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I love the wedding scene in The Deer Hunter, but I've never been able to look past film's incredibly racist portrayal of the Vietnamese. That Cimino defended its heinous ideology by claiming it was meant to be a parable rather than a realistic account serves as a somber reminder of how little even ostensibly liberal voices used to (and still do) value non-white people as actual people.
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It's interesting that, as far as I can tell, The Deer Hunter is one of only five US movies released in the 70s that dealt with Vietnam. Are there any other movies anyone would recommend that are about the war, but treat it differently? I think I've seen all of the obvious ones. * Hearts and Minds * Apocalypse Now * Platoon * Full Metal Jacket * Forrest Gump
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First Blood is an interesting one in the sense that there's no Vietnam scenes. It's just a guy who's completely broken and barely functional, conflicting with a society that offers him zero support and reacts negatively to him when he isn't able to just immediately pretend everything is fine.
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Never saw it, but Casualties of War might be one for you. Directed by Brian De Palma and stars Michael J. Fox and Sean Penn, though the subject matter is pretty bleak (squad kidnaps and rapes a local girl when denied R&R).
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twernt posted:Are there any other movies anyone would recommend that are about the war, but treat it differently? I think I've seen all of the obvious ones. The two films that have contributed the most my understanding of the war are Winter Soldier, a documentary in which veterans recount their experiences in the field, and The Little Girl of Hanoi, a rare Vietnamese perspective. While less insightful and more dated than either, Michael Verhoeven's o.k. is an interesting restaging of a particularly brutal wartime incident. There's also the French Far from Vietnam, which I haven't seen but has enough talent behind the camera (Godard, Resnais, Marker, Varda, Ivens) that it's bound to contain something of interest.
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Thanks for all of the suggestions! Added everything to my watchlist that I hadn't already seen. I completely forgot about First Blood as a Vietnam movie but it definitely is.
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Another film I haven't seen but which has gotten good reviews over the years is Bat*21 starring Gene Hackman as as an electronic warfare specialist shot down and hunted by North Vietnamese forces. It also stars Danny Glover. EDIT: Doh. I forgot about the other Oliver Stone Vietnam movie: Born on the Fourth of July starring Tom Cruise. Cruise's patriotic young marine is paralyzed from the waist down after being shot on his second tour of duty. The film follows him as he returns to America, disillusioned with the war, and becomes an anti-war activist. This one I HAVE seen, and recall as being very good. Bat*21 is a dramatization of a real event. Born on the Fourth of July is adapted from Ron Kovic's autobiography. Wizchine fucked around with this message at 19:49 on Aug 27, 2021 |
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twernt posted:It's interesting that, as far as I can tell, The Deer Hunter is one of only five US movies released in the 70s that dealt with Vietnam. * Coming Home And I know that Stallone is easy to make fun of and RAMBO movies are garbage but the original First Blood film is fantastic. I'm not sure what got into Sly over the years but he's shown himself to be a capable actor and has been in some terrific movies. For whatever reason, he just finds a cash cow and then craps all over anything he ever did that was good with terrible sequels (Rocky, Rambo) and has starred in some god awful poo poo (Demolition Man, Judge Dredd, Over the Top) but he's a decent actor and was great in Copland. I imagine he's rather hard to cast now that I think about it but he CAN act but then what do you really do with him? NIghthawks was pretty good too.
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Demolition Man is good, actually
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Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:Demolition Man is good, actually Demolition Man is great, actually
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Demolition Man continues to be startlingly prescient. Next comes Zardoz.twernt posted:Are there any other movies anyone would recommend that are about the war, but treat it differently? I think I've seen all of the obvious ones. One more from each decade: The Green Berets (1968) Deathdream (1974) Hamburger Hill (1987) Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) Tigerland (2000)
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gently caress. I just realized I can't talk poo poo in this thread until my lazy rear end finally gets around to watching Casablanca so please excuse me for running my stupid mouth about Sly Stallone.
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Not to veer off on a side topic direction, but it's tough to not chime in on the Stallone takes! I guess I just really love genre movies, including the kind of over-the-top action and horror schlock etc stuff. Part of why Tarantino is my spirit animal lately, his taste in this kind of cinema and talking so exuberantly about it really does it for me. Tarantino mentioned that Rocky 2 he actually likes even more than the first one. Personally I'd say Rocky 3 is probably my fav, and I consider it a true masterpiece in any measure. It's such a timeless terrific formula, and so influential. It really tickled me when I saw it used on The Dark Knight Rises. Batman is getting soft, he's watching video footage of Bane, Alfred is saying you can't take this guy, he'll hurt you. Exactly like in Rocky 3. My point, Rocky 3 is the new Shakespeare, or at least, it is to me. For the record, I'm not saying Rocky 3 is better than Rocky. I'm not crazy. Also, I love Judge Dredd, is my fav comic. The movie while of course bungling aspects of that !daptation, I still find it a very watchable and creative 90s action romp. Incredible score by Silvestri, plus Max von Sydow and Diane Lane classing up the joint. And I do get a kick out of Armand Assante and Joan Chen of course. I also love 3 or 4 out of 5 Rambo movies. Though First Blood is the best one. James Cameron wrote the second one at the same time he was writing Aliens. Some days he felt like working on Rambo, some he felt Aliens, both were work for hire gigs. Go figure. He sure was on fire. I do have a line though, part 5 is unspeakably lame. For more Stallone that did appall me, Get Carter remake (saw that in theaters). "You don't wanna know me." - you were correct, I should've listened to the trailer. He was great as King Shark recently in The Suicide Squad, he's still got it. BiggerBoat posted:gently caress. I just realized I can't talk poo poo in this thread until my lazy rear end finally gets around to watching Casablanca so please excuse me for running my stupid mouth about Sly Stallone. Right on, don't forget The Big Sleep and The Maltese Falcon if you haven't (for your consideration). Heavy Metal fucked around with this message at 22:48 on Aug 27, 2021 |
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BiggerBoat posted:gently caress. I just realized I can't talk poo poo in this thread until my lazy rear end finally gets around to watching Casablanca so please excuse me for running my stupid mouth about Sly Stallone. Nah, don't worry about it. It's always nice to have a discussion take place in here instead of everyone just posting their self-contained reviews. Though we are admittedly getting into the Recommend Me thread's territory.
