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posted November 17, 2014 06:37 PM |
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Which ones do you think are the most recent classics?
In cinema, what are the most recent films that will endure as classics according to you? Now, keep in mind that classic can be used in a broader sense sometimes, such as "the Ghostbusters is so cool man, nothing like the old comedy classics" etc, that's not what I'm referring to. I'm not talking about a movie that can be very special to you for various reasons either. I mean genre defining, will-be-remembered and wont lose its appeal 75 years from now classics such as All Quiet on The Western Front, Gone with the Wind, Ben-Hur, 2001 A Space Odyssey, the Godfather, Star Wars... If you think a movie wasnt very popular when it came out but it will be acknnowledged as a classic in the future (such as Citizen Kane), then it counts. For the sake of simplicity, we are limiting this with American cinema only, since the rest of the countries' cinema can be relatable to different degrees to different parts of the world, such as Japanese cinema can be relatively popular in Nordic countries but European cinema of the 60's and 70's is more popular when you go east. etc etc.
In the 90's, I think Matrix and Saving Private Ryan can be considered movies that made into the list, Unforgiven... maybe.. after that we have the LotR trilogy, when I come closer to today, not many names pop up in my head, really. Any ideas?
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AlexSpl
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posted November 17, 2014 09:45 PM |
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The Notebook is a pretty solid candidate to fit into this category.
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posted November 17, 2014 09:54 PM |
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Edited by Pawek_13 at 21:54, 17 Nov 2014.
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In terms of animated movies, definetely something created by Pixar. In my opinion it would be "Incredibles", "Up" or "Toy Story" (especially third part). All of those movies are mature, they talk about serious issues ("Incredibles" - aging, mid-life crisis; "Up" - old age, love; "Toy Story 3" - loss), they do it in inteligent way that is both appealing to adults and children and their animation is top-notch. While some movies age terribly (like Star Wars I), even the first "Toy Story" remains good looking after over 20 years. This shows how Pixar has mastered the art. of computer animation and that's why I am keenly anticipating for their newest movie about emotions.
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posted November 17, 2014 09:59 PM |
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Edited by fred79 at 22:04, 17 Nov 2014.
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posted November 17, 2014 10:02 PM |
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Shawshanks Redemption comes to mind
Now I doubt any of the special effects movies will make it. They will probably look ridiculously low tech a decade from now.
Matrix is going to be a cult classic though.
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posted November 17, 2014 10:08 PM |
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Edited by AlexSpl at 22:12, 17 Nov 2014.
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Shawshanks Redemption comes to mind
Agreed.
Maybe, Groundhog Day will make its way through time as well.
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posted November 17, 2014 10:09 PM |
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Edited by artu at 22:11, 17 Nov 2014.
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I agree with Shawshank Redemption and Toy Story. When it comes to Coen Brothers, I think their whole work will be remembered as a unity rather than just one of their movies. So, it is going to be like where they themselves will be more remembered than any of their single movies, opposed to say Star Wars will be much more remembered than George Lucas himself and his complete CV.
Coen Brothers will be like Hitchcock, unique, not considered in competition with the mainstream and far more famous than any of their movies alone.
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fred79
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posted November 17, 2014 10:10 PM |
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true; i didn't think of that.
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Fauch
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posted November 17, 2014 10:11 PM |
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transformers 
more seriously, the dark knight maybe.
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AlexSpl
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posted November 17, 2014 10:14 PM |
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Also, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) by Milos Forman comes to my mind.
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posted November 17, 2014 10:15 PM |
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Edited by fred79 at 22:15, 17 Nov 2014.
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there are many coen brothers' movies i haven't seen(after browsing their movie list). i forgot that "the big lebowski" was coen brothers, as well(i was about to add it, and was checking to see if it was coen brothers' beforehand).
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posted November 17, 2014 11:00 PM |
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"No Country For Old Men", certainly, it has "classic" written all over it.
"Million Dollar Baby", probably the best Eastwood movie, same as the above.
"Blood Diamond" - apart from redeeming DiCaprio completely from his teenage image, it's also a "clever" action movie which doesn't ram morals in your face all the time.
"The Matrix" - pretty much the only major sci-fi production after Terminator 2 which really tried to be innovative and mostly succeeded (which makes some of its failures even more visible, but that's another story).
"Shrek (1)" in the animation department. Not exactly for kids (only) but many things about it are made of evergreen stuff. No pun intended.
"Fantastic Mr. Fox" - technically a semi-3D cartoon but from the "not for kids" kind. It has the unsophisticated charm and it makes you watch without effort - that's enough to make it a classic.
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posted November 17, 2014 11:05 PM |
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Yeah Shawshank was a great movie.
But for the love of all things holy, do not forget the fantastic 'Fargo'. That was just a masterpiece.
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artu
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posted November 17, 2014 11:10 PM |
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AlexSpl said:
Also, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) by Milos Forman comes to my mind.
That's too old to qualify, it already is a classic.
If I were to pick one Coen movie, Lebowski would certainly win over NCFOM. It already has its own fan base as a sub-culture icon. Fargo, Oh Brother Where are Thou, Miller's Crossing and another of their early work, The Hudsucker Proxy are all considered gems and deservingly. The Coen Brothers are a goldmine, none of their films suck.
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posted November 17, 2014 11:20 PM |
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Edited by AlexSpl at 23:42, 17 Nov 2014.
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I think, Leon: The Professional has a chance to not be forgotten.
Did you know?
During the filming involving all of the police cars on the street, a man ran from a store he had just robbed. When he encountered the movie set by accident, he saw all of the "police" and gave himself up to a bunch of uniformed extras.
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posted November 17, 2014 11:50 PM |
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leon, certainly. pulp fiction, certainly. or do tarantino films fall under the same clause as coen brother films? are ALL of them good?
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posted November 18, 2014 12:07 AM |
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posted November 18, 2014 12:10 AM |
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Edited by Fauch at 00:14, 18 Nov 2014.
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would batman and robin qualify? I often see it in worst movies lists 
also, a chance for inception? or would it fall in the old special effect category in 10 years? (though star wars feels old too)
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posted November 18, 2014 12:19 AM |
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Edited by artu at 00:28, 18 Nov 2014.
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AlexSpl said:
IMDb Top 250. Have you seen them all?
Almost.
fred79 said:
leon, certainly. pulp fiction, certainly. or do tarantino films fall under the same clause as coen brother films? are ALL of them good?
Tarantino is closer to mainstream but like Coen Brothers, his overall work as a director exceeds the success of any one of his films, yet, unlike Coen brothers, there is one of his movies that almost everyone agrees that is his masterpiece: Pulp Fiction. (Although, he says it's Inglorious Basterds at the end of that one. )
Fauch said:
(though star wars feels old too)
StarWars aged well regarding the effects but if we're talking about the original trilogy, there is much more to it than the effects, anyway. That's why even the new generation usually prefers the originals.
Btw, I think V for Vendetta is definitely in the list, it just became this cult-movie that whenever there's protests, there are people with V masks even so many years after the movie. It's also very good cinema.
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posted November 18, 2014 12:27 AM |
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well, I think I liked episode 4 the least. but I liked 5 and 6 the most
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