1920s: The General
A fantastically done action-comedy on every front, especially in its main character. He's a man who fully thinks in terms of ''I must'' rather than ''I deserve''. Definitely a hero who inspires you to be more like him.
1930s: N/A
Never found anything that really struck a chord with me to the same degree that the others on this list did. The closest to a film like that, I guess, would be King Kong.
1940s: Rope
Gimmicky on the surface, but made good mostly by the dialogue. It's incredibly sharp, full of character, and often darkly funny. The murderer's constant subtle provocations had me laughing like a howler monkey.
1950s: Seven Samurai
I love rural settings, being a village guy myself, and I have lots of nostalgia for Usagi Yojimbo, so it's to be expected that Seven Samurai would go down so smoothly with me. 3 and a half hours, and it went by in a heartbeat.
It is also one of the most accessible epics I know of. I feel like that often goes unmentioned.
1960s: An Event
The strongest decade for cinema overall. There's plenty of films from this time I wanna talk about, but An Event remains my favourite, mainly for how well its 3 main talents fit together. Anton Chekov, from whom the film was adapted, brings his strong understanding of human psyche, the director Vatroslav Mimica his knack for visually portraying terror, and the actor Boris Dvornik his 11/10 performance as the villain.
1970s: Fritz the Cat/Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
Fritz is my favourite comic book of all time, and seeing two cartoons do justice to his horny antics, with added 1970s groove, made my day. I put both, because the more ambitious original is easier to appreciate when you see the more conventional sequel, while the more relaxed sequel is easier to appreciate when you see the more neurotic original.
I realize they're not for everyone, though.
1980s: Excalibur
An adaptation of the Arthurian legend made with so much respect and reverence, modern-day standards (including the hollywood style of storytelling) mean absolutely nothing to it. The visual style makes you feel like a little kid dreaming of slaying dragons, something many have attempted but none have pulled off this well. Anyone complaining about the cynicism of modern movies will be delighted with Excalibur.
1990s: A Taste of Cherry
An iranian character study drama about a man looking for someone to help him commit suicide. A little touchy-feely, yes, but when you have a high enough EQ to make it both convincing and interesting, then you can get away with that, and A Taste of Cherry is exactly that. Also, the lead performance is pitch-perfect. Words don't do it justice.
2000s: Apocalypto
To begin with, you don't see many action movies, or pop culture items in general, revolve around the Mayans or Aztecs, so that alone made Apocalypto noteworthy, but the depiction of it all is so good you'd think they spent the budget on a time machine. The action is so well directed, it embarrasses any and all competition.
while the chin-stroking parts are very simplistic, they're still good because you can tell Mad Mel meant evry word of it.
2010s: The World's End
A very complex one to talk about. I will definitely have to give it a full review one day. But to sum it up quickly, it's comedy, action, drama and serious sci-fi done in equal measure, but not only are all those good, but they all meld in a way that they boost, rather than interrupt, each other. The sci-fi is especially notable, because it's essentially England apologizing for writing Childhood's End. Total Giga Chad move.
Just pretend those last 2 minutes don't exist, they probably had to do that to get past the censors.
A fantastically done action-comedy on every front, especially in its main character. He's a man who fully thinks in terms of ''I must'' rather than ''I deserve''. Definitely a hero who inspires you to be more like him.
1930s: N/A
Never found anything that really struck a chord with me to the same degree that the others on this list did. The closest to a film like that, I guess, would be King Kong.
1940s: Rope
Gimmicky on the surface, but made good mostly by the dialogue. It's incredibly sharp, full of character, and often darkly funny. The murderer's constant subtle provocations had me laughing like a howler monkey.
1950s: Seven Samurai
I love rural settings, being a village guy myself, and I have lots of nostalgia for Usagi Yojimbo, so it's to be expected that Seven Samurai would go down so smoothly with me. 3 and a half hours, and it went by in a heartbeat.
It is also one of the most accessible epics I know of. I feel like that often goes unmentioned.
1960s: An Event
The strongest decade for cinema overall. There's plenty of films from this time I wanna talk about, but An Event remains my favourite, mainly for how well its 3 main talents fit together. Anton Chekov, from whom the film was adapted, brings his strong understanding of human psyche, the director Vatroslav Mimica his knack for visually portraying terror, and the actor Boris Dvornik his 11/10 performance as the villain.
1970s: Fritz the Cat/Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
Fritz is my favourite comic book of all time, and seeing two cartoons do justice to his horny antics, with added 1970s groove, made my day. I put both, because the more ambitious original is easier to appreciate when you see the more conventional sequel, while the more relaxed sequel is easier to appreciate when you see the more neurotic original.
I realize they're not for everyone, though.
1980s: Excalibur
An adaptation of the Arthurian legend made with so much respect and reverence, modern-day standards (including the hollywood style of storytelling) mean absolutely nothing to it. The visual style makes you feel like a little kid dreaming of slaying dragons, something many have attempted but none have pulled off this well. Anyone complaining about the cynicism of modern movies will be delighted with Excalibur.
1990s: A Taste of Cherry
An iranian character study drama about a man looking for someone to help him commit suicide. A little touchy-feely, yes, but when you have a high enough EQ to make it both convincing and interesting, then you can get away with that, and A Taste of Cherry is exactly that. Also, the lead performance is pitch-perfect. Words don't do it justice.
2000s: Apocalypto
To begin with, you don't see many action movies, or pop culture items in general, revolve around the Mayans or Aztecs, so that alone made Apocalypto noteworthy, but the depiction of it all is so good you'd think they spent the budget on a time machine. The action is so well directed, it embarrasses any and all competition.
while the chin-stroking parts are very simplistic, they're still good because you can tell Mad Mel meant evry word of it.
2010s: The World's End
A very complex one to talk about. I will definitely have to give it a full review one day. But to sum it up quickly, it's comedy, action, drama and serious sci-fi done in equal measure, but not only are all those good, but they all meld in a way that they boost, rather than interrupt, each other. The sci-fi is especially notable, because it's essentially England apologizing for writing Childhood's End. Total Giga Chad move.
Just pretend those last 2 minutes don't exist, they probably had to do that to get past the censors.
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I'm the Yugoslav cinema guy. I dig through garbage. I look for gems.
I'm the Yugoslav cinema guy. I dig through garbage. I look for gems.