OT: The Movie Thread

[TheMartian]

The daddy of all modern movies:






http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Kane


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I was blown away by this film. It was a movie that was way ahead of its time.

[TheMartian]

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Bogart rocked the **** in Maltese Falcon.

For any one that wants to see a great movie, go check out No Country for Old Men. Javier Bardem will leave the major award shows with his arms full after his performance.

I am really looking forward to seeing No Country For Old Men. I didn't get a chance to see it in theaters so I'll have to wait till the DVD comes out.

[TheMartian]

I heard Disturbia was made like Rear Window so maybe u should check that out. Im a big American Psycho fan, do you think it was all in his head or really happened?

I've seen Disturbia and I must agree that it is very much like Rear Window. I don't Disturbia was inspired by Hitchcock's film, but the similarities are evident.

As for American Psycho, I pretty much agree with this theory:

The answer is that yes, Patrick Bateman did commit the murders. His peers (who often confused his identity with others anyway) were so shallow and focused on themselves that they didn't even notice.

Bret Easton Ellis, the author of the original book, argues that if none of the murders actually happened, that the entire point of the novel would be rendered moot. He has stated that the novel was intended to satirize the shallow, impersonal mindset of yuppie America in the late 1980s.

Director Mary Harron (in a Charlie Rose interview) and co-screenwriter Guinevere Turner (in the DVD commentary) have both stated explicitly that the murders were in fact real. They consider it a major failure of the film that viewers are confused by this point.

Some fans still contest that the actions in the film were all fragments of Patrick Bateman's warped mentality (which coincides with his delusion at the ATM machine and his improbable murderous rampage). Bateman, using the sketchbook in his desk that his secretary finds, imagined all of the grotesque murders as an escape from the falsities of the world around him, and his imagined world turns out to be just as warped and twisted as his everyday yuppie life.

Great film.

[Cep]

another excellent foreign film is City of God (Cidade de Deus)

Word. One of my favorties too. If you're not bothered by subtitles, definitely watch it.

I like the Saw movies, although it has been getting gorier and less intelligent over time.

And Superbad was the comedy of the year.

I can't wait until the Angels & Demons (Dan Brown book) adaptation comes out, it'll be either later this year or next year.

[Dirty Water]

citizen kane is overrated.


about to see eastern promises, heard it was good

[TheMartian]

A lot of good movies mentioned here. I like at least 50% of them Yeah, City of God is unreal - one of the srongest movies I've ever seen. Another on I love is American History X, for Edward Norton's perfomance - one of the best of all time. Rear WIndow is great. Re classics, I recently watched a brand new edit of Touch of Evil (Orson Welles) that blew me away. If you're into some good acoustic music check out "Once" - just came out on DVD. Beautiful stuff.

American History X! Now that is a film that I haven't re-watched in a long time. I'll have to dig into my collection and see this film once again. The scene that is so memorable for me here is the gutter scene. Disturbing to say the least even though it was not too graphic.

[Dirty Water]

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American History X! Now that is a film that I haven't re-watched in a long time. I'll have to dig into my collection and see this film once again. The scene that is so memorable for me here is the gutter scene. Disturbing to say the least even though it was not too graphic.

love edward norton, fight club etc.

[greenbeans]

does anybody know what the deal is with cloverfield??? there was a rumor that its a power rangers movie. . hahaha, ill be pissed if i sit down and that theme song comes on

[Cep]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317248/



Word.

[Cep]

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American History X! Now that is a film that I haven't re-watched in a long time. I'll have to dig into my collection and see this film once again. The scene that is so memorable for me here is the gutter scene. Disturbing to say the least even though it was not too graphic.

Yepp, I've watched that as well, American History X. Very strong movie. I liked it a lot.

[sittinOnGreen]

City of God is prob my favorite movie of all time..

anybody seen Gone Baby Gone? I've heard good things, and I've had a couple people tell me it was overrated?

[Pogue Mahone]

Rear Window is one of my favorites (and I hate scary stuff, though, admittedly it was more thriller.)

I am a huge Gong Li fan. She is an incredible actress. Unfortunately, she was 40 before she was truely exported to the United States. She recently had parts in Memoirs of a Geisha, Miami Vice, Young Hannibal and opposite Chow Yun Fat in Curse of the Golden Flower.

