Your favorite movie of all time!
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Topic: Your favorite movie of all time!
Posted By: SteveG
Subject: Your favorite movie of all time!
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 15:24
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For me it would have to be Being There with Peter Sellers as there is something completely truthful about an idiot being taken for a genius. What's yours? ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
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Posted By: Shadowyzard
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 15:25
| The Big Lebowski |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 15:27
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Shadowyzard wrote:Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 15:34
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"M" by Fritz Lang. His best work and my absolute favourite. -------------  BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: The Anders
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 15:36
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Probably Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others), 2006. Very poetic film. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 15:37
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 15:37
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I don't have just one, I have many favourites. The Big Lebowski is one of them and so is Being There. Harold and Maude is one as is Brazil, Ju Dou, Three Colours: Red, the Bothersome Man, The Lobster, The Shining, Omen, The Wicker Man, Das Boot, Midnight Express, Stalker.... Just one, I'll go with A Clockwork Orange. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 15:38
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 15:39
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 15:39
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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. At least that is always the first one that comes to mind. ------------- 
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 15:42
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 15:46
I might also say Kill Bill or Vertigo, or The Man Who Would be King or 2001: A Space Odyssey (sorry, can't help myself). That said, A Clockwork Orange is one that had a big effect on me as a youth when I saw it (maybe not altogether positive, not that I ever got into the old ultraviolence and find violence in it quite sickening). I don't want my own kids to watch it. I love the black comedy aspects of it. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 15:53
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Posted By: JD
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 16:06
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MISSION IMPOSSIBLE ! No, not the movie you goofball, the task ! I might, and I do mean might, be able to do 5 of my all time fav's or even 10 of, but my ALL TIME fav...light the fuse. Shining Apocalypse Now American Beauty Being John Malkovich Grosse Pointe Blank And Justice For All Reservoir Dogs Tommy The Deer Hunter The Thing 1982 See what I mean !
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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 16:09
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My default nomination for this is La Dolce Vita but as everyone I have a few others... |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 16:19
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mine is "Rashomon" by Akira Kurosawa -------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: JD
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 16:28
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 16:29
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 16:47
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Blade Runner (The Directors Cut) Obvious choice but it hits all the right notes. Great sequel as well. |
Posted By: The Anders
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 16:52
You mean the one with Nicolas Cage?
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 16:54
God no! The original. |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 16:58
I have never seen the director's cut of this movie. I am actually not too fond of it; I read "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", and the movie does in my opinion distort the book in awful ways. the action scenes are totally unnecessary; the movie would have been much better without them
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 17:05
I have seen the studio theatrical release, the director's cut, and I think its the final cut and I enjoyed the theatrical release with VO and happy ending the most. I like "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" though it's not my favourite Dick (that sounds a bit rude) and would say that the film is so loosely based on it (despite the obvious similarities) that I don't even compare them that much. Someone should do Ubik or The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch (don't know that either has been adapted). |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 17:07
either "Ubik" or "The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch" ------------- A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 17:07
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Remains of the Day. ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 17:12
| ^ Funny, Jean, I edited in "The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch" in the same minute that you posted as I realised I should have mentioned that right after posting it. You're quick. That's a favourite of mine, and Dr. Bloodmoney (though I don't know if that one would work as well for the screen) |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 17:21
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I can't stand the version of Blade Runner with the voice over personally. There are so many things about the film I love , it all comes together beautifully for my money. The depiction of the future has an authenticity that still resonates while the music is lovely and one of Vangelis best scores. There is also a great cast , a lot of 'character actors' in small roles. Rutger Hauer is amazing and so is Daryl Hannah (in her film debut) . The subtext of the film is also very appealing to me. Can an android become more sophisticated than a human to the point of being more human. What is this idea of a 'soul'. Its actually a very religious/spiritual film in many ways. The action scenes are quite few so don't hinder. Rachel saves Deckard, Deckard 'retires' snake lady through a lot of broken glass (that scene actually looks horribly fake and should have been cut) , retires Hannah's character and then attempts to retire the 'Alpha' . This bit of the film is all about the visual impact of the unique building and the unrelenting rain that pours in endlessly. Thankfully the happy ending was cut (some background footage was infamously tagged on and nicked from unused footage from The Shining) and we are left to ponder what may happen next. 'No one lives forever' and that wonderful Vangelis theme to see out the credits . Glorious stuff. |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 17:33
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Posted By: Tancos
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 18:03
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Either Duck Soup or The Lavender Hill Mob, or maybe Yuasa's Mind Game. *** I left the theater furious when I saw Bladerunner half a lifetime ago. The book is mediocre Dick, but it deserved more respect. In general, I hate it when any book I like is made into a film; the movie is never as good as the book.
