Most visually stunning films

[uniqueweasel]

For me personally:

Sin City
The Crow
Sunshine
Blade Runner
Star Wars Empire Strikes Back
Kickass
Aliens
Terminator
Saving Private Ryan

 

[hopefuldreamer]

What's with the lack of pictures?

 

[SuperSoldier985]

What's with the lack of pictures?

This.

 

[Homer J. Fong]

Kickass

Kick-Ass, that's an interesting choice. I wouldn't have thought of that for this. Not saying anything against it, though.

 

[misjuevos]

What's with the lack of pictures?

i know, i felt this was more of a show than tell thread.

 

[hopefuldreamer]

Well it WAS.

Damn people and their infernal lists.

 

[Jick]

How to Train Your Dragon

 

[uniqueweasel]

Kick-Ass, that's an interesting choice. I wouldn't have thought of that for this. Not saying anything against it, though.

Yeah I think with that it isn't the case of huge locations or sweeping expanses here, what I find stunning is the action set pieces like the 'saving big daddy' scene with the strobes or the 'big daddy kills' continuous action, for me personally I found it unique enough how it looked to be blown away.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

How to Train Your Dragon

Fun fact: Roger Deakins was the visual consultant for the movie.

 

[dude stannis]

The Hellboy films are insane in the visual department

 

[Union Jack]

Star wars
The avengers
Blade runner
Hellboy 2

 

[obin_gam]

I saw the russian film Faust from 2011 the other day (the classic story of a man who makes a deal with the devil) and it was absolutely stunning to look at. Filmed in 4:3 ratio and made to look like polaroid shots, and the best part was that some of the scenes are distorted so it looks like your viewing from a bent glass window. Fantastic cinematography!

 

[ChickenScratch]

So many good films mentioned that I would hate to go over trod on ground. I will say though that Tarsem's films are tops.

Also to add to the list -

Casshern - Digital backlot stuff which I love. Some of it is really dark, sopme of it is breathtaking. Plus giant robots and monsters. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDbp10TYAWA

Goemon - Same director/style as Casshern, but set in Feudal Japan during Tokagawa Iasu's reign. Goemon has always been a character I was interested in and it played around with the legendary events of life really well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsKg21Ln1pc

I've got this thing for the digital backlot style because you can do so much with it on a pretty reasonable budget. 300, Speed Racer, Sky Captain, even the TV series Sanctuary had some really great visuals.

 

[obin_gam]

^I had almost forgotten about Casshern, it is truly a visual masterpiece. Too bad though that the story was disgustingly boring in many parts

 

[henzINNIT]

Melancholia

 

[warhorse78]

My personal favorites, were The Man From Snowy River and The Return to Snowy River.

 

[enquencle]

Blade Runner is, imo, the most visually stunning film ever.

Guillermo del Toro films are always visually impressive.

Anything shot by Lubezki is beautiful.

Inception, and other works by Wally Pfister.

Prometheus.

The entire Harry Potter series.
The Lord of the Rings series.
Star Wars series.

 

[DarkSovereignty]

How to Train Your Dragon

I can't wait for more of these movies.

 

[hopefuldreamer]

Ink

Legend of the Guardians

Children of Men

 

[hopefuldreamer]

In Bruges

Peter Pan (2003)

 

[Figs]

Casshern - Digital backlot stuff which I love. Some of it is really dark, sopme of it is breathtaking. Plus giant robots and monsters. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDbp10TYAWA

I really love this movie. A few of the Youtube comments are ridiculously stupid though.

"why do they **** up so many good anime's with such low production movies another epic fail".

Hahaha! I've seen a few episodes of the Anime and it's pretty godawful.

 

[hopefuldreamer]

Immortals

 

[Figs]

^

Nice pick!

Although I liked The Cell, Immortals and loved The Fall, I wish Tarsem would make a movie that was truly great to go along with his visuals. The Fall being his best film wasn't on a level of greatness but still damn good.

 

[DarkSovereignty]

I love Tarsem too, he just needs a good script.

 

[Figs]

I love Tarsem too, he just needs a good script.

Exactly!