[Vicehii]

No mention of Braveheart yet? Pretty much everyone knows the movie. Nobody saw it coming and it had a definite influence on pop culture. Perhaps not the most high brow and historically correct, but damn fun, dramatic and rewatchable. If Gladiator counts, so does Braveheart.

It's all about DragonHeart, man. That's where it's at.

[alphaNoid]

Movie is already a cult classic and our children will watch and adore it decades from now as well.

[ShipTheCheese]

No mention of Braveheart yet? Pretty much everyone knows the movie. Nobody saw it coming and it had a definite influence on pop culture. Perhaps not the most high brow and historically correct, but damn fun, dramatic and rewatchable. If Gladiator counts, so does Braveheart.

Eh, I enjoyed Braveheart at the time, but I would never recommend it to anyone the same way I would recommend a movie like Ben Hurr.

edit:

But I would totally put Gladiator up there with Ben Hurr, at least in the spectrum of swords n' sandals. Spartacus above both for its stand against McCarthyism and the Hollywood Blacklist.

I like you.

[bomma_man]

Cache

[PantherLotus]

Eh, I enjoyed Braveheart at the time, but I would never recommend it to anyone the same way I would recommend a movie like Ben Hurr.

But I would totally put Gladiator up there with Ben Hurr, at least in the spectrum of swords n' sandals. Spartacus above both for its stand against McCarthyism and the Hollywood Blacklist.

[Idde]

Eh, I enjoyed Braveheart at the time, but I would never recommend it to anyone the same way I would recommend a movie like Ben Hurr. edit: I like you.

Since we're defining classics in this topic, what separates Braveheart and Gladiator? What makes one a classic, and makes another get an "Eh" response? I think both are equally epic (in the proper sense of the word), have strong performances from all of the cast. Both have an interesting arc for the male lead. Both have a lot of humour and drama without resorting to clichés. Please explain :) (but don't ruin Braveheart for me!)

[Puddles]

Probably just Inception and Avatar, to be honest.

[ShipTheCheese]

Since we're defining classics in this topic, what separates Braveheart and Gladiator? What makes one a classic, and makes another get an "Eh" response? I think both are equally epic (in the proper sense of the word), have strong performances from all of the cast. Both have an interesting arc for the male lead. Both have a lot of humour and drama without resorting to clichés. Please explain :) (but don't ruin Braveheart for me!)

Shit, I was hoping you wouldn't ask since it's more of a gut feeling that's hard to put into words, but I'll give it a try.

Don't get me wrong, I really do like Braveheart. However, I don't think it has aged well. I can't listen to Mel Gibson saying "they may take our lives, but they will never take our freedom" without chuckling a little. Same goes for him yelling "freedom". It all just feels a bit too melodramatic at times, whereas I don't get the same feeling from Gladiator.

Some of the characters in Braveheart also feel a little one-note. The emphasis is really put on the Scottish being the good guys, and the English being the bad guys. In Gladiator, things are a lot more grey-ish. Sure, Commodus is recognizably the villain, but you can totally understand his motivations and his desire to be respected. It's things like this that elevate a movie to a higher status for me.

I hope that kind of explains what I'm trying to convey.

[Emwitus]

Everytime someone mentions a movie like inception as a classic i feel like puking. I watched that movie once and i'm sure as heck never watching it again.......

[CiSTM]

Michael Haneke's Cache and White Ribbon. Also I think Fargo and No Country for Old Men will be well remembered. For comedies Big Lebowski will probably gain some kind of classic notion.

[wetwired]

Lord of the Rings Children of Men No Country for Old Men Moon How about comedy? Think there are any recent comedies that will retain their appeal in 30 years like Some Like It Hot, Young Frankenstein, Airplane!, or Caddyshack/Ghostbusters?

21 jump street for comedies that will last.

[ShipTheCheese]

21 jump street for comedies that will last.

That movie was only just released, way too early to tell. I'm all for recent examples, but that's kinda pushing it.

[EleventhDoctor]

I am honestly flabbergasted at the amount of people saying Social Network. Seriously? Maybe it's an age thing-I'm 34. I wonder if the people who revere it are much younger than me.

