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here's one of my faves:
PAN'S LABYRINTH (El Laberinto del Fauno)
#1: The creatures.
Every Guillermo Del Toro film--even if it's not the most amazing film ever--features the most beautiful and beautifully horrible creatures I've ever seen. They're all captivating, in their design, in their originality, in their whimsy--the more horrible, the better. And P'sL featured some of the most horribly awesome creatures.
What I appreciate even more is the fact that very very little of the movie was CG. The faun and the Pale Man in particular were extremely elaborate costumes.
#2: The "Grimm's Fairy Tale" aspects.
P'sL is everything I wanted in a movie when I was a kid but never fully got. It's a fairy tale--albeit, an extremely dark, grim, and somewhat gory one. It's starkly realistic in some aspects, and transitions seamlessly into fairy tale the next. When I was a kid I was captivated by grittier fantasy. You don't see ugly in kid's films anymore. Consider the creatures you were given in The Dark Crystal or Labyrinth (ignoring David Bowie ;x)--none of them were without their flaws, and it was interesting. Moments that are scary shouldn't be shunned from childrens' eyes just because it's creepy--hell, creepiness inspires a lot of creativity. (Within reason.)
#3: The setting.
First, how many movies do you see set in Spain? Let alone, WWII Spain? The dilapidated old mill in a forest was a great location also. All the rooms and the area throughout had a haunting beauty about them. And, of course, the "dream world" settings were original, fresh, and felt organic and possible.
#4: The ending.
A lot of people hated how it ended in an oblique way, but I have to give GDT major props on it. Without spoiling it--I'll just say it leaves you wondering about the actual outcome. Was it happy or sad? It's up to the viewer to decide for themselves, and I <3 that.
Anyway I won't suck anymore GD Toro dick, but I could go on and on about how much I love this film
PAN'S LABYRINTH (El Laberinto del Fauno)
In 1944 fascist Spain, a girl, fascinated with fairy-tales, is sent along with her pregnant mother to live with her new stepfather, a ruthless captain of the Spanish army. During the night, she meets a fairy who takes her to an old faun in the center of the labyrinth. He tells her she's a princess, but must prove her royalty by surviving three gruesome tasks. If she fails, she will never prove herself to be the the true princess and will never see her real father, the king, again.
#1: The creatures.
Every Guillermo Del Toro film--even if it's not the most amazing film ever--features the most beautiful and beautifully horrible creatures I've ever seen. They're all captivating, in their design, in their originality, in their whimsy--the more horrible, the better. And P'sL featured some of the most horribly awesome creatures.
What I appreciate even more is the fact that very very little of the movie was CG. The faun and the Pale Man in particular were extremely elaborate costumes.
#2: The "Grimm's Fairy Tale" aspects.
P'sL is everything I wanted in a movie when I was a kid but never fully got. It's a fairy tale--albeit, an extremely dark, grim, and somewhat gory one. It's starkly realistic in some aspects, and transitions seamlessly into fairy tale the next. When I was a kid I was captivated by grittier fantasy. You don't see ugly in kid's films anymore. Consider the creatures you were given in The Dark Crystal or Labyrinth (ignoring David Bowie ;x)--none of them were without their flaws, and it was interesting. Moments that are scary shouldn't be shunned from childrens' eyes just because it's creepy--hell, creepiness inspires a lot of creativity. (Within reason.)
#3: The setting.
First, how many movies do you see set in Spain? Let alone, WWII Spain? The dilapidated old mill in a forest was a great location also. All the rooms and the area throughout had a haunting beauty about them. And, of course, the "dream world" settings were original, fresh, and felt organic and possible.
#4: The ending.
A lot of people hated how it ended in an oblique way, but I have to give GDT major props on it. Without spoiling it--I'll just say it leaves you wondering about the actual outcome. Was it happy or sad? It's up to the viewer to decide for themselves, and I <3 that.
Anyway I won't suck anymore GD Toro dick, but I could go on and on about how much I love this film
I agree I love that movie. The second part really creeped me out, that eye monster got to me. I thought the plot was pretty good as well. Though, I think it was the Spanish Civil War, not WW2 because I think Spain did not really enter the war, even if Franco was part of the Axis. o:
I really liked Slum Dog Millionaire. It was really sad in a way, seeing as how people lived in India.
1) The plot I thought was really good. It is almost as fate was a character of its own, and I am a real sap for that kind of stuff. There was always a sense of suspense involved. Not only that, I thought how everything was in flashback was cool as well.
2) The setting I thought was good as well. It was cool to see Mumbai evolve and change, and it sort of corresponded with the overall plot as well.
I know mine isnt as detailed as yours ven.
I really liked Slum Dog Millionaire. It was really sad in a way, seeing as how people lived in India.