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twernt posted:5. They Live (1988) A weird John Carpenter gap. 2021-08-26 "I'm giving you a choice. Either put on these glasses or start eating that trash can." Heavy Metal posted:Personally I'd say Rocky 3 is probably my fav, and I consider it a true masterpiece in any measure. It's such a timeless terrific formula, and so influential. It really tickled me when I saw it used on The Dark Knight Rises. Batman is getting soft, he's watching video footage of Bane, Alfred is saying you can't take this guy, he'll hurt you. Exactly like in Rocky 3. My point, Rocky 3 is the new Shakespeare, or at least, it is to me. Yes, Bane ridicules Batman just like Clubber does to Rocky. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTbF5B1mlNw Easy Money - This one is full of cynical humor and estranged family humor. Rodney Dangerfield plays a distressed baby photographer who hangs around with a plumber and a few other gambling friends. The dynamic reminded me of stuff found in Shakes the Clown (1991). It has a few  moments mainly revolving around his daughters (Jennifer Jason Leigh) wedding. But the pivotal moment occurs halfway through when his mother-in-law dies in a plane crash. In order to get the $10,000,000 inheritance he must give up drugs, gambling, booze and junk food for at least one year. An asceticism of sorts.But in the end it was a ruse and she was alive the whole time. So the film ends with him lying even more to maintain his lifestyle and get the money too. James Bond versus Godzilla (43/64 completed): Hesitation (68 completed): #67 Secrets & Lies - Recently released by Criterion. 5/8/21 #68 The Beast Within - One of those overlooked horror films from the 1980s. 6/20/21 #69 Iceman (1984) - One of those films I saw briefly on cable many years ago but had trouble tracking down until recently. 7/18/21 #70 Lilya 4-ever - Don't know much about this one. 7/26/21 #71 Atlantic City - I've heard this is another one of those underwatched classics. 8/7/21 #73 Bug (1975) - A horror film that may or may not be good. 8/12/21 #75 Zabriskie Point - Something about the counterculture. 8/25/21 #76 Force 10 from Navarone - A WWII film I meant to watch a long time ago. 8/25/21 new #77 Prizzi's Honor - A hitman comedy. 8/29/21 Richard Roeper's Top Films 2000-2020 (20/21 completed): 2003 In America - Something about immigrants in NYC. 7/26/21
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Zogo, see Atlantic City. Watched Mulholland Drive. Really good David Lynch film. Saw lots of similarities to Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet and Sunset Blvd. which is great because I liked all those films. Naomi Watts did a phenomenal job playing more or less two totally different characters. Quite a twister storyline too. My List: Fort Apache - This will be my John Wayne spot for now. The Greatest Showman - My daughter recommended this one. Jabberwocky - Following up one Terry Gilliam movie with another. The Cocoanuts - Working my way through the Marx Brothers movies. This is their first movie.OLDEST Sunrise - A friend of mine who likes silent movies recommended this one. Looking forward to seeing it. Pelle the Conquerer - Big fan of Max Von Sydow. Need to see more of his work. Transformers: The Movie - Taking a break from Studio Ghibli. Not the Michael Bay movies. The animated movie from the 80's. Holiday Inn - Star Trek: Nemesis - This is the only Star Trek movie I haven't seen. I haven't heard good things about it, but I'll give it a shot. Lost Highway - Keeping the David Lynch fest going. NEWEST Ocean's 11 - A slot here for Elvis, Sinatra, Beatles movies. This is the original with Frank Sinatra.
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Dmitri Russkie posted:Sunrise - A friend of mine who likes silent movies recommended this one. Looking forward to seeing it. Enjoy. --- When a Woman Ascends the Stairs  The stairs in question are those leading up to the bars of Ginza, Tokyo's shopping and nightlife district, and the woman is "Mama", one of the hundreds of hostesses working in those bars. Pushing thirty, Mama finds herself faced with the question everyone in her profession needs to answer sooner or later: Get out of the business by marrying a wealthy man, or try to move up and buy your own establishment? Fiercely independent, she opts for the latter. What follows is a series of trials and tribulations undermining her dream at every turn, some of them caused by her personal life, most of them consequences of the underlying system, which keeps its working women subservient. I won't spoil the remainder of the plot, though I don't think it would matter greatly if I did. You thread regulars probably possess enough genre familiarity to correctly guess how things work out based on the rough outline I provided. Most fascinating to me were the insights I gained into Tokyo's upper class bar culture in the 60s, specifically the relationship between wealthy patrons and hostesses. Literal prostitution occurs quite commonly, but doesn't form the core of the interactions. (While the film points out that Mama's policy to never sleep with customers is rather unusual, no character sees it as an impediment to her work.) Rather, clients and hostesses form long-term bonds that sit uneasily between one-night entertainment, platonic friendship, and romantic courtship, all the while being dictated by money. Much of the film's tragedy arises because its character can never know for sure to what extent a relationship reflects genuine emotions and to what extent it represents a business exchange. That most patrons have a family (which implicitly tolerates flirting but nothing more serious) or that even successful women often face crippling debt, because an extravagant lifestyle is important if you want to appear alluring, further complicates matters. Formally, When a Woman Ascends the Stairs remains fairly uninteresting throughout. Naruse frames his characters almost exclusively head-on, from the chest up, and in individual shots. He prefers continuity editing with short shot lengths and largely eschews camera movement or deep staging, squandering the potential of the Scope format. Though one advantage of this approach is that it equalises everyone in the frame. By not giving special preference to a single perspective, we’re encouraged to empathise with everyone's sorrows. Contributing to this notion are the uniformly excellent performances. The leads in particular are wonderful. Hideko Takamine plays her heroine with the complex nuances she deserves, and Tatsuya Nakadai does a fine job as her conflicted business partner who longs for more. 1. The Water Magician (1933): Silent Mizoguchi. 2. Kuhle Wampe (1932): Brecht worked on the script, and I do love me some Brecht. 3. The Naked Spur (1953): More than anything, the Shameful thread got me to watch a lot of great westerns. I hope the trend continues. 4. To Catch a Thief (1955): Even more Hitchcock. 5. (new) The Blue Kite (1993): Banned immediately by the Chinese government but acclaimed everywhere else. 6. The Earth (1968): I was a bit lukewarm on Chahine's supposed magnum opus Cairo Station, but his style's definitely interesting enough to warrant a second look. 7. The Pearls of the Crown (1937): Still have to see more by Sacha Guitry. 8. Minamata: The Victims and Their World (1971): A documentary on mercury poisoning and corporate greed. 9. Dil Chahta Hai (2001): This Aamir Khan fellow seems to be kind of a big deal. 10. Burning (2018): Trying to catch up with some of the big releases from the past few years.
