Heat is great and all, but if I had to pick two "heist" movies to watch before I die it would be "The Asphalt Jungle" and "The Killing" (early Kubrick).
As far as Lawrence of Arabia I saw it on a 75 inch TV with on the 4K disk. That’s a wonderful way to watch it and if you can’t see it in a theatre, it’s definitely not a bad alternative
Is Heat (1995) the pinnacle of heist movies? I don't think there's anything that comes close. I would love to hear your opinion about it and maybe a comparison to Baby Driver (2017).
My grandmother, who has just passed, was an old girlfriend and friend of Peter Otoole. They used to be aspiring journalists in Northern England. (maybe 'journalists' is a bit much). But they worked together at the 'Yorkshire Evening Post'.
What a wonderful story. Small world eh? My grandmother passed away yesterday. She actually was in Marfa when Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson were shooting Giant back in the day. She got to see them work a bit. It was one of her favorite films for that reason. May both of our grandmothers rest in peace.
I have loads on my list and I’ve found just wait until you’re in the mood for a particular kind of movie. Solaris for example blew me away, i torrented it and watched on a laptop at 2am. So obviously you want a decent setup but I was still incredibly impressed with the atmosphere and profound concepts of that film. I was using very good headphones on expensive DAC so sound is also important. I’ve found if I “force watch” movies labelled classics I either get bored or don’t enjoy as much as “I’m supposed to”. Don’t rush it, there’ll be a time and place for you to see the major classic film so work up an appetite first. I did this for all of David Leans major films and really helped.
Have you watched the 1968 "The Charge of the Light Brigade" or the 1936 film? One that I watched when theaters were one or two LARGE screens (yep, old as dirt). A movie based on the poem by ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON and thankfully, one that made trip-wiring horses a thing of the past. Still, an interesting watch. I remembered that I cried over the horses more than the people. Anyway, love your reviews. Very intelligent and honest.
Krzysztof Kieslowski's three colours series is one that I've somehow never gotten around to watching. I thought his Short Film About Killing was pretty damn intense and perhaps put off watching his critically well regarded trilogy for that reason. Still on my list though!!! Some revered films were part of the identity for a particular time and don't cast the same spell many decades later. Also I'd argue that Kane may not impress on first viewing, as I felt I was missing something the first time I saw it, but the funny thing is that some films mature in your mind and gain more of a hold on you as you watch them at different times in your life. I now really love the deep layers of meaning and sentimentality in Kane. It is, after all about one of the most powerful themes in anyone's life - the time when you were happiest. Was it when you were watching Citizen Kane? Probably not!
i just went straight for Red, which was excellent; a brilliant deconstruction of what primes us for romance where the star crossed lovers never quite cross paths, and so much more. Nevertheless, my initial impression was kind of like yours of Kane. however, I've learned to reserve my judgement for a period of time after viewing. If the images are bold enough they will replay in my mind and the themes often reveal themselves that way. Also your description of Kane reminds me of a Koreeda film where a supernatural film crew interviews the souls of the dead to pick a favorite memory to accompany them in the oblivion of forever. incorporates real interviews. full movie is on youtube th-cam.com/video/7rk1HFC60e0/w-d-xo.html
Hey! I was looking for any Jean Luc Godard movie review on your channel, but couldn't find one. Iam curious to know your analysis of Godard's movies. Also, can you do more reviews of Bergman movies?
Titanic. It was over-saturated in the media to the point where I didn't watch it out of spite, lol. I also was going through some romantic heartbreak of my own during the time, and I decided to give it a miss because I didn't want to get triggered.
On _Apocalypse Now:_ IMHO, this is one of the rare cases where the original theatrical cut is superior to the later revised/extended versions _(Amadeus,_ too). The main character has some jarring inconsistencies in the longer versions. Willard should NOT play practical jokes, smile, or laugh. It destroys the mood. The newer editions are also somewhat unfocused and repetitive. Coppola's original instincts were spot-on.
Desperate to hear your thoughts on the new movie Tár. It’s easily going down as my favorite movie of the year, and I think you’d have a lot to say about it
I stumbled on your site looking for a review on a movie. I was intrigued to see some movies I didn't know about (and I sort of know a lot about movies). I checked out a few reviews of movies I knew well and might be a little different on the enthusiasm meter for the two reviews I watched, I'm in general agreement on the positive or negative perspective. Did have some pause on your background info leading into the reviews about the artist's oeuvre - there we have some deep disagreement. But I look forward to watching more of your comments and opinions.
3:05 I get that as well, and yes I have come out of films that I didn't get right away, but I also think its always good to jump in soon as possible. Lifes to short to wait imo , but be open minded to give it another shot if you get the chance later, on that same note a lot of films i didn't get the first time watching, have flipped around and become favorites or are at least more understood or appreciated with repeat viewings.
Exactly, the only way to get there is through watching more challenging films. And you may watch a lot that just don’t work for you or you don’t walk out understanding and still feel a little inept or something, but then you will come across that film that will bust the wall down and make you see film in a way you never have before and it opens the door for so much. It’s kinda of a strange transition of the mind. You have to be open and willing to see something you’ve never seen before pt or experienced. And as you said some films that you had seen before will be shown in a new light and quite possibly become some of your favorites. There’s been plenty the first time I watched it, I had a lukewarm or average feeling about them, but then I revisited and was like, “holy fuck, this is just truly brilliant.”
I have not seen Total Recall or Robo Cop. For the longest time, big budget action and/or sci-fi films didn’t appeal to me for the longest time. Then, as I stayed inside throughout most of 2020, I found myself drawn to them. Feels a little bit like I should watch those now.
I felt like I was back in School listening to my teacher Sermon me about why Casablanca is the best movie of All Time and my generation is what’s wrong with society - THIS IS THE POWER of Discussing Old Films
I had seen Lawrence of Arabia so many times at home. Then I finally saw it on the big sceen. It was like seeing a different movie. You nailed it - seeing those tiny little dots in the desert becoming humans.
I'd say.. Definitely watch it at home on Blu-ray. I wouldn't watch the classics now in a cinema.. Especially a packed cinema.. "Full" of People. The reason.. Is because "Those" people will be the distraction. People getting up every other minute to visit the restroom or get more popcorn or to get more soft drink.. Ridiculous.. And the comments people make and the chatting they do.. And that will take away from and ruin your cinema experience. About 5 years ago.. Goodfellas was showing at a cinema.. It took me a long bus ride to get there(which I should not have bothered with).. The cinema was packed.. And during the entire movie people were constantly getting up to go out to get more food and drinks.. It was awful. So.. Now.. I don't watch the classics at the cinema.. I watch them on my lovely lcd in my lounge room with my Beyerdynamic headphones plugged into my lovely amplifier. The only way to enjoy those classics at the cinema when they do turn up there is if it's poorly advertised or if you can manage to get a midday session or if it's a late night session and most people can't be bothered to travel at that time of night.
Also.. About 7 years ago now I went to see One flew over the cuckoo's nest at the cinema. Having seen it many times. Actually back in 2014 I watched it three times in a row on Blu-ray. So.. I went to the cinema to see it. I was fortunate as there were only about ten people in the cinema.. And right as the end credits started to roll.. Some guy about 4 rows back from me said in a loud voice.. Now That's how you write a script. It was an awkward moment as nobody in the cinema reacted to him.. No one responded.. And I get the feeling he had planned to say that.
I waited until about 5 years ago for Lawrence of Arabia, then found it was being shown at The Castro Theater in San Franciso (a magnificent movie palace). Since I live in the Bay Area, I went with my wife. Holy crap, it was like being introduced to a new entertainment medium. Stunning!! - Bill
The Rules of the Game for me. And Grand Illusion. Have seen La Chienne though, which is great, but I saw Scarlet Street first and am more partial to it.
