The Before Trilogy (1995-2013)

[ShellOilJunior]

I had to do it:

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

I had to do it:

Omg the egg titles made me laugh so hard.

[andyk69]

Im just curious how do you rate the movies in order of your liking?

My absolute favorite is Before Sunset,
after that is a close tie between Midnight and Sunrise,
Midnight having a bit of better edge for me.

[seabterry]

Originally Posted by andyk69

Im just curious how do you rate the movies in order of your liking?

My absolute favorite is Before Sunset,
after that is a close tie between Midnight and Sunrise,
Midnight having a bit of better edge for me.

The one constant in my ranking would be Before Midnight at 3rd and I still really enjoyed it, but those first two are amazing films.

[Croweyes1121]

Originally Posted by andyk69

Im just curious how do you rate the movies in order of your liking?

My absolute favorite is Before Sunset,
after that is a close tie between Midnight and Sunrise,
Midnight having a bit of better edge for me.

For me it's Sunset, Sunrise, Midnight.

Honestly, I think part of the reason that Midnight is always at the bottom of preference lists is the same reason you'd rank the feeling of love at those stages. What is the most enjoyable? First contact, reconnecting, or settling in? The first two are invariably going to be the most exciting / provocative, while the latter is, by nature, going to be more strained and humdrum.

But this is, I think, actually the *strength* of the three films taken together.

About the one thing that *does* bother me in Midnight is the dinner table scene. Not the entire scene, but I just find some of the talking pretentious, even for Linklater. And I just don't find the story about men in accidents worrying about their c*cks before their families all that funny - certainly not funny enough to carry multiple viewings when you know the punchline. I barely chuckled the first time. It seems that everyone at that table is obsessed with sex, which is just...odd, and pretty out of place with the rest of the series IMHO.

During that scene, I always find myself thinking "man, this is *not* how I talk with my friends (I'm 38). It feels staged. And that's the LAST thing I'd ever say about the other two films - or the REST of Midnight, for that matter.

[Croweyes1121]

Originally Posted by ashedmaniac

Ever been to Europe (more specifically Greece)?

LOL, nope. So maybe it's cultural. I couldn't say. I concur, though. Every one of these films is a masterpiece. Put to it, I'd probably rank them 9.5/10, 10/10 and 9/10.