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Post by WarrenPeace on Dec 6, 2018 17:45:36 GMT
What makes a perfect movie?
And what are some?
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Dec 6, 2018 17:53:47 GMT
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Post by Ass_E9 on Dec 6, 2018 18:08:12 GMT
Jamie Lee Curtis in spandex.
Perfect.
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Dec 6, 2018 18:08:47 GMT
Ouch. That ends this thread... |
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Dec 6, 2018 18:09:42 GMT
Jamie Lee Curtis in spandex.
Perfect. |
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Dec 6, 2018 18:22:00 GMT
A Perfect Getaway (2009)
The Perfect Storm (2000)
(Am I doing it wrong?)
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Post by President Ackbar™ on Dec 6, 2018 18:22:08 GMT
Coincidentally, RAIDERS was also my choice. |
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Dec 6, 2018 18:29:39 GMT
This is hard to answer because one can agree on whether or not certain aspects are the criteria for great filmmaking, and still not see them applied to any given favorite movie. So ultimately it comes down to opinion I suppose. But at least the opinion can be informed. So In My Informed Opinion...
What makes a movie great is that...
A) All its elements are at a high standard: Directing, acting, story/script/dialog, cinematography, editing, overall dramatic pacing. And, all of those stem from the director as he/she guides each department head to do their best and to achieve the same overall goal.
B) That all those elements are used not only to do good work, but to push the boundaries of the genre. To use film language itself in fresh and creative ways that make the viewer feel as if he/she is experiencing something new and original.
C) That the movie engages the viewer on both the technical and emotional level.
That being said, sometimes a movie is accepted as being a very good movie even though it hasn't done all of the above, or some of the above (and in some cases even NONE of the above LOL)! I call those phenomenon's. They're rare, but they do happen.
IMO, some instances of perfect movies are:
The Bridge on the River Kwai Lawrence of Arabia 2001 A Space Odyssey Godfathers 1 and 2 Jaws E.T. Raiders of the Lost Ark Raging Bull The Road Warrior (Mad Max 2) Blue Velvet The Remains of the Day Good Fellas Schindlers List Shawshank Redemption Pulp Fiction The Dark Knight Inception
IMO these fit the above delineated bill. |
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Post by DSDSquared on Dec 6, 2018 18:54:15 GMT
The Godfather is the perfect film. It is perfectly shot and acted and every line of dialogue and every scene means something. It is as close to a perfect film that has ever been made.
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Post by wmcclain on Dec 6, 2018 21:10:02 GMT
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Post by James on Dec 7, 2018 1:00:46 GMT
Jamie Lee Curtis in spandex.
Perfect. No, Jamie Lee Curtis in tight lingerie.  |
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Post by mslo79 on Dec 7, 2018 1:24:24 GMT
You can't really describe it but, basically, it comes back to some sort of feeling/emotional response a movie gives the viewer. like movies you enjoy pretty much as much as you can enjoy a movie I give a 10/10 and then it scales back from there. To list my 10/10's... -Gran Torino (2008) -Lord of War (2005) -Open Range (2003) -Road to Perdition (2002) (a masterpiece. a word I rarely use.) -Braveheart (1995) -Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) -The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) -For a Few Dollars More (1965) p.s roughly 6 years ago or so I used to have roughly triple that amount of 10/10's but they have since fallen off which sucks but at the same time it makes me appreciate those 10/10's that remain all that much more  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2018 4:34:59 GMT
I can name several (subjectively) perfect movies, Warren! These are films so perfect I would not change any of them in the slightest way, even if some of them have director's cuts.
Jaws
Barry Lyndon
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Alien
Aliens
2001: a space odyssey
It's a Wonderful Life
A Christmas Story
Die Hard
Young Frankenstein
Superman the Movie
Zodiac
Mission Impossible
Mission Impossible Rogue Nation
Mission Impossible Fallout (what can I say? I love these MI films!)
LA Confidential
The Right Stuff
Apollo 13
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Post by drystyx on Dec 9, 2018 7:57:42 GMT
A perfect movie should be inspired and inspire, and do everything it should in its genre. It has to be uplifting, even when sad, with a degree of hope. It can't be overly depressing, so that takes out 90% of Hollywood formula movies right there.
And there has to be a flow, a natural movement. There are some 10/10 films that may not be perfect, and maybe they're more 9.9/10. A good example is BLAZING SADDLES, near perfect, but slowed down by the forced bits with Madeline Kahn. MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL is perfect till a sloppy ending. THE LOST CONTINENT 1968 really doesn't justify the pathos for the boy king at the end. These all come extremely close, but the perfect film has to be a complete entity.
The top pick for most perfect film ever is SEVEN SAMURAI
Some perfect films:
ROOM SERVICE
AT THE CIRCUS
A NIGHT AT THE OPERA
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION
D.O.A. (1950)
WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953_
THEM!
UNKNOWN WORLD
NANKYOKU MONOGATARI
THE STRANGER
JUNGLE FIGHTERS
49TH PARALLELL
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
THE BLACK CASTLE
THE QUICK AND THE DEAD
GHOST
END OF THE GAME
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
FIRST SPACESHIP ON VENUS
UNION PACIFIC
NORTH WEST MOUNTED POLICE
SHANE
RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY
HOMBRE
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Post by No_Socks_Here on Dec 9, 2018 10:53:23 GMT
The Sting
No Country for Old Men
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Post by Reggie_Stration on Dec 9, 2018 12:29:33 GMT
The Sting No Country for Old Men Good choices, although while I'm not against the way the Anton/Moss situation pans out, the ending of No Country becomes a bit talky for my liking. |
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Post by Grabthar's Hammer on Dec 9, 2018 13:14:04 GMT
Almost Famous
Airplane!
The Aviator
Back to the Future
Big Fish
The Big Lebowski
Brick
Children of Men
Dunkirk
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Fargo
The Florida Project
Friday
Goodfellas
Groundhog Day
I Heart Huckabees
The Hurt Locker
The Hudsucker Proxy
The Incredibles
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
The Lion King
Lost in Translation
The Matrix
Psycho
Pulp Fiction
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Rocky
The Royal Tenenbaums
Shaun of the Dead
The Shining
There Will Be Blood
Toy Story
Toy Story 3
Wall-E
The Wizard of Oz
Zodiac
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Post by Raimo47 on Dec 9, 2018 13:34:21 GMT
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Dracula (1958)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Gladiator
Vampires (1998)
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Post by No_Socks_Here on Dec 9, 2018 17:01:12 GMT
Inglorious Basterds
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Post by brownstones on Dec 9, 2018 17:15:13 GMT
Rear Window
And that's about it for me..... :/
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