Grand Illusion is fantastic! I was genuinely taken aback at how humanistic and progressive the film’s approach to war and nationalism was. Hope you enjoy it!
@@bespectacledheroine7292 no problem. Out of curiosity - seems like you have quite a developed taste in film - any personal favourites you could recommend or films you think warrant more attention? as many or as few films as you like - I just love hearing different people’s responses to this.
@@DirtBlockGames Pierre Etaix's films, particularly Yoyo (I like him much more than his peer and evident friend Tati, but he's the obscure one), Cria Cuervos, Insiang, David & Lisa. 🙂
@@bespectacledheroine7292 wow, thank you so much! The only film I already have on my watchlist is Cría Cuervos (I absolutely adore Spirit of the Beehive and El Sur, the three of which together are sometimes considered to be loosely related). The other films you recommend all look fantastic. Happy film watching!! ☺️
You're so beautiful and I love your hair! I can't ever not scroll past your videos without clicking in and hitting the like button. I really enjoy listening to your thoughts and opinions on the topics.
This Video makes great ASMR when you started talking about Citizen Kane I passed out for 10 minutes . Keep ‘em coming. This can be the First in your new ASMR series. The Technicolor Musicals from the 60s are up next !!! Woop woop!!🎊 🎉
There's two or three films on the original AFI 100 list from 1998 that I still haven't seen. When the list came out I began working my way through them. I made good use of my local video store's "five movies, five days, five bucks" deal religiously. Anyway, I don't think I've ever seen: "The Searchers" (1952) or "Shane" (1953), and I can't say I've seen "Snow White And the Seven Dwarfs" (1937), straight through. Maybe in my childhood at some point on TV. I need to watch all 100 again. I've forgotten many of them.
Shaun of the Dead (2004) & Night of the Hunter (1955) are two I have never seen. Main reason is they are such niche films that whenever I'm in the mood for a specific genre these 2 kind of always fell through the cracks because there so unique and don't really fit into anything.
I've racked my brain for films I haven't seen that many folks my assume I have. I went to IMDb to their top 100 list. Yes, I know. It's more of a popularity contest. There are many films there that just leave me shaking my head. But then again your question is essentially for a popularity contest, isn't it? It's films you have to apologize for not seeing yet. I only found 7 titles on the list. It's interesting how they bunch up. 4 are films from the postwar era that would have been too mature for me as a kid. (I'm in my 60s now.) The Best Years of Our Lives A Streetcar Named Desire The Apartment A Place in the Sun 3 from the 30s. All Quiet on the Western Front Yankee Doodle Dandy City Lights (On a shelf waiting for a run through all of Chaplin's work) And all will be addressed within the next year. Thanks for idea Maggie. (Now if I could only figure out why I never see your calls for submissions on Facebook... )
I generally love Al Pacino, even have seen underappreciated films like Panic in Needle Hay, which I love ( well mainly due to kitty Wynn, that's another topic), but for some reason never got around to see Scent of Woman!
When Star Wars was released in 1977 I never saw it because I wasn't interested in it..I was 17 at the time. Then 30 years later in 2007 someone I worked with was completely surprised when I told him I never saw Star Wars. He thought everybody had seen Star Wars. He had the Star Wars trilogy on VHS and wanted me to watch it. He said how do you know you dont like it if you never saw it. The only reason I watched it so I can say Ive seen it. It was a chore to sit thru it. Ive never been a Star Wars fan.
@@rong2912 Lynch, Tarantino and the rest of the so called geniuses are for me at the same level of marvel movies. You fools, probably never watched a pre-code 30s movie in your lives and think Lynch and Tarantino invented the wheel lol
Ive seen many classic but a classic ive never seen is Deliverance. I have seen Lawrence Of Arabia however never on a big screen i would love to see it on a big screen one day
Never saw Gone with the Wind, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, The Shawshank Redemption, Judgment at Nuremberg, Breakfast at Tiffany's, All About Eve. Seen clips or a part of them on TV but never all the way through. I read the Stephen King story of Shawshank and wonder if they can pull it off.
I unfortunately saw a lot of Martin Scorsese's movies on VHS on an old, 13-inch T.V. I would love to see "Taxi Driver", for example, on the big screen. This one is not a Scorsese movie, but I still haven't seen " The Godfather, Part 2", which I've heard is better than the original. When I was younger, I could not get onto war movies, so I have lot of those to see. Some examples are "Platoon", " The Deer Hunter", and "Heartbreak Ridge". A lot of the movies I haven't seen came out when I was two young to see them, and I never got around to watching them all as an adult.
Sorry for spamming my suggestions. It's just an hope and selfishness towards the love for cinema, that some good underrated films from overlooked industries hits you and your followers.
I've never seen Battle Royale all the way through. A former coworker gave me a supercool bootleg copy, but the disc was cracked and the movie always started to skip during the last half hour. But also, what I saw didn't impress me that much... This is coming from a Tarantino-lover as well as someone who believes Kinji Fukasaki made masterpieces in the 60's and 70's (Sympathy for the Underdog, Black Rose Mansion, Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (my favorite war film of all time)). What I saw of Battle Royale looked shocking, inventive, playful and, ultimately, superficial. Of course, I should finish the film before judging it, but, in my book, it ain't no masterpiece if it ain't deep. I'm not sure how you feel about the movie, but it does seem like your kinda flick. I watched The Audition per your (and Tarantino's) recommendation two nights ago. Very impressive. Loved the slow build, the way the stylized scenes featuring the 'young woman' clashed quietly with the mundane portrayals of family life. Felt Hitchcockian in its poise, subtle suspense, and superb use of sudden, dramatic camera angles. Thanks for getting me to put effort into watching it!
I recommend watching Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence. The badass teacher in Battle royale is a POW camp officer in the film. Superb score(written by one of the main Japanese actors) and featuring David Bowie.
if you weren't a kid when they came out you aren't missing much. space movies are just propaganda for 'space travel' which not possible and is part of The Great Deception
I haven’t seen Lawrence of Arabia or Dr Zhivago for basically the same reason! I want the first experience to be special and just haven’t found the right moment yet
@@legendarygigolo823 cameras can be moved, & there's a couch right behind her. Just seems like an odd spot. I always think that each video I watch by her. Thanks for the input though
Not to come off as creepy or anything I’ve been following your channel for several years now And your very very beautiful & you have a great personality. Some girls have one or the other, you have both. Just felt like saying something nice, god bless 😃
Unless you watch a movie everyday, you will ALWAYS miss a lot of good or important movies. You have to make it a mission to see all these movies and work with a list. It has to be a hobby, a way of living life. There's no way to manage it otherwise. This year I watched 278 movies, because I couldn't live with myself if I'd never watch them! Some movies, like Sound of Music and Seven Samurai, I have saved for a later point in life. Something to look forward to. It's important to me to keep track of what I want to watch and it helps a lot by listening to amazing podcasts like Pure Cinema Podcast to find new (old) gems to look forward to. Letterboxd and IMDb are your friends. Yesterday I watched Rebecca (1940) and it's one of my favorite movie experiences of the year along with Tokyo Story (1955). There's always movies waiting to surprise you, but you've got to look out for them and be open to suggestions by other people! Watching Harakiri (1962) tonight. The worst thing is that I have no women in my area with whom I can share my passion. Where do you even find someone like that? I'm always alone watching them, but in some ways that's maybe better since you can watch them without any distractions. Rambling on for way too long here. Cheers everyone. See you at the movies!
