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coreyhiscocks on 10/14/2011 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
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ToryK on 2/7/2012 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
Oh, believe me. I know about it. I've been (im)patiently waiting for months now to see it. The team's previous film, Merantau, was awesome, as well. Thanks for the note, though. Good lookin' out. Awesome that you got to go to Sundance, by the way.
ToryK on 2/11/2012 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
Yeah, you should definitely give it a shot. It takes a while to get going, but the last 45 minutes or so are insane.
ironichipster on 3/9/2012 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
Actually, I saw Children of Men soon after BisonDollah recommended it. My rating is 9/10 at the moment. Thanks for accepting my friend request!
ironichipster on 3/10/2012 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
I think you'd really like the Good, the Bad and the Ugly, which shares a similar pace/tone/genre to some of your favorite films. It's part three in the "Dollars" trilogy, but there's no references to the previous two films (which are okay too).
ToryK on 4/17/2012 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
I finally saw The Raid this past weekend. The hype is much deserved. THAT is how you make an action movie.
coreyhiscocks on 4/22/2012 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
Glad you liked it. I thought it was phenomenal as well.
ToryK on 4/25/2012 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
So phenomenal, in fact, that I saw it again a week later.
coreyhiscocks on 4/28/2012 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
I would go see it again, but I feel like it'd spoil it a bit. The vibe coming out of Sundance was so good and the theater so full and excited that I have a feeling I won't like it as much the second time around.
Boonmee on 11/27/2012 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
That's funny, most people I've talked to either love both or hate both. Anyway, I love 2001 because it resonated with me like no other film has. I finish it feeling a sense of inspiration that no other film gives me. Part of it would also be that I love Kubrick and I think his direcion in 2001 is perfect- not a single poorly-shot sequence or misstep in the handling of the film's tone. The story is told beautifully- tracing mankind from early times to the future, thus following our progression or evolution... And so on, and so forth. I think I shared some of my thoughts higher up in the comments on my profile page as well.
coreyhiscocks on 11/28/2012 Reply · Like · (2 likes)
See, while I agree that it's gorgeous to look at and masterfully directed, the end is devoid of any emotion for me. I think it boils down to Kubrick's tone vs. Malick's. I tend to find Kubrick cold and disaffected and Malick warmer and more yearning, more hopeful. I guess I'd put it this way - 2001 gave me an itch and The Tree of Life scratched it. Hopefully that makes some kind of sense. His dealing with the whole "If God is like my dad, no thanks" and "faith isn't just believing something or not, it's an inner conflict" thing really resonated with me. I felt like he gave images and words to what I had squirming around in me for the last several years.
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Boonmee on 11/28/2012 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
No, I get it. I think you put it pretty well. There's no doubt that Malick is the warmer filmmaker, and while I, too, had a strong emotional response to The Tree of Life, 2001 just captivates me in a different way.Also, The Tree of Life was actually my number one for a little while. I used to flip flop between the two (And I still do a little bit) but it's come to rest as being 2001 at #1 for a few months now.
ToryK on 11/28/2012 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
It was definitely out there. I didn't know much about it going in, I just knew it was supposed to be bizarre. I dug it. It's always fun when you're twenty minutes into a movie and you have no idea where the hell it's going. Ultimately, I think it was probably saying one of two or three things, I'm just not sure which one. I'll have to give it another look. The campfire bit with the Japanese girls was the highlight and the song at the end (i'm sure you know which one) had my kid brother and I dying.
coreyhiscocks on 11/29/2012 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
The campfire bit was the standout scene for me as well - it was about the creepiest, strangest thing I've seen all year. I didn't respond to the film as a whole very much, but that scene is pretty unforgettable. And the song was pretty funny!
Boonmee on 12/17/2012 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
I love documentaries! I've never heard of that one, but I just looked it up, and it looks pretty good! Adding it to my netflix queue now and I'll let you know what I think once I see it.
