If you haven't already :-) While Kurosawa's samurai films are known and grace any list like this people should not miss his contemporary films.
Stray Dog (film),
The Bad Sleep Well and
High and Low (1963 film) are all worthy of your time. Best regards
MarnetteD |
Talk
18:16, 7 June 2014 (UTC)
@ MarnetteD: I haven't seen those. Feel free to make more suggestions :-) There's quite a few films which aren't in the list though I've seen and wasn't too fussed on, like Top Hat, Swing Time (both overrated IMO) and Spartacus, which is the only Kubrick film I'm not singing praises about, largely because I thought Kirk Douglas wasn't appropriate in that particular role! I might have to watch that and The Best Years of Our Lives again sometime as I didn't dig them first time. Didn't rate Hitchcock's Marnie either.♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:40, 12 June 2014 (UTC)
@ MarnetteD: Remember to @ Dr. Blofeld: so I see your messages earlier! Thanks! Just seen The Passion of Joan of Arc. I'm very impressed with Dreyer. I'll watch your first suggestion Stray Dog later. It seems a lot, true, but if you really examine how many films have been released each year for the US and UK let alone world cinema I've barely seen anything! my strength is Golden Hollywood and New Hollywood, but foreign movies from 1960s-1990s and post 2000-2010 Hollywood films i've relatively weak on, although I've seen most of the big hit ones. I'll often see a post 2000s film on TV with a very well known actor and have never heard of the film! I'm trying to learn Spanish fluently, but ideally I want to be able to understand Spanish, French and Italian all fluently so I can watch any movie and not have to try to find the subtitles! I'll plough away with learning Spanish anyway! Yup, I thought Safety Last looked great when I saw it referenced in Scorsese's Hugo, on my to watch list! Another one I've been meaning to watch is Judex (1916 film). ♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:59, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
I've not seen them! @ Lugnuts: feel free to make suggestions which aren't on the list. I didn't include Battleship on purpose but I'd not seen Rififi, just watched it and I agree it's a masterpiece!. Remember though I'm slowly ploughing through the 1001 book and am already very aware of a lot of ones I haven't seen, but if you recommend any in particular like Rififi let me know!♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:04, 21 June 2014 (UTC)
This is a great list, just read through it all. Can I make a couple of suggestions? Where's Avatar (2009) and at least The Hobbit? I knew that Avatar was mentioned in the lead, I have to admit it's possibly still the most visually stunning film ever made despite its plot being a bit mediocre, and what about The Hobbit trilogy? I have to admit though (you might kill me after reading this) I have never seen Lord of the Rings!! ☠ Jag uar ☠ 20:32, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
Visually, yes, stunning as I stated. But it really is a very mediocre film in terms of plot and action. Not a great movie, could have been if Cameron had paid more attention to a decent script and plot instead of focusing on the 3D. The Hobbit Trilogy for real?? I thought it was a disappointment. Way too long and stretched out to be acceptable, a purely money making endeavour which totally affected the quality to stretch out a relatively small book into as many films as LOR. Not even a fraction as good as LOR. LOR technically, with the way it creates another world which is so powerful and captivating, and all of the other elements is the best film ever made. The Hobbit is a let down, User:Loeba and many others agree.♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:26, 5 July 2014 (UTC)
http://shaneajeffery.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/shanes-top-20-films-1-once-upon-time-in.html
A few in there I haven't seen, he seems to have great taste judging by what he said about Once Upon a Time which I agree with (disrespect for The Godfather aside). The Ballad of Narayama also I need to see..♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:26, 5 July 2014 (UTC)
Maborosi,
After Life (film),
The Woman in the Dunes,
King of New York and
Bad Lieutenant.
♦
Dr. Blofeld
13:12, 12 July 2014 (UTC)
@ Dr. Blofeld: I noticed that Life is beautiful is now on the great list, just wondering what you thought of it? It's been two years since I've seen it but just like the title, I think it is the most beautiful film I've ever seen! ☠ Jag uar ☠ 19:42, 23 August 2014 (UTC)
Very good, but there was something about comparing Nazi imprisonment with a game which I didn't like.♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:57, 23 August 2014 (UTC)
Based on your list you don't like/watch much animation, but I recommend giving
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind a go. If we count it as a Ghibli film, it's just become my second favourite from that studio (the first being
Grave of the Fireflies, as mentioned last month). —
Crisco 1492 (
talk)
15:11, 29 July 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for that. Will try to see them some time!♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:29, 29 July 2014 (UTC)
@ Crisco 1492: Just seen Nausicaa. Loved the ending, that's largely what made me add it as a great film rather than just a very good one. Thanks for suggesting it!♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:10, 30 July 2014 (UTC)
@ Crisco 1492: @ MarnetteD:. Have you seen Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore? Now one of my favourites. It's the most charming Scorsese film I've seen, one of his best and most underrated.♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:48, 29 July 2014 (UTC)
@ MarnetteD:, @ Crisco 1492:, @ Lugnuts:, @ Krimuk90:. I don't know if any of you have seen this, I'd guess Lugnuts and Marnette have seen but I highly recommend watching the DVD commentary from John Frankenheimer edition on stage vu, click direct download link underneath. It's an incredible, I mean incredible insight into how a film is made and I found it extremely interesting. I'm a new fan of him, obviously I rate Manchurian Candidate very highly and really liked Seconds and Birdman of Alcatraz, but he was an absolute master technically, just what he was saying about how he shot certain scenes. Seven Days is a technical masterpiece! I've added a lot of details from his commentary to the making of the film which makes it pretty unique! He's definitely one I'm now going to revere and try to watch all of his films.♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:19, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
@ MarnetteD: Have you seen Barton Fink? I've given it a full four star rating. One of the greatest films ever!♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:30, 13 August 2014 (UTC)
Dr. Blofeld I was talking with some friends about adaptations of Will's plays and when we got to MacBeth I realized there was one you should know about - unless you've seen it already, of course. While The Throne of Blood is at the top of my list Scotland, PA is a close second. As before it might not be worthy of inclusion on your list but it is worth your time if you can track it down. Cheers. MarnetteD| Talk 13:10, 22 August 2014 (UTC)
Noted, thanks :-)♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:12, 22 August 2014 (UTC)
@ MarnetteD: I can't believe Empire of the Sun (film) got a number of negative reviews!! It's a marvelous film, definitely one of the best films of the 80s I've seen.♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:55, 13 September 2014 (UTC)
Hi @
Dr. Blofeld:. I was watching
Al Capone (film) with
Rod Steiger and realized that you should know about a under-appreciated gem of a film that he was in.
No Way to Treat a Lady has a bravura and versatile performance by Steiger. It also show you can have an "edge of your seat" thriller without any gore on the screen. Cheers.
