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I'll also send in a PM I suppose, but I nominate Terry Gilliam's Brazil (1985) http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...6nY5afiWDRgMhj Quote:
Dystopian satire, they say. Terry Gilliam amazes at times... from subtleties snuck in, to whole stage designs. |
I want to nominate Nosferatu
I would be happy watching Nosferatu or the haunting but I wanted to throw in a classic monster flick. Nosferatu(1922) http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_p_BBptrfRI.../nosferatu.jpg Nosferatu is a German Expressionist horror film, directed by F. W. Murnau, starring Max Schreck as the vampire Count Orlok. The film, shot in 1921 and released in 1922, was an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, with names and other details changed because the studio could not obtain the rights to the novel (for instance, "vampire" became "Nosferatu" and "Count Dracula" became "Count Orlok") Nosferatu was ranked twenty-first in Empire magazine's "The 100 Best Films of World Cinema" in 2010. |
Brazil is a great movie .. Seen it a number of times, of course, but still awsome. :D
Not as good as The Fisher King though. edit : By the way, movies that are more than 75 years old can often be downloaded legally from archive.org F.ex Nosferatu |
My nomination:
Blowup (1966) http://graememitchell.com/blog/wp-co...vie_poster.jpg "A successful mod photographer in London whose world is bounded by fashion, pop music, marijuana, and easy sex, feels his life is boring and despairing. But in the course of a single day he accidentally captures on film the commission of a murder. The fact that he has photographed a murder does not occur to him until he studies and then blows up his negatives, uncovering details, blowing up smaller and smaller elements, and finally putting the puzzle together." |
Alright, I have 5 candidates now:
Carrie - Skaligojurah The Haunting - Tore Brazil - Mr.Dood Nosaferatu - DJ Chameleon Blow Up - The Cunning Stunt Making a nominations thread. I'll be accepting more, but they will not be eligible for vote. now on, only nominate through PM. Those nominated after this one will be replacements for watched films, in order of which they are suggested. Also, for future reference, no need to include the movie poster/picture. I'm putting these all in one topic, and that'd make for one tall topic. |
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In my opinion and experience so far, when it comes to german silent horror flicks, Faust from 1926 is the one to watch. It is brilliant in many ways, definetly something everyone should check out. Beats even Nosferatu in my opinion!
"F.W. Murnau's telling of the classic German legend, 'Faust' is a masterpiece to behold. From both the technical and story standpoint, the film excels and despite being nearly eighty years old, Faust still stands tall as one of the greatest cinematic achievements of all time. F.W. Murnau has become best known among film fans for 'Nosferatu', but this is unfair to the man. While Nosferatu is something of an achievement; it pales in comparison to this film in every respect. Faust is far more extravagant than Murnau's vampire tale, and it shows his technical brilliance much more effectively. The story is of particular note, and it follows a German alchemist by the name of Faust. As God and Satan war over Earth, the Devil preaches that he will be able to tempt Faust into darkness and so has a wager with God to settle things. Satan sends Mephisto to Earth to offer Faust an end to the plague that is making it's way through the local population, and eternal youth, in return for Faust's soul..." Link (you can download it legally) : Faust |
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i'm loving that archive.org site i'm going to download all three of those and watch them tomorrow or maybe one each night over the next three nights.
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