Movies That shall stand the test of time...

Post by **Smaug's voice** » Mon Dec 02, 2013 6:02 am

I am especially interested about recent movies. a.k.a. from 1990s-current, since the many movies that are obvious choices like Gone With the Wind, Citizen Kane or Lawrence of Arabia have already stood the test of time and are now regarded as classics.
So which films in your opinion will be considered as an example of classic film-making, say 30-40 years from now?

To note, this is not a list of films that you love and thus consider them to be classics. Imo, it takes the right combination of quality and popularity that takes a movie to be remembered for a long long time.

ETA: It occurred to me that some movies are not popular when they're first released but become classics over time.

Post by **Passdagas the Brown** » Mon Dec 02, 2013 6:07 am

Most of Terrence Malick's, Alfonso Cuaron's, PT Anderson's and the Coen Brother's films.

Post by **axordil** » Mon Dec 02, 2013 11:55 pm

The best of the Pixar features (I'd say Up, WALL-E, The Incredibles and Toy Story 3, the last being arguably the best sequel ever made, and definitely the best third in a series.
The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast (the Disney Revival)
Groundhog Day
Fargo and The Big Lebowski from the Coens
Pulp Fiction

More will come to me, I'm sure, but I'm working through a headache.

Post by **JewelSong** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:50 am

Passdagas the Brown wrote:Most of Terrence Malick's, Alfonso Cuaron's, PT Anderson's and the Coen Brother's films.

And the titles of some of these would be...?

Not being any kind of film buff, I don't immediately associate these names with specific movies.

Post by **Frelga** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 6:00 am

LOTR and the Harry Potter films. They are not all the same quality, but 30 years from now, the kids who grew up on them will determine what is considered a classic.

Post by **Passdagas the Brown** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 6:15 am

JewelSong wrote:
Passdagas the Brown wrote:Most of Terrence Malick's, Alfonso Cuaron's, PT Anderson's and the Coen Brother's films.
And the titles of some of these would be...?

Not being any kind of film buff, I don't immediately associate these names with specific movies.

Malick: Days of Heaven, Badlands, Thin Red Line, The Tree of Life, the New World

Cuaron: Y Tu Mama Tambien, Children of Men, A Little Princess, Prisoner of Azkaban, Gravity

PT Anderson: Boogie Nights, Magnolia, There Will Be Blood

Coen Brothers: Fargo, the Big Lebowski, No Country for Old Men, O Brother, Where Art Thou?

I also suspect PJ's LOTR will stand the test of time, even if I disagree with the positive assessment of the critical community.

Post by **yovargas** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 1:40 pm

Batman/Dark Knight come to mind. Also, though The Matrix's reputation has been sullied somewhat, I do think it will stand the test of time very well.

I'll also take the opportunity to once again plug the amazing recent foreign film A Separation. Go see it now!!

Tue Dec 03, 2013 3:41 pm

yovargas wrote: Also, though The Matrix's reputation has been sullied somewhat, I do think it will stand the test of time very well.

Only because the sequels were bad and badder. The first one was a groundbreaking film.

Post by **Smaug's voice** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 8:52 pm

I think The Matrix is already considered a classic. It surely still be regarded a classic in lot many years from now!

Post by **Dave_LF** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 10:50 pm

If attention span trends hold, people 30 years from now may not be aware that there are any 30-year-old movies!

Post by **Passdagas the Brown** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 2:11 am

If attention span trends hold, 30 years from now there will no longer be such a thing as movies.

Wed Dec 04, 2013 2:15 am

I'm sorry, did you say something?

Post by **River** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 4:09 am

I take the same approach with the Matrix sequels that my husband's army buddy takes with Star Wars Episode I-III. I try to pretend they never happened.

axordil wrote: The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast (the Disney Revival)

The Lion King as well.

Post by **narya** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 4:48 am

The Star Trek franchise and the James Bond franchise. I know I've watched them multiple times, and they are on TV quite a bit.

Post by **Passdagas the Brown** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 5:51 am

Voronwë the Faithful wrote:I'm sorry, did you say something?

You lost me at "sorry." Keep it brief, V.

Post by **Smaug's voice** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 10:41 am

River wrote:I
take the same approach with the Matrix sequels that my husband's army
buddy takes with Star Wars Episode I-III. I try to pretend they never
happened.

axordil wrote: The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast (the Disney
Revival)
The Lion King as well

Lion King is for me the best of Disney.
And WALL-E for Pixar.

Post by **Nin** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 2:21 pm

Movies are getting longer and longer... so much for the attention span.

I did not see any of the Malick movies and I absolutely hated Magnolia. For me it's clearly a movie which is best forgotten.

The first Matrix was groundbreaking, indeed.

I'd say Inception.

Post by **Alatar** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 2:35 pm

Nobody agree with me on "On Golden Pond"?

Post by **yovargas** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 2:51 pm

Alatar wrote:Nobody agree with me on "On Golden Pond"?

Smaug wrote:I am especially interested about recent movies. a.k.a. from 1990s-current

I'm gonna add Spirited Away. Probably most of the Ghibli movies but definitely Spirited Away.

And definitely The Shawshank Redemption.

Post by **Nin** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:18 pm

Alatar wrote:Nobody agree with me on "On Golden Pond"?

I don't know it.

And I agree on the Ghiblis.