What Film? Made You Fall In Love?

[bruce_pullen]

Originally Posted by Sussudio

great great great movie. superman I and II rock. i have the posters to all the movies hanging in my room (yes, even 3 and 4 )

You must love Christopher Reeve? Or just the character?

[bruce_pullen]

What was your first moment?

[Sussudio]

Originally Posted by bruce_pullen

You must love Christopher Reeve? Or just the character?

im a BIG fan of superman media (movies, tv shows, etc).

i especially love lois and clark...ive been on the daily planet set and met john shea and talked with him for a while about movies and stuff and it was the greatest day ever. remarkable actor.

[Canada]

I can't narrow it down to just one that would be to damn hard. I have always liked films it wasn't until about 16 when I was allowed to see rated "R" films that I realised film could alter your view on somthing. I just realized I cought all the films that made me fall in love with cinema uncut on cable

Platoon:

The section of the movie that did this was the "villiage scene" in Platoon. It was just so raw so horrific, it is some of the best direction in movies ever, because it seemed too real. The village scene shows you some the psychological effect of war strong stuff. I remember two line distinctly from that scene " Did you see that f****** head come apart man" Bunny, and when Chris Taylor say's "She's a f****** human being f*** you" I actually had to see Platoon a few times before I understood why Chris Taylor said this and when I finally understood I wanted to recoil in horror.

Goodfellas

The next film that had a great effect on me was Goodfellas I saw it on TV. I saw it on Bravo though so it was unedited. I had no idea what to expect at all, but right off the bat I was shocked when the car came to stop I and Tommy is stabbing Billy Batts repeatedly. The one image that will stick with me from that whole movie is the part where Robert De Niro's tie is flying up in the air in slow mo, I have no idea why that image but why we remember is strange thing. I can also remember this is one of the first times I started to listen for use of music in a movie I remember The Rolling Stones "Gimme Shelter" and the end of Eric Clapton's "Layla" playing over the part where ever link from the Lufthansa was showing up dead.

I can remember my dad telling me this is a classic but after seeing it I was like why? Since that first viewing I've probably seen it about 20 times. In fact it probably one of the first 5 Blu Ray's I bought.


Se7en:

This movie actually replaced Platoon as the best movie I had ever seen. My interest was peaked from the opening credits see here. http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=s3HV6j...e=channel_page


why I think this movie is so great is it manages to go from what could have been a really bad horror film, into a great pschyoligical thriller by what David Fincher doesn't show you. It lets your imagination run wild which could almost be worse some times. I mean if this movie actually showed you what Jon Doe did to his victims it would have gotten an nc 17 for sure, I mean "lust" alone would have justified that rating.

I watched the end of this film on History channel a while back and seeing Jon Doe was enough to send chills down my spine.

[MrFilmFanatic]

I was 5 years old when I saw Star Wars and I have been hooked on movies since then.

[jono_0101]

Originally Posted by bruce_pullen

What was your first moment?

i remeber watching the TMNT movies a lot when i was little, but when i fell in love with movies was when i watched the original star wars triolgy back to back to back on a saturday when i was 13, i watched movies differently after that day, it was just an awesome experience

[bruce_pullen]

Originally Posted by Canada

I can't narrow it down to just one that would be to damn hard. I have always liked films it wasn't until about 16 when I was allowed to see rated "R" films that I realised film could alter your view on somthing. I just realized I cought all the films that made me fall in love with cinema uncut on cable

Platoon:

The section of the movie that did this was the "villiage scene" in Platoon. It was just so raw so horrific, it is some of the best direction in movies ever, because it seemed too real. The village scene shows you some the psychological effect of war strong stuff. I remember two line distinctly from that scene " Did you see that f****** head come apart man" Bunny, and when Chris Taylor say's "She's a f****** human being f*** you" I actually had to see Platoon a few times before I understood why Chris Taylor said this and when I finally understood I wanted to recoil in horror.

Goodfellas

The next film that had a great effect on me was Goodfellas I saw it on TV. I saw it on Bravo though so it was unedited. I had no idea what to expect at all, but right off the bat I was shocked when the car came to stop I and Tommy is stabbing Billy Batts repeatedly. The one image that will stick with me from that whole movie is the part where Robert De Niro's tie is flying up in the air in slow mo, I have no idea why that image but why we remember is strange thing. I can also remember this is one of the first times I started to listen for use of music in a movie I remember The Rolling Stones "Gimme Shelter" and the end of Eric Clapton's "Layla" playing over the part where ever link from the Lufthansa was showing up dead.

I can remember my dad telling me this is a classic but after seeing it I was like why? Since that first viewing I've probably seen it about 20 times. In fact it probably one of the first 5 Blu Ray's I bought.


