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I recently saw 'Don't Look Now' (1973). Good picture, a little slow perhaps by today's standards but worthy of any movie enjoyer's time! So this movie was shot in Venice. Venice itself being an already beautiful spot to film even today. The way we get to look in a time capsule of Venice in the 70s makes the movie that much better!

People in the 70s could not in fact appreciate it the same way we do now. Concurrently we also can't do it for today's movies. Some movies can only be truly appreciated over time is what I believe. This matter can be expressed in both the movie's message or, as I did, its cinematography. Hence my question now to you.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I recently watched Scarface for the first time, and if I didn't know it was a movie made in the 80s, I wouldn't have guessed... IMO it still looks quite good even in today's standards.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Shawshank Redemption The Great Escape The Good the Bad and the Ugly Clerks

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

Slap Shot. Crumbling hockey team, crumbling lives, a crumbling town, a crumbling American steel town, in the crumbling American Dream.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Road to Perdition has some of the best cinematography I have ever witnessed.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Just watched Mulholland Dr. Years ahead of MeToo.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

The scene where she auditions for the studio execs, delivering the performance of a lifetime is so enrapturing and creepy. A perfect movie, maybe Lynch's best.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Definitely. Silencio!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Scrolling through this thread reminds me if the good ol' days of the r-word site, before Spez smegged it all up. Nice post, Fat Tony.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Meadows' Dead Man's Shoes still gives me the same effect it gave me when it came out. Practically went straight to DVD at the time, cant find it on streaming.

I'd add True Romance, Night of the Living Dead, Barbarian, Conan (last two are nothing alike, LOL!)... it doesnt have to be big budget to be timeless..

Speaking of time... Time Bandits. Fuckng amazing movie!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Rosemary's baby 1968

Turns out, its about spousal abuse.

Still Hits soooo hard.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

One of my fave movies!! Was listening to a noise rock band called Today is the Day at about 4 am one morning as I suffer with insomnia and "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO HIS EYES!!?" comes through the headphones.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I don't want to give anything away for people, so I'll just say that I never really appreciated the climax/ending part. It was pretty good up until that. I actually couldn't help but start laughing the first time I saw it, which I doubt was the intended reaction. Basically the movie turns into schlock.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

This movie needed an hour or so of extra plot to make a better ending. It's like they ran out of film and had to wrap up faster than anticipated. It's still an amazing and captivating film.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Dude just watched this! It slappeddd

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I watched the kill bills last week again after not having watched them since they originally came out. It still feels fresh, both in dialogue and action, score cinematography great. Incredible that some lost the brilliance in Tarantino's penchant for a bit too much blood in a few scenes. It would be like not appreciating the Sistine chapel because there are nude angels depicted.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

It would be like not appreciating the Sistine chapel because there are nude angels depicted.

That happened as it was being painted. The guy was then incorporated in the work as a nude demon who's genitals were censored by a snake biting them off. He complained about his depiction to the Pope, who politely and snarkily told him to fuck off.

Messer Biagio, you know that I have from God power in heaven and on earth; but my authority does not extend into hell, and you must have patience if I cannot free you from there.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biagio_da_Cesena

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (2 children)

The Sixth Sense is a fantastic movie. None of the stuff Shamalan came up with after are really worth it, but this first movie is wonderful.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I like that one, you find out that the dude in that hair piece the whole time, that's Bruce Willis the whole movie.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Whoa man, spoilers!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

I kind of love the TV Series he made, Wayward Pines.

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