• The 🐘 Elephant Man (1980 / Directed by David Lynch). Based in a true story btw!... Most people I know, never watched this one. Too bad, don't you think? 🌹 • Le vieux fusil (1975 / Robert Enrico). French film starring Romy Schneider & Philippe Noiret. Even YOU, probably never watched this one. ❣️
I remember loving citizen kane the first time I saw it but the second time, a few months later with my girlfriend, I found it extremely boring, I don't know why
I don't know whether you saw this movie but Snatch by Guy Ritchie is such a badass movie. Great cast and a great plot. I think you'll enjoy it but since you are a movie buff you saw it already.
I saw Lawrence of Arabia in 70mm and that guy is making the right choice imo - I would even consider that experience my cinematic 'awakening' that got me into film. Now I'm trying to get 'out of' film as the experience of watching movies is too passive and creatively impotent
Lawrence of Arabia? Wooow how original...not an obvious pick at all...wtf Those dumb corny films only symbolize the death of cinema and golden age in the end of the 50s. You people just clueless about the real cinema wtf🤦♂️😅
@@helvete_ingres4717 You wish to have my selfies lol You don't know Russian that is why you can't understand what is written, just like you can't understand cinema. All you know about is the later bullsнit, and probably never seen 1 pre-code film in your life. Your taste is so old and boring it is so funny. Look at you, you are so gay and you talk about me having no friends or being mentally ill and impressing myself, look at you wtf 😂
@@EasternRomeOrthodoxy 'probably never seen 1 pre-code film in your life' - mate, I've seen films from the fucking 19th century. i doubt you have. If you make 'cinema' your whole personality, it must trigger you a lot to meet someone who knows it better than you. Nevertheless..what kind of life do you have where you base your identity on what kind of moving pictures you watch? I never said I know Russian, I said I can read/transliterate cyrillic. 'Koshek' looks Polish or some kind of Yiddish , but they don't use cyrillic. No one outside the former soviet territories that have it as a second language learns russian, it's not a relevant language (like say, Mandarin). 'You wish to have my selfies'...now I know you're mentally ill. I really, really don't, mate. Since you brought it there, search 'gymmaxxed incel' in gogole images - there's a meme of two guys, your 'selfie' immediately reminds me of one of them, guess which one? - you have the frame and narrow sloping shoulders of every short guy who gets a little jacked thinking that automatically makes you look good and makes girls like you and the bullies don't fuck with you, and you're obviously proud of it so you make it your avi which is sad. Idk if you even are short, but you have that exact look. The big traps only brings more attention to your bad frame and only highlight your total lack of delt and chest development - there's no aesthetic there at all. Why on earth would I wish I had your selfies? You mean I wish I looked like a rat-faced gopnik with big traps and saggy old man's chest? I actually have good genetics and aesthetics, unlike you - I have a V-tapered physique, broad shoulders and a very slim waist under 70cm (and a model-tier facial structure doesn't hurt of curse, compare your own rat-face). I looked immeasurably better than you before I got any muscle - u mad? I think you're mad bro. Suffice to say, I look a lot better (trust me) but I'm not enough of an attention-seeking narcissist to make that my avi on any platform (though you can surely see the proof of some of what I said in the one I use lol). Or suffice to say, when they made marble sculptures in the ancient world that people still visit in museums today, they didn't look like the 'selfie' you're so proud of. Are you sure it's not you you 'wish' you were handsome and tall? But instead you get dumb-looking big traps and feel so proud you want to show everyone? I think your rant is over man. Next time you want to reply to a comment made months ago, at least have something interesting to say and choose someone dumber than you (which may be hard but remember, this is youtube, you'll find a suitable playmate like I assume you did in remedial education)
@@helvete_ingres4717I am tall and unlike you don't have a lil one lol and that is my old 1st definition phase, idi0t. I know you are gay but your obsession with my body has gone too f*** far wtf and F*** silent 19th century films, those are also boring for old people - we talk about the cool young stuff of Cagney Harlow and those guys not the boring sнiт lol and If I was a nerdy gay and mentally ill with no life as you, I would have written all that long bullsнit OR read it wtf 🤦♂️😅
See the reason I haven't seen Apocalypse Now is because I hear conflicting things about which version I should watch. Coppola has recut the film like 420 times and which do I start with? If I only watch it one time ever which version should it be? It's overwhelming LOL. I generally encounter this everytime I want to watch a classic that also happens to have a director's cut. Like the original cut is a classic for a reason (minus Blade Runner) so should I go with the original cut? Or should I go with the director's true intent? But is it actually the director's true intent? Ridley Scott's Alien can go either way; The Exorcist can go either way... It's tricky.
Watch the original one first. There’s no need to be confused, believe me. Just start with that one and then you can watch the other versions if you want.
@@65g4 It definitely makes sense to me. It's quite an easy watch, really. Very entertaining. I didn't absolutely love it the first watch, though. I watched The Passion of Joan of Arc for the first time around the same time and loved it and found it very profound. Hard to say which ones will really hit you.
Never saw Gone With The Wind. I'm gonna let it stay gone. The Graduate is another one. As far as more pop culturish... never saw Robocop or Darkman. I know a ton about them, but never actually saw them. If my friends knew, they'd disown me.
still haven’t seen the Godfather, 2001, Apocalypse Now, Citizen Kane, Goodfellas… I guess I’ve been prioritising broadening my taste in film as a whole rather than just making my way through the mainstream IMDB Top 100 - type films. I’ll get around to them in my own time - 2001 is non-negotiable though… I simply will not watch it any other way than the big screen (at least for my first watch).
@@dumbcat what about a film being depressing would make it less rewatchable? Some of my favourite films are what you might call ‘depressing’. Regardless, I hardly think ‘depressing’ is sufficient to encompass the breadth of a work like 2001 (or any of those films for that matter). What’s your most rewatched film?
what about a film being depressing would make it less rewatchable? Some of my favourite films are what you might call ‘depressing’. Regardless, I hardly think ‘depressing’ is sufficient to encompass the breadth of a work like 2001 (or any of those films for that matter). What’s your most rewatched film?
In regard of Apocalypse now.. Nothing to be "Intimidated" about.. Just watch it. I've seen it at the cinema about 4 times over the years.. That includes Redux and the original. It was showing a lot at cinemas in the 90's. Also more recently.. About 3 months ago I watched it on Blu-ray about 3 times in a row. Ok.. The Final cut is good. I don't really need to see Redux ever again. I don't need to see the French plantation scene ever again.. Or the other bunny scene.. I can give or take them. But yeah.. I'm good with the original these days.. The Final cut is very good.
I've tried to start Come and See (1985) a few times but for some reason never feel in the mood to watch it. I'd rather watch Babe (1995) again. Probably for the best.
Citizen Kane has no real conflict. It's really a scrapbook of Kane's successes. There's not much at stake, and therefore not much of a driving force, which is why it can be boring. I appreciate the cinematic prowess of the film but in terms of story it's not very compelling.
