In terms of gore.. Ichi had the most, but was all cgi and looked more comical than real. Movies with the most brutality; I would say either Irreversible, or Salo.
It definitely didn’t deserve the Oscar award that it received— but in reality, which of the other candidates did? The most over-rated film of the year by far went to The Dark Knight.
Kurosawa- Seven Samurai, Rashomon, and Ikiru
Fellini- 8 1/2, La Dolce Vita, Nights of Cabiria, and I Vitelloni
Antonioni- L’Eclisse, L’Avventura, La Notte, and Blow Up
Truffaut- The 400 Blows, Jules and Jim
Pan’s Labyrinth (2006), 4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007), 2046 (2004), Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), Half Nelson (2006), The Lives of Others (2007), The Queen (2006), Volver (2006), There Will Be Blood (2007).. All possibilities.
Spirit of the Beehive was excellent.. I also love the films of Almodovar, which seem to hint influence of classic Spanish cinema, (Bunuel) yet feel fresh and specific to his own style.
Le Samourai for the fact that it was the first Melville film I saw.. The duo between him and Delon was noticeable right away and carried through Le Cercle Rouge— which was great, but felt very much similar to Le Samourai. The most defined and greatest achievement for Melville I felt was Army of Shadows, also his most “polished” film. I do wish we could have seen Delon walking the dark corridors or brilliant streets of Army of Shadows though.
By “modern” I am referring to any film post new millennium, and maybe touching upon some films in the mid to late 90s. To name a few..
Pre 2000: Satantango (1994), La Haine (1995), Fight Club (1999)
2000: Yi Yi, Amores Perros
2001: Y Tu Mama Tambien, Mulholland Dr., In the Mood for Love
2002: Irreversible
2003: Cidade de Deus, Oldboy, Mystic River, Lost in Translation
2004: 2046
2006: Half Nelson, Volver, Pan’s Labyrinth, The Queen
2007: 4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 Days, No Country for Old Men, There Will Be Blood, The Lives of Others
All films from this past decade (give or take) which have made me enjoy watching recent cinema.
The one that hasn’t been said yet in this thread (at least I think):
Teshigahara: Woman in the Dunes
F.W. Murnau: The Last Laugh
F.W. Murnau: Sunrise
films which have been previously mentioned:
Nicholas Ray: Johnny Guitar
Bella Tarr: Satantango
Charles Laughton: Night of the Hunter
Jacques Rivette: Celine and Julie Go Boating (so I can find a DVD version of this already)
Robert Altman: Nashville
Satyajit Ray: The Apu Trilogy
Andrei Tarkovsky: Stalker
Federico Fellini: La Dolce Vita
among others, possibly various films by Wong Kar Wai and Pedro Almodovar as well.
I really want to see Louis Malle film “Elevator to the Gallows,” where he had Miles Davis play a live improvisation score. The score for In the Mood for Love was also haunting and beautiful.
For what Spielberg is viewed as by the general public— he IS over-rated. Indiana Jones, Jaws, Jurassic Park, E.T., Schindler’s List – these are movies that everyone knows, and for that, most casual movie-goers would view Spielberg as the best director of all time simply because they don’t know better.
Spielberg has been an influential director in Hollywood, and his films can be entertaining, even good, but on my list he’s not in the Top 5 best American directors of all time, let alone even qualifying on a top 25 international scale.
I also agree with Sam Mendes.. American Beauty was horribly over-rated, in my opinion.
Aguirre: Wrath of God
Pierrot Le Fou
2001: A Space Odyssey
Grand Illusion
Singin’ In the Rain
Vertigo
Those are some of the best films availible to watch on instant— they have a fairly good selection. As far as quality, its OK. You might be able to find the same movies on YouTube that feature the new “High Quality” option.
I go to the library at least 3 times a week to return watched movies and keep my 10 dvds per week list fresh. 2 at a time plan on Netflix. Occasionally I watch a movie on YouTube, if you would qualify that as downloading.
Let me guess, they shorten it to an hour and a half to cater to the short attention span of our viewers.. Why not respect the great directors and leave their films alone, certainly no director today is going to do a better job.
In the scheme of things, the nudity in the film really isn’t that bad.. The subject, is a bit touchy for a 15 year old, but whatever.. American film censorship is prude and protective compared to most countries. Take Spain, for example.. A country which was totally turned around after the war— this is why they view violence and gore much more seriously than sex (the way it should be). Look for it at your local library, they may have it and probably wont ask for your age.
