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Old 09-09-2014, 08:08 PM #1
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Top five films

1- 'Waltz With Bashir'. A subtitled film about memory repression after the Lebanon war. It is Beautiful but harrowing. Amazing film.

2- 'Donnie Darko'. Complicated film that encourages individual interpretation about the events as they unfold. Some fantastic visual metaphors in it.

3- 'Any Given Sunday'. As a College Football & NFL fan, a film with such fantastic cinematography, is a must to see. Not all about the game either & some good performances.

4- 'Watchmen'. I have read the graphic novel & I have to say, how I imagined one of the first scenes with the button to go, is exactly how it happened.

5- 'Sin City'. Purely for the fact that it is visually stunning. Love a bit of 'film noir' effect & with a very subtle use of colour, it really is an aesthetic pleasure.
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Top five films

1- 'Waltz With Bashir'. A subtitled film about memory repression after the Lebanon war. It is Beautiful but harrowing. Amazing film.

2- 'Donnie Darko'. Complicated film that encourages individual interpretation about the events as they unfold. Some fantastic visual metaphors in it.

3- 'Any Given Sunday'. As a College Football & NFL fan, a film with such fantastic cinematography, is a must to see. Not all about the game either & some good performances.

4- 'Watchmen'. I have read the graphic novel & I have to say, how I imagined one of the first scenes with the button to go, is exactly how it happened.

5- 'Sin City'. Purely for the fact that it is visually stunning. Love a bit of 'film noir' effect & with a very subtle use of colour, it really is an aesthetic pleasure.
Any Given Sunday was very good. Donnie Darko I read the spoiler to, still might watch. Sin City was great, Missed the most recent one because speakers at theatre blew out lol. Figures, the one time I leave the house in weeks Watchmen never heard of. Will have to look up.

My five,
The Godfather I
The Godfather II
Goodfellas
A Steetcar Names Desire
Citizen Kane, Jane Eyre, and All about Eve lol couldn't decide
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All excellent choices sir...
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A few favorites-

V is for Vendetta- striking how close fiction can be to truth's edge

The Empire Strikes Back- 8 year old KNJ learns the good guys don't always win and also how horrific paternity reveals can be long before Maury Povich made it a money maker

The Princess Bride- One of the great movies of the 80s

Cloud Atlas- it just resonated with me in every way it didn't for those who panned it
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A few favorites-

V is for Vendetta- striking how close fiction can be to truth's edge

The Empire Strikes Back- 8 year old KNJ learns the good guys don't always win and also how horrific paternity reveals can be long before Maury Povich made it a money maker

The Princess Bride- One of the great movies of the 80s

Cloud Atlas- it just resonated with me in every way it didn't for those who panned it
1. Star Wars
2. The Abyss
3. Indiana Jones Movies
4. Back to the Future
5. Bourne Ultimatum
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The Italian Job (original, not atrocious remake)

4 of many I will watch any time:
Heaven Can Wait (1978)
Star Wars (original trilogy as a marathon cheat)
Wargames
Trading Places.

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It's hard to pick only 5 favourites. Some movies I love just because of the costumes or the sets and not for any other reason.

Out of Africa
Gandhi
Dr Zhivago
Moulin Rouge
The Thomas Crown Affair (Steve McQueen & Faye Dunaway one)
The Remains of the Day
Big Wednesday
Pearl Harbor
Rosemary's Baby *spooky but incredibly made.

I could go on, but that's more than 5 already.
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Top five films

1- 'Waltz With Bashir'. A subtitled film about memory repression after the Lebanon war. It is Beautiful but harrowing. Amazing film.

2- 'Donnie Darko'. Complicated film that encourages individual interpretation about the events as they unfold. Some fantastic visual metaphors in it.

3- 'Any Given Sunday'. As a College Football & NFL fan, a film with such fantastic cinematography, is a must to see. Not all about the game either & some good performances.

4- 'Watchmen'. I have read the graphic novel & I have to say, how I imagined one of the first scenes with the button to go, is exactly how it happened.

5- 'Sin City'. Purely for the fact that it is visually stunning. Love a bit of 'film noir' effect & with a very subtle use of colour, it really is an aesthetic pleasure.
1.EverAfter
2.Eddie And The Cruisers 2
3.Harry Potter
4.MASK ( With Cher)
5.Son In Law
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Days of Heaven (with a young Richard Gere before he became a star and when he bothered to act well - some excellent cinematography)
Local Heroes
Charles et Lucie (French comedy)
Shawshank Redemption
The Run of the Country (Irish Comedy/Drama)
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My ultimate favorite movie is The Piano.

Second is Simon Birch

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The Jackson remake of King Kong.
and The Abyss.
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