HELP! Prioritise these films for me! - Blu-ray Forum

Foggy · 02-27-2014, 06:04 PM

Basically these are all films I want to watch, but I need to get them watched in a short space of time, and I need to start somewhere. So if I open up a poll for you guys to vote in, aiming to cover your favourites out of the list, or the ones that intrigue the most, then it'll give me a good starting place. You can vote for as many as you want (but not all) and post the ones you think I need to prioritise and why below.

And of course, thanks!

tob · 02-27-2014, 06:42 PM

I go for Solaris the 2002 version foggy because simple reason is it is the best performance I have seen George Clooney give so far in his career.

chris_sc77 · 02-27-2014, 07:09 PM

I voted for these ones (just about all are worth watching though):
The Battle of Algiers
Bonnie and Clyde
blow Out
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover
Miller's Crossing
Solaris
(these are all very unique and memorable.)

M, Boys Dont Cry and the Takashi Miike films are very interesting as well

DO not watch Giallo is thats the Argento film.
that movie is absolutely horrendously bad and feels cheesier than a made for video horror film from the mid 90's.
Midnight Cowboy has also aged horribly IMO

Foggy · 02-27-2014, 09:22 PM

Thanks guys. Any more votes would be greatly appreciated.

Also, the Solaris listed is the Tarkovsky version, however both versions of the films are available.

Captain Kirk · 02-27-2014, 09:27 PM

Miller's Crossing
Midnight Cowboy
In The Heat of The Night

Most of the list are good starting points though.

qb2333 · 02-27-2014, 10:43 PM

Good list. You should enjoy quite a few

L.J. · 03-01-2014, 01:16 PM

Patton is a great film.

dallywhitty · 03-02-2014, 01:02 AM

Akira - Essential viewing if you're willing to embrace anime more
Boys Don't Cry - Harrowing but beautiful
Don't Look Now - Atmospheric and eerie with great uses of symbolism
A Matter of Life and Death - A masterpiece that is much too often overlooked
Midnight Cowboy - Excellent performances, inventive use of flashbacks, memorable score - watch it!
A Streetcar Named Desire - My favourite film of the fifties

grape_jelly · 03-02-2014, 07:07 AM

Akira
Blow Out
Ichi the Killer
Julien-Donkey Boy
Wild Strawberries
Yojimbo

Are my favorites of the bunch.

I'd have voted for Faster, Pussycat... Kill! Kill! too if I'd noticed it originally. Also yeah, Giallo is disappointingly forgettable.

Holmes · 03-02-2014, 04:00 PM

These are on the list of my top 100 favorite films of all-time, in this order:

1. The Battle of Algiers (#14)
2. The Piano (#58)
3. Miller's Crossing (#67)

To round out a top five:

4. Don't Look Now
5. Blowup

csdot · 03-02-2014, 06:32 PM

i would recommend that you never, EVER bother with Giallo.
and thats coming from a long time Argento fanatic.
unless theres another movie called Giallo i dont know about

csdot · 03-02-2014, 06:33 PM

i definitely fully recommend After Hours though as it seems to be one of Scorsese's least popular but really an outstanding black comedy

AKORIS · 03-03-2014, 04:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by csdot

i would recommend that you never, EVER bother with Giallo.
and thats coming from a long time Argento fanatic.
unless theres another movie called Giallo i dont know about

+1 tried watching that one on Netflix....... totally boring.... never finished it.....

Foggy · 03-09-2014, 04:32 PM

Going to start going through these next weekend, looks like the first five I'll go with will be:

Blow Out
Miller's Crossing
Bonnie and Clyde
Don't Look Now
Solaris

View Poll Results: Which ones of these should I watch?
Shane	1	3.45%
After Hours	4	13.79%
Akira	4	13.79%
Battleship Potemkin	5	17.24%
The Battle of Algiers	3	10.34%
Bonnie and Clyde	6	20.69%
The Big Heat	2	6.90%
The Big Sleep	4	13.79%
Blow-Up	3	10.34%
Blow Out	7	24.14%
Boys Don't Cry	2	6.90%
The Bridge	0	0%
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover	1	3.45%
Dekalog	0	0%
Don't Look Now	6	20.69%
11'09"01 (September 11)	0	0%
Faster, Pussycat...Kill, Kill	1	3.45%
Festen	0	0%
Giallo	0	0%
The Happiness of the Katakuris	0	0%
Aguirre: The Wrath of God	4	13.79%
High and Low	4	13.79%
Ichi the Killer	3	10.34%
The Idiots	0	0%
In the Heat of the Night	4	13.79%
Last Year in Marienbad	2	6.90%
La Strada	5	17.24%
Kids	2	6.90%
Kafka	0	0%
Julien-Donkey Boy	1	3.45%
Man with a Movie Camera	0	0%
M	6	20.69%
A Matter of Life and Death	2	6.90%
Midnight Cowboy	5	17.24%
Miller's Crossing	7	24.14%
Patton	4	13.79%
The Piano Teacher	1	3.45%
The Piano	5	17.24%
Solaris	6	20.69%
A Streetcar Named Desire	4	13.79%
Wild Strawberries	2	6.90%
Yojimbo	5	17.24%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 29. You may not vote on this poll

