| List your Top 10 favorite films of all time and review at least one of them. Members can freely discuss their favorite movies here, but, as mentioned before, you must first let us know about them. ;-) I'll start first: 01: City of God 02: High Rollers 03: 12 Chairs 04: Dead Poets Society 05: The Shawshank Redemption 06: Goya’s Ghosts 07: Network 08: The Godfather I 09: The Help 10: Forrest Gump Network Review: The story of Network concerns a TV news veteran who's about to lose his job (and sanity) due to the declining ratings of his show and announces on air that he'll commit suicide on the next week's broadcast, which causes a spike in network's ratings. Peter Finch's worryingly committed rants, the startling honesty and truth that pours forth about the TV system and most important of all the level of performance and artistic achievement are only fragments of this remarkable film. |
| I keep a list of my favorite films: http://letterboxd.com/ghadius/list/favorite-films/ If I had to choose 10 of those I'd choose Spirited Away, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, The Shining, The Big Lebowski, Whisper of the Heart, Blade Runner, The Red Shoes, Blue Velvet, High and Low, and 35 Shots of Rum. I've already written something about most of these movies, so I'll say something about one I haven't yet: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance - the myth of the American west is that it's a place for people who were outcasts or underrepresented in society to form their own community where they can be free. In this movie, the rest of the world is catching up to the frontier in the west, but some people are claiming they stand for "freedom" when they really just want anarchy so they can rule with violence. The movie says the American mythology is more than just anarchistic freedom, it's about creating a better society. It also shows how people can warp this mythology to their advantage, and it ends on a note reminding us to not automatically believe every story we hear, to think about the tangible, real-life consequences of a story and about why people are telling the story. |
| Here's my top 10 1. GoldenEye 2. Cinderella Man 3. The Raid: Redemption (pretty much the ultimate martial arts movie) 4. Warrior 5. The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete 6. Hoosiers (because I'm a basketball junkie) 7. I, Robot 8. The Incredible Hulk 9. Guardians of the Galaxy (The frickin' soundtrack!!!) 10. Paul Blart: Mall Cop Paul Blart: Mall Cop: On the surface, it's a hilarious film about an overweight guy trying to BE somebody. However, there's so much more to this film than that. Mall Cop is the story of a man mending his broken heart from a previous relationship as he tries to find love again. The titular character is FAR from the perfect protagonist; he makes mistake after mistake after mistake but, through it all, I can't help but find myself rooting for him to turn his life around. In the end, he does. Paul Blart defeats the bad guys, and gets the girl he liked early in the film. The ending is definitely cliché but it's just so heartwarming to see this lovable underdog become a hero through perseverance and endurance. Not watching this classic film should be a crime. |
| Syndromes And a Century Eraserhead Taxi Driver Breathless Possession Inferno Tetsuo the Iron Man The Exorcist Chungking Express L'Eclisse not ordered in any particular way. stanley kubrick said eraserhead was his favorite movie (keeping review short because I don't feel like writing a full one) |
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| I wish (known as "Kiseki" in Japan Let's immediately begin with a movie from my favorite director in cinema, whom tends to write light hearted slice of life movies about life, it's pleasant times, it's hardships and suprises that come along the way. "I wish" is a movie where there isn't much to be covered, yet the cinematography containing mostly medium to long shots, the dialoge and simple characters make for an interesting and simple plot for just an overall good and fulfilling movie. Hirokuzu Koreeda (the director came to Amsterdam not so long ago for him movie premier of the movie "Our little sister" which is by far my favorite movie released this year. If you're into slice of life movies I definitely reccomend you checking out this director, you won't be dissapointed. (I even made