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Highlights of the Board: Questions For Members New and Old
« on: July 02, 2014, 11:10:37 PM »
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A review of the most popular Board discussions and a handy catch-up guide to all new members. I’ll keep an index in the next post as Members new and old answer the questions.

1. Who is your favorite movie director working today?
2. Who is the greatest movie director of All Time and what is the worst movie by them you've seen?
3. Who is the greatest living movie Actor and Actress?
4. Who is the greatest movie Actor and Actress of all time?
5. What is your favorite Overlooked Film?
6. What film in your Top 100 gives your list personal charm?
7. What is your favorite TV Show of All Time?
8. Would you rather own the Complete Box Set for Mad Men, Lost, Breaking Bad or Buffy the Vampire Slayer?
9. Which year of cinema was better, 1957 or 1974?
10. Which is better Goodfellas or Magnolia?
11. Die Hard or Back to the Future?
12. Name one film you're ashamed to admit you still haven't watched.
13. Name both your Man Crush and your Woman Crush.

14. For each category, list 1 Favorite and 1 you wish more of us would watch:
Musical -
Horror Movie -
Film Noir -
Documentary -
Animated Film -
Western -
James Bond Film -
Performance by an Actor -
Performance by an Actress -

15. Give the following films a grade/rating (whatever scale you prefer):
The Dark Knight -
Eraserhead -
Inception -
Inglourious Basterds -
A Serious Man -
Skyfall -
Tree of Life -
Watchmen -

16. Give the following directors a grade/rating (whatever scale you prefer):
Woody Allen -
Wes Anderson -
John Ford –
Werner Herzog -
Yasujirō Ozu -
Steven Soderbergh -
Steven Spielberg -
Quentin Tarantino -
Johnnie To -
Lars von Trier -
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Re: Highlights of the Board: Questions For Members New and Old
« Reply #2 on: July 02, 2014, 11:35:39 PM »
Since this is indexed and stuff, I'm gonna post this and then fill in the rest later.

1. Who is your favorite movie director working today? Danny Boyle
2. Who is the greatest movie director of All Time and what is the worst movie by them you've seen? David Lynch, Eraserhead
3. Who is the greatest living movie Actor and Actress? Shahrukh Kahn and Emma Thompson
4. Who is the greatest movie Actor and Actress of all time? James Stewart and Audrey Hepburn
5. What is your favorite Overlooked Film? The Woodsman
6. What film in your Top 100 gives your list personal charm? Shortbus
7. What is your favorite TV Show of All Time? Coupling
8. Would you rather own the Complete Box Set for Mad Men, Lost, Breaking Bad or Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Pass, these are all terrible shows.
9. Which year of cinema was better, 1957 or 1974? 1957
10. Which is better Goodfellas or Magnolia? Magnolia.
11. Die Hard or Back to the Future? Die Hard
12. Name one film you're ashamed to admit you still haven't watched. I have no shame.
13. Name both your Man Crush and your Woman Crush. Michael Fassbender and Charlotte Gainsbourg
14. For each category, list 1 Favorite and 1 you wish more of us would watch:
Musical - 1776, Leave It On The Floor
Horror Movie - 28 Days Later, Teeth
Film Noir - Sin City, meh.
Documentary - Dear Zachary, A Time For Burning
Animated Film - The Hunchback of Notre Dame, 5 Centimeters Per Second
Western - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence, meh.
James Bond Film - Goldeneye, meh.
Performance by an Actor - Kevin Bacon - The Woodsman
Performance by an Actress - Julie Delpy - Before Series


15. Give the following films a grade/rating (whatever scale you prefer):
The Dark Knight - A-
Eraserhead - F
Inception - A
Inglourious Basterds - A-
A Serious Man - B+
Skyfall - C+
Tree of Life - C+
Watchmen - C-


