|
Electronico6, I only remember seeing one movie on your list, so go watch Primer. Man, Netflix took forever getting this movie to me. Apparently they have maybe two copies total in the US. Con Air: This is the anti Glengarry Glen Ross. For every movie full of great actors talking about stuff, there has to be a movie of well-known actors having fun on set. And it's fun to watch them, don't get me wrong. Steve Buscemi and John Malkovich are always entertaining (especially the former). It also seemed to be the distilled essence of every dumb rumor from elementary school (You can kill people by hitting them in the nose like this! If you know kung-fu, the courts think you're a deadly weapon and you go to prison forever! and so on). In the greater scheme of ensemble action movies though, it's definitely better than The Expendables was, which isn't exactly high praise, but it's the only other movie like it that I can recall. Oh, and you just caused massive property damage and who knows how many lives, and you let the worst serial killer ever loose, but Nic Cage survived and met his daughter, so I guess we'll call it a win? escape artist posted:You picked Con Air over Mulholland Drive?! Ugh. Also watched: Mulholland Dr.: This movie seemed pretty straightforward and almost cliche, with almost all of the Lynchness contained in the side pieces (with the exception of one that was almost a Tarantino bit). All in all, the story was way more straightforward than I was expecting wait oh god what (several hours pass) Okay, I think I get this movie, at least a little. It sounds a bit cliche to say it but it was all a dream?  Really though, the whole first two thirds of the movie seem like Diane fantasizing about how she wished her life and relationship had gone, rather than how they were, all filtered through movies. Hence the Tarantino-ish bit, the scheming behind-the-scenes weird guys, and everything. Snippets of memories get warped and blown out of proportion like they do in dreams. I like a possible implication of the Cowboy scene, that Diane has seen Lost Highway, given how Mystery Man -ish he's acting. A really fascinating movie, and definitely worth a second watch, or more._______________________ My Shame List, in order of length of time on the list: 1) Casino: All I know is that it's a lot of the same people as Goodfellas (which I loved). A casino is probably involved? Joe Pesci is probably despicable? --- Original List Ends Here --- 2) Prometheus: I want to get mad at half the forums over this, too! I feel like I've been left out. 3) Starship Troopers: Robocop was great, for the opposite of the reasons the person who recommended it to me said. Let's try another Verhoeven. 4) Taxi Driver: Another for the "please stop sympathizing/identifying with this character" files, from what I hear. 5) The Exorcist: Catching up on classic horror. 6) Stagecoach: I've never seen a "classic" western. The Man who Shot Liberty Valance doesn't count. 7) Unbreakable: A few of my friends have called this the best superhero movie ever made. Let's see if they're right! 8) Triumph of the Will: Super influential Nazi propaganda? Seems like I should watch this just to keep an eye out for people using its techniques. 9) The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari: (new) Loving the classic silents so far. 10) Oldboy: (new) Pretty much going into this blind, aside from knowing it's an action movie, and something about a hammer? De-Shamed (13): The Thing, Casino Royale, Blue Velvet, Metropolis, Unforgiven, The Rock, Jurassic Park, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Shining, Videodrome, Inglourious Basterds, Con Air, Mulholland Dr. Goon Danton fucked around with this message at 04:02 on Mar 27, 2013 |
#
?
Mar 27, 2013 03:58
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 2, 2024 09:52 |
|
|
Yup, that's exactly what happens (in the most commonly accepted reading), and the first two-thirds, the dream, are even framed by the camera going into, and then out of, a pillow.
|
|
#
?
Mar 27, 2013 05:27
|
|
|
Nolanar, this was tough because Taxi Driver is my favorite movie. But I feel someone else is likely to give you that one, so you get The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari! It's among my favorite silents as well as my favorite horror movies. Enjoy. Contempt - It took quite a ways in before I began to warm up to this. But at some point things started to click and I began to recognize what a thoughtful, interesting, gorgeous movie this is. The constantly interjecting music theme was at first obnoxious, but I think there was a definite purpose for it. I also noticed at least three shots where we can see the reflection of the film crew; in any other movie I chalk this up to a production goof, but here I have a feeling it was intentional. There's definitely some fourth wall, "you're watching a movie" type stuff going on here. Now, I can't say this movie blew me away, since it did bore me at time (the sequence in the apartment, although very well shot, was not wholly interesting). But there's enough that grabbed me to be able to say I liked it. A neat movie. I kinda feel I need to revisit it in the future. 80/100 My list: Les enfants du paradis - I don't particularly care for mimes but I'll give this a shot. Ordet - I love Dreyer. The Conformist - I've only seen a couple Bertolucci films and this appears much different from either of them. Jules et Jim - Some more Truffaut will do me good. I've only seen The 400 Blows. The Mirror - Sounds heavy and introspective. I'm game. The Earrings of Madame de... - I recently watched Letter From an Unknown Woman and adored it, so more Ophuls seems appropriate. L'Age d'Or - Time for some more Bunuel. Late Spring - If this is as good as Tokyo Story I'll be happy. Five Easy Pieces - Looks great. I need to see more early Jack Nicholson films. Greed - One of the most famous silents I haven't seen. Whoever picks this will need to recommend which cut to watch.
|
|
#
?
Mar 28, 2013 03:26
|
|
|
Caiman you get The Conformist, it's quite pretty. Primer(2004) by Shane Carruth With Shane Carruth and David Sullivan  Four friends/fledgling entrepreneurs, knowing that there's something bigger and more innovative than the different error-checking devices they've built, wrestle over their new invention. The extreme low budget of this film gives it an odd horror vibe, which is the only thing going for the film. With it's sparse locations, which mostly consist of cramped garages, storage rooms, kitchens, and vacant lots, makes the world around these two idiot dudes eerily empty, even in those pair of party scenes. Maybe it's the point, via hindsight. Like those Bergman chamber dramas, with characters isolated and alone in sparse houses and in the middle of nowhere. No silence of God here, just a two idiot dudes who bumble into a timemachine, and struggle with the ethics of using it for making money and becoming suburban heroes. Or something along those lines, I couldn't really keep up with what was going on, nor did I bother all that much after those opening five minutes of constant technical-speak, delivered in the most dull way possible. The whole thing is boring. Mired in science-technical blabber, and with awful acting giving it a hand, I don't understand what these guys are saying, or care. I kinda appreciate how frugal it is, and how intricate it wants to be, but all of it is so, inhuman, and deadly dull. I guess it really is the point. 38(zzzzzzzz) SHAME Part III: Rome, Open City Early Italian Neo-Realism. To be or Not to Be Ernst Lubitsch comedy about them nazis. The Great Silence A Western of the spaghetti variety. Delicious. Winchester '73 James Stewart and the Old Wild West. Black Narcissus Powell & Pressburger and Nuns. A Foreign Affair Billy Wilder Romeo + Juliet(1996) Oh dear What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? How camp is this exactly? Simon of the Desert Luis Buñuel in 45 minutes. The Magician Been awhile since I had a Bergman film in this list. Have watched so far 50 movies: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Fallen Angels, The Shop Around the Corner, La Strada, Little Dieter Needs to Fly, Rescue Dawn, All About My Mother, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, The Long Goodbye, Vampyr, Mon Oncle, The Exterminating Angel, Jules et Jim, Sorcerer, The Darjeeling Limited, Close-up, Arsenic and Old Lace, The Host, Zelig, Koyaanisqatsi, Young Mr. Lincoln, The Last Picture Show, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, The Killer, Anatomy of a Murder, The Trouble with Harry, Don't Look Now, L'Atalante, Cache, The Leopard, Steamboat Bill, Jr., Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Dancer in the Dark, How Green Was My Valley, Vivre sa Vie, Harvey, The Earrings of Madame de..., The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, Tokyo Drifter, The Player, Intolerable Cruelty, The Insider, Late Spring, Munich, Juliet of the Spirits, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, La Chienne, Le Cercle Rouge, The Lady Eve, Primer
|
|
#
?
