Samurai Rebellion and Seppuku can match just about anything by Kurosawa.
Sword of Doom is also underrated.
Don’t think anybody has mentioned Assassination (Ansatsu) by Shinoda, that one is quite alright as well.
Actually I thought that A Hole in My Heart was a bit redundant. After the first shock it just went on and on, and it didn’t effect me that much.
Lilja-4-Ever is without a doubt the best of his films.
Monte Hellman- I must admit that I’ve only seen Two Lane Blacktop, but I’m looking forward to Ride in the Whirlwind and The Shooting- anybody seen those?
Tomas Alfredson- forget about “Let the Right One In”, “Fire nyanser av brunt” (Four Shades of Brown) is ridiculously overlooked and by far the best swedish film of the past 25 years.
Japanese cinema is a treasure chest filled with still unknown gems- I agree a 100 % on the comments here about Naruse and Mizoguchi. I guess names like Kobayashi, Suzuki, Shindo and Imamura are too big for this thread, but what the hell. Oh, and Masahiro Shinoda as well. There’s so many good japanese directors and films- makes me wanna learn japanese…
By the way, I’m half norwegian, half finnish- so I say: Kaurismäki is the man.
I think I saw Jumanji around 15 or 16 times when I was 10-11 years old. And the two first Home Alone- films every christmas.
Also, the original Star Wars- trilogy I’ve propably watched about 10 times, mostly in my childhood
The silent films reached their peak in 27-28, and I think pretty much every single silent masterpiece was made in the 20’s. Only Caligari, and Griffith’s films come to mind from the Teens. Although I most admit, I haven’t bothered to much with the Teens, I always thought it was just a developing stage.
It’ an awfully difficult pick, but I would have to say the 50’s. On top of all the directors already mentioned, there was Hitchcock with Vertigo, Rear Window etc.
The last three decades are the only ones that can be ruled out.
That’s quite a list Sano, I must admit there’s a couple of directors there that I haven’t even heard of. I’ll add a couple more japanese names: Masaki Kobayashi, Keisuke Kinoshita and Masahiro Shinoda. But like you say- the list is endless.
Pastrone made Cabiria in Italy in 1914. Louis Feuillade in France made Fantômas (1913-14), Les Vampires (1915-1916, _ and Judex (1916-18) during this period."
Forgot about Feuillade. I’ve seen Les Vampires, I’ve got the Fantômas-dvd.
I’m only familiar with the later stuff by Stroheim and Lubitsch. So many films, so little time…
The most obvious one to me is The Departed. Ozu’s Floating Weeds (1959) is a remake of his own film. Haven’t seen the original, but I’m guessing the remake is an improvement.
Carpenter’s The Thing is definitely better than the 51-version.
3:10 to Yuma is a close race, but I’d stick to the original.
I kind of like The Sound of Music. Not that it’s a bad film, but in a masculine environment you’re not considered very masculine if you like the sound of music…
I’m familiar with all the big movements in cinema history and have watched an insane amount of films, actually I should propably narrow it down a bit…
I’m a bit underexposed to the films of eastern europe however, so yugoslavian cinema sounds interesting. I’ve seen the stuff by Kusturica and W.R, that’s it. Which better-known movements does the yugoslavian cinema resemble, Sano? Did W.R. and the likes mark a new wave?
Actually I’ve lately considered piling them up and setting them on fire. It just takes an insane amount of space, and in a couple of weeks I’ll be moving, and I’ll have even less space. I really can understand now what the buddhists mean by your things owning you rather than the opposite. Kind of funny that I’m actually considering buddhism now, and it’s because of my DVD’s…
But I guess a better solution would be to just dump off about 1500 of them at my parents house.
Most people that sell their DVD’s propably didn’t plan this when buying them. I have loads of DVD’s that I know I’ll never watch again, I’ll either sell them or store them away at my parents house.
Just because they’re commercial and well-known films doesn’t mean that they aren’t good. Some of them are great in fact, but their’s obviously not many new discoveries on the list. Werckmeister Harmonies, Russian Ark and Taxidermia should be on it.
I’ve never even heard of Paste magazine anyway, and I certainly don’t need their list to find what I like, but I’m sure many people find it useful. Like someone already said, it’s propably a good start for those not familiar to foreign language films.
