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chris_wing on 05 February 2013
Veknoid_Outcast said:
chris_wing said:
Veknoid_Outcast said:
LemonSlice said:
My favorite year for movies was 2002. City of God, The Pianist, Infernal Affairs, Panic Room, Minority Report, Catch Me If You Can, The Two Towers, Hero, The Bourne Identity and many more.

That's a good choice :)

Have you seen Adaptation or Talk to Her? Two other great movies from 2002.


Adaptation is probably my favourite movie of all time.  Scratch that, it IS my favourite movie of all time.  I love how Kaufman plays with reality & splits himself in to two people, brilliant!

"LemonSlice said:

Not an Almodovar fan so no, but Adaptation was kooky though not nearly as good as Being John Malkovich."

Ahhhh! Aghhhhh! AGHGHGHGH!!!!! ;)

Adaptation is great. One of the more creative, cerebral, and difficult movies I've seen.

I remember I went to see the movie with my now ex-girlfriend and her parents at a theater near my hometown. And the theater staff had set up a display with a magnified newspaper article explaining the premise of the movie so that potential moviegoers wouldn't become confused and disoriented.

I had never seen anything like that before.

The first time I watched It I didn't get how deep it was, I thought the movie was actually writen by brothers.  When I realized he was actually creating the reality around him as he tried to write the screenplay, while fighting the urge to make "Hollywood trash" it went to a whole other level of awesome.  Looking back on it I should have clued in sooner.  I went in cold not knowing anything about it other then that he made Being John Malkovich which is also a favourite of mine.



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Veknoid_Outcast on 05 February 2013
chris_wing said:

The first time I watched It I didn't get how deep it was, I thought the movie was actually writen by brothers.  When I realized he was actually creating the reality around him as he tried to write the screenplay, while fighting the urge to make "Hollywood trash" it went to a whole other level of awesome.  Looking back on it I should have clued in sooner.  I went in cold not knowing anything about it other then that he made Being John Malkovich which is also a favourite of mine.

It's really a terrific movie.

When you think about the number of great movies in 2002 -- Gangs of New York, Adaptation, City of God, Catch Me if You Can, Talk to Her, Spirited Away (if you count the international release) -- it's absolutely bonkers that Chicago ended up winning the Oscar.



kain_kusanagi on 05 February 2013

Sure 1939 has some classics, but 1977 is the most epic year in movies of all time.

1977:

Star Wars
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
The Spy Who Loved Me
Annie Hall
Pete's Dragon
High Anxiety
The Rescuers

There's something for everyone and I left out a number of very good movies that aren't as well known as these. Star Wars alone wins the year the title of best year in movies, the rest are all gravy.



chris_wing on 05 February 2013
Veknoid_Outcast said:
chris_wing said:
 

The first time I watched It I didn't get how deep it was, I thought the movie was actually writen by brothers.  When I realized he was actually creating the reality around him as he tried to write the screenplay, while fighting the urge to make "Hollywood trash" it went to a whole other level of awesome.  Looking back on it I should have clued in sooner.  I went in cold not knowing anything about it other then that he made Being John Malkovich which is also a favourite of mine.

It's really a terrific movie.

When you think about the number of great movies in 2002 -- Gangs of New York, Adaptation, City of God, Catch Me if You Can, Talk to Her, Spirited Away (if you count the international release) -- it's absolutely bonkers that Chicago ended up winning the Oscar.

The Oscar, pfff.  Most times I don't really enjoy the picture of the year, not that they aren't almost always very good, but they generally aren't as daring or inventive as I like(just a generalization & my opinion).  I haven't seen Chicago so I can't comment on it.



Veknoid_Outcast on 05 February 2013
kain_kusanagi said:
Sure 1939 has some classics, but 1977 is the most epic year in movies of all time.

1977:

Star Wars
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
The Spy Who Loved Me
Annie Hall
Pete's Dragon
High Anxiety
The Rescuers

There's something for everyone and I left out a number of very good movies that aren't as well known as these. Star Wars alone wins the year the title of best year in movies, the rest are all gravy.

