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knives:
I agree with whoever said criterion. The 400 Blows is my favorite from that set. I'm surprised Lynch hasn't been mentioned yet. Blue Velvet is a great starter for him. everything by Kubrick is worth watching, everything. If silent and long films don't bother you the 270 minute cut of Dr. Mabuse the Gambler is worth it. Once upon a time in the west is the best western period. There's hundreds more, but this is getting too long.
Inlander:
--- Quote from: Vendetagainst on 12 Aug 2008, 09:07 ---Babel.
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No. Ignore Babel and get the Edge of Heaven instead. Covered many of the same ideas in an infinitely more interesting and sensitive way, and without constantly feeling like it was screaming "Look at me! I'm a Big Long Important Film! I'M WORTHY!!"
Ahem. I didn't think Babel was very good.
Vendetagainst:
@Inlander
I never saw Edge of Heaven, I liked Babel though.
Dimmukane:
--- Quote from: Inlander on 12 Aug 2008, 22:20 ---No. Ignore Babel and get the Edge of Heaven instead. Covered many of the same ideas in an infinitely more interesting and sensitive way, and without constantly feeling like it was screaming "Look at me! I'm a Big Long Important Film! I'M WORTHY!!"
Ahem. I didn't think Babel was very good.
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He also did 21 Grams, didn't he? The director I mean. I thought it was kind of like Donnie Darko, except since it unfolded anachronistically, so you already knew what was going to happen and got bored. But it had that same kind of Oscar-bait vibe.
I second Bladerunner.
tomselleck69:
--- Quote from: Dimmukane on 12 Aug 2008, 22:58 ---except since it unfolded anachronistically
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Non-linearly!
(At least I think this is correct... I admit to having fallen asleep during this movie)
in lieu of boring recommendations, here are some strategies that will make you look like the most impressive cinephile on the block:
-Get every Robert Altman film and learn everything you can about every facet of every one, even if you don't like Robert Altman films. Notice how everyone around you has begun to defer to you in all matters of taste. EXPLOIT THIS
-Obtain copies of all the Dogme 95 films except for the ones by Lars Von Trier, Thomas Vinterberg and Harmony Korine. When someone asks you why you don't have them, give the most condescending blank stare possible until they are sufficiently intimidated.
-Buy empty cases and use photoshop & images found on flickr to create your own DVD covers to made-up independent films. If anyone expresses interest in watching them, claim either that you lost the disc or that they are not "ready" for the film.
-Insist at all opportunities that Nigel Tomm is the only filmmaker that has ever mattered and that blind-from-AIDS Derek Jarman was the only person who ever came close to "getting it" on the same level.
-or just combine all strategies and make your own series of Nigel Tomm-style dogme 95 Robert Altman biopics (by filming different pieces of construction paper in poor light for 70 minutes at a time).
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