All-time favourite films

Lawrence of Arabia

Dr Strangelove

Edited by EddieRUKiddingVarese - October 27 2016 at 19:44

tszirmay wrote: 1- Remains of the Day 2- To catch a Thief 3- North by Northwest 4- The Train 5- Judgment at Nuremberg 6- L'Aveu 7- Failsafe 8- Forbin-the Colossus project 9- The Keep 10- Dave

EddieRUKiddingVarese wrote: tszirmay wrote: 1- Remains of the Day 2- To catch a Thief 3- North by Northwest 4- The Train 5- Judgment at Nuremberg 6- L'Aveu 7- Failsafe 8- Forbin-the Colossus project 9- The Keep 10- Dave  Forbin-the Colossus project - very cool

3. Gaz Bar Blues

Larkstongue41 wrote: ...I personally like pretty much anything in terms of plot from emotional/inspiring (Shawshank Redemption, Forrest Gump, Tree of Life...), to "mindbending" (Primer, Mulholland Drive, Eraserhead...), with historical/socially important (Paths of Glory, A Clockwork Orange, The Great Dictator, Lawrence of Arabia...) and from more traditional entertainment movies (Vertigo, Godfather, Taxi Driver) to clever comedy. But what I prefer above all is films that I consider to be "pure art" (this surely is confusing, I know, this is pretty subjective) like most Kubrick films. The perfect blending of the events, the visuals, the soundtrack, the lighting, the camera movement, etc. sometimes create absolutely stunning scenes. I am talking about the ape discovering how to use tools in 2001, Charles Foster Kane walking through a mirror-walled corridor during his downfall in Citizen Kane and the famous Odessa stairs scene from Eisenstein's The Battleship Potemkin among many others ... Don't hesitate to suggest me anything you think I might like!

Catcher10 wrote: ...Dumb & Dumber

"Just when I thought you couldn't possibly be any dumber, you go and do something like this... and totally redeem yourself!"

Clever comedy, emotional/ inspiring, stunning scenes, and especially "pure art", that's Dumb and Dumber in a nutshell. ;)

4.

In no Particular Order, this is my top ten

1. Playtime (1967)
2. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
3. The Night Porter (1974)
4. The Mummy (1999)
5. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1966)
6. Sorcerer (1977)
7. In the Heat of the Night (1967)
8. The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly (1966)
9. The Fugitive (1993)
10. Blade Runner (1982)

More Favorites...

Mel Brooks: Young Frankenstein/ Blazing Saddles/ Spaceballs
Tati: Mon Oncle/ Mr. Hulot's Holiday/ Traffic
All the Roger Moore 007 Bond Films
John Wayne Flicks: Rio Bravo/ The Searchers/ Stagecoach/ Horse Soldiers
Andrei Tarkovsky: Solaris/ Stalker
Dirk Bogarde Flicks: Despair/ The Servant/ Death in Venice
Rod Steiger Flicks: The Pawn Broker/ The Loved One/ Duck, You Sucker
The Hospital (1971)
The Ascent (1977)
Brazil (1985)
Le Diner De Cons (1998)
The Shadow (1994)
The Band Wagon (1953)
On Dangerous Ground (1951)
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
French Connection 2 (1975) (Honestly, I enjoy this one more than the original)
Going Postal (2010)
Wings of Desire (1987)
A New Leaf (1971)
The Running Man (1987)
The Bed Sitting Room (1969)
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
L'Emmerdeur (1973)

That actually turned out to be a lot of flicks, so ill just end there



Edited by BunBun - October 30 2016 at 16:28

BunBun wrote: In no Particular Order, this is my top ten 1. Playtime (1967) 2. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) 3. The Night Porter (1974) 4. The Mummy (1999) 5. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1966) 6. Sorcerer (1977) 7. In the Heat of the Night (1967) 8. The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly (1966) 9. The Fugitive (1993) 10. Blade Runner (1982)

I consider "Le salaire de la peur" (English title "The Wages of Fear") by Henri-Georges Clouzot from 1953 to be much better than the 1977 remake "The Sorcerer" by William Friedkin. the characters have much more background in the original, the actors are better and the suspense is almost unbearable.

here a link to a direct comparison:



I agree with the reviewer that "The Wages of Fear" is the far better movie, but I don't agree with his assessments that the beginning is too long and the ending is b***s**t; both are perfectly right for me. I totally agree with his opinion on "The Sorcerer" though; it is a very bad remake (as remakes usually are, with the odd exception)





Edited by BaldJean - October 31 2016 at 07:56

BaldJean wrote: I consider "Le salaire de la peur" (English title "The Wages of Fear") by Henri-Georges Clouzot from 1953 to be much better than the 1977 remake "The Sorcerer" by William Friedkin. the characters have much more background in the original, the actors are better and the suspense is almost unbearable. here a link to a direct comparison: I agree with the reviewer that "The Wages of Fear" is the far better movie, but I don't agree with his assessments that the beginning is too long and the ending is b***s**t; both are perfectly right for me. I totally agree with his opinion on "The Sorcerer" though; it is a very bad remake (as remakes usually are, with the odd exception)

I think we had this discussion before. Anyways, I saw Wages of Fear before I saw the remake and I enjoy Sorcerer a lot more than the original. I think the pacing is better, the tension is there for me in the remake and not the original. I feel the characters desperation and I love the dirty, gritty look of Sorcerer. I will give the video a watch, but I'm going to be off to work soon so I'll have to watch it later.