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Most recent film that you consider an 'all time classic' ?

Started by zombie no.one, August 25, 2024, 03:05:51 AM

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zombie no.one

fair enough  :thumbup:

yeah I heard about the de-aging stuff in IRISHMAN and that kind of gimmickry doesn't exactly instill me with confidence, but I will see...

M.10rda

I think the Rev would appreciate both NO COUNTRY and ZODIAC. I think ZODIAC is excellent but maybe not even in my Top 10 for this century so far.

indianasmith

Stephen Spielberg's LINCOLN.

It never gets old for me.
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Dr. Whom

No country for old men did absolutely nothing for me. But that was perhaps because it was so hyped up at the time that it was bound to be a disappointment.

As for a modern classic, I'd nominate Poor Things.
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zombie no.one

2 votes for POOR THINGS, then...

just looked at the plot. bit weird.

zombie no.one

Quote from: Dr. Whom on August 26, 2024, 12:53:30 AMNo country for old men did absolutely nothing for me. But that was perhaps because it was so hyped up at the time that it was bound to be a disappointment.

this phenomemon really affects me sometimes. - usually with tv series more than with films. if everyone and their dog is raving about a particular tv series I tend to consciously avoid it for as long as possible. I have only this year decided it's time to check out THE SOPRANOS... in 2030 I may check out GAME OF THRONES :bouncegiggle:

RCMerchant

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I must have watched MONSTER (2003) at least 3 times. I also love  NEBRASKA (2013).
(and both with Bruce Dern!)
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M.10rda

Quote from: zombie no.one on August 26, 2024, 07:26:56 AMif everyone and their dog is raving about a particular tv series I tend to consciously avoid it for as long as possible. I have only this year decided it's time to check out THE SOPRANOS... in 2030 I may check out GAME OF THRONES :bouncegiggle:

This may be a wise move for you (and others). I appear to currently be in the minority that remains adamant that GAME OF THRONES is one of the very best series in TV history and ended exactly the way it was always intended to end, by design.

W/ that said, it doesn't definitively end - as it doesn't conclude many of the character arcs - as (hopefully not really a spoiler) a solid dozen major characters remain alive at the end of the final episode, and one of them specifically echoes one of Laura Palmer's lines of dialogue from the final episode of TWIN PEAKS Season 2, predicting future possibilities.

This leaves me hopeful that GAME OF THRONES will return in some form waaaaaay down the road, maybe even in another 15-20 years, and will be resolved in a way that redeems the show's legacy in the same way TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN did 25 years on.......

So, no hurry, dude!

indianasmith

Quote from: M.10rda on August 26, 2024, 07:14:59 PM
Quote from: zombie no.one on August 26, 2024, 07:26:56 AMif everyone and their dog is raving about a particular tv series I tend to consciously avoid it for as long as possible. I have only this year decided it's time to check out THE SOPRANOS... in 2030 I may check out GAME OF THRONES :bouncegiggle:

This may be a wise move for you (and others). I appear to currently be in the minority that remains adamant that GAME OF THRONES is one of the very best series in TV history and ended exactly the way it was always intended to end, by design.

W/ that said, it doesn't definitively end - as it doesn't conclude many of the character arcs - as (hopefully not really a spoiler) a solid dozen major characters remain alive at the end of the final episode, and one of them specifically echoes one of Laura Palmer's lines of dialogue from the final episode of TWIN PEAKS Season 2, predicting future possibilities.

This leaves me hopeful that GAME OF THRONES will return in some form waaaaaay down the road, maybe even in another 15-20 years, and will be resolved in a way that redeems the show's legacy in the same way TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN did 25 years on.......

So, no hurry, dude!

I was another one who simply wasn't that angry at the ending - I mean, it's not like it wasn't foreshadowed throughout the last 3 seasons!
"I shall smite you in the nostrils with a rod of iron, and wax your spleen with Efferdent!!"

M.10rda

Or... the entire 8 seasons!  :bouncegiggle:

The character everyone got all mad about was never intended to be the Protagonist. George RR Martin's earliest notes for the novels consistently specify that the books are about 3 characters, and that fan favorite isn't one of them. But people see what they want to see!