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Forum Meta => Archive => Arts and Entertainment Archive => Topic started by: Trey on March 05, 2008, 04:37:10 AM
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Ten films you need to see...
Drama (in no particular order):
Rent-A quality production of an amazing play...and yes, I have seen the play.
Miracle-This very underrated film contained an Oscar-worthy performance by Kurt Russell as the late, great Herb Brooks in the stirring account of the 1980 "Miracle on Ice".
The Usual Suspects-The twist in this movie will keep you guessing until the very end, and the finale is top notch.
The Silence of the Lambs-Anthony Hopkins (who, in my opinion, is the greatest living film actor) delivers a career-defining performance as the chilling Hannibal Lecter.
Comedy (ranked):
3. Shaun of the Dead-Proof that the rom-zom-com is a valid genre.
2. Juno-Diablo Cody weaves a "whale" of a tale in this consistently funny film...though she is helped greatly by the amazing Ellen Page.
1. Little Miss Sunshine-You just can't stop laughing as you watch this film, and the climactic scene is one that will be remembered for decades to come.
Action (also ranked):
3. The Matrix-I just watched the lobby scene in high-def. It took about 15 minutes for me to pick my shattered jaw off of the floor.
2. Cloverfield-J.J. Abrams can do no wrong, and this film is a very well paced, original, and excellent work.
1. Casino Royale-This film, as an action film, has no flaw. Plus, Daniel Craig is pitch perfect as the new James Bond.
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Drama:
None
Comedy:
i dont know
Action:
Mad Max
Doomsday
Black Hawkdown
The Matrix (the 1st one)
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Drama:
None
Comedy:
i dont know
Action:
Mad Max
Doomsday
Black Hawkdown
The Matrix (the 1st one)
Is Doomsday even out yet?
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this friday...
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this friday...
So you're ranking a movie...that you haven't even seen yet...as one of your favorites? That's not fanboy-ish.
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yep.
:-P
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Transformers (the 2007 live action film)
V for Vendetta
1984
Richard III (1995 version)
Pulp Fiction
Batman Begins
Jurassic Park
The Phantom of the Opera (2004 version)
007 Casino Royale
007 The Living Daylights
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The Name of the Rose (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091605/)
Underground ('95) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114787/)
Black Cat, White Cat (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118843/)
Good Bye Lenin! (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301357/)
Amélie (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0211915/)
Apocalypse Now (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078788/)
Lost Highway (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116922/)
Pulp Fiction (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110912/)
Life Is a Miracle (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0322420/)
Kill Bill Vol.1 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266697/)
sorry but I need to show at least 2 of Korusawa
The Seven Samurai ('54) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047478/)
Ran (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089881/)
highlighting the best of the latest movies I've seen:
The Good Shepherd (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343737/)
interested in seeing:
Into the Wild (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758758/)
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Besides Juno and Cloverfield, the best film I've seen recently is Fracture, with Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling. Oh...I always forget about Kill Bill Vol. 1...sub that for #2 on my action list and move Cloverfield and The Matrix down one.
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you know, I think I never seen Juno, another one I gotta see. And Fracture seems pretty neat, another one.
Now you mentioned Anthony Hopkins, several movies he's into (because he's just on top of my list of best actors of all times) and I remember a great classic: The Silence of the Innocent, shame to forget that one.
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Besides Juno and Cloverfield, the best film I've seen recently is Fracture, with Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling. Oh...I always forget about Kill Bill Vol. 1...sub that for #2 on my action list and move Cloverfield and The Matrix down one.
Juno, eh, no interest on my part.
Cloverfield, I feel lukewarm about at best. I like monster movies, and the concept is brilliant (a monster attack from a first person PoV). It just seemed that the Rob/Beth love story thing was forced, and it really brought the movie down, IMO.
Fracture though, that's a good one. Hopkins is excellent as always, and Gosling goes toe-to-toe with him. An excellent flick. Not sure if I would call it one of my all-time favourites though.
