I don't really know what movies you're into, really. Tell me some titles. If you've said somewhere -- well, I didn't look.
Also, I think there can be movies that are good up until the third act. I've seen movies like that and I've disowned them for having a bad third act. I've seen movies that have boring first and second acts and then win me in the end. It all depends on the balance and how everything mixes together. I've shut off things after only a half hour, too.
Also, I think there can be movies that are good up until the third act. I've seen movies like that and I've disowned them for having a bad third act. I've seen movies that have boring first and second acts and then win me in the end. It all depends on the balance and how everything mixes together. I've shut off things after only a half hour, too.
Well, it will take me some time to sort my thoughts....
I'll try to not mention stuff I've talked about elsewhere, if I can. So don't freak if I leave out stuff.
First, let me say, I love movies. Just movies, period. I love watching movies, I love the very idea of movies. So I'm always partial, more generous and open than maybe the average person. It's very hard for me to be as specific as you probably want.
I have my personal preferences, of course. They are not set in stone, though. Sometimes my mood says one type of movie, sometimes another. Mainly I just want to see something well-made with an interesting story and good acting. That's all.
I have a particular affection for horror/fantasy/sci-fi. That's just me. But I also love many, many others. I have broad tastes. Sling Blade is one of my favorite movies ever. Hotel Rwanda was a great film. The Grumpy Old Men movies. The Conversation was a superb movie. Marathon Man was cool.
What else? 21 Grams and Babel. The Talented Mr. Ripley. I liked Ripley's Game even more. As Good As It Gets. I always like seeing Jack Nicholson do his thing. Fried Green Tomatoes is a good movie. I like Kathy Bates. About Schmidt. Boys Don't Cry is a movie I really like. Trainspotting is another top favorite. Shine is too. I also highly recommend Perfume. It was amazing. Harold and Maude. Great movie. Ghost Dog.
Land of the Blind. Dancer in the Dark. The Pianist. The Color Purple. Beloved. Cool Hand Luke. Man on the Moon. Broken Vessels. Deceiver. Joe Versus the Volcano. Copycat. Michael. Of Mice and Men (remake). The Minus Man. Kinsey. Jerry Maguire. The Sweet Hereafter. Eve's Bayou. In the Company of Men.
I'm not especially interested in western and war movies, but I love Saving Private Ryan and Tombstone, as well as other films from those genres. Platoon is fantastic. McCabe & Mrs. Miller. Das Boot was excellent. Casualties of War. The Thin Red Line. The Assassination of Jesse James.
I really dug Revolutionary Road. Thought it was a great drama. What's Eating Gilbert Grape is one of my favorite movies too. If you like Night of the Hunter, I recommend Undertow. It's very much like it.
The Aviator was fantastic. I've seen most of Scorcese's stuff. He's great. I also like Woody Allen. Match Point. Crimes and Misdemeanors. Pretty much all his movies, I dig. Sweet & Lowdown. Annie Hall. Sleeper.
Hitchcock. Rear Window. The Birds. Strangers on a Train. Tarantino. I like his movies. The Coen Bros. Barton Fink, ect. Lynch. You know that.
I have seen lots of movies, man. I'm forgetting lots of titles, I'm sure.
I have never disowned a movie if I liked most of it. I'm willing to accept a movie that goes against what I expect/think it should be in the end. I think I'm intelligent enough to recognize when a movie is leading to something, when it has a slow build. I can be patient. We all have our bad days though, so maybe I misjudged a few. Hey, I don't claim to be perfect.
And I've never ended up liking a movie that I hated throughout most of it, as far as I remember... I'm not talking about so-so movies. I'm forgiving of movies that aren't very good. It takes a lot for me to really hate a movie. So if I hate it, I really hate it.
Maybe that's just me.
These were all movies I would rate 4 or 5 stars out of 5. I purposely tried to avoid listing horror/fantasy/sci-fi because I don't want to crash the internet.
Like I said, film nut.
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