A lot of people have remarked how pretentious they think this film is. This annoys me because it’s as if anytime someone deals with phiosophy they’re going to be labeled as pretentious. I think it’s unfair to slap this film with the dreaded “pretentious” label. This film merely explores(beautifully, in my opinion) a myriad of ideas and musings about the nature of reality, life, etc. It does not offer definitive answers. I does not tell the viewer what to think. It’s a bit saddening and upsetting to think of people being discouraged form intellectual or philosophical pursuits for fear of being labeled pretentious(God forbid!)
1) WALL E – yeah, #1 is easy. This was far and away the best movie I saw last year and one of the best things I’ve ever seen. It’s a true masterpiece of pure cinema and the absolute height of what popular movies can achieve.
the rest of the list I’m not so definitive with the order but here goes:
Chop Shop
In Bruges
Synecdoche, New York
Milk
The Wrestler
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire
The Dark Knight
Son Of Rambow
Vicky, Cristina, Barcelona
I try not to watch bad movies but I really hated Cloverfield. I thought it was a reprehensible film.
I love a lot of the elaborate credit sequences, but something about well done simplicity gets me. I don’t think it can rightly be called a “credit sequence”, but I love the title card and how and when it appears onscreen in “Children Of Men”. I also love the titles in “Leaving Las Vegas” for similar reasons. And I think “Boyz N The Hood” was the first time I was struck by such a thing.
Symi: as far as a recommendation for films similar to “Three Times” – you’ve probably seen “In The Mood For Love” already ?
Have you seen Aronofsky’s “The Fountain” ? It’s not really the same style but it does have the ‘love across several time periods’ element.
I would like to echo the comment of Matt L and also add the the settings in the TV and the type of TV can make a big difference as well. I have a Panasonic BD player and a Panasonic Viera Plasma with all of my settings optimized for the viewing of movies and I absolutely love how movies look.
Recently I watched my blu-ray of Moon(which looks amazing on my tv) at a friend’s house and they had an LCD TV and an XBOX 360 with just factory settings on and as soon as the viewing started I was bothered by the way it looked. It felt weird like I was watching reality TV or something.
Gone With the Wind
The Star Wars movies (I’ve seen parts of most of them)
any Ozu
To Kill A Mockingbird
Midnight Cowboy
Nashville
King Kong
Frankenstein
Dracula
2010 was a great year for music. One of the best years in recent memory for sure.
unranked Top 12:
Beach House – Teen Dream
Deerhunter – Halcyon Digest
Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
LCD Soundsystem- This Is Happening
Caribou – Swim
Crystal Castles – Crystal Castles (II)
Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Broken Social Scene – Forgiveness Rock Record
The Black Heys – Brothers
Big Boi – Sir Lucious Left Foot…The Son Of Chico Dusty
M.I.A. – /\/\ /\ Y /\
How To Dress Well – Love Remains
12 more:
The Roots – How I Got Over
Hot Chip – One Life Stand
Sleigh Bells – Treats
The National – High Violet
The Walkmen – Lisbon
Reflection Eternal – Revolutions Per Minute
Strong Arm Steady – In Search Of Stoney Jackson
Erykah Badu – New Amerykah Part II: Return of The Ankh
The Left – Gas Mask
Das Racist – Shut Up Dude, Sit Down Man
Four Tet – There Is Love In You
Warpaint – The Fool
I feel sorry for people who say they love music and then say that ther’es no good music these days . . . tsk, tsk, – seek and ye shall find
I don’t see anyone mentioning plasma tvs. I have 46" Panasonic Viera plama tv and it’s never had these problems. Plasmas are better for viewing movies (really, they have a better picture quality overall). It’s too bad they have a bad rep due to the burn-in issue which is really not that big of an issue these days.
Jirin Kanye’s album is a good album with a few standout singles. The mixing and the sampling is very good, but the album gets most of it’s praise because they think Kanye’s public behavior is just that audacious.
American critics always give high marks to provocation for the sake of provocation because they think it gives them street cred. So when they hear a lyric like ‘Choke the South Park writers with a fish dick’ and a song where a girl tells Chris Rock that she has become much more proficient at lovemaking because Kanye West taught her, they feel obligated to say it’s the greatest thing ever.
Pretty well said on Kanye’s album. I would say it is very good though and that in addition to the quality of the music there is the quality and variety of Kanye’s voice and flow as well as a thematic unity that is expresses in the album.
As far as the critics go I think they also like him a lot because he’s so conflicted AND self-aware, which is considered compelling. As much as he is bold, bombastic and arrogant, he is also reflective, critical and self-deprecating.
*oh, and I’m pretty sure he says " choke a South Park writer with a fishstick".
And to be fair he also says this in the same verse:
“Is hip hop, just a euphemism for a new religion
the soul music of the slaves that the youth is missing?”
