Have you seen a lot of WW2 films from the '40s and the '50s? Many of them are more "sentimental."
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 5 April 2018 16:05 (six years ago) link
Yes. That is so. But the existence of worse doesn't elevate what is bad.
― A is for (Aimless), Thursday, 5 April 2018 16:11 (six years ago) link
D Day scene in '..Ryan' must surely be one of the most influential sequences of all time. I wish i could vote for that by itself.
Only saw WOTW recently and the effects looked dated as all hell.
― piscesx, Thursday, 5 April 2018 16:28 (six years ago) link
the D-Day scene is really something else. unlike a lot of battle scenes which are gory and thrilling and not especially a tough watch, this one is extremely tough viewing. definitely pioneered the use of the "editing out every other frame" technique to create a more jarring sense of reality, and it made sense with the industrial terror of that kind of battle. actually a very good signifier of Gladiator being shit is when Ridley Scott used that same technique in that film's battle scenes, just trying to make the film and its boring story more dynamic and deciding to use a technique that simply didn't belong or make sense.
― omar little, Thursday, 5 April 2018 16:54 (six years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Thursday, 5 July 2018 00:01 (five years ago) link
Oh right, this one.
― I Never Promised You A Hose Harden (Eric H.), Thursday, 5 July 2018 13:04 (five years ago) link
Well, it ain't Ready Player One, in any case.
― I Never Promised You A Hose Harden (Eric H.), Thursday, 5 July 2018 13:05 (five years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Friday, 6 July 2018 00:01 (five years ago) link
wow!
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 6 July 2018 00:05 (five years ago) link
I think the top 3 are otm (tho I'd flip 1 & 2)
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Friday, 6 July 2018 00:07 (five years ago) link
Given the twaddle written about Spielberg on this board, that top three astonishes me.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 6 July 2018 00:11 (five years ago) link
a loud minority perhaps (or they don't vote)
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Friday, 6 July 2018 00:31 (five years ago) link
Donβt see how a better version of what Lincoln is could exist, it is a heist movie where the heist is the 13th Amendment, and I love a good heist.
― devops mom (silby), Friday, 6 July 2018 00:45 (five years ago) link
Yes. I saw it again three months ago and every time I cringed at an indelicacy I wonder who else could have commissioned this script and these performances -- how the fuck else could this have been made?
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 6 July 2018 00:51 (five years ago) link
I approve of Minority Report's swan dive from 25 votes to 2.
― I Never Promised You A Hose Harden (Eric H.), Friday, 6 July 2018 03:12 (five years ago) link
And the top 4 is the right 4, regardless of order.
― I Never Promised You A Hose Harden (Eric H.), Friday, 6 July 2018 03:15 (five years ago) link
Who on earth would vote for the BFG?
― nate woolls, Friday, 6 July 2018 08:06 (five years ago) link
2 votes for crystal skull = you dont wanna base much on these results, ppl are fuckin with you
― the last famous poster you were surprised to discover was actually (darraghmac), Friday, 6 July 2018 09:23 (five years ago) link
The opening scene of Crystal Skull is really good.
― Alba, Friday, 6 July 2018 10:20 (five years ago) link
the fridge
youre talking about the fridge
― the last famous poster you were surprised to discover was actually (darraghmac), Friday, 6 July 2018 11:50 (five years ago) link
https://gottalovethemmovies.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/img_2342.jpg
― mh, Friday, 6 July 2018 14:25 (five years ago) link
a.i. is on hulu rn btw
i tried rewatching it last night and... it's a great movie but also one of the most emotionally traumatic things i've ever seen
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Monday, 10 September 2018 16:03 (five years ago) link
Still as fine a set of poll results as this board ever produced.
― I Never Promised You A Hose Harden (Eric H.), Monday, 10 September 2018 16:25 (five years ago) link
Comic I respect: Ugh, BernieBros.Me: Sure, whatever.Comic I respect: AI is the 14th best Spielberg movie.Me: Who the fuck do you think you are?— π Jake-o'-lantern π (@FilmBart) October 22, 2018
― I Never Promised You A Hose Harden (Eric H.), Monday, 22 October 2018 17:43 (five years ago) link
God the results on this one are so much better than the first time.
― Bait Kush (Eric H.), Monday, 26 September 2022 17:03 (one year ago) link