a picture with my biggest idol, it was the best day of my life x)) There will be blood A film which I found deep, funny and sad at the same time, a film where you'll question religion shortly after watching. What people can do with religion to manipulate others, how the main character got influenced it. The devolpment of the main character was quite interesting, as he thought he was living his life the wrong manner for a while, yet keeping to his tendecies that he himself is the most rightious person in the whole of America. The acting was top notch, whenever Paul Dano had screentime I couldn't help but to laugh and hate him... Jackie Chan He's my action hero, and will always remain so. I like all of his movies except The Tuxedo and The Mediallion haha. His movies from the 80 and 90's are the best, but I have a certain relation with Who am I? and Rush Hour 2 for nostalgic reasons, Who am I was memorable because a large portion of the movie took place in my country. Rush Hour 2 is a movie I just find heavily replayable. The yellow sea Damn, I really love eastern movies don't I...? O well, this movie shows how a civillian gets into the underworld to earn more cash. In order to reach this he'll has to take down an important person located in South Korea. Cliché much eh, where this movie shines is how the main character loses his innocence and this movie also shows how incompetent and inefficiënt he is. More notable Korean movies I love are A bittersweet life, Chaser, Memories of Murder and Oldboy and many many more. I barely have time to type more, so I'll leave it at this. I'll list a few more movies I love ALOT. Ferris Bueller's day off The Good the Bad and the Ugly Scarface Once upon a time in America What is eating Gilberts grape The breakfast club There are many more... I love movies ahaha a top ten would be so difficult for me. I either like a movie or I don't xD |
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| Pans Labyrinth Mad Max: Fury Road Big Fish Watchmen Sin City District Nine Inception The Lord of the Rings Black Swan Inglorious Bastards I may have a fondness for visual effects.. truisms said: Chungking Express The second story was super cute. The female lead was adorable. bmoore07 said: 3. The Raid: Redemption (pretty much the ultimate martial arts movie) There is a sequel for this and I think the martial arts are even taken up a notch higher! |
| making a top 10 would be hard so I'll just go with my favorites that deserve more attention La Haine Un Prophete Memories of Murder La Vie d'Adele The King of Comedy Dirty Harry Dog Day Afternoon Mean Streets The Warriors Rabat go watch these and give them more love, they deserve it! |
truisms said: Syndromes And a Century Eraserhead Taxi Driver Breathless Possession Inferno Tetsuo the Iron Man The Exorcist Chungking Express L'Eclisse not ordered in any particular way. stanley kubrick said eraserhead was his favorite movie (keeping review short because I don't feel like writing a full one) Cool choices, haven't heard of Inferno myself, interesting that you chose Chungking Express for Wong Kar Wai and L'Eclisse for Antonioni. 1017 said: making a top 10 would be hard so I'll just go with my favorites that deserve more attention La Haine Un Prophete Memories of Murder La Vie d'Adele The King of Comedy Dirty Harry Dog Day Afternoon Mean Streets The Warriors Rabat go watch these and give them more love, they deserve it! Same here, haven't heard of Un Prophete, La Vie d'Adele and Rabat, but I'll try to look into those too. EDIT: I see that 'La Vie d'Adele' is the French name for 'Blue is the Warmest Color', so I have in fact heard of that. :) Let's see, guess I'll try a crack at it. 10. Angel's Egg 9. Punch Drunk Love 8. Inside Out 7. Fight Club 6. The Truman Show 5. L'avventura 4. Still Walking 3. My Neighbour Totoro 2. Breaking the Waves 1. (shared spot/tie) Days of Heaven and To the Wonder Days of Heaven: I'll start by saying that I think Malick is one of the true masters of the medium, ever since my friend introduced me to his filmography and I've spent a fair amount of time in his world, and he uses this visual medium as it should be - to focus on showing over telling. As I may have said before, Malick takes simple stories about the everyman and give them a potency and sense of grandeur and intimate power. With Days of Heaven, it's about a working class man who has