Reelz on Feb 23 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
I'm really glad that you liked Seven Samurai and GBU. Thanks to those two, I've been able to sit through any kind of movie now (I actually prefer most black and white films over colored now).I was able to find 'M' on YouTube just a little bit ago. It'll be the first Fritz Lang film that I'll see. That being said, I still gotta check out Metropolis. I added The Apartment to my Netflix queue and I'm pretty sure that Dog Day Afternoon is still available for streaming on Netflix. I've been putting off seeing that movie for awhile but now I have the incentive to finally sit down and watch it. Thanks for the recommendations!I went through the first five pages of your unseen movies, and I gotta recommend Paths of Glory, Stand By Me, Groundhog Day, The Breakfast Club, The French Connection, Back to the Future Part II, Bonnie and Clyde, Airplane, Rain Man, and Sullivan's Travels. They're the only ones I've seen in those five pages, lol. But they're all great. I'm not sure where you stand on Kubrick since the films you've seen of his are sporadic in your chart. But, if you're interested, I also recommend seeing the rest of his films. I can give you the list of 'em if you want.
coreyhiscocks on Mar 8 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
I watched Paths of Glory this week. Excellent film. Some of the war cinematography was astounding, particularly that tracking shot through No Man's Land. Kirk Douglas turned in a great performance as did the three soldiers. Definitely better Kubrick in my book.
shane24 on Feb 23 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
Thanks for the friend request. I like your list, 12 Angry Men is an amazing movie.
coreyhiscocks on Feb 24 Reply · Like · (1 like)
Sure thing! You've got quite the list yourself - I love most of your top 10, 300 being the only real exception. And I'm glad to see someone who hasn't so quickly turned on TDKR - I have heard a lot of complaints about it being flawed but few that have been able to really come up with a reason for it. I don't know whether you like horror/thriller movies or not, but I highly recommend The Invisible Man, Eyes Without a Face and Prince of Darkness. The Invisible Man is a quick little film, but the effects are incredible to this day and it's so entertaining. Eyes Without a Face doesn't involve as many effects, but I found it to be really thrilling as well. Prince of Darkness is an underseen John Carpenter film that, honestly, doesn't always work but has a handful of strengths: some of the otherworldly imagery is really cool, I loved the music and there is a recurring dream sequence that's absolutely phenomenal. If you're willing to accept that it's not a perfect movie and might not make any logical sense, I think you might appreciate it for its willingness to do its own thing.What do you think I should be seeing next?
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shane24 on Feb 24 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
Thanks for all the recommendations, I will get to all of them. The Invisible Man and Prince of Darkness will be first as it's very hard to find Eyes Without a Face. By the way, I love horror/thriller movies. I'm actually pretty much up for watching anything, unless it's something like A Serbian Film. :)Please allow me some time to think about what you should see. I try hard with recommendations :).If you ever have any recommendations I'm glad to hear them. I will gladly give out them also.I love crazy over-the-top movies. That's why 300, Shoot 'Em Up and Kick-Ass are so high up my list. There's better made films lower on my list, but for pure enjoyment, they hit the spot. :)
Reelz on Feb 24 Reply · Like · (1 like)
Yo, man. I got you covered on that 'Eyes Without a Face':http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfqJI5U75bI
I will be an Aussie bogan for a second. You're a bloody legend Reelz. ;)
I'm interested to see Shoot 'Em Up. I'm a huge fan of Clive Owen and for every artsy-fartsy film I see, I need a good action flick to change it up. Take all the time you need for recommendations - I'm always up for one! Let me know what you think of any of those you get around to watching. I'm a big horror/thriller fan myself, but I've also got plenty of films I'd love to see before I watch something like A Serbian Film. I'm not really keen on the whole "suffering for suffering's sake" thing in film and I've heard that's the one note that ASF hits... and hits... and hits...
