Films worth a second look . .

cvictorg · « **Reply #100 on:** 20 Feb 2011, 03:42 am »

The Hospital - with the great George C Scott - screenplay by Paddy Chayefsky

Bound - directed by the Wachowski brothers

Anything by Akira Kurosawa - anything with Toshirô Mifune

The Killer and A Better Tomorrow directed by John Woo

Hero, House of Flying Daggers, Curse of the Golden Flower directed by Yimou Zhang

Older movies - M, the restored Metroplis - both by Fritz Lang

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) by Lewis Milestone, Paths of Glory by Stanley Kubrick - 2 of the greatest anti-war movies ever made

brentavery · « **Reply #101 on:** 11 Apr 2011, 04:47 am »

Master and Commander - Amazing soundtrack on Blu-Ray, must try for getting the most out of your HT system.
Very good movie too, some wonderful visuals.

Spartan - very good Val Kilmer movie (before he became the Sta Puft man). Kinda by the numbers thriller, but still very well done.

Hard Boiled - the John Woo movie that started it all. Chow Yung Fat in the most over the top action movie ever. Pure sillyness, but copied shamelessly by every movie since (even by Woo himself).

ArthurDent · « **Reply #102 on:** 13 Apr 2011, 08:53 am »

Quote from: cvictorg on 20 Feb 2011, 03:42 am

The Hospital - with the great George C Scott - screenplay by Paddy Chayefsky

+1 A classic dark comedy, with an equally classic twist at the end. George C. at his peak with a young Diana Rigg, what's not to love.

A classic social comedy I don't recall seeing mentioned, in many ways as relevant today as when it was made in '73 - Oh Lucky Man ! One of Malcom McDowell's early outings, based on a storyline of his creation. Great music provided by Alan Price, as an actor/participant in the film. Not for the short attention span group, this is an epic full length feature running pretty close to 3 hours. If you haven't seen it and wonder whether you might be interested check the reviews at amazon, they give a fair assessment of what you'll be in for.

jimdgoulding · « **Reply #103 on:** 14 Apr 2011, 09:39 am »

Quote from: ArthurDent on 13 Apr 2011, 08:53 am

+1 A classic dark comedy, with an equally classic twist at the end. George C. at his peak with a young Diana Rigg, what's not to love.

A classic social comedy I don't recall seeing mentioned, in many ways as relevant today as when it was made in '73 - Oh Lucky Man ! One of Malcom McDowell's early outings, based on a storyline of his creation. Great music provided by Alan Price, as an actor/participant in the film. Not for the short attention span group, this is an epic full length feature running pretty close to 3 hours. If you haven't seen it and wonder whether you might be interested check the reviews at amazon, they give a fair assessment of what you'll be in for.

+1 on both, definitely.

RnR · « **Reply #104 on:** 29 May 2011, 08:52 am »

Carve Her Name with Pride (likely your 1st look)
Grand Prix (just enjoy it!)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (commentary ON)

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #105 on:** 13 Mar 2012, 05:11 am »

Watched this over the weekend.....had been awhile...excellent western....

Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNGQ1hUyx-k

Elizabeth · « **Reply #106 on:** 13 Mar 2012, 05:52 am »

Let the Right One In.

persisting1 · « **Reply #107 on:** 13 Mar 2012, 05:54 am »

Quote from: lonewolfny42 on 13 Mar 2012, 05:11 am

Watched this over the weekend.....had been awhile...excellent western....

Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNGQ1hUyx-k

One of my favorite movies of all time. Pure, classic western.

S Clark · « **Reply #108 on:** 13 Mar 2012, 05:54 am »

Quote from: lonewolfny42 on 13 Mar 2012, 05:11 am

Watched this over the weekend.....had been awhile...excellent western....

Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNGQ1hUyx-k

... and a great soundtrack!

jimdgoulding · « **Reply #109 on:** 16 Mar 2012, 05:35 pm »

The Bank Job, better the second time around. And if you like plot twists, mystery, and Saffron Burrows, this is a veddy cool mystery. Based on a true story of some Royal Family misbehavior some years back.

wushuliu · « **Reply #110 on:** 18 Mar 2012, 10:07 pm »

The President's Analyst
Point Blank
Vigil (hard to find)
Latcho Drom
Homicide (Mamet)
Pink Floyd - Live in Pompeii

jimdgoulding · « **Reply #111 on:** 21 Mar 2012, 09:14 am »

In addition to the Bank Job, another British one, Enigma. Just so happens Saffron Burrows is in that one, too. So is a bespeckled Kate Winslet. Both those are good, mateys. I dare say you shalt be disappointed. Oh, and let's not forget Sexy Beast.

hum4god · « **Reply #112 on:** 21 Mar 2012, 08:25 pm »

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #113 on:** 14 Jun 2012, 04:44 am »

Viewing later....thinking about Ray Bradbury...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSv5ARb6sdQ

squirrel_nut · « **Reply #114 on:** 14 Jun 2012, 12:43 pm »

The Illustrated Man.... nice!

this just came out on BR a couple of days ago. movie making at its finest!

thunderbrick · « **Reply #115 on:** 14 Jun 2012, 12:45 pm »

Harold and Maude is a classic!

If you like that kind of dark humor, look up "The Loved One" with Rod Steiger. A hilarious, scathing satire!

squirrel_nut · « **Reply #116 on:** 14 Jun 2012, 01:03 pm »

great suggestion. Thanks! H&M is a top 5 for me. cat stevens sound track is mesmerizing.

another fine movie some may have seen only once... Kafka! modern day film noir done right.
if you love the art of movie making, i consider it a must see. unfortunately, was only released
on DVD in europe.

bakufu · « **Reply #117 on:** 14 Jun 2012, 05:36 pm »

huston's late masterpiece, finally available in a decent transfer:

richard boone, bibi andersson, george sanders, dean jagger, barbara parkins, from the novel by noel behn ... what's not to like?

simoon · « **Reply #118 on:** 16 Jun 2012, 12:42 am »

The Verdict - great cast, great courtroom drama. Newman is amazing.

The Deer Hunter - another with an amazing cast. Some scenes are as dramatically intense as you can get.

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance - John Wayne, James Stewart, Lee Marvin as good as they can get. One of the best Westerns, ever.

Open Range - one of he most under appreciated Westerns. The way it slowly builds to it's inevitable confrontation is (purposely) slow, but well done. Anyone that doubts Costner's acting ability should check this out. His transformation from cow hand to his former self with a 'past' is pretty darn impressive.

LA Confidential - simply the best modern Film Noir. As good as China Town. So many great performances.

Once Upon a Time in America - this movie was universally panned when it was first released in the US. It was discovered by critics that the version they saw was edited for the American market (I guess we can't handle 230 minute movies). The full version is close to brilliant.

milford3 · « **Reply #119 on:** 16 Jun 2012, 02:57 am »

"Going In Style". It stars the late George Burns.

http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/20129/Going-in-Style/overview