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Topic: Personal Favorite 10 Movies
Posted By: Horizons
Subject: Personal Favorite 10 Movies
Date Posted: January 08 2016 at 12:43
Titles speaks all - what are your favorite 10 movies of all time? 1. There Will Be Blood Capote City of God Interstellar Inception Hunger Gangs of New York Animal Kingdom No Country For Old Men Apocalypse Now
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: January 08 2016 at 13:17
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1. Boy Meets Girl (Carax) 2. The Mother and the Whore (Eustache) 3. The Mirror (Tarkovsky) 4. The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (Cassavetes) 5. Week End (Godard) 6. Wings of Desire (Wenders) 7. L'Atalante (Vigo) 8. Suspiria (Argento) 9. Eraserhead (Lynch) 10. Sunrise (Murnau) Honourable mentions: Thundercrack! (McDowell) Buffalo '66 (Gallo) The Room (Wiseau) |
Posted By: sublime220
Date Posted: January 08 2016 at 13:35
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Movies never interested me, but I do have five favourites: Pulp Fiction Shawshank Redemption Forrest Gump Tangled Anchorman ------------- There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark... |
Posted By: Pastmaster
Date Posted: January 08 2016 at 13:38
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1. Yojimbo 2. This is Spinal Tap 3. Sanjuro 4. The Lord of the Rings trilogy 5. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 6. North by Northwest 7. Seven Samurai 8. The original Star Wars trilogy 9. Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro 10. Bajirao Mastani EDIT: Remembered Cagliostro
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: January 08 2016 at 13:52
Hobbit movies were awful imo  ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: January 08 2016 at 14:01
'No Counter For Old Men'......and let me tell you that being an old man myself sitting at them darn counters can be murder on ones back and butt.  Tough to choose from so many great films over time.....these are just the ones that come to mind today,.... Casablanca Vertigo Frankenstein (original b&w) Goldfinger Chinatown 2001 Star Wars (first film) North By Northwest Godfather Rear Window ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Horizons wrote:Posted By: Pastmaster
Date Posted: January 08 2016 at 14:05
I know they added in things that weren't in the book, but I still found myself really enjoying it. What did you not like about them?
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Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: January 08 2016 at 14:10
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The Thin Red Line My Cousin Vinny Gaz Bar Blues In the Name of the Father The Insider The Shining The Mosquito Coast The Perfect Storm Heat 20h17 rue Darling ------------- |
Posted By: emigre80
Date Posted: January 08 2016 at 14:11
It was one not-bad three hour movie dragging out over 9 long and painful hours, that was what was wrong with them.
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Posted By: Matthew _Gill
Date Posted: January 08 2016 at 14:11
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1. Dead Man's Shoes 2. Once Upon a time in the West 3. Robocop 4. Karate Kid 5. Cloverfield 6. Jaws 7. Rocky 2 8. Aliens 9. Avatar 3D 10. Predator ------------- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpOoJ0OTLg0&t" rel="nofollow - Click here to see a mind-blowing Flashlight |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: January 08 2016 at 14:26
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1- Remains of the Day 2- North by Northwest 3- Shawshank Redemption 4- Failsafe 5- Runaway Jury 6- Shining Through 7- Jack Strong 8- Seven Days in May 9- The Lives of Others 10- To Catch a Thief ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: January 08 2016 at 14:48
Silly love triangle one dimensional support cast weak script boring/long ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: TeleStrat
Date Posted: January 08 2016 at 14:57
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In no particular order and subject to change at any time... The Gladiator Spy Game Forrest Gump The Searchers 3:00 To Yuma Apocalypse Now To Kill A Mockingbird Dr. Strangelove The Deer Hunter Unforgiven |
Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: January 08 2016 at 15:11
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Tough call. I'm primarily a comedy guy. 1. Caddyshack 2. Godfather 3. No Country For Old Men 4. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 5. Blues Brothers 6. The Dark Knight Really hard to rank past that: Godfather: Part II Freaked The Big Lebowski Blazing Saddles or Ghostbusters or Spaceballs -------------  Time always wins. |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: January 08 2016 at 16:18
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1. Lawrance of Arabia 2. Dr Zhivago 3. Blade Runner 4. Spirited Away 5. Matrix 6. Blade 7. Flåklypa Grand Prix 8. Atlantis the lost Empire 9. Avangers: Age of Ultron 10. Green Lantern -------------  
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: January 08 2016 at 16:23