16. Give the following directors a grade/rating (whatever scale you prefer):
Woody Allen - C+
Wes Anderson - B
John Ford – C+
Werner Herzog - C+
Yasujirō Ozu - D+
Steven Soderbergh - B
Steven Spielberg - A
Quentin Tarantino - B
Johnnie To - C
Lars von Trier - A-
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Re: Highlights of the Board: Questions For Members New and Old
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2014, 12:18:29 AM »
1. Who is your favorite movie director working today? Paul Thomas Anderson
2. Who is the greatest movie director of All Time and what is the worst movie by them you've seen? Stanley Kubrick - A Clockwork Orange
3. Who is the greatest living movie Actor and Actress? Michael Fassbender and Meryl Streep
4. Who is the greatest movie Actor and Actress of all time? James Stewart and Meryl Streep
5. What is your favorite Overlooked Film? Lucky Star
6. What film in your Top 100 gives your list personal charm? Invasion of the Body Snatchers (78) or Girl Walk//All Day
7. What is your favorite TV Show of All Time? The West Wing
8. Would you rather own the Complete Box Set for Mad Men, Lost, Breaking Bad or Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Buffy
9. Which year of cinema was better, 1957 or 1974? 57
10. Which is better Goodfellas or Magnolia? Magnolia
11. Die Hard or Back to the Future? Die Hard
12. Name one film you're ashamed to admit you still haven't watched. Seven Samurai (but I own it, so soon!)
13. Name both your Man Crush and your Woman Crush. Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett

14. For each category, list 1 Favorite and 1 you wish more of us would watch:
Musical - The Sound of Music, Girl Walk//All Day
Horror Movie - The Shining, Martyrs
Film Noir - Blade Runner, The Man Who Wasn't There
Documentary - Hoop Dreams, Marwencol
Animated Film - Toy Story 3, 5 cm Per Second
Western - The Searchers, The Proposition
James Bond Film - Skyfall, Thunderball
Performance by an Actor - Daniel Day Lewis (There Will Be Blood), Henry Fonda (The Grapes of Wrath)
Performance by an Actress - Natalie Portman (Black Swan), Janet Gaynor (Lucky Star)

15. Give the following films a grade/rating (whatever scale you prefer):
The Dark Knight - 9/10
Eraserhead - NA
Inception - 6/10
Inglourious Basterds - 10/10
A Serious Man - 10/10
Skyfall - 10/10
Tree of Life - 10/10
Watchmen - 8/10

16. Give the following directors a grade/rating (whatever scale you prefer):
Woody Allen - 8/10
Wes Anderson - 9/10
John Ford – 9/10
Werner Herzog - 8/10
Yasujirō Ozu - NA
Steven Soderbergh - 9/10
Steven Spielberg - 9/10
Quentin Tarantino - 9/10
Johnnie To - NA
Lars von Trier - 9/10
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Re: Highlights of the Board: Questions For Members New and Old
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2014, 12:58:31 AM »
1. Who is your favorite movie director working today? Does Miyazaki still count? If not, probably PTA.
2. Who is the greatest movie director of All Time and what is the worst movie by them you've seen? So hard! Maybe Kurosawa (Dreams) or Kubrick(Fear and Desire).
3. Who is the greatest living movie Actor and Actress? I'll come back to this.
4. Who is the greatest movie Actor and Actress of all time? I'll come back to this.
5. What is your favorite Overlooked Film? A Scene at the Sea is a good candidate.
6. What film in your Top 100 gives your list personal charm? Well, other than A Scene at the Sea, maybe Songs from the Second Floor next to X2 for some unlikely contrast.
7. What is your favorite TV Show of All Time? Cliche, but probably The Wire.
8. Would you rather own the Complete Box Set for Mad Men, Lost, Breaking Bad or Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Buffy. I do own it!
9. Which year of cinema was better, 1957 or 1974? 1957, by far!
10. Which is better Goodfellas or Magnolia? Magnolia, duh.
11. Die Hard or Back to the Future? Back to the Future, duh.
12. Name one film you're ashamed to admit you still haven't watched. Brazil
13. Name both your Man Crush and your Woman Crush. Only one of each? Hmm... Idris Elba and Emma Watson

14. For each category, list 1 Favorite and 1 you wish more of us would watch:
Musical - Little Shop of Horrors / The Happiness of the Katakuris
Horror Movie - The Shining / Willow Creek
Film Noir - The Third Man / ?
Documentary - Waltz with Bashir / Los Angeles Plays Itself
Animated Film - Spirited Away / Summer Wars
Western - Once Upon a Time in the West / ?
James Bond Film - Goldeneye / Goldeneye
Performance by an Actor - I'll also come back to this.
Performance by an Actress - I'll also come back to this.

