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I'm way behind as well, so I'll just go with the latest ones. Saw Late Spring last December and Tokyo Story earlier this year for one of the MoFo PR's and I adored both; the former more than the latter, but by a small margin.
The Prestige is Nolan's best film, IMO. It's excellent.
The Prestige is Nolan's best film, IMO. It's excellent.
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From the last few, I've only seen Rear Window and The Hurricane.
Rear Window is my favorite Hitchcock. The Hurricane isn't my cup of tea.
Rear Window is my favorite Hitchcock. The Hurricane isn't my cup of tea.
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Ozu films just speak to me and this is an excellent story. Setsuko Hara is amazing in it too. I love how his films feel so genuine.
This is a movie that just has it all for me. Love the twists in the movie. The acting is awesome, Jackman and Bale are so great and I love Caine in this too. The film looks great, sounds great and just feels like your right there in the midst of the magician duel.
I'm fairly certain it was Holden Pike who had this in his Scorsese thread as his number 1 Scorsese, and it's mine too. I just love the wackiness and craziness of it. It's like Scorseses Wizard of Oz, which he's even said had influence as well. And it's funny to me. The writing and story is the best part for me.
I like it better than The Godfather
And here's that other Ozu film. This is an emotional and engaging watch. The themes seem to just be right down my alley. Really great performances and looks great.
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You guys are doing awesome, but I sure wish you'd type the titles of the movies, so I don't have to
I'm not keen on new musicals and I expected not to like La La Land...but I was way impressed by it's creativity in it's musical numbers and especially by the more melancholy theme of loss and regret for what might have been. I've only seen it once.
Double Indemnity...When I first got into old movies it was Barbara Stanwyck that I often watched. I just liked her in her films. Everyone mentions Edward G. Robinson's performance in Double Indemnity...and yes he was great. In fact Eddie is always solid in his films and one of my favorite actors...But it's Fred MacMurray's everyday man who has a bit of greed in him that drives him to ruin that interest me. His character provides an in-road to the movie, at least for me, as he's so relatable...Even as flawed as he is, he doesn't start out that way but ends up there in true noir fashion. One of the great noirs.
I've not seen Chunking Express, but your description of it is what I often look for in films too. Is it a crime thriller?
My parents love Lonesome Dove and were always telling me about it. I thought it would be boring, but it ended up as some of the best time I've spent with a film...and for the same reason you just gave for Chunking Express, I can live in the world of Lonesome Dove and go along for the ride. Glad to see this one mentioned.
I don't know if I love Hitch's films like I use to, but Rear Window is one of his best, and yes Grace does look stunning, especially in that black and white tooled dress she wears.
Such a delightful film in so many ways, but also very melancholy thematically so it hits me just right. In a very welcome habit of watching this on Christmas Eve the last few years.
This is the standard bearer for Noir for me. Sets up all the tropes and does them all well. Great writing and great cast make this the perfect movie. Robinson gives one of my absolute favorite performances here.
I can just live in Wong Kar-Wai's worlds forever. He is so unique visually, and his characters are rich and entertaining.
Another cheat for HK to get on me about. I can never leave this off my lists because it is just exactly what I look for in my entertainment. Endlessly entertaining but also has something to say about us and how we interact with the world. Again, perfect casting. Love Woodrow and Gus.
Spoiler alert, this is my favorite Hitch. My favorite actor playing the protagonist, everything in one location giving the perfect sense of tension. Oh yeah, the most beautiful love interest ever.
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This is moving along fast.
Plenty of strong films here, with Double Indemnity being my favorite.
Plenty of strong films here, with Double Indemnity being my favorite.
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I've not seen Chunking Express, but your description of it is what I often look for in films too. Is it a crime thriller?
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It is…sort of. Have you seen any Wong Kar-Wai? I would think his camera and editing style would not suit you at all, but I could be wrong. In fact I’m sure I am.
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It's basically John Ford mastering John Steinbeck's novel on screen. There's differences but they worked for me. The film is cast great and directed flawlessly. As I've said in this countdown before this Fonda guy is pretty good.
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You know, I get the feeling that raul kinda likes this Denzel guy.
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Only watched Grapes once and wasn’t blown away. Par for the course with me and Ford. I will binge him someday…but not today.
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I haven't seen The Grapes of Wrath and despite having read several other Steinbeck novels, I haven't read the book either.
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Only watched Grapes once and wasn’t blown away. Par for the course with me and Ford. I will binge him someday…but not today.
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Nice call on "La La Land". Not a big musical fan but viewed it as a tribute to the '50s era of the genre. With that being said, its pretty damn solid.
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One of those movies that gets better after each and every watch. Again, I love how the film centers in on one location. I love how it all unravels. Milland is great, better here than The Lost Weekend for me. Oh and it's got Grace Kelly.
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That's my #3 Hitchcock and yes, Milland is probably the main reason for that. It's excellent.
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