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marioinblack, watch Sunrise. I was able to see it in the theater a couple years ago with live accompaniment and it was an absolutely awesome experience. But the movie is wonderful even under typical viewing conditions. Jumping back into this after a hiatus so long that I don't even remember what was assigned to me last. So I'm going to start fresh. My list: Andrei Rublev - I've seen Stalker and Solaris. I'm ready for more slow-burning Tarkovsky awesomeness. The Mirror - Ditto. L'avventura - This'll be my first Antonioni. Looks promising. Ordet - Vampyr and The Passion of Joan of Arc both impressed the hell out of me. Au hasard Balthazar - I've only seen Pickpocket from Bresson, and I liked it. Playtime - I very recently watched Mr. Hulot's Holiday and liked it. By most accounts this one's even better. Children of Paradise - Mimes, huh? In the Mood for Love - I just watched Chungking Express, now I'm anxious to see more stylish romance from Kar Wai Wong. Shoah - Admittedly, the length of this (9+ hours) makes it quite daunting. I suspect I'll spread it out over multiple sittings. Pierrot le fou - I've enjoyed, but not loved, everything I've seen from Godard. Maybe he can wow me this time? Spatulater bro! fucked around with this message at 06:22 on Aug 17, 2014 |
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Zogo posted:Yea, that was the MOTM awhile back and it probably did feel like the most authentic/realistic one I'd seen on the subject matter. Wrote this 4 years ago.  Also, it is supremely hosed up that there's no easy way to watch it.
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Kull the Conqueror posted:Wrote this 4 years ago. It's currently on http://www.veoh.com/
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Kull the Conqueror posted:Wrote this 4 years ago. I think Warner Archive sells it on DVD, though I got it from my library.
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Caimen, random.org tells me that you should go with In the Mood for Love.TychoCelchuuu posted:I think Spatula City meant for someone to watch their recommended movie and post in here - if you recommend a movie without posting your own list you gently caress it all up. Sorry about that, I just thought somebody should get it out of the way since he had been waiting almost two days at that point. In any case, marioinblack took care of it, so no harm, no foul I suppose.  So anyway, Hot Fuzz. Right off the bat, I can easily say that this is one of, if not the most tightly scripted screenplay I've ever seen, in that just about everything in it serves a purpose. I'm honestly racking my brain trying to think of any lines, jokes or scene directions that don't build up into a larger pay off, and I'm honestly drawing a blank. Furthermore, the film absolutely nails Wright, Pegg & Frost's blend of comedy, drama and over the top action that the films are built upon. I particularly loved the use of red herrings to lead the viewer into one direction before going completely off the rails (in a good way mind you) in the film's final act. All in all, an all around excellent film, and one that I can definitely see benefitting from a rewatch given the breakneck pace and attention to detail. My List: 1. 21 Jump Street - Didn't get around to seeing it when it came out, but love Lord and Miller's work on both Clone High and The Lego Movie. 2. The Avengers - I actually went to see this in a double feature at a drive-in across the border from me, but I think the projector light was almost burnt out or something, making the movie virtually unwatchable, so we left fairly early on, and I just haven't gotten around to picking it back up since. 3. This is the End - Piqued my interest and I heard all around good things when it came out but just haven't gotten around to watching it yet. 4. Inglorious Basterds - Currently only have Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction and Django Unchained under my belt for Tarantino, so I figured I'd pick this one up next. 5. Fantasia - Considering my inclination towards animation in general, having never seen what is considered one of if not the the most groundbreaking animated films of all time is a definite sore spot on my film record. 6. Grave of the Fireflies - Continuing through Ghibli's work with what I've generally seen regarded as their darkest film. 7. Ghostbusters - I honestly don't have an explanation as to why I haven't seen this yet. 8. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - Still know the basic story outline of this one, albeit on a much more base level than I did going into A New Hope (well, aside from the obvious scene). Not to mention this generally being regarded as the high point of the franchise. 9. The Fisher King & Good Will Hunting - I feel like I owe it to myself to catch up of some of Robin William's filmography after his tragic passing, but couldn't decide which of these two I'd rather start with and decided to cover both of them as twofer. Good Will Hunting was stands as a film I've heard nothing but endless praise for but just never got around to seeing, whereas I've only just become aware of The Fisher King in the wake of William's death, but the premise and cast sounded instantly appealing to me. 10. Wayne's World - Given my affinity for comedy and rock, it's a wonder I haven't seen this yet. Deshamed (7): Monty Python's Life of Brian, My Neighbor Totoro, Alien, Back to the Future, Star Wars: A New Hope, Aliens, Hot Fuzz Trash Boat fucked around with this message at 08:42 on Aug 18, 2014 |
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I thought Shaun of the Dead was one of the most larded, purposeful scripts I'd ever seen until I saw Hot Fuzz. It's Swiss watch comedy. drat near everything is called back, relevant to some minor background gag, is either the set up or the payoff to another joke, etc.
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Trash Boat- Go watch Ghostbusters and even Ghostbusters 2, if you are so inclined. Argo was a good movie. To me it seemed the 'hollywood touches' were obvious, but understandable and tasteful. It was nice to see John Goodman. Are there any good non-fiction books on the events that took place in Argo? I love those declassified, interesting government shananagings such as this. 1. Ace In The Hole - A newer Criterion release I haven't seen. 2. Pandora's Box - Don't know much about it 3. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrance - Know nothing about this, but it is a Criterion release and sounds interesting enough. 4. Moonrise Kingdom - Never seen any Anderson, so I think I'll start here 5. Under The Skin - Another modern film I keep seeing mentioned in the horror thread. The trailer makes it seem similar to Beyond The Black Rainbow. I'm game. 6. Eyes without a face - I needed some horror on this list 7. Fort Apache - I'm stealing this one from TrixRabbi's list 8. Red River - I don't consider myself a fan of Westerns, but I can't say I've seen too many I didn't enjoy 9. Cat O' Nine Tails- Next up in the Argento 'Animal' trilogy 10.Assault on Precinct 13- I liked They Live Seen: Rio Bravo, Days of Heaven, Hoop Dreams, The Exterminating Angel, Hopscotch, Letter Never Sent, Stagecoach(1939), I shot Jesse James, The Trial, The Wild Bunch, Man Bites Dog, The Pianist, Viridiana, Badlands. Aliens, Easy Rider, Paris Texas, The 400 Blows, Touch of Evil, La Strada, Fog of War, Gaslight, Make Way for Tomorrow, M, The Bird with the Crystal Plummage, Nashville,Miracle in Milan,Cinemania, Young Mr. Lincoln, Videodrome, Argo
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Tony Mendez has written three books. One of them is called Argo: How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History and was published in 2012, I assume as a tie in to the movie. I haven't read any of his books so I don't know if they're good.
