hoopy frood wrote:

SafeAsMilk wrote:

hoopy frood wrote:
Nicholas Cage - is there no beginning to his talent.

Actually, I think he was fantastic in Raising Arizona and Wild At Heart. Oh, and Moonstruck, but I didn't actually like that movie

Though generally I agree, any time I see his terminally confused gaze on a poster, it's pretty much guaranteed to be a piece of crap.

He was ok in Wild at Heart I suppose, but then, he and Laura Dern both played fairly narrow stereotypes in that film, so ...

SafeAsMilk wrote:

hoopy frood wrote:

SafeAsMilk wrote:

hoopy frood wrote:
Nicholas Cage - is there no beginning to his talent.

Actually, I think he was fantastic in Raising Arizona and Wild At Heart. Oh, and Moonstruck, but I didn't actually like that movie

Though generally I agree, any time I see his terminally confused gaze on a poster, it's pretty much guaranteed to be a piece of crap.

He was ok in Wild at Heart I suppose, but then, he and Laura Dern both played fairly narrow stereotypes in that film, so ...
I don't doubt that largely played into his selection for the role

hoopy frood wrote:

SafeAsMilk wrote:

hoopy frood wrote:

SafeAsMilk wrote:
Actually, I think he was fantastic in Raising Arizona and Wild At Heart. Oh, and Moonstruck, but I didn't actually like that movie

Though generally I agree, any time I see his terminally confused gaze on a poster, it's pretty much guaranteed to be a piece of crap.

He was ok in Wild at Heart I suppose, but then, he and Laura Dern both played fairly narrow stereotypes in that film, so ...
I don't doubt that largely played into his selection for the role

And in Laura Dern's selection too methinks...though she did play the 'hot n wild' thang pretty well...


Let's just say I managed to suspend disbelief for those parts

hoopy frood wrote:

SafeAsMilk wrote:

paceetrate wrote: (that would probably go to something by Akira Kurosawa on my list. )

Actually, you're right. Seven Samurai deserves to be on the top of the list for a little while at least.

Thirded. You only have to look at The Magnificent Seven as comparison, to see the superiority of Seven Samurai.

The same applies to Fistful of Dollars & For a Few Dollars More. good films in themselves and better remakes than the Magnificent Seven was, but nowhere near as good as the originals; Yojimbo & Sanjuro.



imo

Sityl wrote:Just watched Mullholland Drive. Man, that was the craziest movie. It was awesome.

The_Metatron wrote:I only saw it once. I don't get it.

Sityl wrote:

The_Metatron wrote:I only saw it once. I don't get it.

I don't think it's meant to be gotten, just enjoyed.

The_Metatron wrote:I only saw it once. I don't get it.

Spinozasgalt wrote:

The_Metatron wrote:I only saw it once. I don't get it.

It's all a dream and life's a play. Silencio!

Sityl wrote:

The_Metatron wrote:I only saw it once. I don't get it.

I don't think it's meant to be gotten, just enjoyed.

Teuton wrote:What makes a great movie great?
Movies are complex works of art, and so there is more than one aesthetic aspect to consider:

1. narrative design (screenplay/story)
2. photographic design (picture design)
3. scenic design (set design)
4. performance of the actors/actresses

A great movie is one which is extraordinarily good with regard to 1-4. Of course, this still doesn't answer the question of the respective criteria for aesthetic greatness or goodness with regard to 1-4.

orpheus wrote:and in some cases sound/music.