MarnetteD|
Talk
17:22, 18 September 2014 (UTC)
@ MarnetteD: I highly doubt it's anyway worse than Lancaster's portrayal of Robert Stroud, about as unrealistic as you can get!♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:28, 18 September 2014 (UTC)
@ MarnetteD: Nope. what film was it? I removed it by accident.♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:16, 19 September 2014 (UTC)
@
MarnetteD: and @
Krimuk90:. I doubt you've seen it Smaro but Marnette you might have seen
The Mirror. A masterpiece, the acting and the elements of the film are top notch. Like Solaris, the atmosphere, spiritual feel and the elements are incredible, you just don't get that in most western films that you get in quite a few of these Russian ones. The actress (
Margarita Terekhova), very attractive, reminds me very much of Meryl Streep in appearance and delivery. Very impressed with Tartovsky, gonna have to get myself another dosage in
Andrei Rublev (film) later,
"The Best Arthouse film of all time" according to The Guardian :-)♦
Dr. Blofeld
12:37, 20 September 2014 (UTC)
I leave here some films that are not in your list:
-- emijrp ( talk) 13:47, 23 September 2014 (UTC)
Added.
@ MarnetteD: I've created User:Dr. Blofeld/Great films: To see. Obviously in my mind I have a lot I've been meaning to watch but they're primarily ones from world cinema I'd otherwise forget if I don't jot down. Basically some of the top ones from some of the world cinemas including Africa and the Balkans. You can only attain film watching excellence from watching films like The Goat Horn! I bet Tarrantino has seen it! My list is way too American, eventually of course I want it to be more even globally as there's many gems from all around, but it's finding them and also hopefully finding the subtitles. A big obstacle of course is not accessing the films but the lack of subtitles on those which aren't especially well known. What would be great is if people could start putting subtitles and translations into a given language for the regular films from Spanish, French, Italian, Bollywood cinema etc. That's largely the reason why I haven't seen that many Indian films. I don't want the list to get too big, but you're still welcome to recommend one occasionally! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:16, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
Great list! Always fun to see what "great" films others haven't yet viewed. Not seen The Usual Suspects yet?! Blimey! From that list, I'd recommend the following to see ASAP:
Of the rest, I didn't care much for Black God White Devil TBH. I'll get round to doing lists like these one day. Lugnuts Dick Laurent is dead 14:07, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
I don't think I've watched The Usual Suspects all the way through @ Lugnuts:, have only caught it on TV when flicking channels! I had previously thought I hadn't seen Walken's King of New York too but turns out I'd seen it twice! I have a feeling I've seen Heat or at least bits of it and Donnie Darko on TV too but not in 10-15 years, but will watch all again fully.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:34, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
@ Lugnuts: Turns out as suspected I had seen most of the Usual Suspects. I used to watch a lot of films on TV at nights and not really pay attention to titles!♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:46, 10 October 2014 (UTC)
@ Lugnuts: I was right, just realised starting to watch it I've seen Heat, liked twice on TV ages ago, title didn't ring a bell for some reason though!♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:38, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
The Great Dictator,
Children of Men,
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. Watch them if you can, you won't be disappointed. --
John (
talk) 22:12, 4 October 2014 (UTC)
Das Boot as well if you have the stamina. --
John (
talk)
22:14, 4 October 2014 (UTC)
@ John:, Thanks I've seen The Great Dictator of course many times, did I really forget it? I've a few Wes Anderson films to see! Stamina? I've seen the 317 minute uncut 1900 (film) version without stopping, Das Boot looks shorter in comparison!! @ Lugnuts: and @ MarnetteD: list here of amateur critics top tens which is worth checking out. A lot there I haven't seen...♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:55, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
@ MarnetteD: Funny you should say that, honestly now I was looking for Mon Oncle around lunch time today but couldn't find it!! I had to skip in it my book and watch Jalsghar instead! I shall get the DVD I think. I absolutely loved Hulot's Holiday, it's long been on my list in 1953. Genius, in fact I recommended it to Cassianto and SchroCat who I don't think saw it afterwards.♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:04, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
@ MarnetteD:, @ Lugnuts:, @ Krimuk90: Have any of you seen Hiroshima mon amour? That's a beautiful film, so sensual. I also highly recommend A Woman Under the Influence (which I guess Marnette and Lugs will have seen) which is highly entertaining and a fabulous performance by Gena, Oscar worthy if it wasn't for Ellen Burstyn's superlative performance the same year in Alice.♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:20, 8 October 2014 (UTC)
@ John: Thanks for recommending Das Boot. Terrific film. It was in my 1001 book so I'd have seen it anyway but excellent suggestion, cheers.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:03, 13 October 2014 (UTC)
A couple caveats. First, I know that Halloween celebrations are mostly a US thing though my understanding is that they are spreading to other countries as the years go by. Second, several of these are already on your list @ Dr. Blofeld: but I have grouped two sets together as they make good triple bills.
Dr B. I know I have taken up a lot of space on your talk page here. I hope that you and the watchers of this page will seek out the films on this list that they haven't seen (and re-watch the ones they have for that matter.) Please feel free to remove or collapse this after the 31st. Cheers to all. MarnetteD| Talk 17:31, 9 October 2014 (UTC)
@ MarnetteD: Oh yeah, isn't the atmosphere of that film tremendous? I tell you what, on Halloween I'll watch the latter two Nosferarus and Gods and Monsters as a triple bill? ♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:24, 10 October 2014 (UTC)
Thanks Crisco.@ MarnetteD: and @ Crisco 1492: You seen Black Sunday (1960 film)? That's the most atmospheric film I've ever seen, seriously dark and sinister, a really authentic horror film. If not watch it on Halloween it's one of the darkest films I've ever seen, an absolute horror classic!!♦ ♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:38, 18 October 2014 (UTC)
Added to list will try to see those. BTW I've added a best film of the year edition with a green GA cross now. If you haven't seen any of those with a green star on them I can't recommend them enough!! Obviously though standards will be lower in silent period, especially pre 1900 :-) The most difficult one was 1953, I mean perhaps technically in terms of content Tokyyo Story, Tales of Ugetsu and Wages of Fear are superior films, but I love Roman Holiday so darn much I couldn't not have it as the best!♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:16, 19 October 2014 (UTC)
Troy? Perhaps I'll add that one on cinematography/set design/costume. I thought the film itself was pretty average and nowhere near as good as it could have been.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:26, 14 October 2014 (UTC)
Ok, but Onibaba is considered one of the greatest horror movies of all time, though some people dispute its genre. -- EditorMakingEdits ( talk) 01:22, 18 October 2014 (UTC)
@ EditorMakingEdits: Really quite evil atmosphere in the film isn't it! Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 20:46, 31 October 2014 (UTC)
Hi. Hope you're well. I've been meaning to add recommendations so here I go.
