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Nymphomaniac Vol 1 & 2

This is available on Netflix stream. I am not familiar with Lars Von Trier's filmmaking style. But even all the word of mouth didn't prepare me for what I was about to see. Mainly, I didn't expect to adore the movie so much. I was initially expecting something tasteless and obscene for the sake of shock value. There's definitely a lot of shocking and bizarre moments, and the sexual and gender politics at play can be argued a 100 different ways and my mind is still trying to come to terms with it all, but it was beautiful filmmaking and great acting (and I'm a sucker for the kind of framing device it uses). Vol 1 was a very sexual physical explorational romp, almost too much, but Vol 2 takes a bit of a darker sadder tone. You really need to watch both.

 

[Linius]

Sad about Robin Williams. I've had Dead Poets Society and Good Morning, Vietnam on my watchlist for ages. Time to get to it.

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

Flesh (1968). There's something strikingly genuine about it. 7/10

Edit: I think it's time I check out Good Will Hunting.

 

[BaronLundi]

Edit: I think it's time I check out Good Will Hunting.

It's really not that great.

Have you seen One-hour photo ?

I feel like rewatching The World according to Garp myself... : (

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

I remember hearing about it when it came out, but never saw it.

 

[Divius]

So Boyhood is certainly quite something isn't it? It feels so 'large' yet so personal and intimate at the same time. The nearly 3 hours went by like that *snaps fingers* and I loved it. Might be a bit early to call it but for now I'll say this is a milestone in cinema history and a future classic.

Which got me thinking of creating a thread in the OT about 'What movies from the last 5 years will be considered classics in 50 years' but I don't think I'll be able to take all the 'The Dark Knight' and 'Inception' answers. Then again it might lead to some interesting submissions.

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

TDK is older than 5 years though.

 

[MidnightCowboy]

I saw Boyhood for a second time yesterday and it confirmed my belief that it will go down as a classic as well. I love it.

 

[UrbanRats]

I rewatched The birdcage to commemorate Robin's departure and it's still every bit as good as the first time i saw it. the four leads are all magnificent (Williams, Lane, Wiest, Hackman), gags are numerous and funny, the stereotypes are portrayed with great affection and Agador rocks.
I never noticed William's penis necklace until today. weird

i loved this movie as a kid.
Wonder if it'd be considered offensive now.
Haven't watched it ever since.

 

[Discotheque]

I just saw it. It features some really flamboyant characters but it's still pretty freaking hilarious

Williams, Nathan Lane (I kept hearing genie and timon with these two when I was a kid), Azaria and gene hackman were so good

 

[Fallout-NL]

It's really not that great.

Have you seen One-hour photo ?(

It's really not that great.

Good Will Hunting is much better.

So Boyhood is certainly quite something isn't it? It feels so 'large' yet so personal and intimate at the same time. The nearly 3 hours went by like that *snaps fingers* and I loved it. Might be a bit early to call it but for now I'll say this is a milestone in cinema history and a future classic.

Which got me thinking of creating a thread in the OT about 'What movies from the last 5 years will be considered classics in 50 years' but I don't think I'll be able to take all the 'The Dark Knight' and 'Inception' answers. Then again it might lead to some interesting submissions.

TDK is older than 5 years though.

There's two classic shots in the TDK, but on the whole it's as much of a mess as most other superhero movies.


/edit:

As for recent movies that qualify. Hard to say. I assume we're picking movies that are not only good, but also have a small degree of mass appeal or people (popular culture) being aware of its existence.

I've been looking at imdb and these are some of the films I could come up with:

- Drive (2011)
- The Social Network (2010)
- Bellflower (2011)
- Melancholia (2011)
- Take Shelter (2011)
- Prisoners (2013)

Bellflower's really damn good, but nobody's heard of it. Suppose maybe it shouldn't be in there.

 

[Net_Wrecker]

There's two classic shots in the TDK, but on the whole it's as much of a mess as most other superhero movies.

