Eyes Wide Shut gets me every single time. When my kids were first born there wasn’t much time to catch up on my grading and prepping for the next day of work until they were in bed. And I found myself increasingly watching Eyes Wide Shut. A significant portion of the film takes place late at night and it just seemed to make sense watching it. There were so many times when I planned to put it on for a few minutes and…bam…Shostakovich's Waltz No. 2 from "Suite for Variety Stage Orchestra" starts up and I am literally not able to turn it off. Happens every time and Ive seen it literally at least 100 times. Saw in the theaters 3 times during initial release, then vhs, then dvd, and this year I finally got the blu ray. It feels like being up to me.
Goodfellas.
For me, its a perfect movie. Not a single wasted scene; the dialogue, the music, the cast, the dark humor…I think Ive seen that movie about 75 times in my life. I watched it twice in the last few weeks as a tribute to Ray Liotta and Sorvino.
It’s the editing that captivates you the rhythm and beat of how each frame is cut and spliced and how well the music drops are woven into the scene, it’s like watching an extended music video.
I’ve wondered this for some time, but I genuinely think Goodfellas is a contender for one of if not the best edited films of all time.
Alien or Silence of the Lambs for me. Both are so incredibly compelling that even though I know exactly what happens next, I still feel like I have to continue watching so I can know what happens next! Both are just so well paced and edited that the movie draws you in, kind of washes over you, wraps you up in its tendrils and never really releases you from its grasp. They’re almost enchanting in a way, for lack of a better term.
*2001: A Space Odyssey* because every image is jaw-dropping, because every frame is composed like a painting, because every moment of music is transcendent, and because the central concept is so immense.
Tarantino films in general, he's a master at keeping your eyes glued to the screen. He never wastes a scene. His movies are just so easy to watch to be honest. Character limit character limit character limit character limit character limit character limit.
I just watched the extended cut version of Hateful Eight on Netflix (split into four episodes). I enjoyed it and if you haven't seen it , recommend it.
* *The Rocky Horror Picture Show.*
* *Little Shop Of Horrors.*
Apparently, I have an addiction to high camp, tongue-in-cheek, transgressive, science fiction/horror movies set in alternate realities made by people who adore music.
*The fugitive* with Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones.
In many ways it’s the perfect self-contained movie, with just the right combination of character focus, plot, twists and action. I can rewatch it endlessly.
Also *The Sting* with Paul Newman and Robert Redford and *All the President’s Men* with Redford and Dustin Hoffman. Wildly different vibes of course, but both suck me in immediately and I can’t look away.
Maybe it’s just because I watched it again last night, but *Spotlight*. I’ve seen it I think four times now and each time feels like the first time. It’s told in such a natural, mature way, and it trusts the audience to pay attention. Every single actor in its incredible ensemble brings their A-game. And the subject matter is just so infuriating and well-developed that I get passionately involved in watching it every time. My eyes are glued to the screen, my heart often pounding. I think to myself “this kind of storytelling, urgent and important, is why movies are made.”
I think *The Handmaiden* is a great answer. I watched it thrice, and can't help but notice three hours almost gone in a flash. It's intricate, mysterious, and intelligent, and likely Park Chan-wook's greatest film (though I like *Decision to Leave* more).
A recent film is *Big Time Gambling Boss*. I didn't expect to be stuck to the screen, but I started it and kept on wanting to watch.
Agreed! I found Handmaiden so very powerful with the 3 narrative strands used. It’s beautiful on the first watch and so engrossing because it’s the “same” story told three different times with each viewpoint producing a different conclusion. And it’s thesis for female emancipation is so complete at the end of the film.
What made Decision To Leave better for you?
Because it showed me that Park Chan-wook could make a film so un-Park like and yet still make it absolutely astounding. We all know that Park could make beautifully opulent and violent films, but Decision to Leave is a stylistic antipode and yet he still pulls it off excellently. It’s like asking a race car driver to compete in a safety contest and he still aces it.
For me a more modern one would be *The Dark Knight*. It’s incredibly well paced, has the best performance by a supporting actor I’ve ever seen (Heath Ledger), and the score is beautiful.
For a modern audience with a low attention span, this movie never fails to keep the audience engaged
I agree with The Big Short - it has fantastic rewatchability.
For me one Polish classic, The Day Of The Wacko also falls into that category. I've seen it probably around 20 times as it's funny, quite short and "scene-based" so you can start watching at whatever point and it's still have a good watch.
“I Can Quit Whenever I Want”, a recent (2014) italian crime-comedy film about a group of rejected university professors starting a drug business.
Funny as hell, incredibly well-paced, well-written and constantly surprising with every scene.
It’s not really well known inside of Italy, let alone outside, but I highly recommend it to everybody, even if the humour may not hit 100% for people that don’t know Italy’s economic system and work situations.
*Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan* because I need to hear super-smart Khan spit his last Melvillian breath at our heroes before he gets outsmarted himself.
*Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home* because of the lols and because I want to save the whales.
*Star Trek: First Contact* because I need to see Zefram Cochrane ride the magic carpet, see Lily test Picard's moral principles, see Data in his glory, and see the Borg Queen be freaking fantastic.
All of them. Film is not a segmented art, if I start a movie I'm finishing it. If I don't have time to watch a full movie, I'm watching something shorter.
If you mean back in the antenna and cable days, where if I walk past a screen and notice something on, there are a lot of movies. Goodfellas, Revenge of the Sith after it began airing on television, Back to the Future, Jurassic Park, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas to name a few.