a knack for getting into trouble and being on the run wishing for a life of peace, security and a bit of opulence with his cherished girlfriend and little sister. He's gone from place to place, job to job, and out of all the people to get great chances to achieve better, it happens to be him. The new farmer whose land he works on is ill and feeling alone, thinking Richard Gere's character is here with his TWO sisters, and is smitten by Gere's girlfriend, so he tries to win her heart while Gere of course tries to use this opportunity to get his girlfriend in the will as the farmer's condition seems to worsen, only for him to make a full recovery, frustrating Gere. He leaves the two girls there to reassess his situation and maybe leave them in their happy Eden as the girlfriend starts to gain genuine feelings for the farmer. However, Gere selfishly returns to keep planning how to have this paradise for himself, only for things to go awry. Without spoiling, there's some disastrous things that happen, but then there's a nice bit of redemption to remedy things. Malick uses nature imagery to add texture to the feelings and world of the characters so it feels so bold and sweeping, this also has some stunning Biblical imagery and is one of Malick's most meticulous productions ever. For me, at a tight 90 minutes and the honest, human story about finding happiness on Earth make it his best (more) story-oriented film, while To the Wonder I think is tied for my favourite film I'd argue to be a masterpiece, but it has a rather bare story with a wistful, freeform style of storytelling, but is so majestic, lyrical and raw, that it is also totally sublime despite being less accessible. |
AngelsArcanumDec 2, 2015 6:31 PM
| Fav: -LOTR -Matrix -Starwars ....Yea i'm lame~ movie that interested me: Cloud Atlas Lucy Interstellar Watchmen Edge of tomorow Pacific rim Star trek into darkness Guardians of the galaxy I robot I.A. Riddick dark knight Shoot'em up, kickaass and toy story /o/ Also John Carter, Divergente, tomorrowland aren't that bad. Obviously i like action, scifi, fantastic genre~ Obviously james bond, indiana jones, mad max, died hard(1), jason bourne, terminator, rambo (1) and Mission Impossible (mainly the first and ghost protocol) were good movies too! Obviously i'm forgetting a lot. |
Lap1Mar 10, 2016 12:38 PM
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| hmmmmm... Nacho Libre Napoleon Dynamite Semi Pro Monty Phyton and the Holy Grail Borat Ali G Show Bruno Innocence of Muslim Zoolander Tropic Thunder |
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AngelsArcanum said: Cool choices, haven't heard of Inferno myself, interesting that you chose Chungking Express for Wong Kar Wai and L'Eclisse for Antonioni. two of my favorite directors so I just went with first of their movies I ever saw, both would probably have more than one film but I wanted some diversity, haha. same w Lynch |
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| It's really difficult to put comedies, dramas, old movies, new movies, live action, animated movies, american movies, japanese movies, european movies etc. in the same list. These are my favorite movies, out of order. I can't put them in a top 10. They're just too different. The Seventh Seal - Ingmar Bergman The Elephant Man - David Lynch Amadeus - Milos Forman Il Divo - Paolo Sorrentino Kikujiro - Takeshi Kitano Sonatine - Takeshi Kitano Incompreso (Vita col figlio) - Luigi Comencini Life Is Beautiful - Roberto Benigni Caro Diario - Nanni Moretti Bianca - Nanni Moretti 3-Iron - Kim Ki-Duk In the Mood for Love - Wang Kar Wai Barry Lyndon - Stanley Kubrick The Shining - Stanley Kubrick Pulp Fiction - Quentin Tarantino Manhattan - Woody Allen Fitzcarraldo - Werner Herzog Birdman - Alejandro González Inárritu The Big Lebowski - Coen Bros Adam's Apples - Anders Thomas Jensen The Kid - Charlie Chaplin Deep Red - Dario Argento Amici Miei - Mario Monicelli The Thing - John Carpenter The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie - Luis Bunuel The Hunt - Thomas Vinterberg Yojimbo - Akira Kurosawa Blade Runner - Ridley Scott The Truman Show - Peter Weir Police Story - Jackie Chan Léon - Luc Besson Amélie - Jean-Pierre Jeunet |
| 1. Hercules vs the Moon Men 2. Manos Hands of Fate 3. The Beast of Yucca Flats 4. Red Zone Cuba (yes I love Coleman Francis okay?) 5. The Pumaman 6. Baby's Day Out 7. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians 8. The Pod People 9. Invasion of the Neptune Men 10. And anything with Paris Hilton |
