaint, though I don't see it as a bad thing. He narrows down the angle of the narrative to approach broader themes in a tighter package. Grief and recovery seem to be the most present, and it's something we all deal with in different ways. I wonder if I'd have liked it even more had I not seen Kenneth Lonergan's most recent movie Manchester By the Sea first. It doesn't quite have the heft of Manchester, but it's still a remarkably affecting film...mostly due to Laura Linney. It also helps, and this is true of Manchester too, that it has a nice amount of humour so it's not just a big plate of misery. LIST O SHAME 1) Walkabout - One from the outback. I know next to nothing about it, but cover art intrigued me. 2) The White Ribbon - It's taken me a long time to get into Haneke, but I want to keep going. 3) Paprika - Anime from the creator of Perfect Blue, which I was a fan of. Figured I should see another. 4) Dogtooth - Liked The Lobster well enough...heard this was somehow stranger. 5) A Touch of Zen - It's so long, but apparently an absolute must-watch according to a friend of mine. 6) Yi Yi - A contemporary classic that is also quite long...which is why I need the motivation 7) Song of the Sea - Irish animation I've wanted to see since it was released. 8) Top Secret - Val Kilmer in an 80s comedy spoof of spy movies? Sign me up! 9) New York New York - One of the very few Scorsese movies I've not seen. 10) La Silence de La Mer - Jean Pierre Melville is excellent. I've liked everything I've seen. Also! This previous trio of movies has topped me off at 201 for the thread so I will be retiring the massive list at the bottom and starting fresh. In the interest of posterity...here are my top 10 from the thread: The Long Goodbye (now my favourite movie ever), Hausu, Fanny & Alexander, Days of Heaven, Sweet Smell of Success, Chungking Express, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Aguirre: the Wrath of God, La Notte, The Last Picture Show. Onward and upward!
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married but discreet posted:Citizen Kane is great fun and a really easy watch actually. I agree, it's a breeze. Some people don't think it holds up, including noted shithead Ted Rall. 
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Ratedargh posted:Also! This previous trio of movies has topped me off at 201 for the thread so I will be retiring the massive list at the bottom and starting fresh. In the interest of posterity...here are my top 10 from the thread: Yes, I checked and you are now the fifth to reach 200: code:
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Ratedargh, go watch Top Secret; it sounds like a hoot. I've been away for quite some time. Boy is it good to be back. We Need To Talk About Kevin was my pick and the poster who selected it for me billed it as a “thriller with a great ending”. I can’t think of a worse way to describe this film. It is so far beyond that, and while the ending is sublime, it’s everything the film does to get you there that reeks of brilliance. The editing here is the real star. We move back and forth through different perspectives and each cut happens on an emotion. Time does not matter, the feeling of each scene does. The cobbled together bits of seemingly unrelated images are as clear and necessary as the linear story that we see from time to time. The style of this film could have so easily gone over my head, but the Lynne Ramsay executed the ideas with masterful precision and everything about this is perfect. 10/10 1. Mr. Smith Goes To Washington - A standard "YOU MEAN YOU HAVEN'T SEEN_____" that I deal with from time to time. 2. Garden of Words - Heard it's very pretty. 3. Certified Copy - Heard about this director for the first time from this thread a few pages back. Let's see how it goes! 4. *NEW* 2001: A Space Odyssey *NEW* - That is correct. I have not seen this film. Odds are slim that I'll like it, as I haven't been able to wrap my head around Kubrick, but I'll give it a real shot. 5. Three Colors: Blue - A thread favorite, I'd like to check it out. 6. Metropolis – Hitler pick. 7. Ajami - Looks painful; someone knock me down a peg. 8. Deconstructing Harry - More Woody please! 9. Beasts Of The Southern Wild - All I know is that the kid is supposed to be great. 10. Good Morning, Vietnam- My understanding is that this is somewhat overrated but it's never boring watching Robin Williams. 131 Total De-Shamed! Yojimbo 7.5/10, Aliens 6.5/10, Brazil 8/10, Cool Hand Luke 9.5/10, 28 Days Later 6/10, Predator 8.5/10, Blade Runner 7.5/10,Crimes and Misdemeanors 9/10, Vertigo 7/10, Being There 7.5/10, Psycho 10/10, Apocalypse Now 7.5/10, Citizen Kane 8.5/10, Dr. Strangelove 7/10, Close Encounters of the Third Kind 8.5/10, The Bicycle Thief 7/10, Raging Bull 8/10, Ikiru 10/10, Terminator 2: Judgement Day 7/10, The Night of the Hunter 8.5/10 How to Train Your Dragon 6.5/10, There Will Be Blood 8/10, Manhattan 7/10, Rashomon 8.5/10, Unforgiven 8.5/10 The Third Man 9.5/10, Requiem For A Dream 4/10, Charade 5.5/10, Sunset Blvd. 8/10 , Badlands 6.5/10, Dead Man 8.5/10, On The Waterfront 9/10, Mad Max 6/10, Singin' In The Rain 9.5/10, Sleeper 7.5/10, Enter The Dragon 6.5/10, The Hustler 8/10 , The Town 9/10, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 5.5/10, Boogie Nights 7.5/10, Hanna 8.5/10, The Conversation 7.5/10, Serpico 8/10, Hoop Dreams 9/10, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind 8/10, Blood Simple 7.5/10, Roman Holiday 8.5/10, Miller's Crossing 8/10, M 7.5/10, Moonrise Kingdom 6.5/10, Rope 7/10, Tiny Furniture 1/10, On The Town 5.5/10, Gosford Park 5.5/10, Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, 8.5/10, City Lights 8.5/10, The Exorcist 6.5/10, California Split 7/10, Aguirre, The Wrath Of God 8/10, Following 8/10, The