How could I forget Full Metal Jacket?!?!?! (and Saving Private Ryan)
I also would like to noninate: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
I also would like to noninate: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Best movie ever?
- Thread starter princealfie
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
I love the character of Joker played by Matthew Modine. One of the most memorable performances.
Easily his best. And young Vincent D'Onofrio was showing his true abilities (and dedication gaining that weight.)
Agreed with the posters above.
How about a little love for R. Lee Ermey (The Drill Instructor)?
How about a little love for R. Lee Ermey (The Drill Instructor)?
It was a nice addition, but in all fairness, he was a drill instructor playing a drill instructor, not a lot of great acting. But yes, his "performance" was a welcome touch.
True. But he actually studied acting. IMDB
Without his performance, Modine and D'Onofrio would've been as good. (Not that I'm taking away from their abilities). Hence, The Supporting Actor Role.
How can you argue with this:
True. But he actually studied acting. IMDB
Without his performance, Modine and D'Onofrio would've been as good. (Not that I'm taking away from their abilities). Hence, The Supporting Actor Role.
How can you argue with this:
NO kidding the drill instructor was awesome. Very realistic and a good satire on the military system.
ejb190
macrumors 65816
I watched City of Lost Children in a SciFi Literature class a number of years ago. At the end when the instructor asked us to discuss it, there was dead silence. No one knew where to begin! I am not sure I would call it "Best Movie Ever", but it is one worth seeing as it is unlike most films you will ever see.
A wise move. I was about to say What Is Your Major Malfuntion DigitalAx!! 😀
I took that screen capture from when after he punches Joker in the stomach and he's saying "I've Got Your Name!, I've Got Your Ass!... etc"
Man, Kubrick really knows how to frame a character so well. Much to learn from that screen capture, thanx!
No problem. It took a few times to get it just right, and it shows.
I think we can all agree that Kubrick's work was amazing. 2001: A Space Odyssey was his best work. Simply ahead of its time. (As a few posters have already mentioned)
If you loved Kubrick's 2001 you should watch the "anti-2001" other sci-fi masterpiece Solaris from the 1970's directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. It's so beautiful that Kubrick gave props to it too.
Likewise.
It just shows how powerful (and oh so funny) his character is to that movie. Even his last words we're something along the lines of that. Did you not get any attention when your were a child! :.762 FMJ Kills Ermey:
failsafe1
macrumors 6502a
Forget Star Wars and watch the original Hidden Fortress. Yay Kurosawa. Lucus used to give him credit but got to famous?
I agree Star Wars sucks compared to Kurosawa. Lucas just Americanized the Hidden Fortress movie and made it 3 times longer.
Actually HF clocks in if I remember correctly at 2 hours 7 minutes long. So 3X I think?
I thought you were talking about the series itself. Which would be 6x longer. In your case, just movie. The 1977 Star Wars run time is 121 Min or 2 hrs 1 min. HF run time is 139 min or 2 hours 19 min.