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Aria-da-Capo said: It's really difficult to put comedies, dramas, old movies, new movies, live action, animated movies, american movies, japanese movies, european movies etc. in the same list. These are my favorite movies, out of order. I can't put them in a top 10. They're just too different. The Seventh Seal - Ingmar Bergman The Elephant Man - David Lynch Amadeus - Milos Forman Il Divo - Paolo Sorrentino Kikujiro - Takeshi Kitano Sonatine - Takeshi Kitano Incompreso (Vita col figlio) - Luigi Comencini Life Is Beautiful - Roberto Benigni Caro Diario - Nanni Moretti Bianca - Nanni Moretti 3-Iron - Kim Ki-Duk In the Mood for Love - Wang Kar Wai Barry Lyndon - Stanley Kubrick The Shining - Stanley Kubrick Pulp Fiction - Quentin Tarantino Manhattan - Woody Allen Fitzcarraldo - Werner Herzog Birdman - Alejandro González Inárritu The Big Lebowski - Coen Bros Adam's Apples - Anders Thomas Jensen The Kid - Charlie Chaplin Deep Red - Dario Argento Amici Miei - Mario Monicelli The Thing - John Carpenter The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie - Luis Bunuel The Hunt - Thomas Vinterberg Yojimbo - Akira Kurosawa Blade Runner - Ridley Scott The Truman Show - Peter Weir Police Story - Jackie Chan Léon - Luc Besson Amélie - Jean-Pierre Jeunet good list |
Mayuka said: did you call holier than thou bitch right here last.fm |
| It's tough to make a top 10. Because aside from my top 2, I'm not that certain about the rest. So aside from those two, the rest is no particular order just a list of films I found to be remarkable. 1. The Dark Knight 2. OldBoy (Chan-wook Park) 0. Miracle in Cell no.7 0. Gone Girl 0. City of God 0. Inception 0. Nightcrawler 0. Memento 0. The Chaser 0. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (David Fincher) 0. The Social Network 0. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 0. American History X 0. Life of Pi 0. Flight 0. Breathless (Ik-joon Yang) and many more [i][u]Oldboy (2003)[/i][/u]: ''Even though I'm no better than a beast, don't I have the right to live?'' I've only watched it 2 months ago but I don't remember the last time, a movie completely left me in awe. I was blown away with it. Before it, my only Korean Cinema experience was The Chaser. It was the first time that I was introduced to the surreal work of the director. The plot seemed confusing at first but slowly became more apparent till one of the best plot twists I've have ever seen happened. The melancholic mood and the atmosphere was so griping. It took all my attention and made me completely immersed in the movie, losing my self awareness. The OST is breathtaking. Even now I listen to the Last Waltz and I just get overcome with emotions, a feeling so genuine but heartbreaking at the same time as I remember the movie. The cinematography and the choreography of the action really impressed me. Such iconic scenes, like the hallway fight. It's an aspect I see Asian cinema have over US, I didn't see realistic fighting like this before. Amatuerish like real life, chaotic but still systematic and thoughtful in direction. Min-sik Choi, what a brilliant actor. After the film, he instantly became one of my favorite actors in general. The way he portrayed Oh daeu su. The raw emotions, portrayed even physically. Something, a quality that talents Asian actors seems to posses, the ability to act not just by standard means but by their body, as one and a whole with their performance. I just love the movie, wouldn't be able to accurately describe my experience and how good this movie is this no matter how hard I try and how much I write.. Don't like the word ''masterpiece'' but I definitely consider this movie to be deserving. Highly recommend it, to anyone. Especially if you want to widen your horizon beyond US movies. Korean Cinema was a wonderful experience to me from that point forward. |
tsudecimoDec 5, 2015 11:44 AM
