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Re: Best Films of The Decade (2010-2019)[LIST]

AgainstMeAgainstYou — Sun, 29 Nov 2020 00:29:48 GMT

Author: AgainstMeAgainstYou

Posted: 11/29/2020 05:29

Hayden wrote:

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Just got around to watching the B&W version of Parasite.

It's better in colour. I'll leave it at that. Photography's lovely, but the overall experience is just better in colour. The DP did a decent job with the edit, but at the end of the day there's no reason for them to have removed that degree of separation they created with the use of colour. If this was the original version, I truly think we'd be missing out. That murky green-brown palette's important when contrasted with the sharper tones of the house.

It's odd, Hong Sang Soo can pull off b&w with his films in modern Korea, but I found the lack of colour hindering here. There's moments that feel way too modern/present/very now, and they just don't seem appropriate being shown in black and white. It hit me within the first two minutes. There's something about seeing a cellphone shot in black and white that gives this sense of inauthenticity. Felt kinda gimmicky from the start.

It's a slight shame, because there's certainly parts that work in black and white, and maybe some particular stills benefit from it, but the original light and colour is too good to throw out the window. Fun experiment from Bong, but I'm glad they didn't make this the final version.

Give it a watch if you want. You focus a lot more on eyes/characters/movement/light, which gives off a different experience, and there are times the contrast is really top-notch, but I still think it needs those splashes of colour.

So you mean to say that this was a... CASH GRAB?! *gasp*

Re: Best Films of The Decade (2010-2019)[LIST]

Hayden — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 12:02:02 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 11/19/2020 17:02

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Re: Best Films of The Decade (2010-2019)[LIST]

cestuneblague — Sun, 7 Jun 2020 01:40:32 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 06/07/2020 05:40

Tha1ChiefRocka wrote:

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Re: Best Films of The Decade (2010-2019)[LIST]

Applerill — Wed, 3 Jun 2020 23:04:20 GMT

Author: Applerill

Posted: 06/04/2020 03:04

CryingGameDahlin wrote:

Applerill wrote:

https://rateyourmusic.com/list/Cubbierill/favorite-2000s-movies/

I decided to put together a 2000s list early <3

Has the unthinkable happened- fallen out of love with one sir Paul Blart?

A C A B

Re: Best Films of The Decade (2010-2019)[LIST]

PurpleHazel — Wed, 3 Jun 2020 22:15:28 GMT

Author: PurpleHazel

Posted: 06/04/2020 02:15

Hayden wrote:

Would you believe me if I said I've never watched In Vanda's Room? I can't find it :lol:.

It's on the Criterion Channel. Don't recommend it, though maybe if you've liked other Pedro Costa films, you'll like it too. I regret not watching Colossal Youth first, because it's supposed to be better and less tedious -- I've been putting off seeing Colossal Youth for years because of sitting through the nearly 3-hour In Vanda's Room. Enough time's passed now that I'll probably get around to checking out Colossal Youth during the poll period.

Re: Best Films of The Decade (2010-2019)[LIST]

cestuneblague — Wed, 3 Jun 2020 21:58:52 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 06/04/2020 01:58

Applerill wrote:

https://rateyourmusic.com/list/Cubbierill/favorite-2000s-movies/

I decided to put together a 2000s list early <3

Has the unthinkable happened- fallen out of love with one sir Paul Blart? Strange times indeed. Anyways great list, some kindred choices to be sure

And yeah the Best of Youth is quite engrossing, i Remember sitting through it during SIFF one year and feeling exhausted, but enjoyed it more in two sittings at home. Def worth checking out if you're still Quart-to-the-E.

Re: Best Films of The Decade (2010-2019)[LIST]

Hayden — Wed, 3 Jun 2020 21:51:35 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 06/04/2020 01:51

Applerill wrote:

https://rateyourmusic.com/list/Cubbierill/favorite-2000s-movies/

I decided to put together a 2000s list early <3

Would you believe me if I said I've never watched In Vanda's Room? I can't find it :lol:. Being said, I got around to Vitalina Varela last week, and I think it's my favourite Costa film. Phenomenal work. If you haven't had a chance to see it, I'm hoping you do soon. It would've placed pretty high on my 2019 list.

