Posts by Nicholas Walker3

What’s your take... I mean, he went on to film such incredible stuff like Memento and The Pledge—and looking at IMDb, it looks like he's even in Sergeant James and The Road too!

Gerald Barrett25 said:... trying to convey the entire film to the audience—I mean the whole thing, not just one or two scenes—which sounds a bit silly, I know, but it's my biggest gripe with certain foreign cinema—

What specific films led you to that conclusion? Honestly, I highly doubt you reached that verdict by watching Paramount Pictures or Hitchcock, or maybe Spielberg or Scorsese!?

wiredbison82 said:If you want to dissect society, you don't need to go watching Pasolini—and Godard is even less necessary—just for the sake of watching European, or rather non-American, films... I mean, why not just watch something by Altman or John Sayles instead of American Beauty?

Well, obviously there’s a whole lineup of names in American cinema who have done a great job of dissecting American society too... Coppola, Hopper (Easy Rider), Dassin (do we even count him as an American!?), Stone, and more.

But since the comparison being made here is specifically about American vs. non-American cinema, then that's really the premise we should be debating!

@Jessica Nguyen85

If you want to be taken seriously in these deep discussions—honestly—you’ve still got quite a way to go. This kind of response is exactly what I’d expect from someone who’s only seen maybe "ten" films—and by that, I mean a solid 50 at most—that aren't massive blockbusters (I'm talking a couple of hits from South America, some Asian horror flicks, and the occasional European indie)........

Looking at those two replies above mine, I can see exactly what you're missing...........there's Kobayashi, Melville, Wong Kar-wai, and dozens more names that could go on forever!

I'm honestly surprised—thanks for the kind words... though with JPM, I should have expected it. He definitely spends enough time diving into those "communist" films by Jules Dassin, who actually shot stuff for Americans before being chased off to Europe!

Roger Allen3 said:Which ones specifically? I'm actually curious about what you'd pick 🙂

Rififi, Le Samouraï, and Borsalino are just a few of the absolute best crime flicks out there... I don't really do rankings, but these are definitely up there with The Godfather—and there are plenty more!

So, why the interest in my specific picks? 🙂

I mean, I was honestly expecting some kind of actual story from Hillcoat—not just a slideshow of apocalyptic imagery!

But hey, look, you younger crowd isn't nearly as picky—it’s probably cool enough for you since you've got a massive pile of unwatchable masterpieces still waiting for you... across every genre imaginable.

The Road J. Hillcoat, unfortunately......

Richard Wilson4 said:Either way, this whole list just stems from that "everything American is trash, everything else is gold" mindset...

Look, I'm totally against mindless blockbusters too—but honestly, which film industry has actually produced something better? Like, name one crime flick that tops >...

Take France, for example...

aha, so he's really leaning into that sense of uncertainty... honestly, it's pretty rough—and here I was thinking it was just some kind of catchy phrase 😂

Steven Torres41 said:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt-t5vjxMiQ

Could someone please write this in English—I'm honestly struggling to follow what's actually happening here!

Gerald Barrett25 said:Says the guy who has—get this—an entire list in his signature!!!

Restore my faith in Inception by "admitting" you were just trolling when you quoted me 😳 😁

Look, if anything in the movie world is a total joke—honestly, a circus—it's these lists and all those award shows. Even my own "list" is just a massive joke... barely a fraction of the movies I've actually seen and wanted to rate on IMDb (and clearly, you weren't around when we decided that IMDb ratings have nothing to do with our lists)!

And what's with the "... wait for it... list" comment? 🤷

I was just wondering—what actually drives you guys to sit down and slog through these lists?

It's interesting—the same thing happened to me with Flags of Our Fathers, which I still haven't actually sat down to watch, and honestly, I'm not even sure I want to!

It’s about time we get back to those everyday social topics—that's usually when we end up scoring our biggest headlines (like Birch or Who to Sing...)

The idea of adapting Brlić's work in a style similar to Tim Burton isn't actually a bad one, though I fear we just don't have creators of that caliber here (:

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Anyway—given all that—I think we can call this debate settled...

Susan Miller46 said:A recast with Angelina Jolie.

I’ve heard all this praise for the movie—it’s sitting at a solid 8 on IMDb—but for me... I don't know.
Angelina is convincing enough, Clint is good, and the costumes are great too. Butttttttttt?
Hmm, New York Daily News basically said what I’m feeling: "The script is touching, the direction feels steady and confident, and the production value is professional and appealing. Still, by the end, the whole thing feels pretty unconvincing and empty."

In what way?

George Alvarez3 said:Maybe he wanted just a bit less philosophy and a little more action—haha. You know how hard it is to keep people engaged these days.

But there's actually a ton of philosophy in TDK🤷

Honestly, that movie delivers way more than you'd expect... I mean—what were you even looking for from it?

The topic's fine—it's not just some random rant about everything under the sun...

I'm usually drawn to those Frayling pieces on Leone—but then some other movie always ends up stealing my attention🙂