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that's hard man.. past the first few which are etched in stone. Funny for all teh sh*t I give Hollywood, two modern flicks would be in my top 10, though hardly considered 'hollywood' flicks in themselves. 1) Dr. Zhivago 2) Blazing Saddles 3) The Wild Bunch 4) Blade Runner 5) Melancholia 6) Cross Of Iron 7) Bull Durham 8) Das Boot 9) Once Upon a Time in America 10) The Life of Pi  ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Skalla-Grim
Date Posted: January 08 2016 at 16:29
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In chronological order: - Nosferatu (1922) - Die Nibelungen (1924) - Le salaire de la peur (1953) - Sei donne per l'assassino (1964) - Images (1972) - The Wicker Man (1973) - Tenebre (1982) - The Killer (1989) - Ju-on: The Grudge (2002) - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) Only a rather random selection of 10 from my top 100. ------------- "4/4 - That's 5/4 minus one." - Don Ellis (1934-1978) |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: January 08 2016 at 16:51
(not a lot of happy films in this pile, is there?)
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: January 08 2016 at 17:00
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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure Wayne's World Star Wars Trilogy Lord of the Rings Trilogy Lethal Weapon Rocky Major League Sixth Sense Stripes Caddyshack Or some such thing off of the top of my head. Could come up with a totally different list on a totally different day. ------------- 
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Posted By: Skalla-Grim
Date Posted: January 08 2016 at 17:17
These are also among my favourites. And this one:
1987/Director's Cut, of course. ------------- "4/4 - That's 5/4 minus one." - Don Ellis (1934-1978) |
Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: January 08 2016 at 18:06
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(not necessarily in order) Gran Torino
Godfather Seven Samurai The Empire Strikes Back Patton The Outlaw Josey Wales Rocky Lincoln Blazing Saddles The Fugitive |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: January 08 2016 at 18:08
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Blade Runner Godfather Monty Python & The Holy Grail Hot Fuzz Lord Of The Rings In The Heat Of The Night The Good The Bad And The Ugly 2001 A Space Odyssey Blazing Saddles The Name Of The Rose ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Prog Sothoth
Date Posted: January 08 2016 at 20:30
Interesting choice...my avatar must bring back memories... Mine: 1. Chungking Express 2. Band of Outsiders 3. LA Confidential 4. L'Eclisse 5. Please Teach Me English 6. Run Lola Run 7. A Tale Of Two Sisters 8. Bananas 9. Trainspotting 10. Green Snake
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: January 09 2016 at 04:20
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Such a list will change daily for me...just like it does with music. I enjoy a lot of different stuff - it rather depends on my mindset of the day. For today though I'd say: Dr Strangelove Festen The Holy Mountain Altered States Dog Day Afternoon Bronson The Seventh Seal Slaughterhouse 5 The Mission Brazil ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: January 09 2016 at 07:47
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1. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest 2. A Clockwork Orange 3. Wall Street 4. Network 5. Fight Club 6. Godfather 7. LA Confidential 8. Omen 9. Prestige 10. Gone Girl
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Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: January 09 2016 at 08:43
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1. Blade Runner Five Easy Pieces The Mission Taxi Driver The Great Escape Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes Das Experiment (Oliver Hirschbiegel)Donnie Darko Pulp Fiction Fight Club I wish I could cram in more.
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Posted By: Matthew _Gill
Date Posted: January 09 2016 at 09:12
My favourite film for years, it still looks fresh in some scenes. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpOoJ0OTLg0&t" rel="nofollow - Click here to see a mind-blowing Flashlight |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: January 09 2016 at 09:29
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Planet Of The Apes (1968) Beneath The Planet Of The Apes Gladiator Das Boot Downfall 2001: A Space Odyssey The Shawshank Redemption Monty Python And The Holy Grail The Day The Earth Stood Still (original) And Now For Something Completely Different |
Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: January 09 2016 at 17:50
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: January 09 2016 at 18:12
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shame I couldn't find a place for number 11. Gentlemen prefer Blondes (which is bullsh*t btw) I simply adore this movie and this scene/song ranks as one of my alltime favorites.. my god God broke the mold when he reached down from the heaven's and created Jane Russell. He must have broken it.. sure as hell hasn't been anyone like her since. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: emigre80
Date Posted: January 09 2016 at 18:16
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Edited to add best quotes:
1.
