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[*paperplane*]

I do watch foreign films, though. I just love Amelie. In Italian one day, we were learning how to say whether we like or dislike things, and my friend got French films...she'd never seen one, not even Amelie. I was absolutely horrified, and told her so (heh, well, I do have the snob bit down).

Yeah, you've got me on the horror; not really my thing.

[ThunderEvermore]

I happened to appreciate the Godfather very much.

[Djlunatix]

(Southland Tales) was not good.

there are no words to describe my anger for this film... to even put a promotional spot "From the Director of Donnie Darko" ridiculous utter nonsense... it really makes me question Donnie Darko.. in the sense of how the hell could a director make such a mistake as Southland Tales... UGH.

[NoSex]

I happened to appreciate the Godfather very much.

As do I. That, however, doesn't not mean I get all giddy when I see it on a top 20 list. My point is that The Godfather might be good, but, when I see it on a top 20 list, I can't help but think, "this person hasn't seen many movies... this damn thing shows up on everyone and everybody's list!"

It doesn't tell me anything about anyone's taste.

there are no words to describe my anger for this film...

How about, "f**k!"

Seriously, the movie was a huge disappointment. While there was even a more explicit attempt at comedy here, Donnie Darko still remains far more witty and amusing... I mean, it just, doesn't make any sense (that it isn't that funny), especially given the ensemble cast.

[superstitious]

Hmm, I actually enjoyed Godfather II more than I did the first Godfather film. I know, the first film is the "original" and several of the performances were underplayed (which is a good thing, subjectively, in my book) but the second film had a richer storyline and was deeper than the first film. Plus, I thought that Robert Deniro's performance was subtle and the cinematography was beautiful.

[ThunderEvermore]

Hmm, I actually enjoyed Godfather II more than I did the first Godfather film. I know, the first film is the "original" and several of the performances were underplayed (which is a good thing, subjectively, in my book) but the second film had a richer storyline and was deeper than the first film. Plus, I thought that Robert Deniro's performance was subtle and the cinematography was beautiful.

Generally I think Godfather II gets a lot more praise than the original, although the first is quote more often, haha.

I loved both of them, but I think Brando just clinches it for me in the first one. The first five minutes I'm sucked in from his words.

Kind of like how I'm sucked in the first 20 minutes of There Will be Blood with no dialog.

Wow.

[superstitious]

Ha. Personally, I've experienced the opposite. The first film gets more praise (which probably sheds a little light on the tone of my response).

I definitely enjoy both though. Let's just not mention the third movie that shall not be named.

[ThunderEvermore]

I liked the third! The death hit me hard, and Andy Garcia was awesome! Not to mention Pacino.

Favorite scene: Vincent is holding one guy, the other guy is holding his girl--

Vincent : Wait a minute, don't do anything, just watch. I'm going to show you something, just watch, OK?

BAM blows the guy's hes holding head off.

Hahaha hilarious.

[superstitious]

Hm. I can say with full honesty that I can't watch any of G3, although I can see how one might find some of the scenes humorous.

[Djlunatix]

Hm. I can say with full honesty that I can't watch any of G3, although I can see how one might find some of the scenes humorous.

I find the entire Italian Gangster scene so over rated. I do think some movies hold genuine performances, but honestly I got enough of it in Some Like it Hot and its a freakin comedy. I saw American Gangster last night and it was extremely well made. Ridley Scott is one of my favorite Directors but I thought the movie's script was brilliant. The raw depiction of drug trafficking and abuse was disturbing in the film. I don't agree with Ruby Dee's nomination for it because it wasn't deserved, but I do think that the movie did deserve the praise it got, I am usually not a fan of Russell Crowe but he was surprisingly ok in the movie. I also like how American Gangster plays on the fact that in the 70s only the Italians had underworld power, which is clearly not the case in this true story.

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Is it wrong for me to be so excited about a MTV produced film. Military movies have a personal affect on me for certain reasons but the movie looks really good. I've had to deal with friends being stop-lossed, so I could just be partial to the emotional attachment of the movie. But for a MTV that isn't Orange County or Lions for Lambs I think its an improvement. anyone else?

