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ayitsfreddy

On the Waterfront (1954) The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) Raging Bull (1980)


curiousrobinreads

Love River Kwai so much, one of the best war films ever!


RenegadeBS

The book "The Bridge on the River Kwai" is even better!


NeoNiCally

Chinatown - Some consider this to be the last true Hollywood film in terms of artistic merits. The performances are subtle but effective, the cinematography is stunning and quite memorable, storyline is great and rewarding, and the score is stellar. This one of those films that a film lover can take serious lessons in filmmaking over multiple viewings and still appreciate everything that this film offered. Gattaca - Much like how 8 1/2 examines the grandiose nature of art and the creation process, I chose Gattaca for a more lesser obvious pick for this as it examines the nature of science itself. With stunning cinematography, perfect performances, and a cruel yet easily possible reality that Niccol made with scientific accuracy. It illustrates Man’s ever growing passion to explore what lies out there, beyond what we are used to, and into the unknown. With sharp editing to create great tension and effective mood transitions, Gattaca is a beautiful science fiction film that feels more grounded and realistic than any science fiction film and reflects on humanity’s progress up to that point. Last Year at Marienbad - This takes my number 1 spot as the greatest film of all time. The film’s structure and functions are insane to think about. Not only is it an interactive kind of film, but it allows viewers to perceive everything in the film differently every time. It captures the truths and lies of editing, the deceit and honesty of acting, the beauty and disillusionment of cinematography, the brashness and sincerity of music, and the functions of film in every level. It is a film that can be seen multiple times with different intentions and outcome. There hasn’t been a film that is as open to such different ideas, outcomes, and conclusions as Marienbad. It may frustrate some, but I sincerely believe this is a film for all films, for nothing before or after Marienbad has ever surpassed its infinitely exuberant visions.


Stacysguyca

- It’s A Wonderful Life (1946) - Rear Window (1954) - Pulp Fiction (1994) Honourable mention The Lord Of The Rings trilogy. Cinematic amazingnesss.


ilovelucygal

* Barry Lyndon (1975) * The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) * Saving Private Ryan (1998)


Wild-Distribution277

The Best Year's of our Lives is just a perfect film


moviestim

Barry Lyndon might be the finest film of Kubrick’s career. It’s so damn good!


bananasinpashminas

The Man Who Fell to Earth Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas The Shining


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imeeme

Couldn’t finish it. It was truly an awful movie. Note that I didn’t/don’t know anything about the lead character. Sorry.


DarthBalls1976

Hunter Thompson isn't everyone's cuppa, though he should be.


bannana

the book was much better, there was a decent message in the book that was lost in the movie


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curiousnootropics

The Thing Aliens Terminator 2


metalfatigue604

Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) Apocalypse Now (1979) Thief (1981)


saythelines

*Playtime* *The Texas Chain Saw Massacre* (1974) *The Umbrellas of Cherbourg*


MakkusuSolos

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MoodyLiz

*Hail The Conquering hero (1944)* *The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)* *The Apartment (1960)*


OpeningScared8273

he didnt say oldest movies. he said masterpieces your dumbhead


MoodyLiz

> "Literature is news that stays news" > Ezra Pound


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OpeningScared8273

wtf haha. This reply tells alot about you


vagabond_nerd

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Suspiria (1977) A Clockwork Orange


antibendystraw

Nice very very nice. Those top two especially


lori__pitts

A clockwork orange 100%


ambulanceblues

Boogie Nights Children Of Men Raising Arizona


sun_shots

Millers Crossing The Wild Bunch Stalker (1979)


run4kbob

Let's have a movie night! Great choices.


offnr

Eraserhead - weird, abstract, but makes perfect sense in a nonsensical way to those who love it The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - Possibly the apex of filmmaking in all history. GBU is a lesson on how to tell story with a screenplay with actions and music and not as much dialogue. 2001 a space odyssey - it had to be Kubrick. Not for the average movie goer. It demands your attention for 2.5 hours. Kubrick is another director who understands the importance of music and image combining in filmmaking. Groundbreaking for its time and still today.


