Fortis93

And to spice things up a bit, a list of films that may be perhaps considered 'maligned' or 'underappreciated' from each filmmaker that I also love.

1. Insomnia

2. The Abyss

3. Amistad

4. Sergeant Rutledge

5. El Dorado

6. The Gold Rush

7. Duck, You Sucker! (A Fistful of Dynamite)

8. Sorcerer 

9. You Can't Take It With You

10. Escape From L.A.

11. The Last Action Hero

12. Rope / Foreign Correspondent

13. Witness for the Prosecution

I've made an attempt at deciding on my favourite films from each filmmaker, but have cheated a little bit. 

1. The Dark Knight Trilogy (To me, it's one film)

2. Terminator 2: Judgment Day

3. Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade

4. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

5. Red River / Rio Bravo

6. City Lights / The Great Dictator

7. For A Few Dollars More / The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

8. The Exorcist

9. It's a Wonderful Life

10. The Thing

11. Die Hard / Predator

12. Rear Window / North By Northwest

13. Stalag 17 / One Two Three

1 minute ago, R1s1ngs0n said:

Excellent list. I know Kubrick and Tarantino can be an acquired taste but I'm a little surprised not to see Scorsese on your list.

Haha, I've been caught.

I do like the three you mentioned, but like Scorsese (with Bringing Out the Dead being my favourite of his), whose work as a film historian and preservationist I really admire and respect, I think their general sensibilities and approach to directing don't speak to me as well as that of each of the aforementioned directors, but that's not to say they haven't made films that I love and would rank among my favourite films of all time (such as Kubrick's Paths of Glory).

Yeah, I think that's it. 

I don't think I'll be able to pick a favourite from each filmmaker, so I'll just list some of my favourite directors. In no particular order:

Christopher Nolan

James Cameron

Steven Spielberg 

John Ford

Howard Hawks

Charles Chaplin

Sergio Leone

William Friedkin

Frank Capra

John Carpenter

John McTiernan

Alfred Hitchcock

Billy Wilder

Just now, R1s1ngs0n said:

@Fortis93

You might find this section intersting 😉

 https://mediapsychos.com/forum/401-movie-ranking-lists/

 

I had a feeling there would be something like that here. Cheers for that!

For now, I'm going to pretend I didn't read that article and hope No Time To Die closes out the Craig era nicely. 

6 minutes ago, R1s1ngs0n said:

Goldfinger

From Russia With Love

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

You Only Live Twice

Dr. No

Thunderball

 

The first six movies, basically.

Nice.

I'm a huge fan of the series (movies and books), and I've been trying to put a top 5 together. So far, I've got it down to the following (in no particular order):

1. From Russia With Love

2. Goldfinger

3. The Spy Who Loved Me

4. GoldenEye

5. Skyfall

Though I will say On Her Majesty's Secret Service contains my favourite Bond theme/soundtrack.

@R1s1ngs0n Just out of curiosity, what are your top 5 favourite Bond films?

That's....interesting.

10 minutes ago, R1s1ngs0n said:

Really looking forward to getting Tenet and Dunkirk.

The movie poster world needs more Drew Struzans.

On 5/25/2020 at 11:50 AM, Grendel said:

He also came across as a snarky ass frequently, usually as Wayne, which would somersault from the brooding loner he would play in a scene 2 minutes later.

I think Bale does a brilliant job with this particular bit as he's essentially playing three roles: the real Bruce Wayne that people like Alfred and Rachel know ('brooding loner'), the billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne ('snarky ass') that he puts up as a front to ward off any suspicions and the Batman.

1. I set them up.

2. I used to be friends with their leader but somewhere along the line I lost my way.

3. I can handle being expendable.

4. If I can't win, maybe I can get even.

5. Maybe I should help instead of complaining.

6. I never know when to quit.

6 minutes ago, R1s1ngs0n said:

Our special 2020 calendar is now complete and can be viewed in its entirety in the thread's OP.
I would like to thank all members who have participated and made this fun little project possible 🙏
And lastly, a huge thanks to my partner in crime Marina @Trianna without whom this calendar would have just remained an unfulfilled fantasy 😍

 

I wish you all an excellent start to the week 😃

 

 

Who knew collecting films could get everyone so ripped?

But I'll also second what @Veum said.

I like that box set.

That is a nice box set.

1. I set them up.

2. I used to be friends with their leader but somewhere along the line I lost my way.

3. I can handle being expendable.

4. If I can't win, maybe I can get even.

5. Maybe I should help instead of complaining.

13 minutes ago, romain said:

 

henry hill ?

2 minutes ago, R1s1ngs0n said:

Gunnar Jensen ?

1. I set them up.

2. I used to be friends with their leader but somewhere along the line I lost my way.

3. I can handle being expendable.

4. If I can't win, maybe I can get even.

Just now, Trianna said:

Anakin Skywalker?

1 minute ago, R1s1ngs0n said:

Peter Pettigrew

2 minutes ago, R1s1ngs0n said:

Max Bercovicz

1. I set them up.

2. I used to be friends with their leader but somewhere along the line I lost my way.