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Bub

04-04-2002, 06:44 AM

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by The Other:
AMERICAN BEAUTY

1. Alan Ball's script (especially the monologue's given by Wes Bentley during the "plastic bag" scene and Kevin Spacey's right before the end credits, they are both similar and meaningful)
2. Kevin Spacey's performance
3. Sam Mendes' brilliant direction (especially for a directorial debut)
4. Thomas Newman's amazing score
5. Annette Bening's performance
6. Mena Suvari's hilarious performance
7. Conrad L. Hall's cinematography
8. The little twist in the end (who actually did it?)
9. Lester's dreams and all the rose petals are beautiful
10. How it makes me want to change my life even if I really don't have the courage to do so.

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AMERICAN BEAUTY is my favourite movie also, and you have listed almsot everything s I wont bother. I'm not sure if Number 8 is you asking the question...if so, SPOILER!!! it was the Kernal dude from next door END SPOILER!!!

I'll just list 10 things about my second favourite movie ever...

FIGHT CLUB

1. David Fincher...he is a directing God!
2. The original storyline
3. The performance's by Pitt, Norton and Helena
4. The amazing editing and I have to mention it again..directing!
5. The educational facts you get throughout the film
6. The dialogue
7. The script
8. The opening credits...HOLY POOP THEY'RE COOL!
9. It reminds you that the world hates you...something that everyone forgets
10. Everything else about the film!

[This message has been edited by Bub (edited 04-04-2002).]

youngSL

04-04-2002, 07:45 AM

GONE WITH THE WIND

1.The whole film itself
2.The brilliant acting
3.The Story
4.Directing
5.Music
6.Has all the great elements for a wonderful film
7.The emotion
8.The ending,"Quite Frankly my dear,I dont give a damn"
9.How many husbands Scarlet can have.
10.How cool and slick Rhet Butler is.

-----youngSL-----

The Other

04-04-2002, 10:34 AM

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Bub:
AMERICAN BEAUTY is my favourite movie also, and you have listed almsot everything s I wont bother. I'm not sure if Number 8 is you asking the question...if so, SPOILER!!! it was the Kernal dude from next door END SPOILER!!!</font>

I know Bub, I just didn't want to spoil anything.

jeffrey_2112

04-04-2002, 02:39 PM

Goodfellas

10. The music, covering 3 decades of pop music
9. Lorraine Bracco as Karen Hill
8. The frantic sequence of Henry's day before he gets arrested.
7. Spider saying "Why don't you go fuck yourself, Tommy?"
6. "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster"
5. Robert De Niro as Jimmy Conway
4. Scene where Henry pistol whips Karen's neighbor
3. The Copa club entrance scene
2. The alternating voice overs by Henry and Karen
1. Scorcese's masterful direction.

bankholdup

04-04-2002, 02:58 PM

GOOD WILL HUNTING

1. The plot was very good.
2. Robin Williams did EXCELLENT.
3. The directing was very well done.
4. The speech in the park.
5. "How do ya like them apples?"
6. The chemistry between the cast, especially Damon and Driver.
7. Excellent script.
8. The good/bad relationship between Williams and Damon
9. All of their discussions, especially the Pudge Fisk one.
10. Robin William's final line: "Son of a bitch...stole my line". I laugh every time.

Kavan

04-04-2002, 03:27 PM

It's a Wonderful Life

1. Jimmy Stewart giving the performance of his career going from idealistic to rage to reborn optimist.
2. He haw it's Sam Wainwright!
3. "I'll love you till the day I die"
4.Stewart and Reed singing Buffalo Girls Won't You Come out Tonight and courting under the moon.
5. Ellen Corby asking for $17.50
6. The whole town of Bedford Falls
7. Stewart running through town screaming hello Bedford Falls at the end.
8. The way the shadows play on the gravestones and on Stewart's face.
9. Pottersville!
10. The book inscription saying no man is a failure who has friends.

A Canadian ThereWolf

04-04-2002, 04:31 PM

Almost Famous

1. The girls- Kate Hudson, Anna Paquin, & Fairuza Balk
2. The now famous "Tiny Dancer" Scene!
3. "I Am A Golden God!"
4. One of the greatest soundtracks ever!
5. Cameron Crowe's brilliant, heartfelt writing and direction!
6. The performances from Lee, Hoffman, Crudup, McDormand, and Fugit.
7. The little "Ask me again." bit, which was really Patrick Fugit stepping out of character.
8. The "Untitled" cut, which runs forty minutes longer!
9. It won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay!
10. It was quite simply the best film of 2000!

bluntman86

04-04-2002, 05:19 PM

my current favorite movie: The Royal Tenenbaums...

1.the fairytale feel and style
2.all the quirky,hilarious characters
3.the bittersweet ending
4.the music (ramones baby!)
7.new york (represent!)
8.the perfect blend of drama and comedy
9.the montages (especially the intro one with "hey jude")
10.alec baldwin's narration (he's made for it)

bluntman86

04-04-2002, 05:26 PM

I'll just list 10 things about my second favourite movie ever...

FIGHT CLUB

1. David Fincher...he is a directing God!
2. The original storyline
3. The performance's by Pitt, Norton and Helena
4. The amazing editing and I have to mention it again..directing!
5. The educational facts you get throughout the film
6. The dialogue
7. The script
8. The opening credits...HOLY POOP THEY'RE COOL!
9. It reminds you that the world hates you...something that everyone forgets
10. Everything else about the film!

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the world hates you? you better be being sarcastic because that's just melodramatic and fucking dumb if your serious.

Hannibal21

11-27-2002, 11:57 PM

THE GODFATHER (Note: Might contain spoilers)
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1. Marlon Brando's acting was just FLAWLESS in the film
2. The incredible acting job done by the supporting players in the film (Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, etc.)
3. The violence in the film
4. Francis Ford Coppola's brilliant and outstanding direction
5. James Caan's death sequence
6. The "horse's head" sequence
7. The memorable dialogue
8. The haunting but not easily forgotten score
9. The look on Diane Keaton's face as Michael becomes the next don
10. "I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse" - Marlon Brando

charliebobo

11-28-2002, 10:43 AM

THE GODFATHER PART II

1. Al Pacino's best performance
2. New York in the 1920's
3. Young Lee Strasberg's first role
4. Gordon Willis's cinematography
5. You have to see Part I before seeing this movie
6. Michael V. Gazzo's raspy voice
7. Coppola's direction
8. Cazale and Duvall great as always
9. The flashback scene
10. DeNiro trying to say "an offer he can't refuse" like Brando did

Heavenley

11-28-2002, 11:00 AM

THE SHINING

1. Jack Nicholson's awesome performance
2. Shelly Duvall (She was scary all in itself)
3. Overlook Hotel......(perfect setting!)
4. The boy (Danny Lloyd) great performance by this child actor especially the scene where he says ''redrum, redrum''
5. The old man (scatman Crothers) perfect in his role.
6. The two dead girls in the hallway
7. The dead woman in the bathtub.........scary!
8. The scene in the maze........your worst nightmare!
9. The fact that it's based on the book by Stephen King (my fave author)
10.Jack Nicholson possessed by the entities of the house...great performance

CheekyShepherd

11-28-2002, 11:02 AM

The Shawshank Redemption

1. It's underlying message of hope
2. It's faithful adaptation from the novella
3. Morgan Freeman's inspiring performance
4. Frank Darabont's taut direction
5. Roger Deakins superb cinematography
6. Thomas Newman's excellent score
7. Tim Robbins greatest performance
8. "I have no idea what them two Italian ladies were singing about, truth is I don't want to know. But for the shortest of moments...every man in Shawshank felt free"
9. William Sadler not playing a grim reaper
10.Gil Bellows debut (why did he have to do Ally McBeal afterwards?)