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tsudecimo said: It's tough to make a top 10. Because aside from my top 2, I'm not that certain about the rest. So aside from those two, the rest is no particular order just a list of films I found to be remarkable. 1. The Dark Knight 2. OldBoy (Chan-wook Park) 0. Miracle in Cell no.7 0. Gone Girl 0. City of God 0. Inception 0. Nightcrawler 0. Memento 0. The Chaser 0. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (David Fincher) 0. The Social Network 0. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 0. American History X 0. Life of Pi 0. Flight 0. Breathless (Ik-joon Yang) and many more Then would I be right in saying that you like David Fincher? :D He is my favourite director. |
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Midgardsorm said: Then would I be right in saying that you like David Fincher? :D He is my favourite director. Yes definitely. His directing brings such a great atmosphere. My favorite director is Christopher Nolan. Literally everything he did, I either really liked or really loved. |
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| In no particular order: 1-Nightmare on elm street 2-Friday the 13th part Vlll 3-Behind the mask 4-The Fly 5-Nightmare before christmas 6-28 days later 8- Requiem for a dream 9- Halloween the origin 10- Lost in translation |
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| 1. Royal Space Force: Wings of Honneamise 2. Starship Troopers 3. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 4. Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom's Menace 5. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 6. Jurassic Park 7. Scarface 8. Mad Max 2 or Mad Max 3 (can't decide which I like better) 9. Invasion of the Body Snatchers 10. The Lost World: Jurassic Park The top 5 are in order, but 5 to 10 are in no real order. |
| 1. The Lion King 2. La vita è bella 3. Schindlers liste 4. Forrest Gump 5. Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of A King 6. Batman: The Dark Knight 7. Psycho 8. Beauty and the beast 9. The Shawshank Redemption 10. The Silence Of The Lambs La vita è bella is about a italian and jewish man and his child who gets deported to a concentration camp during the war, but the man puts on a act that it's all a game to keep his child's spirit up. |
tsudecimo said: It's tough to make a top 10. Because aside from my top 2, I'm not that certain about the rest. So aside from those two, the rest is no particular order just a list of films I found to be remarkable. Same.  |
| why settle for a 10? http://www.imdb.com/list/ls031708750/ |
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GaryL said: why settle for a 10? http://www.imdb.com/list/ls031708750/ Pretty sweet list. |
AngelsArcanum said: GaryL said: why settle for a 10? http://www.imdb.com/list/ls031708750/ Pretty sweet list. thanks man |
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| I don't really have a top ten, I can't be bothered to keep track of the films that I found fascinating, alluring, redefining in any particular order, so I'll just throw out ten random films I really liked. Tokyo's Story Utamaro and His Five Women Still the Water Grave of Fireflies Only Yesterday Indochine Everybody's Fine Up In The Air Hugo Stranger than Paradise Some quick lines about Stranger than Paradise: it is a unique film, with a unique story and unique characters. The captured locations of the US through the camera lens and black and white colour gave some pristine but realistic impression of the country every one of them thought could be their new home. It was a funny film as well, the kind of fun that one learns about life after they passed the intersection point. |
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| 10, it's very little for me :< however, in particular order Der Untergang(Downfall) Wings of Desire The Lives of Others City of God Tropa de Elite 1/2 Oldboy(Chan-wook Park) Intouchables The Sunset Limited Cloud Atlas The Godfather 1/2 Good Will Hunting Green Mile Before the Rain Ran(Akira Kurosawa) My Sassy Girl(Jae-young Kwak) Memories of Murder Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War Ghost in the Shell The Prestige Se7en There Will Be Blood The Usual Suspects Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind A Beautiful Mind And many others, too many movies to list and I'm forgetting some. :( |
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| World war Z Prestige Dawn of the planet of Apes Ip man Iron man The Ring Matrix Lord of the rings Collateral Wall-E HTTYD 2 |
DuatizerJan 7, 2016 5:52 AM
