I'm not feeling too well lately, i feel like not leaving my room a lot in the near future, and i'd want to watch some films. I made a blog about nordic mytholgy films, but i couldnt find too much which i havent knew already, so let's widen up this a bit:
I do not want to watch comedies, i do not feel like laughing in the next year or so (ok, you get the idea, dont take it word-by-word). romance, and that kind of things is out of question.
What i do like. Good films in general, even if i dont like a topic i can always appreciate a well directed film or very good performance from the actors.
More specifically. I like gangster movies, because the distinction between good and evil isn't too clear, "original" characters might appear, unlike in many other chategories where you got to have the hot women, the evil villain, the wannabe, the old teacher, the funny guy, the slutty woman etc... BUT i dont think you can recommend me anything new. here's a quickly made list of what i watched (and liked, mostly) + Show Spoiler +
Scarface, The Godfather-s, Citade de deus, Once upon a time in America, Carlito's way, Casino, Goodfelas, Heat, Snatch, The departed, Gangs of New York, The untouchables (eh, not quite that, but still), The Sopranos (i know it's a serial) I dont remember any others right now, so, feel free to suggest
I like fantasy. yeah, i know what most ppl think about it, but still, i have a thing for dragons, wizards, and the whole medieval atmosphere, epic battles and whatnot. Ring of the Nibelungs, LotR, you know these kind of things.
I always liked history and mythology. Really, any kind of mytholgy, but it turns out that there arent many films about it. If you can recommend me any greek/roman, northic, egyptian japanese chinese or other mythology films, in which actual myths are used, gods appear etc feel free to recommend it to me. I mentioned history, not many good films regarding that topic, i absolutely hate everything connected to WW2 and holocaust, it's so overused and mythified yet wants to sound realistic and exagerations and distortions, i'm just sick of it. Going further back like medieval, antic history, that already merges with mythology and fantasy. I like epicness till it doesnt turn to ridicule.
Horror, thriller, crime, action, psychology.
I like them. However those which are well structured, well thought out, and not produced on the idea "the more blood and chicks we get in it the better it sells". Some examples, The others, Blair which project, the first second any maybe third Saw, The butterfly effect, Se7en, Face/Off, One flew over the cacoo's nest, many others which bring something original and work it out. You know films which force you to think hard while watching, films which (might) scare you without 50 liters of blood, a dozen severed limbs and young bitches screaming. For example i didnt like: Wrong Turn, hmm, this is hard i somehow forget the crappy movies, but in general, films which are filled with clishes, that bring nothing new, use lot of the existing ideas and try to sell it with more explotions, more blood, more whores, more stupid wimples etc...
Utopias and sci-fictions. My problem with them is that i usually pick on the mistakes in a film. And 99% of this kind of movies arent consistent, arent well structured, condtradict themselves, ignore rules of the nature, are not realistic. + Show Spoiler +
Ok, they do not have to be, you might say. I can accept premises like there's life on Pluto let's say. But i cannot accept that the alien life form looks 99% the same as humans and can easely communicate with them. I can accept that an alien race comes to conquer the Earth, but i cannot accept that they are defeated by the Earth's atmosphere or water. (WTF, if the only thing that kills you is water, why the heck you'd want a conquer a planet which surface is mostly water)
. Some have good ideas which could work out well, but usually those aren't finished cuz the film sells even if it's not perfectly done, because it's based on a good idea, and most ppl arent paying attention anyways.
I really like good actors. Jack Nicholson for example, i remember watching an otherwise terrible movie, just because he played so good. (+ Show Spoiler +
on a side note, sometimes soundtrack can do the same trick too, so yeah, movies with awesome soundracks are welcome tooo
) Al Pacino + Robert de Niro. Di Caprio and Brad Pitt (hey! i'm not gay, i know most ppl think of them as ladymen which they might be, but they played really really well in some of the films i saw), Edward Norton, and let's add an actress Helena Bonham Carter.
I know it's long, if you skipped to the bottom, here's the bottom line: Recommend me a good movie without clishes.
And i'm sorry for the use of various notions for prostitute, it just turned out like this, i dont really want to edit, it takes away the authenticity of my blog
EDIT: and this blog is about Hollywood movies, i watch several non-hollywood productions but it would be hard and long to discuss it here
On July 13 2010 00:25 Frobert wrote: Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels or The Departed.
Or, from the looks of your list of actors, just watch Fight Club again.