Mar 28, 2013 20:38
|
|
|
I really enjoy Primer but it's basically a film made by one of those people on the Internet who thinks that picking apart a movie's plot holes while totally ignoring the emotional core of the film is what you're supposed to do when you've seen a movie. It's like the opposite of this blog post in movie form.
|
|
#
?
Mar 28, 2013 20:56
|
|
|
I was actually quite intrigued by Primer all the way through, especially at the beginning. Never bored, just confused. My problem with the movie is ultimately the fact that it doesn't even seem like it wants you to understand it.
|
|
#
?
Mar 28, 2013 21:20
|
|
|
The whole opening just turned me off. From the language, to the four dudes wearing the same type of clothing, it was like a party I wasn't invited too. At over half point the film throws the quasi-"DudeOne:"Little did you know that I travelled back in time to stop you!" DudeTwo"Ah! I too, travelled back in time, to stop you from travelling back in time to stop me.""-twist, it becomes clear that you were never suppose to relate, or care for any of this poo poo, as the main(and you could say only)characters are hiding events from each other, and from the viewer. If you're interest is nowhere peaked in those opening 10 minutes, when things get more heavy you just have nothing to hold on too, and those 80 minutes become really long. Though I think the film wants you to understand it, if only because the narration handily explains what is happening from time to time, crib notes style.
|
|
#
?
Mar 28, 2013 21:57
|
|
|
I haven't seen Primer but I saw the guys new film, Upstream Color, at Sundance, and it sounds like it's the exact opposite of Primer. It's all about mood and emotion. It's a freamy movie you can get lost in that doesn't explain alot of what's going. It's pretty amazing.
|
|
#
?
Mar 29, 2013 03:07
|
|
|
Electronico6 posted:Rome, Open City Early Italian Neo-Realism. I watched this about a month ago and really dug it, so I hope you do, too. The 39 Steps- I'm as big a Hitchcock fan as the next person, but I'd never seen this early Macguffin movie. Glad to have caught up with it, because it's a blast, from Hitchcock's incredibly racy material (Donat being forced via handcuff to touch Carroll's legs, the Scottish housewise who clearly wants to sleep with the man, the whole Smith character) to early hints of his pitch-black sense of humor (Donat making wisecracks about murder after Carroll doesn't believe him, the scream/train whistle match cut). I can see how someone who thinks of Hitch as a sadist might find the Donat/Carroll material problematic, but there's too much playfulness to the whole thing for it to really bother me. Still a notch below North By Northwest in terms of Hitchcock in pure showman mode, but drat great stuff. Grade: 96/A Updated list: 1. Anything by Rainer Werner Fassbinder- Tell me where to start, CineD. 2. Silent era: The Big Parade- I own it on video, so watching would be easy, but… 3. 1930s: The Lady Vanishes- Why not continue with early Hitchcock? 4. 1940s: Mildred Pierce- I loved Casablanca and The Adventures of Robin Hood, couldn’t stand Yankee Doodle Dandy, and feel that I need to see more Michael Curtiz. How about this supposed masterpiece that Todd Haynes is remaking for HBO with Kate Winslet. Also: I’ve never seen a Joan Crawford film. 5. 1950s: The Bad and the Beautiful- Another cynical melodrama about showbiz? Sounds good. 6. 1960s: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg- Love musicals, so why not check out a French New Wave one? 7. 1970s: The Harder they Come- I love the soundtrack, so I should probably actually watch the drat thing. 8. 1980s: Burden of Dreams- I love Fitzcarraldo, so I should probably watch its companion piece. 9. 1990s: Kundun- I never had much interest, but, well, it is Scorsese, and my library has a copy, so why not? 10. 2000s: Talk to Her- I’ve only seen one of Almodovar’s films, Volver, and I liked that very much. I’ve heard universally terrific things about this one. Finally seen: The Searchers (A), Pather Panchali (B+), The Sting (A-), Ran (A), The Great Dictator (A-), Fitzcarraldo (A), Badlands (A), Time Bandits (A-), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (A), The Apartment (A), The Last Waltz (A-), City Lights (A), Modern Times (A), Broken Blossoms (B), The Gold Rush (A-), The General (A-), Grave of the Fireflies (A), Red River (A), Koyaanisqatsi (B), American Graffiti (A), The Kingdom (B), Adventures of Robin Hood (A-), La Dolce Vita (A), Sherlock Jr. (B+), Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse (A-), In the Mood for Love (A-), Hoop Dreams (A), Swimming to Cambodia (A-), The Purple Rose of Cairo (A), The Right Stuff (A), Orpheus (B+), The Manchurian Candidate (A-), Little Caesar (B+), The Battle of Algiers (A-), Yi Yi (A), Shane (A), All About Eve (B-), Cries and Whispers (A), Prizzi’s Honor (A-), Cabaret (A), All That Jazz (A), I Am a Fugitive on a Chain Gang (A-), 42nd Street (94/A), The 39 Steps (96/A)
|
|
#
?
