September Film Challenge 🎬

[RosewoodTulip]

The last third of this movie was an absolute blast.

Not gonna lie. I just got all emotional watching that again

 

[SalaciousMonkey22]

Day 29: A film that you didn’t want to end

That wasn’t a critique. I think this movie’s great. And I like having good movies that don’t come immediately to mind when I’m thinking of something to watch. Allows for pleasant surprises. And I got theories about the availability heuristic and why Gen X is particularly annoying about movies. But I won’t clutter up the thread with them. Suffice to say I like this pick. Just surprised by it

 

[Bry1313]

Day 29: A movie I didn’t want to end

I got a super strong opinion that 90-100 minutes is the sweet spot for movie length and every minute longer is way more likely to detract from a film’s impact than add to it.

That being said, I’ll take all 12+ hours of Peter Jackson’s extended editions and ask for more (Sure Tom Bombadil and Brandybuck Manor are totally unnecessary but Come on!)

Yeah, take that @OrdinaryPerson

 

[Cogan]

Day 29: A film that you didn’t want to end

 

[Bry1313]

Day 29: A film that you didn’t want to end

Hmmm, gonna do a twist here and post the greatest ending ever in a movie, which could have gone on for an hour and I’d have loved it. Cinema Paradiso, IYKYK

 

[lavendersilk]

Wow! Not a judgment just a dark horse pick. This is one of those movies I enjoy every time I watch it and the immediately forget it exists a day later. Cool!

You forget about it?

That wasn’t a critique. I think this movie’s great. And I like having good movies that don’t come immediately to mind when I’m thinking of something to watch. Allows for pleasant surprises. And I got theories about the availability heuristic and why Gen X is particularly annoying about movies. But I won’t clutter up the thread with them. Suffice to say I like this pick. Just surprised by it

I get it. I had a hard time with this question because I think good movies have a beginning, a middle and an end. I'll probably think of a "better" answer, but for now, "The Artist" because I wanted to stay in that world for just a little longer.

 

[SalaciousMonkey22]

Yeah, take that @OrdinaryPerson

Not sure I’m gonna have much impact on her opinion here tbh

 

[Bry1313]

Not sure I’m gonna have much impact on her opinion here tbh

I will always stand against LOTR slander and Princess Bride slander here.

 

[Wonderer67]

Day 28: A film that changed your life

After seeing this movie, I realized you could be working class and also smart. (I dunno why, but the way I was brought up seemed to think the two were mutually exclusive…)

So after my first enlistment in the army, I entered college to become a teacher. (Changed my major 1/2 way thru, tho)

 

[Grant55]

Day 29

I'm a sap. What can I say?

 

[NRJLIVES4ever]

Not gonna lie. I just got all emotional watching that again

Me too! "On your left..."

 

[Gamine67]

Day 29: A film that you didn’t want to end

I could have sat in the Saturday matinée with this on a loop until the caramels pulled my teeth out.

 

[UnquietDreams]

Day 29: A film that you didn’t want to end

Hero, 2002

One of the best wuxia films made, the cast (especially Jet Li, Donny Yen, Zhang Ziyi, and the incomparable Maggie Cheung), some of the finest combat choreographers, and a well-made, engaging, Roshomon-esque storyline, I didn't want to leave this world. I also didn't want it to end because I knew how it would.

 

[CarlyAnn]

Day 29: A film that you didn’t want to end

 

[OrdinaryPerson]

Yeah, take that @OrdinaryPerson

Take what? Some other nerd loves the movie as much as you do? Yeah. You win at life? Id rather watch the Secretary rather than even the non-extended version of LoTR.

 

[PassionatePanther]

Day 29: A film that you didn’t want to end

Same! I’m going to piggyback on your choice (and the exact same scene). I just wanted Andy to be free for longer than 5 min of the movie!

 

[CarlyAnn]

Same! I’m going to piggyback on your choice (and the exact same scene). I just wanted Andy to be free for longer than 5 min of the movie!

No problem, not the first time I’ve been piggybacked….I think that’s what it’s called.

 

[oldnotdead47]

Day 29: A film that you didn’t want to end

Dances With Wolves - even the long version. Kept hoping for history to be re-written.

 

[curious_slut]

Day 29: A film that you didn’t want to end

The aesthetics are immaculate and I couldn't get enough.

 

[BrendaBear]

Day 29: A film that you didn’t want to end

 

[hotoldrguy]

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Probably the first horror movie I was allowed to watch but really it just started my fascination with the aesthetics of old movies. It was also formative in that I will never ever stay in a motel

I actually saw this in a theater when it first came out and it scared the crap out of me.

 

[hotoldrguy]

Day 29: A film that you didn’t want to end
I think this was completely underrated in its time. Great story of the boundaries of sanity and the insanity of war.

 

[Saltfountain]

Day 29: A film that you didn’t want to end

 

[RosewoodTulip]

Cast Away

I would love to have stayed with him a little bit longer just to see where he went next.

 

[PearlyDewdrops]

Before Sunrise by Richard Linklater.

Falling in love. Who would want that feeling to end...