"Let's just go with foreign flicks for 800..."

[Filip]

I saw donnie darko the other week, and I thought it was great.
And it was even better after the second time seeing it. I think I will buy this movie
Great soundtrack too.

Schindlers List is excellent! I have never been so touched by a movie before so much

The Godfater (part I) = Best movie in the world

[Colin]

dahl, I saw seven samurai in my video production, it's allright. But it is way too long, we spent 3 entire classes watching it (3 hours and a bit.) It seemed like very scene went on for 5 minutes more than it should of. Amazing for when it waas made though.

[magius]

another great soundtrack is the soundtrack for 'singles'

Yea. The sound-track is great

I haven't heard of: rashomon, the seventh seal, grand illusion not american graffitti...

I'v been meaning to see Seven Samurais for like 2 years now. Never got around to do it though. Is it realy that good?
Never realy got Vertigo... I didn't realy understand what's so great about it. It's a rather nice movie and all, but not as great as most people say it is.
I don't realy like Schindlers List either for some reason. It was made to politicaly correct (or Hollywoodised if you like)...

all the quotes are from amazon.com because im lazy , but im sure most film critics would agree with what is said.

american graffitti was the film lucas made before star wars, a quote:

Here's how critic Roger Ebert described the unique and lasting value of George Lucas's 1973 box-office hit, American Graffiti: "[It's] not only a great movie but a brilliant work of historical fiction; no sociological treatise could duplicate the movie's success in remembering exactly how it was to be alive at that cultural instant." The time to which Ebert and the film refers is the summer of 1962, and American Graffiti captures the look, feel, and sound of that era by chronicling one memorable night in the lives of several young Californians on the cusp of adulthood. (In essence, Lucas was making a semiautobiographical tribute to his own days as a hot-rod cruiser, and the film's phenomenal success paved the way for Star Wars.)

heres a description of rashamon, it influenced film-making somewhat, ever heard of rashamon-style flashback? thats from rashamon

Description
Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, Rashomon is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife. Toshiro Mifune gives another commanding performance in the eloquent masterwork that revolutionized film language and introduced Japanese cinema to the world.

a quote for seven samurais, you should watch it if your interested in film even though it is somewhat long:

Unanimously hailed as one of the greatest masterpieces in the history of the motion picture, Seven Samurai has inspired countless films modeled after its basic premise. But Akira Kurosawa's classic 1954 action drama has never been surpassed in terms of sheer power of emotion, kinetic energy, and dynamic character development. The story is set in the 1600s, when the residents of a small Japanese village are seeking protection against repeated attacks by a band of marauding thieves. Offering mere handfuls of rice as payment, they hire seven unemployed "ronin" (masterless samurai), including a boastful swordsman (Toshiro Mifune) who is actually a farmer's son desperately seeking glory and acceptance. The samurai get acquainted with but remain distant from the villagers, knowing that their assignment may prove to be fatal. The climactic battle with the raiding thieves remains one of the most breathtaking sequences ever filmed. It's poetry in hyperactive motion and one of Kurosawa's crowning cinematic achievements. This is not a film that can be well served by any synopsis; it must be seen to be appreciated (accept nothing less than its complete 203-minute version) and belongs on the short list of any definitive home-video library. --Jeff Shannon

a quote for the seventh seal:

Ingmar Bergman's 1956 film has been parodied by everyone from Woody Allen to Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey, but it remains one of the strangest and richest classics of world cinema. Max Von Sydow plays a knight returning from the Crusades to encounter an apocalyptic scenario inspired by the Book of Genesis. He plays chess with Death (Bengt Ekerot), sees a manacled witch, watches a band of flagellants go by--all of it foretelling an inevitable end to life. Unabashedly allegorical and lyrical and existing in a world unto itself, the film is enormously mesmerizing no matter what one thinks of the weighty meanings Bergman has attached to it all. The DVD release has English subtitles, audio commentary by critic Peter Cowie, theatrical trailer, and Bergman's filmography. --Tom Keogh

schindlers list? i liked the book first so maybe that influenced me

[Andreas Dahl]

I'm getting Shichinin no samurai and American Graffitti and Rashamon as we speak... sort of...

I have already seen Bergman's movie. I just didn't know it's english name. It was a cool movie. Very nice everything in it.
It was a long time ago though, maybe i'll check a few of his films out again...

[magius]

citizen kane is a great one too if you havent watched it yet.

i liked manchurian candidate alright and i know no one mention casablanca because its 'girly' but thats a classic. and yup, i liked raiders and apocalypse now too.

and thats about all of the older movies ive watched that i liked (probably forgot something, but oh well)........ hmm, battle royale is good, eh? what's it about?

anyway, i liked pulp fiction too, and on that note.......... anyone watch kill bill 2 yet? we cant watch it because i have finals but soon..... i will watch, bill, get killed. i need my violence shot.

[Andreas Dahl]

Citizen Kane is very good, yea. I wonder what rosebud is...

Battle Royal is recomended to watch. If you try to explain what it's about, it comes off realy bad. So just watch it to find out


I haven't see the first Kill Bill yet... Is it work watching?