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Samuel Clemens posted:9. Dil Chahta Hai (2001): This Aamir Khan fellow seems to be kind of a big deal. "The heart is yearning that these shining days never end." Atlantic City - Enter into a world of rich (and poor) gamblers, bookies, travelers, thieves and drug dealers. A sordid world full of strained relationships. So many of the characters are selfish and it feels so much like an Altman film. The style reminded me a little of Farewell, My Lovely (1975). Any Altman fan should get around to watching this one eventually. Anyway, Burt Lancaster plays a memorable character who exudes a lot: sentimental ramblings, comicality and insanity near the end. A lot of the characters are organic and too trusting with one another. It makes the viewer wonder if they're victims of circumstance or still have agency. The film also captures the city in transition. Old buildings are falling apart and being brought down by wrecking balls. All to make way for large corporations to swoop down and take advantage of the recently legalized gambling. Also watched: In America - It's 1985 and a family from Ireland has moved to NYC. They have to overcome a lot to settle somewhat: money issues, huge hospital bills, family drama, foreign confusion et al. It's primarily narrated by the young daughter who also uses a camcorder at times. She believes she has three wishes bestowed upon her from her deceased brother. It's one of those films that captures NYC well. Things like 25th Hour (2002) and Bringing Out the Dead (1999) came to mind. With a few changes to the story this one would've been overly sentimental but there's enough tragedy thrown in to avoid that. Especially with the sad but emotionally powerful ending. James Bond versus Godzilla (43/64 completed): Hesitation (69 completed): #67 Secrets & Lies - Recently released by Criterion. 5/8/21 #68 The Beast Within - One of those overlooked horror films from the 1980s. 6/20/21 #69 Iceman (1984) - One of those films I saw briefly on cable many years ago but had trouble tracking down until recently. 7/18/21 #70 Lilya 4-ever - Don't know much about this one. 7/26/21 #75 Zabriskie Point - Something about the counterculture. 8/25/21 #76 Force 10 from Navarone - A WWII film I meant to watch a long time ago. 8/25/21 #77 Prizzi's Honor - A hitman comedy. 8/29/21 new #78 Night and the City - I haven't seen a Jules Dassin film in a long time. 9/5/21 new #79 Catch-22 - A satirical film concerning WWII. 9/5/21 new #80 Sergeant York - A popular one about a WWI hero that I haven't gotten around to watching. 9/5/21
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Zogo posted:#76 Force 10 from Navarone - A WWII film I meant to watch a long time ago. 8/25/21 Honestly can't remember if I've seen this or Guns of Navarone. Either way I'm sure it's good. I actually watched Missing in Action over a week ago and just completely forgot to write it up. It's pretty good! I can see why it would've been something to ask my parents to let me rent at Blockbuster back in the day. I appreciated how straightforward it was, there's no surprise twists or really any surprises of any kind. It's just a mission that Chuck Norris is on to find some POWs, and when he locates the POWs he rescues them. It's very much a video game type plot, and of course looking back I'm sure many of the games I played growing up were inspired by classic action flicks like this. M. Emmett Walsh was a big boost to the movie though, he's really needed because there's a lot of scenes where it otherwise would've just been Chuck Norris on a boat or Chuck Norris walking around through the jungle and it really helps to have a true professional actor tagging along to add a genuine quality to the scenes. I'm not sure I'll be going for the sequels though, I feel like I've seen everything this franchise has to offer already.    Current List: 1. Superman: The Movie: Very odd that I've never actually sat down and watched this from start to finish. I feel like I know all the parts are and what they look like but I don't know how they fit together. 2. Bonnie and Clyde: One of those movies where I've seen the iconic ending but never actually sat down to watch the whole thing. It won a bunch of awards though so I guess I should. 3. Tampopo: I've considered blind buying the Criterion edition of this movie so there's really no excuse to not watch it if it's available for streaming 4. A Christmas Story: I grew up in a Jewish household and it's not like I wasn't allowed to watch Christmas movies but I guess I just never had the desire to. 5. Oliver Twist: David Lean is one of my favorite directors so I'd like to fill in the gaps I have left with his filmography. 6. Labyrinth: Not sure why I never saw this but I definitely want to, it seems like something I'd like. 9. The Hero: I've enjoyed everything I've seen from Satyajit Ray so far and I've been meaning to delve into his work further. 10. Castle in the Sky: More Miyazaki
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Basebf555 posted:4. A Christmas Story: I grew up in a Jewish household and it's not like I wasn't allowed to watch Christmas movies but I guess I just never had the desire to. "Only one thing in the world could've dragged me away from the soft glow of electric sex gleaming in the window." Force 10 from Navarone - Most war films from this era don't get too violent and also sprinkle in a few scenes as if war itself can be a jolly good time. This one has a star-studded cast and New Hollywood meets Old Hollywood to a degree. I was reminded of Where Eagles Dare (1968) and Kelly's Heroes (1970). There's a lot of misdirection, infighting, friendly fire, subterfuge and surprise death. And the story hinges on a lot of good fortune for the allies. At first it appears that the mission is a failure. If the dam hadn't blown apart it could've ended as the greatest WWII comedy film of all-time. Perhaps its weakness is that the allied characters do a lot of skulking around. This leads to some protracted scenes. Also watched: Zabriskie Point - This one starts off with a few scenes that reminded me of Punishment Park (1971). Cultures clashing on campuses etc. It brings about that dichotomy of liberals and leftists clashing and also both of those groups going against the police. Fifty years later the same dynamic persists today. It's an ideological explosion as hippies go up against corporatists. There's also a tinge of that familiar rural vs. city animosity as well. There's some dark humor as the hippies get weapons by exploiting conservatives fear of minorities. Anyway, the main character steals a plane and plays a game of chicken with a car. It feels like a sendup of the famous scene from North by Northwest (1959). What follows is an imaginary dust orgy in the desolate deserts of Zabriskie Point. In the end it's a stark reminder that the hippies lost and consumerism won. A good companion piece would be Joe (1970) in that it highlights the failures of conservatism. How to end a movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guOmJM8xvHA Free on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UlqVssSO9I James Bond versus Godzilla (43/64 completed): Hesitation (71 completed): #67 Secrets & Lies - Recently released by Criterion. 5/8/21 #68 The Beast Within - One of those overlooked horror films from the 1980s. 6/20/21 #69 Iceman (1984) - One of those films I saw briefly on cable many years ago but had trouble tracking down until recently. 7/18/21 #70 Lilya 4-ever - Don't know much about this one. 7/26/21 #77 Prizzi's Honor - A hitman comedy. 8/29/21 #78 Night and the City - I haven't seen a Jules Dassin film in a long time. 9/5/21 #79 Catch-22 - A satirical film concerning WWII. 9/5/21 #80 Sergeant York - A popular one about a WWI hero that I haven't gotten around to watching. 9/5/21 new #81 3-Iron - A movie about house sitting. 9/15/21 new #82 Certified Copy - Something about art collecting. 9/15/21