@ Cowlibob: I've seen A Beautiful Mind, I'd forgotten it on my list. I've seen virtually all Oscar Best picture and actor winners. Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 19:18, 31 October 2014 (UTC)
I've seen Night and Fog, it's on my list :-). My worst were Chariots of Fire, The Best Years of Our Lives then Cimarron but I'm due to watch The Best Years again to see if I change my mind. I thought it boring in all honesty first time. Yeah I've seen all of Hitchcock's except some of the late 20s and early 30s ones. Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 21:25, 31 October 2014 (UTC)
@ MarnetteD:, @ Lugnuts: and @ Crisco 1492: Either of you ever seen Mondo cane? Fascinating and brilliantly made but horribly brutal and really really tough to watch for animal cruelty at times. Not for the faint of heart that's for sure!! There's a really dark vein of humour running through the film at times which is a dark a black humour as you can get, almost evil at times. Attacking obese women for starters! A guy eating snake on a plate and stuff! The turtle graveyard and underwater cemetery and the decapitated bulls scenes are really quite shocking! But the way it is shot and some of the imagery, especially the Papua New Guinea footage at the end and the Good the Bad and the Ugly style SPanish trumpet music all combined makes it one of the greatest masterpieces of cinema I've ever seen. It's a must see for the way it's made if nothing else!♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:59, 8 November 2014 (UTC)
Wow, I'm overwhelmed by the response ;-) ♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:02, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
One film not to watch Paper Man (2009 film). Crap pretty much sums it up.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:11, 14 November 2014 (UTC)
Another film not to see is Dumb and Dumber To! BTW, I’m looking for the name of a film and am totally vague about it. Obviously not a Great Film but I enjoyed watching it. It may have starred Frederick March (or George Raft or Someone Else!). He acts as a famous actor who goes to a small town and meets up with his friend. This friend has a teenage daughter who is crazy about the actor. Saw it ages ago on a late-night show. The Hindi film Guddi has a very similar storyline. Can you help with the name of the film? Kaayay ( talk) 14:46, 4 December 2014 (UTC)
I have been meaning to mention the films of Sacha Guitry and then I saw Confessions of a Cheat added to the list. Filmaholics usually mention Citizen Kane and Welles has having changed the way that films were made. When I first saw CoaC (which was released six years before CK) I was blown away with how Guitry took the rules of film, broke them into little pieces, ground them up with a mortar and pestle and then threw them onscreen in way that had not been seen before. It is interesting to note that they both had an extensive career onstage before moving into film. I have also seen Pearls of the Crown, Désiré and Quadrille and can recommend all three. I've got a couple more directors to add to this when time allows. MarnetteD| Talk 22:10, 17 January 2015 (UTC)
Thanks MD, yup a delightful little film. And spot on in your analysis of it. Breaks the conventions of cinema as you say. I had intended watching those you suggested! I've been getting myself a double dose of another French master today in Bresson!♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:07, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
Bill Forsyth brought a special and unique touch to his films (well most of them anyway) in the 80s.
That Sinking Feeling and
Gregory's Girl are fun and (for me) capture much more of what it is like to be a teenager (yes I can still remember those years) than most films that purport to be about those years.
Local Hero is in my top five and I know it is on your list to see.
Comfort and Joy is also wonderful and a nice change of pace for anyone wanting to get away from the usual batch of Christmas films. I also find
Housekeeping to be as much a masterpiece as LH. It was marketed in the US as a comedy and that was a blunder as it is so much more than that. Michael Coulter's filming of the scenery of British Columbia is every bit as beautiful as his shots of Scotland in LH. Sadly it only exists in a pan and scan VHS which lessens its impact but it is still worth seeing one of
Christine Lahti's best performances. I can also highly recommend reading
Marilynne Robinson's 1980 novel
Housekeeping which is the basis for the film.
Her writing style is unlike anyone else that I have read and the book and film compliment each other like few others. The second film he made in the US is
Breaking In and it is worth seeing as well. It contains one of Burt Reynolds most restrained performances.
Being Human was mangled by the studio and it is hard to tell if any of Forsyth's version remains. My understanding is that his experience with that film pretty much put him off film-making. His last film
Gregory's Two Girls is dreadful and is one of the few films that I have seen that I cannot bring myself to recommend to anyone. The two traits that I find most often in his film are a wonderfully quirky sense of humour and the ability to express melancholy in ways that no other director has been able to. Well I know these just add to your "to see" list. Maybe one of these days that list will actually get shorter :-)
MarnetteD|
Talk
20:59, 26 January 2015 (UTC)
Yes GG is certainly fun, I know what you mean about recapturing your youth! Tibetan Prayer ᧾
I have three Scola films to recommend.
These are the ones I saw back in the 80's and have been able to track down on DVD. I also saw The Family (only once though) and remember liking it but I haven't added it to my collection. MarnetteD| Talk 21:06, 24 February 2015 (UTC)
Hi Dr. Blofeld! Did you see any Salman Khan movies, or are they just terrible for you to watch. Jilebi2000| Talk 20:23, 20 May 2015 (UTC)
Not seen many of them!
@ MarnetteD:, Krimuk90 and Lugnuts : I'd added what I think my top 10 film directors list would look like, obviously there's many who come close I've mentioned and others I've forgotten but those are the ones which immediately sprung to mind. I'd like you each to give me an idea of the directors you'd have in a top 10. Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 12:40, 21 June 2015 (UTC)
@ MarnetteD: Just seen Kurosawa's debut film Sanshiro Sugata. Exceeded my expectations. Not in subject, but in technical film making on only his debut. Some of the close up shots, camera position overviews and long shots of arches, and devices are masterful even at that stage, like the close up of the suffering face during the fight on the waterfont, the close ups of the fighter's faces and audience during some of the fights, which sort of reveals an insight into their psyche, different distance camera shots juxtaposed against each other from above gradually getting nearer to the defeated fighter, and even things like him walking down the stairs with a parasol or whatever it is. You watch it and how the frames are constructed. I really felt like I'd gone back in a time machine to early Japan, a special sort of feeling watching it, remarkable really. Some probably don't rate it, but it's brimming with talent! Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 21:05, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
At first I thought it wouldn't be in any real order, but looking at it, I think it is in order. For today. Lugnuts Dick Laurent is dead 09:08, 30 June 2015 (UTC)
Have you watched
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen by
Karel Zeman? It's a great film and to me a perfect example of Czech cinema's surreal animation. I'm Brazilian and I'm wondering what are your favorite Brazilian directors and films? Possibly
Glauber Rocha,
Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Leon Hirszman? Man, I wanted to be like you! I consider myself a huge cinephile but I haven't watched half the movies you have. Some of my favorite directors include
Jean Renoir,
Kenji Mizoguchi,
Stanley Kubrick,
Alfred Hitchcock,
Ingmar Bergman,
Federico Fellini, among others. Cheers,
I'm not there.
Message me!