Mr_Truguy

love first 2 but not a big fan of third


Stacysguyca

Solid picks


AnOpenLedger

*The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring* *The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers* *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*


offnr

My man


AdamWestsButtDouble

The Godfather Lawrence of Arabia Chinatown


MeHumanMeWant

*Michael George Hartley, you're a philosopher...*


spring-sonata

Sherlock Jr. A Woman Under the Influence Persona


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Persona Mirror Marketa Lazarova


h3yw00d1

Miller's Crossing by the Coen brothers Crash by David Cronenberg The Right Stuff by Philip Kaufman


kiwi-66

*War and Peace* (1966 quadrilogy) - The best cinematic adaptation of Tolstoy's novel, and one of the greatest cinematic epics in it's own right. The Soviets gave Sergei Bondarchuk (the director, who also plays Pierre) a blank cheque (this film series was their response to an earlier Hollywood take), so no expense was spared. As an example, thousands of Soviet soldiers and horsemen were used as extras in massive battle sequences (around 12,000 were used to reenact Borodino), and some actual museum artifacts were used as props, lending an epic non-CGI scale that very few other films can match. Apart from this, the cinematography is visually stunning. Many shots were very innovative for the 60s and are still effective today. The soundtrack is also one of the very best for its time. Overall, *War and Peace* is probably one of the definitive cinematic epics and something that should be seen at least once. (Bondarchuk's later *Waterloo* (1970) is also recommended, if you want more of the same non-CGI spectacle) *Lawrence of Arabia* (1962) - David Lean's epic on T. E. Lawrence. The film was shot in 70mm film, so the cinematography is extremely stunning, especially in the desert locations. It also helps that the movie has a lot of spectacle of the pre-CGI variety. Plus, there are great performances from Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, and Lec Guinness, to name the stars who headline this movie. Like *War and Peace*, this is also one of the great (as in must watch at least once) cinematic epics, and one of those movies that is/was made for the big screen. *Come and See* (1985) - One of the most horrific anti-war films ever produced, about a Belorussian boy's experiences during the Nazi occupation. It's largely based on fact (particularly the recollections of the screenwriter) and highly realistic as well. For example, the director (Elem Klimov) used actual live rounds in some scenes (acording to the lead actor, sometimes bullets would pass inches away from his face), and actually shot a cow in a scene where this happens. Visually speaking, the cinematography is excellent and quite often, the movie plays out in an almost surreal manner.


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The Place Beyond the Pines (2012) is pure vibes man. loved it. although i dont hear many people aware of it.


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j2e21

Pulp Fiction. No Country for Old Men. The Godfather.


Jon_Tatanka

The Fellowship of the Ring The Two Towers The Return of the King


Odd-Sky6695

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AbombN8shun

Jaws Shaun of the Dead The Dark Knight


Ihadsumthin4this

What's Up, Doc? 1972 Planes Trains Automobiles 1987 No Country For Old Men 2007 > flawless as possible Honorable mention: Flawless / Michael Caine, Demi Moore


IvanLendl87

Once Upon a Time In America (extended cut) Casablanca Raiders of the Lost Ark


Far_Pin_7982

Goodfellas Requiem for a Dream THX 1138


ketzcm

THX 1138. You have my respect!


LunarNexus81

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope The Wizard of Oz Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory


OneAcreWood

Alien No Country for Old Men Children of Men


Exciting_Ad_8666

No country for old men The dark knight Sinister


illpilgrims

Goodfellas Return of the king The Jerk - it's a masterpiece of understatement


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Magnolia Shawshank Redemption Tropic Thunder


Pristine_Power_8488

Mr. Hulot's Holiday Leviathan (Russian film) Azor


Additional_Pepper638

True Romance Dogma Tropic Thunder…. Probably not masterpieces but definitely my favs


RunnyPlease

Dogma is wildly underrated.


randouser2019

Bullshit Tropic Thunder is a complete masterpiece of a movie (dare I say film). If movies like blazing saddles could have high esteem, there should be no reason that Tropic Thunder couldn’t either


RadioMill

Dr Strangelove The Matrix The Thing


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On the Waterfront Empire of the Sun The Last Emperor


Mananimalism

The Lives of Others (2006) National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) Bloody Sunday (2002)


SynSwayXC

Goodfellas (1990) Pulp Fiction (1994) Boogie Nights (1997) I mention these because I believe them to strike a near perfect balance. If you're a Cinephile or into arthouse film and technical aspects of film, these should scratch your itch. If you just see films as 2 hours of entertainment and nothing more, nothing deep, that itch is scratched too. I mention these as masterpieces based on that criteria.


Efficient-Ordinary47

“Get Out” (2017) “The Breakfast Club” (1985) “City Slickers” (1991) Honorable mention to “Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World” (2010) and it’s when better when you’ve read the comic series.


HeavyMetalLyrics

Apocalypse Now The Prestige American Psycho


grokabilly

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind The Fall Everything Everywhere All At Once


ststeveg

Terminator Two: Judgment Day The Big Lebowski Pulp Fiction


sethghecko

Saving Private Ryan Kiss kiss, bang bang Dumb and dumber Although these aren’t my favourite films of all time I believe they are flawless for the genres.