I did find Tokyo Story to be too boring. The themes of the movie are of course very deep and important, and there was probably a need to communicate those ideas in film. It's not just the pace or tone I wasn't a fan of; I found certain parts to be melodramatic. I guess that's an ironic way to describe this movie because most people probably see it as the opposite of melodramatic, but the main example I'm thinking of is the acting-mainly in the face-of the daughter character. Her constant scowl throughout the film made me feel like I was watching a soap opera. (I have literally never seen a soap opera but you get what I mean, right?) Perhaps she was meant to be like an archetypal representation of the toxic daughter/feminine, in which case you can't really go too far in making the character unlikeable, since that's kind of the point of archetypes. But I don't think it really fit with the style they seemed to be going for with the rest of the movie. On that Jungian note: some might find it interesting that I experienced a synchronicity watching this movie. Towards the end of the film, around when the parents pass away, my dad knocked on the door to tell me that my grandmother, his mom, had fallen, and was taken to the hospital. After taking pause and getting updated on everything we could, I resumed watching the movie, aware of how strange this was. Later that night, after a few intermittent updates, we were told she had passed away. Though I never talked to her as consistently as I should have, I did speak with her periodically through e-mail and on the phone, and I was happy to say that I had actually e-mailed her earlier that same day. In spite of this remarkable resonance between the movie and the events of my life at the time, I still thought the movie was just ok, lol. I found its mirroring of my life more interesting than the film itself. I guess this says something about my taste or at least my patience, but I find Miyazaki films to be a bit overrated as well. I mean I'll always call myself a fan of them because they've been a significant enough part of my life, but really the only movies of his I love are Nausicaa and Castle in the Sky.
How much Ozu have you seen? TS is probably too imposing due to its reputation to start with. I watched the "greatest hits" more or less in order so already had a few under my belt by the time I got to this one but it's probably not the sturdiest start one could pick. Try Good Morning next, it's less patience necessary, very watchable even for mainly non Ozu fans. I think Hara's acting in everything is just sublime and wouldn't breathe melodramatic in the same hour I'm talking about Tokyo Story so your criticisms are bewildering to me but it's important to be the party pooping voice lest canon discourse be all smiles and agreement. Tokyo Story is said to be inspired by Make Way For Tomorrow which *is* a legitimate melodrama but perhaps since it's upfront about what it is you might enjoy it more, if you haven't had the pleasure. And I won't ask you to adjust your speech but Miyazaki and Ozu aren't "overrated" just because you didn't like them. I understand disagreeing with the crowd makes it seem like the crowd's crazy but there's no such thing. But as for the opinion itself, the ones I'm fond of I'm *exceedingly* fond of but I do have some pretty surprising indifference toward Totoro and Howl. They're the apotheosis of okay.
@@bespectacledheroine7292 Thanks for the recommendation. And note that I did say "I find" Miyazaki to be overrated; emphasis on the 'I'. When you mentioned the films you're exceedingly fond of, are you talking about your passion for movies in general, Miyazaki, or Ozu? What are the Miyazaki films you enjoy most, if any?
@@crowstakingoff It's nothing personal I promise, any usage of overrated I have to use all the effort available not to go into a rant over....sometimes I fail. Not a fan. But yeah sorry, I was just talking about Miyazaki there, but it happens when you're much more prolific than a Takahata type. Mononoke and Kiki I always say are the best epic and slice of life respectively. I've come across many a convincing explanation for Nausicaa perfecting Mononoke's type of story the first time but the grayness you find in that story with the heroes doing the wrong thing and the villains doing the right thing and vice versa in equal proportion....chef's kiss. But I really can't believe any other film comes close to doing what Kiki does nearly as successfully. At least we can agree on the two you do love, Castle in the Sky as well....endless entertainment from start to finish. I often call it "my Star Wars" because how people seem to feel about that, I felt about this one. And not just because Mark Hamill is brilliant in the dub.
Titanic? not that i don't want to watch it ill get around to it, we will have time as many of these movie we missed or watched will not be made again for REASONS trying to look forward to better films but they do not come?
If there’s not some sort of Action or Chase or Spook Every 10 minutes IM NOT WATCHING IT MARGARET. I DONT GIVE A PHONE 📞 how u try to sell it to me. GET WITH IT 🤬
I never seen Rocky 1 to 5. What? I haven’t seen Apocalypse Now or Full Metal Jacket either. WHAT? I don’t care for jungle warfare or boxing. I have my reasons! 😮😎
I will if they don’t involve jungle warfare and boxing. Or, I could just watch the many other films, in the many other genres, that aren’t set in jungles and don’t feature boxing.
@@Viperante Perhaps one set in a protagonist's small hometown that they left after high school, and they return to visit their sick mom and they rekindle a romance with their high school sweetheart, all while confronting unresolved family trauma. Sounds great. Starring Sylvester Stallone.
battle of algiers bridge on the river kwai ran once upon a time in the west fistful of dollars doctor zhivago lawrence of arabia butch cassidy ASHES OF TIME
Heat is great and all, but if I had to pick two "heist" movies to watch before I die it would be "The Asphalt Jungle" and "The Killing" (early Kubrick).
As far as Lawrence of Arabia I saw it on a 75 inch TV with on the 4K disk. That’s a wonderful way to watch it and if you can’t see it in a theatre, it’s definitely not a bad alternative
I was lucky enough to live in a city where I was able to see the restoration in 70mm. One of the great experiences of my life. 2001, too.
Love your work.
Thank you! Cheers!
Is Heat (1995) the pinnacle of heist movies? I don't think there's anything that comes close. I would love to hear your opinion about it and maybe a comparison to Baby Driver (2017).
Baby Driver is dogshit next to Heat.
My grandmother, who has just passed, was an old girlfriend and friend of Peter Otoole. They used to be aspiring journalists in Northern England. (maybe 'journalists' is a bit much). But they worked together at the 'Yorkshire Evening Post'.
What a wonderful story. Small world eh? My grandmother passed away yesterday. She actually was in Marfa when Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson were shooting Giant back in the day. She got to see them work a bit. It was one of her favorite films for that reason. May both of our grandmothers rest in peace.
@@deepfocuslens Lovely comment. Thank you.
@@deepfocuslens so sorry for your loss, and your videos are a treat, thank you for existing.
@@chrisshern5084 thank you so much
@@deepfocuslens I'm sorry for your loss
I have loads on my list and I’ve found just wait until you’re in the mood for a particular kind of movie. Solaris for example blew me away, i torrented it and watched on a laptop at 2am. So obviously you want a decent setup but I was still incredibly impressed with the atmosphere and profound concepts of that film. I was using very good headphones on expensive DAC so sound is also important.
I’ve found if I “force watch” movies labelled classics I either get bored or don’t enjoy as much as “I’m supposed to”.
Don’t rush it, there’ll be a time and place for you to see the major classic film so work up an appetite first. I did this for all of David Leans major films and really helped.
Have you watched the 1968 "The Charge of the Light Brigade" or the 1936 film? One that I watched when theaters were one or two LARGE screens (yep, old as dirt). A movie based on the poem by ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON and thankfully, one that made trip-wiring horses a thing of the past. Still, an interesting watch. I remembered that I cried over the horses more than the people. Anyway, love your reviews. Very intelligent and honest.
Krzysztof Kieslowski's three colours series is one that I've somehow never gotten around to watching. I thought his Short Film About Killing was pretty damn intense and perhaps put off watching his critically well regarded trilogy for that reason. Still on my list though!!! Some revered films were part of the identity for a particular time and don't cast the same spell many decades later. Also I'd argue that Kane may not impress on first viewing, as I felt I was missing something the first time I saw it, but the funny thing is that some films mature in your mind and gain more of a hold on you as you watch them at different times in your life. I now really love the deep layers of meaning and sentimentality in Kane. It is, after all about one of the most powerful themes in anyone's life - the time when you were happiest. Was it when you were watching Citizen Kane? Probably not!
@Findo Gask thanks for the encouragement. If it's 2 out of 3 that sounds like a green light to me. I may break my duck on this sooner than I thought!
i just went straight for Red, which was excellent; a brilliant deconstruction of what primes us for romance where the star crossed lovers never quite cross paths, and so much more. Nevertheless, my initial impression was kind of like yours of Kane. however, I've learned to reserve my judgement for a period of time after viewing. If the images are bold enough they will replay in my mind and the themes often reveal themselves that way. Also your description of Kane reminds me of a Koreeda film where a supernatural film crew interviews the souls of the dead to pick a favorite memory to accompany them in the oblivion of forever. incorporates real interviews. full movie is on youtube
th-cam.com/video/7rk1HFC60e0/w-d-xo.html
took me forever but was satsisfied as hell
Red is particularly excellent. It's dripping atmosphere.