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Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: January 26 2021 at 19:27
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The Last Samurai. Ken Watanabe. Hans Zimmer. "No mind." Gorgeous village scenery. LOVE Blade Runner, Remains of the Day, too. Amistad, Sacrifice, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Being There, Never Cry Wolf, The Lion in Winter, Joyeux Noël, A Room with a View, The Danish Girl, and Enchanted April, as well--many of these for their exquisite soundtracks. ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 00:20
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The Godfather Part II. A towering achievement in the study of man and a nation. ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 06:38
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Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 07:35
it could have been a great movie. but they had to put in the action scenes for the American audience, and so it was ruined ------------- A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 07:35
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The City of Lost Children Being John Malkovich The Grand Budapest Hotel Brazil Pan's Labyrinth ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: Gentle and Giant
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 07:37
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12 Monkeys ------------- Oh, for the wings of any bird, other than a battery hen |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 09:41
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^That one was in my top 5 until Grand Budapest Hotel came along and knocked it out. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow"> https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 10:15
Those are all particular favourites of mine. |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 10:29
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2001 a space odessey At least that's usually the one that pops into my head. There are several others I like a lot as well including some that were already mentioned like 12 monkeys.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 10:43
When I'm feeling lucky, Dirty Harry is the one movie that really makes my day. In all the excitement though, I can't remember whether I watched it five times or six. 
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 10:46
I only just realised that's The Wicker Man. At first I thought he was Alan Partridge.
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 10:59
Lord Summerisle would burn you for that comment. As Christopher Lee as Dracula would say, "Smell my cheese!", wait now I'm confusing him with Steve Coogan. So easy to confuse Taste the Blood of Dracula with Smell the Cheese of Dracula. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 13:04
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Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 13:55
Nice List! It's good to see And Justice For All on there , great move & the best court room scene ever!
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 13:58
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Posted By: MortSahlFan
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 14:24
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Alright, if others list more than one, so will I.. But I'll rank them in order: -Harry and Tonto -La Strada -Nashville -They Shoot Horses, Don't They? -One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest -The Battle of Algiers -Network -The Treasure of the Sierra Madre -A Woman Under The Influence -Buffalo '66 (still leaving many great ones that I love just/almost as much) ------------- https://www.youtube.com/c/LoyalOpposition https://www.scribd.com/document/382737647/MortSahlFan-Song-List |
Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 14:38
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So hard to pick one. Spartacus, The Great Escape, The Godfather, Pulp Fiction, Silence of the Lambs.... I could go on.
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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 14:43
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2001, A Space Odyssey The Seventh Seal Dersu Uzala Three movies that I can't stop watching. I don't know a single word of Swedish but few nights ago I've been up until 3AM for the original version of the Seventh Seal, and I've really enjoyed it. ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: JD
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 15:56
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Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 16:09
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 16:16
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 16:18
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 16:27
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A few gems missing from the list: Midnite Cowboy, Deliverance, Dog Day Afternoon, Rosemary' Baby, The Exercist, Breaker Morrant,and Scarface. ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: JD
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 16:32
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 16:50
