Movie Tab II

mark f did you give only to your top 10 films, or even less?

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Look, I'm not judging you - after all, I'm posting here myself, but maybe, just maybe, if you spent less time here and more time watching films, maybe, and I stress, maybe your taste would be of some value. Just a thought, ya know.

I think that is my average rating. Though since I only try to watch above average films the average movie out there may be around or . Some examples of films that satisfy the full range of the ratings scale according to my tastes:


































Some of the stuff I watched recently:

The Exterminating Angel -

First Bunuel movie I ever watched.

The Apu Trilogy -


First Indian movies I watched and I started with a bang. Clearly among the greatest movies ever made.

Meshes in the Afternoon -


A Day in the Country -


Un Chien Andalou - +


Shôjo tsubaki: Chika gentô gekiga - +

Quite aggressive.

The Wire - 1st season -


It appears to be an above average cop show, featuring a ton of curse words and ugly faces. Greatest TV series ever? Not remotely. Even among crime series I think that Dexter may be more interesting, although less complex. In terms of crime shows Breaking Bad and The Sopranos are my favorites and are way above The Wire. The Wire's themes and tropes appear to be quite cliche to me.

Last week in movies:







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Daddy Day Care (2003)
Iron Man 3 (2013)
The Wicker Man (2006)
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

Cinema is worth exploring for moments like that. Stellet Licht

The Wild Bunch -
Airplane! -
Krakatau (short) -
The Element of Crime -
oko invoca Dio... e muori [Vengeance] -
Night of the Living Dead -
The Naked Island -
Diamonds of the Night -
The War Game (mockumentary) -
The Straight Story -
The Mill and the Cross -
Lot in Sodom (short) -
A Simple Life -
Stellet Licht -
Battle in Heaven -

The sight in that image is most affecting when seen in real life. Of course, if you had a camera, you could have taken it. Cinema can share such sights with more people though.

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Naked (1993, Leigh)

From Self Challenge Thread:
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The Killers (1946, Siodmak)/Ubiytsi (1956, Tarkovsky)

Thoughts in MoFo Club page.
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REWATCH: Young Frankenstein (1974, Mel Brooks)

I watch this a lot, but haven't in a few years. It still hasn't lost its touch, and might be the best Brooks film. This is also the first I watched this since reading the novel Frankenstein. I love Igors character, and ABbey Normal.


Salesman (1968, Albert and David Maysles

I thought it was an interesting look in the perspective of bible salesmen but I feel that I got the point after 45 minutes, making the rest somewhat snoozy. The yawn count got high, but it was a concept that I was intrigued to.
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Selling God (2009, Christman)

I watched this documentary after Salesman which was a kind of ironic experience, but not a special one. This was low on facts but high on humor. I didn't here anything new, including new opinions. The subject matter I agree with, but this was all about assumptions. The heaven part was funny.

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I watched the first episode of this the other night, after a friend of mine recommended it. I liked it, but it didn't immediately hook me in the same way that The Sopranos or Twin Peaks did, which both wasted no time in drawing me into their world. I'll probably watch the other two episodes in the disc, but if I'm not significantly more interested after that I don't think I'll be clogging up my Netflix queue with the rest of the series.

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"Puns are the highest form of literature." -Alfred Hitchcock

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Atlantic City (1980, Malle)

Watched this on the recommendation of Mark F and I loved the cinematography and colorful scenery. I wasn't highly attached to the story or Lou, so this was more about technique for me. Thought it was funny to see Wallace Shawn (above) as a waiter.
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Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970, Jires)

I do not understand the small cult this film has picked up on this forum, and can't even credit the make up department in this case. I felt that this ruined all the childhood stories, not added a new view. This coming of age fantasy, was nothing special, and I'd consider my rating generous oif anything.


REWATCH: Stranger Than Fiction (2006, Forster)

I didn't like this as much as the first time, but it's still a good rom com. Ferrel does surprise in his performance, and the film has creative intent. Would've been better without the last five minutes, more shock value tha way.


