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Post by countjohn on Sept 7, 2017 6:05:52 GMT
The Graduate towers above anything else he or most any other director ever made. I love that damn movie so much which is why I bring it up unprompted so much in examples and so forth.
As much as I like Virginia Woolf it may be a touch overrated. Great acting, but Nichols hadn't entirely found his voice as a film director yet. It's sort of "all over the place".
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Post by Kings_Requiem on Sept 7, 2017 12:20:40 GMT
Best
Carnal Knowledge
Worst
What Planet Are You From?
Underrated
Biloxi Blues
Overrated
Catch-22
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Post by pacinoyes on Sept 8, 2017 20:58:01 GMT
I agree with the usual suspects for best but really want to advocate for Carnal Knowledge which is a lot tougher a film than some that appear to be that thing (Closer which is a good film and Charlie Wilson's War which is flat to me). Carnal Knowledge very wryly and very wisely documents the male sexual dissent, or at least the male sexual lies before the descent. It's actually a very honest depiction of it, and if you made it today the film would be decried as being "sexist" which misses the point of it.
What's worse though is that some may see it as a cultural relic when actually it's actually a timeless film in that regard and you don't really realize that until the 2nd or 3rd time you've seen it.
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Post by taranofprydain on Sept 10, 2017 23:01:12 GMT
Best
Silkwood
Worst
Out of the ones I have seen, I guess Biloxi Blues is the least and that it still a very good, very fresh film.
Underated
Heartburn
Postcards from the Edge
Regarding Henry
Overrated (slightly)
The Graduate (a very good film, but not an all-time great for me. I love Anne Bancroft in it though)
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Post by dadsburgers on Sept 10, 2017 23:10:50 GMT
Seen:
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
The Graduate
Catch-22
Regarding Henry
The Birdcage
Closer
Best: The Graduate
Worst: Regarding Henry
Most Underrated: The Birdcage
Most Overrated: The Graduate (I guess, just because some people revere it so much and I tend to finish the film thinking "That's it?")
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Post by cheesecake on Sept 10, 2017 23:49:25 GMT
Best: The Graduate
Worst: What Planet Are You From?
Underrated: Postcards from the Edge maybe?
Overrated: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2017 1:30:51 GMT
Best: The Graduate
Worst: Wolf
Underrated: Working Girl
Overrated: Closer
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Sept 11, 2017 6:02:34 GMT
best:
Carnal Knowledge
The Graduate
Working Girl
The Birdcage
worst:
Closer (a steaming pile of shit that thinks it's gold)
Charlie Wilson's War (everything about this film, even PSH, was forgettable)
most underrated: Carnal Knowledge, The Birdcage
Silkwood is fine but nothing special apart from Streep's performance. Postcards from the Edge, Virginia Woolfe, and Catch-22 are in my watchlist.
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Post by brandonsquared on Jun 17, 2018 5:49:05 GMT
best: Carnal Knowledge The Graduate Working Girl The Birdcage worst: Closer (a steaming pile of shit that thinks it's gold) Charlie Wilson's War (everything about this film, even PSH, was forgettable) most underrated: Carnal Knowledge, The Birdcage Silkwood is fine but nothing special apart from Streep's performance. Postcards from the Edge, Virginia Woolfe, and Catch-22 are in my watchlist. Have you seen Virginia Woolf yet?! |
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Jun 17, 2018 21:05:57 GMT
best: Carnal Knowledge The Graduate Working Girl The Birdcage worst: Closer (a steaming pile of shit that thinks it's gold) Charlie Wilson's War (everything about this film, even PSH, was forgettable) most underrated: Carnal Knowledge, The Birdcage Silkwood is fine but nothing special apart from Streep's performance. Postcards from the Edge, Virginia Woolfe, and Catch-22 are in my watchlist. Have you seen Virginia Woolf yet?! yeah, I'm not a huge fan. Way too theatrical for my taste, although Burton and Taylor are good. |
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Jun 18, 2018 0:35:06 GMT
Best - The Graduate.
Worst - Wolf (only ever saw it once... hated it).
Underrated - Charlie Wilson's War (you fucking heathens!).
Overrated - Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe.
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Post by stephen on Jun 18, 2018 0:44:00 GMT
His best work is Angels in America, hands down. In terms of feature films, I suppose Silkwood is the best.
His worst film, by far, is Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, which also stands as the most overrated movie of his canon.
His most underrated flick is The Day of the Dolphin.
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Post by brandonsquared on Jun 18, 2018 4:24:58 GMT
You people calling Virginia Woolf overrated are fucking nuts. I really think it might be the best American film of the '60s, a subtle time capsule of that late sixties era but totally timeless. I could rave all day. To this day it's his best work and he has quite the resume. Not many people can call their debuts their finest works.
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