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That's a really cool and insightful post, Drew. And that you have a personal relation connection makes it all the more interesting. It's so loosely based (despite any obvious similarities) on the short story that reading it should not take away at all from the film but just be of interest. The relations between the two are interesting, but they are so different. Philip K. Dick, who I love, had so many loose adaptations of his works (especially his short stories and the majority it seems were not faithful). We Can Remember It for You Wholesale for instance is so different from Total Recall. Minority Report has this different feel. I think my favourite film adaptation that I can think of off the too-of-my-head, is A Scanner Darkly. And I know I was being almost blasphemous in saying that I prefer the VO version with the happy ending over the director's cut or final cut, or ultimate final cut or whatever, but that's sentimentality probably. That's the one that amazed me when I was young and it felt like something was missing --missing a bit of the fun in that old noirish pulp detective way -- but what was really missing could be said to be a piece of my childhood. The Dark Crystal is another fave of mine which at least one time was envisioned to be quite different in terms of vocals. The Skeksis and Mystics and Podlings originally were not to use English but made up language or languages (based on European languages, and rather guttural I think). They should have employed Kobaian. |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 16:53
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Star Wars~Empire Strikes Back King Arthur~Legend Of the Sword Lord Of the Rings~Return Of the King Alien~Prometheus Godfather II Silent Running Arrival Predator Interstellar Silence of the Lambs -------------   
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Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 17:39
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Here are some others: Dave Awakening (DeNiro, Robin W) Runaway Jury The Lives of Others Shawshank Redemption Usual Suspects Trading Places Shining Through Seven Pounds A Time to Kill (the end scene is ...impressive) and some oldies: To Catch a Thief North by Northwest The Train Where Eagles Dare Seven Days in May To Sir, with Love The Andromeda Strain The Battle of Algiers L' Aveu Fail safe Judgment at Nuremberg (with one of the greatest scenes ever!) = ask me.... and my fave B-movie+ Forbin-the Colossus Project  ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 18:14
first of all, "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" was not a short story but a full-blown novel of about 300 pages. second: let me explain why I dislike the movie. 80-85% of the movie are great, and had the rest of the movie been like that it would probably have been in my top 50, though not higher. but unfortunately they aren't; Ridley Scott had to put in these awful action sequences which totally ruin the movie for me. these action sequences were only put in for the American audience; they would have fallen asleep during the movie had it not been for them. but for me they TOTALLY ruin the rest of the movie. these action sequences just don't fit with the atmosphere of the movie. these 15-20% that I don't like should have been spent into explaining the differences between androids and humans, which in my opinion were not been made clear in the movie
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 20:48
| I will definitely add Back to the Future to my list. One of the most fun movies of all time. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: January 27 2021 at 23:02
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Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: January 28 2021 at 06:36
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I'll throw in a few more movies that are favourites of mine: "Don't Look Now!" by Nicolas Roeg "Repulsion" by Roman Polanski "De vierde man" ("The Fourth Man") by Paul Verhoeven "Belle de Jour" ("Beauty of the Day"; also French for "Morning Glory", a flower of the genus Ipomoea) by Luis Buñuel "De Wisselwachter" ("The Pointsman") by Jos Stelling ------------- BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: January 28 2021 at 09:15
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: January 28 2021 at 09:35
I concur, we love watching all of them. -------------
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: January 28 2021 at 12:09
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I don't really have a favorite, but I guess JFK comes close. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: January 28 2021 at 12:11
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: January 28 2021 at 12:16
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^ True, but it's a great flick whether you're into Kennedy or not. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: January 28 2021 at 12:50
I know you weren't responding to me, and sorry for snipping... I've read it multiple times and own a copy, and remembered it being more of a novella. I mean I think of 1984 (which I have read a dozen times) as a short novel, but it's 328 pages (depending on which version you read, the page size and the print size, my version is 200 something)). My copy of Androids is closer to 200 pages (220 I think in checking, it's in storage unfortunately as are many of my books ). According to one site it's 258 pages, and 77,142 words (so hardly a short story while not being a read that would take many hours -- a nice read for one evening). It's not like so many of his other short stories that have been adapted. I have a paperbook of various of his short stories which has 9 in 290 pages, including the one that the film Minority report was based on (44 pages), Imposter which was also turned into a not very good film (15 pages), the one that Total Recall was based on (23 pages) the one that the film Screamers was based on (50 pages), just saw the film again recently. It's hardly big print, mind you. And now for something completely Dickerent: Monty Python's The Meaning of Life. This doesn't