Great Films and Filmmakers

[einbert]

can't mention stanley kubrick without mentioning Full Metal Jacket

[AlienBoy]

You know, I am a huge Kubrick fan, but I don't class FMJ as one of his best films - I prefer Barry Lyndon over it for instance.

I think FMJ is good, but after they left boot camp, I think the film tends to fall apart a bit, and is lacking the resonance of his other films.

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[AlienBoy]

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How did Ocean's Eleven escape notice so far?

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?? I listed it...


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How did Ocean's Eleven escape notice so far?

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?? I listed it...


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Exactly.

[Osprey]

Billy Wilder
Double Indemnity

Ace in the Hole (This movie is fantastic, prescient of media maniuplation of culture, stars Kirk Douglas and I don't think it's even on DVD, which is ridiculous)

Sunset Boulevard

The Apartment

Some Like it Hot probably has to be here because it's iconic.

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Osprey: good call on Wilder. Also:

Stalag 17
Witness for the Prosecution (I love this movie)

[AlienBoy]

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Ah.... True Lies?

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I like light hearted action comedies like True Lies and Ocean's Eleven. And to be honest, it is one of the *hardest* genres to make work, so my hats off to directors that can walk that line.



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Tarantino:
Reservoir Dogs
Pulp Fiction
Jackie Brown


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IMO Tarantino only has 2 worthy films - Reservoir and Pulp - and without someone like Stacey Sher to guide him, I think he's a hack. His other films are self indulgent and heavy handed.

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Leone:
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
A Fistful of Dollars
Once Upon a Time in the West


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Kurosawa
The Seven Samurai
Yojimbo
Rashomon


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Personally I didn't care for his adaptation of Rashomon - I'd put RAN on the list instead.


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John Huston
The Maltese Falcon
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
The African Queen


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How about Prizzi's Honor instead of African Queen?



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[bisonbison]

I'd say Bev. Hills Cop ONE only - though it's hard to say "exceeds".

Dude, most of your list is good, but True Lies is a truly crappy film.

[bisonbison]

Personally I didn't care for his adaptation of Rashomon

Yeah... what?

[AlienBoy]

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I'd say Bev. Hills Cop ONE only - though it's hard to say "exceeds".

Dude, most of your list is good, but True Lies is a truly crappy film.

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Eh... I like lighthearted action comedies. I think True Lies walks that line well. But I will agree that comedy is very subjective, which is why it's one of the hardest genre's to do.


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