BadCoverVersion

11-28-2002, 11:11 AM

Meantime

-The realism...I almost felt intrusive.
-A bespectacled Tim Roth...Priceless!
-The urban landscapes...pretty beautiful.
-Mike Leigh's unique directorial style...at it's peak!
-Gary Oldman's "Coxy", one of my favourite performances to date!
-The dialogue...compelling yet mundane.
-Phil Daniels..."muppet!"
-The Rasta' in the lift!
-It's just wonderfully grim...but so bloody funny!
-The "dole queue" scenes...wonderful writing and stunning performances.

BloodiedCelticVengeance

11-28-2002, 11:29 AM

Originally posted by The Other
AMERICAN BEAUTY

1. Alan Ball's script (especially the monologue's given by Wes Bentley during the "plastic bag" scene and Kevin Spacey's right before the end credits, they are both similar and meaningful)
2. Kevin Spacey's performance
3. Sam Mendes' brilliant direction (especially for a directorial debut)
4. Thomas Newman's amazing score
5. Annette Bening's performance
6. Mena Suvari's hilarious performance
7. Conrad L. Hall's cinematography
8. The little twist in the end (who actually did it?)
9. Lester's dreams and all the rose petals are beautiful
10. How it makes me want to change my life even if I really don't have the courage to do so.

[This message has been edited by The Other (edited 04-04-2002).]

Hmmm....not one mention of Thora Birch's amazing performance....? Or Wes Bentley? To me, those two carried this flick, gave it soul and depth, and served as the emotional epicenter of the whole production.
In my opinion, any mention of "AB" must include Jane and Ricky.
Don't misconstrue...I enjoyed everything you mentioned...I just fail to see how those two (especially Thora) miss the "Top Ten" cut...

Annie Hall

11-28-2002, 12:51 PM

Donnie Darko *small spoilers*

1. Jake Gyllenhaal's brilliant performance
2. The performances of his supporting cast
3. Frank the bunny
4. The frightening, funny, almost horrific movie theater scene
5. The creepy imagery
6. The neato "backwards time" scene
7. Roberta Sparrow
8. The witty script
9. The awesome Tears for Fears based soundtrack
10. "Chut up!"

SAI

11-28-2002, 01:18 PM

Magnolia

(No order here)

1: Paul Thomas Anderson's direction.
2: Tom Cruise's entrance. "Respect the cock and... tame the cunt"
3: Melora Walters' brilliant performance
4: Julianne Moore's breakdown in the pharmacy
5: A child actor (Jeremy Blackman) who can act
6: Aimee Mann's songs
7: Wise Up. Genius, pure genius.
8: Jim and Claudias date
9: The last shot, when Claudia smiles
10: The fact that after 3 hours I still want to see more

VicVega

11-28-2002, 01:27 PM

Pulp Fiction:

1. The dialouge
2. The Jack Rabbit Slim's Twist Contest
3. Mia's overdose
4. "Pretty please, with sugar on top, clean the fuckin' car."
5. Ezekiel 25:17
6. Samuel L. Jackson
7. The Bonnie Situation
8. Lance
9. The soundtrack
10. There's nothing NOT to like about this movie

Dumb-Fokker-**

11-28-2002, 01:34 PM

...well, I was going to use DD, but nevermind. I'll go with Fellowship of the Ring.

10. The amazing opening. The history of the Ring, the gigantic battle, Gollum, and Cate Blanchett's narration.

9. Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Elija Wood, Sean Astine, Dominic Mohaganan, Billy Boyd, Orlando Bloom, Liv Tyler, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Sean Bean, John Rhys-Davies, Cate Blanchett, ect., ect.,...

8. The amazing locations, and sets. Attention to detail here, is very important in showing the history of the specific culture, and race - and they did an amazing job showing this. More detail than anyone will ever see on the screen was put into the sets, and it shows.

7. Excellent action sequences. I think the Mines of Moria is one of the best action set pieces ever. And the battle of the Last Alliance, and Amon Hen were great, as well.

6. The death of Gandalf. Very well-acted. Very exciting. And very emotional. The acting, music, and the scenes outside of the mines, make this a favorite moment in the film.

5. The excellent representation of evil. The Ring-wraiths, Orcs, Uruk-Hai, the Watcher in the Water, the Cave Troll, the Balrog, Sauron, Saruman, ect. And lets not forget evils strongholds - Bara-Dur, and Orthanc.

4. The beautiful cinematography, showcasing the amazing locations of Middle-Earth. The vastness, its beauty, its grandeur.

3. The scene with the Argonath. You know, those two giant statues, that are the entrance into the realm of Gondor. It truly was one of my favorite moments from a film. Epic, beautiful, the music was great, and it was an all-around awesome scene.

2. The death of Boromir. One of the best deaths in film. Very emotional, and very resonant of many of the films themes. The subsequent speech with Aragorn is also amazing.

1. The evident love for what they are doing. Everyone involved wanted to be, and it is evident. They loved what they were doing, and they would rather not be doing anything else, and that shows on film.

Jerk Shapiro

11-28-2002, 05:04 PM

THE BIRDS

1. Alfred Hitchcock

2. Rod Taylor and Tippi Hedren's performances

3. The shot where Tippi watches the crow land on the jungle-gym and it is covered with crows

4. Probably the only "animal attack" movies with any dignity.

5. The ending

6. The suspense

7. Hitch's monologue before the movie

8. The effects

9. Once again Alfred Hitchcock

10. The direction

Matt Demers

11-28-2002, 06:04 PM

Blues Brothers (1980):

1. Dan Aykroyd's kick ass role as Elwood Blues
2. The Bluesmobile, the mighty powerful big 1974 Monaco 440
3. The Bluesmobile chases
4. Created by John Landis
5. Funny quotes
6. Lots of singing (songs are good, not gay ones)
7. Lots of famous people like James Brown
8. Most cop cars destroyed in the world

Can't make up reasons 9 and 10...sorry. :(

Tom Samborski

11-28-2002, 06:41 PM

Terminator 2

1.The excellent visuals and action.
2.Arnold
3.Great directing by James Cameron.
4.A sequel that definetly does not suck.
5.Very good pacing.
6.The bits of humour in a mostly serious story.
7.The song written for the film, "You Could Be Mine", by Guns N Roses.
8.The sci-fi feel to it.
9.Awesome shootouts.
10.It gets you even more pumped for Terminator 3.

mrdeeds

11-28-2002, 10:13 PM

The Beastmaster:

1) An overall fun and straightforward film that everyone can enjoy

2) Lee Holdridge's musical score

3) Don Coscarelli and Paul Pepperman's creation of unique polyglot ancient society, they did well with the contraints they had.

4) John Alcott's Cinematography

5) Rip Torn's over the top portrayal of Maax

6) Marc Singer's understated performance as Dar matched with John Amos' charismatic depiction of Seth.