1) The plot I thought was really good. It is almost as fate was a character of its own, and I am a real sap for that kind of stuff. There was always a sense of suspense involved. Not only that, I thought how everything was in flashback was cool as well.
2) The setting I thought was good as well. It was cool to see Mumbai evolve and change, and it sort of corresponded with the overall plot as well.
I know mine isnt as detailed as yours ven.
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really? this is quite surprising! it's an incredible movie and probably my favourite of 2008, for all the reasons bacon mentioned. india, for being the second largest country in the world, seems to be very underrepresented in north america. it's an incredibly dynamic country and i love seeing it in film. plus there's dancing at the end :3Venetia":1l4utqy1 said:
to contribute: forrest gump.
it's maybe not the most original choice considering it won best picture and a ton of other awards but there's a reason for that, i guess! i only saw it for the first time a few years ago and cannot get enough of it.
it's so nice to have a protagonist that's not exceptionally brainy like so many other movies have. forrest is easily one of the most likeable main characters of any movie i've ever seen, and the film does a fantastic job of allowing us to sympathize with him without being too melodramatic.
seeing america change through the years is something that's really hard to achieve, and this film handles it perfectly. benjamin button i think is the only other movie i can recall that does it so well. what i love is that so much exposition is devoted to the changing attitudes and culture of america that in a way, the entire nation itself becomes an integral part of the story. one of the best uses of setting in any movie i've seen.
i could go on and on about this movie but i think what i love most about forrest gump is the simplicity of it all. things rarely get complicated or convoluted - it's a relaxing film about an extraordinary man, the people he meets, and the places he goes. you'd have to have a heart of sotne not to feel at least an ounce of emotion towards the relationships forrest develops. maybe not my favourite movie of all time - i could never pinpoint that exactly - but it's pretty damn close.
Watchmen, the best movie I have seen.
First of all, 2.7 hours lenght is pretty good, you can't develop a good history, including characters, the setting and else in a movie with 90 min like most shitty films out there.
Sencond, the plot, including specially the ending, it's just perfect. Also, the characters are well made and are really memorable.
Third, the music. It's soundtrack is excellent, it ambients the movie perfectly.
Fourth, it's humorous, has nice action, and nice special effects that are well done.
Not a great review from my part, but that movie is excellent.
First of all, 2.7 hours lenght is pretty good, you can't develop a good history, including characters, the setting and else in a movie with 90 min like most shitty films out there.
Sencond, the plot, including specially the ending, it's just perfect. Also, the characters are well made and are really memorable.
Third, the music. It's soundtrack is excellent, it ambients the movie perfectly.
Fourth, it's humorous, has nice action, and nice special effects that are well done.
Not a great review from my part, but that movie is excellent.
Kick-Ass. This is, in my opinion, one of the greatest comic book movies of all time. The film work is superb, and the casting was completely unbelievable. Aaron Johnson was the perfect Kick-Ass; I felt the way he portrayed him was almost dead on with the comic. That awkward nerdy kid, who has a secret life that he can't tell his friends. If Christopher Mintz-Plasse wouldn't of been cast as Red Mist, this movie would have been completely different. He's chemistry with all of the other characters just works. Mark Strong as Frank D'Amico was great. When he got angry, it was that laughable kind of angry that's also serious at the same time. Nicolas Cage as Big Daddy was epic. The way he talked when he was in the Big Daddy costume reminded me very much of Adam West's Batman, and that's always awesome.
The best role in this movie, and the best job I've seen from a child actor, Chloë Grace Moretz as Hit-Girl. Hit-Girl has been compared to Polly Pocket meets Rambo, and that's actually a pretty spot on comparison. She's 11 years old, and a complete and total bad ass. She actually has the most action scenes in this movie, and all of them are just fantastic. The scene where she's actually introduced as Hit-Girl is hilarious and awesome at the same time; she's brutally murdering people while The Banana Splits theme song is playing, and it just works so well. She delivers all of the vulgar lines perfectly, and shows emotion when Big Daddy dies. Without Chloë, this movie would have just been alright. She really made the movie what it was to me (thus explaining why she gets her own long paragraph.)
The movie does a great job of blending comedy and action. One scene, for example, where Hit-Girl and Big Daddy have a man in a car that's in a crusher. They interrogate him, and he talks. He's convinced he's going to get out, and Big Daddy tells Hit-Girl to crush the car. The guy screams and yells, and when the car finally gets crushed, Hit-Girl says "What a Douche." To some this scene might be disturbing, but to me it was hilarious.
Another thing I really loved about this movie was the soundtrack. All of the music played in the movie seemed to fit perfectly with the scene it was being played in. A scene where Kick-Ass is mowing down mobsters with a minigun, it's playing Elvis's An American Trilogy. The "Glory, Glory Hallelujah" just fit with the scene 100%. When Hit-Girl and Frank D'Amico are about to duke it out, it's playing spaghetti western music. It's just too awesome for words.