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Dr.Caligari posted:1. Ace In The Hole - A newer Criterion release I haven't seen. Only one I've seen from your list but it's memorable. It - This originally aired on TV in two parts and runs three hours. It's no small feat to establish seven young characters and then reestablish them thirty years later as adults all in an hour or so. I'm sure a clown with sharp teeth will scare quite a few but I found Pennywise or It to be more annoying than menacing at most points. He definitely feels like an analogue of Freddy Krueger and also a supernatural inspiration of John Wayne Gacy (serial killer who systematically raped 30+ teenage boys in the 1970s and sometimes dressed like a clown). The weakness is that it becomes very repetitive after an hour or so. Some of the hallucination segments were impressive but after a dozen or so even if they were all well done they're just shown at too fast of a pace. That's one of a few reasons this may've worked better if it ran a few hours longer. Anyway the young characters seem to be written in the way that King usually does. They have fights with bullies, parents and adversaries but overcome them all due to their synergy with one another. Halfway through the kids mistakenly believe that they've vanquished It. Thirty years later they reunite as the clown is back and killing kids again. The older cast came across a little childish to me. I understand being a chicken or incessant whining at the age of 10 but all these uber successful 40 year olds complaining and dreading the clown actually a giant spider at the end just felt off. So I found the ending to be a little lackluster. I guess overall I did like it though as the three hours went by pretty fast. PS the cast is chock-full of notables. Procrastination (139 completed): #127 Breaker Morant - Heard this referenced before. 4/30/14 #134 Underground - Never seen a Emir Kusturica film but I've heard good things. 5/17/14 #140 Steel Magnolias - Flowers made out of metal. 7/6/14 #141 Fitzcarraldo - Sounds interesting. 7/11/14 #143 Chungking Express - I don't know what this one is about. 8/1/14 #144 Love Story - A transparent title. 8/12/14 #145 Gertrud - High on the TSPDT list. 8/12/14 #147 Deathdream - Heard this was the quintessential Vietnam film in some ways. 8/12/14 new #148 Hard Boiled - I was reminded about this again. 8/19/14 James Bond versus Godzilla: Diamonds Are Forever - Sean Connery is back. 7/26/14 AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) (98/100 completed):
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Zogo posted:Diamonds Are Forever - Sean Connery is back. 7/26/14 This is the only one I've seen on your list. It's the weakest Connery Bond in my opinion, but by default better than any Moore Bond because gently caress Roger Moore. Sunrise is definitely the better of the 1927 Best Pictures. The story is simple, but it is very heartfelt. The actors do a fantastic job of conveying their emotions through the medium of silent film. The story is engaging enough to get me through, and unlike Wings, I felt it was of good length. Not a great movie, but a good one certainly worth its watch in any era. I still find myself amused by 1927 style special effects. I find it amazing how this movie does such a great job of conveying mutual love in silent format, yet so many in the modern era can't quite seem to figure it out. New List: 1. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - Another movie that lives in lore that I've never seen. 2. Three Colors: White - Continuing the trilogy. 3. The Searchers - I've not seen all that much from Mr. Wayne in my lifetime. I know this is universally considered his best. 4. The Hustler - I haven't seen a Paul Newman movie in a while, and this has always been part of cinematic lore. 5. Modern Times - The last movie in imdb's top 50 I haven't seen until some above average action movie slips in. 6. Her - I have nothing from the 2010s on here, and I've never seen a Spike Jonze film. Let's try it out. 7. Ran - Kurosawa hasn't been on this list in a while. I would definitely like to look into his work more. Best Picture Bonanza (40/87) 8. Lawrence of Arabia - A film with an amazing reputation. 9. Rain Man - I guess I know the premise, but I've never really thought of seeing it. 10. Kramer vs. Kramer - I know Meryl Streep and Dustin Hoffman are both very good at acting. I don't know much other than the poster and the title pretty much insinuating this is going to be about a marriage gone wrong (maybe a court case). Watched Count 108: Chinatown, 12 Angry Men, Gone With the Wind, Casablanca, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Godfather Part I, The Godfather Part II, Goodfellas, Do the Right Thing, A Clockwork Orange, Wall-E, Citizen Kane, Aliens, The Shawshank Redemption, Back to the Future, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan, Dr. Strangelove, Raging Bull, Rear Window, The Green Mile, Braveheart, Apocalypse Now, Seven Samurai, The Great Escape, City of God, Vertigo, Blue Velvet, Ratatouille, All Quiet on the Western Front, Mulholland Dr., Sunset Blvd., Bridge on the River Kwai, Memento, Unforgiven, The Usual Suspects, Network, The Social Network, Psycho, Black Swan, The Professional (Leon), Duck Soup, Up, The Silence of the Lambs, The Hurt Locker, Animal Crackers, American Beauty, The Princess Bride, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Great Dictator, The King's Speech, American History X, Taxi Driver, The Philadelphia Story, Cars, Dial M for Murder, Amélie, Spirited Away, North by Northwest, Paths of Glory, Some Like it Hot, On the Waterfront, Platoon, Annie Hall, Patton, Harvey, Nikita, Yojimbo, How to Train Your Dragon, To Kill a Mockingbird, This is Spinal Tap, Fargo, Sin City, Wayne's World, A Streetcar Named Desire, Barton Fink, Slumdog Millionaire, No Country for Old Men, Rashomon, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Wild Strawberries, Rebecca, Dog Day Afternoon, The Departed, The Graduate, V for Vendetta, My Neighbor Totoro, E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial, City Lights, Life is Beautiful, Stand by Me, The Artist, Howl's Moving Castle, Good Will Hunting, Planet of the Apes, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, 12 Years a Slave, The Intouchables, The Grapes of Wrath, Ben-Hur, Three Colors: Blue, Grave of the Fireflies, Argo, Oldboy, Bicycle Thieves, Wings, Kiki's Delivery Service, Sunrise