[Heathasm]

Is it wrong for me to be so excited about a MTV produced film. Military movies have a personal affect on me for certain reasons but the movie looks really good. I've had to deal with friends being stop-lossed, so I could just be partial to the emotional attachment of the movie. But for a MTV that isn't Orange County or Lions for Lambs I think its an improvement. anyone else?

i totally agree my bf and i are really looking foward to seeing that movie

[superstitious]

I find the entire Italian Gangster scene so over rated. I do think some movies hold genuine performances, but honestly I got enough of it in Some Like it Hot and its a freakin comedy. I saw American Gangster last night and it was extremely well made. Ridley Scott is one of my favorite Directors but I thought the movie's script was brilliant. The raw depiction of drug trafficking and abuse was disturbing in the film. I don't agree with Ruby Dee's nomination for it because it wasn't deserved, but I do think that the movie did deserve the praise it got, I am usually not a fan of Russell Crowe but he was surprisingly ok in the movie. I also like how American Gangster plays on the fact that in the 70s only the Italians had underworld power, which is clearly not the case in this true story.

The difference between a movie like Some Like it Hot and the third Godfather film is that one is intentionally funny and the other is so awful that you can't help but laugh at it.

I haven't seen American Gangster yet but I am mildly curious about it, so I will not be surprised if it ends up in my Netflix queue at one point or another.

Is it wrong for me to be so excited about a MTV produced film. Military movies have a personal affect on me for certain reasons but the movie looks really good. I've had to deal with friends being stop-lossed, so I could just be partial to the emotional attachment of the movie. But for a MTV that isn't Orange County or Lions for Lambs I think its an improvement. anyone else?

I don't think that any film should be judged exclusively on which studio is producing the film. Films should be viewed then evaluated.

[Djlunatix]

The difference between a movie like Some Like it Hot and the third Godfather film is that one is intentionally funny and the other is so awful that you can't help but laugh at it.

LOL well said.

I don't think that any film should be judged exclusively on which studio is producing the film. Films should be viewed then evaluated.

but MTV also has the reputation as a movie studio to appeal to the younger generation even younger then myself. I just don't want that movie to be about the "social" loss of the matter. MTV has a way of telling the same story just in different situations. When I heard that Lions for Lambs was a MTV political movie, I was really shocked and eager to see it..then I saw it and realized why MTV should stick to comedy. I am just hoping that this movie actually delivers.

[ThunderEvermore]

American Gangster was a great movie. I have to admit though it wasn't the grandeur I was expecting. I was thinking I was gonna get that Godfather feeling again, but alas no. Albeit it was a technically fantastic movie.

I love Russel Crowe. Something about him always gets me. A Beautiful Mind I loved, Cinderella Man, A Good Year, and of course L.A. Confidential. Awesome stuff. I just love his acting and he always makes me feel what the character is feeling.

[NoSex]

Yeah, you've got me on the horror; not really my thing.

Dude, what's up?! Horror cinema is a varied, interesting, intelligent, and desperately affecting study. You really should invest some time in learning to appreciate the genre. Otherwise, I'm not so sure I could vote "yes" on your application (with a clean conscience).

I mean, I don't hate your list... definitely not, but, no horror love on your tongue buds?

Military movies have a personal affect on me for certain reasons but the movie looks really good.

Doesn't it kind of look like a war propagandist work though? I might have gotten the entirely wrong impression, but, to me, it looked very "rah rah - we love war!"

LET'S TRY THIS (Just for fun):

What are your favorite tracking shots (optional: that can be found on youtube)?

Week-end (Jean-Luc Godard, 1967)

[*paperplane*]

I'm not ruling it out completely. I wouldn't do that with a genre of music. But I'm not typically drawn to watch horror movies, and those that I have seen were just funny...probably because the people I know who tend to watch them have pretty crap taste. So, any suggestions of where I should start to appreciate horror?

[ThunderEvermore]

A History of Violence, of course!