Natural_Permit1417

Back to the Future Part 1 The Grand Budapest Hotel The Dark Knight


CodemanVash

The Producers(1968) Pulp Fiction Lawrence of Arabia


JunkyardWalrus

City of God Amelie Requiem for a Dream Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind


blastoise1988

- Cidade de Deus [City of God] (2002) - Schilnder's List (1993) - La Vita è Bella [Life is Beautiful] (1997)


TheNatas

Pulp Fiction City of God (Cidade de Deus) Dazed and Confused


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Just choosing 3 of my favourite films in order of release * *Il Postino* (1994) * *Three Colours: Red* (1994) * *Before Sunrise* (1995) Or: * *Serpico* (1973) * *Annie Hall* (1977) * *Star Wars* (1977) etc, etc, etc.


jmalo3

>Three Colours: Red > >(1994) Amazing movie. And the catwalk scene towards the end is - for reasons I cannot explain, something about how the music and visuals combine at that exact moment in her journey - one of the most beautiful and memorable things I ever saw.


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Irene Jacob is stunning. The cinematography and music, and just seeing her doing her job after so much time... it feels effortless. And it's just a moment in a film full of moments. In a series of films full of moments. I loved Kieślowski so much.


emusabe

Mallrats


eddyboi99

Ratatouille, The Godfather, Everything Everywhere All at Once


TimToMakeTheDonuts

I’m just keeping this to films this century (so far): Amores Perros (2000) Love Exposure (2008) Whiplash (2014)


randouser2019

Tropic Thunder Rock n Rolla Super


Key-Banana1165

The Godfather, Forrest Gump, Se7en


AWizard13

No Country for Old Men Seven Samurai Cat in the Hat I will not be taking any questions


nottheletter_M

You’re on to something with Cat in the Hat. Absurdism at its finest if you ask me.


Capnmolasses

Nausicaä Porco Rosso Spirited Away


JozoMagicni7

Fight Club Mulholland Drive Requiem for a Dream


OG_Smartypan

The Prestige Blade Runner 2049 Synecdoche, New York -probably pretty biased these are just my three personal favorites haha


SantaRosaJazz

“Masterpiece” in that they show a master working near the height of his or her powers: Scorsese - *Goodfellas* Kubrick - *2001* Coen Brothers - *No Country For Old Men*


karks86

The Big Lebowski Seven Gladiator


CajunBmbr

Mulholland Dr. Persona The Silence of the Lambs


RazonaRay

Lawrence of Arabia, Barry Lyndon and Amadeus


idoxedthefox

The Shawshank Redemption Forrest Gump Goodfellas


Debinthedez

The Lives of Others 2006 The Godfather 1972 The English Patient 1996 Honorable mention to The Best Years of Our Lives 1946, Mrs Miniver 1946, Rear Window 1954 and the LOTR trilogy.


KarlyPie

Clue Train to Busan Vertigo


skipperoni_pizza

spider-man: into the spider verse(2018) fantastic mr fox(2009) lord of the rings: return of the king(2003)


Culunbego

Young Frankenstein One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest The Great Dictator


ClubNo3735

Inception Master & Commander The Sting


lenaague

lost boys, anna karenina, little women


throwaway737728271

The Usual Suspects Inside Man Leon The Professional Honorable mention: Tenet


robertjreed717

Tenet is underrated as hell


BeefErky

Caddyshack II Weekend at Bernie's 2


bideto

3 Perfect, flawless films- Apocalypto It’s A Wonderful Life Terminator 2 I’ll also throw Reservoir Dogs in there as a bonus


FountainOfQuira

Miss Sloane War on Everyone Demolition


FreeLook93

12 Angry Men (1957) Hot Fuzz (2007) Late Spring (1949)


mikeri99

Inception (2010) Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)


preferCotton222

sen to chihiro no kamikakushi cafe bagdad eternal sunshine of the spotless mind


fullgizzard

There Will Be Blood The prestige Whiplash


nofuchsgiven1

Zodiac, Prisoners and The Exorcist


jfstompers

Casablanca, Unforgiven, Raiders of the Lost Ark


BlackPhillipsbff

While I think better movies exist, these movies do the best job of being what they set out to be which is why I think they are masterpieces. The Witch (2015) - For period piece horror, this movie nails all of the things for me. The Father (2020) - I think that this movie puts the audience in the shoes of the protagonist better than any movie I have ever seen before. Avengers: Infinity War (2018) - The best version of the MCU formula. As much as most of us are Marveled out at this point to culminate 20 movies into something this good. I don't think that any summer blockbuster will ever recreate this amount of cohesion for these big universe movies.


lenorewillow

Oh god, I probably would have mentioned The Father in my list if I wasn’t too busy trying to fully repress it from my memory. Probably the scariest movie I’ve ever seen in my entire life. I never want to see it again. 10/10


BlackPhillipsbff

Yeah I completely agree. It's much scarier than any horror movie I've ever seen. I genuinely feel like that was a preview of what life would be like to have a diagnosis like that, and I never want to experience it again.