Mar 29, 2013 05:34
|
|
|
meanmikhail posted:
This must be an old list, as Haynes remade this back in 2011! It's a completely different take on the movie, and I prefer the noir version myself. Enjoy! So I scratched a 2nd film off the list while I was waiting for 4hrs of my life to be free to watch Lawrence of Arabia. Y Tu Mama Tambien From the very opening scene you know what kind of movie you're in for - one that will grab a hold and never let go. What a beautiful, energetic, sexual, and thought-provoking film. Y Tu Mama Tambien makes me want to get out and live a little! It's difficult to put this film into words, and maybe a written review doesn't do it justice. It's both a reflective film and a great cinematic experience. Like any great road film it is filled with great landscapes, gorgeous scenery, and memorable characters with twists and turns throughout. How can things go smooth when two guys take a stunning woman along with them on a road trip with promise of a beach unlike any other? Emotions take over, urges hard to handle, and primitive feelings ultimately overthrow. But this film is truly about reflecting on what you've learned through life. Our time on this earth is not a long one, and life will not fall in your lap. It's something that rings true every day as I keep getting older, and Y Tu Mama Tambien is one hell of a reminder. Lawrence of Arabia Simply epic. I swear I must've paused the movie a dozen times just to let the view sink in for a few more seconds. I'm gonna guess I was spoiled seeing this for the first time on bluray? For so long, Lawrence of Arabia scared me to death. I was afraid to watch it - both for the lengthy runtime & its legendary status as one of the true titans of cinema. With that said, I felt the 3hr 40mins runtime. This felt long, and while so much was happening throughout, it was difficult for me to really get invested. When there were so many epic battle scenes with tons of extras and various important locations along the way - it didn't connect strongly enough with me. Even shortly after finishing the movie, many scenes are already blurring together. While its vastness may be a weakness, it's also its biggest strength. This may be the ultimate epic movie - one giant spectacle and worth seeing on that promise alone. Lawrence of Arabia is a movie I respect more than I'll ever love. Like their journey through the desert, this was a long journey for me to get through. I'd say another rewatch is in order but I can't imagine when that will happen. I do want to watch the bonus features and maybe my appreciation may grow? Without a doubt it's worth seeing once and finally I can take this off the shame list! LIST All The President's Men **new** (2013.03.28) - one of those classic films I continue to avoid for no good reason. Amadeus (2013.03.10) - this thread is meant for a film like this for me, because I would probably keep avoiding it otherwise! Ben-Hur (2013.02.12) - I bought the Collectors Edition real cheap off amazon a while ago, and it's embarrassing having that on display and not yet watched the movie! Duck Soup (2013.03.09) - Marx Brothers. I hear good things. The Leopard (2012.09.18) - blind purchase during a B&N sale & haven't had any strong desire to see it (probably the runtime). The Music Room (2013.01.29) - I have to yet see anything from Satyajit Ray. The Postman Always Rings Twice (2013.02.09) - I claim to be a big fan of film noir yet have not watched this one. But hey, that's why I'm here! The Sting (2013.02.19) - I get told often to watch this. I want to get told once more. Through a Glass Darkly (2013.01.18) - just picked up the Bergman trilogy and I want to do this in order. Werckmeister Harmonies **new** (2013.03.28) - I apparently started off on the wrong foot with Bela Tarr, seeing The Turin Horse first. I'm giving Tarr another try. De-shamed: Aliens (4.5/5), The Bridge on the River Kwai (5/5), La Dolce Vita (4/5), The Hustler (5/5), Blue Velvet (4.5/5), Close-Up (4.5/5), The Lady Vanishes (4.5/5), Grave of the Fireflies (5/5), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (3.5/5), Oldboy (4.5/5), Gattaca (3.5/5), Children of Men (5/5), The Great Dictator (4.5/5), Diabolique (4.5/5), Aguirre, the Wrath of God (3.5/5), Rashomon (4.5/5), Singin' in the Rain (5/5), Le Samourai (5/5), Hiroshima, Mon Amour (5/5), Battleship Potemkin (4/5), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (3.5/5), Network (5/5), Once Upon A Time In The West (5/5), Sleeper (2.5/5), Y Tu Mama Tambien (4.5/5), Lawrence of Arabia (3.5/5), [Total:26]
|
|
#
?
Mar 29, 2013 07:39
|
|
|
friendo55 posted:Amadeus (2013.03.10) - this thread is meant for a film like this for me, because I would probably keep avoiding it otherwise! Try this. The Birth of a Nation - This could've been called "The Civil War" or colloquially "The Birth of Film." I was putting this one off because I knew it was long and dense and would lead me down fifty rabbit holes of googling and reading (this typically happens when I watch older films based on historical events...especially with atypical perspectives of the current time). This was a prime example of that. It's slanted and feels very long and I wouldn't have minded if it was broken up into three smaller films. It reminded me of a less refined and more primitive "Gone with the Wind." The film uses a red tint during scenes depicting war, conflict or chaos. It's interesting how the "white south" and "black south" are both portrayed as victims. It appears that poor southerners were looking for a scapegoat once slave labor was illegalized (depriving them of their most valuable or second most valuable asset of the time) and consequently decimating their economy (to this day some southern states are still the poorest in the country). Apparently the cotton gin shares some commonalities with the more recent automobile industry. A recurring theme is that mulattos are dangerous. They're portrayed as being suspicious and sinister people. Whites are portrayed as heroes or traitors (at least before the grand reunification near the end). Blacks are usually portrayed with ominous music playing in the background especially when showing them with any kind of power or authority. A negro magistrate or congressman appears and the disaster music is cued. I can only imagine that the Lacrimosa movement from Mozart's Requiem Mass in D minor would be blaring as Obama took the oath of office in BoaN 2013 edition. The movie does illustrate how the KKK came about (maybe not entirely accurate considering that scene with the white kids scaring black kids with a sheet and the older man having an epiphany). Starting as a guerrilla faction it mobilized to carry out terroristic actions against perceived enemies (which frequently happens when one side loses a war). I've never seen the style of KKK uniform used in this film but the clansmen appear to be wearing sticks on their head that kind of look similar to toilet plungers. The film shows many scenes from the American Civil War. Both sides are frantically waving their respective flags and shooting one another. Wars within a country are usually more perplexing and I think the ideological spin is overblown regarding the causes (I think a lot of it had to do with money). Also, the Lincoln assassination is covered as well. Lincoln is shown as being emotional and then pardoning Confederate criminals. side notes: -Simplistic, nascent and comical would be three more adjectives one could use to describe the film. -The film is pro-state sovereignty and tends to be antiwar. -There's one scene that definitely seems to be used much later on in the film "The Last of the Mohicans" (the one where the girl falls off the cliff). -This had to send people into a rage back in 1915. edit: Forgot some screenshots: The more things change the more the stay the same...goes the saying:   would   IMDb (244/250 completed): #224 The Perks of Being a Wallflower - The quest to complete the list continues. 3/6/13 #229 Like Stars on Earth - Looks like it has some of the people from "3 Idiots" in it. 3/16/13 #245 The Help - Looked very predictable but I could be wrong. 2/23/13 Academy Award for Best Picture (74/85 completed): 1944 Going My Way - Don't know anything about it. 12/21/12 1938 You Can't Take It with You - More of that star power. 3/13/13 1937 The Life of Emile Zola - A boring title for a biopic. 3/22/13 1936 The Great Ziegfeld - A slightly less boring title for a biopic. 3/22/13 Procrastination (42/∞ completed): #43 Dirty Dancing - It's Natalie Portman's favorite movie 3/6/13 #44 Nightbreed - Hellraiser is one of my favorites in the genre so I should see another directed by Clive Barker. 3/6/13 new #45 AVP: Alien vs. Predator - Need to see this before Prometheus. 3/29/13 meanmikhail posted:Checked back and realized it's been two years since I last looked at this thread. I was last assigned 42nd Street, which I saw a few months ago and thought was absolutely delightful. I was reading through your past reviews and noticed that you actually did post a few times in 2012 and were assigned The Big Parade ~1 year ago: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3311444&pagenumber=111&perpage=40#post401872991 Electronico6 posted:The whole opening just turned me off. From the language, to the four dudes wearing the same type of clothing... That opening really was the worst part of the film. I kind of latched onto the stock market aspect of the story a little because it would be my inclination to try that as well. Zogo fucked around with this message at 23:49 on Mar 29, 2013 |
|
#
?