Reelz on Feb 24 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
Kubrick's my favorite director. Eyes Wide and Barry Lyndon are probably the two highest I recommend to you from him; Eyes Wide is phenomenal. You're in Moscow? That actually sounds pretty awesome. The only time I've been out of the US of A was just on a cruise to Mexico, lol. I've always wanted to live in London or somewhere in Europe since it's probably the only continent that I have any interest in. How come you're living in Moscow and what country are you from? (If you don't mind my asking - this stuff is just real interesting to me)Back to the Future was my favorite film as a child. I'm 19 and it still has the same effect on me now as it did when I saw it for the first time when I was about 6. I wish you could have seen it way back when since your feelings towards it might have been mutual with my own.I loved Django. It and Looper were tied for my favorite films of 2012. I actually think that Django is ranked my second favorite Tarantino film behind Pulp Fiction. I thought that Leo DiCaprio, Waltz, and Jackson were great contributions to the film; I just wished that Leo was nominated for an Academy Award for once in his lifetime. I tried watching Jackie Brown at one point and I had to turn it off about half way because I was bored of it (this was all before I learned how to appreciate a film). It's high up on my list of "Gotta Give These Another Try" list. (I just made that name up just now)
coreyhiscocks on Feb 24 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
My favorite director is probably Danny Boyle or the Coen brothers, although I haven't seen everything from either. I have lived in Moscow since August and will be here for another 3-4 years or so. I teach high school Biblical Theology classes, some middle school Pre-Algebra and an elective course on Film Appreciation. It's an international school for business, missionary and embassy kids. My wife has two brothers who were adopted from Russian orphanages in Penza (an overnight train ride southeast of Moscow). I'm originally from the States: Dallas, TX to be specific. If you ever have any questions about living overseas, I'd be happy to try and field them. I'm 25. Looper is on a list I put together after you mentioned it of "Gotta Give These Another Try"-ers sharing company with The Grey, Valhalla Rising, Carnival of Souls, Le Samourai, The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Aviator, Kingdom of Heaven and The Beach. The whole cast was just incredible in Django. I think you may find yourself shaking your head for having turned Jackie Brown off whenever you get around to watching it again, hahaha!
I just finished Eyes Without a Face, it's fantastic. I can definitely tell what influenced The Skin I Live In and many other movies. Thanks for the recommendation. I notice you haven't seen The Treasure of Sierre Madre. I have to recommend this because, along with 12 Angry Men, it's one of my favourite older movies. Bogart should of won an Oscar in my opinion. I'll get back to you when I think of a horror movie you may like.
coreyhiscocks on Feb 25 Reply · Like · (1 like)
I'm glad you liked it! I wasn't a huge fan of The Skin I Live In, but Eyes Without a Face is fantastic. I only barely remember it, though, because I was messed up on some painkillers after an ACL surgery! I need to check it out again.I found The Treasure of Sierra Madre at Wal-Mart for $3 in December when I was back in the US. I'll be back in the summer to watch it then. Bogart's a class act, for sure.For horror/thriller movies, I'm actually reading a book called Nightmare Movies by Kim Newman, who's a pretty well-known film critic at Empire, if I'm not mistaken. I've been taking notes on which ones to check out while I go through the book. Recommend any of these? Most of them seem pretty obscure to me, with the exception of some of the Argento/Cronenberg ones... Blood Feast (1963), Martin (1977), The Last Wave (1978), The Parallax View (1974), Deep Red (1975), Inferno (1980), Scanners (1981), Shivers (1972), Trancers (1985).
shane24 on Feb 25 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
To be honest, I haven't seen most of them. I own Deep Red, but haven't seen it yet. I wish I liked The Parallax View and Scanners, but they didn't work for me. I can see why people like them though. Out of the list, I want to see Inferno the most, seeing as it's a semi-sequel to Suspiria.
I can't quite figure out what you might like. So I'll just write some down and you can see whether they're for you.Black Christmas (original), The Tenant, Vampire's Kiss (hilarious imo), Near Dark, The Orphanage, The Loved Ones, The People Under the Stairs, Phantasm, Pontypool, Undead, Ravenous, Magic, Freaks, Alucarda, Brain Damage, Bad Taste, Dead Snow, Tenebre, Sleepaway Camp (great wtf ending.) The Entity (for the crazy ghost rape music pretty much, must play LOUD!) Eden Lake, Kidnapped, Sheitan, May and Phenomena.Sorry if you've seen some of these. Hopefully there's some in the list you might enjoy.