03-02-2014, 01:02 AM	#8
dallywhitty Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 Location:Temple of Isis 4K collection:323 Blu-ray collection:1689 DVD collection:178	Akira - Essential viewing if you're willing to embrace anime more Boys Don't Cry - Harrowing but beautiful Don't Look Now - Atmospheric and eerie with great uses of symbolism A Matter of Life and Death - A masterpiece that is much too often overlooked Midnight Cowboy - Excellent performances, inventive use of flashbacks, memorable score - watch it! A Streetcar Named Desire - My favourite film of the fifties Last edited by dallywhitty; 03-02-2014 at 01:07 AM.

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02-27-2014, 06:04 PM	#1
Foggy Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:UK 4K collection:30 Blu-ray collection:3610 DVD collection:47	HELP! Prioritise these films for me! Basically these are all films I want to watch, but I need to get them watched in a short space of time, and I need to start somewhere. So if I open up a poll for you guys to vote in, aiming to cover your favourites out of the list, or the ones that intrigue the most, then it'll give me a good starting place. You can vote for as many as you want (but not all) and post the ones you think I need to prioritise and why below. And of course, thanks!

02-27-2014, 06:42 PM	#2
tob Blu-ray Champion Member since:Feb 2012 Location:co.cork ireland Blu-ray collection:1046	I go for Solaris the 2002 version foggy because simple reason is it is the best performance I have seen George Clooney give so far in his career.

02-27-2014, 07:09 PM	#3
chris_sc77 Banned Member since:Feb 2012 Location:OH Blu-ray collection:1345 DVD collection:4285 Digital collection:144 Trading Score:777	I voted for these ones (just about all are worth watching though): The Battle of Algiers Bonnie and Clyde blow Out The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover Miller's Crossing Solaris (these are all very unique and memorable.) M, Boys Dont Cry and the Takashi Miike films are very interesting as well DO not watch Giallo is thats the Argento film. that movie is absolutely horrendously bad and feels cheesier than a made for video horror film from the mid 90's. Midnight Cowboy has also aged horribly IMO

02-27-2014, 09:22 PM	#4
Foggy Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:UK 4K collection:30 Blu-ray collection:3610 DVD collection:47	Thanks guys. Any more votes would be greatly appreciated. Also, the Solaris listed is the Tarkovsky version, however both versions of the films are available.

02-27-2014, 09:27 PM	#5
Captain Kirk Banned Member since:Feb 2012 Trading Score:2	Miller's Crossing Midnight Cowboy In The Heat of The Night Most of the list are good starting points though.

02-27-2014, 10:43 PM	#6
qb2333 Blu-ray Knight Member since:Aug 2013 4K collection:603 Blu-ray collection:1773 DVD collection:5 iTunes collection:1 Prime collection:4 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:16	Good list. You should enjoy quite a few

03-01-2014, 01:16 PM	#7
L.J. Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Aug 2013 Location:South Carolina 4K collection:257 Blu-ray collection:757 DVD collection:23 Blu-ray reviews: 145 Trading Score:56	Patton is a great film.

03-02-2014, 07:07 AM	#9
grape_jelly Power Member Member since:Aug 2013 Location:Detroit suburbs, USA 4K collection:621 Blu-ray collection:621 Trading Score:1	Akira Blow Out Ichi the Killer Julien-Donkey Boy Wild Strawberries Yojimbo Are my favorites of the bunch. I'd have voted for Faster, Pussycat... Kill! Kill! too if I'd noticed it originally. Also yeah, Giallo is disappointingly forgettable.

03-02-2014, 04:00 PM	#10
Holmes Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Maryland 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:779	These are on the list of my top 100 favorite films of all-time, in this order: 1. The Battle of Algiers (#14) 2. The Piano (#58) 3. Miller's Crossing (#67) To round out a top five: 4. Don't Look Now 5. Blowup

03-02-2014, 06:32 PM	#11
csdot Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Interzone Blu-ray collection:927 DVD collection:93	i would recommend that you never, EVER bother with Giallo. and thats coming from a long time Argento fanatic. unless theres another movie called Giallo i dont know about

03-02-2014, 06:33 PM	#12
csdot Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Interzone Blu-ray collection:927 DVD collection:93	i definitely fully recommend After Hours though as it seems to be one of Scorsese's least popular but really an outstanding black comedy

03-09-2014, 04:32 PM	#14
Foggy Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:UK 4K collection:30 Blu-ray collection:3610 DVD collection:47	Going to start going through these next weekend, looks like the first five I'll go with will be: Blow Out Miller's Crossing Bonnie and Clyde Don't Look Now Solaris

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