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Zogo posted:James Bond versus Godzilla (43/64 completed): That sounds like a glorious endeavor. Is it on hold? For me, since High School many years ago, for some reason I just haven't seen Godzilla vs Hedorah (Smog Monster) yet. Just gotta watch that one and I've seen every Godzilla movie. Well, with an asterisk, I've only seen the MST3k version of Sea Monster and Megalon. Which maybe I could remedy, at least for Megalon. I can dig some asterisks for myself. On 007, I still have three or so that I need to see. For whatever reason I'm just gonna let Thunderball go, I once again watched maybe 2/3rds of it earlier this year, and just skipped though the rest. Maybe I'm a land lover. I remember renting the DVD from Hollywood Video 20+ years ago too, clearly the movie just isn't meant to be watched by me. You Only Live Twice was watchable enough though, saw that recently. I've got Octopussy and The Living Daylights left (I've seen the first half of that way back for some reason, even though I enjoyed it.) Also not counting the two unofficial ones etc.
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Zogo posted:#77 Prizzi's Honor - A hitman comedy. 8/29/21 I recently watched The Witches of Eastwick, which I thought was very strange. Anyway, this another Jack Nicholson from just two years earlier, so it caught my eye. They Live (1988) Directed by John Carpenter  I wouldn’t say that I was disappointed by They Live, but I was let down a little bit. If I had seen it in when it came out in 1988 or any time in the early to mid 90s, the scales would have fallen from my eyes. It’s definitely a modern classic with a strong message about predatory capitalism, but in TYOOL 2021 it feels a little quaint. We don’t need robber baron aliens as a metaphor anymore. Setting aside the effectiveness of aliens as a stand-in for the real monsters in our lives, They Live is really entertaining and has a unique feel to it. It’s definitely an action movie, but it’s not especially intense. The story never really feels rushed. Roddy Piper and Keith David both do a fine job and I was unreasonably excited any time Piper’s Canadian accent came through. That fight though. I remember thinking "oh hey this isn't so long I don't get what the deal is" and then it kept going, and going. Also watched Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars’ Plot (1958) Directed by Sergei Eisenstein  I should have watched this closer to Part I because I lost the thread on some of the characters and their various intrigues. Regardless, Ivan the Terrible, Part II is a theatrical spectacle, full of amazing sets, sweeping movements, and grand pronouncements. Compared to Part I, there is significantly more drama as Ivan moves against the boyars who have conspired against him with the Sigismund, the king of Poland. It’s a shame that Part III was never completed, but this is still definitely worth experiencing. The big switch at about 57 minutes in caught me completely off guard and I wasn’t sure if I was hallucinating or not. My list of shame: 1. Notorious (1946) A great Hitchcock that I've never seen. 2021-08-04 2. Minari (2020) One of the Oscar nominees I didn’t get to see and really wanted to. 2021-05-28 3. Metropolis (1927) This is another great one I've only seen bits and pieces of. 2021-04-01 4. Modern Times (1936) City Lights is the only Chaplin I've seen, which seems like a shame. 2021-08-18 5. Three Colours (1993) I suppose there’s no point in watching just one of them. 2021-09-15 6. Grave of the Fireflies (1988) Probably the best non-Miyazaki Studio Ghibli film. 2021-03-29 7. Once Upon a Time in China (1991) The most famous Tsui Hark film and one of his best. 2021-09-18 8. Us (2019) I sort of missed the boat on this one and definitely want to see it before Candyman comes out. 2021-07-01 9. The Tale of Zatoichi (1962) I've wanted to get into this series for a long time. 2021-06-17 10. Before Sunrise (1995) Watching Reality Bites reminded me of this other big 90s blind spot. 2021-07-07 Watched: The Godfather 5, The Godfather: Part II 4.5, Alien 4.5, The Hills Have Eyes 3, The Rules of the Game 4, Battleship Potemkin 4, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 4.5, Schindler’s List 5, Halloween 4, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4, A Woman Under the Influence 4.5, Harakiri 4.5, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 4.5, 8 1/2 4.5, Get Out 4.5, M 4.5, The Evil Dead 3.5, Safety Last! 4, City of God 5, Portrait of a Lady on Fire 4.5, Wild Strawberries 4, Some Like It Hot 4.5, Amadeus 5, Tokyo Story 5, Platoon 4, Friday the 13th 3.5, The Passion of Joan of Arc 5, Stop Making Sense 4.5, The Bride of Frankenstein 4, A Fistful of Dollars 4, Ran 5, The Innocents 4.5, The Searchers 4, Reality Bites 3, Barry Lyndon 4.5, Hoop Dreams 4.5, The Human Condition I: No Greater Love 5, The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity 5, The Human Condition III: A Soldier’s Prayer 5, Casablanca 4.5, First Blood 4, The Deer Hunter 4.5, They Live 3.5, Ivan the Terrible, Part II 4 twernt fucked around with this message at 18:57 on Sep 18, 2021 |
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Heavy Metal posted:That sounds like a glorious endeavor. Is it on hold? I'm just taking my time and adding one when I feel like it. Many years ago I gorged through the Hellraiser, Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street series quickly and vowed to never do that again with anything else. I felt it degraded the experience somewhat and left no time for rumination. I liked Octopussy in that it goes back to the basics for the most part. Much like From Russia with Love (which will probably end up being my favorite of the series). The Living Daylights has some great sequences too. Godzilla vs. Megalon was the first one I saw on VHS IIRC. I'm sure it's a minority viewpoint but Terror of Mechagodzilla may be my favorite Godzilla film so far. Zogo fucked around with this message at 05:46 on Sep 16, 2021 |
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Right on, I gotta get on that. Terror of Mechagodzilla rocks for sure. Gotta love the Big G.