23:20, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
Katastasi just caught this. Thankyou Katastasi, I haven't seen those, will make a note to see them. Brazilian ones I've been impressed with you'll see on the list, some in late 50s and 60s in there you might see including films of those you mentioned. Rocha's films in particular I find "dynamic", a force of nature if you understand me. If you have any more Brazilian films you recommend from all periods feel free to suggest them. I did start creating films by year for Brazil last year like List of Brazilian films of 1970 etc but they all need completing and many of the films started! And yes, I fully agree with you on those directors, you're right, those are among the ones which most impress me too. Mizoguchi and Ozu are very special filmmakers, and Renoir and Bergman are so wonderfully consistent. Yes, I've seen a lot, but cinema is such a gigantic topic if you really consider how many films have been made each year globally. It really takes a long time to really watch what you want, and in my mind I'm just getting started ;-). As I was saying to Loeba, my weak area is 80s-present foreign films and I need to watch a lot more post 2000 films but while my strength is very clearly Golden Hollywood and early New Hollywood eras, overall I think I have a better balance of films than most people will have seen from different periods and countries. Glad you like the list anyway. Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 08:40, 10 September 2015 (UTC)
@ Katastasi: Limite was a wonderful film, thanks for recommending!! One of the best silents I've seen, amazing how the dynamics of water and wind can influence your emotions! I've seen a few more Brazilian films of late too, ones I've long been meaning to see. Too much to see from everywhere though! Yes if you can, try to see all of my three and four star films at least, if not the two starred ones and others. To really get a "top 20" rating from me it has to be a particularly special film and I don't give away three to four stars very easily! Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 07:08, 18 September 2015 (UTC)
Doc, here is a list of Indian films that you must see asap! — Ssven2 Speak 2 me 12:20, 10 September 2015 (UTC)
That's a great help, thankyou Ssven2, a few of those I had already made a mental note to watch anyway like Lagaan, 3 Idiots, Shree 420 etc. I think I've actually seen Pyaasa and Hum Aapke Hain Koun years back but I will watch again to make sure.. . I know all about Swades too having researched SRK! I'll try to watch two minimum of any of these a week, but I've got a lot to get through on everything ;-) Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 08:31, 10 September 2015 (UTC)
@ Ssven2: Sorry, but there's just too many you've now recommended. It was tough getting through the list as it was! I don't want to feel obligated in seeing all of these, I have far too much to see as it is! I don't mind keeping it to half a dozen in total to see but more than that is too much really. If we keep it to a simple I'll watch this if you watch xx I think it'll work better that way. Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 14:56, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
I think it works better if we just recommend one to each other and I'll see one after you've seen one etc. Rather than a big list for either of us! I will steadily try to see all of these though. Don't recommend ones which are in cinemas in India at the moment though as I'm never going to see those until they're on video in a few years! Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 15:08, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
The Nasty Girl,
Run Lola Run,
Trace of Stones, and
The Tin Drum. Although I'm a typical teenager with typical taste, these films I've watched are great! You have already a lot of recommendations, these are mine. Watch if you'd like to. IMO, they are simply wunderschön! --
Frankie
talk
20:46, 13 September 2015 (UTC)
Cheers Frankie, may be a while getting to those! Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 15:19, 14 September 2015 (UTC)
I happened to notice some animation films missing from your great films list (possibly you might have forgotten or you haven't seen them yet).
Today, the Makar Sankranti festival ends in India and in my hometown, i have managed to watch a few films. So, i felt i can recommend a few good films in Telugu which would be less than 15. Watch how many as you can and let me know whether anyone of them would qualify to reach it to the great films list. But, if you have watched any of them already, and have forgotten/felt ineligible to join that list, let me know that too. Here are they :
At least, 70% of these are available on YouTube in English subtitles for free. For the others, i hope that you can find help from other legal video streaming websites or Amazon vouchers. So, if you are interested, if you have the time, and if these are available, try to watch half of these at least. Yours friendly, Pavanjandhyala ( talk) 13:46, 16 January 2016 (UTC)
Thankyou Pavanjandhyala, always helps of course with subtitles! Still got a lot from Ssven to watch, so can't promise anything immediately. There's just too many films! Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 21:17, 27 January 2016 (UTC)
Pavanjandhyala Why don't you create a list too? It would be interesting to see it and what you rate given films. Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 21:24, 27 January 2016 (UTC)
@ Pavanjandhyala:, watching Manam at the moment. I didn't realize that Naga Chaitanya was the son in RL of the other guy on the plane initially but I see now that the old guy Rao later on is the grandpa too, so a family affair. Naga looks nothing like his father but you can see the resemblance around the eyes to his grandpa, they're quite similar despite the age gap! Funny how looks can sometimes skip a generation like that. Kate Middleton and Prince William's kids look like her parents rather than them too haha! Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 15:28, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
Okay. Since there was no reply on the ratings, i've decided to rate them here itself. But, please do note that these are ratings based on "my" tastes and preferences and may not match with yours all the time. Here we go:
Based on your list, Manam is done. And, i see that your rating is surely near mine's. The rest, is your's call. Yours friendly, Pavanjandhyala ( talk) 14:31, 31 January 2016 (UTC) @ Pavanjandhyala: Always ping me after a note here because I don't check this page daily! I don't want to rate films out of 5 but Manam was an enjoyable film. I liked the scenes between Rao and the lad, there's one where he's in bed which springs to mind. I liked that plane scene too and his expressions. I urge you to watch Late Spring if you've not seen it, I vaguely recall you saw Ikiru afterwards? Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 20:38, 31 January 2016 (UTC)
Hey Doc, I noticed your list doesn't have
Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 2015. Did you not watch it yet or you just didn't like it? Just curious, haha. I love these lists. Cheers,
κ
ατάστασ
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17:53, 27 January 2016 (UTC)
Nope, not seen it yet! I had already made a mental note to see it, but the Oscar nominated ones took priority for 2015 first. By the looks of it 2015 a very good year for film again. Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 21:16, 27 January 2016 (UTC)
You've got to love the Pre Code era. Particularly 1932-3. It gives a great insight into the morals of Hollywood at time in comparison to general society. So seedy/sleazy LOL. Just the conception behind them, you can tell the bosses in Hollywood were signing actresses in return for "favours". Wicked really, amazing the difference several years later from the early 30s with the children's musicals and animation! Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 12:37, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
It's sad to see what is happening today in the commercial film industry. I think in a way they're taking a step backwards. Because of the overreliance on CGI in sci fi/action films it really affects the continuity and setting of the films, it looks fake, so what you get is an insight to how they're actually making the films, in important scenes just the actors in a studio doing certain things, supposed to be facing these aliens/monsters and them not being there. It completely affects the atmosphere of the film, it feels empty somehow, because it has become more obvious how they made the film. Some of the blockbusters I've seen in last few years like the Avengers and Independence Day (recently) are guilty of this, it makes the film producers look lazy. At least in a lot of the 80s/90s blockbusters they didn't rely so much on CGI and seemed to have decent emphasis on plot and made the films more pleasurable to watch. For instance the end of a battle scene and smoke from wreckage, in the 80 and 90s there would have actually been smoke, it would seem more real, now it just looks like 90% of everything is CGI and you've just superimposed the actors in front of it, so you get this feel of detachment and that the actors are not actually part of the action. It really looks a sorry excuse for film. I appreciate that they're trying to make money, but cinema is increasingly losing its art. Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 12:40, 6 July 2016 (UTC)
If you haven't already :-) While Kurosawa's samurai films are known and grace any list like this people should not miss his contemporary films.
