I cry on about every other movie I watch, but 99% of the time it’s because of a great line or fantastic cinematography, rarely because something sad happens.
I’ve never actually made a list before, even though I’ve always wanted to, so forgive me if my list sucks.
1. Crash
2. Traffic
3. There Will Be Blood
4. American Beauty
5. Saving Private Ryan
6. Requiem For a Dream
7. Little Miss Sunshine
8. Lost in Translation
9. Schindler’s List
10. The Shawshank Redemption
11. No Country For Old Men
12. Forrest Gump
13. Brokeback Mountain
14. City of God
15. The Lives of Others
16. Head-On
17. The Reader
18. Juno
19. The Departed
20. Michael Clayton
21. Goodfellas
22. Werckmeister Harmonies
23. Children of Men
24. Into the Wild
25. Babel
My top 25 is so hard to choose because there’s so many movies I want to put on there but I can’t, so honorable mentions…
Milk, Fargo, The Insider, The Godfather Part 1 and 2, Sideways, Good Will Hunting, The Pianist, Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind, Million Dollar Baby, Paranoid Park, The Tracey Fragments, Lord of the Rings
I know it isn’t perfect but this is a favorite film list, and I really do love Crash. There were plenty of things wrong with it, and I acknowledge that, but I also think that there were three scenes in that movie (Little girl gets shot, cop saves lady from car, standoff with the cops) that were absolutely phenomenal, three of the best scenes I have ever seen in my life.
Summer of 2008, just turned 15 years old, I already had enough taste to move past the normal teenage movies filled with explosions and action. I watched Requiem For a Dream on the internet, and it was amazing. It was the first time I cried during a film when nothing sad happened. Maybe I’m just weird, but I cry on nearly every movie I watch since then due to cinematography, dialogue, or the score. I spent the rest of the summer watching movies pretty much nonstop, I usually got in 7+ movies a day.
I just signed up on this site yesterday and it seems to me that all anyone talks about is foreign movies I’ve never even heard of. Nothing really wrong with that, but I would like a little more indie/underground discussion.
1. There Will Be Blood
2. The Lives of Others
3. Oldboy
4. No Country For Old Men
5. Traffic
6. Lost in Translation
7. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
8. City of God
9. Requiem For a Dream
10. Inglorious Basterds
He is right, metal is the equivalent of horror films. Many people fail to realize that the meaning of songs is not always defined by its lyrics. My conclusion on why many people dislike metal is because there’s a billion terrible metal bands (including Isis and Mastodon) and a handful of good bands. Since there’s so much terrible yet popular metal bands around, people that hear metal are more likely to hear the crappy stuff. Metal has proven itself to be a pathetic genre because so many idiots are making music, making the same old song over and over, where they just pound the drums and scream as loud as they can…
Oh god, the ending to The Mist was so depressing…Poor guy. My favorite downbeat ending is Requiem for a Dream. Also, why is it that nobody on this forum will ever mention American movies?
I would just like to say, that as someone who is new to this forum, that that is already annoying the hell out of me. Nothing wrong with foreign films or variety, but it seems like people on this forum literally AVOID talking about anything that isn’t foreign and not well known. Seriously, you know there ARE good American films…
Dimitris, I think to step back and take a look at yourself. Then you will realize you are just another person who is presumptuous, judgmental, and thinks that they know everything. You’re saying things about people that you don’t know, and you say it with no real evidence to support it. You don’t know if I’m narrow minded, you don’t know me, and you don’t know Fredo either.
Mike, I really don’t know what you’re trying to say, but I know it’s an insult. Yes, I do know there are good American films, considering that I just said that. What I meant by what I said was that I see little to no mention of American films, which I feel is a shame, and I think that the reason for that is because of the whole point of this entire thread, everybody is just trying to one-up each other and if they know all the great foreign films that you don’t hear about often, then they think that they look like they know more than everyone else.