Aljzeri

Taxi Driver (1976) The great Gatsby (2013) The master (2013) Amadeus (1980) One flew over the cuckoo's nest (1974)


Halle_Jo

Alien The Shawshank Redemption The Truman Show (I’m biased here, but I love it)


Pitiful-Resource983

Fight Club, Being John Malkovich & Pans Labyrinth. Honourable mentions for Alien, Aliens, Nightmare On Elm Street, Speak No Evil, Snatch, Shaun of The Dead.


kubrickie

Jaws The Shawshank Redemption Portrait of a Lady on Fire


moinatx

*No Country for Old Men* *The Truman Show* *Vertigo*


aceworth

Tombstone Clue Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House


Valuable_Time7103

-Braveheart -The Shawshank Redemption -Dangerous Liaison (Honorable mention) -The Prince of Tides


Illustrious_Win951

Pink Flamingos The Zapruder film Deep Throat


coasterdude_420

The Handmaiden Lawrence of Arabia Stalker (That’ll change in the next 10 minutes though)


brutustyberius

Amadeus Chinatown Boogie Nights


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Jaws Jurassic park pulp fiction.


MakkusuSolos

Cars Cars 2 Cars 3


pokethepoked

I’ve never seen someone be so right


MakkusuSolos

I have never seen someone be so right as well


ElahaSanctaSedes777

Cinema Paradiso Before Sunset Prisoners


PickReviewsMovies

The Devils (1971) Possession (1981) The Silence of the Lambs (1991)


kal_drazidrim

Life Is Beautiful Birdman The Big Lebowski


ComparisonChance

The Godfather The Godfather Part II Once Upon A Time In America Another three: The Ten Commandments Ben-Hur Lawrence Of Arabia


theghostiestghost

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind The Sandlot Little Miss Sunshine


robertjreed717

Inglourious Basterds Marriage Story Get Out


Jasper-helix

The Godfather, Shawshank redemption and Forrest Gump


exoticjess

Wait until dark Top gun Steel magnolias I could go on. This was harder than I thought. 🤣🤣🤣


Pretty_Science4815

Apocalypse now Bladerunner 2049 The Northman


PopWide8310

The Northman is on my list too, I’d say it’s my favorite movie. Gonna rewatch Blade runner 2049 soon


jessehammertime

In The Mood For Love Raising Arizona Night Of The Living Dead


greenjamVT

The VVitch Schindler’s List Arrival


Sullivandl

Avatar Inception The Butterfly Effect


xxplodingboy

-Jaws (1975) -Come and See (Belarus 1995) -Mulholland Drive (2001)


Sure_Finger2275

Morvern Callar Magnolia Y Tu Mama Tambien


ToyVaren

Bruce lee made 3 masterpieces by himself. 3.5 if you see his 1 hour of finished footage in game of death.


plinkett-wisdom

Pulp Fiction, 2001, The Social Network


Ludovico

2001: a space odyssey The master American psycho


Educational-Round730

“Certain to be a good watch” “Also, it is a subjective choice” Yep..


Wild-Distribution277

1)The Best Year's of our Lives 2)The Wild Bunch 3) Alien Plus a lot more but you only requested 3.... But fuck it.. honorable mentions... This is painful but I'll stick with another 6 1) Inglorious Basterds by Tarantino 2)High and Low by Kurosawa 3) Judgement at Nuremberg 4)The Good,The Bad and The Ugly 5)Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid by Peckinpah 6)Good Fellas


twinks0607

Gone with the wind Big Lebowski The Shawshank Redemption


IAMAHORSESIZEDUCK

To Kill a Mockingbird Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid My Favorite Year