Bull Durham
“I believe in the Church of
Baseball. I've tried all the major religions, and most of the minor ones. I've
worshipped Buddha, Allah, Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, trees, mushrooms, and Isadora
Duncan. I know things. For instance, there are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary
and there are 108 stitches in a baseball. When I learned that, I gave Jesus a
chance. But it just didn't work out between us. The Lord laid too much guilt on
me. I prefer metaphysics to theology. You see, there's no guilt in baseball, and
it's never boring, which makes it like sex.”
2.
Running on Empty
“Now, go out
there and make a difference. Your mother and I tried. Don't let anyone tell you
different.”
3.
Local Hero
“We open at eight. Seven in the fishing season.
(pause) This isn’t the fishing season.”
4.
Lord of the Rings Trilogy
“History became legend. Legend became myth.”
5.
Casablanca
“I was
misinformed.”
6.
Philadelphia Story
“No, I can't
afford to hate anybody. I'm only a photographer.”
7.
To Kill a Mockingbird
“If you
just learn a single trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds
of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from
his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.”
8.
Nashville
“This
is Bergman. Pure, unadulterated Bergman. Of course, the people are all wrong
for Bergman, aren't they?”
9.
The African Queen
“Nature,
Mr. Allnut, is what we are put in this world to rise above.”
10.
Good Will Hunting
“See
you Monday. We'll be talking about Freud and why he did enough cocaine to kill
a small horse.”
Special mention: Shallow Grave and The Third Man, just
because they were both so f*cking brilliant.
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: January 09 2016 at 18:25
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Should have mentioned The Third Man & Dial M For Murder. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Polymorphia
Date Posted: January 09 2016 at 18:39
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I really don't know. I wish I watched more movies in the first place honestly. If you had asked me two years ago, I could give you a list, but some of those I haven't seen in a while. ------------- https://dreamwindow.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow - My Music 
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Posted By: emigre80
Date Posted: January 09 2016 at 18:43
I remembered The Third Man. Only made it to special mentions, because it's a film that's brilliant but hard to feel warm towards.
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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: January 09 2016 at 19:22
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Hmmm...in no particular order: The Godfathers I and II Lawrence of Arabia Amadeus Monty Python and the Holy Grail Bladerunner The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) A Lion in Winter Shaun of the Dead Schindler's List The Silence of the Lambs ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: January 11 2016 at 09:59
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Too difficult... The Godfather The Godfather II Amadeus Nixon Goodfellas Cyrano de Bergerac (Rappenau version) Cinema Paradiso Nosferatu Murnau Nosferatu Herzog Dracula 1958 Bride of Frankenstein In absolutely no clear order except for number one.... And I'm leaving off the list like 2345710123 movies I also love.... ------------- 
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Posted By: Formentera Lady
Date Posted: January 11 2016 at 10:46
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2001: A Space Odyssey Wall-E Dr. Strangelove A Clockwork Orange Missing Galaxy Quest To Be Or Not To Be Bringing Up Baby Pulp Fiction Once Upon a Time in the West ------------- http://theprogressiveweb.blogspot.de" rel="nofollow - Visit me in Second Life to talk about music. |
Posted By: timothy leary
Date Posted: January 11 2016 at 12:06
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Jeremiah Johnson Blazing Saddles The Fountain Caddy Shack The Shining One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest Easy Rider Shawshank Redemption 2001 Good Will Hunting
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: January 11 2016 at 13:28
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I've changed my mind... Full Metal Jacket Saló or the 120 days of Sodom Midnight Express Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas The Long Good Friday Performance Apocalypse Now Valhalla Rising The Devils Forrest Gump ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: January 11 2016 at 13:42
Yikes, I hate that movie. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: TeleStrat
Date Posted: January 11 2016 at 14:02
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^ ^^ Forrest Gump is also on my list and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It is definitely an "off the beaten path" type of movie but that appeals to me sometime. I don't think anyone could have played the lead as well as Tom Hanks. John Travolta was the original choice and I'm glad that didn't happen. Gary Sinise was excellent as Lieutenant Dan and Mykelti Williamson was great as "Bubba".