get the respect that The Life of Brian and the Holy Grail get (and I love those too),but the Meaning of Life has my favourite Python material (a s cohesive film, I think Life of Brian is fantastic). But I want to highlight In the Mood for Love (Wong Kar-wai). I found it such a beautiful film to watch, and really like the way that it is framed visually. For a while east Asian cinema was my favourite (French too). Tampopo from Japan is another favourite. I did a mega-list of some of my favourites before (including my favourite directors), but that is it outside of the purview of this topic. There are advantages to focusing on one at a time even if, like me, you have many favourites (each one being your favourite of its particular ilk an in its own way). Of ones that I have watched in the last couple of years, In Bruges I loved (that was recommended to me at the forum). |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: January 28 2021 at 14:11
it's been at least 25 years since I read the novel; that's why I'm off about its size. "Blade Runner" has such a great atmosphere and could have been such a great movie. these action sequences do in my opinion stand out like a sore thumb and were absolutely unnecessary. Ridley Scott should have replaced these sequences with scenes that explain the differences between androids and human beings in more detail. if this had been done I would agree that "Blade Runner" is a great movie. but American audiences would most like have considered the movie to be boring without these action sequences, and so they were put in ------------- A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: January 28 2021 at 15:00
You weren't too far off, especially based on long-term memory, my memory was that it was shorter than it is (and I last read it maybe in 2007), like a short novel (less than 200 pages) or novella. I do like the story and prefer it to the film. The film is very stylish and des have a great atmosphere and I love elements of it, and I loved the soundtrack, but yeah, it's more about the sound and look than the story. The Voight-Kampff test is my favourite scene from the film with Deckard and Rachel. Lots of scenes I do like. I actually have bene quite harsh with the film at a sci-fi forum I belonged to. I just felt it was a little vacuous ultimately even if I really like the look of the film. Many films I love I do love more for the visuals than the plot or characterisations. I still love the film Dune, which has lot of action, and is generally lowly regarded (it helps that I didn't read the novel until after watching it. For that matter I was considerably older than I was when I saw Blade Runner, which was considerably years after seeing Blade Runner. The action sequences are fine for me, and I don't remember it being overloaded with them, and they didn't feel gratuitous to me. There's plenty of slow time. I get annoyed with some films that are just chase after chase which don't seem to move the story forward, but this wasn't one of them. Could do a sequel to Run Lola Run called Walk Lola Walk (or as I wrote for a review of it, "Rent Lola Rennt, Rent it Today!" I do wish that there were more faithful adaptations of various Dick works, even those which would need to be expanded on (though he has plenty of novels to choose from). I was enjoying the series The Man in the High Castle, and I felt that the A Scanner Darkly captured the Dickensian (oh wait that term is for Dickens) feel. A lot of Dick works are paranoiac and/or claustrophobic, but also there's humour and a kind of absurdity works of his. He was an odd man. |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: January 28 2021 at 15:05
There's maybe two or three short action sequences throughout the whole film and American audiences most likely ran out of popcorn and left the theatre before the first one even started. Plus there are no relevant differences between androids and humans.
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: January 28 2021 at 15:20
I remember not caring too much for the sequels but I suppose I'll have to watch them again at some point.
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Posted By: Shadowyzard
Date Posted: January 28 2021 at 15:27
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: January 28 2021 at 16:15
One of my all time favorites.....not sure what my favorite is...have to ponder this for a while. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: January 28 2021 at 16:53
| Not too long ago I made a list of about my thirty favorite movies but I think that would be a bit much to post here. Lol. Those I mentioned already of course were on my list. Avatar is not on it though. ;) |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: January 28 2021 at 16:57
there are actual several relevant differences between androids and humans. I think the action sequences sum up to something between 10 and 15 minutes ------------- A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: January 28 2021 at 21:33
