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re: What is the "Perfect" film, in your opinion?
Posted on 10/4/17 at 8:26 pm to SEClint
Posted on 10/4/17 at 8:26 pm to SEClint
If I'm going Speilberg/Dreyfuss/Williams I'm going Close Encounters, with great respect to Jaws.
Sprawling story with "come at me bro" effects to this day. Bigtime Government intruige, family strife/romance, hot Terri Garr, a Williams score that breaks the fourth (or some) wall to become an integral part of the film, action, pace, fear, cinematography with sets from Mexico to India and Wyoming (the scene in India with hundreds of extras running across each other in the shot is classic SS).
An achievement of a film in every aspect.
Sprawling story with "come at me bro" effects to this day. Bigtime Government intruige, family strife/romance, hot Terri Garr, a Williams score that breaks the fourth (or some) wall to become an integral part of the film, action, pace, fear, cinematography with sets from Mexico to India and Wyoming (the scene in India with hundreds of extras running across each other in the shot is classic SS).
An achievement of a film in every aspect.
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Posted on 10/4/17 at 8:55 pm to Backinthe615
Great stuff in here. Godfather, Rocky, Shawshank, and Princess Bride all really good choices.
A few I haven't seen mentioned:
Unforgiven
The Sting
Dr. Strangelove
Last of the Mohicans
The Insider
Being There
The Lion King
A few I haven't seen mentioned:
Unforgiven
The Sting
Dr. Strangelove
Last of the Mohicans
The Insider
Being There
The Lion King
This post was edited on 10/4/17 at 9:01 pm
Posted on 10/4/17 at 9:04 pm to Tiger Voodoo
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The Insider
One of my favorites, too. The courtroom scene with Bruce McGill makes me want to run through a wall.
Posted on 10/4/17 at 9:08 pm to Backinthe615
"WIPE THAT SMIRK OFF YO FACE!!!" 
So fricking classic. I should go bump the scenes that make you go frick YEAH thread from a few weeks ago and add that
So fricking classic. I should go bump the scenes that make you go frick YEAH thread from a few weeks ago and add that
This post was edited on 10/4/17 at 9:10 pm
Posted on 10/4/17 at 9:35 pm to rebelrouser
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Even w/ those fake arse rubber shark teeth? The shark is comically bad at the end.
We've come a long way since 1975.
Posted on 10/4/17 at 9:54 pm to SEClint
Raiders of the Lost Ark is the first film that came to mind. I can't think of a single thing I'd change about it.
One I haven't seen mentioned here is The Iron Giant. That's a perfect animated film as far as I'm concerned.
And I'll throw Hitchcock's Psycho in there as well. Such a perfect horror movie that still holds up. I love showing it to friends who have somehow never seen it before.
One I haven't seen mentioned here is The Iron Giant. That's a perfect animated film as far as I'm concerned.
And I'll throw Hitchcock's Psycho in there as well. Such a perfect horror movie that still holds up. I love showing it to friends who have somehow never seen it before.
Posted on 10/4/17 at 10:35 pm to SEClint
Godfather II
Posted on 10/4/17 at 11:11 pm to dingle
Jaws
Godfather
Godfather
Posted on 10/5/17 at 12:33 am to lsufan112001
Comedies:
Dr. Strangelove
Caddyshack
Trading Places
Groundhog Day
Action:
Alien
The Thing
Terminator II
John Wick
Drama:
Cool Hand Luke
The Godfather
Unforgiven
Memento
Ex Machina
Kid Friendly:
E.T.
Back to the Future
The Princess Bride
The Little Mermaid
The Incredibles
Toy Story 3
Dr. Strangelove
Caddyshack
Trading Places
Groundhog Day
Action:
Alien
The Thing
Terminator II
John Wick
Drama:
Cool Hand Luke
The Godfather
Unforgiven
Memento
Ex Machina
Kid Friendly:
E.T.
Back to the Future
The Princess Bride
The Little Mermaid
The Incredibles
Toy Story 3
Posted on 10/5/17 at 5:59 am to SEClint
For me personally it's City of God. From the moment the scene where Lil Ze went on a killing spree as a child and was giggling about it, I have never been more riveted by a movie.
Completely perfect movie for me. It, along with Pan's Labyrinth, are the only two foreign films where the subtitles melted away and I didn't even notice I was reading them anymore.
Personal Favorites besides that movie though
Tombstone
Shawshank
Completely perfect movie for me. It, along with Pan's Labyrinth, are the only two foreign films where the subtitles melted away and I didn't even notice I was reading them anymore.