| Woow, there are so many nice lists! Here are mine, but I can't order them: The Aviator Childs Play Back to the Future 1-3 Das Geheimnis im Wald Batman [1989] Shutter Island Weihnachtsmann gesucht Monsterz Juno Edward Scissorhands The Bellboy Kaiji Inception Water for Elephants Django Bright Lights Big City Black Swan Sweeney Todd Star Wars Episode I & VI Gremlins Wild Mitty Titanic 12 Monkeys Seven ohh...I've to many I like. I know so many!! *_* |
| 1. Grave of the Fireflies 2. The Cat Returns 3. Mad Max Fury Road 4. The Warriors 5. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya 6. Scarface 7. The Town 8. I Saw the Devil 9. Serenity 10. Schindler's List I have a top 50 (forever expanding) on Letterboxd, but that's the first 10. All in order and those 10 rarely change to be honest. |
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| The Man Who Sleeps Last Year at Marienbad Man with a Movie Camera Sátántangó City Lights Andrei Rublev L’Eclisse 8½ Love Streams Vive l’Amour I didn't want to create a list of Bergman's works, so this list looks nice to me :) |
| I haven't seen all the movies that I want to see as of yet, but I have a general idea of what my favourites are definitely: 1. The Mirror (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1975) 2. The Battle of Algiers (Gillo Pontecorvo, 1966) 3. The Human Condition Trilogy (Masaki Kobayashi, 1959-61) 4. Late Spring (Yasujiro Ozu, 1949) 5. Touch of Evil (Orson Welles, 1958) 6. Ugetsu (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1953) 7. M (Fritz Lang, 1931) 8. The Big Parade (King Vidor, 1925) 9. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, 1943) 10. The Exterminating Angel (Luis Bunuel, 1962) Honorable mentions: Woman in the Dunes (Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1964); L'Age D'or (Luis Bunuel, 1930), Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941); Persona (Ingmar Bergman, 1966); Throne of Blood (Akira Kurosawa, 1957); La Strada (Federico Fellini, 1954); The Rules of the Game (Jean Renoir, 1939); Make Way for Tomorrow (Leo McCarey, 1937), All Quiet on the Western Front (Lewis Milestone, 1930), City Lights (Charlie Chaplin, 1931); Mouchette (Robert Bresson, 1967); Ikiru (Akira Kurosawa, 1952); Kes (Ken Loach, 1969); The Passion of Joan of Arc (Carl T. Dreyer, 1928); Sansho the Bailiff (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1954); Tokyo Story (Yasujiro Ozu, 1953); Greed (Erich von Stroheim, 1924); Wild Strawberries (Ingmar Bergman, 1957); Battleship Potemkin (Sergei Eisenstein, 1925); The Red Shoes (Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, 1948); Salo (Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1975); Ballad of a Soldier (Grigoriy Chukhray, 1959); Umberto D (Vittoria de Sica, 1952); 8 1/2 (Federico Fellini, 1963); Pepe le Moko (Julien Duvivier, 1937); Through A Glass Darkly (Ingmar Bergman, 1961); Dr. Strangelove (Stanley Kubrick, 1964); The Life of Oharu (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1952), Stalker (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1979) Edit: whoops, I forgot to review it - I'll just rehash what I've stated elsewhere for one of my favourites: Battle of Algiers I think the most impressive element to The Battle of Algiers was the precise detail it went into how terrorism is used to justify imperialist/colonialist intervention into a country - normally from plans prepared well in advance by the colonial country - in this case France. It identifies that terrorism is a reactionary tendency that plays into the hands of the oppressor state in an attempt to gain further control and plunder the oppressed nation. The movie took it a step further and focused on the systematic breakdown of democratic rights, which terrorism provides some pretext for - as justified by the imperialist country to 'identify the terrorists' but... it was made very clear that stopping terrorism wasn't the only course of action that was taking place - the French were trying to get into Algeria for a long time, so they had to either create an excuse for it or wait for someone to do it - the terrorists provided that excuse. The show doesn't drift away from identifying why terrorism does occur. Terrorism doesn't occur in a vacuum, it is the end result of years of exploitation, and the film made this very clear. Of course the film alludes to having sympathies with FLN, but still keeps things objective which is a remarkable feat. It also details how terrorism can