Movies you really want to see but haven't been able to yet

[FirstAscent]

It does not stop here:

The Grandmaster: http://mubi.com/films/the-grandmaster               
Fallen Angels: http://mubi.com/films/fallen-angels
Punishment Room: http://mubi.com/films/punishment-room
Glass-Hearted Johnny: http://mubi.com/films/glass-hearted-johnny
This Transient Life: http://mubi.com/films/this-transient-life   
Raging Bull: http://mubi.com/films/raging-bull
Ikiru: http://mubi.com/films/ikiru
The Double Life of Veronique: http://mubi.com/films/the-double-life-of-veronique
Videodrome: http://mubi.com/films/videodrome
Night of the Living Dead: http://mubi.com/films/night-of-the-living-dead
Badlands: http://mubi.com/films/badlands
Andrei Rublev: http://mubi.com/films/andrei-rublev
Paths of Glory: http://mubi.com/films/paths-of-glory
Paris, Texas: http://mubi.com/films/paris-texas   
Adaptation: http://mubi.com/films/adaptation

[FirstAscent]

We should just take a breather here, and consider Yasujiro Ozu, a director loved by nearly all who watch his films. It's very nearly a transcendental experience one has upon watching two or three of his films. At that point, something happens, everything clicks, and you realize you've discovered a new film grammar, a new way of watching film, and an extraordinarily beautiful set of films to look forward to.

Scene from Late Spring starring Setsuko Hara: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kswwLFUcEpA

[lewisg]

 Life of Pi is one of them.

[FirstAscent]

Life of Pi is one of them.

Great movie! I'd put it on my personal 'want to watch' list, but I've already seen it! However, I have two other films by Ang Lee listed here. And I still have to add at least one (or more) by him yet.

[FirstAscent]

Here are a few more:

Days of Heaven: http://mubi.com/films/days-of-heaven
Lolita: http://mubi.com/films/lolita
The Night of the Hunter: http://mubi.com/films/the-night-of-the-hunter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring: http://mubi.com/films/spring-summer-fall-winter-and-spring
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom: http://mubi.com/films/salo-or-the-120-days-of-sodom
Harakiri: http://mubi.com/films/harakiri
The Sacrifice: http://mubi.com/films/the-sacrifice
Pi: http://mubi.com/films/pi
Inland Empire: http://mubi.com/films/inland-empire
Belle de jour: http://mubi.com/films/belle-de-jour
Vampyr: http://mubi.com/films/vampyr
Audition: http://mubi.com/films/audition
Das Boot: http://mubi.com/films/das-boot
The Leopard: http://mubi.com/films/the-leopard
Nostalghia: http://mubi.com/films/nostalghia

[FirstAscent]

Perhaps another break from the lists would be in order. Lots of films listed here are classics featuring the wonderful Hideko Takamine and Setsuko Hara.

Here's a fan made tribute to both of them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O6tdZucyVc

You all think that you wouldn't like these movies. But until you try, you don't know. Most people become enthralled.

[FirstAscent]

I would just love to see Hiroshi Teshigahara's The Ruined Map, a.k.a The Man Without a Map, made in 1968. It was the last collaboration between the legendary trio, Teshigahara as director, novelist Kôbô Abe as writer, and music by Tôru Takemitsu. Their other three masterpieces being Pitfall, Woman in the Dunes, and The Face of Another.

Unfortunately, I don't think it's available anywhere with English subtitles. How wonderful it would if Criterion would pick it up. Below is a fan made Criterion Three Reasons. Love the music and cinematography. In fact, it appears that notable cinematographer Christopher Doyle might have been inspired by the work here.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4-bAnKoZgo

Three Reasons: https://vimeo.com/26575321

   

[FirstAscent]

Has anyone actually done some sampling of the list on the first page? There is some potentially amazing and beautiful stuff in there.

[FirstAscent]

Has anyone actually done some sampling of the list on the first page? There is some potentially amazing and beautiful stuff in there.

Let's try again. Which links have you checked out? Which ones looked interesting or not interesting? If you haven't checked any out, try it. You might find something interesting.

[FirstAscent]

Holy crap! I just discovered this Kon Ichikawa film I've never heard of. The YouTube video provides no information, but I think it's called Ten Dark Women: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0NarMxH-g0

Of course, I absolutely loved Ichikawa's The Makioka Sisters: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1zeU16TuI4

[Welsh]

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.

[FirstAscent]

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.

[FirstAscent]

A few more:

She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum: http://mubi.com/films/she-was-like-a-wild-chrysanthemum
Conflagration: http://mubi.com/films/conflagration
Ten Dark Women: http://mubi.com/films/ten-dark-women
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: http://mubi.com/films/one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest
The Woman Who Wanted to Die: http://mubi.com/films/the-woman-who-wanted-to-die
Rusty Knife: http://mubi.com/films/rusty-knife             
Dirty Ho: http://mubi.com/films/dirty-ho
King of the Children: http://mubi.com/films/king-of-the-children
The Straits of Love and Hope: http://mubi.com/films/the-straits-of-love-and-hate
Scenes of City Life: http://mubi.com/films/scenes-of-city-life 
Foundry Town: http://mubi.com/films/foundry-town
Goodbye, Dragon Inn: http://mubi.com/films/goodbye-dragon-inn
Dispersed Clouds: http://mubi.com/films/dispersed-clouds
Children of the Beehive: http://mubi.com/films/children-of-the-beehive
The Rickshaw Man: http://mubi.com/films/the-rickshaw-man

[FirstAscent]

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

[FirstAscent]

A few more:

Spring in a Small Town: http://mubi.com/films/spring-in-a-small-town
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief: http://mubi.com/films/diary-of-a-shinjuku-thief
Violence at Noon: http://mubi.com/films/violence-at-noon
The Man Who Left His Will on Film: http://mubi.com/films/the-man-who-left-his-will-on-film
Boy: http://mubi.com/films/boy--2
Afraid to Die: http://mubi.com/films/afraid-to-die
A False Student: http://mubi.com/films/a-false-student
Black Test Car: http://mubi.com/films/black-test-car
Red Angel: http://mubi.com/films/red-angel
Irezumi - Spider Tattoo: http://mubi.com/films/irezumi-spider-tattoo
A Certain Killer: http://mubi.com/films/a-certain-killer
Blind Beast: http://mubi.com/films/blind-beast       
A Hen in the Wind: http://mubi.com/films/a-hen-in-the-wind
Miss Oyu: http://mubi.com/films/miss-oyu
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka: http://mubi.com/films/chikamatsus-love-in-osaka

[CoinsForTech]

Whoa, you guys have really put some effort in! I'll have movies to watch for a long while lol.

I'm not really a movie guy, but three I would really like to see are:

World War Z
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrells       - Friends tell me there are no excuses for not having seen this yet!
Clockwork Orange

[FirstAscent]

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.

[CoinsForTech]

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

[FirstAscent]

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?

[CoinsForTech]

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?

To be honest, not an awful lot. I went through the list last night and most of them I've never heard of! It's a good thing though, as I'm always looking for something to watch before bed. Might have my work cut out for me to get through your list though..