General 10/10, Barton Fink 8.5/10, Tombstone 8/10, The Hudsucker Proxy 9/10, Love Actually 6.5, La Dolce Vita 7/10, Chop Shop 9.5/10, Duck Soup 6/10, When Harry Met Sally 8/10, Tokyo Story 7/10, Kelly's Heroes 8/10, The Thing 8.5/10, Lost In Translation 9.5/10, Anchorman 6.5/10, Mulholland Dr. 8.5/10, Rebecca9/10, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans 7/10, Steamboat Bill Jr. 9/10, Double Indemnity 9/10, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum 6.5/10, The Man Who Wasn't There 8.10, Synecdoche, NY 10/10 , Leaving Las Vegas 9/10, The Hidden Fortress 8.5/10, Magnificent Seven 8/10, Dear Zachary -/10, The Fly 9/10, Time Bandits 6/10, Before Sunrise 6.5, The Buddy Holly Story 7/10, Pleasantville 7/10, The Rules of the Game 6/10, Senna 7.5/10, Kiki's Delivery Service 8/10, Gojira 9/10, The Blues Brothers 5/10, Notorious 7/10, Little Shop of Horrors 9/10 , The Last Starfighter 7/10, Rebel Without A Cause 8.5/10, Sherlock Jr. 7.5/10, Intolerable Cruelty, 9/10, The Ladykillers 9/10, Spring Breakers 7.5/10, Touch of Evil 8/10, The Purple Rose of Cairo, 9/10, My Cousin Vinny 7/10, Galaxy Quest 8/10, First Blood, 9/10, Arsenic and Old Lace, 7/10, Mad Max 2, 9/10, The Raid: Redemption, 8/10, Kramer vs. Kramer 9.5/10, Nightcrawler 10/10, Frank 9/10, Strangers On A Train 8/10 , Wild Strawberries 7.5/10, They Came Together 5.5/10, The Squid and the Whale, 10/10, Poolhall Junkies 1/10, Citizenfour 10/10, The 400 Blows 9.5/10, Event Horizon 2/10, Ashes and Diamonds, 8/10 Defending Your Life 9/10, The Informant! 8.5/10 The Lady and the Tramp 8.5/10, Memories of Murder 8.5/10, Ordinary People 8.5/10, Blue Ruin 7/10, F For Fake 9/10, The Best Years of Our Lives 6.5/10, Saturday Night Fever 7/10, We Need to Talk About Kevin, 10/10
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Chili, you've had Beasts of the Southern Wild on your list for 2+ years now. It's about drat time you got to see if the kid really is great. I was assigned Casablanca the other day. Because I have so little experience with films that came out more than a few years before my time, I sat down to watch it with some trepidation. I hoped that perhaps I'd be able to, if nothing else, enjoy it for what it was... provided I keep in mind that filmmakers back then didn't have the same tools, information, knowledge, etc. at their disposal that filmmakers today benefit from. That turned out to be some real dumb thinkin'. Casablanca actually came out around 10 years earlier than I'd thought, making it the oldest film I've seen (outside of Un Chien Andalou, which I didn't enjoy much, though I doubt its age played much of a factor in that), and because of that, I was blown away by how not-dated I found it. I'd truly underestimated how fully formed the medium was back then. The characters, and Casablanca itself, had me along for the ride almost immediately, and I realized early on that I could've watched, appreciated, and probably even loved Casablanca when I was much younger, had I not been scared off by it being in black and white. I'm glad that fear is now long gone, because it was probably one of the most enjoyable films I've ever seen. Also nice to find the source for a couple of quotes that I've heard a ton of times ("We'll always have Paris", "[...] beginning of a beautiful friendship"). I still don't know if I enjoyed it half as much as you, friendo55, because it sounds like you love it way more than I like any of my favorite films, but I sure did like it a whole bunch! married but discreet posted:Citizen Kane is great fun and a really easy watch actually. If Casablanca's any indication, probably! I'm almost certain I've heard/read people say that it's not necessarily easy to watch, but it might just have been from friends who aren't really big on any type of pre-80s cinema. 01 Citizen Kane - I don't remember hearing about this at all growing up. Since becoming aware of it, I've mainly seen it listed as an example of a movie that's historically significant but not necessarily easy to watch in this day and age, so that's a bit daunting. 02 Schindler's List - I've avoided it thus far because I imagine it's so much of a bummer that I'd have to take breaks constantly to make it through. 04 Apocalypse Now - I thought this was the Bruce Willis film growing up, and the concept of that one didn't appeal to me. I don't know anything about it, but I always see it listed as one of the most must-see films ever. 06 Back to the Future - I know it has Michael J. Fox, that there's a car/time machine called the Delorean, and that the scientist is called Doc Brown. I get the vibe that this is a film I would've loved as a kid, but somehow it was just never on during my late-night channel surfing. 07 Ghost in the Shell - I didn't enjoy Akira as much as I'd hoped, so that + not knowing if the 90s movie was actually the proper way to get acquainted with GitS made me put this on the backburner. 08 Terminator 2 - One of the few movies where I feel like I know enough about it already to where I don't actually need to watch it, though I enjoyed the original. 09 Network - I watched the opening 5 minutes of this some years back and thought it started off well. No idea why I quit there; I think I'm just real bad at watching stuff. 10 The Admiral - I haven't kept up with South Korean cinema at all since maybe 2009. The Admiral is critically acclaimed, but that's all I know about it. 11 Scarface - Having watched Godfather, Godfather pt. II, and Goodfellas, Scarface is probably my biggest omission as far as gangster films go. I know the one quote from the film and that it has Pacino. 12. Gone with the Wind - With Casablanca down, I figure I might as well give the film I always used to mix it up with a shot.
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