Dimitris, first of all, if you aren’t saying anything about personalities, then don’t call people narrow minded. Also, you need to stop being PRESUMPTUOUS, because I do very well understand that there are non-Americans on this site, and I do watch films that were not made in America (I didn’t say foreign since you are so offended by it). Your argument is based on the PRESUMPTION that I am trying to say that American films are better, which isn’t what I’m trying to say at all!
Thank you Mike, and when I said well known, I didn’t mean movies like all the crap that people in America eat up, perfect example Transformers, I just meant great films (in my opinion) that are American, like There Will Be Blood (random example).
As for the guy with the Japanese name, I do agree with you, but I wasn’t accusing you of one-upping, I just feel that a fair number of people on here do tend to do that.
what scene gets to you? over 2 years ago
I cry on about every other movie I watch, but 99% of the time it’s because of a great line or fantastic cinematography, rarely because something sad happens.
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BASIC ASPIRATIONS over 2 years ago
I’m going to grow up and be the greatest filmmaker to ever live.
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Personal All-Time 25 over 2 years ago
I’ve never actually made a list before, even though I’ve always wanted to, so forgive me if my list sucks.
1. Crash
2. Traffic
3. There Will Be Blood
4. American Beauty
5. Saving Private Ryan
6. Requiem For a Dream
7. Little Miss Sunshine
8. Lost in Translation
9. Schindler’s List
10. The Shawshank Redemption
11. No Country For Old Men
12. Forrest Gump
13. Brokeback Mountain
14. City of God
15. The Lives of Others
16. Head-On
17. The Reader
18. Juno
19. The Departed
20. Michael Clayton
21. Goodfellas
22. Werckmeister Harmonies
23. Children of Men
24. Into the Wild
25. Babel
My top 25 is so hard to choose because there’s so many movies I want to put on there but I can’t, so honorable mentions…
Milk, Fargo, The Insider, The Godfather Part 1 and 2, Sideways, Good Will Hunting, The Pianist, Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind, Million Dollar Baby, Paranoid Park, The Tracey Fragments, Lord of the Rings
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PARANOID PARK over 2 years ago
What Justin Vicari said.
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Personal All-Time 25 over 2 years ago
Yes Law, it’s the “bad” Crash…
I know it isn’t perfect but this is a favorite film list, and I really do love Crash. There were plenty of things wrong with it, and I acknowledge that, but I also think that there were three scenes in that movie (Little girl gets shot, cop saves lady from car, standoff with the cops) that were absolutely phenomenal, three of the best scenes I have ever seen in my life.
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what film changed you over 2 years ago
Summer of 2008, just turned 15 years old, I already had enough taste to move past the normal teenage movies filled with explosions and action. I watched Requiem For a Dream on the internet, and it was amazing. It was the first time I cried during a film when nothing sad happened. Maybe I’m just weird, but I cry on nearly every movie I watch since then due to cinematography, dialogue, or the score. I spent the rest of the summer watching movies pretty much nonstop, I usually got in 7+ movies a day.
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ARE WE GETTING TIRED OF TALKING ABOUT HOLLYWOOD FILMS? over 2 years ago
I just signed up on this site yesterday and it seems to me that all anyone talks about is foreign movies I’ve never even heard of. Nothing really wrong with that, but I would like a little more indie/underground discussion.
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Last movie you saw and rate it over 2 years ago
Saints and Soldiers 2/10
Pure shit…
PS. HOW THE HELL CAN YOU GIVE INGLORIOUS BASTERDS 7.5/10 STEVE!?!?!?!?!?
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Most erotic films you've seen. over 2 years ago
Where’s The Graduate?
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Best Cinematography you have ever seen? over 2 years ago
Just curious…
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R.I.P PATRICK SWAYZE over 2 years ago
Oh my god that picture is amazing.
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Greatest Police/Detective Movies (Crime Genre Part 1) over 2 years ago
Seven
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Tarantino's main strength as a filmmaker over 2 years ago
Pulp Fiction is his best.