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: January 11 2016 at 14:18
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I just hated the lead character throughout the movie. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: January 11 2016 at 14:18
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My list is pretty amorphous since I'm not really a movie expert and haven't seen a ton/forget about ones I've seen and basically cant commit I like too many diff styles and genres The Shawshank Redemption Forrest Gump Goodfellas A Scanner Darkly 2001: A Space Odyssey Fight Club Dr Strangelove Blazing Saddles The Good the Bad & the Ugly Oldboy (original, South Korean version of course) After the first 5 it gets kind of random. And no, won't apologize for Forrest Gump!
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Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: January 11 2016 at 14:47
Agreed. I also hated the movie. ------------- Time always wins. |
Posted By: TeleStrat
Date Posted: January 11 2016 at 16:16
I can certainly see that happening with Forrest being the lead character and the narrator. I just concentrated on some of the other characters whenever Forrest got to be a little too much.
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Posted By: emigre80
Date Posted: January 11 2016 at 18:18
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: January 11 2016 at 18:32
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What About Gillbert Grape is a fantastic movie -------------
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Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: January 11 2016 at 18:36
| A pretty weird thing happened in our (my family) experience of viewing Forrest Gump. The first time we saw it was sometime in the 90s on TV and loved it though we could not follow some of the dialogues thanks to the strong Southern Accent sported by Tom Hanks. Years later, somebody gifted us a DVD with subtitles and we discovered that some of the lines weren't saying what we had assumed them to. Halfway through, we began to feel like the movie was actually some sort of send up and have never watched it since. I am curious to find out what exactly it was that conveyed that impression and need to watch it again for that. Regardless, I still think Hanks did a great job in the film; the only problem is I have grown a little tired of these Walt Disney-ish manipulative screenplays. Tell people at least some of the time that you have to be happy with what you have and you don't always get to make all your dreams come true by wishing on some magic fairy in the sky. |
Posted By: Formentera Lady
Date Posted: January 12 2016 at 08:07
That is exactly also the problem that I have with Forest Gump. Always this underlying "be stupid and happy and everything will turn out fine" type of (manipulative) message. ------------- http://theprogressiveweb.blogspot.de" rel="nofollow - Visit me in Second Life to talk about music. |
Posted By: TheLionOfPrague
Date Posted: January 12 2016 at 08:35
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-V for Vendetta -The Godfather -The Shawshank Redemption -Se7en -The Dark Knight -Memento -The Prestige -Point Break -Lucky Number Slevin -Fracture ------------- I shook my head and smiled a whisper knowing all about the place |
Posted By: emigre80
Date Posted: January 12 2016 at 08:41
That's exactly the reason I never wanted to see it. I'd rather be intelligent and miserable if it means I think for myself.
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: January 12 2016 at 13:08
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I didn't much like Gump. You've got the runs, Forrest, the runs. I don't have a top ten, so here are first to spring to mind. The Bothersome Man, I adore this film. Don't think many know it. Clockwork Orange Brazil Das Boot Ju Dou Element of Crime The Wicker Man (original of course) Never Let Me Go Paris, Texas Black Rain (Japan) And mention bonus Hot Fuzz for being so fun. Could also mention Alphaville, Three Colours Trilogy. Pan's Labyrinth, Kill Bill etc. etc. Think Kill Bill should be in my top ten. |
Posted By: ClemofNazareth
Date Posted: January 12 2016 at 14:31
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I'm probably overlooking something but these all came to mind quickly: Life of Brian Winter's Bone Warriors Fargo Spinal Tap The Shining The Wizard of Oz Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Mr. Holland's Opus The Thing (John Carpenter version) and one more because I think it deserves a mention - What's Eating Gilbert Grape? ------------- "Peace is the only battle worth waging." Albert Camus |
Posted By: Formentera Lady
Date Posted: January 15 2016 at 05:21
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I have overlooked a film, so I edited my post on page 2 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=105451&PID=5277195#5277195" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=105451&PID=5277195#5277195 ------------- http://theprogressiveweb.blogspot.de" rel="nofollow - Visit me in Second Life to talk about music. |
Posted By: emigre80
Date Posted: January 15 2016 at 07:44
Yes, I'll be watching Galaxy Quest in honor of Rickman this weekend.
