I'm really ambivalent on True Romance. I really wanted to like it, and there are some stellar scenes, but somehow it never connected with me. I think Tarantino would have been better off directing it himself. I think his directorial style would have put this over the top.
To answer your question, I don't consider it his film, although it is the same universe (since he wrote it).
I haven't seen Point Break, but having seen all the others, I'd have to agree on that scene from Rififi. I am somewhat surprised by the inclusion of Thomas Crown; I think the bank sequence in the original version is better than the art gallery scene (especially with the use of split screen).
I almost set a stop watch to see how fast the comments on Sierra Madre would come in. For whatever reason, it just hits me the wrong way. Intellectually, I understand why people love it, but emotionally it strikes me as pretty cold.
I like Bronson's sixties roles as well, but in his latter career, Indian Runner (1991) is a really touching performance. Death Wish and its sequels made him wealthy, but Indian Runner reminded me he really could act.
I am taking the US perspective, not the non-English one for foreign. I'm not sure if Mad Max was initially released in Australia or not, but it was filmed in New South Wales and doesn't inlcude any American actors, so it's close enough for me.
That's what I get for not paying enough attention to the question...I thought I had put Mad Max in the foreign category. Hmmm...maybe it's good enough just to say that Max is the best thriller from 1981 period, and that Diva is the best foreign if you take Max out of the running. Or you could say I screwed up.
Sure. Ask and you shall receive.
I'm really ambivalent on True Romance. I really wanted to like it, and there are some stellar scenes, but somehow it never connected with me. I think Tarantino would have been better off directing it himself. I think his directorial style would have put this over the top.
To answer your question, I don't consider it his film, although it is the same universe (since he wrote it).
I haven't seen Point Break, but having seen all the others, I'd have to agree on that scene from Rififi. I am somewhat surprised by the inclusion of Thomas Crown; I think the bank sequence in the original version is better than the art gallery scene (especially with the use of split screen).
Illinois, these days. Chicago to be more precise.
I almost set a stop watch to see how fast the comments on Sierra Madre would come in. For whatever reason, it just hits me the wrong way. Intellectually, I understand why people love it, but emotionally it strikes me as pretty cold.
Nothing from Coppola? No Godfather (I or II), or Apocalypse Now? Curiouser and couriserer...
There you go...
Yeah, Beauty and the Beast is a good one. Disney sure had a run there for a while, didn't they?
Also, these are only in alphabetical order, not a ranked order. I just number to keep track of the total.
Well, if it makes you feel better, I've got Rear Window here and Schindler's List here.
Ghandi is a top tier kind of film, and The Thing is a lot of fun.
I actually see how that could work...
I like Bronson's sixties roles as well, but in his latter career, Indian Runner (1991) is a really touching performance. Death Wish and its sequels made him wealthy, but Indian Runner reminded me he really could act.
I am taking the US perspective, not the non-English one for foreign. I'm not sure if Mad Max was initially released in Australia or not, but it was filmed in New South Wales and doesn't inlcude any American actors, so it's close enough for me.
That's what I get for not paying enough attention to the question...I thought I had put Mad Max in the foreign category. Hmmm...maybe it's good enough just to say that Max is the best thriller from 1981 period, and that Diva is the best foreign if you take Max out of the running. Or you could say I screwed up.
Have you heard the kids' album? I think this would be right up their alley...