Film Debate Forum

[Lena Lovegood]

Hey! I wanted to start a thread where film buff's can discus their favorite films, directors, genres, etc.

I was thinking that people could post a little something about their favorite film or director, trying to convince others why it is particularly awesome.  I'm a total film junkie, so understand that it is very difficult to pick one favorite, so you don't have to narrow it down to just one film.  

I was thinking that people could start off by sharing a bit about themselves, if they have ever studied film, how they picked it up as a hobby, what particular styles or directors interest them, etc.  This doesn't necessarily have to be a purely analytical discussion, anyone is welcome to chime in.

Hopefully there are other film geeks out there in Nerdfighteria...

[Lena Lovegood]

I love David Fincher as well.  I thought The Social Network was really excellent, and who doesn't love Fight Club? P.T. Anderson's films are always quite stunning as well (I'm assuming you mean him and not Wes Anderson, who I also like). Danny Boyle is such a wonderful chameleon-like director, which is probably my favorite thing about him.  He is able to make just about any genre of film with true elegance.  Some critics think of this a bad thing, saying that he doesn't have a person style or that he's not a true 'auteur". 

Anywho, I clearly agree with most of your movie tastes, so bravo :)

[Emily]

Humm, I don't really have favorite writers/directors, but I do have favorite films and actors. My major was Cinema and Screen Studies at my local community college. I finished this December. I've always wanted to act, but I'm also very into movies and filmmaking. My taste is kinda all over the place, I would say some of my favorites are:

 

-Jeux d'enfants (Love Me If You Dare in english version)

-Its a french film from 2003 directed by Yann Samuell, staring Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet. I even bought a merry-go-round tin because of it. (Anyone who sees it will know what that means). These two kids become friends and begin a big game of dare. As they grow older the dares become more.....sadistic? in a way and over take their lives. They won't admit their feelings for each other and it blows out of control. The cinematography is really cool. Very vibrant colors. Spans a lot of time, the ending is very open to interpretation. Its definitely one of my all time favorites. I really love Marion Cotillard as an actress. Plus I love the french language. Took it for 3 years in high school, can barely speak a word of it, but damn it sounds cool! 

 

-Leon (also known as The Professional or Leon: The Professional)

-Its a 1994 film, directed by Luc Bensson, Natalie Portman's debut film at age 12 and also staring Jean Reno. Natalie plays a girl named Mathilda whose whole family gets shot after her dad botches a drug deal. Leon, is her neighbor and an assassin and he opens his door, thus saving her life. She makes him train her to be an assassin to get back at the guy who killed her family. They become each others families. Its pretty much action/drama. Great acting by Natalie. I'm not usually an action movie girl, but I love this one. 

 

These most of you have probably heard of:

-The Wizard of Oz

-Almost Famous 

-Some Like It Hot

-All Dogs Go to Heaven

-The Little Mermaid

-Cinderella

-Aladdin

-Coraline

-Let the Right One In

-Let Me In

-The Breakfast Club

-It Happened One Night

-Finding Neverland

-Saving Private Ryan

-Casablanca

-A Night at the Opera

-Fly Away Home

-Toy Story (all 3)

-Across the Universe

-Ferris Buller's Day Off

-Rent

-Meet Me In Saint Louis

-Peter Pan (the 2003 version, though I like the animated one too)

-Little Women (the 1994 version)

-Bridge to Terabithia 

-Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

-Interview With the Vampire

-Man on Fire

-Miracle at St. Anna

-I Am Sam

-Thelma and Louise

-Remember the Titans 

-Dead Poet's Society

-The Royal Tenenbaums

-Mary Poppins

-Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

-The Last Lullaby

-The Big Bad Swim

 

Favorite Actors/Actresses:

-Bernadette Peters

-Meryl Streep

-Jack Nicholson

-Morgan Freeman

-Marion Cotillard

-Tom Hanks

-Kate Winslet

-Susan Surandon

-Audrey Hepburn

-Leonadro Dicaprio

-Angelina Jolie

 

there are millions more, but I'll let other people talk first. 

[Tom Adams]

hi,

The film the audience is watching is not the same ... So far the films have been mediocre at best and I'm struggling to stay awake.

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