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Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: January 15 2016 at 08:14
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1) "M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder" ("M - A City Searching For a Murderer) by Fritz Lang 2) "Viva la Muerte!" by Fernando Arrabal 3) "Repulsion" by Roman Polanski 4) "La montaña sagrada" ("The Holy Mountain") by Alejandro Jodorowsky 5) "De Wisselwachter" ( "The Pointsman") by Jos Stelling 6) "Don't Look Now!" by Nicolas Roeg 7) "Malpertuis" by Harry Kümel 8) "Touch of Evil" by Orson Welles 9) "Belle de Jour" by Luis Buñuel 10) "Charade" by Stanley Donen The list may be different some other day, but "M" will always be at the top. -------------  BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: January 15 2016 at 08:50
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"Rashomon" by Akira Kurosawa "Nosferatu - Eine Symphonie des Grauens" by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau "Citizen Kane" by Orson Welles "Das Kabinett des Dr. Caligari" by Robert Wiene ''Nóż w wodzie'" ("Knife in the Water") by Roman Polanski "The Night of the Hunter" by Charles Laughton "Arsenic and Old Lace" by Frank Capra "Rear Window" by Alfred Hitchcock "Aguirre - Der Zorn Gottes" by Werner Herzog "Die Blechtrommel" ("The Tin Drum") by Volker Schlöndorff like Friede's list this could change on another day, but "Rashomon" will always be my absolute favorite -------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: January 15 2016 at 09:09
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Here is a scene from "De Wisselwachter", from the first ten minutes. It is not a very talkative movie. ------------- BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: January 15 2016 at 09:53
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And here one of the most powerful scenes from "M". In fact one of the most powerful movie scenes of all time. ------------- BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: January 15 2016 at 10:09
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and here an iconic scene from "The Night of the Hunter" and the second sword fight scene from "Rashomon". while the first sword fight scene, as described by the bandit Tajomaro, was a heroic fight by two excellent swordsmen the second version of the sword fight, as described by the woodcutter, shows two clumsy cowards fighting. one of my favorite scenes from the movie ------------- A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: timothy leary
Date Posted: January 15 2016 at 10:35
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Posted By: King Only
Date Posted: January 15 2016 at 10:49
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Some of my favorites, in no particular order. Syriana. Jin Roh: The Wolf Brigade. Zero Dark Thirty. Lost Highway. Kingdom Of Heaven (Director's Cut). Up In The Air. The Eagle. Munich. The English Patient. Texas Killing Fields. Baraka. Michael Clayton. The Pianist. Children Of Men. Betty Blue, 37.2 Le Matin. The Thin Red Line. Alien. Quadrophenia. Paris, Texas. Ghost In The Shell. |
Posted By: Skalla-Grim
Date Posted: January 15 2016 at 11:39
Wonderful film (The Korean one, I don't know the US remake). It's definitely in my Top50 or so. ------------- "4/4 - That's 5/4 minus one." - Don Ellis (1934-1978) |
Posted By: sukmytoe
Date Posted: January 15 2016 at 14:20
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1. Tombstone 2. Pretty Woman 3. Scent of a Woman 4. Silence of the Lambs 5. Titanic 6. The Thing 7. The Hills have Eyes (original) 8. Officer and a Gentleman 9. Pay it Forward 10. Enemy at the Gates 11. Legends of the Fall 12. A River runs through it 13. I Dreamed of Africa Just a few of my very favorites. |
Posted By: chazzaboy
Date Posted: January 17 2016 at 12:32
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NOT IN ANY PARTICULAR ORDER 1.Golden State 2.Sleeper 3.Manhatten 4.Casino 5.Jean de florette 6.Bullitt 7.Capote 8.Exorcist 9.White Olander 10.Simon Birch
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Posted By: Skalla-Grim
Date Posted: January 17 2016 at 15:27
I re-watched the film a few days ago and, of course, remembered your avatar. By the way all the Ju-on films directed by Takashi Shimizu are equally great, including the US remakes. I haven't watched The Curse 3 yet, because it wasn't directed by Shimizu, but I'm going to watch it soon. ------------- "4/4 - That's 5/4 minus one." - Don Ellis (1934-1978) |
Posted By: Prog Sothoth
Date Posted: January 17 2016 at 21:06
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Huh, I didn't know there was a Curse 3, maybe I'll check it out out of morbid curiosity. Also, as far as the Ju-on series is concerned, the 'Kayako' segment in the first "Ju-on: The Curse" (2000) has to be one of the creepiest evil horror segments ever. Iconic. Never saw the US remake of A Tale of Two Sisters (called 'The Uninvited'), and have no desire to see it either. I was really into the Asian horror scene over a decade ago until saturation sorta killed it. One of my fav Japanese entries is 'Noroi' from 2005 I think. It actually has a nutjob character who wears an actual tin-foil hat and yet still manages to be one of the most unsettling supernatural films I've seen! That's a top 30 at least.