quickly whip up xenophobic fears, which also plays into the hands of the oppressor nation, providing more of a basis of support among the imperialists to intervene - but this tendency is normally short-term and dependent on the short period after the terrorist incidents. It also shows the reactionary tendencies of the French press who jump on any chance to advance the agenda prepared well in advance. It also explicitly details the justifications for 'interrogation (torture)' on legal, sometimes pseudo-legal pretext's. On this question of France, I find it ironic that this show is almost a spitting image of what is happening today. Not just in France but internationally. The Paris terror attacks in France were not an isolated incident, but they are being seized upon to ramp up Muslim xenophobia and justify further imperialist intervention into the Middle East (particularly Syria and Iraq). However, terrorist activity was a reaction to the quarter century of wars that have been taking place in the Middle East. You don't decimate an entire society and not expect any consequences. That's just plain stupid, but these particular tendencies for these imperialist powers provide justification for intervention - this is what this whole bloody "War on Terror" campaign ratcheted up by the US is about. Like the 9/11 terrorist attacks, they are being used as a cause belle to plunder the countries of their natural resources and to make them semi-colonies of European and American Imperialism (As Syria's government is backed by Russia and Iraq's government is orientating towards Iran). There are 8 countries in their now who all want a piece of the carve-up for profits. |
JodyqtMar 18, 2016 10:01 PM
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| #10: To Boldly Flee #09: The Cabin In The Woods #08: The Shawshank Redemption #07: Pulp Fiction #06: Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope #05: The Village #04: Hail, Caesar! #03: Toy Story 3 #02: KIll Bill #01: Inside Out Deffending The Village. In my mind this is Shamalon's masterpiece. Yes the twist is predictable but, can't people just enjoy it for the beautiful cinematography and the really good acting. Also though at the end you know the monster is just a guy in a costume, the danger is still there and if someone is that overcome in jealousy then are they not a monster? |
| 1) Pulp Fiction 2) A Clockwork Orange 3) The Shawshank Redemption 4) Seven Samurai 5) Taxi Driver 6) The Godfather 7) The Good, The Bad and the Ugly 8) Donnie Darko 9) Full Metal Jacket 10) Blade Runner |
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| My top 10 movies with no particular order: The good,the bad and the ugly Yojimbo The seven samurai The shawshank redemption The departed Saving private Ryan Lion king Nausica of the valley of the wind Princess mononoke the raid:redemption |
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| The Godfather It's a Wonderful Life Schindler's List Enchanted The Silence of the Lambs Seven Samurai Infernal Affairs Gone with the Wind Oldboy The Painted Veil |
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| I'm excluding anime movies and other animated movies because that would need it's own list. Sweeney Todd Star Wars Episode III : Revenge of the Sith Valkyrie Bourne Ultimatum Ocean's 12 Scarface Robocop 1 (80's) Godfather 2 District 9 Tron Legacy |
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| My fave so far: The Taste of Tea The Dark knight Taxi Driver Stalker Cure A Story of Yonnosuke Inception The Good the Bad and the Ugly Predator *things gonna fluctuated :v About Stalker (1979) dir. Andrei Tarkovsky : infamous person called "stalker" guide(and smuggle) illegally two person that's refer themselves as the "writer"and "professor", to the prohibited, restricted and mysterious area, called "zone" which is rumored can grant the innerwish, in specific place within called "the room". Encounter some unnatural phenomenon, the horror, visual poetry with mindbending philosophical and psychological thro' this epic ride. |
karambiaMar 1, 2017 7:01 PM