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marioinblack, you get to carve out 4 hours to watch Lawrence of Arabia. It really is great. I was given Oklahoma! all the way back in November. I really didnt want to watch this. I was right. I tried to give it a chance, I really did but it bored the hell out of me. The only character I liked was the Persian peddler. Curly is a huge rear end in a top hat. Jud is also a huge rear end in a top hat but we, the audience, don't know that until after Curly walks into Jud's home and tells him he should kill himself because he (Curly) is too much of a loving idiot to ask out the girl he likes in a timely fashion. None of the songs really did anything for me outside of the titular song and Oh What a Beautiful Morning. The long dream sequence where Laurey gets hosed up on laudanum bored the hell out of me. In my mind, the official movie of Oklahoma is still Twister. While I was away, I watched a few others from my list: Witness for the Prosecution: This is the first time I've seen a Charles Laughton movie and he's the poo poo. It's hard to say too much about this without spoilers, so Marlene Dietrich's disguise had me fooled. The twists at the end were great and I loved the disclaimer at the end telling the audience not to tell their friends about the ending. The first spoiler alert? Se7en: I'm a sucker for serial killers and Fincher so this movie was extremely my poo poo. This is one of my favorite Morgan Freeman roles. Kevin Spacey is great too. I'm a sick gently caress so I enjoyed the creativity and gruesomeness of the kills and of course the ending is perfect. The Wild Bunch: I was really tired when I watched this so I don't remember all of it, but the opening and closing shootouts were goddamn great. I liked the backstory of Pike and Deke. This is one of the grimmest westerns I've seen and I'm sure it was fairly shocking to 1960's audiences. The List: NEW 1. Night of the Hunter: Everything I hear about this makes it sound awesome NEW 2. Memories of Murder: I made it 10 minutes into this once and realized I was going to fall asleep so I stopped NEW 3. Throne of Blood: Kurosawa doing MacBeth sounds dope 4. Cool Hand Luke: I guess society has "failed to communicate" how much I should watch this movie  5. Paths of Glory: More Kubrick 6. The Life Aquatic: I have never seen a Wes Anderson movie. 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. NEW 9. Blood Simple: There are still a few Coen bros. movies I haven't seen yet. 10. The Artist: I saw 10 minutes of this once and rolled my eyes pretty hard at it but I should probably give it another chance. Watched (48): 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, Spartacus, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Seven Samurai, Double Indemnity, The Thing, Aguirre The Wrath of God, Badlands, Planet of the Apes, Shane, Léon: The Professional, Trainspotting, The Conversation, Miller's Crossing, A Fish Called Wanda, City of God, Psycho, Singin' in the Rain, Witness for the Prosecution, Se7en, The Wild Bunch, Oklahoma!
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Pseudonym, see Cool Hand Luke The Wolf Man was a very good movie. Very atmospheric. I'm really getting into these Universal horror movies. They are always fun and interesting. My List: Patton - George C. Scott is a very underrated actor. Was great in The Hustler and A Christmas Carol. The King's Speech - Trying to see more recent movies. Faust - Don't think I've ever seen a Murnau film. True Grit - The original version. Been a while since a western was on my list. A Day at the Races - More Marx Brothers madness, please. Howl's Moving Castle - Need to see some more Miyazaki. Ran - Heard this is one of Kurosawa'a best, so I am really looking forward to seeing it. The King and I - 1956 version. Nosferatu The Man Who Knew Too Much - More Hitchcock here. This will be the remake with Jimmy Stewart. 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, The Godfather, Persepolis, The Godfather Part II, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Invisible Man, The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Bridge on the River Kwai, A Beautiful Mind, The Kid, Fiddler on the Roof, The Gold Rush, Metropolis, Rear Window, Enter the Dragon, Horse Feathers, The Great Dictator, Despicable Me, The Bad Sleep Well, The Wolf Man
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Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:Witness for the Prosecution: This is the first time I've seen a Charles Laughton movie and he's the poo poo. It's hard to say too much about this without spoilers, so Marlene Dietrich's disguise had me fooled. The twists at the end were great and I loved the disclaimer at the end telling the audience not to tell their friends about the ending. The first spoiler alert?
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Dmitri Russkie since you've never seen a Murnau film, start with Nosferatu. It's every bit as good as its reputation suggests. In the Mood for Love - This movie is loving smooooth. From the gliding camera to the rhythmic pacing to the intermittent use of slow motion, this movie slides along like a beautiful dream. The mood it conjures is astounding. Kar Wai Wong has a wonderfully refined confidence to his style. For instance, many directors would shy away from using the same musical cue over and over, but Kar Wai Wong knows his poo poo, and he realizes the repetition helps create the right atmosphere. And it all works. The camerawork is wonderful, the acting is superb, and the colors - my god the colors. And on top of all this you've got an engrossing, elegantly told story of forbidden love. I got lost in this movie and loved every second of it. 92/100 Working my way through the They Shoot Pictures, Don't They list: Andrei Rublev - I've seen Stalker and Solaris. I'm ready for more slow-burning Tarkovsky awesomeness. The Mirror - Ditto. L'avventura - This'll be my first Antonioni. Looks promising. Ordet - Vampyr and The Passion of Joan of Arc both impressed the hell out of me. Au hasard Balthazar - I've only seen Pickpocket from Bresson, and I liked it. Playtime - I very recently watched Mr. Hulot's Holiday and liked it. By most accounts this one's even better. Children of Paradise - Mimes, huh? Shoah - Admittedly, the length of this (9+ hours) makes it quite daunting. I suspect I'll spread it out over multiple sittings. Pierrot le fou - I've enjoyed, but not loved, everything I've seen from Godard. Maybe he can wow me this time? Gertrud - More Carl Theodor Dreyer can't hurt.
