The 10 most well shot films of all time
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J.R. Hudson
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In no particular order
The Godfather - Gordon Willis
Apacalypse Now - Vittorio Storaro
The Abyss - Mikael Salomon
Blade Runner - Jordan Cronenweth
The Deer Hunter - Vilmos Zsigmond
Close Encounters of the Third Kind - Vilmos Zsigmond
Schindler's List - Janusz Kaminski
Saving Private Ryan - Janusz Kaminski
Titanic - Russell Carpenter
The Thin Red Line - John Toll
The Godfather - Gordon Willis
Apacalypse Now - Vittorio Storaro
The Abyss - Mikael Salomon
Blade Runner - Jordan Cronenweth
The Deer Hunter - Vilmos Zsigmond
Close Encounters of the Third Kind - Vilmos Zsigmond
Schindler's List - Janusz Kaminski
Saving Private Ryan - Janusz Kaminski
Titanic - Russell Carpenter
The Thin Red Line - John Toll
Brandon Rice
Distributed Producer
In No Particular Order
The Island
The Passion of the Christ
LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring
JFK
Minority Report
Citizen Kane
North by Northwest
Saving Private Ryan
The Godfather
The Matrix
The Island
The Passion of the Christ
LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring
JFK
Minority Report
Citizen Kane
North by Northwest
Saving Private Ryan
The Godfather
The Matrix
Nice topic...
Notables off the top of my head...
Clockwork Orange - opening shot is the first thing I thought of when reading this thread
Triumph of the Will
Moulin Rouge - hopefully I won't get flamed too hard for this one LOL
2001
Amelie
Lifeboat - an old and VERY underrated Hitchcock film - very well shot for it's time and given the setting
Star Wars New Hope
The Wrong Man - also underrated Hitch film - conservative and restrained shooting, yet very effective
Strangers on a Train
Shadow of a Doubt - the POV shot of Cotten during his manifesto and when he makes eye contact with his niece Charlie is one of my favorite shots of all time LOL.
Bergman's trilogy - Through a Glass Darkly etc.
Notables off the top of my head...
Clockwork Orange - opening shot is the first thing I thought of when reading this thread
Triumph of the Will
Moulin Rouge - hopefully I won't get flamed too hard for this one LOL
2001
Amelie
Lifeboat - an old and VERY underrated Hitchcock film - very well shot for it's time and given the setting
Star Wars New Hope
The Wrong Man - also underrated Hitch film - conservative and restrained shooting, yet very effective
Strangers on a Train
Shadow of a Doubt - the POV shot of Cotten during his manifesto and when he makes eye contact with his niece Charlie is one of my favorite shots of all time LOL.
Bergman's trilogy - Through a Glass Darkly etc.
Billy Pilgrim
Stye in my eye
Taxi Driver
8 1/2
The Royal Tenenbaums
Barton Fink
Eraserhead
Pulp Fiction
Harold and Maude
Blue Velvet
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre ('74)
Touch of Evil
These aren't so much of films I think are the most well shot, but just 10 of my favorites.
8 1/2
The Royal Tenenbaums
Barton Fink
Eraserhead
Pulp Fiction
Harold and Maude
Blue Velvet
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre ('74)
Touch of Evil
These aren't so much of films I think are the most well shot, but just 10 of my favorites.
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MojoTrancer
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Blade Runner
Road to Perdition
Thin Red Line
Apocalypse Now
Saving Private Ryan
The Ipcress File
The Conformist
Dr. Strangelove
The Godfather
Once Upon A Time in the West
Road to Perdition
Thin Red Line
Apocalypse Now
Saving Private Ryan
The Ipcress File
The Conformist
Dr. Strangelove
The Godfather
Once Upon A Time in the West
Brandon Rice
Distributed Producer
jpeck said:
??? THe Passion is a beautifully shot film...
Brandon Rice
Distributed Producer
jpeck said:
Seriously?
MojoTrancer
Well-known member
the beauty of Passion is more set design and costumes than cinematography. IMHO.
Batutta
Major Contributor
Days of Heaven almost made my list, but maybe I just don't like the film that much. How about well shot bad films? I can't think of many. Funny how a bad movie can make the cinematography forgettable. Or maybe the two go hand in hand. Here are a couple.
The Patriot (not a horrendous movie, but the cinematography is far superior to the film itself)
Pearl Harbor (crap movie, lots of pretty pictures though)
Man on Fire (again, not a terrible film, but the style is fantastic)
The Thin Red Line (I'm one of those people who HATED this film...but wow does it look nice.)
The Patriot (not a horrendous movie, but the cinematography is far superior to the film itself)
Pearl Harbor (crap movie, lots of pretty pictures though)
Man on Fire (again, not a terrible film, but the style is fantastic)
The Thin Red Line (I'm one of those people who HATED this film...but wow does it look nice.)
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Rick Meyer
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John...I love how you cite examples with your picks.
I only have two picks. Because I wanted to submit several examples of each. Keep in mind...the topic is "10 Most Well Shot"...I am not a HUGE fan of The Patriot...its good...but to me, visually, its amazing.
AND Lord Of The Rings...
I only have two picks. Because I wanted to submit several examples of each. Keep in mind...the topic is "10 Most Well Shot"...I am not a HUGE fan of The Patriot...its good...but to me, visually, its amazing.
AND Lord Of The Rings...
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Matt Sconce
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LOTR!!!!!!!!!!!
Equilibrium
The Matrix
Braveheart
Collateral
Crash
Gladiator
13th Warrior
Titanic
and...........Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind with Jim Carrey and kate Winslet!!!!!
Equilibrium
The Matrix
Braveheart
Collateral
Crash
Gladiator
13th Warrior
Titanic
and...........Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind with Jim Carrey and kate Winslet!!!!!