15. Give the following films a grade/rating (whatever scale you prefer):
The Dark Knight - 8/10
Eraserhead - N/A
Inception - 8/10
Inglourious Basterds - 7/10
A Serious Man - 9/10
Skyfall - 5/10
Tree of Life - 8/10
Watchmen - 6/10

16. Give the following directors a grade/rating (whatever scale you prefer):
Woody Allen - 7/10
Wes Anderson - 8/10
John Ford – 7/10
Werner Herzog - 8/10
Yasujirō Ozu - 8/10
Steven Soderbergh - 7/10
Steven Spielberg -  8/10
Quentin Tarantino - 8/10
Johnnie To - 7/10
Lars von Trier - 7/10

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Re: Highlights of the Board: Questions For Members New and Old
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2014, 01:46:42 AM »
This will will take some time. And there certainly are questions that I don't have any answer for.

1. Who is your favorite movie director working today?
2. Who is the greatest movie director of All Time and what is the worst movie by them you've seen?
3. Who is the greatest living movie Actor and Actress?
4. Who is the greatest movie Actor and Actress of all time?
5. What is your favorite Overlooked Film?
6. What film in your Top 100 gives your list personal charm? Can't Buy Me Love
7. What is your favorite TV Show of All Time? All Creatures Great and Small - if you only count the first three seasons. Then it dropped. If you look at the entire series: The West Wing. Star Trek Next Generation and Breaking Bad are also good candidates.
8. Would you rather own the Complete Box Set for Mad Men, Lost, Breaking Bad or Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Buffy the Vampire Slayer
9. Which year of cinema was better, 1957 or 1974?
10. Which is better Goodfellas or Magnolia?
11. Die Hard or Back to the Future? Die Hard
12. Name one film you're ashamed to admit you still haven't watched.
13. Name both your Man Crush and your Woman Crush.

14. For each category, list 1 Favorite and 1 you wish more of us would watch:
Musical - Pink Floyd The Wall. More should see Hedwig and the Angry Inch (at least in Sweden where it hasn't had any release)
Horror Movie -
Film Noir - Blade Runner :)
Documentary - Grizzly Man. More should see This is Not a Film
Animated Film -
Western -
James Bond Film -
Performance by an Actor -
Performance by an Actress -

15. Give the following films a grade/rating (whatever scale you prefer):
The Dark Knight - 5/5
Eraserhead - N/A
Inception - 5/5
Inglourious Basterds - N/A
A Serious Man - N/A
Skyfall - 4,5/5
Tree of Life - 3,5/5
Watchmen - N/A

16. Give the following directors a grade/rating (whatever scale you prefer):
Woody Allen - 4,5/5
Wes Anderson - 4,5/5
John Ford – N/A
Werner Herzog - 4,5/5
Yasujirō Ozu - N/A
Steven Soderbergh - 4,5/5
Steven Spielberg - 5/5
Quentin Tarantino - 4,5/5
Johnnie To - N/A
Lars von Trier - 4,5/5
« Last Edit: July 03, 2014, 02:35:09 AM by Lobby »
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Re: Highlights of the Board: Questions For Members New and Old
« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2014, 02:01:19 AM »
1. Who is your favorite movie director working today? Quentin Tarantino
2. Who is the greatest movie director of All Time and what is the worst movie by them you've seen? Sergio Leone, Once Upon a Time in America
3. Who is the greatest living movie Actor and Actress? Sam Rockwell, Meryl Streep
4. Who is the greatest movie Actor and Actress of all time? James Stewart, Barbara Stanwyck
5. What is your favorite Overlooked Film? Pushover
6. What film in your Top 100 gives your list personal charm? Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
7. What is your favorite TV Show of All Time? The West Wing
8. Would you rather own the Complete Box Set for Mad Men, Lost, Breaking Bad or Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Buffy
9. Which year of cinema was better, 1957 or 1974? 1957
10. Which is better Goodfellas or Magnolia? Goodfellas, by a lot
11. Die Hard or Back to the Future? Die Hard, by a little
12. Name one film you're ashamed to admit you still haven't watched. Russian Ark and The Notebook
13. Name both your Man Crush and your Woman Crush. Clive Owen and Christina Hendricks

14. For each category, list 1 Favorite and 1 you wish more of us would watch:
Musical - Holiday Inn, Damn Yankees
Horror Movie - Dawn of the Dead (1978), Tesis
Film Noir - Too Late For Tears, The Underworld Story
Documentary - Capturing the Friedmans, Close-Up
Animated Film - Beauty and the Beast, Pom Poko
Western - For a Few Dollars More, No Name on the Bullet
James Bond Film - The World is Not Enough
Performance by an Actor - Jack Nicholson (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest), David Thewlis (Naked)
Performance by an Actress - Emily Watson (Breaking the Waves), Diane Keaton (Looking For Mr. Goodbar)

