Thor 7,501 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 I think it’s a style exercise, basically. A very well done one, but not much more. As opposed to something like Prometheus (since you brought that up) where there’s meaningful firepower in every stylistic choice. Don’t get me wrong, I think LA Confidential is a fine film, just not on the level you seem to place it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 2 hours ago, Fabulin said: I assume you know the film well and still disagree? I didn't even realize this existed. Cannot recall ever seeing it or hearing anything about it at any point. I suppose it's roaming in the shadow of its predecessor then. Fabulin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 I had heard of the Pumba and Timon one, but I've never seen that either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Oomoog the Ecstatic 314 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 On 3/26/2019 at 8:39 AM, Thor said: There's really no point in delineating very much. A favourite film is a film you consider great. If that sentiment is not shared by the established majority otherwise, well then you're free to call it underrated. Vice versa, you're free to dislike a film that is generally considered 'great' and call it overrated. Ultimately, it's all subjective. Unless you're charting film history through established classics, but where's the fun in that? Draws all personality out of it. Yes. This is what the terms underrated and overrated mean, but they are mostly disrespectful terms, since they imply someone else has the wrong opinion. I'm guessing people calling something "the best movie," as in, they appreciate it but it's not their favorite movie, are trying to achieve some kind of blurry middle ground between "it's loved by some school of thought," and, "I actually like that thought." It's mostly a pointless, dishonest exercise. The highest acclaimed movies like The Godfather or Shawshank Redemption I'd never say I think are the best films. I can only say 'Some aspects within the films are simply more accessible to people and these people have contributed to my appreciation of them whether good or bad, but I still rate them according to my own opinion.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 On 3/26/2019 at 6:26 PM, Brundlefly said: And I'm patiently waiting for a decent box set on the German market, having merely seen Funny Games. Every fucking country has a fucking Michael Haneke collection except we art idiots! I've seen Cache, Funny Games U.S., The White Ribbon, Amour, The Piano Teacher, Time Of The Wolf. I haven't seen his very early ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 2000s are probably my favorite decade for film. The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford No Country For Old Men The Fountain Road To Perdition The Royal Tenenbaums Zodiac Memento Inglourious Basterds O Brother, Where Art Thou? The New World Honorable mentions to: High Fidelity, Sin City, Babel, The Pianist, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Garden State, Man On Fire, I'm Not There, Tropic Thunder, Ratatouille, (500) Days Of Summer, Funny Games, The Brothers Bloom, Moon, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Revolutionary Road, Panic Room, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, Almost Famous, Michael Clayton, Kill Bill, Big Trouble, Collateral, The Departed, Pan's Labyrinth, Munich, The Weather Man, Master And Commander, Match Point... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Spider-Man Spider-Man 2 Spider-Man 3 Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Casino Royale Quantum of Solace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Fantastic Mr. Fox everything else... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 15 hours ago, Koray Savas said: 2000s are probably my favorite decade for film. The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford No Country For Old Men The Fountain Road To Perdition The Royal Tenenbaums Zodiac Memento Inglourious Basterds O Brother, Where Art Thou? The New World Honorable mentions to: High Fidelity, Sin City, Babel, The Pianist, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Garden State, Man On Fire, I'm Not There, Tropic Thunder, Ratatouille, (500) Days Of Summer, Funny Games, The Brothers Bloom, Moon, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Revolutionary Road, Panic Room, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, Almost Famous, Michael Clayton, Kill Bill, Big Trouble, Collateral, The Departed, Pan's Labyrinth, Munich, The Weather Man, Master And Commander, Match Point... Oh my God what a pile of shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 17 hours ago, Koray Savas said: 2000s are probably my favorite decade for film. The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford No Country For Old Men The Fountain Road To Perdition The Royal Tenenbaums Zodiac Memento Inglourious Basterds O Brother, Where Art Thou? The New World Honorable mentions to: High Fidelity, Sin City, Babel, The Pianist, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Garden State, Man On Fire, I'm Not There, Tropic Thunder, Ratatouille, (500) Days Of Summer, Funny Games, The Brothers Bloom, Moon, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Revolutionary Road, Panic Room, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, Almost Famous, Michael Clayton, Kill Bill, Big Trouble, Collateral, The Departed, Pan's Labyrinth, Munich, The Weather Man, Master And Commander, Match Point... No LOTR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 I like Sam Mendes but Koray manages to select the one movie of his that I hate. Road To Perdition doesn't even feel like a Mendes movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 39 minutes ago, Alexcremers said: I like Sam Mendes but Koray manages to select the one movie of his that I hate. Road To Perdition doesn't even feel like a Mendes movie. You hate it though? I put Revolutionary Road in the honorable mentions! 