The best movie I've seen... maybe ever..

[crimsonblue]

I just finished watching Once, and I must say.. it may very well be the best movie I've ever seen. I've certainly never seen another one like it. It's a musical, but the music flows as smoothly, maybe more so, as the dialogue. The score is bloody brilliant, the acting poignant, the story tragically hopeful. I feel like I can relate to this story very much. Who hasn't had a brief encounter, a momentary but intense romance, if even nothing physical ever happened? It's no wonder that it won an Oscar for Best Song... I'm just surprised it didn't win for Best Score or a Grammy for Best Soundtrack. This movie is proof that Hollywood, famous actors, and millions of dollars don't make the best film, if they ever did.

What's the best movie you've seen lately?

[MrCoffee]

1. The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters

It's a documentary about the cutthroat world of competitive video gaming.


It's SO EXCELLENT. It's everything a documentary feature should be. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Once is a remarkable film.

[DS1]

2. And Billy Mitchell needs a punch in the face

[MrCoffee]

4. Whatever, punk ass. His mullet puts the hot in hot sauce.

I work with a guy who went to high school with Steve Wiebe.

[DS1]

8. Oh. look, the track skipped and now he's got 50,000 more points

but Weibe can't watch!

Fuck him and his shit 80's look. I'll bet he still drives a 87 Camaro.

[MrCoffee]

9. That little twerp at the arcade (Billy's Bootlicker Guy)

needed a punch in the neck.

[DS1]

10. Yeah, both of them.

Sycophants in the extreme sense of the word.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

18. I wanted to punch him the first time I saw him.

Him and his 1974 hairstyle.

[WannaBeGrumpy]

3. I actually just downloaded "Falling Slowly"...

I love that song..it was the song on my myspace for a while too...:hi:

[lizziegrace]

6. I've got it as a ringtone on my phone

:)

[WannaBeGrumpy]

7. It's such beautiful song....

made me cry like the 1st 8 times i heard it!

[lizziegrace]

11. Only 8??

;)

:hug:

[lizziegrace]

5. I've got the soundtrack and love it

I still need to watch the movie.

:)

[redqueen]

12. I don't think I've even heard of it.

Thanks for sharing that, I'll look into it.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

13. Weird Fact

Once was filmed on only $160,000 - Won an Oscar for best original song - "Falling" and the original soundtrack won a Grammy.

Pretty terrific. :)

[crimsonblue]

14. It was nominated for 2 Grammys

but didn't win a Grammy. Went to Beatles- Love and "Love you I Do" from Dreamgirls

[MrCoffee]

15. Another weird fact

Glen Hansard played guitarist Outspan "Fender Bender" Foster in The Commitments

[crimsonblue]

16. one more fact

Hansgard Irglova are dating, and he has stated that he has loved her for years. It's interesting, because he is 37 and she is 19, and was only 17 during filming. Their romance bloomed on set, and the director stated that the romantic spark was undeniable between the two. It's a little creepy that this older man loved a teenager for years, but Europeans are weird, so whatever.

[applegrove]

17. Run Lola Run. Was fascinating. Never seen a film quite like that

with three different endings and such focus on one character's actions. I felt I was there.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

19. I just saw Fellini's "8 1/2."

It's one of those movies required for film nerds like me, and I finally got around to watching it.

Excellent film. :thumbsup:

[A-Schwarzenegger]

20. That song from it, "When Your Mind's Made Up" is a permanent brain groove.

Loved the movie & the music.
Another music-drenched film I loved recently is "Great World of Sound."