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Please accept my apologies I lose my head and completely misunderstand what i have to do. I read the entire post but at the end I was posting my favorite list, not a list of movies i never saw... sorry. I fixed my post  and enjoy the fun.caiman posted:XenJ, you need to assign me a movie from my list. caiman please watch Playtime. My List: 1. The King's Speech - this film I wanted for so long even see it but have always forgotten... 2. Life of Pi - I think I hate it like the old man and the sea 3. Slumdog Millionaire - mmh no idea every time I has in mind they are dacing, singing and it is a musical but i know i'm wrong with this, but thats why i fogett it all the time again. 4. Nightmare (remake) - I love the originals! all tasers i saw a voice wispers no no no to me. 5. The Physician - the speech book was good so i have my own pictures in mind no place for this movie 6. Big Miracle - Drew Barrymore is great no idea why i missed this movie 7. 47 Ronin - read about the misstakes and trouble to bring this movie on sreen, not realy interest to see neo as samurai... 8. Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues - first part wasn't funny, sure the second part too 9. A Madea Christmas - nothing absolutly nothing tops Bad Santa as christmass movie! 10. Donnie Darko - all loved this, no idea if i missed great cinematic entertainment Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:XenJ, enjoy Alien. XenJ fucked around with this message at 07:19 on Aug 24, 2014 |
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^^ Okay, Playtime it is. XenJ, you need to assign me a movie from my list. Spatulater bro! fucked around with this message at 17:19 on Aug 24, 2014 |
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XenJ, enjoy Alien. I just finished Cool Hand Luke. It owned fairly hard. Paul Newman is the coolest motherfucker around. The relationship between Luke and Dragline was really good and Boss Sunglasses had a hell of a presence. I also enjoyed Luke's Christ pose after eating a fuckton of hard boiled eggs. The anti-establishment overtones were dope. The List: 1. Night of the Hunter: Everything I hear about this makes it sound awesome 2. Memories of Murder: I made it 10 minutes into this once and realized I was going to fall asleep so I stopped 3. Throne of Blood: Kurosawa doing MacBeth sounds dope NEW 4. Sunset Boulevard: I bought this on DVD like 8 years ago and it's still in the shrink wrap. 5. Paths of Glory: More Kubrick 6. The Life Aquatic: I have never seen a Wes Anderson movie. 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. Blood Simple: There are still a few Coen bros. movies I haven't seen yet. 10. The Artist: I saw 10 minutes of this once and rolled my eyes pretty hard at it but I should probably give it another chance. Watched (49): 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, Spartacus, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Seven Samurai, Double Indemnity, The Thing, Aguirre The Wrath of God, Badlands, Planet of the Apes, Shane, Léon: The Professional, Trainspotting, The Conversation, Miller's Crossing, A Fish Called Wanda, City of God, Psycho, Singin' in the Rain, Witness for the Prosecution, Se7en, The Wild Bunch, Oklahoma!, Cool Hand Luke Alfred P. Pseudonym fucked around with this message at 22:32 on Aug 24, 2014 |
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Alfred P. Pseudonym, you get the best anti war movie ever made, Paths of Glory Playtime - I'm glad I saw Mr. Hulot's Holiday before this, as Tati's style takes some serious getting used to. But once I got what he was doing (about halfway through Holiday), it became a joy. Here we get the same plot-less, character-less stroll through everyday life, with mild sight gags everywhere, and every frame stuffed full of details. It's got almost a silent comedy vibe, only the focus isn't on blunt slapstick, but friendly observations. I think this one is better constructed than Holiday. The glass-walled, technology-driven aesthetic was great. The first act in the building was an absolute blast. The scene with the glass-walled apartment buildings and the televisions was cool too. And the dinner scene, while the most complex and detail-rich, went on a few minutes too long. Loved the carnival finale. I've really never seen anything else like Tati's films, but I'm anxious to see more. 87/100 Using the They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? list, I'm just starting at the top and working my way down through every movie I haven't seen. The numbers represent the placement in the TSPDT list: 25: Andrei Rublev - I've seen Stalker and Solaris. I'm ready for more slow-burning Tarkovsky awesomeness. 26: The Mirror - Ditto. 28: L'avventura - This'll be my first Antonioni. Looks promising. 33: Ordet - Vampyr and The Passion of Joan of Arc both impressed the hell out of me. 35: Au hasard Balthazar - I've only seen Pickpocket from Bresson, and I liked it. 54: Children of Paradise - Mimes, huh? 64: Shoah - Admittedly, the length of this (9+ hours) makes it quite daunting. I suspect I'll spread it out over multiple sittings. 69: Pierrot le fou - I've enjoyed, but not loved, everything I've seen from Godard. Maybe he can wow me this time? 72: Gertrud - More Carl Theodor Dreyer can't hurt. 74: Rio Bravo - Another essential western that I've neglected to see. Spatulater bro! fucked around with this message at 01:51 on Aug 25, 2014 |
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caiman - Try L'avventura So, Ace In The Hole. The beginning felt like a Kurt Douglas showcase (he is good), but once things started going it had me absorbed. I was quick to realize what people meant when they talk about very cynical characters, almost every character was 'slimy' in some way. But in the end, the message it had to say about journalism and politics overshadowed even Douglas, and I thought it was not quite great, but a very good film. 1. The Big Heat - I have a IMDB watchlist of around 50 movies, and this one is the oldest (It's been on the list almost 3 years!) 2. Pandora's Box - Don't know much about it 3. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrance - Know nothing about this, but it is a Criterion release and sounds interesting enough. 4. Moonrise Kingdom - Never seen any Anderson, so I think I'll start here 5. Under The Skin - Another modern film I keep seeing mentioned in the horror thread. The trailer makes it seem similar to Beyond The Black Rainbow. I'm game. 6. Eyes without a face - I needed some horror on this list 7. Fort Apache - I'm stealing this one from TrixRabbi's list 8. Red River - I don't consider myself a fan of Westerns, but I can't say I've seen too many I didn't enjoy 9. Cat O' Nine Tails- Next up in the Argento 'Animal' trilogy 10.Assault on Precinct 13- I liked They Live Seen: Rio Bravo, Days of Heaven, Hoop Dreams, The Exterminating Angel, Hopscotch, Letter Never Sent, Stagecoach(1939), I shot Jesse James, The Trial, The Wild Bunch, Man Bites Dog, The Pianist, Viridiana, Badlands. Aliens, Easy Rider, Paris Texas, The 400 Blows, Touch of Evil, La Strada, Fog of War, Gaslight, Make Way for Tomorrow, M, The Bird with the Crystal Plummage, Nashville,Miracle in Milan,Cinemania, Young Mr. Lincoln, Videodrome, Argo, Ace In The Hole