Some more.Misery, The Silent Partner, Strangers On a Train, Dial M for Murder,Kontroll, Blue Velvet, Lost Highway, Frenzy, Carrie, Sisters and We Need to Talk About Kevin.I'll just throw in the crazy martial arts movie The Story of Ricky because I can. :)
Of the ones you listed, I've only seen The Orphanage, which I love. My wife is terrified of them, so it's pretty rare for me to get to sit down and watch one all the way through. I'll let you know when I get around to a couple.
shane24 on Feb 26 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
I just saw that you liked [REC], maybe you will like The Tunnel. It's a low budget handheld horror movie from Australia. Some parts I think aren't great, but anything in the tunnel I found suspenseful. You'll probably like [REC] better, but I'm mainly telling you so you are aware of such a low budget movie than many would miss. The whole movie is on YouTube.
coreyhiscocks on Feb 26 Reply · Like · (1 like)
I'll add it to the list! I've not seen a lot from Australia. Are you from there? I absolutely loved Animal Kingdom and really liked The Proposition. I even got to meet Joel Edgerton at Sundance last year! He was great in a little film called Wish You Were Here that, sadly, seems to have flown completely under the radar...
Yeah, I'm Australian. Joel Edgerton seems like a cool guy. My cousin is in The Great Gatsby with him this year. I got to meet Jackie Weaver from Animal Kingdom because they both did a play together and are friends. I haven't seen Wish You Were Here yet. You've picked well so far with Animal Kingdom and The Proposition. Have you heard of Chopper, Wolf Creek, Romper Stomper, The Square, Rogue or Black Water?
coreyhiscocks on Feb 27 Reply · Like · (1 like)
Yeah, he was very down-to-earth, but that could be said of pretty much all the people I met out there. Hollywood is really interesting in how effectively it turns people into gods, hahaha.I've heard of all but Rogue, Black Water, The Boys, Gettin' Square and The Black Balloon. Wolf Creek looked like a hum-drum slasher, but I recently read a review that made it seem less formulaic than that.
coreyhiscocks on Feb 26 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
Uh oh. In case anyone sees this in time, Criterion is having a 50% off sale for the next 24 hours. There goes my Christmas money...
Also Rabbit-Proof Fence, The Boys, Snowtown, Gettin' Square, Red Hill, The Last Ride and The Black Balloon.
MysticSpoon on Feb 26 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
Haha, yeah, I have tried to watch Blade Runner multiple times now, but I have never been able to finish it. It didn't really interest me that much, honestly. I dunno, one day I'll watch it the whole way through though.
coreyhiscocks on Feb 27 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
Strangely, the same happened for me actually. I think it's an association I have with Blade Runner and my favorite sci-fi films. I saw Blade Runner after a lot of them. It's held up as the inspiration for everything that came after it and I just always thought it would be more accessible, but I found that it took some commitment. It's grown on me since, but I found Brazil to be a lot more enjoyable on the first viewing.
shane24 on Feb 27 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
Wolf Creek isn't hum-drum imo. I also think it's a well shot film. Any scene with Mick with his sniper rifle looks great. Rogue is from the same director. I'm hoping Wolf Creek 2 is good.
coreyhiscocks on Feb 28 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
A little note to self: rank Valley of Saints, Four Suns, All Your Dead Ones, Father's Chair.
