Great Films and Filmmakers

[Osprey]

I think Jackie Brown is vastlyunderappreciated. After I saw it for the first time recently, I was shocked Tarantino took crap for that movie.


Oh, and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is a better movie by far, than True Lies as well.
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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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[pryor15]

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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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word.

[AlienBoy]

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I think Jackie Brown is vastlyunderappreciated. After I saw it for the first time recently, I was shocked Tarantino took crap for that movie.


Oh, and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is a better movie by far, than True Lies as well.

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I liked lock/stock - but I know plenty of folks that think it's total crap.

DIfferent sub genre though and I don't think you can compare.

"Sexy Beast" FWIW is much better than Lock/Stock.


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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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Exactly.

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Oceans Eleven (The Soderbergh version) is astounding for the genre - I've seen it a dozen times and I never tire of it - it is sublimely crafted, entertaining, engaging, and just alot of fun to watch.


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[Osprey]

I like Ocean's Eleven, a lot actually. We can just ignore Ocena's Twelve.

I don't remember Sexy Beast being funny- is it really a comedy/actioner? Lock Stock was pretty funny.

[dinopoker]

Well, I don't see how the following names aren't on the list yet:

Steven Speilberg, for almost every movie he's made.

George Lucas, Star Wars, ROTLA, etc.

Clint Eastwood, Unforgiven, Mystic River, Outlaw Josey Wales

Frank Capra, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, It's a Wonderful Life

Ridley Scott, Alien, Black Hawk Down, Gladiator, (Blade Runner?)

Tim Burton, Batman, Sleepy Hollow, Edward Scissorhands

Jonathan Demme, Silence of the Lambs (?), Philadelphia

There are tons more - this is a broad category.

[MikeyPatriot]

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Well, I don't see how the following names aren't on the list yet:

Steven Speilberg, for almost every movie he's made.

George Lucas, Star Wars, ROTLA, etc.

Clint Eastwood, Unforgiven, Mystic River, Outlaw Josey Wales

Frank Capra, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, It's a Wonderful Life

Ridley Scott, Alien, Black Hawk Down, Gladiator, (Blade Runner?)

Tim Burton, Batman, Sleepy Hollow, Edward Scissorhands

Jonathan Demme, Silence of the Lambs (?), Philadelphia

There are tons more - this is a broad category.

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Batman is atrocious and Sleepy Hollow is not a "great" movie.

[SoCalRugger]

You could replace those with Ed Wood and Nightmare Before Christmas. But I liked Sleepy Hollow.

[AlienBoy]

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I like Ocean's Eleven, a lot actually. We can just ignore Ocena's Twelve.

I don't remember Sexy Beast being funny- is it really a comedy/actioner? Lock Stock was pretty funny.

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Dark comedy, similar in tone to Lock/Stock, I think - but we're talking about subtleties here.

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[AlienBoy]

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Well, I don't see how the following names aren't on the list yet:

Steven Speilberg, for almost every movie he's made.

George Lucas, Star Wars, ROTLA, etc.

Clint Eastwood, Unforgiven, Mystic River, Outlaw Josey Wales

Frank Capra, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, It's a Wonderful Life

Ridley Scott, Alien, Black Hawk Down, Gladiator, (Blade Runner?)

Tim Burton, Batman, Sleepy Hollow, Edward Scissorhands

Jonathan Demme, Silence of the Lambs (?), Philadelphia

There are tons more - this is a broad category.

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George Lucas has directed only ONE excellent film, and that is Star Wars. though some contend American Graffiti shoul dbe listed.

Raiders was directed by Spielberg.

As far as Spielberg - I mostly HATE him.

There's JAWS - though Jaws is a testament to Verna Fields editing - she saved that film. Close Encounters was good, as was Raiders - so okay, that's three. But most of evertyhing else makes me nauseous.

Ridley Scott I forgot to mention:

Alien
Blade Runner
Thelma and Louise.


Tim Burton? Mostly a hack. Nightmare was good.


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