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Posted By: DanicaL
Date Posted: January 26 2016 at 10:55
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1 resevoir dogs 2 birdman 3 star wars II 4 jaws 5 insideman 6 cheap thrills 7 evil dead 2 8 ghostbusters 9 django unchained 10 caddyshack
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Posted By: BunBun
Date Posted: July 08 2016 at 22:08
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In no particular Order 1. Sorcerer (1977) William Friedkan. Despite the name, it has nothing to do with magic. 2. The Servant (1963) 3. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) 4. In the Heat of the Night (1967) 5. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966) 6. The Mummy (1999) 7. It's A Mad, mad, mad, mad World (1963) 8. The Night Porter (1974) 9. Playtime (1967) In fact, I just adore Jacques Tati. 10. The Searchers (1959) Honorable Mentions: Solaris and Stalker (I've been meaning to watch Andrei Tarkovsky's other films as well), Wings of Desire, Rio Bravo, The Fugitive, The Loved One (1965), Brazil, A New Leaf, A Woman Under the Influence ,and Blade Runner. Gee, I like a lot of films so I could probably go on but ill leave it at that for now. Anyways, as you can probably see, I especially like 60s and 70s films. |
Posted By: TheLionOfPrague
Date Posted: July 08 2016 at 22:41
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-V for Vendetta -The Shawshank Redemption -The Godfather -The Dark Knight -Memento -Se7en -Point Break -Lucky Number Slevin -The Ring -The Prestige ------------- I shook my head and smiled a whisper knowing all about the place |
Posted By: chazzaboy
Date Posted: July 09 2016 at 01:54
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1.Manhattan 2.Sleeper 3.American Beauty 4.Godfather 5.The Commitments 6.Diner 7.Jean de florette 8.Ben Hur 9.Bullitt 10.Dirty Harry |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: July 09 2016 at 04:02
Friedkin's "Sorcerer" from 1977 is not bad as a remake, but the original "Le salaire de la peur" ("The Wages of Fear") from 1953 by Henri-Georges Clouzot starring Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck and Folco Lulli is better and could be in my top ten on another day ------------- A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: BunBun
Date Posted: July 09 2016 at 06:46
You know, it's kind of funny because I usually prefer originals myself and I saw the original french movie first. I gotta say, I didn't like it at all. I like some foreign movies but I thought it was too slow, I didn't feel any tension at all while they are transporting the nitroglycerine and that ending was just terrible I thought. I then watched William Friedkan's version a week after the original and I absolutely loved it. It fixed everything I didn't like about the original. I have since watched Sorcerer many times and I still love it. Anyways, I appreciate the heads up and I know I'm in the minority because many, at least on the internet, seem to prefer the original. |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: July 09 2016 at 08:56
You must be kidding; the remake can't shine a candle to the original! I saw Friedkin's version at some time in the late 80s or early 90s in a rerun cinema and was totally disappointed; the character development in the Clouzot movie is so much better. There is nothing like the original; a true classic! ------------- BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: BunBun
Date Posted: July 09 2016 at 18:54
lol like I said I know I'm in the minority with this one, but I can't change how I feel. I'm honestly surprised by the love for the original because that was a struggle to even get through and its not like I haven't seen a lot of foreign films. I think part of the problem for me is that I love 60s and 70s films. I love the look of the movies, the acting styles, the directors and the actors from that period of time. I can't say the same for 50s, 40s, and 30s films. Wages of Fear came out in 1953 and the acting style, the pacing, everything felt off to me. Anyways, I wish I could appreciate the original like you do and its too bad you can't appreciate the remake like I do. |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: July 09 2016 at 18:59