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - it s funny because i started to dl this film but it doesnt wanna come down
The Departed - already saw it, i think it's on my list too
About the actors, yes, it looks like they are picked out from 3 films in total. However it's not important that one of them to be in the film, i'm sure there are actors like them or different in a good way, who i dont really know.
i recently saw this movie, and it's awesome. nicholas cage is hit or miss, but he puts on a good show here. werner herzog is pretty dependable for great films
I went and pulled out a few suggestions from my personal DVD collection based on what I've read here.
I'll start with the one pure sci-fi suggestion, Blade Runner. It's one of Harrison Ford's earlier works. Cyberpunk at its finest. A very gritty futuristic setting. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083658/
Now I'll use another sort of sci-fi movie as a transition, called Outlander. A good description of this one is "Beowulf meets Predator". Set during the reign of the Vikings, and infuses a slight sci-fi twist to things. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462465/
Next I'll recommend a movie based on events that inspired a slightly more modern myth, Arthurian legends. The movie is simply called King Arthur. Uses the decline of the Roman Empire as the backdrop. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0349683/
And speaking of the Roman Empire, I am going to suggest not a movie but a mini-series called Empire. Revolves around events immediately following the assassination of Caesar. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0403759/
And while I do have more to recommend. I'm going to stop here because trying to do this from my phone is a royal pain in the ass. I may edit, or post more later if I can get at a regular computer.
On July 13 2010 01:42 Dukat wrote: I went and pulled out a few suggestions from my personal DVD collection based on what I've read here.
I'll start with the one pure sci-fi suggestion, Blade Runner. It's one of Harrison Ford's earlier works. Cyberpunk at its finest. A very gritty futuristic setting. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083658/
Now I'll use another sort of sci-fi movie as a transition, called Outlander. A good description of this one is "Beowulf meets Predator". Set during the reign of the Vikings, and infuses a slight sci-fi twist to things. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462465/
Next I'll recommend a movie based on events that inspired a slightly more modern myth, Arthurian legends. The movie is simply called King Arthur. Uses the decline of the Roman Empire as the backdrop. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0349683/
And speaking of the Roman Empire, I am going to suggest not a movie but a mini-series called Empire. Revolves around events immediately following the assassination of Caesar. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0403759/
And while I do have more to recommend. I'm going to stop here because trying to do this from my phone is a royal pain in the ass. I may edit, or post more later if I can get at a regular computer.
Blade Runner -> i think i heard about it, gonna check Outlander -> Saw it, yeah Beowolf meets Predator, thing is i dont really like either King Arthur -> probably saw it, either that or sg like that, but it was a while back, so OK Empire -> i might give this one a go too, but some movies first
Further recommendations are welcome
The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans -> nicholas cage really is hit or miss, more likely miss, but there's Eva Mendes, who actually isnt bad, sounds like it might be good
Infernal Affairs - i ll surely chek out the first, if i like it the rest too ofc
On July 13 2010 02:19 samachking wrote: A Beautiful Mind GATTACA Life is Beautiful (Italian Movie-La vita e bella) The Prestige City of God( Brazilian Movie I think?- Cicade no Deus?)
I highly recommend all of those movies, and I think they are worth watching.
A beautiful mind -> saw it, liked it Gattaca -> never ever heard of it, got to look it up Life is beautiful -> right now there s 0% i d watch a film with that title The prestige -> saw it, liked it (was a bit messed up at a point but still) City of Gods (Citade de Deus) -> it s on my list in the blog
Well as far as serials goes I think everyone owes it to themselves to watch the The Wire, but if you want movies here goes. Hmm it seems like your watched list is mostly ganster movies. I will try to give you something different.
Brazil - Movie about a 1984ish dystopian bureaucracy, and a man's somewhat pathetic attempt to break free of it. Directed by Terry Gilliam. If you can appreciate the menacing absurdism someone like Gilliam brings to the table you will not forget this movie. At the very least should be able to appreciate how fully realized his world is and marvel at the attention to detail in the imagery. Deals with themes like escapism, loss of individuality etc. Includes the greatest Robert DeNiro bit part of the 80s.
The Good the Bad and the Ugly - Epic spaghetti western. It seems the popular opinion is that Once Upon a Time in the West is the magnum opus of the genre, but I still like this film better. If you're up for a beautiful looking movie with an epic scope this is for you. One of the most well directed movies I've seen. I see you have seen Once Upon a Time in America so you must be somewhat familiar with Sergio Leone's epic storytelling.
Have you seen Apocalypse Now? Probably the best war movie ever made. It's basically an adaption of Heart of Darkness set during Vietnam. Much more than your average war movie.
