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Re: Ask HN: What is your favorite movie? And why do you like it?

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Post by LaSombra »

lfcode wrote: post #16

Drive. Blown away by it. Thought it was another car racing film after seeing the trailer, but it was actually IMHO the best film in 2011. Edit: Forgot the why: Minimalistic. Beathiful Story and propably the best music editing in a film.

Same here. Not my favourite but I was totally blown away by it. It looks almost like an art movie for its photography is extraordinary.

EDIT: The trailer didn't make it justice.

Re: Ask HN: What is your favorite movie? And why do you like it?

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Post by mdsw1 »

Saving Private Ryan. It's the first time I had any kind of idea as to the suffering these people went through to give us our freedom. I know it is a film, and it is dramatized, but you watch that and it will give you some sense as to what it must have been like that. After watching that, and then Band of Brothers, the famous phrase "For Their Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today" made a lot more sense to me.

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Post by joshguthrie »

LaSombra wrote: post #42

I think my favourite is Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind. A beautiful love story talking about how hard it is to forget your true love, how regrets can consume you and that everyone deserves a second chance.

I'm upvoting this until I ask to have my memories removed.

Re: Ask HN: What is your favorite movie? And why do you like it?

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Post by trumbitta2 »

eterps wrote: post #37

My favourite: Let the right one in (the original version), beautiful atmospheric movie: http://akas.imdb.com/title/tt1139797 Other recommendations: City of God, harsh but realistic: http://akas.imdb.com/title/tt0317248 Barefoot Gen, shock and awe, made me cry, IMHO better than Grave of the Fireflies: http://akas.imdb.com/title/tt0085218/ The Chaser, breathtaking thriller: http://akas.imdb.com/title/tt1190539/ The And…

Castaway on the Moon is great, and insightful.

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Post by pfg »

eterps wrote: post #37

My favourite: Let the right one in (the original version), beautiful atmospheric movie: http://akas.imdb.com/title/tt1139797 Other recommendations: City of God, harsh but realistic: http://akas.imdb.com/title/tt0317248 Barefoot Gen, shock and awe, made me cry, IMHO better than Grave of the Fireflies: http://akas.imdb.com/title/tt0085218/ The Chaser, breathtaking thriller: http://akas.imdb.com/title/tt1190539/ The And…

City of God is amazing.

Re: Ask HN: What is your favorite movie? And why do you like it?

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Post by stray »

kken wrote: post #38
gnosis wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The original, with Harrison Ford's voice-overs, was perfect. The various-re-releases such as the Director's Cut ruined it. I hate Director's Cuts! They invariably make great movies worse. Why can't Hollywood leave well-enough alone? Why do they feel the need to mess with something that was great to begin with?

>The original, with Harrison Ford's voice-overs, was perfect. Sometimes I wish HN would allows downvotes...

HN does allow downvotes.

But you don't have the option until you've accumulated enough magic internet points.

Re: Ask HN: What is your favorite movie? And why do you like it?

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Post by jensnockert »

mazsa wrote: post #45

The Kingdom (Lars von Trier, 1994) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108906/ (The Kingdom II, Lars von Trier, 1997: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0127392/ ), do not confuse it with the remake Kingdom Hospital, 2004 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0324864/

Not really a movie, but it is amazing. Doubly so if you are Swedish (or possibly Danish)

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Post by bsenftner »

LaSombra wrote: post #42

I think my favourite is Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind. A beautiful love story talking about how hard it is to forget your true love, how regrets can consume you and that everyone deserves a second chance.

Search online for the script. The original was posted somewhere, and you can learn how the story had much more depth in its original form, but due to time constraints and editing a good 1/4 of the script never made it to the screen. Well worth tracking down!
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