@Findo_GaskWhite is the best of the trilogy. Great revenge film, and an honest look at Divorce court for men.
Hey! I was looking for any Jean Luc Godard movie review on your channel, but couldn't find one. Iam curious to know your analysis of Godard's movies. Also, can you do more reviews of Bergman movies?
Titanic. It was over-saturated in the media to the point where I didn't watch it out of spite, lol. I also was going through some romantic heartbreak of my own during the time, and I decided to give it a miss because I didn't want to get triggered.
The romance in that movie sucks ass but the spectacle of the ship sinking is one of the most surreal experiences you could have watching a movie
@Ramin Y'Bhatti same!
On _Apocalypse Now:_ IMHO, this is one of the rare cases where the original theatrical cut is superior to the later revised/extended versions _(Amadeus,_ too). The main character has some jarring inconsistencies in the longer versions. Willard should NOT play practical jokes, smile, or laugh. It destroys the mood. The newer editions are also somewhat unfocused and repetitive. Coppola's original instincts were spot-on.
Desperate to hear your thoughts on the new movie Tár. It’s easily going down as my favorite movie of the year, and I think you’d have a lot to say about it
Fear not. I'll be getting to that one very soon.
I stumbled on your site looking for a review on a movie. I was intrigued to see some movies I didn't know about (and I sort of know a lot about movies). I checked out a few reviews of movies I knew well and might be a little different on the enthusiasm meter for the two reviews I watched, I'm in general agreement on the positive or negative perspective. Did have some pause on your background info leading into the reviews about the artist's oeuvre - there we have some deep disagreement. But I look forward to watching more of your comments and opinions.
3:05 I get that as well, and yes I have come out of films that I didn't get right away, but I also think its always good to jump in soon as possible.
Lifes to short to wait imo , but be open minded to give it another shot if you get the chance later, on that same note a lot of films i didn't get the first time watching, have flipped around and become favorites or are at least more understood or appreciated with repeat viewings.
Exactly, the only way to get there is through watching more challenging films. And you may watch a lot that just don’t work for you or you don’t walk out understanding and still feel a little inept or something, but then you will come across that film that will bust the wall down and make you see film in a way you never have before and it opens the door for so much. It’s kinda of a strange transition of the mind. You have to be open and willing to see something you’ve never seen before pt or experienced. And as you said some films that you had seen before will be shown in a new light and quite possibly become some of your favorites. There’s been plenty the first time I watched it, I had a lukewarm or average feeling about them, but then I revisited and was like, “holy fuck, this is just truly brilliant.”
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I have not seen Total Recall or Robo Cop. For the longest time, big budget action and/or sci-fi films didn’t appeal to me for the longest time. Then, as I stayed inside throughout most of 2020, I found myself drawn to them. Feels a little bit like I should watch those now.
Robocop is a perfect film.
Thanks!
No, Thank you! :D
ZARDOZ.... people need to watch that movie, it has layers, but it's looked down upon due to the costuming of Sean Connery.
I’ve yet to watch any of the Scooby-Doo movies. I don’t know why, I just never got around to it.
I felt like I was back in School listening to my teacher Sermon me about why Casablanca is the best movie of All Time and my generation is what’s wrong with society - THIS IS THE POWER of Discussing Old Films
I had seen Lawrence of Arabia so many times at home. Then I finally saw it on the big sceen. It was like seeing a different movie. You nailed it - seeing those tiny little dots in the desert becoming humans.
I'd say.. Definitely watch it at home on Blu-ray. I wouldn't watch the classics now in a cinema.. Especially a packed cinema.. "Full" of People. The reason.. Is because "Those" people will be the distraction. People getting up every other minute to visit the restroom or get more popcorn or to get more soft drink.. Ridiculous.. And the comments people make and the chatting they do.. And that will take away from and ruin your cinema experience. About 5 years ago.. Goodfellas was showing at a cinema.. It took me a long bus ride to get there(which I should not have bothered with).. The cinema was packed.. And during the entire movie people were constantly getting up to go out to get more food and drinks.. It was awful. So.. Now.. I don't watch the classics at the cinema.. I watch them on my lovely lcd in my lounge room with my Beyerdynamic headphones plugged into my lovely amplifier.
The only way to enjoy those classics at the cinema when they do turn up there is if it's poorly advertised or if you can manage to get a midday session or if it's a late night session and most people can't be bothered to travel at that time of night.
Also.. About 7 years ago now I went to see One flew over the cuckoo's nest at the cinema. Having seen it many times. Actually back in 2014 I watched it three times in a row on Blu-ray. So.. I went to the cinema to see it. I was fortunate as there were only about ten people in the cinema.. And right as the end credits started to roll.. Some guy about 4 rows back from me said in a loud voice.. Now That's how you write a script. It was an awkward moment as nobody in the cinema reacted to him.. No one responded.. And I get the feeling he had planned to say that.
I waited until about 5 years ago for Lawrence of Arabia, then found it was being shown at The Castro Theater in San Franciso (a magnificent movie palace). Since I live in the Bay Area, I went with my wife. Holy crap, it was like being introduced to a new entertainment medium. Stunning!! - Bill
Love Baseball ⚾️ .. Still haven't seen Bull Durham 😕
Excellent topic, thanks!
The Rules of the Game for me. And Grand Illusion. Have seen La Chienne though, which is great, but I saw Scarlet Street first and am more partial to it.
Grand Illusion is fantastic! I was genuinely taken aback at how humanistic and progressive the film’s approach to war and nationalism was. Hope you enjoy it!
@@DirtBlockGames Thank you, for the hope and ringing endorsement. 😁
@@bespectacledheroine7292 no problem. Out of curiosity - seems like you have quite a developed taste in film - any personal favourites you could recommend or films you think warrant more attention? as many or as few films as you like - I just love hearing different people’s responses to this.
@@DirtBlockGames Pierre Etaix's films, particularly Yoyo (I like him much more than his peer and evident friend Tati, but he's the obscure one), Cria Cuervos, Insiang, David & Lisa. 🙂
@@bespectacledheroine7292 wow, thank you so much! The only film I already have on my watchlist is Cría Cuervos (I absolutely adore Spirit of the Beehive and El Sur, the three of which together are sometimes considered to be loosely related). The other films you recommend all look fantastic. Happy film watching!! ☺️
You're so beautiful and I love your hair!
I can't ever not scroll past your videos without clicking in and hitting the like button. I really enjoy listening to your thoughts and opinions on the topics.
I saw Lawrence of Arabia at the Senator theater in Baltimore in 70mm with an intermission. It's worth the wait.
Also large works of art have to be seen in their original size. Books can't give you the experience of seeing an artist's huge paintings.
Off the top of my head: Passion of the Christ, A Serbian Film, Salo, and Citizen Kane.
This Video makes great ASMR when you started talking about Citizen Kane I passed out for 10 minutes . Keep ‘em coming. This can be the First in your new ASMR series. The Technicolor Musicals from the 60s are up next !!! Woop woop!!🎊 🎉
ngl i've been sleeping to her videos lately
@@Jermthatormentor it’s the ultimate compliment . Youre doing it right cal-el 😌
There's two or three films on the original AFI 100 list from 1998 that I still haven't seen. When the list came out I began working my way through them. I made good use of my local video store's "five movies, five days, five bucks" deal religiously. Anyway, I don't think I've ever seen: "The Searchers" (1952) or "Shane" (1953), and I can't say I've seen "Snow White And the Seven Dwarfs" (1937), straight through. Maybe in my childhood at some point on TV. I need to watch all 100 again. I've forgotten many of them.
