Comments on: Discuss: Influential Movies No Longer Made, Says TCM

By: Chille

Chille — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:40:04 +0000

I just figured it was a great influence in terms of special effects. I mean nobody thought that movie was possible before.

By: Adam_Since_1986

Adam_Since_1986 — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:56:41 +0000

Why? I'm just not seeing it.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:41:16 +0000

And remember who gave us TCM. Is this not the same person who thought some of these "oldies" should have "color" added yo them?

By: Jackie

Jackie — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:38:11 +0000

I agree with you. I too had to write papers in my Intro to Film on these classics. Our Professor constantly had us watch a number of clips and interviews from the young Speilberg, Cohen, Fincher etc… commenting on some of the elder directors/producers styles and why they copied it in their movies. He even gave us music viedo examples of Madonna and other artist.

Problem is current lists are catering to the times. If you are going to make a list make sure you set paramaeters and stick to them. You are not going to please everyone. Viewers should walk away with a general agreement although maybe not the placement of some films. Not comment WTF was he smoking when he came up with this list.

By: flameyheadgear

flameyheadgear — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:41:59 +0000

Not sure why 'The Godfather' isn't there. Not sure at all.

I also propose any of these: 'The Deerhunter', 'Hallowe'en', 'Memento', 'Star Wars', 'Apocalypse Now', 'Raging Bull', 'The Sixth Sense', 'Rocky'…

By: KC Masterpiece

KC Masterpiece — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:41:08 +0000

I will be honest and have only seen about half of these. One that I recently watched though and was very surprised with was Rashomon. I believe it was the first movie to tell the same basic story, but with altered events and perception because the story is told by different people.

I think it MUST have held up really well, because I have never seen it and I still really enjoyed it. I also don't mind subtitles.

By: dragonmum

dragonmum — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:39:14 +0000

Star Wars was more influential to the industry, not so much to art. My hubby & I were just talking about this the other day… imagine trying to explain this to a 10yo tomboy who doesn't like sci-fi lol… You have to remember that when Star Wars came out, science fiction wasn't exactly mainstream, so the movie was a huge financial risk. We all know the stories… everybody was working on spec, at least half the desired effects had to be invented, only one real "name" actor, yadda spew. Imagine you're the studio who's being asked to bank that. And when it DID hit it big, movie merchandising got forever kicked into high gear, and science fiction was suddenly the hottest topic anywhere. Any studio with a few bucks backed every sci-fi property it could get its hands on. So in a way, I guess you could say Star Wars is responsible for most of the crappy sci-fi we've had to endure the past twenty years. Thanks, Lucas! lol

By: dragonmum

dragonmum — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:26:17 +0000

Blair Witch Project was my first instinct – for me at least, it was the first original horror movie I'd seen in a while. And the first that had truly scared me. Definitely Toy Story; it was the first CGI movie that made it to the big screen, opening up the door for others, and for Pixar to become as huge as they have; and it's a crime that The Godfather isn't here.

By: Adam_Since_1986

Adam_Since_1986 — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:40:16 +0000

Oh of course people are going to say The Dark Knight. I don't see how that movie could be considered influential. But I really don't want to get into it. The Godfather should be on the list for sure, and I'm shocked that it is not.

In terms of films from the 90's I need to go with Toy Story because it really started the animated big screen push. At least it was the first one that I remember that really pulled people into the theaters. So it most definitely influenced the animated "Pixar" style of blockbusters that we see today.

By: JMoney

JMoney — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:36:45 +0000

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/arti...

Roger Ebert made the same mistake you guys did with the title, so I guess I can forgive you.

By: SoulHonky

SoulHonky — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 04:36:00 +0000

Unfortunately, I'd have to say "Independence Day". That film showed studio execs that they didn't need established stars or much in terms of a script as much as they just needed big effects and enough explosions/one liners to fill a trailer. I'd also go with "Happiness", a film which almost reveled in not being mainstream, something which indie films have really been running with every since. Maybe there's a better example, perhaps "Pink Flamingos". Or perhaps you could argue the opposite and go with something like "Taxi Driver", a film that proved that unrepentant art house flicks could cross over to the mainstream.

By: phrenetik

phrenetik — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 04:04:23 +0000

In my opinion: Finding Nemo (for starting the trend of quality animated films on the big screen), Goldfinger (for inspiring countless homages and references), The Godfather, 300 and The Dark Knight.

By: MrDeath

MrDeath — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:11:00 +0000

Goodnight everybody!

By: duck

duck — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:58:32 +0000

where the fuck is the pagemaster?

By: MrDeath

MrDeath — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:34:12 +0000

Actually I thought that too. It's kinda strange that The Godfather isn't on there, even though more and more filmmakers claim it's their greatest influence.