France- Le Samourai, Last Year in Marienbad, Alphaville
Italy- The, Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Rome, Open City, 8 1/2
(ehem, South) Korea- Oldboy, The Housemaid, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Hong Kong- Chungqing Express, In the Mood for Love, Happy Together
Germany- Aguirre, the Wrath of God, Metropolis, Nosferatu
Sweden- The Seventh Seal, Persona, Winter Light
Denmark- Ordet, Day of Wrath, Gertrud
Spain- Viridiana, Cria Cuervos, The Spirit of the Beehive
Japan- Seven Samurai, Tokyo Drifter, Ran
Czechoslovakia- Marketa Lazarova, The Cremator, Closely Watched Trians
The most underestimated and underappreciated of the French New wave. I’ve watched about 16-17 of his films and they all hold an amazingly high level. Haven’t gotten hold of Claire’s Knee yet, though.
What about Triple Agent, it’s kind of atypical Rohmer, isn’t it? The subject matter, I mean, I’ve only heard about it.
I’m in my early 20’s, still I prefer the older ones. It’s nice to actually find your own favorites, instead of them finding you. I’m sick and tired of advertisement everywhere nagging about Transformers or whatever. Of course, there are some really great new films, too, but it’s not the same as when I find an obscure film from the 50’s or something that I never even heard of, and one that hasn’t already been hailed as a masterpiece by every living critic. The last “discovery” I made was propably The Cremator (1968). But sure, Superbad was an awful lot of fun, as well.
In 2006 and 2007 I watched 3 or 4 films almost every day, in average propably about 2,9 per day for those 2 years. I have studied film for the last 3 years, and even my classmates call me sick…
Every week I had 1 or 2 of my own Midnight Movie- sessions where I watched 1 film starting at midnight (on the minute). I started out with Eraserhead, El Topo and so on…
Watching a film when you are dead tired can be an interesting experience, especially the trippy ones.
The last year it has calmed down a bit, I’ve settled with 1 or 2 films per day. In the next few years it’ll propably just be the one “film of the day”.
I’m addicted to lists (or rather the actual act of listing), and I pretty much make a list out of everything.
“Sideways – When Paul Giamatti is being chased by the naked guy after finding Thomas Haden Church’s wallet? Brilliant.”
Haha, I’m glad you reminded me of that one. I almost pissed my pants. I don’t see the direct connection to sex or violence, though. The guy is just naked, isn’t he?
Last movie you saw and rate it about 3 years ago
Slacker: 8/10
The Housemaid/Hanyo: 7.5/10
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Greatest samurai film of all time? about 3 years ago
Samurai Rebellion and Seppuku can match just about anything by Kurosawa.
Sword of Doom is also underrated.
Don’t think anybody has mentioned Assassination (Ansatsu) by Shinoda, that one is quite alright as well.
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Lack of AUSTRALIAN FILMS? about 3 years ago
The Proposition, Walkabout, Picnic at Hanging Rock, The Last Wave, Gallipoli, Romper Stomper, Bad Boy Bubby, Ten Canoes, Mad Max, Dead Calm.
Patrick (1978) is OK.
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Current Filmmakers Whose Films You Look Forward To about 3 years ago
According to IMDb Bela Tarr is currently shooting a picture called “The Turin Horse”. There’s no way it’ll be released in my hometown, though.
Jodorowsky’s “King Shot” is for sure the one I’m looking forward to the most- if it’ll ever be completed.
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Lukas Moodysson anybody a fan of his work? about 3 years ago
Actually I thought that A Hole in My Heart was a bit redundant. After the first shock it just went on and on, and it didn’t effect me that much.
Lilja-4-Ever is without a doubt the best of his films.
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Favorite underseen/unknown directors about 3 years ago
Andre Techine
Monte Hellman- I must admit that I’ve only seen Two Lane Blacktop, but I’m looking forward to Ride in the Whirlwind and The Shooting- anybody seen those?
Tomas Alfredson- forget about “Let the Right One In”, “Fire nyanser av brunt” (Four Shades of Brown) is ridiculously overlooked and by far the best swedish film of the past 25 years.
Japanese cinema is a treasure chest filled with still unknown gems- I agree a 100 % on the comments here about Naruse and Mizoguchi. I guess names like Kobayashi, Suzuki, Shindo and Imamura are too big for this thread, but what the hell. Oh, and Masahiro Shinoda as well. There’s so many good japanese directors and films- makes me wanna learn japanese…
By the way, I’m half norwegian, half finnish- so I say: Kaurismäki is the man.