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Zogo posted:I'm sure it's a minority viewpoint but Terror of Mechagodzilla may be my favorite Godzilla film so far. It’s definitely a contender for me
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twernt posted:1. Notorious (1946) A great Hitchcock that I've never seen. 2021-08-04 "Just pretend you're a janitor. Janitors are never terrified." Prizzi's Honor - Jack Nicholson plays a knuckleheaded hitman. He strikes up an affair with a woman who also happens to be a hitwoman. They share an odd romance as they fly between NYC and LA many times. Filled with surprise twists it's hard to overstate the amount of entangling alliances that unfold. In the Prizzi family it's no surprise that blood oaths supersede marriages. So that familiar career vs. relationship dilemma comes about as the hitman and hitwoman navigate through and negotiate with callous mob characters and dirty police. It's cut from the same cloth as stuff like: Johnny Dangerously (1984) A Fish Called Wanda (1988) Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) Get Shorty (1995) The Sopranos (1999-2007) James Bond versus Godzilla (43/64 completed): Hesitation (72 completed): #67 Secrets & Lies - Recently released by Criterion. 5/8/21 #68 The Beast Within - One of those overlooked horror films from the 1980s. 6/20/21 #69 Iceman (1984) - One of those films I saw briefly on cable many years ago but had trouble tracking down until recently. 7/18/21 #70 Lilya 4-ever - Don't know much about this one. 7/26/21 #78 Night and the City - I haven't seen a Jules Dassin film in a long time. 9/5/21 #79 Catch-22 - A satirical film concerning WWII. 9/5/21 #80 Sergeant York - A popular one about a WWI hero that I haven't gotten around to watching. 9/5/21 #81 3-Iron - A movie about house sitting. 9/15/21 #82 Certified Copy - Something about art collecting. 9/15/21 new #83 Alphaville - One of the last major Godard films I haven't seen yet. 9/27/21
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October's done, so I'll be watching my previous assignment ASAP and getting back into this thread
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Basebf555 posted:October's done, so I'll be watching my previous assignment ASAP and getting back into this thread  This thread usually slows down when a challenge thread is going on.
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Zogo posted:new #83 Alphaville - One of the last major Godard films I haven't seen yet. 9/27/21 I haven't seen this either but I've always heard good things about it so I'll be interested to hear your thoughts, maybe I'll put it on my own list at some point. I watched A Christmas Story. Somehow I'd never realized it takes place in the 40s, which is actually really cool and I think it added a lot of charm to the movie. It's really a slice-of-life sort of film, where I'm sure the closer your own childhood mirrors it the more nostalgia it would hold for you. I myself never really had those kind of classic Christmas experiences as a kid, but even so there's a lot of stuff in the movie that's just about being a kid in general. The kid actors were actually pretty good, definitely better than average, and also the narration was surprisingly a worthwhile addition which isn't always the case. So this isn't something that I'm all the sudden gonna start watching every Christmas, but I did gain an appreciation for why it's considered an iconic film and why it would hold such a special place in a lot of people's hearts.    Current List with a few additions: 1. Superman: The Movie: Very odd that I've never actually sat down and watched this from start to finish. I feel like I know what all the parts are and what they look like but I don't know how they fit together. 2. Bonnie and Clyde: One of those movies where I've seen the iconic ending but never actually sat down to watch the whole thing. It won a bunch of awards though so I guess I should. 3. Tampopo: I've considered blind buying the Criterion edition of this movie so there's really no excuse to not watch it if it's available for streaming 4. The 400 Blows: I'll be honest, for me Truffaut has always been the guy from Close Encounters. But this is an iconic film that I've heard about many times and never seen. 5. Oliver Twist: David Lean is one of my favorite directors so I'd like to fill in the gaps I have left with his filmography. 6. All The President's Men: I actually think I probably was forced to sit through this when I was in school, but I was notorious for sleeping through class so I really have no memory of it. 7. American Graffiti: I was a Star Wars kid so not having seen this one is pretty shameful 8. Romancing the Stone: You don't really hear much about this one these days but in it's time it was actually a pretty big hit, and it's one of the few Zemeckis films I haven't seen. 9. The Hero: I've enjoyed everything I've seen from Satyajit Ray so far and I've been meaning to delve into his work further. 10. Castle in the Sky: More Miyazaki
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Basebf555 posted:3. Tampopo: I've considered blind buying the Criterion edition of this movie so there's really no excuse to not watch it if it's available for streaming "I think I feel like some Corton Charlemagne. Do you have a 1981?" Alphaville - I won't go into the plot but this feels like the most influential sci-fi film of all-time.  Dozens of the most famous high-concept sci-fi films have taken small chunks from this one. The sets are bare-bones but the otherworldly lighting helps sell the alienness.Alpha 60 is the AI that presides over the dystopian Alphaville. In short, it sounds like a sickly frog when it speaks. It isn't that far off from Siri, Alexa or Google Assistant. Its pulsating light brings to mind HAL 9000 and SAL 9000 from the 2001 series of films. Also watched: The Beast Within - The film opens in 1964 with a grisly honeymoon rape of a newlywed. The perpetrator seems like a werewolf but actually isn't. We then go forward to 1981 where a small town in Mississippi has been concealing a secret for the last seventeen years. There's lots of infighting among the locals as they uncover dozens of dead bodies. The atmosphere vibes pretty well with Strange Invaders (1983). It's very heavy on the non-diegetic music but the highlights are the excellent special effects which reminded me of stuff found in The Exorcist (1973) and The Fly (1986). Oddly, the beast looks like E.T. and has a life cycle like that of a cicada. There's no happy ending here. James Bond versus Godzilla (43/64 completed): Hesitation (74 completed): #67 Secrets & Lies - Recently released by Criterion. 5/8/21 #69 Iceman (1984) - One of those films I saw briefly on cable many years ago but had trouble tracking down until recently. 7/18/21 #70 Lilya 4-ever - Don't know much about this one. 7/26/21 #78 Night and the City - I haven't seen a Jules Dassin film in a long time. 9/5/21 #79 Catch-22 - A satirical film concerning WWII. 9/5/21 #80 Sergeant York - A popular one about a WWI hero that I haven't gotten around to watching. 9/5/21 #81 3-Iron - A movie about house sitting. 9/15/21 #82 Certified Copy - Something about art collecting. 9/15/21 new #84 Shadow Warrior AKA Kagemusha - One of the last major Kurosawa films I have not seen. 11/4/21 new #85 As Good as It Gets - The last film to win both the Best Actor and Best Actress Academy Awards.  11/4/21