The real Miss Gong is forever etched in both my mind and heart as the lovely Songlian in Raise the Red Lantern, the promiscuous Juxian in Farewell, My Concubine and the heart-wrenching mourner Jiazhen in the generational epic, To Live. She even held her own as Vivian, in the english-speaking Chinese Box (opposite Jeremy Irons.)

If you don't mind sub-titles and you really want a taste of the power that a film can have over your senses, I highly recommened the above films. While Chinese Box was good, it could have been better. To Live will have you bawling like a baby, though, so arm yourself with a box of tissues. Enjoy.

[TheMartian]

Rear Window is one of my favorites (and I hate scary stuff, though, admittedly it was more thriller.)

I am a huge Gong Li fan. She is an incredible actress. Unfortunately, she was 40 before she was truely exported to the United States. She recently had parts in Memoirs of a Geisha, Miami Vice, Young Hannibal and opposite Chow Yun Fat in Curse of the Golden Flower.

The real Miss Gong is forever etched in both my mind and heart as the lovely Songlian in Raise the Red Lantern, the promiscuous Juxian in Farewell, My Concubine and the heart-wrenching mourner Jiazhen in the generational epic, To Live. She even held her own as Vivian, in the english-speaking Chinese Box (opposite Jeremy Irons.)

If you don't mind sub-titles and you really want a taste of the power that a film can have over your senses, I highly recommened the above films. While Chinese Box was good, it could have been better. To Live will have you bawling like a baby, though, so arm yourself with a box of tissues. Enjoy.

I've seen Farewell, My Concubine in one of the local stores here, but I haven't had the chance to pick it up. I'll try to get a copy.

[thefoulness]

City of God is awesome - if you like Goodfellas, it is similar in style, if not subject matter. It's not your typical foreign film - it is a fast paced, amazing movie, and even if you usually won't do subtitles, i guarentee you won't be bothered by them in this film, check it out for sure.

Into the Wild was a great movie this year, and so was No Country for Old Men. And Juno. My three favorites this year.

[BillessuR6]

A few of my favourites:
Shawshank redemption
Cidade de Deus
Pulp Fiction
The Lord of the Rings
Memento
Der Untergang
Reservoir Dogs
Sin City
Braveheart
The Green Mile
V for Vendetta
Crash

[mr_sunshine]

A few that I've seen (or re-watched) recently that I enjoyed: Fight Club, The Departed, Juno, and The Darjeeling Limited.

[Pogue Mahone]

I forgot to add in my earlier post but if people like martial arts, check out Musa The Warrior and The Protector. And if you like slapstick and martial arts, check out Goose Boxer and Kung Fu Hustle. In the not quite martial artist but really funny category, check out Jemaine Clement's (Flight of the Conchords) Tongan Ninja.

Musa The Warrior

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The Protector

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Kung Fu Hustle


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[John Locke]

I see a lot og good movies here, and I will most definetly check out the ones that I haven't seen, but have been mentioned.

Here are some suggestions from me:

* If you think that City of God is good, then I'd check out The Constant Gardener. The stories are not similar at all, but I do think that you'd like it.

* One classic movie that hasn't been mentioned is To Kill a Mockingbird. Gregory Peck is great in that movie.

* Blood Diamond is a good movie and should be watched by all people from the countries in the West.

* Big Lebowski is my favorite comedy of all time. It's a unique film. Please do watch.

* If you like international movies I STRONGLY reccomend a French movie called La Haine. (I think it's the right spelling). Great movie.

* The Machinist is one of the most underrated movies I know of. Christian Bale is incredible.

* Another movie that has flown beneath the Radar is The Minus man, staring Owen Wilson. The story is good, in my opinion.

* For people to rewatch I reccomend: Magnolia, Fargo, Cool Runnings and Reservoir Dogs.

[canman1971]

citizen kane is overrated.


about to see eastern promises, heard it was good

Eastern Promises was pretty good. A little slow, but good story. Some that I would recommend:

300- if you are into ancient war movies and you like that type of production.
Super Troopers- first 10 minutes might be the funniest I have ever seen.
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Snatch
Nomad
Alpha Dog
Down in the Valley (for Ed Norton Fans)
Pan's Labyrinth

Classics (not mentioned yet I don't think)

Animal House
Caddyshack
First 3 Vacations
Usual Suspects
Heat
Tombstone

[Tricky Ricky]

* The Machinist is one of the most underrated movies I know of. Christian Bale is incredible.
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Ya I still cant believe thats really him, he really is crazy