[amphibian]

MWKarsa, on 03 January 2011 - 12:56 AM, said:

Just got back from watching True Grit- absolutely fantastic movie and one of the best westerns I've seen in a long long time. I'm not a huge Coen brothers fan but this movie was even better than the praise I had heard about it. Great film, amazing acting, excellent complimenting soundtrack and a great story. Can't recommend it enough.

Watch the ones you haven't seen out of the following amazing western:

1) The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
2) No Country for Old Men
3) The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
4) The Proposition
5) The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
6) Unforgiven
7) Lonesome Dove

This post has been edited by amphibian: 03 January 2011 - 01:26 AM

[worry]

That's a good list. Add Once Upon A Time in the West. And McCabe and Mrs. Miller.

This post has been edited by worrywort: 03 January 2011 - 01:46 AM

[HoosierDaddy]

How could you forget Wild Wild West from the list of truly great Westerns? It was so fantastic!

[amphibian]

worrywort, on 03 January 2011 - 01:46 AM, said:

That's a good list. Add Once Upon A Time in the West. And McCabe and Mrs. Miller.

For sure, it's not definitive. Once Upon a Time in the West belongs on there.

"It's Henry (beeping) Fonda!"

Haven't seen McCabe and Mrs. Miller. Shane was terrible. Maybe good for its time, but hasn't held up well at all.

[MWKarsa]

amphibian

I've seen 2, 5 and 6 and totally agree with 2 and 5- cannot with 6. Honestly hated Unforgiven- and I love Clint Eastwood. I'd add Outlaw Josey Wales as it's my favorite Eastwood western and one of my favorites of all time. The others I will definitely check out(have heard about the Jesse James movie and of course Lonesome Dove though I haven't seen those yet.). Thanks for the list as I always love to check out good westerns.
I also loved Silverado.

This post has been edited by MWKarsa: 03 January 2011 - 03:24 AM

[Aptorian]

I also have a thing for the Quick and the Dead. It's basically one of those silly fight tournament films, only with duels in the old west. And it has Gene Hackman, Sharon Stone, Leonardo DiCaprio and Russel Crow in it among others.

[Tapper]

The Magnificent Seven ought to be on a list like that, perhaps as 9th or in the teens. Yes, I know it is a remake of Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, but since that movie was based on the western tradition, itself, it kinda is a circle come round. Eli Wallach is also absolutely hilarious as the bad guy.

Ringo Rides Again (el retorno de Ringo, 1965) is also a pretty cool movie - the bad thing about it is that it copies the whole 'get your ass kicked and recover in a cave with assistance of the locals' that a Fistful of Dollars also had... which was produced a year before (1964).

[Macros]

No Young guns?
for shame!

magnificent 7 should also be there, Tapper is right.

i still love the original True grit
"Fill your hands, you son of a bitch!"

[Slow Ben]

I'd put "Support Your Local Sherriff" on the best list also. James Garner at his best.


And just an fyi, i've seen Tombstone so many times i can say every line along with the cast, though i've been told its annoying.

[Tapper]

The Holy Ralphim of Apocalypse, on 03 January 2011 - 03:20 PM, said:

I'd put "Support Your Local Sherriff" on the best list also. James Garner at his best.


And just an fyi, i've seen Tombstone so many times i can say every line along with the cast, though i've been told its annoying.

Ah, tis a great movie. With the best 'taches ever. Not to mention the doc-Ringo exchanges.
"He's a learned man. Now I know I don't like him."

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amphibian, on 20 December 2010 - 05:19 AM, said:

I just watched "Let The Right One In".

This movie creeped me right the fuck out. Holy shit. It's not a slasher movie. It's not a "we're going to make everything dark and then try to scare you with shit popping out of nowhere" movie. It's scary just by being what it is. There are twists to the story, but they're like bonuses - not absolutely essential to the main story itself.

The rest will be spoilered, to preserve the twists.

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Eli being 200 years old really, really, really creeped me the fuck out. The Oskar/Hakan cycle has been going on for probably nearly that long and you could tell that Hakan knew he was being replaced. The dressing scene actually gave me shivers because of the repulsiveness of that. Wow. However, the creepiest thing about the whole movie was Oskar himself. The actors were all perfectly cast, but Oskar was so f'ed up that I'm still shivering about his willing acquiescence to all of that. Hoooooolllly shit.

This movie is so creepy that I'm not sure I want to catch the American version - despite it getting rave reviews and blurbs like "the best horror movie of the last twenty years" from Stephen King. I don't know if I can take it again.

Amazing achievement by the filmmakers - making a movie I want to never see again, yet I will certainly not forget anything about it. Wow.

I love this film, defines creepy imo. That scene at the end is just pure awesome.

As to the American version - well, a good Swedish film gets made from a good Swedish book; gets remade in America, and then an American horror writer says it's the 'best horror movie ever.' With no reference to the original.

Well done America for making such an original movie.

This post has been edited by First Tiger: 04 January 2011 - 09:17 AM

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First Tiger, on 04 January 2011 - 09:17 AM, said:

I love this film, defines creepy imo. That scene at the end is just pure awesome.

As to the American version - well, a good Swedish film gets made from a good Swedish book; gets remade in America, and then an American horror writer says it's the 'best horror movie ever.' With no reference to the original.

Well done America for making such an original movie.

The author of the book they were based on expresses his great satisfaction with both versions. The best online reviews I can find (coherent, well phrased and aware of both versions) mostly say that both are really good, with slightly different takes on the story.

All I know is that unless my girl really pushes for it, I'm not watching that story again - even if it's a different movie. (shuddering)

[polishgenius]

I watched the Korean film Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... And Spring today. Very good. While it's a loosely paced, contemplative film as you might expect, it's a lot harsher than I thought it was going to be. Definitely a thumbs up though. I like South Korean cinema a lot.

[worry]

Yah, I love the three or so Kim Ki-Duk movies I've seen, including that one. 3-Iron might be my favorite; similarly contemplative and gently-paced, and so romantic! It appears several of his movies have been added to Netflix Instant, too.

[Dag]

I don't know... all of my friends were so excited about "Spring, Summer..." that when "Samaritan Girl" came to the cinemas here, I went to see it. It was quite a disappointment, haven't felt the inclination to check out any of his other films afterwards, in spite of the great reputation he has here in Europe.

But I do quite like South Korean cinema generally. "Peppermint Candy" made a big impression on me when I was younger, and comedies like "Everybody has secrets" or "The Quiet Family", with their intelligent - albeit slightly morbid - humour, are great entertainment.

[polishgenius]

I haven't seen enough of it to be honest- I've only seen two Park Chan-Wook films so far, and only one from Kim Ki-Duk. I also intend to see Mother by the dude who did The Host quite soon.



On a different subject, just seen The King's Speech. It's basically Rocky with royalty, a story that really shouldn't work as a film majorly lifted by a very good (formulaic, but very witty and staying just the right side of cheesy) script and some great performances.

[stone monkey]

[MWKarsa]

Yeah I just watched the Battle: Los Angeles trailer for the first time at the movie I went to today- it looks like it could be pretty sweet. I just saw The Fighter and it is a great movie- Walhberg, Bale and the entire cast do an incredible acting job. One of the best films I've seen all year by far. If you haven't seen you should definitely check it out.