7) The animal characters representing Dars: Sight, Strength and Cunning

8) Well done battle scenes

9) The Jun Leader reminded me of a fantasy Jason Voorhees.

10) The Winged Creatures

WaLkEnSAnGeL

11-28-2002, 10:14 PM

The Deer Hunter

1. sad movie
2. good script
3. long but worthwhile
4. walken AND deniro in the same movie!
5. about best friends
6. the wedding scenes
7. meryl streep
8. involves russian roulette
9. the scene when their in the bar and playing pool :)
10. and FINALLY... walken in tight jeans hes got a nice ass LOL

movielover-9

11-29-2002, 09:25 PM

The Silence Of The Lambs

1. Anthony Hopkins
2. Jodie Foster
3. Ted Tally's Oscar winning script
4. Johnathan Demme's Oscar winning direction
5. It's a friggin' great movie!
6. "I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti".
7. Hannibal's and Clarice's odd relationship
8. Several creepy and effective scenes
9. One of the greatest serial killer movies ever made
10. It's one of those movies where even if you have seen it recently you are compelled to see it again

Annie Hall

11-30-2002, 02:25 PM

Ghost World

1. Thora Birch
2. Steve Buscemi
3. "Weird" Al
4. Any and all action within the convenience store.
5. Opening "Jaan pehechaan Ho" dance scene
6. Norman
7. The hatred of the world shared by Enid and Rebecca
8. Illeana Douglas and her video that explains what it's like to "be within her skin"
9. Devil got my Woman
10. The Ending

freakandgeek

11-30-2002, 02:28 PM

the good girl

1. jake gyllenhaal
2. the simplicity
3. the realness
4. jennifer aniston
5. john c. reilly
6. the humor
7. the ending
8. the narration
9. the story
10. the script!

daredevil0214

11-30-2002, 10:50 PM

punch-drunk love

1. adam sandler in a career changing performance. far different from his usual low-brow comedies, this role will be remembered throughout. barry egan is one of the most complex and funniest character in film history.

2. pt anderson's superb direction

3. outrageous plot (including a phone sex scandal, seven abusive sisters, a quest in the name of love, healthy choice loophole, and a trip to hawaii

4. emily watson in an odd and strange role.

5. hilarious "extended cameo" from philip seymour hoffman

6. the harmonium

7. vibrant colors swirling within each other.

8. the romantic score. including a resurrection of the love theme from popeye "he needs me"

9. the extended pleasure trip (and providing a little break in the movie) to hawaii

10. "i have a love in my life. it makes me stronger than anything you could imagine"

its all about love baby. yes.

Hannibal21

08-11-2003, 03:30 PM

CITIZEN KANE:
~The magnificent script and memorable lines
~The amazing camera shots/techiniques
~Orson Welles' fantastic acting and directing
~The characters that I can relate to and sympathize with (especially Kane)
~Great performances by the film's supporting cast
~The narrative structure of the movie
~The intriguing plot
~The way the film is built and the fact that it's like a puzzle, a puzzle for us to solve
~It's deep, thought provoking message
~The ending and how it all makes sense after we learn so much about Kane

CASABLANCA
~It's so romantic
~Bogie and Bergman's chemistry in the film
~A wonderful script along with memorable lines
~The beautiful ending
~It's high entertainment value
~The great performances given by everyone in the cast
~Great, unforgettable scenes
~The character Rick Blaine, my favorite character of all time
~The developement of the characters
~It's highly original concept

A.J. Hakari

08-11-2003, 06:18 PM

STOP MAKING SENSE

1. The band's sheer showmanship
2. David Byrne and the Big Suit
3. The "Once in a Lifetime" number
4. Steve Scales
5. The "Life During Wartime" number
6. "Burning Down the House" -- the song itself
7. The near-flawless cinematography
8. Byrne introducing the band by name during "Take Me to the River"
9. The "Psycho Killer" number
10. Byrne marching during the "Swamp" number

I'd put "the music" on the list, but that would about cover the whole damn movie. :cool:

Ren Hoek

08-11-2003, 06:30 PM

Cool topic, Antonio. And thanx for bumping it up, Han! :)

10 reasons why I love JULES ET JIM:

~ The movie is heartbreaking without being the least bit pretentious
~ Freeze frames, jump-cuts, masking parts of the frame... the movie is technically outstanding
~ Jeanne Moreau has never been better
~ Paris is beautiful
~ The delicate issue of WWI and its effects on the friends fighting for opposite sides is discussed in a subtle yet effective way
~ It has wonderful, sparkling dialogue
~ I love humming along to "Le Tourbillon"
~ The film (and especially the ending) is thought-provoking
~ The cinemtography has an immediateness you rarely find outside the French Nouvelle Vague cinema
~ I can relate to Jules et Jim, two friends who are going through a hard time

Cosimo

08-11-2003, 07:16 PM

Blade Runner (Directors Cut)

Complete escapeism
The establishing shot is the greatest in cinema history
Ridley Scott's vision of the future is bleak yet very accurate
Rutger Hauer,M Emmet Walsh and Daryl Hanna
Its the coolest sci-fi movie ever made
Vangelis's score is hauntingly beautiful
The narrative and twist
The rooftop fight sequence
Great dialogue and the"time to die" speech
Its my favourite movie to get stoned to

PorcheRacer

08-11-2003, 07:18 PM

Ten Reasons Why I Love L.A. Confidential

10. The complex story
09. Great, developed characters
08. The shoot-out at the end
07. Russell Crow, Guy Pearce, Kevin Spacey & Danny Devito
06. The fast pace
05. The incredible acting
04. Lively score and soundtrack
03. The aura of mystery
02. Film-noir look vibe
01. Curtis Hanson's great direction.

ShuttheFupDonny

08-11-2003, 09:04 PM

RUSHMORE

1. Bill Murray delivers a stunning performance
2. Owen Wilson and Wes Anderson are teamed up again.
3. Jason Schwartzman is so wonderful in his part, it makes you wonder why he doesn't make more movies. (And why he didn't ask his good ol' Uncle Coppola for a hand)
4. the soundtrack is great with The Kinks, The Who, John Lennon, and Cat Stevens
5. Olivia Williams (i think that's her name. my memory seems to be slipping) is beautiful in her own way.
6. THEY REPRODUCED SERPICO!
7. All of the plays shown were amazing
8. Max Fischer saved latin.
9. Luke Wilson attempts to make one good line, and it was funny.
10. Brian Cox is in it.

The 8 Ball

08-12-2003, 02:52 AM

Yi-Yi AKA A One and A Two

1. It's the the most sincere and externally beautiful film I've ever seen.

2. It has the most sincere and real performances I've ever seen.

3. Mr. Ota

4. Ting-Ting is most well written and might I say cute, young, female character I've seen in years.

5. The scenes with Yang-Yang are very fun and bring back memories.

6. Min-Min's monologe about telling her Mom (who is in a coma) how her day is, even though she is tortured by how it's the same every day. So sad....

