lord of the rings trilogy. the film speaks for itself.

Always a toughy. I will not call them my favorite three but let*s call them nominees Delicatessen, Apocalypse now and Twelve Monkeys.



But then again, I could go on a while with some great movies. But OK I won*t.



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Hi All,



Greetings from Australia!



My Favs are



The Matrix - great idea (philosophical) nicely integrated with technology



Romeo + Juliet (Baz Luhrman) - too cool - Shakespeare tells a great story and Baz translates it like a master. "Draw your Sword"



Baraka - very zen.



^Momento is cool, very intruiging

I like old movies. I could not pick just three. These rank as some of my all time favourites (In no particular order)



"Cyrano de Bergerac" (1950) - Great acting, story, and I liked the sword-play at the beginning.



"On the Waterfront" (1954) - Probably Brando*s best ever performance. Lots of symbolism. Great acting and story.



"City Lights" (1931) - A wonderful silent film in the era of, "talkies". Funny, dramatic, sad. Chaplain was brilliant! I cried at the end.



"Ocean*s 11" (1960) - Great acting and a good story. I loved the end.



"Duck Soup (Marx Brothers, 1933) - Great lines. A really funny story!



"Dr. Strangelove, Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb" (1964) - Very funny and scary at the same time! Peter Sellers was amazing!



"The Music Box" (Laurel and Hardy, 1932) - Who thought moving a piano could be made so funny?

I think directing commercials (or music videos) is a good way to practise filmmaking, especially the visual side of it. There are a lot of directors who prove it, i.e. Ridley Scott, David Fincher, Michel Gondry or Spike Jonze. The most recent example is Francis Lawrence, who directed Constantine, which is visually really stunning. So I don*t think it*s a shame to have a commercial background. What do you think? What*s the ideal of a director? Should she/he have gone to NYU? Should she/he have done film school at all?

Hehehe, the two movies by commercial directors are Eternal Sunshine and Sexy Beast, with Bladerunner as the cherry on top.



Who knows how many times I*ve seen Pi, really. All I know is that I bought it three tims because I either loose the DVD or give it away. But that*s OK, I like "sponsoring" good stuff. smile

I like Pi and Requiem for a dream too, did you know they are by the same director (Darren Aronofsky)? He*s not a commercial director, by the way. An element I really like about his movies are the visual effects to illustrate important things in the story. Like, when the mother of Jared Leto cleans her house, fully sped up by those pills, with the sped up time framing, with light changes and everything.



I watched Pi several times too now. But 25 times? Oh my god! It*s not really that watchable, it*s too artsy and low-budget for that, and the story just makes you suffer!



Speaking of dating movies... which movies are good?

Scary movies are great, because women then have a strong man to seek protection in. wink



marv

Oh yes, Memento - now that was a good movie.

And speaking of wigged out brains and strange storytelling - Eternal Sunshine in a spotless mind is up there too.



Wonder if it means anything that I have picked two films from commercial (advertising) directors. . wink All I gotta do is add Bladerunner to the list and i*ll have three. smile

loved requiem, sexy beast, fight club, and even porky*s. but my favorite movies have to be



1. Shawshank Redemption . . . wonderful storytelling and amazing cinematography and a glorious Hollywood ending that just makes you feel good



2. Memento . . . any movie that I catch something new even after the 8th viewing deserves my props.



3. Godfather 2 . . . this needs no explanation.

I*ll just jump in with the obvious "Crazy People." It features what just may be the best tagline of all time--"Jaguar. For men who want handjobs from beautiful women they hardly know."

hahaha.





Mine? Oh. I love Pi. I also love Sexy beast. Why? Ben Kingsley scares the shit out of me and every shot is lovely.



I can*t pick just one, or three. Depends on my mood mate. Really liked Requim for a dream too. Pi is the one I watched maybe 25 times now. Sexy beast only ten. wink Tetsuo used to be my dating move - scared off many a suitor that way. Wusses.

My favorite films, each a classic of the modern American cinema



Porky*s



Porky*s II The Next Day



Porky*s Revenge

Good*ay



What are your three top favorite movies, by which director, and why?



I personally really like



1. Fight Club, by David Fincher, because it*s storytelling at its best done with cutting-edge technology



2. Monster*s Ball, by Marc Forster, because it*s really good acting and told sensitively with a good visual language



3. 25th Hour, by Spike Lee, because it*s an interesting story (by David Benioff) with good acting from Edward Norton



I wonder what your favorites are, especially since you work in such a visual and communicative industry as the ad business...



Marv