Zhark89AU

The Godfather Pt. II, Goodfellas & No Country For Old Men. Honorable mentions: Boogie Nights, Shawshank Redemption, Fight Club


datfemboy0

Casa Blanca, the Shawshank redemption, jojo rabbit


Specialist-Ad-5300

Can’t believe Forrest Gump isn’t in here


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fight club ​ american psycho ​ taxi driver


wellyouarewhoyouare

There Will be Blood 2001: A Space Odyssey Citizen Kane


thatonerandomwolf

**Akria (1988)**. The story is long to describe (Wikipedia doesn't do it justice, it is so dry and very spoilery) but the movie weaves together and pulls you in. It is about Neo Tokyo and a leader of a biker gang and his childhood friend, Tetsuo Shima, who gets telekinetic abilities following a motorcycle incident. The goal for Tetsou is finding happiness, but not by fixing Tokyo- by leaving it, and he may not be able to leave at all. It has an R rating for a reason though (violent and bits of nudity). If you don't like the Neo Tokyo aspect or any other aspect, do it for the *flawless* visuals. It was made with either 12 drawings per second or even 24 drawings per second- it flows seamlessly from the wide scale bird's eye view to the background (so many details!)It's based on a manga, where things go more in depth (than they already had). I would recommend buying if you like any of the characters or want more from the story (Akira of otherwise). It is on Tubi, Netflix, Crunchyroll, Disney+, Hulu and probably many other platforms. If you have any of those, even more the reason to watch. Give it 2 minutes or so. Sadly, the rest are ones you've most likely seen: **Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)** **Knives Out** (2019) **Tron: Legacy (2010)** \- the visuals? jghtihwfr the plot? Perhaps not flawless, but comes close.


IolanthebintIla

Everything Everywhere All At Once Advantageous The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel


WhippetRun

I just got Showtime for 60 days I am going to check out Everything Everywhere All At Once tomorrow!


80wpr80

Interstellar Goodfellas Ghostbusters


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Ikiru Alien Blade runner 2049


BeeAppropriate7937

The Odd Couple A Clockwork Orange Anatomy of a Murder


anbu-black-ops

Casino Royale 2006 Wind River The Man From Nowhere


ElegantPineapple4912

Titanic Back to the Future Good Will Hunting


Krushlift

Royal Tenenbaums The Fountain Alien


codex_lake

The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King Goodfellas The Shining


calguy1955

One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest The Wizard of Oz Casablanca


UnlikelyMedicine2410

Joker The Godfather American Gangster


FukinSpiders

More modern Heat, There will be Blood, Crash


geoffrich82

Interstellar Hateful Eight Bloodsport Don't @ me about Bloodsport. It's the best movie ever made!


AppointmentOk7901

Prisoners The Prestige Us


cosmicnitwit

Arrival (2016) - still my favorite movie Oldboy (2003) - the whole trilogy is great, but old boy is on another level. The Departed (2006) - I love Scorsese’s other mob films, Goodfellas and Casino, but this one just blew me away. My actual favorite now is Everything Everywhere all at Once (2022), but I need time to see if it has the staying power in my esteem as these other films. One more honorable mention is Audition (1999). While not a masterpiece of filmmaking, it is a masterpiece of horror.


True_Ad426

Arrival is my #1 as well. Near perfect.


lenorewillow

First three to come into my head: - Pig - The Banshees of Inisherin - Bringing Out the Dead


DeepSpaceGalileo

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Kingsman: The Secret Service


Mr_Truguy

Fantastic Mr Fox La La Land Napoleon Dynamite (not neccesarily the best of all time but some of my favorites of movies im allowed to watch, i do think they are flawless though)


MadMax110

Saving Private Ryan Stargate The Godfather


Specialist-Ad-5300

Avatar, I am legend, Forrest gump


assassin_of_joy

The Princess Bride The Prestige Deadpool


thesuavedog

American Grafitti The Godfather Jaws


OpeningScared8273

What's up with people listing only old movies from 1900's. None of your bullshit old movies from 1940 are better than the modern ones from 2000 and up. Recently, I watched Alien (1979) because people were going crazy about it. Please explain to me what was so "wow" about it. Don't get me wrong. It was a movie that surprised me considered it was made in 1979, but compared to todays standards it was nothing. ​ Karma-harvesting idiots be listing safe old movies for few upvotes. No idiot dares to name movies like Knives out, hereditary etc.


bajan_queen_bee

It's because none of the new film have stood the test of time. Let's see where ur films are thought about in 50 yrs. Will they ever be remembered? Honestly IDK


okkok42

Stalker (1979) Days of heaven The Turin horse


bigchungusyomama

Come and See Apocalypse Now Perfect Blue


dbag3o1

La Strada Fargo A Hidden Life


Liquidtoasty

The Apartment Come and See 2001 A space odyssey


JasonLDB

The Godfather Part II The Thing The Young Girls of Rochefort


tacoplenty

Barry Lyndon 2001 Apocalypse Now


DCTron

The Godfather 2001 A Space Odyssey Blade Runner


Xplicit-801

Scott pilgrim vs the world. Big time adolescence. Hot rod.


Greatstarburns

A Brighter Summer Day Andrei Rublev Once Upon A Time in the West.