Whoa, you guys have really put some effort in! I'll have movies to watch for a long while lol.
What guys? You're actually looking at a partial listing of my personal list. A few others, such as yourself, mentioned maybe 3 films. This isn't a list of films by committee. Everyone has their own list. Thank you for providing your own list. Oh whoops, sorry about the ignorance. Actually makes me feel better about only adding 3 though haha Which of the movies on my list (first page) have you not seen? |
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Whoa, you guys have really put some effort in! I'll have movies to watch for a long while lol.
What guys? You're actually looking at a partial listing of my personal list. A few others, such as yourself, mentioned maybe 3 films. This isn't a list of films by committee. Everyone has their own list. Thank you for providing your own list. |
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Did you hear the Moon landings were faked? Anyone who wants to can follow all the sites which proclaim the Moon landings fake. Get on it! |
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Titanic
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I thought Titanic was a horrible movie when I watched it. I guess art is in the eye of the beholder, I just didn't see why people like that. For one thing I thought Leonardo DiCaprio did a horrible job acting, his more recent films he does much better in, like I really enjoyed "Inception". And I do not find Kate Winslet attractive at all. What are some of the things you want to get out of a film when you see it? A window into world you aren't normally privy to? I don't mean fantasy/sci-fi stuff. I just mean subcultures, periods, places that aren't a part of your own life. Favorite actor/actresses? Do you find pleasure in the familiarity of an actress that has charisma, and plays her roles very well? An avant garde style? Films which completely twist the methods of portrayal? Explorations of the existential? Films which explore the nature of identity, one's place in society, an examination of the psyche? Older films contemporary to their time - i.e. a 1960's film which portrays the '60s. Period films. Films which portray an earlier time. Films which are essentially melodramas? Films which explore relationships and plights of the individual within the family and society. Of course, there are many others, such as adventure, thrillers, biopics, battle, anti-war, and so on. |
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I have discovered a loving tribute to the films of Mikio Naruse, in this montage of shots which seem to explore just one type of composition that you might find in his films. So many of them I have not yet seen yet, so I think it apropos to post the video here in this thread. Such great sublimity here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uudNdgYhQzA |
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So Quentin Tarantino talks about Wong Kar-Wai in the link below, and in particular, he discusses Chungking Express, which I have mentioned a few times in this thread and provided a clip to in the "Favorite movie moments" thread. He also mentions Days of Being Wild, Ashes of Time and Fallen Angels, which I've mentioned as well here or in other threads. Quentin Tarantino provides some context for Chungking Express: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoHg-RvcwzEHere's a brilliant clip from Chungking Express: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBqHAPgB494 |
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Wow, you want to watch a lot of movies. I wouldn't be able to find the time of day to watch all of them. Good luck with that. I can't contribute because I have watched all I want to watch at the moment in time.
Really? I've only listed 225 films, plus the one in my last post which hasn't made it into the list yet. I maintain another list elsewhere which has about 500 films on it. It really isn't a lot, if you think about it. Sure, the list will grow, but you have to understand I'm drawing mostly from the past, which is a catalog that doesn't grow. Furthermore, it takes a lot for a movie to make the list. So you have to understand, it's not this month's list, or this year's list. It's simply the list. If one watched one movie a week, the list you see so far would be done in about four years. |
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Okay, be sure to look at the one in my post above. The context, of course, is the director, as the clip below is a different movie, but the same director. Read this before watching the clip:More pure cinematic art can be seen here. You want to watch from 1:33:00 to 1:37:38. That's about 4:38 seconds. Absolutely beautiful on so many levels. It's Christmas Eve, probably the year 1967, in Hong Kong. Mr. Chow loves this woman, but she loves another. As far as the soundtrack goes, first we hear the beautiful restaurant music, then Adiago by Secret Garden, and then finally the opera music as we recall from the story within the story the train ride in the future with the relativistic effect and then we see a Ken Burns style pan of a still photograph of Mr. Chow on the hotel rooftop. And then finally, her exit, as she, in a green checked dress turns around and looks directly into the camera. Watch the whole thing, and try and follow the dialog and narration. As I said, pure and beautiful cinematic art. Turn the volume up and enjoy!
Again, note: Youtube might not get to the exact spot. Make sure you start at 1:33:00. www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=1uTz_Ufr3sk#t=5692s |
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This is art, right here... In subtle slow motion, we see the sway of her hips in her floral print cheongsam dress, the delicate swing of her purse, the dangling cigarette in her companion's hand, the quiet nighttime street of Hong Kong, all the while, Nat King Cole sings Aquellos Ojos Verdes. If you were to see this on Blu-ray, with Dolby 5.1 Surround, in an excellent home theater, you would be in heaven. Note: sometimes YouTube screws up the entry point. We're looking for time marker 0:28:51. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=5BF_LrRF3Q4#t=1731s |
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