Stray Dog (film),
The Bad Sleep Well and
High and Low (1963 film) are all worthy of your time. Best regards
MarnetteD |
Talk
18:16, 7 June 2014 (UTC)
@ MarnetteD: I haven't seen those. Feel free to make more suggestions :-) There's quite a few films which aren't in the list though I've seen and wasn't too fussed on, like Top Hat, Swing Time (both overrated IMO) and Spartacus, which is the only Kubrick film I'm not singing praises about, largely because I thought Kirk Douglas wasn't appropriate in that particular role! I might have to watch that and The Best Years of Our Lives again sometime as I didn't dig them first time. Didn't rate Hitchcock's Marnie either.♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:40, 12 June 2014 (UTC)
@ MarnetteD: Remember to @ Dr. Blofeld: so I see your messages earlier! Thanks! Just seen The Passion of Joan of Arc. I'm very impressed with Dreyer. I'll watch your first suggestion Stray Dog later. It seems a lot, true, but if you really examine how many films have been released each year for the US and UK let alone world cinema I've barely seen anything! my strength is Golden Hollywood and New Hollywood, but foreign movies from 1960s-1990s and post 2000-2010 Hollywood films i've relatively weak on, although I've seen most of the big hit ones. I'll often see a post 2000s film on TV with a very well known actor and have never heard of the film! I'm trying to learn Spanish fluently, but ideally I want to be able to understand Spanish, French and Italian all fluently so I can watch any movie and not have to try to find the subtitles! I'll plough away with learning Spanish anyway! Yup, I thought Safety Last looked great when I saw it referenced in Scorsese's Hugo, on my to watch list! Another one I've been meaning to watch is Judex (1916 film). ♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:59, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
I've not seen them! @ Lugnuts: feel free to make suggestions which aren't on the list. I didn't include Battleship on purpose but I'd not seen Rififi, just watched it and I agree it's a masterpiece!. Remember though I'm slowly ploughing through the 1001 book and am already very aware of a lot of ones I haven't seen, but if you recommend any in particular like Rififi let me know!♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:04, 21 June 2014 (UTC)
This is a great list, just read through it all. Can I make a couple of suggestions? Where's Avatar (2009) and at least The Hobbit? I knew that Avatar was mentioned in the lead, I have to admit it's possibly still the most visually stunning film ever made despite its plot being a bit mediocre, and what about The Hobbit trilogy? I have to admit though (you might kill me after reading this) I have never seen Lord of the Rings!! ☠ Jag uar ☠ 20:32, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
Visually, yes, stunning as I stated. But it really is a very mediocre film in terms of plot and action. Not a great movie, could have been if Cameron had paid more attention to a decent script and plot instead of focusing on the 3D. The Hobbit Trilogy for real?? I thought it was a disappointment. Way too long and stretched out to be acceptable, a purely money making endeavour which totally affected the quality to stretch out a relatively small book into as many films as LOR. Not even a fraction as good as LOR. LOR technically, with the way it creates another world which is so powerful and captivating, and all of the other elements is the best film ever made. The Hobbit is a let down, User:Loeba and many others agree.♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:26, 5 July 2014 (UTC)
http://shaneajeffery.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/shanes-top-20-films-1-once-upon-time-in.html
A few in there I haven't seen, he seems to have great taste judging by what he said about Once Upon a Time which I agree with (disrespect for The Godfather aside). The Ballad of Narayama also I need to see..♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:26, 5 July 2014 (UTC)
Maborosi,
After Life (film),
The Woman in the Dunes,
King of New York and
Bad Lieutenant.
♦
Dr. Blofeld
13:12, 12 July 2014 (UTC)
@ Dr. Blofeld: I noticed that Life is beautiful is now on the great list, just wondering what you thought of it? It's been two years since I've seen it but just like the title, I think it is the most beautiful film I've ever seen! ☠ Jag uar ☠ 19:42, 23 August 2014 (UTC)
Very good, but there was something about comparing Nazi imprisonment with a game which I didn't like.♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:57, 23 August 2014 (UTC)
Based on your list you don't like/watch much animation, but I recommend giving
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind a go. If we count it as a Ghibli film, it's just become my second favourite from that studio (the first being
Grave of the Fireflies, as mentioned last month). —
Crisco 1492 (
talk)
15:11, 29 July 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for that. Will try to see them some time!♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:29, 29 July 2014 (UTC)
@ Crisco 1492: Just seen Nausicaa. Loved the ending, that's largely what made me add it as a great film rather than just a very good one. Thanks for suggesting it!♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:10, 30 July 2014 (UTC)
@ Crisco 1492: @ MarnetteD:. Have you seen Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore? Now one of my favourites. It's the most charming Scorsese film I've seen, one of his best and most underrated.♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:48, 29 July 2014 (UTC)
@ MarnetteD:, @ Crisco 1492:, @ Lugnuts:, @ Krimuk90:. I don't know if any of you have seen this, I'd guess Lugnuts and Marnette have seen but I highly recommend watching the DVD commentary from John Frankenheimer edition on stage vu, click direct download link underneath. It's an incredible, I mean incredible insight into how a film is made and I found it extremely interesting. I'm a new fan of him, obviously I rate Manchurian Candidate very highly and really liked Seconds and Birdman of Alcatraz, but he was an absolute master technically, just what he was saying about how he shot certain scenes. Seven Days is a technical masterpiece! I've added a lot of details from his commentary to the making of the film which makes it pretty unique! He's definitely one I'm now going to revere and try to watch all of his films.♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:19, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
@ MarnetteD: Have you seen Barton Fink? I've given it a full four star rating. One of the greatest films ever!♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:30, 13 August 2014 (UTC)
Dr. Blofeld I was talking with some friends about adaptations of Will's plays and when we got to MacBeth I realized there was one you should know about - unless you've seen it already, of course. While The Throne of Blood is at the top of my list Scotland, PA is a close second. As before it might not be worthy of inclusion on your list but it is worth your time if you can track it down. Cheers. MarnetteD| Talk 13:10, 22 August 2014 (UTC)
Noted, thanks :-)♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:12, 22 August 2014 (UTC)
@ MarnetteD: I can't believe Empire of the Sun (film) got a number of negative reviews!! It's a marvelous film, definitely one of the best films of the 80s I've seen.♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:55, 13 September 2014 (UTC)
Hi @
Dr. Blofeld:. I was watching
Al Capone (film) with
Rod Steiger and realized that you should know about a under-appreciated gem of a film that he was in.
No Way to Treat a Lady has a bravura and versatile performance by Steiger. It also show you can have an "edge of your seat" thriller without any gore on the screen. Cheers.