Se7en:

This movie actually replaced Platoon as the best movie I had ever seen. My interest was peaked from the opening credits see here. http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=s3HV6j...e=channel_page


why I think this movie is so great is it manages to go from what could have been a really bad horror film, into a great pschyoligical thriller by what David Fincher doesn't show you. It lets your imagination run wild which could almost be worse some times. I mean if this movie actually showed you what Jon Doe did to his victims it would have gotten an nc 17 for sure, I mean "lust" alone would have justified that rating.

I watched the end of this film on History channel a while back and seeing Jon Doe was enough to send chills down my spine.

Wow! That brought me back. Given the three you mentioned: I have to ask.

What about The Silence of the Lambs (1991)? or Casino (1995)?

Did you happen to see those?

[bruce_pullen]

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

The film took two-and-a-half-years to make (... that’s principal photography). Can you even imagine that now? The sand, the locations, O’Toole being an unknown; what a risk? Back then, he was like Radcliffe on Harry Potter. This guy was a gamble. You had all those guys around him, and yet, if Lawrence didn’t work. The whole film would fail.

Many will remember that classic transition. O’Toole is told. He’s going to Arabia. He lights a match. Lawrence is masochist. As the flame draws down the match, Lawrence holds on. He’s amused by it all. It’s all a game to him. The fire burns half-way down. A mid-waist shot shows Lawrence looking at it, quizzically. Cue a close-up, he blows out the flame. Cut to the sun. We’re in the desert. Many consider this: one of the great cuts in film history.

Another is the mirage. O’Toole is at a watering hole. With a guide.., they came to get some water. They are completely alone. Sand is everywhere. Sand and more sand; Lean uses a wide-shot that shows something in the distance. The sand and the sky blur: with a moving smudge smack dab in the middle. His guide starts to fidget. Lawrence keeps staring at the horizon. As the smudge keeps coming and coming, it stays centered in the frame. The guide keeps staring, knowing something: we don’t. He runs back to his steed, and is shot dead. Lawrence is helpless. A foreigner in a strange land, the blob comes closer and closer. We wait for him to be hit. There’s only silence. The blur reveals to be a man. Horse and face, come into view. It’s Omar Sharif. Another great scene, from a film classic.

Then there’s the train. Lawrence is walking on its top. There has been a victory. Peter’s robes jostle in the wind. The robes stretch like something from a myth. He walks across the train top. From compartment to compartment, he’s something more. The music plays. ..A shot is fired. Lawrence falls. People flock to him. ''Are you hit?" "Are you hit?" He is not. The myth continues to grow.

The film has many moments. Many memories for me; it’s a Greatest Hits wrapped up in a single film. If you haven’t seen it? Your in for a treat. A film for the ages.

It made me fall in love with movies.

[JamesKurtovich]

When I was a kid, I really got into movies.. these were the ones that set me off.

1. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
This film scared me. Does anybody else who was a kid while watching this disagree with me? It's downright scary at times. But it gives you a huge sense of wonder.. amazing kid's film.

2. Goonies
I wish this wasn't so expensive on Blu. I credit Goonies with my obsession with lost treasure and adventure. Also... this movie SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME. I used to have nightmares about the old woman (also from Throw Mama Off The Train.. which I refuse to see). The deformed guy also terrified me.

3. Back to the Future, Star Wars, etc.
The classics. Ah, memories.

[kdn1221]

Originally Posted by bruce_pullen

Have you seen the Richard Donner cut of Superman II. Highly recommended. It's even better.

Yes, I own the BD and I actually liked the theatrical version better. I don't know maybe some of the originally filmed footage that could have completed the story better was lost. There are just some parts that didn't quite mesh together as well.

[doctorsteve]

I think it was Neverending Story... I believe it came out before E.T. and it really grabbed my attention and imagination.

EDIT: Neverending story 1984, E.T. 1982... I'll call it a draw.

[Gamma_Winstead]

Originally Posted by bruce_pullen

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

The film took two-and-a-half-years to make (... that’s principal photography). Can you even imagine that now? The sand, the locations, O’Toole being an unknown; what a risk? Back then, he was like Radcliffe on Harry Potter. This guy was a gamble. You had all those guys around him, and yet, if Lawrence didn’t work. The whole film would fail.

Many will remember that classic transition. O’Toole is told. He’s going to Arabia. He lights a match. Lawrence is masochist. As the flame draws down the match, Lawrence holds on. He’s amused by it all. It’s all a game to him. The fire burns half-way down. A mid-waist shot shows Lawrence looking at it, quizzically. Cue a close-up, he blows out the flame. Cut to the sun. We’re in the desert. Many consider this: one of the great cuts in film history.