[Endo Punk]

Prometheus will be looked back as fondly as Blade Runner. Everything about the film will make sense then.

[EleventhDoctor]

Prometheus will be looked back as fondly as Blade Runner. Everything about the film will make sense then.

Not sure if serious?

[Endo Punk]

Not sure if serious?

Half serious. The film will definitely have a strong following 30 years from now. For all the mixed response it's one of the finest sci fi films I have seen in the past decade.

[pizzaroll]

Zodiac

[Johnny Cage In The Shower]

Crash (Cronenberg)
Exotica
Fargo
Caché ...is also a pretty good suggestion

I would also say The Big Lebawski, it's a movie so popular that it's breaking out of its "cult classic" category and is simply becoming a classic..

What about Fight Club? Does that movie have any legs to stick out in the future?

And those of you who are discrediting The Social Network as a mediocre movie about the creation of Facebook and not seeing the timeless factor of the film, then I guess you are also missing the entire point of that movie.

[Sad_Panda]

Kingdom of Heaven DC. It was critically panned on release (much like Blade Runner), and the amazing DC turned it into one of Scott's best movies.

[SamVimes]

Just from 2007 alone: There Will Be Blood Zodiac Gone Baby Gone The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford arguably No Country for old Men and just to shit on everyone else's parade, Inception will never ever ever ever be considered a classic. partly because it's shit.

Great list. Also Shame. Maybe Inglourious Basterds and Lost in Translation.

Do movies from the 90s count? Because then The Big Lebowski, Fargo, The Usual Suspects and Goodfellas.

[CiSTM]

Crash (Cronenberg) Exotica Fargo Caché ...is also a pretty good suggestion I would also say The Big Lebawski, it's a movie so popular that it's breaking out of its "cult classic" category and is simply becoming a classic.. What about Fight Club? Does that movie have any legs to stick out in the future? And those of you who are discrediting The Social Network as a mediocre movie about the creation of Facebook and not seeing the timeless factor of the film, then I guess you are also missing the entire point of that movie.

Fight Club will be classic for sure. Maybe it won't be show in film classes, etc but there will always be young angry people who identify with the movie and even when the rage is gone they will still like it since it's well made movie.

Not sure about Crash, we already have so many movies about prejudice and racism and many of them are better then Crash.
edit. we were not talking about same crash :b Haven't seen the Cronenberg one, will watch asap.

[teruterubozu]

The GAF Trifecta:

Inception
Casino Royale
Children of Men



LOL

[richisawesome]

Only ones I can think of are No Country for Old Men, Drive and Battle Royale.

All classics.

[CiSTM]

BTW why doesn't europe produce classics anymore? Seems like there are only few people who have mentioned non-hollywood movies.

[richisawesome]

BTW why doesn't europe produce classics anymore? Seems like there are only few people who have mentioned non-hollywood movies.

you're forgetting the classics that have come from the British film industry.

[richisawesome]

BTW why doesn't europe produce classics anymore? Seems like there are only few people who have mentioned non-hollywood movies.

you're forgetting the classics that have come from the British film industry.

[runningjoke]

BTW why doesn't europe produce classics anymore? Seems like there are only few people who have mentioned non-hollywood movies.

Are you even watching European films? The Intouchables is already a classic. I'd also add Bullhead and the Millennium trilogy (The swedish version of Dragon Tattoo).

I hope Rock'n'Rolla gets the respect it deserves soon, I really want a sequel.

[CiSTM]

Are you even watching European films? The Intouchables is already a classic. I'd also add Bullhead and the Millennium trilogy (The swedish version of Dragon Tattoo). I hope Rock'n'Rolla gets the respect it deserves soon, I really want a sequel.

I do watch european movies and I think there are plenty of films that I would count as classics but seems like all the others here only mention hollywood/british films. Also I really don't think box office hit = classic. Intouchables was lame feel good movie, I don't get the hype for it and I think it will be forgotten within few years.

[Kung Fu Jedi]

Avatar.

No.

[ShipTheCheese]

Has Shawshank Redemption been mentioned? Because Shawshank Redemption.