The Green Wave.
gaveecho on Mar 7 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
You have a very interesting top 10 too! A few I really love (12 Angry Men, The Exorcist, Pan's Labyrinth, COM and Magnolia) and a few I like (Alien, Shaun of the Dead), I'm a little indifferent about A Serious Man, wasn't sure what to expect when watching it and ended up not liking it very much, it's due a re-watch though. Haven't seen Gone Baby Gone, but I'm loving The Exorcist love, I think it should be even higher on mine (14 at the minute). I'd like to hear what you think of Taxi Driver when you get a chance to re-visit it, I absolutely love it, obviously, since it's my number one. I'm focusing more on old films in general, the fifties seem to be the decade most interesting me though, so I might focus on them mainly. Yeah Tokyo Story initially disappointed me, I was expecting a masterpiece and was just waiting for something great to happen from the opening frame. When I re-watched it though, I was completely engrossed by it, nothing is forced, everything just unfolds in front of you. It's devoid of any pretension and manipulation, which makes the characters feel real and the emotional payoffs effecting. Ironichipster wanted to know why I loved it so much, he wasn't a big fan, I basically posted the same thing to him. It may leave you desiring much more, or you may like it on a first time watch hopefully! Just don't go in with massive expectations, take it on it's own terms, a beautifully realized family drama.
The Exorcist is a movie I studied pretty extensively in college. What I find particularly well-done is the realistic progression of doctors and treatments they try on Regan. And the decision to so unambiguously pit good against evil is great - there's no moralizing Jigsaw-type villain. It's God's guys vs. the Devil's guys, good vs. evil. I think that was a pretty rare thing for the 70s and it's increasingly rare now.You should really check out Gone Baby Gone. It's one of the best debut films from a director I've ever seen. It's so assured you'd think Affleck had been directing films for years.Don't feel like you have to, but if you want, I'd be happy to e-mail you the list of films from the 1950s I'm looking at tackling this summer. I'm a teacher, so I get the summers off. I'll just be writing, tutoring and watching a film or two each morning, so I've got a lot to get through!
gaveecho on Mar 13 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
Sorry, I never even thought of checking your page for a reply. I'll know now to check your page for replies! I moved The Exorcist into my top 10, the more I think of it, the more I love it. Yeah, I'll check out Gone Baby Gone, I really liked The Town and Argo. Thanks for the recommendation!Yeah, that'd be great, it would give me some to try and check out as well. Thanks!
randysandwich on Mar 13 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
And its good to see Pan's Labyrinth in a top 5, its just outside my top ten. My theater here is terrible, we didn't get Django so I was unable to see it. And actually, I've rented both the Usual Suspects and Children of Men and I just never watched them for some reason. I'm interested at you having Alien number 1, I didn't see Aliens ranked (but I could have missed it) and Prometheus in the "it was ok"area on your list.
I don't know, I don't see any notification if it does, but it's fine anyway, I know to go on your page for replies now.You can send them to gaveecho12@live.com, thanks!I liked Repulsion, just not as much as the other two Polanski films I've seen (Chinatown, Rosemary's Baby). You've got it pretty high on your chart I see. I liked it more when I thought about it afterwards, but whilst watching it, I felt a little bored/uninterested at times. For the most part though, I did like it. Catherine Deneuve is great, there are some brilliantly surreal scenes (the hands coming out of the walls). I suppose what I got from it was that the apartment represents her mind, the cracks meaning she's losing her mind, becoming more insane as the cracks get bigger. What's your take on it?
I saw both Aliens and Alien when I was very young, probably too young for such material, but Alien was frightening movie, so I couldn't watch it as much. Aliens was just brilliant fun, so I had it on all the time as kids do, and I still get the same feeling as I did as a child when I watch it. I put Resurrection, 3, and AVPs basically in the same category, only cool because of the xenomorphs.I'm in the US, but in the mountains kind of near Canada. We have a theater, but its small and they only show blockbusters and lowest common denominator movies; its a rural working class area where artsy movies don't do well, while Sandler movies sell out (no offense if you like him). A few hours to make it to any other theater, so it sucks, but better than your situation it sounds. Django is almost on DVD here.