Another is the mirage. O’Toole is at a watering hole. With a guide.., they came to get some water. They are completely alone. Sand is everywhere. Sand and more sand; Lean uses a wide-shot that shows something in the distance. The sand and the sky blur: with a moving smudge smack dab in the middle. His guide starts to fidget. Lawrence keeps staring at the horizon. As the smudge keeps coming and coming, it stays centered in the frame. The guide keeps staring, knowing something: we don’t. He runs back to his steed, and is shot dead. Lawrence is helpless. A foreigner in a strange land, the blob comes closer and closer. We wait for him to be hit. There’s only silence. The blur reveals to be a man. Horse and face, come into view. It’s Omar Sharif. Another great scene, from a film classic.

Then there’s the train. Lawrence is walking on its top. There has been a victory. Peter’s robes jostle in the wind. The robes stretch like something from a myth. He walks across the train top. From compartment to compartment, he’s something more. The music plays. ..A shot is fired. Lawrence falls. People flock to him. ''Are you hit?" "Are you hit?" He is not. The myth continues to grow.

The film has many moments. Many memories for me; it’s a Greatest Hits wrapped up in a single film. If you haven’t seen it? Your in for a treat. A film for the ages.

It made me fall in love with movies.

wow. I can't wait to watch it now! Here, I'd like to add another.

Titanic.

The scene with old Rose as she looks upon the long lost treasures uncoverd at the begging of the film touches me. The long tracking "King of the world!" shot, The beautiful score, the performances of Leo and kate (both of whom are now my favorite actor and actress respectivley), the final scene really gets me. Rose dies and meets her true love, and last but not least, Kate winslets Breasts. This may seem weird, but THAT was the moment where I fist started liking women. Ha ha.

[bruce_pullen]

On The Waterfront (1954). Boy that brings me back. I remember when I first got it. I bought the tape on faith. From Suncoast, or at least: my mom did. I was ten at the time.

The Maltin book gave it four stars. So I thought, hey… I should see that. So I got it. I put the tape in. And I sat back, and watched the black and white. Watched, as it washed me away; the stark city. The narrow alleys, the man against the world: this was before I knew.

Terry Malloy was a boxer. A man whose life had passed him by; the guy lives for the past. Brando plays him simply. He walks alone. He eats alone. He lives his life, alone. The rest is a husk; he has given up.

The darkness, the cast; the whole thing sunk my battleship. Corruption, betrayal, buried secrets; I watched it all. With a child’s innocence and a heavy heart, (I thought) could this really happen? Do people live this way? I thought and thought. The whole thing moved me. From one moment to the next; the film dug deeper. It was a sad flick.

Malloy is a tool for bigger men. And this… leads to one of the great scenes. The taxi-cab confession (not HBO):

“You don’t understand. I couda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am, let’s face it. It was you Charley.”

This speech made method acting. Pacino, De Niro, Keitel, Russell Crowe, owes this movie everything. Along with Streetcar Named Desire (1951).

But this remains Brando's moment. And the one… I’ll never forget.

Raging Bull (1980) even quotes it. If that tells you something.

On the Waterfront (1954) is a hallmark that defined the fifties. Eve Marie Saint, Karl Malden, Rod Steiger, and Lee J. Cobb. The film redefined screen dramas. Tha ansgt, the longing, this is it. And remains a film you must see.

Waterfront is the peak of post-war cinema. American pain before the sixties. One man against the world. Brando amazing everyone. All in one film: Waterfront's a classic.

Hope that helps.

[bruce_pullen]

Rope (1948) is an interesting film. Maybe not perfect... but you must see to believe.

Hitch liked experiments. And this was a doozy. The film has no editing. Not the way: we know. It has ten takes. Just ten: Ranging from four-and-a-half to ten minutes (uninterrupted takes)… The cast had to practice. Over and over, time and time again, just to get it right. If there was a single gaff; just one, they had to do it over. …From scratch, from the very beginning; furniture had to move. Actors had to find their marks. The camera had to move with deft precision. Everything was very precise. And as I said, one mistake, and it was Aista La Vista Baby.

..And that’s not all.

Except for the opening, the film takes place in a single apartment. This is a soundstage. The room had elaborate lighting. A model skyscape rigged to go from light to dusk: had to coincide with everything else. Remember with real-time scenes, this added further risk.

The first take (inside) begins with murder; then continues for several minutes. This is how the whole film works. When you watch it, prepared to be amazed; this is something unique to film.

Did I say James Stewart was in it? Farley Granger, Cedric Hardwicke, John Dall, Constance Coller, the acting is great. Given the restriction, having to perform for minutes at a time; it’s amazing: the film turned out this well.

As with Hitch: the plot is murder. So sit back and enjoy, one of the greatest experiments ever attempted.