Yeah but it's Heat: Batman Edition, so it will continue to be the best of those superhero messes for the foreseeable future.



Guardians of The Galaxy though.....even without a plot....

 

[Divius]

Tonight I will also be watching a Robin WIlliams movie in his honor. I have Dead Poets Society and What Dreams May Come ready to go, so probably either or both of those.

 

[UrbanRats]

I just saw it. It features some really flamboyant characters but it's still pretty freaking hilarious

Williams, Nathan Lane (I kept hearing genie and timon with these two when I was a kid), Azaria and gene hackman were so good

Yeah, i didn't remember it being done with any malice or derision.
Infact, the Gene Ackman character is more of the butt of the joke in the end, if i remember correctly.

Yeah but it's Heat: Batman Edition, so it will continue to be the best of those superhero messes for the foreseeable future.

Raimi's Spiderman 1&2 are still the best superhero movies.

Not in the last 5 years though.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

as long as its not Bicentennial Man

never forget

 

[UrbanRats]

as long as its not Bicentennial Man

never forget

Always weirded out by the robot banging the grandaughter of the little girl he serving in the first place.

 

[Currygan]

as long as its not Bicentennial Man

never forget

oh god. One of the worst

Yeah, i didn't remember it being done with any malice or derision.
Infact, the Gene Ackman character is more of the butt of the joke in the end, if i remember correctly.

Yeah, Sen. Keeley is definitely the most ridiculed about in the movie. Sure, "Starina" Albert and his antics are there to make you laugh, but at the end you see him and Armand just as two middle aged men deeply in love with each other, and that's what really counts

 

[Net_Wrecker]

Raimi's Spiderman 1&2 are still the best superhero movies.

Not in the last 5 years though.

Aside from certain parts of SM2, I can't revisit those anymore. They haven't held up for me.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Aside from certain parts of SM2, I can't revisit those anymore. They haven't held up for me.

do me a favor and never revisit the Singer X-Men movies

Just watch the Incredibles again

 

[Net_Wrecker]

do me a favor and never revisit the Singer X-Men movies

Just watch the Incredibles again

I barely remember anything about the X Mans movies aside from Wolverine defending the mansion from home invaders or something. *shrug*. Superhero movies really don't stick with me that much, and a series of them even less so. I'll only remember Days of Future Past until the next sequel is out, for example. Then all of it is flushed.

That's why I hold TDK so high among them- it's memorable. Put all of that Heath's shoulders if you want to, but it is what it is.

The Incredibles is timeless though. Shame on me for forgetting that one.

 

[NingenJanai]

Very entertaining french movie about a man who goes on a solo sea race around the world.

Watched it with zero expectations and I was very entertained the whole time.

Not the kind of movie I see you guys usually post about, but I recommend it.

 

[UrbanRats]

Aside from certain parts of SM2, I can't revisit those anymore. They haven't held up for me.

Granted i'm not big on superhero comic books, but i watched those a couple of years ago and felt as great as ever to me.
Never cared much about any other superhero movie though, especially those with an ensemble cast like Xmen, Avengers and such.

 

[Loxley]

Schindler's List

This needs be required viewing for every person on the planet. A powerful, masterpiece of a film that I never, ever want to watch again. I may finally have it in me to watch Shoah, but it'll be a while - I need to collect myself.

 

[Borgnine]

Which got me thinking of creating a thread in the OT about 'What movies from the last 5 years will be considered classics in 50 years' but I don't think I'll be able to take all the 'The Dark Knight' and 'Inception' answers. Then again it might lead to some interesting submissions.

Tree of Life is the only classic of the last 5 years.

Past 10 years I already said There Will Be Blood will be up by Laurence of Arabia in 50 years. That's it though. Maybe No Country will crack the top 100, but not as high.

 

[More_Badass]

Anyone here see Blue Ruin? I'd read some reviews, was wondering if it's worth checking out

 

[Divius]

Tree of Life is the only classic of the last 5 years.