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Zogo posted:#81 3-Iron - A movie about house sitting. 9/15/21 I just added this to my watchlist, so I'm curious to hear what you think. Notorious (1946) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock  Notorious is maybe the perfect blend of a multi-layer romance story with a really solid spy thriller. The core of the cast — Ingrid Bergman, Carey Grant, and Claude Rains — play three characters involved a love triangle, but that really undersells the situation. Grant’s character Devlin is an intelligence agent. Bergman plays Alicia Huberman, the daughter of a German war criminal. Rains is Alexander Sebastian, a Nazi hiding out in Rio de Janeiro. Devlin and Alicia are in a relationship, but they’re very casual about it for much of the film. Sebastian genuinely loves Alicia, but he’s a Nazi.  It’s all that much more complicated because Notorious is also a spy thriller, with all the tension that comes with genre. There are some great sequences in which Devlin and Alicia attempt to get to the bottom of what these particular Nazis are doing in Rio. The intrigue is all really an oversized subplot though. There are some really beautiful shots and the ending is top notch. I also watched Modern Times, Us, and Before Sunrise. My list of shame: 1. The General (1926) I like Buster Keaton and I want to eventually see all of the feaures he directed in the 20s. 2021-11-04 2. Minari (2020) One of the Oscar nominees I didn’t get to see and really wanted to. 2021-05-28 3. Metropolis (1927) This is another great one I've only seen bits and pieces of. 2021-04-01 4. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) Iconic early best picture winner. 2021-11-04 5. Three Colours (1993) I suppose there’s no point in watching just one of them. 2021-09-15 6. Grave of the Fireflies (1988) Probably the best non-Miyazaki Studio Ghibli film. 2021-03-29 7. Once Upon a Time in China (1991) The most famous Tsui Hark film and one of his best. 2021-09-18 8. The 400 Blows (1959) Seems like it should be on every movie person's checklist. 2021-11-04 9. The Tale of Zatoichi (1962) I've wanted to get into this series for a long time. 2021-06-17 10. La Dolce Vita (1960) I've likes all of the Fellini and Mastroianni I've seen so far. 2021-11-04 Watched: The Godfather 5, The Godfather: Part II 4.5, Alien 4.5, The Hills Have Eyes 3, The Rules of the Game 4, Battleship Potemkin 4, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 4.5, Schindler’s List 5, Halloween 4, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4, A Woman Under the Influence 4.5, Harakiri 4.5, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 4.5, 8 1/2 4.5, Get Out 4.5, M 4.5, The Evil Dead 3.5, Safety Last! 4, City of God 5, Portrait of a Lady on Fire 4.5, Wild Strawberries 4, Some Like It Hot 4.5, Amadeus 5, Tokyo Story 5, Platoon 4, Friday the 13th 3.5, The Passion of Joan of Arc 5, Stop Making Sense 4.5, The Bride of Frankenstein 4, A Fistful of Dollars 4, Ran 5, The Innocents 4.5, The Searchers 4, Reality Bites 3, Barry Lyndon 4.5, Hoop Dreams 4.5, The Human Condition I: No Greater Love 5, The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity 5, The Human Condition III: A Soldier’s Prayer 5, Casablanca 4.5, First Blood 4, The Deer Hunter 4.5, They Live 3.5, Ivan the Terrible, Part II 4, Us 4, Modern Times 5, Before Sunrise 4.5
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twernt posted:5. Three Colours (1993) I suppose there’s no point in watching just one of them. 2021-09-15 "I appreciate what you did for me." 3-Iron - This one follows a voyeuristic guy living in South Korea who likes to golf and pick locks. He's a squatter or an ethical house sitter (depending on your viewpoint). Living that Airbnb/Vrbo lifestyle for free. Things progress as he encounters a woman trapped in an abusive relationship. The film consistently shows that one doesn't need words to communicate as our two lead characters are basically mutes. Things progress more as they're arrested and he's abused by the police. The third act brings about a few subtle aspects of class warfare. It's something that permeates through all societies. A film that covers the topic well is Dodes'ka-den (1970). Also watched: Secrets & Lies - The film opens with a burial of an unidentified person. From then on it's a handful of riveting mysteries unfolding: an angry wife, dreary aspects of England, a photog with some business troubles and an adoption mystery. It's about people believing that old saying "the grass is greener on other side." The various bad consequences of sex: the guilt, the shame, the anguish etc. It's a very human film focused on human relationships. Things culminate when a 21st birthday dinner party unleashes tons of drama bombs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dpcynwfy5U Watch this if you're looking for something with the angst of American Beauty (1999) and the unease of Fargo (1996) but with a happier ending. James Bond versus Godzilla (43/64 completed): Hesitation (76 completed): #69 Iceman (1984) - One of those films I saw briefly on cable many years ago but had trouble tracking down until recently. 7/18/21 #70 Lilya 4-ever - Don't know much about this one. 7/26/21 #78 Night and the City - I haven't seen a Jules Dassin film in a long time. 9/5/21 #79 Catch-22 - A satirical film concerning WWII. 9/5/21 #80 Sergeant York - A popular one about a WWI hero that I haven't gotten around to watching. 9/5/21 #82 Certified Copy - Something about art collecting. 9/15/21 #84 Shadow Warrior AKA Kagemusha - One of the last major Kurosawa films I have not seen. 11/4/21 #85 As Good as It Gets - The last film to win both the Best Actor and Best Actress Academy Awards. 11/4/21new #86 Summer Rental - John Candy didn't live very long but he appeared in a ton of films. 11/13/21 new #87 Hostel - Bog-standard torture porn or crème de la crème torture porn? 11/13/21
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I watched a Marvel movie and two movies starring The Rock this weekend instead of my thread assignment. Just wanted to come clean.
