Movies every film maker should see

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Loved "The Straight Story."

Miinbox: have you seen Sayles's "Limbo?" I like the few Sayles films I've seen ("Return of the Seacaucus Seven," "Eight Men Out," "Matewan," "Lone Star," and "Limbo,"), but "Limbo" was easily my favorite.
 
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I saw Hero tonight. I have to say, it's a must see as well.
 
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Already mentioned above but...

Halloween.

At the time it was the highest grossing independent film ever made costing $300,000
 
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Stas_Tagios: Nice to meet someone on DVXuser.com that enjoyed "The Straight Story." It seems that most people are not aware of this film. And the fact that it's directed by Lynch is a jaw dropper for many, I'm sure.

Yes, I've seen "Limbo," as well as the other titles you mentioned. While I thought "Limbo" was good, I didn't think it reached the scope and complexity of "Lone Star." For me, the intersection of immigration, history, culture, race, and family, makes "Lone Star" stand out from his other films in my book.

Speaking of which, Sayles' "Casa De Los Babys" just showed up at my Blockbuster outlet, though I haven't seen it yet. In addition, his newest, "Silver City," is making the rounds in the theaters -- featuring a lengthy cast of well knowns (Chris Cooper, Thora Birch, Darryl Hannah, Tim Roth, Richard Dreyfus, and Kris Kristofferson). Hopefully, the film is as good as its cast.
 
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The Blair Witch Project Part 2... Why???

So, you can see how much money a company will blow on you if you can make one hit
 
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I'll have to add:

  • Ronin - Best car chase!
  • Vanishing Point - Low budget car chase and ending!
 
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I'm not sure what I think about the movie Thirteen. I will say that it looks like the whole thing as filmed handheld and shouldermount, so it's a great example of what you can do really cheap. I don't remember seeing much of anything in that movie that I couldn't do with my current equiptment.
 
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I didn't like Thirteen, but that was mainly because of the screenplay, not the cinematography...
 
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[quote author=HansK link=board=movies;num=1093667155;start=15#26 date=08/29/04 at 20:28:34]I'll have to add:

  • Ronin - Best car chase!
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I agree Ronin had some sweet chase sequences but what about THE ROAD WARRIOR?
 
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I work at blockbuster... we have good selections. In fact, I would have to say we have the majority of the movies mentioned with exception of a few obscure ones. Our favorites section tries to keep much of the AFI top 100 films.

All of the films on that list are must sees...

I'm also shocked at how long it took for someone to mention casablanca... grrrr....
 
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run, lola, run

pi

seven

young frankenstein

dracula

better off dead

the princess bride
 
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[quote author=John Hudson link=board=movies;num=1093667155;start=15#29 date=08/29/04 at 23:01:42]but what about THE ROAD WARRIOR?[/quote]

Yes, good but considering they were out in the middle of nowhere...

My friend just loaned me the film "Rendezvous". A French director mounts a camera on the front of his Ferrari, gets up just before dawn, and then drives "flat out" on the streets in Paris. Sounds great! :D
 
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I split the difference between Road Warrior and Rendezvous, apparently. I put a camera on the dashboard, aimed out the front, and drove from Madrid Spain to Ramstein Germany.

Pretty countryside.

Looooooooong drive.

Don't do it.

Dan
 
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Rendezvous is great. One day I'm gonna map out exactly where the driver (speculated to be Jacques Lafitte, 70's F1 driver) and divide the distance by the time (8 mins or so) to see how fast his avg speed was. The film looks slightly sped up for mine, but still it's tremendous driving.
 
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Well a couple of must see

Three Musketeers, The (1973)
Four Musketeers, The (1974)
(These put the 1993 hollywood version to shame)

Them! (1954)
(James Cameron must have seen this when he wrote aliens)

Ivanhoe (1982) (TV)
(When story and characters are more important than effects)

Per qualche dollaro in più (1965)
(Clints best western of all time)

RoboCop (1987)
(Paul Verhoevens best movie)

Black Hawk Down (2001)
(One looong big action scene)
 
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must reiterate. wasn't said loud enough.

BLADE RUNNER!!!!!!!!!!


       it brings a certain nostalgia for me. I love future films and I will shoot one in the future!
 
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A very inspirational film to me is Roger Dodger. Excellent example of controlled, handheld shots and dark, moody lighting. Not too mention the fact that it is a dialogue heavy movie and it takes place in essentially one 24 hour period. Great movie in my opinion!

~32
 
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[quote author=MovieSwede link=board=movies;num=1093667155;start=30#35 date=08/30/04 at 19:04:14]Well a couple of must see

Three Musketeers, The (1973)
Four Musketeers, The (1974)
(These put the 1993 hollywood version to shame)

Them! (1954)
(James Cameron must have seen this when he wrote aliens)

Ivanhoe (1982) (TV)
(When story and characters are more important than effects)

Per qualche dollaro in più (1965)
(Clints best western of all time)

RoboCop (1987)
(Paul Verhoevens best movie)

Black Hawk Down (2001)
(One looong big action scene)

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How about The Musketeer... j/k what a stinker

Robocop is an awesome movie one of my favorites

[quote author=DvPixl link=board=movies;num=1093667155;start=30#36 date=08/31/04 at 00:24:59]must reiterate. wasn't said loud enough.

BLADE RUNNER!!!!!!!!!!


it brings a certain nostalgia for me. I love future films and I will shoot one in the future!

[/quote]
It's on my list of must see's

I watched Taking Lives tonight and it was better than I expected... not your typical forensic psychologist/profiler serial killer flick.
 
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These fall under the catagory of mushy, but enjoyable...

"Im Juli" ("In July") - A german flick that, in my opinion, has an indie feel to it. Ending is a bit anti-climactic, but the relationship between the actors is superb.

"Moonstruck" - The subtilty (did I spell that right?) of the humor is fantastic.

This one is not mushy, just silly...

"Waiting for Guffman" - you'll either love it, or you'll hate it. It was created by Christopher Guest (co-conspirator of "Best In Show" and "A Mighty Wind"), so it is done in a documentary style.
 
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