(.... I also haven't watched The Best of Youth 😨 ...). Somebody else put a bit of pressure on me to watch it recently too. Might get on that for the poll. It's length has been making me put it off for years.

But yeah, I'm putting some stuff on there in the queue.

Just remember to repost it in the 2000s thread when it's up 😉 (I'll add it to the tally now though).

Re: Best Films of The Decade (2010-2019)[LIST]

Tha1ChiefRocka — Wed, 3 Jun 2020 21:40:24 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 06/04/2020 01:40

Applerill wrote:

https://rateyourmusic.com/list/Cubbierill/favorite-2000s-movies/

I decided to put together a 2000s list early <3

Freddy Got Fingered and Jesus Camp right next to each other is incredible. 🤣

Re: Best Films of The Decade (2010-2019)[LIST]

TodFitz — Wed, 3 Jun 2020 21:21:00 GMT

Author: TodFitz

Posted: 06/04/2020 01:21

Applerill,
I love the inclusion of May on your list.
It will be high on my list as well.

Cheers!

Re: Best Films of The Decade (2010-2019)[LIST]

Applerill — Wed, 3 Jun 2020 20:14:53 GMT

Author: Applerill

Posted: 06/04/2020 00:14

https://rateyourmusic.com/list/Cubbierill/favorite-2000s-movies/

I decided to put together a 2000s list early <3

Re: Best Films of The Decade (2010-2019)[LIST]

Skinny — Wed, 3 Jun 2020 18:17:17 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 06/03/2020 22:17

PurpleHazel wrote:

Hayden wrote:

Lord of The Rings will be considered three different films AgainstMeAgainstYou, and Kill Bill will be split into Vol 1 and Vol 2. Likewise with the Harry Potter films, etc... I'm not sure anyone counts the three LOTR films as one unit tbh (Kill Bill has been squished into one film since its release at certain points though).

The odd thing with Che is that it's not actually two movies, it's a two-part movie. It was submitted to Cannes under one film (Che (Part I: The Argentine and Part II: Guerilla)), and it seems to have been split simply due to its length.

I'd vouch for Che as a single film. I know it's split into two on IMDb, and the films do have a different aspect ratio, but I think there's a decent argument for it. Criterion basically has it as one film as well (on two discs). It's differentiable from Deathly Hallows Pt1/Pt2, Kill Vill 1/2, The Human Condition, etc. It's almost closer to Gangs of Wasseypur, which is usually considered a single film.

This tracks with how CriterionForum treated those movies. Tarantino originally conceived of Kill Bill as one film of course, but Weinstein talked Tarrantino into splitting it during the editing stage. Haven't seen Che. The aspect ratio change is strange. Does the film jump in time when the aspect ratio changes?

Yeah, it jumps from the end of the revolution in Cuba to his arrival in Bolivia for the attempted revolution there, so a significant amount of time later, although the first part does skip back and forth between the events in Cuba and his famous ambassadorial speeches/interviews, if I remember correctly. Been a few years since I last watched it; it isn't a film that makes for easy, endlessly rewatchable viewing, because it's messy and long and claustrophobia-inducing, but it is also super visceral and authentic feeling, giving a real sense of what the chaos of the situation must have been like. Would like to rewatch before I put together a list, but it'll probably land pretty high on mine.

Re: Best Films of The Decade (2010-2019)[LIST]

PurpleHazel — Wed, 3 Jun 2020 17:44:50 GMT

Author: PurpleHazel

Posted: 06/03/2020 21:44

Hayden wrote:

Re: Best Films of The Decade (2010-2019)[LIST]

Hayden — Wed, 3 Jun 2020 10:10:32 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 06/03/2020 14:10

Skinny wrote:

Three separate films, surely? Same for Kill Bill, I'd imagine. More difficult to ascertain is whether Soderbergh's Che counts as one film or two - thoughts?

