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Post by 🜏 Malphas 🜏 on Jan 7, 2018 8:32:32 GMT -5
I have never seen a single star wars film, so I guess all of them are on my list.
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Post by tao on Jan 7, 2018 11:33:44 GMT -5
Guess I'll throw my hat into the ring as well, seeing as I've some free time, I've been meaning to watch these for a while now, and this will be a fun challenge. Ugetsu - Kenji Mizoguchi Good Morning - Yasujiro Ozu Network - Sidney Lumet One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest - Milos Forman Whiplash - Damien Chazelle Do The Right Thing - Spike Lee Boyz N' The Hood - John Singleton Apocalypse Now - F. F. Coppola The Shining - Stanley Kubrick Bicycle Thieves - Vittorio de Sica Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Guy Ritchie The Seventh Seal - Ingmar Bergman Sansho the Bailiff - Kenji Mizoguchi Mother - Bong Joon-ho Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind - Hayao Miyazaki Princess Mononoke - Hayao Miyazaki Annie Hall - Woody Allen 2046 - Wong Kar-Wai Chungking Express - Wong Kar Wai The Royal Tenenbaums - Wes Anderson So many great films there, wow. Share your thoughts as you watch them  No worries m8. I most definitely will, and I look forward to the discussions! |
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Post by stuartoxlade on Jan 8, 2018 4:25:28 GMT -5
Guess I'll throw my hat into the ring as well, seeing as I've some free time, I've been meaning to watch these for a while now, and this will be a fun challenge. Ugetsu - Kenji MizoguchiGood Morning - Yasujiro Ozu Network - Sidney Lumet
One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest - Milos Forman
Whiplash - Damien ChazelleDo The Right Thing - Spike Lee Boyz N' The Hood - John Singleton
Apocalypse Now - F. F. Coppola
The Shining - Stanley KubrickBicycle Thieves - Vittorio de Sica Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Guy RitchieThe Seventh Seal - Ingmar Bergman Sansho the Bailiff - Kenji Mizoguchi Mother - Bong Joon-hoNausicaä of the Valley of the Wind - Hayao Miyazaki Princess Mononoke - Hayao Miyazaki Annie Hall - Woody Allen
2046 - Wong Kar-Wai
Chungking Express - Wong Kar Wai
The Royal Tenenbaums - Wes AndersonSeen a bunch of these - you've got lots to look forward to! |
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Post by essien on Jan 12, 2018 18:55:40 GMT -5
So I watched Tarkovsky's Solaris last weekend, the first in my film challenge 2018. Here's the synopsis for anyone who hasn't seen it:
'A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon discovers that the water on the planet is a type of brain which brings out repressed memories and obsessions.'
I thought it was excellent. I've seen it described as arthouse science fiction and the Soviet 2001: A Space Odyssey. I can see why - they're from the same era and have a similar look and feel. I wasn't prepared for all the questions about what it means to be human and what it means to love. There's a lot of scenes where the characters are just conversing about these topics and philosophising, and I feel like I need to watch it again to take it all on board. 4.5/5 (I don't give out many 5s but this was on the cusp.)
Keen to watch more Tarkovsky now. I've seen Stalker which I thought was brilliant. Andrei Rublev and Mirror seem to be the other two which are as highly regarded.
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Post by Calvinball on Jan 12, 2018 21:24:53 GMT -5
I have never seen a single star wars film, so I guess all of them are on my list. What viewing order are you going to go for? |
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Post by tao on Jan 13, 2018 2:06:08 GMT -5
 Watched this a couple of days ago; in a nutshell, the plot centers around two brothers that enact a vow of silence until their parents buy a television set. Yasujiro Ozu made made this film in 1959, and is something of a remake of Ozu's own 1932 film "I Was Born, But...". Ozu employs subtle humor throughout the film, taking looks at modern Japanese culture and the rise of consumerism as status symbols. Cinematography is excellent, as that's one of Ozu's hallmarks, and his minimalistic style is evident throughout. An excellent entry in Ozu's oeuvre, and probably the easiest and most lighthearted film to watch if you ever want to get into Ozu, as other films like "Late Spring" and "Tokyo Story" are more solemn and are more of an experience than film. 4.5/5  |
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Post by stuartoxlade on Jan 15, 2018 4:52:59 GMT -5
I started my challenge on Friday - watched The Running Man.
I liked it, but it's a little bit thin on the plot side and aside from Arnie's one liners, there's not a lot going for it. Jesse Ventura was fun in this but needed more to do. 3/5.
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Post by tao on Jan 15, 2018 13:12:36 GMT -5
I started my challenge on Friday - watched The Running Man. I liked it, but it's a little bit thin on the plot side and aside from Arnie's one liners, there's not a lot going for it. Jesse Ventura was fun in this but needed more to do. 3/5.  |
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Post by v9733xa on Jan 15, 2018 18:46:02 GMT -5
I started my challenge on Friday - watched The Running Man. I liked it, but it's a little bit thin on the plot side and aside from Arnie's one liners, there's not a lot going for it. Jesse Ventura was fun in this but needed more to do. 3/5. Kotaku did an epic article on this movie a while ago. It's worth another read: kotaku.com/the-running-man-is-way-better-and-worse-than-you-reme-1593349775 |
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Post by essien on Jan 17, 2018 17:27:34 GMT -5
Watched a couple more from my list: Michelangelo Antonioni's Blow-Up and the Coen Brother's The Man Who Wasn't There.
