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  1. Someone Probably Someone Probably

    Not really unpopular, but odd and debatable opinion: From a cinematography standpoint, I consider the five best movies of all time to be the Godfather, Lord of the Rings Return of the King, Inception, the Prestige and North by Northwest

    Saturday, 20-Sep-14 04:38:12 UTC from web
    1. Stumperman Stumperman

      @fyf I agree with all of this.

      Saturday, 20-Sep-14 04:38:37 UTC from web
    2. RDN's Lucifer RDN's Lucifer

      @fyf First two are great, haven't seen the other three as far as I remember.

      Saturday, 20-Sep-14 04:39:09 UTC from web
      1. Someone Probably Someone Probably

        @nerthos Cinematically the Godfather is like perfect. The Lord of the Rings series gets plenty of praise, but the third movie in particular is like, a masterpiece, for real.

        Saturday, 20-Sep-14 04:41:37 UTC from web
    3. Narwhal Narwhal

      @fyf Not necessarily my list but these are all excellent films

      Saturday, 20-Sep-14 04:41:43 UTC from web
      1. Someone Probably Someone Probably

        @northernnarwhal These aren't my five favorite films, they're the five films I would write highest using my general criteria for cinematography. For example, the Shawshank Redemption would be in my top five favorites, even though a lot of its charm comes from the story and writing, which I judge separately.

        Saturday, 20-Sep-14 04:43:57 UTC from web
        1. Narwhal Narwhal

          @fyf Fair point, I imagine my music equivalent would probably follow a similar principle.

          Saturday, 20-Sep-14 04:45:50 UTC from web
          1. Someone Probably Someone Probably

            @northernnarwhal I would imagine it would be like judging music separately from lyrics.

            Saturday, 20-Sep-14 04:47:23 UTC from web
            1. Narwhal Narwhal

              @fyf To be fair I think clever lyricism is an important part of songwriting, it's probably why I love Andrew Jackson Jihad so much anyway.

              Saturday, 20-Sep-14 04:48:27 UTC from web
              1. Someone Probably Someone Probably

                @northernnarwhal Well to be fair I also think a good story and writing are just as important to a movie as good cinematography

                Saturday, 20-Sep-14 04:49:01 UTC from web
                1. Someone Probably Someone Probably

                  @fyf I had liked Fun for that reason, until Emily ruined Some Nights for me by pointing out how every line in it is inferior to Aim and Ignite

                  Saturday, 20-Sep-14 04:50:14 UTC from web
                2. Narwhal Narwhal

                  @fyf Oh for sure, if anything that's what irked me about Guardians of the Galaxy. The cinematography was great but the writing just didn't grip me. Not re-opening this can of worms though, it's just the best example.

                  Saturday, 20-Sep-14 04:50:25 UTC from web
                  1. Someone Probably Someone Probably

                    @northernnarwhal Eh. The comedic writing was pretty on point in my opinion, but other than that I'll admit it was mediocre writing.

                    Saturday, 20-Sep-14 04:51:26 UTC from web
                    1. Narwhal Narwhal

                      @fyf I can agree with that

                      Saturday, 20-Sep-14 04:52:17 UTC from web
                  2. Someone Probably Someone Probably

                    @northernnarwhal I could say similar things about It's a Wonderful Life. Excellent cinematography, great micro writing, great acting, but the overall plot and premise was cheesy, a little unbelievably, and slightly tedious.

                    Saturday, 20-Sep-14 04:54:39 UTC from web
                    1. Narwhal Narwhal

                      @fyf Yeah, It's a Wonderful Life can be pretty much summed with "Christmas with family is nice"

                      Saturday, 20-Sep-14 05:02:49 UTC from MuSTArDroid
    4. Narwhal Narwhal

      @fyf Now to make you jealous with this poster in my room http://rainbowdash.net/attachment/778870

      Saturday, 20-Sep-14 04:43:07 UTC from MuSTArDroid
      1. Someone Probably Someone Probably

        @northernnarwhal Admittedly a bit jealous.

        Saturday, 20-Sep-14 04:44:17 UTC from web