Bloody brilliant!
The Big Lebowski was 'wet your under-crackers' funny.
...and it only gets funnier the more you watch it
"Ever thus to deadbeats, Lebowski!"
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...and it only gets funnier the more you watch it
"Ever thus to deadbeats, Lebowski!"
...and it only gets funnier the more you watch it
"Ever thus to deadbeats, Lebowski!"
That's an awesome movie although I prefer the movies Fargo and Blood Simple over the Big L honestly.
Lots of great movies mentioned thus far. Im going to have to give my vote to Fight Club (shocker with a name like Mr. Durden, right?). Im a big fan of so many movies you guys have mentioned already, but no other movie has left such a lasting effect on me as Fight Club. That movie literaly changed my life, and how I view material things and made me take a look at what Im really living and working for. Amazing movie.
I'm not a film buff, a film critic, a film student; no nothing like that. I don't actively or consciously think about camera angles, set design, "cinematography," etc. A great movie for me, is one that impacts me. One that can take my breath away. One that takes me to somewhere I'm not, whether that's a fantastical place, or a realistic one-- but through a different lens, as in, changing my perspective.
That said, for me, a great movie will also be one that I'm willing to or drawn to watch and re-watch. Sometimes just to be in a different "place," and sometimes to try to catch more of the nitty gritty details, the how the heck does this collection of images, motion, and sound work so well as a cohesive whole?
I don't know how to pick a single movie from the ones I love, and I don't dare be as presumptious as to claim any to be "the best movie ever," but a couple that I truly cherish: The Sound of Music, Amelie, and this is a cop-out, but I just really love Hayao Miyazaki's work.
Ha, I've actually seen the movie Tampopo! It was a few years ago so some of the details are fuzzy.
That said, for me, a great movie will also be one that I'm willing to or drawn to watch and re-watch. Sometimes just to be in a different "place," and sometimes to try to catch more of the nitty gritty details, the how the heck does this collection of images, motion, and sound work so well as a cohesive whole?
I don't know how to pick a single movie from the ones I love, and I don't dare be as presumptious as to claim any to be "the best movie ever," but a couple that I truly cherish: The Sound of Music, Amelie, and this is a cop-out, but I just really love Hayao Miyazaki's work.
Ha, I've actually seen the movie Tampopo!
It was a few years ago so some of the details are fuzzy. It depends on my mood
I can't say I have a particular favorite movie. It usually depends on my mood, and how my life is running.......... but the movie that I haven't been able to escape from is Kwaidan.http://www.criterionco.com/asp/release.asp?id=90&eid=98§ion=essay
The sheer beauty of this movie haunts me.
Also check out Eraserhead. This movie should be viewed with surround sound and loud. If you don't, you're missing more than half of the movie. It's one of my favorite uses of audio in film.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eraserhead
I can't say I have a particular favorite movie. It usually depends on my mood, and how my life is running.......... but the movie that I haven't been able to escape from is Kwaidan.http://www.criterionco.com/asp/release.asp?id=90&eid=98§ion=essay
The sheer beauty of this movie haunts me.
Also check out Eraserhead. This movie should be viewed with surround sound and loud. If you don't, you're missing more than half of the movie. It's one of my favorite uses of audio in film.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eraserhead
I could probably think of a dozen or more movies that could be classified as favorites based on different reasonings, but the two that really stand out for me would have to be Pulp Fiction & Saving Private Ryan.
Pulp Fiction IMHO had a fantastic story, with interesting editting yet managed to bring it all full circle.
Saving Private Ryan was such a simple story put was told in such an emotional way. Plus I thought cinematically it was very well done.
Pulp Fiction IMHO had a fantastic story, with interesting editting yet managed to bring it all full circle.
Saving Private Ryan was such a simple story put was told in such an emotional way. Plus I thought cinematically it was very well done.
I'm not a film buff, a film critic, a film student; no nothing like that. I don't actively or consciously think about camera angles, set design, "cinematography," etc. A great movie for me, is one that impacts me. One that can take my breath away. One that takes me to somewhere I'm not, whether that's a fantastical place, or a realistic one-- but through a different lens, as in, changing my perspective.
That said, for me, a great movie will also be one that I'm willing to or drawn to watch and re-watch. Sometimes just to be in a different "place," and sometimes to try to catch more of the nitty gritty details, the how the heck does this collection of images, motion, and sound work so well as a cohesive whole?