Anyway, this is my favorite movie. Scott Pilgrim is probably my #2, but I'm not going to get into that right now.
The best role in this movie, and the best job I've seen from a child actor, Chloë Grace Moretz as Hit-Girl. Hit-Girl has been compared to Polly Pocket meets Rambo, and that's actually a pretty spot on comparison. She's 11 years old, and a complete and total bad ass. She actually has the most action scenes in this movie, and all of them are just fantastic. The scene where she's actually introduced as Hit-Girl is hilarious and awesome at the same time; she's brutally murdering people while The Banana Splits theme song is playing, and it just works so well. She delivers all of the vulgar lines perfectly, and shows emotion when Big Daddy dies. Without Chloë, this movie would have just been alright. She really made the movie what it was to me (thus explaining why she gets her own long paragraph.)
The movie does a great job of blending comedy and action. One scene, for example, where Hit-Girl and Big Daddy have a man in a car that's in a crusher. They interrogate him, and he talks. He's convinced he's going to get out, and Big Daddy tells Hit-Girl to crush the car. The guy screams and yells, and when the car finally gets crushed, Hit-Girl says "What a Douche." To some this scene might be disturbing, but to me it was hilarious.
Another thing I really loved about this movie was the soundtrack. All of the music played in the movie seemed to fit perfectly with the scene it was being played in. A scene where Kick-Ass is mowing down mobsters with a minigun, it's playing Elvis's An American Trilogy. The "Glory, Glory Hallelujah" just fit with the scene 100%. When Hit-Girl and Frank D'Amico are about to duke it out, it's playing spaghetti western music. It's just too awesome for words.
Anyway, this is my favorite movie. Scott Pilgrim is probably my #2, but I'm not going to get into that right now.
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Venetia":69y0n2ws said:
god fukc u dev tbh i didnt read the OP
ok well i love pixar movies because all in all? they always follow a path and have some bullshit cheesy moral at the end, but its that animation and the great writing and voice overs that make it work and come to life. like, wall-e is a huge exception, but the first like 30 minutes are just silent as far as dialogue goes, which is incredible.
ok well i love pixar movies because all in all? they always follow a path and have some bullshit cheesy moral at the end, but its that animation and the great writing and voice overs that make it work and come to life. like, wall-e is a huge exception, but the first like 30 minutes are just silent as far as dialogue goes, which is incredible.
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The SHiNiNG
Why do I love it so much? Well, for starters, it's written by one of the best movie directors of all time: Stanley Kubrick. Also, the imagery, plot, and acting! Holy shit, Jack Nicholson was incredible.
Another reason is because of its famous quotes and scenes.
Why do I love it so much? Well, for starters, it's written by one of the best movie directors of all time: Stanley Kubrick. Also, the imagery, plot, and acting! Holy shit, Jack Nicholson was incredible.
Another reason is because of its famous quotes and scenes.
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Step Brothers is also really awesome. It's just written so well and has the perfect style humor, for me at least. One of the most quotable comedies I've ever seen
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Some best movies forever are as below :
1) Titanic
2) West side Story
3) Gigi
4) 300
5) The ring
1) Titanic
2) West side Story
3) Gigi
4) 300
5) The ring
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The Godfather
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola and staring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino, I think this movie is possibly the best drama ever made. Whenever life poses an inquiry, The Godfather can give you an answer.
"A man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man."
"Leave the gun. Take the cannoli."
"I don't like violence, Tom. I'm a businessman. Blood is a big expense."
"Never tell anybody outside the family what you're thinking again."
"A lawyer with his briefcase can steal more than a hundred men with guns."
"You gotta go, you gotta go."
"It makes no difference to me what a man does for a living, understand."
I could go on forever.
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola and staring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino, I think this movie is possibly the best drama ever made. Whenever life poses an inquiry, The Godfather can give you an answer.
"A man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man."
"Leave the gun. Take the cannoli."
"I don't like violence, Tom. I'm a businessman. Blood is a big expense."
"Never tell anybody outside the family what you're thinking again."
"A lawyer with his briefcase can steal more than a hundred men with guns."
"You gotta go, you gotta go."
"It makes no difference to me what a man does for a living, understand."
I could go on forever.
The Monty Pythons are always going to be there, along with the Indiana Jones trilogy (yes, trilogy >:|), Galaxy Quest, and the Mummy 1. They are just so watchable again and again and again. And again.
Terry Pratchett's Going Postal is pretty high on my list too, it is sogood (but then that's not really a movie since it was made for TV).
Terry Pratchett's Going Postal is pretty high on my list too, it is sogood (but then that's not really a movie since it was made for TV).