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There are definite differences between andies/ replicants and humans, I'm not sure about being relevant or not in what way. I hadn't thought with the film that would need more exploring -- not more exposition. The andies of the novel are quite different from the replicants of the film. It becomes harder to sympathise with andies as they don't have empathy. They are less human than the "more human than human" replicants that have implanted memories. The scene that stayed with me he most in the novel is when J.R finds a spider -- there's so little life due to the war, and when he takes it home, the andies that J.R. (who is a "chickenhead") is helping pull off its legs in front of him much to his distress and horror. That whole Mercer and animal-happiness religious thing is abandoned in the film, even saving up for an electric sheep, but a real one would be preferable, but so much life was wiped out. That said Batty is also sinister in the film, but has redemption and understanding, and ges our sympathy. And Rachael in the book is heartless, she kills Deckard's dog as I recall. In the film she is much more sympathetic. Maybe that difference is the Hollywood touch. Dick said that the difference between the andies (androids) and the humans is that the andies are incapable of empathy, so they are less human than human, and the capacity for empathy is what defines us, or something like that. One can liken the andies to ruthless psychopaths. A replicant like Batty in the film seems like that, but is also treated far more sympathetically, and I felt sorry for him and the others in the end despite any former violence to try to achieve their goals. I can get why they would take a different path, but in some ways the film seems a little lacking to me in not delving into the animal thing and in abandoning the religious aspect. A film that in some ways feels more Dick to me even though its not based on one of his stories is THX-1138 (the one Lucas film that I love). I can see parallels with that. |
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Date Posted: January 28 2021 at 21:53
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Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: January 29 2021 at 05:00
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The Godfather (1972) Patton (1970)
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: January 29 2021 at 10:17
Patton...good call!! That reminded me of another I will watch anytime. Papillon (1973), great movie. I have not seen the 2017 version. -------------
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: January 30 2021 at 02:08
I can only give a personal opinion but I agree regarding the chase scene re 'Snake woman'. That was horrendously bad and so obviously a stunt performer. There is another chase scene where Deckard is after the 'brutish man' and then looks like he's about to be 'retired himself' but then Rachel saves him. I quite like that scene and it emphases that there is a bond between them. The only other action scene is at the end and is done well enough. I like the use of the building. For me cut out just one more scene and it all works better. The other scenes don't detract from the overall vision imo. It did screen test very badly (much like Terry Gilliam's Twelve Monkeys accept that Gilliam refused to accept any changes and had a box office hit thanks to good reviews) . The studio stepped in and ruined the film for me but Ridley's Scott original vision is sound I believe. As already said it became something different. Yep it was still a Hollywood movie but certainly with a European Art House influence. It was never going to be that though.
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Posted By: Steve Wyzard
Date Posted: April 21 2021 at 17:18
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10 favorites: 1. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) 2. Chariots of Fire (1981) 3. Avalon (1990) 4. Local Hero (1983) 5. Inside Out (2015) 6. Dunkirk (2017) 7. Green Card (1990) 8. Silver Streak (1976) 9. Quicksilver (1986) 10. Epic (2013)
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Posted By: essexboyinwales
Date Posted: April 30 2021 at 05:39
Absolutely, the whole trilogy is brilliant! Shawshank Redemption Brassed Off Groundhog Day The Great Escape The Magnificent Seven The Sound Of Music To pick one absolute favourite is impossible......
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Posted By: I prophesy disaster
Date Posted: April 30 2021 at 06:15
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Koyaanisqatsi followed by The Matrix. I don't think any movie has impressed me as much as these two. ------------- No, I know how to behave in the restaurant now, I don't tear at the meat with my hands. If I've become a man of the world somehow, that's not necessarily to say I'm a worldly man. |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: April 30 2021 at 06:54
"meh" at "The Matrix". in my opinion an overblown FX-spectacle. Rainer Werner Fassbinder's "Welt am Draht" ("World on a Wire") from 1973 that deals with the same themes is much better ------------- A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
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Date Posted: April 30 2021 at 07:00
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I’m with the many folks who say that this is an impossible task. Just like it is with music. My feelings and emotions, what tickles my fancy intellectually as well as my funny bone changes from day to day. Naming one will effectively make me regret it 20 seconds later. So a cop out of sorts as well as a handfull of flicks: The Holy Mountain Aguirre Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann Altered States Brazil Festen Clockwork Orange The Wickerman Gummo Performance Pusher Midnight Express The Big Blue Apocalypse Now Pan’s Labyrinth Eraserhead Dog Day Afternoon ...and so forth. Just one? Bennys Badekar ------------- “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: octopus-4
Date Posted: April 30 2021 at 07:01
I didn't like Matrix at all. The same year I saw Dark City, similar theme and much better as well. Only, the director should have cut the first five minutes, as they explain too much. I was lucky to start watching it when it was already going on. Without the intro it's a different story. ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: I prophesy disaster