Mar 29, 2013 23:40
|
|
|
Zogo, go with Like Stars On Earth. I don't know much about it (or any of the other films on your list for that matter) but a quick scan on IMDB has me intrigued. Hoop Dreams: A loving journey to be sure. While you start the film and can't imagine how it could possibly go on for three hours, by the end of it you feel guilty for only catching a very brief glimpse into the lives of William and Arthur. Even a quick follow up on Wikipedia brought some devastating news regarding some of the family of the two who we got to meet in the documentary. It was a very evocative experience, watching the boys grow into men over the span of the documentary and even though everyone around them essentially was shooting for the same thing, I wanted it badly for them. Great film, definitely among the best documentaries I have seen. 9/10 I also snuck in another watch from the list Confessions of a Dangerous Mind: Woah. Now this was a weird one. Clearly Sam Rockwell is just... well... the loving best. This movie could have been a lot worse and gotten away with it, thanks solely to him. As it happens, it was still a pretty captivating tale. Also, it may be a testament to my own stupidity but I was pretty much believing that everything that was happening actually happened up until about two thirds of the way in, when things just got really ridiculous. There were a lot of pretty shots, I enjoyed all of the characters, and it was all in all a compelling and engaging watch. I did get a bit lost towards the end, and it did kind of drag on a bit. It felt like there were a couple of really good stopping points that they missed out on. Overall, still pretty good. 8/10 New List 1. *NEW* Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes *NEW* The original is one of my favorite movies of all time. I've heard this was a really surprisingly good action flick. I'm game. 2. City Lights I've seen some Chaplin, but not enough. 3. On The Town Loved Singin' In The Rain, would like to try more from the same guys. 4. Rope Token Hitchcock movie for list, though I really want to see it anyway. 5. The Fall Heard it's good from a friend, trailer looks pretty. 6. Roman Holiday List veteran since 1/2/12 Loved what I saw of this. Hepburn is cute as hell and this really just seems like a barrel of fun. 7. *NEW* Love Actually *NEW* Certainly not a film in my genre of choice, but I've heard enough good things about it (and I want my mom to stop bugging me about seeing it). 8. Blood Simple #8 on my list will remain a Coen film until I see all of them, I'll go in chronological order. I've only got a handful left. 9. Moonrise Kingdom I just don't get Wes Anderson. I heard this is good though, and I'd like to give him another shot. 10. Gosfard Park Didn't really care much for MASH, but one of my best buddies loves this film and says I need to give Altman another chance. 46 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 8/10, 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, Singing' 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
|
|
#
?
Mar 30, 2013 09:29
|
|
|
Zogo posted:I was reading through your past reviews and noticed that you actually did post a few times in 2012 and were assigned The Big Parade ~1 year ago: Well, poo poo. Alright, I'll watch Mildred Pierce and The Big Parade before I come back, will readjust the list to bring back the earlier films I listed.
|
|
#
?
Mar 30, 2013 13:49
|
|
|
Chili, I haven't seen it, but you get Blood Simple so you can move forward in your Coen quest. Superman started out great. I loved the first act, especially the stuff on Krypton with Marlon Brando, who I did not know was in this movie. The John Williams theme is great. I really enjoyed the Krypton aesthetic and how completely alien it felt while still having some classic sci-fi style to it. I understand now why Christopher Reeve was such an icon, as he really was a great casting choice. I may catch some flack for saying this, but I think I prefer Kevin Spacey's Luthor to Gene Hackman. This may be due to Luthor not getting much screen time in this movie. For some reason, however, I just seemed to lose interest as soon as Clark started at the Daily Planet. Jimmy Olson was portrayed in a very comic bookish way for understandable reasons, but I just found him grating. Overall, I'd rate this movie as merely decent and I think it comes down to the problem I have with Superman in general: he's too perfect. As an aside, Margot Kidder looked like she could be Rashida Jones's mother. The List: 1. Oklahoma!: I am not big on musicals at all but I live in Oklahoma and have been told that it is some kind of crime against humanity that I haven't seen this. 2. Seven Samurai: This was shown in my World History class in high school during our unit on feudal Japan, but I don't remember a drat thing about it aside from the basic premise. 3. Double Indemnity: I guess I should see a proper noir at some point. NEW4. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance: Westerns, westerns, need more westerns. 5. Shane: Another essential western. 6. Badlands: I watched The Tree of Life recently and I gotta get me some more Malick. 7. North Dallas Forty: I've been told that this is the best football movie ever made. I like football and movies. 8. The King's Speech: I borrowed this from the library a few weeks ago but the DVD was scratched and gave out halfway through. I liked what I did see, though. 9. Miller's Crossing: There's still a few Coen brothers movies I haven't gotten to yet. 10. Spartacus: One of the few Kubrick films I haven't seen. Watched (27): Goodfellas, Rear Window, Rashomon, The Searchers, Lawrence of Arabia, American Psycho, The Usual Suspects, L.A. Confidential, Unforgiven, Once Upon a Time in America, Blue Velvet, Schindler's List, Vertigo, First Blood, The Sting, Annie Hall, Twelve Monkeys, The Deer Hunter, Rain Man, Chinatown, Glengarry Glen Ross, Patton, Brazil, Casino, Scanners, Black Swan, Superman
|
|
#
?
Mar 30, 2013 20:16
|
|
|
Alfred P. Pseudonym, you get Spartacus. I recently re-watched it, and I consider it one of my favorite movies ever. Also, Zogo, you really don't need to watch AVP before Prometheus. The only Alien movies you need to see before it are the first two. _____________________________________________________ I'm not really to sure what to make of The Seven Year Itch. I didn't hate it, but I can't really say I liked it too much either. It was certainly well paced. It made good use of delving in to Richard Sherman's (Tom Ewell) fantasy world, and that was fairly entertaining. Seeing his versions of how things would go down was good, and helped create a good contrast between his fantasies and reality. Something about the film really seemed off though. It was somewhat uncomfortable to watch, and I think it's largely due to the objectification of Monroe throughout. She really doesn't get much characterization at all, and just seems naive throughout the whole film. She's certainly a pretty face, but that's all she seems to be. I think this may have been the intent though, as a check of imdb shows that Monroe is credited as "The Girl." Seeing Sherman lusting after her and trying to rationalize succumbing to his vices madce it difficult to watch at times. _____________________________________________________ The List of Shame 1. Witness for the Prosecution: More courtroom drama 2. Lolita: I've seen almost all of Kubrick's offerings, but I have not yet seen this teen sex romp. 3. Five Easy Pieces: One of the more important films of the New Hollywood movement. 4. Gaslight: This is one of the more famous noirs, so I feel I need to see it. 5. Ocean's Eleven (1960): I've seen the remake a bunch of times - let's see how the original one is. 6. The Deer Hunter: I should probably learn exactly what people mean when they talk about the Russian roulette scene. 7. The Magnificent Ambersons: I enjoyed Citizen Kane, so I should see more works from Welles. 8. True Lies: This is kind of different from the rest of the list. I really like Arnie's movies from around this time, but I can just never bring myself around to watch this. 9. City Lights: I'm not a huge silent-film guy, but what I've seen of Chaplin has been pretty accessible. 10. Some Like it Hot: Billy Wilder and Marilyn Monro get another shot. Un-shamed in 2013: The Grapes of Wrath, Yojimbo, The Sixth Sense, Forbidden Planet, Cool Hand Luke, Easy Rider, It Happened one Night, Donnie Brasco, Fargo, Enter the Dragon, The Big Sleep, Adam's Rib, Animal House, Quiz Show, The Man with the Golden Arm, Strangers on a Train, Singin' in the Rain, The Philadelphia Story, The Time Machine, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, The Seven Year Itch
|
|
#
?
