I think The Idiots is an amazing work of unrestrained emotional power, and Julien Donkey-Boy, like Korine’s other films, has a kind of unnameable beauty. Also, though it definitely does not follow all the rules, does anyone agree that Rachel Getting Married might be called a dogme film in spirit?
A few people mentioned Max Ophuls early in the thread. I found The Earrings of Madame de… to be a very good movie, but I saw Lola Montes last night and really just suffered through it. I haven’t seen a more tedious and boring film since Resnais’ Last Year at Marienbad. Maybe someone could convince me of the merits of those films, but on my own I’m just not getting it.
I’d be interested to know what that particular critic has to say about The Happening. And, obviously, I do personally like Korine quite a bit. But I think his talent lies in creating images more than anything else, viz. writing (case in point: I think Kids is terrible). His films work partly on account of his choice of cinematographers, and partly on account of his strange, unhinged imagination.
I liked Mister Lonely, but it is not Gummo, nor is it Julien Donkey-Boy. Loving one Korine film does not imply you will love the others.
Chinatown
Rosemary’s Baby
Repulsion
The Pianist
Knife in the Water
The only other I’ve seen is The Ninth Gate, which wouldn’t have made the list had I only seen five. Didn’t particularly like Knife in the Water, but it’s been a while. I may need to revisit.
For some reason the remake feels a little anodyne to me, a lot less threatening, and a lot more banal, which might actually mean it accomplishes the director’s aims better, according to my viewing experiences. I, dare I say it, kind of relished the original version, but I turned the movie off about halfway through the US version. It may be a matter of expectations and knowing how the movie is going to play out. On the first viewing, at least after the first several sequences with the boys, I did know what to expect on an intuitive level, but I still “wanted” a heroic outcome, and so on some level I believed that it was possible. This is why it was kind of fun; it proved to me how powerfully conventions play on my mental life while watching a narrative film.
I really love the opening sequence when the thrash/punk song and the title in bold, red lettering penetrate the diegetic movie-world like a shotgun blast to the face.
DOGMA films over 3 years ago
I think The Idiots is an amazing work of unrestrained emotional power, and Julien Donkey-Boy, like Korine’s other films, has a kind of unnameable beauty. Also, though it definitely does not follow all the rules, does anyone agree that Rachel Getting Married might be called a dogme film in spirit?
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Last movie you saw and rate it over 3 years ago
Ballast: 3/4
unassuming but pretty complex
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Top Albums of the Year (aka What rocks your ipod) 2008 over 3 years ago
wild beasts – limbo, panto
shugo tokumaru – exit
max tundra – parallax error beheads you
joan of arc – boo human
the walkmen – you & me
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Who do you think the most overrated director is? over 3 years ago
A few people mentioned Max Ophuls early in the thread. I found The Earrings of Madame de… to be a very good movie, but I saw Lola Montes last night and really just suffered through it. I haven’t seen a more tedious and boring film since Resnais’ Last Year at Marienbad. Maybe someone could convince me of the merits of those films, but on my own I’m just not getting it.
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Children of Men disdain forum over 3 years ago
the opening scene is poetry
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WHAT IS YOUR PICK FOR THE WORSE MOVIE EVER MADE? over 3 years ago
Hmmm, Children of Men and In Bruges as worst films ever made? Sounds a little hyperbolic to me. How about Leonard Part 6?
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Is Mister Lonely a good Korine film? over 3 years ago
Steve doesn’t like Harmony Korine.
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MOMENT OF TRUTH: HAVE YOU EVER GONE TO THE MOVIES AND FALLEN ASLEEP DURING THE FILM? over 3 years ago
Only once for me. The movie was Kazaam, starring Shaquille O’Neal. I was eleven.
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Is Mister Lonely a good Korine film? over 3 years ago
I’d be interested to know what that particular critic has to say about The Happening. And, obviously, I do personally like Korine quite a bit. But I think his talent lies in creating images more than anything else, viz. writing (case in point: I think Kids is terrible). His films work partly on account of his choice of cinematographers, and partly on account of his strange, unhinged imagination.
I liked Mister Lonely, but it is not Gummo, nor is it Julien Donkey-Boy. Loving one Korine film does not imply you will love the others.
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Top 5 Polanksi over 3 years ago
Chinatown
Rosemary’s Baby
Repulsion
The Pianist
Knife in the Water
The only other I’ve seen is The Ninth Gate, which wouldn’t have made the list had I only seen five. Didn’t particularly like Knife in the Water, but it’s been a while. I may need to revisit.
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what film or films may have made you into the fan/fanatic you are over 3 years ago
Innocence by Lucile Hadzihalilovic
or possibly Jurassic Park
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This or the remake? over 3 years ago
For some reason the remake feels a little anodyne to me, a lot less threatening, and a lot more banal, which might actually mean it accomplishes the director’s aims better, according to my viewing experiences. I, dare I say it, kind of relished the original version, but I turned the movie off about halfway through the US version. It may be a matter of expectations and knowing how the movie is going to play out. On the first viewing, at least after the first several sequences with the boys, I did know what to expect on an intuitive level, but I still “wanted” a heroic outcome, and so on some level I believed that it was possible. This is why it was kind of fun; it proved to me how powerfully conventions play on my mental life while watching a narrative film.
I really love the opening sequence when the thrash/punk song and the title in bold, red lettering penetrate the diegetic movie-world like a shotgun blast to the face.
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What film scenes really make you cry? over 3 years ago
Grave of the Fireflies: Setsuko’s death
Parts of Mouchette
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Film quotes you love over 3 years ago
I enthusiastically second “A strange man defecated on my sister,” from Crimes and Misdemeanors. I never stopped laughing after that one.
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If a Director could have one "Do-Over" for a film which one would it be? over 3 years ago
This one is rather obvious: The Wachowskis for the Matrix sequels. I think the first film still holds up well.
One more: De Sica’s Miracle in Milan; after seeing The Bicycle Thief and Umberto D., this was a major disappointment for me.
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Your favorite title sequence over 3 years ago
To Kill a Mockingbird
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Great films about artists.. over 3 years ago
Jane Campion’s An Angel at My Table is very good
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Remakes that improved on the original over 3 years ago
Though they don’t measure up to value of the originals, Herzog’s Nosferatu and Soderbergh’s Solaris are worthy attempts and very good in themselves.
I prefer I Am Legend over The Omega Man.
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Remakes that improved on the original over 3 years ago
p.s., Does the Five Obstructions count?
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