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Originally Posted by MMM
I do realize most of the people here have not seen many of the movies students of film would consider the best or most important. That's part of the reason to make this thread... maybe it will inspire some people to see some of the movies they hadn't heard of, or hadn't given a chance before.
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Okay then.
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Originally Posted by myk
I think as long as one uses specific criteria then a decent list can be put together. As for only older movies being considered the best, I think that's sort of an elitist attitude. I agree that most movies these days are millions of dollars worth of special effects-driven crap, but that isn't true for all of them. Gotta keep an open mind.
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And you are saying this to
me? Have you not read my list of favorite movies I posted in the Inception thread? All of them are super new, like from the last 20 years, cept for maybe The Godfather. I'm not saying black and white and 16mm makes a film better, BUT for reasons I have come to learn most of the best films ever made are pretty old, maybe because back then most directors put a lot of thought into making their movies and were keen on trying things nobody had ever tried before, and today this spirit is kinda lost. That's why I put the Lord of the Rings in all of my lists, cause they were bold enough to put all their efforts into creating something new and that is what makes History, pushing technology to the limit and seeing what comes out of it. To me that's what makes a movie worthy of being in the Top 10, taking risks and creating new paths to achievement. I think both Orson Welles and Chaplin would agree with me on this one.
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Originally Posted by MMM
A movie like Citizen Kane could not be made today, as it is almost the last time a director had complete control over every aspect of production.
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Woody Allen, Peter Jackson, Spielberg... maybe even James Cameron...?