Anything by Michael Bay or Kevin Smith or Wes Anderson. Most recent american films by criterion SUCK!
There are more good films than bad ones in criterion, but sometimes i have to wonder what the hell are they thinking
with this garbage, when there are many films that need to be brought to life.
Karl! are u shitting me? I would like to know who your favorite directors are. As far as overrated directors, i dont have enough time to list them all!
I agree with Bergman, Welles and Herzog. Godard made some good films and i own a few of his best but he is no where near the level
of Welles or Bergman Period!
Bergman also was fortunate to have a great stock company of actors, or maybe he just made them great. I have never seen any of his stock actors in a great movie that was not directed by Bergman
Probably the greatest Documentary filmaker ever! I dont care much for her “Mountain” films but Triumph of the will and Olympia are two of the greatest Documentaries ever.
Soybean: No she was not forced, she was asked to do the propaganda films and in her own words “wanted to do the best job she possibly could” however i completely believe she was ignorant of what she was creating. She won awards for both Triumph of the will and Olympia. She could have refused without danger but she loved film as we all do.
RICH UNCLE SKELETON
I have watched the movies many times thats why i know they are great. As far as Riefenstahl, do you really think she was aware of what was going to happen? NO WAY! The German people did not know, that is fact. I personally like the German Romanticism from the 19th century and the link to ancient Greece and Rome but i do not want to go out and start concentration camps. Thats why i feel she was just a pawn for the third reich like everyone else was. People in general do not want war and death. They have to be manipulated by religion or something else. As far as Lang i do not believe he knew either, he just did not want people to tell him how to make his movies, and he was very liberal and Riefenstahl was not. Many times filmakers do not realize what they are creating. Eisenstein created propaganda films for the USSR and nobody really talks about those.
Dont take my word for it, read any film book and you will see that Triumph Of The Will and Olympia is rated much higher than any
documentary Herzog has ever done. Uncle Rich are you saying Riefenstahl was not talented?
I have seen The Wonderful Horrible Life Of Leni Riefenstahl. And you cant compare her films with Abercrombie and fitch or feltch as i like to call it. I love Herzogs Aguirre the wrath of god, and he has a few other films that are good Stroszek, Fitzcaraldo, but nothing as good as Olympia or Triumph Of The Will. Her later stuff is not very good. And i agree we should watch the films and judge for ourselves. I have watched and judged two masterpieces. Im not bashing on Herzog at all, its not like he is Michael Bay or something, Riefenstahls docs are just better for me, and if anyone doesnt like that you know what you can suck!
btw Abercrombie and fitch is for Homosexuals!
Oh last time i checked Triumph of the will averaged 5 out of 5 stars on amazon with 108 people voting who are not critics.
Real film critics will agree with me. Not suck ass motherfuckers in this forum.
I own several films by the following gay directors:
Jean Cocteau
Fassbinder
Marcel Carne
John Schlesinger
Pasolini
Visconti
Kenneth Anger
I have it on region 2 dvd and it is a great film .Very underrated! I also have the magician on region 2. You guys need to get a multi-region dvd player, im glad i did years ago.
I bought a Phillips DVP-5982 region 1 player and made it region free with its own remote! Look up the model number on Amazon and you will get directions on how to do it. It is a 1080p upscaler. It will play movies from any region.
Worst Criterion DVDs over 3 years ago
Anything by Michael Bay or Kevin Smith or Wes Anderson. Most recent american films by criterion SUCK!
There are more good films than bad ones in criterion, but sometimes i have to wonder what the hell are they thinking
with this garbage, when there are many films that need to be brought to life.
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Who do you think the most overrated director is? over 3 years ago
Karl! are u shitting me? I would like to know who your favorite directors are. As far as overrated directors, i dont have enough time to list them all!
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Herzog, Welles, and Bergman on Godard over 3 years ago
I agree with Bergman, Welles and Herzog. Godard made some good films and i own a few of his best but he is no where near the level
of Welles or Bergman Period!
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Lolita over 3 years ago
I liked Lynes version better and i am a huge Kubrick fan!
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Herzog, Welles, and Bergman on Godard over 3 years ago
Contempt, Alphaville, Weekend, Pierrot Le Fou
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Best Films of the 80's? over 3 years ago
Raging Bull
The Decalogue
Brazil
Blue Velvet
Full Metal Jacket
Fanny and Alexander
Come and See
The Tin Drum
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Herzog, Welles, and Bergman on Godard over 3 years ago
I also cannot understand this love of Breathless, i guess if i were a Godard fan it would be different.
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IF WE IGNORE 81/2 AND DOLCE VITA, WHAT'D BE THE BEST FELLINI MOVIE? over 3 years ago
Satyricon and Amarcord
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Herzog, Welles, and Bergman on Godard over 3 years ago
I guess i can relate more to Bergman as we love the same directors, Tarkovsky and Fellini
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Herzog, Welles, and Bergman on Godard over 3 years ago
Bergman also was fortunate to have a great stock company of actors, or maybe he just made them great. I have never seen any of his stock actors in a great movie that was not directed by Bergman
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Your 5 Favourite Directors over 3 years ago
1 Stanley Kubrick
2 Ingmar Bergman
3 Federico Fellini
4 Andrei Tarkovsky
5 Orson Welles
6 Alfred Hitchcock
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Top 5 Tarantino over 3 years ago
Tarantino has got to be the most overrated director in the history of film!