Life is Beautiful (1997, Benigni)

One of the few holocaust films that is more comedy than drama and I don't mind that at all. It had an original flare, and while not realistic, enjoyable. The character development was to long, but overall it's touching.


Rain Man (1988, Levinson)

The 1988 best picture winner, was more than a worthwhile drama. The touching story of a brother (re)unification went from comedic to depressing in minutes, and then back to comedic. I felt like the manipulation only added to the realism that this film provided. I was never bored, and while the same things did happen again and again, I didn't find it repetitive. Then of course I must praise the awesome performances from Cruise and Hoffman, which were the core of this film. Without the genuine great acting the film would collapse upon itself, and I believe this to be the most powerful Cruise has ever been on screen. The ending was predictable, but still emotionally felt. I shouldn't have delayed this watch for so long.
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REWATCH: Dr. Strangelove (1964, Kubrick)

This Cold War satire still holds up strongly on viewing number three, and I always catch something new. I love the star filled cast, and the characters created. Kubricks third best film, and an absolutely hysterical one.

I'm sorry. I like Dexter and everything, but Dexter is to The Wire as One Direction is to The Velvet Underground. There are plenty of people who'd much prefer to listen to One Direction, but you'd have to be a simpleton to think they're better in any other way.

However, you are only judging it after the first season, so you're not seeing the same picture I am. I'm not saying you'd like it any more were to watch all of it. I just don't think you'd bring up something like Dexter to compare it with.

You seem to've hit the 4 key instead of 5. Don't worry, it happens to the best of us.
I don't have a defence of it, I just find the whole thing ethereally beautiful and soaked in atmosphere. That's why I like it and the only reason I'd recommend it to someone else.

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Dexter is really awesome. Especially the first 4 seasons. Comparing it to One Direction is just...I don't even know the words. And Velvet Underground isn't that great.

Nope. 5 is reserved for Werckmeister Harmonies only. I've thought about giving it , but found out Inland Empire, Mulholland Drive and Elephant Man are slightly better. Great movie, though proving Lynch is one of the best American directors.

Oh, come on. We all know why you like it:

Yes, they are that great. Legends, actually.

Meanwhile:

Life of Pi (Lee, 2012)



This film blew me away. I have a feeling I will be sliding this into my top 10 after another viewing or two. The cinematography was stellar, the music amazing, and I just adored Richard Parker the tiger. Aside from a small teaser in a theater concerning the flying fish scene, I knew absolutely nothing about this movie, and that made it all the better. Brilliant stuff.

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Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive (Ross Wilson, 2006)
Fascinating, revealing and deeply personal documentary and character study.

A Scanner Darkly (Richard Linklater, 2006) -
Blade Runner (Ridley Scott, 1982)
Moon (Duncan Jones, 2009) -
Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... and Spring (Ki-duk Kim, 2003) -
Wonder Boys (Curtis Hanson, 2000)

You need to stop trolling. You're probably one post like this shy of getting banned.

I have the entire five series of The Wire on DVD, have done for a while, it's only a matter of time before I get round to it.

I've seen bits of it though and a comparison to Dexter seems strange, Dexter is more a less serious drama than what The Wire appears to be - a more realistic look at criminal life and its affects on communities. Dexter's first four seasons were great, the fourth the best, but the last few have been below the standard set there, although I'm a big fan I wouldn't put it on the same level as The Sopranos, which I hope The Wire is as good, or better than.

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^Just watched the other two episodes on the disc, it's definitely improving. Nowhere near as good as The Sopranos yet, but hey, time will tell. I might decide to finish the first season.

REWATCH Arsenic & Old Lace


Lady by Choice (1934) Carole Lombard

REWATCH -- COUNTLESS TIMES and will continue to Open Range in my top five for westerns


REWATCH Finding Nemo

John Carter not as horrible as i thought it would be, so-so

REWATCH Hudson Hawk