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YellowBook
Location: Andalucia, Spain
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- #11
- Posted: 04/03/2007 12:22
- Post subject: The Seventh Seal
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There's some great films on this thread. One I forgot to mention earlier is The Seventh Seal which is a Swedish film directed by Ingmar Bergman in the 1950's. It's really dark and thought-provoking with some great imagery and symbolism about death and the existence of God. Some of the imagery in the film such as the depiction of 'Death' as a hooded 'grim reaper' and the game of chess between the knight and Death are unforgettable and the imagery and cinematography has been much imitated ever since. This is such a great film on so many levels, it's a great story, it is unique, it has multiple layers and most important, it has power to change your thinking.
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bc1991
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- #12
- Posted: 04/03/2007 19:35
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Seventh Seal sounds very intersting.
I enjoy I think all of the films above.
Here are some that have not been mentioned.
Trainspotting (trying to fit into the system)
Requiem for a Dream (trying not to fit into the system)
One Flew over the Cuckoos nest (trying them to make you fit into the system)
East of Eden (what is good and evil?)
Children of Men (realistic near future)
Memento (mind games)
Taxi Driver (loneliness can affect)
Big Fish (life is how you wanna see it)
State of Grace (choices you make)
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DetroitRJR3rd
Location: Detroit (Wyandotte) Michigan
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- #13
- Posted: 08/14/2007 03:52
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The Burbs
The Goonies
Goodfellas
Casino
Heat
The Boondock Saints
Star Wars Episodes IV-VI And Episodes II + III
Star Trek II: Wrath Of Kahn
Signs
Back To The Future I-III
War Of The Worlds
Leaving Las Vegas
Manhattan
Vertigo
Rope
High Fiedelity
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DetroitRJR3rd
Location: Detroit (Wyandotte) Michigan
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- #14
- Posted: 08/14/2007 03:54
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Oh Damn I Forgot Bladerunner Till I Read Some Of The Other Posts...Damn Good One I Think.
Also Field Of Dreams
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Mr. Shankly
Gender: Male
Age: 52
Location: Auburn, Washington
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- #15
- Posted: 08/22/2007 02:28
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| DetroitRJR3rd wrote: | The Burbs
The Goonies
Goodfellas
Casino
Heat
The Boondock Saints
Star Wars Episodes IV-VI And Episodes II + III
Star Trek II: Wrath Of Kahn
Signs
Back To The Future I-III
War Of The Worlds
Leaving Las Vegas
Manhattan
Vertigo
Rope
High Fiedelity |
Why the Burbs? 
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Mr. Shankly
Gender: Male
Age: 52
Location: Auburn, Washington
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- #16
- Posted: 08/22/2007 02:34
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Ok, Here are some of mine:
Original Star Wars Trilogy-The Empire Strikes Back being my favorite.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
The Graduate
Goodfellas
Clerks
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Spinal Tap
A Hard Day's Night
Pulp Fiction
Fargo
The Royal Tenenbaums
American Movie
Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Bull Durham
The Breakfast Club
The Maltese Falcon
It's a Wonderful Life
Office Space
Borat
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AfterHours
Gender: Male
Location: originally from scaruffi.com ;-)
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- #17
- Posted: 09/29/2007 09:56
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Top 15 would probably go something like this:
1. Citizen Kane-Welles (1941)
2. Touch of Evil-Welles (1958)
3. Nashville-Altman (1975)
4. The Wild Bunch-Peckinpah (1969)
5. Metropolis-Lang (1926)
6. Underground-Kusturica (1995)
7. The Passion of Joan of Arc-Dreyer (1928)
8. Raging Bull-Scorsese (1980)
9. Vertigo-Hitchcock (1958)
10. Ikiru-Kurosawa (1952)
11. The Kingdom-Von Trier (1994)
12. 2001: A Space Odyssey-Kubrick (1968)
13. Rosemary's Baby-Polanski (1968)
14. The Travelling Players-Angelopoulus (1975)
15. Blue Velvet-Lynch (1986)
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Mr.Music
Location: Estonia
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- #18
- Posted: 09/30/2007 06:13
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Citizen Kane
Schindlers List
Space Odyssey
Godfather
Pulp Fiction
The Excorsist
Sügisball
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Elston
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- #19
- Posted: 04/23/2008 00:36
- Post subject: Re: Favorite films
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| Anonymous wrote: | | You might notice that I have a bit of a soft spot of Stanley Kubrick |
When stumbling upon this thread I was hoping someone would mention Kubrick, and almost everyone did! Kubrick in my mind is the greatest film maker and easily one of the most important artist's of the 20th century. One thing I love about Kubrick is how varied his influences were and how these impacted his films. The man churned out classic after classic over an almost 40 year period, he was a true original. He walked that fine line between being a commercially successful film maker, who's works appealed to a large public audience and at the same time were as subtle and artsy as any underground flick. Stanley, in his films, had a knack for telling you things without saying them, or even his characters saying them, but rather convey it through images. It's interesting how everyone out there, even if they're not a Kubrick fan or even know who he is, they still LOVE a Kubrick film. Whether it be Clockwork Orange, Dr. Strangelove, Full Metal Jacket, The Shining...his films span multiple genres and are generally regarded as being the definitive film or at least a high quality film within that genre. If you are interested in film, don't let Kubrick pass you by. It takes many viewings of his films before you fully appreciate what he is trying to show you, but it is well worth it.
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Elston
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- #20
- Posted: 04/23/2008 01:00
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I also fell in love with David Lynch. Notably Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks (the film), and Mulholland Drive. His most recent work (INLAND EMPIRE) is pretty incredible as well, though perhaps a little too far gone for my tastes. I also love Charlie Kaufman! He's a screenwriter who writes highly personal and highly loveable films such as Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Federico Fellini (8 1/2, La Dolce Vita) is another great director as is Ingmar Bergman (Wild Strawberries, Persona). Martin Scorsesse certainly, Taxi Driver was way ahead of it's time, Goodfellas is amazing and the man is still making great film after great film. Woody Allen is pretty good, if not somewhat underwhelming.
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