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Originally Posted by Phoenix
Requiem for a Dream was a strong movie.
however i think it is Jaws.
im still terrified when in the ocean.
I usually only go in far enough to lower myself under the water.
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just watched Jaws the other day on one of the movie channels. It had just started and I had to watch the whole damn thing. I was thinking about how they don't make movies like Jaws or Poltergeist anymore. That night, I smoked up and watched Poltergeist, which is -- as far as I'm concerned --one of the only perfect movies ever made. I hadn't seen it since I was a kid, and had a new appreciation for some of the great filmmaking going on there.
The scene near the beginning with Craig T Nelson and Jobeth Williams smoking weed, and joking around before bed. You never see any scenes like that these days, with a movie couple acting like a real couple in a good, long scene.
The middle of the night scene where a few characters have a conversation in whispers. It goes on a long time, and it's all in whispers. When I think about it, it was pretty cool -- and another example of the difference in the way films were made then, even Blockbusters like Poltergeist. They weren't afraid to take their time and let a scene play out, because people didn't have the attention span of a fly back then.
The use of silence is great, especially before all hell breaks loose near the end.
Jobeth Williams overdid it a little, but she really seemed like a mom who was desperate and willing to anything in the world to get her daughter back.
One of the most iconic film images in my head is the scene of them kissing before she goes into the door with all the light. The cinematography, music and everything is perfect there.
Sorry, I had to geek out for a second about that movie. If there's anyone left on the planet who hasn't seen Poltergeist, then go watch it.