As far as gangster movies I recommend L.A Confidential and Chinatown. Both movies set in different periods of L.A's history. Both deal with conspiracy and have a noir setting. Chinatown more so than L.A Confidential. They feature actors like Kevin Space and Jack Nicholson at their best.
As for mythology Pan's Labrynth is probably the best blend of mythology and real world issues that I have seen recently. It is worth checking out. It uses the mythological elements as a form of escapism during the Spanish Civil War. It doesn't pull its punches and doesn't coddle its audience. The ending is wonderfully vague too. I guess you interpretation of what type of movie it is depends on your mental state when you view it.
Sadly norse mythology is hard come by in good movies. LoTR would be your best bet on the norse mythology angle, but the adaption sort of ignores it's mythology roots to go for pure spectacle. I would check out Smultronstället, (Wild Strawberries) and The Seventh Sealby Ingmar Bergman if you're in to meditative self discovery. Nothing to do with Norse Mythology but I guess I had that part of Europe on my brain.
I will end by second Bladerunner and Bad Lieutenant. Blade Runner is a classic and while Nicholas Cage may be hit or miss Herzog is always worth checking out. Plus this is Cage at his best if you dig crazy Cage.
On July 13 2010 03:38 Aquafresh wrote: Well as far as serials goes I think everyone owes it to themselves to watch the The Wire, but if you want movies here goes. Hmm it seems like your watched list is mostly ganster movies. I will try to give you something different.
Brazil - Movie about a 1984ish dystopian bureaucracy, and a man's somewhat pathetic attempt to break free of it. Directed by Terry Gilliam. If you can appreciate the menacing absurdism someone like Gilliam brings to the table you will not forget this movie. At the very least should be able to appreciate how fully realized his world is and marvel at the attention to detail in the imagery. Deals with themes like escapism, loss of individuality etc. Includes the greatest Robert DeNiro bit part of the 80s.
The Good the Bad and the Ugly - Epic spaghetti western. It seems the popular opinion is that Once Upon a Time in the West is the magnum opus of the genre, but I still like this film better. If you're up for a beautiful looking movie with an epic scope this is for you. One of the most well directed movies I've seen. I see you have seen Once Upon a Time in America so you must be somewhat familiar with Sergio Leone's epic storytelling.
Have you seen Apocalypse Now? Probably the best war movie ever made. It's basically an adaption of Heart of Darkness set during Vietnam. Much more than your average war movie.
As far as gangster movies I recommend L.A Confidential and Chinatown. Both movies set in different periods of L.A's history. Both deal with conspiracy and have a noir setting. Chinatown more so than L.A Confidential. They feature actors like Kevin Space and Jack Nicholson at their best.
As for mythology Pan's Labrynth is probably the best blend of mythology and real world issues that I have seen recently. It is worth checking out. It uses the mythological elements as a form of escapism during the Spanish Civil War. It doesn't pull its punches and doesn't coddle its audience. The ending is wonderfully vague too. I guess you interpretation of what type of movie it is depends on your mental state when you view it.
Sadly norse mythology is hard come by in good movies. LoTR would be your best bet on the norse mythology angle, but the adaption sort of ignores it's mythology roots to go for pure spectacle. I would check out Smultronstället, (Wild Strawberries) and The Seventh Sealby Ingmar Bergman if you're in to meditative self discovery. Nothing to do with Norse Mythology but I guess I had that part of Europe on my brain.
I will end by second Bladerunner and Bad Lieutenant. Blade Runner is a classic and while Nicholas Cage may be hit or miss Herzog is always worth checking out. Plus this is Cage at his best if you dig crazy Cage.
Brazil - i like your prezentations, gonna watch The Good the Bad and the Ugly - saw it ofc Apocalypse now - sounds familiar, i ll chek it out LA Confidential and Chinatown - i'm pretty sure at some point i wanted to watch these but forgot about them, so thanks Pan's Labyrinth- similar as above Smultronstället and The Sevneth Sea - i like the titles and the said topic, so i ll put them on my list, thank you
i just have to recommend ROME. it is a TV-series but it's realy high quality (got 9.2/10 on imdb).
quote from a imdb reviewer: Political intrigue, great acting, sex, violence (the hand to hand type not the I'll shoot ya from a mile away kind), booze, gambling, prostitution, HOT HOT women, macho guys, murder, what's there not to like?!
some other suggestions you might check out: - Fargo - Goodfellas - Snatch - RocknRolla - Barry Lyndon
The Good, The Bad, and The Weird : awesome korean western. Rocknrolla : A great movie by Guy Ritchie. A must see if you liked Snatch.
