…and it's a terrific film, too.

ROBOCOP and DIE HARD were two movies I was forced to watch when they turned up on video, and I was blown away by both.  the trailer for DIE HARD had looked absolutely awful, and just the idea of ROBOCOP was ridiculous (I didn't realize it would have a sense of humor about it).  I can't say these were *improved*…

ROBOCOP and DIE HARD were two movies I was forced to watch when they turned up on video, and I was blown away by both.  the trailer for DIE HARD had looked absolutely awful, and just the idea of ROBOCOP was ridiculous (I didn't realize it would have a sense of humor about it).  I can't say these were *improved*…

@avclub-6ffc79f9decf633c29b09e6c25621195:disqus I was applying for a job in the mid-nineties and one of the things I was asked was if I would shave my facial hair (a van dyke), because it was considered unusual and I would be an interface with the public, etc.  I figured it was illegal, but I understood the point and…

@avclub-6ffc79f9decf633c29b09e6c25621195:disqus I was applying for a job in the mid-nineties and one of the things I was asked was if I would shave my facial hair (a van dyke), because it was considered unusual and I would be an interface with the public, etc.  I figured it was illegal, but I understood the point and…

@lethargyclad:disqus I'm uh… actually not a big fan of that song. 

@lethargyclad:disqus I'm uh… actually not a big fan of that song. 

@avclub-3bca94e353e508c1a49bf984fc5c346d:disqus I guess it just didn't strike us the same way.  There are some films we totally buy into for what might be subjective reasons, and I bought into this one wholly.  I think the intellectual premise is so strong and Nolan's technique is so "cool" and controlled that it…

@avclub-3bca94e353e508c1a49bf984fc5c346d:disqus I guess it just didn't strike us the same way.  There are some films we totally buy into for what might be subjective reasons, and I bought into this one wholly.  I think the intellectual premise is so strong and Nolan's technique is so "cool" and controlled that it…

@avclub-3bca94e353e508c1a49bf984fc5c346d:disqus Just because the shots in MEMENTO aren't as elaborate by no means indicates that it's a lesser film. It's a beautifully composed film.

@avclub-3bca94e353e508c1a49bf984fc5c346d:disqus Just because the shots in MEMENTO aren't as elaborate by no means indicates that it's a lesser film. It's a beautifully composed film.

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I think MARNIE is one of the few examples where he deliberately made things look artificial (and the Dali sequence in SPELLBOUND).  Other times, I think he did his best, and sometimes it worked beautifully (the carousel rampage in STRANGERS ON A TRAIN, the skyline in ROPE) and sometimes it was just awful (most of his…

I think MARNIE is one of the few examples where he deliberately made things look artificial (and the Dali sequence in SPELLBOUND).  Other times, I think he did his best, and sometimes it worked beautifully (the carousel rampage in STRANGERS ON A TRAIN, the skyline in ROPE) and sometimes it was just awful (most of his…

MEMENTO is air-tight perfect.  It's not as crazily entertaining as GOODFELLAS, but it's as beautifully crafted and inarguably a much more morally rich film, so, no, I don't see a problem.

MEMENTO is air-tight perfect.  It's not as crazily entertaining as GOODFELLAS, but it's as beautifully crafted and inarguably a much more morally rich film, so, no, I don't see a problem.

Oh, I wish I could've gone into that unspoiled…

Oh, I wish I could've gone into that unspoiled…

GOODFELLAS  and MEMENTO are about as close to perfectly-constructed films as you can get, and probably in my top ten, but my favorite move is still AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD, then probably McCABE & MRS. MILLER.