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Post by Fox in the Snow on Oct 10, 2023 5:58:28 GMT
My favourites from there are 2001, Citizen Kane, The Red Shoes (as of earlier this year, outstanding), Ugetsu and Vertigo. 8 1/2 is tricky. I actually liked Almodovar's Pain and Glory film more, and as far as Fellini, while I prefer La Dolce Vita as his most seminal, La Strada is really the one that hit me the hardest. I really liked Citizen Kane. It's reputation is apt, imo. Could deal without The Searchers. It's really an excellent movie but I don't find it interesting at all. Just beautiful, but really just kind of shallow. It's a gorgeous movie but I thought it afforded so little dimension to the Indians (for lack of better term) that it kinda shocks me that it's on so many best of lists. It's good, it really is, but it's also kinda meh. Ikiru is also excellent but it's not my fave of Kurosawa's. The lead actor is heartbreakingly good in the role though. That I should rewatch. The rest I haven't seen. Based on reputation, if I had to choose one to watch tonight it would be Ordet. The Searchers is a tough one. I've always loved it, it's so haunting and I love that "end of an era" feel it has.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2023 18:31:05 GMT
My favourites from there are 2001, Citizen Kane, The Red Shoes (as of earlier this year, outstanding), Ugetsu and Vertigo. 8 1/2 is tricky. I actually liked Almodovar's Pain and Glory film more, and as far as Fellini, while I prefer La Dolce Vita as his most seminal, La Strada is really the one that hit me the hardest. I really liked Citizen Kane. It's reputation is apt, imo. Could deal without The Searchers. It's really an excellent movie but I don't find it interesting at all. Just beautiful, but really just kind of shallow. It's a gorgeous movie but I thought it afforded so little dimension to the Indians (for lack of better term) that it kinda shocks me that it's on so many best of lists. It's good, it really is, but it's also kinda meh. Ikiru is also excellent but it's not my fave of Kurosawa's. The lead actor is heartbreakingly good in the role though. That I should rewatch. The rest I haven't seen. Based on reputation, if I had to choose one to watch tonight it would be Ordet. The Searchers is a tough one. I've always loved it, it's so haunting and I love that "end of an era" feel it has. It'll probably level out for me because it's so technically sound. I could see it having comfort viewing value. I've heard mixed reviews about John Wayne's acting abilities but I think he got this one in the bag.
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Post by PaulsLaugh on Oct 11, 2023 14:28:13 GMT
For anyone interested, this will put some context to his choices.
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