Have you seen “Six Degrees of Separation”?
Shaun of the Dead (2004) & Night of the Hunter (1955) are two I have never seen. Main reason is they are such niche films that whenever I'm in the mood for a specific genre these 2 kind of always fell through the cracks because there so unique and don't really fit into anything.
@CWS and TKP 66-02 or the other way around. Actually, watch both.
mam another movie suggestion: 'Iravin Nizhal' (2022), World's first non-linear single shot movie. IMDb - 8.2/10. Available on Amazon prime video.
I've racked my brain for films I haven't seen that many folks my assume I have. I went to IMDb to their top 100 list. Yes, I know. It's more of a popularity contest. There are many films there that just leave me shaking my head. But then again your question is essentially for a popularity contest, isn't it? It's films you have to apologize for not seeing yet.
I only found 7 titles on the list. It's interesting how they bunch up.
4 are films from the postwar era that would have been too mature for me as a kid. (I'm in my 60s now.)
The Best Years of Our Lives
A Streetcar Named Desire
The Apartment
A Place in the Sun
3 from the 30s.
All Quiet on the Western Front
Yankee Doodle Dandy
City Lights (On a shelf waiting for a run through all of Chaplin's work)
And all will be addressed within the next year. Thanks for idea Maggie.
(Now if I could only figure out why I never see your calls for submissions on Facebook... )
I generally love Al Pacino, even have seen underappreciated films like Panic in Needle Hay, which I love ( well mainly due to kitty Wynn, that's another topic), but for some reason never got around to see Scent of Woman!
SOAW has some Pacino OTT but I really like it. Seymour Hoffman is great in it and decent “coming of age” drama.
I've never seen _The Day the Clown Cried._ And neither have you.
When Star Wars was released in 1977 I never saw it because I wasn't interested in it..I was 17 at the time.
Then 30 years later in 2007 someone I worked with was completely surprised when I told him I never saw Star Wars.
He thought everybody had seen Star Wars.
He had the Star Wars trilogy on VHS and wanted me to watch it.
He said how do you know you dont like it if you never saw it.
The only reason I watched it so I can say Ive seen it.
It was a chore to sit thru it.
Ive never been a Star Wars fan.
I still need to see Amadeus and Mulholland Drive.
Yes, you most definitely need to see both of those ASAP.
Yes, why not waste your time on both pretentious garbage lol
@@EasternRomeOrthodoxy I'm sure you never miss a marvel movie.
@@rong2912 I never watch that crap because I am not you lol
@@rong2912 Lynch, Tarantino and the rest of the so called geniuses are for me at the same level of marvel movies. You fools, probably never watched a pre-code 30s movie in your lives and think Lynch and Tarantino invented the wheel lol
Ive seen many classic but a classic ive never seen is Deliverance. I have seen Lawrence Of Arabia however never on a big screen i would love to see it on a big screen one day
Never saw Gone with the Wind, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, The Shawshank Redemption, Judgment at Nuremberg, Breakfast at Tiffany's, All About Eve. Seen clips or a part of them on TV but never all the way through. I read the Stephen King story of Shawshank and wonder if they can pull it off.
It's about time I saw Citizen Kane, isn't it....
no. you will be bored to tears
its now Citizen Kanes great grand children
I often find that the people that find Citizen Kane boring are boring themselves.
Welp, here goes...
Braveheart.
My parents even had this movie on VHS when I was growing up and I never watched it because I was probably too young.
I unfortunately saw a lot of Martin Scorsese's movies on VHS on an old, 13-inch T.V. I would love to see "Taxi Driver", for example, on the big screen. This one is not a Scorsese movie, but I still haven't seen " The Godfather, Part 2", which I've heard is better than the original. When I was younger, I could not get onto war movies, so I have lot of those to see. Some examples are "Platoon", " The Deer Hunter", and "Heartbreak Ridge". A lot of the movies I haven't seen came out when I was two young to see them, and I never got around to watching them all as an adult.
the first time i watched some of my favourite movies were on a >32" tv. waiting to watch them in the cinema would’ve been ridiculous.
Sorry for spamming my suggestions. It's just an hope and selfishness towards the love for cinema, that some good underrated films from overlooked industries hits you and your followers.
I've never seen Battle Royale all the way through. A former coworker gave me a supercool bootleg copy, but the disc was cracked and the movie always started to skip during the last half hour. But also, what I saw didn't impress me that much... This is coming from a Tarantino-lover as well as someone who believes Kinji Fukasaki made masterpieces in the 60's and 70's (Sympathy for the Underdog, Black Rose Mansion, Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (my favorite war film of all time)). What I saw of Battle Royale looked shocking, inventive, playful and, ultimately, superficial. Of course, I should finish the film before judging it, but, in my book, it ain't no masterpiece if it ain't deep. I'm not sure how you feel about the movie, but it does seem like your kinda flick. I watched The Audition per your (and Tarantino's) recommendation two nights ago. Very impressive. Loved the slow build, the way the stylized scenes featuring the 'young woman' clashed quietly with the mundane portrayals of family life. Felt Hitchcockian in its poise, subtle suspense, and superb use of sudden, dramatic camera angles. Thanks for getting me to put effort into watching it!
I recommend watching Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence. The badass teacher in Battle royale is a POW camp officer in the film. Superb score(written by one of the main Japanese actors) and featuring David Bowie.
The entire star wars anthology
I've been meaning to get around to em ....
if you weren't a kid when they came out you aren't missing much. space movies are just propaganda for 'space travel' which not possible and is part of The Great Deception
I haven’t seen Lawrence of Arabia or Dr Zhivago for basically the same reason! I want the first experience to be special and just haven’t found the right moment yet
I’ve never seen The Goonies. 😬
Don't expect to enjoy it. Unless kids shouting nonsense constantly is dealmaker.
My Ozu advice is: watch An Autumn Afternoon, Floating Weeds and Late Spring first--then watch Tokyo Story.
I've gotta ask why you always do your videos sitting on the floor in that spot? Also, you are GORGEOUS!
Think about it...if she was standing in that spot her face would be off screen and that would be weird.
@@legendarygigolo823 cameras can be moved, & there's a couch right behind her. Just seems like an odd spot. I always think that each video I watch by her. Thanks for the input though
Not to come off as creepy or anything I’ve been following your channel for several years now
And your very very beautiful & you have a great personality. Some girls have one or the other, you have both.
Just felt like saying something nice, god bless 😃
Unless you watch a movie everyday, you will ALWAYS miss a lot of good or important movies. You have to make it a mission to see all these movies and work with a list. It has to be a hobby, a way of living life. There's no way to manage it otherwise.
This year I watched 278 movies, because I couldn't live with myself if I'd never watch them! Some movies, like Sound of Music and Seven Samurai, I have saved for a later point in life. Something to look forward to.
It's important to me to keep track of what I want to watch and it helps a lot by listening to amazing podcasts like Pure Cinema Podcast to find new (old) gems to look forward to. Letterboxd and IMDb are your friends.
Yesterday I watched Rebecca (1940) and it's one of my favorite movie experiences of the year along with Tokyo Story (1955). There's always movies waiting to surprise you, but you've got to look out for them and be open to suggestions by other people!
Watching Harakiri (1962) tonight. The worst thing is that I have no women in my area with whom I can share my passion. Where do you even find someone like that? I'm always alone watching them, but in some ways that's maybe better since you can watch them without any distractions.