Is it as good as Rear Window (1954), Vertigo (1958), or Psycho (1960).

No. But it’s worth the time. I guarantee it.

I remember the first time I saw it: old style titles, opening murder. Strangled by a rope, the friend is done in. Stuffed in an old chest, in the middle of the room, the guy is dead. I was stone silent. The killers kept talking. They’re having a get-together. They’re going to invite some friends. Huh…? The dead man’s girl and parents are invited. And that’s the beginning of this must-see film.

Be warned: much of this is talk. But if you follow the craft, and allow the story to take you; you will be shocked. Enjoy.

[Samsang]

Perhaps there is some validity to kpkelley's theory "that most everyone finds their favorite film when they're in their teens." It fits my story, anyway.

I was nine years old when I saw "The Great Escape" (1963) with a friend at an early Saturday matinee. It really struck a chord with us rising third graders. We stayed and watched the late matinee and continued on until halfway through the early evening showing before our mothers came in with the ushers to drag us out of there. We'd missed dinner, but that was OK -- we got spankings instead!

Early in 1967 I saw "Grand Prix". Wow! I was totally blown away by the fantastic racing footage. I went back to see it every time I could scrape together enough coins for a ticket. I sat in the front row and imagined I was in those race cars. This seveth-grader was absolutely taken by the realism. In the spring and summer it played in all the local drive-in theaters. I rode my bike to them and in each case watched from a bench at the playground under the screen.

But for me the best of all was "2001: A Space odyssey". In the spring of 1968 just before turning fourteen, I truely fell in love with cinema. I'd seen the action, technology, stars and stories hat film brought to the screen. "2001" opened my eyes to the art of film -- the humanity, the soul, limitless possibilities. The film opened my mind to deeper thoughts such as where we came from, where we are, and where we may be headed. I can't count the number of times I saw it at the theater. To this day I gauge all films by this one.

[bruce_pullen]

Originally Posted by Samsang

Perhaps there is some validity to kpkelley's theory "that most everyone finds their favorite film when they're in their teens." It fits my story, anyway.

I was nine years old when I saw "The Great Escape" (1963) with a friend at an early Saturday matinee. It really struck a chord with us rising third graders. We stayed and watched the late matinee and continued on until halfway through the early evening showing before our mothers came in with the ushers to drag us out of there. We'd missed dinner, but that was OK -- we got spankings instead!

Early in 1967 I saw "Grand Prix". Wow! I was totally blown away by the fantastic racing footage. I went back to see it every time I could scrape together enough coins for a ticket. I sat in the front row and imagined I was in those race cars. This seveth-grader was absolutely taken by the realism. In the spring and summer it played in all the local drive-in theaters. I rode my bike to them and in each case watched from a bench at the playground under the screen.

But for me the best of all was "2001: A Space odyssey". In the spring of 1968 just before turning fourteen, I truely fell in love with cinema. I'd seen the action, technology, stars and stories hat film brought to the screen. "2001" opened my eyes to the art of film -- the humanity, the soul, limitless possibilities. The film opened my mind to deeper thoughts such as where we came from, where we are, and where we may be headed. I can't count the number of times I saw it at the theater. To this day I gauge all films by this one.

Well, it's 2001. The film altered many. It IS one of the greats.

Note: No Bullitt (1968) or French Connection (1971)?

[spolcyc]

When I was 14 I watched for the first time Casablanca, and was moved to tears. Casablanca will always be the movie that made me fall in love with movies. When kids were watching Jurassic Park and Ghostbusters(2 films I personally love) I was watching films like The Birds, Rio Bravo, Patton and Harvey. I always respect the classics and love most of them.

[Gamma_Winstead]

well I've got a lot on my plate!

Lawrence being one with On the Waterfront, Casablanca and many others on the list as well. Today I bought
-Gladiator (never saw it before, it's one of my all time favorite now.)
-Titanic (my thoughts are posted above.)

[bruce_pullen]

Here's more 30's/40's films. If you want them.

Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Hitchcock's Rebecca (1940)
Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane (1941) - Considered by some as best ever.
Michael Curtiz's Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Billy Wilder's Double Indemnity (1944)
Hitchcock's Lifeboat (1944)- All the action takes place in a lifeboat. Must-See

If you need any descriptions let me know.

Again: you have to let the present go when you watch them. But they’re film classics. All of them.

[bruce_pullen]

Originally Posted by spolcyc

When I was 14 I watched for the first time Casablanca, and was moved to tears. Casablanca will always be the movie that made me fall in love with movies. When kids were watching Jurassic Park and Ghostbusters(2 films I personally love) I was watching films like The Birds, Rio Bravo, Patton and Harvey. I always respect the classics and love most of them.

Me too. Me too.