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Ah Orson Welles, lets start a film career with one of the best, Citizen Kane, and end with one of the worst, Transformers the Movie...
The lighting alone in Citizen Kane is worth watching it for. I know what many of you may be thinking, oh thats easy I could do that. If you really think you can, go be a grip or light tech and make your riches.
Speaking of Transformers the Movie... how about Forbidden Planet?
The lighting alone in Citizen Kane is worth watching it for. I know what many of you may be thinking, oh thats easy I could do that. If you really think you can, go be a grip or light tech and make your riches.
Speaking of Transformers the Movie... how about Forbidden Planet?
Yes! A Pong movie would PWNzorz some asszorz!Zer wrote:Then there'll be a PONG movie.GSZX1337 wrote:The more people that watch and buy the Doom movie, the more incentive there will be for a Quake movie.Doom HAHA You're kidding right?
Oh c'mon, you didn't like FireStarter? That was an awesome book!Which says a lot because Stephen King writes garbage...
Good to see another Kurosawa fan. 
Take in mind that Hidden Fortress is a little different to most Kurosawa films as the film isn't quite as strong or as meaningful as his other works, but instead concentrates purely on the adventure. For what it is, though, it is a brilliant film that heavily inspired Star Wars.
That's right, Leia Organa was NOT the first badass princess!
Gotta' say, though, I don't think much of Throne of Blood. :-/
Twilight Samurai is one of my favourite films - if you like Twilight Samurai, you should like Hidden Blade, it was made by the same director (Yoji Yamada) - though Hidden Blade is incredibly similar to Twilight Samurai; very similar story, different execution.
I've been meaning to watch Citizen Kane but am a little reluctant - I think the general view nowadays is that, although a cinematic breakthrough at the time, it is very tedious to watch all the way through. Soon as I've finished watching all my samurai movies, I'll check it out.
Take in mind that Hidden Fortress is a little different to most Kurosawa films as the film isn't quite as strong or as meaningful as his other works, but instead concentrates purely on the adventure. For what it is, though, it is a brilliant film that heavily inspired Star Wars.That's right, Leia Organa was NOT the first badass princess!
Gotta' say, though, I don't think much of Throne of Blood. :-/
Twilight Samurai is one of my favourite films - if you like Twilight Samurai, you should like Hidden Blade, it was made by the same director (Yoji Yamada) - though Hidden Blade is incredibly similar to Twilight Samurai; very similar story, different execution.
I've been meaning to watch Citizen Kane but am a little reluctant - I think the general view nowadays is that, although a cinematic breakthrough at the time, it is very tedious to watch all the way through. Soon as I've finished watching all my samurai movies, I'll check it out.
Yes true but time has not been good to it. At all. I guess it's like retro games in a way. They did what they could with the technology available. It's interesting as a piece of history but not really rewarding as a piece of entertainment these days.Ack wrote:At least you've seen it. And from a historical standpoint, it's actually pretty interesting in terms of film techniques utilized. All in all, not bad for a production crew that only worked in radio, wouldn't you say?
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This is something I think this will be helpful, it's what made me appreciate foriegn films.
I recomend checking out films from the The Criterion Collection. Basically, it's the best moveis from the past hundred years remastered with extra content. Mostly with a focus on foriegn and underground cinema, but includes many of the best directors who ever lived. I would recomend checking out films by Andrei Tarkovsky(The Mirror and Stalker are beatifully shot), Masaki Kobayashi (Harakiri is amazing), early François Truffau (jules and jim), Akira Kurasawa (Stray Dog and the Bad will Sleep Well), David Gorden Green, Peter Weir (The Last Wave), Lynne Ramsay's the Rat Catcher is great too....aw there are so many great films on there. Just try some out and see what you like.
If you're in to some thing a bit different I'd check out Werner Herzog films. Stroysek, Woyzek, Fitzcaraldo, Heart of Glass and Aguirre the Wrath of God are some of my favorites. He also makes great documentaries. I'm also a David Lynch fan, my favorites are the Elephant Man and Twin Peaks.I really like Wes Anderson movies too. His newest movie, The Darjeeling Limited, was great.
ohhh and...
Kubrick is very subjective, some people really love his stuff and not just for shock value. He has style. Baron Lydon, for example was show with only using natural sun-light. The Killing, Paths of Glory and Sparticus, his earlier work, were not mentioned. I especially recomend paths of glory, Kirk Douglas is great in that film.
I recomend checking out films from the The Criterion Collection. Basically, it's the best moveis from the past hundred years remastered with extra content. Mostly with a focus on foriegn and underground cinema, but includes many of the best directors who ever lived. I would recomend checking out films by Andrei Tarkovsky(The Mirror and Stalker are beatifully shot), Masaki Kobayashi (Harakiri is amazing), early François Truffau (jules and jim), Akira Kurasawa (Stray Dog and the Bad will Sleep Well), David Gorden Green, Peter Weir (The Last Wave), Lynne Ramsay's the Rat Catcher is great too....aw there are so many great films on there. Just try some out and see what you like.
If you're in to some thing a bit different I'd check out Werner Herzog films. Stroysek, Woyzek, Fitzcaraldo, Heart of Glass and Aguirre the Wrath of God are some of my favorites. He also makes great documentaries. I'm also a David Lynch fan, my favorites are the Elephant Man and Twin Peaks.I really like Wes Anderson movies too. His newest movie, The Darjeeling Limited, was great.
ohhh and...
Kubrick is very subjective, some people really love his stuff and not just for shock value. He has style. Baron Lydon, for example was show with only using natural sun-light. The Killing, Paths of Glory and Sparticus, his earlier work, were not mentioned. I especially recomend paths of glory, Kirk Douglas is great in that film.