Top 3-
A Clockwork Orange
Dr. Strangelove
2001: A Space Odyssey
I liked Eyes Wide Shut (minus Nicole Kidman) even more than The Shining, just not enough to put it over any of the three above. Wasn’t a big fan of Full Metal Jacket..
Knowing that this will be a Spielberg/Will Smith collaboration, I hope they don’t turn it into something like Minority Report or I, Robot.. I can only picture Will Smith in a tight suit like in Hancock, not kicking ass like Min Sik Choi. I don’t think I’ll even bother seeing the remake..
Most violent films you've seen about 3 years ago
In terms of gore.. Ichi had the most, but was all cgi and looked more comical than real. Movies with the most brutality; I would say either Irreversible, or Salo.
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Pulp Fiction v Reservoir Dogs about 3 years ago
Pulp Fiction
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Slumdog Millionaire Overrated Film of the Year about 3 years ago
It definitely didn’t deserve the Oscar award that it received— but in reality, which of the other candidates did? The most over-rated film of the year by far went to The Dark Knight.
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GREAT MOVIES WITH BAD ENDINGS... about 3 years ago
As mentioned, There Will Be Blood and Apocalypse Now.
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12-year old asking... about 3 years ago
Kurosawa- Seven Samurai, Rashomon, and Ikiru
Fellini- 8 1/2, La Dolce Vita, Nights of Cabiria, and I Vitelloni
Antonioni- L’Eclisse, L’Avventura, La Notte, and Blow Up
Truffaut- The 400 Blows, Jules and Jim
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WHICH MOVIES...PUT OUT IN LAST 5 YEARS...DO YOU THINK WILL ONE DAY JOIN THE CRITERION COLLECTION? about 3 years ago
Pan’s Labyrinth (2006), 4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007), 2046 (2004), Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), Half Nelson (2006), The Lives of Others (2007), The Queen (2006), Volver (2006), There Will Be Blood (2007).. All possibilities.
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Your 5 Favourite Directors about 3 years ago
Somewhat in order.. Bergman, Fellini, Kurosawa, Antonioni, Tarkovsky.
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What´s the best Spanis movie? about 3 years ago
Spirit of the Beehive was excellent.. I also love the films of Almodovar, which seem to hint influence of classic Spanish cinema, (Bunuel) yet feel fresh and specific to his own style.
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Best Film About Film? about 3 years ago
8 1/2, Day for Night, Singin’ in the Rain
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who is the greatest living filmmaker? about 3 years ago
I guess more a matter of personal taste— Godard, Wong, or Woody Allen in my opinion.
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What's your favorite Jean-Pierre Melville film? about 3 years ago
Le Samourai for the fact that it was the first Melville film I saw.. The duo between him and Delon was noticeable right away and carried through Le Cercle Rouge— which was great, but felt very much similar to Le Samourai. The most defined and greatest achievement for Melville I felt was Army of Shadows, also his most “polished” film. I do wish we could have seen Delon walking the dark corridors or brilliant streets of Army of Shadows though.
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What modern films are great? about 3 years ago
By “modern” I am referring to any film post new millennium, and maybe touching upon some films in the mid to late 90s. To name a few..
Pre 2000: Satantango (1994), La Haine (1995), Fight Club (1999)
2000: Yi Yi, Amores Perros
2001: Y Tu Mama Tambien, Mulholland Dr., In the Mood for Love
2002: Irreversible
2003: Cidade de Deus, Oldboy, Mystic River, Lost in Translation
2004: 2046
2006: Half Nelson, Volver, Pan’s Labyrinth, The Queen
2007: 4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 Days, No Country for Old Men, There Will Be Blood, The Lives of Others
All films from this past decade (give or take) which have made me enjoy watching recent cinema.
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Great Directors' Short films. about 3 years ago
Chris Marker “La Jetee”
Alain Resnais “Nuit et brouillard”
Luis Bunuel “Un Chien Andalou”
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Movies That Should Be In the Criterion Collection about 3 years ago
The one that hasn’t been said yet in this thread (at least I think):
Teshigahara: Woman in the Dunes
F.W. Murnau: The Last Laugh
F.W. Murnau: Sunrise
films which have been previously mentioned:
Nicholas Ray: Johnny Guitar
Bella Tarr: Satantango
Charles Laughton: Night of the Hunter
Jacques Rivette: Celine and Julie Go Boating (so I can find a DVD version of this already)
Robert Altman: Nashville
Satyajit Ray: The Apu Trilogy
Andrei Tarkovsky: Stalker
Federico Fellini: La Dolce Vita
among others, possibly various films by Wong Kar Wai and Pedro Almodovar as well.