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Dr.Caligari posted:1. The Big Heat - I have a IMDB watchlist...It's been on the list almost 3 years!) Here's hoping it is like a fine wine. - Robert Cop - I don't have much to say about this one. Great movie, but nothing that got me super enthusiastic about it. I fear this is one of those films where I knew so much of it going in that its effect was diminished. I thought the same thing before Jaws. I felt like I had already seen the movie through all of the references I've absorbed since childhood. However, Jaws strapped me in and I loved it. I've watched several reviews of Robocop in the past, most recently the Red Letter Media review leading up to the 2014 remake. And I think I may have suffered for it. But through that, I still enjoyed the movie, especially Kurtwood Smith as Clarence Boddicker (such a great heel). I suspect I'll think back on the movie a lot this week and discover new things to appreciate. Glad I watched it - SHAMELIST: (in order of longest time on this list) The Sound of Music - I feel filthy that I've never seen this. Something about Nazis, right? And spinning in a field of grass. Nazis spinning around in fields of grass? gently caress yeah. Rain Man - I just finished a book on memory and it discussed the inspiration for this movie. Seems a good justification to finally see it. Full Metal Jacket - I saw the beginning of this movie once in a film class. And Stanley Kubrick has always drawn me in. (2001, The Shining, and Clockwork Orange are among my favorite films) Donnie Darko - This is another movie I want to see if only to understand the references people make to it. Is it any good? gently caress if I know. Let me find out and decide. Mad Max - How does this stack up compared to the well-known classic Warriors of the Wasteland? You Only Live Twice - James Bond #5 - My Bond dork friend says this one is also good. Glad to hear it. Planet of the Apes - The old one. Touch of Evil - I hear Orson Welles made good movies. The Birth of a Nation - Because I hate myself and I'm sick of hearing this movie's title and not knowing why it stirs up bile. Something about racism. And according to IMDB it is 2.5 hours long! Woooo! The Breakfast Club - Is this a feel good movie? I don't know. De-shamed (57): Raiders of the Lost Arc; Alien; Blade Runner; The Godfather; Casablanca; Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom; The Godfather Part II; Die Hard; Grave of the Fireflies; Aliens; A Fistful of Dollars; One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest; Network; Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade; Schindler's List; Superman; Dr. No; Rear Window; Young Frankenstein; Jaws; Akira; The Shining; American Psycho; Metropolis; The Graduate; The Birds; Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure; WALLˇE; American History X; The Third Man; Blue Velvet; Seven Samurai; Notorious; Lawrence of Arabia; La Dolce Vita; The Jerk; Videodrome; Deliverance; Ed Wood; Mulholland Drive; From Russia With Love; Rebel Without A Cause; Senna; Groundhog Day; The Terminator; Who Framed Roger Rabbit; Goodfellas; Terminator 2: Judgment Day; Wreck-It Ralph; The Goonies; Some Like It Hot; Rashomon; The Rocky Horror Picture Show; Highlander; Thunderball; Rocky; Robocop
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XenJ I just realized my mistake with your list. Go watch Slumdog Millionaire.
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Been following this thread for a while looking for good film suggestions, figured maybe I should start contributing.Space Cob posted:Full Metal Jacket - I saw the beginning of this movie once in a film class. And Stanley Kubrick has always drawn me in. (2001, The Shining, and Clockwork Orange are among my favorite films) You and me both. I'd like to hear your take on this one. - Just completed House of Sand and Fog and came away from it feeling very emotionally manipulated. I get that movies fundamentally ARE emotional manipulation, but it seems like bad stuff happens in this movie just to make the audience sad. Characters make completely illogical decisions inconsistent with their established character arcs just to move the story along, and the score is designed to make you feel sympathetic to the plight of Jeniffer Connelly, when her character is in no way deserving of it. As a tragedy, however, it certainly delivers. 6/10 - 1. The Raid - Heard a lot of good things about this. Big fan of what Tony Jaa has been doing for cinematic martial arts and this looks a lot like what he's been putting out 2. If... - Heard Malcolm McDowell got his start in this, not too familiar with 60's era British film. 3. Casablanca - ranked one of the greatest American films of all time. I have foreign friends that list this as their favorite film. Truly the most shameful movie on my list. 4. East of Eden/Rebel Without a Cause - James Dean. 5. One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest - The fact that I know the ending has probably kept me away from this one, but I adore anything Jack Nicholson is in. 6. The Maltese Falcon - Don't know too much about this one. Always enjoy a good mystery 7. Gone With the Wind - Classic Civil War film. Sign me up. 8. The Smartest Guys in the Room - I studied pyramid schemes in college and I'm still not entirely sure what the gently caress happened with Enron. Thoroughly enjoy learning about Crime and Punishment. Anyone know of any good documentaries in the vein of The Act of Killing? speshl guy fucked around with this message at 06:28 on Aug 27, 2014 |
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speshl guy, watch The Raid. It is quite dope. Paths of Glory was incredible. Infuriating. Kirk Douglas acts the hell out of this movie. I read that this film was an inspiration for David Simon when he was writing The Wire, and I totally see it. All the shifting of blame, cynicism in management, utter hopelessness, etc. There's a shot during the leadup to the execution from the POV of the prisoners walking up to the posts (somewhat reminiscent of Christ walking to Golgotha) where the camera focuses on Col. Dax with this expression that's simultaneously distant and mournful as his face follows the prisoners and it's just haunting. Christ, what a movie. The List: 1. Night of the Hunter: Everything I hear about this makes it sound awesome 2. Memories of Murder: I made it 10 minutes into this once and realized I was going to fall asleep so I stopped 3. Throne of Blood: Kurosawa doing MacBeth sounds dope 4. Sunset Boulevard: I bought this on DVD like 8 years ago and it's still in the shrink wrap. NEW 5. Eyes Wide Shut: This is my Kubrick slot now 6. The Life Aquatic: I have never seen a Wes Anderson movie. 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. Blood Simple: There are still a few Coen bros. movies I haven't seen yet. 10. The Artist: I saw 10 minutes of this once and rolled my eyes pretty hard at it but I should probably give it another chance. Watched (50): 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, Spartacus, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Seven Samurai, Double Indemnity, The Thing, Aguirre The Wrath of God, Badlands, Planet of the Apes, Shane, Léon: The Professional, Trainspotting, The Conversation, Miller's Crossing, A Fish Called Wanda, City of God, Psycho, Singin' in the Rain, Witness for the Prosecution, Se7en, The Wild Bunch, Oklahoma!, Cool Hand Luke, Paths of Glory