Blow-Up was the first Antonioni film I'd watched and from what I understand, it's not typical of him. Plot summary:
A successful mod photographer in London whose world is bounded by fashion, pop music, marijuana, and easy sex, feels his life is boring and despairing. But in the course of a single day he accidentally captures on film the commission of a murder. The fact that he has photographed a murder does not occur to him until he studies and then blows up his negatives, uncovering details, blowing up smaller and smaller elements, and finally putting the puzzle together.
To be honest, I wasn't really down with the aesthetic, I don't like British 60s culture, the plot was quite hard to follow and the pacing was weird. But despite all that, it's somehow still a great movie. It had the mark of an auteur and something about it just felt different. And I liked the post-modern elements. I didn't really appreciate the genius of it until reading more about it, but there's so much levels to this film that you don't realise until they're pointed out. 4.5/5.
The Man Who Wasn't There. I added this to my list as it's one of the few films by the Coens that I haven't seen. It also gets the least love, which is why I'm only just getting to it now. Plot summary:
A tale of passion, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris’ infidelity presents him with a chance to change it.
A typically well made film from the Coens but it doesn't make my top 10. I enjoyed the neo noir elements and Billy Bob Thornton was fantastic. The story just didn't have enough to it to make it memorable enough. 3.5/5 for me.
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Post by tao on Jan 18, 2018 2:50:57 GMT -5
Watched a couple more from my list: Michelangelo Antonioni's Blow-Up and the Coen Brother's The Man Who Wasn't There. Blow-Up was the first Antonioni film...I didn't really appreciate the genius of it until reading more about it, but there's so much levels to this film that you don't realise until they're pointed out. Paraphrased you here; exactly the same way I feel about Shinya Tsukamoto and "A Snake Of June". To be fair, I was at a low point, morally speaking, when I watched this, and only considered it for the eroticism it contained; despite that, it caught my full attention as something else was at play underneath the story, and after looking up different people's opinions and viewpoints on the subject matter, I understand it better and enjoy the positivity it oxymoronically espouses, despite the blatant (re: superficial) pessimism and eroticism the story utilizes. [Edit]: bad use of a paraphrase. Grammarnazi is embarrased. |
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Post by essien on Jan 18, 2018 3:26:53 GMT -5
Watched a couple more from my list: Michelangelo Antonioni's Blow-Up and the Coen Brother's The Man Who Wasn't There. Blow-Up was the first Antonioni film...I didn't really appreciate the genius of it until reading more about it, but there's so much levels to this film that you don't realise until they're pointed out. Paraphrased you here; exactly the same way I feel about Shinya Tsukamoto and "A Snake Of June". To be fair, I was at a low point, morally speaking, when I watched this, and only considered it for the eroticism it contained; despite that, it caught my full attention as something else was at play underneath the story, and after looking up different people's opinions and viewpoints on the subject matter, I understand it better and enjoy the positivity it oxymoronically espouses, despite the blatant (re: superficial) pessimism and eroticism the story utilizes. [Edit]: bad use of a paraphrase. Grammarnazi is embarrased. There are some films that really benefit from further reading, particularly older movies. I did a couple of modules of film studies as part of my undergraduate degree and always enjoyed the research and discussion element afterwards. People don't seem to do the critical analysis of modern movies so much. I think this was the most that my opinion has changed after doing my further reading into a film. Non-edit: Just realised I made a mistake in my post initial. "so much levels" lol |
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Post by tao on Jan 18, 2018 3:53:04 GMT -5
Paraphrased you here; exactly the same way I feel about Shinya Tsukamoto and "A Snake Of June". To be fair, I was at a low point, morally speaking, when I watched this, and only considered it for the eroticism it contained; despite that, it caught my full attention as something else was at play underneath the story, and after looking up different people's opinions and viewpoints on the subject matter, I understand it better and enjoy the positivity it oxymoronically espouses, despite the blatant (re: superficial) pessimism and eroticism the story utilizes. [Edit]: bad use of a paraphrase. Grammarnazi is embarrased. There are some films that really benefit from further reading, particularly older movies. I did a couple of modules of film studies as part of my undergraduate degree and always enjoyed the research and discussion element afterwards. People don't seem to do the critical analysis of modern movies so much. I think this was the most that my opinion has changed after doing my further reading into a film. Non-edit: Just realised I made a mistake in my post initial. "so much levels" lol I took a history of film class to fill out my class schedule one semester, and I do agree, once I got past my initial shyness, for lack of a more tactful word (lol), the discussion portion of the class was the part I enjoyed the most. I have a friend with similar cinematic tastes who works at the same store as I, and whenever we see one another, we'll inform each other of films that we've been watching and recommend films to one another, and if we've both seen a film or remark on an element that can be found in disparate films, we'll talk for a while about it and hash it out. It's very refreshing to do so. I can't wait for the day he bites the bullet and watches Chan Wook-Park's "Vengeance" trilogy. |
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Post by essien on Jan 20, 2018 6:59:42 GMT -5