[Soda]

Sci-Fi/Fantasy movies tend to fair well with age.

Matrix
Lord of the Rings

[Like the hat?]

Clerks
80s, but Back to the Future

[ShipTheCheese]

Clerks

Care to elaborate why? It's got a cult following now, sure. But a true classic in 30 years?

[Max Armstrong]

The Tree of Life
Children of Men
Enter the Void

I think these movies are going to be remembered in 30 years, dat cinematography. (two shot by Lubezki)

[BuddyJoeHooker]

Alot of good suggestions in this thread.

I want to say Munich, this is pretty high up on my list of favorite Spielberg films.

[daviyoung]

Comedies:

In The Loop
World's Greatest Dad
The Truman Show
Series 7
The Big Lebowski
Groundhog Day

[Secret_Riddle]

No Country For Old Men, There Will Be Blood, a handful of Nolan's films, The Social Network, The Matrix, and LOTR seem like the most likely candidates. I could see (500) Days of Summer being The Graduate of my generation. I'm also hoping that Attack the Block and Battle Royale join films like Die Hard in the action movie pantheon.

Also, since the thread title says "our generation", I'm only really going back the last 10 years or so. It's already pretty clear which 90's films are going to stand the test of time.

[Man]

Braveheart is about as emotional a movie experience can be imo. It's a 10 in that regard, very riveting.

[lednerg]

Great movies, listed in order from being remembered in 30 years to not so much:

Shindler's List
Goodfellas
Pulp Fiction
The Big Lebowski
Unforgiven
The Usual Suspects
District 9
Children of Men
Amelie
Mulholland Drive

[Wilbury]

I don't like all these films (but like most), just listing ones off the top of my head from the 21st Century:

There Will Be Blood
Avatar
Anchorman
No Country For Old Men
Lord Of The Rings
The Social Network
Wall-E
City Of God
Eternal Sunshine
The Dark Knight
In The Mood For Love
Brokeback Mountain
Pan's Labyrinth
Spirited Away

[Floex]

The Artist
There Will Be Blood
City Of God
Pan's Labyrinth
Anchorman
Drive
District 9
The Dark Knight

Are safe bets. People saying 'Children Of Men', really? It's not even that good now, let alone in 10, no 5 years time!

[Wilbury]

The Artist There Will Be Blood City Of God Pan's Labyrinth Anchorman Drive District 9 The Dark Knight Are safe bets. People saying 'Children Of Men', really? It's not even that good now, let alone in 10, no 5 years time!

I don't think The Artist will, or at least I hope not. It's so deriverative of a number of better films.

[midonnay]

Superman Returns.....fuck the haters

[SamVimes]

Probably also The Royal Tenenbaums and/or Rushmore.

[dvdjamm]

[bomma_man]

BTW why doesn't europe produce classics anymore? Seems like there are only few people who have mentioned non-hollywood movies.

American forum/subtitles.

It's not like if you made a classic movies thread on this forum there'd be that many mentions of continental European films. Maybe some token New Wave and Ingmar Bergman and leone but not a whole lot.

On that note, if we're counting nineties movies: the three colours trilogy.

[ToxicAdam]

I think people will regard The Wire, Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Band of Brothers, etc as 'the classics'.

There was a time where film was the penultimate and attracted the best directors and writers and the quality showed. Now, I think those kinds of highly creative types are more attracted to television.

But I think there will definitely be directors that will be required viewing by film nerds in the future. Much in the same way they make checklists to watch every Kubrick, Scorsese, Spielburg film .. they will do the same for guys like Nolan, Fincher and QT.

[Wilbury]

Lots of foreign films are worthy of classic status. I hope Consequences Of Love gets seen by a wider audience, it's a phenomenal film

[BobsRevenge]

The movies that will be remembered as classics are things like There Will Be Blood, No Country for Old Men, and The Social Network.

The classic comedy of our time will be The Hangover.

edit: Inception will be classic sci-fi. Lord of the Rings trilogy will be classic fantasy.

[Spawnling]

I could see the Lord of the Rings trilogy being a "classic" in years to come.