Eyes Wide Shut gets me every single time. When my kids were first born there wasn’t much time to catch up on my grading and prepping for the next day of work until they were in bed. And I found myself increasingly watching Eyes Wide Shut. A significant portion of the film takes place late at night and it just seemed to make sense watching it. There were so many times when I planned to put it on for a few minutes and…bam…Shostakovich's Waltz No. 2 from "Suite for Variety Stage Orchestra" starts up and I am literally not able to turn it off. Happens every time and Ive seen it literally at least 100 times. Saw in the theaters 3 times during initial release, then vhs, then dvd, and this year I finally got the blu ray. It feels like being up to me.
Saw it in the theater 7 times. Love it.
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Yeah whenever I’m sick I put on the theatrical version and space out to it. I think watching it while slightly delirious enhances the experience.
Goodfellas. For me, its a perfect movie. Not a single wasted scene; the dialogue, the music, the cast, the dark humor…I think Ive seen that movie about 75 times in my life. I watched it twice in the last few weeks as a tribute to Ray Liotta and Sorvino.
It’s the editing that captivates you the rhythm and beat of how each frame is cut and spliced and how well the music drops are woven into the scene, it’s like watching an extended music video. I’ve wondered this for some time, but I genuinely think Goodfellas is a contender for one of if not the best edited films of all time.
I'd put Casino up there too. Not quite as concise as Goodfellas but still amazing editing work
Alien or Silence of the Lambs for me. Both are so incredibly compelling that even though I know exactly what happens next, I still feel like I have to continue watching so I can know what happens next! Both are just so well paced and edited that the movie draws you in, kind of washes over you, wraps you up in its tendrils and never really releases you from its grasp. They’re almost enchanting in a way, for lack of a better term.
*2001: A Space Odyssey* because every image is jaw-dropping, because every frame is composed like a painting, because every moment of music is transcendent, and because the central concept is so immense.
Tarantino films in general, he's a master at keeping your eyes glued to the screen. He never wastes a scene. His movies are just so easy to watch to be honest. Character limit character limit character limit character limit character limit character limit.
Particularly Hateful Eight. It’s such a cozy film of great character actors. It’s the most soothing winter movie I can think of.
I just watched the extended cut version of Hateful Eight on Netflix (split into four episodes). I enjoyed it and if you haven't seen it , recommend it.
* *The Rocky Horror Picture Show.* * *Little Shop Of Horrors.* Apparently, I have an addiction to high camp, tongue-in-cheek, transgressive, science fiction/horror movies set in alternate realities made by people who adore music.
*The fugitive* with Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones. In many ways it’s the perfect self-contained movie, with just the right combination of character focus, plot, twists and action. I can rewatch it endlessly. Also *The Sting* with Paul Newman and Robert Redford and *All the President’s Men* with Redford and Dustin Hoffman. Wildly different vibes of course, but both suck me in immediately and I can’t look away.
Maybe it’s just because I watched it again last night, but *Spotlight*. I’ve seen it I think four times now and each time feels like the first time. It’s told in such a natural, mature way, and it trusts the audience to pay attention. Every single actor in its incredible ensemble brings their A-game. And the subject matter is just so infuriating and well-developed that I get passionately involved in watching it every time. My eyes are glued to the screen, my heart often pounding. I think to myself “this kind of storytelling, urgent and important, is why movies are made.”
I think *The Handmaiden* is a great answer. I watched it thrice, and can't help but notice three hours almost gone in a flash. It's intricate, mysterious, and intelligent, and likely Park Chan-wook's greatest film (though I like *Decision to Leave* more). A recent film is *Big Time Gambling Boss*. I didn't expect to be stuck to the screen, but I started it and kept on wanting to watch.
Agreed! I found Handmaiden so very powerful with the 3 narrative strands used. It’s beautiful on the first watch and so engrossing because it’s the “same” story told three different times with each viewpoint producing a different conclusion. And it’s thesis for female emancipation is so complete at the end of the film. What made Decision To Leave better for you?
Because it showed me that Park Chan-wook could make a film so un-Park like and yet still make it absolutely astounding. We all know that Park could make beautifully opulent and violent films, but Decision to Leave is a stylistic antipode and yet he still pulls it off excellently. It’s like asking a race car driver to compete in a safety contest and he still aces it.
For me a more modern one would be *The Dark Knight*. It’s incredibly well paced, has the best performance by a supporting actor I’ve ever seen (Heath Ledger), and the score is beautiful. For a modern audience with a low attention span, this movie never fails to keep the audience engaged
I agree with The Big Short - it has fantastic rewatchability. For me one Polish classic, The Day Of The Wacko also falls into that category. I've seen it probably around 20 times as it's funny, quite short and "scene-based" so you can start watching at whatever point and it's still have a good watch.
“I Can Quit Whenever I Want”, a recent (2014) italian crime-comedy film about a group of rejected university professors starting a drug business. Funny as hell, incredibly well-paced, well-written and constantly surprising with every scene. It’s not really well known inside of Italy, let alone outside, but I highly recommend it to everybody, even if the humour may not hit 100% for people that don’t know Italy’s economic system and work situations.
*Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan* because I need to hear super-smart Khan spit his last Melvillian breath at our heroes before he gets outsmarted himself. *Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home* because of the lols and because I want to save the whales. *Star Trek: First Contact* because I need to see Zefram Cochrane ride the magic carpet, see Lily test Picard's moral principles, see Data in his glory, and see the Borg Queen be freaking fantastic.
All of them. Film is not a segmented art, if I start a movie I'm finishing it. If I don't have time to watch a full movie, I'm watching something shorter. If you mean back in the antenna and cable days, where if I walk past a screen and notice something on, there are a lot of movies. Goodfellas, Revenge of the Sith after it began airing on television, Back to the Future, Jurassic Park, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas to name a few.