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I know I want to watch something – but I have a hard time picking a dvd from my collection when I don’t have a particular film in my mind. I may have an idea of what I’m genrally in the mood for or more likely what I’m NOT in the mood for. So I look at all the dvds/blurays on my shelves and hope something jumps out at me as a must watch but I just get several possibilities.
For example, right now I know I want to watch something that’s not too heavy or too serious . . . that’s about it. I kinda sorta narrowed it down to the following:
Training Day
Sullivan’s Travels
Toy Story 3
Lola Montes
some Jacques Tati
. . .
maybe this can can become an (un)official thread for people interested getting help deciding what to watch :)
Thanks. I’ve seen all but Lola Montes. Of the ones I have seen, it’s been the longest since Sullivan.
@ERIK – I know just what you’re saying. I’ve been holding off watching The Red Shoes for months. Still not in the right mood to take the whole thing in. (pause)
Scorsese fans out there, it's time to unite! over 4 years ago
He’s my all time favorite as well. I love his films, his love of films, I love listening to him talk about film. I wish he were my uncle.
And I would LOVE to see Criterion release Kundun on blu-ray!
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Waking Life (Film or Meditation) over 4 years ago
A lot of people have remarked how pretentious they think this film is. This annoys me because it’s as if anytime someone deals with phiosophy they’re going to be labeled as pretentious. I think it’s unfair to slap this film with the dreaded “pretentious” label. This film merely explores(beautifully, in my opinion) a myriad of ideas and musings about the nature of reality, life, etc. It does not offer definitive answers. I does not tell the viewer what to think. It’s a bit saddening and upsetting to think of people being discouraged form intellectual or philosophical pursuits for fear of being labeled pretentious(God forbid!)
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Top Ten Films of 2008 over 4 years ago
1) WALL E – yeah, #1 is easy. This was far and away the best movie I saw last year and one of the best things I’ve ever seen. It’s a true masterpiece of pure cinema and the absolute height of what popular movies can achieve.
the rest of the list I’m not so definitive with the order but here goes:
Chop Shop
In Bruges
Synecdoche, New York
Milk
The Wrestler
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire
The Dark Knight
Son Of Rambow
Vicky, Cristina, Barcelona
I try not to watch bad movies but I really hated Cloverfield. I thought it was a reprehensible film.
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Criterion junkies here? almost 4 years ago
I was trying to post a picture and it didn’t work. And now i’d like to delete this post but I don’t see where I have that option.
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Criterion junkies here? almost 4 years ago
hey, that was way easy! thanks Bob!
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WHO IS / WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FILM ACTRESS EVER? about 3 years ago
Monica Vitti
Claudia Cardinale
Rita Haywoth
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WHO IS / WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FILM ACTRESS EVER? about 3 years ago
Ava Garder and Irene Jacob
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Your favorite title sequence over 2 years ago
I love a lot of the elaborate credit sequences, but something about well done simplicity gets me. I don’t think it can rightly be called a “credit sequence”, but I love the title card and how and when it appears onscreen in “Children Of Men”. I also love the titles in “Leaving Las Vegas” for similar reasons. And I think “Boyz N The Hood” was the first time I was struck by such a thing.
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THE UNOFFICIAL MOVIE RECOMMENDATION THREAD over 2 years ago
Symi: as far as a recommendation for films similar to “Three Times” – you’ve probably seen “In The Mood For Love” already ?
Have you seen Aronofsky’s “The Fountain” ? It’s not really the same style but it does have the ‘love across several time periods’ element.
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THE UNOFFICIAL MOVIE RECOMMENDATION THREAD over 2 years ago
My great long film suggestion: Once Upon A Time In America
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One film you love and will love for the rest of your life? just one film, no cheating, treat it like a marriage! over 2 years ago
gotta go wit my gut :
The Godfather Part II
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Personal All-Time 25 over 2 years ago
I’m scared to do it. Everyone’s so much more cinephiley than me.
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are there any HD/BD detractors on this site over 2 years ago
I would like to echo the comment of Matt L and also add the the settings in the TV and the type of TV can make a big difference as well. I have a Panasonic BD player and a Panasonic Viera Plasma with all of my settings optimized for the viewing of movies and I absolutely love how movies look.
Recently I watched my blu-ray of Moon(which looks amazing on my tv) at a friend’s house and they had an LCD TV and an XBOX 360 with just factory settings on and as soon as the viewing started I was bothered by the way it looked. It felt weird like I was watching reality TV or something.
