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Forum: Movie Reviews 1 day ago
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Posted By Little Ash
I guess I need to hear what you think Truffaut's...

I guess I need to hear what you think Truffaut's rule is, because I would think "supporting his rule" would be resulting in either a film that's trying to be anti-war that unintentionally valorizes...
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Posted By Little Ash
Um, Bridge on the River Kwai is a movie that I...

Um, Bridge on the River Kwai is a movie that I have seen.
My opinion of David Lean films seem roughly consistent (unless there are other David Lean films I've seen that I'm not thinking of).


I...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago
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Posted By Little Ash
I've been noticing for a little while that Wooley...

I've been noticing for a little while that Wooley has been absent from the forums. Looking at his post history it's been longer than I thought. Kind of noticeable this time of year though.
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 day ago
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Posted By Little Ash
If you want more... I guess if Fear & Desire...

If you want more... I guess if Fear & Desire makes the top three that would be the real dark horse surprise.
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 day ago
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Posted By Little Ash
I find this somewhat surprising. His 2001 and...

I find this somewhat surprising. His 2001 and later films, I understand being described as cold and distant (even if I don't fell that way), but that's not something I hear gets levelled at his early...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 day ago
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Posted By Little Ash
Wrt the Truffaut quote, one of the clauses is,...

Wrt the Truffaut quote, one of the clauses is, "you either show the action of war and it the spectacle of it becomes thrilling for the audience or you don't show the action." Now, I do wonder how...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 day ago
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Posted By Little Ash
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Paths of Glory was my #10. Easily could have been higher on my list. I think it's becoming the low-key alt-"Favorite Kubrick" for a small group of people. One thing I really savored in the most...
Forum: Movie Reviews 3 days ago
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Posted By Little Ash
I think someone summarized my opinion pretty well...

I think someone summarized my opinion pretty well on Lawrence of Arabia with, "eh."
Forum: Movie Reviews 3 days ago
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Posted By Little Ash
Kubrick currently has three because of Barry...

Kubrick currently has three because of Barry Lyndon.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 3 days ago
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Posted By Little Ash
Alright. Well, some of these I know you've spoken...

Alright. Well, some of these I know you've spoken about, but I think this is how the years broke down for me.

2015:
The VVitch
Green Room
The Lure (I suspect you've seen this, but I think this...
Forum: Movie Reviews 4 days ago
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Posted By Little Ash
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Full Metal Jacket was my #1.
Dr. Strangelove didn't make my ballot because it seemed questionable as a war film, especially with Kubrick having three others (two masterpieces, one unintentionally...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 5 days ago
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Posted By Little Ash
I will admit I am wondering who that was in reply...

I will admit I am wondering who that was in reply to. It looks like their account has been scraped from existence apart from the text quoted in your reply.
Forum: Movie Reviews 6 days ago
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Posted By Little Ash
I have not seen Saving Private Ryan. Unlike Das...

I have not seen Saving Private Ryan. Unlike Das Boot, I feel confident in thinking I would not like, and as such have no desire to see it (it's not just the saccharine sentimentality that I often...
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Is a Hollywood writers' strike imminent?
Posted By Little Ash
Also hearing The Washington Post cover the...

Also hearing The Washington Post cover the resolution of the writer's strike (we've still got the actor's strike going, ftr, so things haven't resumed yet), there was speculation the results may...
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Is a Hollywood writers' strike imminent?
Posted By Little Ash
So, many months later and the studios settling...

So, many months later and the studios settling with the WGA, all the news reporting seems oriented around TV shows. Mainly both the lack of residuals due to syndication not really being a thing in...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 6 days ago
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Posted By Little Ash
For some reason I had assumed you had already...

For some reason I had assumed you had already seen We're All Going to the World's Fair and The Strange Color of Your Body's Tears. They really seem like movies you had already seen.
I guess tomorrow...
Forum: Movie Reviews 6 days ago
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Posted By Little Ash
Das Boot is one of those really famous war movies...

Das Boot is one of those really famous war movies I've never seen. For some reason my interest has never really been there for it. Though, to be fair, I really don't have a great guess as to what my...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
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Posted By Little Ash
All Quiet is the one movie I wanted to rewatch...

All Quiet is the one movie I wanted to rewatch before doing my ballot, but consistently kept not doing so. w
While I'm pretty sure if I had rewatched it, it would have made my ballot, but...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
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Posted By Little Ash
Speaking as one of those accidental votes, the...

Speaking as one of those accidental votes, the "did not know any remake even existed," had to have played a large into making my mistake. I triple checked that ballot, but I suspect my eyes focused...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
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Posted By Little Ash
Grave of the Fireflies was my #12. I watched...

Grave of the Fireflies was my #12.
I watched this a good number of times as a late teen, but I don't think I've returned to it much in the decades since. I always like the touch of the aunt being...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 week ago
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Posted By Little Ash
I just assumed Tak had seen It Comes at Night...

I just assumed Tak had seen It Comes at Night (I'm a big fan of that one), Saint Maud, and The Innocents.


Someone mentioned Marrowbone (looks up, it was Torgo). I haven't seen it, but one critic...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 week ago
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Posted By Little Ash
I've got nothing obscure from that era. The...

I've got nothing obscure from that era.
The best I can give you that you may not have seen already is a short, Suicide by Sunlight. (Actually, that's from the 2020s, you might like Watcher if you...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
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Posted By Little Ash
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I've Casablanca at various times throughout my life and every time it's, "yeah, that's a good movie. (but it would never cross my mind that it's one of the greatest.)"
It's been consistent enough of...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
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Posted By Little Ash
12. Dr. Strangelove 11. Full Metal Jacket ...

12. Dr. Strangelove
11. Full Metal Jacket

Changing my guess for #11.
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
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Posted By Little Ash
12. Dr. Strangelove 11. Grave of the Fireflies ...

12. Dr. Strangelove
11. Grave of the Fireflies

edited: changing guess for #11 to below

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