Mar 30, 2013 21:16
|
|
|
CopywrightMMXI posted:Also, Zogo, you really don't need to watch AVP before Prometheus. The only Alien movies you need to see before it are the first two. Thanks, I wasn't sure if I should or not. I actually got those two AVP films as a gift at some point so that makes the decision easier. I'll probably try to watch them beforehand because I lean toward completion on any iconic series I like.
|
|
#
?
Mar 30, 2013 23:36
|
|
|
Copywright, I'm very tempted to give you Some Like It Hot, as it's one of my all time favorite comedies. Since you just watched Seven Year Itch, I'll give you the choice between watching either that, or The Deer Hunter, which is another of my favorites. It's fairly impossible to not enjoy Some Like it Hot, but in case you want a Monroe break, take the other option. Blood Simple was good. It definitely felt like an early effort from the otherwise insanely talented Coen Brothers, and it wasn't anything new. Pretty straightforward idea that we've seen plenty of times before, but everything was executed flawlessly. Also, holy hell I had no idea how stunning Francis McDormand was. I've always liked her as an actress in the later Coen offerings but jeez was she adorable back in the day. I think the movie definitely lacked a bit of the Coen's charm that they put more freely into their lating offerings. It may be that as they made more films they got more comfortable. The big Coen moment for me in this one was when Marty drives off early in the film and they mention that he's going down a one way road and that he'll have to turn around and awkwardly drive past them. It's that kind of understated humor that I've grown to love, and pretty much expect throughout all of their movies. While Blood Simple was certainly more serious in tone than most of their films, it still could've done with a bit more of that. I also can't help but think that had this not been their first offering, and done later on in their body of work, John Goodman would've likely played the hitman, and that would've made the film infinitely better, not necessarily a good point against the film, just something I noticed. Anyway, it was good, definitely hit some decent tension towards the end, I enjoyed it, but in comparison to the rest of their work, as far as I can recall, I rank it towards the bottom. Pretty much every Coen movie finds a way to blow me away, this one, while good, did not do that. 7.5/10 New List 1. Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes The original is one of my favorite movies of all time. I've heard this was a really surprisingly good action flick. I'm game. 2. City Lights I've seen some Chaplin, but not enough. 3. On The Town Loved Singin' In The Rain, would like to try more from the same guys. 4. Rope Token Hitchcock movie for list, though I really want to see it anyway. 5. The Fall Heard it's good from a friend, trailer looks pretty. 6. Roman Holiday List veteran since 1/2/12 Loved what I saw of this. Hepburn is cute as hell and this really just seems like a barrel of fun. 7. Love Actually Certainly not a film in my genre of choice, but I've heard enough good things about it (and I want my mom to stop bugging me about seeing it). 8. *NEW* Miller's Crossing *NEW* #8 on my list will remain a Coen film until I see all of them, I'll go in chronological order. I've only got a handful left. 9. Moonrise Kingdom I just don't get Wes Anderson. I heard this is good though, and I'd like to give him another shot. 10. Gosfard Park Didn't really care much for MASH, but one of my best buddies loves this film and says I need to give Altman another chance. 45 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 8/10, 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, Singing' 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
|
|
#
?
Mar 31, 2013 01:17
|
|
|
Alright well. I'm in.Chili posted:6. Roman Holiday List veteran since 1/2/12 I don't know much at all about it but I feel bad it just sitting there indefinitely like a fat child on a gym bench. 1. Bob le Flambeur. It's French and 60s and presumably pretty New Wavey. It's about a gambler. It inspired Hard Eight aka Sydney. Here my knowledge ends. 2. The Long, Hot Summer. I don't know if this actually counts as a "classic" but it's a Faulkner adaptation starring Paul Newman and Orson goddamn Welles, so how it cannot be worth a try is beyond me. 3. Throne of Blood. It took me an embarrassingly long time to get around to Seven Samurai and it was more watchable than I had anticipated. I am vaguely curious to see a Japanese take on Macbeth. 4. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Pretty much from my ever increasing goodwill for Paul Newman than any real interest, although I am sure it won't disappoint. 5. Wise Blood. Read the book some time ago, genuinely really thrown to find out that John Huston adapted it, or that Brad Dourif is the lead in anything ever. I promise I am not preoccupied with blood. Although I am a Southern Gothic fan. 6. Django. Because there exist spaghetti westerns beyond the Leone ones and I had a nagging feeling I should witness them even before Tarantino's latest installment in his Bloody Romp through Holocausts of History series. 7. Shadow of a Doubt. Evil Joseph Cotten should be a novelty. 8. Double Indemnity. I have had extremely mixed experiences with classic noir but this is supposed to be one of the more enduring ones. TOKEN DOCUMENTARY SLOT 9. Man on Ledge. I don't especially give a gently caress about tightrope walking on the face of things but this is supposed to be very good. SHEER OBLIGATION CORNER 10. Barry Lyndon. The all-natural lighting is supposed to be pretty, I suppose? This poo poo is three hours long. Goddamn you if you pick this.
|
|
#
?
Mar 31, 2013 01:36
|
|
|
Chimp, go watch Butch Cassidy. Fun as hell movie and yeah, Newman owns in it. Roman Holiday: For what it was, it was pretty great. I pleasantly surprised by the ending wherein they chose NOT to have them necessarily get together at the end. It helps the film earn its title of the little adventure being a holiday. Not to mention it would have been pretty hard to justify anything more than what we got. These are the kind of movies that I like getting out of this thread. Though the heavier ones have been engaging I certainly do enjoy a nice little break like this. Peck and Hepburn's chemistry was great and the movie was a lot of fun. Definitely on the simple side and it's not exactly an original concept, but enjoyable nonetheless. 8.5/10 New List 1. Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes The original is one of my favorite movies of all time. I've heard this was a really surprisingly good action flick. I'm game. 2. City Lights I've seen some Chaplin, but not enough. 3. On The Town Loved Singin' In The Rain, would like to try more from the same guys. 4. Rope Token Hitchcock movie for list, though I really want to see it anyway. 5. The Fall Heard it's good from a friend, trailer looks pretty. 6. *NEW* M *NEW* I know it's a classic, and I think a noir. That's about it. 7. Love Actually Certainly not a film in my genre of choice, but I've heard enough good things about it (and I want my mom to stop bugging me about seeing it). 8. Miller's Crossing *NEW* #8 on my list will remain a Coen film until I see all of them, I'll go in chronological order. I've only got a handful left. 9. Moonrise Kingdom I just don't get Wes Anderson. I heard this is good though, and I'd like to give him another shot. 10. Gosford Park Didn't really care much for MASH, but one of my best buddies loves this film and says I need to give Altman another chance. 47 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 8/10, 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, Singing' 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 Chili fucked around with this message at 13:18 on Apr 2, 2013 |
|
#
?