Rambling on for way too long here. Cheers everyone. See you at the movies!
• The 🐘 Elephant Man (1980 / Directed by David Lynch). Based in a true story btw!... Most people I know, never watched this one. Too bad, don't you think? 🌹
• Le vieux fusil (1975 / Robert Enrico). French film starring Romy Schneider & Philippe Noiret. Even YOU, probably never watched this one. ❣️
"Something's Gotta Give" is a true barn burner, believe it or not
Welles regarded Citizen Kane as a comedy. I don't get how anyone could find it boring.
aw I used to think that movie was so sad. I can see how he found it hilarious, tho.
I remember loving citizen kane the first time I saw it but the second time, a few months later with my girlfriend, I found it extremely boring, I don't know why
@@mauriciom1620 Do you like others films from the era?
I don't know whether you saw this movie but Snatch by Guy Ritchie is such a badass movie. Great cast and a great plot. I think you'll enjoy it but since you are a movie buff you saw it already.
you like doughs??? whats wrong with doughs ???
Brick Top
I've watched so much Chaplin, but have comparatively ignored Keaton and Lloyd. I need to remedy that.
I’d love the video of this topic in your perspective.
I saw Lawrence of Arabia in 70mm and that guy is making the right choice imo - I would even consider that experience my cinematic 'awakening' that got me into film. Now I'm trying to get 'out of' film as the experience of watching movies is too passive and creatively impotent
Lawrence of Arabia? Wooow how original...not an obvious pick at all...wtf Those dumb corny films only symbolize the death of cinema and golden age in the end of the 50s. You people just clueless about the real cinema wtf🤦♂️😅
@@helvete_ingres4717 You wish to have my selfies lol You don't know Russian that is why you can't understand what is written, just like you can't understand cinema. All you know about is the later bullsнit, and probably never seen 1 pre-code film in your life. Your taste is so old and boring it is so funny. Look at you, you are so gay and you talk about me having no friends or being mentally ill and impressing myself, look at you wtf 😂
@@EasternRomeOrthodoxy 'probably never seen 1 pre-code film in your life' - mate, I've seen films from the fucking 19th century. i doubt you have. If you make 'cinema' your whole personality, it must trigger you a lot to meet someone who knows it better than you. Nevertheless..what kind of life do you have where you base your identity on what kind of moving pictures you watch? I never said I know Russian, I said I can read/transliterate cyrillic. 'Koshek' looks Polish or some kind of Yiddish , but they don't use cyrillic. No one outside the former soviet territories that have it as a second language learns russian, it's not a relevant language (like say, Mandarin).
'You wish to have my selfies'...now I know you're mentally ill. I really, really don't, mate. Since you brought it there, search 'gymmaxxed incel' in gogole images - there's a meme of two guys, your 'selfie' immediately reminds me of one of them, guess which one? - you have the frame and narrow sloping shoulders of every short guy who gets a little jacked thinking that automatically makes you look good and makes girls like you and the bullies don't fuck with you, and you're obviously proud of it so you make it your avi which is sad. Idk if you even are short, but you have that exact look. The big traps only brings more attention to your bad frame and only highlight your total lack of delt and chest development - there's no aesthetic there at all. Why on earth would I wish I had your selfies? You mean I wish I looked like a rat-faced gopnik with big traps and saggy old man's chest? I actually have good genetics and aesthetics, unlike you - I have a V-tapered physique, broad shoulders and a very slim waist under 70cm (and a model-tier facial structure doesn't hurt of curse, compare your own rat-face). I looked immeasurably better than you before I got any muscle - u mad? I think you're mad bro. Suffice to say, I look a lot better (trust me) but I'm not enough of an attention-seeking narcissist to make that my avi on any platform (though you can surely see the proof of some of what I said in the one I use lol). Or suffice to say, when they made marble sculptures in the ancient world that people still visit in museums today, they didn't look like the 'selfie' you're so proud of. Are you sure it's not you you 'wish' you were handsome and tall? But instead you get dumb-looking big traps and feel so proud you want to show everyone?
I think your rant is over man. Next time you want to reply to a comment made months ago, at least have something interesting to say and choose someone dumber than you (which may be hard but remember, this is youtube, you'll find a suitable playmate like I assume you did in remedial education)
@@helvete_ingres4717I am tall and unlike you don't have a lil one lol and that is my old 1st definition phase, idi0t. I know you are gay but your obsession with my body has gone too f*** far wtf and F*** silent 19th century films, those are also boring for old people - we talk about the cool young stuff of Cagney Harlow and those guys not the boring sнiт lol and If I was a nerdy gay and mentally ill with no life as you, I would have written all that long bullsнit OR read it wtf 🤦♂️😅
For the person who hasn’t seen Tokyo Story, just watch Make Way for Tomorrow instead ;)
Do u watch Leo gura?
You're probably my favourite movie talking person
I just wanna feel something i havent with whatever i watch,i hate watching something thinking its a lesser version of something better
See the reason I haven't seen Apocalypse Now is because I hear conflicting things about which version I should watch. Coppola has recut the film like 420 times and which do I start with? If I only watch it one time ever which version should it be? It's overwhelming LOL.
I generally encounter this everytime I want to watch a classic that also happens to have a director's cut. Like the original cut is a classic for a reason (minus Blade Runner) so should I go with the original cut? Or should I go with the director's true intent? But is it actually the director's true intent? Ridley Scott's Alien can go either way; The Exorcist can go either way... It's tricky.
Watch the original one first. There’s no need to be confused, believe me. Just start with that one and then you can watch the other versions if you want.
Absolutely the original. The extra stuff in the redux version was cut out for a very good reason, imo.
virgin obsessing over which cut to watch vs chad just watch the movie with the most torrents bro lol
Anybody who doesn't say the original theatrical cut is just wrong
Apocalypse Now? LOL another pretentious boring garbage as all of his films wtf🤦♂️😅
Casablanca was that movie for me. I must have put off watching it for maybe 5 years.
Its the sort of film even people who dont really like classics will love if that makes sense
@@65g4 It definitely makes sense to me. It's quite an easy watch, really. Very entertaining. I didn't absolutely love it the first watch, though.
I watched The Passion of Joan of Arc for the first time around the same time and loved it and found it very profound. Hard to say which ones will really hit you.
Never saw Gone With The Wind. I'm gonna let it stay gone. The Graduate is another one. As far as more pop culturish... never saw Robocop or Darkman. I know a ton about them, but never actually saw them. If my friends knew, they'd disown me.
"It makes them look less..."
Learned? Lurid? What is the word she says here??? 0:14
Learned I think
Nice idea on video.
still haven’t seen the Godfather, 2001, Apocalypse Now, Citizen Kane, Goodfellas…
I guess I’ve been prioritising broadening my taste in film as a whole rather than just making my way through the mainstream IMDB Top 100 - type films. I’ll get around to them in my own time - 2001 is non-negotiable though… I simply will not watch it any other way than the big screen (at least for my first watch).
they are all depressing. only Goodfellas has rewatchability
@@dumbcat what about a film being depressing would make it less rewatchable? Some of my favourite films are what you might call ‘depressing’. Regardless, I hardly think ‘depressing’ is sufficient to encompass the breadth of a work like 2001 (or any of those films for that matter). What’s your most rewatched film?
what about a film being depressing would make it less rewatchable? Some of my favourite films are what you might call ‘depressing’. Regardless, I hardly think ‘depressing’ is sufficient to encompass the breadth of a work like 2001 (or any of those films for that matter). What’s your most rewatched film?
All the films you mentioned are great films IMO, you should watch them all.
