I was a dissenter about the insanely rave reviews the last Mad Max movie. The Road Warrior is one of my all time faves. It seemed to me that for Fury Road, they said "let's take the climactic road battle scene of TRW and turn it into a whole movie." It was entertaining - I wouldn't say it sucked - but far from great.
And I'm not so sure about the two P.T. Anderson movies either, Phantom Thread and The Master. I'm a big Anderson fan. Boogie Nights and Magnolia are two of my favorite movies, but I didn't quite get these two. I need to re-watch them to see what I may have missed.
I wouldn't necessarily say this list is the "best" in terms of art, but these are some of my favorites:
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Escape from Tomorrow Hereditary Inception Logan Lucky Rise of the Planet of the Apes The Cabin In The Woods The Wolf of Wall Street We're The Millers Whiplash
I did love Under the Skin and Get Out, but here are twelve that came to mind:
A Separation The Grand Budapest Hotel November Once Upon a Time in Hollywood LaLa Land Guardians of the Galaxy I, Daniel Blake Life of Pi Amour The White Ribbon Beasts of No Nation 45 Years
Haven't seen The Irishman yet. I expect I'll want to add it to my list.
Shocked and horrified, not one Harry Potter film made the list.
Are you being sarcastic? I mean, I love the books but the movies are pretty dreadful. I've seen it suggested that HP would really benefit from an HBO 7 Season Game of Thrones style treatment and I think I agree.
Are you being sarcastic? I mean, I love the books but the movies are pretty dreadful. I've seen it suggested that HP would really benefit from an HBO 7 Season Game of Thrones style treatment and I think I agree.
I was. But I'm big on costume, set design and special effects. And I painted a lot of Sword and Sorcery so I would be happy living at Hogwart's.
But no I didn't expect it to make the MOL top ten.
That said, my movie top ten has a great deal of old old stuff on it.
Are you being sarcastic? I mean, I love the books but the movies are pretty dreadful. I've seen it suggested that HP would really benefit from an HBO 7 Season Game of Thrones style treatment and I think I agree.
I was. But I'm big on costume, set design and special effects. And I painted a lot of Sword and Sorcery so I would be happy living at Hogwart's.
But no I didn't expect it to make the MOL top ten.
That said, my movie top ten has a great deal of old old stuff on it.
Still love On The Waterfront.
Well, I think we see eye to eye then. I feel, for the most part, that they nailed the look of the thing and the casting was also, for the most part, dead on. Its just impossible to make a movie series out of a set of books that hinge on detail to such a great degree. By the time we reach Dobby's crucial scene in Hallows (2010), the movie viewer hasn't seen the guy in almost a decade (since Chamber in 2002).
Are you being sarcastic? I mean, I love the books but the movies are pretty dreadful. I've seen it suggested that HP would really benefit from an HBO 7 Season Game of Thrones style treatment and I think I agree.
I was. But I'm big on costume, set design and special effects. And I painted a lot of Sword and Sorcery so I would be happy living at Hogwart's.
But no I didn't expect it to make the MOL top ten.
That said, my movie top ten has a great deal of old old stuff on it.
Roma?
Llweyn Davis?
I don't think Roger would have agreed. Rest his soul.
(BTW, I've seen all but the first two)
At least Boyhood's not there.