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FILMS YOU HAVE WATCHED TEN TIMES OR MORE about 3 years ago
I think I saw Jumanji around 15 or 16 times when I was 10-11 years old. And the two first Home Alone- films every christmas.
Also, the original Star Wars- trilogy I’ve propably watched about 10 times, mostly in my childhood
Eraserhead- 13
Blue Velvet- 11
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Anyone ever learned a foreign language to enjoy their films more? about 3 years ago
I’m learning russian right now, and after that french. Mandarin would be great, but yeah people say it’s kind of a hard to learn…
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What was the best decade for film? 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, or our present decade? about 3 years ago
The silent films reached their peak in 27-28, and I think pretty much every single silent masterpiece was made in the 20’s. Only Caligari, and Griffith’s films come to mind from the Teens. Although I most admit, I haven’t bothered to much with the Teens, I always thought it was just a developing stage.
It’ an awfully difficult pick, but I would have to say the 50’s. On top of all the directors already mentioned, there was Hitchcock with Vertigo, Rear Window etc.
The last three decades are the only ones that can be ruled out.
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MOST UNDERRATED FILMS/FILMMAKERS IN YOUR OPINION. DISCUSS. DEBATE.GO! about 3 years ago
That’s quite a list Sano, I must admit there’s a couple of directors there that I haven’t even heard of. I’ll add a couple more japanese names: Masaki Kobayashi, Keisuke Kinoshita and Masahiro Shinoda. But like you say- the list is endless.
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What was the best decade for film? 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, or our present decade? about 3 years ago
“Matti,
Pastrone made Cabiria in Italy in 1914. Louis Feuillade in France made Fantômas (1913-14), Les Vampires (1915-1916, _ and Judex (1916-18) during this period."
Forgot about Feuillade. I’ve seen Les Vampires, I’ve got the Fantômas-dvd.
I’m only familiar with the later stuff by Stroheim and Lubitsch. So many films, so little time…
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Are there any remakes that are better than the original film? about 3 years ago
The most obvious one to me is The Departed. Ozu’s Floating Weeds (1959) is a remake of his own film. Haven’t seen the original, but I’m guessing the remake is an improvement.
Carpenter’s The Thing is definitely better than the 51-version.
3:10 to Yuma is a close race, but I’d stick to the original.
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Best, Guilty Pleasure Film. about 3 years ago
I kind of like The Sound of Music. Not that it’s a bad film, but in a masculine environment you’re not considered very masculine if you like the sound of music…
Altered States bad ???
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Are there any remakes that are better than the original film? almost 3 years ago
“The Departed? Are you serious?”
Yep.
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WHATARE YOUR MAJOR INTERESTS/AREAS OF EXPERTISE IIN FIILM? almost 3 years ago
Like many others, I’m a bit uncertain about just what it takes to be called an expert. I’m only 22, so I guess I should call them interests:
French New Wave
Japanese Post-war and New Wave
Classic film noir
Westerns
Auteurs: Melville, Bresson, Bergman, Kurosawa, Bunuel
I’m familiar with all the big movements in cinema history and have watched an insane amount of films, actually I should propably narrow it down a bit…
I’m a bit underexposed to the films of eastern europe however, so yugoslavian cinema sounds interesting. I’ve seen the stuff by Kusturica and W.R, that’s it. Which better-known movements does the yugoslavian cinema resemble, Sano? Did W.R. and the likes mark a new wave?
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How Big Is Your DVD Collection? almost 3 years ago
1700
Actually I’ve lately considered piling them up and setting them on fire. It just takes an insane amount of space, and in a couple of weeks I’ll be moving, and I’ll have even less space. I really can understand now what the buddhists mean by your things owning you rather than the opposite. Kind of funny that I’m actually considering buddhism now, and it’s because of my DVD’s…
But I guess a better solution would be to just dump off about 1500 of them at my parents house.
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Does anyone else throw their DVD packaging away? almost 3 years ago
I spill coffee on everything I own…
I don’t think I dare to put them all in a wallet.
But seriously, I see your point. If I was to throw away the packaging, though, it would have to be the films I don’t care that much about.
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Does anyone else throw their DVD packaging away? almost 3 years ago
Most people that sell their DVD’s propably didn’t plan this when buying them. I have loads of DVD’s that I know I’ll never watch again, I’ll either sell them or store them away at my parents house.