7. It felt like a visual novel, with it's little details and the unspoken observations of the characters.

8. This is the best example of a film that shows how beautiful life can be and makes you want to live it.

9. It's a strong reminder of why I love film.

10. I loved the setting

Annie Hall

08-12-2003, 03:26 AM

Harold and Maude

1. The dark humor
2. The Cat Stevens soundtrack
3. Bud Cort
4. The relationship between Harold and Maude
5. The style
6. The suicide scenes
7. Harold's monologue about being dead
8. The joy in Maude's personality
9. Maude's smell-gadgets
10. The imagery

ilovemovies

08-12-2003, 03:49 AM

Daredevil:

10. Collin Farrell and Michael Clarke Duncan are two of the coolest and most badass villains ever!

9. The action which is truly viscerally exciting

8. Mark Steven Johnson's fabulous direction

7. Kevin Smith's great cameo

6. The great production design, the costumes and the look of the movie

5. The rest of the supporting cast including the hilarious Jon Favreau and Joe Pantoliano

4. Ben Affleck whom I didn't think could pull it off but most definately did

3. the love story which is one of the best love stories of any recent movie.

2. The beautiful, gorgeous, sexy, extremely talented drop dead knockout Jennifer Garner who brought so much to the part

1. It is my favorite movie of 2003 so far and my all time favorite comic book movie

Hannibal21

08-12-2003, 03:31 PM

GONE WITH THE WIND
~It's a faithful adaptation from the book
~The performance given by Vivien Leigh
~The character Scarlett O'Hara
~The memorable quotes ('Frankly, my dear I don't give a damn' being my personal fav ;))
~The amazing cinematography
~The beautiful art direction/set design
~The running time that doesn't feel like 3 hrs. 40 minutes at all
~The fact that it can always move me
~Olivia de Havilland's performance as Melanie, one of the best and most real female supporting performances that I have seen
~The way the story ends

blankpage

08-12-2003, 03:58 PM

Annie Hall

~ Woody Allen's brilliant screenplay
~ How witty the film is; but intelligent witty
~ Diane Keaton
~ The dialouge (kind falls under script)
~ The scene when Alvy and Annie are waiting for the movie
~ "Best Fatious dicator: Adolf Hitler!"
~ Woody Allen
~ The wonderful ending
~ How Allen pokes fun of L.A.
~ Everything else

Hannibal21

08-12-2003, 10:04 PM

ALL ABOUT EVE
~The witty, sharp, intelligent dialogue
~The HIGH entertainment value
~I can identify with plenty of the characters, especially Margo
~The SUPERB work by everyone in the cast
~Eve Harrington, a very memorable and dislikable villain that is created in a great way
~One of my top 3 'feel good' movies
~The atmosphere, that makes me want to be there
~It really gives me a deeper look at how theatre life is like
~Powerful character study despite the charm and wit
~The ending: CLASSIC

Lazy Boy

08-12-2003, 11:03 PM

Mulholland Drive

1. "Camilla, you came back!" That line reading, along with the heartbreaking reaction shot of Naomi Watts going from bliss to fear to an utterly shaking wreck is an indelible image in a scene filled with many of them.

2. Club Silencio. Roy Orbison's "Crying" sung in Spanish never sounded so beautiful...it reached out to me, as an audience member.

3. Camilla leading Diane up the stairs to the party. For once, you think, Diane is happy...that is, until it all comes crashing down.

4. The entire dream/reality subtext of the film gives it a staggering depth. What seems goofy, comical or just plain weird in the early stages gives way to a deeper understanding.

5. "Don't drink all the Coke!" I don't know why, but that line is the most quotable (and hilarious) in the film.

6. The audition sequence. Betty, at first sight, seems to be a mediocre actress; once she hits it off with the older actor, she sizzles and becomes an entirely different person.

7. Regarding the above, credit must go to Naomi Watts, who is chamelonlike and was simply robbed of an Oscar nom for her great performance.

8. When Diane asks the hitman what the mysterious blue key opens, he just laughs, and Lynch does a slow dissolve on her face. Beautiful. I don't know why, but that shot is beautiful.

9. The winding, endless shot of the limo driving up the titular road, highlighted by Angelo Badalamenti's haunting score.

10. Finally, a lesbian love scene that isn't so much about eroticism or animal lust as it is about unrequited love from one person to another, albeit all exisiting in the grip of Diane's fractured mental state.

flowrchild

08-13-2003, 01:42 AM

Fearless

**Spoilers**

1) The U2 'streets have no name' car crash scene. One of my favorite scenes of all time.
2) Rosie Perez's amazing performance.
3) Jeff Bridge's outstanding performance.
4) Buying gifts for the dead.
5) End scene of Jeff eating the strawberry.
6) The counseling group scene for the crash survivors.
7) Great directing by Peter Weir.
8) The dreamy hypnotic style of the movie.
9) One of the most realistic plane crashes shown in a film.
10) Brilliant movie that gets better every time you see it.

EvilDeadGirl

08-13-2003, 09:49 AM

Pulp Fiction (possible spoilers)

1) John Travolta
2) Samuel L. Jackson
3) Directed by Tarentino (sp?)
4) All of the different stories interwoven beautifully
5) Most's favorite character dies, something one rarely see's at least IMO. Vincent Vega
6) The Soundtrack
7)"And you shall know my name is the lord, when I lay my vengeance upon thee."
8)Excellent acting
9) "You were looking at yourself in the mirror and decided you wanted some pot?"
10) The dance scene at Jack Rabbit Slim's.

flowrchild

08-13-2003, 02:35 PM

Chasing Amy

**Spoilers**

1) The "I love you" confessional scene in the car.
2) Banky's hilarious retorts.
3) The prying for information scene at the hockey arena.
4) Kevin Smith's keen understanding of writing realistic dialogue.
5) The soundtrack.
6) Silent Bob saying something profound.
7) The chemistry between Affleck and Adams.
8) The backfiring of Holden's solution.
9) "Shared moment"
10) One of the most honest romantic comedies ever.

KornKidJedi

08-13-2003, 03:26 PM

The Good The Bad and The Ugly

1.The Man With No Name is My Favorite Character Of All Time
2.It's A Big Epic Film
3.The Cinematography Is Beautiful
4.Clint Eastwood is a true anti-hero
5.Lee Van Cleef is a cool villian
6.Eli Wallach delivers a outstanding comedic performance
7.The Brillant Vision and Direction Of Sergio Leone
8.The Music Of Ennio Morricone
9.The Freeze-Frames and Title-Cards
10.The Mexican Standoff

ANavissi500

08-14-2003, 01:20 AM

Moulin Rouge!

1. great at conveying "love"
2. great musical abilities by the cast
3. a different look to it, thanks to Catherine Martin's sets
4. using familiar songs
5. lots of humor
6. good musical score
7. Ewan Macgregor's best performance
8. Nicole Kidman's best performance
9. i know most of the dialogue
10. its kind of cheesy, kind of schmaltzy (ie the singing moon and dancing in the clouds) but when u watch it you feel all warm and fuzzy inside (except the ending of course)

KornKidJedi

08-15-2003, 02:07 PM

The Godfather Part II

1.Al Pacino's Performance As Michael Corleone
2.Robert De Niro's Performance As Vito Corleone
3.The First 10 Minutes Is So Amazing
4.Diane Keaton is very beautiful when she acts
5.John Cazale is an outstanding actor
6.The Murder Of Don Fanucci Is Iconic To Me
7.Al Pacino and Robert De Niro are sharing the whole film
8.How It Was Written by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford-Coppola
9.The Direction Of Francis Ford-Coppola
10.James Cann's Performance

syxxpac

08-15-2003, 04:39 PM

Originally posted by PorcheRacer
Ten Reasons Why I Love L.A. Confidential

10. The complex story
09. Great, developed characters
08. The shoot-out at the end
07. Russell Crow, Guy Pearce, Kevin Spacey & Danny Devito
06. The fast pace
05. The incredible acting
04. Lively score and soundtrack
03. The aura of mystery
02. Film-noir look vibe
01. Curtis Hanson's great direction.

