This is for all the serious movie fans. For those who enjoy more in a movie than
a stupid car chase, a boring teenager campus thriller, a ridiculous 2 grown-ups
vs an 8 year old kid attempt at comedy, or a total unrealistic action flick only
succeeding in showing new visual effect capabilities.
I'm talking about the people who can look beyind all the glitz and glamour, past
the amazing special effects and notice those things that truly make a geat film
unforgetable.
I'd like to hear about those moments in cinema brilliance where you went -
"Oh My Word! - now that is absolutely amazing!"
It could be a visual shot, like Michael Mann's camera use in Miami Vice, the
dialogue of Pulp Fiction, the coffee scene of Robert de Niro and Al Pacino in
Heat or the brilliant acting of Jack Nicholson in The Departed.
Tell me what it was that you found so unforgetably great in a film. Please
share.
Don't know about the great film part (although it was a pretty good film) but
the ending of Wild Things is pretty unforgettable. There were more twists in
that ending than most country roads.
Recently watched Alien (the original movie) again and with such a dated movie
(special effects and technology wise) you have to appreciate the movie for the
time it was made in. All the factors that supplied to the suspense, the gritty
atmosphere, shadows, close-ups, dripping water, etc. was all masterfully done to
keep you just on the edge so that you crapped your pants when the guy in the
alien suit attacked....
I like the comments made so far and thank you to all who thus far participated.
Adding to what joemighty16 said, from an appreciative point of view, the
original Star Wars was in many ways so much better than the later made Episodes
1 - 3. I know that many won't agree, but special effects is like make up, but
the true quality of a brilliant film, be it drama, suspence, fantasy, period
film, what ever, is in the "natural beauty" of the film. The plot line
in "Memento" I thought was brilliant - a brave move by the director
with a kind of reverse-engineering to the film.
Chow Yu Fat as Mark in A Better Tomorrow.
When Mark rise his hand, and shoted by those bad guys, I knew one thing.
One would made mistake, but one have right and bravo to fix it.
For me, it has to be the last image from Avalon, when you see Ash aim at the
statue and shoot and then all you see is "Welcome to Avalon" and all
you can do is go "oh.... oh... right, what?" and after a while you
start to get that even the last part was still in the game.
Anyway, that's only an ending Oshii could have come up with, for me that film is
about as great as his art can get, way better than Ghost in the Shell.
Thats an easy one for me, its gotta be the Sixth Sense. The movie was ok but the
twist at the end was really good. Dont want to spoil the movie for anyone by
saying what it is but i didnt think anyone thought about that when they revealed
it near the end. That was the best twist/surprise i had in a movie. No other
movie had anything close to it.
I can't stop thinking about Pan's Labyrinth, when Ofelia is laying on the ground
and dying. The image of that blood running out of her nose and down the side of
her face still haunts me.
This is for all the serious movie fans. For those who enjoy more in a movie than a stupid car chase, a boring teenager campus thriller, a ridiculous 2 grown-ups vs an 8 year old kid attempt at comedy, or a total unrealistic action flick only succeeding in showing new visual effect capabilities.
I'm talking about the people who can look beyind all the glitz and glamour, past the amazing special effects and notice those things that truly make a geat film unforgetable.
I'd like to hear about those moments in cinema brilliance where you went - "Oh My Word! - now that is absolutely amazing!"
It could be a visual shot, like Michael Mann's camera use in Miami Vice, the dialogue of Pulp Fiction, the coffee scene of Robert de Niro and Al Pacino in Heat or the brilliant acting of Jack Nicholson in The Departed.
Tell me what it was that you found so unforgetably great in a film. Please share.
Don't know about the great film part (although it was a pretty good film) but the ending of Wild Things is pretty unforgettable. There were more twists in that ending than most country roads.
An ending that you never could see coming, huh? Same as Basic, and Usual Suspects, especially Usual Suspects. That was brilliantly done.
can't really tell you, you have to watch it for yourself. watch "OLDBOY" best movie ever made.
[usually, it's the climax that's mostly unforgettable.]
(this is kinda hard for im more fond of fantacies..)
Recently watched Alien (the original movie) again and with such a dated movie (special effects and technology wise) you have to appreciate the movie for the time it was made in. All the factors that supplied to the suspense, the gritty atmosphere, shadows, close-ups, dripping water, etc. was all masterfully done to keep you just on the edge so that you crapped your pants when the guy in the alien suit attacked....
An old movie, but still to be appreciated!
Plot twists and psyhcological warfare for me.
I like the comments made so far and thank you to all who thus far participated. Adding to what joemighty16 said, from an appreciative point of view, the original Star Wars was in many ways so much better than the later made Episodes 1 - 3. I know that many won't agree, but special effects is like make up, but the true quality of a brilliant film, be it drama, suspence, fantasy, period film, what ever, is in the "natural beauty" of the film. The plot line in "Memento" I thought was brilliant - a brave move by the director with a kind of reverse-engineering to the film.
How about the final scene of "The Usual Suspects?" Nicely done.
Chow Yu Fat as Mark in A Better Tomorrow.
When Mark rise his hand, and shoted by those bad guys, I knew one thing.
One would made mistake, but one have right and bravo to fix it.
For me, it has to be the last image from Avalon, when you see Ash aim at the statue and shoot and then all you see is "Welcome to Avalon" and all you can do is go "oh.... oh... right, what?" and after a while you start to get that even the last part was still in the game.
Anyway, that's only an ending Oshii could have come up with, for me that film is about as great as his art can get, way better than Ghost in the Shell.
Thats an easy one for me, its gotta be the Sixth Sense. The movie was ok but the twist at the end was really good. Dont want to spoil the movie for anyone by saying what it is but i didnt think anyone thought about that when they revealed it near the end. That was the best twist/surprise i had in a movie. No other movie had anything close to it.
This thread is so totally rife with spoilers...
I can't stop thinking about Pan's Labyrinth, when Ofelia is laying on the ground and dying. The image of that blood running out of her nose and down the side of her face still haunts me.