Although the mention of Hopkins does bring up one film I didn't put on my original list, but which deserves to be there; Silence of the Lambs. That's an amazing movie. Hopkins won best actor for that film despite appearing onscreen for only fifteen minutes through the whole flick.
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.I think we're talking about the same movie, let me check...
yeap, we call it Silence of the Innocent, same thing anyway, the kind of film I won't pass if I come across it on TV, although it's not my type seeing stuff more than twice, unless I want to review some stuff, or I just don't remember the movie, or it's just a great movie when there's nothing good while zapping.
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.I think we're talking about the same movie, let me check...
yeap, we call it Silence of the Innocent, same thing anyway, the kind of film I won't pass if I come across it on TV, although it's not my type seeing stuff more than twice, unless I want to review some stuff, or I just don't remember the movie, or it's just a great movie when there's nothing good while zapping.
I was wondering if those were the same films...
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Action:
3. 300
2. Pulp Fiction
1. No Country for Old Men
Comedy:
I don't watch comedy movies, because it's usually too hard for them to have a good plot or stick to the funny near the end.
Misc:
2001: A Space Odyssey
2010: The Year We Make Contact, though it's no worthy successor, it's alright.
Movies I'd like to see:
There Will Be Blood
Any future movie version of The Jungle
The Godfather, all of them
Movies I hate and everyone loves:
Top Gun
The Matrix (Why do I hate it? YOU KNOW WHY I HATE IT. What is it about it I don't like? YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS ABOUT IT I DON'T LIKE. How will you know why I ever hate it? YOU...WILL...KNOW.)
The first three Star Wars, even the last three were semi mediocre.
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Action:
1. No Country for Old Men
Movies I'd like to see:
There Will Be Blood
Any future movie version of The Jungle
The first three Star Wars, even the last three were semi mediocre.
Isn't "No Country" more of a drama with action elements?
I want to see "Blood" too, and I just finished reading The Jungle for school...
HEATHEN!!! Star Wars Episodes IV and V are enduring classics....VI and the new three aren't great, I'll give you that.
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I'll have to agree with trey, I was a fan when I was a kid, IV and V are the best of the 6, the last three became too commercial, the last of all is just bs, nothing to do with the magic of SW, only the last part can be considered "valuable". Still, best space sci-fi saga ever.
Speaking of ultra-tech sci-fi, Blade Runner might be top5, if not top3, for me.
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I'll have to agree with trey, I was a fan when I was a kid, IV and V are the best of the 6, the last three became too commercial, the last of all is just bs, nothing to do with the magic of SW, only the last part can be considered "valuable". Still, best space sci-fi saga ever.
Speaking of ultra-tech sci-fi, Blade Runner might be top5, if not top3, for me.
I still haven't seen Blade Runner yet...I know I need to.
And as for the new Star Wars films...1 is OK, 2 is atrocious, and 3 is nothing more than a bridge. Plus, George Lucas should never be allowed to write any dialogue...EVER. It is ridiculously bad in all 3 movies.
And, to top it all off, Hayden Christensen has the personality of a 2x4.
And then there's Jar Jar *shudder*...
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he was able to include R2D2 as a figurine, he's always the one that saves the day, basically the whole story includes this "little stupid astro-droid". In the 1st original movies he's still claimed as the super-hero, he's the one that develops the plot in Jabba's planet. In the SW Ep1 Lucas puts him in front row, he's the super-hero. In the other two...not as much, specially in the 3rd, totally commercial, where all the droid voices got "funnier" for a reason, R2D2 faces several loose-wire problems...funny aren't they? :/ Everything lost the magic of the original movies, but well, the young audience doesn't care.
Blade Runner is superb, if you which to stop seeing the effects of the space-based sci-fi and start watching some plot, some story, just something in the future out of the marvelous spaceships and space fights and explosions and whatever, Blade Runner will satisfy you. It's criminal investigation in the future, Harrison Ford is perfect for the role, probably one of his best roles. The plot is deeper, concern artificial intelligence, as alot of actions, it's just old and lacks effects to appeal the audience, that's why it's so great.