Good call. You covered that one for me, so...

10 Reasons Why I Love T2: Judgment Day
1) The best mythology/backstory ever concocted by man
2) The interesting time travel dynamic
3) Strong acting, even from Arnold
4) Arnold's one liners
5) Judgment Day, the scariest scene I've ever witnessed
6) Wicked cool action
7) The T-1000
8) Moving drama
9) Relentless pacing/expert directing
10) Awesome final half hour

The 8 Ball

08-15-2003, 04:47 PM

Ashes of Time

1. Maggie Cheung's 8 minutes torwards the end. The most sad stuff I've ever seen in a film.

2. Leslie Cheung's performance

3. Bridgitte Lin's performance. She actually made us believe she was two people, when she was really just a schkitso.

4. Wong Kar-wai's directing style, how he cut the scenes together, the blurriness in the fight scenes. He's one of my favorites. And how he put the film together in the editing room is pure genius.

5. It's literally like visual poetry.

6. Though the characters were all alienating. That's what made them sad. You felt for them, sometimes sympathetic, sometimes empathetic, their lonliness and their needing to be loved. They are ashes of time...

7. Chris Doyle's camera work.

8. The haunting score that really fit the film.

9. Hong Qi (Jacky Cheung), I feel is a great character and hero at that.

10. The film is an emotional experience for me. Some scenes are so powerful, that they are shocking, and it makes the blood in my head rush. No other film has done that to me.

RickySlade

08-15-2003, 05:57 PM

GOODFELLAS

1. Joe Pesci, he's the man in this movie.
2. The "Funny How" scene.
3. The soundtrack
4. The restaraunt scene camera work.
5. The ensemble cast.
6. Bobby De Niro and Ray Liotta, good match.
7. Joe Pesci when he gets "made"
8. The scene after the Lufthansa Heist
9. "As long as I can remember I've wanted to be a a gangster"
10. Scorsese's mothers cameo

The 8 Ball

08-16-2003, 07:13 PM

Fallen Angels

1. Wong Kar-wai's directing

2. Michelle Reis's heartbreaking performance. Most guys who see this movie go ga-ga over her masturbation scene, but it was more deep than most comprehended

3. Takeshi Kaneshiro's performance, he had no dialouge, but his performance was brilliant in so many ways

4. The fact that all these characters are lowlifes, the film appears to be cold, yet you have both sympathy and empathy for these characters and in the center, the film is very warm.

5. The beautiful ending

6. The score and wacky music choice.

7. Chris Doyle's camera work.

8. The films fun sense of humor

9. The scene where He Quiwu (Takeshi Kaneshiro) and his dad are playing around with the video camera

10. It's depiction of lonliness, that WKW does so well.
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Jon Lyrik

08-16-2003, 07:31 PM

2001

1) The direction-brilliant
2) The writing
3) HAL9000
4) The special effects
5) "Daisy...daisy..."
6) THe fucked up ending
7) The cinematography
8) The sets
9) The beautiful score
10) The slowly pacing, take-your-time beauty of it all.

Hannibal21

08-16-2003, 09:48 PM

LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
~The beautiful cinematography
~The amazing battle sequences
~Peter O'Toole's performance as T.E. Lawrence
~Omar Sharif's entrance
~The long running time
~The setting
~It's one of the best epics ever made
~The costumes
~The brilliant score
~How it grows on you the more you watch it and think about it

Lynn Minmei

08-18-2003, 09:12 AM

ALMOST FAMOUS

10. It has The Who's Tommy being played in it! Genius!
9. Kate Hudson is THE perfect Penny Lane
8. Billy Crudup is great as Russell Hammond
7. Crowe's script. If you don't love Crowe, you're a nazi.
6. The soundtrack, whcih surprisingly has even Led Zeppelin on it(!)
5. Philip Seymour Hoffman on the top of his game as Lester Bangs. Ace.
4. Zooey Deschanel's role as Anita. She has real star potential
3. The film is so easy to watch you can just watch a scene of it and end up sitting through the entire thing.
2. The whole 70's throwback. Nostalgia galore.
1. Patrick Fugit as Crowe figure William Miller. Perfect.

ToRontoRon

08-18-2003, 06:52 PM

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10) Answers questions from Part I.
9) Asks questions for Part III.
8) The way the movie goes deeper and deeper inside The Matrix and closer and closer to the source.
7) The choreography of the fight scenes.
6) The representation of various parts of a computer with characters.
5) The incorporation of religious themes and the parallels with Christianity and Buddhism.
4) The freeway chase scene.
3) The "Burly Brawl". (Neo Vs. 150 or so Agent Smiths)
2) The surprise/cliffhanger/confusing ending.
1) The overall coolness of the characters.

The 8 Ball

09-19-2003, 08:33 PM

Lost In Translation

1. Sofia Coppla's directing

2. The gorgeous cinematography

3. Bill Murray, keeping it cool and acting good

4. Scarlett Johansson's great performance

5. The very fun, and well done karaoke scene

6. It has the best soundtrack in a film I've ever heard.

7. The flower-arranging scene. I thought it was beautiful

8. The film is very subtle. The characters, the acting, the directing, the music.

9. "For good times, try Suntory Time"

10. "Lat Pack!"

Trinity

09-20-2003, 06:40 AM

10 reasons I love GONE WITH THE WIND

1. Vivien Leigh's incredible performance, the best I've ever seen.
2. The character of Scarlett O'Hara - selfish, spoiled, jealous, petty, but also full of life, strongminded, determined, optimistic - one of the most complex characters ever created and an inspiration to me personally.
3. Olivia de Havilland's Melanie - a beautiful, sensitive performance from a brilliant actress, that makes this "too good to be true" character come to life
4. Clark Gable's suave antihero and the witty banter between him and Vivien Leigh.
5. Brilliant screenplay, that stays close to the book, but makes just enough changes to actually improve on it. The many, many memorable scenes and lines.
6. Its ability to entertain through its entire gargantuan runtime of 224 minutes and the great emotional impact it has no matter how many times I watch it.
7. The nostalgia it makes me feel for a time and a place I've never even known
8. The technical aspects which couldn't be improved on even today and Max Steiner's powerful score.
9. The ending that perfectly sums up the movie and is one of the most memorable scenes ever.
10. The fact that it is larger than life, melodramatic and, at times, a soap opera of epic proportions - I wouldn't have it any other way.

Damned Martian

09-20-2003, 08:13 AM

MULHOLLAND DR

1. The beautiful way David Lynch has directed it.
2. The amazing performances by all the cast.
3. The misterious atmosphere.
4. The power of its images to get to your senses and behind them.
5. It kept me thinking on it during months, in its story and once i understood it in all its details. And today i still think on it. I can't really take it away from my head.
6. Winkie's scene... masterful!
7. Emotive story once you have understand it.
8. It grows even better with repeated views.
9. The funny bits here and there.
10. Sex lesbian scenes... ' nuff said!

