Beautiful colors. Saw this when I was 9, loved it then and love it today.
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05-19-2012, 05:58 PM
Beautiful colors. Saw this when I was 9, loved it then and love it today.
05-19-2012, 06:06 PM
1) Mary Poppins - first full mixed reality movie with robotics, Mary is hot too
2) Steam Boat Bill Jr - my favorite movie from a acting viewpoint
3) 2001
4) Ikiru (I study this film more then any other)
5) Wild Strawberries (I actually think about this film more then I watch it)
6) Willow (I end up re-watching this film a lot with the kids, etc ... is probably my most watched film)
7) 300 (my favorite recent film)
8) Manon des Sources [spring] - this and it's companion movie ... just love
9) Ugetsu
Last edited by PatrickFaith; 06-21-2012 at 07:59 PM.
05-20-2012, 12:08 PM
05-20-2012, 01:12 PM
Originally Posted by PatrickFaith
I have watched Mary Poppins as a Broadway musical and pretty much liked it ,I am sure the movie is a nice one as well....
06-13-2012, 02:32 AM
Best Movie Ever!!!!
06-14-2012, 05:53 PM
Anything he touches... :p
06-19-2012, 05:22 AM
06-19-2012, 06:22 AM
It's interesting that a lot of people pick older classics as their favourites, yet we seen a real change in filmmaking styles over the years. I don't see many film these days, but there are few filmmakers shooting stories of this scope above. Kurosawa, Kubrick, and Lean. Three filmmakers with incredible style. Are there any filmmakers that are as stylistic as these three making movies today? Maybe Malick or Terry Gilliam, but even these guys seem to be making smaller films.
Did the process look take over as style from these great masters visual styles of how and where they put a camera.
For me, David has listed a few of my old favourites, but I don't think a film has grabbed me for shear adventure as Raiders of the Lost Ark. I've heard a lot of Lucas/Spielberg basing over the years, but this has to be close to a perfect movie.
06-21-2012, 02:50 PM
I really don't have one in particular. Here are a few in no particular order.
Lawrence of Arabia
The film that got me in to all of this trouble. When I was a kid they used to play it in pan / scan on Sunday morning TV. I can still remember the dialog scene between Omar Sharif and Peter O'Toole at the well. They are standing on opposite ends of the 2:35 screen, so on a 4:3 TV you end up looking at a hole in the desert. Years later I saw the restored 70mm print at the Cinerama Dome from a seat that was dead center in the theater. It was amazing.
The Red Shoes
Shot in glorious three strip Technicolor by the great Jack Cardiff. 25 asa?
City Lights
The greatest ending in cinema, which may also be the greatest scene in cinema.
It's a Wonderful Life
How did this bomb at the box office?
Sullivan's Travels
Very clever and funny. A lot of it still holds true in Hollywood today.
Papermoon
Never share the screen with a kid or a dog. You'll lose. Lazlo Kovacs did some great work on this.
Citizen Kane
Gregg Toland and Orson Welles at their best.
The Seventh Seal / The Virgin Spring
On par with any piece of great literature.
Sunrise
Great, touching story and some of the best cinematography ever.
Blade Runner
The best sci-fi ever?
Cabaret
The editing and timing of this film is stunning. There is not an ounce of fat on it. Gorgeously shot.
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
It's old, it's black and white, but it hasn't lost any of it's impact. Heartbreaking. Probably the greatest anti-war movie ever made.
The Terminator / Robo Cop
Gritty sci-fi noir at it's best.
One of the best recent movies I've seen was "The Wrestler". It was great, but incredibly sad. I would like to see it again, but need to get a running start.
06-21-2012, 06:40 PM
A few I can't forget:
Lives Of Others
Blade Runner
The Silence Of The Lambs
Dr. Strangelove
Platoon
Karakter
Alien
A Bridge Too Far
The Last Emperor
City Of God
Apocalypse Now
Amadeus
Amores Perros
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