Past 10 years I already said There Will Be Blood will be up by Laurence of Arabia in 50 years. That's it though. Maybe No Country will crack the top 100, but not as high.

The only two movies that immediately came to me when I thought it up. I like you, Borgnine.

Anyone here see Blue Ruin? I'd read some reviews, was wondering if it's worth checking out

I thought it was pretty good, probably in my 2014 top 10 so far. Go for it!

 

[SOME-MIST]

I feel like the artist was/is an instant classic and would fit the bill. can't really think of anything else tho.

 

[Currygan]

instant classics of the past five years? my picks are

Carnage
Inglourious Basterds
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
The adventures of Tintin
Drive
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
The Artist
Skyfall
Argo
Amour

Granted i'm not big on superhero comic books, but i watched those a couple of years ago and felt as great as ever to me.
Never cared much about any other superhero movie though, especially those with an ensemble cast like Xmen, Avengers and such.

I agree, SM2 is probably the best superhero movie (minus The Incredibles) along Winter Soldier and TDK for me. Some parts have become hella cheesy, like the whole Nerdy Parker sequence, or the godawful obligatory glorification of NYC people, but Octopus remains a damn awesome villain played by a superb Molina, action is stellar and movie is a great little package overall

 

[Fallout-NL]

Anyone here see Blue Ruin? I'd read some reviews, was wondering if it's worth checking out

Yeah it's a pretty good revenge film.

Tree of Life is the only classic of the last 5 years.

Past 10 years I already said There Will Be Blood will be up by Laurence of Arabia in 50 years. That's it though. Maybe No Country will crack the top 100, but not as high.

There Will be Blood, yes. Tree of Life though... I feel Boyhood actually does a much better job of accomplishing what ToL set out to do.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Boyhood isn't as stylishly imagantive as that middle section of ToL, but it also have those fuckin bookends with the History Channel creation and Sean Penn and the beach, so it evens out

 

[Net_Wrecker]

History Channel section of TToL was so good though

Lacrimosa + birth of the universe = Overload of emotional emotions

 

[Spinluck]

The Incredibles is better than 99% of superhero movies.

 

[Deleted member 752119]

Divergent- It was ok, if a bit too much like a lesser Hunger Games type story.

The Grand Budapest Hotel- I really enjoyed this. Just a classic Wes Anderson flick with plenty of quirkiness, humor and charm.

Her- I also liked this a lot. Interesting concept, good performances, great score from Arcade Fire.

 

[John Dunbar]

The Missouri Breaks: What a bizarre western. Weird enough that it's no wonder it seems to have slipped into oblivion despite having Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson. Brando was probably making shit up as he went along, greatest actor there ever was.

The Lincoln Lawyer: Entertaining though not particularly brilliant court/murder shenanigans. Don't regret seeing.

Midnight in Paris: Enjoyable, though I'm kind of disappointed since I had higher expectations based on the reviews and impressions over the years. Minor woody, not full erection.

Glengarry Glen Ross: Great dialogue, movie really flew by. Jack Lemmon really sold that character, had to feel for the guy.

The Merchant of Four Seasons: First Fassbinder film I've seen. Was rather indifferent at the start, but the movie really picked up after the dude went to the hospital. Very depressing, very German.

 

[Blader]

The Apartment
I liked it, Shirley Maclaine in particular -- great performance and really just adorable actress. Jack Lemmon was fine too, but he was doing his overacting thing that I always have a hard time getting around. I was pretty pleased with the darker direction of the movie's ending, then it quickly shifted to a happier ending, but that ended up working out too.

 

[Deputy Dangle]

Anyone here see Blue Ruin? I'd read some reviews, was wondering if it's worth checking out

I liked it a lot when I saw it earlier this year. Check it out!