15. Give the following films a grade/rating (whatever scale you prefer):
The Dark Knight - * * * 1/2
Eraserhead - * * * 1/2
Inception - * * * *
Inglourious Basterds - * * * 1/2
A Serious Man - * * * 1/2
Skyfall - * * *
Tree of Life - * * 1/2
Watchmen - * * * *

16. Give the following directors a grade/rating (whatever scale you prefer):
Woody Allen - * * *
Wes Anderson - * * *
John Ford – * * * *
Werner Herzog - * * * 1/2
Yasujirō Ozu - * *
Steven Soderbergh - * * *
Steven Spielberg -  * * * *
Quentin Tarantino - * * * *
Johnnie To - * * *
Lars von Trier - * * 1/2
« Last Edit: August 04, 2014, 05:18:02 PM by 1SO »

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Re: Highlights of the Board: Questions For Members New and Old
« Reply #7 on: July 03, 2014, 02:07:49 AM »
OK I'll do a few now and the rest later:

1. Who is your favorite movie director working today? Fincher PTA Nolan
2. Who is the greatest movie director of All Time and what is the worst movie by them you've seen? Rohmer / La Collectionneuse it was still good just not great
3. Who is the greatest living movie Actor and Actress?
4. Who is the greatest movie Actor and Actress of all time?
5. What is your favorite Overlooked Film? I for India
6. What film in your Top 100 gives your list personal charm? Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
7. What is your favorite TV Show of All Time?
8. Would you rather own the Complete Box Set for Mad Men, Lost, Breaking Bad or Buffy the Vampire Slayer? I've seen none of these shows.
9. Which year of cinema was better, 1957 or 1974? 1957
10. Which is better Goodfellas or Magnolia? Magnolia
11. Die Hard or Back to the Future? Back to the Future
12. Name one film you're ashamed to admit you still haven't watched. La belle noiseuse
13. Name both your Man Crush and your Woman Crush.

14. For each category, list 1 Favorite and 1 you wish more of us would watch:
Musical - The Red Shoes / Carmen (1983)
Horror Movie - Peeping Tom
Film Noir - Shadow of a Doubt
Documentary - I for India
Animated Film - Duck Amuck
Western - The Wild Bunch / Il grande silenzio
James Bond Film -
Performance by an Actor -
Performance by an Actress -

15. Give the following films a grade/rating (whatever scale you prefer):
The Dark Knight - 10/10
Eraserhead - 7/10
Inception - 9/10
Inglourious Basterds - 9/10
A Serious Man - 10/10
Skyfall - 7/10
Tree of Life - 9/10
Watchmen - 7/10

16. Give the following directors a grade/rating (whatever scale you prefer):
Woody Allen - 10/10
Wes Anderson - 7/10
John Ford – 6/10
Werner Herzog - 7/10
Yasujirō Ozu - 8/10
Steven Soderbergh - 6/10
Steven Spielberg -  7/10
Quentin Tarantino - 8/10
Johnnie To -
Lars von Trier - 8/10
These ratings don't really correspond to film ratings.
« Last Edit: July 03, 2014, 02:14:11 AM by PeacefulAnarchy »

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Re: Highlights of the Board: Questions For Members New and Old
« Reply #8 on: July 03, 2014, 02:09:01 AM »
1. Who is your favorite movie director working today? Never been a director guy. I'll go with Clint Eastwood or Quentin Tarantino
2. Who is the greatest movie director of All Time and what is the worst movie by them you've seen?
3. Who is the greatest living movie Actor and Actress? Robert De Niro and Natalie Portman
4. Who is the greatest movie Actor and Actress of all time? Humphrey Bogart and Bette Davis
5. What is your favorite Overlooked Film? V For Vendetta
6. What film in your Top 100 gives your list personal charm? Angels With Dirty Faces
7. What is your favorite TV Show of All Time? Seinfeld
8. Would you rather own the Complete Box Set for Mad Men, Lost, Breaking Bad or Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Breaking Bad
9. Which year of cinema was better, 1957 or 1974? 1974 slightly
10. Which is better Goodfellas or Magnolia? Haven't seen Magnolia
11. Die Hard or Back to the Future? Die Hard
12. Name one film you're ashamed to admit you still haven't watched. Groundhog Day
13. Name both your Man Crush and your Woman Crush. Clint Eastwood and Jean Arthur