[EDIT]Just read Lazy Boy's statement about it, and it's much better explained than mine, which looks anecdotic in comparison. Check it for a better insight on my feelings. Well done, LB!

Damned Martian

09-20-2003, 08:18 AM

Originally posted by Lynn Minmei
If you don't love Crowe, you're a nazi. I don't even like him. Call me Adolf :p

RenHoek would be my Goebbels, isn't it? :D

Gian-Sergio

03-21-2005, 07:59 PM

Kill Bill

1.The Very First Frame Of Uma Thurman
2.The Snow sword fight between The Bride and O-Ren
3.Massacre At Two Pines
4.The Performance of David Carradine
5.The Orgin Of O-Ren
6.Showdown at House Of Blue Leaves
7.All of the scenes with Gordon Liu
8.The Lonely Shepard song
9.All of the scenes with Sonny Chiba
10.Michael Madsen

Gian-Sergio

01-02-2006, 01:03 AM

Pulp Fiction
1.A Film By Quentin Tarantino
2.Uma Thurman is eye candy
3.The Oscar Winning Screenplay
4.Ezekiel 25:17
5.Honey Bunny & Pumpkin
6.Twist Contest
7.Bruce Willis kicks more ass than he did in the DIE HARD films
8.Butch's sweetie pie girlfriend Fabienne
9.Jules and Vince
10.The Bad-Ass Soundtrack

ChemicalRomance

01-02-2006, 02:12 AM

Good bump Gian-Sergio. :)

Ten Reasons I Love OLDBOY

1) The general premise and idea: "seek vengenace, or seek the truth?"
2) The mind-blowing 3+ minute hammer fighting corridoor tracking shot.
3) The fact that after hating it and citing it the "most dissapointing film I'd ever seen" the first time, the 2nd time was a revelation. It propelled full force into my favorite films of all time.
4) The clever, "no uneeded humor here", and intelligent screenplay.
5) The quote: "Remember be it a rock or a grain of sand, in water they sink as the same." An act of evil, or wrong against someone is still bad no matter how small or large it may be.
6) The fact that it made me feel like it had taken a completely different approach on the revnege film though it has all the common elements of a revenge flick.
7) Incredible, believeable performances by Min-sik Choi, Ji-tae Yu, and Hye-jeong Kang as Oh Dae-su, Lee Wook Jin, and Mido respectively.
8) "Very lonely people that I met... they all hallucinated ants at one time." What an interesting quote, and strangely a scene that I'd usually see as "weird" and "stupid" becomes one that always entrances me in deep thought.
9) Oh Dae-su's devestating revelation, and the ending itself.
10) The final shot...haunting.

MickeyKnox

01-02-2006, 03:03 AM

Originally posted by ChemicalRomance
Good bump Gian-Sergio. :)

Ten Reasons I Love OLDBOY

1) The general premise and idea: "seek vengenace, or seek the truth?"
2) The mind-blowing 3+ minute hammer fighting corridoor tracking shot.
3) The fact that after hating it and citing it the "most dissapointing film I'd ever seen" the first time, the 2nd time was a revelation. It propelled full force into my favorite films of all time.
4) The clever, "no uneeded humor here", and intelligent screenplay.
5) The quote: "Remember be it a rock or a grain of sand, in water they sink as the same." An act of evil, or wrong against someone is still bad no matter how small or large it may be.
6) The fact that it made me feel like it had taken a completely different approach on the revnege film though it has all the common elements of a revenge flick.
7) Incredible, believeable performances by Min-sik Choi, Ji-tae Yu, and Hye-jeong Kang as Oh Dae-su, Lee Wook Jin, and Mido respectively.
8) "Very lonely people that I met... they all hallucinated ants at one time." What an interesting quote, and strangely a scene that I'd usually see as "weird" and "stupid" becomes one that always entrances me in deep thought.
9) Oh Dae-su's devestating revelation, and the ending itself.
10) The final shot...haunting.
I have to agree with the points you made.

Gian-Sergio

01-04-2006, 01:18 PM

Raging Bull

1.La Motta beating the shit out of Janiro
2.It's the best film about a boxer. It's not a boxing movie.
3.De Niro.
4.Cathy Moriarty is a very beautiful woman
5.The Long Shot of La Motta going to the championship match
6.The Home Movies Sequences
7.Intermezzo
8.Pesci
9."why why why"
10.The Final Match between La Motta and Robinson

AnnoyingQuestionAsker

01-04-2006, 03:18 PM

Mallrats:

1. Chocolate-covered pretzels
2. Fly Fatass Fly and the impending crash into the dressing room
3. LeFours
4. Brodie's fascination with superhero genitalia
5. Stan Lee cameo
6. The kid on the escalator
7. "Breakfast, shmreakfast. Look at the score, for Christ's sake. It's only the second period and I'm up 12 to 2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, 'the Whale,' they only beat Vancouver once, maybe twice in a lifetime."
8. The cookie stand/food court debate
9. Brodie's opening story about his cousin Walter
10. Brodie: You fuckers think just because a guy reads comics he can't start some shit?

redorblue01

01-04-2006, 04:12 PM

American Psycho

10. Gotta love the 80's music
9. The looming, suspenseful score
8. The opening credits, with the transition from paranoid strings to an elegant waltz
7. Based on a best selling novel
6. The memorable scenes and lines
5. The satirical and dark comedy
4. Impressive direction by Mary Harron
3. The idea of general arrogance and a time when things transcended above people
2. The closing monologue
1. Christian Bale

Gian-Sergio

01-04-2006, 06:48 PM

Dawn of the Dead

1.The Zombies
2.The Direction of George A. Romero
3.The Goblin's Soundtrack
4.The Gore & Make-Up FX by Tom Savini
5.David Emge being eaten by The Zombies in the elevator
6.Ken Foree
7.The Basement scene
8.The Motorcycle Raiders
9.The Piefight
10.The Cinematography by Michael Gornick

Kevin Smith fan

01-04-2006, 07:35 PM

FARGO:

1.The Coehn's terrific direction

2.The Coehn's terrific storyline

3.Steve Buscemi

4.Francis McDormand

5.Wiliam H. Macy

6.The Rich Grandpa (I can't think of his name!)

7.The dismal, snowy, small town setting

8.The "True Story"

9.The violence

10.Those terrible things you shouldnt laugh at, but cant help chuckle

11.Couldn't leave out the wonderful score

SpacePuppet

01-04-2006, 08:18 PM

JAWS

10) It shook the world.
9) The Shark.
8) Original.
7) Scary as hell.
6) Mayor Vahun.
5) Steven Speilberg
4) "You're Gonna Need A Bigger Boat."
3) Cheif Brody.
2) Quint.
1) Best movie ever.