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THOUGHTS ON LENI RIEFENSTAHL over 3 years ago
Probably the greatest Documentary filmaker ever! I dont care much for her “Mountain” films but Triumph of the will and Olympia are two of the greatest Documentaries ever.
Soybean: No she was not forced, she was asked to do the propaganda films and in her own words “wanted to do the best job she possibly could” however i completely believe she was ignorant of what she was creating. She won awards for both Triumph of the will and Olympia. She could have refused without danger but she loved film as we all do.
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THOUGHTS ON LENI RIEFENSTAHL over 3 years ago
RICH UNCLE SKELETON
I have watched the movies many times thats why i know they are great. As far as Riefenstahl, do you really think she was aware of what was going to happen? NO WAY! The German people did not know, that is fact. I personally like the German Romanticism from the 19th century and the link to ancient Greece and Rome but i do not want to go out and start concentration camps. Thats why i feel she was just a pawn for the third reich like everyone else was. People in general do not want war and death. They have to be manipulated by religion or something else. As far as Lang i do not believe he knew either, he just did not want people to tell him how to make his movies, and he was very liberal and Riefenstahl was not. Many times filmakers do not realize what they are creating. Eisenstein created propaganda films for the USSR and nobody really talks about those.
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what film or films may have made you into the fan/fanatic you are over 3 years ago
2001 a space odyssey lit a fire in me
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Obsession over 3 years ago
For me Vertigo and Adrian Lynes Lolita: A underrated film. Viscontis Ossessione too.
Cool topic Drew thanks
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Will Smith over 3 years ago
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What is Kubrick's Most Under-Appreciated Film? over 3 years ago
Definately Eyes Wide Shut
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THOUGHTS ON LENI RIEFENSTAHL over 3 years ago
Dont take my word for it, read any film book and you will see that Triumph Of The Will and Olympia is rated much higher than any
documentary Herzog has ever done. Uncle Rich are you saying Riefenstahl was not talented?
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Great but dubbed over 3 years ago
I agree with Tom on The Leopard
Also isnt Aguirre The Wrath Of God dubbed badly too?
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Here it is... Top 10 films of all time? over 3 years ago
Interesting Aaron that you would chose Possession, because i also love that movie and think it is underrated, nice job!
Andrei Rublev
Citizen Kane
Apocalypse Now
2001 a space odyssey
Days Of Heaven
Satyricon
Solaris
The Third Man
Metropolis
Eyes Wide Shut
List may change tomorrow lol
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Russian Film over 3 years ago
Check out Come and See by Klimov great film!
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THOUGHTS ON LENI RIEFENSTAHL over 3 years ago
I have seen The Wonderful Horrible Life Of Leni Riefenstahl. And you cant compare her films with Abercrombie and fitch or feltch as i like to call it. I love Herzogs Aguirre the wrath of god, and he has a few other films that are good Stroszek, Fitzcaraldo, but nothing as good as Olympia or Triumph Of The Will. Her later stuff is not very good. And i agree we should watch the films and judge for ourselves. I have watched and judged two masterpieces. Im not bashing on Herzog at all, its not like he is Michael Bay or something, Riefenstahls docs are just better for me, and if anyone doesnt like that you know what you can suck!
btw Abercrombie and fitch is for Homosexuals!
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THOUGHTS ON LENI RIEFENSTAHL over 3 years ago
Oh last time i checked Triumph of the will averaged 5 out of 5 stars on amazon with 108 people voting who are not critics.
Real film critics will agree with me. Not suck ass motherfuckers in this forum.
I own several films by the following gay directors:
Jean Cocteau
Fassbinder
Marcel Carne
John Schlesinger
Pasolini
Visconti
Kenneth Anger
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The Auteurs "Sight & Sound" Poll over 3 years ago
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INGMAR BERGMAN'S AUS DEM LEBBEN DER MARIONETTEN over 3 years ago
I have it on region 2 dvd and it is a great film .Very underrated! I also have the magician on region 2. You guys need to get a multi-region dvd player, im glad i did years ago.
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May I Have Some Thoughts on Forbidden Games, Please? over 3 years ago
Great film! One of my favorites.
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INGMAR BERGMAN'S AUS DEM LEBBEN DER MARIONETTEN over 3 years ago
Oh yes i love The Rite too, as well as Summer with Monica
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DVD Region Coding over 3 years ago
I bought a Phillips DVP-5982 region 1 player and made it region free with its own remote! Look up the model number on Amazon and you will get directions on how to do it. It is a 1080p upscaler. It will play movies from any region.
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Who's better than Stanley Kubrick? over 3 years ago
If you dont like Kubrick then you deserve to be in the toilet! Top 5 easily.
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