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Zogo, check out Certified Copy. It's intriguing but it's definitely best to go in knowing as little as possible so I'll leave it at that. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind It feels impossible that anyone could pick this as their favorite Miyazaki movie. It doesn't do anything that others don't do better, and significantly so. That said, there are aspects of this to like. The film looks like a storyboard. The slow pacing and shots that could end 5-10 seconds earlier make it clear that the visual style and imagery were front and center in creating this film and you know? That's probably a good move considering that the strength of the aesthetics of this film are largely credited with incepting Studio Ghibli. The tone and messaging of the film is a bit uneven and the characters show signs of Miyazaki's animation sensibilities in how they move through space. But just watching the children run in this and then watching Totoro, it's clear that Miyazaki was just getting started here. I appreciated this as a cinematic artifact and I'm glad it got so much started. As a standalone film? It kinda leaves quite a bit to be desired. Also, kind of interesting that this was picked for me right after Starship Troopers was. Troopers clearly owes a huge debt in its design of its Brain Bug for the Ohmu's design. Miyazaki claims that in his development of the Ohmu he wanted to minimize empathic concern by making the creature look immensely foreign. Apt, considering that's pretty much what Starship Troopers set out to do. 6.5/10 My new ten: 1. The Florida Project - Go ahead, break my heart. 2. You Were Never Really Here - Kevin was a loving knock out that has stuck with me. Very interested in this. 3. *NEW*Akira *NEW* - Just watched one classic anime, let's knock down arguably one of the classicist animes. 4. Midnight Run - No idea how I missed this. I've missed so many things. 5. Mother Bong joon ho's that is. I've seen everything else of his (apart from barking dogs, and that's just never gonna happen) , and have enjoyed everything. 6. Moonlight Missed it in theaters, but I hear it's worth watching. 7. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three - Love Matthau, and I understand this is a bit of a change of pace for him. 8. Anatomy of a Murder Another classic that I've missed. 9. Paprika - New to Kon. 10. Uncut Gems - OK, I'm just really curious about this. 150 Total De-Shamed! Yojimbo 7.5/10, Aliens 6.5/10, Brazil 8/10, Cool Hand Luke 9.5/10, 28 Days Later 6/10, Predator 8.5/10, Blade Runner 7.5/10,Crimes and Misdemeanors 9/10, Vertigo 7/10, Being There 7.5/10, Psycho 10/10, Apocalypse Now 7.5/10, Citizen Kane 8.5/10, Dr. Strangelove 7/10, Close Encounters of the Third Kind 8.5/10, The Bicycle Thief 7/10, Raging Bull 8/10, Ikiru 10/10, Terminator 2: Judgement Day 7/10, The Night of the Hunter 8.5/10 How to Train Your Dragon 6.5/10, There Will Be Blood 8/10, Manhattan 7/10, Rashomon 8.5/10, Unforgiven 8.5/10 The Third Man 9.5/10, Requiem For A Dream 4/10, Charade 5.5/10, Sunset Blvd. 8/10 , Badlands 6.5/10, Dead Man 8.5/10, On The Waterfront 9/10, Mad Max 6/10, Singin' In The Rain 9.5/10, Sleeper 7.5/10, Enter The Dragon 6.5/10, The Hustler 8/10 , The Town 9/10, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 5.5/10, Boogie Nights 7.5/10, Hanna 8.5/10, The Conversation 7.5/10, Serpico 8/10, Hoop Dreams 9/10, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind 8/10, Blood Simple 7.5/10, Roman Holiday 8.5/10, Miller's Crossing 8/10, M 7.5/10, Moonrise Kingdom 6.5/10, Rope 7/10, Tiny Furniture 1/10, On The Town 5.5/10, Gosford Park 5.5/10, Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, 8.5/10, City Lights 8.5/10, The Exorcist 6.5/10, California Split 7/10, Aguirre, The Wrath Of God 8/10, Following 8/10, The General 10/10, Barton Fink 8.5/10, Tombstone 8/10, The Hudsucker Proxy 9/10, Love Actually 6.5, La Dolce Vita 7/10, Chop Shop 9.5/10, Duck Soup 6/10, When Harry Met Sally 8/10, Tokyo Story 7/10, Kelly's Heroes 8/10, The Thing 8.5/10, Lost In Translation 9.5/10, Anchorman 6.5/10, Mulholland Dr. 8.5/10, Rebecca9/10, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans 7/10, Steamboat Bill Jr. 9/10, Double Indemnity 9/10, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum 6.5/10, The Man Who Wasn't There 8.10, Synecdoche, NY 10/10 , Leaving Las Vegas 9/10, The Hidden Fortress 8.5/10, Magnificent Seven 8/10, Dear Zachary -/10, The Fly 9/10, Time Bandits 6/10, Before Sunrise 6.5, The Buddy Holly Story 7/10, Pleasantville 7/10, The Rules of the Game 6/10, Senna 7.5/10, Kiki's Delivery Service 8/10, Gojira 9/10, The Blues Brothers 5/10, Notorious 7/10, Little Shop of Horrors 9/10 , The Last Starfighter 7/10, Rebel Without A Cause 8.5/10, Sherlock Jr. 7.5/10, Intolerable Cruelty, 9/10, The Ladykillers 9/10, Spring Breakers 7.5/10, Touch of Evil 8/10, The Purple Rose of Cairo, 9/10, My Cousin Vinny 7/10, Galaxy Quest 8/10, First Blood, 9/10, Arsenic and Old Lace, 7/10, Mad Max 2, 9/10, The Raid: Redemption, 8/10, Kramer vs. Kramer 9.5/10, Nightcrawler 10/10, Frank 9/10, Strangers On A Train 8/10 , Wild Strawberries 7.5/10, They Came Together 5.5/10, The Squid and the Whale, 10/10, Poolhall Junkies 1/10, Citizenfour 10/10, The 400 Blows 9.5/10, Event Horizon 2/10, Ashes and Diamonds, 8/10 Defending Your Life 9/10, The Informant! 8.5/10 The Lady and the Tramp 8.5/10, Memories of Murder 8.5/10, Ordinary People 8.5/10, Blue Ruin 7/10, F For Fake 9/10, The Best Years of Our Lives 6.5/10, Saturday Night Fever 7/10, We Need to Talk About Kevin, 10/10, Beasts of the Southern Wild, 10/10, 2011: A Space Odyssey ???/10, The Master, 9/10 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, 7/10 Certified Copy, 8/10, Ace in the Hole, 9/10, Tinker Tailor Solider Spy 6.5/10, The Grand Budapest Hotel 7/10, Train to Busan 4/10, Her 10/10, In the Mood for Love 6.5/10, Rififi 6.5/10, Murder on the Orient Express 7/10, The Nice Guys 9/10, Starship Troopers 7.5/10, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind 6/10
