Most of those films feel like 25 years ago for me, but I had to check Mr. Ripley... I honestly thought it was more recent that '99, like 2006 or something
― Andy the Grasshopper, Tuesday, 14 May 2024 00:13 (two weeks ago) link
and I'm sorry to see that Ratcatcher attracted no votes, including my own
― Andy the Grasshopper, Tuesday, 14 May 2024 00:16 (two weeks ago) link
The Sixth Sense was probably the highest grossing of the poll choices, yeah? I mean The Matrix ended up becoming a huge film in afterlife, but that movie was huge at the time
― Andy the Grasshopper, Tuesday, 14 May 2024 00:18 (two weeks ago) link
the worst is definitely american beauty
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Tuesday, 14 May 2024 07:08 (two weeks ago) link
Three Kings, the last good David O Russell movie
― papal hotwife (milo z), Tuesday, 14 May 2024 07:37 (two weeks ago) link
If I'd known Malkovich was going to win I would've voted for Election.
― chap, Tuesday, 14 May 2024 23:17 (two weeks ago) link
jesus, awful result that
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Tuesday, 14 May 2024 23:19 (two weeks ago) link
not sure whether the 12 votes for that or the 1 for american beauty is the worse
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Tuesday, 14 May 2024 23:21 (two weeks ago) link
how is it worse
― the talented mr pimply (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 14 May 2024 23:28 (two weeks ago) link
im not sure i said
make yr case!
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Tuesday, 14 May 2024 23:33 (two weeks ago) link
Interested to hear the case that Being John Malkovich is not a significantly better film than American Beauty, on any level.
― chap, Wednesday, 15 May 2024 00:05 (two weeks ago) link
haven't seen them in 25 years, neither of them are films I would have picked out as great, but I'm interested in rewatching both of them
― Dan S, Wednesday, 15 May 2024 00:14 (two weeks ago) link
No judgement but the fact that one person on this board voted for amer. beauty and no one voted for 6th sense is interesting to me
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Wednesday, 15 May 2024 02:43 (two weeks ago) link
Ratcatcher's the real one that got robbed here.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 15 May 2024 03:16 (two weeks ago) link
not sure whether the 12 votes for that or the 1 for american beauty is the worse― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Tuesday, May 14, 2024 7:21 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Tuesday, May 14, 2024 7:21 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
lol, see how those two in an isolated poll turn out
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Wednesday, 15 May 2024 04:22 (two weeks ago) link
It’s not in the same league as the best films in the poll, but I still like it - very likely my favorite Spike Jonze feature-length film.
― birdistheword, Wednesday, 15 May 2024 04:29 (two weeks ago) link
― chap,
bizarre reading tbh
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Wednesday, 15 May 2024 06:09 (two weeks ago) link
I missed this poll, really wouldn't have expected Being John Malkovitch to win, but can't really think of any good argument against it, I remember being amazed by it when I saw first (and possibly the only time?) saw it in a packed theater. It has a kind of wackiness which is generally confined to TV these days, which is a shame because seeing something like it in a crowd is a lot of fun.
― silverfish, Wednesday, 15 May 2024 13:20 (two weeks ago) link
I like that it is kind of melancholy and utterly ridiculous at the same time
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Wednesday, 15 May 2024 13:59 (two weeks ago) link
Yeah, its balancing act has a higher degree of difficulty than I think it's generally given credit for these days
― Rich E. (Eric H.), Wednesday, 15 May 2024 14:10 (two weeks ago) link
I picked up the BJM Criterion when it came out and showed it to a friend who hadn't seen it before (I myself hadn't seen it since the VHS days); we were both knocked sideways by how dark it was, particularly all the Cusack-Diaz marriage breakdown stuff (the cage, my god).
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 15 May 2024 14:16 (two weeks ago) link
And the least optimistic (read: grossest) reincarnation scenario imaginable
― Rich E. (Eric H.), Wednesday, 15 May 2024 14:27 (two weeks ago) link
Topsy-Turvy a lot of fun but I wonder how it would feel to someone who's indifferent to its subject matter.That's me and I love it.― Chris L, Tuesday, April 23
That's me and I love it.
― Chris L, Tuesday, April 23
Same, largely for the reasons omar posted upthread - its very immersive in a way that makes you really feel like you're watching people & events in another time, which is a tough trick to pull off.
I dont really care about Gilbert & Sullivan one way or the other, but when it comes to movies about artists, particularly with music, I usually could care less about whether I like the actual art being created in the story - if the movie's good that should be totally beside the point imo. If thats all I was looking for, I would watch an actual concert film or something.
― waste of compute (One Eye Open), Wednesday, 15 May 2024 14:30 (two weeks ago) link
I usually laugh at #eureka moments in movies but Gilbert's here works.
― the talented mr pimply (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 15 May 2024 14:31 (two weeks ago) link