1 hour ago, Stefancos said: No LOTR? I like them fine but I’ve never been big on the franchise. JoeinAR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 What about Spider-Man 2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,501 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 So, the decade of my birth and baby years.... The 1970s: 1970: FIVE EASY PIECES 1971: A CLOCKWORK ORANGE and GET CARTER (shared spot, sorry) 1972: IMAGES 1973: THE EXORCIST 1974: THE CONVERSATION 1975: JAWS, THE PASSENGER and BARRY LYNDON (shared spot, sorry) 1976: THE TENANT 1977: STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE and CLOSE ENCOUNTERS (shared spot, sorry) 1978: DAYS OF HEAVEN 1979: ALIEN I really want to be more original than this, but honesty comes first. The amount of high profile masterpieces, both US and non-US, that I had to omit here is staggering, to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,220 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 20 minutes ago, Thor said: The amount of high profile masterpieces, both US and non-US, that I had to omit here is staggering, to say the least. Yeah, I find the 70s to be the decade that's most crammed with great films. I had to exclude films that probably would have made it into my top five if they'd been assigned to any later decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,501 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Glóin the Dark said: Yeah, I find the 70s to be the decade that's most crammed with great films. I had to exclude films that probably would have made it into my top five if they'd been assigned to any later decade. At least you're making lists with more than one per year, in a more traditional list fashion. That allows you some room. I couldn't do that; I would be stuck in research forever, with humongous lists. I know that the 60s will be equally tricky. From the 50s and backwards, it gets easier. I intend to go back all the way to the 1890s, now that Quintus had inadvertently started this damn thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted March 28, 2019 Author Share Posted March 28, 2019 22 hours ago, John said: Fantastic Mr. Fox everything else... I tried this one night while propped up against my pillow in bed. Couldn't get beyond the 20 minute mark and switched it off. I'd heard great things, and I love a well crafted animation, so I was quite surprised by how disappointing I found it. What is the appeal then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 51 minutes ago, Quintus said: I tried this one night while propped up against my pillow in bed. Couldn't get beyond the 20 minute mark and switched it off. I'd heard great things, and I love a well crafted animation, so I was quite surprised by how disappointing I found it. What is the appeal then? I like it partly for its style and visuals; the way it's shot in warm autumn tones, the art direction, the delicate framing of every shot, the "roughness" of the animation... It also has a lot of really great writing. The wry humor, the character interactions, the clever setups and payoffs; there's also this undertone of melancholy that gives it a sense of poignancy that really isn't present in many modern animated films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted March 28, 2019 Author Share Posted March 28, 2019 I mean, I just felt like it was a typical domestic scenario with stop motion animation as its gimmick. If they'd used real life actors instead, I wonder if anyone would have taken any notice of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 This is the decade of movies I just can't get into. I'm still discovering movies from the 2000s and enjoying them, but 2010s are really bad. I mean, I liked the Mickey Rourke scene from The Expendables...can't think of anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 8 minutes ago, Quintus said: I mean, I just felt like it was a typical domestic scenario with stop motion animation as its gimmick. If they'd used real life actors instead, I wonder if anyone would have taken any notice of it. I feel that’s part of its charm, though. The characters are essentially human actors in animal suits. It’s a very novel approach and adds a sense of realism and relatibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,501 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 So it's all about FANTASTIC MR. FOX now? I usually dislike Wes Anderson like there's no tomorrow, but I quite liked FANTASTIC MR. FOX. His quirky style felt more at home in an animated environment. One of the very few films of his that I've kinda liked. It also reminded me of the stylings of the late Norwegian pupeteer maestro/filmmaker Ivo Caprino (Anderson MUST have seen some of his films, like REVE-ENKA, before doing that film). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 11 hours ago, Glóin the Dark said: Yeah, I find the 70s to be the decade that's most crammed with great films. That's because in that period the lunatics were running the asylum. At least, that's how Warren Beatty puts it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,220 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 1960s Andrei Rublev (Andrei Tarkovsky)Bullitt (Peter Yates)Chimes at Midnight (Orson Welles)Cléo from 5 to 7 (Agnès Varda)Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Stanley Kubrick)The End of Summer (Yasujirō Ozu)Faces (John Cassavetes)The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Sergio Leone)The Graduate (Mike Nichols)Jules et Jim (François Truffaut)Lawrence of Arabia (David Lean)The Leopard (Luchino Visconti)My Night at Maud's (Éric Rohmer)Planet of the Apes (Franklin J. Schaffner)Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock)The Rise to Power of Louis XIV (Roberto Rossellini)Shock Corridor (Sam Fuller)2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick)Woman in the Dunes (Hiroshi Teshigahara)Z (Costa-Gavras) The Illustrious Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,501 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 I've caught up to you, Gloin! The 1960s: 1960: L'AVVENTURA 1961: VIRIDIANA 1962: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD 1963: THE GREAT ESCAPE 1964: THE PAWNBROKER 1965: REPULSION and PIERROT LE FOU (shared spot, sorry) 1966: BLOW-UP and THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY (shared spot, sorry) 1967: THE GRADUATE 1968: 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (but such a great year!) 1969: EASY RIDER Glóin the Dark and The Illustrious Jerry 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,524 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Wha'?! 1967: THE GRADUATE over PLANET OF THE APES???!!! 1968: 2001over THE LION IN WINTER???!!! 