Personal Favorites besides that movie though
Tombstone
Shawshank
Posted on 10/5/17 at 11:39 pm to mindbreaker
Goodwill hunting
Posted on 10/6/17 at 12:02 am to jpainter6174
My only issues with The Godfather 2 from the standpoint of "perfection" are that the cinematography is distractingly dark at times, and one of my biggest movie aggravations of all time is that no one has ever been able to explain what EXACTLY, with 100% certainty what Fredo did to betray Michael.
My personal perfect movie is Rounders. Casting, story, cinematography, pacing, subject matter, etc
My personal perfect movie is Rounders. Casting, story, cinematography, pacing, subject matter, etc
Posted on 10/6/17 at 12:40 am to SEClint
Everyone and all these lists love Vertigo and The Searchers but they aren't perfect films...great scenes, great shots...great cinema...but honestly, I'd rather watch Red River over and over again than The Searchers...Red River is entertaining for any generation.
There is no perfect film of course...but I feel this thread has devolved into what is the most "rewatchable film?"
Because a lot of the answers seem to be about rewatchability.
Maybe if you can rewatch a film over and over and over again and not be bored by it - then that it is the perfect film.
I would say for comedy: Trading Places
I find nothing wrong with it...I don't know why but it still feels fresh everytime...it's smart, funny and fast-paced. Dialogue is on point. There's no wasted film in this movie. It's so tight.
For comedies Groundhog Day is there too. But Trading Places has a tightness over Groundhog Day...every scene is so sculpted with perfect dialogue for the moment.
It's easily one of the most rewatchable comedies of all-time.
There is no perfect film of course...but I feel this thread has devolved into what is the most "rewatchable film?"
Because a lot of the answers seem to be about rewatchability.
Maybe if you can rewatch a film over and over and over again and not be bored by it - then that it is the perfect film.
I would say for comedy: Trading Places
I find nothing wrong with it...I don't know why but it still feels fresh everytime...it's smart, funny and fast-paced. Dialogue is on point. There's no wasted film in this movie. It's so tight.
For comedies Groundhog Day is there too. But Trading Places has a tightness over Groundhog Day...every scene is so sculpted with perfect dialogue for the moment.
It's easily one of the most rewatchable comedies of all-time.
This post was edited on 10/6/17 at 12:42 am
Posted on 10/6/17 at 1:06 am to SEClint
Terminator 2
Oceans 11 - George Clooney version
Almost famous
Boogie nights
Pirates of the Caribbean- first one
Pulp fiction
Heat
Shawshank
La confidential
Goodfellas
Oceans 11 - George Clooney version
Almost famous
Boogie nights
Pirates of the Caribbean- first one
Pulp fiction
Heat
Shawshank
La confidential
Goodfellas
This post was edited on 10/6/17 at 1:07 am
Posted on 10/6/17 at 1:11 am to 632627
quote:
Boogie nights
Who can't rewatch Boogie Nights?
I think the music that matches and accentuates what you are seeing on screen has been perfect...in maybe 3 films.
Once Upon A Time in the West...
The Graduate...
And Boogie Nights.
This post was edited on 10/6/17 at 1:12 am
Posted on 10/6/17 at 1:23 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Aguirre, Wrath of God by Werner Herzog. A German film that features the greatest acting performance of all time (Klaus Kinski). Its about Spanish conquistadores looking for the fabled City of Gold (El Dorado) in the Amazon but ultimately its about German guilt for instigating 2 world wars. The last scene is one of the greatest tracking shots of all time.
Posted on 10/6/17 at 2:16 am to SEClint
Good Will Hunting
it's a masterpiece
it's a masterpiece
Posted on 10/6/17 at 8:31 am to SEClint
May have missed but I hope at least one person mentioned:
"Lawrence Of Arabia"
Sometimes I think "Glengarry Glenn Ross" is damn near perfect. May be the best performance of nearly half dozen of the greatest male actors of the past several decades.
Even though those two are a little older, I think Hollywood movies are getting better and better as a whole. So many great new films.
"Lawrence Of Arabia"
Sometimes I think "Glengarry Glenn Ross" is damn near perfect. May be the best performance of nearly half dozen of the greatest male actors of the past several decades.
Even though those two are a little older, I think Hollywood movies are getting better and better as a whole. So many great new films.
Posted on 10/6/17 at 8:33 am to dpd901
quote:
My personal perfect movie is Rounders
great movie
Posted on 10/6/17 at 9:11 am to ImAComanche
quote:
Goodfellas
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