On July 13 2010 02:29 Geo.Rion wrote: Life is beautiful -> right now there s 0% i d watch a film with that title
Your remark is retarded. This is one of the best european movie ever. He suggested you an amazing movie you haven't seen, and you just say there is no way you watch it just because of the title ? o.o
On July 13 2010 17:14 endy wrote: The Good, The Bad, and The Weird : awesome korean western. Rocknrolla : A great movie by Guy Ritchie. A must see if you liked Snatch.
On July 13 2010 02:29 Geo.Rion wrote: Life is beautiful -> right now there s 0% i d watch a film with that title
Your remark is retarded. This is one of the best european movie ever. He suggested you an amazing movie you haven't seen, and you just say there is no way you watch it just because of the title ? o.o
the remark is not retarded. It might be a good film, but right now i'm feeling that life isnt beautiful at all, not the slightest, not a bit. It almost hurts to read a title like that, this just isnt the right time for that movie for me
On July 13 2010 17:14 endy wrote: The Good, The Bad, and The Weird : awesome korean western. Rocknrolla : A great movie by Guy Ritchie. A must see if you liked Snatch.
On July 13 2010 02:29 Geo.Rion wrote: Life is beautiful -> right now there s 0% i d watch a film with that title
Your remark is retarded. This is one of the best european movie ever. He suggested you an amazing movie you haven't seen, and you just say there is no way you watch it just because of the title ? o.o
the remark is not retarded. It might be a good film, but right now i'm feeling that life isnt beautiful at all, not the slightest, not a bit. It almost hurts to read a title like that, this just isnt the right time for that movie for me
Who knows? It could be a satirical movie. I haven't watched it so I don't know. But I agree, your prejudice is retarded.
On July 13 2010 17:14 endy wrote: The Good, The Bad, and The Weird : awesome korean western. Rocknrolla : A great movie by Guy Ritchie. A must see if you liked Snatch.
On July 13 2010 02:29 Geo.Rion wrote: Life is beautiful -> right now there s 0% i d watch a film with that title
Your remark is retarded. This is one of the best european movie ever. He suggested you an amazing movie you haven't seen, and you just say there is no way you watch it just because of the title ? o.o
the remark is not retarded. It might be a good film, but right now i'm feeling that life isnt beautiful at all, not the slightest, not a bit. It almost hurts to read a title like that, this just isnt the right time for that movie for me
Who knows? It could be a satirical movie. I haven't watched it so I don't know. But I agree, your prejudice is retarded.
retarded or not, i wont watch it now, maybe later, there are thing which you just cannot do sometimes. Say your gf dumps you, her name being Jasmine Alba, and you refuse to watch films with Jessica Alba. Logical? no? Retarded? Maybe. Understandable? Totally imo
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I like gangster movies, because the distinction between good and evil isn't too clear, "original" characters might appear, unlike in many other chategories where you got to have the hot women, the evil villain, the wannabe, the old teacher, the funny guy, the slutty woman etc... BUT i dont think you can recommend me anything new. here's a quickly made list of what i watched (and liked, mostly) + Show Spoiler +![[image loading]](http://www.santharia.com/bestiary/beasts_pics/fire_dragon2.jpg)
yeah, i know what most ppl think about it, but still, i have a thing for dragons, wizards, and the whole medieval atmosphere, epic battles and whatnot. Ring of the Nibelungs, LotR, you know these kind of things.![[image loading]](http://jermination.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/greek_gods400.jpg)
Really, any kind of mytholgy, but it turns out that there arent many films about it. If you can recommend me any greek/roman, northic, egyptian japanese chinese or other mythology films, in which actual myths are used, gods appear etc feel free to recommend it to me. I mentioned history, not many good films regarding that topic, i absolutely hate everything connected to WW2 and holocaust, it's so overused and mythified yet wants to sound realistic and exagerations and distortions, i'm just sick of it. Going further back like medieval, antic history, that already merges with mythology and fantasy. I like epicness till it doesnt turn to ridicule. ![[image loading]](http://th07.deviantart.net/fs8/150/i/2005/354/0/3/I_can__t_believe_my_eyes_by_Violator3.jpg)
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My problem with them is that i usually pick on the mistakes in a film. And 99% of this kind of movies arent consistent, arent well structured, condtradict themselves, ignore rules of the nature, are not realistic. + Show Spoiler +
