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Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-01-14
Replies: 314
Movies That Made You Cry!!!
Posted By jackv
Apur Sanshar Bicycle Thieves Ikiru Jules...

Apur Sanshar
Bicycle Thieves
Ikiru
Jules and Jim

I never cried but I did feel the tears come up from towards the end of these films, just didnt leave my eyes thankfully lol
Forum: General Movie Discussion 10-19-13
Replies: 174
Books that you would like to see made into a film?
Posted By jackv
Re: Books that you would like to see made into a film?

I'd like to see a few Puzo books probably made into a movie, like Fool's Die and The Last Don - would make a perfect gangster flick if it wasn't directed by some try hard or desperate hack.

Also...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 09-02-13
Forum: General Movie Discussion 09-02-13
Replies: 141
Best Stanley Kubrick Film
Posted By jackv
Re: Best Stanley Kubrick Film

It's either Eyes Wide Shut or Barry Lyndon. I guess people don't credit them as much because they're not glaringly didactic, but they still surpass in being important and powerful imo.

Lolita was...
Forum: Movie Reviews 08-18-13
Replies: 6
Eric Rohmer fans?
Posted By jackv
Eric Rohmer fans?

Anybody here love Eric Rohmer's films? I personally think nobody can express psycho-sexuality better than him. His film's are like reading an good insightful book, because their so simple and almost...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 08-18-13
Replies: 81,279
Rate The Last Movie You Saw
Posted By jackv
Re: Rate The Last Movie You Saw

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My favourite Eric Rohmer film, and Eric Rohmer is one of my most favourite directors. It felt like reading...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-11-13
Replies: 26
Best European erotic movies, need help!
Posted By jackv
Re: Best European erotic movies, need help!

Psychosexual movies are some of my favourites (so I suspect I like it for a different reason you do.)

Belle de Jour is a must see french Buneal film - and a first class eroticism film. If you want...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-08-13
Replies: 41
Which filmography do you choose?
Posted By jackv
Re: Which filmography do you choose?

It will probably be Ingmar Bergman or Satyajit Ray for similair reasons, I could be taught a lot by them - and they are nice calm films to pass time which I'll need. Something about their style of...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-05-13
Replies: 92
100 Greatest Foreign Films
Posted By jackv
Re: 100 Greatest Foreign Films

Seeing the way this was arranged by ratings, the list has become a popularity contest quite like IMDB's top 250.

I could choose a lot of films from the first page that are way better than Rashomon...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 06-25-13
Replies: 293
Last great Foreign Film you saw
Posted By jackv
Re: Last great Foreign Film you saw

Apur Sansur

honestly can say this is among my top 5.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 06-25-13
Replies: 713
Movies That Are Underrated.....
Posted By jackv
Re: Movies That Are Underrated.....

El Verdugo

Lola

The Lost Weekend
Forum: General Movie Discussion 06-25-13
Forum: General Movie Discussion 06-06-13
Replies: 81,279
Rate The Last Movie You Saw
Posted By jackv
Re: Rate The Last Movie You Saw

Ivan's Childhood -

One of the most compelling, evocative and poetic films I've ever seen about the war. Tarkovsy's camera-work was stylistically top-notch and ahead of it's time, this film is...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 06-06-13
Replies: 28
Grossest Movie You've Seen
Posted By jackv
Re: Grossest Movie You've Seen

A Serbian Film is beyond gross.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 05-30-13
Replies: 81,279
Rate The Last Movie You Saw
Posted By jackv
Re: Rate The Last Movie You Saw

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Gangs of Wasseypur

An amazing modern indian film, a complete aberration as...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 05-28-13
Replies: 72
Top 10 Scorsese pictures
Posted By jackv
Re: Top 10 Scorsese pictures

Just the top 5

1. Taxi Driver
2. Goodfellas
3. Raging Bull
4. The King of Comedy
5. Mean Streets

Scorsese is far from my favourite. But I like his inspirations are. Fellini, Satyajit Ray,...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 05-22-13
Replies: 66
Remakes I'm Never Watching
Posted By jackv
Re: Remakes I'm Never Watching

Sanjuro and Harakiri I will never touch
Forum: General Movie Discussion 05-22-13
Forum: Movie Reviews 04-21-13
Replies: 10
JackV's Film Reviews
Posted By jackv
Re: JackV's Film Reviews

The Bicycle Thieves

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The Bicycle Thieves is an intensely poignant film and possibly the king of...
Forum: Movie Reviews 04-21-13
Replies: 10
JackV's Film Reviews
Posted By jackv
Re: JackV's Film Reviews

Battleship Potemkin

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Made in 1925, hailed as a film...
Forum: Movie Reviews 04-21-13
Replies: 10
JackV's Film Reviews
Posted By jackv
Belle De Jour ...

Belle De Jour

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Belle De Jour is a French psychosexual film by Luis Buneal. It follows the life of...
Forum: Movie Reviews 04-21-13
Replies: 10
JackV's Film Reviews
Posted By jackv
Re: JackV's Film Reviews

The 400 Blows

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The 400 Blows is a intensely touching film as we watch the troubles of a misunderstood...
Forum: Movie Reviews 04-21-13
Replies: 10
JackV's Film Reviews
Posted By jackv
12 Angry Men ...

12 Angry Men

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12 Angry Men is not just a court room drama, it’s an indictment on societies need to...
Forum: Movie Reviews 04-21-13
Replies: 10
JackV's Film Reviews
Posted By jackv
Thanks, I'm happy that I grew a fondness for film...

Thanks, I'm happy that I grew a fondness for film earlier than usual it serves as a great head-start and hobby in these dull times lol

Thanks
Forum: Movie Reviews 04-20-13
Replies: 10
JackV's Film Reviews
Posted By jackv
JackV's Film Reviews

Film to me is a greater art-form. As a music producer and a writer, and used to be drawer - art and creativity has always been something I had a vehement interest in. When I began watching film,...