Movies That shall stand the test of time...
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Movies That shall stand the test of time...
I am especially interested about recent movies. a.k.a. from 1990s-current, since the many movies that are obvious choices like Gone With the Wind, Citizen Kane or Lawrence of Arabia have already stood the test of time and are now regarded as classics.
So which films in your opinion will be considered as an example of classic film-making, say 30-40 years from now?
To note, this is not a list of films that you love and thus consider them to be classics. Imo, it takes the right combination of quality and popularity that takes a movie to be remembered for a long long time.
ETA: It occurred to me that some movies are not popular when they're first released but become classics over time.
So which films in your opinion will be considered as an example of classic film-making, say 30-40 years from now?
To note, this is not a list of films that you love and thus consider them to be classics. Imo, it takes the right combination of quality and popularity that takes a movie to be remembered for a long long time.
ETA: It occurred to me that some movies are not popular when they're first released but become classics over time.
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- The best of the Pixar features (I'd say Up, WALL-E, The Incredibles and Toy Story 3, the last being arguably the best sequel ever made, and definitely the best third in a series.
The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast (the Disney Revival)
Groundhog Day
Fargo and The Big Lebowski from the Coens
Pulp Fiction
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And the titles of some of these would be...?Passdagas the Brown wrote:Most of Terrence Malick's, Alfonso Cuaron's, PT Anderson's and the Coen Brother's films.
Not being any kind of film buff, I don't immediately associate these names with specific movies.
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LOTR and the Harry Potter films. They are not all the same quality, but 30 years from now, the kids who grew up on them will determine what is considered a classic.
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Malick: Days of Heaven, Badlands, Thin Red Line, The Tree of Life, the New WorldJewelSong wrote:And the titles of some of these would be...?Passdagas the Brown wrote:Most of Terrence Malick's, Alfonso Cuaron's, PT Anderson's and the Coen Brother's films.
Not being any kind of film buff, I don't immediately associate these names with specific movies.
Cuaron: Y Tu Mama Tambien, Children of Men, A Little Princess, Prisoner of Azkaban, Gravity
PT Anderson: Boogie Nights, Magnolia, There Will Be Blood
Coen Brothers: Fargo, the Big Lebowski, No Country for Old Men, O Brother, Where Art Thou?
I also suspect PJ's LOTR will stand the test of time, even if I disagree with the positive assessment of the critical community.
Batman/Dark Knight come to mind. Also, though The Matrix's reputation has been sullied somewhat, I do think it will stand the test of time very well.
I'll also take the opportunity to once again plug the amazing recent foreign film A Separation. Go see it now!!
I'll also take the opportunity to once again plug the amazing recent foreign film A Separation. Go see it now!!
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Only because the sequels were bad and badder. The first one was a groundbreaking film.yovargas wrote: Also, though The Matrix's reputation has been sullied somewhat, I do think it will stand the test of time very well.
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If attention span trends hold, 30 years from now there will no longer be such a thing as movies.
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Lion King is for me the best of Disney.River wrote:I
take the same approach with the Matrix sequels that my husband's army
buddy takes with Star Wars Episode I-III. I try to pretend they never
happened.
axordil wrote: The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast (the Disney
Revival)
The Lion King as well
And WALL-E for Pixar.
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Smaug wrote:I am especially interested about recent movies. a.k.a. from 1990s-current
I'm gonna add Spirited Away. Probably most of the Ghibli movies but definitely Spirited Away.
And definitely The Shawshank Redemption.
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