betocool Posted June 12, 2016 Posted June 12, 2016 Wages of fear... About 18 or so years ago I was studying with a couple of friends on the weekend, and we took a short break. The host commented on a movie he'd watched with his dad, his dad having told him it was the best movie he'd ever seen, "Wages of fear". My mate said, it was the most boring old movie he'd watched! We ended up having a good laugh. Fast forward then to 10 years ago, and I see "Wages of fear" as a DVD in the Uni library, so I took it. I sent an email to mi mate, asked him to forward it to his dad, saying, it was a cracking movie, and your son had no idea what he's talking about. Peace was restored in the universe. For the record, I found it a very good movie, just up till the very end. 2
krakatana Posted June 13, 2016 Posted June 13, 2016 The Big Lebowski That's the film that would fit the second question by the OP and possibly the first as well. Amazing that it hasn't been mentioned yet. Except, that there's also Withnail and I. The only Aussie film that I like hasn't been mentioned yet is Stone (1974). 1
keyse1 Posted June 20, 2016 Posted June 20, 2016 Anyone seen the French movie Jean De Florette and its sequel Manon Des Sources Like The Godfather a great movie in its own right but taken together with its sequel it is for me one of the best films I've ever seen A family drama that deals with greed and the consequences that come in the sequel Well worth seeing but don't read the plot line because that would ruin the films especially in relationship to the consequences 3
gemini07 Posted June 20, 2016 Posted June 20, 2016 Anyone seen the French movie Jean De Florette and its sequel Manon Des Sources Like The Godfather a great movie in its own right but taken together with its sequel it is for me one of the best films I've ever seen A family drama that deals with greed and the consequences that come in the sequel Well worth seeing but don't read the plot line because that would ruin the films especially in relationship to the consequences Yep. I've got both, and I like the Shakespearean tragedy approach done in a 'romantic' but slightly quirky French style. 1
SPR08Y Posted June 20, 2016 Posted June 20, 2016 Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources are superb! My wife happens to also be a French teacher and shows Jean de Florette regularly each year to her students. Tres bien! (I'm easily her worst student!) 1
LHC Posted July 12, 2016 Posted July 12, 2016 While I can't say this is the best movie ever, but James Cameron's Titanic is one of the best example of what movie making is all about. The ability to re-imagine and re-create a well known event and make it fresh To tell an absorbing story with characters that audience care for To build a believable set that transport us to this immersive world Beathtaking cinematograhy The attention to detail and effects that was done with love and dedication Stirring music and realistic sound While not everyone would like this film, but few would disagree that this is film making of the highest order. 1
keyse1 Posted July 12, 2016 Posted July 12, 2016 (edited) While I can't say this is the best movie ever, but James Cameron's Titanic is one of the best example of what movie making is all about. The ability to re-imagine and re-create a well known event and make it fresh To tell an absorbing story with characters that audience care for To build a believable set that transport us to this immersive world Beathtaking cinematograhy The attention to detail and effects that was done with love and dedication Stirring music and realistic sound While not everyone would like this film, but few would disagree that this is film making of the highest order.ap_titanic_movie_ship_thg_120403_wblog.jpg Actually I would say that that movie is really what is wrong with modern cinemaA proper film could get more drama and meaning in a bathtub than all the tricks of the digital age Can bring to a film And as I have said before the most important thing about cinema I think anyway is the script There are exceptions of course but Titanic is not one of them Edited July 12, 2016 by keyse1
Guest jakeyb77 Posted July 12, 2016 Posted July 12, 2016 it's all subjective... what's your favourite movie choice? what is a movie you'd recommend to someone you like? what do you rate as the best movie australia has to offer? Without a doubt the best contribution to cinema from Australia. Ummm you overlooked the greatest Australian Movie of all time
Guest jakeyb77 Posted July 12, 2016 Posted July 12, 2016 Snowtown Made Silence of the lambs look like a comedy. Two movies I've stopped watching before the end and I'll watch anything. Snowtown and Bad Boy Bubby. Snowtown was just over the top. The cutting up of the bodies was laboured and the rape scene went on and on. Some things are better implied I thought.
Gee Emm Posted July 12, 2016 Posted July 12, 2016 I think the point of some of the scenes in Snowtown was making you observe it Great film I also really liked bad boy bubby. Glad wrap will never be the same again.
Cloth Ears Posted July 12, 2016 Posted July 12, 2016 Mad Max 1 and 2, definately NO Mad Max after that! Actually, after watching that latest MM I'm thinking it's up there with 2 (which I think was the best one of the Gibson ones). And I loved that Hugh Keays-Byrne was in Stone, Mad Max and Fury Road.