Heard a lot of great things about Brazil, going to try and watch it soon! Glengarry Glen Ross used to be on youtube, planned on watching it and then it got took down. Thanks for the recommendations! I'll try and recommend you a few. You've got The Raid high, so I'd recommend The Killer and Hard Boiled. I'll warn you that The Killer is fairly melodramatic and sappy, but the action is pretty cool. You've got Yojimbo very high, so you should definitely check out Sanjuro, it's not as good as Yojimbo, but worth checking out. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans is a very beautiful silent film. Mulholland Drive is something you'll probably either love or hate, I obviously love it (8 on my chart), it's a surreal, hypnotic experience and I think you should see it when you get a chance.
gaveecho on Mar 15 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
Yeah, Mulholland Drive seems a pretty polarizing film, hopefully you end up on the loving it side. I loved The Master, it's unlike anything Paul Thomas Anderson has done before, I couldn't really compare it to any of this other films. It's one of the most visually stunning films I've seen.
randysandwich on Mar 15 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
I thought he was quite funny on SNL, but Grown Ups and That's my Boy, oi...Oh wow, no TV? Do you just have a streaming service then? I would have trouble with that, too. I just ordered the Town, I haven't seen any Affleck movies he directed (probably because I saw a few of the movies he acted in) and I want to watch them all before Argo. You look to be a fan of his, is it worth watching them all?
randysandwich on Mar 16 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
I can't imagine that, man, my uncle works as a contractor in the middle east and its the same crap. I'd struggle bad with that.Typically I'm against pirating, but in your case that is the movie industries fault for not making it available to you, so I don't blame you one bit. Now a 14 year old kid downloading 50 movies a month is a different thing...
Reelz on Mar 17 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
Great! I'm glad to see that you liked Eyes Wide. It's one of Kubrick's best.
shane24 on Mar 19 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
I'm purposely not watching it. I want to know nothing walking in. I did the same for The Cabin in the Woods, and was better off for it. I will also do the same for The Evil Dead.
gaveecho on Mar 25 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
I notice you've seen The Master, what'd you think of it?
Oh yeah, you recommended Glengarry Glen Ross to me, watched it there a few days ago. Thought it was great, superb performances all round with a brilliant screenplay, throughly enjoyed it. Thanks for recommending it!
randysandwich on Apr 2 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
I just finished watching Magnolia, solely because you had it ranked so high. To that, I say, thank you for introducing it to me. It is probably the most dense movie I have ever seen (in a good way), which is baffling considering the run time. I feel like I need to see it a few more times to completely grasp it.
gaveecho on Apr 3 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
Very happy you enjoyed it, I loved it so I did. I just got the blu ray last night and re-watched it, the first thing I noticed was that I never realized how brilliant Hoffman was the first time round. Everything improves on a second viewing, like with most Paul Thomas Anderson movies.Hmm, Eden Lake... I don't know if it's for everyone. I kinda liked it, it could be pretty disturbing to some people I'd imagine. I think it's in the same vein as The Last House on the Left and The Devil's Rejects, an exploitation film perhaps? I'm not sure if it's full on exploitation though, it isn't as relentless as those two I mentioned, but it's pretty tough in parts. I'd definitely recommend you give it a watch though, if you do, let me know if it repulsed you or worked for you haha
smatticus on Apr 9 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
Thanks for the add. Like the top 10, although I'm not a massive fan of The Exorcist and I haven't seen A Serious Man, 12 Angry Men, Pan's Labyrinth or Magnolia. Ok so that's half your top 10 scratched off, but the other half is pretty damn excellent!
shane24 on Apr 9 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
Just looking at gaveecho's comment about Eden Lake. I think it's closer to The Last House on the Left than The Devil's Rejects.Oh, I forgot, I watched Prince of Darkness. I really enjoyed it. I'm surprised it took me so long to get to it now! I'd give it an 8/10.