Mar 31, 2013 23:51
|
|
|
Chili gets Miller's Crossing. Was about to give you your #1 there, but Miller's Crossing is highly regarded, and it's something that's been recommended to me over the years several times... (lemme know if it's good, it'll go on my list too...) _____________________________ Cakebaker gave me Panic Room. And yeah Cakebaker, any reason you can think of to pick a particular film the better, there's always gonna be a chance that you're confronted with a list of unknowns, so feel free to pick whatever you want when you get the chance. And Panic Room was great, right up there with some of Fincher's best. (Though I'd put all his films as great, except for Benjamin Button, which I thought was awful and Girl with the Dragon Tatto, which I've not seen. also: I liked Alien3) And Jared Leto did have cornrows! Panic Room was exellently suspenseful, it continually kept things moving and inventively adding new layers to the stakes and situation. The (fairly tiny) cast is really excellent, Dwight Yoakam in particular is great, going from almost a bit of a joke, (might've just been me) with a balaclava and obviously fake name, to a chillingly dangerous individual, to outright pyscho killer(well attempted) at the climax. A film should never be needless in its length, if a story takes 4 hours to tell that's fine, but Panic Room does everything it needs to in it's nice 90-odd minute runtime, it gets moving quick, and keeps on tearing along. excellent, exciting, enjoyable stuff. and due to some misremembered skit on what I think was the MTV Movie Awards at the start of the film I was convinced that "Raoul" was Jack Black, who also had cornrows. But it was not. which was a good thing. Though if Jack Black was there, he could have done his slap bass impression, which he does in every film he's in, and I'm sure Jodie and her kid would've quickly opened the panic room door and left, to go kill themselves. and so would everyone else. the end. but that didn't happen and Panic Room was real good. yay. My Shameful list of Shameful Shame: 1 - Shame - Was massively impressed by Hunger and have been putting this off largely due to the "tough watch" and mixed reports about it... 2 - Dreams - One of the few Kurosawa films I've not seen, not a fan of anthology films. 3 - The Brothers Bloom - Rian Johnson completionism(not that hard), loved Looper almost as much as Brick. This has Adrien Brody though, who I'm no fan of. (apart from Brodyquest) 4 - Hugo - Missed a couple modern Scorsese films, this seems like it'd be enjoyable but the 3D and kid focus puts me off. 5 - A Prophet - Heard almost nothing but good things about this, and prison films are usually interesting. 6 - Star Trek 2 - KHHHHHHHHAAAAANNN. apparently. supposedly good, not just "good for Star Trek". 7 - The Evil Dead - Loved Evil Dead 2 for years but never got the urge to watch its predessor. 8 - Black Swan - I love Vincent Cassel. And the last unseen Aronofsky for me. 9 - Ronin - It was February's CineD Movie of the Month, never really caught my attention but apparently good? 10- LA Confidential - new - Seemingly considered a modern classic. Often pops in this thread & seems to get high marks from deshamers who land it. Shame No More: Psycho | The Third Man | The Long Goodbye | Harakiri | The Silence of the Lambs | Pi | Jaws | Panic Room
|
|
#
?
Apr 1, 2013 00:02
|
|
|
Chewy Bitems posted:Chili gets Miller's Crossing. Was about to give you your #1 there, but Miller's Crossing is highly regarded, and it's something that's been recommended to me over the years several times... (lemme know if it's good, it'll go on my list too...) Thanks, and are you people really just waiting around for enticing lists? This is like the third time I've picked for someone who has been sitting around for a day so, and then I get a pick like 5 minutes later.
|
|
#
?
Apr 1, 2013 00:16
|
|
|
Chewy Bitems, watch Black Swan and finish off your Aronofsky list. It'll be interesting to see how you think it compares to the rest of his work. I was kind of surprised by how much of the IMDB Top 250 I've seen, but here's my ten: 1 - Apocalypse Now. I prefer to watch documentaries on war, but there's some holes in the classic films I've seen. 2 - Full Metal Jacket. See above. 3 - Taxi Driver. I have no idea why I haven't seen this. I've wanted to for quite some time. 4 - Grave of the Fireflies. A lot of people who've mentioned this film to me talk about crying their way through it, and that seems a little overwhelming. 5 - Million Dollar Baby. Seems like it's up my alley, but I've never found the time. 6 - Twelve Monkeys. I've seen most of Bruce Willis' movies, but not this one. 7 - Philadelphia. I've been told to see it by a ton of people, up to and including and my mother, but no one's ever sat me down and made me watch it. 8 - Infernal Affairs. It's the basis for The Departed and I like seeing both originals and remakes. 9 - City of God. Heard it's great, never gotten around to seeing it. 10 - Let The Right One In (2008). One of the very few vampire movies I haven't seen.
|
|
#
?
Apr 1, 2013 00:41
|
|
|
Chili posted:Thanks, and are you people really just waiting around for enticing lists? This is like the third time I've picked for someone who has been sitting around for a day so, and then I get a pick like 5 minutes later. Though speaking of enticing lists, welcome to the thread Zhaan.
|
|
#
?
Apr 1, 2013 00:52
|
|
|
Chewy Bitems posted:I guess it's just bizarre coincidence. You actually posted while I was typing up my post recommending something else for Chimp. And when I got recommended Panic Room the exact same thing happened and for a couple of minutes I had two recommendations.  OK
|
|
#
?
Apr 1, 2013 03:55
|
|
|
No! my sincerity is being doubted in the Shameful thread! Also: GimpChimp, you might wanna check the name on your documentary slot pick...
|
|
#
?
Apr 1, 2013 17:08
|
|
|
Chewy Bitems posted:No! my sincerity is being doubted in the Shameful thread! Chewy, I believe you now. Even if you were lying, I wouldn't care. I am hereby declaring you my best friend in this thread. You don't get any say in this matter.
|
|
#
?
Apr 1, 2013 20:21
|
|
|
Now I get to recommend my favorite movie. Zhaan, you get Taxi Driver. Enjoy. The Conformist - While the political themes and symbolism didn't fascinate me, the visual style certainly did. The film has an adept story that kept me interested, but it was the masterful camera movements, colors, shadows and lighting that blew me away. And the visuals aren't just eye candy, they're a vital component in establishing an emotional connection with the characters and events. The use of skewed camera angles and dramatic lighting can be trite, but here it's like I'm seeing them for the first time. 87/100 My list: Les enfants du paradis - I don't particularly care for mimes but I'll give this a shot. Ordet - I love Dreyer. Viridiana - Time to see what all the controversy is about. Jules et Jim - Some more Truffaut will do me good. I've only seen The 400 Blows. The Mirror - Sounds heavy and introspective. I'm game. The Earrings of Madame de... - I recently watched Letter From an Unknown Woman and adored it, so more Ophuls seems appropriate. L'Age d'Or - Time for some more Bunuel. Late Spring - If this is as good as Tokyo Story I'll be happy. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance - We watched this in one of my college film classes but I skipped that day due to a hangover. Greed - One of the most famous silents I haven't seen. Whoever picks this will need to recommend which cut to watch.
|
|
#
?