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Favourite film of the decade (so far)? over 2 years ago
There Will Be Blood
Oldboy
No Country For Old Men
The Lives of Others
Traffic
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Wonder Boys and The Best Films of the 2000's over 2 years ago
1. There Will Be Blood
2. The Lives of Others
3. Oldboy
4. No Country For Old Men
5. Traffic
6. Lost in Translation
7. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
8. City of God
9. Requiem For a Dream
10. Inglorious Basterds
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horror films and heavy metal music over 2 years ago
He is right, metal is the equivalent of horror films. Many people fail to realize that the meaning of songs is not always defined by its lyrics. My conclusion on why many people dislike metal is because there’s a billion terrible metal bands (including Isis and Mastodon) and a handful of good bands. Since there’s so much terrible yet popular metal bands around, people that hear metal are more likely to hear the crappy stuff. Metal has proven itself to be a pathetic genre because so many idiots are making music, making the same old song over and over, where they just pound the drums and scream as loud as they can…
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Why has it become "fashionable" to hate Tarantino? over 2 years ago
Quentin Tarantino is great .
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horror films and heavy metal music over 2 years ago
Ok D you didn’t read my post good enough, I said that lyrics don’t always reflect the meaning of music.
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What is the greatest contributor to making a film work? over 2 years ago
Cinematography.
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Best Director of Photography? over 2 years ago
Just curious!!!!!!!!!
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FAVOURITE DOWNBEAT ENDING over 2 years ago
Oh god, the ending to The Mist was so depressing…Poor guy. My favorite downbeat ending is Requiem for a Dream. Also, why is it that nobody on this forum will ever mention American movies?
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the rocky road to becoming a cinephile over 2 years ago
I would just like to say, that as someone who is new to this forum, that that is already annoying the hell out of me. Nothing wrong with foreign films or variety, but it seems like people on this forum literally AVOID talking about anything that isn’t foreign and not well known. Seriously, you know there ARE good American films…
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the rocky road to becoming a cinephile over 2 years ago
Dimitris, I think to step back and take a look at yourself. Then you will realize you are just another person who is presumptuous, judgmental, and thinks that they know everything. You’re saying things about people that you don’t know, and you say it with no real evidence to support it. You don’t know if I’m narrow minded, you don’t know me, and you don’t know Fredo either.
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the rocky road to becoming a cinephile over 2 years ago
Mike, I really don’t know what you’re trying to say, but I know it’s an insult. Yes, I do know there are good American films, considering that I just said that. What I meant by what I said was that I see little to no mention of American films, which I feel is a shame, and I think that the reason for that is because of the whole point of this entire thread, everybody is just trying to one-up each other and if they know all the great foreign films that you don’t hear about often, then they think that they look like they know more than everyone else.
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the rocky road to becoming a cinephile over 2 years ago
Dimitris, first of all, if you aren’t saying anything about personalities, then don’t call people narrow minded. Also, you need to stop being PRESUMPTUOUS, because I do very well understand that there are non-Americans on this site, and I do watch films that were not made in America (I didn’t say foreign since you are so offended by it). Your argument is based on the PRESUMPTION that I am trying to say that American films are better, which isn’t what I’m trying to say at all!
Thank you Mike, and when I said well known, I didn’t mean movies like all the crap that people in America eat up, perfect example Transformers, I just meant great films (in my opinion) that are American, like There Will Be Blood (random example).
As for the guy with the Japanese name, I do agree with you, but I wasn’t accusing you of one-upping, I just feel that a fair number of people on here do tend to do that.
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Best Director of Photography? over 2 years ago
I’m watching The Man Who Cried right now (Sacha Vierny) and I must say, he has been very impressive so far, one of the best I have ever seen.
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the rocky road to becoming a cinephile over 2 years ago
Sorry, I really don’t know anything about Japanese or Korean, but I saw the circles and knew it wasn’t Chinese, so I just guessed.
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Film Education for My Children over 2 years ago
Ichi the Killer, or the Isle maybe? The Audition would be good too.
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