Yeah Pan's Labyrinth is the one I'm keeping an eye out for. I can definitely recommend The Right Stuff (which is basically Apollo 13 but older, longer and broader in scope). In the Shadow of the Moon is a documentary about the moon landings (yeah, there's a pattern developing here!), so I don't recommend it to the majority of people on the basis that it's a documentary (most non-film people assume I'm a bit of a pretentious dickhead if I say I like docs). But if that doesn't bother you, definitely give it a whirl.Yep, definitely prefer Fellowship over the other three, that seems to be the general consensus on Flickchart. Although I love all of them and generally regard them as one film, hence why I rank them together. If you take that into account, my top 10 would also include The Shawshank Redemption and The Silence of the Lambs.Likewise. I live in the UK, studying at Durham university (not very well mind you; in my final year, got two weeks to finish me dissertation and I spend most of my time watching films :P Got no hope!). What about yourself?
shane24 on Apr 10 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
The Master was a funny, tense and had beautiful cinematography. The scene where Freddie couldn't blink was one of the finest scenes in a movie in a long time. This scene had a big effect on me. I was sitting there wanting to watch, yet wishing to look away, it was very hypnotic for me. Do you agree that Freddie is the master?Could you please tell me what that link to YouTube was? I'll look it up myself. I'm on my iPad, so it doesn't work.
Oh, i'm glad you liked Strangers on a Train. It's pretty awesome.
That was awesome, thanks! Made me laugh the most when nothing was there. :D I also enjoyed when they hid behind the pillow.
Caesar on Apr 11 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
Sure, I've got a few flicks to recommend. Seeing as you recently added Strangers on a Train to your Flickchart, I'd say Rebecca and Dial M for Murder are a couple more Alfred Hitchcock films worth seeing (particularly Rebecca). Also, Unforgiven is a great movie to watch, even for those who may not love westerns. All About Eve and It Happened One Night are also definitely worth checking out, if you get the opportunity.I'll definitely check out Blood Simple, when I get the chance. :)
smatticus on Apr 14 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
Four Lions and Kill List: respectively, probably the funniest and the scariest films I have seen in many years. Four Lions touches on a subject which could have easily gone very well or very badly, and it manages to pull it off in a way which is both very funny and rather sad at the same time, which similar comedies have failed to do (I think having the same writers as "In the Loop" helped it considerably, as well as consulting a number of British Muslims, including former inmates at Guantanamo Bay).Kill List; best way to describe it is to paraphrase Videogame comic reviewer Ben "Yahtzee" Crowshaw's review of Amnesia: The Dark Descent; "it may not be a perfect [film], but it's certainly unmatched as a constipation aid!" I'm a keen fan of Mark Kermode, a widely respected British film critic and horror connoisseur who put the film on his top 10 of 2011, so I got it on DVD in a closing down sale, along with some others. The only films I can safely say have properly scared me (by which I mean have properly hit me hard and left me shaking for hours afterwards) are The Descent and The Blair Witch Project (the former considerably more than the latter), but I'd be tempted to say that Kill List surpasses both. I'm not a horror fan as such, but I enjoy horror films if their good, and Kill List certainly delivered; unbelievably unsettling, brooding, and surprisingly restrained until the final 30 mins. It worked very well in terms of character construction; despite their unsavory nature, I still came to care for the central characters, which is better than most contemporary horror films. I understand people didn't like the ending and thought it was overblown, but having seen the posters and marketing, I was kind of expecting the occult ending (which, tbh, I'm surprised didn't make itself apparent earlier), and this is coming from someone who HASN'T seen The Wickerman, by which I suspect the film is heavily influenced. So the ending didn't put me off (if anything, I think it worked very well), and overall, possibly the scariest horror film I have ever seen. There are horror films with higher ratings on my flickchart e.g. The Thing, Alien, but they obviously do more for cinema and deliver in spades. Kill List doesn't have much more in it, being a very low key, low budget film, but it certainly delivers IMO.
English teacher in Moscow? Wow, that's pretty heavy. My gf's a Russian-speaking Lithuanian studying over here; loves St Petersburg but didn't speak particularly highly of Moscow. I haven't been to Russia myself but hoping to go at some point in the near future, might try and get tickets for the 2018 World Cup when we get round to that. And yeah, i'm a Chelsea fan myself. Do you follow EPL?
Speaking of recently added movies, what did you think of Argo?
shane24 on Apr 26 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
Thanks for that. I'm very excited for Man of Steel. You didn't miss much with Iron Man 2. The best fight is the one at the start of the movie.