Nice to see some love for High Anxiety. I was just thinking of that movie the other day.

1977 is a solid choice. I might add Annie Hall and Saturday Night Fever to that list, two of the best of 1977 in my opinion.

Edit: Oops, Annie Hall made the list. My bad.



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chris_wing on 05 February 2013
kain_kusanagi said:
Sure 1939 has some classics, but 1977 is the most epic year in movies of all time.

1977:

Star Wars
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
The Spy Who Loved Me
Annie Hall
Pete's Dragon
High Anxiety
The Rescuers

There's something for everyone and I left out a number of very good movies that aren't as well known as these. Star Wars alone wins the year the title of best year in movies, the rest are all gravy.

You forgot Smokey and the Bandit.



kain_kusanagi on 05 February 2013
Veknoid_Outcast said:
kain_kusanagi said:
Sure 1939 has some classics, but 1977 is the most epic year in movies of all time.

1977:

Star Wars
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
The Spy Who Loved Me
Annie Hall
Pete's Dragon
High Anxiety
The Rescuers

There's something for everyone and I left out a number of very good movies that aren't as well known as these. Star Wars alone wins the year the title of best year in movies, the rest are all gravy.

Nice to see some love for High Anxiety. I was just thinking of that movie the other day.

1977 is a solid choice. I might add Annie Hall and Saturday Night Fever to that list, two of the best of 1977 in my opinion.

Edit: Oops, Annie Hall made the list. My bad.


Yeah I almost put Saturday Night Fever on the list since it's so popular, but I never liked it so I left it off.

High Anxiety is a fantastic movie. I actualy think it's better than Vertigo and it's a masterpiece. But I've always been partial to comedies and have a short list of thrillers I'm a fan of.



kain_kusanagi on 05 February 2013
chris_wing said:
kain_kusanagi said:
Sure 1939 has some classics, but 1977 is the most epic year in movies of all time.

1977:

Star Wars
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
The Spy Who Loved Me
Annie Hall
Pete's Dragon
High Anxiety
The Rescuers

There's something for everyone and I left out a number of very good movies that aren't as well known as these. Star Wars alone wins the year the title of best year in movies, the rest are all gravy.

You forgot Smokey and the Bandit.

Lol, fun movie for sure, but not quite what I'd be willing to call a classic. Popcorn classic maybe.



chris_wing on 05 February 2013
kain_kusanagi said:
chris_wing said:
kain_kusanagi said:
Sure 1939 has some classics, but 1977 is the most epic year in movies of all time.

1977:

Star Wars
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
The Spy Who Loved Me
Annie Hall
Pete's Dragon
High Anxiety
The Rescuers

There's something for everyone and I left out a number of very good movies that aren't as well known as these. Star Wars alone wins the year the title of best year in movies, the rest are all gravy.

You forgot Smokey and the Bandit.

Lol, fun movie for sure, but not quite what I'd be willing to call a classic. Popcorn classic maybe.

Agreed, I just wanted to make you feel bad for having an incomplete list. :)

EDIT: Isn't High Anxiety a spoof of Vertigo?  I saw it when I was really young.



kain_kusanagi on 05 February 2013
chris_wing said:
kain_kusanagi said:
chris_wing said:
kain_kusanagi said:
Sure 1939 has some classics, but 1977 is the most epic year in movies of all time.

1977:

Star Wars
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
The Spy Who Loved Me
Annie Hall
Pete's Dragon
High Anxiety
The Rescuers

There's something for everyone and I left out a number of very good movies that aren't as well known as these. Star Wars alone wins the year the title of best year in movies, the rest are all gravy.

You forgot Smokey and the Bandit.

Lol, fun movie for sure, but not quite what I'd be willing to call a classic. Popcorn classic maybe.

Agreed, I just wanted to make you feel bad for having an incomplete list. :)

EDIT: Isn't High Anxiety a spoof of Vertigo?  I saw it when I was really young.

Yep and I like it more than Vertigo. But like I said above I'm partial to comedies. Plus I'm a sucker for Mel Brooks flicks.