Well, I'd say you're right.

Lord of The Rings will be considered three different films AgainstMeAgainstYou, and Kill Bill will be split into Vol 1 and Vol 2. Likewise with the Harry Potter films, etc... I'm not sure anyone counts the three LOTR films as one unit tbh (Kill Bill has been squished into one film since its release at certain points though).

The odd thing with Che is that it's not actually two movies, it's a two-part movie. It was submitted to Cannes under one film (Che (Part I: The Argentine and Part II: Guerilla)), and it seems to have been split simply due to its length. It was released at an odd time... had it come out 3-4 years later, there's a chance it may have even been a miniseries (apparently there was a lot of scenes on the cutting room floor too).

I'd vouch for Che as a single film. I know it's split into two on IMDb, and the films do have a different aspect ratio, but I think there's a decent argument for it. Criterion basically has it as one film as well (on two discs). It's differentiable from Deathly Hallows Pt1/Pt2, Kill Vill 1/2, The Human Condition, etc. It's almost closer to Gangs of Wasseypur, which is usually considered a single film.

I'll mention this all in the thread topic as well (might be up tomorrow...).

Re: Best Films of The Decade (2010-2019)[LIST]

Skinny — Wed, 3 Jun 2020 09:11:10 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 06/03/2020 13:11

AgainstMeAgainstYou wrote:

How will LotR be viewed now as far as this list goes? As one film, or as three separate ones?

Three separate films, surely? Same for Kill Bill, I'd imagine. More difficult to ascertain is whether Soderbergh's Che counts as one film or two - thoughts?

Re: Best Films of The Decade (2010-2019)[LIST]

AgainstMeAgainstYou — Wed, 3 Jun 2020 04:10:54 GMT

Author: AgainstMeAgainstYou

Posted: 06/03/2020 08:10

How will LotR be viewed now as far as this list goes? As one film, or as three separate ones?

Re: Best Films of The Decade (2010-2019)[LIST]

Patman360 — Tue, 2 Jun 2020 11:27:12 GMT

Author: Patman360

Posted: 06/02/2020 15:27

Skinny wrote:

Could you link me to the previous list mate? And yeah, happy to do it whenever.

Think this is the previous one?

At least this one was posted in this thread a few days back by someone so I assume it's right, I've just had it open in the background of my phone to peruse.

Edit: Hayden beat me to it, took a good 15 minutes to type that as I crippled myself earlier!

Re: Best Films of The Decade (2010-2019)[LIST]

Hayden — Tue, 2 Jun 2020 11:23:32 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 06/02/2020 15:23

Skinny wrote:

Could you link me to the previous list mate? And yeah, happy to do it whenever.

https://letterboxd.com/besteverfilms/list/best-of-the-2000s/

There's the Letterboxd.

It was done about 5 years ago, and was only the second or third film poll the site did. I don't think it's a bad list by any means, but I think some tastes have changes since. I can't even see us having the same #1. Could definitely see us whipping up something better.

Re: Best Films of The Decade (2010-2019)[LIST]

Skinny — Tue, 2 Jun 2020 10:58:10 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 06/02/2020 14:58

Hayden wrote:

I could even get it up and running by this weekend if people are game.

Could you link me to the previous list mate? And yeah, happy to do it whenever.

Re: Best Films of The Decade (2010-2019)[LIST]

Hayden — Tue, 2 Jun 2020 10:09:10 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 06/02/2020 14:09

Skinny wrote:

Dunno if I submitted a list last time but this sounds good. When you thinking roughly?

I could even get it up and running by this weekend if people are game.

EDIT: I'll post the new thread June 5th.

Re: Best Films of The Decade (2010-2019)[LIST]

Skinny — Tue, 2 Jun 2020 08:40:48 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 06/02/2020 12:40

Hayden wrote:

Next list will be 2000s V2 :)

Dunno if I submitted a list last time but this sounds good. When you thinking roughly?