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Title: Your favorite serious film?
Post by: Joe the Destroyer on January 24, 2007, 03:37:17 AM
You know, films that, for the most part, cover serious matters and only have comic relief if it doesn't overwhelm the over all effect of the film.

I'd have to say mine are Kagemusha and American History X.


Title: Re: Your favorite serious film?
Post by: peter johnson on January 24, 2007, 08:37:08 AM
"The Seventh Seal" -- see my Bergman post --
peter j./denny c.


Title: Re: Your favorite serious film?
Post by: RCMerchant on January 24, 2007, 09:21:06 PM
GODZILLA vs.the SMOG MONSTER!
oops...I...I relapsed.
Thats a difficult question to answer....cuz I think WHITE ZOMBIE was a serious movie,and I think  I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE is a (lousy) serious movie, and some movies are seriously insane(ERASERHEAD),and I"m seriously confused....!


Title: Re: Your favorite serious film?
Post by: Shadow on January 24, 2007, 10:14:59 PM
Some of my favorite "serious" (non-genre) films include:

The Shawshank Redemption
An Officer and a Gentleman
The Name of the Rose
Sense and Sensibility (even I am baffled as to why I like this one so much)


Title: Re: Your favorite serious film?
Post by: Acidburn on January 25, 2007, 09:35:02 AM
Some of my favorite "serious" (non-genre) films include:

The Shawshank Redemption
An Officer and a Gentleman
The Name of the Rose
Sense and Sensibility (even I am baffled as to why I like this one so much)

I certainly have to agree with Shawshank. One of the best movies I have ever seen I believe. 
I am a huge fan of Schindlers List.


Title: Re: Your favorite serious film?
Post by: Him on January 25, 2007, 10:45:19 AM
I like The Ten Commandments.


Title: Re: Your favorite serious film?
Post by: raj on January 25, 2007, 10:47:02 AM
The Man Who Would be King.


Title: Re: Your favorite serious film?
Post by: Joe the Destroyer on January 25, 2007, 04:23:10 PM
I like The Ten Commandments.

Actually, I like that one immensely.  Mainly because I loved the epic production behind it, and I'm not usually one to like epics for that sake.


Title: Re: Your favorite serious film?
Post by: BeyondTheGrave on January 28, 2007, 01:09:16 PM
Anyone every see the Japanese movie Ikiru? Well that gets my vote.



Title: Re: Your favorite serious film?
Post by: Doc Daneeka on January 28, 2007, 02:03:53 PM
Bataan immediately comes to mind


Title: Re: Your favorite serious film?
Post by: LilCerberus on January 28, 2007, 11:52:35 PM
A tree grows in Brooklyn.

I've always felt that the contrast of the father's unrealistic optimism against the mother's unreasonable pessimism speaks volumes.


Title: Re: Your favorite serious film?
Post by: Deathfeast on January 29, 2007, 07:25:33 AM
the taxi driver.




Title: Re: Your favorite serious film?
Post by: Scottie on January 29, 2007, 10:48:23 AM
Rich,

I too enjoy Ikiru. It's the most moving Kurosawa film I've yet to see. I have also seen Kagemusha and love it for its theatricality the same way I love Fellini's Satyricon. But I'm in the boat with Peter and must say that The Seventh Seal is my favorite film. In fact, Bergman is my second favorite director. Hanging out with Ingmar Bergman is Robert Bresson, director of Pickpocket and A Man Escaped, two films which changed my point of view on serious dramatic filmmaking. To me, Bergman and Bresson are two of the medium's most important moralists. Prior to the 1950's, films were made for entertainment and as experiments in the medium. The Russians were toying with emotions through montage and Hollywood was just churning out melodramas and comedies faster than people could watch them. Then, in the 1950's after World War II, things seemed to slow down and people started to reflect using film. Bergman and Bresson were the best in my opinion.


Title: Re: Your favorite serious film?
Post by: Potato king on February 15, 2007, 04:54:18 AM
My favourite serious films are:
The Downfall (der Untergang)
Stalker
The Seven Samurai
Pink Floyds The Wall (if that counts)
M

All of these movies are absolutely fantastic, and definitely worth watching for, even if you hate all movies that ever were and will be.


Title: Re: Your favorite serious film?
Post by: Mr. DS on February 15, 2007, 12:32:01 PM
Not sure if these movies are along the lines but I enjoy "serious" films most that reflect drug culture like Scarface, Boogie Nights and Blow. 


Title: Re: Your favorite serious film?
Post by: Dennis on February 16, 2007, 01:42:05 AM
The Shawshank Redemption and Kagemushu are two movies that really get me involved with the characters and the stories, I could watch either film over and over again and still enjoy them. :thumbup: :thumbup:


Title: Re: Your favorite serious film?
Post by: Kooshmeister on February 23, 2007, 08:31:44 PM
Does Superman: The Movie count as a serious film? I know it has campy elements, but underneath it all there's (to me anyway) a genuinely moving story, and Lex Luthor can be a pretty scary villain when he wants to be.

Runners-up would be Eight Millimeter, and The Poseidon Adventure.


Title: Re: Your favorite serious film?
Post by: RCMerchant on February 23, 2007, 09:10:35 PM
I've given this a lot of thought,
I actually like ALOT of 'serious" movies.
In fact< I just got done watching FULL METAL JACKET. A dam good movie.
I even watch "film student" type of movies sometimes-like The BATTLESHIP POTEKMIN.
And classics like Fritz Lang's M,Metroplis,SIEGFRID.
The LOST WEEKEND with Ray Milland I can identify with,as well as DAYS of WINE and ROSES.
I like 12 ANGRY MEN,BEN HUR,SAVING PRIVATE RYAN,ON the WATERFRONT,AMERICAN HISTORY X, VAMPYR,the BIG PARADE,RAGING BULL,APOCOLYPSE NOW,the VAMPIRES NIGHT ORGY,BLACKENSTIEN,SATAN"SADISTS, I DRINK YOUR BLOOD,the BRAIN TH..th...
awww...sh!t! I blew it,didn't I? :bluesad:


Title: Re: Your favorite serious film?
Post by: RCMerchant on February 24, 2007, 09:15:33 AM
Wow. Whatta great movie. I just now got done watching ON the WATERFRONT this morning with Marlon Brando.I had seen it years ago,and it still such a GREAT movie.It was on TCM. I had forgotton what a great movie it was. Makes me wanna be...SOMEBODY.
  Really good.I recommend it to EVERYBODY who enjoys a GOOD movie once inawhile.
  On the flipside...I bought EMBRYO with Rock Hudson  on vhs at a used tape shop. HOLY SWEET MOTHER of MERCY. Unf#ckingbelievable.
"16 and 16 is 32"
"HAHAHAHA!"
"16 and 16 is 32"
'HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!"
 Whatta monstrosity!!!! :bouncegiggle:


Title: Re: Your favorite serious film?
Post by: ghouck on March 02, 2007, 02:18:28 PM
Medicine Man. For some reason that is one of the most re-watchable movies I have.


Title: Re: Your favorite serious film?
Post by: Automan2000 on March 02, 2007, 02:42:43 PM
Schindlers List and Watership Down.