FilmKing2000

01-05-2006, 05:47 PM

King Kong

1. Peter Jackson's passionate and creative directing.
2. Naomi Watts and her performance as Ann Darrow, oscar worthy.
3. The amazing visual fx
4. KING KONG
5. King vs. T-Rexes. Enough said.
6. Adrian Brody as Jack Driscoll. He, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philypa Boynes made him a more intelectual and relatable character.
7. The love stories. The love at first sight connection between Ann and Jack and the emotional and caring connections between Ann and Kong.
8. Jack Black and his performance as Carl Denham.
9. The action scenes
10. The final scene on top of The Empire State Building. It wasn't the biplanes, it was beauty killed the beast. "

AWP82

01-05-2006, 06:44 PM

Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Brad Fiedel's score
James Cameron's layered/expansive storytelling
James Cameron's spot on/detailed direction
The pacing...drawn out, yet fast and never boring
Memorable/quotable dialogue
Linda Hamilton's layered, badass yet disarmingly human performance
Arnold's badass, stoic, monosyllabic yet layered and moving performance
Groundbreaking visual effects that still hold up today
Beautiful cinematography
It's the best fucking sequel ever made...period

blk_flower

01-05-2006, 07:13 PM

10 reasons why I love pulp fiction

every character was lovable, cool, and interesting to watch on screen I mean every character.

a great soundtrack

the timeless perfect dialouge

ever conversation is like another great moment.

the gold watch story

perfect acting by many cast members

the directing

the film's style that cannot be imitated or copied perfectly ever again

engaging and suprising action moments

one of the 5 best films ever made

martyds761

01-05-2006, 09:18 PM

Originally posted by redorblue01
American Psycho

10. Gotta love the 80's music
9. The looming, suspenseful score
8. The opening credits, with the transition from paranoid strings to an elegant waltz
7. Based on a best selling novel
6. The memorable scenes and lines
5. The satirical and dark comedy
4. Impressive direction by Mary Harron
3. The idea of general arrogance and a time when things transcended above people
2. The closing monologue
1. Christian Bale Great call. So

10 reasons I Love MINDHUNTERS

10. Forensics are cool
9. Great acting by the cast.
8. The shockers on deaths.
7. The way they died.
6. The small but good humor.
5. The water scene.
4. The puppeteer.
3. L.L. Cool J.
2. The training.
1. It's one of those movies that keep you thinking and has a great mystery to solve.

Gian-Sergio

01-06-2006, 12:52 AM

Seven Samurai

1.Toshiro Mifune is the greatest actor ever.
2.Kurosawa
3.Seven Samurai invented Action-Adventure films
4.It has great action sequences
5.Takeshi Shimura Owns
6.The Beautiful Black & White Cinematography
7.It also has drama, comedy, and romance
8.Seven Samurai made me dispised The Lord of The Rings Trilogy
9.The Grandad
10.The Evil Bandit Chief

Gian-Sergio

01-09-2006, 12:47 PM

Once Upon A Time In America

1.It's The Greatest Film Ever Made
2.De Niro seeing things
3.The annoying ringing phone
4.The Debut performance of Jennifer Connelly
5.The Friendship of James Woods and Robert De Niro
6.I Slipped
7.Ennio Morricone's awesome score
8.De Niro smiling at the end.
9.The Jewel robbery scene
10.James Woods' Dream

Mr-Blonde

01-09-2006, 01:09 PM

Ten reasons why I love Eyes Wide Shut:

1. Nicole Kidman takes most of it off and shows us her stunning assets
2. Deals with the darker side of marriage that most other directors shy away from
3. Film is about Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman experiencing a marital breakdown. In this case life imitated art a few years later.
4. Beautiful naked women in most of the scenes
5. Makes me wonder if and where these elitist underground orgy parties are happening.
6. Georgous cinemtography from beginning to end
7. Tom Cruise goes to see a prostitute
8. Risque subject matter that starts out tame and gets progressively weirder
9. Kubrick's swan song
10. Kubrick can do no wrong

Gian-Sergio

02-17-2006, 10:17 PM

The Godfather
1.Brando
2.The Opening Wedding Sequence
3.James Caan's Death
4.The Italian Restaurant Massacre
5.Mike and Apollonia's Wedding
6.The Baptism Sequence
7.Pacino
8."I Believe In America"
9.Nino Rota's Score
10.If You Hate This Film, There is NO point in watching movies.

Hannibal21

02-18-2006, 11:19 AM

Some Like it Hot
-Consistently funny from beginning to end, no movie has ever made me laugh so hard (well, except for maybe 'Bringing Up Baby'), and it really takes a lot to make me laugh.
-Marilyn Monroe. The role is not really a stretch for her acting abilities, but it does feature her at her finest hour. Just her presence alone in this film will convince you of her legendary movie star status, and Tony Curtis fell for her.
-Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis, what a pairing! And it's even more delightful seeing them in drag! Perfect timing, perfect delivery, they were just flawless.
-Tony Curtis' impeccable impersonation of a Cary Grant type role with 'Junior'.
-In what is probably the film's funniest moment, a still dazed Osgood's (Joe E. Brown) response to a cross dressing Jack Lemmon revealing himself as a man: "Well, nobody's perfect!"
-Speaking of which, Joe E. Brown is nothing short of superb and is responsible for a lot of scene stealing that went on in the movie.
-All of Sugar's (Marilyn Monroe) songs are magical, especially the touching, beautiful moment of her singing "I'm through with love", prompting Joe/Josephine (Tony Curtis), who is still in love with her, to kiss her and reveal who he is.
-The smart, spirited, fast paced, and absolutely delightful dialogue. One of the key things to making this film a successful comedy.
-A hilarious George Raft in a memorable supporting role as the antagonist of the film.
-The situations are unexpected and always catches me off guard. Just when I think the film is going to go one way, it goes the other. And yet, at the end, it all comes together perfectly.

Rushmore
-It could always bring out the optimism in me even when I'm down in a way that most films are not capable of, and I'm mostly a pessimistic person to begin with,
-Bill Murray. Need I say more? The man has given so many wonderful performances but this one remains to be his greatest achievement. One of the finest examples of subtle acting.
-Every image is so perfectly framed, with much credit to Wes Anderson's superb direction.
-Jason Schwartzman. Despite the fact that his films after this one have all been pretty much crap, he will always go down as a cool guy in my book for his characterization of Max Fischer.
-There is always something I can to relate to in Max and Herman J. Blume through all the disappointments and unsatisfactions they have with their lives.
-Unforgettable scenes. Special mentioning goes out to the plays and all the montages (especially "Here comes my baby", my favorite scene in the entire movie. Max is finally settling down and it's nice to see his life going smoothly..............until the affair between Herman and Miss Cross begins. The music and mood captures his state so perfectly that I always find myself praying that the small moments of success he has found will never end.)
-Olivia Williams' intelligent, heartfelt performance as Miss Cross.
-The outstanding supporting cast. Brian Cox, Mason Gamble, Seymour Cassel, Sara Tanaka, Stephen McCole and Luke Wilson are all pitch perfect in their respective roles.
-The impeccable pitting of 60's-70's rock music against certain scenes (most notably the use of Cat Stevens' "The Wind" in the 'kite flying society' scene and "Ooh-la-la" by the film's conclusion), contributing to conveying such rich, longlasting emotions.
-The appropriate use of tragedy and human drama alongside the deadpan, quriky humor to create an indelible cast of characters, in the process immersing them into basic every day life themes that one could relate to, thus making the film accessible.