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What Criterion Blind-Buys Do You Regret? over 2 years ago
ummm . . . Death Of A Cyclist, MissingGo to Comment
Embarrass yourself by admitting you've never seen certain movies. over 2 years ago
Gone With the Wind
The Star Wars movies (I’ve seen parts of most of them)
any Ozu
To Kill A Mockingbird
Midnight Cowboy
Nashville
King Kong
Frankenstein
Dracula
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Meaningless Thread (Absmurdity) over 2 years ago
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Films you didn't finish watching. over 2 years ago
The Last Metro . . . either The Story of Floating Weeds or Floating Weeds . . . Suspiria . . . Even Dwarves Started Small
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Top 10 albums of 2010 over 2 years ago
2010 was a great year for music. One of the best years in recent memory for sure.
unranked Top 12:
Beach House – Teen Dream
Deerhunter – Halcyon Digest
Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
LCD Soundsystem- This Is Happening
Caribou – Swim
Crystal Castles – Crystal Castles (II)
Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Broken Social Scene – Forgiveness Rock Record
The Black Heys – Brothers
Big Boi – Sir Lucious Left Foot…The Son Of Chico Dusty
M.I.A. – /\/\ /\ Y /\
How To Dress Well – Love Remains
12 more:
The Roots – How I Got Over
Hot Chip – One Life Stand
Sleigh Bells – Treats
The National – High Violet
The Walkmen – Lisbon
Reflection Eternal – Revolutions Per Minute
Strong Arm Steady – In Search Of Stoney Jackson
Erykah Badu – New Amerykah Part II: Return of The Ankh
The Left – Gas Mask
Das Racist – Shut Up Dude, Sit Down Man
Four Tet – There Is Love In You
Warpaint – The Fool
I feel sorry for people who say they love music and then say that ther’es no good music these days . . . tsk, tsk, – seek and ye shall find
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HDTV and "soap opera" effect over 2 years ago
you may find things in this previous thread useful: HD
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HDTV and "soap opera" effect over 2 years ago
I don’t see anyone mentioning plasma tvs. I have 46" Panasonic Viera plama tv and it’s never had these problems. Plasmas are better for viewing movies (really, they have a better picture quality overall). It’s too bad they have a bad rep due to the burn-in issue which is really not that big of an issue these days.
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which non-Criterion Blu rays have you acquired for yourself? over 2 years ago
over 60
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Worst films you have ever seen over 2 years ago
“I’m Bout It”
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Top 10 albums of 2010 over 2 years ago
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Top 10 albums of 2010 over 2 years ago
Jirin
Kanye’s album is a good album with a few standout singles. The mixing and the sampling is very good, but the album gets most of it’s praise because they think Kanye’s public behavior is just that audacious.
American critics always give high marks to provocation for the sake of provocation because they think it gives them street cred. So when they hear a lyric like ‘Choke the South Park writers with a fish dick’ and a song where a girl tells Chris Rock that she has become much more proficient at lovemaking because Kanye West taught her, they feel obligated to say it’s the greatest thing ever.
Pretty well said on Kanye’s album. I would say it is very good though and that in addition to the quality of the music there is the quality and variety of Kanye’s voice and flow as well as a thematic unity that is expresses in the album.
As far as the critics go I think they also like him a lot because he’s so conflicted AND self-aware, which is considered compelling. As much as he is bold, bombastic and arrogant, he is also reflective, critical and self-deprecating.
*oh, and I’m pretty sure he says " choke a South Park writer with a fishstick".
And to be fair he also says this in the same verse:
“Is hip hop, just a euphemism for a new religion
the soul music of the slaves that the youth is missing?”
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Top 10 albums of 2010 over 2 years ago
And the skit with Chris Rock isn’t just comedy. In it’s context and with the music behind it, it can be seen as really sad.
I think a lot of the album is intended to be sad, especially that song. Not sure about that skit though. I always skip it now.
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what film changed you over 2 years ago
L’Avventura
that’s the only one I know certainly, without any doubt changed me. I saw something inside myself. I though about sex differently for sure.Go to Comment
Personal All-Time 25 over 2 years ago
Are people listing their personal favorites or films they think are “the best” ?
I like Back To The Future a lot. :/
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Help me decide what to watch over 2 years ago
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I know I want to watch something – but I have a hard time picking a dvd from my collection when I don’t have a particular film in my mind. I may have an idea of what I’m genrally in the mood for or more likely what I’m NOT in the mood for. So I look at all the dvds/blurays on my shelves and hope something jumps out at me as a must watch but I just get several possibilities.
For example, right now I know I want to watch something that’s not too heavy or too serious . . . that’s about it. I kinda sorta narrowed it down to the following:
Training Day
Sullivan’s Travels
Toy Story 3
Lola Montes
some Jacques Tati
. . .
maybe this can can become an (un)official thread for people interested getting help deciding what to watch :)
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Help me decide what to watch over 2 years ago
Thanks. I’ve seen all but Lola Montes. Of the ones I have seen, it’s been the longest since Sullivan.
@ERIK – I know just what you’re saying. I’ve been holding off watching The Red Shoes for months. Still not in the right mood to take the whole thing in. (pause)
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Post a song you are currently listening to over 2 years ago
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