Visually, your favourite films

I've seen a lot of the films mentioned here in theaters, well projected, some 70MM. But for me the most beautful cinematic sequence was the opening to Dick Richards 1975 "Farewell My Lovely". The film itself is quite beautiful throughout. But the opening... those blurry incandescent colors... never have seen anything like that since. And not just an effect: it immediately pulled you into that world.

 

2001 : A Space Odyssey / At Play In The Fields Of The Lord / Grease - Stunning, beautiful & amazing!

 

This is an easy one for me...

Wong Kar-wai - In The Mood For Love.

There is that term (and a great youtube channel as well btw) - every frame a picture, and this is no more truer than in In The Mood For Love which is just stunning visually. The colours, shot angels, the dresses....a treat for the eyes and a fantastic film all round.

 

I have the one sheet poster on my wall and I got the limited edition cd soundtrack.
The opening does indeed draw you in. I was into identifying with Marlowe when I was a heartbroken alcoholic college kid. Standing by my fifth floor dorm window, whisky in hand.
great post

 

I was just reminded of scenes in The Last Emperor. So many of the scenes stuck with me. the little boy running out through the curtain, the deep red kisses on his face, the old woman dowager, the suicide attempt, the drabness of his life when he was reduced to a commoner.

 

I was just watching William Wyler’s The Collector last night, thinking the exact same thing about the street scenes.

 

Yep: another very good example - and the part of Hampstead where the abduction takes place still looks much the same (or did, when I used to visit it regularly a few years back). The interiors, of course, were filmed in California.

 

Yes, the soundtrack is great too. As good as Chinatown soundtrack. Who needs virtual reality anyways?

 

I talked to Andy from Swing Out Sister 2 years ago and told him I had the OST on cd. He freaked, begged me to give him a cdr next time he was in town.

 

Rear Window

 

Many, many excellent ones have already been mentioned. I'll add

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Into The Wild
Finding Neverland
The Way
Children of Men
Soylent Green

Also, I'm weak for Pirates of the Carribean Part 3, lol. But too much CGI is practically cheating. Scorcese made good use of it in Hugo, though. As do the Narnia films.

in animated films, Fantastic Planet






Some of the Japanese animated films look like they'd be awfully impressive. But I haven't checked any of them out, beyond a few previews.