Shawshank Redemption
It’s either Matrix or Fight Club, I guess it depends on the day
Gotcha
Arrival
Cinema Paradiso
Honorable mentions for Galaxy Quest and Heist.
Ratatouille.
Seven Samurai
The Magnificent Seven is way better, and predates it by 80 or 90 years. Rumour has it that John Sturges was so impressed by the Seven Samurai, that he presented Kurosawa with a Colt Single Action Army Revolver and said “You have made a great movie, but it’s my movie, ya dig.”
(you may crucify me now.)
…80 or 90 years? You sure 'bout that?
Pret-ty sure.
Kurosawa Akira’s The Seven Samurai was released in 1954. John Sturges’ The Magnificent Seven was released in 1960.
So, uh, first, The Magnificent Seven was the remake, not the other way around, and second, it comes only 6 years after the inspiration, rather than close to a century. If The Magnificent Seven had been made 80 years prior to The Seven Samurai, it would have been made in 1874. …Which would have been before some of the firearms used in the film were even invented, and only 10 years after the US Civil War.
Pre-tty sure the magnificent seven came first. Check your sources again. Kurosawa was super nervous that people would find out about his clone of an american classic, and as we all know, the US comes first
The Magnificent Seven was released on October 12, 1960.
The Seven Samurai was released in 1954, six years prior.
A number of Kurosawa films have been remade for American audiences. Take The Hidden Fortress; it was remade as Star Wars. Meanwhile, Kurosawa did take inspiration from western playwrights, such as Shakespeare’s MacBeth (Throne of Blood) and King Lear (Ran).
And, BTW, I happen to absolutely love chanbara, especially and including the schlock garbage like Sleepy Eyes of Death, Zatoichi, Lady Snowblood, Lone Wolf and Cub, and especially Hanzo the Razor. Samurai film share a lot of similarities with western films, and many of the low-budget sword-fighting films were modeled after the western genre films (only with a funk and jazz soundtrack).
I think many of those old Kurosawa films are just rip offs of many 1890s John Sturges films
I think you got that backwards. Magnificent seven came out in 1960, seven samurai in 1954. It even says magnificent seven is just an adaptation of seven samuria.
nah, no chance
Frozen II
Velocipastor.
It is a goddamn masterpiece and the perfect movie for all occasions.
I never heard of the movie and the plot summary is almost exactly what i expected somehow
I highly recommend giving it a watch!
Aliens.
Alien is good too but Aliens is damn near perfect for me.
Idk what the heck James Cameroon is doing now but, Avatar just didn’t land in the same way to me.
Event Horizon. Hereditary/Midsommer may be close seconds.
Midsommer is one of those ones I struggle to watch. I get super empathetic and start tweaking out.
That’s fair, it is a bit tough. I really liked Hereditary, and Midsommer to a lesser extent. Then I watched a “complete guide” by Novum (YouTube). It’s literally 6:55:24, but I watched it over about a week while working. It definitely made me appreciate it even more.
Don’t know if it would help you watch it, but it was very interesting (although it dissects the whole movie, so it’s just a giant spoiler).
The Hereditary one is “only” 4.5 hours, but also worth watching if you liked Hereditary.
Holy shit… I would love to watch that. I can’t over state how well done the movie actually was, so I would love to learn more about it.
Event Horizon does just the right amount of showing you the horrific monster style stuff while also leaning almost completely on the “people are the real monsters”.
Agreed. Definitely gives off a good balance of both. Great cast also.
My all time favourite is god bless america, it’s kind of relatable
Elysium
I re-watch from time to time to check where we’re at.
I really like that movie, not many people talk about it. I have no idea if it did well or anything.
I just can’t stand Matt Damon in scifi.
Fury Road.
My previous best film was Mad Max 2.
So you like Fury Road over Mad Max 2? I’m the opposite.
It’s still Office Space.
Damn it feels good to be a gangster
I’ve been wanting to rewatch. Nice.
Casablanca
Great pick!
So many quotes from Casablanca are part of our everyday culture… and AFAIK it is the first movie ever to feature a flashback in a flashback. Combined with the awesome cast of actors this is a masterpiece. :-)