Date Posted: April 30 2021 at 07:49
The Matrix was the first "brain in a vat" movie I'd seen. I was aware of the concept before, but seeing it onscreen at the movie theatre left me feeling quite different about the world afterwards. Every now and then I check for glitches in reality. ------------- No, I know how to behave in the restaurant now, I don't tear at the meat with my hands. If I've become a man of the world somehow, that's not necessarily to say I'm a worldly man. |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: April 30 2021 at 07:58
This was one of the main themes in Philip Dick's bibliography ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: April 30 2021 at 09:56
Hi, Same here, however I really thought the sequel was badly done, and specially so with its music that was "incidental" when compared to how the music was used in the original film. As such, the sequel, took a deep dive for me, and I did not enjoy it. I was hoping/expecting another bonus with great music, and instead it just had bits and pieces, Hollywood style ... destroyed the movie for me. The Double Life of Veronique -- for having the guts to not turn the film into one of those cheap horror films. It stayed true to the end ... and the story was magnificent and allowed to flow. Romeo and Juliet (Zeffirelli) -- A bit on the old side, but it was pretty and well done, and it got me to appreciate some Shakespeare, even though at the time my English was really bad. Carmen (Carlos Saura) -- The dance version of the story is incredible and beautifully shot. The Fencing Master (Pedro Olea) -- Fantastic film with awesome costumes and settings, and some fencing that defies some of the greatest of them all. And it looked more real and deadly than the fake sword fights in film, with the exception of ROB ROY, but that one was about the violence of it, not the fencing. Ran (Kurosawa) -- If ever there was a film that was a painting in each and every shot, this is it. Totally awesome. The Island on Bird Street -- Little known film that was shown at the Film Festival here in Portland, but someone listed it as a "child's film" and that meant that only one third of the auditorium showed up, not to mention that the film disappeared never to be shown again anywhere. I thank the folks at the Singapore Film Festival for using my review in their program notes for the film. I seem to be the only person that appreciates the beauty of that film. AND IT IS NOT A CHILD STORY even though it involves one! Performance (Roeg/Cammell) -- I think that it is one of the best films ever done, and the cinematography is way out there and far out and above and beyond what 99% of films will ever try. And it also gave us what would become the first MTV song done correctly, instead of showing a nekkid girl that did not have anything to do with the song. The music in it was exceptional and you never get the idea that a single shot was wasted, but the story and its style ... is phenomenal and even weird, when it shows some inspirations to art and literature that you and I do not exactly know how they fit. But it adds something to the film that makes it too hard to follow and understand and its ending ... totally crackers ... but awesome! ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: Progishness
Date Posted: May 21 2021 at 09:06
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ------------- "We're going to need a bigger swear jar." Chloë Grace Moretz as Mindy McCready aka 'Hit Girl' in Kick-Ass 2 |
Posted By: MortSahlFan
Date Posted: May 21 2021 at 10:22
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Harry and Tonto La Strada Nashville One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest They Shoot Horses, Don't They? The Battle of Algiers Network The Treasure of the Sierra Madre A Woman Under the Influence Buffalo '66 ------------- https://www.youtube.com/c/LoyalOpposition https://www.scribd.com/document/382737647/MortSahlFan-Song-List |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: May 21 2021 at 10:42
NO Pink Flamingos  ? ------------- https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: TheLionOfPrague
Date Posted: May 21 2021 at 14:39
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V for Vendetta. Some honorable mentions: The Godfather Lucky Number Slevin Jurassic Park The Shawshank Redemption Memento Se7en The Dark Knight Rush Kill Bill ------------- I shook my head and smiled a whisper knowing all about the place |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: May 21 2021 at 15:52
Impossible to pick just one. Shame on you folks, on a music forum for not including This is Spinal Tap. 
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: May 22 2021 at 03:37
Nahh not really. I think it fits better in the ‘most unique flick’ thread. It’s bizarre, nasty, nonsensical and dirty..but I don’t really consider it a great movie per se. More of an anti-movie if you will. ------------- “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: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: June 14 2021 at 04:20
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^ As David says, impossible to choose: Taxi Driver
Apocalypse Now
the Hill
Children of Men
Life is Sweet
Look Back in Anger
the Exorcist
Donnie Darko
Skyfall
Sexy Beast
World War Z
Anchorman I & 2
Filth
Prisoners
Under the Skin
O Lucky Man
Dredd
Gladiator
In the Loop
Once Were Warriors
Lord of the Flies (the original 1963)
Nightcrawler
a Bronx Tale
Nocturnal Animals
Scum
Nil by Mouth
the War Zone
Naked
Billy Liar
if
This Sporting Life
Kes
the Picture of Dorian
Gray (the original 1945)
Nosferatu (1922)
2001: A Space Odyssey
Raging Bull
the Silence of the
Lambs
Themroc ------------- 
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