You already posted on Jan 17th-- the lists are different but similar. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: MillsLayne
Date Posted: July 09 2016 at 20:11
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Not in any order: Fight Club A Scanner Darkly Rush Akira Ghost In The Shell LA Confidential Coming To America Moon Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind Aliens ------------- http://gamercards.exophase.com/xbox/user/MillsLayne/" rel="nofollow">  ht |
Posted By: DeadSouls
Date Posted: July 09 2016 at 21:03
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A Clockwork Orange Eyes Wide Shut The Shining Gummo
Pi Eraserhead Persepolis Mary and Max Babe / Babe: Pig in the City Wallace & Gromit (All of them!) |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: July 10 2016 at 01:29
I don't care what time or region a movie is from, all I care for is that it has some emotional and/or intellectual impact on me. Pace is usually not something I worry about; I generally like slow-paced movies better than fast-paced ones, though there are exceptions. Some movies by Wim Wenders, like "Im Lauf der Zeit" ("Kings of the Road") or "Der Srand der Dinge" ("The State of Things") are too slow even for me, though there are other Wenders movies I like, for example "Der amerikanische Freund" ("The American Friend"). The problem I have with those disliked Wenders movies I mentioned is that they are not only slow-paced but also lack a real plot; they just meander along. But back to "Wages of Fear": The beginning may be slow, but once the cars are on the road the movie is anything but slow. ------------- BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: chazzaboy
Date Posted: July 10 2016 at 02:21
| Yes definitely I think |
Posted By: Darious
Date Posted: July 10 2016 at 05:07
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Since many didn't declare their full top ten movies or decided not to contribute at all, I hoped I could use a bit of their allowance: Chaplin's Modern Times To The Wonder & Thin Red Line from Terrence Malick Nearly all from Hitchcock (Vertigo/Dial M For Murder/North by Northwest/Family Plot/Frenzy etc) Pier Paolo Pasolini's Canturbury Tales & Arabian Nights Mike Leigh's Nuts in May & Another Year Little Big Man Koyaanisqatsi Payback with Mel Gibson Vabank (Polish 1980s movie - ingenius) Fargo - full feature from Cohen's brothers Johnny English Triplets of Belleville A Scanner Darkly Grave of the Fireflies Once Upon A Time In The West Ingmar Bergman's works Obviously there must be something from Quentin, so let it be - Jackie Brown ------------- Writing about truth is a little bit like getting your dick out in public and hoping no one laughs (Steve Hogarth) |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: July 10 2016 at 08:08
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Some of my favourite movie comedies: "Some Like It Hot" by Billy Wilder (example scene: party in Daphne's bed "What's Up, Doc?" (example scene: San Francisco car chase) "The Great Dictator" by Charlie Chaplin (example scene: Hynkel meets Napaloni) "Arsenic and Old Lace" by Frank Capra (example scene: Mortimer discovers the body) "Bringing Up Baby" by Howard Hawks (example scene: torn clothes) "Charade" by Stanley Donen (example scene: passing the orange) ------------- BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: chazzaboy
Date Posted: July 11 2016 at 01:26
| You have put Johnny English in the middle of that lot - Are you sure??????????????????? |
Posted By: Darious
Date Posted: July 11 2016 at 01:52
English is the cherry on top of the cake! ------------- Writing about truth is a little bit like getting your dick out in public and hoping no one laughs (Steve Hogarth) |
Posted By: MillsLayne
Date Posted: July 11 2016 at 23:33
Damn! How could I forget Trainspotting!? It will replace LA Confidential. ------------- http://gamercards.exophase.com/xbox/user/MillsLayne/" rel="nofollow"> ht |