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Basebf555 posted:I watched a Marvel movie and two movies starring The Rock this weekend instead of my thread assignment. Just wanted to come clean. May not be the right place for a judgement-free and understanding reply, given the name of the thread but dude... watch you want to watch. poo poo is crazy right now and you should spend your time how you want to spend it.
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Nov 17, 2021 19:56
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Thanks, but I think the reason I posted that is because I myself have regrets when I wake up on a Monday morning and it's like "did I really even enjoy the stuff I watched this weekend?" I'd compare it to getting a craving for Taco Bell or Mcdonalds. The craving is real, and I often give in to it, but in the end it's never a satisfying experience the way a legit good meal can be.
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Chili posted:10. Uncut Gems - OK, I'm just really curious about this. This was the last thing I saw in a real theater in the before times. Three Colors trilogy Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski At various points, Blue really reminded me of I Heart Huckabees because they’re both about interpersonal connections. In I Heart Huckabees, the theme is that everyone is connected, but those connections don’t necessarily mean anything. In Blue, Julie keeps trying to sever all of her connections with others but finds that it’s essentially impossible to be truly alone. It’s an interesting idea and you have to assume that she’s not 100% committed to the idea. Julie switches back to her maiden name but doesn’t leave the city. White is more straightforward than Blue but also more enjoyable I think. It’s less artistically ambitious, but still expertly executed. Zbigniew Zamachowski is just wonderful as the protagonist. He’s a perfect sympathetic loser. Overall, it’s a surprisingly lighthearted revenge story. Red is my favorite and I think the best of the three. It’s hard to pin down exactly why though. Like the other two parts of the trilogy, it’s put together about as well a film can be. I think it comes down to the relationship between Valentine and the judge. Blue and White both included relationships between women and men, but they weren’t entirely reciprocal. Here, both characters get something positive out of their interactions that helps them grow as people. My list of shame: 1. The General (1926) I like Buster Keaton and I want to eventually see all of the feaures he directed in the 20s. 2021-11-04 2. Minari (2020) One of the Oscar nominees I didn’t get to see and really wanted to. 2021-05-28 3. Metropolis (1927) This is another great one I've only seen bits and pieces of. 2021-04-01 4. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) Iconic early best picture winner. 2021-11-04 5. The Apu trilogy (1955) Let's replace one trilogy with another. 2021-11-21 6. Grave of the Fireflies (1988) Probably the best non-Miyazaki Studio Ghibli film. 2021-03-29 7. Once Upon a Time in China (1991) The most famous Tsui Hark film and one of his best. 2021-09-18 8. The 400 Blows (1959) Seems like it should be on every movie person's checklist. 2021-11-04 9. The Tale of Zatoichi (1962) I've wanted to get into this series for a long time. 2021-06-17 10. La Dolce Vita (1960) I've liked all of the Fellini and Mastroianni I've seen so far. 2021-11-04 Watched: The Godfather 5, The Godfather: Part II 4.5, Alien 4.5, The Hills Have Eyes 3, The Rules of the Game 4, Battleship Potemkin 4, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 4.5, Schindler’s List 5, Halloween 4, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4, A Woman Under the Influence 4.5, Harakiri 4.5, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 4.5, 8 1/2 4.5, Get Out 4.5, M 4.5, The Evil Dead 3.5, Safety Last! 4, City of God 5, Portrait of a Lady on Fire 4.5, Wild Strawberries 4, Some Like It Hot 4.5, Amadeus 5, Tokyo Story 5, Platoon 4, Friday the 13th 3.5, The Passion of Joan of Arc 5, Stop Making Sense 4.5, The Bride of Frankenstein 4, A Fistful of Dollars 4, Ran 5, The Innocents 4.5, The Searchers 4, Reality Bites 3, Barry Lyndon 4.5, Hoop Dreams 4.5, The Human Condition I: No Greater Love 5, The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity 5, The Human Condition III: A Soldier’s Prayer 5, Casablanca 4.5, First Blood 4, The Deer Hunter 4.5, They Live 3.5, Ivan the Terrible, Part II 4, Us 4, Modern Times 5, Before Sunrise 4.5, Notorious 4.5, Three Colors: Blue 4.5, Three Colors: White 4, Three Colors: Red 5 twernt fucked around with this message at 03:38 on Nov 22, 2021 |
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I'll have to get around to watching I ♥ Huckabees as that's been on my watch list for a long time. PS You never added Notorious to the bottom of your watched list.
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Just watch the video of David O Russell having a tantrum on-set and move on with your life.
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