Favorite Cinematography

[CConn]

Hey fellas,

So what are your favorite visual films ever?

Now, I'm not saying overall - the movie overall can be lackluster or average - but what movies do you think really have stunning visuals, art design, etc?

 

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

Raging Bull is number one. I watched Taxi Driver last night and that one is great, too. Throw on Goodfellas, Blade Runner, De Palma's Scarface, The Shining, Pulp Fiction, and...that's all I can think of now.

 

[hopefuldreamer]

http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=363951&highlight=most+stunning+visuals&page=2http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=363951&highlight=most+stunning+visuals&page=2

All mine are in there

 

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

Fight Club, that's one I forgot.

 

[CConn]

Mine in no particular order:

Batman
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
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Blade Runner
Alien
The Life Aquatic
Brick
There Will Be Blood
Inception
The Third Man
To Catch a Thief
Dr. No
Prometheus
The Godfather
Metropolis
Superman Returns
Casino Royale
War of the Worlds (2005)
The French Connection
One Hour Photo
Man on Fire
Dracula
Ed Wood
Kill Bill, Vol. 1
Minority Report
Hugo
The Dark Knight
The Social Network
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Illusionist (the Ed Norton one)
Wall-E
Beau Geste
Shutter Island
Citizen Kane
Spirited Away
Metropolis (the anime)

 

[CConn]

http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=363951&highlight=most+stunning+visuals&page=2http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=363951&highlight=most+stunning+visuals&page=2

All mine are in there

Dammit.

When I searched for an existing thread, I was looking for cinematography, not visual stunning.

 

[Abudefduf]

Once Upon a Time in the West
Blade Runner
Raise the Red Lantern

And do animated movies count? If they do, then Bambi. lol
EDIT: and Sleeping Beauty.
EDIT 2: ok, last one. Fantasia.

 

[CConn]

I'd certainly think they do. I mean, the framing of shots, color pallettes, etc. are still very evident in animation. If not moreso.

 

[CConn]

Also, it's strange. I really find myself not being a fan of a lot of movies from the 70s purely due to what the norm for the visuals of film were at that time.

Like, for instance, Taxi Driver had some marvelous shots, and framing, etc. But, as is the case with most 70s movies I've found, very little attention was put on uniformity with its color pallette, resulting in a very scattered and mundane (I guess you could also call it realistic) assortment of coloring throughout the film.

 

[hopefuldreamer]

Dammit.

When I searched for an existing thread, I was looking for cinematography, not visual stunning.

I think Cinematography is a better title. I just couldn't be bothered to re post them all.

 

[CConn]

Tron Legacy
Drive
Seven Samurai

 

[Abudefduf]

Here's some more of mines:

Big Fish
Cars (ok, the movie was dumb, but most of the visuals were great)
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Atonement, Pride & Prejudice
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame
WALL-E, Ratatouille
Hero
Howl's Moving Castle (again, not a big fan of it, but it looks incredible)

 

[childeroland]

Days of Heaven
Koyaanisqatsi
Baraka
Chronos
Anima Mundi
Millennium Mambo
Chariots of Fire
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Hero
Princess Mononoke
Howl's Moving Castle
Castle in the Sky
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
Fantastic Planet
The Black Stallion

 

[CConn]

I really need to see TAOJJBYCRF.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

These are just some of the top of my head that really stood out.

Lawrence of Arabia
Vertigo
Rear Window
Once Upon a Time in the West
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
The Last Emperor
There Will Be Blood
Gone with the Wind
The Godfather I & II
The Right Stuff
Bridge on the River Kwai
2001: A Space Odyssey
Citizen Kane
Saving Private Ryan
From Russia with Love

 

[CConn]

You thought Vertigo and Rear Window were better shot than To Catch A Thief?

TCAT's color palette was one of the most vibrant and gorgeous I've ever seen. And the film itself is astonishingly crisp and clean for a movie made at that time.

 

[TheOnlyOmega]

Shame. The whole movie was shot beautifully, especially the jogging scene.
Also, if you haven't seen Steve McQueen's other movie 'Hunger' theres a jaw dropping 20+ minute take. Dude really has a gift.

 

[cky]

Blade Runner, Zodiac, Seven, Control, Any Kubrick film, Road to Perdition, American Beauty, Inception.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

You thought Vertigo and Rear Window were better shot than To Catch A Thief?

TCAT's color palette was one of the most vibrant and gorgeous I've ever seen. And the film itself is astonishingly crisp and clean for a movie made at that time.

To Catch a Thief was awesome too. I just didn't think of it. I do think that Vertigo is the best shot Hitchcock film though. I thought it was stunning the first time I watched it, and still do for that matter.

 

[CConn]

I'll have to watch it again.

The two that always stuck out in my head was TCAT and North By Northwest.

 

[vanson]

True Grit
Quantum of Solace
Se7en

 

[Venomfan]

i haven't even seen it yet but i know Lawrence of Arabia is supposed to own all

 

[DCW]

Saw Prometheus last night and it definitely comes to mind. Looked beautiful.

 

[spider-neil]

In case any is afraid to say it, Avatar.

The bit where the girl throws the torch in the lake and the entire forest is lit by the plant life is jaw dropping.

 

[Asteroid-Man]

In no particular order...

The Dark Knight
No Country for Old Men
Inception
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Prometheus
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (USA)
The Empire Strikes Back
The Godfather
Sherlock - A Scandal in Belgravia

EDIT: How the **** did I miss Citizen Kane!?

Also, a couple more I missed:
Schindler's List
Saving Private Ryan
Children of Men
Shutter Island

EDIT 2:
Braka and Koyaanisqatsi feature some of the best cinematography I've ever seen, as did the documentary "Home".