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THE DECADE'S 25 MOST ESSENTIAL FOREIGN FILMS (PaSte Magazine) almost 3 years ago
Just because they’re commercial and well-known films doesn’t mean that they aren’t good. Some of them are great in fact, but their’s obviously not many new discoveries on the list. Werckmeister Harmonies, Russian Ark and Taxidermia should be on it.
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THE DECADE'S 25 MOST ESSENTIAL FOREIGN FILMS (PaSte Magazine) almost 3 years ago
I’ve never even heard of Paste magazine anyway, and I certainly don’t need their list to find what I like, but I’m sure many people find it useful. Like someone already said, it’s propably a good start for those not familiar to foreign language films.
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US or European Version of The Shining almost 3 years ago
Huh, didn’t know that. Wonder which one I’ve seen. European one I guess.
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THE DECADE'S 25 MOST ESSENTIAL FOREIGN FILMS (PaSte Magazine) almost 3 years ago
“but their’s obviously not many new discoveries on the list.”
Ouch, did I type that?
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THE DECADE'S 25 MOST ESSENTIAL FOREIGN FILMS (PaSte Magazine) almost 3 years ago
@Carlo
Haha, Aaltra was terrific fun, alright.
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Top 3 Films from each of these countries... almost 3 years ago
France- Le Samourai, Last Year in Marienbad, Alphaville
Italy- The, Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Rome, Open City, 8 1/2
(ehem, South) Korea- Oldboy, The Housemaid, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Hong Kong- Chungqing Express, In the Mood for Love, Happy Together
Germany- Aguirre, the Wrath of God, Metropolis, Nosferatu
Sweden- The Seventh Seal, Persona, Winter Light
Denmark- Ordet, Day of Wrath, Gertrud
Spain- Viridiana, Cria Cuervos, The Spirit of the Beehive
Japan- Seven Samurai, Tokyo Drifter, Ran
Czechoslovakia- Marketa Lazarova, The Cremator, Closely Watched Trians
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An experiment (sort of) almost 3 years ago
1. C’era una volta il West (Sergio Leone)
2. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick)
3. Rosemary’s Baby (Roman Polanski)
4. If… (Lindsay Anderson)
5. Spalovac mrtvol (Juraj Herz)
6. Where Eagles Dare (Brian G. Hutton)
7. Yabu no naka no kuroneko (Kaneto Shindo)
8. Skammen (Ingmar Bergman)
9. Vargtimmen (Ingmar Bergman)
10. Salesman (Maysles Brothers)
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Eric Rohmer almost 3 years ago
The most underestimated and underappreciated of the French New wave. I’ve watched about 16-17 of his films and they all hold an amazingly high level. Haven’t gotten hold of Claire’s Knee yet, though.
What about Triple Agent, it’s kind of atypical Rohmer, isn’t it? The subject matter, I mean, I’ve only heard about it.
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Do you prefer what is current? Can you fully appreciate older films? almost 3 years ago
I’m in my early 20’s, still I prefer the older ones. It’s nice to actually find your own favorites, instead of them finding you. I’m sick and tired of advertisement everywhere nagging about Transformers or whatever. Of course, there are some really great new films, too, but it’s not the same as when I find an obscure film from the 50’s or something that I never even heard of, and one that hasn’t already been hailed as a masterpiece by every living critic. The last “discovery” I made was propably The Cremator (1968). But sure, Superbad was an awful lot of fun, as well.
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How Many Movies Do You Watch in a Year? almost 3 years ago
In 2006 and 2007 I watched 3 or 4 films almost every day, in average propably about 2,9 per day for those 2 years. I have studied film for the last 3 years, and even my classmates call me sick…
Every week I had 1 or 2 of my own Midnight Movie- sessions where I watched 1 film starting at midnight (on the minute). I started out with Eraserhead, El Topo and so on…
Watching a film when you are dead tired can be an interesting experience, especially the trippy ones.
The last year it has calmed down a bit, I’ve settled with 1 or 2 films per day. In the next few years it’ll propably just be the one “film of the day”.
I’m addicted to lists (or rather the actual act of listing), and I pretty much make a list out of everything.
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Sex & Violence in Films almost 3 years ago
“Sideways – When Paul Giamatti is being chased by the naked guy after finding Thomas Haden Church’s wallet? Brilliant.”
Haha, I’m glad you reminded me of that one. I almost pissed my pants. I don’t see the direct connection to sex or violence, though. The guy is just naked, isn’t he?
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Sex & Violence in Films almost 3 years ago
The drill coming through the table in Tetsuo: The Iron Man.
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