MarnetteD|
Talk
17:22, 18 September 2014 (UTC)
@ MarnetteD: I highly doubt it's anyway worse than Lancaster's portrayal of Robert Stroud, about as unrealistic as you can get!♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:28, 18 September 2014 (UTC)
@ MarnetteD: Nope. what film was it? I removed it by accident.♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:16, 19 September 2014 (UTC)
@
MarnetteD: and @
Krimuk90:. I doubt you've seen it Smaro but Marnette you might have seen
The Mirror. A masterpiece, the acting and the elements of the film are top notch. Like Solaris, the atmosphere, spiritual feel and the elements are incredible, you just don't get that in most western films that you get in quite a few of these Russian ones. The actress (
Margarita Terekhova), very attractive, reminds me very much of Meryl Streep in appearance and delivery. Very impressed with Tartovsky, gonna have to get myself another dosage in
Andrei Rublev (film) later,
"The Best Arthouse film of all time" according to The Guardian :-)♦
Dr. Blofeld
12:37, 20 September 2014 (UTC)
I leave here some films that are not in your list:
-- emijrp ( talk) 13:47, 23 September 2014 (UTC)
Added.
@ MarnetteD: I've created User:Dr. Blofeld/Great films: To see. Obviously in my mind I have a lot I've been meaning to watch but they're primarily ones from world cinema I'd otherwise forget if I don't jot down. Basically some of the top ones from some of the world cinemas including Africa and the Balkans. You can only attain film watching excellence from watching films like The Goat Horn! I bet Tarrantino has seen it! My list is way too American, eventually of course I want it to be more even globally as there's many gems from all around, but it's finding them and also hopefully finding the subtitles. A big obstacle of course is not accessing the films but the lack of subtitles on those which aren't especially well known. What would be great is if people could start putting subtitles and translations into a given language for the regular films from Spanish, French, Italian, Bollywood cinema etc. That's largely the reason why I haven't seen that many Indian films. I don't want the list to get too big, but you're still welcome to recommend one occasionally! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:16, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
Great list! Always fun to see what "great" films others haven't yet viewed. Not seen The Usual Suspects yet?! Blimey! From that list, I'd recommend the following to see ASAP:
Of the rest, I didn't care much for Black God White Devil TBH. I'll get round to doing lists like these one day. Lugnuts Dick Laurent is dead 14:07, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
I don't think I've watched The Usual Suspects all the way through @ Lugnuts:, have only caught it on TV when flicking channels! I had previously thought I hadn't seen Walken's King of New York too but turns out I'd seen it twice! I have a feeling I've seen Heat or at least bits of it and Donnie Darko on TV too but not in 10-15 years, but will watch all again fully.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:34, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
@ Lugnuts: Turns out as suspected I had seen most of the Usual Suspects. I used to watch a lot of films on TV at nights and not really pay attention to titles!♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:46, 10 October 2014 (UTC)
@ Lugnuts: I was right, just realised starting to watch it I've seen Heat, liked twice on TV ages ago, title didn't ring a bell for some reason though!♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:38, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
The Great Dictator,
Children of Men,
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. Watch them if you can, you won't be disappointed. --
John (
talk) 22:12, 4 October 2014 (UTC)
Das Boot as well if you have the stamina. --
John (
talk)
22:14, 4 October 2014 (UTC)
@ John:, Thanks I've seen The Great Dictator of course many times, did I really forget it? I've a few Wes Anderson films to see! Stamina? I've seen the 317 minute uncut 1900 (film) version without stopping, Das Boot looks shorter in comparison!! @ Lugnuts: and @ MarnetteD: list here of amateur critics top tens which is worth checking out. A lot there I haven't seen...♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:55, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
@ MarnetteD: Funny you should say that, honestly now I was looking for Mon Oncle around lunch time today but couldn't find it!! I had to skip in it my book and watch Jalsghar instead! I shall get the DVD I think. I absolutely loved Hulot's Holiday, it's long been on my list in 1953. Genius, in fact I recommended it to Cassianto and SchroCat who I don't think saw it afterwards.♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:04, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
@ MarnetteD:, @ Lugnuts:, @ Krimuk90: Have any of you seen Hiroshima mon amour? That's a beautiful film, so sensual. I also highly recommend A Woman Under the Influence (which I guess Marnette and Lugs will have seen) which is highly entertaining and a fabulous performance by Gena, Oscar worthy if it wasn't for Ellen Burstyn's superlative performance the same year in Alice.♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:20, 8 October 2014 (UTC)
@ John: Thanks for recommending Das Boot. Terrific film. It was in my 1001 book so I'd have seen it anyway but excellent suggestion, cheers.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:03, 13 October 2014 (UTC)
A couple caveats. First, I know that Halloween celebrations are mostly a US thing though my understanding is that they are spreading to other countries as the years go by. Second, several of these are already on your list @ Dr. Blofeld: but I have grouped two sets together as they make good triple bills.
Dr B. I know I have taken up a lot of space on your talk page here. I hope that you and the watchers of this page will seek out the films on this list that they haven't seen (and re-watch the ones they have for that matter.) Please feel free to remove or collapse this after the 31st. Cheers to all. MarnetteD| Talk 17:31, 9 October 2014 (UTC)
@ MarnetteD: Oh yeah, isn't the atmosphere of that film tremendous? I tell you what, on Halloween I'll watch the latter two Nosferarus and Gods and Monsters as a triple bill? ♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:24, 10 October 2014 (UTC)
Thanks Crisco.@ MarnetteD: and @ Crisco 1492: You seen Black Sunday (1960 film)? That's the most atmospheric film I've ever seen, seriously dark and sinister, a really authentic horror film. If not watch it on Halloween it's one of the darkest films I've ever seen, an absolute horror classic!!♦ ♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:38, 18 October 2014 (UTC)
Added to list will try to see those. BTW I've added a best film of the year edition with a green GA cross now. If you haven't seen any of those with a green star on them I can't recommend them enough!! Obviously though standards will be lower in silent period, especially pre 1900 :-) The most difficult one was 1953, I mean perhaps technically in terms of content Tokyyo Story, Tales of Ugetsu and Wages of Fear are superior films, but I love Roman Holiday so darn much I couldn't not have it as the best!♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:16, 19 October 2014 (UTC)
Troy? Perhaps I'll add that one on cinematography/set design/costume. I thought the film itself was pretty average and nowhere near as good as it could have been.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:26, 14 October 2014 (UTC)
Ok, but Onibaba is considered one of the greatest horror movies of all time, though some people dispute its genre. -- EditorMakingEdits ( talk) 01:22, 18 October 2014 (UTC)
@ EditorMakingEdits: Really quite evil atmosphere in the film isn't it! Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 20:46, 31 October 2014 (UTC)
Hi. Hope you're well. I've been meaning to add recommendations so here I go.
