Serious Movie Discussion

HuntersCreed · 05-19-2008, 07:26 PM

For real movie fans.
This thread isn't for:
-people that think Transformers was one of the top 20 greatest movies of all time.
-people that think Shia LaBeouf is a GREAT actor, or find his halfstache appealing.
-people who's only real opinions are that The Goonies, The Usual Suspects, Fight Club, Donnie Darko, Boondock Saints, Pan's Labyrinth, The Dark Knight, etc. are the greatest films of all time and that's all they can talk about. Though the aforementioned films are great, and discussing them is welcome.
-people that Christian Bale, Christian Bale, Christian Bale, blah, blah, blah, Christian Bale.

This thread is for:
-people who value the artistry that takes place behind the camera, as well as in front of it.
-people who realize that explosions, and special effects aren't the only thing that make a good movie.
-people who have seen a few movies beyond what Hollywood puts out.
-people who know some directors and their styles.
-people who know who one or more of the following are.
--Aaron Eckhardt
--Bruce Campbell
--Vincent DiOnofrio
--Terrence Malick
--Werner Herzog
--Ellen Paige

Request:
-Please Bold any movie titles used in posts in this thread, unless the movie it mentioned in a formatted list. This makes it easier for posters to find posts containing movies, or topics that they have an opinion on.

-Please put spoilers in BLACK size one font.

Example:
Spoiler:
Bruce Willis is dead the whole time during The Sixth Sense.

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Message from Bullitt68

On November 9th, 2009, the Serious Movie Discussion regulars were asked to submit their 25 favorite movies. Thread regular flemmy tallied up the scores and made a list of this thread's 25 favorite movies. For users thinking about becoming regulars in here wondering about our taste, here is what the list looks like.

So, if a lot of these films are favorites of yours, as well as ours, it's safe to assume you'll fit in very nicely here.

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omgitsrick · 05-19-2008, 07:27 PM

wut r serius?

AZGnP · 05-19-2008, 07:28 PM

Okay. Start...

Happy Boy · 05-19-2008, 07:29 PM

I like serious films, which one do you want to discuss?

HuntersCreed · 05-19-2008, 07:32 PM

I was just hanging out in the Frailty thread and realized that there's some real movie fans in here so I jumped over to the softer side to make a thread about it.

omgitsrick: Yes, I'm serious. Mayberry is serious. The intrawebz is serious biddness.

Anyways Abigail Breslin is commanding $2 million a movie. Do you think she's worth it? I'm a big fan of hers. I hope she survives her child acting days into an adulthood carreer. Dakota Fanning is a water head hype machine. That's where I stand.

Valiss · 05-19-2008, 07:33 PM

You say serious only, but then you mention Bruce Campbell. Look, I like Bruce. A lot. He's friggin hilarious, and a god in the cult movie world. But I'm not sure that he would go under "good" given your examples of things NOT to discuss.

HuntersCreed · 05-19-2008, 07:34 PM

I'm starting my Netflix account back now. It's that time. I need to see Orphanage. Guilermo Del Toro Exec Produces it. I've heard good things.

potatoe57 · 05-19-2008, 07:34 PM

I like 300, people shout and get stabbed in it

Valiss · 05-19-2008, 07:36 PM

Anyway, Brazil is a fantastic movie. A government run amok, a man with a dream nearly relized, and the harsh realities of coporate control. Excellent and elightening film. And they only put Robert DiNero's name of the cover so the American's would by it, but he's not really the start, fwiw.

HuntersCreed · 05-19-2008, 07:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valiss

You say serious only, but then you mention Bruce Campbell. Look, I like Bruce. A lot. He's friggin hilarious, and a god in the cult movie world. But I'm not sure that he would go under "good" given your examples of things NOT to discuss.

I listed him, because he's the kind of person that no one would know except serious movie fans. I wasn't saying he was good. He's campy. He sells himself on cheesy B movies. I'm definatley not calling him good. I do think he seriously treasures the stake that he's claimed as a landmark B movie actor. I for one don't think he would make the jump and do anything else if he had the oppertunity.