Ed Wood

02-19-2006, 03:33 AM

Clerks

1. It's exactly the world of a clerk.
2. Dialogue !
3. Characters !
4. Love it or hate it, but to me the black and white is incredible
5. The indie feeling of it
6.Jay and Silent Bob introduction
7. Bezerker
8. The "view askewniverse".
9. 37 is funny yet vulgar
10. I quote the movie...

dalomini

02-19-2006, 07:16 PM

10 Reasons Why I Love Life is Beautiful
1. Roberto Benigni's performance
2. Roberto Benigni's screenplay
3. Roberto Benigni's direction
4. One of the best romances to ever hit the screen
5. Impressive performance by the little kid
6. Amazing connections through both halves of the movie
7. The symbolistic riddle
8. The opera
9. Perfecting the blend of comedy/tragedy without making fun of the gravity of the Holocaust
10. The steadfast love

Gian-Sergio

02-21-2006, 01:29 AM

2001:A Space Odyssey
1.A Beautiful Film To Watch
2.Brillant Soundtrack
3.Keir Dullea
4.The Logic Center Scene
5.Dave and Frank speaking behind HAL's back
6.Dawn of Man
7.The Scenes with the Pan Am Shuttle
8.Moonwatcher beating the bones
9.All of the scenes with the Monolith
10.The Starchild

bigred760

02-21-2006, 08:46 AM

. . . Unforgiven:
-The underlying theme of redemption
-the stylistic violence portrayed in the film
-the discussions on gunfighting
-the symbolic characters: the gunfighter-wannabe kid, the writer/author of dime-novels (which idolize and exaggerate real stories), the aging gunfighter, the brutal (but honest) sheriff
-the great portrayals of said characters, including the Oscar winning turn by Gene Hackman. Cast includes Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, and Richard Harris
-the underexaggerations of William Munny's past
-it's a Western
-the excellent production value: Eastwood's Oscar winning direction, Joel Cox's Oscar winning editing, and Jack Green's beautiful cinematography
-great lines like "He shoulda armed himself, if he's going to decorate his saloon with my friend," "Deserve's got nothing to do with," "We all have it coming, kid," and the best: "Helluva thing killing a man; take away all he's got, and all he's ever gonna have."
-the finale when William Munny shows his badass side

FilmKing2000

07-06-2006, 08:44 PM

Lawrence of Arabia

- The inspirational story
- Peter O' Toole's brilliant performance
- the cinematogrophy
- David Lean's masterful directing
- It's a beautiful film to look at
- One of the best screenplays ever written
- It's timeless. I can never grow tired of the film. Whenever I watch it, I am always in awe.
- It's one Steven Spielberg's biggest inspirations
- One of greatest epics ever made
- It's my favorite movie

The Shawshank Redemption

- Its message of hope
- Morgan Freeman's brilliant narration
- The inspirational story
- Tim Robbins
- The "prison song" scene
- The ending
- The great screenplay
- The characters
- The score
- My 2nd favorite of all time

Come on, let's bring this thread back to life!

bigred760

07-07-2006, 12:19 PM

. . . The Godfather
-the opening scene: "I believe in America . . . " - it grabs you from the start
-the cast: Brando, Pacino, Duvall, Caan, Keaton, etc.
-"Leave the gun, take the canolis."
-Coppola's excellently paced direction
-Coppola's and Puzo's screenplay
-Scene where Michael takes out Sollozzo and McCluskey
-the character development - especially Michael's
-the horse head scene
-"You have to answer for Santino, Carlo."
-my favorite scene of all time: the baptism scene

hail2theking

07-07-2006, 07:11 PM

I know I'm gonna catch a lot of shit for this but...
10 Reasons Why I Love Submerged
1) "An Anthony Hickox Filck"
2) Steven Seagal's accent
3) Vinnie Jones
4) The humor
5) William Hope
6) The fight between Gary Daniels and Steven Seagal
7) Seagal exclaiming "You a cocksucker motherfucker"
8) The theatrical-like cinematography
9) Guy Farley's score
10) The violence

Gian-Sergio

07-07-2006, 07:14 PM

MAGNOLIA

1."Respect the cock. Tame the cunt"
2.Aimee Mann's Songs
3.Melora Waters
4.The Wise Up Sequence
5.William H. Macy
6.The Beginning
7.John C. Reilly
8.The Long Steadicam shots
9.Frank meeting Earl
10.The End with Melora Waters and John C. Reilly

dalomini

07-08-2006, 02:37 AM

THE BIG LEBOWSKI
1. Jeff Bridge's mellow performance
2. John Goodman's out of control performance
3. The soundtrack
4. The brilliant screenplay
5. Two hilarious dream sequences
6. Direction by the Coen Brothers
7. Philip Seymour Hoffman
8. Tara Reid T&A (pre-plastic)
9. It's quotability: "Fuck it, Dude, let's go bowlin."
10. The subtleties, the comments that the characters are simply making to themselves under their breath, and under the more important dialogue.

Lady Stardust

07-08-2006, 04:31 PM

Originally posted by urbanlegend23
REQUIEM FOR A DREAM *tiny spoilers*

1. Because of the ending - the film shows life doesn't always turn out the way you want it to be.
2. Honest score and soundtrack
3. Amazing editing and cuts
4. Excellent photography, really suits the junkie's world
5. Darren Aronofsky's brilliant vision inspired me
6. Ellen Burstyn gave the best leading performance by a female in 2000
7. Jennifer Connelly gave the best supporting performance by a female in 2000
8. Great ruthless script, very honest once again
9. The visual brilliance of the movie, it looks, feels and acts like a drug film
10. "Be excited, be be excited!"

took the words right out of my mouth it's also a movie to watch if you are tempted to do drugs i'm planning to watch it again i don't want to do drugs:(

anyways here is my list

a clockwork orange

1.the score
2.singing in the rain
3.the weird but great dialgoue
4.the fact it was directed by Stanley Kubrick

err can't come up with anymore total block here:(

Mr.HyDe807

07-08-2006, 10:37 PM

SEVEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!)

1. Fincher's directing rules!
2. Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt are awesome!
3. Kevin SPacey chilling performance!
4. The Cinemtography is very well done
5. The "sloth" scene
6. "Your no God! Your a fucking movie of the week! A T-shirt, at best!!!!"
7. amazing chase scene
8. Very good plot twists
9. The "Lust interrogation scene". So go damn creepy, places the images in your head!
10. "WHATS IN THE BOX?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?" enough said

Badbird

07-09-2006, 04:54 PM

Originally posted by hail2theking
I know I'm gonna catch a lot of shit for this but...
10 Reasons Why I Love Submerged
1) "An Anthony Hickox Filck"
2) Steven Seagal's accent
3) Vinnie Jones
4) The humor
5) William Hope
6) The fight between Gary Daniels and Steven Seagal
7) Seagal exclaiming "You a cocksucker motherfucker"
8) The theatrical-like cinematography
9) Guy Farley's score
10) The violence

Must
See
This
Movie...

Ten Reasons I love Last Action Hero

1 - Explaining why all phone numbers begin with 555: "That's why we have area codes..."

2 - Arnold in arguably his best role/performance.

3 - Hilarious lampooning of action movie cliches - cars explode in massive fireballs with just a few shots.

4 - Awesome villain performed by Charles Dance.

5 - The preposterous rooftop funeral for Leo the Fart - who has a nerve gas bomb inside him which is armed by pulling his finger.

6 - The Hamlet trailer: "To be, or not to be? ... Not to be."

7 - The genuinely touching story about a boy without a father figure and finds one in Jack Slater - all brought on because of the boy's love of movies.

8 - The love of movie theaters expressed in the movie.

9 - The knockout cast with major actors in every role giving wonderful performances, particularly Mercedes Ruehl.

10 - Arnold driving into the sunset, waving goodbye to Danny.