14. For each category, list 1 Favorite and 1 you wish more of us would watch:
Musical - Pitch Perfect / None
Horror Movie - The Conjuring / Tucker & Dale vs Evil
Film Noir - The Maltese Falcon / None
Documentary - The Cove / Restrepo
Animated Film - The Iron Giant / Mary & Max
Western - Unforgiven / Winchester '73 or 3:10 To Yuma
James Bond Film - Skyfall by default / None
Performance by an Actor -
Performance by an Actress -

15. Give the following films a grade/rating (whatever scale you prefer):
The Dark Knight - ★★★★
Eraserhead -
Inception - ★★★★
Inglourious Basterds - ★★★★
A Serious Man -
Skyfall - ★★★
Tree of Life -
Watchmen - ★★☆

16. Give the following directors a grade/rating (whatever scale you prefer):
Woody Allen - Have only seen 1
Wes Anderson - Have only seen 1
John FordHave only seen 1
Werner Herzog - Have only seen 2
Yasujirō Ozu - Haven't seen any
Steven Soderbergh - 3/5
Steven Spielberg - 4.5/5
Quentin Tarantino - 4.5/5
Johnnie To - Have only seen 1
Lars von Trier - Have only seen 1


Some of these are too hard. I might finish them later. I might, but probably wont.
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Re: Highlights of the Board: Questions For Members New and Old
« Reply #9 on: July 03, 2014, 02:53:55 AM »
A review of the most popular Board discussions and a handy catch-up guide to all new members. I’ll keep an index in the next post as Members new and old answer the questions.

1. Who is your favorite movie director working today?
2. Who is the greatest movie director of All Time and what is the worst movie by them you've seen?
3. Who is the greatest living movie Actor and Actress?
4. Who is the greatest movie Actor and Actress of all time?
5. What is your favorite Overlooked Film?
6. What film in your Top 100 gives your list personal charm?
7. What is your favorite TV Show of All Time?
8. Would you rather own the Complete Box Set for Mad Men, Lost, Breaking Bad or Buffy the Vampire Slayer?
9. Which year of cinema was better, 1957 or 1974?
10. Which is better Goodfellas or Magnolia?
11. Die Hard or Back to the Future?
12. Name one film you're ashamed to admit you still haven't watched.
13. Name both your Man Crush and your Woman Crush.


1. Wes Anderson
2. Yasujiro Ozu, Good Morning
3. Difficult. Robert DeNiro was the greatest living actor in the 70s, 80s, and most of the 90s. I guess I will say Daniel-Day Lewis (cliched, I know) and Tilda Swinton (or Meryl Streep, another cliche).
4. Off the top of my head and at-the-moment, I will say Buster Keaton and Barbara Stanwyck.
5. Uh, does A Woman is a Woman count? Or Two-Lane Blacktop?
6. Johnnie To's The Mission or Lilo & Stitch. Speaking of which, I need to revamp it...
7. The Twilight Zone or The Simpsons, Seasons 1-12
8. Ooooh, toughie. Let's say Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Or Breaking Bad. Nope! Can't answer it. Tie.
9. 1957. I've seen the major works of 74 and I can't imagine them being as great as the films I haven't seen from 1957 (The Cranes Are Flying & The Bridge on the River Kwai, namely)
10. Goodfellas. Magnolia is the Disney version of Short Cuts.
11. Tough! I go back and forth on this a lot! But probably Back to the Future. More inventive. We don't see films like this a whole lot, even today. Kids today would be like, "WHERE ARE ALL THE GUNS AND SUPER POWERS?!"
12. The Gold Rush or Oldboy or City of God or La Dolce Vita. Take your pick.
13. Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Cristin Milloti.

15. Give the following films a grade/rating (whatever scale you prefer):
The Dark Knight - A-
Eraserhead - A
Inception - B+
Inglourious Basterds - B
A Serious Man - A
Skyfall - B
Tree of Life - A
Watchmen - C

16. Give the following directors a grade/rating (whatever scale you prefer):
Woody Allen - B
Wes Anderson - A-
John Ford – B+
Werner Herzog - C
Yasujirō Ozu - A
Steven Soderbergh - B
Steven Spielberg - B+
Quentin Tarantino - B-
Johnnie To - A-
Lars von Trier - C+