1969: EASY RIDER over OHMSS???!!! Strange times, indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,501 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Planet is good, but also cheeseballs on occasion. Lion, I’ve never seen, and Bond I’ve never cared for (although OHMSS is one of the better ones). I had several dozens of runner-ups, but alas, none of those you mention were in the running.., Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 What about the wonderful gem called Bonnie and Clyde. Easy Rider is and always has been b movie schlock. And lets clearly forget the most iconic musical of the 60's West Side Story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,501 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Yeah, there will always be runner-ups. If I were to list all the runner-ups, we would be here forever. You should give us your own lists, Richard and Joe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Glóin the Dark 1,220 Posted April 4, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 4, 2019 14 hours ago, Richard said: 1968: 2001 over THE LION IN WINTER???!!! The Lion in Winter is very good, but it's a very good school play by comparison with 2001: A Space Odyssey, greatest of all films. John, The Illustrious Jerry and JoeinAR 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,072 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 14 hours ago, Thor said: 1962: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Rawlence! Rawlence! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 15 hours ago, JoeinAR said: And lets clearly forget the most iconic musical of the 60's West Side Story. I'll wait for the Spielberg version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 15 minutes ago, Stefancos said: I'll wait for the Spielberg version. It will be a lesser effort than the original. 3 hours ago, Thor said: Yeah, there will always be runner-ups. If I were to list all the runner-ups, we would be here forever. You should give us your own lists, Richard and Joe! The 60's is probably my least favorite decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 19 hours ago, Thor said: 1968: 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (but such a great year!) 2001: A Space Odyssey Once Upon a Time in the West Planet of the Apes Rosemary's Baby A great year indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,501 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 35 minutes ago, Brundlefly said: 2001: A Space Odyssey Once Upon a Time in the West Planet of the Apes Rosemary's Baby A great year indeed! Indeed. Beyond those you mention, so many other contenders as well -- BULLITT, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, TEOREMA, THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR, ICE STATION ZEBRA, WHERE EAGLES DARE, BARBARELLA (yeah, cult classic!), HOUR OF THE WOLF, THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,072 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Thor said: WHERE EAGLES DARE For sheer entertainment value, it might be the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,220 Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 1950s Bad Day at Black Rock (John Sturges)Genevieve (Henry Cornelius)High Noon (Fred Zinnemann)Hiroshima mon amour (Alain Resnais)In a Lonely Place (Nicholas Ray)Les Jeux interdits (René Clément)Journey to Italy (Roberto Rossellini)A Man Escaped (Robert Bresson)The Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton)The Nights of Cabiria (Federico Fellini)On the Waterfront (Elia Kazan)Pather Panchali (Satyajit Ray)The Searchers (John Ford)Seven Men from Now (Budd Boetticher)Sweet Smell of Success (Alexander Mackendrick)Tokyo Story (Yasujirō Ozu)Touch of Evil (Orson Welles)12 Angry Men (Sidney Lumet)Ugetsu monogatari (Kenji Mizoguchi)Wild Strawberries (Ingmar Bergman) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,501 Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Good list, Gloin. PATHER PANCHALI is one of my alltime favourite films, and WILD STRAWBERRIES my favourite Bergman. Guess I'll have to do my own to keep up with you now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,220 Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 I thought you would overtake me by the 50s! 4 minutes ago, Thor said: PATHER PANCHALI is one of my alltime favourite films, and WILD STRAWBERRIES my favourite Bergman. Same here, particularly in regard to Wild Strawberries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oomoog the Ecstatic 314 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 What do people think of the fruit called the cucumber? Can we expect good things from it in the near future? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 They are sneaky infiltrators, just like the tomatoes. Oomoog the Ecstatic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,501 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 The 1950s: 1950: RASHOMON 1951: EARLY SUMMER 1952: UMBERTO D 1953: MONSIEUR HULOT'S HOLIDAY 1954: SANSHO THE BAILIFF 1955: PATHER PANCHALI 1956: APARAJITO 1957: WILD STRAWBERRIES 1958: TOUCH OF EVIL 1959: THE 400 BLOWS, SLEEPING BEAUTY and BEN HUR (shared spot, sorry). This is such a crazy good year. Could easily have included SOME LIKE IT HOT, THE WORLD OF APU, NORTH BY NORTHWEST, ANATOMY OF A MURDER, HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR, IMITATION OF LIFE and others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,072 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 3 minutes ago, Thor said: NORTH BY NORTHWEST 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oomoog the Ecstatic 314 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 2 hours ago, Alexcremers said: They are sneaky infiltrators, just like the tomatoes. A family of degenerates never changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,072 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 2 hours ago, Borodin said: What do people think of the fruit called the cucumber? Can we expect good things from it in the near future? It's not a fruit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 13 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: It's not a fruit! It's fruit pretending to be vegetable, just like tomatoes, hence me calling them infiltrators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 Oranges are not the only fruit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,501 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 I want to overtake Gloin, so here's my 40s list right away (if I can butt in amidst this fruity talk)! The 1940s: 1940: FANTASIA 1941: CITIZEN KANE 1942: BAMBI 1943: DAY OF WRATH 1944: DOUBLE INDEMNITY 1945: ROME OPEN CITY 1946: THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES 1947: QUAI DES ORFÈVRES 1948: BICYCLE THIEVES 1949: LA SILENCE DE LA MER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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