There are some films that really benefit from further reading, particularly older movies. I did a couple of modules of film studies as part of my undergraduate degree and always enjoyed the research and discussion element afterwards. People don't seem to do the critical analysis of modern movies so much. I think this was the most that my opinion has changed after doing my further reading into a film. Non-edit: Just realised I made a mistake in my post initial. "so much levels" lol I took a history of film class to fill out my class schedule one semester, and I do agree, once I got past my initial shyness, for lack of a more tactful word (lol), the discussion portion of the class was the part I enjoyed the most. I have a friend with similar cinematic tastes who works at the same store as I, and whenever we see one another, we'll inform each other of films that we've been watching and recommend films to one another, and if we've both seen a film or remark on an element that can be found in disparate films, we'll talk for a while about it and hash it out. It's very refreshing to do so. I can't wait for the day he bites the bullet and watches Chan Wook-Park's "Vengeance" trilogy. Yeah, it's great to find someone with similar tastes in film like that. I go to the cinema a lot with one of my coworkers since our office is next door to one. We don't like exactly the same films but there's some overlap. I veer more towards art house than she does. We had very different opinions on A Ghost Story and Personal Shopper, for example. But it's still fun to discuss. I want to get better at analysing films so I can talk about them in more depth. I've watched a couple more movies from my list: Deep Red and The Iron Giant. Deep Red was quite a trip. I'd seen Dario Argento's Suspiria, so I knew I was in for something unorthodox, but this was the first time watching a giallo. It took me a while to settle into it: the acting is kind of hammy, the music is weird and the camerawork is something else. But once I got used to it and realised this was all totally intentional, I could really appreciate it as a film. It's a well told crime story with lots of memorable scenes. I'm keen to watch more giallo movies now: I'm a big fan of the slasher movies of the 70s/80s and there's definitely some crossover between the two. 4/5. I was less impressed with The Iron Giant. I added it to my list because of its reputation as an animation classic, and also because I remember seeing trailers for it when I was a kid but never getting to see it. I didn't particularly like the art style - it felt like a drab, budget Disney - and I didn't connect with the story or characters either. Maybe I needed to have seen it when I was younger, or maybe it's because I was subconsciously comparing it to the unobtainable standards of Miyazaki's movies. 3/5 |
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Post by tao on Jan 20, 2018 16:37:37 GMT -5
I took a history of film class to fill out my class schedule one semester, and I do agree, once I got past my initial shyness, for lack of a more tactful word (lol), the discussion portion of the class was the part I enjoyed the most. I have a friend with similar cinematic tastes who works at the same store as I, and whenever we see one another, we'll inform each other of films that we've been watching and recommend films to one another, and if we've both seen a film or remark on an element that can be found in disparate films, we'll talk for a while about it and hash it out. It's very refreshing to do so. I can't wait for the day he bites the bullet and watches Chan Wook-Park's "Vengeance" trilogy. Yeah, it's great to find someone with similar tastes in film like that. I go to the cinema a lot with one of my coworkers since our office is next door to one. We don't like exactly the same films but there's some overlap. I veer more towards art house than she does. We had very different opinions on A Ghost Story and Personal Shopper, for example. But it's still fun to discuss. I want to get better at analysing films so I can talk about them in more depth. I've watched a couple more movies from my list: Deep Red and The Iron Giant. Deep Red was quite a trip. I'd seen Dario Argento's Suspiria, so I knew I was in for something unorthodox, but this was the first time watching a giallo. It took me a while to settle into it: the acting is kind of hammy, the music is weird and the camerawork is something else. But once I got used to it and realised this was all totally intentional, I could really appreciate it as a film. It's a well told crime story with lots of memorable scenes. I'm keen to watch more giallo movies now: I'm a big fan of the slasher movies of the 70s/80s and there's definitely some crossover between the two. 4/5. I was less impressed with The Iron Giant. I added it to my list because of its reputation as an animation classic, and also because I remember seeing trailers for it when I was a kid but never getting to see it. I didn't particularly like the art style - it felt like a drab, budget Disney - and I didn't connect with the story or characters either. Maybe I needed to have seen it when I was younger, or maybe it's because I was subconsciously comparing it to the unobtainable standards of Miyazaki's movies. 3/5 Def agree with you on getting better at analyzing film. As it is now, I'm greatly enjoying this thread because of the conversation opportunities it gives to those of us with that kind of yen. On another tangent, I do hate it when I subconsciously compare films; it takes me out of the experience and I won't enjoy as much as I normally would have. My mind likes to mess with me in other ways, taking apart scenes shot by shot and also subconsciously analyzing special effects. I've never seen The Iron Giant, but it seems to me that it would have to get judged on a different plane, apart from Disney. It seems to me that, despite me not seeing it, the film has a sense of maturity and heart that one doesn't typically find too often in a Disney film, and the animation style is reminiscent of "The Brave Little Toaster". |
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