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The Royal Tenenbaums was pretty good. Some drop-dead gorgeous camera work, and an amazing cast (Hackman is, like always, a real treat to watch) work well with a decent script that includes some good visual gags. It almost goes a little bit too far into cutesy, nostalgic territory, but always knows exactly when to punch with the really hard moments. In all, a lot of fun. Alfred please watch Night Of The Hunter, so you can learn the secrets of Love and Hate. Here's my list: 1) Crimes & Misdemeanors - I know Allen is supposed to be really good, and I know that this is supposed to be the one even Allen non-fans will defend, but I still never overcame how creepy he is. Plus, the only Allen I've seen is To Rome With Love, which would be a lackluster effort from almost any director. 2) The Seventh Seal - I liked Ian McKellen's cameo as Death in Last Action Hero 3) Pan's Labyrinth - This is supposed to have amazing production design, and a goon I trust 4) The Hidden Fortress - I love A New Hope, and I love Kurosawa, so this feels like a movie I should love, but I've never seen it. 5) The Holy Mountain - My film teacher said I'd like Jodorowsky if I like Hausu a lot, but I haven't had access to his movies until now. 6) Schindler's List - Spielberg is my dude, and I saw clips of this in a high school class, but never the full thing. Unshamed: Royal Tenenbaums, 8 1/2
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X-Ray Pecs posted:1) Crimes & Misdemeanors - I know Allen is supposed to be really good, and I know that this is supposed to be the one even Allen non-fans will defend, but I still never overcame how creepy he is. Plus, the only Allen I've seen is To Rome With Love, which would be a lackluster effort from almost any director. Give this a shot. You'll see it in a whole different light if you're aware of the allegations his stepdaughter made against him. - The Raid was advertised as a tour-de-force and it did not disappoint. From beginning to end once the swat team enters the building the tension does not let up. Some of the fight sequences started to feel exhaustingly long, but they were brilliantly shot and acted. I also really enjoyed little touches that aren't addressed in other actions movies, like an otherwise faceless goon looking a few floors down to what is supposedly his friend broken in half on a hand railing. He never gets any lines and was most likely also killed in the carnage, but that look of shock and anger on his face felt genuine and appropriate for the moment. I would've liked to learn more about the main character and how/why this rookie is essentially a master black belt in whatever martial art is featured in this movie, and what caused the split between his brother and their family, but I'm guessing they saved that for the next movie. Another note, I felt like I was watching Dredd all over again except with martial arts, and that is not at all a bad thing. 8.5/10 - 1. Paths of Glory - All you had to say was The Wire and I'm sold. 2. If... - Heard Malcolm McDowell got his start in this, not too familiar with 60's era British film. 3. Casablanca - Ranked one of the greatest American films of all time. I have foreign friends that list this as their favorite film. Truly the most shameful movie on my list. 4. East of Eden/Rebel Without a Cause - James Dean. 5. One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest - The fact that I know the ending has probably kept me away from this one, but I adore anything Jack Nicholson is in. 6. The Maltese Falcon - Don't know too much about this one. Always enjoy a good mystery 7. Gone With the Wind - Classic Civil War film. Sign me up. 8. The Smartest Guys in the Room - I studied pyramid schemes in college and I'm still not entirely sure what the gently caress happened with Enron. Love learning about Crime and Punishment. De-Shamed: The Raid, House of Sand and Fog. speshl guy fucked around with this message at 02:46 on Aug 30, 2014 |
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I thoroughly enjoyed One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and I hope you do too Anyway, saw Ghostbusters a few days ago but haven't been able to get around to around to doing a write up until now. I don't have too much to say aside from the fact that it was just a really funny and all-around solid comedy. I also thought the special effects generally held up pretty well for the most part, with the notable exception of Zuul's movement effects. All in all, a solid movie, though I still haven't gotten around to watching the second film yet as per Dr.Caligari's suggestion. My List: 1. 21 Jump Street - Didn't get around to seeing it when it came out, but love Lord and Miller's work on both Clone High and The Lego Movie. 2. The Avengers - I actually went to see this in a double feature at a drive-in across the border from me, but I think the projector light was almost burnt out or something, making the movie virtually unwatchable, so we left fairly early on, and I just haven't gotten around to picking it back up since. 3. This is the End - Piqued my interest and I heard all around good things when it came out but just haven't gotten around to watching it yet. 4. Inglorious Basterds - Currently only have Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction and Django Unchained under my belt for Tarantino, so I figured I'd pick this one up next. 5. Fantasia - Considering my inclination towards animation in general, having never seen what is considered one of if not the the most groundbreaking animated films of all time is a definite sore spot on my film record. 6. Grave of the Fireflies - Continuing through Ghibli's work with what I've generally seen regarded as their darkest film. 7. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - Still know the basic story outline of this one, albeit on a much more base level than I did going into A New Hope (well, aside from the obvious scene). Not to mention this generally being regarded as the high point of the franchise. 8. The Fisher King & Good Will Hunting - I feel like I owe it to myself to catch up of some of Robin William's filmography after his tragic passing, but couldn't decide which of these two I'd rather start with and decided to cover both of them as twofer. Good Will Hunting was stands as a film I've heard nothing but endless praise for but just never got around to seeing, whereas I've only just become aware of The Fisher King in the wake of William's death, but the premise and cast sounded instantly appealing to me. 9. Wayne's World - Given my affinity for comedy and rock, it's a wonder I haven't seen this yet. 10. The Social Network - Wanted to check this out for all of the acclaim it got but just never got around to it. Deshamed (8): Monty Python's Life of Brian, My Neighbor Totoro, Alien, Back to the Future, Star Wars: A New Hope, Aliens, Hot Fuzz, Ghostbusters
