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Posted: October 31 2016 at 16:54
MillsLayne wrote:
My absolute favorite is Fight Club. One of those few times where I felt like the movie was better than the novel (and it was a great novel!) and also captured the feel of the book perfectly, from the casting to the cinematography, and most importantly, the soundtrack. Perfect in every way.
After that, I have a few favorites that I watch on a regular basis:
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Posted: October 31 2016 at 17:11
I first watched Sorcerer and then, at a different occasion, Le salaire de la peur. I'd definitely say the original is better, but I wouldn't exactly say Sorcerer is a "bad remake" - just like, curiously, Friedkin's remake of 12 Angry Men is not unpleasant either (even though any attempt to replicate that original should normally be foolery). There are some good, even gripping parts in Sorcerer (for me, the tree segment more than the bridge one), the prologue is an interesting expository design (although pretty much in the B-movie style ballpark) and you have the TD soundtrack too (which may seem flimsly compared to their 70s stuff, but trust me, it's pretty much up there with a few others, despite their extensive OST work over decades).
Le salaire de la peur also made me very interested - although I haven't expanded so far - in Clouzot. I get the feeling that his Inferno is right up there with Jodorowski's Dune in the category of masterful films that were never accomplished - at least the documentaries on each of them are so jawdropping, it inspired me to believe it.
BunBun's list also reminded me I forgot to place Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? on my sentimental list.
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Posted: March 01 2018 at 13:29
Harry and Tonto La Strada Nashville They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Network One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest The Battle of Algiers Treasure of the Sierra Madre A Woman Under The Influence Buffalo '66 La Grande Illusion Mr. Deeds Goes To Town
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Posted: March 01 2018 at 13:39
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I'll have a think about more choices another day, but The Blues Brothers, Spinal Tap, Holy Grail, Dark Star, Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz spring to mind initially for humour. I'll go all intellectual and pretentious another day
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oh yes a strong dislike towards Three Colours Trilogy but I loath The Double Life of Veronique even more.
Would you care to expand on that? I just watched the trilogy and thought it was good at the very least. The first entry, Blue, was a disappointment. The plot is decent, it looks good (above average) visually but the long fade outs interrupting a dialogue at several instances in the film ruined it all for me. I get the intention of the director but the result is not effective at all. White was good yet not memorable. But then I found Red to be very engaging and I like the message the film has to convey. So overall I have to say I liked the trilogy
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Posted: April 04 2018 at 09:36
BunBun wrote:
... Anyways, I saw Wages of Fear before I saw the remake and I enjoy Sorcerer a lot more than the original. I think the pacing is better, the tension is there for me in the remake and not the original. I feel the characters desperation and I love the dirty, gritty look of Sorcerer. I will give the video a watch, but I'm going to be off to work soon so I'll have to watch it later.
For me, the best is the Tangerine Dream concert with the movie, showing ALL of its music. It's one of the last things TD did before Edgar left us for another cosmic address!
I agree that the original is much better than the 2nd one, but the music preference for me, is from the 2nd, even though in the film released it was cut up senseless, and you know there was a lot more in there that would probably make the remake a lot better.
The hint of it comes from the TD concert in Australia with the film, showcasing ALL of the music they had created for the original film. I'm not sure how they fit the film properly into all pieces of music, and it would take a study too long to find out for me, and it is not one of my favorite films, although when it comes to music, I tend to look at the films differently.
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Posted: April 04 2018 at 10:02
Hi,
I had to look at my web pages to figure out what I had for "favorites", since for me, as a reviewer, that is a very hard choice to make, as there are so many different and distinct things to look at to make a personal favorite. I can't even list a Fellini, Antonioni, Bergman film in this list ... and thus I left my "honorable mentions" as part of the list.
Bedazzled (Donen) Jubilee (Jarman) Performance (Roeg and Cammell) Prospero's Books (Greenaway) The Devils (Russell) Jean de Florette/Manon of the Spring (Berri) La Belle Noiseusse (Rivette) Aguirre, The Wrath of God (Herzog) The Island on Bird Street (Kragh-Jacobson) Jesus of Montreal (Arcand) Journey of Hope (Koller) Carmen (Saura) The Fencing Master (Olea) Chimes at Midnight (Welles) The Wild Bunch (Peckinpah) The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeiosie (Bunuel) Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick) The Double Life of Veronique (Kieslowski)
Goodness ... I had to miss so many other great films ... !!!!
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