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| Coulda swore I posted on here before but oh well... My Top 20 of All-time list is here on Letterboxd but here's the Top 10 of those: -Empire Strikes Back -Revenge of the Sith -Star Wars -Madoka Magica: The Rebellion -Mad Max: Fury Road -Inception -Return of the Jedi -Interstellar -Con Air -Pacific Rim Out of these, here's a review for Con Air: Con Air, the 1997 Simon West blockbuster action movie, is the epitome of everything I like about popcorn films. It has an amazing cast featuring Nic Cage, John Malkovich, John Cusack, Ving Rhames, Steve Buscemi, Danny Trejo, and many others, and each of them get their time to shine because nearly every single line of the movie is endlessly quotable. The plot is extremely cheesy but still pretty well-plotted; the character interactions create tension and build up to some great confrontations. The action setpieces are fantastic and very memorable; the climactic plane crash is one of the iconic movie moments of the 1990s, after all. It's not trying to be intellectual and it's not trying to be high art, but it succeeds at everything it's trying for, which is to be a lovable piece of popcorn cinema. |
| #10) American Beauty (1999) #9) Into the Wild (2007) #8) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) #7) Goodfellas (1990) #6) The Matrix (1999) #5) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) #4) Predator (1987) #3) Drive (2011) #2) Signs (2002) #1) Pulp Fiction (1994) Many people see Signs and think "Wow, how could you have that so highly rated. A stupid movie about aliens?" Wrong. Signs is about faith, beliefs, and family. The alien invasion is a surrounding element to the story of this family. Does every event in our life mean something or is it all random. Are there coincidences, or miracles. I think this film has a ton of layers and it might come together all too perfectly, but that's exactly the point. Everything was leading up to that. |
YugureShadowmore said: Deffending The Village. In my mind this is Shamalon's masterpiece. Yes the twist is predictable but, can't people just enjoy it for the beautiful cinematography and the really good acting. Also though at the end you know the monster is just a guy in a costume, the danger is still there and if someone is that overcome in jealousy then are they not a monster? It's Shyamalan* I love The Village too. But Signs is Shyamalan's masterpiece. The real test would be to defend Inside Out, that movie was terrible xD |
thekgproject said: You crossed the line no man should cross. I will find ylu and I will kill you. No one insults someone's favorite movie right in their face.YugureShadowmore said: Deffending The Village. In my mind this is Shamalon's masterpiece. Yes the twist is predictable but, can't people just enjoy it for the beautiful cinematography and the really good acting. Also though at the end you know the monster is just a guy in a costume, the danger is still there and if someone is that overcome in jealousy then are they not a monster? It's Shyamalan* I love The Village too. But Signs is Shyamalan's masterpiece. The real test would be to defend Inside Out, that movie was terrible xD |
YugureShadowmore said: thekgproject said: You crossed the line no man should cross. I will find ylu and I will kill you. No one insults someone's favorite movie right in their face.It's Shyamalan* I love The Village too. But Signs is Shyamalan's masterpiece. The real test would be to defend Inside Out, that movie was terrible xD Just did: in terms of Pixar its not even in the top 5 but obviously these lists are peoples FAVORITE movies, not the best films of all time. So it can be #1 |
| Well, this list will probably change every day. It's difficult to narrow it down to 10 films, but here goes. Also only one entry per director. 10. Hot Fuzz 9. Dumbo 8. Metropolis 7. Brazil 6. Psycho 5. The Seventh Seal 4. Dr. Strangelove 3. The Good, the Band and the Ugly 2. Red Beard 1. Modern Times Dumbo is the greatest animated film of all time. It has a really simple story and it executes it perfectly. It's cute. It's funny. It's scary. It's sad. It's the ultimate underdog story. Still, the best thing about the film is the actual animation. The work with shadows is phenomenal and very much in style of German expressionism and symbolism. The pink elephant scene is better than anything Disney has done since. The scene used to scare me so much as a kid, but I would still rewatch it over and over because it was so amazing. Overall, no other film has made me feel so many emotions. While at the same time feeling fresh and innovative. |
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