In regard of Apocalypse now.. Nothing to be "Intimidated" about.. Just watch it. I've seen it at the cinema about 4 times over the years.. That includes Redux and the original. It was showing a lot at cinemas in the 90's. Also more recently.. About 3 months ago I watched it on Blu-ray about 3 times in a row. Ok.. The Final cut is good. I don't really need to see Redux ever again. I don't need to see the French plantation scene ever again.. Or the other bunny scene.. I can give or take them. But yeah.. I'm good with the original these days.. The Final cut is very good.
I've tried to start Come and See (1985) a few times but for some reason never feel in the mood to watch it. I'd rather watch Babe (1995) again. Probably for the best.
Come and See is about as subtle and fake as CNN reporting on the Ukraine war. His wife's films are much better: the Ascent, and especially Wings.
I fell asleep at Lawrence of Arbia :)
Citizen Kane has no real conflict. It's really a scrapbook of Kane's successes. There's not much at stake, and therefore not much of a driving force, which is why it can be boring. I appreciate the cinematic prowess of the film but in terms of story it's not very compelling.
I did find Tokyo Story to be too boring. The themes of the movie are of course very deep and important, and there was probably a need to communicate those ideas in film. It's not just the pace or tone I wasn't a fan of; I found certain parts to be melodramatic. I guess that's an ironic way to describe this movie because most people probably see it as the opposite of melodramatic, but the main example I'm thinking of is the acting-mainly in the face-of the daughter character. Her constant scowl throughout the film made me feel like I was watching a soap opera. (I have literally never seen a soap opera but you get what I mean, right?) Perhaps she was meant to be like an archetypal representation of the toxic daughter/feminine, in which case you can't really go too far in making the character unlikeable, since that's kind of the point of archetypes. But I don't think it really fit with the style they seemed to be going for with the rest of the movie.
On that Jungian note: some might find it interesting that I experienced a synchronicity watching this movie. Towards the end of the film, around when the parents pass away, my dad knocked on the door to tell me that my grandmother, his mom, had fallen, and was taken to the hospital. After taking pause and getting updated on everything we could, I resumed watching the movie, aware of how strange this was. Later that night, after a few intermittent updates, we were told she had passed away. Though I never talked to her as consistently as I should have, I did speak with her periodically through e-mail and on the phone, and I was happy to say that I had actually e-mailed her earlier that same day.
In spite of this remarkable resonance between the movie and the events of my life at the time, I still thought the movie was just ok, lol. I found its mirroring of my life more interesting than the film itself.
I guess this says something about my taste or at least my patience, but I find Miyazaki films to be a bit overrated as well. I mean I'll always call myself a fan of them because they've been a significant enough part of my life, but really the only movies of his I love are Nausicaa and Castle in the Sky.
How much Ozu have you seen? TS is probably too imposing due to its reputation to start with. I watched the "greatest hits" more or less in order so already had a few under my belt by the time I got to this one but it's probably not the sturdiest start one could pick. Try Good Morning next, it's less patience necessary, very watchable even for mainly non Ozu fans. I think Hara's acting in everything is just sublime and wouldn't breathe melodramatic in the same hour I'm talking about Tokyo Story so your criticisms are bewildering to me but it's important to be the party pooping voice lest canon discourse be all smiles and agreement. Tokyo Story is said to be inspired by Make Way For Tomorrow which *is* a legitimate melodrama but perhaps since it's upfront about what it is you might enjoy it more, if you haven't had the pleasure.
And I won't ask you to adjust your speech but Miyazaki and Ozu aren't "overrated" just because you didn't like them. I understand disagreeing with the crowd makes it seem like the crowd's crazy but there's no such thing. But as for the opinion itself, the ones I'm fond of I'm *exceedingly* fond of but I do have some pretty surprising indifference toward Totoro and Howl. They're the apotheosis of okay.
@@bespectacledheroine7292 Thanks for the recommendation. And note that I did say "I find" Miyazaki to be overrated; emphasis on the 'I'.
When you mentioned the films you're exceedingly fond of, are you talking about your passion for movies in general, Miyazaki, or Ozu? What are the Miyazaki films you enjoy most, if any?
@@crowstakingoff It's nothing personal I promise, any usage of overrated I have to use all the effort available not to go into a rant over....sometimes I fail. Not a fan. But yeah sorry, I was just talking about Miyazaki there, but it happens when you're much more prolific than a Takahata type. Mononoke and Kiki I always say are the best epic and slice of life respectively. I've come across many a convincing explanation for Nausicaa perfecting Mononoke's type of story the first time but the grayness you find in that story with the heroes doing the wrong thing and the villains doing the right thing and vice versa in equal proportion....chef's kiss. But I really can't believe any other film comes close to doing what Kiki does nearly as successfully.
At least we can agree on the two you do love, Castle in the Sky as well....endless entertainment from start to finish. I often call it "my Star Wars" because how people seem to feel about that, I felt about this one. And not just because Mark Hamill is brilliant in the dub.
Have you seen the movie Thirteen (2003)? And if you did, what do you think about it?
Mike Flanagan's first movie: Absentia.
I've seen everything
Titanic? not that i don't want to watch it ill get around to it, we will have time as many of these movie we missed or watched will not be made again for REASONS trying to look forward to better films but they do not come?
I want a Skinamarink 2022 review
If there’s not some sort of Action or Chase or Spook Every 10 minutes IM NOT WATCHING IT MARGARET. I DONT GIVE A PHONE 📞 how u try to sell it to me. GET WITH IT 🤬
Still never seen Godfather. Apparently that's a crime against cinema.
Dude...
It's depressing and some parts are a little boring.
No, I have never seen these mobies. I mean, movies.
I find my male gaze wandering o_o
I've never seen The Godfather, not because I think it imposes on itself, but because I have no desire to watch it.
I've never seen godfather 4.
Alternate Video Tittle “Today we’re talking about a bunch of Old Boring Movies, take notes it’ll be on the test” 😪😪😪
I never seen Rocky 1 to 5. What? I haven’t seen Apocalypse Now or Full Metal Jacket either. WHAT? I don’t care for jungle warfare or boxing. I have my reasons! 😮😎
Those movies aren't about war or boxing, they are about the limits of the human mental experience.
@@rong2912 Good for them. I wouldn’t know cos I ain’t seen ‘em.
@@Viperante Stick with romcoms then I guess.
I will if they don’t involve jungle warfare and boxing. Or, I could just watch the many other films, in the many other genres, that aren’t set in jungles and don’t feature boxing.
@@Viperante Perhaps one set in a protagonist's small hometown that they left after high school, and they return to visit their sick mom and they rekindle a romance with their high school sweetheart, all while confronting unresolved family trauma. Sounds great. Starring Sylvester Stallone.
It's not a movie, but Aeon Flux- Movie review host here has hands I'd like to sketch. Yes, so there ya go
i haven't seen any of the MCU movies besides the first 2 Iron man
lucky. i'm tired of paying my MCU tax. capeshit movies are just propaganda for the evil Nephilim that will return
i've watched them all
Three simple words: Streets of Fire
battle of algiers
bridge on the river kwai
ran
once upon a time in the west
fistful of dollars
doctor zhivago
lawrence of arabia
butch cassidy
ASHES OF TIME
Two films I never got around to watching until recently - Forrest Gump and The Untouchables. Both terribly overrated.
Hello there.
The angel from my nightmare
@777mecha The unsuspecting victim, of darkness in the valley....
@@RossSchladt 👀
General Kenobi!
I didn't laugh once at Office Space Horrible Bosses did a better job at that
Titanic
Rule of thumb: the more super-heros in a film, the more boring it is.
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I hated your analysis of Ozu
I finally saw Full Metal Jacket recently. I'm a huge fan of Kubrick but I hate that movie.