I finally admitted my taste in movies to somebody at work today and said it's in my top 5. In truth it's 4 or even 3, the competition with BttF is so stiff! They go back and forth.
shareYep it's in my top ten...
shareDefinitely in mine. All conspiracy aside, it's a damn good thrilling movie. It's made so damn well. One of Stones best.
shareMy number 2
shareIt dethroned Raging Bull as my 2nd all-time favorite film.... Heat is #1 forever though.
shareIt's in my top 20 for sure.
shareJFK (1991) is definitely in my all-time Top 10. And it just gets better with age. Especially seeing we are no more certain now of what may have have transpired then we were then. Although much progress was made as a result of the film, we may never know the full details. And most still believe in "some" kind of fishy-ness in the case, which, as long as they do, will keep the film relevant.
And it's definitely my favorite Oliver Stone film and will endure as his ultimate masterpiece, in my opinion.
"The Exorcist" (1973) is my #1 film of all-time. It's hard to make a film more effecting than that one and I can't envision it ever be de-throned in this hardened and cynical age. Of course, it's also a completely different film than "JFK". :)
One thing jumps out at me though...Whether it's "The Exorcist", "JFK" or something like "Inherit The Wind", which is also around my Top 10, I must have an affection for controversial films and directors who are willing to take the heat to make something timeless and something they believe in.
In my top 5 too. If Welles hadn't made Citizen kane, or Coppola the Godfather I and II, it could well be at the very top.
shareThe answer is NO. I would say though that the scene with X may be my favorite scene. Watched it many many times.
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Yes, the lengthy scene with "X" is just captivating, and one of the great scenes of cinema. I'd also add Garrison's courtroom scene and really the whole final half hour or so of the film.
The entire film is a masterpiece of editing and varied footage and, a lot of the time, the great moments pass by rather quick, but the two scenes above, while containing loads of invaluable information, are the two drawn-out scenes that resonate with me.
Fletcher Prouty's book in regards to the assassination is wonderful and one of my favorite references as well. It sure gives food for thought!
Had just gotten around to purchasing the Director's Cut and watching it. In anticipation of watching it, I was afraid it would take long for me to get into it. But upon watching it, I immediately fell in love with, which has to be a record for me. It also helped with having immense knowledge on the assassination and its copious conspiracy theories. It has now become a favorite of mine, my favorite Political Conspiracy Thriller. And bonus points for having John Williams (my all-time favorite) as the music composer. I love the Rashomon effect to it, how it investigates deeper into this event that lasts 6-10 seconds on one piece of street.
It's very well directed, the cinematography is the best, none of that MTV-style flash cut, it does have some, but it's done well. As a fan of Cold War-set films, the 1960s setting is really outstanding. And the scene with Donald Sutherland's "X" scene is quite possibly the best scene out of the whole film, the way he explains his suspicions is definitely worth a listen, Oscar-worthy.
But yeah, it's now my favorite Oliver Stone film, probably his best. 9/10
Peace out. ✌
I went on an Oliver Stone tangent with my brother this afternoon actually. He knows I'm a fan of this movie so told me about a documentary of his that he watched, so I asked if he'd seen Looking for Fidel and commented how strange it was that I saw Scarface and JFK within a month of each other, not knowing he had written both until reading the credits after having already watched each of them, and then just a few months later he interviewed Castro for real.
It's especially funny because I was just watching Nixon last night, which he hasn't seen either. I'm pretty sure he also hasn't watched The Doors. Yeah I'm apparently a Stone-r.
"Stone-r", nice. It's funny you mention Castro, cause I'd just purchased a National Enquirer mag talking about Castro making a deathbed confession that he ordered the hit on Kennedy. Not that that may be true or not, but I bought it with the intent on "for old memories' sake", especially when Oct 2017 comes around when the secret JFK files are said to be disclosed. I can't wait, I want to see what the files have to say. I also intend to purchase a book on JFK, The Secret Team, which was written by the late L. Fletcher Prouty, who was the basis for the "Mr. X" character.
And another thing, BttF is also my favorite. 😉