The Princess Bride .............. learn to adjust your thinking and your goals![]()
I'm a big fan of the book - an absolutely lovely and charming read, but I've never seen the film.
The Princess Bride .............. learn to adjust your thinking and your goals![]()
The Princess Bride .............. learn to adjust your thinking and your goals![]()
I'm a big fan of the book - an absolutely lovely and charming read, but I've never seen the film.
Inconceivable!
I do not think that word means what you think it means.
Well at least somebody is taking this seriously.dumb and dumber
Wow, someone took this thread way too seriously.<thoughtful response>
Do you care to share precisely how seriously we should take your query?
'too seriously'? I answered the question that was asked, in a way that seemed to treat it thoughtfully. Too many posts, threads, comments (and indeed movies) offer little that indicates any sort of thought before posting a response. Most people have answered the movie that they either 1) liked best or 2) were most impressed by.
One of the subtext of my posts on any movie thread is that so much of what comes out of the us cinema industry these days is so awful, trite, banal, vapid......that it is really deeply depressing to think about it. I suppose, at the end of the day, i see a good movie as 'art' not 'entertainment' although i accept that at its best it should be both. And the us movie industry did much to define and mould what is probably the sole art form which was unique to the twentieth century. The collapse in standards and trite drivel offered up for public consumption nowadays in deeply depressing.
Most of all, if someone wants to say that a stated movie is 'the greatest movie ever made' i am interested in why they think that; if you make a statement of that nature, be prepared to say why.
And, no, i don't teach film studies at a 'state university' or anywhere else. Actually, i don't teach in a state university.
'Too seriously'? I answered the question that was asked, in a way that seemed to treat it thoughtfully. Too many posts, threads, comments (and indeed movies) offer little that indicates any sort of thought before posting a response. Most people have answered the movie that they either 1) liked best or 2) were most impressed by.
One of the subtext of my posts on any movie thread is that so much of what comes out of the US cinema industry these days is so awful, trite, banal, vapid......that it is really deeply depressing to think about it. I suppose, at the end of the day, I see a good movie as 'art' not 'entertainment' although I accept that at its best it should be both. And the US movie industry did much to define and mould what is probably the sole art form which was unique to the twentieth century. The collapse in standards and trite drivel offered up for public consumption nowadays in deeply depressing.
Most of all, if someone wants to say that a stated movie is 'the greatest movie ever made' I am interested in why they think that; if you make a statement of that nature, be prepared to say why.
And, no, I don't teach film studies at a 'state university' or anywhere else. Actually, I don't teach in a state university.
Meant to be a knee-jerk response thread...hence the "Go!" Wasn't interested in a graduate thesis.
If I were you, I'd let it go; you sound increasingly immature the more you complain about a single person's thoughtful response to your posts.
That's all assuming you care, which you probably don't and possibly shouldn't.
Nope, don't care. Though I love your dedication to making this thread more important, socially impactful and earth-shattering than it was meant to be. Thanks for your input.
The Shawshank Redemption
Cause everyone has a different answer for this question.
Based on reader votes, this is the top 10 in the IMDB top movie list:
1. 9.2 The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 967,482
2. 9.2 The Godfather (1972) 688,694
3. 9.0 The Godfather: Part II (1974) 444,787
4. 8.9 Pulp Fiction (1994) 752,627
5. 8.9 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) 293,386
6. 8.9 The Dark Knight (2008) 940,989
7. 8.9 12 Angry Men (1957) 237,858
8. 8.9 Schindler's List (1993) 495,962
9. 8.8 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 690,691
10. 8.8 Fight Club (1999)
I believe this reflects a younger viewer group as how in the heck could Pulp Fiction be No.4, The GBU number 5, and Fight Club be number 10. It boggles my mind.
I second- IMPOSSIBLE. What about something like Gone with the Wind an incredible movie. I'd also place Shawshank, up there along with movies like Giant, Shane, Wizard of Oz, Casablanca, Rear Window, It's a Wonderful Life, To Kill A Mocking Bird, etc, etc, etc.
tl:dr. You sound like Armond White. I despise Armond White.
Have you seen The Place Beyond the Pines? A really great film.
As far as greatest of all time:
2001 a Space Odyssey
Rear Window/North by Northwest
Star Wars - it did change the genre
Casablanca - used black and white film as an art form
Alien also created a new sub genre
Jaws and Dual both by Steven Spielberg changed the suspense genre
There are others but this is my shortlist.
Meant to be a knee-jerk response thread...hence the "Go!" Wasn't interested in a graduate thesis.
Just scanning back in my recent memory, I think; The Green Mile.
KGB![]()
These films are indelibly imprinted on my psyche after watching them as a young child.
Lord Of The Flies (1963 version) My pick as the greatest film.
Dr Strangelove
Whatever Happened To Baby Jane