@ Cowlibob: I've seen A Beautiful Mind, I'd forgotten it on my list. I've seen virtually all Oscar Best picture and actor winners. Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 19:18, 31 October 2014 (UTC)
I've seen Night and Fog, it's on my list :-). My worst were Chariots of Fire, The Best Years of Our Lives then Cimarron but I'm due to watch The Best Years again to see if I change my mind. I thought it boring in all honesty first time. Yeah I've seen all of Hitchcock's except some of the late 20s and early 30s ones. Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 21:25, 31 October 2014 (UTC)
@ MarnetteD:, @ Lugnuts: and @ Crisco 1492: Either of you ever seen Mondo cane? Fascinating and brilliantly made but horribly brutal and really really tough to watch for animal cruelty at times. Not for the faint of heart that's for sure!! There's a really dark vein of humour running through the film at times which is a dark a black humour as you can get, almost evil at times. Attacking obese women for starters! A guy eating snake on a plate and stuff! The turtle graveyard and underwater cemetery and the decapitated bulls scenes are really quite shocking! But the way it is shot and some of the imagery, especially the Papua New Guinea footage at the end and the Good the Bad and the Ugly style SPanish trumpet music all combined makes it one of the greatest masterpieces of cinema I've ever seen. It's a must see for the way it's made if nothing else!♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:59, 8 November 2014 (UTC)
Wow, I'm overwhelmed by the response ;-) ♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:02, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
One film not to watch Paper Man (2009 film). Crap pretty much sums it up.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:11, 14 November 2014 (UTC)
Another film not to see is Dumb and Dumber To! BTW, I’m looking for the name of a film and am totally vague about it. Obviously not a Great Film but I enjoyed watching it. It may have starred Frederick March (or George Raft or Someone Else!). He acts as a famous actor who goes to a small town and meets up with his friend. This friend has a teenage daughter who is crazy about the actor. Saw it ages ago on a late-night show. The Hindi film Guddi has a very similar storyline. Can you help with the name of the film? Kaayay ( talk) 14:46, 4 December 2014 (UTC)
I have been meaning to mention the films of Sacha Guitry and then I saw Confessions of a Cheat added to the list. Filmaholics usually mention Citizen Kane and Welles has having changed the way that films were made. When I first saw CoaC (which was released six years before CK) I was blown away with how Guitry took the rules of film, broke them into little pieces, ground them up with a mortar and pestle and then threw them onscreen in way that had not been seen before. It is interesting to note that they both had an extensive career onstage before moving into film. I have also seen Pearls of the Crown, Désiré and Quadrille and can recommend all three. I've got a couple more directors to add to this when time allows. MarnetteD| Talk 22:10, 17 January 2015 (UTC)
Thanks MD, yup a delightful little film. And spot on in your analysis of it. Breaks the conventions of cinema as you say. I had intended watching those you suggested! I've been getting myself a double dose of another French master today in Bresson!♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:07, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
Bill Forsyth brought a special and unique touch to his films (well most of them anyway) in the 80s.
That Sinking Feeling and
Gregory's Girl are fun and (for me) capture much more of what it is like to be a teenager (yes I can still remember those years) than most films that purport to be about those years.
Local Hero is in my top five and I know it is on your list to see.
Comfort and Joy is also wonderful and a nice change of pace for anyone wanting to get away from the usual batch of Christmas films. I also find
Housekeeping to be as much a masterpiece as LH. It was marketed in the US as a comedy and that was a blunder as it is so much more than that. Michael Coulter's filming of the scenery of British Columbia is every bit as beautiful as his shots of Scotland in LH. Sadly it only exists in a pan and scan VHS which lessens its impact but it is still worth seeing one of
Christine Lahti's best performances. I can also highly recommend reading
Marilynne Robinson's 1980 novel
Housekeeping which is the basis for the film.
Her writing style is unlike anyone else that I have read and the book and film compliment each other like few others. The second film he made in the US is
Breaking In and it is worth seeing as well. It contains one of Burt Reynolds most restrained performances.
Being Human was mangled by the studio and it is hard to tell if any of Forsyth's version remains. My understanding is that his experience with that film pretty much put him off film-making. His last film
Gregory's Two Girls is dreadful and is one of the few films that I have seen that I cannot bring myself to recommend to anyone. The two traits that I find most often in his film are a wonderfully quirky sense of humour and the ability to express melancholy in ways that no other director has been able to. Well I know these just add to your "to see" list. Maybe one of these days that list will actually get shorter :-)
MarnetteD|
Talk
20:59, 26 January 2015 (UTC)
Yes GG is certainly fun, I know what you mean about recapturing your youth! Tibetan Prayer ᧾
I have three Scola films to recommend.
These are the ones I saw back in the 80's and have been able to track down on DVD. I also saw The Family (only once though) and remember liking it but I haven't added it to my collection. MarnetteD| Talk 21:06, 24 February 2015 (UTC)
Hi Dr. Blofeld! Did you see any Salman Khan movies, or are they just terrible for you to watch. Jilebi2000| Talk 20:23, 20 May 2015 (UTC)
Not seen many of them!
@ MarnetteD:, Krimuk90 and Lugnuts : I'd added what I think my top 10 film directors list would look like, obviously there's many who come close I've mentioned and others I've forgotten but those are the ones which immediately sprung to mind. I'd like you each to give me an idea of the directors you'd have in a top 10. Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 12:40, 21 June 2015 (UTC)
@ MarnetteD: Just seen Kurosawa's debut film Sanshiro Sugata. Exceeded my expectations. Not in subject, but in technical film making on only his debut. Some of the close up shots, camera position overviews and long shots of arches, and devices are masterful even at that stage, like the close up of the suffering face during the fight on the waterfont, the close ups of the fighter's faces and audience during some of the fights, which sort of reveals an insight into their psyche, different distance camera shots juxtaposed against each other from above gradually getting nearer to the defeated fighter, and even things like him walking down the stairs with a parasol or whatever it is. You watch it and how the frames are constructed. I really felt like I'd gone back in a time machine to early Japan, a special sort of feeling watching it, remarkable really. Some probably don't rate it, but it's brimming with talent! Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 21:05, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
At first I thought it wouldn't be in any real order, but looking at it, I think it is in order. For today. Lugnuts Dick Laurent is dead 09:08, 30 June 2015 (UTC)
Have you watched
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen by
Karel Zeman? It's a great film and to me a perfect example of Czech cinema's surreal animation. I'm Brazilian and I'm wondering what are your favorite Brazilian directors and films? Possibly
Glauber Rocha,
Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Leon Hirszman? Man, I wanted to be like you! I consider myself a huge cinephile but I haven't watched half the movies you have. Some of my favorite directors include
Jean Renoir,
Kenji Mizoguchi,
Stanley Kubrick,
Alfred Hitchcock,
Ingmar Bergman,
Federico Fellini, among others. Cheers,
I'm not there.
Message me!
