[quote]Gettnitdone wrote:
I can imagine watching that scene in the cinema back in the day and absolutely going hysterical. Raiders of the Lost Ark is one of my favourite films ever; it encapsulates what a quality adventure flick should look like. [/quote]
Exactly.
I came here to say my favorite scene is the truck chase from Raiders of the Lost Ark.
I can get depth and drama from literature; I like my movies to be something that uses the screen and the sound to take you away.
Speaking of chase scenes: Here’s one of the greatest car chases ever filmed. This one really raised the bar for all movies that came after it. Ronin is not a perfect movie, but it is a VERY fun action movie that bears watching multiple times.
Again, make sure to set the video quality to 1080p.
Just watched Blue Valentine for the first time. Holy shit. Holy shit.
Among many, many powerful scenes in that movie, I found this to be one of the most touching, heart wrenching, beautiful acts of spontaneous, and, most importantly, sincere acts of kindness I’ve ever seen on film. For anyone not familiar with the scene (this is the only clip I could find), Ryan Gosling’s character is a mover. They are moving the few possessions of very old man (who appears to have no family) into the nursing home where he’ll be spending the remainder of his life. Gosling’s character is only commissioned to unbox the possessions, flatten the boxes and leave.
Beautiful little scenes like this one, not even two full minutes, are the reason I am so passionate about good film. There is something more than mere entertainment happening here.
I’ll just be honest and say I’m nearly speechless after watching this movie, which anyone who knows me can understand is something special. I can’t find the words I want. Here:
[quote]Cortes wrote:
Just watched Blue Valentine for the first time. Holy shit. Holy shit.[/quote]
Blue Valentine flew under your radar huh? I love it, I love the idea of a romantic movie that isn’t filled to the top with sunshine and roses. Things like Annie Hall (obviously a little less dark.) are my favourite romantic films.
I saw this a few years ago some time after it premiered at Sundance, and I absolutely loved it, Gosling’s character and acting is so brilliantly done in this film. In saying that Michelle Williams plays Cindy incredibly well too, great acting all around.
There’s an indie band called Grizzly Bear that did the score for the film that I enjoy as well, worth checking out if you happen to like indie music, maybe not, but who knows in this day and age.
Cianfrance also came out with another Gosling film very recently called The Place Beyond The Pines, in a somewhat similar sense it deals with family issues and the dissolution of an already broken life, I also really enjoyed that, I would recommend that also. Blue Valentine is my favourite of the two, but Pines comes pretty close.
[quote]Big Kahuna wrote:
Cianfrance also came out with another Gosling film very recently called The Place Beyond The Pines, in a somewhat similar sense it deals with family issues and the dissolution of an already broken life, I also really enjoyed that, I would recommend that also. Blue Valentine is my favourite of the two, but Pines comes pretty close.[/quote]
I have a friend who’s a bigger cinefile than I am who is calling it a masterpiece. And he is not the type who is given to exaggerate. Hearing him talk about that movie was the impetus to my watching this one. I’m excited about the next film. Ryan Gosling has now kicked Michael Fassbender (who needs to work more!) off the top spot of my list of favorite actors.
[quote]Big Kahuna wrote:
Cianfrance also came out with another Gosling film very recently called The Place Beyond The Pines, in a somewhat similar sense it deals with family issues and the dissolution of an already broken life, I also really enjoyed that, I would recommend that also. Blue Valentine is my favourite of the two, but Pines comes pretty close.[/quote]
I have a friend who’s a bigger cinefile than I am who is calling it a masterpiece. And he is not the type who is given to exaggerate. Hearing him talk about that movie was the impetus to my watching this one. I’m excited about the next film. Ryan Gosling has now kicked Michael Fassbender (who needs to work more!) off the top spot of my list of favorite actors. [/quote]
They are both incredible films, I wonder if the director and lead actor will come out with some kind of recurring partnership, kind of like a Scorsese - De Niro dynamic. I look forward to seeing more from him in the future. But Gosling is incredible at playing a downtrodden but offspring-loving father, he does it extremely well in this one. The whole thing is excruciatingly unique for the kind of subject it deals with, feel free to get back to me once you’ve seen it.
[quote]Cortes wrote:
Ryan Gosling has now kicked Michael Fassbender (who needs to work more!) off the top spot of my list of favorite actors. [/quote]
Speaking of which, I saw a great British (no pun intended) film with Fassbender recently called Fish Tank, he comes in and out of the story and is not seen too often, but he plays his character incredibly well. It’s not the kind of film I would have necessarily associated him with, to an extent maybe, but it still seems somewhat unorthodox for how brilliant he was at it.
Bonus points for his acting in Shame, I loved him in Shame.
[quote]polo77j wrote:
I like the scene in Run Lola, Run where Lola runs … amazing
But seriously, in The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly when Tuco and Blondie meet up again and walk up the main st. of the town in which Angel Eyes and his thugs are and work their way up the street fighting through Angel Eye’s men
and the finale with Ennio Morricone’s Ecstasy of Gold … goosebumps.
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You had me at The Good, the bad and the ugly.
[quote]BIG-GEORDIE wrote:
This scene from misery where annie smashes paul’s ankles with a sledgehammer, makes me wince everytime i watch it, kathy bates is so good in this film.
I don’t know anyone that would ever dispute this being Kathy Bates’ best performance ever. Looking back at everything else she’s been involved with, it’s insane how great a film this actually is. (She’s had some great ones over time, but the vast majority are horrendous.)[/quote]
Id agree it’s her best performance of what film’s i have seen her in, without a doubt. She plays her character so convincingly well.
and god damn it, you gotta have some Pat Bateman in here somewhere![/quote]
I honestly believe Patrick Bateman was one of Bale’s most well played roles, I see the film as vastly underrated. Even the little things, like that strange, awkward smile he pulls on the way out of the place where he gets his clothes dried. Even the conversation with the former “lover” he doesn’t recognize, not my favourite scene, not even close, but I’m such a fan of the way Bale improvises that exaggerated smile at the end.
and god damn it, you gotta have some Pat Bateman in here somewhere![/quote]
I honestly believe Patrick Bateman was one of Bale’s most well played roles, I see the film as vastly underrated. Even the little things, like that strange, awkward smile he pulls on the way out of the place where he gets his clothes dried. Even the conversation with the former “lover” he doesn’t recognize, not my favourite scene, not even close, but I’m such a fan of the way Bale improvises that exaggerated smile at the end.[/quote]
Christian Bale played that role so well I actually somewhat admire Bateman haha