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speshl guy - You need to pick for X-ray Pecs. Looks like you picked for Space Cob twice
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Trash Boat posted:7. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - Still know the basic story outline of this one, albeit on a much more base level than I did going into A New Hope (well, aside from the obvious scene). Not to mention this generally being regarded as the high point of the franchise. Time for part two (or five). Diamonds Are Forever - Finally made it into 1970s Bond. At many points this felt like a commercial for Las Vegas. At the beginning Blofeld is finally killed by taking a hot oatmeal bath (actually we later learn it was just one of many clones). It's beginning to feel like Blofeld is as invincible as Bond. This one made me groan a handful of times as the villains dilly-dally and let Bond escape even more than usual in a variety of silly ways. This is best exemplified by the most atypical and calm villains for the series yet named Mr. Kidd and Mr. Wint concocting strange ways to dispose of Bond. Just when you think Bond is going to snog with a few women on the way to some important task another deceptive novelty happens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hACnmen0sGY The plot seemed straightforward but it was edited in kind of a roundabout way so there was some mystery. The gist is that Blofeld is building a satellite that can emit laser beams using a ton of valuable diamonds and tries to pit China, USSR and the US against one another for nuclear supremacy. Side notes: -The car chase was cleverly understated as well. -I liked the reference to fake moon landings. Also watched: Fitzcarraldo - This one exceeds at making the viewer feel immersed in the jungle and also like an insider to the plot. Klaus Kinski plays an obsessively driven visionary trying to do a few things no other person has. Things like moving a steamship over a hill or trying to bring Opera into remote jungles. He personifies the "Where there's a will, there's a way" mantra for most of the story. The steamship crew goes through some adversity as they go into territory with unpredictable indians. It's a clash of cultures and surprisingly the hundreds of indians seem willing to help in any manner (we eventually learn that they have spiritual reasons for doing so and they counteract Fitzcarraldo's ambitious plans). Procrastination (140 completed): #127 Breaker Morant - Heard this referenced before. 4/30/14 #134 Underground - Never seen a Emir Kusturica film but I've heard good things. 5/17/14 #140 Steel Magnolias - Flowers made out of metal. 7/6/14 #143 Chungking Express - I don't know what this one is about. 8/1/14 #144 Love Story - A transparent title. 8/12/14 #145 Gertrud - High on the TSPDT list. 8/12/14 #147 Deathdream - Heard this was the quintessential Vietnam film in some ways. 8/12/14 #148 Hard Boiled - I was reminded about this again. 8/19/14 James Bond versus Godzilla: AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) (98/100 completed): new #85 A Night at the Opera - Another Marx comedy. 8/30/14 new #90 Swing Time - Another comedy. 8/30/14
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Zogo, you get Chungking Express. Be prepared to have "California Dreamin" stuck in your head for the rest of your life. L'Avventura - Man, I had a rough time with this. It took me three sittings to get through it. Try as I might, I simply couldn't find something to care about. It looks good, both due to the great cinematography and because Monica Vitti is probably the most attractive woman I've ever seen. And on paper it sounds crazy interesting: a woman abruptly and mysteriously vanishes on a tiny island, and afterwards her best friend falls in love with her boyfriend. But the movie isn't really about those things. It's about the boredom these people feel in their shallow lives. But more importantly, the movie seems to feel this way about itself. Scenes start, people talk to each other, the scene ends and another begins, repeat. The movie is just there, never even attempting to make me care about it. The most boring thing to watch is other bored people. In the case of L'Avventura it's the movie itself that's bored. I really, really hope the rest of Antonioni's films have more spark than this because he has a ton of entries on the TSPDT list. 55/100 Using the They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? list, I'm just starting at the top and working my way down through every movie I haven't seen. The numbers represent the placement in the TSPDT list: 25: Andrei Rublev - I've seen Stalker and Solaris. I'm ready for more slow-burning Tarkovsky awesomeness. 26: The Mirror - Ditto. 33: Ordet - Vampyr and The Passion of Joan of Arc both impressed the hell out of me. 35: Au hasard Balthazar - I've only seen Pickpocket from Bresson, and I liked it. 54: Children of Paradise - Mimes, huh? 64: Shoah - Admittedly, the length of this (9+ hours) makes it quite daunting. I suspect I'll spread it out over multiple sittings. 69: Pierrot le fou - I've enjoyed, but not loved, everything I've seen from Godard. Maybe he can wow me this time? 72: Gertrud - More Carl Theodor Dreyer can't hurt. 74: Rio Bravo - Another essential western that I've neglected to see. 75: Voyage in Italy - My first Rossellini.
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caiman posted:L'Avventura - Man, I had a rough time with this. It took me three sittings to get through it. Part of the reason I picked this for you was to see if you thought this too. I have yet to see an Antonioni film that I did not struggle to get through. For reference, I have seen L'avventura, Red Desert, Blow Up and Il Grido. And while it's the least popular of the group, I think Il Grido came the closest to being enjoyable. Sorry, hope you get a good one this time!
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I quite enjoy(if you can do such a thing) the films of Antonioni, and I struggled with it. It's those kind of films that you have to find the right mood and frame of mind to watch it. The rest of his films don't deviate much from that formula. And speaking of struggles, I've been avoiding Black Swan for almost a year now. It's getting embarrassing.
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Electronico6 posted:And speaking of struggles, I've been avoiding Black Swan for almost a year now. It's getting embarrassing. Too bad, because it's an incredibly easy watch. And a pretty great movie.