And as for all one shot, Serenity. (Technically two shots merged very well)

[Djlunatix]

I love this. Great Idea.


http://youtube.com/watch?v=phrz-Y4SS08

The entire thing isn't a tracking shot, but I just wanted to show the amazing cinematography this movie has.

[NoSex]

So, any suggestions of where I should start to appreciate horror?

See these movies, and let me know what you think: Rosemary's Baby, The Shining, The Blair Witch Project, The Wicker Man, Night of the Living Dead, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Suspiria, Day of the Dead, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Black Christmas, Hour of the Wolf, Hellraiser, Equinox, Peeping Tom, The Thing, The Fly, Re-Animator, Phantasm.

(I know that's a bit much, but you should definitely, in the very least, see the first ten listed - they're kind of essential.)

A History of Violence, of course!
And as for all one shot, Serenity.

Wow, A History of Violence is really amazingly plain here. It's actually funny, I don't even remember this whole ordeal of an opening - but, I really think it's quite fantastic. I'll have to watch the whole movie again sometime.

Serenity is alright. In either case, that sort of long take (although definitely not tracking) is quite impressive. And given the complexity of the photography, it's only that much more awe inspiring.

The entire thing isn't a tracking shot, but I just wanted to show the amazing cinematography this movie has.

Wow, I really want to see Atonement now. That scene was so elaborate and serene... I really wish that shitty music wasn't edited into it. But, yeah, looks nice.

Alright (Here is some more):

Week-end (again - this film really f**ked with my conception of film theory and I'll never forgive it for it. this is an absolutely amazing scene and commentary. the photography adds to the meditative tone and the strangeness of it all is so scrumptious).

Oldboy. (although I don't really care for the film itself, this scene is very impressive)

And, since we also seem to be including just plain old looooooong takes:

Four Rooms (the take begins about a minute into scene and ends about five minutes later, give or take - really funny, either way. stay tuned till the end to catch Bruce Willis' best performance ever).

[ersatz]

That shot and the scene where everyone is very determinedly walking somewhere are my favorites in Atonement. Do you guys know which one I'm talking about?

[ThunderEvermore]

Hahaha Tarantino is one funny motha f**kah.

While we're doing long shots...

For a horrible movie hardly worth watching, this one shot fight scene up a staircase is pretty sweet and pretty well done.
The Protector

[Djlunatix]

That shot and the scene where everyone is very determinedly walking somewhere are my favorites in Atonement. Do you guys know which one I'm talking about?

I believe you are talking about this one.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=phrz-Y4SS08

disregard the shitty music.

[ersatz]

No..that was already posted. I referred to that one as well.

[BadCraziness]

Here we go:

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Milos Forman)
Manhattan (Woody Allen)
Annie Hall (Woody Allen)
Vincent and Theo (Robert Altman)
Requiem for a Dream (Darren Aronofsky)
The Big Sleep (Howard Harks)
A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Terry Gillam) I'm a huge HST fan.
Everything is Illuminated (Liev Schreiber)
Pan's Labyrinth (Guillermo del Toro)
Rushmore (Wes Anderson)
Wristcutters: A Love Story (Goran Ducik)
Trainspotting (Danny Boyle)
Waking Life (Richard Linklater)
The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola)
Harold and Maude (Hal Ashby)
The Princess Bride (Rob Reiner) Cute stuff. It was my favorite movie when I was little.
Casablanca (Michael Curtiz)
There Will Be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson), but mostly just for the milkshake scene.
Pi (Darren Aronofsky)
A Beautiful Mind (Ron Howard)
The Right Stuff (Philip Kauffman) soso good. I love Tom Wolfe.
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (Lone Scherfig)

Not in any real order...

[ThunderEvermore]

There was so much more to 1) There Will be Blood than the milkshake scene, and 2) the milkshake scene than the milkshake.

My God that scene just clinched a whole movie full of intensity and ferocity, illuminated an already obvious insanity in Plainview's character.

I wasn't even thinking about him talking about a milkshake, I was shaking from head to toe in sheer amazement.