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

The Apartment
I liked it, Shirley Maclaine in particular -- great performance and really just adorable actress. Jack Lemmon was fine too, but he was doing his overacting thing that I always have a hard time getting around. I was pretty pleased with the darker direction of the movie's ending, then it quickly shifted to a happier ending, but that ended up working out too.

MacLaine made the ending work.

 

[Discotheque]

do me a favor and never revisit the Singer X-Men movies

Scust

Best comic book movies

Spider-Man 2
Singer-verse xmen
Batman Begins/TDK

The only classic in the last 5 years is tree of life.

Maybe social network too. I think it will hold up very well.

 

[Currygan]

do me a favor and never revisit the Singer X-Men movies

Just watch the Incredibles again

oh dont worry, first time was enough. Godawful movies

Havent seen DOFP, but I surely will when it hits Sky

 

[MidnightCowboy]

I feel like Tree of Life is almost too self-indulgent to be a classic, but I really liked it. I definitely want to watch it again.

 

[thenexus6]

Watching Shagg play P.T. basically the longest movie i've ever seen.

 

[linsivvi]

Saw Magic in the Moonlight.

It was alright. Not one of Woody's better films.

 

[mxgt]

The Raid 2 was more enjoyable than the first one. That

Spoiler

fucking kitchen fight

 

[thenexus6]

City Hunter First time watching, this was one of the goofiest JC movies i've seen..

 

[ViewtifulJC]

City Hunter First time watching, this was one of the goofiest JC movies i've seen..

worth it for chun li Jackie Chan alone

 

[big ander]

How are you guys sure we won't be talking about Argo and the Artist in 50 years? Awards mean everything

Yeah, i didn't remember it being done with any malice or derision.
Infact, the Gene Ackman character is more of the butt of the joke in the end, if i remember correctly.



Raimi's Spiderman 1&2 are still the best superhero movies.

Not in the last 5 years though.

I just watched Birdcage for the first time last night and found it fantastic specifically because none of the characters are jokes because they're gay, they're just funny and queer. And the Keely parents are definitely the most ridiculed, but even they aren't made into terrible villains. They have awful, stuffy opinions and wield their power in malicious ways, but when the Cole d'isle d'mans get them person to person they're so normal.

My other main reaction was that this was such a restrained role for Williams. he's basically the backboard to everyone else, but where most could make that role modestly good his performance is deep and rich, just as fleshed out as the louder roles. Glad he ended up as Armand instead of Albert as originally planned.

Tree of Life is the only classic of the last 5 years.

Past 10 years I already said There Will Be Blood will be up by Laurence of Arabia in 50 years. That's it though. Maybe No Country will crack the top 100, but not as high.

You're right on TWWB but that almost makes me sad anyways; I'm no PTA hater but I don't think he's made a movie as good as half of the Coen filmography

Anyone here see Blue Ruin? I'd read some reviews, was wondering if it's worth checking out

I thought it was average, but at the same time I see what others see in it, if that makes sense-- it's definitely worth checking out.

I feel like Tree of Life is almost too self-indulgent to be a classic, but I really liked it. I definitely want to watch it again.

I think works that are considered classic (in film and other arts) are more often self-indulgent than not

 

[Max Armstrong]

I don't know if it's going to be considered a classic but I think people will talk about Enter the Void in 50 years. For me, along with There Will Be Blood and Tree of Life they are the 3 movies that instantly pop-up in my head when I try to think of a film that truly left a mark on me in the last 10 years.

 

[daydream]

I feel like the artist was/is an instant classic and would fit the bill. can't really think of anything else tho.

No way, The Artist had so much untapped potential. Blancanieves is a better modern B/W film, also.

As far as potential classics go, I think there are definitely a few. Too tired to think of them right now, though. (Drive is one of them.)

 

[MidnightCowboy]

I don't know if it will go down as a classic, probably not, but in 50 years you better believe I'll be singing the praises of Inside Llewyn Davis.

 

[BaronLundi]

Tree of Life and A Separation so far.