Good Movies You would Recommend Others to Watch

[atomhouse]

How did Sanjay Gupta[?] change the second half?

Since I've not watched 'zinda', I was wondering the same.

[Padmanabhan]

BARRY LYNDON. Finally I got it..i was trying to get it for a long time
Friends, I assure you , you won`t see a more beautifully shot picture ever in your life, than this one. take it from me.

After seeing this ,there`s none above Kubrick in my mind. The amazing thing is that all his films are so different from one another. All belongs to different genres and style. .Certainly, no ordinary mortal can do this. Coming back to BARRY LYNDON it`s a 17th-18th century period drama about a young man and his adventures in life, his greed ,his quest for power, his lust for women , all put together, ultimately brings to his downfall.

I learned that this was based on a Thackeray novel, who happens to be the writer of much acclaimed novels like “vanity fair”. The film is a bit too lengthy for Hollywood standards with more than 3 hrs running time. I would call it an adventure film mainly because we ,as viewers are so delved in the journey of Redmond barry,it has a suspense feel to it, in the second half the pace slackens a bit but, still is engaging… Often kubrick uses his trademark Zoom-in and zoom –out shots with master perfection. The protagonist redmon barry is portrayed as a bit of a negative character ,but very much believable. But the most important thing is the cinematography..No words to describe. U have to watch it to believe it.

Finally, I recommend “ BARRY LYNDON” to all serious cinema –goers and wud like to remind that this is not for people ,who go for Slam-bang stuff.

[Padmanabhan]

Life of Brian is excellent (not recommended for people making noise about 'Da Vinci Code' :

Is it as good as " monty python and the holy grail"???
will certainly watch it

[alwarpet_andavan]

BARRY LYNDON. Finally I got it..i was trying to get it for a long time
Friends, I assure you , you won`t see a more beautifully shot picture ever in your life, than this one. take it from me.

Though not amongst Stanley Kubrick's best by any means, it is trademark Kubrick nevertheless.

Kubrick as usual uses a third person narrative and initially its even funny in a dry sort of way

I think the movie is split into 2 (or 3?) parts - Rise and Fall, of Barry respectively...

The film is a bit too lengthy for Hollywood standards with more than 3 hrs running time. I would call it an adventure film mainly because we ,as viewers are so delved in the journey of Redmond barry,it has a suspense feel to it, in the second half the pace slackens a bit but, still is engaging…

Yes, and i guess this movie also was not a commercial success. Interestingly, his earlier films like "The Killing", "Lolita", "Paths Of Glory" and "Spartacus" were marked by an economy of expression and crisp story telling.
In his second half, his films were differently paced, but the intensity of his scenes never decreased. On the contrary, most of his color films are the most intense i've seen.

Often kubrick uses his trademark Zoom-in and zoom –out shots with master perfection.

Exactly! In the DVD of "Eyes Wide Shut" there is an interview with Spielberg in which he quotes the zoom-ins and zoom-outs [signature Kubrick!] of Barry Lyndon...

I think BL won an Oscar for Cinematography. It seems he shot even the indoor shots in available lights [not sure though] and he used special lenses for that...

[crazy]

CRASH (english)

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (italian)

[solona]

I saw a couple of movies I really recommand good ones

Lord of war with Nicolas Cage, as usual Nicolas excels as weopon dealor
In her shoes with Tonie Colette and CAmeron Diaz, tale about 2 sisters with completely opposite style and way of living

Grizzly man a wonderful documantery by Werner Herzog about Timothy Traeadwall who lived and filmed the life of Grizzlies for 15 years in Alaska, who was later killed by these savage bears with his wife! really hmmm....

[Abhimanyu]

3.Oldboy(korean):The original of 'Zinda'.Brilliant screenplay!It was the most disturbing movie I've ever seen.The cinematography was amazing(like in amelie).

Would you say that Sanjay Gupta did Justice to Oldboy?

[podalangai]

Some Iranian films I like:

Bicycleran (The cyclist) - about an Afghan refugee in Iran who agrees to ride a cycle in a small circle for one whole week, so that he can earn money to pay for treatment for his wife.

Nassereddin Shah, Actor-e Cinema (Once upon a time, Cinema) - a comedy, set in the reign of the Qajar dynasty, about a moviemaker introducing a very reluctant Shah to cinema, with funny results.

Safar-e-Ghandehar (Khandahar) - a beautiful, but depressing, movie set in Taliban Afghanistan, which tells the story of a Canadian Afghan woman who returns to Afghanistan after getting a letter from her sister saying that she plans to kill herself.

Rang-e-khoda (The colour of Paradise) - about a blind boy, home for the vacations from his special school, and his father, who is deeply ashamed of him.

[crazy]

the color of paradise.............. saw some yrs back good movie!

[alwarpet_andavan]

'Following' - Directed by Christopher Nolan, director of 'Memento' and 'Insomnia'.
Set in London, this is a very low budget movie which brought out Nolan's talen to the world. This has a non-linear modular structure which can be seen in Memento also.
And its in Black and White (after all, its a film noir )