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The 11th Hall of Fame
Posted By Guaporense
Its just pretty disappointing that you guys...

Its just pretty disappointing that you guys cannot even see a supreme masterpiece of cinema when it's right in front of you. Of course, I am "insulting" you delicate people now but one has to be more...
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The 11th Hall of Fame
Posted By Guaporense
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Given your cultural background its natural you wouldn't think it's great.

I wouldn't think its possible for Americans to make a movie such as Bashu, its very Iranian in its nature.
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The 11th Hall of Fame
Posted By Guaporense
Her is a good movie, its well made and very...

Her is a good movie, its well made and very conventional except for the science fiction elements. I knew it was going to "win" this HoF given the cultural background of the participants.



Good...
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The 11th Hall of Fame
Posted By Guaporense
I can host the next one. :cool: Edit: I am...

I can host the next one. :cool:

Edit: I am finding myself overwhelmed by work so I wouldn't be able to host the next one anymore nor participate in it.
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The 11th Hall of Fame
Posted By Guaporense
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Sent in my top 5 characters.
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To me it felt more like a TV style of directing....

To me it felt more like a TV style of directing. Stuff like The Wire and stuff.
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The 11th Hall of Fame
Posted By Guaporense
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Oh, so you assume people had already watched stuff they nominated?

I loved Embrace the Serpent. Why Swan doesn't watch the movies? Movies are entertaining so it's not like it's a huge burden to...
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The 11th Hall of Fame
Posted By Guaporense
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Just send in my list but I will comment on other people's reviews.
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The 11th Hall of Fame
Posted By Guaporense
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Glad you liked my nom Citizen. Bashu is a really special movie.
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The 11th Hall of Fame
Posted By Guaporense
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And I was all excited expecting Bashu to be there but there are only Hollywood movies.
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The 11th Hall of Fame
Posted By Guaporense
I will wait a while until I get my feelings for...

I will wait a while until I get my feelings for these movies to converge to their "steady state levels".
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The 11th Hall of Fame
Posted By Guaporense
Lol. If someone likes something that's not...

Lol. If someone likes something that's not murican/western more than most stuff that's murican/western, then someone only likes "not murican/western" culture? :rolleyes:

Anyway, Flowers of War...
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The 11th Hall of Fame
Posted By Guaporense
All right, watched all the movies, here are my...

All right, watched all the movies, here are my ratings:

IDA - 3/5
Ronin - 4/5 (it's a very standard action movie, IMO I don't feel like it's an ideal movie for this type of competition (usually...
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The 11th Hall of Fame
Posted By Guaporense
Don't worry I will have it very high in mine. ;)...

Don't worry I will have it very high in mine. ;) I found it to be among the most entertaining films of the entire set.
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The 11th Hall of Fame
Posted By Guaporense
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Just finishing watching the Dead Girl and it felt like a 150 episode long Mexican soap opera compressed into 90 minutes. A bit forced but a honest effortin compressing as much drama as you can in 90...
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The 11th Hall of Fame
Posted By Guaporense
Bringing Up Baby (1938) ...

Bringing Up Baby (1938)

http://dramatica.com/resources/onesheets/bringing-up-baby-one-sheet.jpg

One of the things that I like to find in movies is novelty*. Essentially, stuff that I have never...
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The 11th Hall of Fame
Posted By Guaporense
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To me what that movie felt like was very "American" in it's style. The whole atmosphere reminded me of movies like Pulp Fiction and Te Big Lebowsky.

While Goodbye Lenin is a great film, very few...
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The 11th Hall of Fame
Posted By Guaporense
Its on my profile.

Its on my profile.
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The 11th Hall of Fame
Posted By Guaporense
It's a 80 year old movie, hence millenials will...

It's a 80 year old movie, hence millenials will not like it. Not everybody is an experienced hollywood movie nerd that has developed a taste for old hollywood movies, I personally find myself often...
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The 11th Hall of Fame
Posted By Guaporense
Bashu (1986) ...

Bashu (1986)

http://www.dreamlabfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/BASHU-4.jpg

There are good movies, there are great movies and there are movies that truly show the potential of the medium of film:...
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The 11th Hall of Fame
Posted By Guaporense
You claimed that everybody but me loves...

You claimed that everybody but me loves Kiarostami, I gave you a counterexample: Roger Ebert: the English speaking world's most famous film critic, who also detests his movies. That proves you wrong...
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The 11th Hall of Fame
Posted By Guaporense
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2006) ...

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2006)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/61/Kiss_kiss_bang_bang_poster.jpg

This is a very "cool" movie. It's said to be a parody of the noir genre. Since I am not...
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The 11th Hall of Fame
Posted By Guaporense
Ida (2013) ...

Ida (2013)

https://filmgrimoire.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/1378722163.jpg

Ida is one of those "serious" European movies that do not entertain but instead require constant focus by the viewer...
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The 11th Hall of Fame
Posted By Guaporense
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Kiarostami is the most famous Iranian director in the West. I was contrasting Bashu with Kiarostami's films because it's also Iranian but very different. There is no "hate" for Kiarostami's films, I...
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The 11th Hall of Fame
Posted By Guaporense
You should write the date for the deadline in the...

You should write the date for the deadline in the first post.

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