Freedom Posted July 12, 2016 Posted July 12, 2016 I suppose it's up to the individual as to what entertains them. For me, I'm over the Hollywood 'hype' ! 1
Guest jakeyb77 Posted July 12, 2016 Posted July 12, 2016 I tend to like movies like Boy or The Intouchables...
wim Posted July 13, 2016 Author Posted July 13, 2016 (edited) Ummm you overlooked the greatest Australian Movie of all time HB.JPG I can't say I've seen that but will now. Edits Boy: I'm guessing you've seen What We Do In The Shadows and are awaiting We're Wolves? NZ comedy is underrated. True Story: After driving back from the cinema when Bad Taste first screened I decided to call Peter Jackson and compliment him on the film. It was fairly easy at the time - I just looked him up in the NZ phone book and made the call. We spoke for about an hour. He was thrilled that someone would make the effort. Top guy. Edited July 13, 2016 by wim 6
Jake Posted July 13, 2016 Posted July 13, 2016 Finally watched The Life of Pi on the new telly the other night, in 3D and all. I won't say it's the best movie evah, but I really enjoyed it. The visuals were stunning. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Guest jakeyb77 Posted July 13, 2016 Posted July 13, 2016 @@wim flat meeting in 10 mins! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
betocool Posted July 15, 2016 Posted July 15, 2016 Braveheart - outstanding movie. Haven't seen that one in eons. Been meaning to get a BD copy, and yet, I never manage.
Saxon Hall Posted July 15, 2016 Posted July 15, 2016 I have just noticed this thread so here are a some of my favourites in no particular order Dersu Uzala from the great Akira Kurosawa. I had the great pleasure of seeing an excellent 70mm print of this at the Astor Theatre in Melbourne. Such a moving experience. Seven Samurai again from Kurosawa. A great action movie that has never been surpassed IMO. A beautifully written and acted Masterpiece. Remade as "The Magnificent 7" and "A Bugs Life" 2001 A Space Odyssey. A sprawling and mind bending experience that absolutely must be seen in the cinema to appreciate it. Some dismiss it as pretentious and it surely is but that is half the fun. WTF does the ending represent or even mean? Who cares? City Lights by the genius Charlie Chaplin. A silent movie masterpiece by the great Chaplin. I challenge anyone to watch this movie and not be moved to tears by the amazing ending. This is a movie that I feel every single person on the planet should watch at least once. The General by Buster Keaton. Another silent movie classic that has some of the most amazing stunts ever most of which were performed by Keaton himself Kiss Me Deadly this 1955 classic was way ahead of it's time with it's themes and violence. Obviously a major influence on Tarantino. I can just imagine him salivating while watching it and noting down dozens of lines of dialogue and scenes for future reference Fantasia A huge financial flop for Disney at initial release but later a successful Cult Classic. Classical music set to animation with a series of interlocked stories. Marty A tour de force performance by Ernest Borgnine as Marty a shy lonely and gentle man who just wants to find love. Heartbreaking but ultimately uplifting Citizen Kane. Some dismiss this movie as overblown and overrated but I am a huge fan. The script is crisp and fast moving, the black and white photography some of the best in cinematic history. It is full of many memorable scenes and pieces of dialogue. This was Orson Welles first movie and his Magnum Opus. He produced it and co wrote it and directed it and of course played the title role. Such a great movie which ultimately became a millstone around his neck. It was impossible to surpass it. He never again had such creative freedom Duel. An early Spielberg Made for TV movie which is extremely suspenseful and totally "edge of your seat". It proved that for very little money you can make a great film Two Lane Blacktop. 2 Vietnam War draft dodging drop outs driving across the USA in a souped up 1955 Chev. Sparse dialogue and none of the 4 main characters have names, just descriptions. The Driver, The Mechanic,The Girl and GTO. A stone cold cult movie best watched in a Midnight Movie screening Koyannisquatsi. A dialogue free kaleidoscope of superb imagery both slow motion and sped up. A great musical score by Phillip Glass perfectly complements the imagery And a couple of forgotten Aussie movies that barely had a release Buddies. 2 Rough and ready sapphire miners and their struggles against the Big Mining companies in Queensland. Great performances from Harold Hopkins and a young Colin Friels The Last of the Knucklemen. A David Williamson play cleverly transferred to film. A bunch of boozing,brawling sex starved miners cooped up together in the Australian Outback with nothing better to do than drink and fight. A great cast including a very young Michael Caton as a timid ex priest 4
_S_A_S_H_ Posted July 17, 2016 Posted July 17, 2016 I just watched 'A Separation' again yesterday. An Iranian film with an utterly flawless cast, incredibly smart directing and story telling and a perfect ending. This movie reveals the major flaws in American cinema, most of which follows a simple formula, virtually always ending happily. Even the revered directors unfortunately often toe the line in this regard. I don't hate American cinema but when I watch a film like this it shows up Hollywood big time. Just an opinion
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