Olivier said:Fact: DVD subtitles were invented for this movie.
i'm your huckleberryToxicAdam said:^^
Unforgiven was great to watch once. But I could watch Tombstone over and over again.
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msdstc said:bah there's so many better movies.
people lack appreciation for this amazing movie.
Linkzg said:wa da tah
jett said:Many have been made.
Not a big fan of Unforgiven, or any of Eastwood's directorial efforts for that matter.
My favorite movie ever.. untill I saw this:msdstc said:bah there's so many better movies.
people lack appreciation for this amazing movie.
Yixian said:It's good, but...
Magnolia, Irréversible, Pan's Labyrinth
The three best and most important films in the past 20 years.
Pan's Labyrinth may well turn out to be one of the greatest films of all time. It's critical success alone is almost unparalleled.
Your highlights from the last 20 years are incredibly pedestrian.PhoenixDark said:Goodfellas>Unforgiven
Pulp Fiction>Unforgiven
Shawshank Redemption>Unforgiven
The Usual Suspects>Unforgiven
Silence of the Lambs>Unforgiven
Beauty and the Beast>Unforgiven
Gladiator>Unforgiven
A Beautiful Mind>Unforgiven
That's just a few movies. Seems like Goodfellas or Pulp Fiction should be noted as the best films of the 90s, or at least higher on the list than Unforgiven
How exactly is Pan's Labyrinth an "important" film? And unparalleled critical success? That kind of reception happens a couple times a year.Yixian said:It's good, but...
Magnolia, Irréversible, Pan's Labyrinth
The three best and most important films in the past 20 years.
Pan's Labyrinth may well turn out to be one of the greatest films of all time. It's critical success alone is almost unparalleled.
I have no idea if irréversiable is any good but I can tell you this.Dali said:You just can't enter a thread without saying some off-the-wall definitive statement, can you? I understand saying both the best and most important are totally subjective, but care to elaborate on how a backward movie with a ten minute rape scene is "important"? I haven't seen the other two, but I can only imagine they are on your list of most important movies of the last 20 years for equally weak reasons.
Dan said:Your highlights from the last 20 years are incredibly pedestrian.
Danielsan said:I have no idea if irréversiable is any good but I can tell you this.
Pan's Labryrinth and Magnolia are two of the finest movies to come out in at least the last 10 years and you need to watch them NOW..
PhoenixDark said:I wouldn't call them my highlights: I'd call it a list of films better than the incredibly pedestrian Unforgiven
Dan said:Unparalleled critical success? That kind of reception happens a couple times a year.
Yixian said:It's the 3rd most highly rated film of all time.*
And the highest rated film of the last 20 years.*
It's importance is my opinion, based on it's stunningly effective marriage of surrealism and historical drama, as well as it's direct confrontation of it's nation's dark past. The finale isn't unique but pretty brave.
*According to the metacritic aggregate.
Mifune said:Incredibly pedestrian? When you list Usual Suspects and Gladiator and A Beautiful Mind?
Wow.
Mifune said:Yeah, I really should have called this thread something else. It only took twenty or so replies for someone to say I have shitty taste.
And I don't disagree with some of the choices people throw up here.
OnkelC said:
1998.
Scanning through what I've seen since 1987, the following are likely to be notable for me.icarus-daedelus said:Just out of curiosity, but what would your choices be? Not that I disagree (PD's choices and most others in this thread are pretty typical and whatnot) but you seem to have interesting views on film in general and I'd like to hear your opinion on the subject.
The finale would have been brave without the fantasy epilogue.Yixian said:It's importance is my opinion, based on it's stunningly effective marriage of surrealism and historical drama, as well as it's direct confrontation of it's nation's dark past. The finale isn't unique but pretty brave.
Dan said:Scanning through what I've seen since 1987, the following are likely to be notable for me.
Akira (1988)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Barton Fink (1991)
Groundhog Day (1993)
Crash (1996)
Starship Troopers (1997)
Run Lola Run (1998)
The Iron Giant (1999)
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
In the Mood for Love (2000)
American Psycho (2000)
Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Solaris (2002)
Primer (2004)
Children of Men (2006) (though this may be premature, I've only seen it once)
I'm sure I'm missing some films, and I'm sure I haven't yet seen some that might strike me.
The finale would have been brave without the fantasy epilogue.
icarus-daedelus said:Plus MILLER'S CROSSING and BARTON FINK and all of the other awesome Coen Bros. movies of the past twenty years.
Dali said:Have you seen Million Dollar Baby? It really didn't seem like my cup of tea and I avoided it for years until it came on tv a few months ago. Now I'm at least willing to give a CE directed movie a chance early-on.
Dan said:high fidelity > Akira (1988)
high fidelity > Do the Right Thing (1989)
high fidelity > Barton Fink (1991)
high fidelity > Groundhog Day (1993)
high fidelity > Crash (1996)
high fidelity > Starship Troopers (1997)
high fidelity > Run Lola Run (1998)
high fidelity > The Iron Giant (1999)
high fidelity > Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
high fidelity > In the Mood for Love (2000)
high fidelity > American Psycho (2000)
high fidelity > Artificial Intelligence (2001)
high fidelity > Solaris (2002)
high fidelity > Primer (2004)
high fidelity > Children of Men (2006) (though this may be premature, I've only seen it once)
PhoenixDark said:You like AI? I would have expected you to hate it.
Children of Men is indeed amazing, and better than Unforgiven. If I had included more recent movies I'd list Pan's Labyrinth, The Fountain, The Departed, and The Prestige ahead of Unforgiven.
I think AI is far and away Spielberg's best work after ET. I may, may even consider going so far as saying it's his masterpiece, but some of his early films would be very strong rivals (ET, Close Encounters, Raiders and Jaws). The only real problems I have with it are Robin Williams and Chris Rock's voice work cameos. Yikes, those were misguided.PhoenixDark said:You like AI? I would have expected you to hate it.
Gigglepoo said:My favorite movie of the last 20 years (and ever) is Hero. Feel free to disagree with me. If you haven't seen it, wait until the local art house is showing it and prepare to be blown away. DVD cannot do this movie justice.
Why is this man the only other person who came up with the right answer?tokkun said:I'd have to say Memento is the best movie of the past 20 years.
Dali said:I'm just going to assume you are talking about the Jet Li movie and not the Dustin Hoffman one.
Um, no, that's not why I love it. Perhaps it's honest look at a life that constantly questions itself, always asking "What's real? Who do I trust?". An examination of how people can re-interpret their past, re-imagine their lives, give purpose to a life without one. Fantastic acting? Splendid narrative? I dunno, i could go on all day about why I love the film, but the backwards narrative isn't near the top of the list. I can understand why people don't like it and I've got no real qualms with them, but the way I see it, the film is much deeper than it's plot style.demon said:Memento is so fucking overrated stop mentioning it, people. Good movie, sure, but more gimmicky than genius.
OOOOH ITS LIKE A REAL MOVIE, BUT BACKWARDS!
BelligerentOC said:Maybe The Departed, Goodfellas, or Training Day.... No they dont, Unforgiven blew me away the first time I saw it, pure godliness.... Clint is the man