zen Posted September 18, 2023 Author Posted September 18, 2023 Below is a nice video on Seven Samurai (I posted this somewhere earlier): coffee_rules 1
Khota Posted September 18, 2023 Posted September 18, 2023 10 hours ago, coffee_rules said: Nobody stops you from opening a thread of your 2 favorite Greatest movie of all time! All I am saying is that there are not two greatest of anything. There are multiples.
Mariyam Posted September 19, 2023 Posted September 19, 2023 On 9/18/2023 at 7:40 AM, zen said: Below is a nice video on Seven Samurai (I posted this somewhere earlier): Had to stop this vid after 33seconds. Had a migraine attack. Pray tell me how is this even remotely comparable to DDLJ?
bharathh Posted September 19, 2023 Posted September 19, 2023 13 minutes ago, Mariyam said: Had to stop this vid after 33seconds. Had a migraine attack. Pray tell me how is this even remotely comparable to DDLJ? DDLJ doesn't have a man in a langot unless you count Amrish Puri when he is feeding the pigeons(?) saying aao. https://tinypic.host/image/uPqT9 Mariyam 1
zen Posted September 19, 2023 Author Posted September 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Mariyam said: Had to stop this vid after 33seconds. Had a migraine attack. Pray tell me how is this even remotely comparable to DDLJ? It is not. It is comparable to films like Vertigo!
zen Posted November 29, 2024 Author Posted November 29, 2024 Now Seven Samurai is available in a 4k transfer too: Criterion in 4K SDR BFI in 4K HDR
zen Posted November 29, 2024 Author Posted November 29, 2024 (edited) On 9/10/2023 at 2:36 AM, zen said: Some of the names that flashed were of films that are not necessarily relatively speaking mainstream. Here, I want to focus on films with relatively more widespread appeal (steering away from a Jeanne Dielman type of scenario), a long history that stamps their staying power, and preferably from directors with a long resume of "great" work. Btw, in Nov 2024, and looking at the criteria set in OP, my current pick is Contempt (1963), aka Le Mepris in French. It is directed by Jean Luc Godard who made avant garde films. Contempt is said to be among his most accessible films. For one reason or the other, I could not finish the film in the past. When it was restored and released in a new 4K transfer, I added the film to my collection. While I was impressed with its cinematography, locations, score, etc., what caught me off guard was the film’s ability to make you feel its energy and generate emotions: Since the film stars Brigitte Bardot, who gives a good performance, the producers insisted on having her in a nude scene. Shot artistically, JLG opens the film with such a scene. At first, it appears like a move to utilize Bardot’s popularity but when you watch the film, you realize the importance of the interaction in that sequence, and how the situation changed. A masterpiece by JLG Edited November 29, 2024 by zen
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