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caiman, you get Pierrot le fou. Black Swan(2010) dir. Darren Aronofsky Starring Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey  Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman), a dancer in a New York ballet company, hopes desperately to play a greater part in the coming season, a season that choreographer Thomas Leroy (Vincent Cassel) informs the company will include a new production of "Swan Lake." A film about mirrors, and the people within them. Seriously, there's a mirror in almost every shot. When you first notice it, it's quite smart, but the whole film seems obsessed with it's nature and cleverness, where I'm not sure it fully deserves it. At the end of the film, the credits roll as you hear clapping and cheering. "DIRECTED BY DARREN ARONOFSKY". When I grow up and become a big shot Hollywood director I'll too make a film where I can worm in cheerful clapping to my name.(On the interest of fairness there's clapping for a handful of other folk) The good stuff is Natalie Portman channeling her inner Deneuve, and all these occasional nasty bits of body horror and full on transformations, though it was frustrating to see that the film is almost afraid of getting real nasty and unhinged. It's always very well composed, even when it gets more hysterical, and the best thing it can muster is a series of jump scares and weird poo poo on the edges of the frame. I suppose it's fully on purpose, for the Black Swan turn to actually work, but man, you could do so much more with the whole premise. Though I'm being harsh, nothing about it was really bad, Portman/Kunis deserve the hype, some of those mirror shots are actually really nice, and it's a fun watching even if never really takes off. 72(Good) SHAME Part III Director's Cut: Romeo + Juliet(1996) Oh dear The Magician Been awhile since I had a Bergman film in this list. I Vitelloni More Italian films that Scorsese has spoiled for me. The White Diamond Herzog goes on an airship to South America and to discover a lost world. Bronson Masculine violence and anxiety by Nicolas Winding Refn To the Wonder Catching up on my 2013 backlog 2046 Almost completing Kar Wai Wong Have watched so far 58 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 cittŕ aperta, Black Narcissus, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, Simon of the Desert, A Foreign Affair, Branded to Kill, In Bruges, Black Swan
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Electronico6, you get The White Diamond. I've seen everything Herzog has directed and it's in my top ten. Pierrot le Fou - I enjoy experimentation in film; for instance I thought Breathless was pretty fascinating. But here I found myself yearning for a more traditional narrative. It's a gorgeously shot movie, for sure, which makes the fact that I didn't love it all the more frustrating. Godard seems more interested in talking about movies than actually making one. It's like he has all these theories and ideas and opinions about literature and art and cinema, but he doesn't know how to adequately channel them. Here he outputs his ideas through two characters who seem disinterested in the movie they're in. The plot comes as an after thought, which is fine by me in theory, but here there's nothing much left but vacuous lamentations, quotes from books, and some pretty cinematography. Stuff happens, but there's no cohesion throughout any of it, either narratively or thematically. This is a film that's way less than the sum of its parts. 66/100 Using the They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? list, I'm just starting at the top and working my way down through every movie I haven't seen. The numbers represent the placement in the TSPDT list: 25: Andrei Rublev - I've seen Stalker and Solaris. I'm ready for more slow-burning Tarkovsky awesomeness. 26: The Mirror - Ditto. 33: Ordet - Vampyr and The Passion of Joan of Arc both impressed the hell out of me. 35: Au hasard Balthazar - I've only seen Pickpocket from Bresson, and I liked it. 54: Children of Paradise - Mimes, huh? 64: Shoah - Admittedly, the length of this (9+ hours) makes it quite daunting. I suspect I'll spread it out over multiple sittings. 72: Gertrud - More Carl Theodor Dreyer can't hurt. 74: Rio Bravo - Another essential western that I've neglected to see. 75: Voyage in Italy - My first Rossellini. 77: Amarcord - Fellini has done nothing but impress me.
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Missing this thread like crazy, I'm gonna try and conquer Rules of The Game this weekend. Turns out those old foreign films are the ones that cause me to drag my feet for months. I'm such an Ugly American 
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Chili posted:Missing this thread like crazy, I'm gonna try and conquer Rules of The Game this weekend. Turns out those old foreign films are the ones that cause me to drag my feet for months. I know what you mean, but for me it's less about age/country and more about length. I have a bad habit of mentally associating running time with "difficulty." Shoah's gonna be a killer .
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caiman posted:I know what you mean, but for me it's less about age/country and more about length. I have a bad habit of mentally associating running time with "difficulty." Shoah's gonna be a killer Yeah, that's another factor. La Dolce Vita was nearly impossible, it hit all of my buttons (old, foreign, long) really hard. It's funny because some of my favorite movies are 3 hours long, and I just saw, and loved, Boyhood which took an eternity but certainly didn't feel like it at all. Watching movies requires attention, and we have a limited amount (some less than others). I think what's makes old, European foreign films more difficult for me. There isn't the same level of spectacle, as say, Seven Samurai. With Seven Samurai there's so much poo poo going on that you can just experience all of the events. With things like La Dolce Vita, you need to focus... on everything, cause every little detail matters, there isn't some sweeping big THING happening. There's no over riding tension. Tension can really carry a viewer a long long way. Without that, it can get tough. Add on to the fact that you're watching something that has an old "feel" to it, requiring the viewer to adjust how they suspend their disbelief, and then add on to that subtitles, requiring the viewer to mentally shift focus and attention style... Bottom line, it can be tough. These aren't excuses so much as explanations, I really do want to watch and experience different kinds of movies and this thread has given me a great sense of support in doing so. I really want to hit that 100 mark, that's been an underlying goal of mine for awhile, and it helps me get through the "tougher" watches. It's really rewarding, too, when you notice visual styles and themes echoing out in newer films that you found in older ones. La Dolce Vita is one such film, I may not have enjoyed it so much on its own, but watching those kinds of movies makes you appreciate other films in a different kind of way.
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My biggest pitfall is when I force myself to watch something that I'm not in the mood for - or when I'm not in the mood to watch anything. Like you said, attention is paramount, and if my mind is particularly exhausted after working all day it's difficult to engage with what I'm watching and maybe the three hour Tarkovsky on my list should wait until tomorrow. What I always have to remind myself is that if I'm not enjoying what I'm watching, then the entire purpose is defeated. It's not how many lists I've completed or how many films of a particular director I've seen that matters - it's the enjoyment from the act of watching the movie. The movie is the end, not the means.
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caiman posted:The movie is the end, not the means. That is certainly the best case scenario. I do like to think however, that when I see something I don't like so much, the film can be the means to enjoying movies in the future at a deeper level. That was the case for films like La Dolce Vita, The Conversation, and Aguirre. I've come to appreciate those movies in retrospect for how they've shaped how I experience movies that I've watched since watching them. Of course, the ultimate movies that hit hard when I'm watching them and continue to do the same later. But those are few and far between.
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