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If you had to pick ONE film as your favorite... about 3 years ago
Fellini’s 8 1/2.
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Who is the worst critic in the business right now? about 3 years ago
Peter Travers from Rolling Stone
Ben Lyons, who gave Synecdoche, New York a bad review simply because he “didn’t get it.”
The rest have pretty much been named..
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WHO IS / WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FILM ACTRESS EVER? about 3 years ago
My vote goes to Claudia Cardinale!
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The Most beautiful scores in cinema about 3 years ago
I really want to see Louis Malle film “Elevator to the Gallows,” where he had Miles Davis play a live improvisation score. The score for In the Mood for Love was also haunting and beautiful.
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Who do you think the most overrated director is? about 3 years ago
For what Spielberg is viewed as by the general public— he IS over-rated. Indiana Jones, Jaws, Jurassic Park, E.T., Schindler’s List – these are movies that everyone knows, and for that, most casual movie-goers would view Spielberg as the best director of all time simply because they don’t know better.
Spielberg has been an influential director in Hollywood, and his films can be entertaining, even good, but on my list he’s not in the Top 5 best American directors of all time, let alone even qualifying on a top 25 international scale.
I also agree with Sam Mendes.. American Beauty was horribly over-rated, in my opinion.
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Anybody else hate the Dark Knight? about 3 years ago
I hate the film more for the fact of how over rated it is.. The movie itself was mediocre at best.
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Good Movies to Watch Instantly On Netflix about 3 years ago
Aguirre: Wrath of God
Pierrot Le Fou
2001: A Space Odyssey
Grand Illusion
Singin’ In the Rain
Vertigo
Those are some of the best films availible to watch on instant— they have a fairly good selection. As far as quality, its OK. You might be able to find the same movies on YouTube that feature the new “High Quality” option.
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Where are you from? about 3 years ago
NYC
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netflix/downloading/local video store about 3 years ago
I go to the library at least 3 times a week to return watched movies and keep my 10 dvds per week list fresh. 2 at a time plan on Netflix. Occasionally I watch a movie on YouTube, if you would qualify that as downloading.
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People against the seven samurai remake about 3 years ago
Let me guess, they shorten it to an hour and a half to cater to the short attention span of our viewers.. Why not respect the great directors and leave their films alone, certainly no director today is going to do a better job.
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Criterion too pricey for you? about 3 years ago
Yes— for some Criterion DVDs they have a version which only contains the movie and no extras, usually priced around $15.
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The Great Cinematographers about 3 years ago
I agree with Christopher Doyle and Raoul Courtard. Sven Nykvist is great as well..
In terms of Hollywood— Janusz Kaminski for Saving Private Ryan, who also worked with Spielberg on Munich, and did The Diving Bell and Butterfly.
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Eyes Wide Shut about 3 years ago
In the scheme of things, the nudity in the film really isn’t that bad.. The subject, is a bit touchy for a 15 year old, but whatever.. American film censorship is prude and protective compared to most countries. Take Spain, for example.. A country which was totally turned around after the war— this is why they view violence and gore much more seriously than sex (the way it should be). Look for it at your local library, they may have it and probably wont ask for your age.
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K.U.B.R.I.C.K. about 3 years ago
Top 3-
A Clockwork Orange
Dr. Strangelove
2001: A Space Odyssey
I liked Eyes Wide Shut (minus Nicole Kidman) even more than The Shining, just not enough to put it over any of the three above. Wasn’t a big fan of Full Metal Jacket..
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When I say "A Perfect Film", What One Film Pops Into Your Head First? about 3 years ago
8 1/2
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Oldboy remake - Good idea or sacrilege about 3 years ago
Knowing that this will be a Spielberg/Will Smith collaboration, I hope they don’t turn it into something like Minority Report or I, Robot.. I can only picture Will Smith in a tight suit like in Hancock, not kicking ass like Min Sik Choi. I don’t think I’ll even bother seeing the remake..
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