I haven't known what movies to watch lately. Does everyone have their own treasure movies that they've seen many times? ๐Ÿ˜€

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[โ€“] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

A History of Violence was pretty underrated. Barry Lyndon bored the hell out of me, but the lighting was very impressive from a technical perspective (they actually used candles and a super low aperture lens for some scenes, no additional lighting).

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 8 months ago*

    A History of Violence was pretty underrated.

    Quite so.

    Barry Lyndon bored the hell out of me,

    Not the most fast paced movie that ever was, I will agree on that. Still, I first watched it as a teen (already into history) and was in awe. This was first time I could walk into painting of those long gone times ;)

    In a similar way, Peter Greenaway, the English director did a few great movies too: The Draughtsman's Contract, 'The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Lover', Prospero's Books,...

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