I don't know how to pick a single movie from the ones I love, and I don't dare be as presumptious as to claim any to be "the best movie ever," but a couple that I truly cherish: The Sound of Music, Amelie, and this is a cop-out, but I just really love Hayao Miyazaki's work.
Ha, I've actually seen the movie Tampopo!
That's really interesting. I guess that I'm the only guy who is interested in the technical details of how a film is created particularly in relation to postmodern themes.
I love analyzing movies quite a bit. If I didn't do that, then watching them for me would be pointless.
Emotionism, well, that left to my g/f and me
Of well known movies, my choice would be between:
More recent movies I liked are:
But the ultimate action movie I can always watch is WWII movie Valter Brani Sarajevo (Walter Defends Sarajevo). Made in former Yugoslavia in 1970s, it's like combination of Rambo, Terminator, James Bond, Saving Private Ryan, Lawrence of Arabia and Pirates of the Caribbean, all in one
- The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
- The Sting
- The Bridge on the River Kwai
More recent movies I liked are:
- The Shawshank Redemption
- Gladiator
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
- Love Actually
- Bravehart
- Thank you for smoking
- Twelve Monkeys
But the ultimate action movie I can always watch is WWII movie Valter Brani Sarajevo (Walter Defends Sarajevo). Made in former Yugoslavia in 1970s, it's like combination of Rambo, Terminator, James Bond, Saving Private Ryan, Lawrence of Arabia and Pirates of the Caribbean, all in one
My vote's for Fight Club. That movie blew me away by it's story, development and visual appeal.
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Impossible to name just one. Here are some of the "best" movies:
Battleship Potemkin
Fanny & Alexander
Festen (english title: "The party" by Thomas Vinterberg) (Dogma)
Casablanca
African Queen
Apocalypse Now
Citizen Kane
A Clockwork Orange
Metropolis
Modern Times
A Night at the Opera
soo many good movies...
Battleship Potemkin
Fanny & Alexander
Festen (english title: "The party" by Thomas Vinterberg) (Dogma)
Casablanca
African Queen
Apocalypse Now
Citizen Kane
A Clockwork Orange
Metropolis
Modern Times
A Night at the Opera
soo many good movies...
Most everything by the greatest directors to ever walk the planet, Stanley Kubrick and David Lynch.
Also:
Metropolis
The Cabinet of Dr Caligari
Also:
Metropolis
The Cabinet of Dr Caligari
You know Ishtar was on HDNet movies and I decided to give it a shot. It's always touted as the worst movie ever, and I wanted to know why. I gave it 20 minutes and I totally agree. As far as I could tell it was a money laundering scheme for a coke dealer.
Italians for beginners are also excellent. However, there are many extremely good danish movies.
Just to name few:
Idioterne - The idiots (von Trier)
Festen - The party (Vinterberg)
Mifunes sidste sang - Mifunes last song (Jensen)
The king is alive (Levring)
Nattevagten - Nightwatch (1994) (Bornedal) danish ver. not the crappy american ver.
Blinkende lygter - Flickering Lights (2000) (Jensen)
I can strongly recommend these movies.
Yeah, I love them but what happened to the movement recently? I haven't seen too many Dogme 95 movies during 2004- plus Von Trier has gone off in a new direction...
Man, it has so much potential and well, we have nothing now?
i loooooooooooooooooooooooove "The Five Obstructions" but beyond that i have yet to really get into Dogme95 stuff. (tho i guess that isnt really part of that movement anyway)
Nice, is there any way that you can PM me so that I can procure a copy of it? Looks like one cool date movie
I sent the PM. Good luck watching it on a date.
Well I'm no expert but I know what I like...Minority Report. I think it's a perfect blend of action, sci-fi, philosophy and drama. There's so many great twists... And Samanta Morton should have easily won that oscar. I also think it's _very_ overlooked.
Some others I've enjoyed: Pulp Fiction, Capote, I Am Sam, Cinema Paradiso, and Mystic River.
Then again I've never seen any of The Godfather movies...and I have Shawshank Redemption but haven't gotten around to seeing it. So who knows? My opinion could change.
Some others I've enjoyed: Pulp Fiction, Capote, I Am Sam, Cinema Paradiso, and Mystic River.
Then again I've never seen any of The Godfather movies...and I have Shawshank Redemption but haven't gotten around to seeing it. So who knows? My opinion could change.
I just watched it last night because I happen to find it, but the most visually pleasing movie has to be Sin City. The acting is pretty good but visually, this is a great movie. Miller and Rodriguez did an amazing job.