23:20, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
Katastasi just caught this. Thankyou Katastasi, I haven't seen those, will make a note to see them. Brazilian ones I've been impressed with you'll see on the list, some in late 50s and 60s in there you might see including films of those you mentioned. Rocha's films in particular I find "dynamic", a force of nature if you understand me. If you have any more Brazilian films you recommend from all periods feel free to suggest them. I did start creating films by year for Brazil last year like List of Brazilian films of 1970 etc but they all need completing and many of the films started! And yes, I fully agree with you on those directors, you're right, those are among the ones which most impress me too. Mizoguchi and Ozu are very special filmmakers, and Renoir and Bergman are so wonderfully consistent. Yes, I've seen a lot, but cinema is such a gigantic topic if you really consider how many films have been made each year globally. It really takes a long time to really watch what you want, and in my mind I'm just getting started ;-). As I was saying to Loeba, my weak area is 80s-present foreign films and I need to watch a lot more post 2000 films but while my strength is very clearly Golden Hollywood and early New Hollywood eras, overall I think I have a better balance of films than most people will have seen from different periods and countries. Glad you like the list anyway. Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 08:40, 10 September 2015 (UTC)
@ Katastasi: Limite was a wonderful film, thanks for recommending!! One of the best silents I've seen, amazing how the dynamics of water and wind can influence your emotions! I've seen a few more Brazilian films of late too, ones I've long been meaning to see. Too much to see from everywhere though! Yes if you can, try to see all of my three and four star films at least, if not the two starred ones and others. To really get a "top 20" rating from me it has to be a particularly special film and I don't give away three to four stars very easily! Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 07:08, 18 September 2015 (UTC)
Doc, here is a list of Indian films that you must see asap! — Ssven2 Speak 2 me 12:20, 10 September 2015 (UTC)
That's a great help, thankyou Ssven2, a few of those I had already made a mental note to watch anyway like Lagaan, 3 Idiots, Shree 420 etc. I think I've actually seen Pyaasa and Hum Aapke Hain Koun years back but I will watch again to make sure.. . I know all about Swades too having researched SRK! I'll try to watch two minimum of any of these a week, but I've got a lot to get through on everything ;-) Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 08:31, 10 September 2015 (UTC)
@ Ssven2: Sorry, but there's just too many you've now recommended. It was tough getting through the list as it was! I don't want to feel obligated in seeing all of these, I have far too much to see as it is! I don't mind keeping it to half a dozen in total to see but more than that is too much really. If we keep it to a simple I'll watch this if you watch xx I think it'll work better that way. Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 14:56, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
I think it works better if we just recommend one to each other and I'll see one after you've seen one etc. Rather than a big list for either of us! I will steadily try to see all of these though. Don't recommend ones which are in cinemas in India at the moment though as I'm never going to see those until they're on video in a few years! Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 15:08, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
The Nasty Girl,
Run Lola Run,
Trace of Stones, and
The Tin Drum. Although I'm a typical teenager with typical taste, these films I've watched are great! You have already a lot of recommendations, these are mine. Watch if you'd like to. IMO, they are simply wunderschön! --
Frankie
talk
20:46, 13 September 2015 (UTC)
Cheers Frankie, may be a while getting to those! Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 15:19, 14 September 2015 (UTC)
I happened to notice some animation films missing from your great films list (possibly you might have forgotten or you haven't seen them yet).
Today, the Makar Sankranti festival ends in India and in my hometown, i have managed to watch a few films. So, i felt i can recommend a few good films in Telugu which would be less than 15. Watch how many as you can and let me know whether anyone of them would qualify to reach it to the great films list. But, if you have watched any of them already, and have forgotten/felt ineligible to join that list, let me know that too. Here are they :
At least, 70% of these are available on YouTube in English subtitles for free. For the others, i hope that you can find help from other legal video streaming websites or Amazon vouchers. So, if you are interested, if you have the time, and if these are available, try to watch half of these at least. Yours friendly, Pavanjandhyala ( talk) 13:46, 16 January 2016 (UTC)
Thankyou Pavanjandhyala, always helps of course with subtitles! Still got a lot from Ssven to watch, so can't promise anything immediately. There's just too many films! Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 21:17, 27 January 2016 (UTC)
Pavanjandhyala Why don't you create a list too? It would be interesting to see it and what you rate given films. Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 21:24, 27 January 2016 (UTC)
@ Pavanjandhyala:, watching Manam at the moment. I didn't realize that Naga Chaitanya was the son in RL of the other guy on the plane initially but I see now that the old guy Rao later on is the grandpa too, so a family affair. Naga looks nothing like his father but you can see the resemblance around the eyes to his grandpa, they're quite similar despite the age gap! Funny how looks can sometimes skip a generation like that. Kate Middleton and Prince William's kids look like her parents rather than them too haha! Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 15:28, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
Okay. Since there was no reply on the ratings, i've decided to rate them here itself. But, please do note that these are ratings based on "my" tastes and preferences and may not match with yours all the time. Here we go:
Based on your list, Manam is done. And, i see that your rating is surely near mine's. The rest, is your's call. Yours friendly, Pavanjandhyala ( talk) 14:31, 31 January 2016 (UTC) @ Pavanjandhyala: Always ping me after a note here because I don't check this page daily! I don't want to rate films out of 5 but Manam was an enjoyable film. I liked the scenes between Rao and the lad, there's one where he's in bed which springs to mind. I liked that plane scene too and his expressions. I urge you to watch Late Spring if you've not seen it, I vaguely recall you saw Ikiru afterwards? Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 20:38, 31 January 2016 (UTC)
Hey Doc, I noticed your list doesn't have
Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 2015. Did you not watch it yet or you just didn't like it? Just curious, haha. I love these lists. Cheers,
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Nope, not seen it yet! I had already made a mental note to see it, but the Oscar nominated ones took priority for 2015 first. By the looks of it 2015 a very good year for film again. Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 21:16, 27 January 2016 (UTC)
You've got to love the Pre Code era. Particularly 1932-3. It gives a great insight into the morals of Hollywood at time in comparison to general society. So seedy/sleazy LOL. Just the conception behind them, you can tell the bosses in Hollywood were signing actresses in return for "favours". Wicked really, amazing the difference several years later from the early 30s with the children's musicals and animation! Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 12:37, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
It's sad to see what is happening today in the commercial film industry. I think in a way they're taking a step backwards. Because of the overreliance on CGI in sci fi/action films it really affects the continuity and setting of the films, it looks fake, so what you get is an insight to how they're actually making the films, in important scenes just the actors in a studio doing certain things, supposed to be facing these aliens/monsters and them not being there. It completely affects the atmosphere of the film, it feels empty somehow, because it has become more obvious how they made the film. Some of the blockbusters I've seen in last few years like the Avengers and Independence Day (recently) are guilty of this, it makes the film producers look lazy. At least in a lot of the 80s/90s blockbusters they didn't rely so much on CGI and seemed to have decent emphasis on plot and made the films more pleasurable to watch. For instance the end of a battle scene and smoke from wreckage, in the 80 and 90s there would have actually been smoke, it would seem more real, now it just looks like 90% of everything is CGI and you've just superimposed the actors in front of it, so you get this feel of detachment and that the actors are not actually part of the action. It really looks a sorry excuse for film. I appreciate that they're trying to make money, but cinema is increasingly losing its art. Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 12:40, 6 July 2016 (UTC)