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Post by Tyler Smith on Apr 10, 2010 16:55:10 GMT -8
What are some of your favorite films of all time? These can include films that had a personal impact on you as a filmgoer. Or perhaps you're an actor or a writer or a director, and these are the films that had the biggest influence on your particular style. I list my 100 favorite movies every few years. You can find the complete list below. morethanonelesson.blogspot.com/2009/10/my-100-favorite-movies-of-all-time-by.html |
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Post by nathansmart on Apr 14, 2010 5:52:41 GMT -8
is it stupid to say There Will Be Blood is your favorite movie?
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Post by Tyler Smith on Apr 14, 2010 12:55:47 GMT -8
Not at all. It's a wonderful film that, as I mentioned, I consider to be one of the best movies of the last ten years.
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Post by alechs on May 19, 2010 21:00:42 GMT -8
These are a few off the top of my head so excuse all the recent ones.
The Sword of Doom
Once Upon a Time in the West
All the Real Girls
Heat
House of the Devil
High and Low
Zodiac
Memories of Murder (I love my procedurals)
Boogie Nights
28 Weeks Later
Back to the Future II
Though these aren't films but all of Generation Kill
Brick
Adventureland
Jackie Brown
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Rushmore
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Post by Tyler Smith on May 20, 2010 0:54:26 GMT -8
The Sword of Doom Memories of Murder (I love my procedurals) I actually haven't heard of these films. What are they about? |
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Post by everlasting on Jun 25, 2010 18:58:33 GMT -8
I wont show all my cards yet but I will say one of my favorite films of all time and one I take great pride in owning is "All About Eve"
Flawless Acting (females especially), Flawless Directing, Flawless Pacing, Flawless Villian, Flawless Dialouge, Legendary Ending
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Post by alechs on Aug 19, 2010 2:54:32 GMT -8
The Sword of Doom Memories of Murder (I love my procedurals) I actually haven't heard of these films. What are they about? Sorry for my very late response but: The Sword of Doom is Japanese film by Kihachi Okamoto about Ryunosuke, a malicious swordsman of incredible skill, who passively lives through the turbulent end of the Shogunate. A quarrel with a competing swordsman sends Ryunosuke into a gradual descent into madness where his actions, despite being in proper response to the code of the samurai, inevitably create more tragedy and violence for those around him. The film is very dark, violent and nihilistic. Memories of Murder is a South Korean film by Bong-Jun Ho about the first serial killings in South Korean that happened in the 1980s. The long narrative follows three very different detectives working together to find the killer. The film is filled with excellent performances and beautiful, drop-dead gorgeous cinematography. I would consider Memories of Murder to be South Korea's Zodiac. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2010 4:59:26 GMT -8
My all-time favorite is Casablanca, followed by City Lights.
Brazil, Clockwork Orange, and Lola Rennt round out the top five, although their order changes from time to time.
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Post by Tyler Smith on Oct 30, 2010 3:59:31 GMT -8
My all-time favorite is Casablanca, followed by City Lights. If you're a fan of silent comedy, have you ever seen anything by Buster Keaton or Harold Lloyd. I do enjoy Chaplin, but he actually may be my least favorite of the three. If you haven't seen anything by the other two, I would recommend The General, Steamboat Bill Jr., and Sherlock Jr. from Buster Keaton, as well as The Freshman, Girl Shy, and Safety Last from Lloyd. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2010 4:26:18 GMT -8
I haven't seen aany of Lloyd's, which is something I need to remedy, but I definitely prefer Chaplin to Keaton. Both make incredible films, but I like the unerring optimism of Chaplin's Tramp more than Keaton's resigned acceptence of his fate.
That, and City Lights specifically is on my list because, evern after multiple viewings, that ending still gets me every time.
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Post by Tyler Smith on Nov 5, 2010 0:27:42 GMT -8
I haven't seen aany of Lloyd's, which is something I need to remedy, but I definitely prefer Chaplin to Keaton. Both make incredible films, but I like the unerring optimism of Chaplin's Tramp more than Keaton's resigned acceptence of his fate. I would highly recommend Lloyd, then. He's sort of a combination of the two. The "glasses" character is an eager young man whose optimism is almost always unwarranted, but persists in spite of itself. He is frequently disappointed by his circumstances, but always makes the effort to improve them. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2010 12:57:01 GMT -8
I just watched Safety Last, and I have to say it was by far the funniest movie I've seen in a long time. Thank you for the recommendation - I look forward to seeking out more of Lloyd's work.
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Post by Tyler Smith on Nov 25, 2010 1:37:00 GMT -8
I just watched Safety Last, and I have to say it was by far the funniest movie I've seen in a long time. Thank you for the recommendation - I look forward to seeking out more of Lloyd's work. My friends and I just watched Safety Last as a part of our silent comedy night. I hadn't seen it in a long time and had forgotten just how much I really love it. For a long time, I was saying that The Freshman was the better film. I no longer believe that. I may personally like The Freshman more, but, as far as filmmaking goes, Safety Last is definitely superior. |
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