Apr 1, 2013 22:19
|
|
|
caiman, only movie I've seen on your list is The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, so you get to see that. Saw The Third Man. Very interesting film. Liked Orson Welles in his role. Very nice cinematography, and the music was very interesting. Also liked the atmosphere. Where I think the movie fell short was in the character of Holly Martins. He just seemed very shallow and not very engaging. Overall, an enjoyable film, but not one of the better ones I've seen in this thread. My List: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington The King's Speech - Trying to see more recent movies. The Kid - More Chaplin please. The Adventures of Robin Hood - Never seen an Errol Flynn movie. Horse Feathers - Time for another Marx Brothers movie. Persepolis The Bad Sleep Well - Having just seen Kurosawa's version of MacBeth, his version of Hamlet is next. Fiddler on the Roof - I'm going to stick with musicals in this spot. The Invisible Man - Next in my monster movie queue. The Godfather - No, I haven't seen this one yet. Movies Seen: Seven Samurai, Dune, Singin' in the Rain, Animal Crackers, Once Upon a Time in the West, Amadeus, Double Indemnity, The Day the Earth Stood Still, 12 Angry Men, Ed Wood, Sunset Boulevard, The Dark Knight, Plan 9 From Outer Space, Brazil, Rashomon, Yojimbo, No Country For Old Men, There Will Be Blood, M, Duck Soup, The Princess and the Frog, Sanjuro, The Hidden Fortress, Dracula, It's a Wonderful Life, Lawrence of Arabia, Ikiru, High and Low, Frankenstein, The Mummy, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, Kagemusha, Best In Show, Modern Times, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Red Beard, Monty Python's The Life of Brian, Cars, Cool Hand Luke, The Public Enemy, Time Bandits, Adaptation, The Producers, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Gone With The Wind, My Fair Lady, City Lights, A Christmas Carol(1951), Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, West Side Story, Caddyshack, My Neighbor Totoro, Throne of Blood, The Phantom of the Opera, Yellow Submarine, Little Caesar, The Third Man
|
|
#
?
Apr 1, 2013 22:42
|
|
|
Go watch The Godfather, no real reason needed for the pick. Just go do it. So I just finished Gabriel Byrne gets the everloving poo poo beat outta him, or Miller’s Crossing. Stylistically it was a great film, but the plot confused the hell out of me at times. I had to keep on checking the plot summary on wikipedia to keep from getting lost. Also, what is it about noirs and the protagonist getting beaten like crazy and never having any bruises to show for it? Anyway, Turturro was great. Could’ve used more of him. As far as I’m concerned though, the Danny Boy scene redeems any of the problems the movie might have had. Solid film, if not a touch confusing and convoluted but still good. 8/10 New List 1. Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes The original is one of my favorite movies of all time. I've heard this was a really surprisingly good action flick. I'm game. 2. City Lights I've seen some Chaplin, but not enough. 3. On The Town Loved Singin' In The Rain, would like to try more from the same guys. 4. Rope Token Hitchcock movie for list, though I really want to see it anyway. 5. The Fall Heard it's good from a friend, trailer looks pretty. 6. M I know it's a classic, and I think a noir. That's about it. 7. Love Actually Certainly not a film in my genre of choice, but I've heard enough good things about it (and I want my mom to stop bugging me about seeing it). 8. *NEW* Barton Fink *NEW* #8 on my list will remain a Coen film until I see all of them, I'll go in chronological order. I've only got a handful left. 9. Moonrise Kingdom I just don't get Wes Anderson. I heard this is good though, and I'd like to give him another shot. 10. Gosford Park Didn't really care much for MASH, but one of my best buddies loves this film and says I need to give Altman another chance. 48 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 8/10, 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, Singing' 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
|
|
#
?
Apr 2, 2013 17:33
|
|
|
Chili you get M, which is a(the?) precursor for all those 40's/50's noir films. Roma, città aperta(1945) by Roberto Rossellini With Aldo Fabrizi, Anna Magnani, Marcello Pagliero, Francesco Grandjacquet.  Rome, 1944. Giorgio Manfredi(Marcello Pagliero), one of the leaders of the Resistance, is tracked down by the Nazis. He goes to his friend Francesco's(Francesco Grandjacquet), and asks Pina(Anna Magnani), Francesco's fiancée, for help. This was a lot more melodramatic than it's reputation in cinema pantheon seems to suggest. Neo-Realism in budget, and in spirit, maybe the more important aspect. The War in Europe was still going on when this began filming. It has a special kind of disgust for Nazism and Fascism, the kind you only see shown in those who had to suffer through it. However with s Though this being Italy and an Italian film, it has that heavy Catholic bend. Despite being a bunch of miserable and pathetic creatures, the Priest still asks for them to be forgiven, and considering with all those scars barely healed, it takes a brave heart to end the film with that statement. It's bleak, but oddly reinvigorating. Almost 70 years after the fact, it feels a bit tame in parts and even a tad longer than it should. 80(Great) SHAME Part III: To be or Not to Be Ernst Lubitsch comedy about them nazis. The Great Silence A Western of the spaghetti variety. Delicious. Winchester '73 James Stewart and the Old Wild West. Black Narcissus Powell & Pressburger and Nuns. A Foreign Affair Billy Wilder Romeo + Juliet(1996) Oh dear What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? How camp is this exactly? Simon of the Desert Luis Buñuel in 45 minutes. The Magician Been awhile since I had a Bergman film in this list. I Vitelloni More Italian films that Scorsese has spoiled for me. Have watched so far 51 movies: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Fallen Angels, The Shop Around the Corner, La Strada, Little Dieter Needs to Fly, Rescue Dawn, All About My Mother, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, The Long Goodbye, Vampyr, Mon Oncle, The Exterminating Angel, Jules et Jim, Sorcerer, The Darjeeling Limited, Close-up, Arsenic and Old Lace, The Host, Zelig, Koyaanisqatsi, Young Mr. Lincoln, The Last Picture Show, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, The Killer, Anatomy of a Murder, The Trouble with Harry, Don't Look Now, L'Atalante, Cache, The Leopard, Steamboat Bill, Jr., Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Dancer in the Dark, How Green Was My Valley, Vivre sa Vie, Harvey, The Earrings of Madame de..., The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, Tokyo Drifter, The Player, Intolerable Cruelty, The Insider, Late Spring, Munich, Juliet of the Spirits, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, La Chienne, Le Cercle Rouge, The Lady Eve, Primer, Roma, città aperta
|
|
#
?
Apr 2, 2013 20:51
|
|
|
Electronico6 posted:
I've only watched one from your list, and it's that one. Have fun! Amadeus I will say right off the bat that period pieces are my least favourite films to watch. They're always so plodding & stuffy. I've tried watching A Room With A View, Gosford Park & The Age of Innocence and painfully sat through all of them. It's just not for me - but I put it on the SHAME list on purpose! With that out of the way, I had a lot of fun watching it. The acting & casting choices were great, the opera and the plays were amazing, and it didn't feel like a 3hr movie at all! Something is keeping this from going any higher than a 4* and right now I can't figure it out. Maybe it was that absurd giggle throughout the movie?? Tom Hulce plays the rebel to the Majesty as the young prodigy composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who insists on being out with the old and in with the new. He often reminded me of Adam Sandler's Happy Gilmore with his obnoxious behaviour and wild expressions. Maybe part of me relates to his character of not wanting the "boring legends" around with my distaste for period films? Being a 3hr movie this was not his entire character as he did have great complexity and overall was a great performance! There is no other way to say it - Amadeus is epic! The music & incredible opera sequences are worth it alone. LIST All The President's Men (2013.03.28) - one of those classic films I continue to avoid for no good reason. Ben-Hur (2013.02.12) - I bought the Collectors Edition real cheap off amazon a while ago, and it's embarrassing having that on display and not yet watched the movie! Duck Soup (2013.03.09) - Marx Brothers. I hear good things. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial **new** (2013.04.02) - If I did see this from start to finish as a kid, I completely forget. Maybe I never did?? The Leopard (2012.09.18) - blind purchase during a B&N sale & haven't had any strong desire to see it (probably the runtime). The Music Room (2013.01.29) - I have to yet see anything from Satyajit Ray. The Postman Always Rings Twice (2013.02.09) - I claim to be a big fan of film noir yet have not watched this one. But hey, that's why I'm here! The Sting (2013.02.19) - I get told often to watch this. I want to get told once more. Through a Glass Darkly (2013.01.18) - just picked up the Bergman trilogy and I want to do this in order. Werckmeister Harmonies (2013.03.28) - I apparently started off on the wrong foot with Bela Tarr, seeing The Turin Horse first. I'm giving Tarr another try. De-shamed: Aliens (4.5/5), The Bridge on the River Kwai (5/5), La Dolce Vita (4/5), The Hustler (5/5), Blue Velvet (4.5/5), Close-Up (4.5/5), The Lady Vanishes (4.5/5), Grave of the Fireflies (5/5), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (3.5/5), Oldboy (4.5/5), Gattaca (3.5/5), Children of Men (5/5), The Great Dictator (4.5/5), Diabolique (4.5/5), Aguirre, the Wrath of God (3.5/5), Rashomon (4.5/5), Singin' in the Rain (5/5), Le Samourai (5/5), Hiroshima, Mon Amour (5/5), Battleship Potemkin (4/5), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (3.5/5), Network (5/5), Once Upon A Time In The West (5/5), Sleeper (2.5/5), Y Tu Mama Tambien (4.5/5), Lawrence of Arabia (3.5/5), Amadeus (4/5), [Total:27]
|
|
#
?
