FIVE FAVORITE MOVIES

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UPDATED: Friday, May 28, 2004 02:05
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BUDGIE

Thursday, May 27, 2004 10:57 PM

1. Bladerunner...Dark oppressive future with overtones of hope and individuality. Besides there is no better SCI FI movie in all time its so far ahead of its time it still hasnt dated any.

2. Akira...Again a dark future where character is more important that technology. Also major link to Psi phenomena.

3. Dune...Struggling to stay hidden from the Harkonnens & the Empire is like hiding from the Alliance. But the film is mediocre compared to the TV series, which is again mediocre compared to the books.If you ever want to read an Epic read all 12 books.

4. Gattaca..Again the battle for individuality vs the state.

5. Star Wars...For the Empire similiarity to the Alliance, but mainly for the humourous stuff.

LENNIER

Thursday, May 27, 2004 10:57 PM

I've never liked to 'rate' my favourite movies, so instead I'll give my 'art' list; and indeed on the deepest level of my soul and intellect these are truly my favourites. They're the ones that will 'stay'.

In NO particular order, and with MANY other films that could stand side-by-side with this list:

Best films of all time:
2001: A Space Odyssey (or Barry Lyndon or EWS)
similarity: a different way of looking at the future, with a certain amount of irony ...also ideas about how the past translates into the future
Three Colours: Blue/White/Red
similarity: awesome cinematography/shot-contstruction. also the realism.
High and Low (or Ikiru) (by Kurosawa)
similarity: um... this is hard! um, it's really good, just like Firefly? actually, the contrast between high and low styles of filmaking, and styles of storytelling, and also high and low parts of society, the elite and the criminal.
Andrei Rublev (or Mirror) (by Tarkovsky)
similarity: a sense of realism and giving lots of time to 'small' moments, and an exploration of the meaning of physical space ...of course, joss didn't get to explore it nearly as far as he would have liked to, and I doubt he would ever have taken it to this extreme. Rublev also happens to be about what history means to us, and explores that thought abstractly, as firefly does.
Citizen Kane
similarity: um... "what defines a man"? never mind... *g*
(Ghost in the Shell)
(Lost Highway or Fire Walk With Me)

In the last 5 years:
The Nature of Nicholas
Heaven
Yi Yi
The Straight Story similarity: travelling onwards for its own sake ...except he actually has a destination!
Waking Life
("The Body") similarity: joss!!
(Atanarjuat) this one has an interesting clash of a deeply 'historical' story with a modern filmaking docu-look and storytelling style.
(Memento)

In the last year:
Dolls (Kitano Takeshi)
Spider (Cronenberg)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
21 Grams
Kill Bill self aware humour *g*
(Girl with a Pearl Earing)

And just for fun, ok, here are a few of my favourite 'entertainment' films (though some of these are also fairly heavy works of art): Aliens, The Matrix, The Blair Witch Project, Chicago, Minority Report, Princess Mononoke, Empire Strikes Back, Attack of the Clones, X2, Amelie, Run Lola Run, Crouching Tiger.

JK

Friday, May 28, 2004 12:13 AM

Ooh, it's hard. It's hard, it's hard, it's hard.

Hard.

Okay, in no particular order:

How about Back To The Future? Fantastic film in which the science plays second fiddle to the story (much like Firefly). Plus, it links to Part 3 which has horses and revolvers and Marty McFly in a ridiculously gaudy cowboy costume...lol...

Right. Well, gotta have The Matrix (interesting, because it's third third installment is on my Top Five Worst Films, whilst BttF 3 was almost in this list...). But The Matrix was just so influential and fun, with dialogue that stopped and made you think just a little bit. But it's not as clever as everyone makes out.

Um. It's too hard. Star Wars, I guess, because it's such a fun film. It'd have to be A New Hope; Empire is cool, but is too dark (yes, I know that's what's cool, but ANH seems purer, somehow), and Jedi got a bit crappy with all those fuzzie-wuzzies. But the space fight/lightsaber fight was cool. But no, A New Hope. That's the third one.

Ooh, Lion King. My favourite, favourite, favourite Disney film. When Mufasa dies! Sadness. I'm a nasty, cynical old Brit, but that moment truly moves me. Ooh, weepy. The rest of it is funny and cool and just amazing to watch.

Ooh, can I count Winnie the Pooh as a film? No? But they were meant to be a film, you can get it as one big-oh alright.

Lord of the Rings? If it was going to be an LotR film, it'd be Fellowship; I just love it more than the others. I don't know why. Maybe because it has Boromir in it, who's the best of the nine fellowship characters. Or maybe it's that there's only one story, really; the others are more fragmented. I don't know, but it's beautiful and cool and I love it.

I guess that's five. The similarities? Oh, yeah, forgot about them. Well, The Matrix has guns, Star Wars has space ships, Lion King has...um...I'll get back to you on that one. Fellowship has the nine characters, that's been mentioned. All pretty tenuous but, well, Firefly doesn't seem to be similar to anything, really. Which is why I love it, I guess.

I just know I'm going to hit the 'post' button and think of seventy more films that should be in my top five...

JK

VELOXI

Friday, May 28, 2004 12:39 AM

Hi there, guys. :) I'm a new fan, but wanted to throw my favorite five movies into the mix. :) In no particular order:

Office Space
Horatio Hornblower (The Entire Series)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Airplane!
Glory

Thanks. :)

SHADOWVESSEL

Friday, May 28, 2004 1:21 AM

Yes, back again because I feel there are some that haven't made the list that deserve to.

Also a big Dark City fan who's turned a few people on to it. You hook 'em with, "It's the pre-Matrix/Anime/Crow amalgam." Which brings me to my first movie not on the list:

The Crow
Simularities: The spirits of vengeance and gunplay are high here. That's all I can think of.

The Prophecy
Simularities: "Men" of great power chasing a young girl.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Simularities: Eh, not much here either, I'm afraid. These movies are mainly here because they rock. Hey, that's what they've got in common with Firefly!

Leon: The Professional
Simularities: Hard nosed killer taking in young girl and helping her.

Independence Day
Simularities: This one's kind of the anti-Firefly, being how the coming together was a good thing. But it was epic, ensembled, and kick-ass sci-fi action. Can't remember now if this one was already on the list or not. Oh well.

So there you have it.

(Gorramn Double Post)
"I'll be in my bunk."

GRACEOM

Friday, May 28, 2004 2:05 AM

1. Last of the Mohicans - lots of action and high romance

2. The African Queen - action, offbeat romance

3. Blade Runner - action, romance

4. GATTACA - the whole (a human being) is greater than the sum of its parts (DNA). Also has some action and romance

5. The Piano - not so much action, romance

Common threads among these films and shared with "Firefly"? Um...action *and* romance, but also stuff to think about. Great music. Characters who don't fit in with societal expectations. And great performers to make it all come alive.

Grace

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