Apr 3, 2013 07:27
|
|
|
Josh Lyman posted:Watch this! Weird as hell seeing Martin Sheen so young. I didn't know he was in this movie. Even weirder to see President Barlet naked. No idea Harrison Ford was in this, though admittedly it's not notable, and it took an hour in before I realized the young black kid was Lawrence Fishburne.
|
|
#
?
Apr 3, 2013 09:38
|
|
|
Josh Lyman posted:Finally got around to watching Apocalypse Now. It took a couple tries because the opening minutes are so slow, and the only other Vietnam movie I've seen is Full Metal Jacket. After my Godfather I and II marathon a couple weeks ago, it was interesting to see Robert Duvall and Marlon Brando in another Francis Ford Coppola film. I felt I was in the middle of a Tarrantino kick. So...... did you like it?
|
|
#
?
Apr 3, 2013 13:16
|
|
|
escape artist posted:So...... did you like it?
|
|
#
?
Apr 3, 2013 14:58
|
|
|
Josh Lyman posted:Haha, yeah, I forgot to mention that. About halfway through I was really enjoying it, but the last part of the film, the confrontation between Martin Sheen and Marlon Brando, that felt awkward to me. My understanding is that there was a lot of indecision as to how to handle the ending, and that was reflected on screen. I agree with that. Everything before that-- the entire trip down the river, was mesmerizing. Even the beginning with The Doors "The End" playing... it was a spectacular movie with an unsatisfying end. I found Kurtz to be more interesting of a character before he ever made an appearance on screen, though Marlon Brando did have some sweet lines of dialogue. But I think he was quoting T.S. Eliot most of the time... I don't know, it's been a while since I've seen it.
|
|
#
?
Apr 3, 2013 22:33
|
|
|
Oh man, the ending of Apocalypse Now is loving perfect.
|
|
#
?
Apr 3, 2013 22:36
|
|
|
Josh Lyman posted:Finally got around to watching Apocalypse Now...... So does this mean you're going to recommend my next movie?? The suspense is killing me here with these thread replies throughout the day. 
|
|
#
?
Apr 3, 2013 23:29
|
|
|
friendo55 posted:So does this mean you're going to recommend my next movie?? The suspense is killing me here with these thread replies throughout the day.
|
|
#
?
Apr 4, 2013 00:15
|
|
|
Josh Lyman posted:Of your list, I've only seen E.T., so let's go with that. It's pretty easy to good through too. Done and done - and now I guess I'll pick your film? I say next should be The Godfather. E.T. - the Extra-Terrestrial So it's official - I can mark E.T. off the SHAME list! I must've seen various clips over the years a hundred times but never sat down and watched it in its entirety. What a fun ride. This was basically Close Encounters of the Third Kind from a kid's perspective. A young boy who is picked on at school, with no close friends, and torn by the separation of his parents, E.T. appears through the cornstalk and changes everything. I'm pretty sure as a kid, E.T. was just before my time, but I remember being kinda scared whenever I saw him on TV or anywhere else - and I think I had a right to be scared! That E.T. scream is not pleasant! Nonetheless, the relationship between Elliott & E.T. is a friendship like any two boys would be friends, and the young Drew Barrymore is adorable. It's probably my favourite performance of hers! E.T. is pure joy and I think teaches kids some valuable lessons even if they're unaware of it. Sure you could nitpick that the bicycles in the air look dated, and yea you could question some of the plot points, but this is a kids' story told from a kids' point of view, and I had a blast watching this. LIST All The President's Men (2013.03.28) - one of those classic films I continue to avoid for no good reason. Ben-Hur (2013.02.12) - I bought the Collectors Edition real cheap off amazon a while ago, and it's embarrassing having that on display and not yet watched the movie! Bug **new** (2013.04.03) - I was told to watch this for Michael Shannon's amazing performance? I can always go for more Michael Shannon. Duck Soup (2013.03.09) - Marx Brothers. I hear good things. The Leopard (2012.09.18) - blind purchase during a B&N sale & haven't had any strong desire to see it (probably the runtime). The Music Room (2013.01.29) - I have to yet see anything from Satyajit Ray. The Postman Always Rings Twice (2013.02.09) - I claim to be a big fan of film noir yet have not watched this one. But hey, that's why I'm here! The Sting (2013.02.19) - I get told often to watch this. I want to get told once more. Through a Glass Darkly (2013.01.18) - just picked up the Bergman trilogy and I want to do this in order. Werckmeister Harmonies (2013.03.28) - I apparently started off on the wrong foot with Bela Tarr, seeing The Turin Horse first. I'm giving Tarr another try. De-shamed: Aliens (4.5/5), The Bridge on the River Kwai (5/5), La Dolce Vita (4/5), The Hustler (5/5), Blue Velvet (4.5/5), Close-Up (4.5/5), The Lady Vanishes (4.5/5), Grave of the Fireflies (5/5), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (3.5/5), Oldboy (4.5/5), Gattaca (3.5/5), Children of Men (5/5), The Great Dictator (4.5/5), Diabolique (4.5/5), Aguirre, the Wrath of God (3.5/5), Rashomon (4.5/5), Singin' in the Rain (5/5), Le Samourai (5/5), Hiroshima, Mon Amour (5/5), Battleship Potemkin (4/5), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (3.5/5), Network (5/5), Once Upon A Time In The West (5/5), Sleeper (2.5/5), Y Tu Mama Tambien (4.5/5), Lawrence of Arabia (3.5/5), Amadeus (4/5), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (4.5/5), [Total:28]
|
|
#
?
Apr 4, 2013 05:59
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 2, 2024 09:52 |
|
|
I think Josh Lyman has been slowly completing his entire list since as soon as he posted it he was told to just watch it all. He's been going in order which means he's halfway through and Taxi Driver is up next.
|
|
#
?
Apr 4, 2013 06:28
|
|
